Award Winning Journalist & Author
Explore impactful stories and insights from my journalism career.
Award Winning Journalist & Author
Explore impactful stories and insights from my journalism career.
About Mariyam Alavi
Journalist & Author
I am an award-winning journalist and author with a diverse background in print, visual, audio, and digital journalism.
My work focuses on uncovering the truth and telling compelling stories that resonate with audiences. I have worked in prestigious organisations like NDTV and Hindustan Times, specialising in investigative journalism and fact-checking, and have also had bylines in TRT World and RTÉ Radio 1.
Currently I am leading the editorial team at the International Fact-Checking Network signatory organisation, First Check, which is a unique health information platform that is safeguarding public health against misinformation-one story at a time.
The groundbreaking work I did exposing the fallacy of 'Love Jihad' secured the 'IPI India Excellence in Journalism Award' in 2021.
I have also co-authored the book 'Love Jihad and Other Fictions: Simple Facts to Counter Viral Falsehoods' that debunks conspiracy theories flooding Indian lives.
Selected Works
Amid rising religious polarisation and lack of jobs, is ‘Modi 3.0’ in the offing?
Multiple appearances on Irish Radio channel RTÉ Radio 1 on Indian politics and latest developments
Amid rising religious polarisation and lack of jobs, is ‘Modi 3.0’ in the offing?
Reported, shot and scripted a video story for TRT World, on the 2024 General Elections in India.
Indian General Elections 2024 coverage for TRT World
Multiple appearances on Irish Radio channel RTÉ Radio 1 on Indian politics and latest developments
Amid rising religious polarisation and lack of jobs, is ‘Modi 3.0’ in the offing?
Did multiple text stories for TRT World websites on the Indian General Election, from ground reports to analytical pieces.
Multiple appearances on Irish Radio channel RTÉ Radio 1 on Indian politics and latest developments
Multiple appearances on Irish Radio channel RTÉ Radio 1 on Indian politics and latest developments
Multiple appearances on Irish Radio channel RTÉ Radio 1 on Indian politics and latest developments
Did multiple audio reports for RTÉ Radio 1 on the Indian General Elections and other political developments in the country.
Under BJP Government, Cases Against Political Rivals Explode: NDTV Analysis
Under BJP Government, Cases Against Political Rivals Explode: NDTV Analysis
Multiple appearances on Irish Radio channel RTÉ Radio 1 on Indian politics and latest developments
A first-of-its-kind catalogue documenting federal action against political opponents under the Modi government.
Bihar Saw Nearly 75,000 Unaccounted Deaths Amid 2nd Covid Wave, Data Shows
Under BJP Government, Cases Against Political Rivals Explode: NDTV Analysis
Bihar Saw Nearly 75,000 Unaccounted Deaths Amid 2nd Covid Wave, Data Shows
Multiple stories on undercounting of COVID-19 deaths by Indian authorities, including in states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh.
With No Credible Evidence, "Love Jihad" Cases In Kanpur Crumble
Under BJP Government, Cases Against Political Rivals Explode: NDTV Analysis
Bihar Saw Nearly 75,000 Unaccounted Deaths Amid 2nd Covid Wave, Data Shows
Investigative story that exposed the "Love Jihad" bogey in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, that has won multiple accolades.
Exclusive: Behind The Scenes Of The Coronavirus War
Evidence Planted On Activist Stan Swamy's Laptop, Claims US Report
Exclusive: Behind The Scenes Of The Coronavirus War
Reported and assisted in production of story that offered the first glimpse from a hospital ICU during the first wave of the COVID pandemic. Story was shortlisted for a Red Ink Award by the Mumbai Press Club.
Reality Check: Inside A Covid ICU
Evidence Planted On Activist Stan Swamy's Laptop, Claims US Report
Exclusive: Behind The Scenes Of The Coronavirus War
Reported and assisted in production of story from inside an overrun hospital ICU during the more devastating second wave of the COVID pandemic. Story was shortlisted for a Red Ink Award by the Mumbai Press Club.
Evidence Planted On Activist Stan Swamy's Laptop, Claims US Report
Evidence Planted On Activist Stan Swamy's Laptop, Claims US Report
From Business Owners to Job Seekers: How Small Businesses Struggled to Survive During the Pandemic
An exclusive breaking story on how evidence was planted on the laptop of a ‘terror-accused' activist and Jesuit priest, Father Stan Swamy.
From Business Owners to Job Seekers: How Small Businesses Struggled to Survive During the Pandemic
From Business Owners to Job Seekers: How Small Businesses Struggled to Survive During the Pandemic
From Business Owners to Job Seekers: How Small Businesses Struggled to Survive During the Pandemic
Part of a multi part series on the impact of the pandemic on livelihoods of people in India
Let’s talk about rape: Turning girls into timid women, boys into bullies
From Business Owners to Job Seekers: How Small Businesses Struggled to Survive During the Pandemic
‘Do your parents make bombs?’: Muslim students become targets of prejudice, hate in Delhi schools
Part of a multi part series on the different iterations of sexual violence in India
‘Do your parents make bombs?’: Muslim students become targets of prejudice, hate in Delhi schools
From Business Owners to Job Seekers: How Small Businesses Struggled to Survive During the Pandemic
‘Do your parents make bombs?’: Muslim students become targets of prejudice, hate in Delhi schools
A feature story on how Islamophobia and bigotry had entered Delhi's schools and classrooms
Awards and Achievements
IPI India Excellence in Journalism Award, 2021
Awarded the 'IPI India Excellence in Journalism Award, 2021' for story exposing the hollow bogey of 'Love Jihad' in India
National Television Awards 2022
Awarded 'Best Investigation by a News Programme (English)' at the National Television Awards 2022, for story exposing the hollow bogey of 'Love Jihad' in India
40 under 40 English language journalists
Listed among the 40 under 40 English language journalists in India in 2022
RedInk Awards 2022
Shortlisted for the RedInk Awards 2022 by the Mumbai Press Club for story on the deluge of COVID cases during the second wave of the pandemic in India, and the realities of an overrun COVID ICU in the national capital
RedInk Awards 2021
Shortlisted for the RedInk Awards 2021 by the Mumbai Press Club for one of the first visual stories from inside a COVID ICU during the initial nationwide lockdown in India after the pandemic first hit the country