Sonia Narang

Seven months pregnant and working in the fields, BBC/PRI’s The World

by Sonia on Feb 23, 2014 • Comments Closed

For farm women in Nepal, pregnancy brings no respite from hard physical labor. What is being done to give them a much-needed rest? Radio story and short film produced and reported by Sonia Narang.

India / Video

Camels for Cash: India’s Fleeting Camel Trade, Time.com

by Sonia on May 1, 2012 • Comments Closed

The camel trade may not have a place in modern India, but it still thrives at the annual camel fair in Pushkar. Video reported, produced, filmed, and edited by Sonia Narang.

India / Video

Rags to Riches, New York Times

by Sonia on Dec 21, 2011 • Comments Closed

Indian entrepreneur Ashok Khade revisits his native village, where he was of the lowest caste. Through hard work, determination and India's economic reforms, he rose from untouchable to CEO of his own engineering firm. Video produced, filmed, and edited by Sonia Narang.

Japan / Radio / Video

The Yokome Brothers Keep Japanese Sanshin Alive, PRI’s The World

by Sonia on Jul 20, 2011 • Comments Closed

A duo of Okinawan musicians continue the tradition of sanshin music in the southern Japanese islands. Radio story produced and reported by Sonia Narang. Accompanying video filmed and edited by Sonia Narang.

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Japan / Video

U.S. Military’s Ongoing Role in Japan Stirs Debate, PBS NewsHour

by Sonia on Jul 27, 2011 • Comments Closed

The controversy over the U.S. military’s presence on Okinawa Island, 400 miles south of mainland Japan, sparked mass protests on the island and led to the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Video reported, produced, filmed, and edited by Sonia Narang.

India / Video

India’s Highways of Death, New York Times

by Sonia on Jul 15, 2011 • Comments Closed

Every day in India, more than 300 people are killed in traffic accidents, the highest rate in the world. According to the World Health Organization, India has just one percent of the world’s vehicles, but ten percent of its road deaths, a result of poor road planning and inadequate law enforcement.

Tsunami Survivors Stay Put Despite Hardships, GlobalPost

by Sonia on Jun 13, 2011 • Comments Closed

At shelters throughout the hard-hit coastal town of Ishinomaki, survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami sleep on blankets surrounded by cardboard boxes. Despite the lack of privacy and cramped, sparse conditions, evacuees say moving away is not an option.

U.S.A. / Video

Eco-artists float notion of self-sufficiency on Hudson, NBC News

by Sonia on Jun 10, 2011 • Comments Closed

Promoting a self-sufficient lifestyle, an environmentally friendly water craft called "The Waterpod" has been docking at ports across New York City. Produced, filmed, and edited by Sonia Narang for Nightly News Online.

Japan: Anti-Government Criticism on the Rise, GlobalPost

by Sonia on May 25, 2011 • Comments Closed

Public criticism is rare in Japan, but many reacted strongly to the government's handling of the nuclear crisis by assembling in protests throughout the country.

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