Maya Mirchandani is an award winning Indian journalist who now heads the Department of Media Studies at India’s premier Liberal Arts institution, Ashoka University. Her research focuses on principles and practice of conflict journalism in an environment where free speech, debate and dissent are increasingly challenged, condemned, or silenced. Maya moved to research and teaching after over two decades with  NDTV, India’s pioneering private news network.

Formerly as a research faculty member with the Delhi based think tank Observer Research Foundation, Maya worked extensively on ‘Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism’ (P/CVE), De-radicalization and Hate Speech with a special emphasis on countering radicalization and political mis/disinformation.