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Anagha Jayakumar
Anagha is a Subeditor at the Explained desk of The Indian Express. They graduated from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai in 2024, after a prolonged academic stint in the areas of Economics and Management. You can contact them on LinkedIn or follow Anagha on X @inanaghaswords
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