Himansu Sekhar Fatesingh's Page

What is your name?

Himansu Sekhar Fatesingh

What organisation do you work for?

Indian Science Writers Association, New Delhi

What country are you based in?

India

Please summarise your areas of climate-change expertise (in terms of subjects and geographical areas)

Climate change , Energy conservation, Biodiversity, sea level rise etc.
Area- Chika lake and Coast of Odisha, India

What is your telephone number?

+91-9438201865

Do you have a Skype account?

No

Which languages can you give interviews in?

English, Odia and Hindi

What is your website address?

http://www.facebook.com/hfatesingh

Please use this section to introduce yourself in more detail so the administrator can decide whether to approve your membership

I am a freelance Science writer, broadcaster, researcher and science teacher. I hold Master’s degree in Environment along with Diploma in Science Journalism and Diploma in Education. I am fluent in English, Hindi and Odia. I have been contributing regularly to a variety of prominent Odia news papers, magazines and compilations since 1993. Over the past one and half decade, I wrote more than 500 articles for various news papers and magazines. I have also contributed to 38 radio programmes broadcast by All India Radio, Sambalpur. I have authored 8 books on popular science. I have written on subjects as diverse as the Telescope, Missiles, Supercomputers, DNA and Climate Change. I am a life Member of 17 organizations including Indian Science Writers’ Association (ISWA), New Delhi and National Centre For Science Communicators (NCSC), Mumbai. As a researcher in science communication, I presented 13 research papers on science communication in various conferences including PCST-2010 held in New Delhi. My research papers were selected for presentation in PCST-2008, WCEJ-2009 and HSCI-2009. I have had privillege of participating a number of seminars on science communication. I received fellowship to participate the Media 21 workshop on climate Change-III held in Geneva followed by fieldtrip to Songhai, Benin. Besides I have received fellowships to participate ICSC-2000 and IFEJ-2009. Recently I was selected to cover the 98th India Science Congress. Thanks to my efforts towards science popularization, I won five prestigious awards including ISWA national award in 2006.