Ankur Paliwal is an independent journalist, and founder and managing editor of queerbeat, a collaborative media venture focused on building public understanding of queerness in India. Before starting queerbeat, Ankur was travelling across India, and east and west Africa covering stories of underreported people and places. He has written many award-winning longform features on science, health and the environment for various publications including the Guardian, Nature and FiftyTwo. He has a master’s degree in science journalism from Columbia University in New York. He lives in New Delhi.