नील माधव
I’m an investigative journalist and researcher based in New Delhi, India. I report on money and power, hate and communalism, and conflicts, tracing networks, financial flows, court and police records, and open-source data.
My work has appeared in places such as The Caravan, Al Jazeera, The Wire, PBS Frontline and Newslaundry. I also run the Journalism Fellowship on Disability Inclusion at IFDI, the International Foundation for Disability Inclusion.
I collaborate with journalists, publications, universities and think tanks, and I’m open to new investigative and research projects.
The Wire, October 2026
The student’s complaint went unregistered, while police filed an FIR against him and a faculty member on a Bajrang Dal worker’s complaint.
The Wire, July 2026
How police in Patna booked student protesters, including at least 50 minors, for attempted murder after the paper-leak protests.
2021
NFI Media Fellowship
Awarded the National Foundation for India (NFI) Media Fellowship to report on the local ecosystem of migration from Bihar’s Seemanchal region to Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
2022
K. P. Narayana Kumar Memorial Award
Awarded the K. P. Narayana Kumar Memorial Award for Social Impact Journalism, with Alishan Jafri, for ‘Clicks and Bait’, published in The Caravan.
2023
IPI-India Award for Excellence in Journalism
Awarded the International Press Institute’s IPI-India Award for Excellence in Journalism for ‘Clicks and Bait’ (The Caravan), with Alishan Jafri.
2024
Among GIJN’s best investigative stories from India
Part of Project Electoral Bond, a collaborative investigation selected by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) as one of the best investigative stories from India in 2024.
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