Sonia Narang

Seven months pregnant and working in the fields, BBC/PRI’s The World

by Sonia on Feb 23, 2014 • Comments Closed

For farm women in Nepal, pregnancy brings no respite from hard physical labor. What is being done to give them a much-needed rest? Radio story and short film produced and reported by Sonia Narang.

India / Video

Camels for Cash: India’s Fleeting Camel Trade, Time.com

by Sonia on May 1, 2012 • Comments Closed

The camel trade may not have a place in modern India, but it still thrives at the annual camel fair in Pushkar. Video reported, produced, filmed, and edited by Sonia Narang.

India / Video

Rags to Riches, New York Times

by Sonia on Dec 21, 2011 • Comments Closed

Indian entrepreneur Ashok Khade revisits his native village, where he was of the lowest caste. Through hard work, determination and India's economic reforms, he rose from untouchable to CEO of his own engineering firm. Video produced, filmed, and edited by Sonia Narang.

Japan / Radio / Video

The Yokome Brothers Keep Japanese Sanshin Alive, PRI’s The World

by Sonia on Jul 20, 2011 • Comments Closed

A duo of Okinawan musicians continue the tradition of sanshin music in the southern Japanese islands. Radio story produced and reported by Sonia Narang. Accompanying video filmed and edited by Sonia Narang.

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Resilience, a series of short films by Sonia Narang

by Sonia on Jul 29, 2015 • Comments Closed

Resilience is a series of four short films from Nepal and the Philippines focusing on the stories of women and girls. Documentary filmmaker Sonia Narang’s series takes viewers inside the everyday lives of women who often have little voice in this world.

Radio / Video

Nepal’s living goddess who still has to do homework, BBC/PRI’s The World

by Sonia on Jun 18, 2014 • Comments Closed

Samita Bajracharya is a young Nepalese girl who lives with her family, studies hard, and enjoys playing music. But until recently she was also worshipped by people who believed she was a reincarnated goddess. Radio story and video produced by Sonia Narang.

U.S.A. / Video

Vieux Farka Touré Performance, PRI’s The World

by Sonia on Nov 15, 2013 • Comments Closed

Vieux Farka Touré of Mali visits PRI's The World in Boston, and performs a solo rendition of his song Kele Magni, which means "The War Must Stop" in the Bambara language.

Radio

Germany a Wind Power Leader, Monocle 24

by Sonia on Oct 8, 2012 • Comments Closed

Since Germany decided to shut off its nuclear power plants in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima disaster, the country has focused on alternative energy solutions, particularly wind. Sonia Narang reports from the international wind energy expo in the northern German town of Husum.

India / Video

The Other Bollywood: Tamil Cinema Makes a Name for Itself, GlobalPost

by Sonia on Jul 20, 2012 • Comments Closed

Sonia Narang reports from Chennai, India, on a new wave of hard-hitting, realistic cinema that's shaking up the Tamil language film industry.

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