Rama Lakshmi
Staff Writer

Rama Lakshmi has been with The Washington Post’s India bureau since April 1990. A museum studies graduate, she has worked with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Missouri History Museum.

Latest by Rama Lakshmi

Activists bristle as India cracks down on foreign funding of NGOs

Activists bristle as India cracks down on foreign funding of NGOs

Government bars groups that oppose nuclear energy, human rights abuses from accepting overseas donations.

India, China remain at odds over alleged border incursion

India, China remain at odds over alleged border incursion

The incident in Indian-claimed territory two weeks ago is posing a challenge for diplomats.

Indian prisoner's death in Pakistan spurs diplomatic crisis

Indian prisoner's death in Pakistan spurs diplomatic crisis

Sarabjit Singh had spent over two decades on death row in Pakistan.

In India, the rise of mining baron

In India, the rise of mining baron

The story of an Indian boomtown shows the clout wielded by those who got rich on illegal mining.