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My name is Angela and I'm an early career journalist originally from Mumbai, India. I studied political science at the University of Notre Dame and graduated in May 2025. This summer I’m interning on the metro desk at The Boston Globe.

During a gap year interning with The Dallas Morning News' editorial board, I realized that I love reporting on how cities grow. I became a public transportation nerd and grew fascinated by the emotional and political fights surrounding new housing and development.

I enjoyed writing editorials on education policy and state politics as well. I relished understanding the ideological contours of Texas and sifting through campaign finance reports to understand the constellation of donors that influence the state.

Interning for the South Bend Tribune, the newspaper in my college town, I saw how the politics of development plays out in a Midwestern, Rust Belt town experiencing population decline rather than the explosive growth of Texas.

Along the way I've also written about arts and culture for Mint Lounge. You can find some samples of my work by looking through the tabs on the left. Thanks for reading!

Mass. considers scrapping religious exemptions for vaccinations

I tracked down parents, particularly vaccine-skeptics, who spoke out at a Massachusetts statehouse against the proposed move to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccinations, for this story. Produced a balanced story about how attitudes to vaccines are changing, especially in light of the elevation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to US secretary of Health and Human Services.

The Dallas Morning News • 22nd October 2023

Is a ‘child care cliff’ lurking ahead for Dallas-Fort Worth day care providers?

This story, that localized the impact of the end of federal aid to child care providers, made the Sunday front page. I reported it during a two-week stint on the business desk when I was spending a gap year from college interning with the opinion section of The Dallas Morning News. I told the story of the expiring COVID-era aid for child care from the lens of small business owners. I reported extensively to convince owners to speak publicly about their financial issues and weaved in statistics to show the impact on Texas’ economy.

Mass. EMS bills a ﬁrst step to speed up ambulances and save lives

I pitched this story explaining proposed legislation to improve EMS service in Massachusetts after a two-year-old died because of a delayed ambulance. I heard about the story from a legislator I had connected with while covering a previous story on Beacon Hill. I included perspectives from EMTs, the victim’s mother, legislators and an expert on national EMS issues who contextualized how effective the bills would be and compared them to other states' laws.