Suhasini Raj is a New Delhi–based reporter in the South Asia bureau of the New York Times and coauthor of The Bicycle Girl, a picture book account of Jyoti’s story for younger readers. She has covered everything from the rise of Hindu nationalism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to how India fared with COVID-19 to gender justice and climate change. In 2021, she and her colleagues won a Human Rights Press Award for a video revealing the plight of stateless Muslims in India.