"After the training, I see the locally-led solution angle in any beat that I cover. I have moved past reporting stories on the issues level and started covering what people are doing as the response. I see myself more confident and positive on my professional and personal front as adaptation stories always offer hope in the time of the climate crisis we live in.” 

Gowthami Subramaniam is an independent journalist based in Tamil Nadu, India, reporting on climate change, children, gender and health. She is a Grantee of Earth Journalism Network, and was recognised as Journalist of the Month in March 2022 by the International Journalists' Network. She was also recognized as an Emerging Producer at the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, 2021.  

As a mentee in the GCA/TRF Training program, Gowthami produced a story on the trials and tribulations of the Oru nellum, Oru meenum (One Paddy, One Fish) adaptation project in south India.