Mr Hridayesh Joshi is a seasoned broadcast journalist with nearly two decades of experience, currently serving as a Senior Editor at New Delhi Television (NDTV). A two-time recipient of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award, he has been recognised for his exceptional reporting from the conflict zones of central India and, earlier, from China in 2009. He is the author of two books ‘Rage of the River – The Untold Story of the Kedarnath Disaster,’ and ‘Lal Lakeer’ (The Red Line). His investigative work extends to the impacts of climate change and environmental challenges on the Himalayan ecology.