Rukmini Callimachi

Rukmini Callimachi
Born Rukmini Maria Callimachi
(1973-06-25) 25 June 1973
Bucharest, Romania
Alma mater Dartmouth College
University of Oxford
Occupation Journalist
Awards Aurora Prize, Sidney Hillman Foundation Award

Rukmini Maria Callimachi (born 25 June 1973)[1] is a Romanian-American journalist who currently works for The New York Times.

Background

Gyantse Fortress in Tibet, where Callimachi traveled for the RGS.

Callimachi left Romania during the communist regime with her mother and grandmother, for Switzerland and then the United States. In the U.S., she attended The Oak Grove School and The Thacher School in Ojai, California. She graduated from Dartmouth College and from Exeter College of the University of Oxford, with a masters in linguistics.[2] In 2000, she co-led the Royal Geographical Society's expedition to Tibet.[3]

Career

Deux Mamelles from afar, with African Renaissance Monument on left, Les Mamelles Lighthouse on right, in Senegal, where Callimachi has reported

After publishing some poetry, Callimachi became a freelancer in New Delhi, India, including for Time magazine.[4][5][6] In 2003, she joined the Associated Press in Portland, Oregon. After a year in New Orleans documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in 2006 she began reporting out of Dakar, Senegal, as a West African correspondent for The AP.[7]

In 2014, Callimachi was hired by The New York Times.[8] Her reporting has focused on Islamic extremism.[9] The serialized audio documentary Caliphate, first released in April 2018, follows Callimachi as she reports on the Islamic State.[10][11][12]

Personal life

She got her name "Rukmini" through her family's closeness to the Indian theosophist Rukmini Devi Arundale, founder of Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai, India.[3]

Awards

Works

News

  • "Gabon casts first votes after dictator's death". Associated Press. 30 August 2009.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (9 August 2009). "Opium addictions grip families in Afghanistan's remote villages". The Boston Globe.
  • "Afghan women candidates campaign in burqas". The Taiwan News. 30 July 2009.
  • "Ruler with 45 homes among world's most corrupt". The Taiwan News. 22 June 2009.
  • "'Gabon weeps' for strongman despite lost riches". FreeLibrary. 20 June 2009.
  • "Somali pirates held after attack off the Seychelles". The Scotsman. 29 April 2009.
  • When the lights go out, students take off to airport. The Guardian. London. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (15 May 2005). "Mt. St. Helens' Victims Remembered". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (26 November 2004). "Adidas Feeling Pressure From Nike on Home Turf". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (23 August 2004). "Banks Look to Cash In by Providing Personal Touches". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (18 August 2004). "All the Comforts of Home". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (10 May 2004). "Bioengineered Grass Is Cause for Growing Concern". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Tim McGirk (29 January 2001). "Tremor Mortis". Time.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (27 June 2015). "ISIS and the Lonely Young American". The New York Times.
  • Callimachi, Rukmini (2018). "Caliphate". The New York Times.

Poetry

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mihaiescu, Marlus. "Rukmini Callimachi - jurnalista americana de origine romana - nominalizata la premiile Pulitzer". HotNews.ro. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Reid, Stuart (Jul–Aug 2015). "The Beat of Terror". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. 1 2 "Rukmini Callimachi-Rukmini Arundale". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Callimachi, Ruckmini. "Oxford Poetry Vol X No 3: Rus et Urbs (Summer 1999)". webpage. demon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Index of Authors". webpage. Black Warrior Review. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Chotnier, Isaac. "The ISIS Correspondent". Slate. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Pascariu, Roxana. "Rukmini Callimachi: Pulitzer Finalist 2009". The Romanian Office. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Calderone, Michael (27 February 2014). "AP's Rukmini Callimachi Joins The New York Times". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Rukmini CallimachiVerified account. "Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi)". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  10. ↑ Nicholas Quah (20 April 2018). "Why the New York Times Is Making a Podcast About ISIS". Vulture.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Lisa Ryan (26 April 2018). "The New York Times' Rukmini Callimachi on How She Gets Close to ISIS". The Cut. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Meg Dalton and Pete Vernon (3 May 2018). "Podcast: Rukmini Callimachi on covering ISIS". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Aurora Prize: The New York Times reporter receives Integrity in Journalism Award". News.am. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Finalist: Rukmini Maria Callimachi". Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  15. ↑ "Rukmini Callimachi". Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "AP reporter Callimachi receives UGA's McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage - UGA Today". UGA Today. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  17. ↑ "Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Writing Award". Ball State University. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "Pulitzer Prize Finalists 2009". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  19. ↑ "Sidney Hillman Foundation Awards —". Infoplease.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "Previous RNA Contest Winners". Rna.org. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
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