
Ananya Prasanna
Ananya Prasanna
- Science Section Editor 2024
- Reading, United Kingdom
Born in 2007, Ananya studies in Reading, England. With her passions lying in science and music, she plans to study medicine and is a diploma-holder on the violin.
In her free time, she enjoys volunteering at a local hospital, leading choir/orchestra rehearsals and reading books written by doctors in order to get an insight into how medical practices and customs vary around the globe.
She has experience in cultivating a social media profile, previously garnering 150,000+ views on a music-based YouTube channel.
Ananya joined Harbingers’ Magazine in the autumn of 2023, having won third place for her Essay on Science in The Harbinger Prize.
She speaks English, Tamil, and a bit of German.
Edited by Ananya:

February 14, 2025
For your listening pleasure: A guide to the best and safest headphones

January 17, 2025
The dangers of romanticising mental health on social media

January 03, 2025
‘Sing with me, sing for the year, sing for the laughter, sing for the tear’

December 19, 2024
Everything you know about pitbulls is wrong

December 06, 2024
Australia braces for bushfire season as COP29 comes under fire

November 07, 2024
Coral catastrophe: The race to save Sri Lanka’s fragile reefs

September 12, 2024
The fentanyl crisis is 'destroying lives'

August 29, 2024
How the world’s first pig-kidney transplant operation could save lives

August 08, 2024
Should poaching and hunting be illegal?

June 27, 2024
The dangerous rise of diabetes in South Asia

June 20, 2024
Poland’s LGBTQ+ policies must change to protect its youth

May 30, 2024
Sri Lanka’s Moragahakanda dam project is an environmental disaster

May 09, 2024
Murder or holy grail? The controversies in stem cell medicine

April 25, 2024
Bugs for dinner? Why eating insects is good for you…

April 18, 2024
The impact of climate change in Australia
Written by Ananya:

January 10, 2025
Five overlooked female composers from the 11th century to now

December 26, 2024
Best of 2024: Five must-read articles from the Science section

November 22, 2024
Why love, hate and fear play a crucial role in evolution

September 26, 2024
How media stereotypes of the medical profession damage perceptions and patient care

August 01, 2024
Forgotten herstory: five female scientists who changed the world

June 13, 2024
NHS doctors at breaking point: long hours, low pay, physical and mental stress

February 16, 2024
Oligopolies on the vaccine market hindered saving lives - should Pfizer have profited?

December 15, 2023
“We aren’t faking it.” Tic sufferer warns over condition’s representation on social media

November 03, 2023
The Thalidomide scandal. A history of greed and neglect that shaped contemporary clinical trials
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