Ameer Shahul

AMEER SHAHUL is an author, environmentalist and public policy expert based in India. His work explores the critical intersections of health, environment and technology, often unearthing overlooked narratives with investigative depth and literary nuance. His debut book, Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal (2023), chronicled one of India’s most egregious cases of industrial pollution. It won the Green Literature Festival Book of the Year award in 2024 and was longlisted for the Tata Literature Live! Best Nonfiction First Book in 2023.

Before turning to writing full time in 2022, Shahul held leadership roles at major global corporations and served as a healthcare consultant during the COVID-19 pandemic. He began his career in journalism with Reuters, AFP and the Press Trust of India. His multidisciplinary experience lends his writing both technical insight and a strong humanitarian lens.