George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Research & Practice Seminar: 'Beedi Workers in India'. This event is only open to students at George Washington University, not to the public. Join former Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow and Communications Manager for Food Policy Program for Vital Strategies, Pallavi Puri, MPH, for a talk on her Pulitzer Center-supported project Beedi Workers in India. Puri unravels the "fate of these workers in India and peel[s] away the layers of exploitation they face." Her multimedia, marquee story, "Fading Fingerprints of Beedi Workers in India," includes testimony from experts, laborers, advocates, and contractors.