VIDEO STORIES
A selection of video stories conceptualised — and some shot — by me.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIRST TIME VOTER IN ASSAM (2019)
The Indian Express
Conceptualised and reported a short documentary following a first-time voter in a village in Assam during the Indian General Elections of 2019. Essentially a story of a how a regular Indian family relates to elections, the video highlights how how generational differences shape political preferences in contemporary India.
THE WAIT (2019)
The Indian Express
Conceptualised and reported a short documentary highlighting the stories of five individuals — a retired teacher, a mechanic, a student of law, a police aspirant, and a child — ahead of the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the controversial citizen-counting exercise that affected lakhs Assam. Cutting across age, gender and ethnicity, the video chronicles the ordinary lives of five people, who wait for the final verdict on their ‘Indianess’.
THE GIRLS MARCH IN (2018)
The Indian Express
Shot (on iPhone), reported and conceptualised a video on how six girls from Mizoram created history as the first entrants to India’s Sainik Schools, traditionally an all-male bastion that opened its doors to girls in 2018.
A WORLD WAS II MUSEUM IN NAGALAND (2019)
The Indian Express
Shot (on iPhone), reported and conceptualised a video on BK Sachu, a retired teacher in Nagaland’s Kohima Village, who built a private museum filled with relics from one of the fiercest battles of World War II.
NOTES FROM THE RABHA TRIBE (2020)
The Indian Express
Reported and conceptualised a short documentary on a folk theatre collective deep in rural Assam, is preserving rare and unique musical instruments of their tribe.
STITCHING A FUTURE (2022)
The Indian Express
Reported and conceptualised a short documentary on how a group of Bengali-origin Muslim women in Assam turned to a centuries-old craft to navigate life post the Covid-19 lockdown.
SAVE THE TURTLES (2019)
The Indian Express
Shot (on iPhone), reported and conceptualised a video on how on a unique conservation project to save turtles Assam.
INDIA’S DEADLY SUPERSTITION (2016)
The New York Times
Assisted and translated a documentary on Birubala Rabha, India’s foremost crusader on witch-hunting in Assam.
VIDEO APPEARANCES
ON MANIPUR CRISIS (2O23)
Guest appearance on Al Jazeera
ON MANIPUR CRISIS (2023)
Guest appearance on DW News
EXPLAINING THE MANIPUR CRISIS (2023)
Guest appearance on The Deshbhakt