AWARDS

International Press Institute India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2024 (Special Appreciation)

for ‘‘Everyone Should Know What Happened To Us’’, which produced a a vital record of sexual violence that women faced during the early days of the ethnic conflict in Manipur in 2023.

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Laadli Media Award 2024 for Gender Sensitivity

in the Investigative category for ‘Four Kuki women recount brutal assaults they survived‘, which documents testimonies of sexual assault from the 2023 Manipur ethnic conflict.

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Laadli Media Award 2024 for Gender Sensitivity

in the Article category for ‘The contentious role of Meira Paibis in Manipur’s conflict‘, a reported essay that looks at the role of Meitei women activists in the 2023 Manipur ethnic conflict.

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Ramnath Goenka (Excellence in Journalism) Award 2020

in the Feature Writing category for ‘Find Me on a Hill in Imphal’, a story on Manipur’s battlefield diggers, who trek to the forgotten battlefields of World War II, in search for the remains of slain British soldiers.

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Mumbai Press Club’s Red Ink Awards 2021 (Special Mention)

in the Human Rights category for ‘Will They Take Me Away‘, which looks at the impact of Assam’s citizenship tangle on children and teenagers.

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Polestar Journalism Award 2019

in the Feature Writing category for ‘The Girl Who Chases Time’, a profile on Hima Das, a rising athlete from a tiny village in Assam.

FELLOWSHIPS

Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme (SAJP) 2025

part of the United Kingdom FCDO’s 2025 Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme (SAJP) cohort as a Fellow at the University of Westminster, London. The Chevening SAJP fellowship brings together leading journalists from across the subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.