Voices of Brahmaputra

Multimedia story grantees: Reporting from the ground


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In September 2020, IIT Guwahati with support from the Third Pole, invited journalists based in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, and India to support in-depth stories on the ecology and the socio-economic conditions of the transboundary Brahmaputra River basin, with a focus on vulnerable communities and regional cooperation, aimed at helping policymakers and the communities to make better decisions. A year later, during this conversation three of the grantees will be sharing their experiences from the past year, the lessons they have learnt in the process, and the insights they have drawn for future studies.

Guests:

Ashima Sharma, Journalist from India

Minket Lepcha, Journalist from India

Tahsina Sadeque, Journalist from Bangladesh

Music:

Brahmaputra Amantran Abhiyan by Simona Sarma

Coordinating team:

Natasha Hazarika, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

Arundhati Deka, Research Associate, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

Diksha Verma, Student, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Aryan Rathod, Student, Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

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Voices of BrahmaputraBy Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati