Nihira
Freelancer
Work
I have 4+ years of professional experience doing marketing and communications for the development sector. This includes but is not limited to leading events and social media, podcast hosting and production, and translating research for public dissemination. Currently, I am working with Project 39A, a criminal justice research centre.For my Masters' dissertation, I researched the topography of sound in 19th century British South Asia with a specific focus on the intimate lives of labouring women, the colonial medical apparatus, and anti-war mobilizations in the subcontinent.My research on migrant gig workers in Bengaluru has recently been published by The Centre for Internet & Society. I am the recipient of Rama Mehta Trust's 2022 English fiction writing grant. You can find my writings in: International Journalists' Network, and South Asian Avant Garde, Newsclick, Firstpost, Gaon Connection, Citizen Matters- the Mumbai and the Bengaluru chapters. I also have bylines in: Hazine Archive's Music in Research Series, the Museum of Art and Photography India, the London School of Economics' Religion and Global Society blog, ANMLY Press, Incurato, and The World of Apu. Some of my scattered writings are available on Medium.My friends and I co-founded Syaahi, a writers' cooperative that is an attempt to disrupt how and which writers get space in Indian media.During my time at Akademi Magazine, I commissioned and edited various pieces. I also penned an essay on sex work in colonial Bengal and violence against Dalit communities. I also ran a special edition Instagram series for which I interviewed independent thinkers from multidisciplinary backgrounds. I've written music-related content for Revolver Club, including bytes on Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Allauddin Khan, rural womenâs music, time and emotion in Hindustani music, and the Punjabi tappa.
Contact
nihira@outlook.in
(+91) 93215 97209