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Hi ! Welcome to my creative workspace

I am a full-time freelance journalist, science writer and a travel blogger based in Shillong, India, with five years of experience in reporting journalistic stories, and seven years in content writing and blogging. My writings delve into science, arts, architecture, heritage, food and sustainability at their intersection with travel, climate change and anthropology.

My work regularly appears in Nature Medicine, The Guardian, BBC Travel, Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times Style Magazine, National Geographic, The National UAE, Hakai Magazine, South China Morning Post , Architectural Digest, Whetstone Magazine, BBC Future, TripSavvy among other digital and print publications.

I also curate a family travel and lifestyle blog named PolkaJunction.

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