I am a multidisciplinary storyteller working across writing, photography and film, with a focus on people, culture and everyday human experience.

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I grew up in East London and hold a BSc (Hons) in Digital Film Production and a PGCE in Media Studies and English. I spent several years freelancing across film, television, photography and graphic design, working with clients including PA Images, the NHS and D&AD. Alongside this, I ran film and photography workshops for young people through organisations such as Futureversity, the NCS Challenge and TASIS England.

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For over four years, I worked as a nature journalist, writing long-form and short-form stories focused on natural science, including climate change, plastic pollution and endangered species. This period shaped me profoundly as a writer, strengthening my research skills, narrative structure and ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging stories for a general audience.
 

In parallel, I have been freelancing as a proofreader for major publishing houses for over three years, including Pan Macmillan. Working closely with texts at sentence level has sharpened my editorial eye, deepened my sensitivity to voice and rhythm and continues to inform my own writing practice.

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Writing sits at the heart of everything I do. I write short stories, poetry and narrative non-fiction, often exploring themes of identity, belonging and mental health. In 2022, I was one of four writers commissioned by Blueprint for All to write about my heritage, with the work exhibited across the UK. In 2021, my poem Where Do We Belong? was longlisted for the Briefly Write Poetry Prize.

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In recent years, I’ve spent extended periods solo-travelling through Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia. During this time, I’ve been developing a body of narrative non-fiction through my Substack blog: The Bengali Runaway, using lived experience, observation and place as a framework for storytelling rather than traditional travel writing.
 

Across all mediums, I’m drawn to meaningful stories - moments of connection, cultural practice and relationship between people and places that are sometimes overlooked. My work is curious, reflective, at times, analytical, and always human-centred.