Action-researcher with an eye for design.
I make research accessible using strategy,
art and storytelling.
Action-researcher with
an eye for design.
I make research useful, relevant and accessible using art and storytelling.
Action-researcher with an eye for design.
I make research useful, relevant and accessible
using art and storytelling.
Currently, I serve as Strategic Associate to the Director General at NCAER, India's oldest independent economic policy think tank
Currently, I serve as Strategic Associate to the Director General at NCAER, India's oldest independent economic policy think tank
Org Collaborations, including
UN Bodies, INGOs, and CSOs
Org Collaborations, including UN Bodies, INGOs, and CSOs
Publications
Authored
Publications
Authored
Indian states I've worked in
at the grassroots
Indian states I've worked in at the grassroots
Workshops
Facilitated
Workshops
Facilitated
Projects at
a Glance
Projects at a Glance
See all work
Illustration
Photography
Zines and Booklets
Writing
Workshops
Co-Founder, Zinedabaad
Co-founded one of India’s largest zine-maker networks
2020–Present
Illustration
Photography
Zines and Booklets
Writing
Workshops
Co-Founder, Zinedabaad
Co-founded one of India’s largest zine-maker networks
2020–Present
Research
Illustration
Workshops
Youth, Affective Polarisation and Trust: A Transnational Perspective (YAPT)
Researched youth and polarisation for a transnational study
2024–2025
Research
Illustration
Workshops
Youth, Affective Polarisation and Trust: A Transnational Perspective (YAPT)
Researched youth and polarisation for a transnational study
2024–2025
Workshops
Research
Illustration
Senior Assistant Editor, People’s Archive of Rural India
Wrote, filmed, and edited for an award-winning journalism platform on rural India
2020–2024
Workshops
Research
Illustration
Senior Assistant Editor, People’s Archive of Rural India
Wrote, filmed, and edited for an award-winning journalism platform on rural India
2020–2024
Film
Illustration
Workshops
Writing
Communications Campaign with IDS
Led multimedia marketing campaigns for the #1 school for Development Studies (also my alma mater!)
2026
Film
Illustration
Workshops
Writing
Communications Campaign with IDS
Led multimedia marketing campaigns for the #1 school for Development Studies (also my alma mater!)
2026
Zines and Booklets
Research
Illustration
Writing
Workshops
Publications at a Glance
A selection of academic papers, zines, booklets and other forms of writing I’ve co-created from 2023 onwards
2023–Present
Zines and Booklets
Research
Illustration
Writing
Workshops
Publications at a Glance
A selection of academic papers, zines, booklets and other forms of writing I’ve co-created from 2023 onwards
2023–Present
See all work
"We consider your website to be an important part of this collection and the historical record."
U.S. Library of Congress, 2020
while selecting Zinedabaad's Instagram account for inclusion in its web archives, as part of their historic collection of Internet materials related to the Indian Political and Social Issues Web Archive.
"The meticulous attention and empathy Riya and Devashree invested in the project were remarkable. The profoundly participatory nature left a lasting impression."
Thomas Zacharias
Chef & Founder, The Locavore
Zines and Booklets
Workshops
Illustration
"Riya can tell a good story, with clean language, holding the punches, slipping in the nuances. She has been an integral part of PARI's work in education with young people, building systems and processes."
Priti David
Executive Editor, People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI)
Photography
Writing
Film
"Participants loved the [workshop] experience simply because it was fun and yet purposeful and driven. They work with a fantastic structure that is time-bound and yet free-flowing."
Sandbox Collective
Bangalore
Workshops
"We consider your website to be an important part of this collection and the historical record."
U.S. Library of Congress, 2020
while selecting Zinedabaad's Instagram account for inclusion in its web archives, as part of their historic collection of Internet materials related to the Indian Political and Social Issues Web Archive.
"The meticulous attention and empathy Riya and Devashree invested in the project were remarkable. The profoundly participatory nature left a lasting impression."
Thomas Zacharias
Chef & Founder, The Locavore
Zines and Booklets
Workshops
Illustration
"Riya can tell a good story, with clean language, holding the punches, slipping in the nuances. She has been an integral part of PARI's work in education with young people, building systems and processes."
Priti David
Executive Editor, People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI)
Photography
Writing
Film
"Participants loved the [workshop] experience simply because it was fun and yet purposeful and driven. They work with a fantastic structure that is time-bound and yet free-flowing."
Sandbox Collective
Bangalore
Workshops
