Action-researcher & artist with over ten years in development.
I make research useful, relevant & accessible using art and storytelling.
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Currently working with the Director General at the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India's oldest and largest independent economic policy think tank
Org Collaborations, including
UN Bodies, INGOs, and CSOs
Publications
Authored
Indian states I worked
at the grassroots
Workshops
Facilitated
Projects at
a Glance
Projects at a Glance
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Film
Illustration
Workshops
Writing
Communications Campaign with IDS
2026
Film
Illustration
Workshops
Writing
Communications Campaign with IDS
2026
Illustration
Writing
Research
Workshops
Space Invaders in Climate Governance
2025
Illustration
Writing
Research
Workshops
Space Invaders in Climate Governance
2025
Workshops
Research
Illustration
Senior Assistant Editor, People’s Archive of Rural India
2020–2024
Workshops
Research
Illustration
Senior Assistant Editor, People’s Archive of Rural India
2020–2024
Research
Illustration
Workshops
Youth, Affective Polarisation and Trust: A Transnational Perspective (YAPT)
2024–2025
Research
Illustration
Workshops
Youth, Affective Polarisation and Trust: A Transnational Perspective (YAPT)
2024–2025
Writing
Illustration
Zines & Booklets
Booklet for Oxfam India
2023
Writing
Illustration
Zines & Booklets
Booklet for Oxfam India
2023
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"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 & 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 & 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
