My name is Abhilash Bapanasha and I am a PhD Scholar at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur University, India.

Born and brought up in the vibrant state of Assam, my inner explorer sought new horizons, leading me to pursue Mass Communication. During my MA, I uncovered communication's indispensable yet subtle role in shaping a society. My dissertation ethnographically studied river island Majuli's musical traditions, revealing transitions in response to evolution in communication technologies.

Professionally, I have produced interviews spreading financial literacy and edited news worthy for broadcast. These experiences widened my perspectives on mass media’s dimensions. In addition, I synthesised industry insights with theory as a Mass Communication faculty.

Currently, I am pursuing a PhD that brings together food-based communicative practices, sustainability, folklore in Northeast India, with a focus on culinary memory, cultural transmission, and indigenous knowledge systems. My research explores how everyday food cultures serve as vessels of identity, resilience, and intergenerational wisdom—particularly within the changing socio-environmental landscape of Arunachal Pradesh.
 
I wish to read, understand, learn and collaborate on the following themes:

From when I discovered it till now, I consider audio as a unique powerful medium of communication and continue to produce research-based podcasts from time to time.

Happy to connect and collaborate!