Dr. Chandana Kashyap
I am an independent journalist based in Guwahati, covering India's north-east, covering its land disputes, identity politics, and the quieter human cost of policy in a region national coverage often reaches last.
My work has appeared in Outlook India and TheSocialTalks, alongside Assamese-language newspapers, where I write on subjects ranging from the Assam Accord and CAA 2019 to gender, unemployment, and undercover journalism. My longest piece, "The Broken Promise," traces Assam's identity struggle across four decades, built on original interviews with a sitting Rajya Sabha MP and prominent Assamese cultural voices.
I hold a PhD in Commerce and a MA in Communication & Journalism, and I've completed journalism training with Reuters and Michigan State University. I am also the author of two e-books.
For story tips, collaborations, or reporting from the north-east, get in touch.
Guwahati, Assam, India
Selected Works
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The Broken Promise: Assam Movement, the Assam Accord, and Breach of Trust by C(A)A 2019
Assam's identity struggle from 1979 to CAA 2019, with original interviews with a Rajya Sabha MP and leading Assamese cultural voices.
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Compulsion or Choice: The Marriage Paradox for Unmarried Women in India
On marriage pressure facing Indian women, with personal testimony, legal analysis, and a look at Northeast India's matrilineal communities.
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Mental Fatigue Among Educated Unemployed Youth in India: The Silent Burnout
On the quiet exhaustion facing India's educated but unemployed youth.
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Rethinking Unemployment: A Reset, Not a Ruin
Reframing job loss as realignment rather than collapse, grounded in labour data and first-person accounts.
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What the World Isn't Allowed to See: Inside the Rise of Undercover Reporting
On the rise of undercover reporting: why it exists, what it risks, and what it uncovers.
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Toloni Biya in Assam: Public Celebration or Private Matter? Tradition vs. Privacy
On the Assamese tradition of Toloni Biya, and the tension between community celebration and personal privacy.
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Interstellar: When Time, Science, and Human Survival Collide
On the science behind Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, and what it reveals about survival and time.
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When Democracy Loses Its Voice: The Crisis of India's Opposition
A collaborative national political analysis examining the crisis facing India's opposition.
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Manipur Continues to Burn
On the ethnic violence in Manipur and the state's failure to contain it, more than two months in.
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The Fair That Still Keeps Barter System Alive
Inside Morigaon's annual mela, where traders still exchange goods by barter.
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Emotional Intelligence (EI): A Concept More Important Than IQ
On why emotional intelligence, not raw intellect, shapes how people navigate change and relationships.
Credentials
M.Com. in Management & Marketing
MA in Communication & Journalism
Journalism, the Future, and You!, Michigan State University via Coursera (2024)
The Yard Where the Fox Ran (2025)