Media Lab
Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
People / Research scholars / Ashik M.E
Research scholar · Photographer, film studies
Documentary, cinema, cultural studies, environmental conflicts
“I have nothing else to do, of course, I am filming.”
— Emad Burnat, Palestinian farmer, in his documentary 5 Broken Cameras
Ashik is a photographer, videographer and cine-enthusiast who specialises in directing fiction films and documentaries.
His research interests encompass documentaries, movies, cultural studies and environmental conflicts. He holds a postgraduate degree in Culture & Media Studies from the Central University of Rajasthan. After his master's he worked in the documentation wing of the Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC), Mundur, Palakkad, and then with the Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala, and the Kerala Forest Research Institute.
He is pursuing a PhD under Dr. Mriganka Madhukaillya at IIT Guwahati.