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Epti Pattnaik is the head of multimedia at IDR, where she shapes the editorial tone and strategy for multimedia. She has more than 13 years of experience across documentary film-making, multimedia production, and digital campaigns and strategy. Her work focuses on human-centred storytelling, translating complex research and lived experiences into engaging, accessible stories rooted in people’s realities. Over the years, she has worked with organisations such as the American India Foundation, UNHCR, Breakthrough, and Foundation for Ecological Security. Epti holds a master’s degree in media and cultural studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Surangya works as a multimedia and communications associate at IDR. She is a video journalist and documentary film-maker with nine years of experience across newsrooms, documentary film-making, and social impact communications, focusing on gender, class, climate, and marginalised communities. Surangya has previously worked with Down To Earth, Khabar Lahariya, and NewsClick, and has done freelance work including a project with UNFPA.


