January 21, 2026
Three fellows in a boat
A free-flowing conversation among three social sector fellows on public policy and the importance of youth led development in shaping a better Tripura.
Anupam Sharma
Anupam Sharma is an IDR Northeast Media Fellow 2024–25. He works as a writer and copy editor with North East Colors, a newspaper based in Agartala, Tripura. He is passionate about using journalism as a tool to highlight underrepresented voices and drive positive change. Anupam has previously worked as a researcher on documentaries and feature films based in Tripura.
Areas of expertise
Education, public health, cultural dynamics, societal issues
Articles by Anupam Sharma
May 27, 2025
In Tripura, youth aspirations get lost in translation
Young people in Tripura are ambitious and eager to grow, but inadequate higher education institutes, limited job opportunities, and language barriers shape whether they migrate or stay.
April 8, 2025
Photo essay: The multiple migrations of the Gours in North Tripura
Years of rubber plantations have degraded the land and caused water scarcity for the Gours, who once migrated to Tripura from present-day Bangladesh.
February 21, 2025
Malaya: A Manipuri Muslim village between Tripura and Bangladesh
The Indo-Bangladesh Partition drastically altered the lives of the Meitei Pangals in Tripura’s Malaya village, complicating their cultural ties and livelihoods.
November 19, 2024
Middlemen and a faraway market: Tripura’s livelihoods challenges
Poor transport facilities, limited access to the market, and lack of funding plagues agriculture-based livelihoods in Tripura.
October 17, 2024
Selling a pig in Tripura is more difficult than selling one in Assam
Limited market access, high cost of operations, and dependence on middlemen limit the ability of pig farmers to profit from the piggery business in Tripura.
September 6, 2024
Who is paying the extra fee for the Vidyajyoti scheme in Tripura?
Low-income families are struggling to pay an annual development fee that’s being charged by schools to improve infrastructure under a Tripura government education scheme.
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