Nabarun Guha

About

Nabarun Guha is a freelance journalist based in Assam, Northeast India. He has earlier worked as a staff reporter for publications like Eastern Chronicle and Eclectic Northeast. Since January, 2019, he has started full time freelancing and has contributed for The Indian Express and East Mojo. While as a journalist, he has covered many topics like politics, insurgency, human interest, sports and culture, his primary interest lies in reporting on environmental issues, especially those which affect the amazing biodiversity found in Northeast India.

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A house in Byrnihat, whose topography contributes to pollution — hills on both sides, blocked river channels and low-pressure zones. Cement and coke factories, and distilleries intensify pollution effects, along with environmental violations.

Living in the most polluted city in the world

Nabarun Guha 13 May 2025

A Border Security Force outpost sign at the India-Pakistan border in Burj, Amritsar, Punjab. Image by Nabarun Guha.

Border village farmers navigate conflict and survival

Nabarun Guha 9 May 2025

A community awareness event in Khatra, Bankura, about wildlife and the laws related to hunting. Image by HEAL.

Efforts to end ritualistic hunting results in reduced kills

Nabarun Guha 7 May 2025

A camera trap image of a fishing cat with a kill in Bongaon. Image by Samrat Chakraborty.

Conserving fishing cats outside protected areas

Nabarun Guha 31 Mar 2025

A cave in South Garo Hills.

A prehistoric whale fossil stolen from a cave turns attention to fossil trade

Nabarun Guha 5 Mar 2025

Miners trapped as a rat-hole coal mine floods

Nabarun Guha 20 Jan 2025

Even amid conflict, nuanced narratives of reverence and empathy for the elephant prevail

Nabarun Guha 9 Jan 2025

Citizens’ movement against tree felling modifies a flyover plan

Nabarun Guha 17 Dec 2024

Feral horses in Assam. Image by Hiren Senapati.

The last feral horses of India

Nabarun Guha 5 Nov 2024

Mahouts and their elephants at Kaziranga National Park. Image by SeethaG via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 4.0].

The courage and legacy of mahouts in Kaziranga

Nabarun Guha 7 Oct 2024

Capturing the secret lives of small cats

Nabarun Guha 11 Sep 2024

Proposed luxury hotels in and around Kaziranga threaten wildlife conservation, livelihood

Nabarun Guha 31 Jul 2024

Otters face heat from smugglers in northeast India

Nabarun Guha 2 Jul 2024

Walls come down to make way for elephants

Nabarun Guha 3 Apr 2024

Two new mammal species identified in Kaziranga

Nabarun Guha 14 Feb 2024

Assam’s Dehing Patkai plans extensive camera-trap study of five small wild cats in the region

Nabarun Guha 8 Nov 2023

Image shows a tiger in a forest

Tiger poaching network, that spread from west to east India, busted

Nabarun Guha 11 Sep 2023

A leopard cat seen by the Kinabatangan River in Myanmar. The unmanned border areas along the Myanmar border and thick forest cover along the river Tiau, which divides Mizoram and Myanmar, have likely contributed to ease of access, trade, and a general increase in poaching in this part of India. Photo by Mike Prince/Wikimedia Commons.

The silent trade of elusive small cats in Mizoram

Nabarun Guha 3 Aug 2023

Sikkim reels under water woes, faces the hottest June

Nabarun Guha 28 Jun 2023

Why are Idu Mishmis resisting a proposed tiger reserve in Dibang Valley?

Nabarun Guha 12 May 2023

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