Thomas Malsom

Thomas is a writer, storyteller, and PhD scholar whose work explores the intersections of water, ecology, and Indigenous tribal communities in North-east India. He has researched and published on the socio-ecological impacts of hydropower dams in Tripura, traditional water management practices, and flood narratives—centring voices often excluded from mainstream discourse. Through the India Water Portal fellowship, he aims to deepen this work by combining ground reporting with creative storytelling to highlight water as not just a resource, but a cultural, ecological, and political lifeline.