📍Bengaluru / Kasaragod, India
I am a journalist, researcher and communicator with over 8 years of experience researching and creating content on a range of topics.
My expertise lies in breaking down complex ideas to make research engaging, accessible, and relevant to a lay audience.
I can help you tell the story of your research and its impact through explainer videos, podcasts, long-form features and more.
I can also offer support with primary and secondary research for your project.
Want to collaborate? Drop me a line at [email protected]!
Explainer videos End-to-end production services, including scripting, storyboarding and editing, to create animated videos to share the how and why of your research.
Writing and editing Engaging and informative news articles, briefs, feature stories, blogs and reports tailored to your target audience.
Podcasts Maximise the impact and reach of your research through podcasts that distill your insights for a general audience through engaging storytelling.
Communications strategy Create tailored strategies to boost the impact of your research. I can help you communicate with your diverse stakeholders through the most effective and suitable channels be it media outreach, newsletters, or social media.
Website management
Support with creating content for your project website, keeping it up-to-date, accessible and relevant to stakeholders.
Prof Louise Tillin, Professor of Politics, King's College London
”Meghana is a consummate communications professional. She has an eye for a good story, a knack for framing things to reach a wide audience and a good grasp of detail. She works across mediums – online, video and text – and is a pleasure to work with.”
Dr Shagufta Bhangu, Lecturer in Global Health & Social Medicine, King's College London
“I really enjoyed working with Meghana. Not only is she excellent at her job in communicating complex ideas and thinking to general audiences, she is also extremely professional and prompt in her communication. I strongly recommend her!”
Dr Andreza de Souza Santos, Director of King's Brazil Institute
”Meghana is an exceptional communicator who brings precision, dedication, and creativity to her work. She consistently delivers content that is clear, visually engaging, and compelling for readers. Her contributions were instrumental in the growth of the King's Brazil Institute, where she played a key role in enhancing communication strategies. I highly recommend Meghana as a team builder and a strong communication leader.”
Dr Aparajith Ramnath, Ahmedabad University
**”**In carrying out [her] tasks, Meghana exhibited a high degree of professionalism. She kept me informed of the dates of her visits to the British Library, responded promptly to emails, and was very systematic in her work, so that I have been able to rely completely on the digital copies she made of the files. In all, she showed a keen sensitivity to a researcher’s concerns.”
The Taiwan Story: how a small island will dictate the global future
An explainer on the Taiwan issue, created to promote Professor Kerry Brown's new book The Taiwan Story (Penguin, 2024) by **leveraging a larger communications campaign at King's related to the elections around the world in 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny6DawVecQs&t=325s
What we can learn from Mexico about tackling inequality
An explainer to showcase the expertise of Dr Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez, Lecturer in International Development at King’s College London, on poverty and inequality in Mexico, following the country’s 2024 elections.
Why you should know Britain’s China story
An explainer to promote a new book by Professor Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London. The book is a comprehensive account of Britain’s 400-year old relationship with China.
How is egg freezing changing reproduction?
This animated explainer presents the key insights and arguments from a monograph titled ‘Freezing Fertility’ (NYU Press, 2020) by Dr Lucy van de Wiel, King's College London.