Cinema, akin to life, is a constant act of archiving
Scholarships & Awards
November 2023
Tiburtius-Preis 2023 – Preis der Berliner Hochschulen
Recipient of the 3rd prize for graduates from Berlin universities of applied sciences for outstanding master's thesis
Awarded by the Freie Universität Berlin - Dahlem Research School, Berlin, Germany
January 2023
Bestabsolventin des Master-Studiengang Konservierung und Restaurierung im Studienjahr 2022
Best Graduate Student of 2022, MA, Conservation and Restoration
HTW - University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
September 2020 – March 2022
Begabtenförderung der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
Grants for gifted students
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Germany
September 2021
DAAD-Preis 2021
Grant from the Der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst e. V. (DAAD)
For an outstanding achievement of a foreign student
HTW - University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
October 2017
Tata Trusts Scholarship
Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop, Chennai, India
Organised by Film Heritage Foundation, India in collaboration with International Federation of Film Archives, The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project, L'immagine Ritrovata, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, La Cinémathèque Française, Imperial War Museums, Cineteca di Bologna, Museum of Modern Arts, et al.
March 2010-August 2011
Student Grant
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Student director and assistant editor of the “Ser un Ser Humano" (“To be a Human Being”), a six-part documentary series of UNESCO
In collaboration with Escuela Internacionál de Cine y TV, San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
October 2007-October 2010
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, India
Awarded for being the best student for all three academic years
September 2005-September 2006
Certificate of Merit and Scholarship
St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
Awarded for being the best student for all three academic years