Announcing the 2023 Fellow to India

We are excited to welcome Anokha Venugopal, the newest Shansi Fellow headed to Keystone Foundation. Anokha will bring her passion for environmental justice and her craft as a storyteller to eco-development spaces in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu.

Anokha Venugopal (she/her) ‘23 is a visual learner. As an Environmental Studies major and French minor, Anokha is passionate about utilizing media, specifically photography and videography, as a tool for social and environmental change. From working as a media intern for Buzz Women, an India-based NGO addressing poverty amongst rural women, to studying sustainable development with the International Sustainable Development Studies Institute in Thailand, Anokha’s EOS 7D camera has remained a constant companion in her travels. At Oberlin, Anokha’s interests in media and environmental communications motivated her to work as a Photo Editor for the Oberlin Review, Public Outreach board member for the Green Edge Fund and Asian Diaspora Coalition, contributing photographer for the Office of Communications, and Sustainability Intern for the City of Oberlin. As a Shansi Fellow, Anokha hopes to explore and document local conservation systems and climate mitigation efforts across Asia. She believes in using her storytelling skills to highlight communities and individuals whose stories are often overlooked.