Nikhil Eapen is a journalist and nonfiction writer who has documented the lives of migrant workers and communities on the frontlines of environmental crisis. With a sharp investigative eye and deep empathy, he has led groundbreaking projects exposing labour exploitation and human rights abuses for Amnesty International, Equidem, and other leading human rights organizations. His reporting, rooted in rigorous research and fieldwork, blends storytelling with a commitment to justice.

Currently, Nikhil is working on a compelling narrative nonfiction book about vultures in South Asia, an unforgettable urgent story about a species in crisis. Through this lens, he explores the complex intersections of ecology, culture, and grief, and what the loss of these scavengers means for the living world.

He lives in Goa with his partner, where the sea is never far. When he’s not working, Nikhil can be found running along quiet, field-lined roads, swimming in open water, hiking remote jungle paths, or chasing a disc on an ultimate frisbee field—sometimes on grass, other times on sand.

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nikhileapen@gmail.com