YIF Class of 2024
BS, Communication and Media Studies, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West BengalSulagna is a communications, food and gender scholar, chef, and entrepreneur. Previously with theatre-based Jana Sanskriti CTO, she worked with adolescents and women in rural Bengal. Founder of Wine and Wasabi, she organises themed pop-up dinners in Kolkata. Throughout university, she has worked with various organisations and projects ranging from journalism and communication for development to event management. With a Master’s in communication and journalism from Visva-Bharati and training from Le Cordon Bleu in gastronomy and nutrition, she hopes YIF will help her better engage with intersectional food and culture research and the challenging environment should facilitate her growth as a person. At leisure, she reads, watches films and goes on nature walks.