Ink Boat

“Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.”

– Jean Luc Godard, film director, screen writer, film critic

BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE

There’s no one without a story, and stories need good listeners.

That is where we come in. All ears, putting your narration and context in the right perspective to present to the right audience. There’s no escaping content. Why, imagine a world without words. Do you see how much space the written word takes up in your day-to-day lives? From print to digital, the shift has been swift, dominating and without your noticing, it has made an impact. So why not entrust experts to help put your best selves forward?

Wishing you had an online presence? Lost on Instagram? Fumbling with Facebook? Website content needs punch? A passionately made film needs subtitling? Have a story to tell but feel lost when it comes to the page? Nothing as reassuring as the knowledge that your profile is in able hands.

Our services

Whether it is words to visuals or vice-versa, we’re here to chart out a suitable course of action that will generate the necessary results. The routes are many, so let’s get started. It is time you made an IMPACT.

Social Media

Instagram.Facebook.Youtube

Tailor-made content for businesses, utilising visual engagement through the most popular forms of social media such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, SEO writing, newsletters and blog posts.

Movies

Have an idea but want a sounding board? Let’s work together. Scripts, screenplays, subtitling, ideation for shorts, features, ad films, our visual media team are always excited about a new canvas to work on.

Publishing

Coffee table books, ghost writing, translations, articles, newsletters, resume drafting, theses editing, proofreading, ideation, publishing consultation. This department is all about the written word.

Who we are

With backgrounds in literature, journalism, sports reporting,history, psychology and sociology, we are a compelling team brought together by a love for content creation. Research-oriented, sharp, error-free and crisp, that is how we like our copy.

T.A. Ameerudheenn

Senior sports content developer and multimedia journalist

Ameer has a passion for grassroots sports initiatives and socio-cultural sports interventions. Ameerudheen was a serious football and badminton player. Worked with prestigious Indian media houses, including The Hindu, The Times of India and The New Indian Express. Has covered 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2000 Sahara Cup, national competitions - National League, I-League and Indian Super League. Has reported on 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, the Asia-Pacific Motor Rally Championships, Asian Chess Championships and various national championships in volleyball, basketball, athletics, swimming, hockey, and equestrian. Led a team of 25 assistant producers at Onmanorama for website and social media platforms. Produces video stories and documentaries for international media houses, such as Al Jazeera, Russia Today TV and DW.

Sajini Sahadevan

Human Stories

Sajini has been writing features since 2005. She has worked with DNA, The Times of India and Destination Kerala in India and Apex Press & Publishing in Oman. She had a brief stint with Corporate Communications for HLL. As a freelancer, she writes for The Hindu, Deccan Herald, edits books, theses, and creates content for advertising companies.

Toms Verghese

Marketing strategist

18+ years of collective experience in media and marketing communication. Developed and executed various online and offline marketing and promotional activities for brand tie-ups with Kerala Blasters and cricketer Ravindra Jadeja. Worked in major national and international news media like the Press Trust of India, UK Press Association, Muscat Daily and Business Today (Oman). Worked as the Creative Director of the digital marketing firm Victara Global. Experience in developing creative digital marketing strategies for various brands in different segments.

Rajesh Gopal

Visual Media Specialist

A television journalist, Rajesh was a senior studio head with Asianet News. He has worked with national news channels such as NDTV, UTV, TV9 and Mathrubhumi in Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram. Rajesh is first and foremost, a cinema enthusiast.

Rema Sundar

Senior PR, Communications & Social Outreach Programmes Expert

Rema has over 20+ years of experience in content development and information management for a wide range of media including print, new-age and audio-visual media. Anchored internal & external communications of a national non-profit organisation. Project Head, Tobacco Free Kerala, a coalition of 6 like-minded organisations working for tobacco control in Kerala, managed by a not-for-profit organisation called Health Action by People (HAP), planning, strategising and managing the state-wide public health project in Kerala. Worked with Ernst & Young, Kerala State IT Mission, well-versed in developing project proposals, budgeting and client pitches. Oversees and manages client social media accounts including LinkedIn. Freelancer for The Hindu, The British Council

Nihala Nasser

Avid traveller and ‘buddy’ guide with all-women travel group Appoopanthaadi, Nihala has worked in journalism and corporate communication. She is adept at penning verse and prose in Malayalam, writes articles, blogs and undertakes translation works. Nihala also makes time for social work.

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS

Our ‘thinking hats’

They bring their own strengths, wisdom and philosophies to the Ink Boat table.

JANE Borges, author of Bombay Balchao is also award-winning author of Mafia Queens of Mumbai; YAMINI Nair, senior journalist with The Indian Express has worked with The Times of India and Hindustan Times; ASWATHY Sujith, SME entrepreneur, social media expert and sustainability enthusiast also writes content and subtitles; RASMI Binoy, Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet, worked with The Hindu, Economic Times, India Today, writes on history, cinema and culture.

Tell us, we’re listening

the creative writing studio