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, 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.

Rasmi Binoy

Rasmi Binoy is a historian, journalist, translator and poet, currently a doctoral student in history at Sciences Po. She holds an MA in Comparative History, with distinction, from Central European University and has more than 18 years of experience in journalism. Her work has appeared in The Wire, The Hindu, The Economic Times, The New Indian Express and India Today, where she also worked as an editor. She has published two books in Malayalam, with another in the pipeline. Her research explores the Global Cold War, cultural transfers, socialist mediation, postcolonial internationalisms, modern Indian political history, book history, cinema and gender.

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.

Hema Sreekumar

A journalist with a never-say-die zest for life, Hema brings with her invaluable public relations expertise. She has also worked as a reporter with Destination Business Media, covering business and travel.

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; RAJESH Gopal, television journalist with Malayalam news channel Asianet News has worked with national news channels NDTV, UTV etc, but is a cinema enthusiast at heart; ASWATHY Sujith, SME entrepreneur, social media expert and sustainability enthusiast also writes content and subtitles.

Tell us, we’re listening

the creative writing studio