Director: Dr. Pankaj Borah

Dr. Pankaj Borah is the scriptwriter, director and producer of Noi Kotha, River Tales, his debut feature. His day job is as an Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Madhabdev University, Assam, North East India. A politico-cultural activist, his organisation Pathik has performed street plays since 15 years, and he is a regular columnist in the local leading vernacular daily, Amar Asom. River Tales is an entirely Indigenous film, reflecting the community's stories and lived realities. All the cast and crew, including the director and producer, belong to Indigenous Assamese communities, and most are officially classified as marginalised, including the Kaibarta (Scheduled Caste), Koch (Other Backward Class) and Mising (Scheduled Tribe).