Abantee Dutta is the co-founder and director of Studio Nilima: Collaborative Network for Research and Capacity Building, an action research collective which works at the intersections of law, governance and society. Her research interests include prison reforms, migration, identity-based and generational dynamics of conflict, post-conflict development of societies, and peacebuilding practices based on dialogue and critical reflexivity. Through her work at Studio Nilima, she facilitates legal services, intergenerational/inter-community dialogues, and action research in the correctional spaces of Assam.