REEVA CHOPRAResearch · Community · Culture

Based in Amritsar, Punjab

Hi, I’m
Reeva Chopra.

I’m interested in how people’s lives are shaped by history, culture, and the institutions around them.

My work brings together sociology, history, and technology through conversations with artisans carrying knowledge across generations, girls navigating competitive cricket, and the communities I work with. I combine research, technology, and creative work to document what I learn and make it useful and accessible to others.

Explore my work ↘
Reeva Chopra at a craft stall, with handmade crafts on display
People, places, and the questions that connect them.
A selection of independent and collaborative work01 — 07

01 / Research into practice

Projects

Listening closely. Following questions.
Building a response.

Project Zinda Virasat logo with an architectural arch

01 / Founder, Archivist & Community Liaison

Project
Zinda Virasat

Preserving the oral histories and craft knowledge of traditional lime-plaster artisans.

Built HistoryLens website (3k+views), documenting 50+artisans' oral histories & techniques; created booking page securing them 300+hrs of paid work

Founder, Researcher & Advocate

Project Zariya

Understanding and improving girls’ access to cricket.

I founded Project Zariya to understand the barriers girls face in cricket and turn research into practical support. Through 200+ interviews and 12+ rights-awareness workshops, I connected players, parents, coaches, and cricket officials around access, wellbeing, and career opportunities; post-workshop surveys showed 60% lower concerns. The initiative brings together interviews with international cricketers, advocacy and reform proposals shared with PCA and AGA representatives, a Women’s Cricket History Wall, a policy paper, and Luna, an AI-enabled athlete-support app.

Project Bayou logo with blue lettering, waves, and an orange fish

Core Team Member

Project Bayou

Exploring practical responses to local water pollution.

Researched ways to reduce debris;co-designed & tested floating waste-collection prototype using sustainable materials; improved community experience

Project Sanjeevni logo combining a heritage arch, water droplet and sensor signal

Five-member core team / Team Leader

Project Sanjeevni

I led a five-member core team developing a sensor-based prototype to detect hidden moisture and decay in lime monuments. Designed for use across monuments built with lime, the project was selected among eight school teams for the Viksit Bharat Buildathon.

Amritsar Culture Collective wordmark in muted red with a gold starburst

Co-founder & Head Content Creator

Amritsar
Culture Collective

A youth-led forum for sociological discourse.

I co-founded Amritsar Culture Collective, an independent, youth-led space for exploring culture and social questions in Amritsar and Punjab. Through reading, discussion, writing, mentoring, and street theatre, we help young people develop their ideas and share them with a wider community.

02 / Recognition

Awards & honors

Academic achievement, writing,
and contributions to the community.

03 / Working with others

Community & service

Volunteering

Voice of
Amritsar

Contributed to community outreach, gathered residents’ feedback, assisted with editorial projects, and helped coordinate younger volunteers. Also worked with children with additional needs, including autism and ADHD, during volunteering activities.

View contribution certificate ↗

Punjab floods / 2025

Flood relief

Co-led 40 juniors on a senior team for relief drives; collectively raised Rp. 200k+ supplying 10 flood-hit areas; conducted 2 on-site needs assesments

Conversation with Gurjeet Singh AujlaFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreachFlood-relief supplies, preparation and community outreach
Flood relief & community outreach

Grade 7–present

Seva at the
Golden Temple

Served 25 shifts per year as a sewadar in the Golden Temple langar.

04 / Professional exposure

Work experience

Internship certificates and appointment letters.

IJYA Jewellery

Consumer Psychology & Behavior Research Intern

June–July 2026

Dental Joy

Three-day dental shadowing

10–12 June 2024 · Grade 11View certificate ↗
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Dental Joy shadowing

Pledge a Smile Foundation

Social Media Marketing Intern · Project Seva

27 September–27 October 2026 · RemoteView internship offer letter ↗

05 / School community

Student council

Grade 10

Interact Club
Vice President

The Millennium School

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Interact Club Vice President
Grade 11

Innovation

Invictus International School

Grade 11 Innovation investiture at Invictus International School
Innovation · Investiture ceremony
Grade 12

History & Culture
Captain

Invictus International School

History and Culture Captain at the 2025 Invictus International School investiture ceremony
Investiture ceremony · 2025
An early school council appointment
Apparently, I took the sash seriously from the start.

06 / Creative expression

Other interests

01

Writing

I have contributed to school blogs, magazines, and editorial boards since Grade 8. Writing gives me room to stay with a question, develop an interpretation, and express it in my own voice. Through editorial work, I also enjoy working with others to refine ideas and shape them for different readers.

Selected school publications

Fortnight · Invictus International School · October 2024 ↗Grade 8 school blog · View certificate ↗
Working with fellow editorial-board members on school publications, 2024–25
Editorial board · 2024–25
02

Public Speaking & Debating

I began public speaking in Grade 1 and have continued through school events, emceeing, and competitive debate. Debate gives me a way to test ideas in conversation: listening carefully, weighing perspectives, and building an argument in response.

Emceed 45+ school events;competed in 20+ debates incl. Oxford WSDC (broke 7th, U17, 2025), Doxbridge WSDC (joint 19th in reply speaker standings, 2025), and IIT Delhi/IDL Frankenstein Debate (Senior Original Oratory Bronze, 2026)

At a debating eventGrade 1: an early public-speaking competitionEmceeing a school event
Public speaking, from Grade 1 onward
03

Theatre

My first theatre role was in nursery—as a ladyfinger. Since then, I have continued through school productions, public performances, and collaborative work. Rehearsal has taught me to respond to fellow performers and build a story together.

Acted in 15+ plays often as lead; performed at Punjab Natshala selected from 300+ students; Won 2nd place at JPIS IB League Contest (Performing Arts)

Dhuan · Punjab Naatshala, 2023 — View certificate ↗

At JPIS IB League, our team received 2nd Place in Performing Arts and Best Choreography for dance theatre.

Dance theatre
Reeva in her nursery ladyfinger costume for her first theatre roleGrade 4: playing a rabbitPerforming at Punjab NaatshalaRecognition at Punjab NaatshalaWith the theatre castSchool Baisakhi performanceSchool singing performance
On stage since nursery. First role: a ladyfinger.
School performance · clip 1
School performance · clip 2
04

Stitching &
threadwork

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Stitching & threadwork

07 / Papers & perspectives

Research

Historical inquiry, social questions,
and interdisciplinary approaches.

SSRN preprint

Preservation of nine Mughal monuments

Used comparative analysis to examine how patronage & administrative changes shaped preservation of 9 Mughal monuments beyond dynastic narratives

View preprint on SSRN ↗

  1. Project Zariya Policy Paper

    Read policy paper ↗

  2. Post-1947 Urban Development & Colonial-Era Buildings in Amritsar

    Read paper ↗

  3. From Folk to Festivals

    A Historical and Public Health Study of Music-Based Interventions Against Substance Abuse in Punjab

    Download Word document ↗

  4. Occupational Sun Exposure

    The Historical Under-Recognition of Skin Cancer Among Athletes, 1880–2025

    Download Word document ↓

  5. Exploring Ageing

    Its Effects on Longevity of Life & How It Can Be Slowed

    Contributed to Sagacity Journal

    Download Word document ↗