At PRADAN, we have worked with Firebird Media since 2017. Shalini is an excellent researcher, very thorough in her methods and in the conduct of the field visits. She takes time to understand the subject and to go into the details and is extremely punctilious and methodical in painting an accurate and thoughtful treatment of the subject. She is proficient in both the written as well as video forms. In the first assignment, she conducted an in-depth study of PRADAN’s ‘model villages’ in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which was extremely detailed and brought out change dimensions which were extremely useful both for the project teams, and the organization as well as for sharing with the donor who supported the project. In the second assignment, she covered a story of Panchayati Raj Institutions-Community Based Organisations convergence in Jharkhand. This assignment has also been quite useful in documenting the change and for conveying to various stakeholders. Shalini is willing to do extensive travel. She takes feedback positively and does not hesitate to rework on the assignment accordingly. Lastly, her sense of ethics is commendable.