Veditum is a not-for-profit research, media and action oriented organization based out of Kolkata, India – registered as a Section 8 company. Our work is situated at the intersection of environmental and social justice.
We are transforming the environmental governance landscape of India by creating evidence at scale, empowering communities to take action, and creating empathetic environmental leaders for the future.
Our current work focuses on India’s river ecosystems, freshwater resources and communities & biodiversity that are dependent on them, and the governance of these systems.
Veditum’s founder Siddharth has been awarded the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025
Siddharth is one of the recipients of The Wildlife Service Awards 2025 by Sanctuary Nature Foundation
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Watch our documentary from a 3000km walk along the Ganga!
Veditum’s documentary Moving Upstream: Ganga, from our 3000km walk along the Ganga, is available to watch freely on YouTube.
Read the most recently published articles on our website.
some awards & recognition
Our project – India Sand Watch was shortlisted for the Idea Prize as part of Agami Prize 2022
Our project India Sand Watch was a winner at the D4Gx 2023 competition by Dasra
Veditum’s founder Siddharth is an INK Fellow from the 2024 cohort
Veditum’s documentary Moving Upstream: Ganga has been an official selection at film festivals across the globe & won laurels including the ‘Cinema of Resistance Award’ at SiGNS Film Festival, Kerala, 2021.
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