The Author

Savraj Kaur Chopra

Savraj Kaur Chopra BEM with long, curly dark hair smiling at the beach with the ocean and a clear blue sky in the background.

Savraj is a documentary photographer, writer, and non-profit leader. With a Masters in Disasters, Adaptation and Development from King's College London, she blends academic perspective and global insight. Her work has ranged from supporting disabled children in East Africa to humanitarian aid efforts in the Middle East, and workers' rights in Southern India.

Her connection to storytelling began in childhood, immersed in Sunday Times Magazine photo essays that shaped her worldview. This foundation led her to the Bhopal gas disaster's 30th anniversary campaign, where she worked to assist international journalists documenting ongoing generational impacts. This evolved into a photo book focusing on children living with disabilities from water contamination. She approaches this with respect for her subjects’ agency, focusing on personality and daily life rather than circumstance alone.

During the Covid-19 pandemic she led efforts to support local communities. She was recognised for this work with a medal in the UK’s 2022 Queen’s New Year Honours List.

Savraj lives in London with her husband and two young sons. Her debut photobook, Forty Children of Bhopal, is published by her imprint, Story Shikari Press.

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2026. For 40 Children of Bhopal, in the Photography & Arts Category.

  • 2026. For 40 Children of Bhopal in the Coffee Table Book category.

  • 2026. For 40 Children of Bhopal in the Photography category.

  • 2022. For meritorious community service during Covid-19.

  • 2022. For making an outstanding impact within Westminster City borough, one of King's home boroughs.

  • 2022. For producing 'Humans of Hammersmith & Fulham', celebrating people and heritage.

“‘What can we do to help?’ activist Anne Palmer asked in 2014. ‘Just tell people about us,’ came the answer. That simple exchange led me to the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, where forty years after the world's worst industrial disaster, children are still born with disabilities from abandoned, leaching toxic contamination.”

— Savraj Kaur

Visiting Bhopal
Inside the book
Edits with the designer