Born in Kollam , Vincent started her career as a television journalist with Asianet . During her stint with the channel , she was attracted towards documentaries and filmmaking which led to her eventually joining the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology , Thiruvananthapuram . Her reporting about Sand mining in Kerala , Endosulfan victims in Kasaragod and attack on women had generated widespread discussion in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and among general public in the State . She was a reporter with Asianet News when Muthanga incident took place in 2003 , and she left her job and joined the movement . She was later arrested by the police for participating in Muthanga agitations . She took a break from her career to pursue degrees in Master of Social Work and Master of Arts ( philosophy ) before joining to daily journalism with a long reporting essay on " Society and Insurgency in Manipur , India " in 2014
Muthanga incident
Muthanga incident
Vidhu Vincent