Tanzoom studies cultural mediums and archives; such as print-literary sources, theatre and films.

She is originally from Assam—the northeastern “tea” state of India. She has completed her MA from the University of Chicago. Additionally, she received an MPP focused on International Governance and Politics from George Mason University. She also has a BA in English Literature from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She is a former Fulbright-US State Department Fellow. Tanzoom was an Archives’ Assistant at the University of Chicago’s Special Collections and worked extensively with manuscripts, rare books and artifacts.