Beginning his journalism career in 1994 with Ajir Sangbad, he served Aamar Asom, Dainik Janambhumi, and News Time Assam as Barpeta Bureau Chief. He held editorial roles in weeklies like Sampratik and Prabah, edited a handwritten poetry series, and presented research at institutions including Visva-Bharati and Sahitya Akademi. Also an actor and filmmaker, he has been actively engaged with major socio-cultural and nationalist organizations since 1994.

Starting his career as a reporter in Natun Dainik, an Assamese language daily in 1990, Thakuria later shifted to freelance journalism. Presently he is writing for various media outlets including The Statesman, Ishan Darpan, Tehelka along with a number of digital media outlets. Thakuria is interested in covering socio-political, cultural (precisely movies), and environmental issues relating to northeast India along with Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.