Experience

Bound

• India
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2022 - Present

  Building a unique ecosystem for creatives-➔ Upskill writers through classes and mentoring sessions with Bound, Teach for India, Unherd, Pepper Content, Unacademy (Over 4000 writers)➔ Edit a variety of manuscripts across genres (fiction, poetry and non-fiction)➔ Research and co-write reports- Demystifying Indian Publishing ➔ Judge contests, interview authors, and commission pieces for Jotted, Bound’s blog➔ Co-host of the author interview podcast Books and Beyond with Bound (ranks in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally)➔ Curate and engage a community of creatives on Whatsapp and other platforms Show less

• • Aug 2019 - Present

• • Jun 2020 - Sep 2022



Kaani Lit Mag

• Online

• Editor

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Creating a portfolio of emerging and established talent- ➔ Put out calls for submissions to gain a wide pool of quality work ➔ Select and edit pieces closely for publication ➔ Solicit work from established writers to showcase quality work ➔ Curate special issues to highlight niche writing https://kaaniliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/ Creating a portfolio of emerging and established talent- ➔ Put out calls for submissions to gain a wide pool of quality work ➔ Select and edit pieces closely for publication ➔ Solicit work from established writers to showcase quality work ➔ Curate special issues to highlight niche writing https://kaaniliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/



Delta Construction Company W.L.L

• Bahrain
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2019

  Increased efficiency of HR team- ➔ Digitalisation of data ➔ Timely execution of recruitment, training, appraisal, payroll and retention ➔ Seamless communication between management and employees Increased efficiency of HR team- ➔ Digitalisation of data ➔ Timely execution of recruitment, training, appraisal, payroll and retention ➔ Seamless communication between management and employees



Jaggery Literary Magazine

• Fiction Editor

  • Jan 2016 - 2018

  Enhanced the fiction portfolio of the magazine- ➔ Read blind entries and selected the best ➔ Worked with a team of two other fiction editors to select final stories for publication ➔ Edited the final selection with the authors and copyeditors to bring out timely issues Enhanced the fiction portfolio of the magazine- ➔ Read blind entries and selected the best ➔ Worked with a team of two other fiction editors to select final stories for publication ➔ Edited the final selection with the authors and copyeditors to bring out timely issues



Gulf Daily News

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Online team

  • Dec 2015 - Aug 2016

  Increased website views and quality of news- ➔ Wrote engaging and well-researched listicles ➔ Ranked timely news wires Increased website views and quality of news- ➔ Wrote engaging and well-researched listicles ➔ Ranked timely news wires



Decades Review

• Online

• Assistant Editor

  • 2012 - 2013

  Increased turnaround time and quality of work published- ➔ Read poetry and prose entries ➔ Forwarded the best for publication to Founding Editor, Josh Hess Increased turnaround time and quality of work published- ➔ Read poetry and prose entries ➔ Forwarded the best for publication to Founding Editor, Josh Hess