Dia Bhojwani (she/they)

Journalist at MINT Magazine
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, IN
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Hindi Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Journalist
      • Oct 2023 - Present

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Asian American Theatre Project Fellow
      • Oct 2023 - Present

    • India
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Head Girl
      • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

      Head of student council. Appointed after application, interview and student election. Directed a 21-member council, organised school-wide events for teachers and students, workshopped student project proposals. Monitored gate entry and uniform checks. Drafted and implemented first queer-friendly policies, like a gender-neutral uniform and ID card.

    • Editor In Chief
      • Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

      Appointed after application and interview. Produced quarterly magazine and yearbook, digitally designed layout, recruited and supervised a team of 35 writers, designated articles, workshopped pitches, edited prose and conducted biweekly meetings.

    • President of The Anvil Club
      • Oct 2019 - Jan 2023

      Conceptualized and established school's first student-led club, recruited 30 members, led weekly meetings, designed lesson plans, moderated debate and facilitated the production of creative work (art, photography, theatre, fiction, film, etc) based on a monthly social justice theme (Democracy, Reproductive Rights, Modern India)

    • United States
    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Adroit Summer Studio Prose Mentee
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      Accepted after writing sample submission with 11% admit rate. Mentored by established author through assigned readings and weekly meetings, reviewed peer work, refined craft through intensive feedback, produced 10000 word speculative fiction portfolio. Developed skill with different plot structures, narrative physicality and character dimension. Accepted after writing sample submission with 11% admit rate. Mentored by established author through assigned readings and weekly meetings, reviewed peer work, refined craft through intensive feedback, produced 10000 word speculative fiction portfolio. Developed skill with different plot structures, narrative physicality and character dimension.

    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Studio Mentor
      • Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

      Attended training sessions, developed original fiction curriculum tailored to mentee, guided mentee to produce fiction portfolio through intensive feedback and weekly ideation meetings, ideated and organised Haibun poetry workshop for 30 people. Attended training sessions, developed original fiction curriculum tailored to mentee, guided mentee to produce fiction portfolio through intensive feedback and weekly ideation meetings, ideated and organised Haibun poetry workshop for 30 people.

    • Workshop Leader
      • Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

    • India
    • Education
    • Video Journalist
      • Oct 2020 - Nov 2021

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Media Team Journalist
      • May 2021 - Jul 2021

      Accepted to media team with 6.4% admit rate, interviewed fellow students, created digital content on Canva, and managed Instagram page. Accepted to media team with 6.4% admit rate, interviewed fellow students, created digital content on Canva, and managed Instagram page.

    • India
    • Public Policy
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Team Manager
      • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

      Directed team of 11 volunteers to produce content to raise awareness about mental health, workshopped pitches, scheduled posts, troubleshot digital issues, assisted in fundraising campaign outreach Directed team of 11 volunteers to produce content to raise awareness about mental health, workshopped pitches, scheduled posts, troubleshot digital issues, assisted in fundraising campaign outreach

    • India
    • Public Policy
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Counter Speech Fellow
      • Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

      Partnered with Instagram to learn how to further advocacy through visual storytelling. Used poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic design, and comedic sketches to raise awareness about mental health, feminism, LGBTQ rights, sustainability, and education. Admit rate between 20-25 % Partnered with Instagram to learn how to further advocacy through visual storytelling. Used poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic design, and comedic sketches to raise awareness about mental health, feminism, LGBTQ rights, sustainability, and education. Admit rate between 20-25 %

Education

  • Stanford University
    Bachelor's degree, Humanities/Humanistic Studies
    2023 - 2027
  • JBCN International School - Oshiwara
    High School Diploma, Misc
    2016 - 2023
  • Stanford Online High School
    Single Course Student, 10th-12th
    2020 - 2023
  • Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)
    English Language and Literature/Letters
    2017 - 2021
  • Yale Young Global Scholars
    LPC
    2021 - 2021
  • Utpal Shanghvi School
    Primary School, 2nd - 5th
    2012 - 2016

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