Pragyan Srivastava Email & Phone Number

United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- Write original reports covering diverse South Asian, diaspora, and Global South issues, ensuring content is SEO-optimized for maximum visibility—curate newsletters on Substack, summarizing key stories and curating South Asian content.- Edit video stories to enhance engagement, clarity, and narrative flow, boosting multimedia content reach. Leverage Prompt Engineering and AI tools to streamline content creation and distribution.- Assist the founder editor, Beena Sarwar, in editorial management and developing strategic growth plans to enhance the reach of the volunteer-based platform.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

- Designed and developed a comprehensive database on feminist climate activism, leveraging data analysis to compile 100+ sources.- Researched and curated write-ups on Indigenous environmentalists and youth leaders, enhancing the platform’s content quality and engagement.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

-Part of the TA team for Dr. Brian Householder for the course 'Communication 101'-Assist students in completing classroom assignments-Meeting with students during office hours-Grading assignments or papers; Managing course communications in Canvas-Managing and monitoring the classroom environment

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

-Worked as an Instructional Assistant to Professor Jeffrey Lane for the ‘Introduction toCommunication’ course.-Provided fresh inputs to the team in creating curriculum-based assessments and interactivesessions to make learning fun and comprehensive for the students.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Reviewed more than 10K reels, both India and US-centric, and created sheets for data sharing, scouted some outstanding creators and trends for the global reels report.

Delhi, India

Created the first-of-its-kind full-fledged travel content platform in Hindi covering all 36 states & and UTs of India- Ideated a multimedia platform bringing together travel writers, photographers, video bloggers, historians, cultural artists, and experts to create high quality, high impact, culturally rooted undiscovered stories of India- Bootstrapped funds to on-board 14 partners (4 Directors, 10+ colleagues) & 1K+ contributors and set up a websiteEstablished Chalat Musafir as a unique & thriving community with 1M+ followers across 3 social media streams- Traveled across and stayed in all states of India to capture the real essence of her culture and forge partnerships with socio-cultural-political leaders, curating 10K+ impact-driven, convergent stories covering topics across domains- Curated original travel and exploration-related content, with a sharp focus on frugal travel, especially for women, spurring increased interest among domestic women travelers, leading to 50%+ stories being contributed by themRedefining the role of travel in journalism through covering impactful, socially relevant stories of change-makers- Successfully recommended Dr. Yogi Aeron, a philanthropic surgeon from rural Himalayas, to the Padma Shree award, the fourth highest civilian award in India; the story catalyzed a lot of public interest in his endeavor of 10K+ surgeries- Mainstreaming authentic, deeply rooted local stories from hidden & undiscovered areas & aspects of India, including Naxal areas, North-East, & heritage of communities like women, tribal, & folk artists; documenting well-researched, fact-based stories in user-friendly mediums to promote meaningful travel aimed at discovery of India

Filmcity, Noida

Created 100+ popular multimedia stories, along with driving social-media engagement in the high-growth phase

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Collaborating with 4 team members, revamped the prime-time special, taking it to top-3 shows in national prime-time- One of the youngest in the team, given the task of remodeling the production to increase quality & and user engagement- Brought audience preferences in sharp focus by prioritizing graphics & and visuals, emulating successful TRP trends from the competition, and harnessing user analytics to select trendy topics for the show. Won monthly excellence award for breaking into top shows nationally, getting appreciation from the managementWon the ‘Star of the Month’ award for an Independence Day special story on the practice of forced prostitution in Delhi- Supporting my team's low manpower, I covered the story end to end, from field interviews to post-production.Comprehensively covered the issue, spending 40+ hours interacting with tribal families practicing forced prostitution on daughters-in-law, along with politicians, Govt. representatives, and NGOs working in the field. The story catalyzed national media attention on the issue, directly impacting 50+ families and 200+ victims

Master'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

-First from India to be awarded the prestigious Fulbright scholarship to pursue journalism in the USA -Instructional Assistant to Prof..

Post Graduate Diploma, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Teach For Next Generation, News Publication: Elixir, TV News ProductionNews Production Course: Got the highest.