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India

India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Greater Boston

(Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and U.S. Russia Foundation) Produced short-form videos featuring students, academics, and diplomats from Russia and the USA for increasing the outreach of different programs including Science Diplomacy in the ArcticConducted engaging interviews on zoom with public figures, scientists, academics, and experts.

Greater Boston

• Funded by the IRC, Danish Refugee Services, Catholic Relief Services, GIZ, and OSF
• Hired and Managed teams of content creators along with JavaScript and GIS experts
• Produced, wrote, and directed Migration Story Maps (Displacement Series) using ESRI GIS products and JavaScript
• Planned the communication strategy, timeline, budget, deliverables, and KPIs of multiple policy projects
• Interviewed and produced an award ceremony for the founder of WeRobotics and Flying Labs along… Show more Funded by the IRC, Danish Refugee Services, Catholic Relief Services, GIZ, and OSF
• Interviewed and produced an award ceremony for the founder of WeRobotics and Flying Labs along with technologist from IFRC as a tribute to humanitarian technology, innovation, and artificial intelligence for.

Greater Boston

Utilized research, geospatial data analysis, video-editing, and storytelling to create first-of-its-kind TEDx talkCollaborated with data scientists and Java experts to generate visually stunning animation using Geographic Information Systems (ESRI’s ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro) and Corel Video Studio Pro X10 to create an allegory for the growth of different.

Ethiopia

Awarded a research grant of $11,000 from the IRC & Henry J. Leir Institute of Human Security for end-to-end program management for research on financial integration Analyzed Fintech regulation policies and conducted key informant interviews with executives from Agency for Refugee Returnee Affairs (ARRA), Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, and money transfer.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted in research & production of upcoming projects including Sister-Stranger (documenting hate crimes in the USA) and Healing the Healers (documenting the role of faith leaders during terrorist attacks, natural disasters, domestic violence, and human trafficking)Facilitated planning the Film Festival Strategy, budgeting of ongoing projects, and.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

(The only access point to official records of South African Parliamentary Committee Meetings publicly available)Attended parliamentary committee Meetings and drafted detailed reports published on official PMG website, widely used by government, advocacy organizations, analysts, journalists, academics and general publicSpecialized in the International.

Ghana

(Ghana’s second-largest broadcasting and free to air television station) Conceptualized, pitched, researched, and produced, Taboo Talk with Gays of Ghana, a talk show to battle stereotypes against the LGBTQ+ community of Ghana broadcasted on Primetime National NewsSpearheaded a risky and controversial topic while receiving rave reviews for respecting.

Srinagar Area, India

(Oldest English language print and online media house of Kashmir valley)Pitched, researched, directed, and edited a documentary called Unravel KashmirProduced a investigative report on Rohingya Refugees seeking haven in Jammu & KashmirCultivated cross-functional relationships and led a team of Kashmiri students and collaborated with local musicians while.

New Delhi Area, India

Corresponded with and interviewed honorary guests at ‘CyFy 2016’, the India’s Conference on Cyber Security and Internet GovernanceExperimented with new techniques of social media publicity like using the ‘Twitter mirror’ for panelistsConceptualized and edited mini-video series, The ORF Cut, aimed to increase social media outreach for research articles

Nagpur

Conceptualized and organized first-of-its-kind International Youth Conference between India and Pakistan, by the name of Aman Ki Asha (Hope for Peace) Council, which witnessed the participation of more than 400 delegates from India and PakistanPartnered with news-media giants from the two countries The Times Group, India and Jang Group, Pakistan for.

Vellore Area, India

Vadodara Area, India

Seeing Criminal Justice: Examining The Interplay Of Visual Media & Storytelling

Activities and Societies: Wrote a paper legally and artistically critiquing the HBO Documentary, Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

Master’S Degree, International And Intercultural Communication

Religious Literacy In Professions: Entertainment Media & Journalism

Activities and Societies: Wrote a paper on Religious Literacy analysis of a popular Indian show, Made in Heaven from Amazon Prime Video In.

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Biotechnology, 8.81/10

Activities and Societies: Hindi Literary Association, Social and Entrepreneurship forum, Invictus, Scholasticus, Model Youth Parliament.

High School, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Inter-DPS debates, Inter-DPS MUN, Inter-house drama, Science Quiz, Extempores Batch of 2012, topped in Biology.