Srijana Siri Murthy

Experience

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  Quintessential Conversations

  Jan 2021 - now

  Founder, Lead Researcher-Writer

  - Quintessential Conversations is a podcast platform to ask questions and gain insightful, well-informed answers from the country's leading academics. The podcast has completed two seasons. - Season One was themed after the environment and we discussed issues like climate change through ecological, legal and philosophical lens. - In Season Two, we explore India and what it means to be Indian through literary, philosophical, historical and political perspectives.

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  Nord Anglia Education

  Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  Review Panel for UNICEF - Voice of Youth Blog

  Reviewed and edited various poems pertaining to social justice. Complied a book at the end of the experience titled - Voice of Youth in collaboration with UNICEF.

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  Cinematic Epiphanies

  Jun 2021 - now

  Founder, Lead Writer-Editor

  Cinematic Epiphanies aims to revitalise the cinematic experience by writing about the lesser analysed aspects of cinema such as cinematography and narrative structures.

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  The Edict

  Oct 2022 - now

  Assisting the Editor of the Opinions Department to edit and manage a team of 8 writers. Staff Writer for the Opinions Department of The Edict, Ashoka University's independent student newspaper. I write about the opinion articles about campus culture and academics.

  • Editor in Chief

    May 2024 - now

  • Junior Editor

    Apr 2023 - May 2024

  • Staff Writer

    Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
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  Young India Foundation

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Campus Research Fellow

  Wrote analytical articles about youth issues in India and globally. Critique the lack of youth engagement in politics and policy-making.

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  TISS-Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Research Assistant

  Research Assistant for the Status of Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education Report for India 2023. Worked with a group of 6 people on the literature review for the report.

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  The Hindu

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  Editorial Intern

  Reported on civic and transport issues across Bengaluru city. Wrote news and feature articles along with learning the basics of copyediting. Received bylines and credits for my published work

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  The English Literary Society, St. Stephen's College

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Regular Contributor
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  The Indian Express

  Sept 2023 - Mar 2024

  Editorial and Research Intern