Devaki Purohit
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Author | Journalist | Entrepreneur
RESUME
Literary
Work​
Experience​
Zoriaver’s Prophecy - A thriller-fiction.
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Zoriaver’s Prophecy was my debut novel, written at the age of 14 and published in 2013.
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The Novel was later republished internationally with ‘Partridge’, an arm of Penguin Publications.
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You can read more about it by clicking here or purchase it by clicking here.
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Hidden in the Scars – An Emotional Fiction.
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Hidden in the Scars was my second independent novel, written at the age of 19 and published in 2017.
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You can read more about it by clicking here or purchase it by clicking here.​
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Short Film:
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Have written the story, script and even the screenplay for an upcoming short film in the detective genres.
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Sakal Times:
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Have been a member of the Editorial Team and a weekly writer for the ‘Youngistan’ page (now known as Hangout) in the English Newspaper ‘Sakal Times’, Pune, since December 2013.
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Have written 50+ articles and poems for the page till date.
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Pune Times:
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Have written an article for the Newspaper 'Pune Times', titled "#NotInMyName".
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Tech Trail Digital Magazine
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​Have been a writer for the digital magazine - TECH TRAIL and have worked under the guidance of Mr. Shriram Shinde Sir
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Guest Invites:
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Have compiled and written a media report for the Karishma Society on their initiative- ‘Smart Society’, on the request of the Events Committee Chairman.
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Have been invited as a guest author to ‘Vibgyor High School’ to address the students of class 5 to 10 on the topic- 'Becoming a Writer'.
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Have been invited to Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, on multiple occasions, to speak on various topics and to conduct multiple workshops for the students.
College & Other Activities:
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Have been the Editor-in-Chief for the Symbiosis College Magazine, titled - 'Mosaic', for two consecutive years (2016 and 2017).
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Have contributed multiple articles and poems for the Symbiosis College Magazine.
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Have been the Editor of a book of short thriller stories published by ‘Symbiosis College of Liberal Arts’, titled 'Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall'. Have also written a story for the same.
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Have been a part of the first ever 'Pune International Literary Festival’ organized in 2013.
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Have written multiple scripts for various events organized in both School and College.
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Have participated in various Poetry Slam Competitions and have presented my poems on multiple platforms.
Blogger:
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Have been a blogger since a very young age. You may check out my Blog by clicking here.​
Extra-
Curricular
Work
Class Apart:
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Have launched a start-up at the age of 22 to tackle social and psychological issues such as lacking confidence, having an inferiority complex due to language problems, etc.
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You can read more about the same by clicking here.
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Student Faculty at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce:
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Had been appointed as a student faculty in Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce from 2016 to 2018.
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Had designed a course, from scratch, to tackle a social and a psychological issue, faced mostly by Non-English-speaking Students.
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My course revolved around the topics of Spoken-English and Confidence Building for non-English speaking students.
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Upon seeing drastic results between the students who took the course and other, the course successfully ran till the time of graduation.
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Anchoring:
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Have compered for the Annual Competition ‘Symbi Idol’ for two consecutive years, held in Symbiosis Junior College (Vishwabhavan Auditorium).
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Have compered for the Teacher’s Day event in the college for several consecutive years.
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Have anchored numerous society events and other college functions.
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Music:
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Have been playing the musical instruments, Piano and Ukulele. Have also done an introductory course on Djembe (West-African Drumming)
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You can find my videos of playing the Piano on YouTube. (Click on the song links below to be directed to my YouTube Videos)
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​College Fests:
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Have headed three big inter and intra college fests during my College. These are Symagine(2017 & 2018), Alohomora(2017) and Shamiyana(2016).
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Have been an active member in organizing and coordinating the ‘Symbi Idol’ event for two consecutive years.
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Have been a member of the Marketing Committee for the college fest- Arha-Kriti (2016)
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Other Activities:
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Volunteer at the Katraj Snake Park Animal Orphanage, Pune.
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Have choreographed several dances at various events.
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Enjoy cooking and baking and I'm working on a cook book for youngsters.
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Have played a small acting role in a Marathi film.
Awards
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Best Outgoing Commerce Student Award- 2018, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce.
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Zoriaver's Prophecy won ‘Book Jacket Design Excellence, Tag 2016’ award for the best book cover.
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Best Student Award for the Magazine Committee- 2017, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce.
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Award of Appreciation- 2017, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce.
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First Young Jewel of Karishma Society.
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Several other certificates for event organization in college.
Education
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B.Com - Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce
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Diploma in Liberal Arts - Symbiosis College of Liberal Arts
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Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling - Institute for Behavioral and Management Sciences
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MA Psychology (ongoing) - IGNOU