K.

S Arsh
Room 201, Waterfront Apartments
Timber Lake Colony, Old Bombay Highway, Hyderabad, Telangana
500 008
0/+91-7780248158 arsh.selvyn@gmail.com

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SUMMARY:
Proven leader who has worked with various levels of organizations to create positive impacts on society. Passionately
researched the use and effect of information in society, consumption habits, and the formation of institutions.
Quickly translates information to identify and cater to emerging markets through detailed analysis of the media
landscape.

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QUALIFICATIONS:
Ambedkar University Delhi: M.A. Sociology 2014 – 2016
➢ Higher Educational Policies and Pedagogical Politics

University of Delhi: Bachelor of Arts: English 2010 – 2013

➢ Historical Literature

SKILLS:
Research Writing Social Social Media Writing
Media

Customer Service Time Management Editing

Teaching Public Speaking Market Analysis

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
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The Statesman (Newspaper): Sub-editor Kolkata, September - Present 2018

➣ Proofread and fact checked stories on a daily basis so that they could be published in tomorrow’s
newspaper

➣ Designed the page along with placing the advertisements and hence learned a little about layout and
graphic design on the job.

Nava Telangana (Publishing House): Proofreader Hyderabad, March - April 2018

➣ Functioned as the principal proofreader for the first draft of ‘Cuba In The Castro Era’ by
Chandrashekhar Narsinga Rao who toured Cuba as the Indian representative for the 2016 May Day
Celebrations in Havana.

InvestXP: Columnist Kolkata, March - Present 2018

➣ Published widely on key issues such as Real Estate and the Indian Economy to better inform our
citizens so as to guide their decision making and electoral choices.

The Culinary Lounge: Marketer Hyderabad, February - 2018

➣ Designed brochures for fine dining events and group cooking classes Interviewed world renowned
chefs for features in The Culinary Lounge Newsletter

Sancta Maria International School: Library Developer Hyderabad, December - January 2017
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Room 201, Waterfront Apartments
Timber Lake Colony, Old Bombay Highway, Hyderabad, Telangana
500 008
0/+91-7780248158 arsh.selvyn@gmail.com
➣ Surveyed the reading interest of the junior, middle and senior schools.
➣ Made additions to the library’s collection accordingly.
➢ Submitted Reports of this procedure to the principal’s office.

Rishi Valley School: History, Sociology & Literature Teacher Andhra Pradesh, June – October 2017
➢ Taught pre-history to class 7
➢ Taught literature to class 9
➢ Taught sociology to class 11

➢ Organized a philosophy club which met weekly to work on narrative writing and critical thinking

Economic and Political Weekly: Research Assistant Mumbai, May – June 2017
➢ Assisted in the organization, particularly improving the searchability of the digital archives
➢ Coordinating with senior academics in tracing certain articles for the purposes of anthologization
➢ Participated in staff reviews of prior publications on a weekly basis in assessing reader response

Peoples Archive for Rural India: Data Analyst Intern Telangana, August – October 2016

➢ Collected primary data to create a public archive of migrant non-white collared workers from the rest
of India to Telangana, focusing on their livelihoods and habitations.
➢ Done primarily in the form of a photo-interview, while selecting people who may be representative
of the locale.

The University Worker Newspaper: Reporter Delhi, December 2014 – April 2016
➢ Interviewed various university employees to create dialogue between cross-sections of workers
who usually are not in touch with each other.
➢ Revealed the everyday struggles of employees of the university that led to the first student union in
the AUD.
➢ Was widely circulated and worked with students in every prominent University in Delhi to create
an inter-Institutional dialogue.

The Hindu Newspaper: Copy Editor and Reporter Hyderabad, July 2015
➢ Formalized and fact checked wired bulletins into printable articles to provide readers necessary
context to appreciate how such developments affect their community.
➢ Investigated varied stories such as book launches and regional festivals, to national labor
disputes including the illegalization of sand mining along the Yamuna Bank resulting in a
revolt by Sand workers.

Ambedkar University Delhi: Student Council Member Delhi, August 2014 – December 2014
➢ Was an elected representative for my department in the bi-annual Student Council to coordinate
between staff and faculty.
➢ Negotiated demands of students and goals of the faculty to plan semester targets.

Hansraj Film Society: President and Co-Founder Delhi, 2010 – 2013

➢ Mobilized cinema to spur interdisciplinary dialogue between students from diverse streams
➢ Organized weekly film screenings and discussions
➢ The Film society in Hansraj has now gone on to make a few of its own cinematic productions
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Room 201, Waterfront Apartments
Timber Lake Colony, Old Bombay Highway, Hyderabad, Telangana
500 008
0/+91-7780248158 arsh.selvyn@gmail.com
Impulse Magazine: Co-Founder and Editor Delhi, August 2010 – January 2011
➢ Surveyed student demand for an autonomous literary space and provided an open platform which
gave a voice to the North Campus.
➢ Branched into a discussion club which met regularly creating a community cum workgroup of editors,
enthusiasts and scholars.

INTERESTS:
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➢ Avid scholar, with particular interest in Philosophy, Law, Political Economy,
Sociology and Literature
➢ Amateur poet
➢ Football enthusiast
➢ Travelling
➢ Food & Drink Connoisseur

REFERENCES:
Arnab Das Gupta Paresh Chandra Bidhan Dash
Hansraj College English Dept. The University Worker Ambedhkar University Delhi Professor
Professor Colleague +919711174299
011-27667458 +918287769569 bidhan@aud.ac.in
arnab82@gmail.com paresh.wid.a.c@gmail.com

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