Nishtha Shanti

(+1) 917-655-4975
ns3770@columbia.edu

EDUCATION:
● Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism - (MS Documentary) Expected Graduation August 2024
duPont-Columbia Awards fellow (2023-24) Courses: Image and Sound for Documentary, Reporting, Crafting Compelling
Narratives, The Memory Project
● Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University (B.A. Hons. Philosophy) 2016-2019
Courses: Feminism, Ethics, Analytical Philosophy, Bioethics, Logic

WORK EXPERIENCE
● Editorji Technologies: Digital Media Company - Senior Content Creator: Dec 2021 - April 2023
● Spearheaded long-form video content as part of special projects vertical on the English Editorial desk
● Executive Producer:
○ 'How & Why' a docu-explainer show covering culture, history, & psychology. Episodes include history of
tattoos, and why dogs make us happy
○ 'The Issue', an explainer show covering human interest stories on marital rape laws, pollution, cannabis
○ 'The Footnote' an interview series on lesser-known change-makers, including the man who set up India’s
first suicide prevention helpline, and a person to walk in India’s first pride parade.
● Produced 'The India Story': weekly flagship show for the Indian diaspora on global news.
● Anchored, produced, and edited 16 episodes of a weekly show on the biggest state elections in India (Uttar Pradesh)
● Editorji Technologies - News Writer: June 2018 - June 2020
● Covered breaking news on English News Desk, including Abrogation of Art.370, Delhi Elections, Union Budget
● Created long-form video content simplifying complex current affairs, including stories on mental health and farmer
suicides, Covid-19 explainers, women’s safety and more
● Feminism In India - Multimedia Editor: July 2020 - Nov 2021
● Video: Created bilingual videos, steered anchoring, production, shooting, scripting, sound design, graphic creation
and quality control for 12 long-form videos a month, produced 150+ videos on feminist issues; mental, sexual, and
reproductive health; current events, historical archives
● Podcast: Launched, produced, co-hosted, and scripted 2 seasons (24 episodes) of the flagship podcast show -
'Intersectional Feminism - Desi Style' - a show that looked at the relevance of gender in the judiciary, pop culture,
publishing, media, medicine and more.
● Business and Organizational Development: Worked on multiple client campaigns with national and international
organizations including Action Aid, Greenpeace, Equality Now, Proactive For Her, and Tinder. Resulted in revenue
generation of over $15,000.
● Freelancer:
● Edited, produced, and voiced two tutorials for the United Nations Environment Programme and IRG Solutions
South Asia on the segregation of macroplastics and microplastics from water (June 2020)
● Designed company newsletter 'The Pulse' for international NGO Reach to Teach to spread information about
company-wide impact and news to its board of directors (August 2020)

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS:

● duPont-Columbia Awards fellow (2023-24)

● 4 UNFPA and Population First Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitive Reporting - 'Let's Talk About challenges of
PCOS' 'Vaginismus: when your vagina refuses to open up', Let's Talk about online harassment of women journalists,
Queer and Trans representation in our films - youngest recipient
● Women's Web - Orange Flower Award: Best Film for short film - 'Let's Talk About Challenges of PCOS'

SKILLS: Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, Anchoring and Voice Overs, Research and scriptwriting, Cinematography, Content
Management Systems (CMS), Social Media Marketing and content generation

INTERESTS: Hindustani classical music, Art Journaling, Cooking