Lavanya N
(xe/xyr/xem + she/her)
Experience
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Independent Writer and Editor (May 2016 – present)
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Writing and editing marketing content
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Opinion essays
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Complete Portfolio
lavanyanarayan.contently.com
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Riz Ahmed’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ and why I’m
breaking up with my Indian identity
What is the problem with Apu?
Tam Brahm, No Thank You Ma’am
Why cis het people should not be ‘discussing’ the right
of trans people to exist
A slice of real life in fantasy
Being a tattooed and pierced femme in India
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Senior Sub-Editor at InMobi (April 2018 - January 2019)
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Copywriter at Red FM (July 2017 – October 2017)
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Sub-Editor at The Hindu Business Line (May 2015 – May 2016)
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Editorial Intern at Rolling Stone Middle East (April 2012 - August
2012)
Education
University of Sussex (September 2021 - August 2022)
MA Media and Cultural Studies (anticipated; awaiting
funding)
Asian College of Journalism (July 2014 - May 2015)
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Print Journalism
Languages
English (Native or bilingual proficiency)
Hindi (Native or bilingual proficiency)
Tamil (Native or bilingual proficiency)
Malayalam (Elementary proficiency)
French (Elementary proficiency)
Skills & Expertise
News curation, writing and editing
Proofreading
Transcribing
Creative writing
Feature writing
Opinion editorial writing
Radio scriptwriting and voice acting
Content management
Copywriting and editing
Social media management
Acting Credits
THEATRE
YEAR
ROLE
PLAY/PRODUCTION
(DIRECTOR)
GROUP/EVENT/VENUE
2020
Lungs/Padma/Protestor
The Grand March (Zhui Ning
Chang and Pooja
Sivaraman)
Fresh Lime Soda
Productions
2019
Ensemble
M. F. Husain (Ranji David)
Organizational Theatre
2019
Council Member
Footprints (Arundhati Raja)
BLT’s VP@80 Festival
2018
I Was There in the
Room
The Vagina Monologues
(Nishu Dikshit)
Quiver Productions
(V-Day 2018)
2017
Barbara LeBos
Dinner with the Family
(Archana Kariappa and
Swathi Parsuraman)
Bangalore Little Theatre
(BLT)’s French Theatre
Festival
2016-17
Anna Danby
Kean
Coonoor Club
2016
Betty Johnson
Funny Money
Alliance Française
Madras
2015
Grieving Mother
Death at a Funeral (Krishna
Bezawada)
Zoetrope
2015
Multiple
Check Please!
MCC Culturals
2015
Heroine/Controversy
Padam Super Hit
(Kalieaswari Srinivasan)
World Theatre Day
Chennai
2013
Travelling Mime
Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead
(Ciaran Mulhern)
Dubai Drama Group
2012
Helen
The Mouse that Roared
(Philip Apaza)
Backstage (now H72
Productions)
TRAINING
January 2020: Théȃtre du Soleil’s École Nomade, hosted by Indianostrum Theatre in Pondicherry,
India.eatre in Pondicherry
