CURRICULUM VITAE Akanksha Ahluwalia Mobile : 9674289345 Email :aakanksha.ahluwalia@gmail.

com Army Institute of Management, (Formerly National Institute of Management) Judges Court Road, Opp. Alipore Telephone Exchange, Alipore, Kolkata 700 027

Education and Certification Examination M.B.A.(Marketing)* Bachelors of Mass Media (Journalism) XII X *Pursuing Academic Projects (For B.M.M) Board/University Year Percentage 74.3% 86% 83.2%

West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata Jai Hind College /Mumbai University, 2009 Mumbai Carmel Convent, Bhopal/ C.B.S.E Army School, Mhow/ C.B.S.E 2006 2004

Documentaries made: a. One day in the life of an NDA cadet b. Gujjar agitation c. Street children of Bombay (Mumbai) Comparative analysis of three newspapers on the Left pulling out of the Nuclear deal Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express Project research and Theses presented on the Official Secrets Act versus Right to Information Act Papers written and presented in class: a. Democracy in Pakistan and its effect on India b. English team playing in India after 26/11 c. Media and Non Cricket sports d. Ozone layer depletion to Medha Patkar e. The Indian meltdown Designed a 4 page journal on Quark Express for editing Presented a comparative analysis on two regional newspapers (Urdu) Siasat Express and Munsif Daily Member of the Marketing team of the hypothetical launch of a TV channel Echo. Prepared and edited a 4 miniute radio show on Ban on smoking in public areas.

Personal Profile Date of Birth Gender Marital Status Nationality : : : : 10 Oct. 88 Female Single Indian

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Punjabi and French Hobbies & Interests : Reading, Dancing, Writing and a bon-vivant-love eating Internship Company: Hindustan Times (Delhi and Mumbai) Desk: Sports Duration: 2 months (Delhi), 3 weeks (Mumbai) Profile: Correspondent, Sub editor and page designing Completed two and a half months of internship in Hindustan Times at the sports desk. Have covered two major local cricket tournaments and covered badminton tournaments for the Mumbai desk. Was also involved in making live pages.

Achievements Currently working as a columnist in Viewspaper 22 bylines in a Hindustan Times Article written on the 2008 Pakistani elections , Winds of Change, was picked up by Reuters and voted as the most viewed article on the site. Film Review on Big Sleep was picked up by Palm Beach Post Written more than 50 plus articles for an e-paper called Viewspaper as a correspondent

Computer Skills Softwares: Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop, Cool Edit, Sony Vegas, MS Office Extra Curricular

A trained classical Kathak Dancer Member of the school debate team Was the best speaker in inter-cluster meet in 2004 Awarded the best speaker in Army school, Mhow 2003

Strengths Good communication skills Ability to lead & work in a group Adaptability Energetic Hardworking