Editor I Writer I Journalist
India
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- Contributing Writer at The Man, The Malayala Manorama Group, Delhi
- Contributing Writer at Delhi Press
- Writer at Trendy.in, Bangalore
- Columnist at Windows & Aisles, inflight mag, Paramount Airways, Chennai
- Editorial Advisor at South Movie Scenes, Bangalore
- Guest Writer at Mint, The Wallstreet Journal, Mumbai
- Editorial Consultant at Saatchi & Saatchi (Direct), Bangalore
- Past
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- Contributing Writer at PC Mechanics, USA
- Consulting Editor at Starkworld Publishing, Bangalore, India
- City Editor at MiD DAY
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- Education
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- Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
- The British Institutes, Mumbai
- Christ College, Bangalore
- St Paul's School, Bangalore
- Lourdes Boys High School, Bangalore
- St Joseph's, Dharwad
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Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Summary
I have been a journalist for the last 13 years and done just about everything under the publication sun. From working in a weekly tabloid to a monthly magazine to a fortnightly tourist guide to a quarterly investment journal to a daily newspaper, it's been one long joyride.
After being the City Editor of MiD DAY, a daily tabloid in Bangalore, I now freelance as editor/writer/photographer. I just completed one travel book and finished editing another. I regularly contribute to an American portal on digital photography and computers besides writing lifestyle and culture pieces for Trendy.in, a bi-weekly online magazine.
I am a regular movie columnist for the in-flight magazine of Paramount Airways besides being on the advisory board of a newly-launched magazine on the South Indian film industry. I also contribute technology/gadgets pieces to The New Indian Express, The Man magazine (Malayala Manorama Group) and Mint, the business newspaper of The Wall Street Journal.
That apart, I do CEO profiles of tech companies for a new magazine being brought out by the Delhi Press Group (Caravan, Alive, Women's Era), and help Saatchi & Saatchi in bringing out inhouse journals for global conglomerates.
If you have some interesting projects, feel free to mail me at zahidjavali[at]gmail[dot]com.
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Specialties:
Reporting, editing, writing, research, analysis...
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Experience
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Contributing Writer
The Man, The Malayala Manorama Group, Delhi
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Publishing industry)
November 2007 — Present (9 months)
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Contributing Writer
Delhi Press
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2007 — Present (10 months)
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Writer
Trendy.in, Bangalore
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 months)
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Columnist
Windows & Aisles, inflight mag, Paramount Airways, Chennai
(Publishing industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 months)
I write on movies and gadgets for this in-flight magazine of Paramount Airways.
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Editorial Advisor
South Movie Scenes, Bangalore
(Publishing industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 months)
I am on the board of advisors for this magazine dedicated to the south Indian film industry
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Guest Writer
Mint, The Wallstreet Journal, Mumbai
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 months)
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Editorial Consultant
Saatchi & Saatchi (Direct), Bangalore
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year)
I was helping in bringing out a couple of in-house journals for two of their clients.
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Education
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Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Print, radio, TV, advertising and PR, 1996 — 1997
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The British Institutes, Mumbai
Diploma, Freelance journalism (print, radio, TV, PR and advertising), 1995 — 1996
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Christ College, Bangalore
PUC (Science) & BA, Journalism, Psychology, English, 1991 — 1996
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St Paul's School, Bangalore
Primary education, 1984 — 1986
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Lourdes Boys High School, Bangalore
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St Joseph's, Dharwad
Primary education,
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Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Websites:
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Interests:
writing, music, jet skiing, movies, Internet surfing, meeting friends and making new ones too
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Groups:
Anasuya Sengupta, Garima Bhardwaj, Aarti, David Timothy, Naveen Aysola, Farida Syeda, Laura Nathan, Vera Mascarenhas Malkani, Ruchika Chanana, Satish Chandra PD, Rajesh Pandey, Steven Spielberg, Saumil Majmudar, Rahul Matthan, Naman Ramachandran, Sunil Abraham, Ev Nucci, Scott Carney, Aditya Bhattacharya, Bijoy Venugopal, Asmita Bharati, Anand Iyer, Pro-blogger, Sudha Pillai, Dev Nadkarni
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LinkingIndia member
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Honors:
Won the ‘writers of essays of distinction” award at the 2007 contest organised by the Iris Chang Memorial Fund
Won the FIRST PRIZE in a national 'Gems Bond Complete The Story' Contest by Tinkle comics in 1990
Secured 72% in the Senior General Knowledge & Intelligence Test held by the Central Institute of General Knowledge Learning in 1990
Won the FIRST PRIZE in a national essay writing contest by Competition Success Review in 1991
Was profiled as a young journalist by First Circle, a bi-monthly youth magazine brought out by First Computers in 1995
Was picked as Guest Editor for Indiranagar Times in 1995-96, a weekly neighbourhood newspaper even while I was chasing my degree in Journalism.
Won a scholarship in 1996 for scoring well in my BA (JPEng) exams and doing well in extra curricular activities.
Was invited by Texas Instruments in 2003 to conduct a workshop on reporting and writing for their software engineers
Zahid H Javali (zhjavali(at)gmail(dot)com)’s Contact Settings
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