Illustration by Neha Dharkar
Hi, I’m Divya.
I'm a writer with experience in features journalism, business and economics reporting, audience and community engagement and social strategy. I've written and reported for the Detroit Free Press, THE CITY, The New York City News Service, The News Minute, The Hindu, the South Side Stand and more.
I am also a master’s student in engagement journalism and business and economics journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
Outside work hours, I like training for obstacle course races (ask me about the time I climbed a 20-foot rope), gossiping (ask me what engulfed Twitter today) and doing the New York Times Crossword (ask me about the Thursday themes). If you’re so inclined, you can ask me about my work and experience too.
rECENT WORK
Quilter who spent 42 years on death row opens art exhibit in Detroit in the Detroit Free Press
How New Yorkers Can Claim Over $17 Billion of Their Lost Money in THE CITY
How to Become a New York City Tour Guide in THE CITY
How to Throw a Block Party in New York City in THE CITY
Voting in Other Languages: Registration Hindered by Lack of Translation in THE CITY
Participatory budgeting is happening right now in New York City. Here’s how to make your voice heard in THE CITY
How to Film the NYPD or Get Body Camera Footage in THE CITY
Should You Give a Candidate Your Signature? A Voter’s Guide to Petitioning in THE CITY
How to File Your Taxes for Free in New York City in THE CITY
What Voters Should Know about 2023 Elections in NYC in THE CITY
What a Community Education Council Does and How to Join One in THE CITY
The “Customer is King” motto has invisibilised the delivery rider in The News Minute:
Assault to slut shaming, Chennai schools have been getting away with abuse for decades in The News Minute
Let’s try and not be a cry-baby in my newsletter Dirty Laundry
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