| Age : | 36 years | Education Qualification : | MBA |
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| Other Qualification : | Written 8 books (poetry, stories), composed several songs for music videos, taken international poetry projects and numerous workshops for teaching songwriting and poetry in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Registered with the JK Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. Being a multilingual poet, I write in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English, Dogri and French. | Email : | gitika26@gmail.com |
1. Written 6 books of poetry, 2 books of short stories, most released by eminent dignitaries including Dr. Karan Singh and Gulzar ,in prominent places like India International Centre, New Delhi, Amar Mahal, Jammu and the Press Club of India.2. Being a Life Member of the Poetry Society of India and a regular contributor to their national Journal, translated Dogri poetry and published it as a paper therein.3. Taught poetry and songwriting at University of Jammu by conducting several workshops under the patronage of the Vice Chancellor. Several other workshops and courses with other universities are being taken up by me from time to time.4. Launched an international poetry movement through a project titled Hymns and Harmony, where I mentored youth from across Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and taught them poetry and songwriting. The objective was to help them recognise writing as a therapeutic art and as a means of projecting our culture internationally, building peace and creating positivity.5. Registered with the Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. I regularly perform at their events including Mushairas and Kavi Sammelans. My next book of Ghazals will be published by the Academy.6. I have composed lyrics in Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, Punjabi, English and French for various music videos, and albums. I have also written raps for songs. I compose Bhajans too and am well versed with Braj Bhasha.7. My editorials regularly feature in the leading dailies of the region and may easily be found on the internet.8. I run a YouTube channel and an Instagram handle wherein I post my poetry frequently. It is both in the written form as well as video recitals.9. I write a blog for poetry titled ‘The Lost Sonnet’. It displays hundreds of poems written by me and their translations in other languages.10. I have served as a Book Reviewer for a leading media channel of the region. I hosted a series of Book Reviews called Poem Alone. This is available on YouTube.11. I have read my poetry and national and international events. I was part of a peace building initiative in 2019, wherein I travelled to Vietnam and performed my poems at an event before an international audience.12. I have a CAT Score of 99.96 percentile in English (year 2008).
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