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Sukriti Sharma
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PG Student
, International Non-Profit, Community Development, Arts Programmes, Education, Capacity Building, Workshop Design, Project Management
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Gurgaon, Delhi (NCR),
Haryana
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A post-graduate in Music in Development, deeply interested in studying the use of music (and performing arts) in social movements, rehabilitation & healing in developing/conflict/post-conflict areas, & as a means for voice, agency and capacity building for marginalised populations. Currently looking for opportunities in India in youth intervention, education & capacity building projects. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
In 2016, alongside my MA studies, I spent ten months as a Music Volunteer with the Choir With No Name – a charity that runs community choirs across the UK for people that have been affected by homelessness. I was responsible for assisting during choir rehearsals & performances, maintaining decorum, maximising member participation, and assisting the choir director in taking warm-ups as well as helping members having trouble. My major role however was to interact with members and make them feel comfortable and included. We aimed to create a safe community space. I saw first-hand the effects that community participation and singing together has on members’ wellbeing and confidence – documenting my experience in a qualitative research based paper on ‘community music as an enabler of Appadurai’s conception of capacities to aspire’, using the Choir With No Name case study.
I gained in depth insight into workshop design and delivery for community music projects, with a special focus on peace building and rehabilitation in conflict/post conflict regions,
through a four day Community Music Leadership for Peace-building and Social Change workshop, run by Musicians Without Borders at SOAS in July 2016. The course equipped me with tools and practices used by MwB facilitators in their own projects across Europe and MENA, while enabling us to learn from the fruitful discussions with the diverse range of community music practitioners participating in the programme. It concluded with a live workshop facilitated by us where an external audience was invited to take part.
I have spent a year working with arts and cultural events company - Teamwork Arts - in Delhi. My role as Digital Marketing Assistant helped me recognize the importance of storytelling, making me an intuitive marketer who appreciates the significance of creating engaging and memorable online experiences in today’s new media age. I worked on productions such as the Jaipur Literature Festival, META, and the Sounds of Freedom 2014 concert presented in partnership with UN Women. The underlying theme behind the productions and related communications was one of social impact, equal opportunity and access to the arts and promoting spaces for open debate and discussion on pressing social issues. Moreover, in a two person digital team, I had the opportunity to contract agencies, work within tight budgets, and manage a digital agency team of 3-4 people largely on my own in a fast paced and high-energy live events environment.
In summer 2016, I worked as Communications and Research Intern at a start-up – ChainChecked – that works to help businesses comply with the Modern Slavery Act UK. Exposed to the harsh realities of modern slavery and unfair labour practices across the world, I singularly worked on creating a new digital-blog-web strategy for the company and built an online space advocating for ethical & transparent business practices.
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Education: |
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London London, UK
Graduate Student, MA Music in Development - Merit Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
• Core modules: Music in Development; The Music Business; Analyzing Global Creative & Cultural Industries;
Ethnicity, Religion & Gender in Middle Eastern Musical Cultures; Ethnomusicology In Brazil (King’s College, London)
• Research Interests: Deconstructing the hegemonic imposition of Hindu hyper-nationalism in BJP led India; Resistance to orthodox power structures through alternative, syncretic & popular music scenes & traditions; Negotiating schisms between tradition & modernity in a neoliberal world – comparative study of global club cultures/urban electronica music scenes and their influence on youth identity formation; Community music for health & wellbeing in developing/conflict/post-conflict societies
Musicians Without Borders/SOAS World Music Summer School London, UK
Student Representative & Participant,
Certificate Course on Community Music Leadership for Peace-building and Social Change July 2016
Miranda House, University of Delhi New Delhi, India
Undergraduate Student, BA (Honours) Political Science Jul 2011 – Jun 2014
• 1422 of a total 2400 across 6 semesters
• Coursework: Feminism & Indian Politics; The African Experience: Polity & Economy; Political Philosophy; Global Politics; International Relations; Comparative Politics; India’s Foreign Policy; Public Policy & Administration in India;
Ethics in Public Domain; Principles Of Economics; Formal Logic
The Shri Ram School – Aravali Gurgaon, India
High Distinction, ISC Grade XII – CISCE Board March 2011
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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Years of Experience:
0-2 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, French (Beginner) |
Nationality:
Indian
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LinkedIn Profile:
www.linkedin.com/in/sukritisharma/
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