Sudha Kuruganti
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Communications and Marketing Professional
Experienced in developing content and design ideas for communications and marketing
collateral (grant proposals, expressions of interest, slideshow presentations, website
content, annual reports, brochures, proposals, write ups, briefs, press releases, posters,
newsletters and internal journals).
Writing and Editing Background
Marketing collateral
Annual reports (sample)
Website content (sample)
Brochures (sample)
Write ups
Press releases (sample)
School diary for a playschool (sample)
Maintaining online presence on social networking platforms (Facebook, Twitter,
Youtube)
Business Development Collateral
Grant proposals
Expressions of Interest
Slideshow presentations
Internal Communication
Posters (sample)
Newsletters and internal journals (sample)
Blog posts and articles
Articles for supplements (Sunday Chronicle, Teen Chronicle) of The Deccan Chronicle,
a leading English daily.
Book reviews written for RandomHouse India (on my website)
Articles for websites and blogs. (sample)
Personal blog (sample articles: one and two)
Fiction
Novel coming out soon, to be published by Indireads
Short story in anthology published by Indireads (‘The Long and the Short of It’)
Short story published in March 2014 issue of ‘Reading Hour’.
Developed script for an animated film for Smarton as marketing collateral
Developed script for an e learning module for a freelance client (sample)
Presented short stories on All India Radio as part of the Yuuvani program
Design Background
Marketing collateral
Logo for Samrita Trust (link)
Fundraising brochure for Samrita Trust
Annual report for Samrita Trust
Trifold brochure for HMRI
Diary for Busy Bees playschool (link)
Work History
Freelance writer and designer, 2010 – present
(Writing sample) (Design sample)
Coordinator Alliances and Partnerships, December 2008 to December 2010
Health Management and Research Institute – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Responsibilities included:
Writing project proposals
Handling corporate communications
Handling corporate relations
Social Marketing
Selected accomplishments:
Wrote a successful proposal to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation for funding a pilot project to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in
tribal areas in Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh. Grant funds of 450,000 USD were
approved based on the proposal.
Produced the organization’s first ever Annual Report, from choosing a theme,
finalizing concept and design, collecting information and inputs from various
departments, finalizing content, writing and editing text content and compiling into an e
report.
Wrote successful applications for the following awards –
EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2010 (award + prize money of 10 lakh rupees),
NASSCOM Social Innovation Honours 2010
eINDIA eHealth Award 2009
All of which were subsequently won by HMRI.
Freelance writer, October 2009 to August 2010
Anmipro Technologies Pvt. Ltd. – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Wrote content for various websites
Developed script for an e learning module for a client of Anmipro ( sample)
Developed content and script for an e learning module on economics
Freelance writer, 2002 – 2005
All India Radio – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Wrote and presented short stories as part of the Yuuvani program.
Education
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management – Hyderabad, India (2006 2008)
Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Diploma in Planning and Entrepreneurship
Majors: Human Resource Development, Marketing l Graduated with honors [75%]
Aurora’s Degree College – Hyderabad, India (2003 2005)
Bachelor of Sciences
Majors: Microbiology, Genetics and Chemistry l Minors: English and French Graduated with honors
[80%]
Awards
Won the first prize (worth Rs.15,000) in the creative writing competition conducted by IIPM, Mumbai
in December, 2006