: About Me

I am a journalist looking for freelance writing opportunities with magazines, newspapers, and publishing houses.

Having an experience of nine years in this field I can say that I have experienced the best of the two main departments reporting and editing. I started my career as a trainee journalist at one of India's leading dailies The Asian Age based in the Gujarat state. I worked as a correspondent cum reporter.

Prior to that I worked as a Reporter for a tabloid for children called The School Post privately distributed to children in various schools. It was a learning experience writing stories related to children, thier anxities, aspirations and dreams.

After marriage I shifted to New Delhi where initially I worked for an IT specific tabloid called Indian Computrade News ICN as an associate editor. I was responsible for all the news content that went in the paper.

I later joined The Hindustan Times as content editor. I was part of a team of editors subbing the content online and sending it back to the parent source.

After a year and a half I felt it was time to go back to reporting and writing and that's when I joined The Asian Age again with the features department.

Here I learned the QuarkXpress and how to design pages. I was incharge of some pages. I enjoyed reporting on the humane side of stories, writing about food, art, music, fashion, and religion among other topics.

Then for a year I took a break from journalism and tried my hands at copywriting at Via Infotech.

Copywriting was fun for a while but I missed journalism and then I got the opportunity to work for PlanMan Media as an assistant editor for their online newspaper The Daily Indian. Here again I was responsible for every content that went in the paper. Since it was an online paper I was co-ordinating with reporters all over the country for news.

Then my husband shifted to the Kingdom of Bahrain and after eight months I joined him there and got a job at Gulf Daily News as a sub editor, an English daily.

Although throughout my working career I was at the desk except when I was a trainee journalist in Asian Age, Ahmedabad, however it is reporting and writing that I enjoy the most.

And at Helium I got that chance to do what I enjoy the most writing. I have won two credentials here Marketplace Premier and Creative Writing Silver Award. And I hope to earn as much credentials here and improve my writing as much as I can.

If you are looking for a writer please contact me through the contact this writer or you can mail me at swati1012@gmail.com

My passion is ...

Writing and reading

I know too much about ...

Learning as I am always learning

My parents always told me ...

be positive and there is no short cut to success

My childhood ambition ...

to be a famous writer or journalist

My favorite memory ...

When I got my first job as a reporter

Why I write ...

because I love it and it helps me release my feelings about the world

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Paulo Coelho, nothing much, nice soothing music

My first job ...

Trainee Journalist with The Asian Age Ahmedabad, India

My best moment ...

My first byline and all the subsequent bylines after that

My inspiration ...

My Parents, My Brother and My Husband

Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art Guide to buying art as an investment

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Over the recent years art market has seen a steady rise all over the world. Prices of any form of art be it paintings, sculpture, and installations have touched the skies. Young upcoming artists are quoting exorbitant prices for their art and upcoming nouveau riche art collectors caught up in this art frenzy are paying such high prices for it. Yes, art has become a trendy alternative for investment, however one should remember that art like gold is not a sound investment. It will not give you easy returns like real estate or jewellery piece. So then should you stop buying art as investment...

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