Payal Shah Karwa is an Indian author popular for her book The Bad Touch[1][2][3]

Payal Shah Karwa
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Commerce, Masters in Advertising & Communication
Alma materNarsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
OccupationAuthor
Notable workThe Bad Touch[4]

Early life

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Payal Shah Karwa was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Payal attended the St Teresa's Convent High School in Santacruz, Mumbai and completed her B.Com from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. After that, she completed her Post Graduation Diploma in Advertising and Communications from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in Juhu Vile Parle Mumbai.[5]

Personal life

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She met her life partner, Rahul Karwa, at NMIMS and after their marriage in 2005, they continue living in Mumbai with their twin girls Adweta and Aarna. Rahul is the CEO of an event and content company.[5]

Career

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Early career

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After completing her Post Graduation, Payal worked in the field of brand communication in Midas Events, Ogilvy & Mather, Hanmer MS&L and Out of Home Media India Pvt Ltd. In 2009 she started her content agency The Word Jockey since December 2015.

In 2009, she also started working on her first book – The Bad Touch, which was based on the subject of child sex abuse. The book had stories about activist Harish Iyer, Director Anurag Kashyap and others.

The book was published by Hay House Marketing and launched in April 2013 by celebrity actress Tara Sharma Saluja, and artist Brinda Miller.[6]

Later career

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Currently she is Content Director at The Word Jockey Creative Content Studio.[7] She has also founded the website on women's intimate health to break taboos surrounding sexual health issues, and co-founded a channel on kids’ content Yabadabadoo Kids.[5]

She is a speaker and trainer, and has addressed audiences at various forums like Science of Storytelling at Nehru Science Centre, Times of India Literacy Carnival, TMFA, Merck, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Global Content Summit etc.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dalal, Phorum. "Someone Had To Break The Silence: Payal Shah Karwa". Mid Day. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Warrier, Meera. "Active citizens fighting CSA". DNA India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "A Day in the Life of... Mom, Author and Content Consultant Payal Shah Karwa". iDiva. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ Patra, Khristina. "The Bad Touch: Real people talk about their Child Sex Abuse experience and how they overcame it". Yahoo. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "About Payal shah karwa". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Launch of Payal Shah Karwa's book 'The Bad Touch'". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ Mange, Karan. "Interview with Payal Shah Karwa, Founder, The Word Jockey". BMS. Retrieved 2 June 2018.