Personal details
Dhruva G.
Summary
I am multidisciplinary professional with work experience of 15+ years spanning research and analysis, outcome-oriented storytelling, and management consulting roles in cultural and media platforms, NGOs, corporates, and MSMEs including startups, in sectors including software products, IT services, business research advisory, sustainability, and filmmaking. I have a fair amount of branding and brand strategy experience as an advisor to key leadership in different types of companies.
Technical skills
Work Experience
Director, Documentary Film on Jainism at Jainism.com August 2016 - Current Responsible for end-to-end philosophical, aesthetic, and technical envisioning and creation of a world-class feature-length documentary on one of the most ancient religions in the world. The principal cinematography is complete; the film is being edited.
Key deliverables:
- Directing the work of the film crew, including cinematography, sound, and editing teams
- Researching and integrating the best on-shoot and backend practices and technologies considering cost-benefit outcomes Creating and managing extensive documentation to support the filmmaking process
- Assessing final products to ensure quality and consistency with the overall creative vision
Highlights:
- The rough cut of the film was very well received by industry veterans as well as subject matter experts
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Head of Research and Co-founder at Jainism.com December 2013 - Current Responsible for conducting multidimensional research on Jainism weaving in religion, culture, identities, politics, and history. In parallel, creating a multimedia platform to complement the feature-length documentary.
Key deliverables:
- Interacting with leading scholars, historians, ascetics, community leaders, and Jain organizations Compiling articles and papers about Jainism
- Working with technical and content teams to create the platform
Highlights:
- Research appreciated by doyens such as Madhusudan Dhaky, Hampa Nagarajaiah, and Michael Wood
- Published in LSE@South Asia (London School of Economics and Political Science)
- Published in The Speaking Tree (Times of India)