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Ananya Iyer

Journalist & Essayist covering Culture, Technology & Urban India

Loc. New Delhi, India

§ 1. Statement

Senior undergraduate studying English Literature at St. Stephen's College. Long-form writer published in The Wire, Fifty Two, and Scroll. Obsessed with how technology reshapes Indian neighborhood economies.

§ 2. Selected Projects

01.The 10-Minute City Dispatch

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A 5,000-word reported essay chronicling the lives, algorithmic penalties, and collective organizing of Delhi's delivery gig workers.

Field ReportingInterviewsData Analysis

02.Bazaar Memories: Old Delhi Oral Histories

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Audio archive and annotated transcripts documenting third-generation shopkeepers in Chandni Chowk.

Audio RecordingArchival ResearchOral History

§ 3. Career & Positions

Editorial Fellow at Scroll.in

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

Reported a 4-part investigative series on quick-commerce dark stores in NCR.
Fact-checked and sub-edited 25+ weekly essays across arts and politics desks.

Editor-in-Chief at The Stephanian Magazine

Aug 2023 – Present

Curated 6 print issues featuring original essays, translations, and archival photos.
Migrated the publication to a digital-first editorial pipeline.

§ 4. Education

St. Stephen's College, University of DelhiB.A. (Hons.) English Literature

2022–2025