About
Srishti Jha is a writer, journalist and editor. She has worked in the media with publications like the Hindustan Times, India Today, L’Officiel India where she extensively covered art, culture, fashion, travel, heritage, design, languages, books, and human narratives. She has also written for the Seminar Magazine, Mint Lounge, Elle India, Vogue India and Outlook India among others.
Srishti’s first translation work, The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup, originally written in Hindi by author and senior journalist, Vikas Kumar Jha was published by Penguin India in 2022.
She has been on the panel as a speaker at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Kerala Literature Festival, Khushwant Singh Lit Fest, Kolkata Literary Meet, Tata Literature Live, Sharjah International Book Fair, Kolkata Bengal Club, Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Kitaab and AdTech.
Srishti has also worked as a researcher, communications head, design consultant, style curator and arts co-ordinator.
She has a postgraduate degree in History from Miranda House, Delhi University and another PG degree in Fashion Journalism from London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London.
She has also been a part of the Writers’ Room for Aarya – Season 3 for Disney+ Hotstar. She is currently working on her first novel, a poetry collection and a screenplay. She paints, designs and does photography alongside.
