1. RESUME
Name: Ankona Das
Address:
B 1/13 A5 Niranjan Bhavan,
Nr. Metro Pillar 166,
New Ashoknagar,
Pin: 110096,
Delhi.
Mail id: mome.ankona@gmail.com
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A capsule insight into the person:
I’d call myself a young, animated, innovative, aspiring professional who believes in the
success that is born out of turning ones passion into a profession.
Career objective:
To be the best in the domain and help the organization grow.
Educational Qualification:
Examination of Master of Arts (English) 2014 – 2016
Semester Month and
Year
Percentage Grade Classification College/University
4 April - 2016 71.28 A+ First Class
with
Distinction
St. Xavier’s College
(Autonomous)
3 Nov. - 2015 72.17 A+ First Class
with
Distinction
St. Xavier’s College
(Autonomous)
2 April - 2015 77.17 O Outstanding-
Exemplary
St. Xavier’s College
(Autonomous)
1 Nov. - 2014 74.33 A+ First Class
with
Distinction
St. Xavier’s College
(Autonomous)
Examination of Bachelor of Arts (English) 2011 – 2014
Semester Month and
Year
CGPA Classification College External Examiner
1 to 6 Nov. 2011 –
April 204
6.89 First Class St. Xavier’s
College
Gujarat University
Papers written (2014 – 2016):
1. Lesbianism—a Refuge
On problematising heterosexuaality
2. Purple Hibiscus—From the sound of silence to the stairway of revelation
On the interplay of agent, agency and structure
3. Beyond the Voice of Omniscience
A critique of the voice-over narrator and the complicacies therewith—aided by Vicky

2. Cristina Barcelona
4. Discourse in Poetry
A philosophical enquiry into poetic language, the birth of a poetic self and poetry centred
hermeneutics
Work Experience:
 2014 Obtained the first freelancing assignment of proofreading the book: Snehal
Shah: Architect by Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper, published by Mapin Publishing in
association with Akshara Foundation in the year 2014
 June 2014 – June 2015 Worked as a consulting editor with Mapin Publishing
 June 2015 – Present Working as an Editorial Assistant with Mapin Publishing
Well-versed with
 Copy-editing and proofreading text of any nature
 Writing flap-copy content, annual catalogue...
 Reviewing manuscripts for publication
 Communicating with the media for promotional work (approaching Dailies,
Periodicals, official sites of broadcasters like BBC with letters/e-mails)
Acknowledged for:
Editorial contribution in 15 books including:
 Innovations in Design: Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System, a part of The Urban
India Transport Series (acknowledged in print for proofreading)
 Snehal Shah: Architect published by Mapin in association with Akshara Foundation
(acknowledged in print for final proofreading)
 Early Bombay Photography, published in association with Contemporary Arts Trust,
Mumbai (acknowledged in print for proofreading)
 PE@80, a corporate publication of Reliance Industries Ltd (acknowledged in print for
proofreading)
(Received FIP recognition 2015-16 in the reference book category)
 Maharanis: Women of Royal India, a book dealing with photography, Indian royalty,
women, gender and history (acknowledged in print for proofreading)
 Ebrahim Alkazi: Directing Art, a chronicle of the life and works of Ebrahim Alkazi
(acknowledged in print for proofreading/ copyediting)
(Received FIP recognition 2015-16 in the art book category)
 Reverie with Raza by Uma Nair (acknowledged in print for proofreading/
copyediting)
 Learning from Delhi, a book from the Practising Architecture in Urban India series,
by Gert Jan Scholte and Pelle Poiesz (acknowledged in print for proofreading/
copyediting)
For further information on these titles please log on to www.mapinpub.com

3. Personal Information:
 Languages known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali
 Date of Birth: 21st April, 1993
 Hobbies: Reading, singing and playing my guitar
References:
1. Mr. Snehal Shah, Architect, Phone: 09824015023
2. Mr. Bipin Shah, Publisher, Phone: 09898593339