Avinash Gavai

Avinash Gavai is a journalist & former communications professional

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Avinash Gavai is a veritable Master of the Cultural Zeitgeist, excellent ranconteur , and bon vivant who is going through the ups and downs of life with incredible dignity, panache, and savoir-faire. In August 2017, Avinash joined Click Digital Studios, an entertainment content production company, and became an editor of their brand new news division, known as PrimeFeed. In 2014, he was recruited by the Wadia Group--one of the oldest multi vertical conglomerates in India--as the Manager for Public Relations & Corporate Communications for all companies operating under the Group, including GoAir, Bombay Dyeing, and Britannia. He served as the Acting Head of the division for eight months. Aside from this, he was one of the founders of  Khojo, an online magazine that was once devoted to inspiring innovations and designs in South Asia.  Prior to this, Avinash Gavai was a reporter and columnist with Embassy News. In this publication--Canada's only foreign policy news weekly, he reported on a wide range on issues concerning foreign policy, diplomacy and international relations. This involved networking and regular interaction with politicians, diplomats, businesses, academic and other opinion-makers through interviews and visual media. In Canada, he was also the Vice President of Business Development of Esprit de Corps. a military publication where  he helped develop and implement growth opportunities through sales and networking while also creating editorial content.  

Editor at PrimeFeed (News division of Click Digital Studios)

August 2017 - Present | Mumbai

Editing and writing online news content for PrimeFeed

Public Relations & Corporate Communications Manager at Wadia Group

August 2014 - February 2017 | Mumbai

Controlling messaging, image management of the primary senior stakeholders, crisis management, writing and editing of corporate communication documentation.

Co-Founder & Managing Editor at Khojo

February 2014 - August 2015 | Bombay, New Delhi, & Ukraine

Creating and editing copy for Khojo in addition to helping determine its creative direction.

Reporter & Columnist at Embassy News - Canada's foreign policy newspaper

2010 - September 2012 | Ottawa, Canada

Embassy is the only international affairs newspaper in Canada. I have two columns in the newspaper where I report on a wide range on issues concerning foreign policy and international affairs. This involves networking and regular interaction with politicians, diplomats, businesses, academic and other opinion-makers through interviews and visual media.

Vice President of Business Development at Esprit de Corps Magazine and Books

December 2011 - September 2012 | Ottawa, Canada

Developing and implementing growth opportunities for EdC while also creating military/defense related content

freelance reporter at Weekly Voice

2009 - 2010

website reporter at Web City Beat

2009 - 2010

Did television style reporting on college and Ottawa related issues including a Haiti earthquake story for a multimedia student news site Have written investigative pieces, including a story on a crack cocaine epidemic in Ottawa

Journalist (writer/photographer) at Algonquin TImes

2009 - 2010

The Algonquin Times newspaper, Ottawa, ON * Reported on a wide range of topical campus issues centering on Algonquin College * Photographed subjects, and conduct interviews to provide visual aids in telling a story * Designed and laid out news pages using Adobe InDesign * Fact checked and self-edit to ensure integrity of news item and brevity of language

Journalist (writer/photographer) at Indo American News

2008 - 2009

* Found leads to interesting stories on the South Asian community in Texas and surrounding states * Conduct interviews in person or by other means to obtain first hand sources of information * Design and lay out pages using Adobe InDesign * Until recently the Canadian correspondent for this paper, writing on South Asian affairs in Canada

Executive at Confederation of Indian Industry

2002 - 2005

Worked in the International Division, where activities and briefs concerning India - European business relations were handled. Was engaged in multifaceted activities such as event management, research, and networking with the company members of CII, the government of India, media and European diplomats based in India. Undertook crucial assignments, such as the planning of business missions of Indian industrialists to places like the United Kingdom and France, which facilitated closer ties between themselves and their counterparts in these countries. References: Available on request

Algonquin College

2009 – 2010

Diploma

Concentration: Journalism

Foreign policy, diplomacy, Liverpool Football club, human rights, sports, pop culture, international relations, Canada, politics, India, social media, neuro-linguistic programming, innovation, development, journalism, automobiles, psychology, newspapers, editing, hockey, music, breakbeats, rap, electronic music, punk, metal, jazz, bodybuilding, exercise, yoga, photography, videography, food, fine dining.