About

The quick, third-person bio

Black and white image of Akanksha Singh. Image description: black and white photo of an indian woman with short hair in jeans and a t-shirt holding a DSLR. she is looking to the right of the photographer. trees and a path in the background.

Akanksha Singh is an independent journalist and writer based in Mumbai, India. She writes about social justice, politics, and her experience of being raised as a third culture kid. Her work has appeared in the BBC, CNN, Wired, and more. Akanksha thinks she has a future in comedy. Her cat, Holiday “Holly” Golightly, disagrees.

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The spiel

I am a journalist, content writer, and editor based between Mumbai, India (and, less frequently, Lisbon, Portugal).

I write about travel, culture, social justice, and my experience of being raised as a third-culture kid. My essays and journalism have appeared in the Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, Dazed, Lonely Planet, Wired, and more.

Currently, I’m Lonely Planet’s Destination Editor for Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Until recently, I also had a monthly column on JSTOR Daily, “Once Upon a Workplace,” which explored the world of jobs lost to time and technology.

Before freelancing full-time, I trained as a copywriter at R K SWAMY BBDO, an Indian agency that was once part of the global BBDO network. While there, I worked on a few big-name brands, including Pampers and Isuzu Motors India. I still take on a few copywriting clients, and I particularly love working with small businesses. If you’d like to know more about my content and copy services, head here.

I am always open to discussing opportunities – get in touch with me here.