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Prakruti Maniar
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Prakruti Maniar
Founder, First Writer, Digital Archivist
Purple Pencil Project
● Mumbai
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I’m an independent cultural researcher and storyteller exploring how the internet is reshaping memory, language, identity, and culture in contemporary India. My work sits at the intersection of digital humanities, storytelling, internet culture, AI, archives, and media systems. I’m particularly interested in how platforms influence what societies remember, what gets erased, and how creators are increasingly becoming accidental archivists of culture. Through essays, videos, conversations, and creative research, I explore themes such as: Indian languages online AI and cultural bias storytelling in the attention economy archives and cultural preservation I currently lead marketing and storytelling at LearnTube.ai and also run the Purple Pencil Project, an initiative focused on Indian literature, storytelling traditions, and linguistic diversity. My long-term goal is to build public-facing intellectual work that bridges academia, media, culture, and the internet — through essays, lectures, podcasts, and digital storytelling. Areas of interest: Digital Humanities • Internet Culture • AI & Society • Storytelling Systems • Indian Literature • Cultural Memory • Media Theory • Creator Economy • Archives • Language & Technology

Notable Appearances

Moderated a Session at the Le' Chakallas Film and Literature Festival Moderator at the Yatha Katha Film and Literature Festival Organiser of The Screenwriting Corner Featured in Midday as a spotlight on Book Spaces Online Words in Hindustan Times

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Speaker · Panellist · Media Quote / Commentary · Podcast Guest · Workshop Facilitator