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Writing

NGOs in India

An Initiative to Create Audio Books for the Visually Impaired - Third Eye Association

All Waste is Not Waste - on SWaCH which provides front-end waste management services in Pune

One NGO's efforts to preserve India's Heritage - REACH Foundation

Bridging the Divide Between the Haves and the Have-Nots - Mamata Charitable Foundation

Empowering the Weavers of Telangana - Chitrika Foundation

A Powerful Initiative for Social and Economic Progress of Adivasis - Kotwalwadi Trust

An Eldercare Institution with a Scientific Temper - Nightingales Medical Trust

A Helping Hand, not a Handout, for the Disabled Child - Society for Child Development (SFCD)

Lighting Up a Special Child's World - Tamahar Trust

Suicide Prevention - Connecting India


Other Initiatives
One Individual's Effort to Maximise Eco-Friendly Solutions in his Home

A Program in India to Spot and Nurture Football Talent


Book Reviews
Shahnaz Husain's Biography 'Flame - The Scent of a Woman'

13 Steps to Evil - How to Craft Superbad Villains by Sacha Black

The History and Culture of India 
My articles in Heritage India

A sample
The History and Art of the Famous Tanjore School of Painting
By Padma Raghavan and Savita Narayan

Writing on writing

The Beginner's Guide to Writing a Novel

Testimonial

'Savita has written for Moneylife on many occasions and her keen interest in humanitarian issues is evident in her writing. She has the innate ability to make the reader care about a cause through her articulate and fluent writing style. Her thought provoking writing on human interest stories, environmental issues, and the good work carried out by various NGOs in India have been an absolute pleasure to read.'

Sucheta Dalal, 

Managing Editor, Moneylife

www.moneylife.in

                    

Need help editing your work? Write to me!

                  narayan.savita@gmail.com

Editing                                                

Fiction and non-fiction.

Testimonials

'Savita is good at finding holes and inconsistencies in the plot, pointing out flawed pace and flow that make or break a story. Line editing, proofing for grammar and punctuation are her other skills. My short stories were earlier rejected at the journals I submitted them to, although the plots and storylines came in for praise. After working with Savita, my writing has improved tremendously. Today I am an author nominated for The Pushcart Prize.’

Shashi Kadapa, 

Managing Editor, ActiveMuse.

http://www.activemuse.org/Shashi/Shashi_Pubs.html

'I contacted Savita Narayan in a writer’s group on Facebook, for a request to beta read the manuscript of my 60,000-word novel, ‘A Call and its Echo’ in 2018. Her diligently formed review was honest, constructive and of tremendous help in improving my work.

Her genuine critique about the flaws in the development of the characters, her suggestions about the passive versus active voice and tell not show etc and her thorough feedback on the plot and language facilitated me in editing and refining my novel.'

Raana Sidiki, author of A Call and its Echo

'Savita Narayan was my mentor and one of the editors for my novel, “War and Resistance in the Wilderness.” The entire experience was excellent. She was very effective as a content editor in locating the confusion and inconsistencies and crafted my manuscript into a wonderful historical novel. She also completed a full edit for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Savita was also very prompt in communication and completing the task expeditiously. I would highly recommend her services.'

Donna Gawell, author of War and Resistance in the Wilderness

Need your manuscript appraised? Write to me!

narayan.savita@gmail.com