Pradnya Mali

I am a Language expert (Marathi & Hindi) with a deep love and connection to different languages and their cultural nuances. I enjoy working with words. To ensure clarity, accuracy, and meaning in written and verbal communication, it's a new journey every time. I have experience collaborating with diverse teams in remote settings, supporting smooth communication and delivering thoughtful, high-quality language work across different projects.

ContentTranslator & Editor at Nayi Disha (2023-01 – Present)

Translate and edit clinical and non-clinical content across multiple languages, primarily English to Marathi and vice versa, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and accessibility for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities.

• Translate and edit around 400 clinical and non-clinical content across multiple languages, primarily English to Marathi and vice versa, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and accessibility for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities.
• Develop fact sheets, posters, edited PDFs, website content, and social media content.
• Create visual and video communication materials using Canva.
• Collaborate with multiple teams while managing key initiatives, including coordinating and supporting the organisation's 10th anniversary programme and related outreach activities.

Project Assistant (Language Research Project) at Deccan College (2022-12 – 2023-09)

Supported a large-scale government language research project involving 2,962 interviews across 125 talukas in 34 districts of Maharashtra.

• Supported a large-scale government language research project involving 2,962 interviews across 125 talukas in 34 districts of Maharashtra.
• Managed interview data, metadata organisation, and linguistic transcription in IPA and Devanagari scripts.
• Assisted with translation, documentation, and map-based data preparation using Word and Excel.
• Consistently met project targets and tight deadlines on a nationally and internationally referenced research project.
• Project reference: https://sdml.ac.in/mr

Content writer at Eco-Book Hut (2021-05 – 2022-06)

Content writing and digital book development focusing on Marathi literature and dialects.

• Successfully launched and published a digital book showcasing multiple Marathi dialects, expanding access to regional literature, promoting literacy awareness, and amplifying the voices of emerging writers from rural Maharashtra.
• Increased community engagement by developing a Marathi-language book summary that improved accessibility and encouraged wider readership.

M.A in Language & Content – Fergusson College, Pune (2015-01 – 2017-01)

B.A in Language & Content – Fergusson College, Pune (2013-01 – 2015-01)

Diploma in Journalism in Journalism – Bharti Vidya Bhawan, Mumbai (2017-01 – 2017-01)