Building <div>Chief Wordsmith, Write Click • Award-Winning Author • TEDx Speaker <br><br><em>A whirlwind of crazy chaos, a dialogue in the digital world, and the first ray of the sun - ‘Shalaka’ is an Indian award-winning flash fiction writer, TEDx speaker and global brand marketer.<br><br>Shalaka has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master’s in Marketing and an advanced specialization in Neuromarketing. Shalaka has been associated with global brands like McDonald’s, Salesforce, HPE, Hindustan Unilever, VMWare, Kantar, Brillio, Microland, AngelOne, etc. She has been honoured with national awards - Disruptors 2021 and Corporate Comms &amp; PR 30 under 30 (2022).<br></em><br></div><div><br></div><div><em>She has been passionate about writing since 8, and her first book Orenda stands taller as a milestone, starting her literary journey as an author. She was invited as a speaker at prestigious literature festivals like Jaipur Literature Festival, Bangalore Lit Fest, Pune International Lit Fest, Orange City Lit Fest, VNIT Nagpur Karwaan Lit Fest and Kalinga Literature Festival. Shalaka’s book Orenda won “Book of the Year - Reader’s Choice” at Kavishala Book Awards 2021 and was listed as #1 on Kindle under the short stories. Orenda has received appreciation from a Sahitya Akademi award-winning author, Namita Gokhale and critically acclaimed filmmaker, Manish Mundra.</em></div><div><br></div><div><em>She has been invited as a speaker at renowned academic institutes like Lincoln University, Malaysia, Symbiosis International University, and Christ University and forums like Pepper Content, SalesWomentoring, etc.</em></div><div><br></div><div><em>She quotes - "People are inspired by stories and stories are inspired by people. And that’s my favourite cycle.”</em></div>