Sharmin Ali Explained

Sharmin Ali
Birth Date:	8 August 1988
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Writer, entrepreneur, theatre artiste
Notableworks:	YOU (You Own Urself)

Sharmin Ali (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian actress, writer, and entrepreneur.^[1]

Early life and education

Sharmin Ali was born in West Bengal, India. She completed her schooling at Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram. As a child, Sharmin developed a stammer. She learned to manage it and later became a professional speaker.^{[2] [3]} She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from HKBK College of Engineering, Bangalore.

Career

After completing her degree, Sharmin worked for a consulting firm^[4] but quit to become a writer. She self-published a free e-book YOU (You Own Urself), on the subject of getting to know oneself. She later launched YOUR-FIRST-BOOK, which provided training and guidance for aspiring writers. Sharmin additionally started a theatre production house, ART-RIGHT-IS.^[5]

Ali founded Bengaluru-based AI startup Instoried, which completed an $8 million funding round in 2021.^{[6] [7]} However, as of 2024, the company's website was offline and most of its employees had left the company.^[8] Investors have accused Ali of making overambitious projections of their investment returns; in response, Ali has threatened to sue for defamation.

Literary

Sharmin's self-published book, YOU (You Own Urself), was launched on 26 June 2013 by Varun Agarwal and Siva Selvaraj at the Oxford Bookstore, Bangalore.^[9]

In 2017, Ali

Theatre

Sharmin Ali's first performance on stage was at the Alliance française, Bangalore. With ART-RIGHT-IS she gathered a group of amateurs, professionals, and theatre enthusiasts to form the Artrightis Theatre Group.^[10] Its shows include Potli Baba Ki Paltan and EREBUS- Darkness Personified.

Entrepreneur

Successful New York Serial Techpreneur Sharmin Ali Closes $500K in Pre-Seed Funding for Al-Powered Video Ad Creation Platform PiePie Al.

Plays

• Potli Baba Ki Paltan was the first of Ali's four productions in 2014 staged at Rangoli Arts Center, Bangalore.^[11] A combination of gurus and shishyas appeared on stage under the direction of a group of first-time and expert directors.^[12]
• EREBUS- Darkness Personified, also at the Rangoli Arts Centre, was based on Greek mythology portraying several shades of the God Erebus who personifies darkness.^[13] The show was described as "An orgasm that lasts for 70 minutes: Self-Hedonism and Paranoia!”.
• The Penis Monologues, written by American Jason Cassidy and adapted for Indian audiences,^[14] explores male attitudes towards sex, women, violence, emotional insecurities and what it's like to have a penis. As the rehearsals began, three directors joined Ali in directing the monologues.^[15]
• Aurora, a collection of short plays, was staged at Alliance francaise de Bangalore.
• Chutzpah premiered at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, in 2015.The characters in this 90-minute musical satire written by Ali are women who have broken free from their inhibitions and defied the stereotype.^[16] A group of activists took offence to the play's title, having misunderstood it as a vulgar word in Hindi.^[17]

External links

• Dimensions Workshop
• Sharmin's Blog
• Ek Sparsh NGO featured in YOU

Notes and References

1. http://www.sharminali.com/about-the-author Sharmin Ali
2. http://www.indiamediamonitor.in/newclips/client.php/emailclip/clip/1940058 Writing her own destiny
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkdW8o0WtqE The Millionaire Author
4. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/short-cut-to-a-story/article5710983.ece Short cut to a story
5. http://cityplusepaper.jagran.com/c/3505096 Jack of all trades
6. Web site: Prosser . David . How Instoried Is Using AI To Turn Your Content Into Something People Actually Want To Read . 2024-08-02 . Forbes . en.
7. Web site: Deoras . Srishti . 2021-03-11 . How This Techie’s Love For Storytelling Led Her To Start An AI-Driven Content Generation Startup . 2024-08-02 . AIM . en-US.
8. Web site: Pandey . Mohit . 2024-03-20 . You Can’t Fool VCs with AI Anymore . 2024-08-02 . AIM . en-US.
9. http://www.indiamediamonitor.in/newclips/client.php/emailclip/clip/1915195 Launch of the book YOU by Sharmin Ali
10. http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/erebus/ET00022313 The New Indian Express article about Sharmin Ali
11. http://mytheatrecafe.com/art-right-is-presents-potli-baba-ki-paltan My Theater Cafe
12. https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/An-eccentric-Potli-on-stage/articleshow/34385899.cms An eccentric 'Potli' on stage
13. http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/erebus/ET00022313 Erebus
14. https://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/3277049 And now the men talk back
15. https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/Words-of-wisdom-from-down-there/articleshow/40129445.cms Words of wisdom from down there
16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708173934/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Narratives-of-Power-and-Selfhood/2015/04/15/article2764259.ece Narratives of Power and Selfhood
17. https://influencerbiography.in/%e0%a4%b6%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80-sharmin-ali-%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%af%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%97%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%ab%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%95/ शर्मिन अली (Sharmin ali) बायोग्राफी, कैरियर, आयु, फैमिली, और अन्य जानकारी..