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2014–present
Humans of Bombay
Karishma Mehta (born 5 March 1992) is the founder of the photo blog page Humans of Bombay which launched in January 2014, and author of the related book Humans of Bombay.[1]
Biography
Mehta was born and raised in Mumbai and attended the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.[2][3] She attended a boarding school in Bangalore for two years and then college in the UK for three years.[2] In 2013, Mehta was an economics and business student in Nottingham, UK,[3] and holds a degree in business and economics[4] from the University of Nottingham.[5][6] She is a freelance writer for various publications, including National Geographic.[3] She is a TEDx speaker.[7][8] Mehta is fluent in Hindi, English and Marathi.[8] She is the niece of Zarna Garg.
Works
In January 2014, Mehta began the Humans of Bombay Facebook page, copied from American Photographer Brandon Stanton's - the Humans of New York (HoNY) Facebook page.[3][9][4] After discovering the HoNY page in 2013, she tried to find a similar page for Mumbai, and after not finding one, she created a logo and made a Facebook page herself.[3] To find subjects for the website, Mehta approached people on the street[3][4][8] and interviewed them.[6] By 2018, her team had expanded to six members based in Mumbai, with freelance members in other parts of India.[8]
In 2016, Mehta compiled posts, into a self-published book, Humans of Bombay,[4] in her attempt to directly raise money to fund the website.[3]
As of 2021, the site has over a million followers on Facebook and over two million on Instagram.[10] In 2022, she launched an interview-based YouTube web series called "How The Hell Did I Do It?" which features businesspeople, celebrities, and other accomplished people answering interview questions to provide insight on how they accomplished certain things in their lives.[11]
Plagiarism and Controversy
In October 2023, Mehta faced widespread cyber trolling after a failed attempt at suing another page 'People of India' for copyright infringement and Mehta's work called out for plagiarism.[12] Mehta and Humans of Bombay also received criticism from their inspiration Brandon Stanton, the founder of the Humans of New York[13][14][15]
References
- ↑ Meet The Founder: Karishma Mehta {Humans of Bombay}. The Post(7 July 2020). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meet the Human Behind the Popular 'Humans of Bombay' Page. The Better India(26 November 2015). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Meet Karishma Mehta, the woman behind Humans of Bombay. Hindustan Times(6 May 2016). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Karishma Mehta On How Humans Of Bombay Captures The Invincible Spirit Of The City. Verve(11 January 2018). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ Karishma Mehta On The Power Of A Facebook Page. Verve(29 April 2016). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Being the humans of Bombay. The Indian Express(22 April 2014). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ People Are Inspired By The Woman Behind Humans Of Bombay Honestly Speaking About Her Failures. BuzzFeed(17 October 2017). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Meet the Humans of Bombay founder. Khaleej Times(3 August 2018). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ From the heart, through a lens. The Hindu(14 April 2016). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ She Was Just 21 When She Started 'Humans Of Bombay'. Here's Her Story. NDTV.com(25 November 2021). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ↑ How the hell did she do it?. Hindustan Times(2022-09-10). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "Received Death, Rape Threats": Humans Of Bombay CEO Amid Plagiarism Row. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ↑ 'Haven't received a penny for a single story': Humans of New York founder hits back at Humans of Bombay for reducing art to a 'product'. The Economic Times(2023-09-27). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ↑ How Humans of Bombay Lost at Its Own Game. The Juggernaut. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ↑ Humans of Bombay vs. Humans of New York: All you need to know about the controversy. The Times of India(2023-09-25). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
External links
- Almost every photo has a common undertone of Mumbai: Karishma Mehta (Hindustan Times, 2016)