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Currently, Supriya lives in New Jersey and is an independent communications consultant. Some of her work includes:

  • Conducting audience research for a major Hollywood film
  • Creating non-profit strategy with New York Writers Coalition, and others
  • Consulting with startups, such as biotech and technology firms.

supriya1One recent client was Religions for Peace, the largest interfaith group in the world and a partner of the UN. Supriya tells me RFP works with religious leaders globally, such as the Pope, to help countries protect the human rights of their citizens, as when Nigeria recently outlawed genital mutilation of females.  In her work for RFP, Supriya investigated violent extremism in religions through a psychosocial lens. She then wrote up her findings in an interagency document that was shared with the Department of State and the UN.

Supriya finished her Masters in Strategic Communications at Columbia University in May, where she worked on a yearlong campaign for the The Wall Street Journal to increase the interest of millennials in its paper and online presence. Supriya developed a holistic, integrated marketing campaign to make WSJ’s messaging more relevant to this group, such as placing ads on Spotify that highlight young entrepreneurs in fashion and music.

Supriya credits her accomplishments to the inner peace she found as a student at MIU, from her daily practice of the TM-Sidhi technique, and from TM teacher training. She says she cultured her heart further when she taught TM full-time for one year in the upper east side of Manhattan—the busiest TM center in the US.

supriya2Supriya tells me she cannot believe how amazing her life feels now. Her childhood was wrought with trauma, which she escaped by serving in the US Army for six years. Multiple overseas tours, including a 15-month deployment to Iraq, and many decorations later, she realized she had still not found an important part of herself. So, she came to MIU where she hoped to gain a healthy foundation. “I found it,” Supriya says, “and I have used it as a springboard to a much more fulfilling life.” Supriya says she gained knowledge of her deepest self and found a happiness she didn’t know existed.

Besides this spiritual fulfillment and her professional accomplishments, Supriya is happy to have found a new family with her husband, Sashi. They are expecting the birth of their first child, a daughter, in September 2015.

Supriya is launching a blog on personal development in mid-September. You can also read her MIU Alumni Profile and personal blog at the links provided.

Ruthie Hutchings is a contributor the the MUM blogs. She did graduate work in English Literature at Emory University, holds an MA in Professional Writing from Maharishi University, and also does writing and editing for websites, magazines, books, and instructional materials.