Author: Mythili Devarakonda

Mythili Devarakonda joined The American Bazaar as a Staff Writer in October 2024. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. While her portfolio goes back to her teenage years, when she contributed to various online pop culture publications; her recent endeavors include working as a reporting fellow with USA Today, gaining millions of reads for her stories. She was also the audience engagement fellow for Chalkbeat, a non-profit publication covering education in America. Some of Mythili’s reportage has appeared in Maryland’s regional newspapers such as The Southern Maryland Chronicle and The Enquirer Gazette, as part of her capstone course where she worked on the data and graphics desk at Capital News Service. Now, as part of The American Bazaar, Mythili hopes to serve the Indian American and South Asian communities with quality news.