Gurman Bhatia

Co-Founder

New Delhi, Delhi, India11 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of India's first data visualization agency.
Trained over 1,500 individuals in data storytelling.
Produced award-winning data-driven projects globally.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Visualization and Journalism expert with a focus on impactful storytelling.

Contact

gurmanbh@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Data VisualizationTeachingData StorytellingDigital Media

Other Skills

Adobe AuditionAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Premiere ProAfter EffectsAnalytical SkillsBloggingCSSCommunicationContent StrategyD3.jsData AnalysisEditingGoogle Analytics

About

As the founder and director of Revisual Labs, I lead India's first information design and data viz development agency that helps clients communicate complex data effectively. I am also one of the founders and admins of VizChitra - a data viz community in India. With a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University and over a decade of experience in data journalism and visualisation, I have a passion for creating engaging and impactful stories with data, visuals, and code. I have worked with local, national, and international news outlets and non-profit organisations, such as Reuters, Hindustan Times, World Health Organisation, and Greenpeace, to produce award-winning data-driven projects and reports. I have also trained and mentored over 1,500 people in data storytelling and information design skills, enabling them to leverage data for better decision-making and advocacy.

Experience

Revisual labs

Founder

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Remote

Revisual Labs is an information design and data visualisation agency. We are an interdisciplinary team of data experts, developers, designers, and storytellers under one roof.

National law university, delhi

Data Visualisation Consultant

Jun 2022 – Nov 2022 · 5 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

World health organization

Data Visualisation Consultant

Dec 2021 – Feb 2022 · 2 mos · Remote

Data AnalysisData StorytellingData VisualizationPresentation Skills

Columbia university - graduate school of journalism

Guest Faculty

Jun 2021 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Remote · Remote

Co-taught data storytelling for the Lede Program in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Information DesignInteraction DesignData VisualizationTeaching

Self-employed

Independent data visualisation consultant and trainer

May 2021 – May 2023 · 2 yrs

Clients: World Health Organisation, Centre for Policy Research, Greenpeace, National Law University Delhi, Malayalam Manorama, The Economic Times, Meta Journalism Project, International Center for Journalists, East West Center, Columbia Journalism School, Council for Energy Environment and Water (CEEW) and Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Thomson reuters

Data Visualisation Developer

Apr 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Singapore

Part of a small team that tells data-driven visual stories about Asia. Produced a wide variety of award-winning stories including those about the environment, politics and the coronavirus pandemic.

Digital Media

Indian institute of mass communication, delhi

Guest Faculty

Sep 2017 – Mar 2018 · 6 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Taught a semester-long data journalism module for radio, TV and English journalism students. The module covered the basics of data reporting by simulating a newsroom doing election coverage. Taught sourcing and verification, alongside analysis using Excel and tools such as Datawrapper to make charts.

Hindustan times

Data/Interactive Journalist

Sep 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Part of the national newspaper’s first ever data and interactives team. Covered state elections, Bollywood music, education and policy through data for both print and web

Milwaukee journal sentinel

News Apps Developer

Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 · 2 mos

Responsible for data visualisation, interactives and news apps as part of the investigative team. Set up processes in place for integration between print and web graphics.

Digital Media

The palm beach post

Data/Investigative Intern

Sep 2015 – Mar 2016 · 6 mos · West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Worked as part of a 10-person investigative team at the paper. Responsibilities included reporting, making public records requests, web scraping, cleaning and analyzing data sets. Collaborated with reporters on an investigative project about addiction in South Florida.

Digital Media

The poynter institute

Google Journalism Fellow

Jul 2015 – Sep 2015 · 2 mos · Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Selected as one of 11 Google journalism fellows from over 1,400 applicants. Reported on the media industry, focusing on innovation and technology in journalism.

Digital Media

Du beat

2 roles

Web Editor

Jun 2013 – Apr 2014 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Led a team of 25 correspondents to generate, collate and promote news content for dubeat.com. Worked intensively for in-depth admissions, university elections and student festival coverage. Achieved a 400% increase in page views in 6 months. Led the social media strategy to establish the brand’s presence on Twitter/Instagram and grow a Facebook community of 11,000 to 60,000 in 8 months.

Digital Media

Designer

Jul 2012 – May 2013 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Designed and compiled pages for the print issues along with creating graphical content for online and offline promotion. Started and wrote a weekly tech column.