Komal Keshran
Kuala Lumpur
About
At this very moment, Komal is probably either making a new zine, practicing faces in the mirror, arranging things alphabetically, talking to their plants, or defending the oxford comma.
Writing
An interview with Malaysian artist, Tan Zi Hao, ahead of his feature in S.E.A Focus 2024: Serial and Massively Parallel
space, final journal entry
dinnertime, chat log, these four walls
New Year’s Eve, Cold in A Winterless Nation, The Flow of It All
The Millenials, he is no surprise, a Boxer’s beginning, at the end
100/100 Home
Projects
Co-creator and Head Editor of 3shotcine - an indie film zine based in Kuala Lumpur, celebrating underdog and non-mainstream cinema.
Co-founded with Danis Firas and Sophia William.
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Leading a team of 10+ volunteer staff members, working remotely across the globe
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Spearheading, curating and publishing work on a weekly basis, including Monday Movie Recs, Monthly Roundups, etc.
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Publishing art & literature submissions from contributors worldwide
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Managing posting calendar, editing and copy writing of all staff and contributor work
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Managing Instagram, Threads and X social profiles. Writing captions, scheduling posts, managing engagement
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Designed brand identity with Sophia William. Graphic designing posts and Instagram feed
Assistant stylist.
Actor/ Collaborator.
A semi-devised play directed by Asyraf Syahir, also starring Virtuoes Romana. Initial staging in May, restaged in June, at pangkin@ejkls.
Writer/ Director.
Directing assisted by Sirhan. Starring Danis Firas and Mary Anne.
Written for TARUMT Theatre Club’s 2023 fundraising showcase, LATE NIGHT LIMELIGHT. Took place April 25th 2023, at TTSS Auditorium, TARUMT KL.
Also served as Event Manager for LATE NIGHT LIMELIGHT, while in role of TARUMT Theatre Club’s Directing President 22/23
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Creator and Editor of Orange Blush Zine, an all-inclusive online art and literature magazine
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Led a team of 10+ remote volunteer staff members
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Grew Instagram & Twitter accounts to 1,500+ followers within a year
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Curated and published interviews, art prompts, and articles weekly. Published new digital issues every other month, featuring creatives from around the globe
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Handled outreach with 150+ internationally-based writers, visual artists and creatives
Side Projects
A digital poetry and art project, started to help me overcome the idea that all poetry must be good, enjoyable, revolutionary, life changing - some poems are just journal entries.
Started in March of 2022.
Film reviews, in the form of little poems, inspired by the movies they’re written after. Shared with my honest rating of the movies as well. Non-spoilery, of course.
Started in January of 2021.
Features
For Why Do We Dream What We Dream, When We Dream What We Dream?
Work Experience
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Performed statutory audits and prepared preliminary audit working papers
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Processed and sanitised raw ledger data from clients’ accounting systems
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Proofread, casted and called clients’ financial statements and auditor’s reports
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Arrangement and coordination of logistics for Kakiseni and Kakiseni Junior outreach programmes
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Assisted in the organisation and facilitation of Kelab YSD-Kakiseni Junior Incubation for teachers and artist educators
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Provided creative and administrative support to team members where needed
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Onboarded new audit clients, managed recurring clients, offboarded resigning audit clients
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Performed statutory audits from clients’ offices.
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Processed outgoing and incoming audit confirmations for various engagements
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Performed the rolling forward of financial statements for various entities, proofread and casted financial statements and auditor’s reports
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Assisted in assessing potential new clients prior to acceptance for independence purposes
Education
CGPA 3.7. Graduated with Merit.
Academic awards:
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1-time President’s List Winner
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2-time Dean’s List Winner
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Recipient of SIYUAN Scholarship from the Malaysian Social Entrepreneurs Foundation
Activities and Societies:
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Directing President - Theatre Club
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Playread Director - Theatre Club
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Social Media Director - English Language Society