Deepali Gupta

About Deepali Gupta

Leading a team of writers across various cities for Times Of India’s web portal What’s Hot. • Youngest author of the prestigious Times Nightlife Guide (Delhi NCR) for 7 years running. • Managed green rooms for international artists like The Prodigy and David Guetta. • Responsible for kick-starting the open mic standup comedy scene in Delhi with Papa CJ, before co-founding The Papa CJ Comedy Company with him. • Worked on Delhi and Mumbai popups for Asia’s top rated restaurant – Gaggan, Bangkok. • Curator, F&B for The Coalition – a collaborative conference geared towards leading change. • Conference Curator for INCA (India Nightlife Convention & Awards) – a unique national platform celebrating the best in hospitality and initiating industry-led conversations. • Building a base in lifestyle writing for 16 years with specialised focus on F&B, events and music. • Multi-faceted exposure across Brands, Editing, Marketing, and Artist and Event Management.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Sidecar India

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Thirsty Three Hospitality is the parent company of the #26 rated bar in the world - Sidecar and Delhi NCR\'s original bartender\'s bar - Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy along with Bhumi - a farm to table concept, Cafe Lungta - the Himalayan kitchen and the Drinks India Co consultancy.

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru University

  MA, (Ancient History, Archaeology)

  2005 — 2006

• Springdales School

  CBSE

  1988 — 2002

• Jesus & Mary College, Delhi University

  BA (H), History

  2002 — 2005