Founder & Editor-in-chief of Curly Tales, YouTuber Kamiya Jani's visit to the iconic Jagannath Temple in Puri sparked a massive political uproar in Odisha. What was supposed to be a video showing the developmental work of Jagannath Temple by Navin Patnaik's government, ended in a major political row with BJP accusing the YouTuber of eating & promoting beef and still getting entry into the holy Jagannath Temple. In fact, Kamiya Jani beef eating video also went viral on social media and following that she not only faced political criticism but was also slammed by netizens on social media. However, on Sunday, Kamiya Jani broke her silence on beef eating video, and clarified she never ate the forbidden meat but only ordered it. Furthermore, she stated that she is a practicing Hindu and has never consumed beef in her entire life. Now, the question arises who is Kamiya Jani aka Curly Tales? Below is everything about Kamiya Jani aka Curly Tales-
Who is Kamiya Jani?
Going by her LinkedIn Profile, Kamiya Jani hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is the founder & Editor-In-Chief of the YouTube Channel Curly Tales, a platform boasting content on food, travel, and culture of India.
Kamiya Jani is a graduate in journalism and has also done LLB (Law). Before starting her YouTube channel, Kamiya Jani tried her hands in journalism as well. She worked for Times of India for 8 months, thereafter, she switched to CNBC. Then, she turned anchor and associate producer for Bloomberg UTV. For Bloomberg UTV, Kamiya covered lifestyle & travel just like what she is doing currently.
Kamiya Jani's bio says, "I am a visual story teller. All stories interest me and few haunt me till I don't share them on social media. 38 countries. 108 cities and the rest of the world to go. I gave up her full time media job to dare to live the life I always wanted to. I don't believe in taking adventures alone and that’s why I set up Curly Tales! To get people everywhere to discover their love for travel & indulgence. Before this, I was working as a TV anchor with ET NOW, Bloomberg TV and CNBC TV18."
"Having been exposed to a wide spectrum of content areas and 10 years of industry expertise, I have developed multiple skill sets and have competency in anchoring, reportage, end to end TV production including content planning, shooting, editing and promotions."
Jani has also mentioned on her Instagram bio that she is a Cultural Brand Ambassador of India and has been to 172 destinations.
Notably, Kamiya Jani's YouTube Channel Curly Tales has a whopping subscribers of 2.78 million. On Instagram, Kamiya enjoys a following of 758K followers (While writing).