Proma Khosla

She/Her/Hers

Entertainment Reporter

Mashable

Participates in 9 items

Proma Khosla is a writer and dancer living in New York City. She attended her first con, Lumos, in 2006, worked on A Very Potter Sequel, has been to dozens of wizard rock concerts, and slept on the streets of London for the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 premiere. She has written about Harry Potter professionally for The Michigan Daily, Teen Vogue, Glamour, and her current job as an entertainment reporter at Mashable. She will always turn up for "My Dad is Rich" by Draco and the Malfoys.

Sessions in which Proma Khosla participates

Friday 11 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

Spotlight: Stanislav Yanevski

1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Interview

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Stanislav Yanevski (Participant)

What was it like to learn to fly? Become a Triwizard Champion? Dance at the Yule Ball? Find out during our conversation with Viktor Krum himself, S...

11:30 AM

Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories That Ended Up Being True

1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Roundtable

Margaux Herrera, Mischief Management (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Hannah Hosking (Participant)

We talk a lot about all of the fan theories that were wrong...but what about the ones that were right? Ren Hen’s soul splitting theory haunts us to...

3:15 PM

30 Panels in 60 Minutes

1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Panel

Elisabeth Joffe (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Hannah Hosking (Participant)

Alex Shade, The Oven Theatre Company (Participant)

Hannah Nesbat (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

4:30 PM

Fantastic Scores and Who Conducts Them

1 hour, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Jordan Edwards, Mischief Management (Participant)

Catherine Hall (Participant)

The music and orchestrations of the Wizarding World films have become an iconic part of the Harry Potter fandom. John Williams, Patrick Doyl...

Saturday 12 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:45 PM

Wizards in Space Literary Magazine: We Tell Your Story

1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Ari Koontz, Wizards in Space (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Riley Wackernagel, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Lis Hulin Wheeler, Wizards in Space (Participant)

Wizards in Space was born from the Harry Potter community, in an effort to showcase the original works of its talented fans. We're he...

3:15 PM

Speed Dating Fanfiction

1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Hannah Hosking (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Neville/Giant Squid or McGonagall/Argus Filch? Come prepared with your wildest Harry Potter pairings, and we'll write fanfiction about their...

Sunday 13 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World

1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Roundtable

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Moderator)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter

2:00 PM

Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community

1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Madison Ironfield (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has spent more than a few minutes at a show can tell you that. Over the years, a community has f...

3:15 PM

Finding Your Place: Intersectionality in the Wizarding World

1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

It's not hard to find a character in the Harry Potter universe who struggles with their identity and how it impacts their standing in the wi...