Ajit Padmanabh
Entrepreneur
Founder at Who VR. He has a passion for our heritage, arts, culture, and the role of technology in rekindling interest in the same, challenging the grand narratives of history. His mission is to harness the cutting-edge for good - to make us veritable stakeholders of what is rightfully ours, but so often overlooked.
Prasanna Agoram
Sports Performance Analyst
A technical and performance analyst with experience of over 12 years in analyzing and coming up with strategies for leading cricket, tennis, and hockey teams, from Royal Challengers Bangalore to the South African National Cricket Team. With a stint playing for the TN Under-19 cricket team and even being an umpire, transitioned his genius to behind-the-scenes, helping teams win several matches with his stupendous talent.
Shalini Krishan, Anumitra Ghosh Dastidar
Sustainable Food & Beverage Industry Professionals
Owners of Edible Archives, an ingredient-driven sustainable venture, in the age of climate change and rapidly depleting biodiversity. Shalini is a writer, while Anumitra is a linguist-turned-chef; both of them spent three years traveling across India seeking out lesser-known indigenous rice varieties and documenting the stories behind them. The resultant findings became the Edible Archives project.
Therukural Arivu
Rapper, lyricist and playback singer
An exceptional artist of "Enjoy Enjaami" fame, he's an exemplar of how he wields his music as a weapon to fight for social justice. Along with the Casteless Collective, who are at the forefront of the battle for a casteless India, he uses addictive folk beats to convey a much-needed message.
Umesh Malhotra
Entrepreneur
Co-founder and CEO of the Hippocampus Learning Centres, he has been instrumental in bringing grassroots-level change in our approach towards education. His approach is novel in crafting unique solutions for different socioeconomic classes to ensure that all children have the resources to become better and more engaged readers wherever they attend school.
Vimal Chandran
Visual Artist
Adept in all forms of art and photography, a self-taught visual artist. With an impeccable flair for creativity, his work is often a masterful concoction of urban art, illustrations, installations, graphic design, photography, and filmography.