Hailing from Dabari, a non-descript hamlet of Jaisalmer, Sawan Khan, is an internationally- recognised folk singer. Belonging to the Manganiyar sect of musicians, Khan has been performing for over four decades and is one of the most sought-after Sufi singers, having travelled across the globe to perform with his troupe.
Sarah Elizabeth Chawla co-founded Delhi based online music magazine and events company Wild City in 2011. Over the last 8 years the company has evolved into a brand that champions alternative music culture in the region through events, concerts, parties, workshops, skills development platforms, cultural collaborations, and consultancy projects. In 2013 Wild City co-founded Magnetic… Continue reading Sarah Elizabeth Chawla
Rochelle Nembhard is a British-Jamaican, South African raised Creative Director and Filmmaker living between Africa, Asia and Europe. She is the Co-Founder of Noirwave – a borderless, free- thinking movement with Pan-African roots that pushes the boundaries of music, art and culture, by promoting and facilitating diversity, access and inclusion in typically elitist spaces, such… Continue reading Rochelle Nembhard
Priya Rajan is the Managing Director at Silicon Valley Bank. As the Market Lead for India, SEA, and Africa, she provides international market entry advice and introductions with a focus on technology and innovation, cross-border companies, entrepreneurs, and venture capital funds in emerging markets. Prior to this role she was Director of Early Stage Practice… Continue reading Priya Rajan
Pradeep Nair is the Regional Director at Ford Foundation, India. Starting off as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting, he advanced to hold several prestigious portfolios, including working with ex-federal reserve chairman Paul Volcker, helping set up his start-up advisory, focused on building trust in global governments; on the C40 network with Mayor Bloomberg; and… Continue reading Pradeep Nair
Nishith Desai is the founder of the research-based strategy driven international law firm, Nishith Desai Associates with offices in Mumbai, Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Singapore, Mumbai – BKC, New Delhi, Munich and New York. Nishith himself is a renowned international tax, corporate, IP lawyer researcher, published author and lecturer in leading academic institutions around the world.… Continue reading Nishith Desai
Neil Gaikwad advances the field of societal and urban computing, through the lens of human-centered machine learning, design, and evidence-informed policymaking for sustainable development. His research at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology seeks to understand and reform broken urban systems and markets (e.g., financial, gig-economy, and agricultural) that continue to endanger socioeconomic and environmental sustainability. His… Continue reading Neil Gaikwad
Monishwaran Maheswaran, age 18, is one of the youngest Computer Scientists working in the field of Deep learning, Cognitive Computing, and Quantum Computing. Monishwaran excelled in several Olympiads and went on to pursue research in Mathematics at Harvard University. Over the past several years, Monishwaran has developed numerous projects, using Artificial Intelligence, ranging from accelerating… Continue reading Monishwaran Maheswaran
Manvendra is a visionary in the climate change/sustainable development space and also has a fascination for distant lands, their heritage, and extraordinary stories led him to establish boutique hotels – Suryagarh-Jaisalmer, Narendra Bhawan-Bikaner, and Mary Budden Estate- Binsar.He started restoring old forts and palaces to make them into culture hubs and incubation labs and for… Continue reading Manvendra Singh Shekhawat
Manu S Pillai is the author of the critically acclaimed The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore (2015), Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji (2018), and The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History (2019). Formerly chief of staff to Shashi Tharoor MP, he is also a… Continue reading Manu S Pillai
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