Abhigna Rambhatla is a 21-year-old who’s endlessly fascinated by how people think, create, and leave their mark on the world. She reads to understand, writes to untangle her thoughts, and collects ideas with the hope that one day they’ll become something worth building.

She is the Creative Director at I Am Ratan, a premium bespoke menswear brand born from a shared dream between a father and daughter, shaped by over two decades of craftsmanship in textiles and a belief that true luxury is built with intention. She spends her days translating that legacy into a modern brand, where strategy, storytelling, and design come together with purpose.

She has never believed in staying in one lane. Curiosity has always pulled her toward different disciplines, and she has learned that the best ideas often live at their intersection. In many ways, I Am Ratan is the outcome of that belief: a brand that brings together heritage and modernity, business and creativity, legacy and reinvention. And if there’s one thing she is certain of, it’s that she is only just getting started.

Alisha is a 2X published author. She has carved her own path to fulfil her dream of living an author’s life. She believes that “If one believes in oneself and puts in the work, they are bound to make their dream come true”. So when the gatekeepers of the publishing industry kept her from bringing out her story, she took control of publishing her story herself.

She empowered other writers to become an author on their own terms by giving them a blueprint of publishing in her second book – Self Published.

A former Integration Architect, she bid goodbye to her IT career to pursue her love for writing books. Besides books, she loves travelling and trekking in the Himalaya. In this fast-paced world where people switch from one app to the other and live in a digital world, she chose to slow down and live a more meaningful life offline by contributing some of her time volunteering for NGOs.

Darani is the founder of The Social Brew, an apartment café that’s reimagining how adults make friends. Through intimate gatherings centered around coffee, homemade bakes, and thoughtful conversations, she is building spaces where strangers leave as genuine connections.

She is a professionally trained pastry chef by background, and she has also worked across public relations and marketing in luxury hospitality and live events. Today, she brings together her experience in hospitality, community building, branding, and storytelling to create experiences that feel deeply personal. From conceptualizing each edition to baking, creative direction, operations, finances, and hosting, she leads every aspect of The Social Brew with the belief that meaningful connection deserves intentional design.

Krishna Priya Akella, a Forbes Asia 30 Under 30, is the Founder of Starbuzz.ai, an AI-powered influencer marketing ecosystem trusted by 500+ brands and 1,50,000+ creators.

Parnika Thummalachetty is the founder of The Circle and Studio Circle, two ventures working at the intersection of circular fashion, design, and community. Through resale, textile revival, and bespoke design, her work extends the life of clothing while building more conscious ways of creating and consuming fashion.

A law graduate from NALSAR University of Law, Parnika transitioned from a career in corporate law and social impact consulting to entrepreneurship, driven by a belief that creativity and sustainability can shape stronger local economies. Her ventures have helped rehome and revive over a thousand garments, collaborated with artisans, designers, and creators, and built communities around conscious fashion in Hyderabad.

Today, she works across entrepreneurship, design, content creation, modelling and public advocacy, with a focus on strengthening India’s creative and circular economy through policy, collaboration, and culture.

Pushpa Bhaskar is a casting director with over a decade of experience in the Telugu film industry. She began her journey as a Radio Jockey at All India Radio, where she worked for 6 years, and later spent 4 years as a faculty member at Annapurna College of Film and Media. With a strong passion for discovering and guiding talent, she started her own casting agency and has since worked on several feature films. She also conducts actor training workshops focused on audition techniques, helping aspiring actors prepare for real industry opportunities.

Sowmya Maheswaran has been an actor and director for 20 years with a portfolio of plays in English, Hindi & Telugu. Presently, her initiative ‘Ameya- Drama for Neurodiverse’, takes the major chunk of her focus as she continues to juggle her Theatre Productions and Process Drama work with young minds. Also, she is a proud mother of a 14-year-old and one of the few qualified trainers in India for Trinity College London and LAMDA certifications.

Sushma is a musical standup comedian, entertaining audiences with clean comedy and twisted lyrics, while juggling her 9-5 as a Senior Manager at ServiceNow for Product Content and hustling her life with her 6-year-old daughter, who inspired her to pursue comedy!

Swathi and Vijay are a husband-and-wife artist duo who introduced street art to Hyderabad in 2012, transforming public spaces with vibrant graffiti and murals on walls and buildings across the city.

Both of them are graduates with a Master of Fine Arts from JNTU; they have continued our artistic collaboration with a strong focus on social development. For them, the street is their canvas, and everyday life is their inspiration. Their work often serves as a visual commentary on current social issues, creating thought-provoking imagery that compels the public to reflect on overlooked realities.

This distinctive approach earned them the French Embassy and Krishnakriti Foundation Scholarship in 2013, which took them to France for a nine-month residency at the prestigious École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris.

Since then, they have expanded their international presence, exhibiting at Biwako Biennale (Japan), Muralis (Dax, France), in Canada, and at Christie’s Auction in London.

Their commitment to social impact through art was recognised with the Sakshi Excellence Award in the field of Social Impact and Development (2018) and as Young Achievers of the Year 2017.

Vaishnavi Rao is the Founder of Mission Good Food, a clean-label food company reimagining everyday staples for the modern Indian consumer. With a Master’s degree in Marketing from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, she combines consumer insight, brand strategy, and product innovation to build food products that are both nutritious and convenient.

Her entrepreneurial journey is rooted in a simple belief: healthy food shouldn’t be complicated or inaccessible. Today, she is focused on building a consumer-first FMCG brand that makes clean-label eating practical, affordable, and enjoyable, while navigating the opportunities and challenges of scaling across retail and quick commerce.