The collective

Each one of us has spent years in our chosen fields, and some amongst us are multi- disciplinary creative geniuses. (Or annoying super achievers who make the rest of us look bad. You know who you are.)

Antima Nahar

Expertise: Branding Strategy, Identity and Brand Communication, Packaging, Editorial and Publication Design, Iconography, Illustration, Typography, Environmental Graphics, Print and Digital Marketing, Photography Art Direction, Print Production

Antima Nahar has lived and breathed design for over 22 years. She has a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree from Mumbai’s JJ School of Art and a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Media Design and Typography from the London College of Communication, UK.

Antima has worked with Lowe Worldwide (then Ammiratis Puris Lintas) in India and with reputed design companies in London – Interbrand, BBC, Designhouse Consultants. She has worked with brands such as Hinduja Healthcare Surgical, Rocky Mountain Institute, UniRay Medicals and B:blunt. With her knowledge of the Indian market and experience with InternationalRead more clients such as ABN AMRO Bank, British Telecom and Land Securities among others, Antima brings a global perspective complemented by Indian sensitivity.

See some of Antima’s work here

Kunal Anand

Expertise: Digital Products, Design Services, Branding, Packaging, Visual Identity

Kunal Anand is an award-winning creative director, art director, curator, and graphic artist.
He has worked and consulted with BBC Radio, MTV, VH1, Sony, DeepMedi Records, Stylo Rouge (under Rob O’Conor), Albion London, Digital White,Grandmother India (with Kurnal Rawat) and St+Art India Movement Delhi (with HanifKureshi).

Kunal’s forte as a designer is the creation of digital products, design services, and to provide opportunities to creatives and brands in discovering their stories through global narratives powered by local understanding. Clients include BBC Radio, Ebay, Marks & Spencer, Adidas Originals,Colgate-Palmolive, Audi, Citroen, Netflix,Read more International Cricket Council, BostonConsulting Group, Bira91, Signal and Space10.

Kunal was awarded two Kyoorius/D&AD Blue Elephants for his branding,packaging, and visual identity for Kulture Shop, a curated graphic art platform and an artist community he co-founded in 2013.

See some of Kunal’s work here

Nishi Malhotra

Expertise: Writing and editorial services.

Nishi Malhotra is an independent editor and writer who has lived and worked for over three decades in the US and in India. Home for her these days is the bustling suburban township of Noida that skims the eastern edge of New Delhi.

As a professional editor, she has worked for heavyweights such as The World Bank, UNICEF, The Better India website, The Times of India newspaper, Oxford & IBH Publishing House, Dataquest magazine, and other reputable organisations.

Her freelance writings have appeared in The Indian Express, International Living, Overseas Tribune, Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, Femina, Sheroes, and Chandigarh Times, among others.Read more

Fun fact about Nishi: She is the founder and owner of a droll Facebook page called English Whirled Wide, which plays with the English language through fun posts, pictures and videos. Its current fan following of about 175,000 people from over 20 countries is growing rapidly.

See some of Nishi’s work here

Sameer Pai

Expertise: Design, branding, product design, marketing and corporate communication.

Sameer is a design, branding and multi-media marketing specialist with over 20 years of corporate experience. His services offerings include business presentations, employee communication, corporate branding and design, social media marketing, advertising (Web, social, TV, print), video editing, web design and development.

Sameer provides single-window design services for corporate clients across the world – from strategy discussions to the final design product. His approach to design projects is to a) understand your business objectives, b) identify the audience, c) plan audience-specific outreach channels, and d) build specific marketing products that are optimized for each channel.

See some of Sameer’s work here

Aravind V Suregaunkar

Expertise: Brand Launch and Marketing, Business Planning & Consumer Insights, Brand Management and Expansion,Digital Marketing & Media Solutions, E-Commerce Solution & Execution, Research & Competition Analysis Development, Brand Positioning and Marketing.

Aravind V Suregaunkar is a seasoned marketing and advertising professional with over 22 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with global clients, delivering successful campaigns and branding strategies. His work has been feted and awarded at various national and international festivals.

Over the years, Aravind has gained extensive experience in developing and executing successful marketing and branding strategies for global clients. He has worked with companies in a wide range of industries, including FMCG,Read more hospitality, retail, and automotive.

He works best at the intersection of advertising and technology. Clients include Dell, HP, Wipro, 3M, Raymond, Times Group, TNT Logistics, Vidyashilp University, Jindal, Coats India and many more. He has also supported and consulted with agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Groupe, Bates 141, Happy McgarryBowen, AdVerb Inc., Stratforward and Langoor Digital.

See some of Aravind’s work here

Kajal Basu

Expertise: Writing, journalism, research, and editorial services.

Kajal Basu is a journalist, based in Kolkata, with four decades of experience in conflict and political reportage, and in data journalism. He has edited far more books than he has featured in. Although with a preference for nonfiction content-editing, he has edited fiction, too, including the memoirs of one of India’s leading writers in English. A compendium of the experiences of old-guard Indian journalists that he is the editor of is on the publishing cards. He is a columnist at the New Indian Express.

It’s possible he will fervidly deny any such charge, but he is probably one of the sharpest minds making sense of the social-political landscape in India today, with both an encyclopaedic understanding of historical context, and a razor-sharp ability to deepen our understanding of current events.

See some of Kajal’s work here