Awarded.
Recognised.
Ranked.

Art Director of the YearPremson Bazaar campaign at Trikaya / Alok Nanda Communications — his first major award recognition

Youngest National Creative Director in IndiaAppointed NCD at Publicis Ambience — the youngest person to hold the role in Indian advertising history

YES Bank Retail Design PioneerDesigned the flagship branch and entire retail experience for YES Bank — one of India's first premium bank retail environments

Joint NCD — Publicis AmbienceAppointed National Creative Director alongside Ashish Khazanchi, leading Publicis to its most awarded years

Goafest Top 3 Agency of the YearLed Publicis Ambience as NCD to top three finishes at Goafest two consecutive years, plus Cannes Lions wins including the Western Union Money Transfer campaign

Top Executive Creative Director — PrintRanked among India's top ECDs in Print at Best Ads on TV rankings

Co-Founded Hyphen BrandsLeft Publicis Ambience to co-found Hyphen Brands, Bandra West, Mumbai — a complete brand solutions studio

ish Watch — International RecognitionDesigned the ish Watch / Indian Stretchable Time — featured in Ad Age, Designboom and called into the Weisman Art Museum (Frank Gehry-designed museum, University of Minnesota), and featured in New York's Artinfo. Now sold in 7 countries

Design Grand Prix — The Rising, IndiabullsWon the Design Grand Prix at Goafest for India's first corporate art installation — the most ambitious design project of his career to date

Kyoorius Design Awards — JurorInvited as jury member for the Kyoorius Design Awards — India's most respected design recognition

Speaker — Kyoorius DesignyatraInvited to speak at India's premier design conference in Goa on design as purpose, not decoration

Hyphen Brands — #2 Design Agency in IndiaLed Hyphen Brands to be ranked the #2 Design Agency in India at Goafest 2023

Campaign India — Adland RockstarFeatured in Campaign India's Adland Rockstars series — recognising India's most influential advertising personalities

Co-Founded Hyphen BrandsCo-founded Hyphen Brands, Bandra West, Mumbai — bringing creative and strategic leadership to the studio from day one

UNICEF International Committee — New DelhiInvited to present to the UNICEF International Committee in Delhi — the communication idea and campaign for India's National Mission 2014

Published Author — Beyond Curry Indian CookbookPublished by Harvard Common Press (USA) — a culinary journey through India, tracking road trips across the country. Available globally via HarperCollins, Waterstones and more

Featured in Best Indian Cooking BooksBeyond Curry Indian Cookbook listed among the best Indian cooking books of all time by Shortform and multiple international food publications

NPR / KCUR — Food WriterQuoted as a leading authority on Indian food culture in an NPR story on masala soda — syndicated across public radio stations across the USA including KCUR, KUER, KPBS and more

National Herald — Contributing WriterRegular contributing writer on food, culture and lifestyle for National Herald India

Mid-Day Feature — Cookbook & Road TripsFeatured in Mid-Day for her cookbook tracking road trips across India — celebrating the intersection of travel, culture and food

HER Insurance — Product ConceptualisationCo-conceived ABSLI HER Insurance — India's first life insurance product built exclusively for the Indian woman's life journey, from the product development stage itself