Unless your ‘2020 pandemic resolution’ was to disconnect from all social media, you have heard both Sheena’s angelic voice and heard her contagious laugh at some point during your quarantine. Videos of Sheena’s hilarious ‘Interrupted Series’ first surfaced on TikTok in April 2020. Since then, they have garnered over 400 million views across her social media platforms. Some of the original singers of the songs have also participated in the madness, resulting in collaborations with artists like Andy Grammer (Honey I’m Good), JP Saxe (If The World Was Ending) and Rachel Platten (Fight Song) – all of whom have been featured in Sheena’s videos. But don’t let the playfulness fool you – Sheena is very much hard at work in her studio recording her debut EP which is scheduled for release this year.
She had dreams, and she turned them into reality. An internationally trained medical doctor, embryologist, and scientist, Dr. Tanaya is extremely passionate about public medical education. We love a doctor that goes above and beyond for everyone’s health and safety.
Science and Ekta have always been some major alloys ? With over 10 years of experience in the field of ecology, she’s ready to bring alive some exciting conversations ?
Priyam Saha multitasks like a mad hatter. An actor, anchor, comic, digital creator, social media consultant and dancer, Priyam is the perfect all-rounder for everything entertainment-related. After 6 successful years as a media professional, she now works independently with like-minded collaborators to create fun and engaging content for mainline and digital platforms.
A cheery, bubbly and charismatic personality, Kareema is the star of the show, wherever she goes. Surprisingly, quite the debating champion, Kareema is known to produce overdramatic (but also true) takes on slice-of-life moments. The millennial comic found stardom through TikTok and more recently, through Instagram. She reiterates the true worth of women and addresses mental health. Creatively expressing her opinions on serious problems, she has a charming way of lifting our mood.
Alokananda Dasgupta is a composer based in Mumbai, India. She is the daughter of the poet and filmmaker, Buddhadeb Dasgupta. As a classically trained pianist and piano teacher, Aloka gravitated naturally towards music composition for films. She composed music for the critically acclaimed Hindi film ‘B A Pass’ and contributed trailer music to the award-winning silent film, ‘The Labour of Love’. Her work on her father’s films includes – ‘Who’, ‘Treyodoshi’, ‘Anwar ka Ajeeb Kissa’ and ‘Tope’. Most recently, she garnered national recognition for scoring music for Season one and two of Netflix India’s first original series, ‘Sacred Games’.
Shutapa Paul has been a journalist for 15 years. Currently, she is the founder-editor of NewCrop and is also the founder of the brand-building company, Dharma Media Consultants. She was awarded ‘Woman of the Year in Media and Journalism’ by Woman Times in February 2019. Previously, she has worked for well-known brands such as NDTV, NewsX, India Today, The Week, and Forbes India. Shutapa has represented India at Thomson Reuters’ Editorial Judgement programme held in London in 2014. She was selected as one of 15 Indians to lead the dialogue between both India and Australia. In 2016, she also mentored a budding Afghani journalist under the Sahar Speaks programme.
The ultimate example of beauty with brains, Ritabhari Chakraborty stands strong come what may. She is a prominent name in the Indian television and film industry and started her modelling career when she was still in high school. She made her first appearance in television after her 10th grade as the female protagonist of the popular Indian Bengali television show ‘Ogo Bodhu Sundari’ and there then was no looking back. In 2011, she made her big-screen debut. 3 years ago Ritabhari started producing content and made a music video called ‘Orrey Mon’ alongside Ayushmann Khurrana which garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.
Hailing from Kolkata, Nitasha Biswas is India’s first-ever transgender beauty contest winner. She is a trans activist, model, influencer, TEDx Speaker and has represented India on the world stage. She has been a part of Miss International Queen, bagging a spot in the Top-15 during the Talent Quest, and was a winner of Miss Australia 2019. She was also Miss Transqueen India, which is a one-of-a-kind beauty pageant for trans women. Fighting all challenges that came her way since adolescence, to making a mark for transwomen’s privilege, she has built her way through all odds.
Garima Surana is the Founder of PodCash and hosts India’s first interactive pop culture podcast – Popkast with Garima. The podcast that has been covered by Indian dailies such as Business Standard, Deccan Chronicle, raises a brow on some pertinent issues like casual sexism, beauty standards & toxic masculinity among others.
