Amar Ramesh
Photographer
Right from the moment he left his software career to pursue his dream of becoming a photographer, there have been endless dots that have connected themselves to lead to what Amar Ramesh is today. An entrepreneur by choice and a wanderer by nature, he has found purpose in his passion, making many like-minded friends along the way. His bucket list includes travelling across the whole of Tamil Nadu, documenting all of India’s priceless heritage sites, and embarking on a road trip to every part of the world. With a great love for collaborating and creating memories, he is proud to be a memory maker!
Hari Nishant
Cricketer
An irregular at school is now a lion at Chepauk! Right from a very young age, cricket has kept this young champion for Tamil Nadu busy on the pitch. In his young career Hari Nishaanth has played in the TNPL series, Vijay Hazare trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy and Ranji trophy. He was also part of the team that won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy for Tamil Nadu this year. He is set to make his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming 2021 season.
Jegan Damodarasamy
Executive Director, Annapoorna
Jegan Damodarasamy, is a third-generation entrepreneur who comes with 15 years experience in food industry and presently holds the position of executive director at the Coimbatore-based South Indian restaurant chain, Sree Annapoorna Sree Gowrishankar Hotels Pvt Ltd. Having done his undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering from PSG College of technology, Coimbatore he went on to do his Masters in Food Technology from University of Georgia. He started his career as a food technologist at Chicago-based industrial seasoning manufacturing company in 2004. After two-and-half years of working with top brands in food industry like Mc Donalds, Subway, Dairy Queen and Tyson Foods, he moved to India in mid-2007 to join his family business—the Annapoorna restaurant chain. Jegan has vast experience and in depth understanding of the day to day operations of restaurants.
Joel Sunny
Violinist
Joel Sunny is a violinist and video creator based in Sydney, Australia who has gained the attention of millions online through his talent. Producing videos for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, he has accumulated over 25 million views with over 350,000 supporters over the last year. His music takes on a dark, cinematic sound, reminiscent to the productions of Hans Zimmer and Lana Del Rey. He also fuses his South Indian culture and identity within his Eastern interpretations of Western songs, utilising the power of social media to share his creativity with fans around the globe.
Muralist
Osheen Siva is an illustrator and artist from South India, currently based in Goa. Her works revolve around themes of femininity, sexuality and gender and its intersection with technology and society. Through the lens of surrealism, speculative fiction and science fiction and rooted in mythologies and her dalit and Tamil heritage, Siva imagines new worlds of decolonized dreamscapes, futuristic oasis with mutants and monsters and narratives of feminine power generally lacking in popular art and culture. Her past clients have included Gucci, Vans, Converse, Levis, LennyLetter, Dr.Martens, Verve Magazine, Royal Enfield, Sofar, Medium, Decolonize Fest among others.