CONTRIBUTORS
1. VISHAL SURI
An engineering graduate, Vishal Suri has over 30 years of experience across consumer-centric industries and has spent the last 15 years in the travel industry. Prior to his current assignment as Managing Director, SOTC Travel (formerly Kuoni India), he was the CEO, Tour Operating at SOTC Travel. Suri joined Kuoni-Tour Operating in August 2012 from Thomas Cook India where he was the COO, Leisure Travel.
2. RAMPRASAD SRIDHARAN
Ramprasad Sridharan is the CEO & Managing Director at Benetton India Pvt. Ltd. Prior to joining Benetton, Sridharan held executive level positions at Clarks, Reebok India and Lerros Fashions India. He holds a business degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and is based out of Gurgaon, India.
3. MERAJ SHAH
Shah fancies himself as a cultural commentator, freely dispensing unsolicited views on automobiles, history, golf, travel and life, to all and sundry. A guidebook author and columnist, he runs Blue Autumn Films, a production house that produces shows on travel and lifestyle.
4. JENNY YAP
With her qualifications from Cidesco and Cibtec, Yap joined the company as a beauty trainer and is currently the Regional Education Training Manager for L’Occitane. As a professional educator, she is currently training to be a professional certified coach with the International Coaching Federation.
5. RIAAN JACOB GEORGE
A Mumbai and Colombo-based journalist and luxury blogger; when he is not contributing to some of India’s leading publications and creating content on his Instagram (@riaangeorge), George teaches French.
6. GAGAN SHARMA
A certified sommelier and mixologist by qualification, Sharma holds the prestigious WSET Diploma. With over a decade and a half of work experience in India and abroad, he is currently the creator and curator at Indulge India, offering experiential and edu-taining beverage journeys to discerning aesthetes. In his free time, he romanticises Urdu, and loves to read about Mughal history. He’s also a certified mountaineer and holds the Limca Book of records for his travels.