HT CITY 30UNDER30 AWARDS: MEET THE JURY
Here are the eminent names from various fields who are behind the selection of winners
It was a pleasure being part of the jury, selecting and learning about these young talents. I wish the nominees and the winner all the best. VIBHA GALHOTRA Artist
A conceptual artist in sculpture, photography, printmaking, video, drawing and text, she has shown extensively in India and abroad.
A Master of Fine Arts from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, Galhotra has received the Asia Arts Future Award in 2019, the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship in the US in 2017, and the Rockefeller Grant in 2016. Now part of the Jerusalem International Fellow Program, 2020, her work is influenced by climate change and impact of urbanisation, particularly in Delhi.
A top fashion model, Sahay has walked the ramp for leading names in the fashion world, such as Gianfranco Ferre, Trussardi, Dior and Grisogono jewellery.
Voted Best Fresh Face Female Model at F-awards, and Supermodel of the Year - Fit and Fabulous Award by Global Spa magazine, she has also featured in national and international fashion events such as the Lakmè Fashion Week and the Beijing Fashion Week among others. SONALIKA SAHAY
Supermodel
I’m delighted to see the young achievers doing such great work! It augurs well that they are the future of the country. It wasn’t easy to pick one from this splendid list of nominations.
Getting to know young achievers in a year like this is just what I needed. Leadership is all about stepping up, especially when the going gets tough.
DEEP KALRA Founder and Group Executive Chairman, MakeMyTrip
CEO of MakeMyTrip since inception in 2000, he steered it to a Nasdaq listing in 2010. Co-chair of CII’s National Committee on Tourism and Hospitality, Kalra’s a founding member of Ashoka University, the NGO I Am Gurgaon, besides being on the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority board.
An alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad, he was voted Entrepreneur of the Year— Business Transformation (2011) by Ernst & Young, and Most Powerful Digital Influencer in India (2012) by KPMG.
As FDCI chairman since 2008, he has contributed enormously to the fashion industry. Founder-MD of Sunil Sethi Design Alliance and Alliance Merchandising Company, he’s represented the best lifestyle stores of the world for their buying in India, for over 30 years.
Named advisor, Khadi and Village Industries Commission last year, Sethi is also on the advisory board of the National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy and several design institutes.
SUNIL SETHI
Chairperson, Fashion Design Council of India
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A wise man is no longer known by his grey beard, as the HT City 30Under30 awards prove! The categories in these awards reflect the prowess of young minds.
My heart fills with joy to see these shining stars, all under 30! It gives me immense hope knowing young Indians are making their mark globally!
A member of the Fashion Design Council of India board, she’s been working to take Indian craft and textiles to the world. She is the founder trustee of Prem Jain Memorial Trust, which focuses on sustainability through education.
She graduated summa-cumlaude from FIDM, USA and is today recognised as one of India’s leading sustainability crusaders. In the corporate design space, she combines functionality with style to create uniforms for hotels and hospitals for global clients.
Admitted to the Bar at Delhi in 1991, Luthra was designated as a senior advocate in 2007. He was named Additional Solicitor General of India, in 2012, for two years and was a special public prosecutor for the State of NCT of Delhi in the December 16 gangrape case.
An MPhil in Criminology from Cambridge, he taught law at DU (1997-98), and is visiting professor at Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK. He also teaches at many law colleges across India. SIDHARTH LUTHRA Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
I was amazed by work done by nominees. It is also creditable that HT City has found people who began life less privileged yet excelled, which makes it a richer selection for us as judges.
PAYAL JAIN Fashion Designer