Kayva Gokhale works as the Assistant Editor for Amar Chitra Katha, writing and editing for the comics as well as digital platforms. A student of literary and cultural studies and psychology in college, she always has her head buried in a book. When she’s not working or reading, she’s on the lookout for new horror movies and creepy trivia.
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Srinath Malolan is an Animation aspirant with profound inclination towards digital art, 2D animation, 3d modelling and Illustrations. His perpetual love for fiction in addition to his creatively crazy mind has made him into a creator of his own reality from which he gains most happiness. Being a graduate engineer in the stream of Mechanical Engineering, and with a brief knowledge about IT Sector, Srinath is versatile on any platform and technology. Always in pursuit of newer things to learn.
Abhirami Ganesh works as a Junior Designer for Amar Chitra Katha, catch her drawing even on her free time, she enjoys learning about and exploring new and different forms of art. She has done her Bachelor’s of Design degree in Communication Design. She also loves to travel and is always down for an adventure!
Manish Dalvi is a Junior Designer at Amar Chitra Katha, who works primarily on print-ready files, cut-outs and layouts. He started his journey as a mock-up designer, after completing his graphic design course at ITech Computer Education. He loves fitness as well as training others.
Harshal Narse is a Junior Designer at Amar Chitra Katha. After completing his education at the ICE Institute, Harshal began working as a vector artist. He currently works on layouts, art and regional language titles for Amar Chitra Katha. In his free time, he likes to draw.
Shakthi Bharathi is the Senior Sub-Editor at Amar Chitra Katha. Her 9-5 involves writing, revising, and research (lots of that last one). In her downtime, she can be found deep-frying the nutrients out of aviyal, attempting to revive dead succulents, and exploring spooky Dravidian folklore.
Tripti Nainwal started her career as a Sub-editor for Tinkle under Uncle Pai. After that, she found herself wandering through various media formats including scripting for television and documentaries, editing documents for international NGOs, and authoring several coffee table books and books for children. Through all this, though, she never stopped freelancing, first for Tinkle and then for Amar Chitra Katha. She has scripted several graphic biographies for ACK including the title ‘APJ Abdul Kalam – When Dreams Take Flight’, which won her the Comic Con award for ‘Best Writer’ in 2019.
Now back with the team as Associate Editor, she has come full circle indeed!
Damini Batham is the Senior Marketing Manager for Amar Chitra Katha and an astrologer by hobby. She has been working in the field of marketing for 8+ years and holds a postgraduate degree in Marketing Management. She has been passionate about Astrology, Vastu Shastra & Palmistry since childhood and has been practising these disciplines.
Valancio D’souza has 15+ years of experience in the online and digital sectors with strong expertise in business analysis, management of strategic operations and a proven track record in transforming businesses. He has had the fortune of working with some of the industry’s best brands and people. Working across diverse sectors has given him a broad understanding and perspective of a digital consumer which he applies in all aspects of brand-building and creative problem-solving.
At Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd, Valancio works as the Business Head of E-commerce and Strategic Alliances. He leads the entire eCommerce division with the responsibility of his channels P&L. He possesses an excellent ability to manage diverse work environments and build high-performance teams that can deliver results and consistent growth and profitability.
Deepesh is a cybernaut who spends a lot of time browsing the web, grasping infinite information about all things Digital and revelling in entertainment and fun. He is a startup enthusiast and a Postgraduate with a dual degree in Finance and E-Business with immense love for technology. He started working when he was 14 to learn as much as he could across different sectors of various organizations.
Deepesh is a seasoned Digital Marketing professional who has a curious brain that loves coding. He can work on any digital platform that helps companies attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers. Previously, he worked as a Product and Marketing Lead for a tech software company.
The art of storytelling inspires Deepesh. So while closing any business deals, he loves to lay down facts in the quirkiest of manners. Having worked with over 3000+ startups, he understands what the businesses require to scale and is not hesitant about any task that could scale the business up.
At Amar Chitra Katha, Deepesh is the Vice President of Digital Businesses. He works on all the brands either to create deals for other verticals or to scale the business for the Digital Division. He was successful in scaling up the Digital Businesses for all the brands at ACK. He strongly believes in a quote by ~Stephen Hawking “However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”
