Kunal Lalani
Jaideep R Gandhi
Tapas Gupta
Sam Balsara
S V Sista
Mr Shambhu Venkatrao Sista, known to his friends as Bobby has been one of the stalwarts of Indian Advertising. Known for his professional integrity he constantly fought to ensure ethical business practices in a fiercely competitive profession. Mr Sista was trained in Advertising in England. After he returned to India he worked in Sistas for […]
Ramesh Narayan
Ramesh Narayan, would have been a journalist if it had been a more remunerative field during the early eighties, when he started off his career. He confesses that he opted for advertising so that he could be a copywriter and be close to his first love, writing. In the course of a two and a […]
Anil Kapoor
In a career spanning four decades, Anil Kapoor has played various roles in the world of marketing and advertising: Head of Marketing of a large British multinational, a CEO of a pioneering media company and a CEO of a struggling ad agency. One thing that defines him is his ‘Never Say Die’ attitude. When he […]
Subhas Ghosal
Subhas Ghosal joined J. Walter Thompson Company Bombay as an Executive Trainee in 1945. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1957 and became Chief Executive of Hindustan Thompson in 1974. He was a Founder-Member and President of Advertising Club, Calcutta. He was President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India, during the […]
Bal Mundkur
Bal Mundkur began his advertising career on January 1, 1951 in D J Keymer, Bombay. He founded Ulka Advertising (Meteor in Sanskrit), on January 1, 1961. Ulka was no.4 on the agency league table when it was sold to the Interpublic Group UK. He relocated to Goa in 1995. Bal Mundkur’s skills in mobilising funds […]
K Kurian
K Kurian has been in journalism, advertising and teaching. Wrote a weekly column on advertising and marketing for 15 years. Recipient of the ISA-Khatau Gold Medal 1980 for outstanding contribution to advertising. He was founder and chairman of Radeus Advertising was credited with the creation of such iconic campaigns as Amul Chocolates (I think Im […]