We are a privately-held media and communication company. We provide knowledge and communication services to companies and are also in the process of launching our own properties.
Our clients have included corporates like Adfactors, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Air India, Beehive Communications, Bennett & Coleman, Crisil, Friday Gurgaon, Hinduja Hospital, HT Media, ILF&S Education, Lazer Tag India, Mahesh Tutorials, Outlook India, and Maya Entertainment.
We have also worked on election campaigns and with individuals who want to craft personal communication strategies.
The team is led by Shishir Joshi and Aloke Thakore.
Shishir Joshi
Journalism veteran with over 20 years experience in Indian print and broadcasting media. Last two stints as Editorial Director of Mid-Day, India’s highest-selling afternoon paper, and Executive Editor of TV Today (Aaj Tak – India’s highest rated Hindi news channel and Headlines Today – English channel). He has also worked for NDTV, cnn.com and Indian Express. A law graduate, he has also been a recipient of the Chevening Fellowship.
Aloke Thakore
A communications journeyman, he has trained journalists at India’s major news organizations, launched a newspaper in the UAE, taught at universities in India and abroad. A multilingual researcher, Aloke has travelled extensively across the country and has consulted with companies from entertainment to mining. A Media Leadership Fellow of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Salzburg Seminar Fellow, 21st Century Trust Fellow and a Socrates Seminar Fellow at the Aspen Institute, he holds a Ph.D. (Mass Communication) University of Wisconsin- Madison; AM (International Relations) University of Chicago; MS (Journalism) University of Kansas; and BA (Hons.) from Calcutta University.