FAMILY TREE MENTORING

The creative industry can sometimes be a very isolating place for someone of South Asian heritage. Paired with the fact that so many of our families have no idea what we even do for a living.

So we set up Diet Paratha Family Tree Mentoring. The programme, which will run for an entire year, aims to unlock opportunity within creative industries around the world while providing guidance and motivation. It pairs candidates of South Asian heritage with culturally competent South Asian mentors. Mentors who have lived-experience in understanding that cultural factors like beliefs, attitudes and behaviours can have an impact in the workplace.

RAVEENA AURORA | SINGER, SONGWRITER, ARTIST

RAV MATHARU | FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT CLOTHSURGEON

SMITA LASRADO | CO-FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AT FEAT ARTISTS

CHANTELLE-SHAKILA TIAGI | CEO, FOUNDER AT TIAGI AGENCY

CHIMENE MANTORI | FORMERLY A&R SONY CO-FOUNDER SOLACE TALENT

NAVI AHLUWALIA | EDITOR AT HYPEBAE UK

SONIKA PHAKEY | FASHION & BEAUTY PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AT TIKTOK

NELESH DHAND | DOC SERIES COMMISSIONER AT NETFLIX

ESHITA KABRA-DAVIS | FOUNDER & CEO AT BY ROTATION

NEHA DAYAL | STRATEGY & ANALYTICS DIRECTOR AT STADIUM GOODS

RIKESH PATEL | SSENSE MENSWEAR BUYER

KEVIN ARULRAJAH | SENIOR CREATIVE AT HYPEBEAST

JANAK JANI | ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT HIGHSNOBIETY

RAVI AMARATUNGA HITCHCOCK | FOUNDER OF SOURSOP

FURMAAN AHMED | SET DESIGNER AND ARTIST

PARISA PARMAR | AGENCY CAMPAIGN MANAGER AT ATTACHMENT AGENCY

NIKESH SHUKLA | AUTHOR AND SCREEN WRITER

ARCHANA THANI | MANAGING EDITOR AT VOGUE INDIA

RISHI RAJANI | CEO OF HILLMAN GRAD PRODUCTIONS

JOE KIRBRIA | ART DIRECTOR AT APPLE