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Forbes released its “30 Under 30 Asia” report on Wednesday (May 15) which featured 300 exceptional people in 10 different categories, including health and science. The Media, Marketing and Advertising list featured exceptional Indians including content creators, journalists, advertisers and entrepreneurs, among others. Check out the Indians on the list.
1 / 6Kavan Antani, 29, co-founder of IndieFolio | Antani founded an on-demand talent marketplace for creative professionals in 2014. The platform has over 70,000 designers, animators, content creators and video producers. Indiefolio connects these professionals with clients looking for talent, including Paytm, Ogilvy and Domino’s Pizza, and earns commissions. (Image: Forbes Asia)
2 / 6Sanket Jain, 27, independent journalist | Sanket, an independent journalist and documentary photographer, has received the Covering Climate Now Award, the Statesman Award, the One World Media Award and the Laadli Media Award for his coverage of mental health issues, climate change, maternal mortality rates and precarious livelihoods. He also co-founded a nonprofit organization providing educational scholarships to rural women called Insight Walk. (Image: X/@snktjain)
3 / 6Simran Jain, 26, co-founder of Balar Media | Simran turned her passion for normalizing topics like menstruation and sexuality into a business. She also has almost 1.3 million followers on Instagram where she discusses such topics. Additionally, she is also the co-founder of an online store that sells products such as menstrual cups, lubricants, and card games that encourage open and fun discussions about sexuality. (Image: Forbes Asia)
4 / 6Ananya Rao, 24, Global Creative Strategist, Dentsu | Rao played an important role in making Dentsu Creative Bangalore the first Indian agency to be named Agency of the Year at the Cannes Lions event in 2022. She was also a jury member for the D&AD Awards in 2023. Rao won several honors, including a Cannes Lion for creative work in communications and advertising. (Image: Forbes Asia)
5 / 6Anushka Rathod, 25, content creator | Rathod, a content creator who creates short-form content to improve financial literacy, has nearly 1.8 million followers on Instagram and YouTube. She presents topics such as equity research and investment banking to a diverse audience. The Surat-born designer has also collaborated with leading brands in the finance and insurance sectors. (Image: Forbes Asia)
6 / 6Ayush Wadhwa, 25, founder of Owled Media | Wadhwa founded Bangalore-based digital agency Owled Media in 2020. The company produces videos, augmented reality filters and games for brands’ campaigns. She has had clients like Disney+, Clinique and Estee Lauder, among others. Wadhwa, also an angel investor, has funded startups, such as jeans maker Freakins and artisanal kitchenware maker P-TAL. (Image: Forbes Asia)
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