A sought-after Writer, Director, Media Strategist, sought-after TEDx speaker, Life Coach, Social Entrepreneur, Gender-Animal and Environment Activist, and one of the driving forces behind the Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation, Pawsitive Farm Sanctuary, and Zindagi Helpline, Dr. Anusha Srinivasan Iyer is a woman of multiple facets!
Best known as a Firebrand Journalist with a golden
heart, Dr. Anusha is a Global Award-winning Writer-Director. Her ‘Saare Sapne
Apne Hain’, a film on child labour, hope and happiness, won rave reviews across
borders winning over 128 awards and having been screened in over 150 national
as well as international film festivals!
Her organisation, Make Earth Green Again, MEGA
Foundation, strives to protect the planet with a mission to reverse the
environmental damage caused by mankind. She, in her myriad ways, not only
repaints the Earth green but also mobilises and inspires the youth to stand up
for the same!
Serving as a catalyst in bringing responsible
like-minded individuals, environmental activists and organizations together,
Anusha works closely in association with the government and its ministries for
citizen welfare. She is also known for her stance on the issues of tribal
welfare, senior citizen safety, rehabilitation of acid attack victims and her
work towards gender equality, LGBTQ empowerment, street children welfare,
participation in conclaves and inspirational talks, filmmaking with a cause and
youth life coaching among many others.
Anusha Srinivasan Iyer has also earned respect for
her commitment towards social, environmental as well as cultural causes. For
the same, she received numerous awards, accolades and recognition as the winner
of the Life’s Real Heroes awards of India in 2019, The Economic Times Icon
Award for Strategic Brandmaker and Social Entrepreneurship, The Mid-Day Icon Awards,
christened as the “Queen Bee of Brand Strategy” by Forbes India among others.
She is also the recipient of the International WEE Women Excellence Empowerment
Award, National Excellence Award, Women of Influence Award, People’s Excellence
Award, Inspire Award, Mukkti Foundation Achievers' Award and many others.
On her work front, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer is the
Founder and Mentor of Naarad PR & Image Strategists, one of India's premier
PR, Brand Strategisation and Image management agencies, besides being the Brand
Custodian of respected actors. A strong
believer that if you want to do something, you make time for it, Anusha also
writes and directs films as well as pursues a fruitful life of social activism.
She is also working on Indian ancient knowledge and culture, for which she has recently completed the course on HINDUISM THROUGH ITS SCRIPTURES with Harvard X, which is an initiative of Harvard University.
Internationally acclaimed Bhopal based fashion designer, Mumtaz khan is known for his non chemical natural colors hand block Baag print of MP, sustainable Handloom Khaadi and zardozi hand work. He has long standing achievement to save the environment by fashion. He motivates the world for sustainable fabric to wear cotton khadi and pure handloom weaves. A jury member of Femina Miss India 2023 west zone held in Mumbai Maharashtra, Mumtaz khan is recipient of many awards and recognitions including the renowned Dadasaheb Phalke Cine & Technician Award.
Mumtaz khan who showcased tribal Baag print, chanderi, maheshwari, Daboo and Batik of MP in more than 32 fashion weeks, popularised the sustainable baag print of MP in fashion and glamour world. A jury in many international film festivals, Mumtaz khan started his film career with the legendary Merchant Ivory production Hollywood in the film 'In Custody' as well as did the costume for a big theatre production for Merchant of Venice, and Maya - a dance drama. He has done costume for award winning film MEHRAM for Farida Jalal, Sushma Seth and Rajit Kapoor.
A record
holder in fashion, having designed two skirts of thousand - thousand metres
fabric on Rajasthan foundation day, Mumtaz khan designed 300 metres flair lehenga
in Madhya Pradesh foundation day. His amazingly designed 170 mtr skirt was also
presented in 'India at 70' in Glassgow Scotland UK in 2017 in Independence Day
celebrations. He also designed national costumes in FBB Femina Miss India 2017 for
Adya and Mannat Singh. He designed national costume and other costumes for Miss
India Earth Shaan for Miss Earth Contest.
Award winning Writer, Director, Mohan Das apart from film making has successfully conducted the Lakecity International Film Festival, Gwalior over the years has now widened his horizons by taking the concept of film festivals to various cities across India and the globe. With Lakecity being a yearly event well entrenched on to the scene, he is all set to promote Indian Cinema, Art and Culture onto a global platform by joining hands and collaborating with a multitude of film festivals in many countries or offering support to a host of upcoming festivals across the world. K Asif Chambal International Film Festival is an offshoot of the same idea that aims at bringing the science, art and emotion through world cinema to the people of Chambal valley.
He has run short film competitions and workshops, organised screenings for international feature films, and is also working as the festival consultant for feature films. With so much of experience to gather, it was natural for him to be invited on many a film festival as jury including LHIFF International Film Festival (Barcelona), The North Film Festival (New York), Coal City International Film Festival (Nigeria), Frames Film Festival (Mumbai), Nilofer-e-Aabi International Film Festival (Iran/ Mumbai), Aahan International Short Film Festival (Mumbai), Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival (Mumbai), Cotton City International Film Festival (Akola), Acharya Tulsi Short Film Festival (Bikaner), Cortokino International Film Festival (Mumbai) and others.
