Festival of Hope Mumbai Alumni Panel | 31st May, 2023 | Dhirubai Ambani International School, Mumbai

Join IB Director General Olli-Pekka Heinonen as he hosts a diverse DAIS alumni panel focused on hope, resilience and power of Indian youth.

Om Dhumatkar: Head Boy 1st graduating Class of DAIS in 2005 Om Dhumatkar is a senior banker based in London. He is a graduate of the prestigious London School of Economics and was placed in the top 5th percentile of his graduating class. Graduating during the throes of the global financial crisis in 2008; over 15 years, he has successfully navigated two recessions, and is currently an MD at the UK’s largest bank. Outside of the ‘day job’, Om is a passionate advocate for improved representation of Black and Minority Ethnic professionals in banking - an endeavour that took him to the Palace of Westminster, in London in 2022. Om was recognised as one of the Top 10 Inspirational Leaders by Ethnicity UK in 2021.

Ranveer Allahbadia: DAIS ICSE Class of 2005 Ranveer Allahbadia is a popular Indian YouTuber, social media influencer, and entrepreneur. He gained recognition through his YouTube channel, "BeerBiceps," where he shares content on various topics ranging from fitness and nutrition to personal development, mental health, and motivation. In terms of business ventures, Allahbadia is a co-founder of Monk Entertainment, a company that deals with brand management and digital content production. Level Supermind is an application made for people to learn guided meditation. Ranveer got featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the year 2022.

Ushma Ghatlia Marwah: DAIS IGCSE Class of 2006, IB Class of 2008 Ushma is a corporate lawyer based in Mumbai. She graduated from the University of Oxford in 2008, with a B.A. in Jurisprudence - the only student from India in her class. Ushma was subsequently awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she received her LL.M in 2014.

Sukriti Y.J.: DAIS IGCSE Class of 2006, IB Class of 2008
Sukriti is a writer, screenwriter, and researcher. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University, a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics. She heads Unibrow Stories, a creative team that works on stories about India that are both smart and fun, message and masala, a good think and a good time. Sukriti’s writing is in Vox, Quartz, Bustle, New Statesman, The Hindu, The Times of India, and elsewhere. She is the researcher of The Power of Bad (2019), written by New York Times’ science columnist John Tierney. Her debut novel The Bride’s Wedding to Wedding Shopping in India: A Tragedy, is forthcoming; it explores India’s incredible fashion history and indigenous textiles, through the heroine’s fast-paced quest for wedding clothes.

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