WHO WE ARE
Ahmedabad Live is a media and marketing company that has successfully built a strong community of over 250,000+ people across different social media platforms who share the love for Ahmedabad, Gujarat. From the first step taken on June 1, 2017, to this day, our Founder Manan Shah and his team have galloped through many milestones and are all set to run more.
From Ahmedabad’s biggest concerts to college fests, from carnivals to food fests, and from exhibitions to conferences, we have touched every corner that makes Ahmedabad the unique, beautiful, and warm city that it is.
Ahmedabad Live is a portal designed to be the one-stop destination for everything related to the Heritage City. We feature all that makes the heart of Ahmedabad – heritage sites, textile industry, movies, restaurants, artists, photographers, bloggers, authentic regional food, local brands, people, and much more.
After being a part of over 350+ major events organized in Ahmedabad, we have become a household name. Some of the major events we have partnered with are TEDx, Hungrito Food Festival, Divalicious, and Ahmedabad International Literature Festival.
Our favorite events are college fests where we get to interact with the youth and explore our city from their perspective. Some of the colleges we have partnered with are the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad for IIM Chaos and Nirma College for Pratibimb. We were also a part of Atharva Fest hosted by the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.
Along with promoting our local artists and their projects like Folk Rang by Meghdhanush, we have also been a part of When Chai Met Toast-DA IICT, Darshan Rawal, Aditya Gadhvi, DJ Snake, Bryan Adams – The Ultimate Tour, Neha Kakkar – Live in Concert, and VirDas – Love Tour.
Focusing on engagement, interaction, evaluation, and in-depth analysis, we have changed our approach and updated our campaigns to suit the needs of Amdavadis and their business goals.
MANAN SHAH
Founder & CEO
What is the one thing that people associate most with Ahmedabad? Sidi Saiyyed ni Jaali! Its intricate latticework, its intertwined design and its grandeur look acts as an identity for Ahmedabad. It was transformed from a stone into the filigree it is; just like Manan. It’s because of him that the brand is where it is right now. He is like the inter-twined design of the banyan and the palm tree of Ahmedabad Live that grows into long lofty branches of flora like our 250K+ community.
VAISHALI JAIN
Have you ever been to Law Garden? It's like the Mecca of shopping - everyone flocks there for their retail therapy fix! And speaking of retail therapy, let me introduce you to Vaishali - our very own creative whiz! Not only is she the head honcho of all things imaginative and quirky, but she's also a master of multitasking! She's our Video Jockey, and she's also the queen of handling accounts - talk about a woman who wears many hats!
FEYON PRAJAPATI
Have you heard about the wonder that is Sindhu Bhawan? It's like that trusty friend you can always count on when you're free on the weekend! And let me tell you about Feyon, he came on board as the Head of Graphic Designing, but boy, is he a jack of all trades! He's tech-savvy, super creative and always bursting with ideas - this guy has more solutions than a math textbook! He's basically the street-smart Michael Scott of the office!
SIMRAN SOBTI
Have you heard about Adalaj ni Vav? It's like a peaceful oasis that's also brimming with art & creativity - just like our team mate Simran! This gal is a real dynamo - not only is she bursting with innovative ideas, but she's also a total pro at managing the team. It's like she's a mix of Creative Head and Team Manager, all rolled into one! Honestly, Simran is like the secret spice that makes our team's recipe extra special.
TEAM AT AHMEDABAD LIVE
Founding Team
MAHIMA SAKHPARA
Brand Manager/Brand Analyst
Dhal Ni Pol is the best way to describe the beauty of our Brand Manager Mahima’s work. Dhal Ni Polchanged the face of the Old City and re-branded it in the most creative way. She adds bright hues and contrast to our plain black and white ideas and campaigns. She comes with the traditional school of thoughts with a hint of modern creativity just like how we feel when we see the art around Dhal Ni Pol.
JUHI THAKKER
Strategy Analyst
The world knows Ahmedabad as the city with Indian Institute of Management. Well, for us Juhi brings in the same idea of learning and strategy building. She is that exposed brick that brings complex compositions of ideas to the table with simple vision and execution. Her analytical skills provide a strong structure to our thoughts and ideas just like how IIM gives structure to its students’ careers.
SAMARTH PANCHOLI
Community Advisor
Samarth is the person we call every time we are stuck. He reminds us of Sabarmati Riverfront where people go to ponder over their decisions, to get clarity in their thoughts, and many a times to find a perfect solution. Samarth is our advisor and mentor who takes our jumbled thoughts and brings maturity in our ideas.
Harshal Shah
Chief operational Officer
What comes to your mind when you think of Manik Chowk at midnight? Chaos, excitement, innovative takes on dosa, and probably a lot of happiness. Right? Our COO Harshal is all of this. He brings the most crazy but perfect ideas. He is always excited to do something new for the community. And he is always smiling wide like people do when they see Gwalior Dosa approaching their table.
Ruchika Jain
Content Strategist
The British Council Library is full of stories, imagination, well-articulated sentences, colours and literary solutions, and so is our Content Strategist Ruchika. From basic captions to finding the right words to interact with our community, she is behind it all.
OUR SUPPORTERS
TAPAN THAKKAR
Tapan started as a co-founder but he had to leave the city for higher studies. However,
he continued to be a part of Ahmedabad Live and helped us with a lot of content creation.
NAMAN BAGRECHA
Naman played an important part in building the community. He was involved in the initial planning and in bringing new clients.
GUNIT SAHNI
Gunit helped us with content writing work – from emails to creating written interactive
content.
AAYUSHI DONGA
She has helped with the event photography and other visual content.
DHRUVIN SHAH
Dhruvin was has helped in the initial groundwork and marketing. He also gave his input in business
development as well.
INTERNS
PRERAK SHAH
CHETNA JHURIA
ADITYA KABRA
