The fabulous people who make Jugni Style.

 

Joti Dhesi  | Co-Founder + Marketing Director

This online marketing queen is the backbone of Jugni Style, providing advice on all the technical stuff we don’t always understand, in addition to keeping us on top of key beauty trends. A self-professed mascara junky, Joti’s other favourite things include: shopping, checking out the latest bars & restaurants, and traveling to other great hotspots. Joti has years of experience working in online marketing, promotions, and events management, and has worked in the fashion & beauty, arts, and travel sectors. She is a strong believer in changing an outfit (preferably in black) by adding a big bold necklace, or wearing a colourful pair of shoes. Her fave designers include Manish Arora, Ritu Kumar, Tarun Tahiliani, Neeta Lulla, Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen.

 

Manjot Bains  | Co-Founder + Editorial Director

Manjot combines a love for art, fashion and eating chocolate, as well as a desire to see the correct use of the semi-colon, in her role as Editorial Director of Jugni Style. A Communications Consultant, Manjot spends her days strategizing about audiences and analytics, but at night, she can be found trying out new restos & cafes, or window-shopping high street, low-street and designer duds. She’s been published in Geist Magazine, and has presented on culture and performance at a number of conferences. Her not-so-secret addictions: eating decadent designer desserts, perusing online sample sales for discounted Balmain, Manish Arora and Sabyasachi Mukherjee, and watching Gossip Girl, Mad Men and The Office. Tweet Tweet: @manjotb

 

Sukhi Ghuman  | Vancouver Writer + Photographer

This fashionista is a photographer, television reporter and PR extraordinaire. After graduating with a BA and BEd from the University of British Columbia, Sukhi began her career hosting the local Multicultural Channel, and later working social marketing & communications for the City of Surrey. Sukhi has a taste for the exotic, loves anything green and enjoys being far away from everyday life. Catch her dancing, reading, shopping or sipping a glass of her favourite Cabernet Sauvignon at a big city hotspot. A born and bred Vancouverite, Sukhi has her finger on the pulse of this vibrant city. She’s your go-to gal for anything from trendy restos and boutique shops, to the booming arts and culture scene. Tweet tweet: @sukhighuman

 

Deepti Chadalavada  | London Correspondent

University College London Economics student by day, fashion addict by night, it took a life changing summer spent working for a fashion magazine for Deepti to discover her true love, writing. Brought up in the Middle East and now living in London, she brings a unique, international twist to the team. Wearing her grandmother’s vintage jewellery with her treasured Celine tote, this art lover blends traditional craftsmanship with high-end designers in every outfit. Find her looking for the newest café, lounge or just spending a lazy day people watching on her favorite London streets. Deepti has been published in GLAM Qatar, contributes to khaleejesque.com and Khaleejesque print issues.

 

Gurj Dhaliwal  | Vancouver Food Culture Writer

This culinary artist has been creating havoc in the kitchen from a very young age.  After graduating at the top of his class, Gurj Dhaliwal landed his first job at one of downtown Vancouver’s preeminent establishments, CinCin Ristorante. He then completed his Red Seal Chef’s Certificate at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, only to make his way to Sydney, Australia.  Subsequently, this culinary cutie dazzled audiences on the Food Network’s Superstar Chef Challenge, as he reigned supreme as the national winner in 2007.  With his heart on his sleeve and knife in hand, Gurj can be seen scouring every nook and cranny for the finest restos worldwide and on the hunt for the next best form of edible entertainment.

 

Jasmeen Bains  | Contributing Writer

After realizing she didn’t want to raise rats for medical testing, this cell biology & genetics grad enrolled in an architecture program to allow her creativity and penchant for cutting-edge design shine through. Her style is fashion-whatever – influenced by the style blogosphere, vintage finds and an eye for unique designs – and you’ll find her writing about up-and-coming designers from around the globe.

 

 

Naveen Girn  | Online Video Production + Writer

Documentary filmmaker and freelance writer Naveen Girn is a not-so-closeted Bollywood and Moghul art buff. He has a vast collection of vintage Bollywood posters, spanning the early silent films to the Angry Young Man era of Indian cinema, as well as shelves of Indian Moghul and colonial art books. After spending ten years working in television and radio broadcasting, this fashionable nerd returned to uni, where he’s completing an MA in Geography while creating a documentary on South Asian histories in Vancouver. When he’s not editing videos for Jugni Style, Naveen is at the centre of the growing cultural scene in Vancouver, where he is known for researching and co-curating the landmark, award-winning Bhangra.me exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver.

 

Daniel Pillai  | Toronto Food + Culture Writer

This freelance writer, communications specialist and TV host counts food, art, literature, culture and Bollywood amongst his passions. He’s a reporter on Bollywood Boulevard where he dishes on Indian cinematic gossip and dance moves. He has an MA in Communication & Cultural Studies, where he studied Indian diasporas, South Asian public cultures, Bollywood and identity construction. Daniel is a voracious reader, and counts Jhumpa Lahiri, Gayatri Gopinath, and Rohinton Mistry amongst his favourite authors. When he’s not writing or tweeting, this style-conscious guy can be found scouring Toronto for cutting-edge arts & cultural events, and the latest and best restaurants in the city. Tweet tweet: @Daniel_Pillai

 

Raakhi Sinha |  Vancouver Culture Writer

Raakhi Sinha is a superstar. A dancer, entrepreneur, radio host, playwright and teacher, Raakhi is a woman with an agenda to create global understanding through the arts. As the co-founder of South Asian Arts, she has produced 8 plays, written one, and co-taught the first Bhangra class for credit in North America at Simon Fraser University. On top of all this, Raakhi is a dancer, and has performed across Canada, toured with Delhi 2 Dublin in Taiwan, and danced at the 2009 Juno Awards and 2010 Winter Olympics. Based out of Los Angeles, this stylish maven loves to travel, write, eat, talk to artists and take photos.

 

Paromita Naidu  |  Fashion Columnist

Preeti Barot  |  Mumbai Style Correspondent

Bhavan Mahal  | Website Guy

We call Bhavan up at odd hours of the night to help us do techy things. This WordPress wiz helped us develop our site, and continues to help us adapt and change to meet the needs of our readers. He loves hockey, good music and a nice slice of pizza.