Credits

A movement is started by few, and led by many. The following people have made it possible for you to lead the Kahani Movement forward:

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Co-founder
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is chief medical correspondent for the health and medical unit at CNN. Based in Atlanta, Gupta also contributes health news stories to CNN.com and CNNHealth.com, co-hosts “Accent Health” for Turner Private Networks, provides medical segments for the syndicated version of ER on TNT, writes a column for TIME magazine, anchors the global health program Vital Signs for CNN International and is featured in a weekly podcast on health issues called "Paging Dr. Gupta." Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University. Before joining CNN, Gupta was a fellow in neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee's Semmes-Murphy clinic, and before that, the University of Michigan Medical Center. In 1997, he was chosen as a White House Fellow — one of only 15 fellows appointed. He served as special advisor to first lady Hillary Clinton.

Suneel Gupta, Co-founder
While working in President Clinton’s press operation, Suneel developed a strong interest in the convergence of media and technology and pursued this interest through strategic and venture roles in various global markets. In 2004, he was recruited from the private sector to co-draft the Democratic party’s national platform (a collaborative mission statement for our nation) and later earned a JD-MBA from Northwestern University. Suneel is currently working with the Mozilla Corporation as a Director in the Mozilla Labs group.

Amardeep Kaleka
Amardeep led cinematography and production for the Kahani Movement. In his first feature film, Baby Blues (2008), Amardeep produced, camera operated, directed, and edited the $1.2 milion dollar project. Afterwards, Kaleka created two new television shows - "Sex Culture" and "Embarrassed" for MTV. His last documentary short film Binding Faith, which was shot in India in 2007, has garnered many film festival awards and accolades. Currently, he directs and edits for clients such as Current TV, Elastic Lab, and Tomorrow Pictures.

Kiran Divvela
Kiran led web development for the Kahani Movement. He has been involved with Internet startups since 2000, starting as a co-founder of FeedMe, an online food ordering service targeted at the college market, and most recently at the venture backed social gaming startup Dotblu. As a member of the Obama campaign, Kiran organized voter outreach events for the South Asian community in San Francisco. He is currently pursuing an MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Leena Rao
Leena is a writer for the technology news blog TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City.

Sanjay Mishra
Sanjay Mishra's music was featured in the Kahani Movement's trailer. Mishra, a guitarist and composer, is a brilliant and innovative acclaimed musician know for his east meets west musical compilations. Sanjay first came to public acclaim for his album "Blue Incantation" with guitarist Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead. It is one of Mr. Garcia's rare collaborations in his late years and represents some of his last works.His latest CD Chateau Benares with guest appearances by DJ Logic and Keller Williams among others, was received with rave reviews on National Public Radio and The Washington Post. His score for the French film "Port Djema" won for "Best Original Score" at The Hamptons Film Festival in New York. The film was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Mishra is also the author of Guitar Atlas:India published by Alfred.

Funkadesi
Funkadesi's music was featured in the Kahani Movement's trailer. The 6-Time Winner of The Chicago Music Awards, multi-ethnic band Funkadesi is based in Chicago and performs an explosive music of bhangra, spicy Afro-Latin beats, blues and lots more. What distinguishes Funkadesi as a group is each band member’s unique and uncompromised cultural/musical contribution merging to create one unifying sound and vision.

Special Thanks
Christina Marouda, President, IFFLA
Arnold Peter, Founder and Partner, Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon LLP
Ian McCarthy
Syed Ahmed, By Deluxe
Jeffrey Hermes, Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, P.C.
Bharat Tripathi, Silicon Valley Press