The Word.: Who are your creative role models?
Pankaj and Nidhi Ahuja: “We believe in taking inspiration from everyone… People whom we admire for their talent, tenacity, strength, wisdom, courage, and resilience. Our creative role models range from writers, musicians, dancers, artists, weavers, editors, directors, and designers, among others.”
Prateek Jain: “Oh so many of them…American fashion editor and columnist Diana Vreeland, photographer Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon, filmmaker Wes Anderson, and, of course, singer-songwriter Madonna.”
Prabhleen: “Kashif Nisar, as a director, and Faseeh Bari Khan for his writing—I absolutely love their level of detailing and characterisation!”
Gautam Seth: “Some of the people I admire are Japanese architect Tadao Ando, singer-songwriter Madonna, designer Tom Ford, and French industrial designer and architect Philippe Starck.”
Param Sahib: “I really admire designers Alexander McQueen, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren of Viktor & Rolf, filmmaker and animator Tim Burton, industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata, and my mother!”
Welcome to The Word. Magazine.
For the inaugural issue, The Word. celebrates India’s creative spirit through what might be the world’s most ambitious cover series. Featuring 139 coverstars…powerhouses from the fields of art, film, fashion, food, music, content creation, and more, India Creative Inc. honours the talents leading the country’s creative order.
This cover series features idea-shapers and game-changers, photographed against an endless table that represents not just the boundless power of creativity, but also the infinite potential of collaboration and inclusivity.
This is India Creative Inc., and everyone is invited to sit at the table.
