
School Teacher & Cake Artist Theepika Uthayasandiran On Living With Vitiligo And Creating Cakes For Celebrities
"I had many doctors prescribe various treatments, but nothing really helped. It wasn’t until 2020 when my vitiligo spread throughout my entire body that I had started feeling more self-conscious. It really made me not want to be in front of the camera when I was recording cake content. It took me a while to gain the self-confidence to accept my condition and be willing to embrace it by feeling comfortable in front of a camera. Although it is a work in progress, I feel more confident and empowered to stand in front of a camera to show my true self. "

Tamil Innovators: Mugunthan Siva on Finding Success by Investing in India
"Our latest Tamil Innovators Spotlight features Mugunthan Siva, Co-founder & Managing Director of India Avenue, which provides investment solutions to investors seeking to access India's strongly growing capital markets. He is based in Sydney, Australia and has spent most of his working career in Australia’s finance industry working for financial planning, stockbroking and superannuation funds. Siva’s flagship fund, the India Avenue Equity Fund, returned 51.90 per cent over 2021, and the team has just completed a $9 million raise for his second fund, the India 2030 Fund, which will hold between 15 and 20 high-conviction stocks."

Sanjith Thangarajah On Living Counter-Culturally To Have Time, Financial & Location Freedom So He Can Focus on Faith, Family & Health
"6 years ago we were full throttle in a network marketing company - pushing shakes and weight loss products through social media. We thought this was our ticket to financial and time freedom. We worked really hard trying to make an income there, but the truth was we were broke behind the scenes. We were constantly having to borrow money to pay rent & nobody knew but I was driving LYFT about 60 hours a week (through the night) to make extra money and it STILL was never enough."

Canadian Criminal Defense Lawyer Janani Shanmuganathan On Following Her Calling, Running Her Own Practice & Being A Role Model To Future Lawyers
"Growing up I heard a lot of stories about the conflict in Sri Lanka and the discrimination that Tamils experienced at the hands of the state. These stories inspired me to become someone who could help act as a check on state power, which is precisely what a criminal defence lawyer does."




