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Tushar Unadkat, CEO and Creative
Director

Advertising Mastermind Tushar Unadkat

Many people assume that to break into the entertainment and media industry, you have the master the art of schmoozing and perception. Thirty-five year-old Tushar Unadkat has proved them all wrong. As CEO and Creative Drector of MUKTA Advertising, Tushar operates by the motto, “Where quality comes second, only to honesty” and uses his company as a platform to celebrate more creative forms of art. MUKTA is the only full service multicultural advertising and marketing agency that focuses on a South Asian audience. Having established four offices spared around the globe since the company was founded just four years ago, MUKTA’s international success speaks for itself. Having acknowledged how the guidance of industrial and academic professionals helped during his life-long pursuit of creative success, Tushar founded not-for-profit NOUVEAU IDEA to give others the opportunity to lend their two cents and support. As an eGroup forum, MUKTA strives to “disseminate information and produce and promote Indians (of all different types and backgrounds) artistic events”. Learn more about how MUKTA advertising has redefined the word “Indian” by checking out this week’s Young and Professional spotlight of The DesiConnect.

Company

MUKTA Advertising
Nouveau IDEA: New Indian Dimension in
Entertainment & Arts

Founded

2002

Website

www.tusharunadkat.com
www.m-a.ca

Name, Title

Tushar Unadkat
CEO and Creative Director

Age

35

Hometown

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Current residence

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Education

Fachhochschule Niederrhein
Germany Research Scholar

University of Dundee
Scotland Masters in Design

University of Wolverhampton
England BA (Honors - Photography)

National Institute of Design
India Photography Apprentice

MS University of Baroda
India BA (Applied Arts)

Work Experience

Nouveau IDEA: New Indian Dimension in Entertainment & Arts
Founder, Moderator

Theatre Direct Canada
Member, Board of Director

CineStar Publishing Inc.
Member, Board of Advisory

NRI Global, California, USA
Member, Board of Advisory

Premier Cinematic Productions
Creative Executive

SAAFA: South Asian-American Films Association
Director, Canadian Content

Ethnicity

Indian - Gujarati

About MUKTA Advertising

MUKTA Advertising was found in 2002 with a motto: “Where quality comes second, only to honesty”.

We are an international company and our offices resound with different languages, resonate with varied cultures and colors, and pulsate with the beats of several countries.

MUKTA has four offices across the globe that specialize in advertising, marketing services and corporate communications. We are an international agency in the most fundamental way: by being local in many places.

Headquartered in Canada, MUKTA is the only full service multicultural advertising and marketing agency focusing on a South Asian audience.

Most notable milestones

2006, New Pioneers Award, Nominee, Skills for Change

  • 2005, ReelWorld Trail Blazer, Nominee, Entertainment Industry
  • 2002, New York City Council Citation, Outstanding Immigrant
  • 2002, The International Library of Photography, Sports
  • 2001, The International Library of Photography, People
  • 2000, Bedworth Council, Millennium Award, Artist Grant
  • 1999, BBC Asia Awards, Nominee, Film & Arts
  • 1998, Stevenson Scholarship, Research Scholarship
  • 1997, Graduate Council Award, Academic Scholarship
  • 1994, Vishwamitri Award, Photography
  • About New Indian Dimension in Entertainment & Arts

    Non-for-profit Nouveau IDEA was found on December 31, 2002 with a vision to begin a new year contributing artistically to the community that has always provided useful and inspiring signs in my journey as an independent artist.

    The mission of the Nouveau IDEA eGroup is to disseminate information, produce and promote Indians and "Indo-Ferang" (Non Resident Indians) artistic events.

    In addition to providing valuable resources and networking opportunities for Indian artists living abroad, this eGroup is an open forum for new ideas and different opinions related with arts & entertainment.

    The word Indian is used here in a broader sense referring to the Subcontinent. This includes people from the Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, SriLanka and Suvadives, more commonly categorized as South Asian or Desi.

    This eGroup has 3000+ members (30,000+ readers) online who support spreading our rich Indian Heritage around the world.

    What are your day-to-day responsibilities?

    Networking, advertising, marketing and promoting, for both our clients and our own products.

    What's the niche?

    Ethno-cultural advertising is not simply advertising that carries the ethnic color face.

    Our years of community relations and research, specialize in predicting what works with which province in our community.

    We design innovative and versatile marketing tools considering a client's corporate identity, branding and culture that are industry or niche market specific. Then we develop corporate images, capabilities brochures, catalogs, web sites, print ad campaigns and promotional events for clients.

    Our expertise is to recommend events, participate and execute all the grass-root marketing needs including: banners, billboards, press kits, trade show displays, presentation materials. We can also customize theme parties and "on-the-street" theatrical promos for clients.

    To retain a client’s corporate brand we connect them with the influential leaders within our South Asian community.

    Our forte is to help our clients establish two-way communication with the community to ensure public input into the decision-making process related to their purchases.

    To seek for the appropriate audience, we collaborate with our clients to determine specific parameters of research.

    We ensure that your brand is ‘tested’ by the South Asians and we organize intensive sessions of consumer interaction from time-to-time, to retain the brand loyalty.

    Last but not the least, with our broad range of South Asian media knowledge, we affiance the media attention in diverse ways and not only provide client-related information but also as refer industry-specific information.

    What's in store for the future?

    The sky is the limit!

    Who would you like to be contacted by?

    Anybody who needs to build their image and increase visibility in the industry may feel free to contact us.

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  • Best way to keep a competitive edge

    Quality comes second, only to honesty.

    Guiding principle in life

    Honesty is the best policy!

    Yardstick of success

    Quality of life you live.

    Goal yet to be achieved

    Long term goal will be to make my company’s presence more international and visible. I dream to make MUKTA Advertising mainstream.

    Best practical advice

    When you are in entertainment industry, don’t lay your eggs in one basket.

    Supportive words from a family member or friend on your venture

    My mother says, follow your heart!

    Mentors

    My family and all academic and industrial professionals from time to time.

    Like best about what you do?

    Meeting talented people.

    Like least about what you do?

    In our fast-paced industry, all job deadlines are yesterday. Sometimes I wish it was today so as to deliver the assignment in time.

    At age 10, what did you want to be when you grew up?

    I wanted to own a business within the entertainment & media industry.

    Biggest pastime outside of work

    Wine and dine with special friends.

    Person most interested in meeting

    John Nash for his beautiful mind.

    Leader in business most interested in meeting

    Hamish McLennan, the CEO of Young & Rubicam to seek mentorship.

    Three interesting facts about yourself

    1. Love to travel
    2. Won’t cook
    3. Dislike hypocrites

    Three characteristics that describe you

    1. Business-minded
    2. Cosmopolitan
    3. Ambitious

    Three greatest passions

    1. Promoting South Asian talent
    2. Understanding politics
    3. Contributing to world peace

    Favorite book

    Bhagavad-Gita

    Favorite cause

    Human rights.

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