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individuals that have graciously contributed their unique talents & skills to solucky as a contributor
Sanjana Solanki (she/her)
Founder
Sanjana Solanki is 20 year olds & goes to San Jose State University! She is now a third-year student majoring in Business Administration with a focus in management as well as a minor in Physics. Some of her hobbies include thrifting, creative directing, & spending quality time into making solucky possible! Sanjana is also very interested in fashion, music, & exploring cities!
Read more about Sanjana Solanki on the Founder’s page!
Sraavya Apuri (she/her)
Photoshoot Assistant
Sraavya is 19 years old & she currently goes to SJSU. She is a third year student majoring in MIS. Some of her hobbies include traveling, thrifting, & listening to music.
Sraavya joined our wonderful team in July 2021 & is enthusiastic about being a photoshoot assistant for all upcoming various photoshoots!
Heena Bains (she/her)
Aesthetic Photographer
Heena Bains is 20 years old & majors in Child & Development at San Jose State University! Some of her hobbies include spending time with her friends, taking pictures, & fashion.
Heena joined the team back in May 2021 & has been a great team member when it comes to bringing our digital magazine themes alive!
Mikaila Bramlette (she/her)
Spotify Playlist Columnist/Curator + Magazine Filler-In Writer + Model
Mikaila Bramlette is 21 years old & attends San Jose State University as a fourth year. She's majoring in Communication Studies & pursuing a minor in Public Relations. Her hobbies include journaling, traveling, thrifting, listening to music, learning about new things, & meeting new people among other things.
Mikaila joined solucky in August 2022 & is super excited to work towards contributing in every way she can to the brand’s journey!
Amani Chowdhury (she/her)
Consultant
Amani Chowdhury is a 20 year old student currently studying at UC Santa Cruz. Strongly connected to her roots as a Muslim Bengali woman, she loves the diversity that is available to her in the Bay Area, her home. Some of her creative hobbies include makeup, crochet, painting, music, watching kdramas, baking, cooking & much more.
Amani joined the team in May 2021 to fulfill the role as one of the most active & consistently on-the-job team members. She consistently provides helpful feedback & new directions of advice to the entire team!
Sanjana Dadi (she/her)
Content Marketing Specialist + Aesthetic Photographer
Sanjana Dadi grew up in the Bay Area & is attending California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo as a Business Administration major with an interest in the Marketing field. She enjoys listening to music, dancing, & painting! Sanjana is so excited to be a part of the solucky team!
Sanjana joined solucky back in February 2021 & has been an enormous help in organizing collaborations, projects, & much more. She has made the entire process much more efficient & has contributed a lot with her beautifully aesthetic photos!
Disha Desai (she/her)
Magazine Editor + Filler-In Writer + Magazine Designer
Disha Desai grew up in the Bay Area & is currently an English major at Santa Clara University. Disha enjoys dancing, writing, singing, making music playlists, & traveling. She is so excited to bring her voice to solucky & hopefully inspire others!
Disha joined the team back in February 2021 & has been a helpful hand when it comes to creating flyers that reflect our marketing styles. In addition, she has contributed her beautiful writing to our digital magazine & has helped out with the layout of the magazine!
Ananya Dutta (she/her)
Strategic Consultant
Ananya Dutta has lived most of her life in the Bay Area & is currently studying Marketing Communications & Public Relations at Emerson College in Boston. Her interests include music, writing, & social media management— She can talk about all of these things for hours! Ananya is very excited to be a part of the solucky team!
Ananya has been a part of the solucky team since October 2020 & has helped provide marketing strategies as well as a helpful hand throughout various collaborations & projects. Without her, solucky would not be what it is today.
Natalie Getz (she/her)
AestheticPhotographer
Natalie Getz has grown up in the Bay Area & is currently a senior at Wilcox High School, & planning to major in Marine Biology. Her interests include sustainable fashion, the beach, coffee, & playing a variety of sports!
Natalie joined as a Photographer back in February 2021 & has been a prominent team member to the process of content that we display throughout our entire brand! Specifically, her beautiful photos are always a great addition to our monthly magazine & flyers!
Amrutha Gururaja (she/her)
Brand & Collaboration Photographer
Amrutha Gururaja is 21 years old & went to DeAnza and transferred to SJSU, where she majors in Business. She likes to travel & take pictures on her film camera in her free time. She started taking photos at the age of 18 with a DSLR camera for fun, & then later at the age 20, she began taking photography much more seriously. Tiktok & solucky are what inspired her to get into photography!
Amrutha joined the team in July 2021 & is excited to execute our creative visions for photoshoots & help grow the brand!
Alina Jafri (she/her)
Head Stylist + TikTok Manager + Interviewer + Fashion Columnist
Alina Jafri is 20 years old & goes to Cal Poly Slo! She is a third year student majoring in journalism & is a DJ for her college’s radio station, KCPR 91.3 FM! She has also founded her own fashion blog called Evolve with Fashion. Her interests include writing, photography, fashion, & music. She hopes to one day work for a fashion editorial magazine!
Alina joined solucky in June 2022 & has much to contribute to the brand, including being the Head Stylist, TikTok Manager, Interviewer, & Fashion Columnist to our digital magazine.
Prisha Jain (she/her)
Spotify Manager + Spotify Playlist Curator/Columnist + Aesthetic Photographer
Prisha Jain has lived in fourteen different places but primarily grew up in the Bay Area. She is now living in New York City studying Media, Culture, & Communications with a minor in Business of Entertainment, Media, & Technology at New York University. She loves to journal, meditate, & listen to music in her free time.
Prisha joined the team in March 2021 & has been a great help in adding aesthetically pleasing photos to our collaborations, projects, etc. With her help, we are able to stay steady with content!
Hrithik Jariwala (he/him)
Magazine Designer
Hrithik Jariwala attends University of California, Riverside & is majoring in Psych & Computer Science with aspirations of becoming a future UI/UX Designer. Some of his hobbies include working out, dancing, listening to music, & cooking with his family!
Hrithik joined solucky in June 2021 & has been an important part of the design of the magazine by contributing his creative & unique ideas ever since!
(Cait) Caitlin Lota (she/her)
Stylist
Caitlin is a New Jersey native who is currently going into her 4th year at Cal Poly SLO as a statistics major! In her free time, she is the event planner for her university’s sustainable fashion club, sells handmade jewelry, & likes to roller skate. She also loves to thrift & make clothes by sewing or crocheting!
Caitlin joined our Stylists within the Photoshoot Team in August 2022 & is excited to start styling solucky Models remotely!
(JJ) Jahnavi Manchenella (she/her)
Stylist
Jahnavi Manchenella is a first year student attending DeAnza Community College, majoring in Business Administration. During her free time she loves spending time with her friends & trying new things. Some of her interests include cars, shoes, & traveling. She is super excited to be a part of solucky & being able to watch it grow!
Jahnavi joined our Photoshoot Team in August 2022 as a Stylist to our solucky Models for the brand’s many photoshoots!
Meera Manoj (she/her)
Filler-In Magazine Writer + Aesthetic Photographer + Model
Meera is a second-year at UC Irvine, currently majoring in Political Science with an interest in double-majoring in Business Administration. When she's not catching up on shows or watching 'Let's Plays' on YouTube, she loves to find new clothes thrifting, try new foods, or just wind down by starting a new art piece! Meera loves trying new & fun experiences like exploring new places or attending concerts!
Meera joined solucky in October 2022 as a Filler-In Magazine Writer, Photographer, & Model. We cannot wait to see what she has to offer!
Niya Maudgalya (she/her)
Aesthetic Photographer
Niya Maudgalya was born & raised in Dublin, California & will be attending UC Davis as a Managerial Economics major. In her free time, she works & spends her money on clothes & different coffee shops. She loves making playlists, lifting weights, & cinematography. Niya also loves writing screenplays & analyzing films with friends. She is thrilled to be a part of this creative collective of individuals & hopes to continue her work with solucky!
Niya joined solucky in July 2021 & is glad to be contributing beautifully-taken aesthetic photographs to the magazine ever since!
Henry Pham (he/him)
Magazine Editor & Photo/Video Editor
Henry Pham has been a member of the Bay Area ever since he was born in 2001. Since his conception, he has been committed to helping others as well as passionately dedicated towards his soon-to-be profession of Nursing, which he is studying at Long Beach State University. As for hobbies, Henry enjoys backpacking, video games, & cars.
Henry has been a part of the team since April 2021 & has been a great help. He has been a dedicated & generous addition to our team! We can not wait to see what Henry does in our future magazine issues.
Anandita Prakash (she/her)
Magazine Editor + Film & T.V. Critic
Anandita Prakash was born in Anaheim but has lived in the Bay Area for almost her entire life. She is majoring in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics at Cal Poly Pomona & she is very excited to pursue new interests & take advantage of every opportunity at college! Some of her interests include writing, cooking, singing & playing the piano, listening to music, volunteering, watching tv & movies, reading, getting too emotionally invested in media, talking for hours about said media, & going out with friends.
Anandita joined solucky in June 2021 & has written topical, intriguing reviews & critiques about media while also editing the written content featured in each magazine issue.
Mira Ramachandran (she/her)
Aesthetic Photographer
Mira Ramachandran is a 20 year old student at UC Davis majoring in Global Disease Biology with a minor in Art History. Her hobbies include thrifting & fashion, photography, gardening, & basketball. After college, she hopes to go to medical school & pursue her dreams of being a doctor.
Mira joined solucky in January 2022 & has graciously contributed as a Photographer for the digital magazine ever since!
Rocio Salvatierra (they/them)
Brand & Collaboration Photographer
Rocio Salvatierra is a 17 year old photographer in the Bay Area / Santa Cruz who recently moved here from Norman, Oklahoma. They enjoy listening to music, reading & taking walks. They’re currently taking a gap year & using their time to build their business in this new state.
Rocio joined as a Brand & Collaboration Photographer in August 2022 & they are excited to contribute when it comes to bringing solucky’s vision to life!
Aarushi Sharma (she/her)
Magazine Designer
Aarushi is from the Bay Area & is a senior at SJSU studying business Analytics & Economics. She is 21 & some of the things she enjoys doing outside of school are weightlifting, traveling, journaling & spending time with her loved ones. She also has a passion for digital art & film photography!
Aarushi joined our team of Magazine Designers in July 2022, we cannot wait to see what she brings to the table!
Neena Vennmaneni (she/her)
Marketing Analyst
Neena Vennamaneni is 20 years old & currently enrolled in her 3rd year at San Jose State University. She is an Economics major with a minor in Applied Computing for Behavioral & Social Sciences.
Neena gratefully joined the contributors team in January 2022. Since then she has been a great contribution to our team as she helps out in any way she can!
Natnaiel Yishak (he/him)
Linkedin Manager + Financial Advisor + Web Content Editor
Natnaiel Yishak, who also goes by “Nate”, was born & raised in the Bay Area. Natnaiel is an aspiring tech & business consultant. At the moment, he is majoring in Industrial Technology with a minor in Business at San Jose State University. Some hobbies he has are photography, video editing, website design, & hiking. He also enjoys watching shows & movies, & he is a huge fan of Star Wars. He can't wait to help with our upcoming projects & collaborations!
Natnaiel joined the team back in February 2021 & has made a large impact on the way financial aspects of solucky were taken care of. He has also helped with our website’s content & our Linkedin presence.