About Avian Media: Our Team

The team brings an in-depth understanding of communication practises and has direct experience in the Corporate, Aviation and Technology sectors.

Nikhil Khanna

Nikhil has amassed extensive experience in the field of public relations, through his position as Director at Good Relations (I), which includes media relations, event management, public affairs, financial liaison, marketing PR, community relations and industry interaction.

He handled the Airbus account for ten years from 1991 to 2001; devising strategy, building valuable relationships in the media and with influencers, developing the communication systems and processes, liaison with the press office in Toulouse, crisis management and managed campaigns that facilitated converting media opinion on Airbus's technological superiority through debates on fly-by -wire, 777 Vs. A340 amongst others.

Other clients handled by him include Cathay Pacific, SAAB Aviation, Bell Helicopter, Cartier, United Distillers, Zurich Risk Management, and Volvo amongst others. He managed the media campaign strategy for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last election, and has managed individual candidates in four previous elections.

Nikhil is also the founder director of Friday Content Solutions, India's largest information services company catering to over 300 clients and regularly writes for Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Telegraph, Outlook, Verve, etc.

Nitin Mantri

Nitin Mantri has recently joint Avian Media as CEO. Prior to this Nitin was Director Pleon, a leading PR agency in Europe. At this position, he is responsible for overseeing the operations of the company, running key accounts and expanding Avian's operations in India

Nitin has over ten years of experience in corporate & high-tech PR and marketing communications. He has extensive experience in strategising, planning and implementing global PR campaigns, having worked across Internet/e-commerce, telecommunications, security, management consultancy and corporate clients

At Pleon, Nitin was responsible for the UK operations as well as heading the corporate & technology B2B practices with direct responsibility of Pleon's key accounts - IBM, Nortel, COLT Telecom, Hughes Network Systems and Infosys

Prior to joining Pleon, Nitin worked with Microland as their Manager, Communications for ITspace.com in Bangalore. He started his Public Relations career at Genesis PR where he was Consulting Associate, heading the technology and corporate practice in Mumbai. He managed a diverse range of clients including Symantec, Intel, IBM, TATA Interactive Systems, Accenture, HLL, PowerGen and JM Morgan Stanley

Nitin is a postgraduate in business administration.

Manash Kalita

Manash, a commerce graduate, is one of the founder members of Avian Media. Prior to Avian, he was with Ogilvy Public Relations handling brands like Boeing, GAIL, 3COM and Rockwell Automation. Manash started his PR career with Good Relations India, handling major international brands like Sun Microsystems, Guinness UDV, Airbus and Volvo.

Presently at Avian, as head of Delhi branch, he is responsible for managing the team, overseeing all Delhi based clients and working towards organizational goals of Avian. He has over 8 years of experience in the PR industry.

Richa Gopal Shrotriya - Branch Head, Mumbai

• Over 12 years of Marcomm Experience across Advertising, Corporate communications & PR.
• Holds a Master's degree in Literature from Sophia's College, Mass Comm and an MBA from leading institutes in India.
• Has headed the Corporate Communications Division of leading corporates and one of the largest Publication Houses.
• Have driven communication programmes for leading brands across retail, FMCG, healthcare, lifestyle and banking.
• Have extensive experience in running coordinated communication programmes as well as leading a team towards implementation of client goals.
• Her experience from across all verticals of communication practices helps in giving a holistic approach to clients.