On Cover
Samruddha Purekar
Portrait Artist, Researcher & Educator
“ Where Abundance Meets Restraint: Redefining Contemporary Portraiture Through Emotional Honesty“
Cover Story
In a world increasingly dominated by algorithmic imagery and digital saturation, Samruddha Purekar stands as a guardian of something rare: the human hand’s ability to translate presence into permanence. Working under the name Samruddhartè, she has spent years refining a practice that refuses the dramatic in favor of the profound, choosing restraint over spectacle, and depth over immediacy.
Samita Bhattacharya
In the bustling landscape of international education, where standardized curricula often threaten to reduce literature to formulaic analysis, one educator stands as a beacon of transformative teaching. Samita Bhattacharya’s journey from the prestigious halls of the University of Calcutta to founding her own virtual education center in Singapore represents more than geographic transition; it embodies a philosophy that views literature not as static text but as living dialogue with the world.
CA Jagariti Mathur
In 2016, as Singapore cemented its position as Asia’s premier startup hub, a quiet revolution was beginning. While entrepreneurs rushed to launch the next big innovation, a critical gap remained largely unaddressed. Finance was being treated as a necessary evil rather than a strategic enabler. Compliance felt like a burden instead of a foundation. First-time founders, brimming with ideas and ambition, found themselves drowning in statutory requirements, cross-border complexities, and reconciliation nightmares.