Palak Mehta

Co-Founder

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India13 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Founder of India's largest vegan festival.
Leader in promoting plant-based living in India.
Director of a global women's empowerment initiative.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the plant-based food and women's empowerment sectors.

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About

I founded Vegan First in 2016 - a platform to enable the plant-based ecosystem in India. We make going vegan easy through festivals, conferences, products and services. Our flagship events - Ekatva Festival and Vegan India Conference are some of the largest platforms for plant-based and sustainable living in India. I also head the World Womanhood Project by Mohanji International Switzerland. WWP is a global alliance of women across countries, religions and backgrounds. Our flagship event Festival of Womanhood takes place annually in March. 👉 Part of the task force on vegan foods created by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). The task force is responsible for creating guidelines and a regulatory framework for vegan foods in India. 👉 Vice Chair of the World Vegan Organisation - India Chapter - a global body of vegan-friendly thought leaders and industry experts. 👉 Taken part in multiple group and solo exhibitions as a Sculptor and painter. Artworks displayed at the College of Arts- Delhi(Lalit Kala Mahavidylay), National School of Drama(NSD) in Delhi and collected by independent art collectors.

Experience

Ekatva festival

Founder

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

True to its name Ekavta Festival celebrates One Earth - Many Roots. Ekatva Festival is India's most loved green festival that brings together 150+ conscious brands, 50+ powerful story tellers, experiences and performances to over 10,000 attendees over 2 days.
Ekatva is where community, culture, and consciousness converge. It’s an open invitation to reconnect — with nature, with each other, and with the deeper parts of ourselves. The festival has had multiple editions in Delhi.
More than a festival — Ekatva is a living, breathing tribute to the oneness we share with our planet. More info: www.ekatvafestival.com

Festival of womanhood

Event Director

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Global Centers

Festival of Womanhood is an initiative of Mohanji International (Switzerland). The festival has been created to nurture respect for women across countries, casts, sectors and species.
Over the last few years the event has had participation from speakers from 16+ countries and online and offline presence of 4000+ women representing various sectors.

Fssai publication

Member of Task Force for Vegan Foods

Oct 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

Secrets of india

Host

Jun 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

I am the producer and host of the channel Secrets of India on youtube.

Vegan india conference

Founder

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos · India

The fifth edition of the Vegan India Conference (www.veganindiaconference.com) is taking place in Mumbai on the 6-7th June 2026.
VIC is the largest international platform in India to enable a dynamic ecosystem that promotes innovation, change, information sharing, and the discovery of like-minded individuals. The pandemic has encouraged industry leaders to rethink food, fashion, and technology and VIC does just that.
Vegan India Conference has been designed to provide a strong support system to the vegan B2B sector- innovators, plantreprenuers, food technologists, mentors, investors, nutritionists, chefs, HoReCa, supply chain professionals, exporters and retailers.

Vegan first

Founder & CEO

Sep 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Born and brought up as a non-vegetarian I never questioned where my food comes from. Once I put a face to my food, there was no going back. I turned vegan 11 years ago. In 2016, my search for Indian vegan alternatives led me to create a discovery platform and community to enable the plant based ecosystem in india through media, products, services and events.

Vibgyor group of schools

Fine Arts - Senior Faculty

Jun 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune

Senior art teacher for secondary school responsible for overall skill development and preparation of IX, X, XII (the subject of fine arts) for the ICSE Board Examinations. Upskilling new teachers while expanding the portfolio of art and sustainable initiatives.

Prakriti

Fine Arts Consulting Faculty

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · Delhi NCR

Sculpting(Intermediate level), Painting(Basic and Intermediate level) and Strategic Design Thinking for courses of age groups varying from 12 years to 18 years.

Natkhat playschool

Chief Facilitator - Teaching Aids & Curriculum Design

Feb 2010 – Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Delhi

End responsible for an indepth course development of primary and pre-primary classes. Development of new teaching aids - Designing, Implementing, monitoring the impact and refining the curriculum for an all-round education of an urban Indian child. Incorporated various successful teaching modalities inspired by the Waldorf learning system, CBSE, Mirambika School and the Finnish education system.

Thinking trip production

Production Designer

Mar 2009 – Aug 2009 · 5 mos · Delhi

Headed production design and a team of art directors for the film ‘Sleeping Awake’. The film also won California international shorts festivals best foreign film in the year 2010. More on IMDB: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1840940/