Meet our Board of Directors
Board of Directors & Team
Indie Meme's Board of Directors keeps the operation of Indie Meme alive and provides strategic direction on our vision for all events.
Executive Board

Anjali Kaul Zutshi
Board Member, Governance & Strategic Planning
Executive Board, President

Kishan (Shawn) Siram
Board Member, Outreach & Membership
Executive Board, Secretary

Ram Raghavan
Board Member, Finance Chair
Executive Board, Treasurer
Board of Directors

Alka Bhanot
Co-founder, Board Member

Puneet Wadhwa
Board Member

Kala Malini Ranganathan
Board Member

Bhavna Guglani
Board Member

Alice Mechaley-Saigal
Board Member

Bita Razavi
Board Member

Animon Jose
Board Member

Snigdha Ghoshal
Board Member
The Team

Hitesh Vijay Oswal

Parth Acharya

Uma Riddle

Kailee Andrews

Meghana Shukla

Suja Jose

Ramdas Menon

Kirupa Lakshmanan

Shivani Mittal

Ananyaa Ravi

Christine Chung
Advisory Board
Indie Meme's Advisory Board is made up of community leaders dedicated to furthering our mission, we are truly grateful for their continued support and intellectual contributions. We would like to thank our past Advisory Board members Shaku Selvakumar, Kamran Ali Asdar, Harish Kotecha and Mike Blizzard
Tripti Bhatnagar
Co-Founder of Indie Meme, Tripti believes in the persuasive power of cinema. She trusts that meaningful cinema has the potential to influence masses and facilitate change. Through her efforts Tripti aims to connect socially conscious cinema with a wider audience.
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Ahmed Moledina
Distinguished as a strong leader in the area of technology company financial management, Mr. Moledina has over 20 years of solid financial management, consulting and analysis experience, with particular focus in the area of high-tech start-up financial operations establishment and management.
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Josh Hurtado
Contributing Editor and film critic for Screen Anarchy, Josh has been writing about Indian cinema for several years is a driving force in bringing independent & genre films from South Asia to film festivals around the world. He has been a Programming Consultant at Fantastic Fest ATX since 2013.
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Elizabeth Avellán
Elizabeth Avellán is a Producer of bold narrative diversified content. She is the Co-Owner and Vice President of Troublemaker Studios. In addition to producing family and genre films that have collectively grossed over a billion dollars at the box office, she has played a primary role in developing Austin, Texas, as a thriving film community.
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Interested in serving on our board?
We are looking for committed, dedicated and energetic people to join our team. If you are interested in a position on our Board of Directors, or simply want to get involved and want to volunteer, talk to us! We are especially looking for people that can help with fundraising, public relations, and social media.
Our Founders
Our founders believed in the mission and the purpose of IndieMeme and turned it into the festival it is now. They push the team forward and make all of it happen year after year.

Co-Founder
Alka Bhanot
Alka has extensive experience producing for Indian Television and was the Executive Producer for the first Late Night Show, ‘Movers & Shakers’ in India, which won numerous awards. In Austin, since 2003 her film credits include Bryan Poyser’s ‘Dear Pillow’ (2003) Winner, Best Narrative Feature, Atlanta Film Festival, Margaret Brown’s ‘Be Here To Love Me’ (2006) a film about the life and music of Townes Van Zandt and ‘Sunshine’(2009) a documentary about adoption and single parenthood by Karen Skloss which aired as part of the Independent Lens series on PBS. She also worked on the ‘Trevor Romain Video Series’ (2005) an animated kids show which aired on PBS.
Confirmed as an Austin native (yes the allergies finally got to her) Alka lives with her husband & two children.

Co-Founder
Tripti Bhatnagar
Tripti has a diverse background in business and a deep passion for cinema. She has assisted award-winning films with research, interviews, and marketing, including "The Monster Among Us," a provocative film revealing the anti-Semitism in Europe, the Lone Star Emmy winner "A Fair to Remember," which details the 125-year history of the Dallas State Fair of Texas and a Cine Golden Globe winner, “Louie, Louie: A Portrait in Parkinson's.”
Tripti believes in the influential power of cinema and its ability to transcend borders and help create a more informed and engaged society. She lives in Dallas with her husband, two boys, and a puppy,
paw-bulous 'Sir Bear.'
Join our Team of Volunteers
We are looking for committed, dedicated and energetic people to join our team. If you are interested in a position on our Board of Directors, or simply want to get involved and want to volunteer, talk to us! We are especially looking for people that can help with fundraising, public relations, and social media.