At The PRactice, we believe Public Relations is transitioning from a marketing to a management discipline. This approach leads us to view the entire stakeholder ecosystem to create coherence, and build relevance. In this way, we sustain relationships of deeper significance that inspire personal and collective action from stakeholders. In a hyper-connected, hyper-competitive global marketplace with more diverse audiences than at any other time in history, success often rests in the power of true collaborative communication. We help clients seize unforeseen opportunities and mitigate unexpected challenges by speaking with total authenticity and clarity, engaging the most critical stakeholders, wherever they are.
CEO
As the Founder & Chairperson, Nandita provides the vision and direction for The PRactice. Her views on public relations, based on over twenty five years of experience have helped shape the vision of the Firm and influenced several of its best campaigns. Nandita is focused on establishing a culture of continuous leadership through mentoring and coaching, fostering intrapreneurship and exploring collaborations with affiliates to prepare the Firm for future growth. She leads with the belief that an idea is only as good as its execution, thereby maintaining a close eye on implementation and the last mile. Nandita has served on various prestigious juries to determine excellence in public relations, including the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival for the PR category; the Sabre Awards India, among others. She is an alumnus of the Fortune/US State Department Global Mentorship Program, where she won the Exxon Mobil-Vital Voices grant for an idea titled “Integrity Decoded”. In 2014, she won the Sabre Individual Award for her contribution to the PR Industry in India. The Award called out The PRactice as "unquestionably one of the best (PR Firms), showcasing a grown up, ethical approach that has served the Firm well in a fast changing marketplace". She was recognised among India’s top 10 women in Public Relations by Reputation Today in 2016. Nandita, in her free time, dabbles in kitchen gardening and exploring the rich legacy of Indian arts and crafts - handloom in particular.
Senior Media Counsel
As a Senior Media Consultant at The PRactice, Narahari (popularly known as Hari) guides internal teams on media engagement and outreach strategies. He is a seasoned corporate communications professional with over thirty-six years of experience in the field. During the course of a noteworthy career, he has led several global initiatives at organizations such as Wipro, IBM, Dell and Texas Instruments. The Public Relations Council of India recognized his contribution to the profession by inducting him into its ‘Hall of Fame’ in 2011. Hari also contributes to the broader professional community through his other engagements. He is currently the Chairman of the Marketing and Communications Forum of NASSCOM in Karnataka. In between, he manages to find time to teach a Corporate Communications course as a visiting faculty member at two colleges in Bangalore. A fan of vintage Hindi film music, Hari joins a Bangalore karaoke group called ‘Friends of Music’ once a month to belt out hits by Hemant Kumar and Mohammed Rafi, among other legendary singers. In addition to travel and long road trips with his family, Hari likes to follow the ups and downs of the Indian cricket team and comment on these through his blog.
Vice President, Human Resource
Sudipta Gupta brings in an experience of close to 14 years in Human Resources and has been with The PRactice since 2010. Her role involves being a strategic advisor on people matters and driving large initiatives like succession, career planning, leadership development and addressing organizational challenges and issues. Prior to working with The PRactice she has experience in recruitment and HR generalist functions across several firms in the IT Industry.Sudipta holds an MBA in marketing from ICFAI Business School and an Executive Program in Human Resources from IIM Calcutta. Personally she is passionate and committed to various social causes and volunteers with various NGOS for elder care and teaching children. In her free time she also loves meeting people, learning languages and is a true Bollywood Buff.
Vice President, Finance
Meena Bisujaksha is a finance professional with over 17 years of experience, spanning the entire gamut of Finance. She primarily focuses on areas of Business & Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Procurement, and Treasury & Risk Management. A graduate from ICFAI University, Meena holds a Masters in Business Administration with a Finance specialization, and has worked at the helm of finance divisions across the Software, Manufacturing and Education sectors. Having joined The PRactice in 2015, Meena has provided key support on all strategic and tactical matters related to budget management, cost-benefit analysis , forecasting etc. She provides the strategic vision and drive required for steady business growth and profitability. Meena is a people person who loves learning and drawing inspiration from those around her. She loves spending time with family, and curling up with a good book in her free time.
Associate Vice President, Technology
Prasad Karat is a Client Relationship Lead at The PRactice with over 8 years experience. His understanding of public relations comes from his experience of working with clients ranging from enterprise software, technology infrastructure to artificial intelligence and consumer durables. Some of the key brands he has worked with are HPE, SanDisk, Intuit, OnePlus, Amadeus and Sling Media to name a few. Having worked with a wide spectrum of brands and sectors, he has successfully lead client mandates across strategic media relations, stakeholder engagement, research and analysis, and internal communications. He currently oversees the Bangalore operations and works closely with several organizational functions like HR and finance. Prasad was recognized with a “Special Mention” among the list of Top 30 Under 30 Professionals by PR Moment in 2017. Prasad is a Post Graduate in Communications from the Christ University, Bangalore.
At The PRactice, we have entered into a number of associations, partnerships and pro-bono projects simply because we believe in what they are attempting to do in society and public life, and we want to do our part in the community we all share.
An NGO working towards palliative care in India, we advise them on brand refresh, strategic media relations and digital engagement to meet the objective of creating awareness on the need for palliative care in India.
Preserving the legacy of legendary journalist, Prem Bhatia, the Trust seeks to promote journalistic excellence in India. We work with them on branding, communication and media relations for its annual event, recognising and celebrating excellence in Journalism.
Our PRactitioner, Saakshi Jain, features in the Godrej PRmoment Adfactors 30 Under 30
2023
Our Founder and CEO, Nandita Lakshmanan features in e4m’s Top 100 Influential Game Changers List 2022
2022
The PRactice retains its spot for the 3rd consecutive year in e4m Top 25 PR Agencies List 2022
2022
Our PRactitioner Prasad Karat, features in Reputation Today 40 Young Turks – Class of 2022
2022
Our ReshaMandi – Weaving a Common Thread for all Stakeholders Campaign won a Certificate of Excellence in the Practice Area – Media Relations Category
2022
The PRactice wins a Silver IMAGEXX Award – #JustAskAmitji Amazon Alexa Celebrity Voice Launch Campaign won in the Industry Sector – IT & Technology Category
2022
The PRactice wins a Bronze Kaleido Award – #JustAskAmitji – Amazon Alexa Celebrity Voice Launch Campaign won in the Industry Awards – Consumer/ Personal Tech Category
2022
Our PRactitioners, Abhijot and Tajinder feature in the Godrej PRmoment Adfactors 30 under 30
2022
The PRactice wins a Silver Velocity Award – #GoodGrief Campaign with Pallium India won in the Best Social Cause Digital Campaign of the Year Category
2021
The PRactice retains its spot in the e4m Top 25 PR Agencies List 2021
2021
Our Founder and CEO, Nandita Lakshmanan features in e4m’s Top 100 Influential Game Changers List 2021
2021
Our entry for Oracle India shortlisted at the AMEC Awards 2021 in the Most effective planning, research and evaluation in business-to-business communications category
2021
The PRactice wins a Gold Fulcrum Award – Amazon Alexa Bastar Campaign won in the Technique Awards – Best Use of Community Outreach Category
2021
Our PRactitioner, Ayushi features in the ClanConnect – PRmoment India Digital 20 Awards.
2021
The PRactice wins TWO Gold SABRE Asia Pacific Awards – Amazon Alexa Bastar Campaign won in the Practice Area – Corporate Social Responsibility and the Industry Sector – Consumer Electronics Categories.
2021
The PRactice wins a Gold SABRE South Asia Award – #GoodGrief – A Campaign with Pallium India won in the Industry Sector – Not For Profit Category.
2021
The PRactice is certified as a Great Place to Work.
2021
The PRactice wins a Silver IMAGEXX Award – #GoodGrief Campaign with Pallium India won in the Industry Awards – Cause Related Public Awareness Category
2021
Our PRactitioners, Sayesha and Tania feature in the Godrej PRmoment Adfactors 30 under 30.
2021
The PRactice wins three SABRE South Asia Awards – FICCI – ILIA wins in the Public Affairs and Associations Categories and Amazon Devices #getsmartwithAlexa wins in the Marketing to Consumers (New Product) Category
2020
Our PRactitioner, Yamini Reddy, features in Reputation Today 40 Young Turks – Class of 2020
2020
The PRactice features in Exchange for Media Top 25 PR Agencies List for 2020
2020
The PRactice wins one Gold Award for FICCI – ILIA and one Bronze Award for Amazon Devices #getsmartwithAlexa Campaign in Kaleido Awards
2020
Our Founder & CEO, Nandita Lakshmanan, is included in the Reputation Today Power 50 list of PR professionals
2019
Our PRactitioner, Suhas Tadas, features in the Reputation Today 40 Under Forty list of PR professionals for 2019
2019
Our PRactitioners, Upasana, Malavika, Aaron and Asavari feature in the Godrej PRmoment India’s 30 under 30
2019
Two young PRactitioners, Suhas and Akshita, make us proud, by winning the Young Pride Challenge
2018
Three PRactitioners, Akshita, Suhas, and Yamini, feature in the Godrej PRmoment India’s 30 under 30
2018
Our campaign for HP Inc nominated for the Sabre Awards APAC
2017
Our work for The Handloom School, nominated for the Sabre Awards APAC
2017
Two PRactitioners, Varsha and Charitha, are runners-up in the Young Pride Challenge
2017
Our work for Oracle is nominated for the Most Impactful Media Campaign at the Fulcrum Awards
2016
Ritika features in the Godrej PRmoment India 30 under 30
2016
Our work for Smile Train is nominated for Fulcrum Awards
2016
Our Chairperson, Nandita Lakshmanan, wins the Individual Achievement Award at Sabre Awards APAC
2014
Nicorette, winner of the Gold Sabre Awards APAC
2013
The PRactice becomes the first Indian PR agency to be nominated for Cannes
2012
The PRactice wins 2 silver awards for Corporate Collaterals at PRCI
2010
Our CEO, Nandita Lakshmanan, is invited to be a part of the jury at Cannes Lions
2010
PRactitioner Julie is runner-up at the PR Week Awards
2009
The PRactice awarded a certificate of excellence for the MSN India campaign
2003
The PRactice awarded a certificate of excellence as New Consultancy of the Year
2002