Food & Drink Award: Karan Chanana

When Gopali Tiwari first picked up a camera in 2016, she didn’t imagine it would one day lead to a thriving career as a full-time content creator. Back then, she was just a college student experimenting online, making videos for fun with a friend. There wasn’t really a plan. She recalls with a smile: “When my first channel didn’t work out, I decided to take a break. But within a few months, it felt like something was missing, almost like I’d lost a part of my routine that made me happy. That’s when I realised, I genuinely loved making content, even if no one was watching. So, I started again from scratch.”

It took another couple of years before she began earning from it. “That’s when it hit me, this wasn’t just a hobby anymore. It was something I could build my life around.”