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I’m a Software Engineer in Silicon Valley| Tali Lkr

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Say hello to Tali Lkr – born and brought up in the small town of Kohima in Nagaland, and currently working in the Bay Area (Silicon Valley) California. He is a software engineer and works for a company that delivers SaaS (Software as a Service) services. Ain’t it pretty cool to be working in the valley where you have all the tech giants and the hottest startups of the world? It is very motivating and inspiring to see small town people going this far. Thumbs up! He has always been drawn to technology and how it’s enabled us to do amazing things. For the past few years he has been busy studying, experimenting and working on software development. Space technology is something that excites him. “I’m excited by advances in space technology and I’m looking forward to the day when we will land on mars making us a multi planetary species. ”   Apart from his ongoing work projects, he is also greatly interested in the IoT, electric transport and the FPV drone space. He signs off with his wish that …

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Fashion Blogger | Aien Jamir

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  Growing up in a small town has its own charm but we all agree that exposure  to the outside world can be limited. But if you look around, you see all these talented people from small towns making an impact – and becoming influencers in their chosen fields. We have one such person today. Meet Aien Jamir –  fashion blogger from Nagaland, who is now a highly influential and sought after personality in the fashion scene in India. Aien Jamir has been featured in top fashion magazines like Vogue India, Elle, Cosmopolitan and the likes. She has also done numerous collaborations with International brands like H&M, Puma, UCB – and has been an insider at Amazon Fashion Weeks.   I reached out to her – and despite her busy schedule, she agreed to share an insight of her work – as a fashion blogger. Here we go. So tell us something about yourself – your background I’m originally from Nagaland, and living in Delhi for the past 9 years. I’am now the Creative Director of …

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I’m a Model | Victoria Roughton

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A daughter to an American father and a Naga (Sema) mother, meet Victoria Grace Roughton. Currently working as a model in Mumbai. Growing up in the bounds of Nagaland, she has every bit of Naga blood in her which clearly shows in her determination of  not limiting herself. “I would like to start my own company, it could be fashion related or not at all. I don’t want to limit myself.” She perceives modeling as way to stay inspired  “I want to work with the most creative and like-minded people, who’ll  inspire me to do better.” Being a model, she has traveled to many places across the globe but this is what she’s got to say about home ‘I want the world to know that India is special because of Nagaland.’ Check out her profile on Facebook Victoria Grace.