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	Siddharth Banerjee Sid, the founder and Geek-in-Chief of Indusgeeks, comes from the proven pedigree of college drop-outs. A compulsive Internet entrepreneur and dreamer, he thinks that it's time that India created its own Google - a first-in-its-class international brand, working on the cutting edge of Internet and New Media technology. To this end, he started Indusgeeks back in April 2007. Sid believes serious games are set to revolutionize the way we communicate and interact with the world around us. He is on the Second Life Solution Providers' Council, a Global Ambassador for the Association of Virtual Worlds and the Official Holder of the Largest Chair in the Office.
	Geetha Ramakrishnan Geetha is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and C.P.A. Having her on our Board of Directors lends much balance to the team. She has over 12 years of experience working for PWC (San Francisco), Oracle, ACS-Inc (Bangalore), etc. in areas as varied as Assurance, Finance and Off-shoring Operations.
	Ashima Misri Having been with Indusgeeks even before it was incorporated, Ashima is our backbone. With a double Masters in Sociology and Business Administration, she handles Operations & Business Development. Between client meetings, looming deadlines and sleepless nights, Ashi holds the tightly held secret to expanding time, thus managing us all!
	Aditya Rajguru A fine arts graduate with training in 3D design, Aditya is uniquely gifted. His fantastic lighting techniques coupled with unusual structures and great texturing, make his stamp on designs unmistakable.
	Reuben Das Comic-book enthusiast Benny is an Animator, 3D modeller and texturing artist. Quick to understand and experiment with new techniques, this laconic designer is hard to separate from his computer. Especially since his free time involves studying the minutiae of Team Fortress techniques in order to put an end to Prasad's winning streak!
	Namita Mohandas Having graduated in Applied Art with a specialisation in typography & information design, Namita is our Interactive media designer. A self-proclaimed hair-cutter, equipped with a bag full of odd pop culture references and an excessively over-active imagination, she ensures that we always have a visualiser at hand, as well as someone who'll laugh at our bad jokes & unlucky pitfalls.
	Prasad Amberkar Prasad sits in the Tech corner, designs and implements modular game architecture frameworks with a keen focus on AI and physics concepts. He almost never eats at work (except maybe an odd slice of pizza on Gaming Saturday and packets full of saunf) and is the resident savant on Team Fortress 2.
	Apoorv Nigam Rarely ever seen sans his headphones camped in his messy hair, Apoorv is an organized 3D designer and animator that never fails to impress you, when it comes to both his concepts and his Linkin Park trivia. His tall and lean guise goes hand in hand with his favourite TF2 class: the sniper.
	Abhishek Vaidyanathan Though officially our project manager, the good days involve Abhishek calling himself any one of bug-demolisher, bug-destructor, or bug-solver. Else, he makes it a point to confine himself to the bug-creator category. Always buoyant and equipped with an arsenal of AJs (Abhishek-Jokes), Abhishek likes surrounding himself with code and giving the world a chance to shoot down zombies.
	Jitesh Chhabria Jitesh is Prasad's "significant other" in the Tech corner. A game programmer by profession, with a degree in Information Technology from VIT, Jitesh has a brimming interest in every aspect of game development. It's not unusual to see him armed with a survivor kit of food at all times, to make up for the energy expended whilst enlightening us with his opinions on music, game design, marketing techniques and what not.
	Madhur Gupta Adventurous and equanimous at the same time, Madhur is a game programmer with a bounty of dexterity and dedication. Though the most recent addition to the Tech corner, Madhur is by no manner a newbie, always honing every skill in his repertoire. This includes facing Sid at chess, killing down NPCs in Azeroth with Benny and Apoorv, and practicing regularly to compete for the top spot on our local TF2 scoreboard.
	Himadri Sekhar Mahanta Rodin's Thinker would just not fit in our doorway. That's when we reconsidered and went a step further: we had Himadri join our team as a graphic designer. His ever-so-polite demeanour only serves to cloak his weird imagination and his predilection for dark twisted matter. At the top of the list of his fancies stand gaming (with a marked attachment to the indie-game scene) and the inevitable daydreaming.
	Deepak Bhadane Better known as Dips, Champs, Champak, Bob and well, Deepak - he is the most sought after member on our team. With a constant grin on his face, he caters to each one of our whims & fancies, even though we bully him to no end.
	Shuchi Talati Shuchi is a part of the core founding team at Indusgeeks. She is passionate about Almodovar, films in general and healer rights (see World of Warcraft). Initially our machinima director, currently studying to be a Director at the American Film Institute (L.A.), Shuchi still works with the Geeks on important projects, virtually.