Name: Aaina Pahwa
Year: Junior
Major: BBA; Marketing and Consulting
Hometown: India (New Delhi, Mumbai, Kodaikanal), China (Hong Kong), Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Thailand, Philippines
Greek Affiliation/Extracurricular Activities: Founder: PahwaPalate Instagram, Residence Hall Association (RHA) President of logistics, Indian Cultural Exchange (ICE) Vice President, Thai Student Association (TSA) Co-Founder and Vice President of Logistics, Volunteer Emory (VE) Executive Board (Alternative Breaks Team), Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority
Tameka: Describe yourself in 5 words.
A: Enterprising, Global, Creative, Funny (I like to think so), Empathetic
T: What sparked the inspiration behind Pahwa Palate? Can you tell us a little bit about what it is?
A: PahwaPalate is a hybrid of a food and an animation Instagram. Moving to a different country every three years of my life game me a passion to explore hole-in-the wall restaurants with unique selling points. Combing my passion for food photography with my sister’s talent for animation I came up with a new idea. We animate pictures of fun food items and create animations with sound. https://www.instagram.com/pahwapalate/
T: What’s next for your business?
A: PahwaPalate has only been live for 9 weeks, my plan is to continue creating content and reaching more people. I hope to get to a stage where we can get requests to create animations for growing restaurants all over the world!
T: What advice would you give to the readers out there about starting their own projects?
A: Starting a new venture is not always easy. At times I felt discouraged and didn’t want to go through with the idea, but your efforts overall have more worth than the results. I would tell everyone out there to put all your effort in what you love and not to give up on it.