I first came across Niharika NM half-adecade ago. Unlike the vertical videos we are used to seeing her in, I recall watching the then-rookie content creator on a landscaped YouTube, where she focused her content around topics almost every teen or 20-something could relate to. There was something for everyone – from a scathing commentary on the types of people at birthday parties to laments about dumb things people do in horror films. Her content felt familiar and close to home, especially for longterm fans of Canadian-Indian YouTuber Lilly Singh, who’ve watched her present the most quintessential tales of growing up brown. Was she aspiring to be India’s very own Lilly Singh? The two creators might be cut from the same comedic cloth, but Niharika holds her own as a one-of-a-kind Gen Z goofball.
EVERY SUCCESS STORY BEGINS realizing you’ve boarded the wrong train of life. For Niharika, her road to becoming one of India’s trailblazing digital content creators began when she found herself at sea during college; “It all started in the second year of engineering when I realized that I wanted to do anything but engineering,” Niharika tells Rolling Stone India. “So, I picked up a camera, called it a hobby and called myself a YouTuber.”
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Akshath Plots India Tour on the Back of Hit Song 'Nadaaniyan'
Mumbai artist's breezy love song took over streaming charts and short-video platforms
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The Derelicts Take a 'Highway Drive' on Euphoric New Song
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Sudan on How 'Happy Accidents' Led To His Genre-Defying Debut Album
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Zubin Mehta Talks Symphony Orchestra of India Concerts
The Mumbai-born conductor leads a slightly offbeat selection for the SOI Autumn 2024 Season, taking place on Aug. 17 and 18, followed by Aug. 24 and 25
Ameya Saraf: 'I Wanted to Do Music for Life the First Time I Picked Up a Guitar'
Los Angeles-based Indian composer and producer worked his way from the rock scene to assisting pop artist Arjun Kanungo at the latter's Promethean Studio in Mumbai