The Instaclout: Five Indians who found fame on Instagram... organically

1. Shivesh Bhatia (@shivesh17)

Shivesh Bhatia is still an undergrad student and his Instagram account currently has 75.5k followers! A ‘self-taught baker and food blogger’, Bhatia’s Insta feed overflows with eye candy for the food lover.

2. Tanmay Bahulekar (@bombaybhukkad)

22.1k followers

Along with snappy reviews of best bites around Maximum City, Tanmay Bahulekar also frames unexplored eateries on his iPhone5.

3. Pranita Kocharekar (@pranitart)

11k followers

Illustrator and graphic designer Pranita’s work is quirky, colourful and fun. Her series of illustrations on anxiety, called Is That You? addressed mental illnesses in a light-hearted way and went viral.

4. Siddhartha Joshi (@siddharthajoshi)

30.2k followers

Travel blogger and photographer Siddhartha Joshi has been chasing people with his camera - from the bylanes of his neighbourhood to countries like Germany, asking everyone: “Tell Me Your Dream”. His Instagram account features a new face every day, chronicling the dreams of a variety of people from auto rickshaw drivers to shopkeepers, garbage collectors to random passersby.

5. Ayushi Bangur (@styledrive)

126k followers

From the latest trends to super cool DIY tips, this Mumbai-based fashionista’s Instagram handle is a beautiful portrait of Indian and contemporary fashion. Big names like Forever21 feature regularly in her stylebook, but there are just as many edgy outfits created with the best of high-street brands.

From HT Brunch, October 23, 2016

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