Before I met Subiksha Shivakumar for our conversation over a Zoom call, my honest (yet limited) impression was that I was interviewing another fashion model. However, what struck me as soon as we started chatting was that she couldn’t be boxed by a professional tag. Shivakumar’s list of occupations spans many realms—content creation, acting, makeup artistry, dancing, styling, creative direction, and of course, modelling. When asked how she would define herself, she finally admits to a title: “A multidisciplinary creative”. As she trails off, she hurriedly adds, “And yes, I also have a food business.”
Interestingly, when asked about her personal style, the 26-year-old immediately draws parallels with a medley of flavours, citing Aacharam, the Vellore and Mumbai-based family food business run alongside her mother Aarthi Murali, and sister, Akshara,…
