Tag: Nagessh Pannaswami

  • Curry Nation bags Jaihind’s ad brief with full sleeves rolled and strategy stitched

    Curry Nation bags Jaihind’s ad brief with full sleeves rolled and strategy stitched

    MUMBAI: Curry Nation has just tailored itself into the thick of things with Jaihind, one of Pune’s oldest and most trusted menswear retail chains. On 3 April 2025, the indie ad agency known for transforming commodity brands into cultural powerhouses clinched the integrated communications mandate for Jaihind. And this wasn’t your average pitch win—it came hot on the heels of the agency’s signature ‘UNLIMIT’ workshop, a no-holds-barred brand therapy session that helped reposition Jaihind from a ‘men’s only store’ to a more expansive ‘men’s mall’.

    Translation? It’s not just a store—it’s the destination for anyone identifying anywhere on the boy-to-man fashion spectrum.

    Curry Nation will now suit up to handle Jaihind’s entire branding wardrobe—from social media and campaign design to community building and multichannel storytelling. Data tracking, long-term relationship nurturing, and brand personality polishing are all part of the job description.

    “The process followed by Curry Nation of understanding our business inside out is something commendable… the conclusions made us see the whole being and not just parts,” said Jaihind CMD Dinesh Jain in a note that reads part testimonial, part poetic mic drop.

    Jaihind CMD Dinesh Jain; Curry Nation founder Nagessh Pannaswami

    Curry Nation founder Nagessh Pannaswami added, “The UNLIMIT workshop is one of our tools… to provide a platform for uninhibited breakthrough ideation on the business, the brand and the product.”

    Jaihind has been on a style evolution of its own—from housing just fabrics and a few readymades to now boasting eight multi-brand stores across Pune, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nashik. With Curry Nation’s strategic flair and Jaihind’s legacy swag, this isn’t just a rebrand. It’s a retail renaissance dressed to impress.

  • Porus Jose is Curry Nation creative brand management head

    Porus Jose is Curry Nation creative brand management head

    MUMBAI: Ad agency Curry Nation has appointed Porus Jose as creative brand management head. Jose, who assumed the new role on 3 January, will report to Curry Nation co-founder Priti Nair.

    Jose has over 16 years of experience and was freelancing as creative consultant since last two years.

    At Curry Nation, Jose’s duties will include taking care of the creative output like ideation and media planning at the agency.

    Curry Nation co-founder Nagessh Pannaswami said, “Curry Nation is about to complete a year and we are definitely looking at growing geographically as well. We were on a lookout for people who can carry on the mantle of creativity. Having worked with Porus in the past, we felt that he fit the bill.”

    Jose added, “The plan is to help take Curry Nation to the next level. I believe in doing meaningful clutter breaking work and in this, Curry Nation and I are aligned towards the same goals. My earlier association with Priti and Nagessh tells me that together we will be able to come up with some good creative work.”

    Jose has worked with By Design, Saatchi & Saatchi, Rediffusion-Y&R and Network Advertising.