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Gaurav Khemka

Critic · DISC type C
Founder & CEO at Duhkaar Food & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Gaurav is the Founder of Polka Pop, Indias first homegrown brand of flavored sparkling water. He is building the future of Indias beverage shelf with a focus on clean ingredients, creating drinks with zero sugar, calories, or sweeteners. He holds an MBA from Babson College and a B. Com from Loyola College.

Beyond his beverage venture, Gaurav is passionate about community building and social causes. He co-founded On That Note, a community for independent musicians in Chennai, and Managing Trustee of Kora Kagaz, an NGO he started in high school that recycles paper into notebooks for underprivileged children.

Unique fact: His high school social project, Kora Kagaz, evolved into a full-fledged NGO that has delivered over 17, 000 notebooks to children across two states.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Personality Overview

How Gaurav shows up

ROI Driven
Critic
Negotiator

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Gaurav cares about

Clean Beverages
Founded Polka Pop to create India's first sparkling water with zero sugar, calories, or sweeteners, driven by a personal need for a guilt-free carbonated drink.
Consumer Brand Building
Focused on building Polka Pop's brand and distribution across India, often discussing consumer trends and navigating challenges like GST reforms for new-age products.
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Career

Work history

8-2020
Founder & CEO
Duhkaar Food & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
11-2017
Co-Founder & Producer
On That Note
8-2017
Managing Trustee
Kora Kagaz
1-2020 - 5-2020
Intern
Clean Energy Venture Group
4-2019 - 4-2020
Chief of Operations, Graduate Student Council
Babson College
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Babson College
2012 - 2015
B.Com
Loyola College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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