The Loyal Mongoose
RECOMMENDED READING
The Panchatantra, by Sunita Parasuraman and Arthur W. Ryder
Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu, by illustrators Svabhu Kohli and Viplov Singh.
INDIAN EDITORIAL TEAM
Robin Bwhanie - Robin is an artist and event manager. A descendant of East Indian indentured labourers, Robin has been involved in the promotion of Hindu and Indian culture through his involvement in various festivals in Trinidad &Tobago. He is also trained in the art of Traditional Carnival Costume production, specifically those of T&T's Indigeneous People which are used in the annual Carnival festival.
Sahaj Kholi - Sahaj is a Sikh American writer and therapist in training based in Washington DC.
EPISODE CAST
Yara Shahidi is the host of the second half of the series.
Yara is an award-winning actress, producer, change agent, and breakout star of ABC’s Emmy-and Golden Globe-nominated series black-ish. Shahidi is now the executive producer and lead of its Freeform spinoff series, grown-ish (#1 cable comedy, 18-49 yr olds), playing character Zoey Johnson.
AMITA - Voiced by Sakshi Sharma
Born and raised in Dehradun, India, Sakshi is an ambivert Indian living and working in the UK. Having been qualified as an engineer and after having a decade-long career in IT, Sakshi wanted to give an outlet to her creative spirit, which landed her in her home studio, as a full-time voice actor. You can visit her website www.sakshisvoice.com or you can also follow her on instagram, tiktok and facebook @sakshisvoice.
MONGOOSE - Voiced by Jakob Lukose
Jacob Mattathiparambil Lukose is a New York City Based Actor/Model/Voiceover Artist. Jacob will be attending Stuyvesant High School this year. Although new to the entertainment industry, he has done several projects with Nickelodeon, Disney +, and Netflix. Working voiceover genres include animation, eLearning, and podcasts.
VINIT - voiced by Aaryan Arora
Aryaan Arora is an Indian-American actor, musician, and model based in New York City. In addition to starring in TV shows such as Bull (CBS) and What Would You Do? (ABC), Arora is also known for making music that reaches an international audience. He is a multilingual artist, bringing together languages such as English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Arabic in his compositions. Arora has also done commercial work for companies such as Mountain Dew, NBCUniversal, and Canoo. For more from Aryaan click here: https://www.instagram.com/aryaanarora
WITH Salim Mohammed as Mr. Singh
Salim Mohammed is Indi-Pakistani (his dad was born in India before the apartheid, before 1947, and his mother in Pakistan). He’s a voiceover talent and his brand name is 'Sal To The VO'. Salim speaks fluent English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. “My mission is to spread smiles."