French Press Global is an independent editorial platform dedicated to rigorous, research-led reporting on fashion, pop culture, politics, art, and the systems that quietly shape how we live, think, and see. Free from advertisers, paid media, and external influence, the work is accountable only to truth, context, and craft.

French Press Global is an independent editorial platform dedicated to rigorous, research-led reporting on fashion, pop culture, politics, art, and the systems that quietly shape how we live, think, and see. Free from advertisers, paid media, and external influence, the work is accountable only to truth, context, and craft.

WE APPROACH THE WORLD THROUGH AN EDITORIAL LENS THAT TREATS IDEAS, IMAGES, SYSTEMS, AND STORIES AS INTERCONNECTED, SHAPED BY POLITICS, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. FREE FROM EXTERNAL INFLUENCE, THE WORK IS ACCOUNTABLE ONLY TO TRUTH, CONTEXT, AND CRAFT.

WE APPROACH THE WORLD THROUGH AN EDITORIAL LENS THAT TREATS IDEAS, IMAGES, SYSTEMS, AND STORIES AS INTERCONNECTED, SHAPED BY POLITICS, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. FREE FROM EXTERNAL INFLUENCE, THE WORK IS ACCOUNTABLE ONLY TO TRUTH, CONTEXT, AND CRAFT.

WE APPROACH THE WORLD THROUGH AN EDITORIAL LENS THAT TREATS IDEAS, IMAGES, SYSTEMS, AND STORIES AS INTERCONNECTED, SHAPED BY POLITICS, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. FREE FROM EXTERNAL INFLUENCE, THE WORK IS ACCOUNTABLE ONLY TO TRUTH, CONTEXT, AND CRAFT.

OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
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CHAITI NARULA

Editorial Director

French Press Global

Born and raised in Mumbai, Chaiti Narula is a dynamic, vivacious woman widely recognised for her remarkable contributions to India’s fashion, political and media landscape. With a distinguished career spanning over 20 years

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RIYA TYAGI

Chief-Operating-Officer

Maison French Press

Riya is a Delhi-based Luxury Marketing & Brand Strategist at Maison French Press, operating at the intersection of fashion, media, and cultural narrative.

RIYA MODI

Editor-at-large

French Press Global

Riya Modi, Editor-at-large at French Press Global, is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and policy analyst with over three years across broadcast news and international affairs. Formerly an Assistant Producer at India Today TV

SAUMYA GUPTA

Brand Communications and Editorial Strategist

Maison French Press

Saumya Gupta is a Delhi-based brand communications and editorial strategist working across fashion, hospitality, lifestyle and beauty. With a keen eye for narratives and a natural curiosity for ideas, she enjoys bringing brand visions to life - from ideation and strategy to storytelling and execution.

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SIA SETHI

Executive Editor-in-Chief

French Press Global

Sia was born in Mumbai and raised in Delhi. She entered media quite early on, founding Alfaaz at fifteen and growing it into an international digital not-for-profit publication run by over 200 volunteers.

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KASHISH VERMA

Social Media Associate

French Press Global

Kashish Verma works at the intersection of fashion, culture, and digital storytelling as a Social Media Associate, bringing a distinctly Gen-Z editorial lens to her work.

Jhangiani Narula and Associates

Legal Advisor

French Press Global

JNA Law (Jhangiani, Narula & Associates) serves as the legal advisor to French Press Global. Established in 1999 and listed with the Bombay High Court, JNA Law is a multidisciplinary legal practice headquartered in Mumbai, with an additional office in New Delhi.

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CHAITI NARULA

Editorial Director

French Press Global

Born and raised in Mumbai, Chaiti Narula is a dynamic, vivacious woman widely recognised for her remarkable contributions to India’s fashion, political and media landscape. With a distinguished career spanning over 20 years

Image of Ria Seth
RIYA TYAGI

Chief-Operating-Officer

Maison French Press

Riya is a Delhi-based Luxury Marketing & Brand Strategist at Maison French Press, operating at the intersection of fashion, media, and cultural narrative.

RIYA MODI

Editor-at-large

French Press Global

Riya Modi, Editor-at-large at French Press Global, is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and policy analyst with over three years across broadcast news and international affairs. Formerly an Assistant Producer at India Today TV

SAUMYA GUPTA

Brand Communications and Editorial Strategist

Maison French Press

Saumya Gupta is a Delhi-based brand communications and editorial strategist working across fashion, hospitality, lifestyle and beauty. With a keen eye for narratives and a natural curiosity for ideas, she enjoys bringing brand visions to life - from ideation and strategy to storytelling and execution.

A photo of Sia Sethi
SIA SETHI

Executive Editor-in-Chief

French Press Global

Sia was born in Mumbai and raised in Delhi. She entered media quite early on, founding Alfaaz at fifteen and growing it into an international digital not-for-profit publication run by over 200 volunteers.

A photo of Kashish Verma
KASHISH VERMA

Social Media Associate

French Press Global

Kashish Verma works at the intersection of fashion, culture, and digital storytelling as a Social Media Associate, bringing a distinctly Gen-Z editorial lens to her work.

Jhangiani Narula and Associates

Legal Advisor

French Press Global

JNA Law (Jhangiani, Narula & Associates) serves as the legal advisor to French Press Global. Established in 1999 and listed with the Bombay High Court, JNA Law is a multidisciplinary legal practice headquartered in Mumbai, with an additional office in New Delhi.

French Press Global is building a new circle of readers. Readers who seek depth and nuance, over sensationalism. WE exists for readers who believe pop culture and society are shaped by labour, politics, money, identity, and aesthetics.

French Press Global is building a new circle of readers. Readers who seek depth and nuance, over sensationalism. WE exists for readers who believe pop culture and society are shaped by labour, politics, money, identity, and aesthetics.