Meet The Team

From athletes to tech junkies, from music lovers to dancers, we’re a pretty lively bunch here at Odyssey. The one thing we share in common is our love of travel and our passion to ensure that we craft memorable experiences for our clients.

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  Nikhil Thakurdas

  

  Nikhil Thakurdas

  Nikhil is a marketing professional who holds an MBA degree in Marketing from Mumbai University. After stints in advertising and e-commerce, he has been running Odyssey as CEO since 2002. He has a general management role with a focus on business development, PR and marketing. Nikhil is an avid traveller and seizes all travel opportunities with gusto! He also enjoys music and is an ardent U2 fan. Nikhil actively plays badminton and has discovered a new found passion for golf over the last couple of years. He is currently working on a project to start group golf tours.

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  Aparna Thakurdas

  

  Aparna Thakurdas

  Odyssey is Aparna’s first baby and together with Nikhil, she has masterminded the company’s direction and new ventures like CruiseBay, Luxury Trains and Luxury Getaways since the time she took over the reins of Odyssey in 2002. Aparna holds a masters degree in Tourism Management from Sheffield, UK and she is passionate about travel – she has the rare ability to sell any destination in the world as if she has been there first hand (she has been to over 150 cities in 25+ countries).

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  Sona Bhatia

  

  Sona Bhatia

  Sona is an old hand (but not old!) at Odyssey having spent close to 14 out of her 22 year career in the travel industry with Odyssey. Affectionately known as ‘Mother Odyssey’, she is the mother to the team during office hours like teachers are to kids in school. As general manager of the company, she oversees the entire operations. Sona has completed her M.Com and D.T.L. and in her spare time, she enjoys reading, listening to music and travelling

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  Rajesh Ghighe

  

  Rajesh Ghighe

  If Odyssey will be celebrating 25 years in 2017, Rajesh will be celebrating 20 years with Odyssey in the same year. He has seen Odyssey grow from a small company to where it is today and has played an integral part in the journey. Rajesh manages the accounts department and his hobbies include playing cricket, volleyball and travelling. He has a great sense of humour and gives the team enough reasons to laugh through the day.

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  Abhijit Jagdale

  

  Abhijit Jagdale

  Abhijit also started his career with Odyssey in 2006 after completing his Diploma in Travel and Tourism. He manages the visa department as well as overseas travel insurance for our clients. He is a warehouse of information on all things visa related and is amazingly quick at his work. He works very well under stress, which in the visa department is often! This also makes him the best man for the job. His hobbies include playing cricket, travelling, music and dancing.

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  Neha Salve

  

  Neha Salve

  Neha has completed her Bachelors of Management Studies from Mumbai University as well as IATA Consultant Level. Neha has over 11 years of experience in the travel industry including 4 years at Odyssey handling leisure tours. She currently manages the international leisure travel division at Odyssey. Her cool disposition, her extensive travel knowledge and her dimpled smile are a big hit with colleagues and clients. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, baking and reading.

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  Nidhi Bali

  

  Nidhi Bali

  Nidhi has done her MBA in Marketing from LBS-IMT, Bareilly. She has been in the travel industry for more than 10 years and has a wealth of experience especially in outbound travel. She joined Odyssey in 2019 and manages the cruise division (CruiseBay). An avid traveller herself, she has been to 10 countries and on top of her bucket list is to travel on an expedition to Antarctica. She also likes cooking, listening to music & dancing.

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  Mitali Sudame

  

  Mitali Sudame

  Mitali graduated with a BSc. Honors degree in International Tourism and Hospitality Management from the University of Sunderland and has worked at the Singapore Changi Airport previously. She is a swimmer, a PADI certified Scuba diver, an artist and a camping & adventure enthusiast with on field experience. Along with English and 3 regional languages, she can also converse in Spanish and knows German. Mitali looks after the international holiday plans for our discerning clients. Travelling, exploring and experiencing local culture & cuisines interests her the most.

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  Nilesh Gosal

  

  Nilesh Gosal

  Nilesh is the ‘chuppa rustum’ of the team – a silent, diligent worker in the office who transforms into a dude outside of it. Nilesh handles clients’ passport applications and works with Rajesh in the accounts team. He has over 10 years of experience in the travel industry including 4 years with Odyssey. He is pursuing his B.Com and hobbies include cricket, music and travelling.

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  Rutwik Mane

  

  Rutwik Mane

  Rutwik started his career with Odyssey in February 2018 after completing his MBA in Tourism and Travel from IITTM, Gwalior. He looks after Corporate Sales and Business Development at Odyssey. He is a Silver Medalist at World’s Longest National Open Water Swimming Competition. He is also an adventure enthusiast and has completed his Basic Mountaineering Course from ABVIMAS. In his spare time, he loves cooking, reading books and listening music.

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  Abhijit Ghodekar

  

  Abhijit Ghodekar

  Abhijit joined Odyssey in January 2015 and works together with the other Abhijit, leaving us pretty confused! He completed his Diploma in Travel and Tourism and is currently pursuing his B.Com degree. He works in the visa department and is referred to as Abhijit Jr by the team. His hobbies include playing football, travelling and learning about new destinations.

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  Sourabh Dalvi

  

  Sourabh Dalvi

  Sourabh is the youngest member of our team and had started his career with Odyssey in December 2018 after completing his Diploma in Travel and Tourism. He is a part of the visa team and handles USA visas, other online visas and overseas travel insurance for clients. He loves photography and he is the official photographer at all Odyssey events. He loves pets and is also fond of dancing and travelling.

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  Rajesh Gantelu

  

  Rajesh Gantelu

  Rajesh has worked in the travel industry for over 3 years and his role is to assist clients at VFS at the time of submission of Schengen visas. He enjoys travelling, listening to music and playing football.

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  Aniket Kulkarni

  

  Aniket Kulkarni

  Aniket is part of the domestic team handling the ticketing requirements for our corporate clients. He has completed his B.A and Diploma in Travel & Tourism and can also speak German well. He loves travelling and is an adventure enthusiast. His hobbies include collecting rare coins, playing cricket, trekking, photography, & playing the tabla.

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  Prerana Kholkar

  

  Prerana Kholkar

  Prerana is the youngest member of our team. She started her career with Odyssey in Dec 2017 after completing her Diploma in Travel and Tourism and currently pursuing her Bachelor Degree in Tourism. She currently works in the domestic travel department and plans holidays all over India for our clients. Her hobbies include travelling, playing badminton and listening to music.

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  Akshay Baviskar

  

  Akshay Baviskar

  Akshay started his career with Odyssey after completing his Diploma in Travel & Tourism and spent 11 years with us from 2006 to 2017 working in the domestic department handling the customised India holiday requirements for our discerning clients. He is back with Odyssey after a break and is working with the international leisure team in his second innings. Akshay loves playing cricket, listening to old Hindi movie songs, enjoys the outdoors which includes trekking and going on long drives with family and friends. Akshay has an affinity for technology and enjoys testing new softwares.

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  Mr. Tanmeet Singh Anand

  

  Mr. Tanmeet Singh Anand

  Tanmeet started his career with Odyssey over 10 years ago in 2002 while he was pursuing his Hospitality and Tourism course. He worked with Abhijit in the visa team for two years and then moved on to complete his degree and diploma. He worked in the hospitality industry for a few years and is now back in Odyssey in the visa department. Tanmeet loves baking & cooking and going on long drives (or rides). His other hobbies are listening to music and playing football.

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  Avanee Kolhatkar

  

  Avanee Kolhatkar

  Avanee is a Psychology graduate who entered the world of tourism in 2018 armed with an IATA certification in foundation & management level. She started off her journey as a visa executive but quickly gained experience in various other travel roles. She joined Odyssey in Dec 2021 as a travel consultant for selling holidays in India to our discerning clientele. Avanee loves to travel and has been to 9 countries so far and is looking forward to exploring the world. She loves to dance and has a keen interest in theatre.

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  Sahil Shaikh

  

  Sahil Shaikh

  Sahil completed his Diploma in Travel and Tourism and is currently pursuing his degree in B.Voc. Travel & Tourism. Sahil joined Odyssey in Mar 2022 and works in the CruiseBay team as a cruise consultant. His hobbies include travelling, driving, and learning about new destinations. He has a passion for learning about new destinations and has done specialist courses for more than 32 countries! And now he wants to travel to them all and experience them first hand.