About us

DesiPop is a modern sparkling beverage rooted in the bold, layered flavours of India.

We created DesiPop to move beyond the expected, away from artificial profiles and into something more real. Each drink is built around ingredients with history: Kokum (Indian Mangosteen), White Guava, Citrus, and carefully balanced spices, brought together with intention, not shortcuts.

Made with Great Lakes water, premium quality spices and crafted in small batches, every can is designed to deliver depth, balance, and refreshment in equal measure. Whether enjoyed on its own or used as a mixer, DesiPop brings a distinctly different experience to the glass.

What began as a personal pursuit to reconnect with flavors we couldn’t find done right has grown into something larger. Today, DesiPop is built and run by us, with a focus on creating beverages that feel both rooted and relevant.

Made for good food, good company and whatever's on the table

Made for good food, good company and whatever's on the table

Fruit, spice and bubbles — a short ingredient list, on purpose.

Fruit, spice and bubbles — a short ingredient list, on purpose.

Whole spices and botanicals, blended in small batches.

Whole spices and botanicals, blended in small batches.

Sweet heat, borrowed from the street cart.

Sweet heat, borrowed from the street cart.

The people behind DesiPop

Built and run by us

Tejas Chothani

Tejas Chothani is the co-founder of DesiPop, a beverage company built around India’s remarkable ingredients and the stories they carry.

Trained as an engineer and shaped by years of living across three countries, Tejas has always been drawn to the space between precision and imagination. DesiPop is his way of questioning how the world sees Indian flavours and bringing their traditions and stories into a more considered, contemporary light. He is serious about making things properly, almost obsessively attentive to the smallest details, and known to spend an unreasonable amount of time thinking about one drink. Fortunately, a thoughtful team of advisors helps keep the ideas ambitious and the founder grounded.

Tejas Chothani

Co- Founder

Dhwani Thakkar

Dhwani is DesiPop's Chief Sanity Officer - The steady hand, second set of eyes and a final check behind just about everything we do. Thoughtful, patient and exceptionally diligent, she makes sure our ambition never gets ahead of the details.

Dhwani is the co-founder of DesiPop and the quiet rigour behind the brand. With an academic background spanning biological sciences and regulatory affairs/compliance, Dhwani has a natural instinct for asking the questions other overlook. She brings patience, precision and an extraordinary attention to detail to everything from food regulation and compliance to decisions that share DesiPop.

Dhwani Thakkar

Co-founder & Chief Sanity Officer

Strategic Advisors

Ramkumar Srivatsa

After a 35-year corporate career starting as an MBA from the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, RK Srivatsa has established himself as a versatile global leader.

His journey spans key international markets including the UAE, Russia, the USA, and Canada. Throughout this impressive trajectory, he has successfully scaled businesses across diverse sectors such as consumer packaged goods, electronics, appliances, TV and print media, and organic foods. His leadership has driven the growth of premier global and regional brands, including Santoor, Sony, Panasonic, Gillette, Braun, Bacardi, and Rubicon Juices. In his second innings, RK has transitioned into a trusted mentor and strategic guide for the next generation of entrepreneurs. He leverages his extensive cross-industry experience to provide critical direction to emerging startups within the packaged goods sector. His advisory work focuses on building sustainable scalability, specializing in high-impact growth strategies, sales Go-To-Market (GTM) frameworks, and robust organizational design.

Ramkumar Srivatsa

Strategic Advisor — Beverage Growth & Commercialization

Rahul Shah

Rahul is a senior business and regulatory leader with more than 15 years at Medtronic, where he has led global cross-functional programs spanning regulatory strategy, commercialization, and business transformation.

Combining an MBA in Business Strategy with experience in market development and operational leadership, he advises DesiPop on strategic growth, organizational development, financial planning, and long-term scaling while helping expand the company’s executive and industry network across North America.

Rahul Shah

Strategic Finance & Planning Advisor

This isn’t about recreating the past. It’s about reintroducing it - thoughtfully, and on our own terms.

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