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Raghav Subramanian is LMG COO
MUMBAI: Lintas Media Group has appointed Raghav Subramanian as COO.
He will be joining LMG on 19 December.
At LMG, he will take on the mantle of running the media business of LMG working with LMG deputy CEO Sudha Natrajan, operating out of Delhi (Gurgaon). He will also be responsible for the Digital offering.
LMG chairperson and Lynn De Souza said, “I feel it will help greatly in taking LMG‘s product offering to meet the new age consumer‘s needs better. His vast experience in various facets of the complete media product, including Value Added Services, is what we were looking for, for a while.”
Subramanian added, “I am excited about this challenging new role. Lintas as a brand has enjoyed a great reputation and a pedigree lineage. It will be a delight to be part of the Lintas family.”
Natrajan added, “I am pleased to have a mind as seasoned and bright as Raghav, joining LMG. His being an old hat in the Delhi business circles, will propel new business initiatives too.”
Raghav comes in with over 20 years of experience in the business of media, consulting, analytics and research. He has spent a decade in New York, with GroupM, working on large worldwide clients. Post coming back to India a year and a half ago, he has headed Strategy across Vivaki Media Brands.
Digital
India leads global adoption of ChatGPT Images 2.0 in first week
From anime avatars to fantasy covers, users turn AI visuals into culture
NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0, just a week after its launch by OpenAI, underlining the country’s growing influence on global internet trends.
While the tool was introduced as an advanced image-generation upgrade within ChatGPT, Indian users are quickly reshaping its purpose. Instead of sticking to productivity-led use cases, many are embracing it as a creative playground for self-expression, storytelling and online identity.
From anime-style portraits and cinematic headshots to tarot-inspired visuals and fictional newspaper front pages, the model is being used to create highly stylised, shareable content. Features such as accurate text rendering, multilingual prompts and the ability to generate detailed visuals with minimal input have helped drive rapid adoption.
What sets the latest model apart is its ability to “think” through prompts, generating multiple outputs and adapting to context, including real-time web inputs. But the bigger story lies in how users are engaging with it.
In India, trends are already taking shape. Popular formats include dramatic studio-style lighting edits, LinkedIn-ready headshots, manga-inspired avatars, soft pastel “spring” aesthetics, AI-led fashion moodboards, paparazzi-style visuals and fantasy newspaper covers. Users are also restoring old photographs, creating tarot-style imagery and experimenting with futuristic design concepts.
Local flavour is adding another layer. Prompts such as cinematic portrait collages and Y2K-inspired romantic edits are gaining traction, blending global aesthetics with distinctly Indian internet culture.
The surge reflects a broader shift in how AI tools are being used in the country, moving beyond utility to creativity. As younger users, creators and social media enthusiasts experiment with new visual formats, AI-generated imagery is increasingly becoming part of everyday digital expression.
If early trends hold, ChatGPT Images 2.0 may not just be a tech upgrade but a cultural moment, giving millions a new visual language to play with online.
