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Nitin Kothari joins OMTV as chief technical officer
Mumbai: Sanatan storytelling platform OMTV has appointed Nitin Kothari as CTO. He will head the technology part and will aim to make OMTV a media tech company by introducing AR/VR for live darshan shows.
He has been working in the technology space for over 30 years, with extensive experience in design, development, and implementation of complex business software solutions. His expertise lies in business analysis in the finance, manufacturing, and accounting domains. He is an all-rounder, from tech-entrepreneur to product leader and an accomplished tech architect across the complete product suite – mobile, web, and back-end systems. Passionate about design thinking and user interface (UI), he has built and managed web and mobile-based products across various domains for organisations in India, the UK and the US.
He said, “My constant endeavour is to apply business sense in developing applications where the effort would lead to large impacts on business processes and results. I am happy to be part of this organisation which is doing some good stuff and putting technology into this genre, which is considered to be very old school. I get more excited when I am thrown a challenge to execute something new on the platform. I hope with tech availability I will be able to match the vision of the founders.”
OMTV founder and MD Nitin Jai Shukla said, “Over the period of Nitin’s professional expertise, he has proven skills in managing teams to work in sync with the corporate set parameters and motivating them to achieve business and individual goals. In his professional career, he has exhibited excellence in developing, piloting, and implementing new business processes. Nitin has a sound ability to identify risks / issues that could affect the project and put in place the required effective solutions. A thorough professional with a proactive attitude, energetic, self-motivated, and capable of thinking and generating new design solutions and ideas. With a soft demeanour, he is very assertive. A team is only happy when we work with like-minded people, and their passion for technology only helps us to experiment and come up with new ideas. I’m happy to have a person who is like-minded and his passion for technology will help us to make the user experience extraordinary.”
OMTV aims to compete with platforms from the OTT industry. For that, they want to infuse a lot of technology into the whole ecosystem. Spirituality is seen as something very primitive and we need to be tech ready. OMTV has recently closed a pre-seed funding round and is now raising its seed funding to become a revenue-making company. OMTV is also planning to introduce AI in the UGC (user generated content) space and a lot of tech features on the app.
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Samay Raina returns with Still Alive, confronts 2025 controversy in bold comeback special
Comeback set tackles controversy, blending humour with raw storytelling
MUMBAI: Samay Raina is set to release his new stand-up comedy special, Still Alive, on YouTube on April 7, 2026, marking a high-profile return following a turbulent year.
The trailer for the special dropped on April 5, offering a glimpse into what Raina describes as a raw and unfiltered set that leans as much on honesty as it does on humour.
Positioned as a comeback of sorts, Still Alive draws heavily from the controversy surrounding his show India’s Got Latent in early 2025. The episode led to legal trouble, multiple FIRs, and a lengthy six-hour interrogation by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell, placing the comedian at the centre of intense public scrutiny.
Rather than sidestep the episode, Raina leans into it. The special reflects on the fallout and his personal journey through it, blending observational comedy with moments of emotional candour. Early audience feedback from live performances suggests the tone is less about rapid-fire punchlines and more about storytelling with bite.
The special was filmed during his global Still Alive & Unfiltered tour, which ran from August 2025 to early 2026. The tour saw Raina perform across major international venues, including the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York, a milestone that places him among the youngest Indian comedians to take that stage.
The title itself signals resilience. “Still Alive” is a nod to navigating both legal and public backlash while choosing to remain unapologetically authentic, a theme that appears to anchor the set.
With the special set to premiere online, all eyes are now on how audiences respond to a performance that promises equal parts reflection and wit. For Raina, the message is clear. He is not just back, he is ready to be heard on his own terms.
