Built with love.
For Odia youth, everywhere.

AK is the founder and CEO of Bravent, a technology company based in the United States focused on building innovative digital products. A proud Odia from the heart of Odisha, AK has spent over a decade navigating the intersection of technology, business, and culture across the US.

The idea for Tokatoki came from years of living in the diaspora — watching fellow Odia professionals, artists, and students struggle to find community and celebrate their heritage. AK launched Tokatoki as a purely non-profit mission: to build the platform he wished had existed when he first moved abroad.

"We don't need permission to be proud of who we are. We just need a place to do it together."

Susmita is the heart of Tokatoki's community vision. With a deep love for Odia culture, language, and the arts, she leads the platform's community strategy — ensuring that Tokatoki always feels like a warm, safe space for every Odia young person to express themselves authentically.

Susmita is passionate about preserving Odia heritage — from the stories that grandmothers tell, to the festivals that diaspora families recreate in living rooms across the world. She believes that culture is not a relic of the past, but the DNA of who we'll become.

"Home is not a place. It's a language. It's a smell. It's the way your mother calls your name."