mmanuel Upputuru, the unassuming and recently appointed national creative director of Publicis takes to challenges naturally. And he has quite a few awards to show for it.

"I like winning challenges, but I don't like winning in the people race. There was a perception that I can win only international awards. So last year I decided to do work on mainline clients and win local awards. I did the MotoFlip commercial and it won a couple of golds and silvers in Abby's," he says with a note of pride. ... more