Revant Himatsingka

Some Lesser Known Facts About Revant Himatsingka

• Revant Himatsingka applied to study at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) but did not secure a seat.

• He was admitted to study at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore but did not join to study there.

• After completing his undergraduate studies, he worked with Nomura Holdings in New York as a Corporate Program Analyst for over a year.

  

• He started writing a self-help book in the comedy genre during his daily train ride to work or on the weekends.

• He faced rejections during his initial search for a publisher.

• According to him, he faced rejection as the publishers expected his book to contain content related to yoga or spirituality, which they expected from an Indian author.

• He obtained certification in health coaching from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2015.

• He volunteered at the All Hands Volunteers, a non-profit organization in the United States of America, in 2015.

• His book Selfienomics: A Seriously Funny Guide to Living the Good Life, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2017, was a best seller.

  

• He worked as a Director at Inito, a restaurant chain he opened in London, from September 2015 to September 2018.

• He was a summer Senior Associate at Strategy& in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from June 2019 to August 2019.

• He worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey and Company from October 2020 to April 2023.

• He emphasizes improving nutritional literacy or awareness through his social media posts.

• He has over 2 million followers on Instagram and over 4 lakh subscribers on YouTube, as of April 2024.

• He chose ‘foodpharmer’ as his profile name on social media as he believed that food is like medicine.

• He has been a speaker at various TEDx events and educational conferences.