MEET THE TEAM
Prachi Jain
Co-founder of Leave UR Mark and passionate about all things related to travel and development in India. Prachi has spent her life between India and New York and has hosted over 500 international volunteers, interns and travelers from across the world in Bangalore, Mumbai and Goa. She is passionate about all things related to social media and travel and how bloggers and communities can come together to help one another out when exploring another country. Her favorite experience in Goa that travelers should not miss is visiting the Kala Academy which hosts Indian theater and preserves Goa's rich cultural heritage.
Virendra Pereira
A Goa native, Virendra has lived and worked across India as the Chief of Strategy for Future Group India and most recently as a Tourism Consultant. Having managed and grown one of India's fastest growing startups, Virendra now pursues his passion for tourism, retail and non-profit work in Goa. He is passionate about showcasing his hometown of Goa to millions of travelers around the world and curating off the beaten track experiences that have yet to be explored. He lives minutes from the beach and his favorite experience in Goa is to take walks by Fort Aguada with friends.
Jenny D'Souza
Jenny is the City Director of Leave UR Mark for Goa and Mumbai and has hosted many volunteer travelers in Goa over the last 5 years. Jenny's passion for the food, weather, and architecture of Goa is something she cannot wait to share with travelers. She also runs her own cooking classes called Hands on Curry in Mumbai where she teaches homemade Indian food and spices to new tourists in the city. Jenny's favorite things to do in Goa is to visit the Spice Plantations and chill at the beach shacks late into the night.
Amit Agarwal
Co-founder of Leave UR Mark, Amit comes from a background in Event Management and has lived in various cities around India including New Delhi, Mumbai and now his permanent home--Bangalore. Amit is passionate about all things related to startups, entrepreneurship and introducing our travelers to India. He handles all the back-end operations of making sure the trip is running smoothly. His favorite Indian food is biryani and he loves taking the interns and volunteers out to taste India's rich cuisine. He loves all the adventure sports in Goa such as water sports, treking, visiting the waterfalls and more. He can't wait to do all the adventure activities with the bloggers this November.
OUR VALUES
Entrepreneurial
We innovate travel experiences in India that have never been done before and try new things.
Authentic
We showcase India at its most raw so that our travelers live just like the locals do.
Nomadic
We believe in travel and exploration as a continuous part of life.
Locally Driven
We support educational, environmental, and cultural initiatives through sustainable volunteer and intern travel.
