Vani Tripathi Tikoo is a former National Secretary of the Bhartiya Janta Party, and the youngest ever member of the Central Board of Film Certification. Her campaigns have focused on encouraging women’s participation in politics and bringing the youth to a universal platform that addresses issues including education, empowerment and employment. She has worked with Indian and international projects in theatre, films and television, having acted in fifty plays, forty TV serials and six films. Vani is also is the chief core committee member for the International Film Festival of India, Goa (IFFI).