The person behind
the pixels & poems.

Mansi Kansal

I've never been able to pick just one lane, and I've stopped trying to. I'm a graphic designer, a brand strategist, a market researcher, a theatre artist, and — underneath all of it — a poetess who's been writing since she was a teenager.

It started in 2017, long before the job titles, when I began writing simply because I needed to. That habit grew into a stage persona, Shayara, and in 2023 into my first book, "The Unsatisfied Soul".

On the design side, I started freelancing as a graphic designer and social media manager in 2022, the same year I began volunteering nationally with SPICMACAY to champion Indian classical arts. Two years on stage as a theatre artist and a stint as a market research associate sharpened how I read people and audiences — insight I now bring into brand strategy.

Today I lead brand and social strategy as Managing Director at RaHiva Global, and I co-founded WALKFLOW in 2026 to bring that same thinking to more brands and teams. Whether it's a logo, a content calendar, or a verse, the work is always the same — finding the honest version of a story and giving it a shape people remember.