Rajiv Surendra, author portrait
© Luke Fontana

Rajiv Surendra

Widely known for his scene-stealing role in Mean Girls, Rajiv Surendra has more recently been hailed a ‘modern-day Renaissance Man.’ As a potter, he has spent over fifteen years apprenticing with America’s leading flower-pot maker, Guy Wolff. An accomplished painter, Rajiv’s pursuits landed him a spot at the Met Museum’s prestigious Copyist program, and his successful calligraphy business, Letters In Ink (founded in 2010), boasts an impressive client list that includes Nike, Starbucks and most recently LaGuardia and Newark Airports, where his hand-lettered chalkboards grace the newly renovated terminal restaurants.