Prasanna Vasanadu, Parent Educator and Founder of Tikitoro

At an age when many fear reinvention, Prasanna Vasanadu embraced it with courage, conviction, and heart. From being a homemaker to becoming a dynamic entrepreneur at 40, her journey is a powerful testament to the fact that dreams have no expiry date — and that motherhood can often become the very force that unlocks a woman’s greatest potential.

As the founder of Tikitoro, India’s first personal care brand thoughtfully designed for children and teenagers aged 4–16, Prasanna transformed a mother’s concern into a meaningful mission. Driven by the belief that “kids are not mini adults,” she built Tikitoro with a deep commitment to safety, honesty, and awareness — creating age-appropriate, endocrine-disruptor-free products that prioritize the wellbeing of young skin and hair while educating parents along the way.

But beyond the entrepreneur and parent educator lies a mother whose most cherished moments are beautifully simple — school-drop conversations about gratitude, bedtime cuddles, Lego sessions, and scuba-diving adventures with her son. Through every “huggy-tuggy” moment, Prasanna reminds us that connection is not about grand gestures; it is about being fully present, intentional, and emotionally available.

Motherhood, she says, taught her the most liberating lesson of all: perfection is impossible, and sometimes “good enough” truly is enough. That realization not only made her a more compassionate mother, but also a stronger leader — one who approaches life, business, and parenting with authenticity, adaptability, and grace.

As a proud face of TheGlitzMegaSuperMom 2026, Prasanna Vasanadu represents the modern woman who is courageously rewriting the narrative of motherhood — balancing ambition and empathy, leadership and love, while proving that resilience is not about doing everything perfectly, but about continuing to grow, evolve, and show up wholeheartedly every single day.

Over To Prasanna Vasanadu, Parent Educator and Founder of Tikitoro

You wear many hats — mother, leader, achiever. Which role has surprised you the most, and why?

I think becoming an entrepreneur at 40, learning every aspect of business – the fact that I could do that has surprised me because, being a homemaker for the longest, moving into a full-time working woman mode and learning every aspect of business – that has been extremely surprising that I’ve done it and I’m doing it. And this kind of has given me the courage to do more. In the world that celebrates hustle

In a world that celebrates hustle, how do you create meaningful moments of pause and connection with your son?

 I drop my son at school. We have that morning; we cuddle, we talk about gratitude, we talk about a lot of things, or we just are. So that is like the 10-15 minutes I get on the way to school. And apart from that, there are always night cuddles and night bedtime routines. Then I also try to watch something with my son. So it’s not every single day.

There are days when I have to be intentional about taking time off, and maybe we watch some programme. We do Lego, my son and I. We love Lego. In fact, now, to connect, to do some hobby with him, which could continue while I grow, as he grows into adulthood, like going to college, everything is that both of us love water.

So now both of us have got into scuba diving, and we take our trips together, and we dive together, and this is a way to bond. So we talk about it. So, figuring out what connects, what clicks with the child, and trying to connect over it and figuring out those moments.

What is one life lesson motherhood has taught you that no business school or boardroom ever could?

There are actually lots of lessons that motherhood has taught. Perfection is an illusion. That is the biggest thing because you can never be this perfect parent because there will always be something; you’ll fumble something that cannot happen as per the plan. So being spontaneous, like you plan for things, but then if things don’t go your way, you have to think on your feet, turn around and do something and let go of that idea of perfection.

Sometimes good enough is good enough, and whatever the best I can do, that is good enough. And going from that, motherhood has taught me to be compassionate to myself and to be kind to myself. And yeah, so that has helped.

If your son had to describe you in three words, what do you think he would say… and what would you hope he’d say?

We hug and cuddle a lot, and he calls that huggy-tuggy time. I think that would be one thing. He would be the first word: ‘cuddle’ and ‘love’. The second one is, I would say, he can always rely on me; that I’m his support system or the rock. And the third one, I think he would call my husband a lot more fun.

But for me, what I would hope he would say is that I am kind. But love, being that support system, the rock. And the third one is an inspiration. These are the three things I would like you to like for him to say.

Could you tell us a bit about your work and the philosophy behind it?

I’m the founder of Tikitoro, India’s first personal care brand specially created for kids and teens aged 4–16. What started as a mother’s concern became a mission to build safe, age-appropriate, endocrine-disruptor-free care for young skin and hair.

My philosophy has always been simple: kids and teens are not mini adults, so their personal care shouldn’t be treated like an afterthought. Every product we create is rooted in safety, honesty, and education for parents. Beyond products, we’re trying to build awareness around what truly goes into children’s everyday care.

What does being “TheGlitzMegaSuperMom 2026” mean to you in today’s world — perfection, resilience, reinvention, or something else entirely?

For me, it’s definitely not perfection. I think today’s mothers are constantly balancing ambition, parenting, guilt, growth, and responsibility all at once. So this recognition represents resilience more than anything else.

It’s about showing up every day, for your family, your dreams, and yourself, even when things aren’t perfect. It also means reinventing what motherhood looks like today. Mothers are building companies, creating impact, leading conversations, and still nurturing families with strength and empathy.

Rapid Fire With Prasanna

• Coffee or calm morning tea? Coffee
• Heels or sneakers? Sneakers
• Boardroom mode or bedtime-story mode? Boardroom
• Planner or spontaneous? Usually planned, sometimes spontaneous
• One word your children use for you most? Huggy tuggy
• Mom guilt or mom power? Mom Power
• Your secret superpower in one word: Gratitude