Avikar Thilrama (23) from Umkomaas, attended Naidoo Memorial Primary School and matriculated at Umkomaas Secondary School in 2015, he then completed a National Diploma in Human Resources Management, and is now in pursuit of a Bachelors in Business Administration. Professionally, he began as an HR Intern and climbed up the ladder to become an Admin Controller.

Avikar is one of the Finalists in Mr India South Africa 2021.

He says "Entering this competition was to get out of my comfort zone so I can be one step closer to my dreams. I aspire to hold an executive position one day and through a hands on approach lead and motivate others. I’d like to use my learnings from life to mould young children to see that their current life situation does not determine their destiny. Being an only child as well as a child of divorce, I grew up with my grandparents and my mother, their morals and values have guided me thus far and I’d like to instil them into others."