About us

Two founders, and a Shih Tzu called Lola.

Priya and Nikhil Bakaya run IKAN Lola themselves, from Bengaluru. Both of them come to your house before a plan is written, and they lead every move. The company is named after their Shih Tzu, Lola.

Priya and Nikhil Bakaya at GEM Bangkok in November 2025, both wearing marigold garlands.
Priya and Nikhil at GEM Bangkok, November 2025
Priya Evelyn Bakaya at GEM Bangkok, November 2025.

Co-founder. The one who flies with your pet.

Priya Evelyn Bakaya

  • Priya came to this from hospitality and airlines, and started Fetching Pooches, a homestay for dogs.
  • She's a licensed AWBI feeder for Indian Pariah dogs.
  • On the routes that need it, she's on the same flight as your pet.
Nikhil Bakaya at GEM Bangkok, November 2025, with his GEM Pet Network badge.

Co-founder.

Nikhil Bakaya

  • Nikhil spent his career in senior hospitality management, in India and abroad.
  • He and Priya meet every family and every pet before a plan is written.
  • They lead every move themselves.

A founder on the flight

On some routes, a founder flies with them.

The same flight, and the airport handling at both ends done personally. It's our white glove line, and Priya is the founder who flies with your pet.

What's normally true, so you can see what it changes: our people are with your pet on the road and at the airport up to the handover, and again after landing. On a scheduled flight, the airline has custody in between. A chartered flight is the one exception, because the aircraft is yours.

Ask whether your route can have it

How it's put together

Care first, compliance always.

That's Priya's line. Every plan we write, for a dog, a cat, a bird, a rabbit or a horse, is checked against both, in that order.

Network
GEM Pet Network member, holding all four India seats
Partner
Exclusive India partner of ExecuPet International
Parent business
IKAN Talent Mobility, India destination services for 20 years
Pet partner
LOLA Worldwide Pet Relocation Services, Bengaluru
Standards
IATA Container Requirement 1, ISO 11784/11785 microchips
Animals
Dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and horses
Moves
Out of India, into India, between Indian cities, and between other countries through our GEM Pet Network partners
Reach
The Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia
GEM seats
Bengaluru (BLR), Mumbai (BOM), Hyderabad (HYD), New Delhi (DEL)
Experience
Thirty years and more, combined, across the team
Contact
pets@ikan.com, or WhatsApp Nikhil on +91 98452 47914

Tell us about him.

The quickest way is a message. Both of these open with it already written, from what you picked above, and a founder answers.

Hi, I'd like to move my pet.

Written for you. Change anything before you send.

Or fill in his pass, and it goes on WhatsApp or by email with everything in it

IKAN Lola · Boarding pass · Live animalClass: Family
Who's travelling
Passenger

Your dog

Route
BLR → ---
Month
TBC
Sedation
None

Both open with your message already written. WhatsApp goes to Nikhil on +91 98452 47914, email goes to pets@ikan.com, and you press send.