Archive: August 25, 2022

Dr. Sanjay Gupta (Vice Chancellor, World University of Design)
Education

Views of Dr. Sanjay Gupta – VC, WUD on UGC’s latest stance at accepting proposal to hire industry experts as faculty members in Higher Educational Institutes

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

“Running an institute that has creativity at its core, I am extremely elated with the latest draft guidelines laid out by UGC. In the art, architecture & design domain, It is not just a significant development at bringing students to terms with knowledge based on practice and making their learning experiential but is essential in nurturing design aspirants to be industry-ready. At any juncture in our academic lives we all face a wide lapse between theory and what actually exists; which is why the possibility of bringing in experts with enriching experience in a domain as ‘Professors of Practice’ raises scope for chiseling out the best in students.”

He further adds, “At WUD we ensure multiple and frequent workshops so as to bring students to terms with what they know and what they’re expected of in the industry. Any good design education curriculum will need to be augmented by practical knowledge and nitty-gritties that don’t come handy via books and journals. First hand experiences of design practitioners, artists, weavers, craftsmen, and industry professionals ought to make a strong impression in the minds of aspirants as they idolize them in their hearts. Even otherwise, design being a new field of higher education in India, masters and doctoral level education is almost unheard of. The top two design institutions of the country i.e. NID & NIFT were diploma awarding till recently. Meeting UGCs generic faculty norms is near-impossible in this young but emerging field. With this new value intervention made at higher education levels, we reckon that we have some newfound vested powers that can be deployed to raise bars and up the level of our students exponentially. This is a game changer and will give an edge to Indian institutes to prepare their pupils as per global standards.”

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CII commences its 18th Innovation Summit in Bengaluru – Innoverge 2022 – Engineering Imagination

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Bangalore, 25th August 2022: The 18th edition of CII’s Flagship India Innovation Summit reimagined as ‘Innoverge’ with the theme ‘Engineering Imagination’ commenced today in Bengaluru. The summit aims to create a stage for industry captains, academia technocrats, young innovators and policy makers to participate and deliberate on the nuances of innovation.

The three-day summit will inspire collaborations and ideation by bringing a cross section of stakeholders to engage, share, understand and learn about the futuristic and imaginative world of high-end innovations.

CII Innoverge 2022 is an enhanced version of the earlier editions and includes showcasing of innovations through the Innoverge 2022 exhibition, which provides attendees the opportunity to experience the demos of leading innovations across various sectors.

The Chief Guest for CII Innoverge 2022 Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, Hon’ble Minister of Electronics, ITBT & S&T, Higher Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, Government of Karnataka cited “We are working very closely with the industry and the industry is always part of the government. We need to expand our economy. We want to make it inclusive and equitable and the government needs to understand the language of innovation in a better way. We have come up with Engineering and R&D policy. Since I am working in convergence with many ministries, I can connect higher education with the industries and bring them closer to each other. Innovation is the way forward and it should become a culture in our society.”

Further he also highlighted Karnataka being the top rank in NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022, which determines innovation capacities and ecosystems at the sub-national level. The State has held this position, under the Major States category, in all three editions of the Index so far.

Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, Past President, CII & Co-Founder, Infosys & Chairman, Axilor Ventures said, “the Summit will present Innovation-led growth strategies that have catalyzed the evolution of Indian Industry, making Indian companies emerge as global leaders in creating the momentum to drive the digital era. India’s innovation landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past few years. The adoption of new innovative technologies has helped India become the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world.”

Further he also mentioned, India’s performance has been consistently improving in fostering innovation, as attested by the ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021, where India moved up two positions since 2020. The recent India launch of Global Innovation Index 2021, India ranked 46th in the innovation index amongst 132 economies. India also secured the first rank in central and southern Asia.

Mr Kamal Bali, Deputy Chairman, CII SR & President & MD Volvo Group India said, “An Innovation mindset together with emerging technology is the key to maximizing business outcomes. India already plays a significantly defining role in the global R&D arena, and with our growing innovation ecosystem, we are poised to emerge as the most sought-after destination for scientific research.”

We have legions of Indian engineers who are working in various countries exemplifying the well-trained manpower available at competitive costs. As a result, many MNCs have shifted their R&D base to India. The vast human capital puts India at a vantage point, while making us dependent on our own ability to ideate, create, network and collaborate with other nations to deliver better results.

Mr Arvind Kumar, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India said “Startups are the key in the innovation ecosystem. India has potential to become a data centre hub for the Asia-Pacific region and we are located strategically where we will provide an enabling environment. STPI had already established about 20 Centres for Entrepreneurship to promote research and development in specific domains. Located in different cities, these centres helped the local experts to work on products in technologies like IoT and Blockchain”

Mr Arjun M Ranga, Chairman, CII Karnataka & Director, NR Group and MD, Cycle Pure Agarbathi, elaborating on the summit said, “Karnataka is on the right path with a strong regulatory framework, skilled personnel, and capital to support an environment of entrepreneurship and innovation-driven startup ecosystem. Improved digital connectivity across the country, along with government initiatives such as ‘Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ to encourage digital literacy, has further promoted the growth of technology start-ups.”

The 3-day event will host thought leadership addressing 15 power pack sessions on the Global Innovation Landscape, Advanced Manufacturing, and the Future of industry sectors such as mobility, healthcare, sustainability and education. A masterclass on AI etc, besides showcasing innovation in different industries as a part of the agenda. The session format will be a mix of keynotes, case studies and panel discussions with strong academic engagement. The summit will be addressed by CEOs, industry experts and distinguished academia.

The summit will harness innovation for organizational growth on a one-of-a-kind platform and the attendees can learn from experts about the best ways to invest in innovation and learn how businesses are adopting high-end technology to maximize business outcomes. The summit’s program will also include a conference, exhibition, master class, fireside discussion, and other activities between the private sector, academia, and policymakers.

Hands on Training on Materials Characterizations
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Hands on Training on Materials Characterizations, Lipidomics and Proteomics Techniques

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

August 2022: One week long “Hands-on Training on Materials Characterizations, Lipidomics and Proteomics Techniques” is being conducted by Amity University Haryana from 22 nd Augus to 28 th August, 2022 which is sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) under ‘Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure’ (STUTI).

The Scheme ‘SynergisticTraining program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure’ (STUTI) is intended to build human resource and its knowledge capacity through open access S&T Infrastructure across the country. As a complement to the various schemes of DST funding for expansion of R&D Infrastructure at academic institutions, STUTI scheme envisions hands-on training program, sensitization and sharing of the state-of-the-art equipment while ensuring transparent access of S&T facilities. The training is conducted on a hub-and-spoke model approach, where DST as the apex body, identifies an Institute/University that shall function as a Project Management Unit (PMU).

Under the vision and mission of the Hon’ble Founder President Dr Ashok K. Chauhan Sirand dynamic leadership of Dr Nitin Batra CEO Amity Institute of Training and Development, Amity University AUUP has been recognised as a STUTI’s project hub as ‘Project Management Unit’ (PMU). Under this scheme, the Amity Universe would be conducting 22 PAN India training programs in various Science and Engineering Institutes and Departments of Universities. Such programs have already been successfully conducted by Amity at IIT Delhi, IIT
Roorkee, IIT Patna, BHU, Guru Nanak Dev University, IIT Rourkela, AMITY Noida, NEHU Shillong. This time, the 9 th training program is being organized by Amity University Haryana as Spoke (Partner Institute) for students/post-doctoral fellows/young faculty and researchers to impartseven day hands-on training on the state-of-the-art equipmentinfrastructure created under DST-FIST program; used for Materials
Sciences; Lipidomics and Proteomics. Amity University Haryana, a NAAC accredited A Grade University is running two DST-FIST programs one in Biotechnology and the other in Physical Sciences and has a Central Instrumentation Research Facility.

For this 9 th hands on training program, more than 600 applications were received and after careful shortlisting, 34 participantswere selected from institutions and universities all over India including post graduate students, PhD scholars, post-doctoral fellows and young faculty. It was mandatory for the participantsto stay on campus to have 24×7 basis access to facilities.

The workshop started with the registration of all participants followed by a theoretical session conducted by Dr Dipankar Malakar, Application Support Manager from Sciex. He explained the basics of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry with special emphasis on QTRAP technology. This was followed by an expert lecture by Dr Ashutosh Singh, Assistant Professor, University of Lucknow. He elucidated the day to day challenges faced while working with mass spectrometer. The session was interactive and the participants had a lot of queries
that followed intense interaction.

The highlight of afternoon session was the inaugural session compered by Dr Deepa Suhag. The program started with welcome address by Prof. Atul Thakur, Head of Institute for Amity Centre for Nanotechnology and Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana. Prof. Rajendra Prasad, Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and Directors of Amity Institute of Biotechnology and Amity Integrative Sciences and Health shared the research highlights of the university with the audience.

Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Vikas Madhukar gave his opening remarks and discussed the research ecosystem of the university and introduced various inter-disciplinary research cluster at AUH.

Prof P B Sharma, Vice Chancellor, AUH, is an Eminent Academician and Institution Builder, encouraged young minds to utilize science for nation building. He urged that outcome of research should be to eradicate hunger, finding solutions for environmental and health issues that are faced by mankind. The key note address was delivered by the Guest of Honour, Prof. Arindam Bhattacharya. Scientist ‘E’, Research and Development Infrastructure Division of DST. Dr. Bhattacharyya emphasised on the optimal utilization of funded equipment across the country and suggested that these facilities should be provided at nominal cost to all researchers. Moreover, he encouraged to work in collaboration for better research outcome. He discussed how the STUTI program contributes in producing skilled manpower. Finally as a DST representative he complimented and congratulated Amity University Haryana for organising the workshop.

The keynote speaker of the day was Dr. Nitin Batra, CEO Amity Institute of Training and Development, thanked DST for constant support and feedback. He also shared that a LinkedIn account have been created with mission to keep all participants of STUTI program in touch and emphasised on the societal impact of such programs in the area of science and technology. Prof. A Chakraborty, the officiating Director General of Amity Foundation for Science, Technology & Innovation Alliances (AFSTIA), gave an introduction on “Amity’s contribution in
shaping the research ecosystem of the country”.

With the mission of “Synergy of Brains”, Founder President, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, explained how this STUTI program with 22 spokes, each having approx. 30 participants is going to create to a reservoir of 660 scientists. He encouraged audience to have faith in themselves and to boost their morals, he shared his story of success. He also shared his mission on “SSE-Sense, Search and Explore”. He believes that Indians have the intelligence, talent and the potential to be the most successful people in the world and have capacity to change the world. Dr. Ujjaini
Dasgupta introduced the participants and Founder President, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan congratulated all the participants who have been selected for this workshopand encouraged them to do their best. The event was well attended that was marked with the physical presence of Prof. A Chakraborty, the officiating Director General of Amity Foundation for Science, Technology & Innovation Alliances (AFSTIA) and of Ms Shefali Kashyap, Assistant Director, Amity Foundation for Science, Technology & Innovation Alliances (AFSTIA), Amity Education Group, India and her team.

The workshop programme is spread over for 7-day intense training aiming to equip participants with the basic knowledge and skills required to function in material characterization and lipidomics and proteomics. The participants will experience hands-on training on DLS, TGA-DSC, UV DRS, Modular Spectrophotometer and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. The training program also includes lectures by eminent experts who are using these advanced facilities and pursuing high end research.

The event is blessed with the expert support of Dr. Nitin Batra CEO Amity Institute of Training and Development; Prof. Selvamurthy, Chief Advisor DST STUTI (Amity-PMU), Advisor, Dr Rajendra Prasad. The event is being coordinated by Dr Atul Thakur and Dr Ujjaini Dasgupta and along with the expert support team that included Prof Preeti Thakur, Dr Chander Shekhar, Dr Chander Mohan, Dr G K Rao, Dr Dipti Vaya, Dr Supreet Kaur, Dr Manish Shandilya, Dr Abhilash Pathania, Dr Deepa Suhag , Ms Kaushavi, Ms Kanchan, Mr Sarthak and PhD Scholars from School of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology.

Colors Tamil presents Dulquer Salman-starrer Hey Sinamika this Sunday
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Colors Tamil presents Dulquer Salman-starrer Hey Sinamika this Sunday

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Chennai, August 2022: Colors Tamil, a meaningful entertainment channel, is excited to bring the World Television Premiere of Hey Sinamika, starring Dulquer Salman, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kajal Aggarwal, this Sunday, 28th August, at 2 PM. The light-hearted romantic comedy revolves around a wife who is tired of her husband’s overbearing affection and tries to find ways to get away from him. Tune in to Colors Tamil to see if she is able to banish her husband or if love finds a way to reconnect the two once again.

Directed by choreographer turned director Brinda, the film also features Nakshatra Nagesh, Actor Yogi Babu and stand-up comic Abhishek Kumar in supporting roles. With melodious and soul-soothing music composed by Govind Vasantha, Hey Sinamika penned by Madhan Karky, will be worth a watch this weekend.

Traversing the life of Mouna (played by Aditi Rao Hydari) who falls head over heels in love with Yazhan (Dulquer Salman), the film focuses on the two years after their marriage, where Mouna is tired of Yazhan’s excessively doting nature. She decides to take up a project in Pondicherry to get away from him for a year. But her efforts fail as Yazhan turns up there as well. Running out of ways to get rid of him, she ends up meeting Mazharvizhi (played by Kajal Aggarwal) and schemes with her to make Yazhan fall in love with the latter, setting up the grounds for a divorce. Is this the end for Mouna and Yazhan? Or does he end up falling for Mazharvizhi?

Commenting on the WTP, director Brinda said, “I am extremely thrilled that my debut film Hey Sinamika is set for a World Television Premiere on Colors Tamil, with whom I have been associated for the longest time. It feels like a homecoming. The title of the film is a tribute to my guru Mani Ratnam’s film Oh Kadhal Kanmani and it sums up the plot perfectly. All of us had tirelessly worked for the film to make it an entertaining watch and I am positive that it will garner equal love and appreciation on the small screens too, like it had in theatres. Families, especially new couples, will relate to the film.” 

Building on the same theme, Dulquer Salman commented, “Hey Sinamika is one of the films that will always remain close to my heart since director Brinda chose me to be a part of her debut film. I have played light-hearted characters in my previous projects too, but to play an excessively doting husband without becoming extremely annoying for the audiences was a tough job. I had to strike a balance between being naive while being slightly irritating. I owe this to director Brinda for moulding my character and my co-actors Aditi and Kajal for supporting Yazhan equally. With the World Television Premiere, I am sure that viewers are going to experience loads of fun and sentiments, this weekend.” 

Relax on your sofas and get hooked to your television screens while discovering who among Yazhan, Mouna and Mazharvizhi gets to have their happy ending on Sunday, 28th August, at 2PM.

Colors Tamil is available on all leading cable networks and DTH platforms – Sun Direct (CH NO 128), Tata Sky (CHN NO 1515), Airtel (CHN NO 763), Dish TV (CHN NO 1808) and Videocon D2H (CHN NO 553).

Fenesta expands its Retail Presence in Bangalore
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Fenesta expands its Retail Presence in Bangalore

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Bangalore, 25th August, 2022: Fenesta, India’s largest Windows and Doors Brand which is also the market leader in its segment, reinforced its retail expansion with the opening another new showroom. The exclusive showroom, My Home Building Solutions is located Ground & 1st Floor, No. 14, 54, 1st Main Road, Opp. MSR House, Sundara Nagar, Gokula Extension, Mathikere, Bangalore, Karnataka- 560054 and brings the best in class Aluminum windows and Doors, uPVC Windows & Door and Internal & Designer Doors.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Saket Jain, Business Head, Fenesta said, “Our consumer centric business strategy drives our efforts in reaching out to more number of consumers scattered across the country. It has always been our endeavor to focus our actions towards fulfillment of our customer needs. With each new showroom, we nurture our dedication to catering to the needs of our rapidly expanding customer base. Through displaying our products in showrooms, we let our customers experience the range, understand the brand, and make informed decisions.”

With this launch, Fenesta marks another milestone to ensure an interactive and informative buying experience for our existing and potential customers. Fenesta Showrooms have been successfully contributing to a significant customer reach and positioning as a market leader. With the rapid growth in Aluminum windows and Doors, uPVC Windows & Door and Internal & Designer Doors industry in India, the brand endeavors to further increase its market share and maintain its leadership position in future.

He further added that “It has been a great journey so far & we are ready for an accelerated growth in the coming years. The combination of an aggressive marketing strategy, variety of products and rapid retail expansion, including Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets, will help us reach our goal. The Marketing strategy is fashioned such that it creates engagement, education and an experiential purchase for the customer. On this note, we would like to thank all our partners and our customers for their support and contribution to our successful business.”

The Fenesta showroom at Bangalore showcases a range of products from windows, doors and various design and color possibilities. With this launch, Fenesta now has presence in more than 350 locations.

Fenesta is the only company in India to control the entire supply chain starting from the making of uPVC that goes into making the profile, to installation of end product, as well as after sales service. The range of products is specially designed in UK and Austria to give consumers a well-engineered but contemporary style.

The products at Fenesta go through stringent tests and quality check at every step to ensure performance in India’s varied and extreme climates. Fenesta products are immensely popular amongst leading builders, architects and interior designers across the country for its noise insulating, rain insulating, and dust proof features without compromise on aesthetics.

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Nagarro partners with Zendesk to expand customer experience capabilities

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Mumbai, August 25, 2022 – Nagarro, a global digital engineering leader, today announced its partnership with Zendesk, leaders in customer service solutions, to provide joint solutions across customer sales, service and marketing for their clients. Zendesk’s customer engagement software along with Nagarro’s expertise in CRM platforms, will help organizations keep customers at the core of their transformation journey.

Together, Zendesk and Nagarro will provide best-of-breed CRM solutions to help businesses harness digital transformation opportunities, especially in addressing ever-changing customer needs and expectations. Zendesk’s open and flexible platform enables seamless customer data integration, with a unified view on a single dashboard. It will improve agent productivity, create personalized customer interactions and automate proactive services at scale.

This collaboration will blend Nagarro’s expertise in technology, innovation, and service excellence with Zendesk’s customer engagement platform in delivering a 360-degree customer experience, backed by intelligent CX analytics. Clients will benefit from Nagarro’s consulting, implementation, and delivery expertise and Zendesk’s CRM product portfolio across industry sectors, primarily Retail and BFSI.

“Nagarro and Zendesk will leverage mutual opportunities and increase synergies while bringing out a comprehensive suite of CRM and CX solutions to a vast array of client base globally. This partnership supports our continuous endeavour of creating value to our client ecosystem through innovation and experience-led business outcomes.” said Mr Saurabh Pandey, Business Unit Head, AMS at Nagarro. 

“Exceptional customer experiences have the potential to drive loyalty and in turn, growth. Partnerships like the one with Nagarro will enable us to help businesses navigate the changes that will open up new fronts of customer engagement. This is particularly so through optimised agent workflows and the power of conversational CRM,” said Lisa Munnings, Regional Vice President, Partner Sales, Zendesk Asia Pacific.

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Jasudben ML School and Bloomingdales Pre-Primary unveils its exciting theme of #HappyAtSchool

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Mumbai, 25th August 2022: Extending a warm welcome to students this year – one of the finest schools in Mumbai, Jasudben ML School and Bloomingdales Pre-Primary in Khar West has opened their admissions for the year 2023 with an exciting theme of #HappyAtSchool. The school promotes joyful learning via a holistic education pattern and uses the play-way method which encourages discovery and independent thinking amongst students.

Teachers and school management are ecstatic with offline teaching resuming after a hiatus of two years owing to Covid lockdown. This year the school and the entire teaching community are gearing up for a fun-filled and exciting year ahead keeping student’s happiness at the forefront. Bloomingdales Pre-Primary had rolled in the green carpet this year as they kick-started the admissions process this year. The highlight of this year will be celebrating the teacher-student bond and creating a happy, safe and highly engaging environment in the school using various innovative mediums.

The school is one of the proud pioneers in starting a Learning Center now called ‘The Doer’s Dens’, offering children opportunities for hands-on learning of various subjects like music, dance, language, art and Self-Exploration and Experimentation. By including age-appropriate yoga and mindfulness practices, the school educates students on the benefits of these activities. Furthermore, the school has partnered up with MusiCanopy, an internationally recognized early childhood music education program to give students access to award-winning music, engaging activities and access to their music at home through their app. A tie up with Rhythmus Happy Feet, one of Mumbai’s foremost institutes of Children’s dance education with internationally trained teachers, facilitates learning through the medium of dance in the school’s Doer’s Dens. A place where students can enjoy structured and unstructured activities.

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Principal of Jasudben ML School, Mrs. Damayanti Bhattacharya says, “At Bloomingdales, we nurture curious minds, and we ensure that the learning experience is joyful, that the children go home happy every day enriched and that parents are satisfied with what their child has learnt in the course of the day.”

At Bloomingdales, a student’s progress in school is tracked on a daily basis, ensuring development in Language, i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing, Number skills, i.e., numbers, values, shapes, patterns, sorting and other mathematical concepts along with Creative Arts like art & craft, dance and music. Not just that, emotional development and work habits like cooperation and active listening are also analysed.

In parallel, Bloomingdales believes in the learning triangle i.e., School – Parents – Student. In accordance with this, parents & grandparents are invited to school on multiple occasions to participate in fun activities. Just as on the occasion of Doctor’s Day, a parent who is a certified dentist spoke to the children about oral hygiene.

Jasudben ML and Bloomingdales Pre-Primary is a premiere ICSE board school that inculcates a unified education methodology which stimulates the development of self-esteem, self-confidence, a sense of emotional security, and a sense that the student/child matters as a person. Along with fundamental concepts, they are also nurtured in the physical, cognitive, creative, and social spheres.

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10 industry veterans to crack the D:CODE at the third edition of the Annual Digital Review by The Advertising Club on Fri, 26th August

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

25th August, 2022; Mumbai, India: The pandemic era which we passed through has seen an interesting shift of consumer behaviour towards small businesses and homegrown brands. This has fueled the need and importance of digital marketing as a platform to connect and reach out to more consumers. Owing to this accelerated business and rapid consumer shift towards digital, The Advertising Club is once again back with its third edition of D:CODE 2022, India’s Annual Digital Review.

Bringing together industry stalwarts to debate and deliberate on the stimulating issues of the digital ecosystem, The Advertising Club’s 3rd edition of D:CODE 2022, presented by Meta will be held on 26th August, 2022, 6:30 PM onwards at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Following the phenomenal success of the first two editions, the upcoming edition will see the best minds in digital, media, and marketing come together to address the evolving digital ecosystem.

D:CODE 2022 will see the following 10 industry leaders cover three areas in 10 minutes each – their own work they are proud of, the work of other brands that inspired them & tips to crack the digital code in the year ahead.

1. Dentsu Creative: Amit Wadhwa, Chief Executive Officer

2. Google: Satya Raghavan, Director – Marketing Partners

3. Hotstar: Sidharth Shakdher, Executive VP and CMO

4. Jio Ads: Gulshan Verma, CEO

5. Luxury & Lifestyle Influencer: Rizwan Bachav, I-banking professional turned KOL

6. Meta: Avinash Pant, Marketing Director

7. ONDC: Shireesh Joshi, Chief Business Officer

8. S4 Capital: Michel de Rijk, Chief Executive Officer – APAC

9. Starcom : Rathi Gangappa, CEO

10. Talented: P G Aditiya, Founder

Speaking about the third edition of the review, Partha Sinha – President of The Advertising Club, said, “The Advertising Club has been at the leading edge in driving several pioneering initiatives that truly define the current state of the Media and Advertising industry. With sustained efforts year on year, D:CODE has emerged as an engaging knowledge platform, providing a reason to “Inspire and be Inspired”. We are excited to present our third edition of the show with leading industry stalwarts from India and APAC whose insights and learnings will continue to celebrate the rapidly changing dynamics of the digital industry. With D:CODE 2022, The Advertising Club looks forward to creating yet another benchmark in the Indian media and advertising landscape; and pave the way to unleash the true potential of digital.”

Punitha Arumugam, Chairperson of D-CODE says, “We are excited to continue with the 10 minutes per speaker format on D-CODE 2022. Our 10 speakers will showcase in total, 20 digital case studies done in the past year and provide 30 tips to crack the digital code in the year ahead – all this in just one evening! We hope it will be a truly educative and immersive experience for the audience.”

Avinash Pant, Co-chairperson of D-CODE says “The D-CODE 2022 line up of speakers covers award winners from Cannes this year (Dentsu Creative, PG Aditiya), best of global digital publishers (Google, Meta, Disney+Hotstar, Jio Ads), new age orgs defining the future of digital agencies and e-commerce (S4 Capital, ONDC), digital forward media agencies (Starcom) and social influencers (niche KOL like Rizwan). With these 10 speakers, D-CODE 2022 covers a relevant spectrum of all things digital; not to mention the laughs the audience will have with our compere Anshu Mor, a tech professional turned stand-up comic.”

D-CODE 2022 is presented by Meta, co-powered by Times Network & Disney+Hotstar in association with MiQ & YOptima.

WOW! The Wings of Women – A Solo Art Show by Dr. Meenu Kumar
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WOW! The Wings of Women – A Solo Art Show by Dr. Meenu Kumar

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

What: WOW! The Wings of Women – A Solo Art Show by Dr. Meenu Kumar

When: September 5th – 11th, 2022

Where: Alliance Française De Delhi, 72, KK Birla Ln, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110003

Timings: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

About the Art Show:

“Like a butterfly, one should embrace all life’s transitions cheerfully, accept change, overcome difficulties, and then blossom fearless and magnificent to achieve the summit.”

Dr Meenu Kumar, the founder of the Cosmo Arts India Gallery, has stepped forward to organise an “Art Display” to embrace modern women as she believes that women should move forward and accomplish things that would enable them to develop & prosper in life. The title of the exhibition is “WOW – Wings of Women”, igniting the potential within each and every woman. The exhibition will include sculptures, art installations, and paintings by Dr Meenu that are cantered on the theme of women’s empowerment and encourage women to spread their wings out of their shells.

About Cosmo Arts India Gallery: 

Cosmo Arts (India) is a treasure trove of Indian Contemporary Art. The Art Gallery showcases a vibrant and diverse collection of Indigenous art. It features a collection of paintings of renowned contemporary and modern artists. Every artwork is an exceptional expression of the adventure of the soul of the artist.

The gallery offers discerning art lovers a rich experience of carefully selected paintings, graphics, and photographs in a diverse range of genres and styles. The works displayed on the site have been chosen purely for their artistic merit. Cosmo Arts offers an unmatched choice in all categories all over India and abroad.

 

Royal Orchid adds an Exclusive section in Sunday Brunch for Vegan and Dietary guests
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Royal Orchid adds an Exclusive section in Sunday Brunch for Vegan and Dietary guests

Aug 25, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Bengaluru, 25th August 2022: Catering to a growing segment of people who prefer vegan food or those who have special dietary needs, Royal Orchid Hotels has for the first time added an exclusive and widespread vegan and diabetic-friendly menu to its popular Sunday brunch at Limelight at its hotel on Old Airport Road. The new brunch menu in addition to the regular exotic spread will offer flavours of Vegan, Kosher, Lactose Intolerance, Gluten-free, and eggless among many others.

Some mouth-watering dishes include the succulent BBQ Plant Meat Shashlik, creamy rich Malai Soya Chaap, and indulgent BBQ-Vegan Sausage that melts in the mouth from the Grills; the unimaginable Almost Meat Burger leaves you wanting for more while the crunchy Vegan Ham Sandwich makes for the perfect bite. From gluten-free food counters, live grills, stir-fry, rolls and wraps, biryani, rogan josh, and dal curry, the spread is extensive.

The authentic shredded Shawarma with Pita wants one to dig in for more and Pull Jack Burger is well-endowed with rich greens in the Burger & Wraps. The highlight of the menu is the main course with the mildly spiced dum cooked Khatal biryani made with raw unripe jackfruit, get your dose of protein from the fresh Gluten-free Vegan Pasta, the healthy Riceless Fried Rice, Soya Rogan Josh, rich Makhanless Makhani Dal and Tofu Palak. For the sweet enthusiast, enjoy the guilt-free sweet memories of the all-time favourites of Vegan Gulab Jamun, Vegan Sahi Tukda, Vegan Rabdi Jeelabi, Eggless Pastries, Gluten-free Flourless cake and Sugar-free Ice Cream.

The Sunday brunch is priced at INR 1,700 plus tax without liquor and INR 2,500 plus tax with liquor and will be served from 11 am to 3 pm.
Speaking about the new, extended menu. Chander Baljee, MD, Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels, said, “The Sunday Brunch at Royal Orchid, Old Airport Road has grown to be popular and is among the city’s most favourite hotspots over the weekends. The new addition not only caters to old-time and regular visitors wanting to have these options available but also to an emerging global and domestic trend and a growing segment of people with selective & special dietary needs. We are happy to be the first hotel to cater to the need and provide such an extensive spread and to see the initial response we have had in the last two weeks.”

Commenting on this new addition, Chef Rana Dominic Gomes, Area Chef South for Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels said: “We are constantly researching innovations to present to our guests. Veganism is a growing trend both internationally and domestically and is here to stay. As a hospitality chain, we are conscious of being sustainable. This is just the first step in the right direction. Our pilot brunch was a success with guests looking forward to more innovations in our Vegan cuisine.”

Industry research suggests that as per estimates, the global vegan food market will reach US$ 31.4 billion by 2026. Veganism is purely a philosophy and way of living that seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation, and cruelty. Furthermore, it promotes natural, plant-based food for living which is also a small contribution to our environment. In dietary terms, it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.