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4 pillars to be a Successful Woman Entrepreneur

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4 pillars to be a Successful Woman Entrepreneur

By make-up expert Aashmeen Munjaal, Director Star Salon & Academy,

Women today are independent, confident and have the potential to carry out every task at its best. And proving equal ability as their male counterpart, they have now ventured out into running successful businesses. However, being a woman entrepreneur is not an easy task, it involves set of challenges.

#Clarity & strong presenter: More than 50% of people don’t know what they want actually. So no matter you are make-up artist, hair dresser or in any other professionalism, whatever success you are seeking in your life, whether it’s for money, fame or self identity, you should understand the importance of your goal, that what you are looking for exactly. If a person knows what she or he wants, then only thing you need to work is on your actions. Also you need to know how to present yourself in terms of your profession. It’s not about the beautification of your face, it’s about how you carry your personality, skills, confidence and communication strongly and positively. You should present yourself in a way that it can reveal your profession.

#professionally intelligent: It’s really important for you to understand and have full knowledge of your goal and interest. Being in any field whether a painter or being a designer you should know the basic rights and wrongs, you need to be professionally intelligent and socially smart. You should keep eye and mind focused on what is happening nearby.

#Networking & Relationships: One of the most important pillars to create your identity is your networking. No matter how much introvert or extrovert you are, in both the cases, whether you are in job, freelance work or business, you are always dealing with humans. And humans love networking, love relationships. People who allow someone to deal with them, the one who share good networking, they grow very faster in their life. I will always say, successful people have very strong alliances. They are very expert or skilled people in maintaining relationships, both loving and friendly either professional or personal.

#integrity: The strongest pillar of all is integrity. In simple terms what you are saying you are doing, and vice versa. You must be having moral characteristics, but you need to be strong with words as well. You should deal with integrity with people. One should know how to clean their mess and clear stiffness from your relationship. Be disciplined and also control your mood swings. So if want to be successful in life you should atleast follow these pillars in your life.

Armaan Malik spotted at Mumbai Airport

Armaan Malik was spotted was today at Mumbai airport wearing OFF WHITE shoes and Louis Vuittion bag.He was heading to Bengaluru for a concert.

Art Magnum presents Affordable Masters exhibition

Art magnum presents ‘Affordable Masters’, an exhibition showcasing affordable artworks of the great Indian masters and seniors. The exhibition presents an unique opportunity to art connoisseurs and enthusiasts to appreciate and collect artworks of celebrated Indian artist at very reasonable prices. First time collectors will find it easy to pick up their favourite Indian artist.

Most of the artworks on display are being exhibited for the first time and are from renowned private collections. All artworks on display are under 15 lakh rupees and feature some of the most renowned Indian artist. Among the artist on display are M F Husain, S H Raza, F N Souza, Jamini Roy, Ram Kinkar Baij, Somnath Hore, K G Subramnayan, Jogen Chowdhury, Neeraj Goswami, Seema Kohli, Paresh Maity among others.

The evening was presented at Art Magnum Gallery, 60/4, 2nd Floor, Yusuf Sarai, Aurobindo Marg, Opp. Gurudwara, New Delhi

The show was inaugurated by Shri Karan Verma (Author and Public Speaker) and continued till 04th April, 2020 at Art Magnum Gallery, 60/4, 2nd Floor, Yusuf Sarai, Aurobindo Marg, Opp. Gurudwara, New Delhi- 110016 from 11 am to 7 pm.

On the occasion, Saurabh Singhvi Director Art Magnum said “Art Magnum is proud to announce the opening of ”Affordable Masters”, a unique concept where we are offering words of great Indian masters & contemporary seniors at very affordable prices. As we all know that the economy all over the world & in India is not doing too well so we thought lets offer collectors works which are easy on the pockets and yet are of very high quality.”

Lakmé Salon presented the hot and spicy “Garam Masala” collection by Gaurang Shah along with great hairstyles and makeup looks at Lakmé Fashion week Summer/Resort 2020

Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

DAY 3

GAURANG SHAH

Lakmé Salon presented the hot and spicy “Garam Masala” Collection by Gaurang Shah along with great hairstyles and makeup looks. Tabu recited an original poetry while models walked the ramp.

INSPIRATION

Lakmé Salon’s new collection was a showcase of rich hair color looks, inspired by popular Indian spices. From spicy nutmeg and zesty kokum to tangy mustard, fiery saffron and sinful cinnamon, these colors translated beautifully to hair. The new Garam Masala collection comprised 5 stand-out cut and color looks Offsetting these glorious colors was Gaurang’s black and white collection of 40 unique saris, Anarkalis, Kurtas and flowing lehengas. The show also had innovative ways to drape saris that will make the traditional garment more fun and masaledar.

HIGHLIGHTS

An unseen black and white woven fashion brought to light
The collection is a spectrum of jamdani woven textiles created on geometric single and double ikats, paithani, pinhole bandhanis from Bhuj, Banarasi silk, Patan patolas, kalamkari, Kota, Telangana’s Puttapaka, uppada and Kashmir’s kani

SHOWSTOPPING MOMENT

Bollywood actress,the very talented Tabu in a Black Kanjeevaram Lehenga

DESIGNER’S TAKE

“Tabu has added grandeur to the presentation through her voice, reciting an original poetry and being our showstopper in a black Kanjeevaram lehenga with gold and silver boarder teamed with patan Patola with kanchi lion boarder sari draped like a dupatta.”

QUOTES

Pushkaraj Shenai, CEO, Lakmé Lever

“We want to encourage women to experiment with their hair and these familiar colour concoctions create looks that will add spice and sizzle to any look”

Pooja Singh, National Creative Director – Hair, Lakmé Salon adds

‘Garam Masala’ is our passion project to create hair color looks that will work for women across the country. The hues in the collection are true to tone and compliment the Indian hair and complexion. Our ramp looks today were taken from our collection and beautifully showcased that these bold colors can accentuate ethnic Indian-wear.”

6th edition of GBS Global Business Summit begins, PM Modi is Chief Guest

Deliberations on nature of globalisation, geopolitical equations, sustainable solutions, inclusive growth models, and disruptive and transformative forces in business marked day one of The Global Business Summit 2020

The sixth edition of the prestigious Global Business Summit kicked off on March 6,2020 at the Taj Palace Hotel here. Presented by The Economic Times, day one saw Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi take the stage as the Chief Guest and was welcomed by Vineet Jain, MD, The Times of India Group. An audience of 700+ delegates including corporate A-listers from India and across the world was in attendance.

Other notable dignitaries included Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Andy Puddicombe, Co-founder, Headspace; Neeraj Agarwal, Chairman APAC, BCG; and Steve Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group, among others.

Addressing a phalanx of global disruptive business gurus, new-age Indian corporate leaders, policymakers, and civil society leaders, Prime Minister Modi said that sustainable development is a contemporary issue. He outlined the pathbreaking policies of his government that have changed the status quo and forged a new direction for the country. “The government is trying to bring each section of society out of inaction. For us, good governance, development and nation-building is a conviction to do the right thing and break the status quo,” he said. “Our policies are clear and the fundamentals are strong and India is moving ahead using the mantra of collaborating to create.”

The theme of this year’s summit is “Collaborate to Create – Sustainable Growth in a Fractured World”. Day one saw an A-list of business leaders speaking on diverse themes such as women’s rights, building future cities, creating sustainable businesses and sharing views on disruptions in business.

A high-powered CEO panel drew upon their rich experiences at the helm of global powerhouses as they scrutinized what a decade of disruption means us for. Neeraj Agarwal, APAC Chairman, BCG; Sunil Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise; Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder and Chairman, upGrad; Binod Chaudhary, Chairman CG Group; and Suneeta Reddy, MD, Apollo Hospitals, offered much food for thought with a unique perspective on this. Neeraj Agarwal said, “The world will be driven by technology, which means a lot of disruption but also tremendous opportunities. Disruption is not new. But what we need to look at the pace…it has changed dramatically.” Suneeta Reddy said, “Disruption is evolution if you are not prepared for it…if you are prepared for it, it becomes innovation.”

Earlier, Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation and a leading international human rights lawyer and campaigner for women equality, noted that “India has the lowest rates of female labour force participation in the world. A precious opportunity is being underlooked and underutilized.” She also underscored the importance of financial independence of women.

Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone Group, Steve Schwarzman said, “The government needs to address the issue of how to get more capital in the banking system…there is need for more entrants in the banking system.”

Among the highlights of Day Two to look forward to are special addresses by Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Railways, Piyush Goyal; Hon’ble External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri; Hon’ble Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani; and Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence, besides a host of business luminaries from India and abroad reimagining the future of business in an era of disruption and deglobalization.

Multi award winner, popular Bollywood designer Manish Malhotra answered ‘Questions No One Asks’ at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

DAY 3

Manish Malhotra answered ‘Questions No One Asks’

The second edition of the popular discussion “Questions No One Asks” was held at the Central Avenue, JioWorld Garden, BKC during Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020.

It was a lively interactive session, this time with the, Bollywood’s popular designer, Manish Malhotra who was in the Haute seat as he answered “Questions No One Asks” put to him by Shefalee Vasudev, Editor, The Voice of Fashion.

Shefalee very ably took Manish through his 30-years film fashion journey then asked him about the glitz of Bollywood and the highs and lows of working with celebrities. Going deeper into the subject, Manish discussed with great honesty about the fashion business. When it came to innovations and industry double speak, Shefalee wanted Manish to give his frank views.

Manish spoke about his love for movies, desire to design and his passion for fashion. Talking about his love for cinema and the importance of moving on and accepting change, he expressed his gratitude for always having been fortunate enough to have formed friendships on personal and professional fronts. Manish emphasised how his honesty had been a building block for most of his friendships.

Finally, it was the hard truth about life behind the glitz and glamour that Shefalee asked Manish about.

Manish informed that the ever-evolving fashion trends, whether it was a causal look of a small-town girl in “Jab We Met” to the transition of massy to classy, the only advice he had was to maintain individuality. He revealed about his ongoing research of three years to approach the mass markets. Manish revealed some important facts about the fashion business as well as designing for Bollywood Divas, which Manish has been doing with great success for the past three decades.

Ending the conversation on an enthusiastic note, Shefalee mentioned how his ability to sustain in a neck-to-neck industry always fascinated her, making him an irreplaceable face of the fashion world.

Questions from the audience came in fast, as they were eager to know the secrets behind the business of fashion from Manish Malhotra.

Manish Malhotra was in the Haute seat as he answered “Questions No One Asks” put to him by Shefalee Vasudev, Editor, The Voice of Fashion.

Anand Kabra’s rich canvas of fashion left a memorable impact at The Atelier during Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

DAY 3

Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

ANAND KABRA

Anand presented a range of versatile silhouettes that were intensely ornate like capes, ponchos, multi-purpose jackets and kimonos.

HIGHLIGHTS

Embellishments derived from the past, reinvented onto ensembles
Use of beaten metallic thread and wire embroidery in the form of Pitta, shimmer of Sitara – sequins and resham thread work,zardosi embroidery was layered to form 3D surfaces and traditional Nag or crystals were incorporated to create a luxurious jeweled ornamentation
Easy ,linear silhouettes but with amazing construction techniques incorporated at all times

SHADE CARD

Black and ivory, with occasional pops of red, haldi and green

The glamour of Chikankari beauty by Kotwara took centre stage at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

House of Kotwara by Sama, Meera and Muzaffar Ali

Titled “Baharaan” collection of elegant jackets, scintillating dresses, jumpsuits along with ethnic wear in cotton and linen splashed with Kotwara’s Chikankari classic embellishments

HIGHLIGHTS

Elegance and traditional style of Awadh’s splendour evident in the classic silhouettes and intricate crafts.
Appliqués and kaamdani work.

SHADE CARD

Shades of olive, pink, ivory, and black and white highlighted with splashes of floral Chikan work in contrasting hues.

Chikankari work with Gotta Patti at times replacing the conventional dupattas.

SHOWSTOPPING MOMENT

Dia Mirza, wore a grey lehenga having white and gold embellishments (appliquéd, gotta, sequins and pearl work) with a white fully encrusted corset.

BISLERI USES 10,00,000 USED BOTTLES TO MAKE UNIFORMS FOR STAFF

5000 employees of Bisleri across India will be wearing recycled PET uniforms

Bisleri that aims to educate citizens about the importance of recycling and up cycling plastichave made uniforms for their sales team from used pet bottles. A great initiative to create sustainable fabrics, these Shirts are crafted from threads derived entirely from recycled bottles. Across India, 5,000 employees are presentlywearingthese uniforms, upholding the vision of sustainability.

Plastic bottles are still thought to be a threat to the environment but in reality they are not. With the help of advanced technology, bottles can be transformed into clothing. The idea behind the initiative was to practice what Bisleri preaches that PET bottles post use are not waste. They are valuable, in fact where old newspaper fetches Rs 6 to Rs 8 per kg where single use PET bottles fetches a value of Rs 15/- per kg post use. It’s a misconceptions that bottles lies in the dump yard to become landfill. Water bottles are like gold among all packaging materials. Currently in India 90% of all PET is recycled for making yarn, t shirts, shirts etc. Bisleri through their bottles for change initiative collected millions of bottles and around ten lakhs bottles were used to make uniform for all staff of Bisleri.

The process of making recycled Shirts:

With the development in the recycling & up cycling technology, the collected bottles were directly sent to the recycler. The plastic bottles were crushed and converted into flakes. The flakes were converted to fibre in the conversion machine.Pet fibres are dyed in the required shades and mixed with cotton for shirting & with viscose for trousers. It took 40 bottles to make a shirt and around 45 bottles to make a trouser.After mixing, the fibre is converted into yarn on the ring frame spinning machine.Once the yarn is ready, it is converted into fabric through weaving process on rapier & air jet looms. Once weaving is completed the fabric is then sent for washing and final processing. It is moved to the tailoring unit for stitching the final uniform.

On the announcement of up cycled clothing, Anjana Ghosh, Director Marketing and OSR, Bisleri international says, “People hate plastic because they are not aware about the feats of recycling. It’s a huge misconception that water bottles add to the environmental pollutions. In fact in India we have a robust recycling industry, which produces high value fabric, shoes and other products from PET bottles. We thought we should practice what we preach that “plastics are not waste.” Hence our entire staff across India are proudly to burst the myths around plastics. 5000 employees will flaunt their uniforms proudly made from our own plastic bottles.”

ABOUT BOTTLES FOR CHANGE

https://bottlesforchange.in/

Bottles for Change aims to create the awareness among citizens about importance of plastic recycling. When plastic is thrown in waste, people also throw plastic in sea, ocean, drains, river etc. and causes pollution, so don’t treat plastic as waste, it has value even after use, just clean it, collect it and send it directly for recycling.

Through this initiative we ensure channelizing all kinds of used clean plastic for recycling thus ensuring the greener cleaner environment

Bisleri has engaged with an NGO called Parisar Bhagni Vikas Sangh (PBVS), a social enterprise Sampurna Earth in Mumbai and recycler Dalmia Polypro Industries Ltd., which are associated with the plastic agents/kabadiwala groups in Mumbai. The plastic collected by us are crushed into fine flakes which are then used to create non-edible products such as – Cloth fabric, Hand bags, Window blinds and other useful products.

Indian political stalwarts & policy catalysts come together at India Today Conclave 2020 to address the rising global

#MercuryRising

Indian political stalwarts & policy catalysts come together at India Today Conclave 2020 to address the rising global

~ Honourable Chief Minister –Arvind Kejriwal; Finance Minister–Nirmala Sitharaman; Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala –Shashi Tharoor& Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh – Kamal Nath to grace the conclave ~

On 13^th& 14^th March 2020 the India Today Conclave will witness the legends from different spheres come together at India’s biggest ideas platform. This year, India Today Conclave brings national politicians like Nirmala Sitharaman, Arvind Kejriwal, Shashi Tharoor, Kamal Nath as speakers. The speaker panel also includes eminent policy catalysts like Pinarayi Vijayan, General Bipin Rawat, Himanta Biswa Sarma, to name a few.

Year 2019 through to 2020 till date has seen a lot of friction and turbulence in political economic and social communities which needs to be discussed and analysed, also create a path to work towards better solutions.India Today Conclave 2020, will join the dots in every sphere. Meet a wide range of top politicians, thinkers, economists, analysts, sports stars and artists who will deliberate and debate the conclave theme of #MercuryRising in their respective fields. They will come together to calm, challenge and clarify.

The eminent panel will comprise of top politicians and policy makers of India who will engage in conversations on the issues that are raising concern globally. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, will discuss ‘the game plan for India on the road to $5 trillion’; Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, Delhi will share his views onwhether‘the capital voters set a new agenda?’.Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament and a well-articulated orator has always been outspoken on other agendas apart from India. Here, he will share highlights on ‘American Vertigo: The Trump Administration. And its impact on the world’. Kamal Nath, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Kerala will ‘assess the state of the nation’ while Himanta Biswa Sarma, Finance Minister, Assam and Kakoli Ghosh,TMC Member of Parliament, willtalk on ‘A Passage to India: Rohingyas. Bangladeshi immigrants and the politics of Paina’ at India Today Conclave 2020.

The leading policy catalysts of the country will also throw light on non-political pressing issues. Ranjan Gogoi, Former Chief Justice of India will speak on ‘Democracy’s Gavel: Indian Judiciary. The hope and the concern’, Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) will talk on ‘What will attract FDI back to India’. General Bipin Rawat , Chief of Defense Staff, India will speak on‘Flags of honour: Integrating the Indian army for 21st century conflict. And new age battle fields’. The India Economy will also be discussed and analyzed factually by the current Chief Economic Advisor, K.V. Subramanian and the former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian.