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INDIA'S RISING POP SENSATION

ONE RARELY COMES ACROSS A 26-YEAR-OLD SELF-STARTER, WHO IS HARD-WORKING, COMMITTED AND SUCCESSFUL AS WELL. TALK TO ANANYA BIRLA, DAUGHTER OF INDUSTRIALIST KUMAR MANGALAM AND NEERJA BIRLA AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MET SOMEONE WHO IS. LISTEN TO HER STORY AND YOU REALISE THERE IS A SOFT AND WELL-BALANCED SIDE AS WELL TO HER MULTIFACETED PERSONA. MARWAR TAKES YOU THROUGH THE RISING POP SENSATION’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF CARVING HER OWN LEGACY.

THE LEGACY LIVES ON

Sundeep Bhutoria, managing trustee of Prabha Khaitan Foundation, tells MARWAR how the foundation, established in 1987 by Dr Prabha Khaitan, continues to promote performing arts, literature and cultural activities.

Worth his SALT

Real and relatable principles of life, gathered and learnt over a lifetime, come together in entrepreneur Sanjay Kumar Jain’s debut book A Pinch of Salt: In the Recipe Called Life. In a Q & A session with MARWAR, he sheds light on his new book, his motivation, the challenges he faced in writing it and lots more.

TOP trousseau TRENDS

MARWAR cues you in on the bridal trousseau trends for the upcoming wedding season, be it chic fashion, bejewelled treasures, footwear or accessories.

Setting new frontiers

Frontier Markets specialises in facilitating last-mile delivery of products and services to rural customers. In conversation with MARWAR, founder and CEO, Ajaita Shah, talks about how her organisation has created a network of 4,000 women entrepreneurs or ‘Saral Jeevan Sahelis’ to further make life better for villagers.

THE UPPER CRUST

LUXURY EXPERIENCES THAT DEFINE LIFE AT ITS FINEST

HAUTE HOROLOGY

Luxury timepieces from around the world

Driving digital transformation

With passion, courage and strategic planning, brothers Nikhil and Nishant Rathi became entrepreneurs as teenagers, building three noteworthy businesses thereon.

GROWTH WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

Hong Kong based Astrum Holding's increasing presence in the Indian market underscores the award-winning corporation's founder and CMD, Manoj Kumar Pansari's outstanding entrepreneurial acumen. MARWAR brings you his story.

FROM BEAN TO BAR

Bean-to-bar chocolates, which herald an exciting chapter in the luxury chocolate segment, come with a compelling story. MARWAR enters their vast, fascinating world in an interaction with L Nitin Chordia, the co-founder of Kocoatrait, the world’s first zero-waste and sustainable bean-to-bar chocolate brand.

FORGING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

As one of India’s largest IT and telecom product distribution intermediaries, Supertron Electronics’ overarching mission to bring information technology to users by forging alliances with major IT brands has transformed it into a supply chain giant boasting a ₹3,400 crore turnover. Meet Vishnu Kumar Bhandari, the man behind this outstanding achievement.

Street Food Goes Luxe

Our love for all things local took us through the corridors of luxury hotels that serve you the best (and most hygienic) versions of popular street food we have all grown up relishing.

Water For All

Philanthropy comes in many forms. For Piramal Sarvajal, this translates to providing drinking water to some of the most arid and underserved areas of the country. MARWAR spoke to Anuj Sharma, the CEO of Piramal Water Private Limited, to learn more.

Making Traditional Trendy

Charu Sarawgi thrives on challenges. From pursuing a course on textile designing to forgoing her career as a banker to becoming a jewellery designer, her life has been nothing short of a roller-coaster of adventure. In conversation with MARWAR, the talented jewellery designer takes us through her intriguing journey.

Investment Insights

Pradeep Gupta’s penchant for the capital markets goes back to the early days of his career, when he was a member of the Jaipur Stock Exchange. Having learnt everything from scratch as a first generation entrepreneur, with his rich experience and dynamic leadership, he has played a pivotal role in laying the foundations of the retail and institutional broking arms of the Anand Rathi Group, of which he is the co-founder and vice chairman. In a Q&A with MARWAR, Gupta talks about his roles and responsibilities as group vice-chairman, his views of the Indian economy and markets, the outlook for 2020, and more.

The Self-Made Entrepreneur

Meet entrepreneur Atul Jalan, who has transformed his childhood passion for technology into an adulthood obsession for building new and exciting tech businesses.

From the garden to the cup

Bala Sarda, the founder and CEO of Vahdam Teas, talks about how his four-year-old company eliminates middlemen to bring freshest and best quality Indian teas to its clients worldwide.

Gautam Hari Singhania on Super Cars

India’s ‘Complete Man’ Gautam Hari Singhania’s fleet of supercars is envious to a few but an inspiration for many. The feisty CMD of the Raymond Group is now India’s representative of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's World Motor Sports Council and also represents the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India as its Titular. In a Q&A with MARWAR, he talks about his passion for supercars, motor sport and more.

Driving towards Success

In 2013, Pooja Khemka devised a mobile application, myskoolbus, which is now helping parents and school authorities across several states keep track of schoolchildren, as they are ferried between home and school in the school bus.

A New Wave

Meet Aarjun Marwal, a powerhouse of talent in several creative and artistic Fields

Wedded to traditions

If the lifestyles of Marwaris have evolved to become more lavish, extroverted and extravagant, then so have their weddings. Yet Marwari weddings are very traditional when it comes to customs and rituals, which weave in fun, entertainment, celebrations and participation of members of both sides of the couple to help forge better bonds. MARWAR lists the various customs and rituals that make up the grand Marwari wedding.

On an even KEEL

The Bengal Rowing Club, or The Marwari Rowing Club, as it was once known, celebrated its 90th Foundation Day this year. In its wake, Raghu Mohta, the outgoing president of the club, takes MARWAR through its 90year journey, as he hands over charge to incoming president Prashant Kanoria.

CREATING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY

When Chanda Barjatya Surana thought of taking recourse to technology and doing something worthwhile with her time, the result was her debut app TellaTina, a platform for a safe and trusted clique of like-minded friends across the globe, looking to share and seek helpful information on anything they require.

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

Textile artist Geeta Khandelwal recently hosted an exhibition of her work at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai. On display were miniature classic costumes inspired by the attire of the erstwhile maharajas of India, in all their long-lost grandeur and extravagance.

CARVING A NICHE

Technocraft Industries epitomizes the spirit of entrepreneurship and brotherhood of siblings Sharad Kumar and Sudarshan Kumar Saraf, whose goal to take their company from strength to strength has stood the tests of time.

INDIA'S OLIVE OIL CRUSADER

As the son of industrialist Ramkrishna Dalmia, Vidyanidhi Dalmia needs no introduction to India's corporate firmament, but his pioneering efforts to introduce and popularise olive oil in India makes for a story that can be told and retold.

AIMING FOR THE TOP

As part of the team behind Responsive Industries’ extraordinary growth during his early years in the business, Rishabh Agarwal has all the experience that it takes to lead the company from the front, as he is now doing.

Ritesh Agarwal - The Self-Made Billionaire

First-generation entrepreneur Ritesh Agarwal’s feat of turning his start-up into the world’s third-largest network of hotels, accommodation options and managed living and work spaces is truly amazing. What’s more amazing is that the college dropout, who is just 25 now, has achieved all this from scratch and in six years flat! We bring the story of his incredible journey of building OYO Hotels & Homes.

Reaching New Heights Of Success

The Ideal Group, which has presence in real estate, logistics, automotive dealership and alloys and minerals, keeps its chairman Srawan Kumar Himatsingka busy full-time. In between managing his ₹1,500+ crore business group, he lets MARWAR in on how he built it, starting in Kolkata more than three decades ago.

Innovative Steel Maker

Be it brand image-building, setting up new ventures, taking the family steelmaking legacy forward, or innovating, Anurag Rathi has done it all during his three-decade career to outshine many a contemporary in the construction steel industry.