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CAMPUS The wonders of food tourism through Mediterranean diet

V. M. Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE) held the fifth edition of its online series ‘Culinary Conversation’ with Chef Abilio Guerreiro, Chef Trainer and Culinary Course Coordinator - School of Hospitality and Tourism- Algarve, Tourism of Portugal.

Over an hour-long online session, students of VMSIIHE interacted with Chef Abilio on everything related to the Mediterranean diet and food tourism. To a question asked by student Rowan Gonsalves on what measures young chefs should implement towards sustainable food management, Abilio said, “We need to reduce waste and animal consumption due to climate change. For example, in Portugal, a law is passed wherein it bans plastic usage at restaurants and hotels. Also, we need to use technology innovatively in order to reduce energy consumption”.

“Food tourism is about being authentic, whether the tourist is exploring a country, region, city, or neighborhood; they are still searching to find a sense of the place through its food. 55% of culinary travelers are motivated by the search for authenticity of

Chef Abilio Guerreiro

cuisine, one has to defend the local cuisine by incorporating trends and innovating it”, added Chef Abilio.

He pointed out that culinary travelers visiting Portugal love visiting wineries, markets, and farms, participating in cooking classes, food tours, special dining, and love attending food-related events and festivals. 63% of these travelers love clicking and sharing food-related pictures.

Speaking further on the Mediterranean diet, Chef Abilio Guerreiro said that the diet involves a set of skills, knowledge, rituals, symbols, and traditions concerning crops, harvesting, fishing, animal husbandry, and cooking. It is a millenary diet that consists of ingredients that are locally sourced and very high in nutritional content such as fresh fish, shrimp, octopus, olives, olive

AUTHOR: ADAM J. MEAD PUBLISHER: HARRIMAN HOUSE PUBLISHING THE COMPLETE FINANCIAL HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

The complete financial history of Berkshire Hathaway is available under one cover in chronological format, in a book authored by Adam J. Mead. Beginning at the origins of the predecessor companies in the textile industry, the reader can examine the development of the modernday conglomerate year-byyear and decade-by-decade, watching as the struggling textile company morphs into what it has become today.

This comprehensive analysis distils over 10,000 pages of research material, including Buffett’s Chairman’s letters, Berkshire Hathaway annual reports and SEC filings, annual meeting transcripts, subsidiary financials, and more. The analysis of each year is supplemented with Buffett’s own commentary where relevant, and examines all important acquisitions, investments, and other capital allocation decisions.

The structure of the book allows one to follow the logic, reasoning, and capital allocation decisions made by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger from the very beginning.

The author, Mead is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Mead Capital Management, LLC, and a New Hampshire-based Registered Investment Advisory that he founded in 2014. Mead spent over a decade in banking in commercial credit, and has been investing in public securities markets since 2004. He owned two small businesses during college, and grew up in a family of small business owners

oil, and salt.

Eating together is the foundation of the cultural identity and continuity of communities throughout the Mediterranean basin

Goa Institute of Management achieves an outstanding record in its campus placement performance. Highest salary of `30.17 Lakhs per annum which is a new GIM record

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has been recording high salary packages consistently for the past five years. This year the trend continues.

The leading B-school attracted 70 industry leaders and pioneers which made a total of 200+ offers to a talented pool of 247 students from GIM.

Despite the lockdown and the dip in the overall economy, the year saw an increase in the total number of companies that e-visited the GIM campus to recruit from its human capital. This has led to extraordinary placements for the year. - PGDM BDA (Big Data Analytics): Highest salary of `30.17 Lakhs per annum which is a new GIM record. - PGDM HCM (Healthcare Management): Highest salary of `26 Lakhs per annum, beating the benchmarks of last year. - PGDM BIFS (Banking, Insurance and Financial Services): The inaugural batch itself recorded a median salary of `11 Lakhs per annum.

Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) were the leading recruiters followed by the Banking and Financial Services industry (BFSI).

Said Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM, “Despite continued downward trends in the economy over the last two years, GIM’s 100% placement record is evidence of the institute’s high esteem in the job market and the recognition its graduates receive in the corporate world.

With almost three decades of developing future leaders in its classrooms, GIM has shown admirable flexibility in shifting to a virtual program, without dropping any of its high educational standards.”

Even among the turmoil and apprehension of the last couple of years, GIM graduates have received 100% placement across all Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) streams.

This remarkable feat has been made possible by the collective and arduous efforts of GIM’s in-house Placement Cell, along with its faculty and industry liaisons

ACCOLADES VAIKUNTH S. DEMPO nominated as Chair of CII-Yi Goa

At the recently concluded CII Young Indians Goa Chapter Annual Session, Vaikunth S. Dempo and Dr. Pratiksha N. Khalap have been nominated as the Chair and Co-Chair of Young Indians - Goa Chapter, respectively for the year 2022. Vaikunth is Director of Dempo Marketing Company Private Limited and Founder, Vaikunth S. Dempo Ventures. He holds a Bachelors in Computer Application, MITSoM-Pune – University of Pune and MSc in Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship, 2013, from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. His professional experience spans 8 years as Director of Dempo Marketing. In 2019, he founded the wellness brand Aurawell Essentials and currently, the brand has an online presence in the e-com wellness space.

Vaikunth was a delegate at G20 YEA Fukuoka 2019 and a Delegate at UK-India Week – Leaders’ Summit. His interests lie in technology, aviation, travel and sports. His hobbies include travelling, football, reading and personal growth development.

Dr. Pratiksha N. Khalap, is a doctor by profession, having completed her graduation in homeopathic medicine and surgery (BHMS) from Shiroda, Goa. She completed post-graduation in clinical research and management from Mumbai.

Dr. Pratiksha has clinical experience of working as a RMO in a multi-speciality hospital in Mapusa and has worked as the lead safety specialist for 10 years at a Mumbai-based MNC involved in clinical research and new drug development.

Ex-Rotaractor of Rotaract Club of Mapuca Pratiksha was a member of Rotaract for over 8 years, during which time she held various positions in the board. Currently, President of Rotary Club of Mhapsa Elite, she has been recently appointed as the administrator of Mandrem College of Commerce, Economics and Management.

Pratiksha is also Director of I&V Hotels Pvt. Ltd., Mapusa. In addition to this, she is also the Mahila Congress Block President of Mapusa Block. Pratiksha has been the member of Young Indians (Yi) for over 7 years during which time she has held various responsibilities as Vertical Chair for Masoom, Gift An Organ and Yuva. She has been a resource person for Yi Goa and has conducted multiple sessions on Masoom, Gift An Organ and Yuva orientations.

She has also conducted ‘train the trainer’ sessions for students of Goa Institute of Management

Vaikunth Dempo Dr Pratiksha N. Khalap

ARCH MANGUESH R PRABHUGAONKER “We need to explore and have the right type of resources that can shape newer challenges through architecture”

Manguesh R Prabhugaonker speaks about his professional milestones as an architect and landscape planner

By SYBIL RODRIGUES

Armed with an in-depth knowledge and extensive expertise in the realm of architecture and design, Architect Manguesh R Prabhugaonker and his team is known for transforming basic brick and mortar into extraordinary spaces.

Prabhugaonker did his schooling from People’s High School, Panaji and higher secondary from Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar, Goa. He went on to attain a Bachelor of Architecture from Goa College of Architecture and later on a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi.

Prabhugaonker’s passion for art and aesthetics in school, along with a consistent observation of transforming towns and villages, with a little help from destiny, inspired him to become an architect and start his firm, Prabhugaonker and Associates in 1994.

“Having graduated from Goa, I always looked at a futuristic significance of higher education and its influence in professional practice. So I explored options in branches like urban design at CEPT, Ahmedabad and landscape architecture at SPA, New Delhi. With Goa’s global branding as a tourist destination, and ecologically sensitive natural resources, I decided to take up post graduation in landscape architecture at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. With huge resources and the knowledge of planning and architecture design, I decided to settle down in Goa, sidelining several other opportunities of metro towns like Delhi and

Manguesh R Prabhugaonker

Bangalore.”

Over the years, Prabhugaonker has completed various projects – each one more challenging than the other, with various multi-dimensional layers linked to it. “Concepts and ideas in different scales of the project changed from place to place, emerging with larger complex issues in architecture design and planning. His architectural practice revolved around various natures of land uses in context based situations spread across both urban and rural domain type of land. His professional assignments in projects like residential, hospitality, institutional, religious and heritage structures, socio cultural centers in hinterland, recreational urban and eco parks, open spaces in both urban and semi- urban domains, industrial complexes, entertainment and urban landscape projects posed new challenges across his journey of 27 years. His various clients and the organisations that he has worked with include, Gujarat Road state highways projects with Lea Associates; Sahara Amby valley in Lonavala; works in Niligiris, TamilNadu; International Film Festival of India related works in Panaji City in 2004; Dabolim Joggers Park, Hydrology based Vaddem lake. He has also worked with environmental strategies, several tourism related works in Goa; residential township at Aldeia de Goa and the Grand Hyatt in Bambolim, Garcia de Orta Municipal Garden for Corporation of the City of Panaji; sports complexes in Bicholim, Sakhalim, comprehensive landscape architectural design master plans for various residential houses; and many more with other government organisations including Smart City Urban Renewal Missions; and various ecologically sensitive assignments across India.

Prabhugaonker draws inspirations from his late professor when it comes to his work. “My professor, late Mohammad Shaheer. He introduced me to the teachings of Central Park, New York; Sir Frederic Law Omstead in 1992 and that was the beginning of my journey in landscape architecture and planning. Late Prof. Mohammad has been my mentor, thesis guide and Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning, New Delhi. Sir stood by me as a teacher in different formats and levels throughout and it is thanks to him that I have learnt everything I know today as a landscape architect.”

Apart from his official assignments, Prabhugaonker is a member of various professional bodies and holds influencial positions in various associations, while playing an important role in each of them. Currently, he is National Council Member at the Indian Institute of Architects in India at National level for the term 2021-23 with additional responsibilities as Member of the Editorial Board – Journal of The Indian Institute of Architects, 202123; Chairman, Architects Welfare Committee of The Indian Institute of Architects 2021-23. He was a Member of Architects Social Responsibility Board as official representative at ARCASIA; Architects Regional Council for ASIA at ARCASIA, Columbo, Srilanka in 2018; Tokyo, Japan in 2018; and Hongkong in 2019. He was also associated as an official member of ARCASIA-ACSR Covid 19 task force within 21 countries, Asian team which formulated covid 19 design guidelines for architects, policy makers and stakeholders. Currently, he represents India as Member in UIA at the global level. In the past, he has served as Chairman of The Indian Institute of Architects, Goa

Chapter 2015-2020, during which his work earned the ‘Best Chapter’ Award for Goa State Chapter at National level in 2016; and in 2020 at the national conference in Kolkata.

Prabhugaonker is a senate member at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, having been nominated for two terms in a row. He is a visiting faculty and ex-adjunct professor at the Goa College of Architecture for the last 27 years; and is associated with Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture in sustainable habitat and landscape design studios.

He is an advisory committee member at MACT-NIT in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and at Anantrao Pawar College of Architecture, Parvati, Pune; and several other positions in architectural institutions in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Prabhugaonker is a registered member of the Council of Architecture, Delhi and is associated with several inspections to approve accreditation for schools of architectures in India as per minimum standards for Architectural education set by Council of Architecture, New Delhi India. He is a Fellow Member, Ex Member of National executive Council and Treasurer of the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) associated since 2006, with key responsibilities at various initiatives at national conferences of ISOLA as held in Goa on ‘Climate Change’ in 2011 and 2017. He is also a member of the Indian Institute of Interior Designers.

Prabhugaonker has also been involved with public sector organisations and has been a resource person for the government in policy formulations. Some of these include the Town and Country Planning Department, Government of Goa. He is the Chairman of Real Estate and Housing Committee at Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the term 202123.

As a chairman of Real Estate and Housing committee at Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry since 2016, one of his prime objectives is to promote housing industry friendly policies during these pandemic times to help revive the industry.

To add to this extensive portfolio, Prabhugaonker is a member of the Goa State Wetlands Authority and is a member of the Building Committee at the Goa University, wherein he is associated with several policy level decision of building committee and growth of infrastructure at the complex as per the demands of the multi-disciplinary branches of Goa University.

In addition to this, Prabhugaonker has presented various papers, been part of many seminars and conferences held over the years and have several articles published by him in various newspapers and journals.

Much as he has the expertise and experience, Prabhugaonker has faced various challenges in his line of work. “Today clients are on fast track roadmaps wherein time and investment associated to work process is supreme in terms of economics linked to returns. Vernacular architecture typologies, forms of traditional artisans, craftsmen and natural resources

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SHALINI SITARAMAN MENEZES Doing things out of the box!

The awe-inspiring story of Shalini Sitaraman Menezes and her quest to bring a treasure trove of opportunities and knowledge via intellectual property rights

By SWETA SHARMA

Shalini Sitaraman Menezes, founder and director of Patented.Network and SimSim Advisory Pvt. Ltd., is an intellectual property lawyer with a Master’s degree in physics, biophysics, and corporate law. A lady with several academic accolades to her name, she is currently pursuing a PhD in Finance at Goa University.

Shalini spent the initial years of her life in the city of Bombay. She chose to study physics at St. Xavier’s College and later went on to get her masters in physics from Bombay University. After completing a second masters in biophysics from the Ohio State University, USA, Shalini decided to venture into the educational sector.

Following a four month stint as a science instructor at Brooks Institute of Photography in California, she joined the Lake Tahoe Community College as the head of the physics department. She taught a wide range of subjects including concepts of classical mechanics, electromagnetism, astronomy, and modern physics.

It was in America that Shalini chose the path of patents, copyrights, and trademarks. After a certain incident involving an acquaintance whose idea was stolen and later patented, she became intrigued by the concept of intellectual property. She wanted to understand and delve deeper into the subject. Hence, she decided to pursue an LLB with a specialisation in intellectual property.

In 2006, Shalini joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, which had started a law school with a specialisation in Intellectual Property Law.

Shalini Sitaraman Menezes

At IIT Kharagpur, she met exemplary professors and students. About one professor in particular she says, “He taught me that there are three elements necessary to practice Intellectual Property Law: Technology, Law, and Finance.”

Shalini got married in the middle of the law programme. When she was back on campus, she realised that she was pregnant. It was quite a fix as she still had one and a half year of law school left. She says her husband was very supportive.

Needless to say, it was not very easy. After taking a semester off to have the baby in Mumbai, she came back to Kharagpur with an infant in tow. As female married students with children weren’t allowed to board the IIT student housing facility at the time, she took up a house outside campus along with her mother-in-law who had accompanied her from Mumbai.

“It was quite an adventure,” she says. “I used to take my bicycle to go and feed the baby in-between classes. My professors were very kind and understood my situation. Many a times there was no electricity because it was a rural village. So I used take my mother-in-law and son to the hostel and spend the night there.”

When asked whether she faced any problems with the baby, Shalini said with laughter in her voice, “My baby was very co-operative. He didn’t pull any wires, didn’t scribble anywhere nor did he touch any of my law books.”

Even with the added responsibility of motherhood, Shalini completed her LLB and stood second in her class. She also managed to finish her patent agent exam which was required in order to file in any patent.

A lawyer and a qualified patent agent, she joined her husband in the United States. As she was not allowed to work in the States, Shalini helped many of her friends who later became scientists file in their patents unofficially.

After a point of time, the couple decide to move back to India. They specifically chose Goa as they found it was a place where they could raise their children and grow professionally. The problem, however, was that there was no law firm in Goa at that time. Thus, Shalini took up a job at a boutique Intellectual Property Law firm in Mumbai. “Law firms are notorious for their crazy work schedules. I used to visit my family every two weeks. I’d arrive on Friday and go back on Sunday. Sometimes I could not get bookings, the buses would break down, or the trains would get delayed. Despite all this, I reached my family.”

Shalini started raising awareness about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) after she came back to Goa. Initially, there were only a handful of clients who believed in her. Therefore she had to build a firmer base and spread more information about the subject. Her hardwork eventually paid off and presently her company has more than 30 patents and above a 100 trademarks filed from Goa.

In the meantime, she got an LLM in Corporate Law along with a certification from the United States as a certified patent valuation analyst. In 2019, Shalini enrolled for a PhD in Finance at Goa University.

Given her technical background in physics and biophysics, an LLM in Corporate Law and now a PhD in Finance, Shalini had succeeded in acquiring all the elements necessary for successful Intellectual Property evaluation/ management.

The next step that came after filing the patents for her clients was monetising them. There was no platform available to trade these assets. According to Shalini, “Commercialising patents is like real estate. You need

certified people to value the patents, sell them, license them and buy them.”

So she came up with Patented.Network, a patent aggregator platform that facilitates the acquisition, sale, licensing, and valuation of patents.

The absence of an Intellectual Property Rights companies in Goa worked like a double-edged sword. Although it gave Shalini the opportunity of the first move, it also proved detrimental because not a lot of people are aware about intellectual property and what can be done with it. She would readily welcome more competition as “Competition keeps everybody on their toes. It forces people to innovate, evolve, and improve.”

There is no such thing as a dull day in Shalini’s life. She always meets new patent holders, patent buyers, and investors who bring new challenges to the table. When asked if she’d have her life any other way, she responded, “I wouldn’t be who I am or where I am if not for all the challenges that I have faced and the mistakes that I have made. It made life interesting. The more I got out there and did things that were out of the box, the more people started reaching out to me with new and adventurous ideas.”

Shalini concludes with a strong message, not for the women, but for the people around them. She says, “Aspiring women do not need any advice. They are amazing as they are. The advice I would give is to their near and dear ones, especially the men. Be kind and support these fabulous women in your lives because they will succeed in life. With or without you”

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IHCL - GOA RECEIVES GLOBAL HONOURS IN PARIS AT THE WORLDWIDE HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2021

IHCL Goa team has been recognized for ‘Best Team Achievement’ for the stellar performance demonstrated during the challenging period and for strengthening IHCL Goa’s position worldwide as India’s premier leisure destination at the Global Worldwide Hospitality Awards, 2021 held recently in Paris.

The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) – Goa hosts well-known brands such as Taj, SeleQtions, Vivanta, Ginger, amã Stays & Trails and Taj SATS Air Catering service.

Vincent Ramos (Area Director – IHCL, Goa) who leads the entire Goa portfolio said, “This recognition will benefit brand ‘Goa’

Vincent Ramos

and further strengthen its image as a premium leisure destination worldwide, which is much needed for Goa. The performance demonstrated and the award won has showcased Goa on the world stage”.

The jury presented this award to IHCL Goa in Paris, after critically reviewing all participants amongst world renowned brands such as Accor, InterContinental, Marriott, W Hotels, Four Seasons, Shangri-La, Capital, Cine Park, Parklane, Sheraton, Sofitel, Onyx and Fairmont.

Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IHCL, said, “We are delighted to be recognized on a global platform once again. Coming on the heels of Taj being rated as the World’s Strongest Hotel Brand, these awards are also a testament to IHCL’s unrelenting commitment towards excellence. We are honoured to be acknowledged by the Worldwide Hospitality Awards.”

For over two decades, the Worldwide Hospitality Awards has been shining a light on innovative initiatives by hospitality brands across the globe and celebrating them for their corporate achievements

NEW MAGSONS SUPERCENTER OPENS AT PORVORIM

Rohan Khaunte inaugurating the new Magsons Supercenter in Porvorim in the presence of Kirit and Andrea Maganlal The grand opening of the Porvorim store marked yet another milestone for Magsons Supercenter. Gourmet and premium offerings with fresh fruits and vegetables, poultry and meat as well as a vast array of local and foreign foods and beverage are all on display at this one-stop destination.

Rohan Khaunte, MLA of Porvorim, cut the ribbon for the ceremonial opening, which was held in the presence of family and friends of Magsons. The ceremony was also open to the general public with cartoon characters of Donald, Mickey and Winnie entertaining children and parents, alike. The inauguration day received an overwhelming response of around 500 individuals shopping and availing the benefits of the 3% introductory offer on shopping and enrolling for the Magsons Loyalty Program. The new store two floors with a large choice of local and imported produce, bright and calming lighting with classic melodies playing all day is assisted by friendly and helpful personnel to ensure a truly enjoyable shopping experience to suit all of the customer shopping needs.The store offers all kinds of frozen products in the vegetarian and non-veg categories which are ready-to-fry, ready-tocook or ready-to-eat. The lower level of the store has an exclusive fresh cold cut section serving slivers of all kinds of salamis, ham, cuts and has one of the widest varieties of cheese, local and imported. The upper floor of the store has a special health and wellness section serving sugar-free, gluten-free, lactose-free and organic and vegan produce. Wines, beer and liquor will be introduced soon.

Speaking on the occasion, Andrea Maganlal said that this outlet has been the most challenging so far. “The range of offerings at Porvorim will outperform all other stores; mainly because at Magsons we have always believed in thinking out of the box, and leading by creating our niche in exclusive offerings. We shall be offering door drop facilities to all customers in the surrounding areas and plans are afoot to introduce the Magsons on-line shopping app.”

Rohan Khaunte complemented the management for bringing the Magsons brand to Porvorim and said that this was a long felt need of the area and expressed confidence that consumers would greatly benefit from this opening.

Parish Priest of Porvorim, Fr Caetano Fernandes had blessed the store. Magsons at Porvorim is situated at Landscape City, Chogm Road, Porvorim.

Magsons would also be offering traditional Christmas delicacies, exciting discounts and joyful activities during the festive month of December

Dr Vinod Shirodkar of Cafe Real bags ‘Best of India Biz Award 2021’

Best of India Biz Award 2021 was conferred on Dr Vinod Shirodkar (left) of Cafe Real at the 18th International Edition, India Hospitality, F & B Pro World Expo, at Dr SP Mukherjee Indoor Stadium FUNSKOOL INDIA UNVEILS TWO POPULAR TRADITIONAL GOAN GAMES UNDER THEIR INDIAN TRADITIONAL TOY SERIES

Ajay Mishra, Factory Manager, Goa, Funskool handing over the traditional Goan game TIKTEM to Heta Pandit, Vice Chairperson, Goa Heritage Action Group

Funskool India, India’s leading toy manufacturer continue their effort to modernize and brin g back the glory to indigenous games through their ‘Traditional Toy Series’. The latest additions inspired from the Goan culture and legacy was launched on 17th December 2021 at Panaji’s Caculo Mall in the presence of Heta Pandit, Vice Chairman, Goa Heritage Action Group; and a distinguished author, along with other guests.

“With the entry of modern games and gadgets, the mode of entertainment for the youth of today is being redefined every day. It is important for our children to get connected to tradition and culture, and what better means than the traditional toys and games?” said Pandit.

Tiktem and Tabul Phale have their origins in Goa and have a primary role in defining the childhood of an entire generation of the state. These legacy board games, which were extremely popular in ancient Goa has played a pivotal role in building strategy, focus and calculations skills amongst kids. Even with technology overpowering, these games played using pebbles and shells (guno and Shipi in Konkani) are seeped heavily into the local, regional, and cultural nuances of its surroundings.

Tiktem, is a two-player game which is beneficial to the tactical thought process of children. It encourages strategical thinking and improves the intelligence quotient / IQ at a young age. Tabul Phale is also a game originated in Goa and is a fusion of Chess and Ludo. An extremely popular game in Goan households, it consists of wooden board, rounded on corners with motifs and decoration. Once the Tabul is rolled the players strategise the movement of their pawns and aim at nothing less than victory.

Promoted by the MRF group, Funskool India has been leading the efforts to bring back the traditional/ indigenous toys to Indian homes