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GOA BUZZ GCCI’s 114th annual day & AGM held
Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently held the General Session of its 114th AGM. V Shanta Kumar, Sr Advisor and CMO of 91 Springboard was the Keynote Speaker. Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant was the chief guest at the event and Minister for Industries, Mauvin Godinho and Minister for Tourism & IT, Rohan Khaunte were the Guests of Honour. President Ralph de Sousa while welcoming the gathering said that the Chamber has completed 114 years of its existence and service to the business and economy of Goa.
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V Shanta Kumar presented his vision of Goa as an ‘Inspirational Dream’ and said that Goa exists in the hearts of people. Dr Pramod Sawant said that it was indeed commendable that GCCI was celebrating a milestone of 114 years. Shrinivas Dempo, Vice-President, GCCI proposed the vote of thanks and Sanjay Amonkar, Director General compered the event
Dr Pramod Sawant Ralph de Sousa
Rohan Khaunte Mauvin Godinho Cesar Menezes Yatin Kakodkar Anil Counto Dr Sangam Kurade Dean Menezes
Dhirendra Thakkar Sandip Bhandare Meghana Caculo Chandrakant Gawas Sanjay Amonkar Karla Sousa Caroline Sousa
P K Mukherjee
Smita Kumar Goutam Raj V B Prabhu Verlekar Francis Braganza Atul Jadhav Prashant Joshi
Manoj Caculo
Joseph D’Souza Jyoti Sardesai Prakash Pereira Satish Shinde Kirit Maganlal Siddharth Kuncalienkar Pramod Rane
Rajesh Tarkar Raghu Shetiye Milind Anvekar Edwin Menezes Mohit Caculo Nilesh Shah Rohan Bhandare
Pallavi Salgaocar Anupama Borkar Dr Shirish Borkar Saurabh Khanna Kiran Ballikar Manoj Patil Raghuvir Vernekar
Cmde Peter K Pinto Ramakant S Kamat Emma Kamat Mahesh Prabhu Girish Bharne Akash Madgavkar Jack Ajit Sukhija
V Shanta Kumar
Rene Mendes Jennifer Lewis e Kamat Bharat Kamat Amin Ladak Mark Mendes Anil Kher Varun Hegde
Conrad Stephen V M Gaitonde Vivek Kamat Purushottam Singh Durguesh Angle Manoj Kharde Virendra Acharya
Sandesh Kundaikar Ashish K Sinai Rege Rajiv Nevgi Bharatesh Boke Asha Arondekar Chirag Kenkre Vinayak Dhumatkar
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Siddha Sardessai installed as Silver Jubilee President of Rotary Club Panaji Mid-Town
Rtn Siddha Sardessai was installed as President of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town for the Silver Jubilee year 2022-23. An architect by profession, Sardessai has significant expertise and experience in a number of projects including residential properties, corporate offices and educational facilities, entertainment, and hospitality facilities. President Rtn Sardessai expressed his honour to lead the Club in its Silver Jubilee year and stated, “I look forward to an exciting year of service, which will witness enhancement of our projects and with every member getting more involved. I am confident that we will continue to do even better in our endeavour to serve the community. Let us, with renewed energy, take forward the legacy and mantra of Service Above Self”
Snehalata Bhatikar pens down two new Konkani books
Psychotherapist and author, Snehalata Bhatikar has written two books for children, both folktale collections. The first book titled Asia Khandantlyo Lokaankaannyo (Folktales from Asia) is a collection from 11 Asian countries which have translations published in English by cultural agencies of the United Nations. Keralchyo Lok Katha (Folktales from Kerala) is a selection of folktales from Kerala which have been translated into Konkani by Bhatikar, and reflect the intelligence and traditional lifestyle of the people from Kerala. In her 80s, Bhatikar is still actively pursuing her counseling work and is often on the move. Writing is her passion which she pursues on the sidelines. She has a post graduate degree in social work from the Christian Medical College, Vellore and is the author of Mothering and Smothering, a popular book originally published in Konkani on parenting
Salonee Kamat Jain shortlisted for the Documentary Family Photographers International Exhibition
Mumbai-based Goan photographer Salonee Kamat Jain will be exhibiting her photograph titled ‘Strength in Unity’ at the Documentary Family Photographers International Exhibition. The sole Indian photographer to make the list, Salonee will be one of the exhibition’s forty-one featured photographers originating from fourteen different nations. The exhibition's theme of ‘Community’ will be highlighted in each and every photograph. Normally, the event takes place in New York or Los Angeles, but this time it will be held online. Salonee started off as an amateur photographer in Mumbai, taking pictures of ‘Ganesh Visarjan’ and ‘Dahi Handi’. She recorded a variety of Goa festivities, including the vibrant traditional festival of Shigmo. After a corporate career of eleven years, Salonee chose to retire and devote her time to her passion for photography and founded Salonee Jain Photography.
Her photographs, aiming to showcase Indian culture to the world, have received awards and been featured in numerous exhibits. She also works as an international teacher, instructing close to 500 students from all over the world
@businessgoa Raghavendra Shetiye is President of Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera
Raghavendra (Raghu) Shetiye has been installed as President of Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera. An entrepreneur, Shetye earned a Diploma in automobile engineering from KHK Institute of Engineering, Dharwad. His drive for entrepreneurship compelled him to pick a life in the fast lane, whether it is property development or real estate. With TaxiGo, he has played a key role in planting the notion of app-based transportation in Goa. Constantly looking for fresh ideas, his position as director of the broadband service provider, DNA Goa, obligated him to articulate a vision to provide high speed internet facilities in every home in the state, especially benefitting students, during the pandemic.
Shetiye’s goal is to forward the Club’s objective of organising projects to help youth, build stronger communities, and promote a sustainable environment. Passionate about women empowerment, Shetye hopes to make an impact in this area, as well
Amar Albuquerque elevated to Director of Operations at DoubleTree by Hilton Goa
Amar Albuquerque has been appointed as Director of Operations at DoubleTree by Hilton Goa. With a vast experience in leading teams with hands-on exposure, he has been successful in building strong operational functions. Amar will be responsible for various verticals related to food and beverage, safety and security, culinary operations, front office and guest relations. His association with the hotel began in 2019 as Director of Rooms. He has graduated from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Goa with a B.Sc. degree in Hospitality and Hotel Administration. He has been associated with some of the biggest names in the hospitality industry, including Taj Hotels and Accor Group of Hotels
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1. Which Indian management guru along with Gary Hamel is the originator of the concept of ‘core competencies’? 2. Which online e-learning platform’s brand name is derived from Sanskrit words for knowledge and network? 3. Which celebrated photographer was known for shooting the famed Kingfisher calendars? 4. Which newspaper was founded in 1888 as the London Financial Guide before rebranding a year later? 5. Who wrote the 2009 best-selling book, 10-10-10: A Life Transforming Idea? 6. In 1991, who connected hypertext software to the Internet, thus developig the World Wide Web? 7. Which free software community was founded in 1998 by members of Netscape? 8. Which short-format video sharing app is known in China as Douyin? 9. Srikant Datar is the Dean of which famous B-School? 10. Identify the owner of an iconic fashion brand
Answers to BG Quiz 156: 1.Reliance Industries 2.Nike 3.Volkswagen 4.Glenmark Pharmaceuticals 5.GAZPROM 6.Interwoven 7.Mamaearth 8.ANTONOV AN-225 9.InMobi 10.Corporation Bank