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Kuber Group, The Story of an Unsung Hero Amidst Pandemic! The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in India was not just a public health crisis but it is also an economic crisis — taking away the livelihoods of migrant workers, daily labourers and exposing vulnerable people like sanitation workers to the dangers of infection. 2020 tested the resilience of individuals, businesses, industries, and countries, as a whole. Looking back, there have been many predictions for 2020 in the distinct industries. The year with downfalls has allowed the world to learn the lesson of survival. To combat the lack of food supplies and loss of income, various brands, NGOs and individuals have come in the front across the country to work with these vulnerable groups. While our essential and healthcare workers emerged as true heroes, there have been unsung heroes who helped people with food, medicines and different other facilities. With this special edition, Business Connect Magazine introduces a unique brand storyKuber Group. A multi-diversified conglomerate, Kuber Group has emerged as a shining star among them. Incepted in 1985, Kuber Group is a multi-diversified conglomerate. Their true legacy and commitment towards quality product offerings and timely services made them a rapidly growing multi-diversified conglomerate with a turnover of approximately thousands of crores. Besides, the group has been actively involved in various kinds of social welfare & community empowerment activities. In order to serve the society efficiently, the group set up various trusts with different causes. During the COVID crises, the Kuber Group distributed lakhs of Sanitizer, Masks, and Immunity boosters free of cost in Sardarshahar. It also distributed 5000 kits of food Items (Flour, Rice, Pulses, Spices, Tea, Ghee, Oil, and Biscuits) in Rajasthan, U.P., Maharashtra, etc. We, as a team, always make an extra effort to resource the best from the business community and embrace the hard work put into knitting the stories into words for you to read. We are diligently aiming to cover each possible breakthrough, latest trends in the industry, upcoming advancements, insights, and more. The Business Connect team is proud to provide a platform to the inspiring success stories like Kuber Group’s crafted by our editors and honour the spirit of the innovation the brands celebrate. We hope you enjoy the read and share your valuable opinions with us. We would be glad to hear from you. Getting valuable feedback from you can help us in creating issues that are most meaningful to you. You can contact us at editorial@businessconnect.com for the same.

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VIKAS MALU

CHAIRMAN OF KUBER GROUP

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he man behind the multi-diversified conglomerate with a great turnover, Mr Vikas Malu, Chairman, Kuber Group is a keen planner, strategist, and implementer with deftness in devising and implementing strategies aimed at ensuring successful running and management of operations to achieve operational excellence. Resourceful in handling business potential involving the study of the existing market and future market, identifying gaps, and implementing required measures for improving the functioning of processes, the visionary has set a remarkable example for society through different social activities like donations for charity causes, many religious corporations and other works for social welfare. He believes that the profit should not be not only for the company or for individuals, it is for society and for humanity. With a vision to become India’s most reliable & valuable corporation through world-class performance, creating growing value for the Indian economy and the Company’s stakeholders, Mr Vikas Malu’s father, late Shri Mul Chand Malu, kept the foundation of the Kuber Group. Shri Mul Chand Malu was a strong organiser, motivator, team player, and decisive leader with a successful track record in directing from original concept through implementation to handle diverse market dynamics. Because of his great vision, Kuber Group achieved remarkable growth in the FMCG Sector and is still growing day by day.

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Taking his father’s legacy forward, Mr Vikas Malu took charge as Director in the Kuber Group in the year 1993. By keeping his father’s vision in mind & following his footprints afterward he became CMD in the Kuber Group. It is because of Mr Vikas’s dynamic leadership and continuous dedication that presently Kuber group is operating in more than 50 countries and more than 45 companies. It has also increased the number of verticals. Presently Kuber group is not in only Khaini/ Tobacco, but also, it’s in packaging, lamination, metalizing, holographic, poly films, A pat all type of disposal items, FMCG products i.e., all types of spices, tea, hing, pulses, rice, breakfast cereals, pickles, papad, hair-oil, dhoopagarbatti, supari and mouth fresheners, real estates, Aviation, Hotel Industry and many more verticals of Industry.

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After the succession of respected Shri Malu Sahab- Founder of Kuber Group, Vikas Malu aggressively worked for the group’s growth to reach the peak of new heights. His dream is to see the Kuber Group on the global map. For his remarkable leadership, the visionary has been awarded India’s Most Promising Leader in 2016 and Asia’s Most Promising Leader in 2018 at the House of Lords in London. He is also honoured as Asia’s Greatest Leader in 2018 in Singapore.

MORE ABOUT THE GROUP

Kuber Group marked its debut in 1985, since then, there has been no turning back for the brand. Their true legacy and commitment towards quality product offerings and timely services made them a rapidly growing multidiversified conglomerate with a turnover of approximately thousands of crores. Kuber’s bedrock was laid back by Mr Mul Chand Malu with Kuber Khaini, The company has remained committed to creating premium quality products and has been credited with several breakthrough innovations over the last two decades. The product range of Kuber Group has evolved magnificently over the years and its undeterred pursuit for ‘Quality & Innovation’ has given impetus to consumer loyalty and satisfaction. It is certified from ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2005 (HACCP) for the best food safety standards, Halal, FSSAI, Agmark, GMP, Aayush, etc. Hoisting global expertise of 36 years, Kuber Group has been victorious in pushing boundaries and is consistently rising in the field of FMCG Sector, Packaging & Lamination, and Holographic, Poly Films, Real Estates & many

more verticals of Indian industries. Besides the presence in India with the commitment towards quality factors the Company has a remarkable market presence in the Middle East, U.K, U.S.A., UAE, Oman, Kenya, Belarus, African countries, Australia, New Zealand, etc. From the initial stage, Kuber Group’s mission has always been to bring quality product offerings that enhance the wealth-generating capability of the enterprise in a globalising environment, delivering superior and sustainable stakeholder value. The Kuber family of companies shares a set of core values – Harmony, Fraternity & Unity. These sets of core values upon which the Kuber group was founded continue to be the guiding force and principals for all business decisions and ventures.

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Marching ahead of the curve to move beyond just being an FMCGonly brand, Kuber’s philosophy is to ‘support people in every need’ resonates with consumer behaviour and is best positioned to capture the market India fostered by its products that complement the quality need perfectly and is designed to make a difference in its consumer’s lives. The company’s core Values are gone for building up a client base, a superior association that makes esteem for every one of its Shareholders. Kuber Group and its enterprises have been steadfast and distinctive in their adherence to business ethics and their commitment to the community and society at large. Because of their optimum quality and excellent services, the group has been honoured with India’s Most Promising Brand in 2016, Asia’s Most Trusted Brand-Award and Asia’s Greatest Brand in 2018.

FMCG WING KUBER GRAINS & SPICES

The F.M.C.G Wing of Kuber Group, Kuber Grains & Spices was came incorporated in 1998 & engaged in manufacturing & exporting of various quality products like Assam CTC Tea, a whole range of Indian Spices (Basic, Blended & Whole Spices), Hing, Pickles, Pulses,

Breakfast Cereals, Rice, Papad, etc., Fragrances (Incense Sticks & Dhoop), Hawan Samgri, Puja Kits, Ayurvedic Hair Oil & Body Care Oils, Mouth fresheners & Supari, etc. Given the diversity of India’s consumers, blending a marshal is both a science and an art. It has to achieve a taste that meets the specific taste demanded by a particular ethnic or regional group. So, each division of Kuber Grains & Spices is committed to its quality factors.

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With this policy & quality, Kuber’s products make their mark in the mindset of end customers & today they are achieving very challenging sales with that of existing players in the Indian & International Market.

Each & Every product of Kuber Grains & Spices is prepared with the most extreme consideration to hold their normal shading and flavour while delivering a qualitative product range. We are the first choice of not only Indian Buyers but International buyers as well. The entire process from procurement to processing is handled by a technical team of world-class quality control experts. All products are packed to perfection under strict hygiene conditions. And finally, every pack is subjected to multiple quality checks before dispatch.

TOBACCO WING KUBER KHAINI

Kuber Khaini was officially started in 1989, today it has become one of the Pioneer and Leading Brands in India. The brand holds a Value of More than 2 million USD across India. Having Presence under 14lakhs Vendors across Nation. The Khaini is being exported to many countries too.

KAANE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO

Founded in the year 2004, KAANE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO CO. FZE (KAITCO) has established itself as a category leader in the United Arab Emirates cigarette industry. Apart from producing its own in-house brands, KAANE also undertakes the contractual manufacture for other brands as well. In all the company manufactures an estimated 12 billion cigarette sticks annually.

KAVIN METPACK PRIVATE LIMITED

Backed by research & development and innovative technology, Kavin Metpack brings comprehensive integrated packaging solutions customized to cater to the specific needs of our customers. Present-day, the brands stands at the pinnacle as one of the integrated units of its kind in the world with flexible packaging at its core.

IN HOSPITALITY ROSA KUBER MANDOVI BAY

Counted among the best homes in North Goa, Rosa Kuber has been designed to provide guests with urban comfort in the luxurious idiom of patrician elegance comprising 12 luxury apartments.

KUBER COTTAGE

Established in 2018, Kuber Cottage is a royal hotel located in Churu, Rajasthan. It has a total of 25 cottages and a restaurant serving 80 guests at one time. This is a huge banquet space that can easily accommodate 2000 guests at one time.

KUBER PALACE

Located in Ratangarh Road, Rajasthan Kuber Palace comprises a total of 180 rooms with a restaurant & bar and three large banquet spaces.

KUBER KUNJ

Another great initiative by Kuber Group, Kuber Kunj is located in the city centre of Sardarshahar, Rajasthan comprising 40 rooms and banquet space that can accommodate 1500 guests at once.

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economically disadvantaged communities and have trained thousands of youths in the Northern belt of India.

Kathmandu-based Airlines, Saurya Airlines serves five destinations across three provinces of Nepal from its hub at Tribhuvan International Airport As of August 2017. Kuber Group signed a partnership deal with Nepal’s domestic airline, Saurya Airlines and owns a 49% share of Saurya Airlines. Kuber Group is the first airline company in Nepal to acquire foreign business partners.

Under the trust, the Kuber group built a very beautiful temple OF “ICHHA PURTI BALAJI MANDIR ‘’ at SardarShahar, Rajasthan. Such a huge temple with its own religious values and spiritual trust. Many devotees visit this temple per day. Apart from this, the group organizes weekly Bhandaras in different locations with quality food servings to the needy people. Many reputed people, as well as foreigners, also enjoy the ‘Prasad’ of Bhandara.

VIMAAN AIRLINES

Vimana airlines come up with the best private jet services with an objective to provide their flyers a top-of-the-class air charter service that is swift, hassle-free, and where complete privacy is assured. They are committed to providing you with world-class best private jet services standards of Safety, Comfort, Reliability, and Luxury – The Ultimate Experience.

Social Contributions by the Kuber Group: • During the COVID crises, the Kuber Group actively distributed lakhs of Sanitizer, Masks, and Immunity boosters free of cost in Sardarshahar. • They provided 5000 kits of food Items (Flour, Rice, Pulses, Spices, Tea, Ghee, Oil, and Biscuits) in Rajasthan, U.P., Maharashtra, etc. • They offered 100 Rooms for Quarantine Centre for Corona Fight in Sardarshahar / Ambulances • They donated more than 40 Oxygen Concentrators to the Churu collector during COVID • They handed over all rooms of hotels and resort named Kuber palace and Kuber cottage to the government free of cost for the coronation of covid patients. They served healthy food to patients free of charge. The Oxygen facility was also installed in the rooms. • The group also arranged the Asthi visarjan of people at Haridwar, provided hundreds of buses from various places of Churu District to Haridwar. They took care of all the expenses including food, even the fees of priests. • Apart from the donation of a substantial amount by Tulsi Foundation, they also distributed 100 wheelchairs to the handicapped in Sardarshahar • They arranged Bhandara at Sardar Sahar for four months continuously. • The Group built an ultra-modern Police station at Sardar Saha, which is the first Smart Police station in the State. • They installed cameras in Sardar Sahar to stop the crime. • Construction of Hall in SDB college Sardar Sahar is another great social initiative done by Kuber. • They also constructed Terapanth Bhawan In Delhi • To help Divyang People, the group gifted Divyang scooty / tricycle to them • To provide better education in the district, they donated 90 computers to the Schools of Churu Districts.

KUBER AERO TECHNOLOGY

With an aim to be diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial, and military applications. Kuber Aero researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. It provides specialised Drones and Anti Drones to Defence and government at present, and later the product will be supplied to commercial and other organisations.

RETAIL KUBER SHOPPE

The unique initiative by Mr Vineet Malu, son of Mr. Vikas Malu, Kuber Shoppe is the upgraded version of neighbourhood food and grocery store that serves a modern, personal, and worldclass shopping experience to all its customers. It was launched in October 2020 and in the span of 10 months, they have 12 stores working in full capacity. With the vision to open more than 500 stores across the country, Kuber Shoppe serves its customers with the best-in-class products, a pleasant shopping experience, and unmatched offers across the best brands.

GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY

KUBER Group has been engaged with the never-ending list of society welfare & social responsibilities. To serve society, the Kuber group set up various trusts with different causes. These are: • Smt. Bhattu Devi Sohan Lal Malu Memorial Charitable Trust • Shri Ichchha Puran Balaji Mandir Trust • Shri Sohal Lal Malu Charitable And Education Society Focus on the girl child, youth, and farmers through programs in the domains of education, public health, and environment. Kuber’s Schools provide livelihood training to youth from socially and

Shri Mool Chand Malu and Mr Vikas Malu were awarded as BHAMASHAH by the Govt of Rajasthan in 2008 for their incredible services. It’s stepping on the journey of the Kuber group. Many more milestones are to be established under the dynamic leadership of Vikas Malu. 15

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Success Story

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family – Chairperson of L’Oréal

Hello, Business Connect Magazine Readers, once again, we are here with another amazing story. The story of the world’s richest woman Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family. Françoise’s family established the most iconic cosmetic brand that we all are very familiar with L’Oréal. The brand remains no 1 in the beauty industry.

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers – Non-executive Chairwoman and owner. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of the founder of L’Oréal, a French Billionaire heiress, and one of the richest women on the planet. She is the author of several Bible commentaries and works on Jewish-Christen relations.

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As of 2021, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers net worth is more than $92 B.

HER EARLY LIFE AND CAREERS

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is the only daughter of late Lilian Bettencourt, who died as the 14th richest person on the planet. Her mother was the main shareholder of the world’s iconic cosmetic brand L’Oréal. The Bettencourt family were well known in French society for their glamorous and exclusive parties, Time reported. However, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers never indulged in those lifestyles. She preferred staying in to play the piano or write, in 2017 reported by Vanity Fari’s Tom Sancton. Lillian Bettencourt had a net worth of around $44.3B. Upon her inheritance of her mother’s fortune, Francoise became the richest woman alive on the planet. Today, her family still owns a 33% stake in L’Oréal. Francoise is well-known for her spiritual side. She has written literature on Greek Mythology and Jewish Christian relations, Catholicism and Judaism, The Tribe of Israel, and the family tree of Adam and Eve. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has served on L’Oréal’s board since 1997 and is chairwoman of the iconic cosmetic brand. In 2008, Francoise Marie Banier (Photographer) was accused of extorting $1.5 billion of Gifts from Lilian. In 2008, Bettencourt Meyers sued Marie Banier for that. According to her, Lillian Bettencourt was mentally incompetent. Banier had exploited her emotional vulnerability to trick her into giving him money and expensive gifts. In 2010, she announced that she had settled out of court with both her mother and Banier. ABOUT L’ORÉAL. L’Oréal S.A. is a French-based beauty brand company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. The brand began with hair dye but moved into hair styling products, beauty products, and makeup over the decades until they had six research centres throughout the world. This cosmetic brand was founded by a young chemist called Eugene Schneller in 1909 and now has an annual revenue of 29.87 billion euros. L’Oréal is one of the few cosmetic companies to retail in hair and beauty salons as well as drug stores and supermarkets. HISTORY In the early 20the century, French pharmacist Eugène Paul Louis Schueller developed a hair dye formula Oréale, which he then decided to sell to Parisian hairdressers. In 1919, He registered his company, the Société Françoise de Teintures Inoffensive pour Cheveux (Safe Hair Dye Company of France). The company started with three chemists. Today they have roughly 88,000 employees. Eugène Paul Louis Schueller was Nazi sympathizers. L’Oréal founder financially supported a Nazi-linked fascist group during World War 2. Eugène Schueller was of German descent, which might suggest why he was sympathetic to the Nazi Linked fascist group called La Cagoule. The group is known as a violent French fascist-leaning and anti-communist. It was L’Oréal’s founder who was paying them for the firearms along with the founder of car manufacturer Renault. The group performed many violent activities (ProNazi activities), including bombing synagogues and fighting the French resistance.

Liliane Bettencourt was a second-generation owner of L’Oréal.

Liliane Bettencourt was the daughter of L’Oréal founder and the majority shareholder. Lilian was the only child of Louise Madeline and Schueller who joined her father’s company at the age of 15 as an apprentice, mixing cosmetics and labelling bottles and shampoo. After her father died, she inherited the L’Oréal fortune and led the company, becoming a majority stakeholder of L’Oréal. In 1963, the company went public, although she continued to own a majority of the stake. In 1974, in fear that the company would be nationalized after the fresh election, Lillian exchanged almost half of her stake for a 3% stake in Nestlé. As of Dec 2012, she had 30.5% of the outstanding shares of L’Oréal. In Sep 2017, at the age of 95, she passed away as the richest woman on the earth. 19

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Design Makers

Where creativity, innovation and integrity are the prerequisites Indranil Roy | Business Connect

n a virtual interview session with the key officials of Design Makers — Megha Satish(Co-Founder & Creative Director) and Abdul Rahiman(Co-Founder & CEO), Business Connect discussed the start-up’s business portfolio, vision, mission and a lot more. So, let’s walk through this exclusive ‘read’ featuring the inspirational story of this 2-year-old venture.

COMPANY PROFILE

Design Makers — a Bangalore based start-up began its entrepreneurial journey with a belief that ‘design is intelligence made visible’. The company’s goals are not just focused on creating designs for the brands, but also reflect the emotions expressed by them. It offers a range of wide problem-solving solutions where each design is unique that has been customized as per the client’s brand. Their services include — brand identity, packaging, signage and wayfinding design, industrial design, and much more. While harnessing the power of innovation, imagination, and ingenuity, Design Makers allows effortless synchrony between ideation and problem-solving. Today, within a short period, this start-up has bagged multiple projects in 11 countries targeting 13 sectors. Highlighting their approach to end-to-end solutions to address the pain points for the clients, Abdul explains, “When we approach any design agency office, we are always treated as clients or a source to make money out of. Do they confuse us by saying jargon like Identity, Pantone, Grip?. The hustle-bustle, the glamour, the schedules make us feel alienated. The idea with Design Makers is to keep it simple. Talk to them as people, share their stories and experiences and translate them into the essence of brands they are building!” Moreover, their “Discovery Session” is the core of their design process where they sit down with the leaders and get to know about their goals and visions, and how they wish to approach their target group. “Having an analytical discussion like this creates moments where we are aligning their ideologies with our design thinking approach and work towards their success,” adds Megha.

A GLANCE OVER VISION AND MISSION

The company was ideated with the vision to carve an ecosystem for the makers(i.e. designers) or creatives to discover, learn, collaborate, innovate, and grow as a community to voice and

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Abdul Rahiman Co-Founder & CEO

promote their ideas as well as stories across the targeted channels. And the mission statement goes as — Designed by humans, for humans. Their mission was established on the fact that humans are the most creative beings who have immense potential to evolve this world into a better place.

THOUGHTS ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM Both the co-founders claim that earlier business was considered a scary term because of the innumerable risks related to money, problems, stress, and other issues. But ever since they entered this space, both the leaders have acknowledged the beauty of the entrepreneurial debut.

“Yes it does have its pros and cons but the challenge is what drives you to wake up each day and keep hustling,” states the duo. 20

To them, the most amazing transformation is witnessing the younger generation taking responsibilities and ownership in the direction of value generation driven by their passions while standing firm on their grounds. Both of them are fascinated by the disruptions across the entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovations that are taking every industry by storm. Megha and Abdul also assert the need for self-discipline to make any business a major success. Though business is a bumpy road to take, be it any age— selfmotivated and enthusiastic attitude can help one build an empire even from scratch, they say. It is basically the experience we attain that helps majorly in building a successful business, affirms Abdul.

THE ROLE OF R&D

Beyond any doubt, R&D plays a vital role in the success of any company irrespective of its targeted industry. For making a difference in any area, R&D is crucial otherwise, the enterprises end up being outdated and stagnant and soon lose their identity. Acknowledging this fact, Design Makers is intensely focussed on its R&D processes to create seamless workflows establishing connectivity and team building within various departments. “We work on activities that encourage creative and intuitive thinking for all departments and not just the design. We work very closely to understand the problems of the clients and implement creative problem-solving solutions that are researched and developed to solve problems that are unique to each business,” quotes Megha about their R&D procedures.

ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP STYLE

For a business to reach greater heights, insightful leadership is a must to have a factor. And this is absolutely true in the case of Design Makers. Both the leaders believe that there is a huge difference between being a boss and being a leader. Their leadership is typically focused on motivating the workforce

via comfortable conversations, webinars, etc, and leading by example is their mantra to success. “As we both are from a design background, we evaluate first if it is possible to deliver in a certain style or timeframe. And when we are sure that it is possible, we set out a roadmap for others to follow,” revealed the phenomenal leaders.

A CULTURE CURATING CURIOSITY

Design Makers has always ensured its culture with an environment enriched with teaching, encouraging and empowering streak. To the management, every department is imperative for the holistic growth of the business. From handing over suitable information to the teammates to ensuring constructive feedbacks on every performance to sharing the real-time implementation of their work, the administration strives to develop a sense of ownership and pride within the employees. At the company, curiosity is nurtured and promoted at every step as it leads to the formation of new ideas, development and growth. “Providing a space where curious minds have the freedom to explore their ideas, develop and grow those concepts to fruition is the aim as we walk through the doors each morning,” says the Creative Director. Additionally, the start-up also emphasizes the personality development of the employees and conducts several programs in this direction.

MILESTONES AND FUTURE OUTLOOKS

In just 2 years of its iconic journey, Design Makers has witnessed exponential growth and takes immense pride to get the opportunity to work with some great clients in the UAE, Switzerland, KSA, Germany, Australia, and more – for enterprises like Barakat, Kosher Arabia, Meggit, She Burgers, and many others. Its expanding reputation across the business community speaks in favour of its success. 21

Megha Satish

Co-Founder and Creative Director

In addition to it, the duo has also decided to handle some mega projects that are in pipeline at present. Their committed efforts towards better prospects are not only focused on expanding their horizons but also ensuring International recognition in the respective space. And for this, they are leaving no stone unturned to add substance to the design space.

HANDY TIPS FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS

Before signing off, both the leaders shared some useful tips for the aspiring entrepreneurs that can allow them to reach their goals • Always focus on living a disciplined life • Have a schedule and time-block your day. • Being productive during your work should be your priority. • Keep your assets organized. • Eliminate any unnecessary distractions while you work. • Always have a creative personal side project. • Keep yourself updated about your industry and competition.

PARTING WORDS BY THE LEADERS

“Read, watch and learn as much as the world can provide. Move away from your screens and pick up a book, magazine or newspaper – traditional media has a beautiful way of opening our minds to absorbing information. Keep yourself updated in the business world and as Nicholas Sparks said “Inspiration can come from anywhere.”

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INNOVATIVE FILTREX™

A promising manufacturer of high-efficiency Filtration – Separation - Purification Equipment’s, Process Cartridge Filters, Filter media and hardware

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or this exclusive inside story, we sat down for a freewheeling conversation with the Founder of INNOVATIVE FILTREX™ TECHNO ENGINEERING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED– Deepak Warude who is steering the company as Technical Director. He is a graduate of Chemical Engineering & Post Graduate in Industrial Safety & Environmental Engineering with two decades of experience in the areas such as-Filtration, Separation, Purification and Process engineering. As he walked us through his company profile, product portfolio, business values, USPs and a lot more, our team ended up forming this elegant ‘read’ as an inspirational story for our global readership. So, Deepak Warude began the conversation by conveying,

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“With a sheer emphasis on consistent quality in filtration for the successful functioning of clients’ applications, INNOVATIVE FILTREX™ has set high-quality products as its topmost priority.”

While maintaining its in-house quality standards, the company has also been accredited with an international certificate- Quality in Business International Trade Council Accredited Schedule 42-B.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

INNOVATIVE FILTREX™, a start-up with an alignment with the keen understanding of Innovative Filtration and separation techno-commercial equipment, has set its foot in the market as one of the leading all types of Industrial Filter manufacturers. At present, the company proves its forte in conventional services such as elements supply, spare parts, technical assistance, and field services to the development of new technologies to improve reliability and performance of Filtration – Separation - Purification equipment. With its Advanced Process Engineering laboratory and research facility, the organisation is capable of performing extensive filter development & evaluation programs to keep in line with its innovative streak. The venture maintains very close international collaboration with its material and component suppliers to be benefitted with the upgraded in filter media technology that the administration ensures to incorporate into their product development operations. INNOVATIVE FILTREX™’s tech-oriented zeal keeps them fulfilling the need of most demanding industrial applications where the Filter elements consists of a variety of materials— polyester, polypropylene, cotton, Teflon®, Nomex®, metals, micro-fiberglass, resin-bonded cellulose, PTFE, Cellulose, Sintered Stainless Steel Filters etc. Apart from these, the company has also decided to provide critical solutions for fluid Separations and Filtration to make a difference for sectors like — Paint, Ink, Coating, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Petro- Chemical, Polymers, Resins, Agrochemicals. Automobile, Pharmaceuticals, Power, Automobiles, Textile, Electronics, Biotech & Water Treatment, etc. Targeting all these industries, they are planning to offer customized solutions as per application to application of the clients.

A GLANCE OVER THE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO:

So far, the company has diligently advanced in the economics of manufacturing over 40,000 filter elements, that are environment friendly. And we have enlisted those accordingly• Gas Filter Elements (Pleated style, Depth style, and Coalescing) • Filter Vessel Internals (IF Rapid-LOK Element Sealing system) • Liquid Filter Elements (Pleated Style, Depth Style, Bag Style, Activated Carbon, Liquid/ Liquid Separation) • Air Filter Elements (Panel Style, Pre-Filters and Round Styles) • Metal Filters, Bag Filters & SS Filter Housing/Vessels • All types of Industrial & Pharmaceutical Grades Pleated & Depth Filters. • Membranes Systems for Solvents, Acidic & Alkaline Process Liquids & product recovery. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 4 | Special Edition January 2022 INDIA

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Membranes for Gas Removal. All types of Bag Filters, High Flow Cartridge Filters & Filters Housing. Resin Bonded Cartridge Filters, Zeta Plus Type Modular Depth Cartridge Filters, Zeta Type Modular Plus Activated Carbon Filters. Ceramic Membranes system for Process Chemicals Filtrations, Oil removal, & Water & Waste Water Applications.

THE PRIME OBJECTIVE: The start-up comprises of an assembled history of techinnovations and achievements in the filtration industry ensured by its workforce. And with its new innings, the senior executives have set a goal to offer its clients exemplary advantages from filtration solutions that are continuously evolving as well as improving. On that note, Deepak Warude claims, “INNOVATIVE FILTREX™ not only makes better filters; we are constantly striving to make our filters better - incorporating the latest in filtration and separation technology.” And our company slogan is “Science & Technology Applied to Filtration – Separation – Purification.” The business values: • • • •

Focus on fulfilling the commitments while being reliable service provider. Decisiveness, transparency, discernment, open door policy for different ideas and cultures. Honest and transparent communications or interactions and learning from mistakes. Holistic growth for the employees while being respectful, supportive and responsive employer.

GLIMPSES OF THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES: • Being in compliance with the law while adhering to high ethical standards. • Evaluation of the impact scale of the venture while critical decision-making process. • Focused on market value. • Process- centric approach designed to fuel global performance. ABOUT THE USPS: The company proposes its USP by offerings its Tri-DEP™ media that Deepak Warude explains to be their latest innovation to ameliorate performance depth style in polyester filtration. The apt and experienced workforce possesses decades of accumulated knowledge in OEM cartridges replacement. He asserts, “Our experienced staff can quickly replace over 40,000 OEM elements part numbers making us a one-source supplier for the client’s filtration/ separation needs.” Moreover, what makes INNOVATIVE FILTREX™ stand apart in its market is its specialization in maintaining as well as enhancing the operational performance of the client’s business, irrespective of their product applications. Undeniably, the company has toiled day and night to add substance to the Filtration Industry and emerged out as a knowledge-based company with an industry-experienced leading staff of experts who are capable of delivering excellent filtration/separation solutions with variety to sync with the client’s specific maintenance and operating requirements. Given this, Deepak affirms, “No matter what filtration/separation equipment you use or when it was installed, our filtration service personnel provide complete,

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expert support to maintain the reliability and operating levels you expect.” Additionally, what gives the company a competitive edge is its world-class testing services that it conducts leveraging advanced filtration diagnostic equipment to ensure proven filtration solutions to bring swiftness in performance over the complete lifecycle of its customers’ assets. Standardized filtration inventory and tailored solutions have heavily contributed in boosting their market image and gaining the trust of the customers. And regarding their OEM Filtration & Separation Cartridge Replacement processes, Founder Director Deepak Warude unveiled some salient features such as• Custom Product Stocking Program • Product Customization • Process Optimization • Consultation in Feed Study Prior to Product Release • Trouble Shooting Consultation • Element Dissection Analysis R&D ALIGNMENT: Deepak Warude asserts that their commitment to enhanced client’s process operations can be proved by their unwavering focus on neoteric filtration technology. And for ensuring this, they have 27

brought together an adept team of individuals (R&D team) who happen to be the seasoned filtration specialists with years of experience in formulating innovative and cost-effective solutions to address the complications. In regard with this, Deepak emphasizes that generating value for customers requires in-depth understanding in filtration media as well as filtration processes. Hence, for the relevant product development, their R&D facility is enriched with extensive quality testing equipment to boost their products performance for setting benchmarks, without any consideration of the external environmental factors. For granting their end- customers/ clients with improved solutions that can allow them get a leading edge in the market, INNOVATIVE FILTREX™ strains every nerve via its R&D processes. A SOLEMN PROMISE TO THE ENVIRONMENT: Founder Director & Managing Director of INNOVATIVE FILTREX™ Deepak Warude has fervently established this entrepreneurial venture with a commitment to always ensure positive contribution to the earth. As an ending note, he states, “We know well , we did not inherit this earth from our ancestors. We owe it to our future generation. We are committed to do our best to preserve it.”

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Exabyte Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Complete IT Solution Avishek Singh | Business Connect

THE TRANSITION TO A LEADER

Mr. Das is a well-defined and enthusiastic technocrat with extensive experience in strategizing and executing tech-innovative projects. Beginning at the turn of the millennium, he witnessed the changing tides in technologies and the surge of opportunities that accompanied them. He realized that technology would bring dynamic transformation across segments. Digitization and automation will transpire the best prospects, further driving immense competition amongst players. Mr Das saw this as an opportunity for an IT Service company, having categorised solutions and robust infrastructure to scale customer’s business. To turn this opportunity into a concrete reality, he incepted Exabyte Infotech Pvt. Ltd. in 2018. The company is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified firm and recognized under the ‘Startup India’ initiative. It offers a comprehensive set of transformational IT solutions that can help clients improve their ROI, increase the value of their IT investments, and adapt to changing market conditions. The founder’s firm grip and passion for technical elements further helped in creating an ecosystem of accomplished professionals. Exabyte is still evolving, and its internal team works tirelessly to keep it progressive and adaptive to trends and innovations. The adaptive model enables it to serve multiple industry segments. As of now, Exabyte serves almost all the major verticals i.e., Healthcare, Education, Human Resources, Automobiles, IT & BPM, Retail & E-Commerce, Textiles & Apparel and Tourism & Hospitality etc.

Manas Das Director & CEO

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The company offers integrated software solutions, infrastructures, and end-to-end IT consulting to assist clients in achieving their core objectives and have sustainable growth.

FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE

As a first-generation entrepreneur with over a decade of experience, Mr Das is well-versed in the Tech-Industry’s mainstream culture. And, like any good leader, he believes in delegating responsibilities, allowing other team members to shine. He allows team members to

perform and do, what they’re best at. This promotes a team effort and drives results that are better than the sum of its parts. The holistic culture ensures transparency and engagement between everyone. Mr Das and other leaders go to every extent to inspire the team with subtlety and care. They conduct review meetings, where team members can freely share their issues/problems to get necessary resolutions.

“Our team members are the main pillars of our company, and we strive to provide the best of everything,” says Mr Das. Teams are equipped with appropriate infrastructures and constantly encouraged to explore the tech world while being inventive. The motivating factor further powers individual growth and healthy competition amongst everyone. To sum up, it’s a clanlike culture, driven by the friendliness and familial collaboration.

A TRANSFORAMTIONAL MODEL

The Indian technology market is congested, with a slew of tech integrators focusing on mainstream or innovative solutions. However, the abundance often doesn’t conform to quality; clients often find solutions that may or may not tailor the actual requirement. This is something Exabyte aims to change. It has a distinct portfolio and works on a communicable model, which allows it to go above and beyond what the consumer expects. Exabyte works with all sizes of companies, from Startups to big enterprises. And since every company has individual concerns and requirements, Exabyte invests a good amount of time and resources in training its team members. The leaders on board conduct timely in–house training sessions and online programs to constantly update the team in technology matters. Exabyte also focuses on R&D to evaluate and develop its overall efficiency. It has a board of senior experts with solid technical backgrounds, hailing from a reputable technical institute in Delhi – NCR. The team scours the IT marketplaces for emerging trends and participates in R&D at the institute with other students on a variety of technological platforms.

SPROUTING WITH OPPORTUNITIES

The IT space is presenting cluster of opportunities to innovate on. Particularly, the increasing digitisation is presenting opportunities to create products that address emerging concerns and needs. As for Exabyte, it already has a robust portfolio of services, but now, it’s venturing into product-based operations. The Company aims to create a niche presence and attain new heights in IT in near future. It also plans to build a dynamic team of professionals - motivated spirits, willing to thrive in a challenging atmosphere. Exabyte’s upcoming feats will be:

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To achieve the highest levels of client success rate. Be one of the leading IT Services companies in India. Utilize technology more effectively to develop and deliver highquality solutions.

AIMING TO BE THE PARTNER OF CHOICE

Technology is one of the selective segments constantly influenced by changes. Every now and then, the sphere contrives a new innovation or practice stirring a cut-throat competition. And in IT, the competition is up by ten times. So how does Exabyte uphold a competitive position? The Company leverages the expertise of its employees. Although it’s still a small cadre, it includes skilled professionals, technocrats from leading IT enterprises, such as TCS, 29

HCL, etc., with proven expertise in optimizing customer experience. Such in-house resources help Exabyte offer perfect synchronization of technical solutions with business requirements at optimized cost. Exabyte also drives inspiration from corporate values imbibed within its modus operandi. The five underlined core values include - Business Integrity, Passion, Excellence, Unity and Win. These core values define their very purpose and code of conduct. Exabyte strives to be a trusted IT partner across different verticals and geographies.

“We strive to win our client’s trust by offering eminence in innovative products, excellence in support, and our shared values to be loved by our partners & teammembers”, asserts Mr. Das. Exabyte maintains a laser-likefocus when it comes to scalability of its resources and solutions.. It believes in instilling trust, transparency, and responsibility in its employees - so that they bring the same value to its solutions. From the very beginning, employees are made aware of the core values and vision statement and ensured they adhere to them. The approach further helps in maintaining an assertive culture and ensure trust between everyone.

A CONCISE PARTING NOTE

“Establishing a business venture is easy but conducting it, is little difficult! “Technology is a vast and arduous space and aspirers have to be patient, flexible with focus on small-term goals.

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Valuable Tips to Avoid Computer Vision Syndrome

To prevent infection from the coronavirus, during the pandemic, people from all sections including business, education, sports, TV, media spent the majority of their time at home. With the work-from-home cultures developing nowadays, in all spheres, people are spending an increasing amount of time on their computer, laptop, tablet, or cell phone. Many that do not work from home but are required to sit at home due to Corona spend the bulk of their time gazing at a phone or television screen. People can encounter problems such as burning or itching in their eyes as a result of this. This affects not only adults and older people, but also children who spend time on tablets or use laptops for school-related activities. According to recent reports, Computer vision syndrome is an eye condition caused by spending long periods in front of a laptop, television, or computer. Because of the corona infection, everyone is at home, and the problem with the eyes has been getting worse in recent months. Otherwise, vision problems can grow if care is not received promptly.

Symptoms of the Syndrome

Over some time, repeated computer usage affects the eyes. While there is no evidence of this at this time, working on a computer screen for 8 to 10 hours a day puts a lot of strain on the eyes, which can cause pain and lead to computer vision syndrome. The following are signs and symptoms of this: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Blurred Vision Double-eye look Reddening of the eyes Eye itching Headache or Migraine Neck or back pain

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“Computer Vision Syndrome affects 60 million people worldwide. Computer vision syndrome or digital eye strain causes burning and prickling in the eyes, as well as dryness, heaviness, redness, and trouble holding the eyes open for long periods”.

Doctors agree that people nowadays spend the majority of their time on a computer or laptop for 12 hours. When you read a book, you can get up and go anywhere you want in 30 to 40 minutes, but you can’t do that when working on a computer. For hours, people do not get up. The term “computer vision syndrome” was coined as a result of this. Dry eyes, swollen eyes, watery eyes, and muscle fatigue are all signs of this.

Here are few suggestions for keeping your eyes safe when operating on a tablet or laptop. •

The computer screen should be located directly in front of or just below the eyes. The computer should not be put directly in front of the eyes. The higher the screen is above the eyes, the greater the focus on the eyes would be.

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Antiglare lenses should always be used while operating on a regular monitor or laptop. Antiglare lenses should be used in the frames of those who wear them. Those that do not have glasses should wear plain antiglare glasses. Antiglare glass can also be used on the computer screen.

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Every storm hour requires a break, and the eyes should be quickly washed 5 to 10 times to ensure that water enters all regions of the eye and maintains the eyes moist.

If you have an issue with your eyes, see a doctor right away to get medication, so you don’t get a potentially dangerous disease. Perform these eye exercises. • • • •

Do stretching exercises as well as eye exercises. It’s important to keep in mind that the air from the Air Conditioner (AC) should not be directed directly into your eyes. Protect your eyes from some kind of bright light; if there is clear light from a lamp or tube light on the screen; avoid it as it will damage your eyes. When operating on a computer or laptop some people turn off the light. This should not be done. While working on the screen, adequate lighting is needed.

Methods of protection 1.

Visit the doctor if any symptoms remain.

Just wear glasses while working. Wear blue contact lenses or buy a pair of blue-blocking glasses. Do not use your computer, television, or phone in the dark.

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Keep your desktop, laptop, and phone at least one and a half feet away from your eyes. Apply eye drops to your eyes if they are dry.

Take regular breaks when working on the computer or laptop. Remove your eyes from the screen after a half-hour break, shut your eyes, and sit for 1-2 minutes to relax your eyes.

Eating Green vegetables (which are high in vitamin A) will help you maintain good eye health. The antioxidant and antiinflammatory effects of the nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin found in green leafy vegetables protect our eyes.

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Jeevitam

Listen in: Livelihood seekers and providers now have a solution Gulshan Parveen | Business Connect

Vikas Jain, business partners prior to Jeevitam, got the idea from one of their earlier ventures which actually provided them with the fuel and the idea for Jeevitam. They saw the huge gap that existed in the blue/grey/ white collar livelihood segment and so it was a natural segue to Jeevitam in a sense and after a lot of brainstorming and ideating, the 3 came together and decided to start a venture that would be India’s go-to platform for livelihood. An engineer by qualification, Sridhar worked in Google and ICICI among other corporates before venturing on his own. The cofounders and partners, Munish Chawla and Vikas Jain, also brought their years of experience having worked with ICICI and Citibank and other leading companies. The name Jeevitam in Sanskrit means life and what better name to welcome the millions from the unorganised sector to join the workforce that could transform their lives! Jeevitam has only one focus: to redefine the perception of people towards employment and sustainable livelihood. “During our discussions with our friends and network we realised that hiring people for jobs from the unorganised sector in the informal category was difficult. There seemed to be no formal platform that we could go to, to hire people, quickly and easily,” Says Sridhar.

SINGLE-MINDED FOCUS AND BELIEF

Be it their team, their clients, or their stakeholders, everyone believes in Jeevitam’s vision. What is their vision? It’s simple yet powerful: to be the Google of livelihood, the Amazon of earning. Every initiative, hire or product development decision is driven by this one vision and propelled by one simple question: will this decision move Jeevitam closer to its stated objectives? While Jeevitam hires from India’s premier institutes such as IIMs and IITs, the underlying decision-making question is, do these young aspirants have the belief, and the fire in their belly to go out and change the world with, by and for Jeevitam? Because at Jeevitam, focus and faith are integral to what they do as a team.

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or this inside story, we sat down to discuss with Sridhar Seshadri, Founder and CEO of Jeevitam, an award-winning, disruptive and game-changing technology platform that is promising to change the livelihood ecosystem. Mr. Seshadri was eloquent and touched upon various aspects of Jeevitam and we came away with some exciting food for thought which we are sure, our readers will find enjoyable, insightful and inspirational. Read on. Jeevitam was conceived around 2018-2019 but was officially a company in 2019. Three passionate, ambitious and committed friends, Sridhar Seshadri, Munish Chawla and

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JEEVITAM IS DIFFERENT FOR SEVERAL REASONS

Firstly, Jeevitam is an audio-technology driven solution that is available to Indians in 21 Indian languages. The sector that Jeevitam has been designed for does not necessarily have 5G bandwidth or expensive smartphones like the millions residing in urban cities in India. Jeevitam provides easy access without going through an App Store, downloading an app, and trying to understand what to do next. While Jeevitam does have an app, its easy registration process through simple step-by-step instructions that one can hear in the language of their choice makes it convenient, real and lowers the barrier for work seekers. Secondly, work providers find Jeevitam to be the perfect bridge, solving for hire, today. With the Artificial Intelligence data algorithms, organisations seeking to recruit are able to get matched profiles that are curated, validated and relevant. For organisations seeking to hire large numbers, Jeevitam is its 34

MILESTONES AND ACCOLADES

Vikas Jain

COO & Co Founder foot solider on the ground, with deep outreach and proves to be a cost-effective and time-saving solution, since sourcing profiles from a rich 16 million database is far more effective than outsourcing to staffing agencies. Jeevitam partners with a large number of CSR arms of organisations and works with them to provide young, skilled but inexperienced people, suitable work opportunities. A large portfolio of clients in Banking, Finance, Insurance and startups, just goes to show that if you go where the opportunities lie and providing a solution, people will adapt and adopt. The culture of a company shapes the organisation. A sensitive, empathetic and people-centric work culture always helps any organisation stay the course and achieve tremendous success. Jeevitam believes in this precept and encourages independent thinking, decision-making and team spirit. “We do not curb ideas from whichever quarter it comes, and no idea is small. Even if it’s as simple as creating a Google Form, or ideas on tech and product improvement, every team member has the freedom to make suggestions,” adds Shridhar.

STARTUP CHALLENGES IN COVID TIMES

Covid-19 has disrupted normal life as we know it. Organisations have been compelled to rewrite the rules of work overnight. However, for startups like Jeevitam, this is just one more challenge that is part of the ongoing journey. Keeping your team motivated and working remotely, meant that

Jeevitam works with several CSR departments of large companies such as IBM SkillsBuild or Deshpande Foundation. When you reflect upon what Jeevitam is trying to do, you realise that Jeevitam can in fact be considered a social impact cause, as it deals with one of the most basic things required for the wellbeing of human lives – livelihood. For more than a year now, Jeevitam has been conducting Virtual Work Fairs addressing different sectors including Startups, MSMEs, BFSI, Rural, and women empowerment which are 100% free for work seekers as there is zero registration cost and no hidden commissions, and the same holds true for companies leveraging Jeevitam’s platform to serve their hiring needs. With more than 30,000 calls per day, and as many as 18,000 pin codes covered in India, Jeevitam has helped provide gainful employment to thousands in the last 8-9 months.

Munish Chawla

CBO & Co Founder the utilisation of digital enablers for collaboration and communication was optimised, which also led to a lot of bonding and camaraderie beyond just work-related discussions and meetings. Fun Fridays over calls, homedelivered pizzas and biryanis, birthday celebrations over Zoom, surprise games and laughter, besides the regular dayto-day operations have ensured that Jeevitam’s family of employees continue to remain inspired and committed to their goals. Also, when any of the team members or their respective family members were diagnosed with Covid-19, Jeevitam focused on the wellbeing of the employee and did not institute salary cuts or leave cuts, which only brought everyone closer together and instilled a sense of kinship. “Challenges are part and parcel of life and it’s no different in the life of a start-up and its team” Adds Sridhar. There will always be Catch-22 questions such as— revenue growth vs marketing budgets, hiring vs investment in technology and so on. And though decision-making is hard, it is easy when you’re guided by your unshakeable belief in the founding principle of the company. All the founders of Jeevitam are unwavering in their mission which propels them to make sometimes difficult decisions, prioritising different aspects as required. “I do believe that entrepreneurship is a team sport and being decisive, assertive and yet taking people along with decisions is what has helped Jeevitam grow and establish itself as India’s premier livelihoods solutions platform,” commented Sridhar. 35

It is no surprise that Jeevitam is being hailed as the Tech Startup of the Year, given its path-breaking idea and its mission to achieve #MissionLivelihoodforAll. This has been vindicated by the several accolades that have recognised Jeevitam’s goal including being declared as the “Emerging Company of the Year 2021” award by Indian Achievers Forum, and winning the Silver for Tech Startup of the Year 2021 at the internationally acclaimed Stevie awards, beating over 2000 applicants. Today, more than ever, the question of livelihood and meaningful work is the moot question for everyone as we all grapple with the future of work in an unpredictable and volatile world. But Jeevitam seems relentless in its mission to change the conversation around livelihood and make it available for all. “For each of us, our paths are different. Perhaps the one binding factor for most entrepreneurs is the belief in their idea and the faith to see it through. If you’re setting out to be an entrepreneur, remember it’s lonely and hard. Be pragmatic, and don’t feel ashamed of failing, but at the same time, like Steve Jobs said, stay hungry and stay foolish.” -Sridhar Seshadri, Founder and CEO

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Innovation Technology

Top 5 Business Intelligence Tools Nowadays, a vast amount of data is generated in companies all the time, and this data needs to be analyzed to make important business decisions. To do so, several tools are available in the market to turn raw data into valuable business insights, collectively known as Business Intelligence tools. In terms of market size, the Business Intelligence (BI) software industry is rapidly becoming one of the most significant. According to recent reports, the global Business Intelligence market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.8 percentfrom 2021 to 2026, from US$26.50 billion in 2021 to US$33.77 billion in 2026.

The increasing emphasis on digital transformation, rising investments in analytics, rising demand for dashboards for data visualization, increased cloud adoption, and increased data generation are all major factors driving the Intelligence and Analytics Software market size.

Tableau dashboards can be produced in minutes using simple drag-and-drop data field applications. To explore and develop Tableau dashboards, you don’t need any technical expertise. It’s easy to use on any computer, and the results are simple enough for everyone to understand and use at any time.

The following are the top 5 Business Intelligence tools that grab attention and are used by millions of companies hunting for great business insights

Tableau has five major projects to choose from. Tableau desktop comes first, followed by Tableau online, reader, and finally Tableau public. Tableau’s other notable features include: In Tableau, you can simply pick the data and switch between visualizations on the fly, making switching between visualizations extremely simple. Tableau, on the other hand, visualizes data from the outset, allowing you to see this important information in a new light.

POWER BI Power BI is a cloud-based business intelligence analytics service from Microsoft that allows you to analyze and visualize data. It generates and publishes innovative and clear reports for a particular company. Anyone can build custom dashboards with a unique 360-degree view of their company using Power BI.

Tableau also provides users with a variety of options for answering questions while they explore data visualization. Tableau also offers a range of enterprise-level deployment delivery and consulting services. It also enables users to build custom formulas that aren’t available in other software, and it has hundreds of native connectors that enable users to easily pull, cleanse, and compare data from virtually any source without writing custom code.

It will first bind to a variety of data sources, form the data to your specifications, and then model the data using relationships, equations, and hierarchies. You can produce beautiful reports for your company from all angles using visual software and a custom gallery, and it then publishes the reports securely and sets up an automated data refresh. There’s Power BI’s one-of-a-kind feature for printing exact dashboards, which can come in handy during board meetings and discussions. Finally, Power BI provides a visualisation library. As a result, Power BI is used by the majority of MNC’s.

INFORMATICA Informatica is an ETL-based data integration system. It collects data from various sources and then loads it into different targets. It’s also capable of handling large amounts of structured or unstructured data, such as flat files, databases, log files, and so on.

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It also offers data integration applications and services for several companies, industries, and government agencies, including telecommunications, healthcare, banking, and insurance services, and it is high-performing while also being very easy to create, manage, and administer, making it a better alternative to ETL.

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Administrators, developers, and practitioners would benefit from the features of Informatica Power. The metadata manager is the first of the Informatica ETL products, followed by creation capabilities, a range of usability and visual tools, and finally, metadata- based architecture. As a result, the Informatica power center is being used by some of the world’s largest companies.

MSBI MSBI stands for Microsoft business intelligence, and it is one of the most common data and mining tools for business intelligence. It assists the company by developing virtual dashboards and scoreboards. It can also produce fast and accurate results using a search engine, even when there is a lot of data. It also includes tools that help in the provision of optimized business intelligence and data mining queries. MSBI makes use of Visual Studio and SQL Server, enabling users to access reliable and up-to-date data to make better decisions. The first is SQL server integration services, which are divided into three groups.

This is a forum for developing high-performance data integration and workflow solutions for data warehousing, including data extraction, transformation, and loading operations. The SQL server analytical services are the next step. This is the method of transforming two-dimensional data, such as rows and columns, into a multi-dimensional data model.

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Right Track

CORPORATE SERVICES Creating jobs for Rural Youth Indranil Roy | Business Connect

DILEEP M Director

f we can train rural youth and make them ready for jobs, instead of being a drain on resources, large numbers of young people will bring social transformation and economic progress. Rural youth assist in resolving the global food issue if we invest in them. If rural youth have jobs, it slows down urban migration and decreases the physical and social strain on cities. An educated and trained youth might boost agricultural development outcomes. But for all these, we need to understand what opportunities do young people have and how can they improve the agricultural and agri-business sectors? What are the rural youth non-agricultural opportunities? How can incentives and ambitions of young people be matched with these broad aims for development? Dileep M, the director of Right Track Corporate Services, emphasizes the significance of helping rural youth to increase demand for labor and services.

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WHY FOCUS ON RURAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES?

A huge number of jobless young people in developing nations are living in abject poverty, unable to provide for their homes and with bleak prospects for the future. This group of sometimes well-educated, dissatisfied people contributes to global political instability. A large number of younger people, on the other hand, can provide inventive, adaptable, and productive employees that lead to better economic growth and development. The nature and implications of crises and opportunities differ in rural regions from those in metropolitan settings.

The founder quotes “ In a Sense, there are lots of opportunities in Soft services and facility management projects like property Management, and with respect Contract labor verticals” He believes that nations must make a fairly fast decision: provide job possibilities, particularly in rural regions, and reap the demographic rewards of a young, energetic population, or risk social discontent and civil unrest associated with high rates of youth poverty. According to him rural communities are struggling to create opportunities for their youngsters and are losing them. This has far-reaching 38

implications at the regional, state, and national levels. It has the potential to undermine economic systems, social stability, and human health.

Dileep steers “ Team of Right Track has attended over 1000 job fairs and gathered a large candidate database. Right Track Corporate Services’ USP is its massive workforce database. So, when a customer contacts Right Track Corporate Services for recruiting services, they rarely waste time and deliver a solution far ahead of schedule. They have built a name not via marketing, but through effective business practices.” THE INSIDE STORY

Right Track Corporate Service was founded in 2012 in Bangalore by Dileep M, who set out to assist rural youngsters in finding work. Dileep felt the anguish of financial problems long ago in his career, throughout his college days. Dileep worked in high-level corporate roles before quitting them because he was committed to assisting the country’s jobless youth in obtaining proper and acceptable employment.

eager to learn. As people stay at home and work, the availability of local opportunities allows them to save more money. Our staff has shown a great deal of enthusiasm for their jobs.

“I believe that all of these give us greater cause to work towards the upliftment of rural youth.. Yes, this is hard and requires willpower to dedicate your life towards such a fantastic cause.” quotes the founder. MEET THE FOUNDER- AN ORDINARY MAN WITH EXTRAORDINARY DREAMS

I am an ordinary guy with extraordinary dreams, aspiring to build an inclusive community, says Dileep. He was born in a small town near Hassan, Karnataka, spent a large part of his formative years where English medium schools were non-existent, and basic city benefits like electricity and infrastructure were a blessing.

“It is still considered a privilege at my birthplace for kids to be gifted with bicycles, smartphones, iPad and laptop, to support their learning,” says he. He continues, “ as a kid, I was told that only three professions existed, engineer, doctor or civil services, anything else was not valuable enough to pursue. Yet I dreamt to be different and aspired to become an actor, without support from my family and landed up in Bangalore to explore my options in theatre. Coming from a farmer family, I had to first work to sponsor my dreams. 17 years old, started working as a Housekeeping boy. My family didn’t have much money to afford good institute study so I had to work as a Housekeeping boy & as a security guard. I completed my post-graduation and started working in an MNC company in the Human Resources function. It was this humble beginning that forced me to think beyond how I could help the rural youths to earn and simultaneously complete their education in cities. My noble philosophies pushed me harder to build a successful career and start my own venture. That is how Right Track Corporate Services was born because I decided to wade through the mud. With an initial capital of Rs. 2 lakh, from my savings and with the unrelenting support of my wife Keerthi, we took the risk and ventured into creating employment opportunities for our rural youth. The unemployment rate of Karnataka is approximately 26.3, of which 8.3% are high school and college dropouts.”

The founder believes that more corporates should join as social entrepreneurs as it gives immense joy to bring about a difference in the life of people and being a change element for your nation.

He quotes, “If you want to make a difference in your community, here is the place to be. The job is difficult, but as you progress down the path, you will meet a slew of like-minded individuals who will gladly assist you. The joy of making a difference and gaining the goodwill of many people makes it all worthwhile!” At the end of our conversation, Dileep shares a message for young people working hard to build a successful future. Work hard, since success does not come easily. It’s a long and steep climb to your vision, but only you can see it, so don’t be too hard on yourself. When you start climbing, you’ll quickly discover you’re on a never-ending journey. Rather than aiming for perfection, strive for continuous progress.

Dileep thinks that young people in rural regions confront more problems than their urban counterparts as a broad population category. He says that reduced education and physical resources, very few employment options, bigger and more powerful cultural differences around age and gender, relatively low availability to transportation systems and computer technology, decreased access to health services in general and relatively weak market segments are a few of the factors that pull the rural youth down. But he says that the youngsters in rural areas are extremely motivated and gifted. It’s all in preparation. Skilling takes longer to develop, but once they are up to speed, there is no going back for them. There are plenty of good folks who are 39

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STUDIOXP MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PVT LTD

INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANCY AND DESIN & BUILD FIRM Koheli Puri | Managing Director Jitendra Puri | Director Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect

Jitendra Puri

“Team StudioXP is not only an office team for us. The employees are like our family members and sometimes they proved to be more. Apart from a great team with right orientation and skillset, we do have our standard checklists and procedures for delivering quality services. We are ISO certified company.”

Koheli Puri

“We ensure innovative design approach with the usage of contemporary and advance materials / finishes, international standards and implementations processes to ensure that we build world class facilities with the latest technological advancements for our clients.”

contemporary times, building workplaces, hotels, schools etc. require expertise and constant innovation in designing. Catering to these interior designing requirements and other related services, a multitude of consultancy firms came into existence. StudioXP Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. is a renowned Real Estate Consultancy Firm, with multi-disciplinary specialist skills and experience in Interiors Design / Design & Build Services for Corporate offices, commercial Projects, International Schools, Hotels, Food Courts & Retail. An ISO-9001 certified company accredited for Quality Management in providing exquisite Services, they are currently providing comprehensive Services to several National & Multi-national Corporate Clients, Developers, IPC’s in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai & Bangalore region. They have delivered Commercial Interior projects for DELL, Newgen Software, Huawei, Kronos Solutions, Century Link, ACS, Ericsson, HCL, RMS, AXA XL, Oyo Rooms, Three Pillars Global, JFL Group, Pine labs, Centrum, Bank of America, DLF, Brookfield, Black Stone as an end to end solution provider for the ease of Client in several developments across Pan India.

The Firm’s core values are the cornerstones for its strong foundation, and these are Accountability for Quality Service, Commitment to Delivery, Trust in Relationship, and Utmost Integrity above all.

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ABOUT THE LEADING FACETS OF THE COMPANY

SYNCHRONIZING WITH THE LATEST It is indispensable to keep abreast of the latest in the market to ensure the growth and development. On the same notion, due to StudioXP’s huge International exposure in Design and Construction Industry they are generally aware of the advancements and recent emerging developments. They are also updated with the latest relevant magazines and travel to various countries in the quest of knowledge/exposure about newly built wonders and architecture.

• KOHELI PURI - Koheli Puri, the Managing Director of Studio XP Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd., is a dynamic Real Estate Project Management professional with M. Tech. in “Building Engineering and Construction Management” from IIT Delhi and Graduate in Architecture from Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur. Over 20 years of experience in the Real estate and Construction Industry, Koheli established the Firm in 2011 which was her vision to ensure and constantly thrive for Delivery as per Commitments to clients. The firm believes in right mix of People and Processes, Systems and protocols, core values, passion and attitude to Deliver Projects as per clients’ business requirement with strict adherence to time, quality and Cost.

FOR ENSURING THE QUALITY OF SERVICES When your team members are energized and motivated, then they will surely deliver you the best. At StudioXP, the quality of services depends on the motivation and passion of the team members. As Mr. J.W. Mariotts famous quote says – “Take good care of your employees and they’ll take good care of your customers and customers will come back”, we too believe in the same.” Creating a performance driven environment for their employees to bring out the best and at the same time, they ensure a hassle free and healthy work environment. ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES The incredible performance of the Company has taken its graph of success to the zenith. Following are the accolades they boast of: • The dynamic, Koheli Puri has been featured in Asia One Magazine (Pan Asia Business and News magazine) – Dec-Jan 2019-20/Vol. 17/Issue 3 as Blackawan Women Entrepreneurs. • In September 2019, she was felicitated with ‘Women Empowerment Leadership Award by URS Media and Asia’ in 12TH ASIAN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SUMMIT 2019. • In April 2019, it was awarded as Times Business Award Reality 2019 for Commercial Architecture and Interiors for second successive year. • In March 2018, it has been awarded Times Business Award Reality 2018 for Commercial Architecture and Interiors. • Featured in A+D (Architecture + Design)2015 Dec. issue containing Design with Edge - for our creativity excellence • Rated amongst the top 25 Architects for Corporate Office Project Pan India by Consultants Review Magazine (August Edition 2016) • Koheli Puri was featured in The CEO Magazine March’17 issue on 25 most Influential Women in India in the corporate Sector. • Covered by THE CEO Magazine for their end to end on time Project Delivery Strategy • Featured in ASIA ONE Magazine, Aug-Sep 2017 / Vol.16/Issue 3 – THE ONLY PAN ASIA BUSINESS AND NEWS MAGAZINE – for Brand Image and Brand Leaders under the Category of Interior Infrastructure Projects. • Featured in Silicon India Magazine Sept. ‘17 issue on Women Entrepreneurs Building India Globally • Company of the Year award in Design and Built Projects Category for the year 2016 for our Innovative design, quality and on time Project Delivery. • Felicitated in Dubai as one of “The Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17 - Asia & GCC-in India UAE Business Forum - Process Reviewers PricewaterhouseCoopers PL” May’17 Dubai: Industry – Infrastructure – Interior Design

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Prior to this, Koheli was Associate Director of a leading Development Firm for 4.5 years and delivered several large scale Commercial developments including Hotels, Schools, SEZ Campus, Corporate Offices, Platinum LEED rated Green buildings and Interiors and worked with several fortune 500 multinational clients.

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Koheli also worked in Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) for almost 7 years at the position of Head of Operations – North and East India with key focus on delivery of all their projects as per agreed client requirement and expectations following the standard operating procedures. While in JLL Koheli also to her credit the completion of corporate offices Fit-out works spread over more than a Million sq. ft. area for Convergys, Hewitt, WNS, DHL, Inductis, NCR, BA Continuum Solutions, Oracle India in Delhi and NCR region. Apart from working in Projects, Koheli helped the firm in formulation of processes and Systems and ensured strict adherence of the same as well as proper training of Team members for their growth.

• JITENDRA PURI - Jitendra Puri, the founder Director of StudioXP Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd., is an Architect by qualification and an Innovative Commercial Interior Designer by profession. Jitendra has over 20 years of post-qualification experience in Design of Corporate Offices, Software Development Centres, BPOs, KPOs, Schools, Food Courts, Data Centres, Hotels, Commercial Spaces with Several National and Multinational brands. Jitendra possesses qualifications of M. Tech. - I.I.T Delhi (Construction Mgmt.), B Arch. Jitendra was spearheading Design and Development India Pvt. Ltd. as Director and head of Interior Design Division, for over 12 years prior to starting of StudioXP. Passion for interior design, deep knowledge of materials, and interest in trend forecasting, brings a unique approach to his design style. Jitendra is known within the interiors and hospitality industries for his particular and exciting creative approach. 41

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Health

Healthcare Sector Showcases Spellbinding Progress Amid Covid-19

The spread of COVID-19 has drastically disrupted the lives of livelihoods, communities, and businesses across the globe. Concerning public health, its potential lives all stakeholders, especially global businesses came together. Although our healthcare workers battling the crisis, our pharmacies prudent work towards providing medicines to reach people around India and the globe.

Faucet The Enormous Potential The healthcare system, its potential and has been providing a shift towards self-sufficiency. The Healthcare system take initiative to pursue ideas to the government that would pave way for a self-reliant ecosystem. The Healthcare center started 24/7 monitoring facilities by trained professions. Through this patients and physicians can connect virtually during treatment.

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Government Implemented Telemedicine Facilities Handling patients remotely referred to as Telemedicine. In these facilities, patients and providers are not physically contacted with each other. It is a modern technology that enabled doctors to consult patients in this pandemic. Some organization has changed the knowledge of regulations, legalities, and technological aspects of implementing telemedicine. Many organizations decide to consult their patients through telemedicine due to COVID-19.

Startup Awards Healthcare Innovation and Midas Touch Categories have been shortlisted for startup awards for the Economic Times Startup Award 2020. In the time of the global outbreak, pivoting business models and bringing effective healthcare solutions, a group of a highly powered jury consisting of top business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs will decide the winners on a virtual meeting held on August 20.

Strategic Innovation Ventures Infosys On Thursday, August 27, Infosys IT service has signed a five-year deal with the cloud customer experience and contact center solutions provider and started five partnerships with Genesys it enables that both companies will develop and deploy innovation and provide the best level solutions in the customer experience market. To endurance, the capability of both organizations clients will be combined to stand benefit from investment innovation.

TATA Groups Group of the Shapoorji Pallonji will compel the Tata Group to scale back its equity holding shares, pledge equity of its listed companies against debt, or allow an outdoor investor in Tata Sons. A number of these options will help to scale back Tata Sons’ financial flexibility. Tata group of companies has pledged shares of the financial services, Alternately Tata sons sell the share of a non-core asset and pledge the equity of its listed companies. While the debt was raised, there has rarely been a priority over the potential loss of control. In doing so, the group will reverse its past 24-month effort to scale back debt, prop up shareholding in listed companies, and untangle the cross-holdings across the group. This may accompany the conditions attached. For one, outside investors in Tata Sons will want the corporate to travel back to being a public company from its current private limited state.

IBM In India, IBM playing an important role in developing innovative solutions for cloud technology for local as well as global markets, South Asia Managing Director Sandip Patel ae combining synergies of IBM and RED HAT – an opensource of software solutions firm it acquired last year for USD 34 billion. IBM cloud innovation developed India and other country foundation platform. This offer will help software labs teams to develop their condition from India.

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AIXL

An epitome of excellence; flourished by insightful leaders

Avishek Singh | Business Connect In its ceaseless quest to showcase some marvellous business leaders who have scaled their respective companies from plinth to paramount, team Business Connect came across the profile of Kalyani Chandra Shekhar, the CEO at AIXL Studios. There is a myriad of reasons that tend to motivate leaders to spur the waves of substantial change. On one hand, some leaders are driven by altruistic and pragmatic intent, on the other hand, some acquire leadership positions keeping their personal benefits. Being a dynamic leader of a USbased enterprise- AIXL Studios, Kalyani Chandra Shekhar states that by introspecting the sheer motivation to become a leader, one can attain some lucrative insights on honing the leadership skills to ensure a better impact of one’s actions. For him, AIXL was a mode to make a difference in the software development space by offering an unequalled AI-research based product portfolio. Kalyani’s career excursion began at the age of 24 when he was struck by a revolutionary thought to ensure tech-accessibility to commonalities for multiple benefits. Undeniably, technology has become the biggest weapon for mankind and it can effectively make the lives across the world comfortable as well as simple at the same time. AIXL’s diverse service portfolio includes the development of AI-based product where software, web and mobile application development and security services are prominent.

KALYANI CHANDRA SEKHAR Founder Chairman & CEO of AIXL STUDIOS

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Parting words from the iconic leader

As a growing leader, I would definitely stand by the words that it’s never too late for anything. It’s okay to start late than to never start. As much as the financial stability is important, do have your ambitions aligned with your goals.

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It’s going to be worth it!

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manages the marketing team. Whereas P. Krishna Chaitanya is the Head project manager. ALIGNMENT WITH R&D Just like any other technology-based enterprise, AIXL also ensures apposite alignment with the R&D wing to develop innovative range of products. This division plays an instrumental role in identifying the pulse of market to allow the formation of relevant product line. “R&D plays an important role in enhancing the capability of companies because they stimulate innovative methods of production, reduce costs and improve product quality,” quotes Kalyani. From ideation to execution, the significant role of R&D could never be overlooked and for AIXL, it is the crux of their exponential growth. Even after the product development process has been culminated, constant research on the customer experience and their respective feedbacks help to guide the team towards product improvement. Their brandnew AI-laced product named Showcase has been an end-result of their incessant research process only. This outstanding app is very much similar to the ‘Tiktok’ that has been banned by the Government of India. This revolutionary offering will serve as a holistic platform for budding talents to make a way to the Limelight. Soon, the team will be creating more add-on applications to ensure relevancy among their targeted customer base. ABOUT THE PHENOMENAL BRAINS BEHIND THE COMPANY Mr..Kalyani is the Chief Executive Officer and board chairman Aixl studios who has been supervising and directing the departments with the support of the Managing Director – Mr. Vikas S Shah. Mrs. Ashy Antony is the assistant executive to the chief executive officer. Mr. T Aswini Patro is the Director and head business development. Amrutha Chowdhary is the CTO (Chief technical officer) who supervise and directs the technical department. Ms.Mansa Prabhar is the General Manager and Mr. Chavali Sastry is the CMO (Chief marketing officer) who

AIXL firmly reckons that all the surging success witnessed by it so far, is the incessant result of each and every staff member. Their dedicated and zealous efforts have paved the way to a humongous success that they foresee in the upcoming years. A LEADER WITH A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH Kalyani is an outstanding leader with some exemplary management competencies. Apart from his matchless technical acuity, he is a person who believes in the power of learning and never skips a chance to learn new things here and there. To him, communication is the key to unlock a perfect synchrony among the team mates. His unique management style helps the technical team to take calculated steps towards better functionalities. Addressing all the leaders, he wants to convey, “Giving yourself a moment to step back, take stock, anticipate and prioritize may seem counterintuitive, but it’s essential for best outcomes. While making critical choices (small or big), sheer involvement of the people around you speaks the volume of your steadfast leadership. Furthermore, being a leader, it is a must to empower other leaders to ensure a holistic growth in favour of the betterment of the society. To make people believe in your vision, bear a sense of empathy while inspiring people in best possible manner.” A CULTURE FOSTERING JUBILANCE At AIXL, flourishes a culture of active employee participation as well as innovation. Experimenting , adapting market trends and learning new things are efficiently promoted by the management at the company. Here, all the teams make collective attempts to combat the challenges while implementing and accepting new ideas for scalability. In an effort to ensure the company with a jubilant and optimistic ecosystem, the management always seeks to hire people with probity, ethical values, positive attitude, and leadership and organisational skills. Employee satisfaction is the key to the roaring success of any company. In this direction, the leaders at AIXL always pay intense heed on the feedbacks received from the staff members. The gathered inputs from employees’ end are then considered to take appropriate measures for the better administration, which is quite a commendable step. FUTURE ENDEAVOURS & CSR INITIATIVES Scaling greater heights in its niche market, AIXL is aspiring for a radiating future ahead. They are constantly making substantial efforts to ensure more stability and growth to the company, to eradicate the dependence on outsourcing services for various divisions. From the leadership perspective, Kalyani strives to emerge out as a better leader by standing beside his teammates and colleagues. He asserts that the way the whole workforce has aced the global pandemic, is quite praiseworthy, and everyone has high expectations for the upcoming years for their valued company. In terms of CSR activities, every individual associated with this exceptional enterprise fervently takes part in charity programmes. Be it donation for the orphanages or planting the trees, the company has always been an active volunteer in the social services. 47

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Education

Education Has Put off Physical Classrooms and Shifted to Online Classes The best days were when schools and colleges were open and students were seen rushing to school in neat and tidy uniforms with bags in their shoulders and sometimes running with those heavy bags to not get late. After reaching school, to stand for morning prayers and then some physical activities, after that straight to the classrooms filled with our classmates. The same way for college, when students were always confused with what to wear today, what period to bunk and go to the canteen, etc. Those days now seem to be just a memory to cherish. An education center is the best public policy tool available to raise skills. While school/ college time can be fun along with raising social skills and social awareness if we look from an economic point of view the primary point of being in school/college was that it helped in increasing a child’s ability. But the arrival of COVID-19 has led to the departure of students going to education centers. Well! we say a coin has its two sides, the same way this too has both good and bad impressions but let’s just go for a positive version because 2020 has brought us enough negative things. Whatever the condition comes, one should never stop learning, and if one way of going to an educational center is closed than open another way of e-learning. The arrival of Covid-19 has forced schools and universities across the world to put off physical classrooms and shifted to online classes. While the faculty deals with the new ways of managing this sudden transition to online education, students are left clinging on to their mobile phones and computer screens.

FUTURE EDUCATION SYSTEM

The new way of learning where courses are conducted online, examinations are conducted online, assignments are submitted through

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email. For India, this seems to be a good opportunity to strengthen internet connectivity across rural India. It will help every village and town to be digitally connected for the better interaction between the students and teachers. When it comes to the students some are quick at adapting this system and some take a little longer time to acquaint with this system. Fundamental structural changes should be made in the curriculum/syllabi and programs should be a part of the curriculum in engineering and science degree programs. This will help in creating future entrepreneurs and this can be one way to help beat unemployment and increase business skills amongst the youth. The business community should play a foremost role in this new educational system. Higher education in India needs to be more international but more locally connected and socially responsible, more flexible(curriculum), should be innovative and open for more collaboration. Innovative models should be introduced, Universities/institutes could be online that would provide internet-based flexible offerings.

The Post Covid-19 is an opportunity we look forward to transforming the higher education system. Institutes/ Universities should definitely utilize this opportunity to transform itself. the focus should be more on internationalizing higher education as today we are facing Covid-19 but no one knows what lies ahead in the future for millions of youngsters. 48

“Learning is more effective when it is active Rather than a passive process” – Kurt Lewin

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