Related Research Articles
Nandan Mohanrao Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur. He co-founded Infosys and is the non-executive chairman of Infosys replacing R Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who were the co-chairs of the board, on 24 August 2017. After the exit of Vishal Sikka, Nilekani was appointed as non-executive chairman of the board effective 24 August 2017. He was the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP. He is a member of Indian National Congress but not active in politics as of 2019.
All India Kisan Sabha, is the peasant or farmers' wing of the Communist Party of India, an important peasant movement formed by Sahajanand Saraswati in 1936.
The Indian School of Business (ISB) is a not for profit business school established in India in 2001. It has two parallel campuses in India, in Hyderabad (Telangana) and Mohali (Punjab). It offers certificates in various post-graduate management programs. ISB became the 100th Triple Accredited business school in the world upon achieving AMBA accreditation on 12 May 2020.
Lakshmi Chand Jain (1925–2010) was a political activist and writer. Later, he served at various times as a member of the Planning Commission, as Indian High commissioner to South Africa, as a member of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) and as secretary of the Indian Cooperative Union and the All India Handicrafts Board (AIHB). His position as the ambassador was terminated as the Vajpayee Government felt that he had not defended India's position on Nuclear tests effectively in South Africa. He eventually joined the Indian National Congress. He was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, by the UPA government. However his family declined to accept the award, saying that Jain was against accepting State Honours.
Fabindia is an Indian chain store retailing garments, home-decor, furnishings, fabrics and products handmade by craftspeople across rural India. Established in 1960 by John Bissell, an American working for the Ford Foundation, New Delhi, Fabindia started out exporting home furnishings, before stepping into domestic retail in 1976, when it opened its first retail store in Greater Kailash, New Delhi. The chairman of the company is John's son, William Nanda Bissell. As of July 2020, Fabindia operated 327 stores across India and 14 international stores.
The National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum (NHHM) commonly known as National Crafts Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest crafts museums in India. It is run by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The museum is situated on the corner of the Pragati Maidan, facing the Purana Quila complex. In 2015, the Government of India announced that a Hastkala (handicrafts) Academy would be established in the museum premises, converting some galleries into classrooms. Initial renovations destroyed one of the museum's most well-known artifacts, a room of murals painted by Madhubani artist Ganga Devi, leading to widespread criticism. As of 2019, renovations are still ongoing.
Flipkart Private Limited is an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, and incorporated in Singapore as a private limited company. The company initially focused on online book sales before expanding into other product categories such as consumer electronics, fashion, home essentials, groceries, and lifestyle products.
Analjit Singh is the founder chairman of Max Group, a conglomerate with interests in life insurance, healthcare, and real estate. He is also the founder of Leeu Collection, an international collection of boutique hotels. He was also the Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone India.
Wow! Momo is an Indian chain of fast food restaurants headquartered in Kolkata. The chain specializes in momos, momo-filled burgers (MoBurgs) and momo-based desserts. It was established in 2008 by St. Xavier's College alumni Sagar Daryani and Binod Homagai.
Saket Modi is an entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Safe Security, a cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification company, based out of Palo Alto, California.
Shardul Suresh Shroff is an Indian corporate lawyer. He is the executive chairman of the law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Prior to the split in the Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co", which was India's largest law firm, Shardul used to be the managing partner of the north India region of the firm headquartered in New Delhi.
Dastkar is an Indian non-government organisation working with craftspeople across India, for promotion and revival of traditional crafts of India. It was founded in 1981 in Delhi, by a group of six women, including Laila Tyabji, its current chairperson.
Rahul Mishra is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He is the first Indian designer to be invited to showcase at the Haute Couture Week in Paris. He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion Week, becoming the first Indian designer to win the award. The winning collection was sold in stores around the world.
The Jaquar Group, established in 1960, is a bathroom and lighting company, offering faucets, showers, shower enclosures, sanitary ware, flushing systems, wellness products, concealed cisterns, water heaters, and varied lighting products.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is an Indian technology entrepreneur and multimillionaire business magnate. He is the founder chairman, and managing director of One97 Communications founded in 1997 and its consumer brand Paytm which he started in 2010.
Chiki Sarkar is a book publisher from Kolkata born in 1979 . She is a co-founder of Juggernaut Books.
Edelweiss Group is an investment and financial services company based in Mumbai. It was co-founded by Rashesh Shah and Venkat Ramaswamy.
Tarun Jain is an Indian writer, actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for writing Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and De De Pyaar De, as well as for creating, writing and acting in the Digital Sitcom Life Sahi Hai. He is also the founder of iForIndia.org, a social non-profit organisation created to push to greater self-governance and political accountability.
Juggernaut Books is digital book publishing house headquartered in New Delhi, India. The publisher emphasizes on short length books written by new writers. It also allows writers to self-publish their books through their digital platform. The digital books are distributed via their website and mobile apps. They also power the content library of the Airtel Books app by Airtel. They also publish physical books, which are distributed and warehoused by Hachette India. The App has been discontinued since 2020.
Sumita Ghose, is an Indian entrepreneur who started the Rangsutra collective and won the Nari Shakti Puraskar award from the president of India. Hundreds of artisan's co-own Rangsutra and through the company they sell their goods bridging the gap to global customers such as Ikea.
References
- ↑ "William Bissell: How Fabindia's William Bissell is changing the rulebook of business - The Economic Times". 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Mathews, Prince (8 October 2012). "William Bissell: Turning Fabindia's Artisans to Company Owners". Forbes India. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "William Bissell | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry". Businessoffashion.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "We empowered Fabindia family in 50th year: William Bissell | And More ... News". Zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ By KENNETH N. GILPINMARCH 3, 1998 (3 March 1998). "John L. Bissell, 66, Entrepreneur In Handloomed Textiles in India - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Fabindia: Empowering rural weavers and bringing ethnic experience to consumers - Cover Story News - Issue Date: Aug 21, 2017". Indiatoday.in. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "William Bissell | World Economic Forum". Weforum.org. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Thomas, Prince. "William Bissell's War Against Junk Food | Forbes India Blog". Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ OCT. 22, 2000 (22 October 2000). "WEDDINGS; Anjali Kapoor, William Bissell - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Books. "Making India Work - Penguin India". Penguin.co.in. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Vidhi Choudhary. "Bharti Airtel buys stake in Juggernaut Books". Livemint.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Fabindia MD invests Rs 3 crore in Wow! Momo - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Thomas, Prince. "Fabindia's William Bissell is turning more of an angel investor | Forbes India Blog". Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
