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InterGlobe Foundation announces The InterGlobe HERITAGE Fellowships 2024

National, October 4, 2024 – InterGlobe Foundation, the philanthropic arm of InterGlobe Enterprises, has announced the launch of the InterGlobe HERITAGE Fellowships 2024. The Fellowships are an extension of the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to raise awareness, preserve, and promote India’s rich heritage. The program aims to encourage and support the documentation and research of India’s built, natural, and cultural heritage.

The InterGlobe HERITAGE Fellowships 2024 invite applications from individuals to explore and document the ‘associated intangible heritage’ and ‘associated craft traditions’ surrounding India’s iconic built heritage sites. Submissions may take various forms, including photo essays, written essays, illustrations, and other creative expressions. Following a jury selection, two fellows will be chosen to delve into the living heritage interwoven with these structures, uncovering lesser-known aspects of India’s culture and history. The Fellowships will focus on documenting associated ceremonies, rituals, festivals, and traditional craftsmanship, as well as investigating how local customs contribute to the significance of these heritage sites.

Rohini Bhatia, Chairperson, InterGlobe Foundation, said, “At InterGlobe Foundation, we believe that truly understanding a monument goes beyond admiring its physical structure. It’s about connecting with the living heritage and the intangible cultural tapestry woven into its existence. Through these Fellowships, our aim is to empower individuals to explore and document these often-hidden narratives, stories, traditions, and craftsmanship, ensuring that our built heritage is celebrated and preserved for future generations.”

InterGlobe Foundation launched the InterGlobe HERITAGE Fellowships in 2022 with the aim of strengthening heritage conservation efforts. This initiative provided a platform for individuals from diverse backgrounds to explore and raise awareness about the richness and diversity of India’s cultural legacy. It gave them an opportunity to explore previously undocumented aspects of Indian heritage and culture through the medium of articles and photographs. The projects undertaken in the previous two editions included “Reviving the Lesser Known and Sidelined Musical Instruments”, “Beyond the Geological Magnanimity: Cultural Landscape of Lonar Crater”, “Traditions of Belonging: Tribal Life and the Jatharas of Telangana”, and “Reviving the Art of Ghat Chhatris of Varanasi”.

Building on the success of the previous two editions, the InterGlobe HERITAGE Fellowships 2024 aim to uncover the lesser-known cultural narratives embedded within India’s architectural marvels. The last date to apply is October 31, 2024. For more information on the program and to apply, please visit www.interglobe.com/the-interglobe-heritage-fellowships-2024

InterGlobe Foundation has been at the forefront of preserving and promoting India’s rich heritage and culture. Since its inception in 2014, it has successfully undertaken various projects, including the conservation and cultural revival of Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan’s mausoleum in Delhi, the cultural mapping and documentation of ten cities, the restoration of the stepwell “Indra Kund” in Delwara, the restoration of tilework on the dome of Muhammad Qutb Shah’s Mausoleum in Hyderabad, My City My Heritage campaign, and many more.

CDK Global Named One of the Top 10 Best Workplaces for Women 2024

Hyderabad/Pune, October 4, 2024: CDK Global India has been named one of the Top 10 Best Workplaces for Women in 2024 by the Great Place to Work® Institute. This recognition underscores CDK Global’s dedication to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment for women, emphasizing the company’s sustained efforts to meet the evolving needs of its workforce.

In recent years, CDK Global has consistently featured on the list of Best Workplaces for Women, reflecting its focus on policies that provide flexibility, inclusivity, and growth opportunities for women in the workplace. These efforts support women as they navigate both personal and professional responsibilities.

“As workplaces evolve, it is essential to adapt policies to meet the changing needs of women in the workforce,” said Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jain, Managing Director, CDK Global India. “This recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to creating an environment where women can succeed and reach their full potential. Our success is driven by the strength, passion, and dedication of the incredible women in our workforce”.

An important initiative at CDK Global is the SuperMom program designed to support mothers returning to the workforce. The internal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion core committee Team (Spectrum-All in) has been working with Leaders and returning mothers to ensure the comeback is seamless and a pleasant experience for the employee. Be it refresher trainings, staggered timelines, flexible-work timings and structured guidance, the program helps them transition seamlessly back into their careers, with ample support from mentors to recapture their previous success. This is not all. With a women-in-facforce ratio of 33%, there is a robust women leadership training program and opportunities to liaison with the industry’s best Women in Technology forums to upskill and create the right avenues for learning and growth.

Additionally, CDK Global’s employee development, inclusion, and wellness initiatives have been featured as a culture case study by the Great Place to Work® Institute. The study, titled ‘Decoding the Culture Fundamentals of a Consistent Great Place to Work,’ highlights how these programs have contributed to positive employee experiences, reinforcing the company’s focus on empathy and well-being.

“We believe that egalitarian treatment that values fairness, opportunities for development, and timely recognition are crucial to building a great workplace.” said Mr. Sandeep. “It is these principles that have laid foundation for our organization and our policies are built on a firm belief that a great workplace should cater to the growth and well-being of employees regardless of gender, ethnicity or disability. Since commencing operations in India in 2015, we have worked diligently to create an environment where women can excel professionally while achieving a healthy work-life balance. “

The Great Place to Work® Institute is a global authority on workplace culture, recognizing companies that prioritize their employees’ well-being. CDK Global’s consistent inclusion in their rankings reflects its ability to continuously evolve its policies in response to the needs of its workforce, promoting professional development and a balanced work-life culture.

Raffles Udaipur appoints Surendra Singh as Beverage Manager

National, September 2024 – Raffles Udaipur is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Surendra Singh as Beverage Manager. Surendra Singh brings a wealth of experience and an illustrious career in luxury hospitality, perfectly aligning with Raffles’ dedication to offering exceptional beverage experiences.

Surendra Singh’s extensive expertise in beverage operations and exceptional leadership in managing high-profile events have consistently set him apart in the industry. Known for his keen attention to detail and innovative approach to curating beverage programs, he has successfully delivered premium guest experiences throughout his career. His deep understanding of luxury service and ability to execute flawlessly across all aspects of beverage management make him a valuable addition to the Raffles Udaipur team.

With a reputation for excellence and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of beverage innovation, Mr. Singh’s appointment underscores Raffles Udaipur’s ongoing commitment to delivering world-class service and unforgettable guest experiences.

Mr. Rajesh Namby, General Manager of Raffles Udaipur, expressed his excitement about the new appointment: “We are thrilled to have Surendra Singh join our team. His rich experience and dedication to quality make him the perfect addition to our talented team. His expertise will undoubtedly enhance our guest experience, aligning perfectly with our brand’s commitment to providing world-class service.”

In his role as Beverage Manager, Surendra Singh will oversee the beverage operations at Raffles Udaipur, curating innovative drink menus and ensuring that every guest enjoys a remarkable beverage experience.

Why Amazon Gold Vouchers Should Be Your Go-To Corporate Gift This Festive Season

As the festive season approaches, corporates are constantly looking for thoughtful, valuable, and flexible ways to spread the festive cheer with their employees and business partners. The Amazon Gold Voucher, launched in partnership with Pine Labs, is the perfect corporate gifting solution that combines the investment tied up with gold along with the convenience of Amazon Pay. Whether for incentivizing teams or expressing appreciation to clients, here’s why Amazon Gold Vouchers are a must-have for corporate gifting this festive season. Amazon Gold Vouchers are issued and powered by the leading fintech company Pine Labs Private Limited (Pine Labs).

Flexible Gold Gifting Across Multiple Brands: Unlike traditional gold vouchers limited to a single brand, the Amazon Gold Voucher is a first of its kind prepaid instrument that offers flexibility by allowing recipients to choose from a range of trusted gold brands, such as Kalyan, MMTC, Tanishq, and Joyalukkas, directly on Amazon.in. This ensures that they can select the gold product that suits their style and preferences, from coins and bullion to jewellery.

Reaching Employees Nationwide: Amazon.in’s strong last-mile delivery network ensures that Amazon Gold Vouchers are redeemable across 7,000 pin codes in India, including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. This is a significant advantage for corporates with a geographically distributed workforce, ensuring that every employee can access high-quality gold products, no matter where they are located.

Seamless Digital Delivery for a Hassle-Free Experience: With the Amazon Gold Voucher, corporates can easily issue vouchers through digital channels such as email or SMS, or even directly to the recipient’s Amazon account. This eliminates the logistical hassle of delivering physical gold or gift cards, making the gifting process more efficient, especially for large organizations. Customers can add the vouchers to their Amazon Pay account like any other gift card, use the eligible vouchers, even partial, as they shop, track the usage and expiry of vouchers through Amazon app and web.

Secure and Hassle-Free Corporate Gifting Solution: Corporates often face challenges when gifting gold due to concerns about procurement, delivery, and security. The Amazon Gold Voucher solves these issues by allowing companies to offer gold without physically managing it. Recipients can choose from top brands and have the products securely delivered to their doorsteps. A convenient and rewarding experience with Amazon Pay!

The Amazon Gold Voucher is a game-changer for corporate gifting, offering flexibility, security, and ease of use. Whether rewarding employees or impressing clients, these vouchers make it simple, secure and convenient for businesses to provide high-value gifts that can be customized to the recipient’s preferences.

Kicky & Perky Celebrates Strength, Grace and Heritage through Collaboration with SEWA for Navratri Collection – Aadhira

New Delhi, 4th Oct, 2024: This Navratri, Kicky & Perky proudly announces its meaningful collaboration with SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), launching a unique jewellery collection—Aadhira, celebrating the spirit of strength, resilience, and tradition. As part of this collaboration, Kicky & Perky visited SEWA in Ashok Nagar, engaging with the remarkable women and learning about their inspiring lives.

In this collaboration, the women of SEWA beautifully modelled for Kicky & Perky, embodying the essence of Navratri and showcasing the brand’s latest Navratri collection: Aadhira. The visit served as a platform for heartfelt discussions about the challenges of these women, while the brand also distributed jewellery pieces from their collection as a token of appreciation for their contribution and time.

The Aadhira collection is a striking blend of handicraft silver, wood, and vibrant Navratna stones. Each piece in this collection reflects the indomitable spirit of women, just like the women of SEWA, who balance life with grace and strength. More than just jewellery, Aadhira is a tribute to unity, empowerment and the beauty of community. The collection celebrates the brilliance that shines even in challenging times with the stories of these women.

As Navratri marks the celebration of Devi Ma, Aadhira by Kicky & Perky x SEWA stands as a symbol of sisterhood, strength and heritage.
The collection not only aims to add elegance to the festival celebrations but also highlights the importance of empowering women and celebrating their invaluable contributions.

Website Link -https://kickyandperky.com/collections/aadhira-collection
YouTube Link – https://youtu.be/ztvaWrjIHI0

Aflatoon Brings a Flavorful Twist this Navaratri

Celebrate this Navratri with Aflatoon’s exciting take on vegetarian North Indian cuisine! Brought to you by the House of SOCIAL, Aflatoon offers a delightful array of festive dishes that bring a contemporary twist to beloved classics. As the nine days of Navaratri inspire many to enjoy vegetarian delights, Aflatoon’s carefully curated menu perfectly complements this celebration, adding vibrant flavors to your festive table.

With a name as unique as its offerings, Aflatoon delivers a fresh and quirky spin on North Indian favorites. Every dish is designed to evoke the comfort of familiar flavors while introducing a playful element of surprise in every bite. Aflatoon’s signature bright, cheerful packaging—featuring psychedelic designs, vibrant square boxes, and reusable glass jars and copper tins—makes the dining experience even more memorable, right from the moment it reaches your door.

The standout dishes are a feast for both the eyes and taste buds. Try the Angoori Golgappe, mini golgappas filled with a zesty aloo mixture, paired with khatta and meetha pani for a burst of tangy flavor. The 6 Chili Kadai Paneer brings a smoky, spicy experience to life, combining crisp paneer cubes with six distinct varieties of chilies, tomatoes, and aromatic spices. For indulgence, the Malai Paneer Biryani combines rich paneer cubes with fragrant basmati rice. For a comforting classic, the Dhaba-Style Dal Makhani is slow-cooked to perfection, featuring black lentils and kidney beans in a creamy tomato gravy, finished with a hint of butter.

The chaat selection offers a colorful twist with the Kale and Palak Patta Chaat, a vibrant medley of kale and palak fritters, crispy quinoa, orange segments, pomegranate, and dal moth, served with mint chutney, saunth, and yogurt—a deliciously refreshing combination. There’s also the Crispy Quinoa and Bhalla Chaat, where crispy quinoa meets fluffy bhallas, served with a trio of orange chutney, chili-mint chutney, yogurt, and saunth.

For kebab lovers, there’s a tempting variety to indulge in. The Pickled Paneer Tikka features paneer marinated in achari spices and baked in a tandoor to perfection, served with chili-mint chutne. The Lotus Stem Shammi Kebab is a delicate, melt-in-the-mouth shammi kebab made with lotus stem and lentils, finished with a subtle hint of cardamom. The Broccoli Malai Tikka Au Gratin is an elegant take on broccoli florets, marinated in a creamy mix of cashew and cheese, baked in the tandoor, and drizzled with rich truffle oil for a luxurious finish.

Aflatoon’s festive selection is the perfect addition to your Navaratri feasts, bringing vibrant colors, mouthwatering flavors, and a contemporary twist to traditional vegetarian dishes. This festive season, let Aflatoon fill your celebrations with warmth, joy, and flavors that feel like home—just with a dash of quirkiness that will keep everyone craving for more.

VIP Bags to travel faster with Unicommerce

Unicommerce will power VIP Industries’ E-Commerce Operations

4th October 2024, New Delhi: VIP Industries, one of Asia’s leading manufacturers and retailers of luggage products, backpacks and handbags, has partnered with Unicommerce to streamline its post-purchase e-commerce operations. The collaboration will enable VIP Industries to process orders faster across various online channels using a single, integrated dashboard.

VIP Industries has adopted Unicommerce’s Multichannel Order Management and Warehouse Management Systems to automate order processing on its own brand website and across multiple marketplaces on which the brand sells its extensive and popular range of travel products. By simplifying its warehouse operations, VIP Bags will ensure faster and more accurate deliveries of its products. Unicommerce’s solutions will also enable VIP Industries to manage the operational complexities related to the varied size of its products, some of which require larger shipping labels, shipment of combo bundles from one or more locations etc.

Unicommerce’s decade long experience of working with brands across different industries provides it a deeper understanding of the distinctive pain points faced throughout e-commerce journeys. Its sector-agnostic platform allows it to utilise & implement these learnings across sectors to solve common and specific problems.

Speaking on building the success of the company on the e-commerce vertical Ms. Neetu Kashiramka, Managing Director from VIP Industries Limited said, “We have a large offline presence in India. We wanted to strengthen our online business too and ensure that we can offer our great products across multiple channels where our customers expect to find us. We are getting a great response from our customers, both in India as well as in international markets and we trust in our partnership with Unicommerce to further elevate the shopping experience for our customers, as we continue to grow our ecommerce business.”

Kapil Makhija, MD & CEO of Unicommerce spoke about the partnership saying, “VIP is an iconic Indian brand that continues to resonate with customers across generations. It is our privilege to be the technology partner for VIP Industries as they expand their online operations.”

As of Q1 2025, Unicommerce serves 3600+ clients including D2C brands, retail and e-commerce companies as well as logistics provider firms. With 250+ technology & partner integrations, the company has achieved an annual transaction run rate of 850+ million order items managing 8300+ warehouses and 2950+ omni-enabled stores across geographies. Unicommerce eSolutions Limited is listed on National Stock Exchange of India (NSE: UNIECOM) and on the Bombay Stock Exchange. (BSE: 544227) Unicommerce eSolutions Limited is listed on National Stock Exchange of India (NSE: UNIECOM) and on the Bombay Stock Exchange. (BSE: 544227)

5 NBFCs for easy festive loans

Festivals bring joy, but also expenses. To ensure you don’t compromise on celebrations, we’ve curated a list of  5 NBFCs offering easy festive loans. These lenders provide flexible eligibility criteria, quick disbursals, and attractive interest rates, making your festive financing woes disappear

Rupee112: Instant Festive Loans 

Rupee112, an RBI-registered lending Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), is empowering festive shoppers with quick and hassle-free loans. With a strong track record of innovation and customer-centricity, Rupee112 is poised to revolutionize the loan ecosystem. The brand offers loan amounts ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹1,00,000, catering to diverse shopping budgets. Whether it’s funding a family gathering or purchasing festive gifts, Rupee112’s instant loans provide the necessary financial boost.This festive season, Rupee112 is committed to empowering shoppers with the financial freedom they need to celebrate with joy and confidence. By leveraging its cutting-edge technology and customer-centric approach, Rupee112 is set to make a significant impact on the loan ecosystem, providing quick and affordable loans to those who need them most.

Bharatloan: Diverse Loan Options

This festive season, BharatLoan, India’s fastest-growing digital lender, is offering special loan schemes to help you celebrate stress-free. Founded in January 2023, BharatLoan has achieved over 5 million app downloads, providing quick, fair, and fully digital loans. Their festive loan offers include flexible amounts, and instant digital approvals, ensuring you have the funds you need when you need them. With a focus on financial inclusion, BharatLoan ensures everyone can access loans, even with limited or no credit history. Apply now at www.bharatloan.com and make your celebrations brighter!

lendingplate: Digital lending NBFC 

lendingplate, under Unifinz Capital India Limited, is a digital lending NBFC that offers unsecured personal loans up to ₹2,50,000 with flexible repayment options extending up to 15 months. Registered with the Reserve Bank of India, the platform provides instant loan approvals and disbursements in under 30 minutes, servicing more than 5000 pin codes across 250 major cities and towns in 17 states. lendingplate’s customer-centric approach and innovative digital solutions have made it a preferred choice for individuals seeking hassle-free financial assistance.

IIFL Finance: Digital Loan Solutions 

IIFL Finance offers a seamless digital loan application process with instant disbursal. Interest rates start from 11.5%, and loan amounts go up to ₹25 lakhs. IIFL Finance’s digital platform ensures swift loan approvals, minimal documentation, and flexible repayment options. This festive season, IIFL Finance provides the perfect financial solution for various expenses.

Shriram City Union Finance: Mobile-First Lending

Shriram City Union Finance’s mobile app enables instant loan applications, utilizing AI-driven credit evaluation for faster approvals. Interest rates start from 13.5%, and loan amounts go up to ₹3 lakhs. This mobile-first approach expands financial inclusion, reaching underserved segments. Shriram City Union Finance’s digital push enhances customer convenience, reducing paperwork and increasing operational efficiency.