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BNI Incredibles, Gurgaon--A Story of Networking and Bonding

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An Incredible Story of Success through Collaboration A Senior Finance Executive who quit his job at American Express to start a health food restaurant  A CA who started a recruitment consulting firm to put round pegs in round holes  A Signage systems expert who brought the 80 year old pioneering business from Chawri Bazaar to Gurgaon  A IIT IIM graduate & high flying executive who became a passionate photographer  A Senior Executive from radio industry who started an event management company  A Dentist who was sent on deputation to NSG  A Senior Gynecologist from AIIMS who has started a holistic women wellness clinic chain. You can meet all these zealous entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs at one place i.e. BNI Incredibles. Imagine the energy in the room when so many passionate entrepreneurs come together. (Make sure you stay in control and don’t get hyper because of the high energy around you). With such energy, it's no big surprise tha...

Dr Prakash Hindustani-A Story of a Hopeless Optimist and Journalist

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My Story “Go as far as you can see. When you will reach there you will see further” J.P. Morgan I followed the above principle and took strange and bizarre decisions in my life. I left a government job and became a journalist at one third of the salary. Even in journalism, from daily to weekly, from newspaper to TV, from TV to web journalism, from web back to TV, the journey and switchovers continued. The bright side was that I got a chance to work across multiple platforms, from print to TV to web media. (Photo- Receiving ABP News Award from Dr Kumar Vishwas) One thing which I never gave too much thought to during these transitions was my salary. The paradox was that at one time, I was the highest paid editor of my city, and at other time I was a journalist who had switched jobs at two thirds of the salary. I didn’t think twice in shifting cities also and the result was that I got a chance to meet and work with a variety of friends in many media orga...

Holistic Wellness in the New Age

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The Story Behind the Book Holistic Wellness in the New Age is a comprehensive guide to NewAge healing practices.  tools, techniques and real life stories by over 45 accomplished Master Facilitators. On its very first day of getting listed on Amazon.in , it became a bestseller in the Healthy Living and Wellness category. Conceptualised by Sandeep Goswamy of Lightworks Publishing it brings together alternate healing practitioners and the varied practices. Sandeeep is also the Founder of The New Age Foundation (India's leading public workshops organisation in alternate healing and allied areas) and New Age Wellness World ,  About the Book In the book " Holistic Wellness In The NewAge " various therapies in the Mind, Body and Soul domains have been showcased.This book covers the various topics of Holistic approach to wellness and the subject of energy medicine. Articles were invited from accomplished healers who have been practicing various New Age Thera...

"We Buy Natural", More than an Organisation-A Movement

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The Story Webuynatural.com was conceived as a movement to popularize the usage of natural products in line with the parent company AMA group’s philosophy and vision. Hence the portal sells not only the products of AMA group but also products of other natural product manufacturers. A New Journey Begins After success in domestic & international markets, Vegetal Ecom (An AMA Herbal Group Company) has entered e-tailing with its portal Webuynatural.com. Since 1996, AMA group has been serving its customers in India as well as exporting to 35 countries including USA and Europe. Across the world there is an increasing awareness of Triple P philosophy or Triple Bottom Line (TBL). The three Ps are People, Planet and Profits and are referred to as the " three pillars of sustainability ”. AMA group in all its products and initiatives has followed this philosophy and has always striven for delicate balance between people, planet and profits. Webuynatural.com is a portal t...

From Fashion to Passion-Interview with Saurabh Maheshwari, Vishal Jewels

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"From Fashion to Passion" is a mini-interview series with passionate entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from India. Saurabh and Rahul Maheshwari are the third generation entrepreneurs carrying forward the legacy of Vishal Jewels. Here is an interview with Saurabh Maheshwari.  The Back Story Vishal Jewels was founded by visionary Mr. Radhey Shyam Maheshwari in 1944. The first jewellery store was opened in Chandni Chowk area of Delhi and the premium jewellery showroom came up in Greater Kailash-1, M block Market, New Delhi. Since then Vishal Jewels has been manufacturing and retailing diamond and precious colour stone jewellery ranging from rings, bracelets and bangles, to pendant sets, necklace sets and beyond.  For 3 generations, Vishal Jewels has been serving families all over India and has been entrusted with their Jewellery requirements for all occasions including weddings / engagement or gifts for special occasions. Vishal Jewels has been Government ...

From Women Health to Holistic Women Wellness- Interview with Dr Nupur Gupta

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Our society is moving towards holistic education, holistic living and holistic medicine, so why not take women health to its next level of H olistic Women Wellness.  Syringes and tablets were her toys and a genuine heart to heart smile was a divine gift to her. After all, Dr Nupur Gupta wanted to be a doctor, right from her childhood days.  Here is an interview I had with her recently. Dr Amit Nagpal-Of late I have seen you being covered on Huffpost India , Times of India and empanelled on Aaj Tak Stree. Tell us the highlights of your success story. Dr Nupur Gupta -After doing my medical education, I have completed more than two decades of work experience in surgery and consultation. My expertise lies in high risk pregnancy with medical complications, gynae endoscopy, (laparoscopy and hysteroscopy), family planning and clinical research. It has been a matter of pride to have a mentor like Dr Suneeta Mittal, currently HOD-Gynecology, Fortis Memorial Researc...

From Fashion to Passion-Interview with Gautam Macker, The Homemakers

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"From Fashion to Passion" is a mini-interview series with passionate entrepreneurs from India. The first interview in the series is with Mr Gautam Macker, Co-Founder, The Homemakers The Back Story The Homemakers had a humble beginning in 1998, with a 3000 sq ft showroom in Delhi. The company was amongst the first few in India to enter into the Modular Kitchen Segment. Started by Neeti and Gautam Macker, both highly qualified professionals, the company began with the import of Itallian Accessories. The Homemakers, gradually created its own manufacturing facility in Rajasthan with the latest technology from Italy. The company has created a niche for itself and prefers to do only quality work. From Kitchens, Wardrobes, Beds and other household furniture to doing up complete interiors of home and work place, the company constantly strives to blend quality with thoughtful design leading to products that are aesthetically appealing and extremely useful. Today, t...