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Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-Founder & CEO, Koo

Recognized as an innovator impacting the lives of millions, by international nonprofit Rest of World

Features among Rest of World’s 100 most influential tech leaders and innovators worldwide

New Delhi (India), May 14: Koo’s Co-Founder and CEO, Aprameya Radhakrishna has been recognized amongst Top 100 most influential tech leaders by international non-profit journalism organization Rest of World (RoW).

Koo’s core value proposition of enabling self-expression in local languages has been recognized as an innovative and disruptive solution solving a real-world problem, while positively impacting the lives of millions. Koo’s Co-Founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna has been recognized by RoW as one of the 100 most influential personalities in the world who are building products for the communities they know best, while overcoming unique challenges.

Koo was built to empower internet users in India – a country where just 10 percent people speak English – to express themselves in their local languages, and discover and interact with their local communities. Koo’s Aprameya Radhakrishna is in fact, the only entrepreneur from India to be featured in the ‘Culture and Social Media’ category in RoW100: Global Tech’s Changemakers – which heralds dynamic entrepreneurs, innovators and investors outside the West, whose outstanding contributions are transforming communities worldwide.

Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-Founder and CEO, Koo, said, “We are excited and feel privileged to be recognized among RoW100: Global Tech’s Changemakers, which features the most prolific entrepreneurs and visionaries around the world who are shaping the lives of millions through unique, breakthrough solutions. To be recognized by a prestigious organization like Rest of World, is truly an honor for us. We found a gap in language-based micro-blogging and built a solution which offers a superior and immersive multi-language experience. The need for self-expression in local languages is not something unique to India, but a global challenge, since 80% of the world speaks a language other than English. Our solution is globally scalable and relevant to markets across the world. We are focused on bridging the language divide on the open internet, connecting people across linguistic cultures and taking our product, which is built in India, to the rest of the world.”

The Koo App was launched in March 2020 as a multi-lingual, micro-blogging platform to enable Indians to express themselves online in their mother tongue. Koo has been the innovator of language-based micro-blogging. Koo App is currently available in 10 languages – Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali and English. Koo democratizes the voice of Indians by empowering them to share thoughts and express freely in a language of their choice. Among its innovative features, the platform’s translation feature enables the real-time translation of a post across the slew of Indian languages, while retaining the sentiment and context of the original text. This enhances reach and garners greater traction for a user. The Koo App has over 30 million downloads and is actively leveraged by over 7000 people of eminence across politics, sports, media, entertainment, spirituality, and art & culture to connect with their followers in multiple languages.

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May 14: Bodybuilding in India is a classic mix of the old and the new and young Indians are embracing it with gusto. Championships, at national and international levels, are bringing together handsome bodybuilders of different nationalities in a show of contest. Such competitions have provided a golden opportunity to the fitness industry to grow beyond its traditional boundaries and given rise to a new generation of bodybuilders who are making waves internationally.

Harraj S Lamba, a Mumbai-based fitness expert, has come to be the face of one such contest called “Enhanced Athlete India.” Standing tall at 6’4, this lean and handsome bodybuilder has not just generated millions of fans across the world, but has also represented Enhanced Athlete India in the company of 2-times Mr. Olympia ‘Big Ramy’, at IHFF Sheru class & Dubai Muscle Show 2022.

37-yr-old Big Ramy recently topped the contest rankings at the first round held in the city of Orlando in Florida, U.S. Big Ramy took part in the first round, cutting a massive figure at 300-pounds. Lamba is one of the 16 players at the contest, others including Egyptians Mohammad Shaaban and Hassan Mustafa, who couldn’t qualify for the final round. Even though Big Ramy was crowned Mr. Olympia in the famous contest of the most strongest of men, with his perfect V-shaped back, small waist and sharp jaw-line, Harraj was able to create a positive impact on the audience as well as the jury.

Talking about his first meeting with Big Ramy in Orlando, Harraj says, “Before meeting him, I had known about his conquests in the world of bodybuilding.

However, meeting him in person was quite an experience. He really motivated me and offered genuine advice on bodybuilding.”

Ever since he has put up photographs on his Instagram account, harraj s lamba, he has gained new followers on social media, and he has come to be known as the first Indian to compete in Super League in Las Vegas usa – body building competition at the same platform as “mass monsters” Aaron Reed & Larry Wheels.

Having worked out with bodybuilding greats such as Mike O’Hearn and Dr. Tony Huge has instilled in Harraj Lamba the confidence to carry forward in this field and push himself to achieve his true potential.

Enhanced for life I.g harraj s Lamba

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‘Dream, believe, lead, repeat.”

May 14: Meet Seema who has paved her way, proved her mettle, and crushed the stereotype to claim her position.

It takes great creative guts to build high-impact, original communications for technology brands that stand out, and Seema has consistently done so across her work experience. Throughout her career, she has challenged the traditional female creative stereotype by executing business-transforming projects for top IT multi-national brands.

An authentic and inclusive leader, Seema is true to herself and a fresh gush of inspiration for others. She has over 16 years of B2B tech marketing experience working with global cross-functional teams in the area of marketing communications, branding, and sales support. An agile and result-oriented marketer with experience in providing corporate marketing solutions to diverse clients globally, she has not only earned the respect of her superiors to rise as a business leader but has also earned the admiration of her peers.

Seema is a visionary with a disruptor mindset who can adapt to the ever-changing market demands. Creating new is a thing; it’s quite another to scale the innovation from concept to reality; with evidence of success across channels.

Seema joined LTI in 2017 and started as the head of the global Customer Experience team. Her team functions in a shared-service model that owns creatives, content, social media, and client visit experience for the brand. Her work involves collaborating with the brand’s internal & external teams, as well as its vendors across the globe. She worked for some of the biggest IT brands like Infosys, Wipro, and Capgemini before joining LTI. Her career compasses big-hitting brand projects to create unmatched customer experiences that help win deals.

She has also been responsible for running the social media platforms.

Her team has helped LTI position itself on the leading edge of digital and social media right from community management to content. Her personal dedication to her ideals concerning customer experience is second to none.

Seema is a strategic thinker, an imagination, and an art enthusiast who loves to brandish her paintbrush encounters as #MeAndMeraki on her social pages.

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Nitiin Sharma, Director, Blossoms Aruma

May 13: The famous American novelist Mary Gaitskill once said, “The appeal of perfume is that it is at once ephemeral and empowering. It creates shimmering invisible armour that lingers in a room long after its wearer has gone and infuses our imagination with a subtle power, hinting at a hidden identity.” Indeed, the appeal of fragrances cannot be discounted and this can be verified on a global scale! The global fragrance industry attained a market value of 33.5 billion dollars last year and, according to research by the IMARC Group, the industry is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.1% between 2022-2027, reaching a market capitalisation of 47.6 billion dollars in the next five years.

According to Nitiin Sharma, Director, Blossoms Aruma, “People across the world love perfumes and enjoy the sensation of luxurious fragrances. However, they rarely think about the technology, R&D, and expertise that go into the creation of unique and ethereal scents. In the beginning of the 19th century, the trend was to use natural essential oil/absolutes/resins or balsams with aroma chemicals that were available at that time. Early 1950 onwards, perfumers started making their own accords of flowers and bases, using newly discovered chemicals, keeping the cost of all classic perfumes under control. This is the period when research scientists joined hands with perfumers and with their analytical abilities started decoding fragrances.”

Blossoms Aruma is a perfume house designing purely French yet truly Indian fragrances. The brand was incepted in 2006 by Nitiin Sharma, who had a strong desire to change the societal impression of the daily perfume. He shared that, as time progressed, the fragrance industry began using equipment like Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometers and today, expert perfume makers at Blossoms Aruma and other fragrance companies rely on advanced equipment like T.O.F and headspace systems. These are used to study fragrances directly from finished products and this makes the overall process of perfume making a lot faster and simpler.

“Unlike earlier times, when perfumers created fragrances inspired by their hearts, nowadays it is a technology-driven industry. Artificial Intelligence offers us insights on the trends likely to influence the market in the next season. Based on these details, perfumers create fragrances by combining technology, R&D, and their inherent expertise, ”Nitiin said.

As technological development continues to influence fragrance creation, perfumers are increasingly resorting to biodegradable materials to map the perfumery ecosystem and ensure sustainability. Accordingly, chemicals that are non-biodegradable are being eliminated and new molecules are being introduced, making the use of fragrances safer and eco-friendlier. Further, with tremendous focus on environmental issues, governments are also placing restrictions aimed at safeguarding marine life, and nature and these regulations are also helping protect the human body. “Technologically developed molecules are replacing costly natural materials, that too, at a much affordable cost. This helps perfumers create luxurious fragrances for all demographics,” Nitiin stated.

Indeed, an amalgamation of technology and expertise is what helps perfumers arrive at the perfect composition and notes to tantalise peoples’ senses. And no one knows it better than Nitiin, who has spent over 25 years studying and transforming the Indian perfume industry while participating in the global fragrance revolution. With purely French fragrances which evoke an Indian ethos, Blossoms Aruma has been a game-changer in the Indian perfume industry, shaping it into the blooming sector it is today.

“Perfume making is as much an art as it is a craft, and the industry requires intrepid innovators who can adeptly amalgamate technology and intensive R&D with their expertise and unique talent. Every individual is unique in their own right, and they deserve to wear a perfume that makes them amplify their persona and leave behind a legacy. And that is really what perfumery is all about – creating a lingering and lasting fragrance that captures the imagination of the individual while also fostering an aura of completeness and unique sensibilities,” Nitiin shared.

As the global perfume industry looks forward to a strong innings over the next five years, innovation and uniqueness can only be fuelled through the symbiotic relationship between technology, innate talent, and extensive years of practice.

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Surat (Gujarat) [India], May 13: If all goes well, the largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub in the country, located in Surat, is about to take a giant leap ahead. In response to the Gujarat Government’s plan to establish the Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA), an inspection team from the Union Ministry of Textiles visited Vansi-Borsi in the Jalalpore taluka of Navsari to assess the viability of establishing the MITRA park on May 10.

The Central team members from the Union Textile Ministry including Joint Secretary of Textile Ministry, IAS Prajakta Varma, Deputy Secretary, Ravi Shanker Shukla, and the director of the Office of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai  Saurabh Kulkarni conducted a joint with the textile industry stakeholders, Joint Managing Director of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) DB Prajapati and chief engineer BC Warli, Navsari’s district collector Amit Prakash and officials of the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) to discuss the viability of the PM Mitra park at Vansi-Borsi in Navsari.

At the meeting held at the Platinum hall of the Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre (SIECC) at Sarsana, Ashish Gujarati, President of SGCCI said, “Even three PM Mitra parks of 1,000 acres each will not be sufficient to accommodate Surat’s textile industry.” “For the fast-paced investment in PM Mitra scheme, the industry players should be given swift clearance under the Textiles Technology Development Scheme (TTDS) and the government should come up with the policy on ‘renewable energy’ on a priority basis.”

GIDC’s joint managing director and chief engineer presented the statistical information before the Central Inspection team on the feasibility of the PM Mitra scheme at Vansi-Borsi village in Navsari’s Jalalpore taluka.

Textile industry stakeholders in attendance claimed that they have been waiting to put up units since the PM Mitra scheme was introduced since land costs in Surat had risen dramatically. To reduce production costs, textile businesses must be able to obtain land at reasonable prices. Surat has a high demand for textile manufacturing and expansion. Even three PM Mitra parks will not be enough to meet Surat’s growing textile sector needs.

Textile stakeholders, while interacting with the Central team members, predicted that the PM MITRA Park in Navsari’s Vansi-Borsi will be fully operational within three years of its opening. A shared captive power plant, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) with a common boiler, Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), and a housing project for textile workers should all be included in the PM MITRA Park. The Khar land in Vansi-Borsi near the PM Mitra Park should be exploited to generate wind and solar energy.

The meeting was attended by BS Agarwal, chairman of PM Mitra Park committee of SGCCI, Bharat Gandhi chairman of Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving Industry (FIASWI), Dhirubhai Shah chairman of Synthetic and Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), Ashok Jirawala chairman of Federation of Gujarat Weavers Welfare Association (FOGWA), Dipak Sheta of Saurashtra Textile Traders Association, Mahendra Kukadia president of Surat Texmac Federation, Suresh Patel secretary of South Gujarat Texturisers Association, Sanjay Saraogi of Laxmipati Group, Ravind Arya of Madhusudan Group, representative of common Boiler Project Vishal Budia and environment expert Kunhal Shah.

Honorary secretary of SGCCI, Dipak Kumar Shethwala conducted the entire meeting, and SGCCI’s President-Elect, Himanshu Bodawala presented the vote of thanks.

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