PepsiCo’s outgoing CEO Indra Nooyi, our proud feature in Jewels of South India in 2017, and Mastercard’s Chief Executive Ajay Banga, whom we are glad to have featured in Jewels of Punjab in 2017, made the important invitees among other corporate bigwigs in the dinner party hosted by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday at his private golf club in New Jersey. It was a small congregation organised to hear the perspectives and thoughts of these leaders to know about how the economy is doing in the country and what can be done ahead for the year. In a statement by The White House, the dinner was an "opportunity for the President to hear how the economy is doing from their perspective and what their priorities and thoughts are for the year ahead." The updated list of attendees exhibited that...

The bliss of accomplishing the objective of life is above everything and that is proved by the child prodigy Tanishq Abraham. The Indian-American boy achieved a milestone in his academic career as he has completed his biomedical engineering at an age of 15 from UC Davis, Washington. Having a firm and focussed mindset of making dreams a reality, Abraham is laying the groundwork for his doctorate now. The teenager is very proud of his accomplishments and so are his parents who believe that his strong passion has made him achieve this. As per the reports, Tanishq wants to cure the problems by finding solutions to them. He has also designed a heart rate measuring device for the burn patients having no physical contact with them. He wishes to develop more effective and curable treatments for cancer patients. Talking about the...

He helps budding entrepreneurs realize their dream! He is a proud Jewel of Gujarat! Today when one of our directors, Mr. Siddharth Kumawat, met him again, he came back to narrate his story to us. Perked up, we feel. Many budding entrepreneurs face a major hindrance, that of lack of the ideal mentor, who can provide the required support. Dr. Vithal Devsibhai Dhaduk helps them over the hindrances. This man, who is a qualified neurologist, is blessed with great insight that has helped him in successfully founding many businesses, which once were his hobbies. Today, the doctor is ‘the push’ that many budding entrepreneurs wait for! No, it wasn’t always the same for him; once upon a time he too had found ‘that push,’ which became the reason that he is what he is. Coming from a farmer’s family, life...

A qualified engineer found more satisfaction in being an entrepreneur. However, being an educationist soothed him the most. Why? Well, he knew in his heart and mind that education can best change the society along with creating better employment opportunities. Dreaming BIG, what he wanted was to form the best center of education. How, he wasn’t too sure, when his big dreams led him to take baby steps with Majulaben Science College in Mehsana and later started Ganpat University. What he developed through Ganpat University was an easy and affordable access of education for those who couldn’t have afforded it otherwise. The idea was to meet the professional educational needs and provide state-of-art learning opportunities with an academic excellence and industrial relevance. It his endeavour to produce socially responsible students who will rise above the social boundations and be a...

True they say, when passion meets dedication, one dives into the awe of the unknown. The man of the moment is one of the true examples of this unbeatable combination who, by keeping himself connected to his soil, achieved heights today. Mr. Anilkumar Manibhai Naik is the organisational head of country’s one of the most reputed companies, Larsen & Toubro. Anilkumar was born to Smt. Maniben and Sh. Manibhai Nichchhabhai Naik in Endhal in district Navsari (Gujarat). What makes him worthy of a man already is the family of educationists he belongs to. His grandfather was a gold medalist who had commanded respect for his intellect, father was a freedom fighter who admired Gandhi’s thought, spirit, and leadership. Naik had his education in a small village school with no modern amenities, but great minds don’t look for facilities, they chase...

The important thing is to be a man of the world! Help others develop. “When you look at the span of human life, individuals peak particular areas, with interest in different fields. If you are capable of doing a number of things, why restrict yourself?” So says the man behind our life-lines! Who, do you ask? We are proud to feature Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany in our coffee-table book, Jewels of Punjab (2017). He is a Sikh in San Francisco, who invented fiber optics, which blesses us with high-speed internet and several biomedical, laser, solar energy and pollution-monitoring instruments. And it all started with a Kodak camera, the kinds that we today call a rather unsmart unDSLR camera. His new toy, a camera, made him think and explore and it led him to wonder if “light travels straight.” With curiosity...

When in Canada recently, our chairman, Mr. Chandmal Kumawat explored a new feather in Mr. Prem Singhmar’s, AUM Hotel Group, cap… Singhmar Centre for Learning in NorQuest College, Edmonton, Alberta. Mr. Singhmar, one of the proud Jewels of Punjab, took Mr. Kumawat on a visit to the new Centre, which sprals in 22,500 sq. mtr. Named after Mr. Singhmar, the centre is equipped with labs, student spaces, a new library and bookstore, centre for growth and harmony, and an indigenous student centre, along with some of the most outstanding infrastructure to hold cultural ceremonies. To help the students, most of whom are eager to learn English as a second language, the library houses a collection of children’s books and invites not just the students but also their children. A dentist, a hotelier, a real estate expert, an education enthusiast, an...

Lalit Mangal, co-founder of a start-up, commonfloor.com, was featured by Maneesh Media in Jewels of South India (2017), and is is an angel investor and mentor to many other start-ups, has some powerful messages for all the young enthusiasts and business aspirants. Here we share what he shared with us as we connected with this Jewel of South India! Lalit Mangal, commonfloor.com fete, says: Fit the market, get customer validation Don’t give yourself a compelling mission, but a meaningful one Don’t fly after early signs of success Core members, sit and discuss the ups-and-downs Think long-term

When the great partition hit innumerable people of India and Pakistan, it brought rage in a million more citizens of both the nations. People had to leave their homes and be on streets for days, months; for some it became a forever home. Almost everybody cursed the partition. Almost everybody! But then there were a few families which stood firm on their grounds, witnessed a difficult phase, but, today, that phase has made them strong enough to leave their mark not only in India or Pakistan, but all around the world. The multitalented, the effervescent, fashion and art photographer, radio host and jewellery designer, Mustapha Tapu Javeri's is one of the most influential people in his country. He is an exceptional artist, having won the title of Nikon's top 32 photographer in the world. His comes from a proud Gujarati...

Humanity happens by choice, not chance. The story of Dr. Amerish Bera revolves around the same as the heroic creature desires to serve his community on the loose. The first-generation American born, Bera is a physician turned congressman representing California’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of representatives. An optimistic man thinks about the best possible things to happen and Bera is an epitome to optimism. The man in question started his life story in 1958 when his parents immigrated to the US from Rajkot (Gujarat). Born in Los Angeles and brought up in La Palma, California, Ami has truly considered America to be a place that is known for fresh new chances. On the educational front, Bera possesses a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences along with an M.D. from the University of California at Irvine. However, he adopted...