It was long before the idea of start-ups came into being, when a dreamer Akhil Paul, as he defines himself, came up with a venture to give the world a new experience in digital virtuality, and that is when ‘Mayabious’ – Maya Obvious – came into existence. It was in the year 2007 when Akhil, [&hel…
Success Stories
Tygr roars to be the tiger of transport services
From instant pickup/delivery to hyperlocal discovery, Kolkata is moving fast. How? The city of joy is riding ‘Tygr’, an emerging transport platform, which has smartly connected needs of riders to easy-to-use app interface. Tygr is an app-based multi transport service provider started by two techi…
Chai Point | A Harward graduate’s idea to be Starbucks of tea
It was late evening. An aroma filled the room. I looked up and around, and saw colleagues sipping tea. The faces which seemed over-worked, suddenly were smiling as though their task had become simpler. But a cup of tea means different things to different people. Chai (tea), for some is a necessit…
Bidding for rooms in last minute deals benefit both hotels & customers: HotelBids
People always wish that the hotels were like they see in the Movies. If you are in Mumbai, ‘Gateway of India’ should be right outside of your window. In Kolkata, ‘Howrah Bridge’ too should be visible from your bed. And chilling out on the bed of your hotel room, watching televis…
To reach the peak of success, it is very important to have practical knowledge | Intech Computers CEO C Arumugam
One can find the meaning of Arumugam (Aru-Six;Mugam-Face) as a person with Six faces. C Arumugam, CEO, Intech Vellore takes his name seriously and a perfectionist in whatever face he exhibits-be it a businessman, a father, environmentalist or association office bearer. “After five years of experi…
Jaipur Watch Company | A coin enthusiast who created India’s first and only bespoke Watch Company
History delights, intrigues, and mesmerizes. Every Second in history holds a story and Jaipur Watch Company (JWC) attempts to connote these stories through a watch dial. Stories of the nation, stories of freedom, stories of elegance, stories of beauty, they all let one cherish moments and memorie…
Delhi-born Dilshad Hothi is a rising star of the British business world
Entrepreneurs Dilshad and Barinder Hothi are on a mission to become “the Amazon” of the education world. The Hothi’s story is a true tale of entrepreneurial-ism – with Dilshad arriving in the UK from India in 1999 at the tender age of 21, determined to make his fortune, Ba…
Su-Kam | Transforming million lives with solar revolution
Once upon a time in Patewara, a small village in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, darkness used to rule. With dusk lives came to a pause in the village and resumed only until the first ray of sun. At night, candle lights were all that these villagers had, until one fine day a team drove [&hel…
Quality meets innovation at BDM to set new trends in Cricket arenas across the world
If you’re a die-heart cricket fan and have a collection of sports equipments then you must have heard of BDM. Located in the city of sports Meerut, B. D. Mahajan & Sons is engaged in manufacturing and export of all kinds of ‘BDM’ brand Cricket equipments. Since its establishment in 1925, BDM …
From forex to hospitality, R R Sen & Bros charts new growth path
The legacy began way back in 1912, much before India got her independence and much before any business rules and regulations were established. It started foreign exchange dealings back in 1912 and with the introduction of Exchange Control in 1939 by RBI, they were the first ones to acquire a lice…