Re-imagining Hospitality Education At Indian School of Hospitality...

Indian hotels are known around the world and India boasts of a rapidly growing service industry, but we do not have a matching standard of hospitality education. 

To bridge the gap, Indian School of Hospitality, a world-class hospitality education enterprise established off Sector 83, Gurgaon has opened its doors in order to reimagine hospitality education. Helmed by Mr. Dilip Puri and boasting of some of the most premier names on its advisory and faculty panels, ISH is the new kid on the block to watch out for. 

With its sound understanding of nuances of the hospitality, travel and tourism industry- as well as the needs of the millennial student, ISH believes that these fields are becoming the fastest growing worldwide, and require talent that’s more versatile and flexible than ever before. 

Facade at ISH

With their aim is to provide students with the relevant skills, mindset, and spirit to succeed as the leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators of tomorrow, the ISH philosophy is to impart lifelong skills to students to help them succeed as the innovators of tomorrow - giving them the tools they need to shape one of the most dynamic industries worldwide. 

Avenue at ISH

The course structure at ISH is aimed at providing the ideal foundation for managerial and leadership development, entrepreneurship, and lifelong learning. Backed by the academic accreditation of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, ISH has inducted its first 'Class of 2022' fired by the dedication to providing educational excellence to its students, upholding of international hospitality education standards, and their strong connection to the industry. 

The curriculum at ISH brings together both traditional hospitality concepts and modules and intertwines them with some of the most in-demand streams of today’s corporate world. While students will be learning food & beverage and housekeeping, they’ll also build a strong portfolio of marketing, law, ethics, human resource management, accounting and entrepreneurship and more. 

In-House Cafe 'Delish'

Throughout their journey with ISH, students will experience active learning – not just passive listening. The curriculum has a strong focus on independent research and critical thinking, as well as practical experience through business internships and business model creation – meaning students will actually experience real-world scenarios while they still have the support and guidance of ISH – giving them an exceptional head start once they graduate and begin their real careers. 

ISH's Food Hall

Every part of the campus was tailormade with a unique philosophy in mind. While creating it, ISH wanted to bring together two very important facets of their vision – to build a space for students to be able to gain hands-on, real-world expertise, while also preserving their mission to spark joy in learning and discovery. The campus is an amalgamation of both a colorful, interactive space that enables students to exercise the practical aspect of the curriculum, while at the same time giving them a space to socialize, have fun, flourish and just enjoy some of the best years of their life. 

Student Learning Centre

ISH is currently opening doors to their first batch of students, and are offering the following programmes: 

• Bachelors in Hotel Management (with a Certification in Hospitality Management) 
• Bachelors in Travel & Tourism (with a Certification in Culinary Arts) 
• Intensive Culinary Arts Certificate 

In the near future, they will begin offering postgraduate and executive education programmes, as well as shorter duration culinary arts programmes with a unique focus on entrepreneurship. 

On the whole, I had an enriching experience on my recent visit to the ISH campus that continues to be a work in progress for times to come. :)

#CelebratingTomorrowTogether With GMR Varalakshmi Foundation...

GMR Group is one of the most well-known infrastructure enterprises in India, having a foundation spanning close to four decades and a diverse portfolio of projects focusing on constructing state-of-art facilities ranging over Airports, Energy, Transportation and Urban Infrastructure. 

In fact, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is a consortium of GMR Group, Airports Authority of India, and Fraport. Apart from providing the country with world-class infrastructure to boast about, GMR Group also has its CSR initiatives going strong with Varalakshmi Foundation as its CSR arm. 

In conjunction with Varalakshmi Foundation's silver jubilee and DIAL VTI's ten-year-long efforts and on the occasion of Teacher's Day yesterday, I was delighted to accept an invitation from GMR Group to pay a visit to Varalakshmi Foundation's Vocational Training Institute here in Delhi and witness the Foundation's best efforts at the grassroots level in critical scenarios of Education, Primary Health and Hygiene, Empowerment and Livelihoods (particularly of youth and women), and Community Development in keeping with GMR's seven core values and beliefs. 

Seven Core Values and Beliefs of GMR Group

GMR, in keeping with the core philosophy of working hand in hand with the community, and as elucidated by Ms. Meena Raghunathan, Director, Community Services at GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, explored Skilling as avenue beginning 2003. Focusing primarily on unemployed youth (school/college dropouts) from underprivileged families, GMR VF set out to provide a first step into some skilled vocation for many, rather than informal work. Once trained, trainees across a total of twelve currently running courses (ten vocations and two - Personality Development and Communication Skills) could express interest for a job for which the VTI works with their Industry Partners of the likes of Voltas, Volvo, Schneider Electric etc. or self-employment. 

Apart from two other such training facilities in Hyderabad and Bangalore, ten have been established in rural backdrops. So, that makes for a total of thirteen such training centers across the length and breadth of the nation. While VTI Delhi offers ten vocations, there are a variety of thirty courses being offered across all such centers. 

It was overwhelming to know that five of the ten vocations are making girls capable enough to be employed, those being: Computer Data Entry, Nursing, Tailoring, Garment Quality Checking, and Retail. While the gender ratio is a bit skewed towards boys i.e. 55 is to 45, it is still heartening to acknowledge the effort of girls coming forward to support their families amid testing waters. 

It was also comforting to interact with seven trainees currently pursuing courses at VTI while applauding their efforts to carve their identities by attempting to acquire plausible skills and encouraging them to egg on with their positive spirit. 

Whilst touring VTI to acquaint ourselves with some of the ongoing courses, their duration, the eligibility criteria for trainees to seek admission, and the relevant Industry Partners, we were also let known of the fact that word-of-mouth was of utmost importance while mobilizing such youth who could benefit from the foundation's initiative. 

VTI is well-equipped with classrooms, hostel, mess, work shed, library, seminar hall, and a playground for trainees. The significant features of the Vocational Training Program were elucidated to us as under:  

• Provides skill training in 10 different trades in collaboration with credible industry partners.
• Available training for candidates of fifth-pass to graduate level.
• Since inception in 2009, a total of 4000 youth have been trained and about 3374 have been placed. Around 15% trainees are working in IGI Airport in Delhi through different vendors.
• Residential vocational training center having the capacity to train approximately 750 youth each year with a settlement success rate of 84%
• Industry partners are engaged for all ten channels to ensure settlement of the trainees
• Integration of soft skill training and English speaking to ensure the job readiness of trainees.
• The center has a well-developed system for mobilization of youth, counseling, training on soft skills, placement and post placement support. 
  
  

In addition to such an initiative by Varalakshmi Foundation, EMPOWER – 'Enabling Marketing of Products of Women Entrepreneurs' facilitates training, production, and marketing of a range of artifacts made by self-help groups comprising of women from underserved communities across India, including Delhi. Training in making jute products, hand-made paper products, weaving and embroidery, stitching and tailoring are some of the activities undertaken as a part of EMPOWER. 

Depending on the orders, women earn anywhere between ₹4000 to ₹8000 per month. The initiative is almost close to breaking even for the entire value chain, but the support it gets from GMR VF in terms of training, equipment, spaces, etc. subsidize the cost of the enterprise, thus helping it to move towards sustainability. 

Women working at VTI Delhi to manufacture Jute Bags

As an educator myself, it was overwhelming to witness first-hand, and appreciate the heartfelt efforts being put in by GMR Group as a realization of their presence as an agent of constructive change in society by enhancement and creation of value through Corporate Social Responsibility. :)

Of Work-Life Balance With SHEROES...

What?
SHEROES Summit 2016

When?
Wednesday, August 10

Where?
Eros Hotel, Nehru Place

It was that time of the year, when I was led to the insightful and inspiring SHEROES Summit for the second time, after my association with them in 2014.

Delhi traffic made sure I did not arrive before the Summit began, all roads led to the SHEROES Summit that day! :) Sairee took to the stage to speak about the conception of SHEROES and how it all began.

The good thing was that I arrived some time after the Keynote Session with Nithya Shanti had begun. His session made for a perfect start to the day and I was exclaiming 'How Wonderful!' by the time it ended. He spoke to a hall full of people early morning 10 'o' clock.

Some pearls of Wisdom (that resides in the gap between Stimulus and Response) from his interaction included:

• 3-point agenda: Show Up, Share Your Gifts, Synergize 
• Luck = Preparation + Opportunity 
• Develop the art of being present 
• Vocalize, Visualize, Emotionalize, Actualize, Express Gratitude 
• SW SW SW SW - Some Will, Some Won't, So What? Someone's Waiting! :) 
• Don't be afraid to ASK 
• Job is a Chore (Hands), Career is a Climb (Hands + Head), Calling is the vision (Hands + Head + Heart)
• MIND is essentially Mostly Inaccurate Neural Drama  

The second session was a CXO Panel moderated by Syna Dehnugara, comprising the following panelists:

• Nipun Singhal - Director, Lloyd Electric and Engineering 
• Pankaj Bansal - Co-founder and CEO, PeopleStrong 
• Shilpa Sharma - Co-founder, Jaypore 
• Radhika Ghai Agarwal - Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Shopclues 

A simple thought highlighted how what one thinks, knows, or believes is of little consequence as what one does, matters.

Naina Kidwai was quoted on the dais as thus:

"Other than the crystal balls of family and home, there is a third ball though that we, as perennial jugglers, forget - that third ball is 'me time'. I treat this as a rubber ball - allow it to drop and bounce back when I can afford to attend it."

The three things not to do in an e-comm business or any business for that matter were discussed:

1. Create a deliverable that caters to some need. 
2. Make sure that the service being promised is differentiated. 
3. Passion is overrated and dynamic in nature. 

The third session focused on Future Of Work, moderated by Rituparna Chatterjee and had the following panelists:

• Prukalpa Sankar - Co-founder, SocialCops 
• Kashyap Deorah - Entrepreneur and Investor 
• Bee Rowlatt - Writer and Journalist 
• Varun Khaitan - Co-founder, UrbanClap 

Flexible working is a lifeline, a progressive concept. Bee admitted that she would've gone crazy without it. It is also true however that the present day generation has seen flexible working, not past rigidness in routine that inculcated discipline.

Also highlighted was the fact that technology is catalyst to changing work environment while also applauding the fact that we had gradually accustomed ourselves to celebrating working parenthood.

Post-lunch it was about sparkling milestones and spiraling meltdowns, with Dare To Be by Rinku Paul, which familiarized readers with the stories of success and failure of fourteen women, one of whom was SHEROES founder, Sairee Chahal.

Other ladies featuring in the series included Zumba instructor Sucheta Pal and stand-up comedian Neeti Palta.

According to Rinku, being an entrepreneur is tough, woman entrepreneur tougher, young entrepreneur tougher still.

Two budding women entrepreneurs took to the stage, after Rinku to 'lightning-pitch' their ideas within a strict time frame of five minutes, with proper time keeping.

• Smita Mishra of PoolWallet, with the concept of a P2P Group Payment Social Network 
• Neha Upadhyay of Gunaa Organics, reaching out to organic farmers of difficult terrains 

One of the women who had dared to be in real-life set the room reverberating with cheers of SHEROES! at the time she arrived on stage. Ex-Indian Woman Cricketer Anjum Chopra was in our midst!

Delivering a power-packed oration, tracing her roots and training period, she was quick to comment on gender bias - कुछ तो लोग कहेंगे, लोगों का काम है कहना!

Ruchi Phool's Laughter Yoga refreshed the sleepy heads post-lunch, setting the ambiance on a lighter note. 

Shaili Chopra and Anu S Choudhary spoke about their ventures - SheThePeople TV and Good Girls Show. 

The Summit was drawn to a fitting conclusion with awesome comedy by stand-up artiste, Sanjay Rajoura. I had tears of joy in my eyes reacting to his hilarious punches! 

Until next time, when SHEROES take charge! :)

Knotty Tales By Gauri And Pallavee: Of Creative Endeavors...

What?
Knotty Tales Pop-Up

When?
Wednesday,​ ​August 17

Where?
The Lodhi

Mumbai's sought-after event designer - Knotty Tales - a bold venture by Gauri Pradhan Tejwani and Pallavee Rajniesh Duggall - had come to Delhi for its maiden show. And, I was invited to witness the same. 

First things first, I must applaud Gauri and Pallavee's entrepreneurial spirit for going ahead with an idea that aims to showcase sheer creativity and talent - providing budding designers of various genres and forms across the country with a common platform to pitch their products to the masses. 

Encompassing fashion, food, jewelry, beauty, home-decor - you name it, and Knotty Tales hosted it. It was an exhibition that was a potpourri of flair, art and appreciation of skilled presentation, 

It was very endearing to see that most of the participating brands were being steered to success by women, either solely, or in partnership. Either way, it was a welcome move by Gauri and Pallavee to have collaborated with such inspiring creators. 

As matter of fact, some of these participants had come from not just Mumbai and Delhi, but also from other cities spreads across the length and breadth of our country. 

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Some of the brands which caught my fancy were: 

• Arture - handbags, wallets, purses - made of Cork, non-leather, eco-friendly. 

Arture

• Clutch'D - hand-embroidered clutches, selling in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, and Chennai. 

Clutch'D

• Bobo Calcutta - artistry on apparel from Calcutta - art which you can wear! 

Bobo Calcutta

Artistic Handbags from Bobo

• Bling Accessories by Srishti Gandhi - one-stop-shop for accessories, based in Delhi. 

Bling Accessories

• Crave Connect - fashionable footwear - quality designer footwear. 

Crave Connect

• Mommy A To Z - cutesy baby clothes - kids apparel - for all occasions! 

Mommy A-Z

• Dhora - jewelry handcrafted from Jaipur. 

Dhora

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I'm sure all the participating brands and budding designers at Knotty Tales would scale the heights of success in their endeavors sooner or later. Kudos to Gauri and Pallavee for having provided them with such an ingenious platform to showcase their artistic renditions! :)

Unleashing The SHEROES Within Us...

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4 November 2014.

The Day, for when, an invitation was extended to me...

By the kind folks at SHEROESIndia and BlogAdda.

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Going by their philosophy, there is a SHERO within each one of us.

And, BlogAdda, as a Blogger's Network, was keen to bring those SHEROES to my city, New Delhi.

So that each one of us would abide by the motto - I Am For #SHEROES.

And, as soon as I encountered the tweet, concerning the event, on my Twitter TL, I made up my mind to attend the Event, whenever be it.

And, to my surprise, #SHEROES In My City fell on a weekday, but that weekday was a gazetted holiday!

So, I could wholeheartedly attend the event and support #SHEROES In My City! :)

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4 November 2014.

0915 Hrs.

We were there at the venue - well in time - Hubby and Me. :)

There was a good half an hour margin for the extensive and insightful discussions to begin...

This is what the venue looked like when we stepped in.

It was a day - long event and I was looking forward to an eventful day...

Here, have a look at the Agenda for the #SHEROES Summit in New Delhi...

And, let me also tell you, Anu Singh Choudhary, was to be our host for the day.

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First up was the founder of SHEROES, Sairee Chahal.

She was quick to outline the Motto behind SHEROES that motivates them to strive for a better future, each day.

"Every woman who makes a choice and makes it work for her is a SHERO"

SHEROES - a career destination for women professionals, committed to career success and individual work-life fit.

For women SHEROES is a gateway to the finest opportunities, resources and conversations.

SHEROES welcomes women professional across levels, stages and sectors to pro-actively access the largest Opportunity Scope for women.

There is a diverse and large range of opportunities to pick from — these include opportunities with women friendly employers, flex friendly formats, mompreneur programs, partnership programs and more.

The SHEROES Community gets access to career resources, information and community sharing. SHEROES Mentors engage actively to help women attain career success on their own terms.

SHEROES is committed to enhancing the quality and quantity of opportunities for women and investing in women professionals through various phases of their career.

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Also, she enlightened the audience with some key facts concerning the organization she'd founded.

For instance...

1. SHEROES was founded in January 2014. It is a 'new kid on the block', as you may call it, but it has emerged as one of the most prolific and energetic kid, in my opinion. Previous to that, Sairee had experimented with a start-up going by the name, Flexi-Mom, for Work-At-Home Ladies.


2. It aims to cater to the budding entrepreneurs in the Middle Income Group. That is because, the LIG has the Government working for their capital needs and the HIG fund their own start-ups. But, it's the MIG which has drawn the line, right in the middle.

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We begun with the Founder of MakeMyTrip.com, Mr. Deep Kalra...

He took us on a 'trip' to the roots of MakeMyTrip...

And, more broadly, on what were the key qualities of a successful entrepreneur, or which qualities should be on the check-list of a to-be successful entrepreneur.

He also strongly stood against the 'Yes Boss' Syndrome.

In a nutshell, one cannot grow until one is in someone's shadow.

Innovate Or Perish, was his Motto.

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Next up was Mr. Paresh Nath, the Editor and Publisher of Delhi Press magazines.

He spoke about his humble beginnings and had an elaborate discussion on how the Print Media was striving in the era of Digital Media.

And, how the potential #SHEROES had to muster courage to break free of their cocoon and develop a strong sense of self - confidence.

Also, he spoke on how, we had developed into a nation of Educated Illiterates.

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Next, we got to meet Ms. Tavleen of I-Mobility.

She highlighted the need for Sustainable Urbanization, with the aid of Smart Citizens from Smart Cities.

She'd begun with quite an interesting concept of Indian Gods and Goddesses and their vehicle, or वाहन.

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Next, we had Mr. James Joseph of Jackfruit365, who took to heart, the Work From Home concept.

His session's highlights were this...

...Penned by James, and, these...

...Munchies from Jackfruit365.

His key-points were...

An expertise is your wings - if you are an expert people will come after you.

Your work has to perform well.

And, even for Home-Office, Discipline is the key.

Work from home allows me to be a small fish in a small pond as well as a big fish in a big pond.

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The Power Couple Chat with Mr. Nikhil Mehra (of Shantanu-Nikhil fame) and his wife Vidushi, a former banker, who is now an actor (of Aisha fame), was on a slightly lighter note, as it was the post lunch session...

That's them, and their twins on screen! :D

Wise words from the conversation, by Nikhil...

Don't let down but let go.

If the intent in incorrect then the content would follow.

Just Be.

Dream all the time.

Good conversations ignite good relationships.

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And, some responses by Vidushi, who has donned multiple hats...

There can be only one diva in the family. I support Nikhil's career.

If you get to do what you really want to do, it's worth a million bucks.

I don't need the money, I need something to keep the fire on.

Every now and then I try to sync my schedule with my kids.

There will be always a trade-off. You have to choose well.

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The event was wrapped up, with the Cherry on the Cake...

The LAUNCH of the BIG SISTER Program.

And the Most Important A's for Working Women...

Ambition

Awareness

Acceptance

Appreciation

Attitude

Aptitude

Asking

Action

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That's the Mentors and the Mentees...

Neha Singh.

Salena Rathod.

Gayatri.

Kanika.

Vibha Singh.

Poornima.

Sangeeta.

Chhavi.

Suman.

Rupali.

The SHEROES Of My City.

SHEROES In My City. :)

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Thanks SHEROES India...

Thanks BlogAdda. :)

PS: The images without the Blog Watermark have been sourced from @SHEROESIndia on Twitter.

Revisiting The 'Mardaani' In MY Family Tree...

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The Two Ladies I'm Going To Introduce To You Today...

Have Made An Appearance On The Blog, In The Past Too...

Just That, Whenever I Sit To Reflect...

On The Wonders Girl Power Can Do...

I'm Reminded To Glance At My Roots...

Look Up To My Family Tree...

Because I'm A Proud 'Bua'...

To Not One...

But Two Such Epitomes Of Strength, Courage And Success...

Who Are A True 'Mardaani' In Every Sense Of The Word!

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My association with them began through my Mother - Ms. Rajjeet Malhotra - who took up the name of Mrs. Shanta Mehta after marriage.

As, it was through her, that I formed my relationship with my maternal uncle - Mr. Balbir Malhotra.

 Mr. Ashok Kumar Mahotra, was her nephew, my first cousin, and father to these two ladies - the true 'Mardaani'.

Though he was my 'Veer Ji' as I fondly called him, not only because he was elder to me, but also because he was younger to my Mother by 11 years.

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And, Mr. Ashok Kumar Malhotra - My 'Veer Ji' was the Founder Chairman of the iconic 'Malhotra Book Depot', which has its roots in Punjab since 1956, and has had the capacity to spread its reach all over India, and Worldwide, as well.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Malhotra.

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And so, my entrepreneur nieces, Ms. Monica Malhotra Kandhari and Ms. Sonica Malhotra Kandhari or 'Mona' and 'Sona' as I fondly address them, did the family proud - in every walk of life they pursued, in every initiative they took up, in every which way possible...

That Is The Cute & Charismatic Mona...

Seen Here As The Budding Artiste!

Being born into such a prestigious blood line, boasting of the Chronicles of Leadership, coming from their father, both the girls exhibited qualities of Dedication, Hard Work, Efficiency and Perfectionism, in every task they took up, in their respective lives.

The fact that they were 'Heiresses' and not 'Heirs' to such a Titan Empire, as should have been back in those times, in an orthodox society, did not deter them from advancing towards their Aims in life.

Rather, their Will-Power and Determination always found a new soil, a new ground and a new pillar to support and strengthen their objectives.

Both my nieces were able to carve their independent and flawless niches and never had to rely on their surname - the tag of being a Malhotra - in those times of extreme patriarchal dominance.

I still remember how they used to accompany 'Veer Ji' to their Head Office at Gulab Bhavan, and how they used to boss around in their own innocent, yet mature ways! :D

While Monica, armed with a Commerce background, advanced ahead to acquire her graduation degree in B.Com (H) from Jesus and Mary College, along with a post graduate diploma in Kathak from Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, Sonica accompanied her elder sister with an MBA in Finance from The Harvard Business School .

Both, very courageously, followed in their Father's footsteps, in order to expand the Business, and take the Empire forward, scaling new heights.

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All went Hunky - Dory...

Until 2009.

Unfortunately, 2009 was an ominous year for all of us.

We all were taken aback with the untimely demise of my Mother on September 30 and my 'Veer Ji' on December 30 - all at a gap of 3 months, attributed to different reasons, altogether.

They say, God has his own ways...

Everyone in the family opined that it would be difficult for both Monica & Sonica to handle all their businesses single handed.

But, The Ladies Beat Us!

And How!

Their 'Never Say Die' spirit, the courage to put up a brave face against all odds, against the loss of two very dear relationships, against the emotional, psychological and even physical stresses they were facing as a consequence of such nerve-wrecking tragedies, against their Empire which stood against a Dead End at that moment, with their Guiding Light having merged into the Divine Light and against our opinions, even, made them emerge as True Winners, against the Road-blocks, life had presented them with.

Like A True Mardaani, They Made A Difference...

To Their Dear Ones...

To The Family...

To Their Social Circle...

When It Was...

Needed The Most...

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They did not shy away from the harsh realities of life.
Nor, did they lose hope.

They were quick to adapt to such tremendous changes, as the Year 2009 had brought.
They were quick to make life - changing decisions - in the blink of an eye.

They endeavored in the search of a New, Bright Tomorrow.

And So...
Their agility and sensibility bore fruit...

They were the ones to bravely break away the Stereotypes, to stand up and speak for the Change in the mindset of an orthodox society, and to bring about, a freshness, in their way of handling the Businesses, very efficiently.

Monica took over as the Senior Executive Director & Sonica as the Executive Director of MBD Group in January 2010, with their Mother, Mrs. Satish Malhotra presiding over as an able Chairman.

My Lovely Nieces.
Under the blessings of my Veer Ji... 

Four Years Hence, There's Been No Looking Back.

Under the vision as encompassed by 'Veer Ji' - "For every literate person, there would be an MBD product.", the Group that started off as a small Publication House - expanded itself into the Largest Publishing House in India - while spreading far and wide, foraying into the Hospitality Sector by partnering with The Radisson - as MBD Radisson Blu, Noida, now headed by Sona.



While Mona took charge of diversifying into Paper Manufacturing & E-Learning by introducing MBD Alchemie, Sona now heads the Retail and Real Estate Sectors with MBD Neopolis at Jalandhar & Ludhiana and MBD Zephyr at Bangalore.

MBD | Neopolis Mall

At The Helm Of Luxurious Living, MBD | Zephyr!

I also take pride in stating that they are walking on the progressive path to success by expanding all their businesses with great elan – With their Publishing Department - managing more than 10,000 employees, with more than 36 branch offices, 1,000 distributors and 10,000 booksellers across the country.

The Paper Manufacturing & Publication Unit has also expanded to manufacturing recycled eco - friendly notebooks under the brand name of MBD WriteWell - We Preserve Nature.

 Holy Faith International, Oxbridge & Modern Publishers (a sister imprint of HFI).

Holy Faith International - MBD Publishers...

Small Footprints Can Make A Big Difference - The WriteWell Series...

With both Mona & Sona having brought prestige to the Group, to the Empire and to the Family, having bagged Awards of the likes of  'IMM Top Women Entrepreneur Awards' by the Institute of Marketing Management and the 'Young Achiever Award 2006', 'Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award 2007', 'Naari Shakti Sammaan 2011' by The Adhaar Foundation, and even The Women Entrepreneur of the Year, shared by both the sisters in 2011...

Monica, receiving yet another Accolade.

Sonica, Jubilant as ever, on another achievement.

As 'Actions speak louder than Words'...

So do 'Achievements speak louder than Ideas'...

Their Effort Stands Testimony To Their Efficiency...

To The Flawless Expansion Of The Malhotra Empire.

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They have been the epitome of inspiration for all the Women of our Family...

They have shown their mettle and aptly proved that women can successfully, not only sustain, but also carry forward their father’s legacy.

Because, for us...

They both have been...

A True...

Malhotra Sisters, As They Are Addressed, Socially...
Acquiring That Baton Of Responsibilities, Quite Early...
Reaffirming Their Strength In The Face Of Tragedies...
Destroying Those Stereotypes In All Their Capacities...
Administering The Final Rites Of The Loved Patriarch...
Anchoring Sails Of An Empire Under Their Matriarch...
Negotiating With That Much Needed Tide Of Change...
Illustrating A Wonder Of 'Girl Power', It Isn't Strange!

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This post is written as a part of I Am Mardaani Activity exclusively at BlogAdda.com for Indian Bloggers.