Category: Leaders

A DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY

Born into a family of doctors, Dr. Hariprasad was inspired by medicine at a young age. A service-minded individual, he then chose to take up medicine as a profession as it would allow him to help people. After his graduation, he had relentlessly looked for a branch of medicine to specialize in. As a student, he was inclined towards specialties like orthopedics & cardiac surgery. However, as someone who could not restrict himself to just a single specialization, he opted for anesthesiology that would give him a bigger scope to serve people.

A PASSION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE

After working with his father’s hospital for four years, during which Dr. Hariprasad gained a wealth of experience, he decided it was time to explore other opportunities & as he was always fascinated with emergency medicine, he joined the Apollo Group. He has been instrumental in leading the first-ever dedicated Accident & Emergency hospital in India at Hyderabad.

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

Dr. Hariprasad values the partnerships & the support he has received from various people & firms while he was striving to create the first model of Emergency Care at Hyderabad which included the first ever Insurance plan for emergency cases. His important contributors & collaborators include some major names like the Royal College of General Practitioners, UK; College of Emergency Medicine, UK; Long Island Jewish Medical Center, USA; Sanford Health System, USA; American Heart Association & American Academy for Emergency Medicine in India, USA. He formed a society for Emergency Medicine in Hyderabad in 1999. Soon after this event was his international conference on the same topic.

VALUABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Under the able guidance and leadership of Dr. Hariprasad, the Apollo Hospital at Hyderabad was the first to be accredited by the Joint Commission International, USA, & also, the first one outside the USA to be certified in excellence in the management of acute stroke. He has also been awarded the Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine, UK, & is the first Indian to be honored with a fellowship by the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. Apart from being a legend in medicine & management, he has been the flagbearer of entrepreneurship & new initiatives within the system & has gone beyond the call of duty to deliver more than what is expected. He was also one of the youngest Ranji Trophy players to represent Hyderabad, His life journey is narrated in his interesting autobiography titled ‘I’M Possible’.

DRIVING THE HUMAN SPIRIT

Mr. Rahman believes that developing and engaging the human spirit is the truest and purest form of leadership. While honest delegation and collective decision-making brings out the best in people. Indeed, his achievements in over 10 industries within 17 years have proven his methods most prudent. After his graduation, with a clear mission and armed with passion, Mr Rahman’s story began with a BMW Dealership in Bangladesh in 2002. Today, his established enterprises provide over 150 million in turnover per annum.

COMMERCIALLY CONSISTENT

Over a period of 20 years, he has diversified the trade to multiple industries. Commercial sectors span from brand automobile (BMW and KIA), furniture & home décor, lifestyle like KOHLER, IT like Apple Importer, garments manufacturing and textile, light engineering and Agro Industry. Such a feat has earned him being prised the status of a Commercially Important Person in Bangladesh. Under his leadership, the company was presented with the LEED Green Certification (Gold) for its eco-friendly factory in 2018 ; Sales Best in Class Award from BMW in 2018; Bold Pacesetter Award (South Asian Market) from KOHLER in 2018; as well as the Bangladesh Master Brand Award for Meghna Executive Holdings from the World Brand Congress in 2019.

APPRECIATING CHANGE

Mr. Rahman became the change-maker of the business when times demanded it to be transformed. He swiftly implemented business process automation tools to digitalized operations. ERP systems were implemented with confidence and he leads the implementation of AR and VR technologies in retail business segments under him, the first-of-its-kind in Bangladesh.

AIMING FOR IMPACT

Economic contribution remains incomplete for any organization without adherence to their CSR, which is a prime focus for Mr. Rahman. To ensure positive impact on people and the environment, he established the “Meghna Executive Foundation.” On an internal front, he has been awarded for contributing towards Health Access and Linkage Opportunity for Workers Plus (Halow+). Moreover, his firm encourages female employees onto positions of leadership. Whereas on an external front, they gradually plan to collaborate with global CSR networks, actively partake on community development, & contribute to the society through environment sustainability.

SUPREMELY TALENTED LEADER

Mr. Gupta is well known for his unique vision and steadfastness that helped fulfil his goal of providing clean drinking water to millions of Indians through the Alkaline RO Technology. Owing to his strong technical background with education in Computer Science and his expertise in the water purification industry, he gave life to the Blue Mount products that have climbed the ladder of success since its inception. Employing advanced state-of-the-art technology, his products use Alkaline RO process to separate purified water from the impure water.

CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING QUALITY PRODUCTS

Mr. Gupta started his journey in 2003 with Elixir Trading Pvt. Ltd. which dealt with water purifier components. For more than a decade he educated himself and others about the benefits of pure drinking water. In 2015, having understood the nuances of RO purifying technology, he launched India’s first Alkaline RO water purifier with LED display and marveled in the industry with his decision making ability and leadership skills.

With 12 years of experience in water purifying industry, Mr. Gupta has introduced products that help deliver safe and pure drinking water devoid of any excessive salts, microbial, and chemical contamination. Blue Mount has pioneered the water purifying industry, being a one-stop solution for 100% pure and healthy drinking water. It provides protection against waterborne diseases along with adhering to the guidelines by the UN General Assembly’s Human rights to safe drinking water.

Under his able leadership, Blue Mount has established itself as a leading manufacturer of home and commercial water purifier and promises to deliver nothing less than 100% pure water because he believes that every drop counts.

Pavan Allena with Metamorphosis Edu has stirred up a revolution within the education ecosystem in India by introducing entrepreneurship as a subject right from the school level. In the world (especially the business world) that is subjected to change at a neck-breaking speed, companies like Metamorphosis Edu definitely need of the hour. Reiterating the founder’s words – It is important to carve job creators out of our students.

A BORN LEADER

In order to materialize his dream Pavan, started visiting different schools in Hyderabad with the motive of interacting with students so as to define their curriculum. Pavan had this entrepreneurial knack inside him since his college days. With his firm determination and ceaseless efforts, he co-founded an IoT-based school bus tracking system called Fleetalytics at the age of 19. His association with Fleetalytics required him to deal with a lot of school children. It was then he realized that children have a lot of curiosity & passion for business concepts & entrepreneurs. The hidden entrepreneurial zeal in them inspired him to launch Metamorphosis. Though he faced some resistance getting it started, he and his team never gave up.

In order to realize his dream, he started visiting different schools in Hyderabad with the motive of interacting with students so as to define their curriculum. Gradually they tied up with colleges & recruitment firms to fill that void.

ACHIEVING MILESTONES

With Pavan spearheading, the impact of the company is getting bigger by the day. His relentless efforts helped the company impact over 25,000 school students across India. In order to provide young minds with the right platform to grow as global citizens, he also got business incubators launched in several schools – the firstever initiative of its kind in the world. And now, the company is venturing into the digital space with Metamorphosis School of Entrepreneurship which serves as the world’s biggest online platform for school students to go through certified entrepreneurial program. Moreover, under his leadership, it has entered into a partnership with the Telangana Government to impact college students of various districts like Mahabubnagar, Sircilla, & Khammam. Currently, it has 53 trainers associated & 26 members in its team. The rising entrepreneur aims at imparting entrepreneurial skills to one million students by the end of 2020 through its short and long-term courses.

A THOUGHTFUL ENTREPRENEUR

Pavan believes that since automation is affecting jobs, skills, and wages, it has become essential for the future generation to learn lucrative skills that will not only help them stand out in an era of automation but also make them irreplaceable by bots and machines. Thus he wants to prepare young minds to face all challenges that could affect their careers in the future.

GAINING RECOGNITION

Pavan has achieved significant milestones at a young age. Recognizing his hard work & phenomenal value creation in the education sectors, he has received 40 Under 40 Young Vibrant Entrepreneurs of South India by Edex-Indian Express. The young & dynamic entrepreneur has also been honored as ‘30 under 30 Top Entrepreneurs’ by Brainfeed. The company has received its first round of funding from Hyderabad Angels & Markset Networks.

Ever since Mr.Chakravarthy took over his family business in 2000,he has been working untiringly to buildup the brand.He has successfully established affiliations with numerous medical institutions in Tamil Nadumaking PHC, that has a leading pool of qualified radiologists, pathologists and technicians,a popular choice for clients.

AN ARRAY OF SERVICES

PHC has evolved into a comprehensive diagnostic centre that provides the entire spectrum of imaging and lab services under one roof, owing to his guidance. Equipped with the latest state-of-the-art laboratory and imaging modalities, it offers a comprehensive array of tests across a wide range of specializations including Biochemistry, Immunohistochemistry, Flow Cytometry, Hematology, Immunology and Serology. The differentiating aspects of PHC are its wide range of laboratory tests and its swift turn-around time for the delivery of reports. More than 2,000 patients get themselves tested daily through 45+ labs spread all over the state. The centre offers an assortment of exclusive customer loyalty programmes like ‘Health Buddy Cards’ and affordable health packages ranging from master health checks, premier executive health checks, women health checks, child/ senior citizen health checks as well as its exclusive premarital and preemployment check-ups. Even further, PHC facilitates online reporting systems, SMS notification for report collection and complaint management system (CMS) to record the patient’s invaluable feedback.

PRIORITIZING QUALITY

Under his exemplary leadership, PHC has transformed into one of the most reputed laboratories, having acquired the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) Certification. He has also brought international recognition to the Indian healthcare industry by receiving accreditation from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). He has also been efficiently spearheading the expansion process through timely planning and execution of new projects thereby ensuring accuracy, quality assurance, quality control and compliance to the standards laid down by the accreditation bodies like NABL and ISO.

MAKING HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE

He nurtures the dream of making healthcare accessible and affordable to all. His vision, determination and futuristic approach have enabled the common man to access diagnostic services replete with brand new, cuttingedge technology that provide results of uncompromising quality in a transparent and customer-focused manner. PHC’s corporate ventures are aligned with the sole aim of improving affordability and access to healthcare. Primarily, he is looking forward to building a disease-free society through enriched diagnosis and timely prevention through health screenings. Under his leadership, Team PHC (a tech-enabled group) has been relentlessly working towards newer ways to transform lives.

It is never easy to drive the legacy of a heritage brand ahead. There are many additional responsibilities to care for than just maintaining business success. One has to fight against the hoots of nepotism and build in a new trust for one’s own capabilities and Mr. Saurabh Agarwal’s association with the Kamdhenu Group is a stellar example of how that is done. The spirited leader not only multiplied the growth on charts for the group but also led its diversification in the challenging yet thriving segment of paints. Today, he is a whole-time director of the group and looks closely at the development and promotion of its paints segment. Ambitious and energetic, Mr. Agarwal vows for growth with vision. Adding his dynamism to the company’s top management, he believes in the flawless functioning of the company’s manufacturing unit.

BEGINNING THE IMPECCABLE JOURNEY

Mr. Saurabh Agarwal was an inquisitive kid, which made him learn a few tricks of the trade from his family at a very young age. The bright-eyed young boy grew up to attain his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and started his professional journey as a technical executive in 1998.

He launched Kamdhenu Paints in the year 2008 and just within a few years made its presence felt in the highly competitive paints market with strong backing and support of Kamdhenu Limited, a leader in building materials space.

The company has deployed state-of-theart automatic machines, tinting machine technology to help customers make an informed choice. It benefits from the robust network, research and development expertise and technological efficiency that is the hallmark of Kamdhenu Group, which Mr. Agarwal leads from the front.

MONITORING THE FINESSE

Mr. Saurabh Agarwal keeps a tight vigil on every section of the work and contributes to every team with his strong technical and business knowledge. A troubleshooter within the company, he keeps monitoring the well-functioning and maximum output of all the production units. His zeal for innovation resulted in the introduction of Tinting machine technology in Kamdhenu Paints to enable the customers to make an informed choice.

Post the massive fire incident at its paint manufacturing unit at Chopanki in April2019, with the efforts of Mr. Agarwal, the plant resumed its partial operation within six months and is expected to restore complete operations in the next six months. In order to maintain the flawless supply of material to the dealer network, he immediately started outsourcing material from third party manufacturers by deputing own technical team to ensure the quality of products to ultimate consumer.

Adding to the economic viability of Kamdhenu’s products, Mr. Agarwal has been monitoring the company’s Research & Development (R&D) facility and enabling research and technological development.

BUILDING A FRESH LEGACY

Under his astute guidance, the company is targeting to become the top paint brand in India in the next five years. Apart from that, Mr. Agarwal is investing in the manufacturing of Low-VOC and High-SRI value products to lead the business with an eco-friendly edge. A genius leader, Mr. Agarwal made Kamdhenu paints a leading brand within a very short time period, adding great numbers to the group’s yearly books.

Scalable, sustainable, and clean, renewable energy is the need of the hour in today’s times as it not only can serve the growing needs of the modern population but in turn, can ease the stress on conventional resources and the environment. The sector, though booming, boasts of very few names who are dedicated to the concept for its ecological benefits and not just its business gains, One such person is Ms. Sindoor Mittal, Vice-Chairperson of Avaada Group, a popular and successful name in the Indian solar energy sector.

The Group stands on the pillars of integrity, respect, passion, accountability, commitment, and trust and is striving hard to achieve its goal of impacting 5 million lives by 2022 with solar energy. Ms. Mittal is an integral part of all the activities that Avaada undertakes to make this dream a reality. Her grit, passion, and unwavering belief in her own capabilities guide her to take on any challenge that the job comes with and she faces it all with great confidence.

STREAM OF YOUTHFUL PASSION

Born to Ms. Shobha Thakkar and Mr. Parashar Thakkar, who own and run a very competitive construction business, Ms. Mittal developed a keen interest in entrepreneurship at a very young age. This bright management graduate from Stanford Graduate School started her first business at the age of 24, after quitting her job at a $500 million private equity fund company. The business taught her the right attitude to be a leader. She discovered in herself a relentless desire to make a change in the world and started working towards that.

Today, she sits beside her husband, Mr. Vineet Mittal, on the board of Avaada and is responsible for leadership development and capital raising along with managing the company’s CSR activities. She is known within the industry for her smart thinking and often participates in media discussions around the state of renewable energy in the country. Ms. Mittal has some intelligent ideas around supporting the growth of the sector in the country and she has been a keen advocate of the government going back to closed auctions of renewable energy projects. She also insists that India’s pensions funds and insurance companies should actively invest in renewable sector like their global peers.

NOT JUST INSPIRING BUT EMPOWERING

Ms. Sindoor Mittal is an inspiration to the dynamic team that she leads at Avaada but she believes that only inspiring someone is not enough to promote their growth. She, therefore, tries to empower her people. She is often seen mentoring the team to realize its true potential and prompts every member to work hard for achieving their goals. The vivacious leader has now developed a high performing team of dedicated and self-driven members who are now working with her to make Avaada the largest renewable energy company not just in India but globally.

Ms. Mittal reckons that only the empowered ones can reap the true benefits of any business and therefore she also takes an avid interest in the CSR activities of the company, which are directed towards changing the social fabric of the country by empowering every Indian. They do so by lighting up the country with clean, sustainable energy, and transforming the citizen’s lives by focusing on education, health, and the environment.

Mr. Tajwar earned his Bachelor of Science Business Administration majoring in Marketing, post which he completed Master of Science, majoring in Finance from Suffolk University, Massachusetts, the USA. Soon after completing his studies, Mr. Tajwar returned to Bangladesh to join his family-owned business, Multimode Group, in 2011. Since then, he has made his presence felt in various ways in terms of expansion of the business. He is also involved in various employee welfare initiatives to bring about a vibrant culture in the company.

Mr. Tajwar is an influential leader and also a member of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), the most prestigious organization for businessmen in Bangladesh. Additionally, he is an active member of the BCPA (Bangladesh Crop Protection Association).

A TECH-SAVVY ENTREPRENEUR

Mr. Tajwar has been playing a commendable role in the socio-economic growth of Bangladesh by fortifying the food and nutrition security of the country. To make the process of cultivation easier and more reliable for farmers, the tech-savvy leader utilizes the latest technologies to provide farmers with better seeds. He has set up a state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory to facilitate smooth seed selection and hybridity tests.

GOING GLOBAL

Under Mr. Tajwar’s proactive leadership, Lal Teer has succeeded in achieving a global footprint. The company has been witnessing a significant boost in exports of high-quality seeds to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Mr. Tajwar has also established a vegetable production center in Oman, which is an incredible task, as he found a way to produce crops even in the heart of the desert where it is infeasible to grow crops. He has also set up a seed production & processing center in Nepal.

A THOUGHTFUL LEADER

Mr. Tajwar has launched several projects keeping the welfare of the farmers in mind. To lend a helping hand to smallholder and landless farmers through increased food production, he has been continuously collaborating with interest groups and international partners from different stakeholder groups.

He had initiated a project titled, “Geodata based Information Services for Smallholder Farmers in Bangladesh (GEOBIS)” under Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) program, funded by the Government of the Netherlands. Through this project, improved drought-tolerant varieties and cultivation technologies were supplied to farmers through demonstrations and training.

He had also initiated Securing Water for Food (SWFF) program, another remarkable project funded by USAID, Government of the Netherlands, Government of Sweden, and Government of South Africa to scale up saline resilient vegetable varieties and climate-smart cropping methods in the southern saline coastal areas for food and nutrition security of the affected people.

GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY

Besides setting the benchmark in Bangladesh’s seed industry, Mr. Tajwar is also contributing to farmer and women empowerment in Bangladesh. At the same time, he is taking stringent measures to help mitigate the imminent effects of climate change. Under his guidance, BPCL has been taking measures to minimize

Vijay is the son of industrialist and politician Mr. Murugesh Nirani, the man who groomed him to be a sound decision-maker, an astute businessperson, and a compassionate human being. A strong background in management and emerging business technologies has enabled him to be an active executor and a decision maker.

Vijay has a degree in accounting and business management from the Singapore-based James Cook University and in global family managed business, international trade and business from The SP Jain Institute of Management and Research. His core skill set includes project management, business development, business strategy, and planning and team management.

At the young age of 22 years, he executed and commissioned a 10000 TCD sugar unit, which earned him immense respect and many laurels in the sugar industry. At present, he presides on the board as the MD of three sugar units, namely Nirani Sugars Limited, Shri Sai Priya Sugars Limited, and MRN Cane Power (India) Limited. An inspiring entrepreneur, he is dynamic and is always striving to push the envelope.

MIDAS TOUCH

Vijay has taken the commendable step to integrate the sugar industry and work towards generating power from sugarcane waste via co-generation. This eco-progressive initiative not only helps meet the power needs of the organization but also export power to the grid.

From establishing the division, commencement and commissioning of project, negotiating the terms of supply, and getting into an agreement with the government, Vijay has been at the helm of affairs of this path-breaking venture. He is now working on capacity enhancement to meet greater demand for power.

Similarly, his strategic thinking has helped promote Turaco Spirits Private Limited as the global beverage brand. With the production facility already underway, Turaco Spirits Private Limited is also well on its way to glory and become another feather in the MRN Group and its young leaders cap.

Vijay is also the key strategist for operations aimed at expanding the market base for Ratna Cements, the company’s cement production unit which has its limestone quarries plentiful enough to keep feeding the cement manufacturing plants for the next four decades. He manages the finances and the marketing operations for Ratna Cements. Through Souhard Credit Society, the banking enterprise under the MRN Group, Vijay aims to expand banking facilities to more than 65 areas, thus envisioning taking the total number of branches to 100 in the next two years.

In the field of education, the conglomerate has initiated doing its bit by establishing two schools that are striving to provide students with the best possible education and facilities. World-class educational infrastructure, sports facilities, and excellent faculty make these institutions outstanding beacons of education.

As the Managing Director of such a diversified group, Vijay is contributing immensely to the rapid growth of the MRN Group of Companies. Owing to his sincere and dedicated efforts, the Group is consistently charting new trajectories of success. His stellar journey of sheer perseverance followed by massive success and glory is an inspiration to umpteen aspiring young businesspersons.

The dedication that Vineetha has shown, not only to the JSR Group of companies, but also the real estate industry is noteworthy. Her efforts have shown direct results in improving the real estate sector and infrastructure in Hyderabad. This has led to the development of a city as one of the fastest growing cities in the country. She understands that availability, quality, and standard of the housing and office facilities in a city are a measure of its infrastructural development. Keeping this in mind, she aims to make JSR a dedicated organisation that provides all the services required for Hyderabad’s infrastructural growth. Vineetha has therefore become an exemplary role model and an epitome of entrepreneurial leadership for creating accommodation and commercial spaces to meet the needs of a large population relocating to this beautiful city.

Vineetha’s capabilities have brought in more responsibilities for her. Besides managing the real estate business of the JSR Group, she is also the director at Jadapalli Broadcasting Private Limited and Jadapalli Ecopolytech India Private Limited.

Her outstanding performance as a leader has resulted in she being put at the forefront to run more companies under her astute command and make JSR Group grow by leaps and bounds.

CREATING A SAGA OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The JSR Group of Companies, under the leadership of Jadapalli Vineetha, has thrived manifold because of its focused efforts and effective execution of action plans. As a growth and success-oriented visionary, Vineetha leads with the goal of taking the company to greater heights.

With quantifiable results of her efforts and achievements, JSR Group of Companies is set to soar even higher. By winning laurels in real estate business, a primarily male-dominated field, Vineetha has not only been inspiring and showing way to other women, but also paving the way to gender parity in the real estate sector.

Under her exemplary leadership, the company has successfully launched a palatial and well-furnished officespace alongside subletting and managing several realty units for various individuals, corporate clients, and other owners. Further, the organisation has also partnered with leading real estate and infrastructure firms to start new ventures in Hyderabad .

Putting a spotlight on Vineetha’s professional excellence, the JSR Group has won an array of awards which have been conferred on the company and its leader for creating unparalleled industrial benchmarks. This has contributed to raising the level of efforts required by other entrepreneurs and real estate developers and agents in Hyderabad. All this can be duly credited to this leading lady of JSR Group of Companies. With a number of unique and premium residential and commercial real estate projects being launched and in process under her able leadership, she has been playing a key role in transforming the real estate sector in Hyderabad.

Veenitha has directed the company’s efforts towards embracing innovation in design, architecture, and marketing to address housing and property needs of individuals and corporates alike. Since she has come on board and taken the responsibilities of this expansive business on her shoulders, the company has grown year on year with a great success record.