Bharat Gaurav Mr Afzal Khan - Gold Leaf Man
The World of Gold Leafing evolved 75 years ago and gained recognition by none other than Mr Afzal Khan Director of M/s Pink City International.
We provide complete ambiance solutions and also cater to renowned Architects, famous personalities and designers around the globe through this rare and unique art of Gilding making it an affordable luxury.
Mr Afzal Khan is responsible for the beautification of Five Star Hotels, Resorts, Luxury Villas, Shopping Malls, Residential, Commercial Buildings, Homes, and Offices, with the application of Gold, Silver and Copper Leafing. He has displayed his artistic expertise in multitudinous religious monuments like the heavenly and popular Iskcon Temples, Swaminarayan Temples, Jain Temples, Tirupati Balaji Temple, Siddhivinayak Temple & Sai Baba Temple to name a few. His proficiency is not just confined to the religious shrines, however, he has given a makeover to the Mumbai T2 Airport & also transformed the homes of famous personalities PAN India like Mr Mukesh Ambani Residence - Antilia, Mr. Adani Residence - Ahmedabad, Mr Amitabh Bachchan Residence - Jalsa, Mr Shahrukh Khan Residence - Mannat & many more.
PROJECTS
Esteem Clients:
- Mr Mukesh Ambani (Antilia)
- Mr Adani (Ahmedabad)
- Mr Laxmi Mittal (Delhi)
Hospitality:
- Hotel Taj
- Hotel Oberoi
- Hotel Leela
- Hotel ITC
- Hotel Marriott
- Hotel Hyatt
Retail Outlets:
- Tribhovandas Bhimji Jewellers (Mumbai)
- C.K.C Jewellers (Bangalore)
- 24K Multiplex (Mumbai)
Religious Places:
- Iskcon Temple
- Swaminarayan Temple
- Jain Temple
- Siddhivinayak Temple
- Balaji Temple
- Golden Temple (Gurudwara)
- Sai Baba Temple
Heritage Monuments:
- Salar Jung Museum
- Jama Masjid
- Velankanni Church
Vision & Aim:
Afzal Khan plans to continue his legacy of Traditional Indian Art of Gold Leafing into the International market in the future.
Bharat Gaurav Dr Pratap Midha - Healthcare
Dr Partap Kumar Midha is the Medical Director & Trustee of Global Hospital & Research Centre, a not-for-profit healthcare trust initiated by the Brahma Kumaris, a worldwide spiritual and educational institution.
In 1991, J Watumull Global Hospital & Research Centre began as a humble endeavour to make healthcare accessible to the remote tribal, backward region of Mount Abu, Rajasthan and stands today as the largest healthcare provider in the district. Under his leadership, it has grown to 5 Hospitals, extensive Community Health programmes, 2 nursing education institutes, a geriatric facility, several Research Projects and more than 700 staff. The motto ‘Good health for all’ reflects the fact that no patient has ever been turned down for the sake of money, and medical consultations at all the facilities are offered free of cost.
Through his experience over the years, he has realized that improvements in the health status of a Community are dependent upon the citizens’ ability to earn a decent livelihood. 50% of the population in the district that he now serves lives below the Poverty line. Consequently, his work is now balanced between Prevention, Treatment and Community Development which includes vocational training, education and public health interventions.
The pursuit of 1) Exploring inner aspects of health, 2) Building connections between mind, body and medicine, 3) Discovering how one can achieve complete health, and 4) Guiding Healthcare Professionals to face rising challenges and pressures, led to the creation of the Medical Wing of Rajyoga Education & Research Foundation in 1992. As Vice President, he has been part of the team that organises several conferences to bring together thousands of doctors and healthcare professionals every year, with a focus on the well-being of the medical community-‘Caring for the Care-Givers’.
In recognition of his long-term commitment to a Spiritual Lifestyle and Service to Humankind, he was made a Member of the Brahma Kumaris Management Committee in 2018.
POSITIVE INFLUENCES IN CHILDHOOD: Dr Partap Kumar Midha was born to a middle-class Punjabi family, in Rohtak (State of Haryana), India. As the third child in a family of 5 siblings, sharing and caring were instilled as family values. His parents were adherents of the spiritual path taught by Brahma Kumaris and so the seeds of Tyag (renunciation), Tapasya (penance) & Seva (Service to mankind) were sowed in young Partap at the tender age of 11 years. He was fascinated with Brahma Kumaris philosophy and started spending his free time after school doing Seva in the ashram which laid the foundation for his selfless and altruistic lifestyle that later would become his purpose and ambition.
EDUCATION & EARLY PROFESSIONAL PURSUITS: Always a diligent student, he had aspired to be a doctor. His wish was fulfilled when he got admission to Government Medical College, Rohtak. He graduated as an MBBS Doctor in 1973. Despite having many attractive professional offers, he chose to take up a Government Job as it provided him with a direct opportunity to serve people in need. His first assignment as a doctor was in a small town at ESI Dispensary where he catered to the health needs of industrial workers working in the paper mill & sugar mill.
His later posting in a Rural hospital in Pinjore, Haryana, inspired him to work for common people and in turn, was touched by the simplicity and kindness of the villagers. During this time, he put in good efforts to create a national programme for the eradication of smallpox.
From 1979 to 1991 he worked in Chandigarh where he enhanced his clinical skills in emergency medicine, newborn care and newborn nursing. His management skills and abilities, honesty and strong character caught the attention of his superiors and he was invited to join the Management. He worked as a Deputy Medical Superintendent-cum-Administrative Officer in General Hospital Chandigarh from 1983.
Whether it was liaising with other hospitals for creating shared resource pools such as with PGIMER, Chandigarh or putting marked wartime wards to purposeful use and need of patients, his patient-centric work and innovative ways of addressing challenges to help the needy have been the cornerstone of his professional career.
MANIFESTATION OF A HOLISTIC HOSPITAL: In 1991, Dr Partap was invited by Brahma Kumaris to take over the responsibility of a newly constructed multi-speciality charity hospital that was being built at Mt. Abu, Rajasthan. His professional work experience combined with his spiritual background made him a good organizational fit.
From 1991 until 1996, Dr Partap worked on deputation of the Haryana Government at the newly built J Watmull Global Hospital & Research Centre, Mt Abu and eventually took voluntary retirement from the lucrative post of Deputy Director, Health Services, of the Government of Haryana in 1996 to serve full-time in providing leadership to the budding hospital at Mount Abu, and catering to the medical needs of one of the predominantly tribal region districts of India.
CREATION & SUSTENANCE OF MULTIFACETED PROJECTS: When the National Programme for Control of Blindness was announced in 1997 he came forward to join hands with the Government of India to augment the efforts of the Indian Government to eradicate the disease. The job was tough as weather conditions in the dry and desert state of Rajasthan account for an extraordinarily high incidence of preventable blindness. Thanks to his passion for community health, extensive cataract screening programs started in villages across four districts of Southwestern Rajasthan and thousands of people today have the gift of sight restored to their lives. Today there is not only an exclusive eye-care unit–a 60-bed P C Parmar Foundation Global Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology, but it is recognised as one of the best eye institutes in the entire region with more than 3000 cataract surgeries performed annually out of which 80% are free of cost to the patients. The neighbouring district of Jalore, from where half of the eye patients come, is home to a teacher who was so touched by the Hospital’s services that he bequeathed land and all his lifelong earnings to create the first eye hospital in Jalore! Today, the management team headed by Dr Partap manages this hospital. The work in eye care consisting of 2 dedicated eye hospitals, and 4 vision centres makes it one of the biggest ophthalmology service providers in the region.
In 2001, when Tuberculosis was emerging as a killer disease in rural regions, Dr Partap inspired Global Hospital to be registered under the government DOTS programme as a Centre for microscopic examination and treatment of tuberculosis patients. The programme is implemented through the Village Outreach Program and Community Outreach Project that caters to the health needs of the tribal and rural population of at least 10,00,000 people residing in 100 plus villages adopted under these projects.
Today along with providing health check-ups and medication to children from poor families studying in Government schools in remote villages, Dr Partap has ensured that they get proper nutrition, school supplements, and warm clothing in winter as well.
Whether it was the 2001 Gujarat (Kutch, Bhuj) earthquake Tsunami in 2004 or the 2013 Uttarakhand flash floods and many other similar tragedies, the Global Hospital team has played an integral role not only during the disaster but in its aftermath too. Dr Partap took initiative along with Brahma Kumaris and extensively campaigned for raising funds to manage a government-assigned project: the reconstruction of a Community Health Centre at village Lakadiya in earthquake-ravaged Bachau District with contributions and support from Gurjar Gujarati Association of New England (U.S.A), Children’s Hope India (U.S.A), Nargis Dutt Foundation (U.S.A) and other individual donors.
Currently Medical Director of J. Watumull Global Hospital & Research Centre.
Dr Partap’s responsibilities cover the following activities,
- Managing the existing services of the hospital
- Functioning as a co-coordinator between the Board of Trustees and the Administrative staff. This requires ensuring compliance with the overall guidelines set down by the Board.
- Managing the development of new services, ensuring the timely implementation of new projects and following up on their progress.
- Managing the activities of the P C Parmar Global Hospital Eye Care Centre/ Global Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology, Radha Mohan Mehrotra Global Hospital Trauma Centre & G.V. Modi Rural Health Care Centre,all of which are at Abu Road and of the Brig. Vora Clinic at Baroda, which all are extensions of GHRC.
- His role has been of a facilitator, giving inputs as a catalyst for various projects. The Global Hospital started as Polyclinic with makeshift Wards & OT in October 1991.
Today it has grown to:
- 102 bedded multi-speciality secondary care Hospital.
- The hospital has a holistic approach to patient care including:
- Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Magneto therapy, Acupressure, Acupuncture, Yoga,
- Aerobics, Meditation.
- Rural Health Care Centre in Abu Road, 1994.
- A multi-speciality hospital in Mumbai.
- Global Hospital School of Nursing, November 2005
- 60 bedded C. Parmar Foundation Global Hospital Eye Care Centre, September 2007
- Radha Mohan Mehrotra Global Hospital Trauma Centre, September 2007, 36 bedded with full-time consultants/specialists and staff.
- Servicing about 60 villages through 2 Mobile Clinics, 3 Out-post Clinics and Village Outreach Services
- School Health Programmes
- Research (Currently 10 projects)
- Saroj Lalji Mehrotra Global Nursing College, Talati, Abu Road, November 2011
- Shri Adinath Fateh Global Eye Hospital, Jalore
Dr Partap Midha is also a Life Member of 1) The Indian Society of Health Administrators, Bengaluru, 2) Academy of Health Administrators, New Delhi, and 3) Indian Medical Association.
Dr Partap Midha has delivered lectures at
- The Zurich Lung Association Conference on Tuberculosis,
- Sophia Hospital, Amsterdam,
- Numerous Health-Awareness campaigns on the theme: ‘Heart of the Healer’
- Medical Conferences were held at the Academy for a Better World, Gyan Sarovar Complex, Mount Abu, as well as at Brahma Kumaris Shantivan, Abu Road, Rajasthan, as Vice-President of the Medical Wing of the Rajyoga Education & Research Foundation, on the theme of ‘Positive Health & Effects of Meditation on Health’,
- Local Centres of the Paramilitary forces, C.R.P.F.
Dr Partap Midha continues to exercise courage, and strong moral fibre to stand united with his teams in sustaining the unique, high-quality, cost-optimized, value-based, sustainable, holistic organization, fondly called ‘the Hospital with a big heart’, which enjoys quality accreditation of NABH and NABL and recognition on local, state, national and international levels.
As an experienced meditator with an understanding of deeper spiritual truths, Dr Partap has exemplified ‘Healing with Spiritual Touch’. Dr Partap firmly believes that our work must always go on no matter what, and medical services to the people should continue unhindered.
Bharat Gaurav Dinesh Gupta - Bagman of India
Mr. Dinesh Gupta, President of Sekawati Group of companies better known as ‘BAGMAN OF INDIA’ a title given to him by prestigious FORBES magazine to recognize his unmatched contribution to saving the environment for the last 30 years by making eco-friendly cotton bags to replace single-use plastic bags which are the major concern for everybody now since single-use plastic bags are only used for one time and they can’t be used again and also they are not recyclable and biodegradable. Shopping bags made from 100% organic cotton are not only eco-friendly but also biodegradable and durable to use for a long time which saves our environment in a big way. Mr. Gupta has made more than 1.5 billion environment-friendly cotton bags till now which could be a world record by a single individual.
Mr. Dinesh Gupta who is a science graduate and among the first computer programmer in India started his business journey in 1991 when he decided to a business something different which contribute to Society as well and started an export business of eco-friendly cotton bags with no money in hand which was a major challenge but with his determination,
hard work and confidence he was able to get his first order and has proved that business can be done without money also and this way Mr Gupta success journey began in 1991 which continues and with their Son, Daugther and Daughter-in-law joined the business, he can make more and more eco-friendly bags helping to eliminate single-use plastic bags and saving the environment in a big way. As his company tagline says, We do business but take care of the environment too.
Mr Gupta has been recognized by the various international and national news channels, print media and magazines, govt of India and film actors, and actresses recognize his contribution to saving the environment. He is invited by many leading news channels as an expert speaker and motivates youth and gives them tips to get success in their life.
Apart from saving the environment, Mr Gupta also contributed to women's empowerment since cotton bags are mainly made by women and Mr Gupta has given employment to thousands of women who also work from home and get extra income while taking care of their families. During Covid times, it was a boon for women who make cotton bags from home as they could earn good money when everything was closed.
Mr Gupta is actively involved in Social work and member of different organizations as follows :
-Chief Advisor-Lion Club Jaipur Hawamahal, Lions Club International
-Chief organizing Secretary-Association of Garment Exporters (AGES)
-Chairman Legal and Taxation committee of Garment Exporters Association (GEAR)
-Chairman Export Promotion Committee, Employer Association of Rajasthan (EAR)
-Executive member-Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industry (FORTI)
Bharat Gaurav Amrit Lal Bansal - Enviromentalist - Planted 15 Lakh Trees
Sh. Amrit Lal Bansal was born on October 6, 1950, at Jaitu, Distt. Faridkot, Punjab, India.
He was appointed as Executive Officer in the Municipal Administration of Punjab in 1978 and served as such from 1978 to 2008. During this period he was instrumental in the development of the new towns of SAS Nagar (Mohali), Zirakpur, Kharar, and Anandpur Sahib.
He has condensed his vast experience of life and dealing with the public in his book From Stagnation to Vibrant Living which is available in 140 countries of the world and has motivated many corporate CEOs, Judges, Administrators, and Students.
Dr Amrit Lal Bansal National Convener, Green India Movement, is a renowned environmentalist who is have played an active role in the construction of a large number of public parks and plantation of trees since 1979.
As early as 1979 he had constructed 4 public parks in a small town like Goniana where he was posted as Executive Officer, Municipal Council Goniana and since then he had not looked back. Thereafter he joined as Executive Officer in the Notified Area CommitteeS.A.S.Nagar( Mohali) where he had put extraordinary special efforts to construct 170 neighborhood parks in Mohali city and dotted the entire town with a large number of parks. He also constructed Boughenvillea Park in Phase5, Mohali, and Rose Garden Park in Phase 3B-2, Mohali. He also got constructed a big Leisure Valley Park in Sector -62 spreading over 55 acres which is the most beautiful park in the Tricity and large residents of Chandigarh visit this park daily and enjoy its serene atmosphere.
Dr Amrit Lal Bansal has distributed more than 50,000 food packets in COVID Wave 1 in Punjab, J&K, and other states and has organized about 25 COVID Vaccination camps at different places throughout the country.
Besides the construction of a large number of Parks in Mohali 5 lac trees were also planted on the roadsides stretching upto404 km in the Mohali town. The open spaces were developed into green belts and a large number of trees were planted in the green belts. Similarly in Nangal town 5/6 public parks were developed and a large number of trees were planted in the town. In the year 2020, a large number of Bel trees were planted all over India and all the States. There has been a rapid rise in atmospheric temperature, the water level has gone down, the air pollution has increased, and the glaciers are melting because of the release of carbon dioxide in heavy quantities all over the globe both due to industrialization and the increase of vehicles on the roadside besides due to the burning of coal in factories and thermal plants.
The natural balance of biodiversity has been lost in the ocean, air, and water and many species of birds and animals have gone extinct. The only way to save this planet is to increase the forest area on Earth which is dwindling fast by greedy human activity who is quite unmindful of the impending extinction of its race from the planet. So it is the duty of all of us to save this planet by planting at least one tree every year said, Dr. Bansal. Dr. AmritLal Bansal National Convener, Green India Movement has planted trees in all the states of India on a large scale and has motivated thousands for tree plantation.
He has engaged individuals, and governmental and non-governmental organizations to plant a large number of trees everywhere. All the State Pollution Control Boards, All the State Local Govt. Depts and other many social organizations have been motivated to plant a large number of trees and a massive effort has been put to do so by Bansal.
With his tireless efforts, more than 15 lakh trees have been planted so far in all the States of India and the work to plant more trees is still being continued with full force. The efforts are being made to plant a large number of trees in every town of India in all the districts and Tehsils and go down to the village level. Dr. Bansal hopes to continue the work of tree plantation in the times to come in the future also with the same dedication and to continue to motivate people from across all the strata of society to continue the work of tree plantation and help save the Mother Earth.
Bharat Gaurav Mrs Masoom Minawala - Digital Content Creator, Global Influencer, Investor and Entrepreneur
With over 1.23 million followers across all social media platforms, Masoom is the undisputed queen of India’s fashion and lifestyle influencer and entrepreneur ecosystem. Masoom pioneered the nation’s blogging industry when she set up her blog — Miss Style Fiesta — all the way back in 2010. Today, she is one of the first influencers from India to have walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival not once but twice in a row for L’Oreal Paris’ and attended Paris Fashion Week multiple times exclusively for luxury brands like Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Dior, and so on.
In the years since she’s grown from strength to strength, today Masoom works with some of the biggest fashion, lifestyle, and luxury brands in the world. Apart from this, she’s not just your Global Lifestyle and Fashion Influencer, her content also revolves around positivity, family, gender equality, books, travel, etc. With over 20+ million impressions across platforms and numerous viral content pieces across various verticals, Masoom has proven that no one does it better.
This Women’s Day 2021 also saw Masoom start a new venture, Empowher. Through this platform, Masoom aims to empower homegrown women-led Indian brands, bring visibility to them, and elevate them to a global audience. The ultimate aim is to inspire and motivate women entrepreneurs and help guide them on the road to financial stability and growth.
Masoom represents India at fashion weeks, couture shows & luxury events all over the world such as Hermes, Dior, Armani, Ralph & Russo, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tods, and Longchamp & many more. She was a speaker at TEDxYouth@Wilrijk in Belgium. Her amazing work has put her on HSBC’s list of leading female entrepreneurs worldwide as well as CNN’s ’20 under 40’ list.
Additionally, she’s an equity partner and leads innovation & strategy at the e-commerce start-up ‘The CAI Store’.
In an endeavor to continue representing Indian fashion on the global stage, she collaborates with upcoming fashion businesses to enable them to achieve substantial business growth. Her initiative #SupportIndianDesigners has generated 400,000+ conversations and content for small businesses in India to date.
One notable feat is that during these tough times of Covid, just like so many other celebrities, Masoom was very active on her Instagram page all the way from Belgium to constantly come through for her people in India. She continuously shared verified leads and helped people in every way possible to get through these tough times. She was at the forefront of helping the Hemkunt Foundation raise funds so that more and more people could have access to oxygen.
To top it off, Masoom recently became a proud member of the Women India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WICCI), India-Austria Bilateral Business Council.
Awards won:
• E-Tailer of the Year by Cosmopolitan India 2013
• DNA India 30 under 30 List 2013
• CNN India 20 under 20 List 2017
• Lokmat Award for ‘Most Stylish Blogger’ 2019
• Best Luxury Blogger by Cosmopolitan India 2019
• Digital Influencer of the year- Popular Choice by Talent Track Awards 2021
• NewsX Influencer A-List- Best Fashion Influencer 2021
• Best Lifestyle and Luxury Influencer — IMPACT Digital Influencers 2021 (Silver)
Bharat Gaurav Dr Dattatreyudu Nori - Recognized Leader in his Specialty
Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori has an international reputation as a pioneer and authority in the field of Cancer and the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine of Harvard University quoted him as a “Recognized Leader in his Specialty”.
Over the last four decades Dr. Nori has tirelessly devoted himself to improving the cancer care of patients in the U.S. After receiving his postgraduate medical degree in India, Dr. Nori joined the world-renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the U.S. in 1976 and is currently Professor and Executive Vice-Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Hospital Queens and Director of the Cancer Center at New York Hospital Queens.
Dr. Nori’s distinguished and exceptional achievements in oncology research resulted in the American Cancer Society bestowing him with their most prestigious “Tribute to Life” award and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center honored him with the “Most Distinguished Physician Award”.
Dr. Nori’s pioneering cancer research to improve outcomes in various cancers resulted in his selection as one of the Top Doctors for Cancer in the U.S. and Top Doctors for Women’s Cancers in the U.S. over the last decade by his peers consisting of 100,000 Oncologists. Dr. Nori introduced many innovative cancer treatment programs for lung, gynecological and genitourinary cancers which are currently considered the standard of care by Oncologists all over the world.
The Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation in the U.S. and the Network of Indian Professionals in the U.S. honored him with the Excelsior Award and the largest Indian Physician Association in the U.S., the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), with over 30,000 members, honored him with the Most Distinguished Physician Award.
In 2014, Dr. Nori was honored with the highest civilian award in the U.S., the “Ellis Island Medal of Honor” for his exemplifying and outstanding quality in both his personal and professional life and for making enduring contributions to the U.S. and the world. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate recognize this Ellis Island Medal of Honor and these honorees are listed in the Congressional Record.
Champion to Improve Cancer Care in India
Dr Nori is a Consultant to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, advising on the formulation of guidelines for the treatment of cancer in developing countries. He has helped to upgrade cancer programs in India, Israel, Brazil, and Argentina.
Dr Nori has been also working tirelessly to improve training for our Indian doctors in the cancer specialty. He has established advanced fellowship programs for Indian doctors to come to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University to receive advanced training and return to India to help our cancer patients. Most of the Oncologists practicing in India from Chandigarh to Trivandrum were trained through this program.
Nearly 200 women die from cervical cancer every day in India. Dr. Nori has taken up a major cancer prevention program working with PICC (Prevention International Cancer Cervix), an international organization based in the U.S. which has helped to significantly reduce mortality from cervical cancer in Brazil and South Africa by a simple visual inspection test and treatment with cryotherapy. He initiated this program in South India and this program is fully operational at this time in Andhra Pradesh.
Various professional and scientific organizations in India have honored him and recognized his exceptional contributions to improving cancer care in India. The Indian Medical Association honored Dr. Nori with a Gold Medal, The Professor Nayudama Foundation Award, and the Dr. Padam Singh Gold Medal for providing advanced training in the U.S. for Indian physicians.
Bharat Gaurav Rajesh Maheshwari - Founder Allen Career Institute
Self-confidence, determination, and spiritedness precisely epitomize the characteristics of Mr. Rajesh Maheshwari, Founder, and Director of ALLEN Career Institute. The persona, who never gave up, no matter what the situation was. His hard work has led ALLEN to become one of the most prominent and trusted career coaching institutes in India. An esteemed personality who is idolized as the foundation stone for discovering Kota as an educational hub. Only under his guidance, the idea of organized coaching was initiated where students were guided for Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical Entrance exams. The fame and popularity of Kota are the outcome of his beneficence as a responsible citizen.
During the period of individual subject tuitions, Maheshwari realized the need of the students and moved ahead to provide the facility of coaching for all subjects at a single location. He had no clue that this revolutionary idea would change the fate of Kota City. And this idea helped Kota embarking its position on the map of India as the Most Prevalent Place to accomplish students’ career dreams.
From the beginning Maheshwari knew, that to create something extraordinary, the approach should be distinct. With himself, he colludes other subject teachers. This was the first time in Kota that students were provided coaching in all subjects which include Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology at a single spot. ‘Being Future Ready’ is his viewpoint always. This adorning and constructive step laid the foundation for developing Kota as the Education Capital of India.
Provision of all subjects under one roof was not only time-saving but turned out extremely beneficial for the student fraternity. On 18th April 1988, ALLEN Career Institute’s foundation was laid in a small room in Ballabh Bari residential colony of Kota. The institute was named in the memory of his father thus the name ALLEN was derived from the initials of his father’s name Sh. Laxmi Narayan (L.N.) Maheshwari.
The first batch had only 8 students and the count kept on increasing. New heights of success were scaled year after year. Since then ALLEN Career Institute sustained its legacy in quality education by making students get selected and attain the best ranks in the engineering and medical entrance exams.
ALLEN is known to create ‘never before’ benchmarks. The past achievements were complemented with remarkable progress when our Classroom Coaching Students bagged the All India First Rank in both the prestigious examinations of India, JEE Advanced 2014 and AIPMT 2014 respectively. In 2016, ALLEN broke its own stupendous records of the previous year's results by becoming the first-ever Institute in the country to produce All India Ranks 1,2,3 in both JEE Advanced and NEET- UG from the classroom. The legacy turned into a miracle in the year 2017 when All Top 10 All India Ranks of AIIMS were bagged by the students of ALLEN Career Institute and the achievement was marked as a National Record by Limca Book of Records.
Bharat Gaurav Padma Shri Ranbir Chander Sobti - Remarkable leader in Science
Dr Sobti is a remarkable leader in Science and has been ceaselessly pursuing, on the one hand, academics, research and administrative endeavours; and on the other hand, leading societal outreach programmes for the popularization of science and its benefits at the grassroots levels.
Dr Ranbir Chander Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow (UP) and Former Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University Chandigarh, is a renowned academician, a distinguished scientist, and able administration, and a visionary gifted with a protean disposition.
He has been bestowed with a large number of prestigious awards and medals which speaks volumes of his triumphant march towards academic and professional glory, from being awarded the INSA Young Scientist Medal (1978) to receiving coveted fellowships from various reputed National and international organisations.
Prof Sobti was recognized for his academic and society-oriented philanthropic endeavours and was bestowed with the honour of PADMA SHRI in 2009 by the Government of India.
Prof. Ranbir Chander Sobti has made outstanding contributions to path-breaking observation in predictive and protective genomics.
Starting his career as a Cytogeneticist, he moved on to explore the developments in his area of interest and evaluated the role of gene polymorphisms & their expression in the genesis of various cancers, COPD, AIDS and metabolic syndrome. He has identified several disease susceptible/protective novel genotypes and determined the crucial role of SOCS-1 and STAT genes in the genesis of cervical and prostate cancers.
Dr Sobti has been actively involved in cancer biology and focused on finding out novel tumour markers for cancer detection. His immense contributions to science are highlighted in the form of 23 books, 270 high-impact research publications with more than 2500 citations, and 23 sponsored research projects. Currently, he is involved in the development of the whole organ by tissue/organ culture through a custom-designed decellularization protocol. He has demonstrated that the regulation of stem cell character under in vitro conditions is a function of a morphological assortment of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNC) - an observation that has marked significance in the field of stem cell research.
Dr Sobti distinguished and exceptional achievements in cancer and cell research receiving many honours. The INSA Young Scientist Medal, UGC Career Award, Punjab Rattan Award, JC Bose Oration and Sriram Oration Awards, and the Life Time Achievement Awards of the Punjab Academy of Sciences, Zoological Society of India, and the Environment Academy of India, besides many other medals & awards of national and international levels. On 2nd June 2016, he was honoured by Rastra Bhasha Sansthan of Govt. of India for his contribution to Hindi at Munnar, Kerala.
Dr Sobti, besides making exemplary and highly significant academic contributions to academic and research contributions in the field of biotechnology, cancer biology, and predictive and protective genomics; has an insatiable desire and unwavering commitment to the cause of science and its popularization. He has environed and rigorously implemented numerous socially relevant and meaningful initiatives for popularizing science, especially among the students; the rural societies as well as the masses ignorant of science.
Dr Ranbir Chander Sobti is a pratiman and personification of energy, positivity, creativity and development. He encompasses the best of tradition and modernity both to engineer a dynamic today that point to a glorious future of higher education in India. He is the epitome of kindness, hard work and solidarity, and can transform the entire community into proactive participants in the project of making an ethically progressive Nation.
Bharat Gaurav Paramhamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda - Effortlessly connecting principles of eastern spirituality
Effortlessly connecting principles of eastern spirituality with elements of western spiritual tradition, Sri Swami Vishwananda reveals the underlying oneness of the divine and inspires a unique, experience of spirituality, regardless of culture, religion, gender, or age.
Mahamandaleshwar Sri Swami Vishwananda is a fully realized spiritual master, whose international mission established in 2005 is known as Bhakti Marga, ‘the path of devotion.
Effortlessly connecting principles of eastern spirituality with elements of western spiritual tradition, Sri Swami Vishwananda reveals the underlying oneness of the divine and inspires a unique, experience of spirituality, regardless of culture, religion, gender, or age.
It is based in the heart of Europe. He has established 22 temples in 12 countries, as well as thousands of Bhakti Marga groups in over 50 countries led by his 26 Bhakti Marga Swami and Swamini who work and travel in support of this mission. His most established ashram is in Germany, with India and UK officially opening later this year. He travels the world to encourage all people to recognize the universal love that lies within each human being and to awaken their innate ability to express that love in their daily lives.
To him, the name or form one gives to God does not matter. What matters is the sincerity of the heart, devoted service to God and man, and a positive, humble attitude as one journey along the spiritual path.
Giving Darshans and Satsangs tirelessly throughout the year, Sri Swami Vishwananda introduces these simple but profound concepts in a very personal way, answering questions about love, life, death, healing, and faith.
As a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji, he comes to help people open their hearts to the divine, to the unconditional love that is lacking in this world. He brings the mediation and yoga techniques of Atma Kriya Yoga and Om Chanting. There are over 200 initiated Atma Kriya Yoga teachers in 40 countries. Om Chanting is a group healing technique once practiced by the Rishis thousands of years ago, which has been reintroduced and adapted by Sri Swami Vishwananda for the contemporary age. Entering the OM Chanting circle helps to release emotions, thoughts, and negative energy. Participants experience positive shifts in emotional, mental, and physical well being thereby bringing about peace, joy, and love in their life. There are over 1,000 OM Chanting groups in 50 countries around the world regularly coming together for practice through a program called ‘Cities of Light’. The technique is free of charge and open to all.
He is the author of the ‘Just Love’ book series, the ‘Inspirations app, and commentaries on the Vedic texts including the Bhagavad Gita, Guru Gita, Shreemad Bhagavatam, and Gopi Gita. These books and commentaries, translated into many languages, help a worldwide audience to gain a deeper understanding of the universal messages they contain and spread the message of love, peace, and unity to all.
2015 saw the establishment of the Bhakti Marga Academy which offers the opportunity for deeper learning on a wide range of international spiritual, health, and well-being topics and practices to help people make connections between mind, body, and spiritual learning.
The inaugural ‘Just Love Festival’ was held this same year at the ashram in Germany, an international music and food festival with over 2,000 guests and renowned artists and musicians from around the world.
Also in 2015, Sri Swami Vishwananda was given the title of Mahamandaleshwar, (one residing over many ashrams and temples as guardian and pillar of faith), at the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, India. All four heads of the Vaishnava Sampradayas attended his initiation. He is the first-ever Europe-based spiritual leader to hold this title.
He regularly leads extensive pilgrimages to many parts of India, as well as countries with a rich Christian history, especially Israel and France. Born in Mauritius in 1978, but with a spiritual family now residing in many locations around the world, he considers his home to be wherever there are spiritual seekers and people who need to receive his blessing to help them open their hearts to the love that resides within.
Bharat Gaurav Mr V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai - The Inventor of Email
V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email and other revolutionary innovations, has been passionately interested in science and technology throughout his life. This passion has been earned. Shiva has high honors in the academic and corporate worlds.
It has also given him an opportunity to confront the financial and power dynamics that affect scientific innovation, especially when innovation arises from sources considered outside the mainstream as Shiva, in fact, proudly considers himself to be.
When Shiva’s family immigrated to the United States, those early experiences inspired him to pursue the study of modern systems science and information technology. He has never lost touch with India’s healing traditions, and much of his work has been directed toward integrating the tools and techniques of East and West.
At the age of 14, after completing a special program in computer science at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, Shiva was recruited by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a Research Fellow. His mentor at UMDNJ soon presented Shiva with a difficult but irresistible challenge. Shiva was asked to create an electronic equivalent of the interoffice mail system, in which hard copies of documents were circulated throughout an office environment.
The interoffice mail system was a standard operating procedure in literally millions of companies, hospitals, schools, and other institutions around the world. It was literally everywhere, and in practice, preparing interoffice mail was virtually always tasked to female secretaries or assistants in service of their male bosses and managers.
After writing 50,000 lines of computer code, Shiva introduced the world’s first true email system, incorporating Inbox and Outbox, Folders, Address Book, Memo, and other now-familiar features of every email system. He named the system “EMAIL,” and was awarded the first United States Copyright for “Email, Computer Program for Electronic Mail System.” This legally recognized Shiva as the inventor of email, at a time when Copyright was the only protection for software inventions.
While at MIT, Shiva developed Systems Visualization, a pioneering course integrating systems theory, data, metaphor, and narrative storytelling to enable the visualization of complex systems. After winning a White House competition to automatically analyze and sort President Clinton’s email, Shiva started EchoMail, Inc. which grew to nearly $200 million in market valuation.
He serves as a consultant to CEOs and Executive Management at Fortune 1000 companies, as well as government organizations such as the United States Postal Service, and Office of Inspector General.
Shiva serves as Executive Director of the International Center for Integrative Systems, a nonprofit research and education foundation dedicated to the application of systems thinking across a range of disciplines. Research on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is a specific and urgent focus of this foundation. Along these lines, Shiva has met with world leaders including former President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and French President Francois Holland, who have sought his advice on innovative technologies and their applications to food and healthcare systems.
