Ashok Kumar Tiwary completed his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Moscow State University in Russia in the year 2000 followed by 2 years of internship. After the successful completion of his internship in the year 2002, he decided to start his own business & did a full survey of the pharmaceutical market in and around the countries which were formerly part of the then-Soviet Union which finally brought him to this beautiful country called Uzbekistan. Finally, in October 2002, Mr. Tiwary started his pharmaceutical business and incorporated a company named “Shayana Farm LLC” which as of now ranks amongst the top 5 pharmaceutical companies of Uzbekistan.
Today have more than 500 employees including our pharmaceutical manufacturing plant named “Wellmed Pharm LLC”. Shayana Farm is a distribution cum marketing company and presently 70% of the business volume depends on imports from India which is significant in our recent growth.
Living in foreign lands, Mr. Ashok realized that India is seen by foreigners as a land of rich ancient culture but also exotic, poor, and underdeveloped. Over the last two decades, he realized that as sons and daughters of India living abroad, it is our duty to strengthen India’s friendship with our adopted countries so that we Pravasis become an effective bridge for the mutual benefit of the two peoples – Indians and people of this country where we are living.
Therefore, apart from his business, he has involved himself in various social activities & truly believes that the almighty has been generous to him and his family to provide them with all the unthinkable moments that one can only dream of. So considering his utmost duty to help all those in need and be a useful resource in the growth and development of society. It also gives him immense pleasure to share that out of his last two decades in Uzbekistan, he has also been the chairman of the India Club Tashkent (ICT) for the last 3 years which is a non-political non-profit organization that has been continuously working to bring all our fellow Indians on one platform in our country as well as strengthen relations between India and Uzbekistan.
ICT aims to promote Indian culture in Uzbekistan and involve our Uzbek friends in all our cultural events. Due to our work, local Uzbeks get real experience of how Indians celebrate their festivals, Indian cuisine, Indian cinema, and so many other things. When they learn about these cultural facets of India, they are pleasantly surprised. The respect and love for India in their hearts strengthen.
Mr Tiwary would like to mention that during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic back in 2020 and 2021, ICT played a major role and supplied all the necessary humanitarian aid to the Government of India which includes oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders, oximeters, and Remdesivir to name a few which saved thousands of lives. Part of that relief was also sent to Bihar which is his native state. The government of Bihar and the Bihar Foundation invited ICT leadership to join them in online brainstorming sessions on how to attract diaspora involvement in the state. Considering this as a small and humble contribution from him to his roots.
ICT publishes a journal called Varshik Darpan in Tashkent in which the local Indian and Uzbek community members write and contribute interesting and beautiful content such as poetry, articles, interviews, and autobiographies. The journal is bilingual and is published in English and Russian which enhances its outreach. Ministers of the Government of India and the Government of Uzbekistan send their congratulatory messages to our journal. On January 10, 2023, the honorable President of India, Her Excellency Srimati Draupadi Murmu conferred upon him with the highest Parvasi Bhartiya Samman Award in the field of business for the year 2023. I was gratified and humbled. My resolve to work for Mother India has further strengthened in which I seek the contribution of each and every Pravasi Bhartiya in the world. I am proud to say that India believes in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – the whole world is one family and Pravasi Bhartiya is honoured to work for world peace and development.