Karnataka Business Award Season 3 celebrates Entrepreneurship and Rural Businesses
June 27, 2023: The glitz and glamour of the Karnataka Business Award Season 3 unfolded at the Ebisu Convention Centre on the 24th and 25th of June 2023. The event, graced by several distinguished dignitaries, including Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, celebrated the entrepreneurial spirit and recognized the achievements of businesses, particularly those hailing from rural areas. The Karnataka Business Award Season 3 was made possible thanks to the generous support of prestigious sponsors. Presidency University served as the title sponsor, while Way 2 Media Network co-sponsored the event. Indian Journo acted as the media partner, ensuring extensive coverage, and The Trade Connect partnered as the official magazine partner. Way 2 Journey took charge as the travel partner, while Al Wadi and The Leela International provided valuable featured sponsorship. With the backing of these esteemed sponsors, the event celebrated over 200+ award winners, delivering an unforgettable experience for all. The successful execution of the event was made possible through the expert event management services provided by Show Buddy Entertainment.
The star-studded occasion saw the presence of notable personalities from various fields, adding to the grandeur of the event. Among them were Alok R Babu (popularly known as All ok), an Indian Kannada rapper, singer, actor, and music producer, along with Pavan Wadeyar, an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, actor, and producer, and his wife Apeksha Purohit, an Indian actress and movie producer.
The event also welcomed esteemed individuals like Mohammad Mohsin IAS, Syed Asad Abbas, a television personality from Nation Media, Dr. Harikrishna Maram, the Founder Chairman of Imperial College, Viranika Shetty, a model, actress, and entrepreneur, Sanjay Gowda, a producer and entrepreneur, Roshan Sreedhar Bacchan, a national athlete and actor, Aneesh Vidyashankar, India's renowned walking violinist, Divya Gananananda, an Indian women cricketer, Sri Raksha Ramaya, the National General Secretary of Indian Youth Congress,Usman Anwar Sharieff, the Managing Director of Karol Group of Companies and more.
The two-day extravaganza captivated attendees, providing a platform for businessmen from diverse backgrounds to showcase their achievements and connect with industry leaders. The Karnataka Health Minister, Dinesh Gundu Rao, lauded the Karnataka Business Award initiative for its focus on identifying and promoting businesses from rural areas. He expressed admiration for the courage of Abdul Musaddiq, President of Karnataka Traders Chamber of Commerce (KTCC), the brainchild behind this unique concept, and congratulated him for the success of the event.
In his address, Minister Rao emphasized the importance of recognizing and encouraging businesses in rural regions, as they play a vital role in the state's overall economic growth. The Karnataka Business Awards aims to provide a platform for such businesses, facilitating their growth and inspiring others to follow suit.
The event served as a catalyst for networking, knowledge sharing, and fostering partnerships among entrepreneurs, industry experts, and government officials. With its third season, the Karnataka Business Award continues to pave the way for the recognition and celebration of entrepreneurial endeavors, especially those emerging from rural Karnataka.
As the curtains closed on this year's event, the participants and organizers were left with a sense of accomplishment and renewed motivation to propel Karnataka's business landscape to greater heights.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Six months on, college hostel lies in ruins, sans bustle of students
Ahmedabad (PTI): Six months after the AI-171 plane crash, the B J Medical College hostel complex in Ahmedabad stands as a haunting reminder, with its charred walls and burnt trees replacing the once lively chatter of students with an eerie stillness.
Scattered across the crash site are grim remnants of daily life - burnt cars and motorcycles, twisted beds and furniture, charred books, clothes and personal belongings.
The Atulyam-4 hostel building and the adjoining canteen complex stand abandoned, with entry strictly prohibited.
For residents near the site, memories of the incident still linger, casting a lasting shadow on their lives, with some of them saying they are still afraid to look up at the sky when an aircraft passes overhead.
On June 12, Air India flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London, crashed moments after take-off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, killing 260 persons.
The aircraft slammed into the BJ Medical College hostel complex in Meghaninagar, turning a lively student neighbourhood into a landscape of ruin and grief.
"The area now lies very silent, only a few birds chirp here," Sanjaybhai, a security guard deployed at the premises by authorities to prevent trespassing, told PTI.
Mahendrasingh Jadeja, a general store owner whose shop is just 50 metres from the point where the aircraft struck, described it as an unimaginable calamity. "In all my years, I have never seen anything like this."
Pointing to a tree behind his shop, the 60-year-old said the aircraft first struck there before crashing into the hostel building.
"It was a scorching summer afternoon. Not many people were outside. When I heard a loud crashing sound, I ran out of my shop. We were all terrified," he recalled.
"Even today, we instinctively look up whenever a plane passes overhead," he added.
Another local, Manubhai Rajput, who lives barely 200 metres from the site, said he witnessed the horror unfold on June 12.
"The plane was flying unusually low. Before I could understand what was happening, there was thick black smoke and a deafening crash," he said.
For over three decades, Rajput and his neighbours lived close to the airport without giving much thought to the aircraft overhead.
"We never looked up at the sky. But that day is etched in my mind. The plane hit a tree first, and then there was a loud sound," he said.
Rajput recalled how hundreds of locals rushed to the site even before police, fire services or the Army arrived.
Tinaben, another resident of Meghaninagar, said she never imagined something like this could happen in Ahmedabad.
"Despite being close to the airport, this area always felt safe," she said.
As an aircraft roared overhead during the conversation, Tinaben paused, looked up nervously and said, "It's still scary."
A senior official of Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the state government has yet to decide what to do with the damaged site.
Currently, investigations are going on and the site is strictly prohibited for people, he added.
