BS Annual awards: Celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship

In a full house at the Crystal Room of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, famous names and familiar faces gathered to celebrate the indomitable spirit of entrepreneurship at the Business Standard Annual Award 2015.  Stock Market Trading Tips

The 16th edition of the Business Standard Annual Awards was about many firsts. It wasn’t only about celebrating success and revenue growth. It was an evening when the old economy was brought closer to the new in a master class on disruption, and where activism rubbed shoulders with the czars of profit. And, for a change, the encounter wasn’t adversarial. (Saluting the best & the brightest)

The mood seemed to have a rub-off effect on Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general of the Centre for Science and Environment, which received the ‘Public Institution of the Year’ award from Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, the guest of honour. In his short speech, Bhushan said it was a welcome surprise to get this award from a jury comprising industry doyens. “I thought the kind of work we do is adversarial to what you do. This award will give a tremendous impetus to build many more public institutions,” he said.  Personal Numerology

The sense of bonhomie was evident when Parrikar later said he was happy to give away the award as the role of public society was important, though there should be a balance between development, security needs and those of the environment.     Share Market Astrology

From start to finish, the awards ceremony, held here on Thursday evening, toasted a new India that is coming to terms with disruption. The guests who assembled to honour the outstanding businesses and business people of the year came from far and wide. While Parrikar came from Delhi and Nandan Nilekani, chief guest, and wife Rohini came from Bengaluru, quite a few other award winners and guests were from Delhi, Chennai and elsewhere.     Commodity Market Astrology Tips

The awards function also saw old money and successful professionals coming together. While the corporate world was represented by Vodafone India MD and CEO Sunil Sood, Pfizer India chairman RA Shah, Asian Paints chairman Ashwin Dani,   Himanshu Tiwari Astrologer Blog