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  • Alila Diwa Goa completes ten years!

    Alila Diwa Goa completes ten years!

    MUMBAI: Alila Diwa Goa, the five-star resort from the ‘Boundless Portfolio’ of Hyatt Hotels in South Goa proudly marks the completion of 10 successful years of crafting rare and intimate experiences for guests. The resort is an immersive experience into the best that Goa has to offer from local cuisine to aesthetic architecture and ancient healing arts, while ensconced in luxury. The resort has bagged several awards within the last decade including Luxury Resort of the Year – India 2016, Best Indian Restaurant for Spice Studio, and Best Spa Cuisine among others. The newest feather in its cap is ‘Best Family Hotel’ at the Travel+Leisure India’s Best Editor’s Choice Awards 2019.  

    The awards are not surprising as Alila Diwa Goa offers a host of unique experiences and services for both business & leisure travelers across age groups. It has one of India’s most beautiful Infinity pools, and has also been at the forefront of pioneering several other offerings for guests which include an all-day breakfast concept at The Diwa Club, which is a resort within the resort; Dine in the Dark; Detox and other residential wellness programs. 

    As the first in its list of milestones in 2020, the resort embarks on yet another ambitious journey with the launch of its largest pillar-less event space in South Goa, raising the bar in the Wedding and MICE segment.  Udeta, meaning ‘rising’ is spread across 18,000 sq.ft area. The venue celebrates Goan sensibilities and is designed to evolve the way meetings, conferences, weddings and social functions happen in Goa. Modern yet functional, Udeta features a 12,000 sq.ft indoor space that includes an 8,350 sq.ft pillar-less hall with a live Theatre Kitchen, Udeta Al-fresco with live bar and grilland the lawns at Udeta which spread across 4,000 sq.ft. With a blend of great hospitality, breathtaking ambience and artisanal gourmet offerings, Udeta is perfectly equipped to be the ideal venue forweddings, MICE events and conferences.

    Speaking on the completion of 10 years, Suveer Sodhi, General Manager, Alila Diwa Goa said, “We are excited to celebrate the completion of an excellent decade and gear up for many more special milestones as a part of the Hyatt family. While Alila Diwa Goa will continue to be known for intimate and personalized family holidays, it now shares the international reputation and standards that Hyatt is globally known for. This year, we have an addition to the property with Udeta, our new event space. We hope to keep evolving with our guests in the coming years.”

    Staying true to the ‘Alila’ brand philosophy, Alila Diwa Goa has established itself as being an artisanal, authentic and responsible hotel in Goa.While staying at Alila Diwa Goa, guests can indulge in many of the curated local destination experiences that celebrate the uniqueness of the destination. Some of these experiences include a visit to the local fish market, cooking masterclass, learning to bake bread at a local bread man’s houseamong others. The resort has also undertaken several initiatives towards sustainability and reducing carbon footprint by the use of biodegradable material, recycling and upcycling, eliminating use of plastic in the property and minimizing environmental impact by using primarily local materials. 

    Alila Diwa Goa is a participating hotel in the World of Hyatt loyalty program which allows members to enhance their stay with the ability to earn and redeem points, explore the destination through curated FIND experiences and also enjoy in-hotel benefits. 

  • News18 Assam Healthcare Excellence Award 2020.

    News18 Assam Healthcare Excellence Award 2020.

    “The true health care reform starts in your kitchen, not in the Capital”, true buttoday is a society where Health and Wealth possibly goes hand in hand. Often chickened out as the remote northeast, Health Industry of the region in the recent years have made significant strides. Government, private, social and individual as an institution have realized the aspirations of the people and region for better health opportunities. Better hospitals, medical facilities, care and cure today are at a hands reach… thereby making Health for All a reality.

    While the Health Industry and the Government institutions involved in the sector has been working relentlessly to make Health Care accessible for one and all, “News18 Assam/Northeast” the leading New Channel catering to the aspirations of the region believed that it was time that this potent segment of the industry needs to be recognized and appreciated too. Withthis concept in mind the second edition of “News18 Assam Healthcare Excellence Awards” was given away at a glittering function held on February 27, at the banquet hall of Radisson Blu, Guwahati

    As the clock struck seven, when the music played soft and the august guest arrived, the show was thrown open by the introductory speech of Dr. Sanjoy Paul, Editor of New18 Assam/ Northeast. Highlighting the need of the award Dr. Paul expressed that its payback time and time we realize the selfless effort of the Health Industry and the people involved with it to keep the society health and wealthy.

    Mr. Pijush Hazarika, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Assam graced the event as the Guest of Honour.Hespoke elaborately on the potential of the industry and its impediments. He congratulated News18 for spearheading this initiative to recognize the service of the people in the healthcare industry, which will lead to better healthcare for all.

    Recognition is the greatest motivation and keeping tandem with the noble effort to recognize the selfless endeavor of the Health Industry in Assam, it was time for the awards. The honorable Health Minister and the editor of the channel awarded the adjudged winners in each of the 20 segments to 21 recipients. The winners were honored with a (Fulamgamocha), a trophy and a citation.

    It may mentioned that the entries were invited from applicants across the state to qualify for the awards instituted for the second time in the state and the region as a whole by News18. The reception at the front office desk were flooded with envelopes which were sorted in the segments and presented before a selected panel of jury which was rightfully represented by the likes of Former Commissioner & Secretary Health Sri SwapnanilBarua (Retd IAS), Dr. JadunathBuragohain (Oncologist), Dr. Arup Jyoti Kalita (State Director, Health & Beyond Foundation) and Mr. Mahadeb Deka(Mr. Universe 2009).

    The Excellence in outreach healthcare was given to “Centre for North East Studies & Policy Research”for its pioneering innovative and noble healthcare ideas to reach out the remotest corners of the State.

    HAMM Hospital & Research Centre for its initiatives in implementation of Government health schemes benefitting the needy and less privileged patients was awarded Best Government scheme managed Hospital.

    Jhpiego-Assam adjusted the Best Healthcare NGO of the Year award for supporting the State in developing operational strategies and financial proposals in healthcare sector.

    For its high standard in the practice of patience safety, Dispur Hospital bagged the best practice in patient safety award this year too consecutively.

    Health City Hospital bagged the award for excellence in critical care for having state of the art ICU.
    Apollo Hospital Guwahati for its popularity and best of nursing care got awards in two segments – Most popular Hospital of the Year and Best ICU facility Hospital.

    Similarly Pratiksha Hospital bagged two awards namely Best Woman & child care hospital, and Best IVF treatment facility Hospital.
    State Cancer Institute – GMCH was adjudged winner for the Swachhata Government Hospital Award.

    Guwahati Medical College Hospital bagged the most advanced equipped hospital award.The Hospital has got one of the four Cyclotron machine with active production of radioactive isotopes in the country.

    In a region where cancer is rampant Guwahati Pain & Palliative Care Societyfor its selfless work in service and care towards the patients in need was awarded the Compassionate Care Award.

    Arogyam Hair Transplant Clinic got the Best wellness service provider award for bringing happiness and care to the people in distress.
    For quality maintenance and service of the sophisticated medical equipment Fama Marketing was presented the Most sustainable quality Healthcare Service provider Award.

    For exhibiting high quality of excellence in hospital management and holistic development of the health infrastructure, The Best Hospital Administrator of the Year was jointly given to Mr. RanjanKakati of Dispur Hospital and Mr. Manoj Kumar Deka of Health City Hospital.

    Dr. Narendra Nath Dutta for his visionary works in the field of health education and imparting the education of Para medics in Downtown Universitybagged the award for outstanding contribution to health education.

    Dr. Mrs. Arundhati BorthakurSarmaforher outstanding contribution to Assam healthcare was awarded Outstanding contribution to Assam healthcare award.

    Dr. Amal Chandra Kataki, Director of B. Borooah Cancer Hospital for his exemplary works in the field of Cancer management and treatment and also turning BBCI into a Research Centre, was awarded the Distinguished Career Award.

    Dr. BhabadevGoswami, well known Gastroenterologist and Haematologistwas the best choice for the Doctor of the Year for his outstanding career and overall contribution to healthcare.

    The Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred upon Dr. Mrs. AlakaGoswami for her lifelong contribution to Healthcare of the State, and making lives of many women better.

    As the day drew towards the end with an enthralling Bihu performance, the most emotional and mesmerizing moment of the evening was the ramp walk from a group of lady cancer survivors. Presented by ‘Oncocare Trust’, the walk from the Cancer survivors with smile on their face touched the hearts of each and every one present there. Mr. Universe 2009 Mr. Mahadev Deka was the show stopper and he added glamour to the event. MsMandira and MrRizu Miller were the Designer and Choreographer of the Show.

    The concept of honoring the Health sector of the state shaped up into an event with the cooperation and association of partners in the journey such as OIL, State Bank of India, NH Narayana Superspeciality HospitalBafna, The Assam Tribune, Radio Mirchi 95, Aahana Ads & Outdoors, Rehman Hospital, Patna Orthopedic & Trauma Hospitalhad extended their helping hand to make Assam Health Excellence Awards such a success. 
     

  • Re-Invent 2020: knowledge, inspiration & experience

    Re-Invent 2020: knowledge, inspiration & experience

    MUMBAI: The esteemed OTT & Digital Marketing Innovation Awards in association with Promax is one proud bunch at this hour. After hosting a successful event today at Taj Santacruz in the presence of speakers & panelists, a room full of content creators, digital experts, innovators, marketing professionals,  filmmakers and the who’s who from the Indian OTT & digital industry, the event did full justice to its theme for the year – ‘Digital Re-Invent 2020’.

    The conference kick-started with a welcome message from the event’s conference chair, Rajiv Bakshi, CEO of Reliance Big Synergy Media.

    Insightful and inspirational panel sessions followed through including ‘Keynote Mastermind’, hosted by ZEE5’s CEO Tarun Katial, who said ‘At every juncture in this industry the opportunity is great but also the responsibility is humungous. How quickly people turn to digital media depends on all of us. Before creating content, we need to understand the market, the consumer, the potential and much more’.

    ‘OTT Visionaries – Re-Invent 2020’ led by Raj Nayak, Director & MD of House of Cheer Network brought about interesting discussions on monetizing the platforms and their brand USP. The panel was

    attended by an Karan Bedi, CEO of MX Player, Kranti Gada, COO of Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, Gourav Rakshit, COO of Viacom18 Digital Ventures and Vishnu Mohta, Co-Founder of hoichoi. This session brimmed with substance and imagination in and was remarkably insightful. The next session, ‘The Emerging Content Opportunities’ kept everyone engaged with an exemplary line- up of programming heads and content savants representing the best OTT brands in the country. The panelists in this fiery session included Monika Shergill, Director of International Originals at Netflix India,  Aparna Acharekar, Programming Head at ZEE5, Gautam Talwar, Chief Content Officer at MX Player, Aparna Purohit, Head of India Originals at Amazon Prime Video and Saugata Mukherjee, Head of Original Content on Sony Liv. The candid talk ‘Break the Rules’ with director duo Raj & DK hosted by VJ Anusha Dandekar was particularly popular amongst the crowd and received a great response. There was also a power- packed case study led session ‘Top Re-Invent Brand Strategies Showcase’ showcasing brand success stories of the leaders of the digital industry- Facebook, YouTube and Tik Tok presented by Prashant Sharma, Satya Raghavan and Ahteram Uddin respectively.

    The cutting-edge discussions were followed by the much-awaited OTT & Digital Marketing Innovation Awards. Running for the first time this year, the awards acknowledged and celebrated this year’s greatest and the most quality-driven teams in the OTT & digital landscape. Netflix and Hotstar were the biggest champions of the evening with a tie at 5 trophies each. Close behind were Amazon Prime Video and ZEE5 who won the popular “Platform of the Year”. While Amazon Prime Video’s ‘The Family Man’ swept the award for the ‘Best Web Series National’, ‘Queen’ from MX Player was the gold winner in the ‘Best Web Series Regional’ category.  Other notable winners included Nawazuddin Siddique as the ‘Best Male Lead of The Year’ for Sacred Games, Shefali Shah as the ‘Best Female Lead of The Year’ for Delhi Crime,, Hotstar for the ‘Best Content Marketing by a Brand on a Digital Platform’ for Game of Thrones and Malishka, who won a gold for ‘Best Digital Influencer of The Year’.

    Speaking about the enormous success of the event, Rajika Mittra, Country Head, India, Hong Kong and the Philippines of Promax India, said, “We take great pride in setting a standard for innovation and creativity in the industry. This event is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of content creators and storytellers in the OTT & digital industry across the nation. We are ecstatic we were able to radiate the sheer-hard work and dedication of the deserving winners’.

    In their debut year this season, OTT & Digital Innovation Awards gave out 16 golds and 16 silvers.

  • Five Likee Features Every New Likeer Must Explore

    Five Likee Features Every New Likeer Must Explore

    Pioneering short video platform Likee, launched in 2017 by Singapore-based Bigo Technology Pte Ltd. is continuously marching ahead with its innovative feature offerings. A top short video platform, Likee has registered a high number of downloads in India as well as abroad amid the cut-throat competition in the sphere. A sprawling user base is proof of the increasing popularity of the platform. Easy navigation, swipe, and smooth browsing have been instrumental in Likee’s success. Likee enhances short video making experience with dramatic filters and interactive user-interface.

    While there are multiple reasons that make Likee one of the most preferred apps, here are five differentiating features that every new user must know.

    Swipe to navigate: Anyone can easily use Likee with its helpful navigation. User can continue to swipe up for non-stop browsing of user videos. They can swipe right to directly open sections such as popular videos, Follow, nearby videos, live chat.

    Omnichannel login: One can create a Likee account by entering their existing credentials on Google, Facebook, and Instagram. The feature of Omnichannel login availability saves a lot of time and effort required to set up and manage a separate account. A Likee account can also be linked to other social media accounts easily.

    Language selection: Languages help in connecting like-minded people. A key characteristic of the Likee app is its availability in the local languages of India. Starting from 15 local Indian languages, Likee is available in international languages like Portuguese, Brazilian, Arabic, Indonesian and more.

    Nearby video: One of the unique features of the Likee app is its nearby video option. With this feature, users can view videos that are being created around their location. The nearby option lets users connect with fellow Likeers in close vicinity and get inspired by their talent.

    Hashtag searches: Hashtags have made browsing easy on every social media platform. Likee has made use of this feature to attract more and more user engagement while helping users consume niche content. The hashtag based videos get instantly popular on Likee, garnering millions of views and eventually going viral on other social media channels also.

    Millions of users are already enjoying the Likee experience, which enables them to showcase their talent and skills. Likee is also actively involved in promoting hashtags with several Bollywood inspired challenges. When the majority of online users end up falling in love with apps that make browsing easy, hassle-free and fun, Likee’s score in the category is praiseworthy. With interactive look and feel, amazing user interface design, ease of usage and productivity, Likee is effortlessly ruling the hearts of online app users. Existing features of Likee have been successfully inspiring millions to make videos, since the inception of the platform. On the other hand, the widening new user base on the platform is calling for the inclusion of more engaging features in the near future.

  • First look of #VMateAsliHolibaaz short film released

    First look of #VMateAsliHolibaaz short film released

    MUMBAI :India’s top YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani recently shared with his fans a photograph in which he is seen with fellow leading YouTuber Bhuvan Bam. Adored by lakhs and shared widely on social media platforms, the photograph was clicked during the making of #VMateAsliHolibaaz, a short film produced by trending short video platform VMate for its Holi campaign. The photograph also garnered interesting responses from fans who equated the duo with the likes of ‘Modi-Trump’ and ‘Karan-Arjun’.

    Following the popularity of the photograph, VMate has now released the first look of the Holi short film starring Bhuvan Bam and Ashish Chanchlani. Titled ‘Kaun Hai VMateAsliHolibaaz’, the poster depicts the duo in rival mode. Though the actors look set to compete with each other, their mere appearance in the film suggests that it will be a laugh riot for the fans. The poster further depicts a festive Holi mood as it’s full of colours.

    On the occasion of the poster launch, VMate sssociate director Nisha Pokhriyal said, “A simple photograph featuring the two top YouTubers has become a sensation on social media. This just sets the tone for our exciting Holi campaign. It seems certain now that the Holi film featuring the two top YouTubers will be an instant hit with the audience. And there’s much more fun in store as this film is just one part of our Holi campaign.”

    The film starring the leading YouTube stars is slated to release on VMate on March 8. Apart from the film, a music video will also be released in the first week of March as part of #VMateAsliHolibaaz campaign. Popular Haryanvi dancer Sapna Chaudhary, who has also featured in Bigg Boss and a few Bollywood movies, will be seen grooving to a foot-tapping number in the music video.

  • Women’s Day Awareness Video to Be Screened at Cinema Halls

    Women’s Day Awareness Video to Be Screened at Cinema Halls

    MUMBAI: Viviana Mall in association with Thane polics has launched a new campaign to create awareness across society for women's safety, titled #MeraFarzHai. Under the campaign, an educative short film has been released, which will be shown to cinema goers before their movie. Releasing from 29 February, the campaign will run till 9 March.

    A special screening of the awareness video was done recently.

    “The only way to bring down these horrific incidents, is to rise up and act against sexual violence. This Women’s Day, we are launching an initiative to get the public more involved in prevention and reporting of harassment incidents and crime,” said Viviana Mall CEO Manoj K. Agarwal.

    As per National Crime Records Bureau’s latest statistics, the crime rate specific to cruelty against women has increased from an average of 57.9 in 2017 to 58.8 in 2018. Given the increasing crime rate against women, there is a need to be proactive in reporting such incidents.

    Viviana Mall CMO Rima Kirtikar explained the need to create awareness among citizens to come out and report incidents of crime against women with the police, as this will help in reducing unfortunate incidents.

    On March, 7, the eve of Women’s Day, the campaign will be launched in presence of Thane Commissioner of Police.

  • Denver’s SRK Signature Collection, Maestro & Emperor launched

    Denver’s SRK Signature Collection, Maestro & Emperor launched

    Denver, a leading brand in Men Grooming Industry has added all new Denver Signature range of deodorant body spray. The two new eminent of the collection, Denver Maestro & Denver Emperor has a magnificent odour for all men to keep smelling and feeling extraordinary.

    This series of Denver, Signature Range has been especially signed by the King of Khan’s, Shahrukh Khan has that fragrance notes which captivates success and radiates a masculine aroma of excellence.

    With a powerful fragrance mix and its long-lasting deodorant protection keeps the men by making him both fresh and confident throughout the day.

    Denver Maestro has been enriched with the Top Notes of Bergamot and Lemon while enhancing the middle motes with Geranium and Wood. The base notes of the deodorant have been topped with Patchouli and Animalic.

    Denver Emperor has top notes of Lemon, Bergamot and Green Cardamom. To supplement the top notes the middle notes have been enhanced with Lily, Rose, and Fressia and the base notes include Woody Amber, Sensual Musk and Moss.

  • Fortune unveils a new logo and identity

    Fortune unveils a new logo and identity

    MUMBAI: Fortune, a renowned food FMCG brand has unveiled a brand new logo and a wide range of product offerings. In the digital era, where the consumer’s attitude and behaviour have become extremely intuitive, the brand opted to focus on digital amplification to present it’s new identity across social media platforms in collaboration with Akshay Kumar & key influencers such as Miss Malini, Chef Ajay Chopra, Deeksha Joshi and many others. 

    Over the past two decades, the consumers have evolved. Being a beacon of inspiration, Fortune has uplifted it’s look and feel and built a modern and contemporary brand image. Owing to that, Fortune has revised the brand logo and packaging, along with the way they communicate with the consumers.

    Breaking down it’s stereotype of being a popular oil brand, Fortune now consists of a wide range of product offerings from rice, dal, atta, soya chunks, besan and much more.

    The brand launched a campaign #Whatsinthebox on 21 Feb with ace actor Akshay Kumar & key influencers to create conversations and generate curiosity amongst target audience by solving the puzzle & unbox the mystery Fortune box. On 28th Feb, the brand with Akshay Kumar unboxed the new identity and the wide range of offerings under the Fortune umbrella.

    Talking about the announcement, deputy CEO  Angshu Mallick said, “Fortune has always been about connecting with the consumers in the correct way. For the evolving needs of our consumers, Fortune has undertaken a step towards uplifting the brand proposition by modernizing the identity of the brand.

    For decades Fortune has been synonymous with oils, and while we have the largest share of the pie in the category, we are determined to dominate all categories. Our vision is to become the largest food FMCG brand in the country which is why Fortune range also includes Rice, Atta, Besan, Dal, Soya chunks and more in an all-new avatar that I believe will resonate better with all the consumers.”

    Media and strategy head Sanjay Adesara said, “For the digitally evolved consumers today brands are more than just a product. They connect with its philosophy, identity and buy into their vision. For the last 20 years Fortune has been periodically reinventing itself not only in its range (today the Fortune Foods range includes Rice, Atta, Besan, Pulses, Soya chunks, and more) but also in its identity. To retain the affinity of today’s visually-stimulated generation we have undertaken this rebranding initiative,”

    Fortune’s consistent quest for growth combined with innovation and experimentation will contribute to the brand’s overall sales and business model.

  • Sprite launches multi-lingual summer campaign

    Sprite launches multi-lingual summer campaign

    MUMBAI: Coca-Cola India has unveiled a new campaign ‘Garmi mein Doubt Hatao, Sprite Uthao’ for its sparkling beverage Sprite. The campaign in a light-hearted manner reiterates the brand’s core message of being the best refresher in the summer.

    This multi-lingual campaign sees Ayushmann Khurrana and Taapsee Pannu together on screen for the first time as the face of the Hindi version. For Telugu audiences Kavya Thapar and Anumolu Sushanth bring the campaign to life. Anirudh Ravichander and Priya Anand are the face of the campaign for Tamil. The campaign reinforces how Sprite’s refreshment inspires youth to have the clarity to cut through others’ stereotyping and judgements. Through their friendly banter, the protagonists show how the multitude of stereotypes and judgements that society throws at today’s youth tend to distract them from what really matters to them. The campaign will be brought to life through seven TV Commercials in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and will also be aired in Kannada, Oriya, Bengali and Marathi.

    Shrenik Dasani, Vice President – Sparkling Category, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, said: "Sprite has been known to be the best refresher in the Indian summer. With the launch of the new campaign ‘Garmi mein Doubt Hatao, Sprite Uthao’, we are excited to bring consumers our take on how to navigate a world filled with judgements and stereotype. The world is a tough place for today’s youth with people having different points of view on how they should act and behave. The campaign humorously reminds us that while life tries to confuse you, it is important to focus only on what really matters to you.”

    Amarinder Bhutalia, Managing Partner, Ogilvy, said: “For the youth today, the world is more confusing with far more opinions than ever before.  With this campaign, our attempt is to remind them that everyday dilemmas shouldn't distract them from keeping their eye on the ball. And this summer, they should focus on beating the heat with Sprite, the ultimate refresher.”

    In addition to the TV Commercials, the campaign will be supported by a robust integrated marketing campaign, including outdoor and digital.

  • News18 Kannada – Varshada Kannadiga 2020

    News18 Kannada – Varshada Kannadiga 2020

    The star studded, august gathering on Saturday evening saw some of the finest feats among the glitterati. News 18 Kannada, one of India’s largest news network, presented its annual signature Varshada Kannadiga awards on February 22 to eight extra ordinary achievers.

    As a precursor, a jury meeting was held on February 7 to filter the shortlisted contenders.  Chaired by the esteemed former Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde, the jury finalized the list of eight people from various sectors for the awards.

    Saturday evening saw  over 300 guests witnessing the gala award ceremony. The who’s who included celebrities from Sandalwood, bureaucracy, politicians and friends of News 18 – DCM Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, BJP MPs Tejasvi Surya and D V Sadananda Gowda, MLAs  K  Gopalaiah, S T Somashekar, BJP Spokesperson – Malavika Avinash;  actors Puneet Rajkumar, Ganesh, Ninasam Sathish, Dali Dhananjay,  Haripriya,  Aditi Prabhudeva, Shree Leela and Sanah Thimmayya. Former DG and IGP T Srikumar, retired IAS officer T Thimme Gowda, DPAR secretary Munish Moudgil and traffic commissioner Ravikanthe Gowda.

    Throwing the floor open for the evening and welcoming the guests, News18 Kannada editor Siddappa Kaloji said: “It is a matter of pride to honor the internationally renowned achievers of Karnataka. These achievers are truly an inspiration.’’

    The eight awardees were:

    –          Niranjan Mukundan, in the Sports category for having won prestigious international medals as a para-swimmer for 17 times.

    –          Anuradha TK, the project director of ISRO, who was instrumental in the launch of the G-SAT satellite, was finalized in the Science and Technology category.

    –          Niranjan Nempe, the inventor of  arecanut tea. He was chosen in the Business category. 

    –          Prof. G.S. Jayadeva was honored in the Social Service category.

    –          Actor and director, Rishab Shetty bagged the Arts and Entertainment award.

    –          Nemichandra lifted the Literature trophy.

    –          Dr.H.S Venkatesh Murthy, also known as the Ruby (Manikya) of the Kannada literary world, was the Varshada Kannadiga 2020.

    –          Lifetime Achievement Award, the most coveted honour was bestowed upon Chennaveera Kanavi.

    Addressing the gathering, MP Tejasvi Surya, cine actor Puneeth lauded the channels and selection committee’s efforts in identifying people who have been extra-ordinary performers, from across different sectors.

    Kudalasangama Basavajaya Mrutyunjaya seer who spoke briefly Swamiji  said most of these achievers were Kannadigas and that people born and brought up in this state have the caliber to excel on the global arena.

    News18 Kannada Varshada Kannadiga 2020 will be telecasted on 29th Feb 2020 Saturday at 5:30pm and repeat on 1st March 2020 Sunday at 10 am.