It’s Mumkin: A thoughtfully curated box full of love and pampering for soon-to-be moms, new moms and their babies!

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September 6, 2021

“Still the most magical day of my life was the day I became a mom!” – Linda Becker.

Reproduction is one of nature’s most beautiful realities. Women are blessed with the ability of creating and developing life within their body. Pregnancy generates a plethora of emotions for the mom-to-be. These emotions need to be taken care of with love, patience, and a whole lot of pampering.

Mumkin is here to make sure pregnancy and motherhood become a better, happier experience for every woman out there! Mumkin – stands to mean mums and munchkins, kins of moms (her near and dear ones). As the word suggests, Mumkin also signifies the many possibilities, potential and promises one could explore. This platform also propels their core philosophy – ‘Everything is possible with good intentions, hard work and commitment.’ Mumkin is a team of women experts who specialise in elevating the experience of motherhood. Right from the dreamy mom-to-be phase to oops my kid is 1 and a menace phase, they carefully curate care packages for the mother, child, and her near and dear ones. This unique platform is of the women, by the women, for the women, hence it is no coincidence that their esteemed team is full of women achievers.

Their team of experts have come together with a belief that empowered women empower women in every which way. They believe there is strength in sisterhood and that women should work to raise each other up.

LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT THE MOM NEEDS!

Mumkin curates kits for pregnant women, new mothers, and infants that include a mix of products that cater to their nutrition, utility items, personal care, and there’s also a generous hint of pampering for these stellar women. There’s a range of expert-backed, carefully packaged and mostly handcrafted products designed to make pregnancy a happy experience for every woman. Mumkin products are high on Happiness Quotient – Products that would surely make you smile! Mumkin has worked hard and thoughtfully curated a range of handpicked, healthy and mindful products that are nourishing, artisan and holistic specifically targeting the needs of every trimester.

Women go through a lot of crucial things that are usually overlooked. We rarely talk about postpartum blues or depression. This thought led towards Mumkin having a healer on board. They also provide amazing meditations and affirmations as per the trimester. All Mumkin products are mindfully curated, so there’s a great range of holistic products as well. So, it’s not just tangible products or utility items like maternity belts, pillows, books and bottles for moms or toys, swaddles and napkins for babies; but way more than that. It is all kinds of support and services a woman would need during these precious months and beyond.

Whose brainchild is this?

Shubhra Ruparel founded Mumkin in December 2019 at the age of 27. She’s a Computer Engineer and an MBA. She has worked with IBM India as well. She won a gold medal during her undergraduate degree, felicitated and awarded merit/excellence certificates by various institutions including Institute of Engineers, India for my performance as well as recognition by the Alpha Beta Gamma Society.

After interviewing women across the country, she discovered that it’s the same process for women across all religions. Their experiences, foods that they should have and various beliefs were all very similar. She even enrolled in Pregnancy Classes to put herself in their shoes before coming up with products for them. She teamed up with a panel of women experts – gynaecologists, pregnancy experts, nutritionists, a mental wellness counsellor and a child development expert – to get the best guidance to curate these boxes.

By women, for women!

When you buy from Mumkin, you are supporting small, women-owned businesses. Mumkin identifies, encourages and enables young brands and home businesses to reach a wider audience. All the products are lovingly handcrafted by a spectacular network of women entrepreneurs and experts from all over the country. Mumkin is a beautiful platform for women professionals and mompreneurs to come together and create a reliable network of sisterhood for other pregnant women.

Mumkin has served more than 500 happy customers, and they deliver their boxes all over India, and also abroad. In the next five years, Mumkin wants to burgeon a dynamic force of women entrepreneurs and collaborate with small businesses across the country to form a strong army of “Mumkin Minions”. Mumkin aims to make sure every mom in the world is pampered in the greatest way imaginable!

To know more, visit –
Website – https://www.itsmumkin.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/itsmumkin/

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Preggy: A comprehensive solution provider for expectant mothers, that help them strike a balance between their personal and professional lives.

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August 30, 2021

The journey towards motherhood is both intimate and joyous as it brings forth a slew of new experiences, emotions and dimensions. From conception to all stages of pregnancy to the final delivery of the child, every mother has her own unique journey and set of challenges to face. It’s a tightrope to walk when one has to manage all the roles a woman is expected to play: Mother, wife and executive.

When Aarthilakshmi Muthukumar became a mom to twins, she realized that working pregnant women in the corporate world faced a number of problems that affected their mental and physical well being thus creating unnecessary stress during the most beautiful phase of their lives. This inspired her to start Preggy, a comprehensive solution provider for expectant mothers that help them strike a balance between their personal and professional lives.

A New Beginning

A brand new start up, Preggy was among the top 40 women startups incubated at NSRCEL, IIMB out of an impressive competition of 10,000 participants across the country. Its mission, “By the Women, Of the Women, To the Women” reveals everything Preggy stands for: Support and Solutions.

With her vast experience in various childcare forums such as Breastfeeding Support for Indian Mothers (BSIM) and Coimbatore Parenting Network, Aarthilakshmi has gained invaluable insights into the problems faced by women during pregnancy. She has channeled this knowledge to create a real impact in their quality of life. To do this, Preggy engages only women in all their operations starting from suppliers, vendors, marketing, and packaging to delivery partners as well.

No matter what the issue, Preggy has a solution for it. From healthy nutritious meals throughout pregnancy to mental well being and preparing the woman for the journey of motherhood, Preggy has you covered. Remaining fit is one of the most important parts of pregnancy and Preggy helps women out by consulting a panel of experts who advise them on pre-natal yoga, doctor check-ups, do’s and don’ts and so on.

Preggy: How It Works

Preggy uses a two legged revenue model: B2C and B2B. The B2C model is through their own e-commerce portal and other online channels like Amazon, FirstCry, Momeaze and so on. The B2B arm operates through tie-ups with multispecialty hospitals, fertility clinics along with corporate deals for their expectant employees.

With a view to take these invaluable services overseas to NRI clients to help them in their pregnancy journey, Preggy is a woman’s most trusted best friend during this transformational time. They also aim to focus on CSR by extending their services to underprivileged women who cannot afford such services.

Pregnant During Pandemic

It was during the ongoing pandemic that Preggy was the knight in shining armor for several expectant mothers. They were suddenly in panic mode as all shops were shutdown and lockdown was imposed. Due to this, several essential items both for the mother and the baby were unavailable and there was severe shortage of essential goods. Preggy curated a special Childbirth Essentials Kit which included 10 essential items for mothers delivering babies during lockdown which were directly sourced from suppliers across the country and priced at a nominal rate. These kits were selling like hot cakes as they sold 50 kits in just the first 15 days of its sale.

To know more visit – www.preggy.in

https://www.linkedin.com/company/preggy-india

https://www.facebook.com/PreggyIndia

https://www.instagram.com/preggyindia/

https://www.twitter.com/PreggyIndia

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VyomFit: An online fitness training venture that aims to inculcate fitness as a habit by making it accessible to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere

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August 29, 2021

“If you don’t take time for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness.” ~ Robin Sharma

In order to stay fit and healthy, one has to make certain changes in his/her life which would require challenging oneself and coming out of the comfort zone. Many give up before they begin while many quit halfway through. While getting yourself motivated to hit the gym isn’t easy, with the right kind of training and motivation, it is possible. Launched on 19th January 2021 by an ex-IITian and CrossFit trainer Nitheesh Ballal, VyomFit is an online fitness training venture that aims to develop fitness as a habit by making it accessible to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere. It offers an end to end training experience right from goal setting to executing the needed step to achieving the goal.

And the journey towards fitness and well-being began

Nitheesh’s journey towards health and fitness began quite early in life. As someone who had been a State-Level Volleyball Player, U-14 Carrom Champion, Mr. Inter IIT, Fittest in Pune, he was already creating ripples with his outstanding achievements.

Then, in his final year at IIT Kharagpur, he started helping people transform themselves and achieve their fitness goals. While working in the corporate sector, he established his fitness startup named Transformations Elite. Nitheesh further elaborates “During that stint I got introduced to CrossFit and 6 months down the line I had my certification and 3 more months down the line, I quit my job and we started CrossFit Vyom, a physical CrossFit Affiliate in Pune.”

After the initial hiccups, when things became stable, COVID happened. He explains “We had to shut down our centre and I was left to do nothing. My restless mind started exploring opportunities to provide online fitness offerings.”

Soon a website was set up and live fitness classes began through ZOOM. The positive response from the clients acted as an encouragement. That is how VyomFIT was born.

VyomFIT : For a fitter, healthier and happier you

A crisis has given birth to the startup but it’s the courage of the founder that’s keeping it going. VyomFIT is committed to its goal of making people aware about the virtues of fitness. Besides online group classes, one can avail personal training, fitness consultation, workout apparels and equipment just at the click of a button. Unlike other gyms, the coach: athlete ratio of 1:15 is the highest here. Since all services are Live, one can interact with passionate and motivating trainers over video conferencing.

Most of the clients are from India but it also serves clients from UAE, Finland, Canada, USA, Australia, UK. Employees of Coditas, CIPLA, Cybage, OYO, American Express, Western Union, VEGA are some of its clients.

Preparing for the future

VyomFIT is looking forward to penetrating into all the TIER 1 cities within this year. In the next 5 years it aims to be the First Choice for Fitness in India. The startup recently started its Habit Reset Program which is being greatly appreciated by users now 350 and counting. The program majorly focuses on correcting small habits in your day to day life to see large differences in your Health & Fitness at the end of 4 weeks.

To know more visit –

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vyom.fit/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VyomFIT

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VyomFit?s=09

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crossfit-vyom

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGg3J5RNCjAaeLYsHkJMzw

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WordBerries: Here’s a startup that’s making an impact with its sharp focus on developing impactful and incisive content that captures the brand essence

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August 28, 2021

If there’s anything that propels the growth and development of a brand, it is content. Today, owing to a shorter attention span, most people skip ads and directly dive into content that educates, entertains and inspires. Moreover, nothing can diminish the impact of words – simple, thoughtful, well-crafted words that best describe a brand’s purpose. Quite a few startups in India are already making their presence felt in the content arena.

Like ‘a home bakery in the world of pastry chains’

Launched on 8th November 2018 by friends turned business partners Avanti Ubhayakar & Divya Palekar, WordBerries is a small yet nimble venture that aims to create fresh, simplified and on-time content for start-ups and established brands by building a tribe of creators, one word at a time. Nurtured with love, it infuses a humane touch into content to bridge the gap between what the brand actually is and how it is perceived by its consumers.

Diving into the exciting new world of entrepreneurship

Like all memorable journeys, this one began unplanned. Back in 2014, when Avanti was employed in a full-time corporate job, an opportunity knocked on the door. For the first time, it gave her a glimpse of life behind the scenes for content creation and she loved it. A gem of an idea was born.

Then onwards, Avanti started taking up freelance content writing assignments along with her day job. She also started blogging motherhood experiences.

Corporate life did offer comfort and security, however, someone was amiss. Though unsure about the monetary possibilities of content writing, the idea was fascinating enough for Avanti to give it a serious thought. In April 2018, she finally took the plunge into the exciting new world of content creation.

After years in the corporate sector, Divya too was looking for a change. As someone who eats, sleeps and lives amidst words, Divya understood the need for quality content. One rainy June night in 2018, Avanti and Divya got chatting on Facebook. Soon one chat led to countless conversations where they discovered how their IQs and EQs complement each other to the T. Their association gradually molded Avanti’s love for creativity and business with Divya’s love for words, to create what we today know as, WordBerries.

Understanding client challenges

When it comes to resolving issues through unconventional approach, WordBerries is far ahead of the curve. It’s a rarity to stumble upon a company that’s as emotionally invested in creating content for their clients. Also, sustaining digital assets month after month without compromising on their awesomeness and consistent tonality is extremely difficult. WordBerries has addressed these two crucial pain-points with great elan. A de-jargonized, transparent and well-researched content requires courage and patience – two qualities that WordBerries stands for. Since the bright minds at WordBerries understand and appreciate the timeless stories associated with each organisation, besides creating, they also thoughtfully curate existing content and retell these stories.

Have you been “Wordberried” yet?

At WordBerries, content is king. They primarily work on content that has a narrative and is engaging. The narrative includes articles, blogs, mailers, website content, regional content and video scripts, engaging content comprises newsletters and building presence on Quora. . They also provide event – related content , interview write-ups and content production services.

The startup is a melting pot of talented writers, designers and animators working together to create content which is heartfelt, easy-to-consume and optimised to load efficiently. In fact, for a more personalized experience, it provides content in regional languages such as Hindi and Marathi.

The value of discipline and time management is deeply ingrained within each team member, thus making sure no deadline is ever missed. As they say “We give it our all or nothing at all.”

Following a ground-up approach, Team WordBerries talks to stakeholders and customers, studies competitors and finally develops effective and tailor-made strategies for clients.

Also, the team follows basic hygiene as religion which ensures correct grammar, spell-checks, zero plagiarism, constant feedback, brand tonality compliance, regulatory checks and research.

The startup serves clients in India and abroad. It is associated with reputable brands across diverse fields such as BFSI (Nippon India Mutual Fund, ET Money, HDFC Securities Ltd, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund , TATA AIG General Insurance , HDFC Ergo General Insurance) Real Estate (Emaar India and Provident Housing), Manufacturing (Asian Paints)and Travel (Rover Atlas).

WordBerries: Roadmap for the future

WordBerries intends to create a wider clan of creators known for infallible quality and unscrupulous timeliness. It’s determined to become one of the world’s most preferred content partners helping brands realize their true potential and grow.

Content is much more than just a means to achieve targets and tick boxes.The startup spares no effort to emphasize the difference between a well-researched, carefully worded, humane piece of write-up and one that just has a few words put together. The WordBerries team believes “As content creators, time is our asset, and time is what we charge for”. Here, the endeavor is to get the quality of content its due and contribute towards restoring the cost imbalance by sticking to its values and mission.

With 15 agency partners, 33 brands and 200+ orders from November 2018 till date, WordBerries has already crafted a success story and will continue winning hearts going forward.

To know more visit –

Website: https://wordberries.in/

Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/wordberries/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/WordBerries-2277728808968925

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Clay Bae: A brand that brings forth the most alluring eco friendly, handmade terracotta jewellery, created with utmost care to suit your style and reflect your personality

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August 26, 2021

In today’s times, the significance of a sustainable lifestyle cannot be stressed enough. When all else fails, it’s the soil that nourishes our souls. And from the soil emerges an ancient art form named terracotta, which is perhaps one of the first expressions of creativity in the human mind. Terracotta art has endured the test of time and retained its popularity despite the perils of modernization.

Launched on 18th August 2020 by environmental architect turned Jewellery designer Mrs. Niveditha Kalidoss, Clay Bae strives to be a sustainability enabler and ensures people see the value in this unique & beautiful art form through handmade statement pieces. It combines the founder’s design sensibilities and love for nature to revive the ancient art of terracotta.

A journey laden with persistence, perspiration and self-belief

An environmental architect by profession, Niveditha always wanted to craft a career that would reflect her artistic skill and imaginative mind. Her passion encompassed multiple facets of life such as dance, history, painting and architecture. In fact, she considers painting and sketching as “a medium of expression to the mythological and allegorical subjects to life”.

But what made her plunge into the turbulent waters of entrepreneurship? Niveditha explains “One day I was looking for a dance print jewellery on Amazon but I couldn’t find one and that’s when it hit me that I could make one for myself! Since then, there’s been no looking back. I’ve taken online classes through my pregnancy and after my daughter’s birth and I have been at it since then.” In fact, to help overcome borderline postpartum depression, Niveditha was advised to “take up something and work on it for 2 hours everyday”. Turning this obstacle into an opportunity, she decided to learn a craft that has widely influenced Indian art and architecture and “has vast scope for creativity in terms of molding, painting and assembling”.

Launching the label on her daughter’s second birthday was a huge milestone. With support and encouragement from her family, this ‘Mompreneur’ is living up to the challenge of raising a child while chasing her dreams.

Clay Bae : Handcrafted stories just for you

Each piece at Clay Bae is handcrafted with natural terracotta clay, requiring a lot of patience & dedication for a unique and perfect output. Outlining the process, Niveditha says “I first start with molding the wet clay which then goes to a professional pottery studio for firing. Then it is painted to detail, assembled and packed. I strictly follow low cost, sustainable packaging-use of handmade papers, cardboards, paper tape, old newspapers among other things.”

The Hyderabad-based startup offers a wide range of terracotta products such as handcrafted earrings, jhumkas, neck-pieces and anklets. Temple jewellery, theme based exclusive hand painted pieces, ethnic and contemporary jewellery are available in various colors, design and size. The shipping services are available all over India and abroad.

Gearing up for future

Clay Bae is going from strength to strength despite being a one-woman show. Expansion of business through art collaboration is on the anvil.

In another 5 years, Niveditha plans to collaborate with the rural artisans who’re close to various indigenous art forms with one of the most unique and creative skill sets in the world.

To know more visit –

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claybae.terracotta/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theclaybae.terracotta/

Pinterest : https://za.pinterest.com/theclaybae/_created/

WhatsApp: +91 90694 66466

Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with a sense of responsibility by checking out these three eco-friendly Lord Ganesha brands!

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August 22, 2021

“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry.

Ganesh Chaturthi is a regional festivity that sees a surge in religious activities. For 11 days, devotees engage in vigorous worship of Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is worshipped for prosperity and knowledge. People bring the idol into their home or commonplace, offer prayers, play devotional music, prepare and distribute sweets like Modak and then eventually immerse the idol into the sea waters, marking the end of the festival.

While this is a glorious event for humans, it is catastrophic for the environment. Most of these idols are made out of materials that aren’t biodegradable. Every year, there’s a dangerous amount of debris that gets washed up at the beaches, thus polluting the environment. Quality of seawater gets tarnished. Sea life also gets affected severely.

The Business Press is proud to spotlight these three brands that create eco-friendly Lord Ganesha idols that will make sure you celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi while protecting the environment.

Clay Events

Deepika Gupta founded and launched Clay Events on 14^th November, 2010. Clay Events is a flourishing event management firm, and hosts various types of events for all age groups across Mumbai.

For Ganesh Chaturthi, Clay Events has two options:

Make Your Ganesha –

For the last 8 years, Clay Events have been actively curating and executing their workshop “Make and Plant your Ganesha” all across India. With the help of their trained team, more than 5000 participants have created, worshiped, and then turned their Ganesha into a plant. The whole essence of Make your Ganesha is to create the idol with your own hands and feel One with the Almighty.

A feeling of pure bliss and happiness. One does not require experience to create these idols, one just needs to have the intention to create it! The team has been trained to help all the participants to enjoy the process and craft their beautiful idols. Make Your Ganesha idol turns into a hibiscus plant on immersion – in a flower pot. So Bappa literally blooms in your garden blessing your family and loved ones.

Ready-made Idol –

This is for people who want to be a part of this joyful celebration, but don’t want to make their own idols. Ready-made idols are also eco-friendly, so Visarjan can be done in a bucket of water, post which this water will be safe to water plants.

Clay Events deliver their Ganesha Kits throughout the country. All orders apart from Mumbai will be locked on 3^rd September, 2021 and people residing in Mumbai can place orders until 7^th September, 2021.

In the next 5 years, Clay Events intend to create more awareness about eco-friendly, sustainable ways of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi throughout the world.

To know more visit – https://clayevents.in/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/clay_events/?hl=en

Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/ClayEvents/

You can also connect with them on +91 9833744764

Treekart

Gowtham Krishna Tadala founded Treekart in 2019. They sell plants online. Their mission is to have plants in every urban household.

By partnering with their business friends at Plant A Plant, Treekart brought the eco-friendly initiative to their platform and encouraged the idea of PlantGanesh.

PlantGanesh is a unique concept designed to promote eco-friendly natural clay idols by converting them into plants after the Visarjan. Ganesha idol is made of natural clay, organic fertilizer, no artificial color, and with vegetable seeds. This unique concept is designed to grow into a plant after immersion.

PlantGanesh is a ready to use kit. There’s no need to sow the seeds after melting the idol. They are organic, healthy soil mix, and chemical-free indigenous seeds with high germination capacity.

To know how will PlantGanesh grow see this video: https://youtu.be/Zv-fn7yxsoU

Features of the PlantGanesh 2021 idol:

7 inch pure clay Ganesh idol.
5 inch high quality Recyclable self watering plastic pot.
Healthy soil mix with Cocopeat and Vermicompost.
Vegetable seeds. (Tomato/Brinjal/Bhindi/Mirchi/Any other vegetable seeds as per availability, they are randomly distributed across all idols)
Extra care packaging.

It is currently offered in 3 avatars:

Plant Ganesh Mini(With Terracota pot)
Plant Ganesh Classic(With recyclable premium plastic pot)
Plant Ganesh Premium(With recyclable premium self watering plastic pot)

Treekart currently delivers plants only in Hyderabad, but they will be shipping PlantGanesh idols all over India. Treekart is not just an e-commerce website, it is an end-to-end solution for all gardening enthusiasts.

In the next 5 years, they aim to make the world a better place by promoting the idea of having houseplants in your home, and by finding new ways to make Ganesh Chaturthi a more wholesome experience for everybody.

The last day to book the PlantGanesh idol is September 5, 2021.

To know more visit – https://www.treekart.com/ or www.plantganesh.com

Instagram – www.instagram.com/treekart

Facebook – www.facebook.com/treekart

Twitter – www.twitter.com/treekart

Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/c/Treekart/

Morya Arts

Artist Shreehari Bhosle founded Morya Arts in May, 2020 under the parent company RK Arts. He is a very reputed sculptor and a painter for the last 20 years. He’s a true devotee, and has been celebrating this festival every year. He believes there must be PURITY within an artist to make Lord Ganesha idols.

Most artists use Plaster of Paris to make the idols. He realised that the value of soil is disappearing and people are deviating from the concept of nature and the dedication of worship. People started looking for products that are lightweight and have different design variations, which is easily possible with Plaster of Paris – but it is very harmful towards nature. During this lockdown, he thought about connecting nature and the celebration of the festival with PURITY without harming nature.

All Ganesha idols are made HANDMADE from 100% natural products which are also BIO-DEGRADABLE.

Check out the making of eco-friendly Ganesha from Red Soil by Artist Shreehari Bhosle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwY_GCrW1k

This year Morya Arts provides eco-friendly Lord Ganesha idols in 7 different avatars! and 2 options

1 . Eco Friendly Murti with 2 plants, a Pot filled with Red Soil and Cocopeat.

2 . Full Eco Set which also includes the accessories, Puja Thali Set and Modak Money Bank.

These biodegradable Red Soil Ganesha Sculptures melt easily when they’re dipped or soaked in water. Home Visarjan is recommended. The base of the Ganesha Idol is made using biodegradable Red Soil, Cocopeat and 2 plants, so that home-based plants can be grown after Visarjan.

Even the accessories are made using biodegradable Red Soil and other eco-friendly materials. The Puja Thali Set contains a Diya and Agarbatti stand and a Modak Shaped Money Bank.

The last day to book the idol is September 7, 2021.

Artist Shreehari Bhosle is a renowned artist based in Mumbai; The sculptor for the 25 feet Kalaghoda Black Horse installed at Fort, Mumbai. He also intends to teach everything he has learned. In the next 5 years, Morya Arts hopes that everyone would adopt eco-friendly practices for this festival.

To know more visit – www.artistshreehari.com

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/artistshreehari/

https://www.facebook.com/shreeharimoryaarts

To know more about the artist –

https://www.facebook.com/shree.bhosle.10/

https://www.facebook.com/ShreehariBhosleArt/

Live By Design – Turn your dreams into reality with India’s No. 1 goal planner!

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August 14, 2021

Live By Design- India's No. 1 goal planner! — Live By Design

“The most important journey of our lives doesn’t necessarily involve climbing the highest peak or trekking around the world. The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams!” ~ Oprah Winfrey.

A life without Goals is a brilliant recipe for mediocre living. Goals give you the ability to live every day with a purpose. Do you have a difficult time achieving your goals? Do you set New Year Resolutions that always fade away towards disappointment? Do you feel like you need a constant push?

Live By Design will light up that fire to make sure you set and achieve your goals with ease and speed, fulfil your dreams and be successful!

Designing your life to perfection!

Live by Design is a personal development company that creates action tools to design your best life. Their tools are designed for people who want to think big and achieve more, and are looking for a clear, straightforward action plan to implement it. Their Goals Journal is the First Goal Planner in India.

“This is something I have been looking for my entire life”, “I wish I had something like this before, life would have been so much different and fulfilling” – is a very common feeling amongst the people that have experienced the Goal Planner by Live By Design.

It is different from other planners because it provides a structured, step-by-step action blueprint to turn your dreams into reality. Starting with designing your life vision, breaking down your vision to goals and finally your goals to daily actions and tracking you daily progress. It is a unique action system, that helps you simplify your goals journey and see guaranteed results in 13-weeks. The Live by Design Goals Journal is a complete goal-focused planner, designed for entrepreneurs and professionals who are committed to fulfil their dreams.

What inspired Live By Design?

Live By Design was founded by Adhishree Anand, as she needed to solve a personal problem. As a new entrepreneur, she was struggling to manage her time and organize her schedule. Committed to increase her productivity and performance, she took on personal development programs and books.

With the booming coaching industry, she found an abundance of knowledge available through business coaches, life coaches and productivity coaches. Even though she was easily consuming all the knowledge, she struggled with implementing that knowledge into her daily routine, to get the results. Afterall, knowledge without action has no power.

During her market research, she found various planners in the market which were full of calendars and to-do lists, which left her clueless as to how she should design her routine for success in the absence of a directional planner. Seeing an absence of implementation tools, she took on creating them herself, which led to the launch of Live by Design, during the lockdown last year.

So what’s the ultimate goal?

Live By Designs will continue creating action tools, both physical and digital, that empower individuals to build a life that matches their potential. Their organic growth, mostly through word of mouth has helped them reach their physical products to over 100+ cities in India in just 6 months, while their digital products have reached people across 35 countries. They are now looking forward to expanding their physical presence outside India.

The lockdown gave people the opportunity to pause, reflect and evaluate their lives. People thought about their pending dreams and unfulfilled potential. A lot of people changed career paths during this time, which shows their commitment to live by their own design. In the next 5 years, Adhishree believes Live By Design will see exponential growth, as more people will take on creating wholesome lives for themselves.

Some people dream of success, while others MAKE IT HAPPEN!

If you are committed to live the life of your dreams, these action tools can help you build that life for yourself! This one is worth checking out!

Take their free self-assessment test to know, where you stand in your preparation for your goal-success.

Website: www.livebydesigngoals.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livebydesign_goals/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livebydesign.goals

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/live-by-design

Raksha Bandhan Special: Struggling to find a perfect Rakhi Gift for your sister? These 6 brands got your back!

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August 12, 2021

“The greatest gift our parents gave us was each other.” – Unknown.

Raksha Bandhan is right around the corner, and we are excited to spotlight some amazing brands and their products that are perfect for brothers to gift to their sisters.

Ninegram

Ninegram is a stationery brand founded by Harpreet Pahwa and Suhasini Penna on 19^th September, 2019. Ninegram brings quality affordable stationery to the Indian market, while focusing on good design and affordability.

Harpreet and Suhasini are two women entrepreneurs. Harpreet is a graphic designer and Suhasini is an architect. They both saw a space in the market for well-designed stationery. In the end of July 2019, Harpreet visited Mumbai for a job interview, after which she met Suhasini for coffee. Their conversation devolved into the idea of a business partnership and they mutually decided to work on their love for stationery, and hence Ninegram was conceived.

For Raksha Bandhan, Ninegram has unique combos that are curated sets of products bundled together at great deals! These products are made to be used for a variety of purposes – from work to daily life, from planning meetings to diet – thus making these products ideal for gifting.

Harpreet and Suhasini have pure love for good, premium stationery. They want Ninegram to grow to be at every desk possible, where thoughtful designer stationery brings joy to someone’s work and daily life!

Ninegram plans to have more bespoke and tastefully-designed stationery to be available to a wider audience. The brand wants to accelerate the pen to paper culture for their customers. In the future, Ninegram plans to offer in-person experience in the form of retail stores, across India and hopefully in multiple cities around the world.

To know more visit – www.ninegram.in

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Ninegram.in/

The Sass Project

The Sass Project is a fashion brand founded by Sujata Kapoor, Sanya Kapoor and Sara Kapoor on 1^st October, 2020. Their mission is to embrace customisation and provide the best fitting to everyone. They want customers to get what they deserve – a great fit.

SASS actually stands for Sujata and Sanya Sara – where Sujata is the mother and Sanya and Sara are her daughters. Sujata has been in the textile industry for over 10 years. During the lockdown, the trio realized that there is a spectacular waste of fabric in the office. To be sustainable and move towards a zero waste ethic, they decided to create an Instagram page and sell kurtis made out of the leftover material. Gradually, the demand started increasing and they decided to take it up full time. They started a new line of clothing and built this brand from there. They sell padded and adjustable tops, dresses, sets and more.

Literally every product on their page is ideal for gifting!

Currently, The Sass Project is based in Delhi, but they ship worldwide. The brand is small scaled at the moment, but they are scaling up gradually. In the next 5 years, they will be a much bigger brand with a much wider reach.

The Sass Project aims to be accessible to everyone and give everyone the right kind of clothing that fits them perfectly!

To know more visit – https://www.instagram.com/sassproject/?hl=en

Chockriti Chocolates

Dr. Pragati Sawhney founded Chockriti Chocolates in October 2011, and launched the brand officially in February 2012.

Chockriti Chocolates aims to bring the art, purity and essence of the unique flavors of India into a globally appealing, luxurious, but affordable, “Made in India” chocolate brand.

Dr. Pragati Sawhney is a professionally-trained Dentist with a flair for refined products. When she surveyed the state of chocolate brands in India she realized that there are a lot of unhealthy ingredients in chocolate among industrial brands in India. She self-taught herself to create new artisanal chocolates using premium cacao with natural herbs, flowers, teas and spices with no added sugar, butter, vegetable oil, corn syrup, invertase, alcohol or artificial flavourings. “Choc” is short for Chocolate and “Kriti” means “Work of Art” in Sanskrit. The lotus flower symbolizes the essence of purity and goodness.

Inspired by her Indian roots, culture and festivals – she created innovative new chocolate flavors like Banarasi Paan, Thandai, Gujjia, Gajjak, Sandalwood, etc., all with local Indian ingredients. For a global experience, she also created flavors like Zataar, African Rooibos, Tea, etc. These chocolates are made from fine fair-trade Belgian cacao and organic soy lecithin-free bean to bar cacao from South India. (Try her 80% Almond Sea Salt made with only jaggery and pure organic single-origin cacao)

Every girl has a thing for chocolates, and for Raksha Bandhan, these Desi Chocolates could be the perfect gift. There’s a wide array of Fine Fairtrade Belgian Chocolates, BonBons and Bars to choose from. For Rakhi, she making Mulled Apple Spice, Turkish Coffee, Ras Malai, Bakhalava, Rooh Afza along with her best sellers. You can also customize flavours to make things interesting, and there’s also the option for customized luxury packaging.

To know more visit – www.chockriti.com

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chockriti.chocolatier/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Chockriti/

Swashaa

Swashaa is a fashion accessories brand founded by 5 housewives – Twisha, Jignasha, Nikita, Manali and Vaishaki – on 19th July, 2021. They create both leather as well as traditional cloth bags and handblock printed bags. Their aim is to provide trendy luxury products at an affordable price for women that are into fashion accessories and fashion trends.

The founders are all very fond of bags and they used to see trendy bags or branded bags being very expensive. They collectively came up with the idea to create bags that are top quality, with great designs and colours, at a very affordable price.

All 5 of them are housewives and have kids. They were never exposed to the culture of entrepreneurship. They got creative during the lockdown, and were eager to start something new. And hence, Swashaa was born.

For Raksha Bandhan, Swashaa offers sling leather bags, cloth bags, handblock printed bags, wallets, slings and trout bags – that would easily appeal to your sister. They are also planning to launch an entire new collection of jewelry and kids’ accessories soon.

Currently, Swashaa is an online store that ships all over India. Every product sold by this brand costs under 1000 bucks. So these products are a great option if you’re tight on a budget.

To know more visit – https://www.swashaa.com/collections/all?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=Instagram_Stories&utm_campaign=business_wire_rakshabandhan

Instagram – https://instagram.com/swashaaindia?utm_medium=copy_link

Alyssa Fine Jewellery

Alyssa Fine Jewellery was founded by Vedika Chamria on 22^nd February, 2016. This brand specializes in personalised fun jewellery along with evil eyes, stackable bracelets and dainty earrings that are ideal for gifting. All products are made in 14K/18K gold and natural diamonds. The brand also includes an Authenticity Certificate and a Care Card with every purchase.

Vedika was never really interested in jewellery and always wanted to bag a corporate job. However, because she already had an existing setup of craftsmen from her family business, her parents suggested she should focus on that. She learned everything there was to learn about Diamond Grading. She did some market research and found a gap in the market and launched Alyssa – aiming to provide luxury jewellery without breaking the bank. Having lived in London for three years, Vedika realized the need for western jewellery trends in India – not only the designs but also providing the highest quality of products at much more affordable prices. So she offers her products that are budget-friendly, personalized, giftable and wearable everyday.

Vedika firmly believes that there are 5 essential jewellery items that every girl should have:

– Evil Eye Bracelet

– Monogram Bracelet

– Diamond Hoop Earrings

– Tennis Bracelet

– Dual Layered Pendant

Alyssa’s services are spread worldwide – via Instagram, WhatsApp, or by appointment at their studio in Mumbai.

To know more visit – https://www.instagram.com/alyssafinejewellery/

The Infused Kettle

The Infused Kettle is a tea company founded by Shalini Sinha Raj in October 2019. The brand specializes in blending tea with green tea, white tea, black tea and oolong tea. They are catering to the wellness & health segment, and also the indulgence segment.

After her MBA, Shalini got a job at Coca-Cola. After working there for about 7 years, she took the leap of faith to start her own Boutique Travel Firm – Journey Weavers in 2012. This company is into curated and experiential travel, like milestone celebrations and small group trips to unknown, offbeat locations. Since this company was already up and running , Shalini had enough time and wanted to venture into something new and interesting. She was in Canada with a group of friends in the year 2000, and she discovered the gap between the supply and opportunity to create a market for tea. And that’s how the tea making came into existence.

The Infused Kettle isn’t primarily into the gift-curating business, but they have these special blends that they keep inventing. Their Health and Wellness Range, or their Taste Range (Masala, Oolog and Earl Greys) and some are just for fun – Vodka Tea, Rum Tea, Moonlight Tea).

Nowadays, people want to make their celebrations unique and special. Gifting varieties of tea to your sister is a great way to accomplish that. Infused Kettle wants to collaborate with gift curators who want their products for their gift hampers, but they are also launching their own gifting segment this festive season.

To know more visit – www.theinfusedkettle.com

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/theinfusedkettle/?hl=en

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Buzztiger- When you can’t find a solution be the solution

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August 11, 2021

Buzztiger was started with the intent of being a platform that notifies people about everyday events happening in restaurants, clubs, bar and lounge around their area and their desired location. During the business development phase, they were looking forward to outsource their marketing to an agency. They approached a lot of agencies, received super high quotations and realized that there must be a lot of startups and companies like themselves who are finding it difficult to outsource due to the financial constraint.

So that’s when they got their A Team together and started building their steps to promote startups, small and midsize business through branding, marketing and technical solutions at budget friendly prices. Having struggled themselves they ought to seek for a solution that would easily be accessible over a phone’s tap.

They first understand the position that the brand is in, and curate a personalized strategy that the brand truly needs so that it gets its well-deserved awareness and response, depending on the budget of the client, they give their commercials accordingly. As they believe that marketing needs to be an investment and never a liability and their main aim is to make their clients goal attainable.

A notion by one startup for the others

Having an educational background as solid as a degree in B.Sc. in Business under LSE, Srishti Rishi always wanted to build something solely of her own that was more about creating an impact. Through the entire process they came across exceptional responses that were unbelievably overwhelming. As no 24 hours have only day or only night, they too faced rejections along with warmth. But what’s important in the journey is that everyday is a fresh start, nothing repeats, you get to experience every 24 hours differently and this is exactly what gets their interests and gets them going to strive for more and more and serve their best everyday.

As they expanded, the response they got from the masses also grew drastically, with response from as far as Melbourne, Australia. Yes, they do cater to the farthest continent as there are startups and small businesses spread in each and every nook and corner of the world. Small businesses face challenges to reach out to their target audiences but when met with the right sources with respect to branding, marketing and technical solutions this makes a huge impact. Buzztiger strongly believes that each brand deserves impactful branding and marketing and finance should never be a constraint for them.

Your one stop for seeking solutions – Buzztiger

They currently have clients in India and Australia for branding, marketing and technical solutions. For exports however, it’s all around the world. For Buzztiger, every client is equally important and hence each client is given equal amount of attention.

In future, they intend to start consultancy services for all types of business so that all brands can benefit from this. They also look forward to expanding their consultancy verticals to Human Resources and Legal consultancy as a part of their journey.

To know more visit –

Instagram: https://instagram.com/roarofbuzztiger?utm_medium=copy_link

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamBuzzTiger

To read more Startup Stories on The Business Press, visit – https://www.thebusinesspress.in/category/startup-stories/

FOUR amazing brands that you must check out for Raksha Bandhan this year!

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August 7, 2021

Raksha Bandhan is one of the finest, most beautiful cultural traditions in India. A yearly festivity where the love between siblings gets accentuated and grows stronger. The word “Raksha” means “Protection” and the word “Bandhan” means “Bond”. The sister ties a symbolic thread called Rakhi around her brother’s wrist, which signifies her wishes for his happiness and prosperity. In return, the brother vows to protect his sister forever, and then pampers her with gifts.

“The bond between a sister and a brother is sometimes tightly woven, sometimes loosely held, but never broken!” – Anonymous.

Raksha Bandhan falls on 22^ndAugust this year, and The Business Press is proud to spotlight FOUR brands that are helping siblings celebrate the festival better!

Kaarigar Clinic

Founded by Dr. Nilesh Priyadarshi and Noopur Kumari on 1^st April 2019, Kaarigar Clinic develops Micro Entrepreneurs among Kaarigar communities to create sustainable livelihood and strengthen their social-economic status and empower them to make villages a better place to work, earn and live.

Kaarigars are very keen to develop their own business but they are unable to do that due to lack of education, resources, business, management and design skill. Millions of Kaarigars work in the Craft Sector, overlooked by NGOs and Corporates, but there is no major change in their lives. Kaarigars are getting exploited at various stages and are not getting value, recognition and dignity. Kaarigar Clinic is here to make sure every Kaarigar succeeds!

Kaarigar Clinic curates beautiful, handcrafted products from local Kaarigars for every special occasion, and for Raksha Bandhan they have the Raksha Sutra Edition of The Local Gift Box. This box contains everything that you would need to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with immense joy. There’s something in it for the brother and the sister as well. Kaarigar Clinic urges you to extend your care towards the Kaarigar community, by choosing to gift your loved ones the Raksha Sutra Edition of The Local Gift Box.

Currently, Kaarigar Clinic is only working with Kaarigars in Gujarat, but in the next five years, they plan to expand all over India. Their aim is to develop 1000 Kaarigar entrepreneurs, and create livelihood for 1,00,000 families in India.

To know more visit –

https://www.instagram.com/kaarigarclinic/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/pabiben/?hl=en

https://www.pabiben.com/products/raksha-sutra/

Moltbox

Moltbox specializes in handmade fashion jewelry for every occasion. They have a wide range of products that modern yet traditional women can choose from.

Akriti Tyagi founded Moltbox on 6^thFebruary, 2019. She is an Engineer who had zero knowledge on how to set up and manage a fashion jewelry business. She got the idea of Moltbox during her sister’s wedding preparations. She discovered that having a brand that focuses on Statement Fashion Jewellery, Accessories, Handmade Decor and Festive Bijouteries was the need of the hour. She launched Moltbox through Instagram and then after getting overwhelming response there, she launched the website. Moltbox also has a strong presence on e-commerce platforms. Akriti’s parents have been the biggest motivation and support throughout her journey.

For Raksha Bandhan, Moltbox features the very elegant Kundan Bracelet Chain Rakhi which is unisex. The Kundan gives it a classy look and brothers find these bracelets very attractive around their wrists. The uniqueness of this Rakhi is that it is made out of pure Kundan, and it is handcrafted in chains that are reusable and wearable throughout the year. Moltbox also has a huge Fashion Jewelry range from which brothers can choose from, as gifts for their beloved sisters. As an added bonus, Moltbox has the option for sisters to shower some extra love towards their brothers, by sending a customizable handwritten message inside the package accompanying the Rakhi, and some chocolates as well.

Currently, Moltbox has a very strong social media presence and celebrities like collaborating with the brand. Moltbox wants to be a household name for Fashion Jewelry, Festive Season Shopping and the preferred brand for Handmade Jewelry. In the next 5 years, Moltbox foresees having offline stores in every city.

To know more visit –

https://www.moltbox.com

https://www.facebook.com/GoMoltbox/

https://www.instagram.com/moltbox

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-aq91wkrYL8aROamANRxFQ

Savitri Jewels

Savitri Jewels is a 92.5 Silver Jewelry brand aiming to provide economical and sustainable Silver Baubles that are extraordinarily unique. Their products are made only in 92.5 silver and each product comes with a hallmark.

Siddhi Khandelwal founded Savitri Jewels on 27^th June, 2020. She belongs to a family of jewelers, and she was always fascinated with jewelry. After completing her post graduation in Fashion Business Marketing and Merchandising, Siddhi requested her father to take his Silver Jewelry business online, but her dad was skeptical. When the world went under lockdown in 2020, Siddhi clicked a few pictures of Silver Rakhis and posted them on Instagram. The response was incredible. All the Rakhis were sold out within a week. Seeing that, Siddhi’s father felt confident and that is how Savitri Jewels was born.

“Savitri” Jewels – named after her late grandmother, is a new take on silver jewelry inspired by her grandmother’s trinkets. “Badi Mummy” as Siddhi would call her, loved to save every ounce of money she could, so that she could buy jewelry for herself, Siddhi’s mom and for Siddhi. Every piece of jewellery that Siddhi sells is a tribute to her grandmother.

All the Silver Rakhis are meticulously handcrafted in pure 92.5 Silver and come with a hallmark stamp. These unique Rakhis can later be converted into bracelets.

Currently, Siddhi handles everything about the business – social media, photography, branding and marketing – along with her full time job. Savitri Jewels is listed on a few e-commerce platforms and they ship only in India. By the end of 2021, global shipping will be underway and there’s also a plan to open a boutique quaint store.

To know more visit –

https://instagram.com/savitrijewels?utm_medium=copy_link

https://instagram.com/twirlinglunatic?utm_medium=copy_link

https://www.jaypore.com/search?q=Savitri%20jewels&orderBy=-created_at

https://www.theloom.in/jewelry-vendors/silver-whispers/

https://www.thesecretlabel.com/designer/savitri-jewels

NeetiKriti

NeetiKriti is a sole proprietorship founded by Neeti Dilliwar in December 2009. She specializes in handmade products for every occasion. Neeti believes in “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”, and hence she makes eco-friendly, sustainable, and at the same time unique and beautiful handmade items.

Neeti is an Engineering Graduate and has worked for 13+ years in the IT Industry. She always had a knack for creating art. At the age of 34, she discovered the wonders of “Decoupage” and it changed her life forever. She finally quit her job and focused on creating mesmerizing art.

NeetiKriti specializes in Raksha Bandhan products.

“Rakhi Magnet in a Box”

One designer clay Rakhi with soft cotton thread.

One soft cotton macramé thread Rakhi with beads.

One polymer clay-based Rakhi Magnet Platter to stick the rakhi post-festival as memorabilia.

One Roli, Haldi, Chawal reusable cork bottle.

One chocolate.

“Customized Rakhi Hamper for Brother”

One Designer Clay Rakhi with soft cotton thread.

One soft cotton macramé thread Rakhi with beads.

One handcrafted wooden 2×3 inches Photo Magnet with customized sentiment and to stick the Rakhi post-festival.

One Roli, Haldi, Chawal reusable cork bottle.

One Phone / mini iPad stand.

Set of 3 handmade Camel Milk Soaps spelled “BRO”.

One chocolate.

“Customized Gift Hamper for Sister”

One handcrafted wooden 2×3 inches Photo Magnet with customized sentiment.

One Phone / mini iPad stand.

One Earphone Faux Leather Holder (4-inch circle).

Set of 3 handmade Camel Milk soaps spelled “SIS”.

One chocolate.

NeetiKriti ships worldwide and is currently only available online, but Neeti plans to start her own walk-in store where she can feature handcrafted art of other artists as well.

To know more visit-

https://www.instagram.com/neetikriti/

https://www.facebook.com/NeetiKriti

https://www.etsy.com/in-en/shop/NeetiKriti

https://neetikriti.myinstamojo.com/

To read more Startup Stories on The Business Press, visit – https://www.thebusinesspress.in/category/startup-stories/

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