Ireland and India’s continued enhancement of trade and cultural partnerships, now gets a new festive addition

Ireland is the official Country Partner for Hornbill Festival 2025; the flagship international culture festival for the state of Nagaland. The Embassy of Ireland presence will comprise investment roundtables, music showcases, public arts installation, literary & theatre-arts work and a special curation of a
dialogue series on Ireland, India and Empire. Continue reading Ireland and India’s continued enhancement of trade and cultural partnerships, now gets a new festive addition

Kerala House nurturing football among Indians in Ireland for almost a decade

Community and Sports play a major role in the integration of people who relocate and move countries. The way in which the teams which have players who have relocated from India for work / study have found their own niche space among this ecosystem created by Kerala House and other similar communities is really the true spirit of sports. An amazing way to welcome and make them part of the life. Continue reading Kerala House nurturing football among Indians in Ireland for almost a decade

€ 16 Billion: With 60% growth from 2021 to 2023, Ireland India bilateral trade growing substantially

With the services sector at €14.37 Billion and the goods sector at €1.55 Billion, the bilateral trade between India and Ireland has now reached €16 Billion per annum. The respective overall figures for 2021 was €9.28 Billion. This indicates a massive growth of 60% in just two years. Continue reading € 16 Billion: With 60% growth from 2021 to 2023, Ireland India bilateral trade growing substantially

“Resilience, Responsibility, and Rising Influence: Decoding India’s Success Story”: Dr. S. Jaishankar’s Diaspora Address in Ireland

“We want today Indians going abroad, whether they are tourists, whether they are student, whether they are professionals, whether they are people who live abroad to have that confidence that the government thinks about you. The government has your back. If you are in a jam, we are there.” Continue reading “Resilience, Responsibility, and Rising Influence: Decoding India’s Success Story”: Dr. S. Jaishankar’s Diaspora Address in Ireland

Beyond Borders: Unlocking Opportunities for Indian and Irish Startups

The startup ecosystem in Ireland is on a steady growth curve. The number of new startups, new accelerator programs, funds, hubs, 360 degrees ecosystem, all add to this. During the recently concluded National AI Meet in Galway, I had an opportunity to meet Dr. Divya Rajput, CEO of JSS Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park in India. Dr Divya Rajput and myself connected again towards the … Continue reading Beyond Borders: Unlocking Opportunities for Indian and Irish Startups

India Ireland bilateral trade picking up significant pace, nearing € 10 billion annually with India’s export of goods sector approaching € 1 Bn and services sector estimated at € 3.5 Bn

The bilateral trade between India and Ireland has seen a significant upwards trajectory in the last 9 years. From € 3.9 Bn in 2015 to € 9.7 Bn in 2022, this corridor has seen a growth of approximate 150%. Continue reading India Ireland bilateral trade picking up significant pace, nearing € 10 billion annually with India’s export of goods sector approaching € 1 Bn and services sector estimated at € 3.5 Bn

Palakkad to Woolwich , Sobha dials Arsenal , Kerala to London the ‘football realty’ journey

Taking this association one step further, Sobha Realty has got into a historic deal with Arsenal FC. From the 2nd of February, 2024 , the training ground of Arsenal FC will be known as Sobha Realty Training Centre. This is the first time a brand has taken up the naming rights of Arsenal FC training ground which was known as London Colney until today. Continue reading Palakkad to Woolwich , Sobha dials Arsenal , Kerala to London the ‘football realty’ journey

Oberoi to Rasa: A 33 years old dream finally coming true for this hospitality worker turned entrepreneur

At that time, I along with my wife Smitha thought of opening a takeaway and we started to look for ideal locations. When we looked at the site at Belarmine Plaza, Stepaside. We were both impressed by the size and layout of the unit, carparking facility and also the fact that there was space for small restaurant. It was always my dream to own my own restaurant someday back from the Oberoi days. Continue reading Oberoi to Rasa: A 33 years old dream finally coming true for this hospitality worker turned entrepreneur

‘OMiCron’-icle: Be Negative, Think Positive – New Travel Mantra

‘OMiCron’-icle 🙂 So after a hiatus of 20 months, I finally decided to take a flight. Ireland to India, two countries with lot in common right from the colour of the national flags. When everything looks to go as per the plans, the onset of a new variant made me think: ‘Oh My’ it is is going to be a ‘Chronicle’.  Continue reading ‘OMiCron’-icle: Be Negative, Think Positive – New Travel Mantra

Thane City FC puts the lake city in the global football map with an association with premier league cup Southampton FC

Thane City FC which was started in 2019 is breaking records with this association. Thane City FC would be the youngest club in India to sign up as the international academy partner for a premier league club. It also will be one of the only clubs who are not part of the ISL or I League which have got into such an agreement with an international club. Continue reading Thane City FC puts the lake city in the global football map with an association with premier league cup Southampton FC

Apna time ayega: Unicorn in less than 2 years

Indian Startup ecosystem is on an exponential rise. Even when the globe was going through a slow pace in the last 2 years, some of the Startups in India were steadily attracting investments and making their mark. Hurun India recently released a detailed report about the existing Unicorns and the future probable Unicorns from India. As per the report , India has 51 Unicorns. Almost … Continue reading Apna time ayega: Unicorn in less than 2 years

Sports: The Ultimate Hope

A ray of hope for the parents of a boy born in Chinnappampatti on 27th May, 1991. A dream for a father who helped many people in Hyderabad to reach their destination on time in his auto rickshaw.

Once again a new Hope & Dream when someone in a village or a city buy, borrow or build a bat & ball and hand it over to their young boys & girls:

Twinkle twinkle little Stars, how I wonder what you are ? …!!! Continue reading Sports: The Ultimate Hope

Covid Travel : dublin to mumbai: in between work, akshay shares his journey experience while in quarantine

Gues Blog: Akshay is a graduate of UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in MSc Supply Chain Management. While sharing this travel experience, he also mentioned about the challenges he is facing to find a job during Covid. Continue reading Covid Travel : dublin to mumbai: in between work, akshay shares his journey experience while in quarantine

Dontmemorise.com Founder Ganesh Pai talks about the most affordable EduTech platform of India with a dream to teach 1 billion students

Ganesh Pai, the founder of Dontmemorise.com has a dream to teach 1 billion students.

The YouTube channel of Dontmemorise.com has 1.39 Million subscribers as of today. The daily views garnered by them is 250,000. So by the time complete watching this 45 minutes interview of Ganesh, Dontmemorise.com YouTube channel would have got additional 10,000 views.

The journey which was started to teach 1 million students has been achieved. Now Ganesh has set his dream of teaching 1 billion students. He says “Growth is slow, Future is bright”. Continue reading Dontmemorise.com Founder Ganesh Pai talks about the most affordable EduTech platform of India with a dream to teach 1 billion students

Story of Maharani Gin: Fun and candid conversation with Bhagya Barrett, Co Founder of Rebel City Distillery

Story of Maharani Gin: Bhagya in this fun and candid conversation, in a mix of English and Malayalam, takes us through the journey of meeting Robert, conceptualizing the idea of Maharani Gin, challenges faced by Women in alcohol industry, women leadership, malayalees, kerala and rebel city connection. Continue reading Story of Maharani Gin: Fun and candid conversation with Bhagya Barrett, Co Founder of Rebel City Distillery

Touch down to touch line: Prashant J Singh, the Football Coach with a dream, ready to take off again

“Usually clubs are formed with a top down approach. First the senior team is launched and then they start working on the youth team, academy, etc. Community comes in the end. Thane City FC is formed keeping in mind a bottom up approach. We have built a community and will use that as a base to develop our club.” said Prashant about the structure and plans for the club. Continue reading Touch down to touch line: Prashant J Singh, the Football Coach with a dream, ready to take off again

Interview of Megha Gambhir, CEO & Co Founder of STUPA Sports Analytics, predictive analytics startup

Megha said “I usually eat, drink and do everything with table tennis. At home we just talk about table tennis.”

She spoke in detail about how one of the fastest racquet sports in the world, table tennis became a part and parcel of her life. It was in 2018 that Megha along with Deepak Malik, the former national player and coach of Indian national table tennis team, decided to start a performance analytics company. Continue reading Interview of Megha Gambhir, CEO & Co Founder of STUPA Sports Analytics, predictive analytics startup

Supreme Court goes the Technology way: Video Conferencing helps the apex court to proceed with cases during Covid19 lockdown

Mr. K. V. Viswanthan, Senior Advocate said “Today has heralded a new era ,for the Indian Judiciary. This path breaking video conference method, though initiated under the shadow of the lockdown, has really come to stay. Necessity as they say is the mother of invention. Access to justice will acquire a new dimension. From the remote corners of the country, people will be able to access the highest court. Once institutionalised, it will reduce the cost of litigation and enhance the reach of the court.” Continue reading Supreme Court goes the Technology way: Video Conferencing helps the apex court to proceed with cases during Covid19 lockdown

Covid19 Lockdown: Stay at Home: Activities that can be done sitting at home

Take a step back from the regular busy schedules and lifestyles. This is a golden opportunity to spend precious time with your loved ones at home and the whole world wants you to just do that for now.

Do not let the stress / fear spoil this moment. It is time to rejoice, rejuvenate and rethink about ‘Life’.

It is time to come together and Celebrate rather than fear about Corona. Continue reading Covid19 Lockdown: Stay at Home: Activities that can be done sitting at home

Barosi : Indian Dairy Farm Startup with an Earthy Good Food touch.

Durlabh feels fortunate enough to work in a startup environment. “Startup ecosystem is agile, frugal and gives opportunity to handle different challenges. At the end of the day, it helps in becoming a better person every day”
Barosi believes in trust and they have a no questions asked return and refund policy. Durlabh concludes by saying that ‘Customer believed in our brand and we believe our customer’.

Continue reading Barosi : Indian Dairy Farm Startup with an Earthy Good Food touch.

60,420,900 Views & Counting: YouTube invests in this Indian EduTech Startup Don’t Memorise: Exclusive Interview with ever ‘Kyurious’ Ganesh Pai

I wanted to teach 100 kids. My dad pushed me to teach a million kids. Currently, as we speak, if I consider YouTube, Don’t Memorise website and Udemy where we have some course materials, the total views are approximately 70 Million.

When parents are struggling to keep the gadgets away from the kids and restrict the screentime, platforms like Don’t Memorise can be a sort of savior to make sure that there is some learning happening always. Continue reading 60,420,900 Views & Counting: YouTube invests in this Indian EduTech Startup Don’t Memorise: Exclusive Interview with ever ‘Kyurious’ Ganesh Pai

Global Car Sales: At Crossroads : Customer ‘Spoilt for Choice’ or Courtesy Vague Market Signals ? Automobile Industry is Drifting ?

If you have a need and have the budget to buy a car , then this might be the best time to make that decision. The discounts are at all time high, plus you can bargain and get some waivers / discount on insurance, get some free accessories ,etc. The resale value for the car you purchase now vs something you would have purchased post April 2020 will get nullified with the current upfront discount. Also consider the fact that you will be trying to sell this car by 2022-23 & by that time the market situation might have completely changed. So there is no guarantee that a car bought post April 2020 will fetch you a great resale value.

There is going to be a great transition happening in the Automotive industry in the next 5 years. By 2025 the whole world would have moved to shared cars, self driving cars or even flying cars & that too brands like Google and Apple getting into the Automotive sector.

So this might be possibly the last chance to enjoy such huge discounts while buying your ‘own’ car. Continue reading Global Car Sales: At Crossroads : Customer ‘Spoilt for Choice’ or Courtesy Vague Market Signals ? Automobile Industry is Drifting ?

English Premier League : Football > Brands > Money

English Premier League , better known as Premier League, is definitely a success story which has grown in stature in the last 27 years. It has been a great business model and there are leagues across the globe which have taken the cues from this. No wonder even the highest official award for British businesses came beckoning the Premier League. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise was presented to Premier League in recognition for its outstanding contribution to international trade. Continue reading English Premier League : Football > Brands > Money