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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: From ideas to impact, Lokmat Times felicitated 11 innovative startups at a grand ceremony held at Lokmat Bhavan on Saturday, as part of its 39th anniversary celebrations.
OBC Welfare and Dairy Development Minister Atul Save, City Mayor Sameer Rajurkar, Editor-in-Chief of Lokmat Media Group and Former Minister of Industries and Education Rajendra Darda, Executive Director and Editorial Director Karan Darda and Executive Editor of Lokmat Times Yogesh Gole were seated on the dais.
Editor Lokmat Nandkishor Patil and Editor of Lokmat Samachar Amitabh Shrivastav were present. Earlier, Mahagami MGM Sangeet Academy students presented ‘Ganesh Naman.’ The dignitaries lighted the traditional lamps to mark the inauguration.
Yogesh Gole felicitated Minister Atul Save, while Nandkishor Patil welcomed city Mayor Sameer Rajurkar. In his introductory remarks, Yogesh Gole presented the progress and achievements of LT since its inception. Sameer Rajurkar guided the participants. The 11 startups were felicitated in two sessions.
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6 startups felicitated in 1st session
In the first session, six startups that were felicitated are Siddhant Tawarawala (founder and CEO, Peeschute, Jalna), Yogesh Gawande (founder, Niyo FarmTech, CSN), Sana Farheen (founder, Forever Modest, CSN/Hyderabad), Tejas Limkar (founder, GreenMinds AgroHub Pvt. Ltd, Dharashiv), Shravan Yadav (founder and CEO, Auxobit Aerospace, CSN), Ganesh Shelke (founder, Dopar Energy, CSN)
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Panel discussion on ‘Industrial Growth of CSN- Opportunities & Challenges’ held
There was another mega event, a panel discussion on ‘Industrial Growth of Chh. Sambhajinagar – Opportunities and Challenges’ organised as part of the celebration of 39th anniversary of LT.
Harsh Vardhan Jajoo (Director, Nath School of Business and Technology) conducted this discussion. Those who were panellists are Minister Atul Save, Former Minister Rajendra Darda, Mohini Kelkar (president, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association), Utsav Machhar (president, Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture), Arjun Gaikwad (president, Marathwada Association of Small-Scale Industries and Agriculture) and Kunal Sikchi (founder and Managing Director, Matrix Life Science).
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5 starts felicitated in second session
A total of five startups were felicitated in the second session. They are Jaimin Shah (founder, Think Monk Edutech Private Limited, CSN-Mumbai), Nikhil Sakhare (founder, Rixle Private Limited, Latur), Abhay Bhamaikar (founder, Innovease India Private Limited/ eNetraCare, Chh. Sambhajinagar), Rajashri Vishwakarma (founder, VaVi ReFream, Startup under European Commission project, Chh Sambhajinagar) and Avishkar Patil (founder, Bhoomivardhan Agri-Tech, Chh Sambhajinagar).
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Dr Kagliwal honoured with 'LT Lifetime Achievement Award'
Founder chairman of the Nath Group, Dr Nandkishor Kagliwal, was honoured with the 'Lokmat Times Lifetime Achievement Award' by Rajendra Darda. Dr Kagliwal also expressed his views.
Pooja Karwa conducted the proceedings of the programme while Nandkishor Patil proposed a vote of thanks. The programme concludes with the National Anthem.