In this issue

We bring you Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, who has demonstrated rare mettle and resourcefulness by changing family legacy to a create business empire of his own. We have featured the Kolkata-based real estate baron on our cover this issue, who, as the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, has literally changed the way the city lives and conducts business through his numerous projects.

Yet another Kolkata-based entrepreneur who has been creating ripples in entrepreneurial circles is Mayank Jalan of Keventer Agro Limited. As the next generation of a rapidly growing business house, Jalan has not just restored Edward Keventer’s Eastern India business—which the Jalans now own—to its former glory, but also turned his company, Keventer Agro, into a `1,000 crore entity, starting from scratch.

We also bring you the story of realtor Rahul Shah, scion of the Mumbai-based Sumer Group.

Even as Marwaris continue to take their businesses to every corner of the world, in Rajasthan, the land of their origin, the scion of the royal House of Mewar, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar too has been proving his calibre as an entrepreneur.

Philanthropy actually has been a defining facet of the Marwari ethos from times immemorial, and while examples are many, one person who deserves special mention is Minu Budhia, wife of Kolkata-based industrialist Sanjay Budhia.

Thanks to their affluence and increasing global exposure, there is growing number of Marwaris today whose refined tastes and sense of understated elegance has fueled a thriving market for the most luxurious products and services.

In keeping with Marwari’s tastes and aspirations, we have introduced a new section from this issue onwards titled ‘MARWAR PRIVÉ’ which brings you the very best that money can buy.

A case in point is industrialist Gautam Singhania’s newly introduced Raymond Atelier that promises to be the ultimate destination for connoisseurs of bespoke fashion.

A Prince & A Gentleman

Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, scion of Udaipur’s House of Mewar, has more than his fair share of duties as a prince. Besides overseeing the family-run group of heritage hotels and dedicating himself to philanthropic causes, he is the torchbearer of a legacy that dates back to the eighth century. MARWAR talks to the royal hotelier and humanist about his childhood, his passions and the responsibilities he shoulders.

6 mins

Carving His Own Destiny

Few scions are gifted with the mettle and resourcefulness to change their family legacy and create their own business empires through innovation and enterprise, as has been demonstrated by Harshavardhan Neotia. The architect of the enormous realty business that defines the 1,500 crore Kolkata-based Ambuja Neotia Group in its present avatar, here is a man who literally has changed the way the city lives and conducts business, not to mention his numerous contributions to the social, cultural and economic fabric of society.

9 mins

Classically Contemporary

Meet Vibha Kejriwal, a designer, entrepreneur and fashionista who is redefining Kolkata’s fashion quotient to exude understated elegance and alluring sophistication.

4 mins

Ahead Of The Game

Serial digital entrepreneur Alok Kejriwal has a knack for engaging people and making a business out of it. Having surfed the dotcom wave and emerged a winner when it went bust, he experienced the highs and lows of building profitable start-ups from scratch. MARWAR picks the brains of the observant and forward-thinking entrepreneur, whose recently penned book Why I Stopped Wearing My Socks traces his rollercoaster journey as an entrepreneur.

5 mins

Building Dreams

Given his initial spate of successes as a realtor, Rahul Shah holds much promise as the next generation of the Mumbai-based Sumer Group. Add to this his client-centric approach and perfect blend of dynamism and knowledge, and it would seem the entrepreneur has brighter times ahead of him.

6 mins

The Ultimate Address In Men's Fashion

Connoisseurs of fine living would aver bespoke fashion is the ultimate luxury—something crafted just for you. But the Raymond Atelier, a premier lounge for men launched by Gautam Hari Singhania, takes craftsmanship, exclusivity and quality to a whole new level.

3 mins

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MARWAR India Magazine Description:

Marwar is a community-based magazine with an emphasis on profiling the best and the brightest in the Marwari community. The magazine reaches the elite in India and abroad who want to read and discover the wonders of all things connected with the community. Thus, the subjects featured have to have the flavour of Marwar and Rajasthan—its culture, lifestyle and traditions. We highlight arts, crafts, music, dance and theatre as well as fashion and food that are connected to the region apart from immensely successful businessmen and businesswomen. In the past, luminaries like Laxmi Mittal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Indu Jain, Sanjiv Goenka and Rajashree Birla, to name a few, have graced our cover.