In this issue

With the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics gaining ground, what once used to belong to the realm of science fiction may well be on the road to becoming a reality. AI enables computer programmes and machines to think, learn, plan, recognise speech and solve problems, and brothers Abhinav and Raghav Aggarwal of Mumbai-based start-up Fluid AI, whom we have featured on our cover, are helping high-profile businesses and customers from around the world adopt AI-based solutions to transform their business processes and gain a competitive edge.
Even as business processes go futuristic, the study of genomes and personal genomics too are offering revolutionary solutions in health care. Ushering the technology in India, Anu Acharya, the founder and CEO of Mapmygenome India and her team decode a person’s genetic make-up to offer a bouquet of services, including personalised guidelines on how to become healthier.

Ambition, drive and risk-appetite are some of the key attributes of successful Marwari businessmen, and Vinod Saraf, the founder and chairman of Vinati Organics Ltd epitomises them all. Read about the self-made billionaire, who has risen from a middle-class home to build a business in speciality chemicals that commands a worldwide market as the largest manufacturers of isobutyl benzene (IBB) and 2-acrylamido 2 methylpropane sulfonic acid (ATBS).
Away from the world of enterprise, we bring you a glimpse of entrepreneur Anant Nevatia’s dedication to philanthropy, who, as the president of Rural Health Care Foundation, has been offering over 200 generic drugs free of cost to tens of thousands and medical consultation for a nominal fee!

With all this and much more, we bring you yet another interesting issue of MARWAR.

A Passion For Innovation

Even though her business operates in a domain that befuddles most people, Anu Acharya has not let that deter her from making Mapmygenome India a pioneering enterprise in the Indian genomics industry. Meet the spirited entrepreneur who is steadily achieving her goal of reaching out to millions of people through her company’s personal genomics solutions, molecular diagnostic offerings, diagnostic kits, research services and databases.

5 mins

Pizzas & Pizzazz

With a master franchise agreement with Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation from Massachusetts, Parthiv Neotia, scion of the Kolkata-based Ambuja Neotia Group, is enriching India’s dining experience with new tastes and concepts. In conversation with MARWAR, the 23-year-old, who has taken charge of the group’s hospitality business, talks about India’s F&B sector, his plans for Uno and more.

4 mins

Man Of Law

Hitesh Jain is a man of many parts—he is an advocate, the managing partner of a full-service law firm, a spokesperson and office bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the director of a Section 8 company. But success ultimately for the man is not the number of cases he files or the money he makes but the number of lives he transforms.

4 mins

Formula For Success

Vinod Saraf, the chairman of Vinati Organics Limited, epitomises the Marwari traits of ambition, industry and immense risk-taking ability. A self-made billionaire, Saraf has risen from a lower-middle-class home to build a business that boasts 1,000 crore in sales and 10,000 crore in market capitalisation.

5 mins

From Learners To Leaders

From being passionate, self-taught coders to building a venture that sells artificial intelligence-based solutions to leading companies across the world, Abhinav and Raghav Aggarwal—the founders of Fluid AI—have come a long way. In conversation with MARWAR, they talk about their entrepreneurial journey, turning points and future plans.

8 mins

Partners In Growth

With operations in India and Poland and an efficient value chain in place, Anil Mansinghka and Amit Lath’s synergic efforts to take the Bhilwara-based Sharda Group’s products from the group’s mills in Bhilwara to homes across the world is a winwin proposition for all.

5 mins

Leading The Way

Meet Archana Garodia Gupta, a lady of many talents and a heart.

4 mins

Shopping For A Good Cause

The latest edition of the Ruchika Fest once again presented an exclusive shopping experience with the best of products on offer, while helping those in need.

1 min

Helping India Transact Online

In a country as diverse as ours, building technology for the masses is no easy task. But Niki.ai, a vernacular payment platform for the next billion users, co-founded by Shishir Modi, has done just that—by adding multilingual voice support for non-English speaking and first-time users.

6 mins

Promoting Health For All

Imagine reaching out to lakhs of rural and underprivileged people with over 200 kinds of generic medicines free of cost and medical consultation for a nominal fee! Anant Nevatia of the Rural Health Care Foundation has been doing just that, in West Bengal, for more than a decade.

5 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.