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  • Data-ISM: The New Religion Of Digital & AI-Enabled World!

    Data-ISM: The New Religion Of Digital & AI-Enabled World!

    Data-ISM: The New Religion Of Digital & AI-Enabled World!

    Data-Driven culture is at the heart of success for actualization of business vision!

    Dr. Ashok Karania & Mr Murali Kotagiri, senior leaders of Apexon, participated in the Nasscom Technology Confluence Roadshow at Ahmedabad – An eclectic mix of exhilarating topics and amazing speakers at the thoughtfully curated event.

    Dr. Ashok spoke about the importance of data analytics for a digital enterprise and how creating a data-driven organisation ensures innovation, efficiency and competitive advantage. He also double clicked on the choice of cloud, on-prem and hybrid data storage solution from the perspective of security and scalability. 

    Mr Murali interacted with the industry leaders and technology geeks and stressed the importance of data in regulatory industry and the overall trends in the market. 

  • Saptak: A Soulful Divine Music Pilgrimage

    Saptak: A Soulful Divine Music Pilgrimage

    Divine Meditation

    Deep Vipassana

    Refreshing Nature Bath 

    Digital Detox

    Happiness Cruise

    Enchanting EBC

    Saptak Is A One Of Its Kind Soulful Musical Experience – Notwithstanding The Above Expresions Of Ectasy Of Bon Vivants

    The Thirteen Day Musical Festival Celebrates Indian Culture & Art While Elevating The Spiritual Euphoria Of The Grateful Connoisseurs! 

    The 44th Saptak Musical Festival Continued To Enthrall Patrons With Uplifting Performances By Legendary Maestros – The 85 Year Young Energetic Shri Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shri Amaan Ali Bangash, Sushri Shubha Mudgal, Ustad Fazal Qureshi, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Shri Rakesh Chaurasia, Shri Gundecha Family, Shri Sajan Mishra

    The Standout Performances Included Sushri Malini Awasthi, Shri Rajendra Gangani’s Rasila Shiv Kathak,  Shri Anindo Chatterjee, Sushri Parveen Sultana, Sushri N Rajam, Shri Rahul Sharma, Shri Ronu Majumdar & Ustad Taufiq Qureshi

    Cheers To The Amazing Team Of Saptak & Sushri Manju Mehta For Organzing One Of India’s Best Musical Fest Since 1980. Special Thanks To Volunteers. The Acts Of Generosity & Affection Are Often Simple – The One Last Kulhad Of Malai Doodh Reserved, Or Bell Paan House’s Ready Paans!

    Snapshots Of The Festival With Musical Pundit & Unilkeliest Builder Sanjay & Soft-Spoken Charming Techie Partner In Crime Paras

  • Apexon’s Strengthens Presence In India With Brand New Office In Ahmedabad

    Apexon’s Strengthens Presence In India With Brand New Office In Ahmedabad

    Apexon’s Growth Story Continues….As We Strengthen Our Presence In Ahmedabad With A Brand New Office. The 800 Seater Office Comes In Quick Succession Of Our New office in Guadalajara, Mexico – The Silicon Valley of Mexico!

    Apexon CEO Sriniketh Chakravarthi Launched The State Of The Art Facility In Ahmedabad. Apexon’s Global Presence Of 25 Offices & Delivery Centers Across 4 Continents Ensure That We Serve The Digital Needs Of Our Global Enterprise Customers In The Most Agile Manner!

    The Official Press Release

    Apexon, a digital-first technology services company, has expanded its presence in India by setting up a new facility in Ahmedabad. The new delivery center will leverage the rich engineering talent pool in Ahmedabad and India and further strengthen Apexon’s ability to deliver digital and business transformation for its global client base. The center was inaugurated by Sriniketh Chakravarthi, Chief Executive Officer at Apexon.

    Located in the prestigious Iscon-Ambli area, the new center will house over 800 employees and support Apexon’s service delivery capabilities in digital engineering while creating exciting career opportunities for local talent.

    Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centers) across four continents. Ahmedabad has special significance to Apexon, as this was where Infostretch (the company that merged with Apexon in 2022), opened its first Indian office.

    “The inauguration of our advanced center in Ahmedabad affirms our dedication to pioneering and providing revolutionary digital engineering solutions to our clients,” said Sriniketh Chakravarthi, Chief Executive Officer at Apexon. “Ahmedabad’s vibrant entrepreneurial energy, industrial prowess, robust educational foundations, and skilled talent pool have significantly fueled Apexon’s expansion. We remain committed to enhancing our presence in the city and the region.”

    Apexon offers a diverse range of services including artificial intelligence, analytics, app development, cloud solutions, digital commerce solutions, DevOps, customer experience (CX), and user experience (UX). The company has built a reputation over its 25-year history, growing from four startups to a global digital engineering powerhouse, employing thousands of engineers around the world.

    The company recently announced its expansion into Latin America with a new office in Guadalajara, Mexico, which has been called the “Silicon Valley of Mexico”. Like the new office in Ahmedabad, it is one of Apexon’s core delivery centers to meet the global demand for digital products and services that accelerate business transformation.

    Apexon’s Ahmedabad office is located at Shreem Building, Off S G Highway and Iscon-Ambli Road, Near Iskon Crossroad, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, 380015.

  • Jain Heritage Walk On World Heritage Day

    Jain Heritage Walk On World Heritage Day

    On Ahmedabad’s 597th Birthday, I had undertaken the Ahmedabad Heritage Walk. It was a great experience. Since then, I got the opportunity to revisit the same walk multiple times with friends and guests. Heritage Walks are a great way to know the city and experience the treasure of our culture. It is a great connector between past and present. Now there is Gandhi Walk, Kids Heritage Walk and Art & Craft Walk as well.

    On The World Heritage Day on April 18, 2014, I participated in the Jain Heritage Walk Organized by ‘The Times Of India’. The concept of TOI Heritage Walks is to merge music with the walk.

    The warm-up for the walk was the beautiful classical music by Genius Sitarist Manju Mehta. She gave a great spiritual and uplifting experience in the early morning at Diwanji-Ni-Haveli in Sankhdi Sheri at Manek Chowk.

    After that great start, it was time for Jain Heritage Gaurav Yatra of the Walled City. The walk covered 33 temples made in marble and wood loaded with jaw-dropping carvings and yet retaining simplicity, the core value of the Jain way of life. The walk traversed through Ashtapad temple in Doshiwada ni pol, Ajithnath temple in Choumukhi ni pol, temples in Vaghan ni pol and the underground temple of Sambhavnath in Zaverivad.

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    Related Links:
    Ahmedabad Heritage WAlk
    Ahmedabad Heritage Walk Photos – 2008

  • Sufiaana Magic @ Sarkhej Roza

    Sufiaana Magic @ Sarkhej Roza

    Ahmedabad is celebrating the Heritage Week. A number of celebratory events took place and one of the most interesting was Sufi Festival @ Sarkhej Roza. Organized by Craft Of Art, this was an very engaging and memorable event.

    Sufi Music has become very popular in recent times. The packed audience at Sarkhej Roza was a testimony to this popularity. People braved the cold winds and the distance to enjoy the divine music. It is an encouraging sign for sure ! Creme le da creme of Ahmedabad brushed soldiers with true blue fans of music.

    The beautiful venue provided the perfect backdrop for the Sufi Festival. Sarkhej Roza was all lit up and looked like a bride ! Sarkhej Roza is one of the most elegant and unique architectural marvel of Ahmedabad. It is an wonderful example of early Islamic architectural culture of the region with influence sof Persian, Hindu and Jain features to form a unique style.

    The evening was hosted by popular Film and TV Actor Anup Soni. He quoted Shaayris and Quotes liberally. His definition of Sufi was one where the aritst, audience and Almighty all become One. Sufi is celebrating ‘Andar Ki Kaynaat’ and killing ‘Bahar Ki Buraai’. Sufi is celebration of unity with Almighty and pain of departing with Almighty.

    The evening started with renditions from Anwar Khan Manganiyar from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. His amazing performance left us spell-bound. It was followed by Bickram Ghosh’s fusion on tabla. The highlight of the evening was of Warsi Brothers’ Sufiana renditions. ‘Allah Hoon Allah Hoon’, “Deewani”, etc moved the crowds.

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    Audience wanted the show to go on. Because of time restrictions, all performances has to be curtailed. Each ARtist should be given atleast an hour and prime performances need even more – Something that regularly happens at Saptak.

    The Sufi music and Sarkhej Roza Backdrop are indeed a magical fusion. Waiting for the next edition !

    Audience_2_Sarkhej_Roza_Sufi_Fest_2013

  • Lucky Restaurant : Chai Maska Bun With The Dead !

    Lucky Restaurant : Chai Maska Bun With The Dead !

    Do You Feel Uncomfortable In The Company Of The Dead? What About Eating Tea And Pineapple Jam Bun In Their Company?

    Welcome To The Most Interesting And An Unusual Restaurant – The New Lucky Restaurant In Ahmedabad. The Place Is Famous For The Tombs In The Restaurant. People Drink The Famous Tea And Maska Bun In The Company Of The Departed Sufi Poets And Saints Of The Mughal Era.

    I Accidentally Visited This Place. Year Was 2003. I Was Early For A Morning Meeting And I Decided To Have Tea. I Went Inside The Restaurant And Ordered The Tea. As I Was Reading My Newspaper, I Noticed A Tomb Besides Me. I Was Surprised. Then I Saw More Of Those Tombs. As I Started Chatting With The Restaurant People, I Learnt The History Of The Place. Since Then, It Is A Must Visit Place In Ahmedabad Itinerary For My Guests And Friends!

    Lucky Started As A Small Street Side Tea Stall Under A Tree Near The Sidi Sayyed Mosque. The Business Grew And It Got Converted Into A Larger Restaurant – With Benches & Tables Around Twenty Tombs. The Tree Still Exists Inside The Restaurant.

    One Unknown Fact Is That This Restaurant Has An Original M F Hussain Painting, Gifted By None Other Than The Most Celebrated Painter – Who Was A Lucky Restaurant Fan !

    The New Lucky Restaurant Was Featured As One Of The Top Ten Odd Eateries By Time Magazine.

  • Tie Smashup! @ Ahmedabad

    Tie Smashup! @ Ahmedabad

    TiE Ahmedabad is pleased to introduce Smashup! in association with Institute of Management, Nirma University and Mobile Monday Ahmedabad. It will be held on 
04 August 2012 @ Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.

    Smashup! is an un-conference of the Startups, for the Startups and by the Startups

    Details On Website.

  • Vintage Car Museum – Auto World, Ahmedabad

    One more landmark of Ahmedabad visited today – The Auto World: The Vintage Car Museum of Shri Pranlal Bhogilal. The finest and the famous vintage cars from all across the globe find a place here!

    Aditya is crazy after cars, trains and planes – like any other boy! He loved Cars 2 – the wonderful car movie and today we decided to educate him with the Vintage Cars.

    Auto World Car Museum

    Shri Pranlal Bhogilal is a connoisseur of vintage cars. He has converted his private collection of vintage cars into a museum named Auto World Vintage Car Museum at Dastan Farm House. The Museum has a collection of more than 100 cars. The cars are amazing and lovely. One could find all the best cars of the world – Rolls Royce, Bentley, Maybach, Jaguar, Cadillacs, Austin, Chrysler, Lincoln, Ford and many many more. Each car is in a perfect driving condition. In fact, you can even drive them by paying a hefty fee – Rs 500 for 3.5 km drive in a historic car!

    The Museum showcases that time of history when an automobile was not a mere means of transport but a symbol of wealth, power & style. The Museum has all of them – the mighty ceremonial limousines, the romantic convertibles & the snappy Sports Cars; Cars specially coach built like Railway Saloons, Horse drawn carriages, Boat tailed Wooden Speedsters, Shooting Brakes; Cars built for the rich & famous; Cars to see and be seen in. They are all hand built to individual specifications of the buyer. Here are special cars like Limousines & Grand open Tourers for ceremonial Occasions, there are convertible cars for evening drives, there are station wagons like boats as well as like a horse drawn carriage especially built for the family’s evening drives.

    The Vintage cars are a part of history. I was happy to see the Ford’s Model T – the one that is discussed again and again. These cars are collected from different regions and many were with Indian Maharajas. All these cars are work of perfect craftsmanship. Each one is a beauty and the curves are indeed enticing! Many had multiple headlights. One even had a place for a gun! Our today’s cars are replicas of each other and carry no individuality or uniqueness. That is true of everything in the manufactured economy – Shirts, Cars, Shoes, and Houses!

    The Museum is well maintained. It also has a fun place for kids with fun rides. It has a good restaurant serving Gujarati Thali. The best time to visit is the daytime. Savor the history of cars, walk around and then have a heavy lunch!

    Address :
    Dastan Estate,
    Sardar Patel Ring Road,
    Kathwada,
    Ahmedabad-382430,
    Gujarat, India
    Phone: +91 79 22820699
    Fax: +91 79 22820699
    Mobile: +91 98242 76653
    Email: dasco@vsnl.com

  • Fortune’s Best New City For Business : Ahmedabad!

    Fortune‘s latest issues identifies the “next business hot spots” globally where one can find smart labor, solid infrastructure, and potential customers. Ahmedabad, India’s fastest growing city, tops the list.

    Here are the Top 15 cities:

    Ahmedabad (India)
    Austin (USA)
    Bogota (Colombia)
    Chengdu (China)
    Chongqing (China)
    Doha (Qatar)
    Gurgaon (India)
    Lagos (Nigeria)
    Melbourne (Australia)
    Salt Lake City (USA)  
    San Jose (Costa Rica)
    Santiago (Chile)
    Stockholm (Sweden)
    Vancouver (Canada)
    Warsaw (Poland) 

    Visit the Fortune’s website with a map that includes profiles of each city including an overview, fun facts, major companies, key universities and population.

  • MoMo Ahmedabad: Mobile Ecosystem & Trends In Gujarat

    Mobile Monday Ahmedabad is pleased to announce the inaugural event on the topic “Mobile Ecosystem & Trends In Gujarat”.

    Mobile ecosystem is fast expanding in Gujarat with numerous mobile companies and developers mushrooming across the state.
    • Who are the key players?
    • What are the key trends?
    • Is Gujarat the place for Mobile Innovation?
    • How Government is helping the Mobile Ecosystem?
    • What are the new opportunities?

    The event will attempt to answer the above questions.

    Shri Ravi Saxena, Additional Secretary, Gujarat Government will present a keynote address on the topic – “The Mobile Ecosystem – Vision For Future” Do not miss the powerful speech by a great orator.

    Miss this event at your own risk! Entry is free, but seats are limited and will be strictly allocated to registered users only. To register for the event, click here.

    Agenda:
    • 5.00 pm: Mobile Monday Ahmedabad – Vision Note
    • 5.15 pm: The Mobile Ecosystem – Vision For Future by Shri Ravi Saxena
    • 6.30 pm: Networking and High Tea

    Where:
    Sunil Mehta Auditorium
    CIIE, IIMA New Campus
    Vastrapur, Ahmedabad

    When:
    5.00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Monday, 6th December 2010

    RSVP:
    http://momo-ahmedabad.eventbrite.com/