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Navya Naveli Nanda and Samyak Chakrabarty launch smart fellowship to empower women

Navya Naveli Nanda and Samyak Chakrabarty launched the Smart Fellowship program at Lucknow’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Centre, aiming to empower women in emerging cities. The event featured distinguished speakers such as Prajakta Koli, MasterChef Pooja Dhingra, Dr. Anurag Batra, Smita Vaish Agarwal, Dr. Pavan Mamidi, and Dr. Sharon Barnhardt. The initiative, spearheaded by the…

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141st International Olympic CommitteeIOC Session,Mumbai -Translation India

The 141st Session of International Olympics Committee( IOC)was held at Jio World Trade Centre in Mumbai,India. Our honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated this 3 days session from 15-17th October and announced that India will host the 2036 Olympics. The other members of this session were the President of IOC-Mr. Thomas Bach,Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation-Mrs. Nita Ambani and other special sports representatives from various federations and India’s Sports Minister Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur. The proposal of Mumbai to host International Olympic Session was made by Nita Ambani, former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Dr Narinder Batra, Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, and Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra in the 139th IOC Session by delegation. In the Speech, Prime Minister said that “India will bid for the 2036 Olympic Games and would leave no stone unturned to host a successful Games.The world has seen this during the G20 summit in 2023”.He further told that “he wanted to share the feelings of 140 crore Indians with the IOC delegates that India would want to host the Olympics on its own soil.” The main person behind this Session’s success is Mrs. Nita Ambani. Known for her vibrant personality,she motivated and thanked all the attendees by showing the dynamic picture of today’s youth in Architecture,Sports and other fields and apperiated Translation India for its impeccable services during International events be it G20 India and now International Olympics Session in Mumbai. Other event organisers have also appreciated us for this remarkable journey of Simultaneous Interpretation and the balancing of our Interpreters throughout the session. Translation India is known for its top notch services and our this speciality has made us proud to become a part of Historical event- International Olympics Session. We provide wide range of equipments important for Silent Conferences like a Simultaneous Interpretation Booth, Bosch CCS 1000 Mikes, Voting Pads, Tour Guide Systems and so on.

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Upcoming Films and Series on OTT and Theaters in April 2023: Full List Here

In this article, we will provide you with a comprehensive list of films and series that will be released in April 2023. As the world moves towards digital entertainment, the OTT platforms have become the primary source of entertainment for people. With the advent of new technologies, the quality of content on OTT platforms has increased significantly. April 2023 is going to be an exciting month for cinema lovers, with several films and series scheduled to release in theaters and on OTT platforms. ALSO SEE=Urfi Javed Biography: Age, Height, Boyfriend, Career, and More Films and Series Releasing in Theaters: - Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan - This action-packed film is directed by Rohit Shetty and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. - Citadel - This espionage thriller is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and stars Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden in the lead roles. - PS2 - This horror film is directed by Ram Gopal Varma and stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role. Table: Film/SeriesDirectorLead ActorsRelease DateKisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki JaanRohit ShettyAkshay Kumar, Katrina KaifApril 14, 2023CitadelAnthony and Joe RussoPriyanka Chopra, Richard MaddenApril 21, 2023PS2Ram Gopal VarmaNawazuddin SiddiquiApril 28, 2023 Films and Series Releasing on OTT Platforms: - Many - This romantic drama series is directed by Anurag Kashyap and stars Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. The series will be released on Netflix on April 7, 2023. - The Devil's Advocate - This legal drama series is directed by Ritesh Batra and stars Rajkummar Rao and Huma Qureshi in the lead roles. The series will be released on Amazon Prime Video on April 14, 2023. - The Great Heist - This crime thriller series is directed by Neeraj Pandey and stars Manoj Bajpayee and Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead roles. The series will be released on Hotstar on April 28, 2023. Table: Film/SeriesDirectorLead ActorsOTT PlatformRelease DateManyAnurag KashyapVicky Kaushal, Taapsee PannuNetflixApril 7, 2023The Devil's AdvocateRitesh BatraRajkummar Rao, Huma QureshiAmazon Prime VideoApril 14, 2023The Great HeistNeeraj PandeyManoj Bajpayee, Sushant Singh RajputHotstarApril 28, 2023 Conclusion: April 2023 is going to be an exciting month for cinema lovers, with several films and series scheduled to release in theaters and on OTT platforms. From action-packed films to romantic dramas and crime thrillers, there is something for everyone. So, mark your calendars and get ready for some amazing entertainment in April 2023. Read the full article

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THE BOLLYWOOD INDIES, 2022 (ANNUAL FILM AWARDS) !

Welcome one & all, to this, the 8th continuous year of the most prestigious & popular (contemporary) online annual Bollywood Film Awards, of the entire awards season, this whole decade-

The Indies.

NOTE: This year's scrolls, unlike past couple of years, do not include the web series segment, which saw it's boom period during the international pandemic induced lockdown for precisely those 2 years, a consequent dip in big quality film productions & produce, that in turn enabled lotsa screen talent to temporarily shift to the web space with much more confined production settings, causing lot more high quality & novel produce here...a level that's under normal circumstances since, somehow seen a drastic dip in collective work, thus causing Indies to take a call in favor of avoiding that segment entirely hereon, or atleast this year. That's not to say a few good productions may not've seen light of day, yet not enough to warrant a entire dedicated Indies awards show for the same.

As also no turnout worth any reckoning on the music front, putting paid to that space too for today.

A year marked most uniquely by the nationwide boycott of Bollywood films at the box office, done for a variety of factors we can't precisely put a finger on, yet that had an extraordinary (read crippling) effect on overall Bollywood earnings for the year, yet since we're not in business of awarding business, rather awarding art, let's get back to our sole area of focus.

This year seeing a very strong showing from a few dubbed South Indian works, & few made in multiple languages incl of South, that not only escaped the boycott wrath, but also found favor on the art front here.

Around the same 30-odd films making it to the elite Indie watchlist here, as for most years, & a similar large pool of winners for all categories in keeping with the now worldly known 'no ceiling on quality' Indies philosophy, except the actresses section seeing only one winner after long!

So enjoy the year's best works in all different aspects, & merrily live the month & year away !

Here is your cream of creams!

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I) BEST PICTURE –

1.(2) ROCKETRY : THE NAMBI EFFECT

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KARTHIKEYA 2

....JOINT WINNERS !

2.Tara vs Bilal & Dobaaraa & Kantara & Matto Ki Saikil

3. Lal Singh Chaddha & Mister Mummy & Mili

4.Cobalt Blue

5.Sita Ramam & Attack & Dhokha: Round D Corner & Thai Massage

6. Ardh & Radhey Shyam

7. Life is Good

8. Dasvi

9. RRR & Jalsa & Major & Blurr

10. Atithi Bhooto Bhava & Gehraiyaan & Jersey & Double XL & Toolsidas Junior & Cuttputlli & Anek & Tadka

II) BEST DIRECTOR-

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MADHAVAN – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

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M. GANI – Matto Ki Saikil

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ANURAG KASHYAP – Dobaaraa

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SAMAR IQBAL – Tara vs Bilal

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CHANDOO MONDETI – Karthikeya 2

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SHAKUN BATRA – Gehraiyaan

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SACHIN KUNDALKAR – Cobalt Blue

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GOWTAM TINNANURI – Jersey

....JOINT WINNERS !

2. Mangesh Hadawale – Thai Massage

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Shaad Ali - Mister Mummy

III) BEST SCREENPLAY -

1.(3) ROCKETRY: THE NAMBI EFFECT

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KARTHIKEYA 2

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DOBAARAA

...JOINT WINNERS !

IV) BEST ENSEMBLE –

1.(3) ROCKETRY: THE NAMBI EFFECT

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TARA VS BILAL

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MATTO KI SAIKIL

...JOINT WINNERS !

V) BEST ACTOR -

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HARSHAVARDHAN RANE – Tara vs Bilal

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MADHAVAN – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

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RISHABH SHETTY – Kanthara

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DULQUER SALMAAN – Sita Ramam

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PRAKASH JHA – Matto Ki Saikil

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AAMIR KHAN – Lal Singh Chaddha

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RISHI KAPOOR – Sharmaji Namkeen

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SANJAY DUTT – Toolsidas Junior

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ANUPAM KHER – The Kashmir Files

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PANKAJ TRIPATHI – Sherdil: The Pilibhit saga

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RAJPAL YADAV – Ardh

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SHAHID KAPOOR – Jersey

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NEELAY MEHENDALE – Cobalt Blue

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JACKIE SHROFF – Life is Good

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RAHEEM MIR – Tara vs Bilal

....JOINT WINNERS !

2. Nikhil Siddhartha – Karthikeya 2 & Gajraj Rao – Thai Massage & Ajay Devgan – Runway 34 & Abhishek Bachchan – Dasvi & Adivi Sesh – Major & Varun Buddhadev – Toolsidas Junior & Naseeruddin Shah – Gehraiyaan & Riteish Deshmukh – Mister Mummy & Pankaj Kapur – Jersey & Akshay Kumar - Cuttputtli

3. Shreyas Talpade – Kaun Pravin Tambe? & Ronit Kamra – Jersey & John Abraham – Attack & Vikrant Massey – Forensic & Deepak Dobriyal – Good Luck Jerry

4. Ankush Gedam – Jhund & Aparshakti Khurana – Dhokha: Round D Corner

5. Prabhas – Radhey Shyam & Nana Patekar – Tadka & Amitabh Bachchan – Brahmastra & Pavail Gulati - Dobaaraa & Rahul Gupta – Matto Ki Saikil & Sunny Hinduja – Thai Massage

VI) BEST ACTRESS –

1. SONIA RATHEE – TARA VS BILAL

....SOLE WINNER !

2. Alina Zasobina – Thai Massage & Khushalii Kumar – Dhokha : Round D Corner & Vidya Balan – Jalsa & Shefali Shah- Jalsa & Pooja Hedge – Radhey Shyam & Genelia Deshmukh – Mister Mummy & Nimrat Kaur – Dasvi & Rubina Dilaik – Ardh

3. Andrea Kevichusa – Anek & Kareena Kapoor – Lal Singh Chaddha

4. Shriya Saran - Tadka & Huma Qureshi – Double XL & Divinaa Thackur – Atithi Bhooto Bhava & Alia Bhatt – Gangubai Kathiawadi

5. Deepika Padukone – Gehraiyaan & Malti Chahar – Ishq Pashmina & Aarohi Sharma – Matto Ki Saikil .

Pleasant memories of 2022 for everyone...& A Happy New Year 2023 to you!

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Dr.Anurag Batra-Fastest Growing Companies 2022: Deep-Dive Into The Financials Of The Listed Companies

One of the youngest media moguls from India, Dr. Anurag batra is a serial entrepreneur and a mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a man of many talents and someone who adorns many hats. Anurag Batra is also an author, an angel investor and a TV show host and the founder of the iconic exchange4media group and Chairman BW Businessworld group. BW Businessworld presents the 2022 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching.

Dr. Anurag batra, Editor-in-Chief, e4m & BW Businessworld presents his views on this study. “Sustaining a steady growth momentum for listed companies is in itself a creditable performance. We at BW Businessworld are happy to present our annual special issue capturing the Fastest Growing Companies, based on an in-depth study and after a deep-dive into the financials of listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching”, he said.

The research was carried out by our knowledge partner, TechSci Research. The period under review are the five financial years between 2017–18 and 2021–22. The list is based on a study of revenue and profitability data for these last five financial years. Companies in sectors like steel, cement, energy, chemicals, packaging, telecommunication, biotech and healthcare have emerged as the fastest growing in each of the financial categories.

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“In the ‘Super Heavyweight’ category, in which companies had net sales of Rs 50,000 crore and above, the companies on the top rung include JSW Steel, UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel. In the ‘Heavyweight’ segment, where net sales are between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 49,999 crore, Deepak Nitrite, AGC Networks, Godawari Power & Ispat and J.K. Lakshmi Cement were in the forefront”, Anurag batra said.

The ‘Middleweight’ category had companies with revenue between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore. It had Apollo Healthcare, Indus Towers, Gokul Agro Resources, Gujarat Gas and APL Apollo Tubes showing the fastest rate of growth. In the ‘Welterweight’ category of companies with net sales between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore, Kirloskar Ferrous, Laurus Labs, TinPlate Company, Narayana Health and Cosmo First bagged the top ranks. Several profiled companies clocked record growth numbers in FY2022 while maintaining a healthy growth rate in the previous two fiscal years despite the Covid-induced challenges, Anurag batra concluded.

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Anurag Batra, founder Exchange4media – “The divine hand in TV ratings is leading to ratings losing its sheen”

Anurag Batra is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group. Dr Anurag Batra has been writing on media for two-plus decades and is the Founder of exchange4media and the Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld. Dr. Anurag Batra, in his latest article discusses about the TV rating mechanisms that are prevalent in the industry in the present era and how that had changed from the mechanism in the earlier days.

The ratings mechanism in the past has seen manipulation of data manually and there is a worry that this time too there is a similar chance. We need to ensure that the data is not tampered again. The worrying questions need to be answered honestly and in a granular way. “The advertisers and marketers and media planners and media buyers in my view should take the new ratings with a pinch rather than a fistful of salt and also ask more questions of the ratings mechanism’s board”, Dr. Anurag Batra says.

In his opinion, “The new Chairman of the ratings body is a man who is the most seasoned and very respected and someone who can reach out to all stakeholders. He has an envious job, and I am sure he will do the right thing as his intent is right. In the past, the CEOs of this ratings mechanism have been either clueless or in one particular case have been accused of actually manipulating. Walking out of ratings en masse by news channels is an option. However, that may not be an answer to this ratings maze”.

Dr. Anurag Batra analyses that the current mechanism of ratings is muddying the waters and bringing disrepute to itself and all the stakeholders must get together to get meritocracy. “The right practices should be resumed rather than continuing the current way of doing ratings. Someone needs to ask the right questions after all coincidences are not so co-incidental. The divine hand in ratings is leading to ratings losing its sheen. It’s time to bring the credibility and sheen back”, Anurag Batra concluded.

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The Business of Defence: New players who have brought cutting-edge capability in defence production – Dr. Anurag Batra enunciates his views

Anurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. Mr. Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. Anurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld & Founder and Editor-in Chief of exchange4media Group enunciates his views.

In this latest special edition of BW Businessworld, Anurag Batra profiles exceptional new players who have brought cutting-edge capability in defence production. “The political management of defence is one of the highlights of the Narendra Modi government. It has shown the willingness to use the military as an instrument of statecraft. The defence sector reforms undertaken by it have been the most significant since India’s Independence”, Dr. Anurag Batra underlines. Of great salience is the Aatmanirbhar Bharat agenda for defence production. Outcomes in the defence and aerospace sector could well be the most visible indicators of the success of the Make in India initiative.

According to Anurag Batra, apart from aiming for strategic autonomy in being able to produce weapons indigenously, India now also seeks to leverage the annual $70 billion spent on defence for larger economic good by making the domestic economy the biggest stakeholder in the programme, which is how defence spending through the Make in India prism becomes a public issue. Earlier this year, India amended its Defence Acquisition Procedure, barring routine military equipment imports. The Union Defence Minister will now be required to approve exceptions to this rule in case of critical operational necessity.

“The decision conveys the seriousness of the government’s intent to finally walk the talk after its earlier indigenisation efforts only evoked a tepid response. The Third Negative Import List signals that for the Union government, there is no going back now. The list takes the tally of military equipment barred for import to 310. These lists aren’t symbolic. These include top-end military platforms and weapon systems, providing a $27.7 billion push to the domestic arms industry. To give momentum to the Make in India policy, the government has announced funding for prototype development of 14 major platforms and weapon systems under the Make 1 procurement category that had been on the books since 2006 but were never acted upon”, says Dr. Anurag Batra.

Defexpo 2022, India’s biggest biennial arms exhibition for land, naval and homeland security systems, is being held in this backdrop of heavy policy intervention in the Prime Minister’s home state of Gujarat from 18–22 October. The event merits a moment of reflection on the progress made in India’s Military Industrial Complex, and the way ahead. For this intrepid breed of industrial warriors, success is determined not by the outcome of their campaigns in the Indian market but on the global stage as exporters. They’re not arms traders or rent seekers for global OEMs but developers of technology. They are the harbingers of change in the arms bazaar, Anurag Batra elucidates.

This congregation of the global arms industry is also taking place in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. We offer you lessons from this war. India not only walks the diplomatic tightrope in this calamitous development, but gets to observe the performance of weaponry similar to that of the Russian military in it. Anurag Batra also acknowledged that the Modi government deserves credit for putting an end to a culture of scandals in defence deals. “For us in the media, at long last, coverage of defence is no longer about reporting scams. That’s a good note to sign off on”, he concluded.

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Anurag Batra – The Celebrated Media Mogul Who Adorns Many Hats

Anurag Batra is an Indian Entrepreneur living in New Delhi. He is an entrepreneur, journalist, internet evangelist and media expert all rolled into one. Anurag Batra is a first-generation entrepreneur who acquired the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld, one of the most respected business publications in the country. He is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld Group and also serves as the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Exchange4media Group.

Anurag Batra is an entrepreneur of a different flavour. Unpretentious and sincere, this dynamic entrepreneur is a name many will find instantly recognizable. He was born on August 27, 1972 and grew up in a middle-class family in Gurgaon. His wife, Niti Batra is a second-generation entrepreneur and leads her family business of travel services established 40 years back successfully. She is currently the director of Joy Travels Pvt Ltd. Anurag Batra’s daughter Prarthna Batra is a student at Vasant Valley School, New Delhi and also an entrepreneur in her own forte.

Anurag Batra BW completed his schooling at Our Lady of Fatima Convent High School, Gurgaon. Later he attended Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, Haryana to complete his B. Tech in Computer Sciences (1990-1994). For his post-graduation, Dr. Anurag Batra attended the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, one of India’s Top 10 business schools from where he completed MBA in Marketing management and General management (1994-1996).

While he was doing his business studies, he had very limited ambition. During that period, his ambition was to join an IT services company in marketing. Just like his wish, he got placement through campus selection. But just before he joined the firm, came the turning point of his life. Through his friend, Anurag Batra met the people who were setting up Colliers Jardine in India. Batra’s mind changed and he joined Colliers Jardine. It was a joint venture between HDFC and Ireland affairs and did property services.

Anurag Batra was a person who is a lot interested in books. As a kid he would always read magazine. He used to read a lot of newspapers and books. He used to think in contrast to the traditional mindset of land broking and his thoughts led him to start the company called exchange for media, with the help of two of his friends. It was started to build a B-to-B exchange for buying and selling of media time and space. It was a failure for the first 3 years and then it evolved into a daily newsletter for the media advertising communication industry.

Anurag Batra is the man behind the expansion of BW Businessworld Media Group into one of the most respected business publications in the country. He serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-chief of the group since September 2013. Since taking over BW Businessworld, Anurag Batra has expanded the media organization into digital, events and BW communities and has taken into its fold www.digitalmarket.asia, a leading website on digital marketing, www.everythingexperiential.com - India’s leading experiential marketing website and launched BW Hotelier in partnership with hotelier international.

At present, Mr. Anurag Batra is building the BW Businessworld group into new fields and taking it to new heights. Launched more than three decades ago, BW Businessworld is among India's largest and most respected business magazines. Anurag Batra has launched several other communities, which cater to niche audiences in different sectors, under the BW Umbrella including BW Smart Cities, an editorial platform in a 360-degree format launched in mid-February 2015. BW Businessworld also includes BW Accelerate – a structured platform for mentorship and growth of entrepreneurs.

Mr. Batra also founded the exchange4media group and from March 2000 to 2008, he was the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Group. He currently serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the group since June 2000. Exchange4media group is India’s leading media industry company which houses several brands under its fold. The brands include - PITCH – India’s only Advertising, Marketing and Media Magazine; IMPACT – The Marketing Weekly; Franchisee Plus – Business Opportunity Magazine; Realty Plus – India’s leading monthly real estate magazine and samachar4media.com – leading media industry website in Hindi. Besides Mentoring leaders within the institution of E4M and within the eco system of media and digital, he is creating intrapreneurs.

In his past career, Dr. Anurag Batra was the Head of Portland Delhi and Media Planner, JWT from May 1999 till Aug 2000. JWT, previously known as J. Walter Thompson is a global advertising and marketing agency headquartered in New York City. He also served as the Principal Advisor of Stylekandy.com, one of India's premier fashion & lifestyle online magazines in Mumbai from Jan 2009 till Oct 2013. Anurag Batra also holds board and advisor roles including Board member at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI) and Director at Trilogic Digital Media.

Mr. Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. He mentors many budding entrepreneurs and enjoys the process of reverse mentoring as in what he learns from these young entrepreneurs. At BW Businessworld BW Accelerate is an initiative to provide a structured platform to entrepreneurs for mentorship and growth.

Anurag Batra is also a regular speaker on National and International Conferences on Media, Internet, Television, Media policy and Entrepreneurship. As a member of the Sales & Marketing committee of the Delhi Management Association, he has a vital role to play in the decision-making processes of the industry circles. He is also the former President of the Franchising Association of India, Northern chapter. Anurag Batra is passionate about Magazines and is on the Executive Committee of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM).

Dr. Anurag Batra also wants to give back to the industry, the benefit of his experiences and his love for teaching comes into play in his position as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of FMCC (Futuristic Media Communication Centre), a leading Media and Communication School in India. Annurag is also on the core group of TIE’s (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a special internet group focused on Education and Training. He is also advising the government through his white papers on Internet, Media and Television and their impact on society. He also writes a monthly column on Entrepreneurship, in India’s only Entrepreneurship magazine, Dare.

Anurag Batra thinks that the notion of helping other seems perfect. He also believes in the law of karma. He thinks what matters is sincerity and dedication. In his view, helping doesn’t mean that it may come in the form of money or in some material way, it may come in a way that is even more valuable than money. Even in his busy schedule, Anurag Batra spends time introducing people to people. Some of them ask for introduction, but he also does it even for people who don’t ask for introduction. It is something in which he invests his energy, time and mind. Anurag Batra believes that it is his duty to help people in some way.

In 2006, the prestigious Management Development Institute (MDI) and Mr. Batra’s Alma mater awarded him the “Most Distinguished Alumni of the Decade Award”. Dr. Anurag Batra believes that, if you make your hobby your profession, you don’t have to work and life is a blessing.

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Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld Presents the 2022 Edition of the Fastest Growing Companies Study

Anurag Batra BW is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI, one of India's leading Business School. He is a first-generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld, a 36-year strong media brand as well as most respected business publication in the country.

Anurag Batra also founded the exchange4media group. Annurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. BW Businessworld presents the 2022 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching. Anurag Batra in his latest article reflects on the Growth Mantra of these companies.

According to Mr. Anurag Batra, sustaining a steady growth momentum for listed companies is in itself a creditable performance. “We at BW Businessworld are happy to present our annual special issue capturing the Fastest Growing Companies, based on an in-depth study and after a deep-dive into the financials of listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching”, Anurag Batra says in his latest article. The research was carried out by the knowledge partner of BW Businessworld, TechSci Research.

The period under review are the five financial years between 2017-18 and   2021-22. The list is based on a study of revenue and profitability data for these last five financial years. As per Mr. Anurag Batra’s view, companies in sectors like steel, cement, energy, chemicals, packaging, telecommunication, biotech and healthcare have emerged as the fastest growing in each of the financial categories. In the ‘Super Heavyweight’ category, in which companies had net sales of Rs 50,000 crore and above, the companies on the top rung include JSW Steel, UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel.

In the ‘Heavyweight’ segment, where net sales are between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 49,999 crore, Deepak Nitrite, AGC Networks, Godawari Power & Ispat and J.K. Lakshmi Cement were in the forefront, Anurag Batra points out. “The 'Middleweight' category had companies with revenue between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore. It had Apollo Healthcare, Indus Towers, Gokul Agro Resources, Gujarat Gas and APL Apollo Tubes showing the fastest rate of growth”, said Mr. Batra.

In the 'Welterweight’ category of companies with net sales between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore, Kirloskar Ferrous, Laurus Labs, TinPlate Company, Narayana Health and Cosmo First bagged the top ranks. Anurag Batra also highlighted that several profiled companies clocked record growth numbers in FY2022 while maintaining a healthy growth rate in the previous two fiscal years despite the Covid-induced challenges.

In another special feature, Anurag Batra Businessworld also brings to you reports on how the government, public and private enterprises are preparing to meet India’s Net Zero 2070 target to usher in a “green economy”. Experts including Anurag Batra, says that the Net Zero emissions goal could actually bring tangible benefits not just to the environment, but also to the Indian economy, by boosting the growth momentum by about 4.7 per cent by 2036, and 3.5 per cent by 2060.

Both public and private enterprises are investing in technology to reduce their carbon footprint in manufacturing, logistics and other aspects of the supply chain. Anurag Batra also explains how crucial the switch to electric vehicles (EV) is and the views of industry leaders on what the automotive industry is doing to adopt the EV 30@30 goal.

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Anurag Batra Expresses His Views - Growth of Hotel Industry After the Covid Stricken Years

Anurag Batra BW is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. Since taking over BW Businessworld, Mr. Batra has expanded BW Businessworld into digital, events and BW communities and has taken into its fold digitalmarket, a leading website on digital marketing, www.everythingexperiential.com India’s leading experiential marketing website and launch BW Hotelier in partnership with hotelier international.

Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld & Founder and Editor-in Chief of exchange4media Group enunciates his views on how after a horrid two years, the hotel industry is well on the road to profitability.

At long last a consistent uptick in travel, both domestic and international, is enabling the revival of the travel and hospitality sector in India. With more people travelling within the country, affiliated businesses are seeing a big uptick too. According to Dr. Annurag Batra, this is good news for the tourism and hospitality sector that is among the largest employment generators in India. It is a sector that brings in significant foreign exchange earnings and foreign tourist arrivals are steadily on the rise, with each passing month bringing more overseas into the country.

The latest cover story package by Mr. Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld captures the resurgence of the hotel industry that seems to be jogging back towards profitability after the major lows of the pandemic-induced lockdowns and the resultant closures, lay-offs and financial losses. “For the first quarter (April-May-June), all key operating metrics of the hospitality sector, including the Revenue per available room (RevPAR), Average Room Rate (ARR), and Occupancy Room Rate (ORR), were way ahead of the pre-pandemic levels”, Anurag Batra highlights in his latest article.

The expert also points out that metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi and others, saw record occupancy levels According to HVS ANAROCK, a leading hospitality consulting and transaction advisory joint venture, the ORR and ARR have been able to sustain over the pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of FY 2022-23, indicating a strong recovery. The pan-India occupancies in June 2022 reached the 65 per cent mark (three per cent up from June 2019) along with higher ARR at Rs 5,850 (10 per cent up from June 2019), Mr. Anurag Batra says.

“The report says that the RevPAR also improved 13 per cent compared to the pre-pandemic levels for the month. The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), the country's largest hospitality player with a presence in more than 100 centres, reported its best first quarter in the company’s history. Other listed hotel companies also posted robust financial performances for the first quarter, riding on the back of a resurgence in the travel segment”, Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group highlights in his latest editor’s report.

Sensing an on-ground turnaround of the hospitality sector, the Union Cabinet recently approved a proposal to raise the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme limit for the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors. In this special feature package Anurag Batra Businessworld Group also spotlight the corresponding turnaround in the business of online travel agencies. Dr. Anurag Batra take an in-depth look at the remarkable turnaround of MakeMyTrip in the last two years and take stock of the company’s growth plans and new strategies. The article concludes with the insightful interview of Dr. Anurag Batra with the Co-promoter of EaseMyTrip that had made a successful IPO last year.

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Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld cheer on the ‘Most Valuable CEOs’

Anurag Batra, the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group is an entrepreneur, journalist, an angel investor and a media observer. He also an author, TV show host and mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a B. Tech graduate in Computer Sciences, a degree which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI Gurgaon, one of India’s leading Business School.

Behind every successful enterprise are factors like a steady leadership, adequate capital, an effective growth plan and an ability to tackle and adapt to changing market needs. Yet we only celebrate the persona who lead from the front — the leaders — for are they not the helmsmen who steered the ship, even though the crew were accomplished too and the ballast was just right.

In the latest special issue, Anurag Batra BW Businessworld cheer on the ‘Most Valuable CEOs’. It comes after a gap of two financial years, the past couple of years having been among the most challenging for Corporate India. It is a continuation of sorts of the previous two special issues, the BW 500 (issue dated 26 February, 2022) and the Most Respected Companies (issue dated 4 June, 2022) that Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld brought out with the help of their knowledge partner, TechSci Research.

“For all practical purposes, the work of shortlisting eligible companies and their CEOs began with analysing the financial data of the past few financial years. Additional filters and parameters were also applied to showcase leaders who generated value for their companies and their shareholders through the challenging economic environment of the past few years”, says Mr. Anurag Batra on behalf of BW Businessworld.

Based on financial parameters like average growth rate, average market capitalisation and leadership continuity at the top, particularly during the last three financial years, the companies were placed across four categories determined by their total income, namely Super Heavyweight (revenue of more than Rs 20,000 crore), Heavyweight (revenue between Rs 7,500 crore and Rs 19,999 crore), Middleweight (revenue between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 7,499 crore) and Lightweight (Rs 250 crore to Rs 2,499 crore), Mr. Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group explains.

According to Mr. Anurag Batra, companies with a negative average growth rate and those that underwent changes in leadership during this spell missed the shortlist of around 150 companies. It must be made absolutely clear that the names profiled and presented are not ‘rankings’ per se. In fact, there are no rankings, but only an editorial selection out of the pool of companies shortlisted by TechSci Research. Anurag Batra also acknowledges that they could not showcase many companies because of constraints of space.

In the other latest article of Anurag Batra, he speaks on the successful culmination of 5G spectrum auctions, which is a major turning point for the telecommunications industry and which will not only accelerate internet speed, but also generate jobs. The Indian arm of the Japanese automobile giant, Yamaha Motors, has undergone a dramatic turnaround under its newly appointed chairman. The health insurance penetration is growing at a fabulous pace in India, but there is scope for more growth in this business, concludes Dr. Anurag Batra.

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Anurag Batra Businessworld Presents the 2022 Edition of the Fastest Growing Companies Study

Anurag Batra BW is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI, one of India's leading Business School. He is a first-generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld, a 36-year strong media brand as well as most respected business publication in the country.

Anurag Batra also founded the exchange4media group. Annurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. BW Businessworld presents the 2022 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching. Anurag Batra in his latest article reflects on the Growth Mantra of these companies.

According to Mr. Anurag Batra, sustaining a steady growth momentum for listed companies is in itself a creditable performance. “We at BW Businessworld are happy to present our annual special issue capturing the Fastest Growing Companies, based on an in-depth study and after a deep-dive into the financials of listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching”, Anurag Batra says in his latest article. The research was carried out by the knowledge partner of BW Businessworld, TechSci Research.

The period under review are the five financial years between 2017-18 and   2021-22. The list is based on a study of revenue and profitability data for these last five financial years. As per Mr. Anurag Batra’s view, companies in sectors like steel, cement, energy, chemicals, packaging, telecommunication, biotech and healthcare have emerged as the fastest growing in each of the financial categories. In the ‘Super Heavyweight’ category, in which companies had net sales of Rs 50,000 crore and above, the companies on the top rung include JSW Steel, UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel.

In the ‘Heavyweight’ segment, where net sales are between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 49,999 crore, Deepak Nitrite, AGC Networks, Godawari Power & Ispat and J.K. Lakshmi Cement were in the forefront, Anurag Batra points out. “The 'Middleweight' category had companies with revenue between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore. It had Apollo Healthcare, Indus Towers, Gokul Agro Resources, Gujarat Gas and APL Apollo Tubes showing the fastest rate of growth”, said Mr. Batra.

In the 'Welterweight’ category of companies with net sales between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore, Kirloskar Ferrous, Laurus Labs, TinPlate Company, Narayana Health and Cosmo First bagged the top ranks. Anurag Batra also highlighted that several profiled companies clocked record growth numbers in FY2022 while maintaining a healthy growth rate in the previous two fiscal years despite the Covid-induced challenges.

In another special feature, Anurag Batra Businessworld also brings to you reports on how the government, public and private enterprises are preparing to meet India’s Net Zero 2070 target to usher in a “green economy”. Experts including Anurag Batra, says that the Net Zero emissions goal could actually bring tangible benefits not just to the environment, but also to the Indian economy, by boosting the growth momentum by about 4.7 per cent by 2036, and 3.5 per cent by 2060.

Both public and private enterprises are investing in technology to reduce their carbon footprint in manufacturing, logistics and other aspects of the supply chain. Anurag Batra also explains how crucial the switch to electric vehicles (EV) is and the views of industry leaders on what the automotive industry is doing to adopt the EV 30@30 goal.

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“India is the most conducive market for consolidation in the media and entertainment sector”, asserts Anurag Batra

Anurag Batra is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group. Anurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an angel investor all rolled into one. Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. Anurag Batra discusses on the Zee-Sony merger matter and the immense opportunities that the combined entity will be able to create. He also highlights the importance of home grown Indian giant companies and the essential role they play in the Indian media and entertainment sector.

Zee is a home-grown Indian company and its merger with a global giant predicts well for the industry as it is bound to drive consolidation and growth while bringing in enhanced investment into the sector. Anurag Batra highlights that the immense opportunities the combined entity will be able to create in terms of employment generation can be transformative for the entire Indian creative ecosystem. He also identifies that this can in turn propel advertiser sentiment and spending.

As per the thoughts of Anurag Batra, India is the most conducive market for consolidation in the media and entertainment sector. “With behemoths like Google and Facebook scaling up massively in India, we need larger players to take them on”, Anurag Batra states. This can lead to the race for digital advertising ending up as a two-horse race with maybe one challenger, who may have the financial resources. Anurag Batra suggests that we need a strong counterbalance to the other bigger players to keep the Indian media and entertainment sector vibrant and competitive.

Anurag Batra believes that financial investors should not suddenly assume the mantle of strategic partners. If they want to see the creation of value for all stakeholders, they must continue to trust the management and board of the company while establishing appropriate checks, balances and governance controls. Anurag Batra considers this especially important if the management is always delivering spectacular returns. Strategic support and inputs would certainly assist the management, he says, but intervention when it is not required can become a sure cause for long-term disaster on the back of some misplaced desire for short-term satisfaction.

Anurag Batra also identifies the fact that family-driven companies deliver more shareholder value. Empirical research has shown that family-run companies have delivered spectacular returns too. Anurag Batra is certain that the Zee-Sony consolidation led by Zee’s Punit Goenka will create even more value for all stakeholders. This merger will empower family-driven companies to be the anchor of India’s vibrant and fast-growing business environment, attracting foreign investments, Batra hopes.

Home-grown Indian giants such as Zee have also contributed to the betterment of various socioeconomic indicators in the last three decades and to the betterment of the country across the board, through employment generation, pioneering the sector, gigantic CSR efforts and their unflinching and deep support to the nation during the pandemic.

While Gautam Adani’s impending entry into media may happen this year, Annurag also notices that Sanjiv Goenka has also been keen on media and entertainment for a long time and has been keen on growing his portfolio. Even if that happens, Anurag Batra asserts that we need to preserve the Zee legacy and strengthen it by creating a strong Zee-led entity through this merger with Sony. In Anurag Batra’s view, till more large Indian business houses invest and create larger players in the sector, the prudent approach would be to encourage consolidation to create larger entities that can compete well and continue driving growth in the Media and Entertainment sector.

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India has recovered faster than any country in the world post-pandemic - Anurag Batra

Anurag Batra, the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group is an entrepreneur, journalist, an angel investor and a media observer. He also an author, TV show host and mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a B. Tech graduate in Computer Sciences, a degree which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI Gurgaon, one of India’s leading Business School. According to Anurag Batra, India has recovered faster than any country in the world post-pandemic. Digital adoption and technological acceleration are two major factor that helped cause this change.

India is in the midst of a deep technological acceleration and is aligned with the world, says Anurag Batra. He also forecasts that in some cases India is even ahead of the curve. Indians have digital adoption across every aspect of life and business. Anurag Batra explains this fact with the help of some interesting factors:

The US retail market is the largest in the world, where e-commerce made up 16 per cent of it till February 2020, 20 years since retail went digital. In just two years since then, the percentage of e-commerce in retail has jumped to between 26 per cent and 30 per cent. An acceleration of that kind in just two years since the pandemic struck would be massive, Anurag Batra points out.

Addressing the Indian economy, the country had 10 million retail investors, which has swelled to over 25 million in the past few years, driven by new-age apps such as Zerodha. Technology IPOs have seen great success, at least at listing — driven by these investors, says Batra.

With these information Anurag Batra confirms the technological development that has occurred in India in the recent past years. This technological acceleration and the digitalization of the economy has helped India in recovering from the pandemic at a much easier pace. Digital economy was not familiar Indians before the pandemic. But digitalization has so well deep rooted in India during the pandemic that, even the smallest of manual work are now done digitally by Indians. India has recovered faster than any country in the world post-pandemic and I am sure we will remain on target to be a $5 trillion economy before the decade is out, Anurag expresses his hope.

Anurag Batra concluded on the note saying that, digital adoption and easier access to information has also led to twisting of information and fake news. Abundance of information is leading to dissonance of opinions on very small issues to bigger matters including Russia — Ukraine war. Information wars are preceding real conflicts, and then escalating them. Years of cultural and ideological conditioning supplemented with incessant fake news has often fructified into hard-line opinions and strategies.

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Mentor is a person who can set boundaries for a person - Anurag Batra

INDIA: In October 2021, the episode of the Trans Continental Times 'Smart Entrepreneurship Decode' Features Anurag Batra, who came up with the idea of ​​building communities in the media and the B2B business in 2001, is today the founder of that market.

A mentor in entrepreneurship and also a believer in reverse-mentorship; learning from his entrepreneurs, Anurag Batra is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of business media and magazine brand BW Business World.

Batra talks about the evolution of reading from the printed world to the screen, while at the same time emphasizing, that although today everything is digital, he thinks the printed world is not going anywhere, in fact, it only gets more premium and Important.  Anything scarce has its value.  The digital experience is a lean-forward experience while reading from a magazine or book is a lean-back experience.  But both require the experience of leaning forward and leaning backwards.

Anurag Batra continues his idea of ​​a marketplace for the media in 2001.He first started creating media for the media, not to build a media company, but to build an e-commerce platform, to establish a market for the media.  He started in 2000, maybe it was time for such ideas, the industry was not ready, but if he is trying to the market today, it's the right time.  Today we all know the value of B2B e-commerce, and content is the glue that builds society.  The market is open to new players, B2B e-commerce and technology.  Today we must be a content tech player, A Media Plus model, not just a traditional media model.

Anurag Batra believes in reverse mentoring, which we can learn from a young age.  There are some things we young people can say, but when it comes to digital, technology or risk, he thinks young people are better than him.  He started 21 years ago, but the ecosystem of entrepreneurship has evolved.  There are huge successes today, with many role models that people can see.  At the same time, there are many failures that people can learn from entrepreneurship, and learning from experience is the nature of entrepreneurship.  An entrepreneur will never fail, it can fail a project or idea.  Entrepreneurship today has a support system derived from 4 details , Government policies, available capital, and available guidance. These factors are very strong in India and we are becoming a startup nation like never before.

According to Anurag Batra, Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the word 'Startup India' in 2015 and many people mocked him saying it was another slogan.  But when the Prime Minister of the country says that it is okay to fail, it is changing the wiring in a lot of people and society, and we can see the impact of what we have seen over the last 6 years. Entrepreneurship is tough.  He failed in one or two things.  Entrepreneurship is not easy and we should not glamorize it.

The sacrifice and hard work

 Entrepreneurship is often underestimated.  He worked about 15 hours a day and had a lot of challenges.  He does not find the need for vacation because vacation and partying for me is my job and that is what he likes to do.  So choose something that you naturally like to do in entrepreneurship, so regardless of moderate success or big success, you will enjoy your work.

Anurag Batra does not use the word entrepreneur, he uses the word serendipitous because it is a more positive word.  If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, he would say that the greatest quality is to face uncertainties and complexities.  The life of an entrepreneur is VUCA (a summary of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity).  Successful entrepreneurs mean those who are involved in ideas, not money.  An idea is like a child, so they want to raise that child.  As an entrepreneur, you need to keep developing and use criticism to improve.  Last but not least, people who collaborate internally and externally become successful entrepreneurs.  Whether it is capital raising or partnership with customers, collaborations will build you personally, which will help build entrepreneurship says, Anurag Batra.

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Anurag Batra on TV rating mechanisms  – “It's time to bring the credibility and sheen back”

Anurag Batra on TV rating mechanisms  – “It’s time to bring the credibility and sheen back”

Anurag Batra is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group. Dr Anurag Batra has been writing on media for two-plus decades and is the Founder of exchange4media and the Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld. Dr. Anurag Batra, in his latest article discusses about the TV rating mechanisms that are prevalent in the…