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Upcoming Marathon in Kolkata 2020 - List of Top 5

Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and the former capital of British India. It’s one of the largest cities with major ports in India. The city has colorful cultures. The river Hugli adds natural beauty to the city. The people of Kolkata show immense interest in fitness. The number of participants in marathons and other endurance events from both genders is a great example of the same.

Here are the top marathons in Kolkata 2020.

Kolkata Marathon

Kolkata Marathon is one of the elite full marathons in the city. This is one of the annual recurring running events in Kolkata. The event is scheduled in early February.

Race Categories: 42k

TSK 25k

Adding to the sporting culture of Kolkata, the Tata Steel Kolkata 25 K has given the professional and amateur distance runners, a platform to compete, shine and qualify to participate in other accredited races. The registration opens usually on mid of September.

Race Categories: 25k Run Elite, 25k, 10K, Ananda Run, Senior Citizen Run

Bhumi Kolkata Marathon

Bhumi as an organization believes that every underprivileged child deserves a quality education and helps educate over 25,000 children in Chennai and across India. The Bhumi India Run is an opportunity to spread awareness of our cause and fitness, at the same time raise funds for the education of the underprivileged.

Race Categories: 10k, 5k, 2k (walkathon)

JBG Kolkata Trail Run

Jai Balaji Group is the official sponsors of the Kolkata Trail Run (KTR). It is one of the custom trail runs in India as well. It usually starts in early January.

Race Category: Custom (5k minimum)

Airtel Run for Education

Airtel Run for Education, started by Round Table India and Bharti Airtel Limited in 2014, is an annual fundraising sporting event, aimed at contributing towards the cause of providing education for underprivileged children.

Race Categories: 5k

Find more information about the upcoming marathons in Kolkata here with Eventjini – India’s leading registration portal for Endurance sports.

Here is the KolkataMarathon Calendar 2020.

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Biography of Vineeta Singh – Co-founder of SUGAR cosmetics | Successful Indian businesswoman

Vineeta Singh CEO of Sugar Cosmetics

Vineeta Singh is an Indian businesswoman who made her name by co-founding the famous Indian cosmetic brand SUGAR, in 2015. Her vision to create makeup products for Indian skin tones made her enter the cosmetics industry. Vineeta is also a marathoner, who along with her husband completed the world’s longest race, Iron Man Triathlon, and the duo came to be known as the ‘ironman couple.’

Vineeta Singh Personal Details

Name — Vineeta Singh

Age (As of 2022) — 39 years

Year of Birth — 1983

Place of Birth — Delhi, India

Profession — Entrepreneur

Designation — Co-founder of the cosmetic brand, SUGAR

Father’s Name — Tej Singh (Scientist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi)

Mother’s Name — Name not mentioned (Ph.D. holder)

Marital Status — Married

Marriage Date — 4-Dec-11

Spouse — Kaushik Mukherjee (Co-founder of SUGAR cosmetics)

Children — Vikrant Mukherjee and Ranveer Mukherjee (Sons)

Hobbies — Traveling, cycling, swimming, playing, running

Net Worth — Rs 100 crore (As of 2019–20)

Vineeta Singh’s Early Life

Vineeta is a marathoner and a triathlete, who has participated in more than 14 marathons.

She had won many badminton competitions during her college days.

She purposely rejected a job placement of Rs 1 crore p.a. salary after her graduation to start her own business.

Due to financial difficulties, Vineeta also worked for a salary of Rs 10,000 per month to meet her daily expenses.

Vineeta Singh’s Educational Qualifications

Vineeta completed her schooling at Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, New Delhi, in 2001.

She pursued B.Tech in electrical engineering from IIT, Madras from 2001 to 2005.

She did a three-month summer internship at ITC Limited, Kolkata in May 2004.

In 2005, Vineeta completed her MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad.

While pursuing her MBA, she also did a three-month internship at Deutsche Bank, London, and New York.

Vineeta Singh’s Professional Journey

Vineeta was appointed as the director at Quetzal Online Private Limited, a Mumbai-based Recruitment Company in April 2007.

After working for approximately 5 years, she co-founded FAB BAG, a beauty product supplying company based in Mumbai.

She co-founded SUGAR, a leading cosmetic brand, along with her husband in 2015 and became one of the leading businesswomen in India as it gained popularity.

In 2021, Vineeta appeared as one of the experts in the TV game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati.

She was also one of the sharks in the famous TV show, Shark tank India.

Vineeta Singh’s Awards and Achievements

Vineeta was invited as a guest speaker at TEDx, Pune, in 2018, to speak on the topic, ‘how to turn your fears into wins?’

She received the start-up of the year award 2019 by Entrepreneur Awards, Delhi.

Vineeta was recognized as one of India’s young business leaders by the Economic Times’ 40 Under Forty award in 2020.

She was featured in Forbes’s most powerful businesswoman cover in December 2021.

She has also been featured in many business magazines.

Vineeta Singh’s Success Mantra

“If you want to do something world-class, you have to continuously contribute to your work and be patient about the results.”

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VoW International Literature Festival

The fifth edition of the Valley of Words (Vow), 2021 was held successfully across five cities in India. The event was flagged off from New Delhi on the 9-10 October with the first session on Military History and Strategy at USI. There were over 45 sessions which revolved around the 1971 War of Bangladesh which re-shaped the history of the sub-continent including book launches. The fest moved on to II and III tier cities such the historical city of Vadodara where the prestigious National Academy for Indian Railway which played host to the Hindi Fiction and Non-Fiction vertical on 22-23 October.

Coming November, Kolkata witnessed a two-day cerebral outpour in the English and Non-Fiction category from 6-7 November along with half a dozen book launches including poetry. Hyderabad, MCHRDI hosted Valley of Word team from 13-14 November where author’s shortlisted under the English Translation and Young Writing for Adults category joined us virtually as well as physically.

The last leg of the festival was held in Dehradun from the 19-21 November where we had a day dedicated to Science and Technology with session revolving around the History of IT, Astronomy and Ancient medicine. On the 19 November the PFC and VOW 2021 winners list was announced by the festival director, Dr Sanjeev Chopra, shared on all our social media handles.

On 20 November authors from the Writing for Children joined us virtually where school students enthralled them with short clips of bringing the shortlisted books alive. Followed by a stimulating session on Hindi Translation or Anoovaad with translators and their books shortlisted under the category. Interspersed with sessions were acceptance speeches of all our eight winners over two days.

The last day was dedicated to National and School level debates on the 21st of November. The finalists joined in virtually to be judged by our esteem judges. Interspersed with the two debates was The Valley of Words, “VOX Populi – The Parliamentarians Debate,” In this session eight Parliamentarians from different parties engaged in a discussion “Delimitation - Way Forward for better representative engagement with democratic apparatus.

VoW 2021 Book Award Winners –

After a stimulating two-month pan-India marathon event in five cities - New Delhi to Baroda, Kolkata to Hyderabad, and now finally the three-day finale in its own home Dehradun - the Valley of Words Literature and Arts Festival comes to a close this weekend.

VoW accepted submissions for the 2021 Awards honoring works published in the year 2020. With an esteemed Jury for each of the eight categories, over 500 nominations from publishing houses across the country were received. This year there was also a new category added, Writings / Picture Books for Children (bilingual) which saw a very enthusiastic response.

[caption id="attachment_31164" align="alignleft" width="300"]📷 Panelist at VoW International Literature Festival[/caption]The longlists for this year became a reading guide for many, and were critically acclaimed across the board. The Shortlists formed the basis of the sessions themselves this year, with the selected authors joining in to various venues for thought-provoking conversations both physically and virtually in this fest.

The winners for this years PFC-VoW Book Awards 2021 are – English Fiction Lavanya Lakshiminarayan Analog/Virtual, And Other Simulations of Your Future Hachette India English Non-fiction Ishtiaq Ahmed Jinnah – His Successes, Failures and Role in History Penguin Random House Translation from Indian Language to English Ranjita Biswas The Loneliness of Hira Barua From Arupa Patangia Kalita's Assamese PanMacmillan Hindi Fiction Alka Saraogi Kulbhushan Ka Naam Darj Kijiye_ Vani Prakashan Hindi Non-fiction Rajeev Sharma Vidrohi Sanyasi Prabhat Prakashan Translation from Indian Language to Hindi Padmaja Ghorpade Sanatan Vani Prakashan Writings for Young Adults Menaka Raman Loki Takes Guard Speaking Tiger Writings/Picturebooks for Children Paro Anand A Quiet Girl Penguin Random House

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Brett Lee, a one-time veteran Australian fast bowler, said Laxman's batting style was so subtle that it was challenging to bowl against him. His batting technique was such that it was difficult to beat him. He was never afraid of the ball. He didn't even care who was bowling at the opposite end. He had enough time to face the ball and his footwork was overwhelming.

Brett Lee, who has taken 210 wickets in eight Tests and 20 wickets in 20 ODIs in international cricket, said one of the skills of VVS Laxman was to know when a bowler would be aggressive in his spell. Simply, he would go through this difficult time and then keep hitting the run comfortably. It was a lot of fun bowling in front of him.

Laxman had a memorable career against Australia. He averaged 3.3 runs in 9 Tests against Australia at an average of 3.81 and included six centuries. In 2001, he saved a follow-on India in the Kolkata Test against Australia and played a marathon innings of 41 runs.

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A Look At The Animation and VFX Industry In India

In the past few years, the VFX and the animation industry has grown in leaps and bounds. In addition to boosting the domestic Media and Entertainment vertical, this prolific propulsion has also helped the global economy. In 2017, the industry reached a value of INR 67 billion – YoY growth of 23%.

Animation

India is rapidly developing into the global hub for animation. The country has an enviously large talent-pool of English speaking and low-cost animators well-versed with the nuances of western culture. Increased content consumption across tier II and tier III cities is further driving demand within the industry.

In 2017, the animation industry in India reached INR 17 billion – YoY growth of 13% over 2016. It is expected to maintain a CAGR of 11% through 2020.

What is driving the growth in the animation segment?

The animation segment is being driven by a combination of factors -

·         Domestic content: Television is the driving force in the domestic segment. With insatiable demand from broadcast channels showing no signs of slowing down, this trend is expected to sustain itself for the foreseeable future.

·         Digital platforms: The popularity of streaming services such as Amazon or Netflix and the advent of new platforms like Voot has accentuated the demand for animated content.

·         Out-sourcing: The biggest studios in the world are outsourcing their production to Indian houses capable of delivering flawless animation content at a fraction of the cost. The big domestic houses, in turn, outsource a lot of their back-end processes to studios spread all over the suburbs and towns in India. Typically, the latter enjoy an average annual turnover of around INR 300 million.

Film and television is propelling the Indian animation trajectory

Television, digital platforms and film are driving the demand for animated content in the Indian market. While the domestic animation film industry is certainly in its infancy, aplenty Hollywood projects closely collaborate with Indian studios to get their production off the ground.

Growing destinations, international broadcasting

In 2017, both the quality and the volume of offshore work of broadcast companies greatly increased. Cost reduction options and repeat business from international broadcasters are widely expected to boost animation offshoring. In addition to the north and south America and the UK, France, the Middle-East and Germany are outsourcing the bulk of their TV productions to India. Furthermore, international distributors and studios have begun commissioning original IPs for a global digital and TV audience to Indian animation producers.

Differentiation through domestic broadcasting

According to the World Bank, in 2017, India had a population of around 373 million between the age groups of 0-14 years. Thanks to the proliferation of kid-friendly global animation content across television channels in India, children now enjoy hundreds of quality animation shows.

That being said, domestic broadcasters are looking to create brand loyalty and differentiation with their audiences. Consequently, television channels in India are enjoying an unprecedented quantity of domestically produced animation content. Today, IPs such as Motu Patlu and Chota Bheem are widely accepted as the benchmarks. This, in turn, has induced both content production houses and broadcasters to create sustainable IPs in Hindi as well as regional vernaculars.

Unfortunately, under the commissioning model, Indian broadcasters retain the IPs. As such, animation studios and creators do not receive the right impetus to generate original content. Fortunately, this trend is now being reversed across the board.

VFX

An explosion in the number of platforms, spike in consumption driven largely by free-falling data rates and the subsequent expansion of the audience base has led to an insatiable demand for content. With a surge in the production of content across a plethora of platforms, demand for post-production has also increased at a commensurate rate. As a result, the domain of VFX or special effects that increases the quality of visual content has enjoyed steady incremental traction in the past few years.

An explosion in demand for domestic content

The global movie industry presently finds itself amidst a sequel marathon to successful franchises. When creating a sequel, film-makers are actively striving to differentiate their vision from the prequels. Creating a stark difference in visuals is an excellent way to differentiate an artistic expression from its predecessors. Furthermore, it fuels speculation and creates buzz, especially during the opening weekend when anticipation and curiosity are at an all-time high.

Consequently, movie producers are now more inclined towards bigger budget allocation towards VFX. In 2017, Salman Khan fought wolves in the movie Tiger Zinda Hai. In the movie Zero, superstar Shah Rukh Khan used extensive CGI and VFX to look like a dwarf. In the upcoming movie Bharat, Salman Khan is expected to sport 5 different looks that span a staggering seventy years, starting in the 1940s. This feat will be achieved with the help of VFX and prosthetics.

Special effects are expected to play a larger and larger role in upcoming movies in the domestic film industry. Movie franchises such as Kick 2 and the hugely anticipated Race 3 are reported to have a much higher special effects involvement than their previous releases.

  3D = Conversion

Big-budget Indian movies are eagerly pursuing a trend of 3D releases. This, in turn, has led to an exponential increase in conversion assignments. If not for anything else, film-makers prefer a 3D version simply to inspire awe among their audience members by way of heightened aesthetic appeal, similar to the release of Padmaavat.

Increased regional demand

Thanks to the meteoric success of Baahubali, regional film industries are waking up to the power of special effects. According to the Hindustan Times, Baahubali – The Beginning spent around INR 850 million of its INR 3 billion budget on special effects. According to The Hindu, Baahubali: The Conclusion, which was released in April 2017, involved 33 separate animation studios over a duration of 15 months in the post-production process.

Today, special effects studios are cropping up all over the place like mushrooms. 2.0 – the Tamil language sci-fi thriller featuring megastar Rajnikanth and superstar Akshay Kumar is the most expensive movie made in India ever and has used extensive special effects during its production. Around ten production houses worked round-the-clock to deliver more than a thousand shots for the movie.

Data cited in this article that has not been attributed to an authoritative body has been sourced from the FICCI-EY Media and Entertainment Report of 2018. As is amply evident, for young aspirants pursuing multimedia courses in Kolkata, the future looks very bright and promising indeed.

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