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Continued from Page 1 students while sharing Sindhi cultural activities and, ofcourse, savouring the delicious Sindhi cuisine. The Board of Governors of HSNCB have deep commitment to the cause of promoting Sindhiyat and have decided that such a themed commemoration, promoting rich Sindhi values and culture will, by rotation, be held in every one of their institutions, yearly, to re-affirm, promote and keep alive this resolve. As an adjunct to the HSNCB's close collaborations with Sindhi Chambers of Commerce and such other institutes of merit, HSNCB is fashioning a strong stable of activities to keep alive and promote Sindhiyat.

Dr. Kishu Mansukhani receiving Memento presented by Joyful Audience! Mr. Bharat Ajwani, President, Sindhi Chamber of Commerce Mood of Celebration!

KHUDABADI AMIL PANCHAYAT CELEBRATE ITS 68th FOUNDERS DAY ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO GRACE THE OCCASION BY THEIR PRESENCE IN LARGE NUMBERS. The Arambh of the path Sahib will be held on 2nd February 2020 Sunday at 10.30 am at Navjivan Society Gurmandir, Lamington Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai. The Bhog will be on the 23rd February 2020, Sunday at 11.00 am, followed by Prasad. Ethos Literary Award for Poetry Presented

Ms. Menka Shivdasani, a well-known Mumbai-based poet, received the prestigious award in Kolkata recently. Menka Shivdasani, poet and journalist, received the Ethos Literary Award for Poetry at the Ethos Literary Festival in Kolkata on November 24, 2019. The festival, organised by Ethos Literary Journal and powered by Hawakal Publishers, took place over two days, on November 23 and 24, and awards were presented to both English and Bengali writers in various categories. Menka's award was for a poet who has authored at least three print books in English. Unfortunately, as reported by , she was unable to bring the award home as the airline lost her luggage. (https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/airline-offers-rs- 5 0 0 0 - f o r - l o s i n g - p o e t s - l u g g a g e - p r i c e l e s s - award/articleshow/72569784.cms), Menka, whose first verses were published when she was ten, thanks to the encouragement of late Rajika Kirpalani, is the author of four books of poetry, the most recent being Frazil (1980 - 2017), published by the leading independent poetry publisher, Paperwall Media & Publishing Pvt. Ltd. It encompasses poems from her previous three books and some new ones. Her first book, Nirvana at Ten Rupees, published in 1990, was described by the critic Bruce King in Modern Indian Poetry in English, (Revised Edition, Oxford University Press, 2001), as being: "A careful selection spanning twelve years' work, it remains one of the best first books of poetry to appear during the 1990s." Menka is co-translator of an anthology of Sindhi Partition poetry, Freedom and Fissures, (, 1998), with Anju Makhija and late Arjan 'Shad' Mirchandani. The book was subsequently translated into both Marathi and Gujarati and February 2020 Amil Samachar

published by Sahitya Akademi, taking Sindhi poems on Partition to new readers. She has also edited the English section of Sindhi author Mohan Gehani's bilingual book of poems, Brittle Ice, published by Copper Coin Publishing.

Her work with Sindhi literature includes special features for the reputed literary e-journal Muse (Issue No. 39, Sept-Oct 2011) and for Sahapedia in 2017 (https://www.sahapedia.org/post-partition-sindhi-literature-india).The Sahapedia feature includes video interviews with eminent Sindhi writers such as late Moti and Kala Prakash, Lakhmi Khilani, Dr. Satish Rohra and Pritam Varyani, which were done during her 2011 visit to the Indian Institute of Sindhology. Menka is the editor of two anthologies of contemporary Indian Poetry in English for the American e-zine, www.bigbridge.org and is the editor of an anthology of women's writing for Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women (SPARROW). As Mumbai coordinator of the global movement 100 Thousand Poets for Change, she has been organising an annual poetry festival at Kitab Khana book store since 2012. Her work as a journalist includes stints with various leading publications, such as South China Morning Post in Hongkong and Business India and columns for Hindu Business Line, the Daily Star in Bangladesh and the Pioneer, among other things. The Business Line columns, which focused on the television industry in India in its formative years, ran for more than a decade. Menka is Director of The Source, a content company which conceptualised and produced Times Property and various other publications for group for 15 years. She has co-authored / edited 18 books with Raju Kane through The Source,three of which were released by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In 2018, she wrote Reach for the Stars (Platinum Jubilee edition), the corporate history of Blue Star, founded by Mohan T. Advani. Her book on the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, is expected to be released soon. An interview with Menka Shivdasani may be found here, on the website of the e-journal Kitaab: https://kitaab.org/2016/04/07/kitaab-interview-with-menka-shivdasani-a-book-must-be-a-distillation-of-a-lifetimes-worth-of- thought-feeling-and-experience/

Secrets of Successful Scale-up: Enabling Growth of SME Organisations

Shanu Deepak Malkani – the daughter of late Dr. Mrs Kaushalya Arjan Advani, who has been KAP Committee Member and one time YAC President and the Former Principal of Government Law College and KC College of Law, Shanu is the wife of nephew of late Mr. Kewal Malkani, the Governor of Pondicherry. Shanu founded the unique start-up IndusGuru Network Partners – an online curated market place for Independent Freelance business consultants –had her second event on 27th Nov 2019.

It was an insightful event titled Secrets of Successful Scaleup: Enabling Growth in SME Organisations was organised by IndusGuru Network Partners, in collaboration with Wadhwani Foundation Advantage on 27th November and was attended by founders of 100 leading SMEs in the and Gujarat regions. The event discussed the growth challenges and experiences of successful SMEs and was led by an eminent group of Key Note speakers - Mr Ramesh Damani, stock market maven and Chairman of Avenue Supermarkets, the holding company of D-Mart and Dr Niranjan Hiranandani - founder & Chairman of the Hiranandani Group and Former President of the HSNC Board. Mr Ramesh Damani opened the event with an intriguing presentation which was a virtual walk down the history of what made and broke some of the biggest companies. His prized wisdom on investing in a business and not the value of its stock resonated with the audience, as did his insights on the need for transformation and innovation.

Dr Niranjan Hiranandani took to the stage next and left the event at a crescendo difficult to match. The audience cheered in agreement on Mr Hiranandani's exuberant take on all that matters in an SME's journey, dream and scale-up, and his advice to SMEs to transform, adapt and astutely focus on finances. The audience also got to hear the Hiranandani Group's stories of achievements and challenges in the words of the man who built the whole empire ground-up. Amil Samachar February 2020

The panel discussion that came up next, engaged a panel of both young and veteran business visionaries, owners and drivers in a round of Q&A to unearth the real secrets of successful scale-up. The core themes that came out as biggest secrets behind pushing through the ideation phase to successful execution, and scaling-up instead of stagnating were having a clear market positioning, long-term strategy, a strong core team, resilience and, once again, astute finance management. The panelists included Shantanu Bhadkamkar (President - AMTOI, MCC, Founder -ATC Global Logistics), Vivek Subramanian (Co-founder, ED - Fourth Partner Energy), Sourabh Bansal (Founder, MD - Magicrete), Anuraag Srivastava (an IndusGuru consultant), and Samir Sathe (EVP Wadhwani Foundation).

Ending with a round of applause and discussions carried on until late night over dinner, the event saw the speakers and panellists share gems that we hope will stay the audience members long enough to make an impact on their functioning.

To read about the event and the panel discussion in detail, please refer http://gurukul.indusguru.in/secrets-of-successful-scale-up

It was indeed an enriching and insightful session by our esteemed speakers.

– Ms. Shanu Malkani thanking Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani – Former President Board of HSNC and Mr Ramesh Damani. About Mrs. Shanu Malkani : Shanu Malkani is a member of the Founding Team at IndusGuru Network Partners, an online curated marketplace for Independent Experts and Consultants

Over the last 4 years, she has built IndusGuru into a strong curated network of 400+ Independent experts across a range of 30+ Industry sectors and 4 Broad domains - Strategy & Finance, Operations and Marketing, HR & Organisation and IT& Digital. They serve large corporates, SMEs and PE Funds for their critical project requirements in these domains. Growing IndusGuru from the ground-up, has given her a broad-ranging leadership experience in setting up a Digital Platform as she personally oversee Client acquisition and development, Consultant engagement and network expansion, Digital Marketing, Finance and HR.

Prior to setting up IndusGuru, she has worked for 17 years in the IT Services Industry, leading implementations and application support for clients across diverse sectors, in India and globally.

About Indus Guru : IndusGuru is an Online Curated Business Network, to identify and engage business experts and consultants to help enhance the organisation's growth and performance. IndusGuru helps organisations find the best-fit business expert, for their critical short-term assignments and projects, and facilitate the process of selection and engagement. IndusGuru helps business experts and consultants find the best opportunities to apply their experience and talent. Further about IndusGuru at : IndusGuru.in February 2020 Amil Samachar

YAC Clothes Donation Drive: November - December 2019

Young Amil Circle ('YAC') team continues to soar high! "You find true joy and happiness in life when you give.” In its third consecutive year, YAC Clothes Donation Drive has spread happiness to the needy and underprivileged section of the society. This initiative conducted in November - December 2019 received an amazing response from the Community, reached newer heights and expanded its outreach. With the digital disruption taking place, YAC Clothes Donation Drive 2019 witnessed YAC members spreading awareness of the drive with the use of social media and by word of mouth. The enthusiastic and energetic members collected the clothes in their respective societies and amongst their network. In just a period of few weeks, our Young YAC team with bags of clothes collected Amils managed to collect and donate approx. 660 kgs of clothes, far-breaking all records of past years of this initiative. In this initiative, YAC partnered with the CSR wing of Ernst & Young and NGO Goonj. The maximum collections were received from Sion, Chembur, Colaba, Vile Parle, Mumbai Central and Andheri. We were delighted to see that not only our Amil members but people from different communities showed their keen interest in this noble cause. Further, there were collections from other parts of Mumbai comprising of Bandra, Kharghar, Santacruz, Vashi and Matunga to name a few. Post the drive, there was a meeting held by the YAC members at Sion on 22nd December 2019 where all the collections were brought together. Pursuant to this, the collectionswere duly packed and transported to the NGO. It was an enchantment to see the young minds so exuberant to make a difference for the betterment of the community and society at large. While the event would not have been possible without the guidance and encouragement from KAP President, Dr.(Mrs.) InduShahani and YAC convenor, Ms. Rashmi Mirchandani, the efforts and dedication of YAC team has truly made a difference in our contribution to the society. KAP members Ms. Rashmi Mirchandani and Mr. Ganshyam Wadhwani were also present at the event. KAP and YAC appreciate following YAC members for their outstanding contribution in making the event a grand success. ! Anisha Wadhwani ! Devesh Makhijani ! Divya Advani ! Neha Thadani ! Garv Jhangiani ! Janvi Vaswani ! Jatin Mirchandani ! Simran Malkani ! Jharna Shahani ! Manav Gidwani ! Manav Shahani ! Siddharth Makhijani ! Namita Makhijani ! Namrata Advani ! Neha Malkani ! Tina Punwani ! Rahul Advani ! Ritika Mirchandani ! Rohit Thadhani ! Vinita Jagtiani ! Shivina Jagtiani ! Sneha Lalwani ! Tamanna Punwani Gawas ! Yash Punwani We are extremely grateful to all the donors who showed keen interest and generously contributed to YAC Clothes Donation Drive 2019, making it a grand success for the entire team. In order to keep the tide of unity, philanthropy and love moving, we cordially invite young Amils across the city to join YAC. Members of KAP are requested to encourage their children to come forward and participate in YAC events. Inputs from Rohit Thadhani and Yash Punwani.

YAC celebrates Christmas with a twist To celebrate the Christmas, the YAC members organised fun-filled game of 'Secret Santa' - a great way to embrace the giving spirit of the holiday season. The enthusiastic members were Santa Claus for other members and exchanged gifts amongst each other. Besides, there were innovative games which was thoroughly enjoyed by the members. PS: Members of Amil Community may like and follow our page 'Young Amil Circle' on Facebook and Instagram to receive real-time YAC celebrating Christmas updates. Amil Samachar February 2020

MATRIMONIAL

A well settled Hyderabadi Amil Boy seeks alliance A well settled Hyderabadi Amil Girl seeks alliance Date of Birth : 30/5/1986 Date of Birth : 04/12/1990 Time of Birth : 2.10 pm Mumbai Time of Birth : 7.18 am Manglik : Yes Place of Birth : Khandwa ( MP ) Height :5'9'' Manglik : Yes Weight : 90 Kgs Height : 5'6'' Qualification: BE & ME (Electronics & Telecommunications) Weight : 58 kgs Occupation: Working as Asstt. Professor in Vivekanand Qualification : MBA Education Society, Institute of Technology, Chembur. Occupation : Service

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