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NMIMS Global University
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (abbreviated as SVKM's NMIMS) is a Private University (India), private deemed university located in Mumbai. It has 17 constituent schools that offer both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in management, engineering, commerce, pharmacy, architecture, economics, mathematical sciences, hospitality, science, law, aviation, liberal arts, performing arts, architecture & design. It is accredited by NAAC with 3.59 CGPA and Grade A+. NMIMS was also awarded Category I University status by Ministry of Human Resource Development, MoE. History NMIMS University, established in 1981 by the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) in Mumbai, started as a modest institution offering a two-year full-time master's program in management studies. Initially housed in a small setup above Bhaidas Hall in Vile Parle, it had four full-time faculty members and a library of 3,162 books, catering to 40 students. In the yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private University (India)
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the country, private universities may be subject to government regulations. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities which are either operated, owned or institutionally funded by governments. Additionally, many private universities operate as nonprofit organizations. Across the world, different countries have different regulations regarding accreditation for private universities and as such, private universities are more common in some countries than in others. Some countries do not have any private universities at all. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 21 public universities with about two million students and 23 private universities with 60,000 students. Egypt has many private universities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Known for his stoic action hero persona, he is a recipient of a National Film Award along with nominations for four Filmfare Awards. Abraham has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list since 2017. After a successful modelling career, Abraham made his acting debut with the erotic thriller film ''Jism (2003 film), Jism'' (2003), a sleeper hit. He rose to prominence with the action film ''Dhoom'' (2004) and the comedies ''Garam Masala (2005 film), Garam Masala'' (2005), ''Taxi No. 9211'' (2006), and ''Dostana (2008 film), Dostana'' (2008). He also starred in the critically acclaimed dramas ''Water (2005 film), Water'' (2005), ''Kabul Express'' (2006) and ''New York (2009 film), New York'' (2009), the last of which also turned out to be a commercial success. Despite several commercial failures in the subsequent decade, Abraham achieved success with the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payal Shah Karwa
Payal Shah Karwa is an Indian author popular for her book ''The Bad Touch''. Early life Payal Shah Karwa was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Payal attended the St Teresa's Convent High School in Santacruz, Mumbai and completed her B.Com from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. After that, she completed her Post Graduation Diploma in Advertising and Communications from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in Juhu Vile Parle Mumbai. Personal life She met her life partner, Rahul Karwa, at NMIMS and after their marriage in 2005, they continue living in Mumbai with their twin girls Adweta and Aarna. Rahul is the CEO of an event and content company. Career Early career After completing her Post Graduation, Payal worked in the field of brand communication in Midas Events, Ogilvy & Mather, Hanmer MS&L and Out of Home Media India Pvt Ltd. In 2009 she started her content agency The Word Jockey since December 2015. In 2009, she also started working on her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capgemini
Capgemini SE is a French Multinational corporation, multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Paris, France. History Capgemini was founded by Serge Kampf in 1967 as an enterprise management and data processing company. The company was founded as the ''Société pour la Gestion de l'Entreprise et le Traitement de l'Information'' (Sogeti). In 1974, Sogeti acquired Gemini Computer Systems, an American company based in New York City, New York. In 1975, having made two major acquisitions of CAP (Centre d'Analyse et de Programmation) and Gemini Computer Systems, and following the resolution of a dispute with the similarly named CAP Group, CAP UK over the international use of the name 'CAP', Sogeti renamed itself as CAP Gemini Sogeti. Cap Gemini Sogeti launched US operations in 1981, following the acquisition of Milwaukee-based DASD Corporation, specializing in data conversion and employing 500 people in 20 branches throughout the US. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruna Jayanthi
Aruna Jayanthi is an Indian businesswoman and managing director of Capgemini's Asia Pacific and Latin America business unit. Previously, she held roles as their CEO of Business Services and CEO of Capgemini India. Jayanthi joined Capgemini in 2000 and was part of the core team that initiated and set up the firm's offshore capabilities in India, eventually heading up their global outsourcing services. Jayanthi has been chairperson of the board of governors of National Institute of Technology Calicut since November 2014. Education Jayanthi holds a master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ... in Management Studies in Finance from SVKM's NMIMS in 1984. Awards Jayanthi was listed among Fortune India's 'Most Powerful Women' in 2011 and 2012, and Business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiran Janjani
Kiran Janjani is an India actor who works in Bollywood films and television shows. He is well known for his performance as Vikas Nanda in Life OK's '' Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath'' and as Ujjwal Mishra in &TV's '' Santoshi Maa''. He was last seen in Zee TV's '' Yeh Teri Galiyan'' as Arindham Mazumdar. Biography Janjani was born in Mumbai to a Sindhi Hindu family on 12 March. Janjani acted in a number of TV commercials. He studied at Colegio Cosmopolitano de Colombia. He graduated from SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. He is married to Ritoo k Jenjani, who is a make up designer. He also acted in Falguni Pathak's Song "Yaad pia ki aane lagi" with Riya Sen Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian actress and model born into the royal family of Tripura to Bharat Dev Varma and Moon Moon Sen Sen predominantly appears in Hindi, Bengali, English, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam fi ... and also featured in song "Dil dil nahin raha mera" from Harry Anand's album Chaahat. Kir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuv Jain
Anuv Jain is an Indian singer songwriter and composer. He is known for his simple chorded songs with lyrics that deal with love and heartbreak. His music primarily contains an acoustic guitar or ukulele, unaccompanied by percussion or other instruments. Considered among the most popular Indian indie artists, "Baarishein" (2018), "Alag Aasmaan" (2020), "Gul" (2021), "Husn" (2023) and "Jo Tum Mere Ho" (2024) are some of his best known works. ''Husn'' and ''Jo Tum Mere Ho'' charted at No.1 on Apple Music India and Spotify India charts for all genres. ''Husn'' also ranked among the most streamed Indian songs of 2024 on the year-end-charts of all the music streaming platforms. Anuv featured in the Forbes India 30 Under 30 List of 2023. Personal life Anuv was born in Mumbai, India . He lost his father at the age of 17. When he was 16 years old, Anuv began to write songs as a way to express his emotions. On 14 February 2025, Anuv married his long-time partner Hridi Narang, the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Iyer
Harish Iyer, also known as "Aham", ''hiyer'' and "Harrish Iyer" (born 16 April 1979) is an Indian equal rights activist. Iyer engages in advocacy for a number of causes, including promoting the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, children, women and survivors of child sexual abuse. Harish Iyer was also one of the most vocal proponents of the decriminalization of homosexuality in India. He has engaged in several awareness campaigns about the impact of the decision and condemned the ruling via media advocacy. He has written articles and letters on the subject and appeared on top national television news shows to highlight the plight of the LGBT community in India in wake of the decision. He was one of the people to move the Indian Supreme Court to decriminalize homosexuality. In June 2018, he filed an Impleadement Application in the 377 case. In August 2018, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) appointed Iyer to the Core Group on LGBTI i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhvani Desai
Dhvani Desai is an Indian animation filmmaker, curator and poet. She is best known for her artistic animated films (the Perfect Match) and (The Vicious Circle). Early life Desai was born in an illustrious family of writers, poets & filmmakers in Mumbai. Her father, Dr Sudhir Desai, is a poet, thinker, and scholar. Her mother, Tarini Desai, is a modern short story writer in Gujarati. Her elder sister, Sanskritirani Desai, is also a Gujarati poet and brother Sanskar a senior Documentary Filmmaker. Career Desai holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from Elphinstone College, Mumbai, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. Later she earned a post-graduate diploma in Computer Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. Desai entered the field of animation in 1991. She worked as a trainee at a computer animation studio, where she learned 2D animation. After this, she joined Xavier's Institute of Communicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godrej Nature's Basket
Nature's Basket is an Indian grocery delivery chain of retail stores focused in gourmet food. It has a range of organic food, imported ingredients and exotic foods. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India and has multiple stores in cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata. It was acquired by Spencer's Retail Ltd, a RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company in May 2019 from the Godrej Group in an all-cash deal. History Nature's Basket was founded in 2005 as a "world food store" and now operates 31 physical stores in cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata. The retail chain sells fresh vegetables, fruits, cold cuts, meats, cheese, organic foods and dairy products. It also sells gifts. It also operates as an online grocery store and mobile app platform which caters to 125 cities across India. Nature's Basket acquired Mumbai-based online grocery store Ekstop.com in 2015 to strengthen its online presence across 125 cities in India. In 2017, the company rebrande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avani Davda
Avani Davda was the first CEO at Tata Starbucks and at 33, the youngest CEO in the Tata Group. In 2014, she ranked 13 on 'The Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink' list in Fortune (magazine), ''Fortune'' and ''Food & Wine.'' She resigned from the role on 18 December 2015 being replaced by Sumi Ghosh. Now, she is the Managing Director of Godrej Nature's Basket. Davda grew up in Mumbai and holds a bachelor’s degree from the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics and a master's degree in business administration from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. Before her elevation to CEO, she worked at other Tata Group companies, including Tata Administrative Services, Indian Hotels Company Limited, The Indian Hotels Company (Taj Hotels) and Infiniti Retail Ltd. References Indian chairpersons of corporations Businesswomen from Maharashtra Tata Group people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Indian chief executives Indian women chief executives { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deven Bhojani
Deven Bhojani is an Indian actor. He is a theatre artist, who is best known for his Gujarati plays. He made his television debut with Shankar Nag’s famous show '' Malgudi Days'' in 1987. He mainly gained popularity for his comic roles and for playing some supporting characters. He has won three best director awards for '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'', The ITA Award, The Indian Telly Award and The Apsara Award. Early life Bhojani is a Gujarati, born and raised in Mumbai. Education He completed his schooling from Gokalibai Punamchand Pitamber High School, Vile Parle, Mumbai. Bhojani did his graduation in Commerce from SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. He studied film direction at the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in .... Filmography Films As ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
