Domestic abuse remains a deeply ingrained issue in our society...Aetashaa Sansgiri

Like the Maratha kings, their queens were also examples of great valour and inspiration. And, Ahilyabai Holkar was one of them, whose praises are seldom acknowledged. Depicting the glorious life of Malwa's benevolent queen is Sony Entertainment Television’s period drama ‘Punyashlok Ahilyabai’ that has received immense adulation from the viewers. With an inspiring tale, the show brings to light the journey of Ahilyabai Holkar, who devoted her life to defeating patriarchal norms and establishing women’s right at a time when women were confined to the four walls of their houses, with the unwavering support of her father-in-law, Malhar Rao Holkar.  

The show’s ongoing track showcases how at a time when women were bereft of their voice and rights due to the patriarchal norms set by the society, Ahilya fearlessly took a stand against domestic abuse faced by women. Even though Ahilyabai was heavily pregnant, she fought for Krishna, her hand maiden, who was a victim of domestic abuse by her husband. Not ready to tolerate this kind of disrespect for women, Ahilya takes this matter to the darbar in order to address the issue and bring justice for all the women like Krishna who face such ill-treatment as they are scared to speak about it as it goes against their husbands. 

Sharing her thoughts on the same, Aetashaa Sansgiri who plays the role of Ahilyabai Holkar in the show said, “Domestic abuse remains a deeply ingrained issue in our society, with serious impact on a woman's health and well-being. Its continued existence is morally indefensible. While some women are able to fight against domestic violence faced by them, there are still some who are not able to speak about it. So, imagine what the case would have been during the era of Ahilyabai Holkar. The show’s current track showcases how in an era, where women were never allowed to speak or given any importance and had to face disrespect while confined to the four walls of their houses, Ahilyabai fearlessly stood up against Domestic violence in order to bring in justice for all the women who truly deserve to be treated with respect. A women ahead of her time, Ahilyabai always gave priority to the people of her kingdom before her own needs and her immense contribution to the society was extraordinary. Her benevolence and bravery will always inspire every woman out there. And I really feel obliged to play this role every day of my life as it been a life altering experience for me after witnessing the courage, endurance and determination of Ahilyabai Holkar up close.” 

Witness Ahilyabai Holkar’s epic life story on Punyashlok Ahilyabai, every Monday to Friday at 7:30pm only on Sony Entertainment Television

HDFC bank backed Lentra acquires AI startup TheDataTeam to accelerate digital lending platform business for Banks & NBFCs

Lentra AI Private Limited, one of the fastest growing digital lending cloud platforms, has acquired Chennai and Singapore-based AI company TheDataTeam (TDT). Through this deal, Lentra aims to integrate TDT’s flagship behaviour intelligence platform Cadenz. The platform will help banks and NBFCs make data-driven decisions on customer creditworthiness based on their unique financial journey and launch new innovative products for a faster go-to market.  

Launched in 2019, Cadenz has engineered the industry’s first award winning Customer Intelligence Platform, which simplifies the journey from raw customer data to live intelligence and helps businesses eliminate friction and drive new initiatives in record-quick time.

Following the acquisition, Rangarajan Vasudevan, Founder & CEO, TDT has joined Lentra as Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer.

The cloud-native platform, Lentra works with more than 50 banks and financial institutions and has processed more than 13 billion transactions. The fintech is backed by HDFC Bank, Bessemer Venture Partners, and SIG.  

Talking about the acquisition, Rangarajan Vasudevan, Founder & CEO, TDT said, "Software is eating the world, and data is eating software. While the uses of AI are many, the ability to have a lasting impact is immense in the financial sector due to the vast untapped potential for credit. Lentra has already established itself as the fastest growing lending cloud. Given both companies had ambitions to scale fast in adjacent spaces and in the same geographies, it made perfect sense to merge our strengths in product and business-building." 

Lentra will integrate its SaaS and API-driven modular architecture with Cadenz’s stack. Lentra’s Open API-driven modular architecture helps banks create tailored lending journeys and customer experiences with 95% Straight Through Processing (STP) rate.  This gives banks and financial institutions access to a new customer base, reduces Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), and improves operational efficiencies.

Sandeep Mathur, Chief Revenue Officer, Lentra said, “We are seeing an explosive growth in the credit market. Some of our clients have grown their Loan book by 10X after coming onboard the Lentra lending cloud. By integrating Cadenz platform into the Lentra lending cloud we will be able to provide an even bigger competitive edge to our clients in the entire credit lifecycle, from lead generation through origination to and the post-disbursal activities of loan management system, monitoring, collections and risk management. With this acquisition of Cadenz, Lentra is now on track to become the leading platform of choice for financial institutions globally.”

With a volume of more than 50 Mn applications, Lentra has a proven peak, handling more than 60,000 concurrent users. The cloud platform is highly scalable with a capability to handle more than 1100 API calls/second, making it one of the most preferred digital lending solutions for financial institutions. 

About Lentra

Founded in 2019, by D Venkatesh and Ankur Handa, Lentra is a Cloud-native platform designed and developed to empower financial institutions with tomorrow’s lending ecosystem, today. With its full-stack, fully digital, secured products and solutions, Lentra is the future of smart, seamless, secure digital lending. The lending cloud platform services more than 50 financial institutions and has processed more than 13 billion transactions on its platform.

 Vishal Kotian names his friends trip to Goa after Amir Khan’s _Dil Chahta Hai

Goa is the ultimate vacay spot and it’s only the perfect spot for Vishal Kotian and his uber cool group of friends to have the ultimate time. Calling this little trip to the party spot of India the _Dil Chahta Hai_ vacation, Vishal and his two friends are having the time of their lives. All friends being at the best of their professional careers still manage to keep that raw and real friendship alive and hats off to that.

Sharing pictures of his rendezvous ,Vishal gives us a sneak peak from his vacation . From posing at beautiful locations to pampering themselves with some skin care , the three seem to have done it all. With the season changing into the rainy blues, we are sure the guys had an awesome climate to add to their fun.

Vishal says about this fun filled affair, “Shailesh and Danish are my closest friends and going . Ever since we saw  Dil Chahta Hai in college, it has been a dream to have a trip just like the one in the movie and now after so many years we are living it. We had made a pact then to have atleast one annual trip with just the three of us and have managed to keep it up for the last 10 years but due to lockdown, we missed the two years. Now going on this adventure after lockdown, I hope we continue our tradition for many years to come.”

 These Posts are Proof that Neha Bhasin is the Ultimate Fashion

 Queen and Style Icon

Known for her Badass Attitude and fearless personality,  Neha Bhasin is the most beautiful actress in her own unique way. An inspirational figure for all those struggling to find their own identity,  Neha stands up to expectations and breaks the norms regarding fashion. Her posts on Instagram are the most Fiesty and honest ones and we cannot help but admire the woman's beauty.

From the raw exposed pictures to the most stylish suits, Neha's feed has it all! She is the perfect muse for designers and carries the most different of outfits in the hottest way. With the smartest hairstyle, Neha pulls off each look with an awesome swag that is truly unmatched.

Commenting on her impeccable fashion sense she says,  "I love expressing myself and as an artist my way of dressing in an expression of what I feel. Ever since the beginning, I have strayed from the margins of normal traditional fashion and I guess that defines me. I feel one should have the complete freedom to make themselves appear in whatever light they want and whatever suits them. That's how you'll be truly beautiful , by being yourself. "

 वडाळ्याच्या अक्षय कदम यांचा हॉटसीटपर्यंतचा प्रेरणादायी प्रवास!

 

पाहा, 'कोण होणार करोडपती', सोमवारी रात्री 9 वाजता फक्त आपल्या सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर.

 

'कोण होणार करोडपती' या कार्यक्रमात वेगवेगळ्या क्षेत्रातले स्पर्धक सहभागी होत असतात. कोणी डॉक्टर, कोणी पोलीस उपनिरीक्षक तर कोणी वकील. अशा वैविध्यपूर्ण स्पर्धकांमुळे 'कोण होणार करोडपती'चा खेळ अधिक रंगतदार होतो. कितीही हलाखीची परिस्थिती असली तरी न डगमगता आलेल्या संकटांना सामोरे जाणारे काही धैर्यवान स्पर्धकही या कार्यक्रमात सहभागी होत असतात.  या आठवड्यात सोमवारच्या भागात असेच एक स्पर्धक सहभागी होणार आहेत. वडाळा  येथे राहणारे लेखक असणारे अक्षय कदम सहभागी होणार आहेत. मध्यमवर्गीय घरातले अक्षय कदम घरच्यांच्या सुखासाठी आणि व्यवसाय सुरु करण्याच्या उद्देशाने या खेळात सहभागी झाले आहेत.

आईवडीलांनी केलेल्या कष्टांची जाणीव असणारे संवेदनशील स्पर्धक अक्षय कदम हे सध्या कंटेट रायटर  म्हणून काम करत आहे. त्यांच्या घरी तो, त्याचे आई-वडील आणि एक बहीण असा परिवार आहे. अक्षयची आई दुसऱ्यांच्या घरी घरकाम करते, वडील  प्रिंटिंग प्रेस मध्ये कामाला होते पण करोनापासून त्यांचं काम बंद आहे. अक्षय यांची बहीण  नायर हॉस्पिटल मध्ये डायलिसिस टेक्निशियन (dialysis technician) म्हणून काम करते. शिक्षण घेता घेता अक्षयने आईस्क्रिम च्या दुकानात काम करत कष्ट करून पैसे मिळवण्यास सुरुवात केली. अक्षय कामाला लागल्यापासून त्याने आईला काम सोडून द्यायला संगितले होते पण आईची सवय आहे काम करण्याची म्हणून तिने अजून काम सोडलेले नाही. आईने खूप कष्ट केले आहेत आणि याची जाणीव असल्याने अक्षयला आता तिला आराम द्यायचा आहे.अक्षयचं हे स्वप्न आहे की त्याला त्याची स्वतःची टूर कंपनी सुरु करायची आहे ज्यात तो लोकांना चांगल्या ठिकाणी कमीत कमी खर्चामध्ये घेऊन जाईल. त्याचबरोबर त्याचं अजून एक स्वप्न आहे की  त्याला आईस्क्रीमचं दुकान सुरु करायचं आहे. आईस्क्रीमच्या दुकानात अक्षयने काम केल्यामुळे तिकडचा अनुभव त्याच्याजवळ आहे. मध्यमवर्गीय अक्षय २५ लाख रुपयांच्या प्रश्नापर्यंत पोहोचला असून  अक्षयचे करोडपती होण्याचं स्वप्न पूर्ण होणार का हे पाहणं औत्सुक्याचे ठरणार आहे.  

पाहा, 'कोण होणार करोडपती', सोमवारी रात्री 9 वाजता फक्त आपल्या सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर.

 मराठी निर्मात्याचे सिमोल्लंघन, एकाच वेळी सहा भाषांत प्रदर्शित होणार सिनेमा

दीपक राणेंचा आफ्टर ऑपरेशन लंडन कॅफे सिनेमाची चर्चा

 

मराठी सिनेमाने ग्लोबल विचार करायला हवा असं आपण नेहमी म्हणतो.  त्यासाठी तो मराठी सिनेमा मराठी भाषिकांपुरता मर्यादीत न राहाता,  देशभरात वेगवेगळ्या भाषेतल्या प्रेक्षकांपर्यंत पोहचला पाहिजे. हाच विचार घेऊन निर्माते दीपक पांडुरंग राणे आपला आगामी मराठी सिनेमा पॅन इंडिया प्रदर्शित करणार आहेत. दीपर राणे यांनी आत्तापर्यंत दुनियादारी, तु ही रे, ७२ मैल,

लकी, खारी बिस्कीट, दगडी चाळ असे वेगवेगळ्या विषयाचे सिनेमा आणले आहेत. त्यानंतर आता आफ्टर ऑपरेशन लंडन कॅफे हा एक एक्शन सिनेमा घेऊन आले आहेत. या सिनेमाचे टायटल रिलीज नुकतेच करण्यात आले. आफ्टर ऑपरेशन लंडन कॅफे हा सिनेमा मराठी – कन्नड भाषेत चित्रीत झाला आहे. त्याशिवाय हिंदी, तमिळ, तेलगुस मल्याळम भाषेत प्रदर्शित होणार आहे.

या सिनेमाच्या पोस्टरला सोशल मिडीयावर चांगला प्रतिसाद मिळाला. आपला मराठी सिनेमा

सीमा ओलांडतो आहे या बद्दल प्रेक्षकांनी कौतुक केले आहे. या बद्दल निर्माते दीपक पांडुरंग राणे म्हणतात,’’ ,’’दाक्षिणात्य प्रादेशिक सिनेमांनी त्यांच्या सीमा कधीच ओलांडल्या आहेत. मराठी सिनेमाही  आपल्या सीमा ओलांडू शकतो. मराठी सिनेमा विषयी कुतुहल आणि कौतुक सर्वच सिनेसृष्टीत आहे. नवनवीन विषय हाताळण्यात मराठी सिनेमा कुठेच मागे नाही. त्यामुळेच आपणही आपला सिनेमा वेगवेगळ्या भाषेत प्रदर्शित केले पाहिजेत. त्यामुळे मराठी सिनेमा जास्तीत जास्त लोकांपर्यंत पोहचेल.”

 या सिनेमात   कन्नड स्टार कवीश शेट्टी, मेघा शेट्टी आणि मराठीतील स्टार कलाकार शिवानी सुर्वे आणि विराट मडके यांच्या मुख्य भूमिका आहे. सदागरा राघवेंद्र यांनी या सिनेमाचे दिग्दर्शन केले आहे. दीपक राणेंसोबत या सिनेमाची निर्मीती विजय कुमार शेट्टी यांनी केले आहेत.

 

 THEY SERVE, THEY PROTECT AND THEY NEVER BREAK A SWEAT: URBAN PLATTER THANKS THE MIGHTY HEROES OF THE MUMBAI POLICE FORCE!

23 June 2022  Mumbai - On the occasion of United Nations Public Service Day, Urban Platter expresses their gratitude to all the frontline workers for their selfless endeavours and for serving the citizens. Celebrated on June 23, the day is observed for the “value and virtue of public service to the community” and for recognizing that democracy and successful governance are built on the foundation of a competent civil service. The day aims to celebrate the value and virtue of service to the community.

Thanking our mighty heroes in Khakee for protecting us day and night without complaints or without even breaking a sweat even in the scorching heat of summers, the pouring monsoon and cold greys of winter. To keep them unfazed and help them in whatever challenges they might face, Urban Platter wishes them luck and good health in the form of their newly launched coconut water made using fresh coconuts from Tamil Nadu in sustainable packaging! A delicious, refreshing, and nourishing coconut water that is consistent in taste throughout the year, Urban Platter’s coconut water is vegan, gluten-free, and completely non-GMO. Fortified with Vitamin C, made at a 100% solar-powered facility, with a zero-waste policy i.e. Using every single part of the coconut to make food products such as desiccated coconut and coconut oil, and non-food products such as coconut charcoal and wood.

"As a token of our appreciation to the amazing traffic police force of Mumbai, that has toiled and suffered throughout the blistering summer, we want to offer Urban Platter's newly launched Coconut Water. In the spirit of Public Service Day celebrated by the United Nations, we would like to share Urban Platter Coconut Water with our frontline heroes."

says Chirag Kenia, Founder Urban Platter.

“We would like to express our humble gratitude for the valuable recognition and wholesome endeavour. The team of Urban Platter has distributed their refreshing coconut water in a sustainable tetrapak packaging. Gestures like these inspire us and boost our morale to do better.” - Raj Tilak Roushan (Dy Commissioner Mumbai Police) 

Urban Platter is India's largest epic vegan superstore for all your gourmet and culinary needs with a wide range of sustainable and healthier options to choose from. Constantly evolving through understanding consumer choices, Urban Platter thrives on reinventing its products tailored to fit your lifestyle and dietary choices. Working with such partners and ensuring a sustainable supply chain from distribution of our product in recyclable Tetra Pak cartons to the growing and sourcing of the coconuts itself, the product truly marks the extent to which a circular economy is achievable, and they are proud to finally have this product available in the Indian Market!

So, it's time to take a step and honour our real-life superheroes for their selfless services and constant endeavours that let us sleep safe in the comfort of our homes…