KidZania partners with TVS Racing sets new benchmarks to open the world of motor racing for the young riders and enthusiasts in India

Mumbai, May 05, 2023 (TGN): With nurturing talent being at its forefront since 1982, TVS Racing announces its partnership with KidZania, one of the world’s leading edutainment theme park to create a first-of-its-kind racing experience for young enthusiasts riders. 

Committed to grow motorsport while breaking myths and stereotypes about motor racing, TVS Racing introduces a tailored and curated experience zone for the new riders aged between 5 – 16 years. The TVS Racing experience zone at KidZania will offer a slew of interactive learning areas, knowledge sharing sessions and a mini track race arena to introduce and promote racing culture in the young minds.

Backed by over 40 years of racing heritage and pedigree, TVS Racing started One Make Championship in 1994, and has thus expanded the program into four categories in India. This includes a Rookie category which focuses on nurturing talent from 13 – 18 years. TVS Racing has trained over 50+ rookie riders in the country since 2021. Additionally, TVS Racing organised the first ever Asia One Make Championship in 2022.

As a first in India, TVS Motor marks its foray into curating an experience zone at KidZania, with an aim to train and improve the riding skills of young riders, further instilling the maturity of understanding that racing is meant for the tracks. The partnership is an extension of TVS Racing's commitment of promoting motorsports as a safe and thrilling experience in controlled areas, for passionate enthusiasts and young riders.

Speaking on this partnership, Mr. Sudarshan Venu, Managing Director, TVS Motor Company, said, “TVS Racing has propagated and championed racing in India for over 40 years. We are excited to further expand safe yet thrilling racing to customers around the world. Racing and video games offer fun and excitement, and we are delighted to be able to offer a great racing experience to kids through our partnership with KidZania!” 

Mr. Vimal Sumbly, Head Business - Premium, TVS Motor Company, said, “We are delighted to partner with KidZania to bring a first ever motorcycle racing experience for kids in India. This partnership further fuels our commitment of promoting a safe yet thrilling racing culture for the young riders in India. Driven by the philosophy that inspiration starts young, and aspiration starts younger, we aim to offer a fun and interactive experience for children to learn and experience the joy of racing in a safe and controlled environment. TVS Racing has always been at the forefront of promoting two-wheeler racing in the country, and we believe this unique experience will not only create a memorable experience for children but will also inspire and cultivate passion for racing in the next generation."

Announcing the launch of the experience centre today, Prerna Uppal, Chief Partnership Officer - KidZania India said, “It gives me immense pleasure to announce the coming together of two new-age brands for such an innovative and exclusive experience concept. The partnership between KidZania and TVS Motor Company represents not just a collaboration but a convergence of two distinct cultures - KidZania's focus on experiential learning and interactive play, combined with TVS Motor's commitment to innovation and sustainability, creating a truly unique and exciting opportunity for children to explore the world of racing and mobility. We can't wait to see the impact it will have on children's lives.”

The TVS Racing Experience Zone will put on offer the following – 

·         TVS Apache RR 310 Assembly arena

·         TVS Apache RR 310 Design Studio to design your bike using cues, understanding the assembly lines, and using kits basis the given guidelines

·         TVS Racing Racer including TVS Racing Simulator Experience, and a riding license from the riding school

·         TVS Racing Racer @ Race Track on an exclusively developed motorcycle

·         Riding gear including Helmets, Gloves and riding jackets and merchandise including t-shirts for the young riders and enthusiasts

About TVS Racing:

TVS Racing, a pioneer in building Motorsports in India since 1982, has been integral in growing the racing performance culture and has been pivotal in engineering the TVS Apache series through the company’s “Track to Road” strategy.  The brand has redefined the sports segment by focusing on race performance, making it a highly desirable product for sports enthusiasts.  This has resulted in TVS Apache and TVS NTORQ 125 becoming the fastest growing brands in their respective segments.  TVS Racing is also the pioneer of the One Make Championship in the country, the first Indian manufacturer to introduce the series in India in 1994.

 

About TVS Motor Company:

TVS Motor Company is a reputed two and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, championing progress through Sustainable Mobility with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Hosur, Mysuru and Nalagarh in India and Karawang in Indonesia. Rooted in our 100-year legacy of Trust, Value, and Passion for Customers and Exactness, we take pride in making internationally aspirational products of the highest quality through innovative and sustainable processes.  We are the only two-wheeler company to have received the prestigious Deming Prize.  Our products lead in their respective categories in the J.D. Power IQS and APEAL surveys.  We have been ranked No. 1 Company in the J.D. Power Customer Service Satisfaction Survey for consecutive four years.  Our group company Norton Motorcycles, based in the United Kingdom, is one of the most emotive motorcycle brands in the world. Our subsidiaries in the personal e-mobility space, Swiss E-Mobility Group (SEMG) and EGO Movement have a leading position in the e-bike market in Switzerland.  TVS Motor Company endeavours to deliver the most superior customer experience across 80 countries in which we operate.  For more information, please visit www.tvsmotor.com 

About KidZania India

KidZania is an interactive family entertainment & learning centre that empowers, inspires & educates through real-life role-playing activities. KidZania is a unique combination of entertainment and an immersive media platform for brands to connect with Children and Adults, with a strong focus on giving back to society and better the community and environment. Built like a city, it is complete with paved roads, battery operated vehicles, buildings, a functioning economy & its own currency. By blending reality with entertainment, it provides an authentic and powerful developmental platform where children can discover, explore, and learn about the real world. 

The realism of the role-play helps children learn about different careers, work, economy and how to manage money. Each activity experience is designed by Educationalists, Play Experts & Child Physiologists to aid and boost different behavioural skills and values in a child. KidZania represents industries present in the real world like private services, public services, entertainment, airline, automobile, retail, restaurants, and factories where children can play the role of a Pilot, Surgeon, Detective, Chef, Engineer, TV Producer, Radio Jockey & much more from over 60 role-playing activities. ‘Industry Partners’ augment the role-playing experiences by enriching and creating an authentic, immersive, and interactive brand experience, unmatched by any other location-based entertainment property. For Brands, KidZania serves as a sustainable engagement platform where brands get product exposure, brand exposure and immersive experience through branded role-plays. KidZania is globally present across 26 cities in 23 countries, including multiple locations in the Americas, Europe, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, and Asia. KidZania has been operational in India at Mumbai since Sep 2013 and Delhi NCR since May 2016.

 

Sham G. Koli's Grand Solo Exhibition To Be Hosted At Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery Nariman Point from 10th to 15th April, 2023

MUMBAI, 10 APRIL, 2023 (TGN): Recent work of a famous contemporary Mumbai based Fine artist Sham G. Koli in acrylic colours on canvas & Charcoal will be displayed in Kamalnayan Bajaj art gallery, Bajaj Bhavan, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai from 10th to 15th April, 2023 between 11am to 7pm. Sham G. Koli had his art education in Fine arts from L. S. Raheja School of Art, Bandra. His specialization is portrait painting & amp: dedicated for grasping nature’s beauty in painting.

About this exhibition, I would love to share briefly how my journey was and how I was able to put all together and surroundings on canvas. I had travelled to a few amazing places like Gir, Rajasthan and few many more beautiful places in Maharashtra. While travelling, I got inspired from the places which I visited and decided to put them all together on canvas. In most of my paintings, you will see the acrylic medium but, in this exhibition, you will get to see my few charcoal paintings as well. I must say that both the mediums are incredibly beautiful while working with it. I will be continuing my work with different mediums and there will be more in up-coming years soon.

Well, this is all about myself and my work. I have tried to lay down my visuals on canvas and there will be more in the coming future.Ends

Param Pujya Premacharyaji (Shri Pravinbhai Mehta) Founder of Shrimad Rajchandra Aatma Tatva Research Centre passed away

MUMBAI, 21 FEBRUARY, 2023 (TGN): The last disciple of Lord Mahavir, Param Krupaludev Shrimad Rajchandraji's ardent devotee and the founder of Shrimad Rajchandra Aatma Tatva Research Centre, Rajnagar, Parli (Maharashtra), Atmatatvagya Param Pujya Premacharyaji (Shri Pravinbhai Mehta - affectionately known as Param Pujya Pappaji by Satsangis) on Friday 17 - 02 – 2023 at the age of 97 years, left his mortal body with Samadhistha Bhav. His cremation was performed in presence of a large public gathering in the center of Parli Research Centre with chanting of mantras on the evening of 18-02-2023.

The foundation of Shrimad Rajchandra Aatma Tatva Research Centre Parli was laid by Param Pujya Premacharyaji in the year 2003. With the understanding of Vitraag science, to advance seekers on the path of Tirthankar Bhagwan and for social service of the tribal people who are suffering from extreme poverty, diseases, the difficult situation of women in running the house, the children engaged in labour instead of education for provision of one meal at home etc.  were the two primary objectives set by the most reverend Premacharyaji for the Research Centre. 

Param Pujya Premacharyaji guided seekers in India and abroad for satpurusharth through Satsang and Satsamagam. Knowing the inner wisdom of Lord Mahavir and through his revolutionary speech, he would have made a continuous compassionate effort to enlighten the seeker who wanted to attain self-realization by giving appropriate guidance in simple words. His unique style in enlightening and interesting teachings on esoteric topics with simple examples to provide accurate guidance to Satsangis to maintain good behaviour with people in different relationships and progress through Vitraag path. His discourses on topics such as “Paribhraman ni Sampoorna Ahuti”, the secret of the bhakti-marg, the secret of the path of nirvana, the address of Samkit - the simple understanding of the six morals of the soul as the abode of Samyak Darshan, Shri Aatmasiddhi Shastra, provide conviction of his continuously enhancing spiritual progress and have proved extremely beneficial to many seekers embarking on the spiritual path. 

For the upliftment of the illiterate and backward people of the rural areas around Parli, His Holiness Premacharyaji initiated four major types of social service areas which has flourished worldwide over time:

Provision of employment, food and health care to 100+ tribal women by Shramik Nari Sangh (NGO for women empowerment); Educating 1000+ rural children through Shree Raj Education Center State-of-the-art English School; Treatment of physical diseases of rural citizens through Shree Raj Medical Centre and provision of one meal of nutritious food daily to the poor through Shree Raj Roti Center established in many towns. Plans for further development in these four areas are being strategised by the Research Centre and the management is continuously working for its implementation.

On Tuesday, February 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., a "Smaranjali"(Memorium) meeting has been organized at Shrimad Rajchandra Aatma Tatva Research Centre in honour of Pujyashri's distinct soul qualities. Everyone is kindly requested to take prasad after the commemorative meeting.

Trustees

Shrimad Rajchandra Aatma Tatva Research Centre, Parli.Ends

Generation Art Foundation Present “MUMBAI ART EXPO” & FOOD – 2023 -Arts, Crafts, Flea & Food Festival 11th & 12th Feb, 2023 At The Bombay Presidency Radio Club, Colaba, Mumbai

MUMBAI, 10 FEBRUARY, 2023 (TGN):  Generation Art Foundation Present “Mumbai Art Expo – 2023” Arts, Crafts, Flea & Food festival from 11th & 12th Feb, 2023 at The Bombay Presidency Radio Club, 157, Arthur Bunder Road, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai. Curator by Ghanshyam Gupta. The Mumbai Art expo was inaugurated by Dr. Jagannathrao Hegde (Former Sheriff of Mumbai), Mr. Chetan Shah (Ashapura Group of Industries), Mr. Jeetendra Kumar IRS (Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai) & many other Art & Bollywood celebrities at 1 pm on 11th Feb, 2023 & will continue up to 12th Feb, 2023 from 12 to 9 pm.

Renowned Artist Mr. Ghanshyam Gupta has taken the initiative of executing an Mumbai Art Expo & Food Festival & with over 35 participants to give great exposure to the art field and for the welfare of the art community. Mumbai Art Expo & Food Festival selected a total of 35 talented Artists to showcase their excellent artwork. MUMBAI ART EXPO 2023 is open to the public free of cost.

Some renowned participating Artists – Ram Thorat, Mrs. Vishakha Pankaj Bhujbal, Shashi Shukla, Nandini Verma, Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, Ghanshyam Gupta, Suparna Mukherje, Preeti Sethi, Kavita Tambolkar, Rakhi Mehta, Mamta Bora, Himanshu Soni, Qureysh Basrai, Pushpanjali Panda, Dr. Sulochana Gawde, Ammara Shaikh, Shabnam I. Reshamvala, Satyajeet Shergill, Leena Mathur, Renuka Wagh, Shilpa Surana, Kirti Habibkar, Sachi Bhalgat & others.Ends

InCred Financial Services Limited announces Public Issue of up to ₹ 350 crore of Secured, Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs)

 

• Effective yield of up to 10.02% per annum for Series IV

• Credit Rating: CRISIL A+/Stable by CRISIL Ratings Limited

• Issue opens on January 9, 2023 and closes on January 27, 2023, with an option for early closure as decided by the Board of Directors or Finance Committee of the Company and subject to relevant approvals

• NCDs will be traded in dematerialised form

• Allotment on first cum first serve basis. However, from the date of oversubscription and thereafter, the allotments will be made to the applicants on proportionate basis.

Mumbai, January 05, 2023 (TGN): InCred Financial Services Limited, (erstwhile known as KKR India Financial Services Limited) (the “Company”), a non-deposit taking systemically important Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), today announced the public issue of Secured, Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of the face value ₹ 1,000 each, amounting to ₹ 175 crore with an option to retain oversubscription up to ₹175 crore (“Base Issue”) aggregating to a total of ₹ 350 crore (“Issue”). The Issue opens on Monday, January 9, 2023 and is scheduled to close on Friday, January 27, 2023. The NCDs proposed under the Issue have been rated CRISIL A+/Stable by CRISIL Ratings Limited.

The Lead Manager to the Issue is JM Financial Limited. 

Mr. Bhupinder Singh, Whole Time Director and Chief Executive Officer, of InCred Financial Services Limited said, “We have firmly established ourselves as a diversified lending NBFC with a business model rooted in cutting edge tech and analytics and a laser sharp focus on risk metrics reflected in the strength of our asset quality.  This is a consequence of a tried and tested approach to credit risk and collections. We continuously leverage technology and data-science to make lending quick, simple and hassle-free and believe that technology will help to drive continuous reductions in our processing time, thereby improving our efficiency and allowing us to provide better service to our customers. A key component of our growth so far has been the success of our liabilities strategy, and this public issuance of NCDs will play a role in further diversifying and strengthening our borrowing mix”

The NCDs offer Coupon Rate ranging from 9.45% to 10.00% per annum with quarterly and annual interest option. The NCDs have two tenors of 27 months and 39 months. Please refer to table on Issue Structure below on coupon rates and tenors for each series of NCDs. The NCDs are proposed to be listed on on BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited where BSE is the designated stock exchange.

At least 75% of the funds raised through this Issue will be used for the purpose of onward lending, financing, and for repayment of interest and principal of existing borrowings of the Company and the balance is proposed to be utilized for general corporate purposes, subject to such utilization not exceeding 25% of the amount raised in the Issue, in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (“SEBI NCS Regulations”). 

Issue structure 

Series	I	II	III	IV*
Frequency of Interest Payment	Quarterly	Annual	Quarterly	Annual
Minimum Application	₹ 10,000 (10 NCDs) across all series
In Multiples of thereafter (₹)	₹ 1,000 (1 NCD)
Face Value / Issue Price of NCDs (₹/ NCD)	₹ 1,000
Type of Instrument	Secured NCDs
Tenor	27 Months	27 Months	39 Months	39 Months
Coupon (% per annum) for NCD Holders in Category I, Category II, Category III & Category IV	9.45%	9.80%	9.65%	10.00%
Effective Yield (% per annum) for NCD Holders in Category I, Category II, Category III & Category IV	9.78%	9.82%	10.00%	10.02%
Mode of Interest Payment	Through Various Modes available
Amount (₹ / NCD) on Maturity for NCD Holders in Category I, Category II, Category III & Category IV	₹ 1,000	₹ 1,000	₹ 1,000	₹ 1,000
Maturity / Redemption Date (from the Deemed Date of Allotment)	27 Months	27 Months	39 Months	39 Months
Put and Call Option	Not Applicable

*Company shall allocate and allot Series IV NCDs wherein the Applicants have not indicated the choice of the relevant NCD Series.

About InCred

InCred Financial Services Limited is a non-deposit taking systemically important NBFC registered with the Reserve Bank of India. The Company caters to lower middle class to middle class Indian households for their personal finance needs like education loans, personal loans. Correspondingly, the Company also offers secured and unsecured business loans to small businesses, secured loan to K12 Indian schools for their expansion plans, supply chain financing, lending to profitable financial Institutions and micro finance companies and escrow backed lending through its SME vertical. As on September 30, 2022 the asset under management for the Company was ₹ 5,05,217.0 lakh and the Company was catering to 3,30,059 customers. 

Disclaimer: INCRED FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (erstwhile known as KKR India Financial Services Limited) (“Company”), subject to market conditions and other considerations is proposing a public issue of Secured, Redeemable, Non-Convertible Debentures of face value of ₹ 1,000 each and has filed the Prospectus dated December 30, 2022 (the “Prospectus”) with the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra at Mumbai, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, BSE Limited and SEBI. The Prospectus is available on the Company’s website at www.incred.com; on the website of the stock exchanges at www.nseindia.com and www.bseindia.com; on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in; and the website of the lead manager at www.jmfl.com. Investors proposing to participate in the Issue, should invest only on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus. Investors should note that investment in this public Issue of NCDs involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to the same, please refer to the Prospectus and your attention is drawn to the section on “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of the Prospectus. 

Modern Sculpture & Paintings by renowned Artist Saumen Kar to be hosted in Mumbai

MUMBAI, 26 DECEMBER, 2022 (TGN):A well known Sculptor from Calcutta, Saumen kar will display his recent work is mixed medium, fiber & Metal bronze, fiber Glass, stone etc. in Jehangir Art Gallery No. 1, M. G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai from 27th Dec, 2022 to 2nd Jan, 2023 between 11 am to 7 pm. It will mostly emphasis his visual expressions about our universal truth, love, peace or similar emotions about human beings or mankind through well accomplished textural finesse and surface finishes. Saumen Kar had his art education in Govt. college of Arts Calcutta followed by an advanced course in M. S. University Baroda. Thereafter he held many solo and group shows and all India level participations in various art galleries in Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Goa and so on.

The present depiction reveal his unique visual expressions to illustrate eternal, truth, love, peace and tranquility, peace and harmony and human sentiments of joy, happiness, 3rd eye self introspection feelings of dancing and enjoyments (ballerina), proud sense of self beauty etc in the relevant arenas. He has demonstrated his skill and dexterity in decorating his various creations with the expected surface finesse and texture so as to yield visual pleasure and exhilaration to all, moreover some of his works also depict the inherent feelings in a sensitive human mind that enjoys the happiness in life by leading a joyful life.

His works being very artistic and expressive certainly bear testimony to the command over the medium handled and technique use for the superb adornment of the work through the relevant hues of artistic talent and genre.Ends

Belief by Arati Mishra contemporary Art exhibition at Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Worli From 6 to 12 Dec, 2022

MUMBAI, 6 DECEMBER, 2022 (TGN):  Contemporary art Breaking the stereotypes of formal training Dr. Arati Mishra, a new artist with a refreshingly unique style, has made her first public display at Nehru Art Gallery, Worli, Mumbai, between 6-12 December 2022

Forgetting traditional training in art school appears to be the mantra of a new sexagenarian artist, Dr. Arati Mishra. Following her doctoral training in genetics at Banaras Hindu University, Dr. Mishra had a career as a geneticist spanning three decades in India and abroad. In her late 50s, she could not help but respond to her new calling: expressing herself in color on sprawling canvases. Her daring finally brought out her unique gift. After ten years of continuous effort, she is rewarded with her unique oil and acrylic painting styles–achieved without a formal training per se.

She thus challenges the stereotype of art-school training as a necessary precursor to becoming a professional painter. She simultaneously exemplifies the exploration of one & #39;s inner self as a prime driver of artistic expression. Images collated for this exhibition chronicle her decade-long creative journey: from an amateur to a professional. She has now displayed over thirty pieces of her work on canvases using acrylic and oil, with a significant part of her focus on exploring the gamut of emotions evoked by Buddha & #39;s life and work. She also draws her inspiration from India & #39;s diverse cultural roots and folklore. Her paintings start with bold lines, which then melt into quintessentially Indian hues.

Besides oil and acrylic paintings on large canvases, Arati loves to foray into fluid arts on still larger canvases for the sheer variety of imagery these can create and shape her imagination In her own words, she says, & quotes I will be very pleased if my paintings encourage the viewers to take a moment to reflect on both the common place and the divine in all fresh light ! A must-visit if one wishes to get inspired by an age- and norm-defying artistic expression.Ends