Global Indian Women in Engineering make a sustainable mark
The UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Chitra Srinivasan is among five Global Indian female engineers to be named among the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2020.
The Global Indian women spinning up a storm
A fusion of Indian and South Asian music genres with Western beats in the mid-90s set up the foundations for Asian underground music in the UK.
Krishnendu Majumdar is BAFTA’s first Global Indian chair
Emmy-winning and BAFTA-nominated television producer and director Krishnendu Majumdar has been announced as the new chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) just as the nominations for the 2020 Television Award were unveiled.
Virtual music and comedy ‘Supermoon’ for global Indians
With an aim of bringing a much-needed dose of entertainment to global Indian audiences in these unprecedented times, Zee 5 Global said it has rolled out ‘Supermoon Live to Home’ across international markets for the very first time.
Prof. Yadvinder Malhi to drive Natural History Museum agenda
Global Indian academic and an expert in the field of climate change, Yadvinder Malhi, has been appointed as the Natural History Museum in London’s newest Trustee by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Malhi is Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford, Jackson Senior Research Fellow in Biodiversity and Conservation at Oriel College, Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests and the Oxford University Biodiversity Network. The 52-year-old professor will take on the unpaid advisory role for [...]
It baffles me that an Indian fashion brand is yet to make a major global play
Gautam Sinha is a designer-cum-entrepreneur who recently brought his Indian brand of leather products Nappa Dori to Britain, with a flagship store in the heart of London. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, the Founder & Creative Director of the company takes us through the journey of the designer brand from the by-lanes of Delhi to the UK capital and what gives his products such a global appeal. What has the journey been like from India to the UK? [...]
Diversity is the key to innovation
Anarghya Vardhana is a Partner at Maveron, a consumer-only venture capital firm. In this interview, the young executive shares some insight into her remarkable professional journey, the role her Indian heritage has played in the same as well as pointers for budding entrepreneurs. Does Maveron's direct-to-consumer model offer a template for venture capitalists eyeing tech investments? We believe that there will be a number of billion-dollar direct to consumer companies created every year. Our definition of consumer is broad, it’s [...]
India-Norway ties: Mutual admiration, but below potential
Himanshu Gulati is a prominent Norwegian politician representing the country’s Progress Party. In this interview, he delves into his political interests, the strength of India-Norway ties and what being a Global Indian means to him. What attracted you to join Norwegian politics? As a youngster I always had strong opinions, and I wished to impact the world I live in. I believe one should take the responsibility upon oneself to change society in the direction one believes in. How would [...]
New Zealand can offer cold storage solutions to India
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is a New Zealand based politician and member of Parliament for the country’s National Party. He is among the special guests invited to the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019, to be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in January 2019. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he delves into New Zealand’s investment credentials and his enduring connect with India. Is New Zealand a business-friendly place for Indian migrants, based on your own experience over the years? New Zealand has [...]
On a fintech mission to help small and medium enterprises
Rishi Khosla is the Co-Founder and CEO of Britain’s digital bank OakNorth, which specialises in small and medium enterprise (SME) lending globally, using its data and technology platform OakNorth Analytical Intelligence. The company recently completed a $100-million funding round and has doubled its loan book from $1.1 billion to $2.2 billion since the start of 2018. In this interview, the Global Indian gives an insight into this fintech success story. What are the key factors behind OakNorth’s recent hugely successful funding round? [...]