Achievers

Kalpana Kundan – A woman of substance –corporate leader, visionary, motivational speaker, innovator, humanitarian, philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Educationist. Born in India and raised as global citizen lived, studied and worked globally, she has master degrees in Information Technology and work experience from 15 different continents. Kalpana has years of experience of fashion industry with extensive international exposure. Having lived and worked in Asia, US, UK, Europe consulting for global firms she has been exposed to different cultures and environments and it never ceases to intrigue her how much we can continue to learn. She is hardworking, diligent and has had a successful career. She is a Senior Manager and Innovation leader in financial firms based in London: She is very passionate about technology, innovation, future trends and working on a security app for women safety. She organised events fashion shows, pageant, business international conferences. She is joint core member of Yorkshire Business Network (LIBN) , & Global Chair of Lady of All Nationals International. Kalpana is passionate for social causes, she has raise funds for acid attack survivals , she is also working on projects how technology can help blind people to live easy and normal life.

Krishna Pujara has worked within and helped develop statutory and voluntary sector organisations in UK, with a special interest in supporting Health & Social Care. At present Krishna is a front runner in developing services to empower women nationwide as the Chief Executive of Enfield Saheli. The organisation aims to enable women to participate fully in the social, cultural and civic life. We are a service-oriented charity providing support to improve the health and well-being of women and their families in UK. We offer Advice, Information, Training, Advocacy & Counseling on a range of issues. Krishna’s impressive track record of success in promoting the concerns of women regarding Domestic Violence, Forced Marriages, Trafficking and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the UK and over the world speaks volumes about her dedication and commitment to the communities. Through her work, Krishna has become an active ambassador and voice of the Communities and currently also holds the following executive posts: • Chairperson – ALL (All Ladies League) UK • President – UK-India Business Council of WICCI (Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry) • Chairperson – Women Economic Forum UK • Chairperson – Women’s Wing, Lohana Mahaparishad UK • Chairperson – Domestic Abuse Operational Forum for Violence Against Women & Girls (Enfield) • Chairperson – Women’s Wing, National Congress of Gujarati Organisations UK • Secretary General – Sardar Patel Memorial Society UK • Justice & Equality Chairperson – Ladies of All Nations International. • Trustee – North London Asian Care Krishna has served in various positions in the past as the Chairperson of Women’s Aid, President of London Host Lions Club International, and General Secretary of the Brent Indian Association. In recognition of all of her work and services to the community, she has been awarded by the various different bodies over the years.

Rashmi Rai was born in a Brahmin family with basic roots in UP, brought up in Nagpur Maharashtra. Pursued my education in Chandrapur, Nagpur & Pune as my father was a Govt. employee working as General Manger in Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur and my mother a home maker growing 3 kids along with managing her social life. We are 3 siblings in my family, 2 younger brothers – Mayank Rai – works for General Motors in Michigan, USA and younger –Prashant Rai & his wife Bhanu Rai, both Neurologists in Texas,USA. My childhood was very luxurious and pampered as I was the only girl between 2 brothers. I too fulfilled my parent’s dream of being a good daughter and top scorer and definitely Class Leader/Captain every year in a Convent school. Completed my Electronics Engineering from Nagpur in 1st Division. I pursued higher studies, MBA in Telecommunication from BITM, Pune where I spent my 2 best years of life with knowledge, personality development and soft skills. I was made the DISCIPLINE COORDINATOR of entire Balaji Society hostel (Boys & Girls) which comprised of 5 colleges& Discipline coordinator in BITM too which was an Achievement for me. I was directly appointed by Dean Dr.Col. A.BalaSubramanian. I explored myself in many areas participating in Fashion shows competing with different colleges and we were 2nd Runner up. I was also involved in creating the theme and designing the fashion show costume and walking the ramp with my Cultural Coordinator in the College winning as 2nd runners up. Successfully completed my MBA with 1st class. Now comes the real life- Professional life of facing the world and showing the skills built in years to make me what I am professionally! Got campus selected and joined Satyam in Hyderabad. Something happens which you never think of in your life once you join a Top 5 companies of India, I was promoted in the company, myideas provided for Quality were recognized in the company and I was awarded. Next phase was the actual Learnings of my LIFE – movement to DELHI. I was transferred to Delhi and during this phase my personal life was in troubled waters. I went into depression and just kept myself moving. But during the toughest phase you come across the best of people who love and care for you. I found the best of friends who supported me and helped me stand strong. The most blessed part of life was meeting my divine GURU – H.H ARCHNA DIDI. I am part of Celebrating Life Foundation. My Guru taught me YOGA & MEDITATION which made me stand strong for my cause. Under her guidance, I learnt & started taking decisions of my life. I could only see the positive aspects of life. I could feel the positive first ray of light as my name signifies. I got the calmness and peacefulness of mind. LIFE became a celebration for me and I enjoyed every moment of my life. This changed my aura and personality completely. After living and exploring my life in Delhi for a year I was back to Hyderabad and continued my professional life in Satyam. Took up new opportunities and joined one of my dream companies IBM in Bangalore. Bangalore gave me the best professional and personal life balance. I started developing good relations in company, friends and family too. LIFE started offering me opportunities to explore and help people who are in pain. There were people who used to share their feelings of grief and sorrow to me. They wanted to know what’s my key to happiness ? The answer was only one – YOGA & MEDITATION. YOGA was introduced to me by my MOTHER. I religiously used to visit temples for more positive vibrations and thoughts. I had also joined GYM for physical workouts and understand and try to make balance in life. On weekends, I used to go to different workshops involving different aspects of life like IT innovation, Tech Talks, Personality development sessions which involved creative ideas and thoughts, exploring places in closed groups of friends and much more. I visited London for a friends’ reunion meet post to Delhi. I visited Scotland and since then got in love with Edinburgh. I loved exploring the streets of London and the night before my return to Bangalore, on the OXFORD Street I wished to get back to London with my true heart. During this course of time I was also looking for a good match for marriage. After my return from London in 2013, March 2014 – I met my husband through Matrimonial. We had long distance relationship, he being in London & me in Bangalore. 5th Dec 2014 we got married in the holy land of Tirupaty with all the blessings of Almighty and family. He is the love of my LIFE who gave my visions a reality and still supports me strongly. He is the most humble, respectful and a man of dignity I have met who loves his family the most and cares for it from the bottom of his heart. Got married, left India with mixed emotions but happy to make things happen as I wanted. Living a happy married Life, finding a job was next target. But life can’t be so easy, this time as I had to adapt to new culture and traditions following Indian customs and traditions. Travelling to UK as tourist and living in UK as citizen are 2 very different aspects of life and I fell under 2nd category. Got my job in Heineken, Edinburgh. We moved to Scotland and since then enjoyed Scottish weather. Now we have a beautiful family with my daughter Pranika as a new addition who is close to getting 3 years. I kept on doing small charities in my life always. Last year I raised a small amount of fund too for St.Jude’s cancer research for children. I help United Nations Refugee Agency in various contributions and I keep getting their letters

Eighteen years of professional career, winner of innumerable pageants and titles, survivor of 9/11 terror attack at WTC, New York, the lady in talk has proved her mettle not only in UK but all around the world. Yes, we are talking about Adrija Biswas, an NRI based out in London. Adrija is a firm believer of family values and culture. She asserts that what makes our family special is that through the generations they have been advocating women empowerment, girl education and stopping girl child marriage. We are a very humble and supportive family unit, selflessly serving others and we live by our core values of humanity, respect, love, peace, tolerance, acceptance, empathy and courage in everything we do. Adrija Biswas is one of the luckiest person who survived the 9/11 attack at WTC, New York. That incident changed her perception towards life and strengthened her optimism towards everything she does. On her family front, she is blessed with amazing parents, brilliant sister, loving husband and 2 adorable children. Life was never easy for Adrija. After being born and brought up in the glitz and glamour of Mumbai, having a cushioned life as a teen and later early marriage made her all happy. There was neither any understanding nor any thought to differentiate between good and evil in her life. The pain and agony as a young girl post early marriage made her stronger every day. She says, “I have been a single mother, seen love and deceit, fought legally at the highest level of governments in multiple countries and been on a roller coaster journey that completely has transformed me into a woman of substance that I am today.” Adrija adds, “I am now re-married and my family plays an integral role in my life, meaning everything to me. Today, I am what I am because of my family and I try to pay forward these blessings by spreading hope and happiness amongst families and promoting peaceful families, societies and communities.” She is the “Ambassador of Peace” bestowed by the Universal Peace Federation United Nations. She loves motivational speaking, singing, innovation, travel, meditation, philanthropy, which make her a balanced person. Adrija is lovingly called “Queen of Hearts” by many women who feel she represents women from multi cultural backgrounds .She is an Inclusion and Diversity advocate, involved with CSR and UK Girls in STEM activities promoting women leadership, 50:50 gender balance as well as Mental Health awareness as a Mental Health Ally. She has been a practice lead for the Analyst Consulting Group and having mentored 200 analysts from diverse backgrounds. She enthusiastically says, “ it feels a great sense of achievement and experience knowing that I am shaping and developing the careers of these people, creating the next generation of leaders, building their confidence and gearing them for success in their careers.” Achievements: • Banking Star Performance Award, recognized in Inventor Award Program • Adrija Biswas appointed as Goodwill Ambassador UK for AICPW (Aesthetics International Council for Progressive Women) • Motivational speaker at Youth Empowerment Conference • Mrs India UK Universe Journey to Mrs Universe in China • Receiving “Progressive Women Award” by “Aesthetics Council” and authored Chapter “Changing concepts of 21st century Leadership with respect to emotional values and ethics” in the “Innovative Leader book” • Recognized by BBC London as inspirational Londoner • Received social worker award at the House of Parliament London

Ritupparna Bhayana is an ardent believer in all forms of energy healings and has been fortunate to be trained in and be a practitioner of many of them. As she says, “My training, skills, meditation and intuition bring to bear an alignment between the aura of a person and the universal energy for health, harmony, and abundance.” She is known as the savior from the almighty to heal and cure people who are in mental or physical pain and anguish. She has been blessed by God who has bestowed upon her with his strength, love, compassion and grace to touch humanity who is suffering in some form or the other. She has been blessed with mystical powers to heal truly. Modalities: • Theta (Advanced DNA Level) • Usui Traditional Reiki • Gods & Archangels Reiki • Karuna Therapy • Clinical Hypnotherapy • New-age Numerology • Family Constellations • Crystal Healing • Ancient Tibetan Singing & Healing Bowl Therapy • Angel Therapy • Tarot card reading • Psycho-neurobics Testimonials: • “She has healed my mother, my friends, my cousin brother and my sister of their physical ailments. God bless her and her family and give her good health to continue to touch people’s life in a divine way” – (Naresh Chopra, Delhi) • “Ritu has been blessed to took me out of the spiral of self-doubt and also healed bodily symptoms” – (Masked, Gurgaon) • “Ritu did a healing session for me & I was surprised by the strength of the energies. It cleared all the negative energies within me. It is truly remarkable & she made me see the value of believing in myself with positivity. Hope she gets a lot more of what she is blessing others. Thank u again” – (Akhtar Uppal, Vancouver) • “My journey on this healing path isn’t new, but it has definitely gotten stronger after I met Mrs. Ritu Emanuel Bhayana. It just took the first text, first call and first meet, to connect to this gentle soul, whom I lovingly consider as my “GUARDIAN ANGLE”. Felt as though I was guided to seek her help and yes, it helped my journey to be more smooth sailing with her onboard as my guide/mentor/path setter. Time and again her healings on me, whether one on one or distance has helped me a great deal, be it related to any random stress or even a bigger problem, which needed intensive and quick addressal. 2 years back, her clairvoyant insight, followed by distance healing to my personal issue helped me a great deal, to combat my problem and gain victory. I have also experienced chakra healing with her, and it was a miracle to just have felt so light, and off the weight completely. She knows this and I can’t thank her enough to have introduced me to the treasure, I admirably call them – the healing crystals! She taught me, what power they hold to heal our aura. I am so drawn to them now. I recommend her to every single person who is in that dire needs of genuine help… She is definitely a magician to me, a great soul, loving light worker, and a GORGEOUS woman. As above, so within!” – (Richa Dhulia, Noida)

Prabhakar Sharan from Costa Rica. In search to become an actor, he shifted to Costa Rica, Central America in the year 2002. He is the second Indian to visit Costa Rica and came with one objective to create the dignified name of his country and pursue his dreams. He boosted his Indian culture through Bollywood movies and always followed his dreams to become an actor. In the year 2005, he was the first person to bring Hindi movies to Central American countries. Despite losing money with distribution business his passion to be an actor walked him through all process. He grave Latin culture and established a bridge with Indian culture in the year 2010, he became the board member and partner of the university where he came to study. After many intents to make a proper Bollywood style movie in Spanish finally in 2017, all doors seemed to be closed till the moment he met the producer Teresa Rodriguez who supported him to make his dream come true and first Bollywood style Latin American movie “Enredados La Confusion” was shot in India, Costa Rica, and Panama with the support of more than 1200 people from Latin America and India. “Enredados La Confusion” opened a huge market for Indian producers and vice-verse. He directed and acted and become First Indian Citizen to work in Latin American Spanish movie. The film was encouraged by Indian Embassies in Panama, Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Peru, and the United States. Every one puts their efforts, with similar thought he started his new project “BORDERS WITHOUT LIFE”. The movie is based on human smuggling and it will tear the unseen facts of how people get victimized to this organized crime. We also got a confirmation from” Government of India, Ministry Of External Affairs” and Embassies in Latin America to execute the filming and its release successfully. so if you believe in yourself and make friends with failures success will follow you. Achievements & Accolades • Sharan was in the “Judge panel of Miss India World” which happens from last 36 years in USA, he was elected as Vice President of Indo Latin Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi. • He has been awarded by university group Global Education Group which is a foundation affiliated to USA and Costa Rican Government as Best Asian to work with children’s for free education in my university. Awarded as Best debut Actor in Los Angles film festival, USA and was invited by our Consulate General in New York for felicitation. • Awarded as Best actor and my film as a Best foreign film in Jharkhand film festival 2018 by the Government and Organizers. • Awarded as best Debut director by Delhi film festival on 22nd of September 2018. • Awarded by Dehradun film festival and Uttarakhand cabinet minister Mr. Madan Kaushik as best Debut Director. • Awarded by Mayor of California, USA for my tribute to the Indian community in 2016. • Humanitarian award by Vick Dhillon, an Ex-Member of Parliament in the Canadian Government for my Contribution to Indian culture and cinema in Latin America. • His work has been awarded and appreciated by Costa Rican by Ex-Vice President Mr. Rodrigo Arias. • Awarded by Delhi International Film Festival as best Debut Director. • Awarded as INDIAN ACHIEVERS SAMMAN together with MEA on 29 0ctober 2018 in New Delhi and Ministry external affairs published a 4-page article about his achievements in their official magazine India Perspective. • Elected as WORLD KABADDI ORGANIZATION treasurer to develop Kabaddi in Latin America in Presence of our Ex-Prime Minister Shree H.D DEVE GOWDA. • His film has been selected and awarded by many other festivals throughout the world and it was screened in 72ndCANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2019 with a huge success and his name is recommended by the Honorable Indian Ambassador in Panama Mr. Ravi Thapar for PRAVASI BHARATIYA AWARD 2019 and upcoming government awards.

Neetika Sabhlok, a Delhi based resident who wears many hats an entrepreneur, Life Coach and Nlp trainer a sound healer being some of them, has managed to make quite a mark in spreading positivity into the lives of all her customers by introducing them to these therapeutic Salt Lamps. She stumbled upon them after a personal tragedy which required her to heal herself emotionally to bounce back in life. She was exploring the field of aromatherapy and life coaching, when she discovered these lamps with amazing therapeutic benefits. In today’s stressful day and age, we are constantly looking for ways to relieve our stress and create a positive aura into our personal spaces. One such innovative way to do so is to bring in a Salt Lamp into your home to help recreate the incredible forces of nature within the confines of your own home. These lamps are scientifically proven to attract water vapour i.e. humidity, along with its attached pollutants and generate negative ions which are released for multiple health benefits that calm the brain nerves making one feel stress free combined with our trainings. With numerous people feeling the shift in energies in their homes and work environment, Neetika now wants every home to experience the positive impact of salt lamps. This wonderful device strategically placed on your computer desk, on a bedside table, or in the TV room is capable of reducing the effects of EMF’s (Electro-magnetic fields), which are released by computers and other electronic devices. Sounds like a great deal, right?

One of the best brains among the Indian community are of Sindhis who know how to make paiso in any part of the world. They have sharp sixth sense to sniff out opportunity which makes them stand out for their chutzpah. In this story we are discussing about a Sindhi woman Jaya Sajnani, who is an entrepreneur, investor and founder of YG Travel- London based registered transport provider to the public. YG Travel is a one stop solution which provides and caters excellent transportation facilities/needs for any occasion to a group of people or an individual in order to create wonderful experiences and carry lifelong memories by using their services. Jaya Sajnani is originally from a small town called ‘Anand’ in Gujarat, India. She belongs to sindhi family which is popularly known for running successful businesses for many decades by having high business spirit and that was the spark in her too. She was raised in an environment where her father shared various interesting business stories during their family meetings. In 2003, she came to the UK to pursue her education after completing her graduation in India. She successfully completed her MBA (specialized in finance) from an esteemed university of West London (formerly known as Thames Valley University). She also gained Public and Logistic Transport Manager qualification from OCR Oxford, Cambridge and RSA examinations. Jaya started her career as Finance Executive in one of the chartered Accounting firms in London. She later on moved to London Council where she focused on European Government funding and ensuring that their investment in the programme delivers required outputs, providing support to the organisations funded through the London Councils ESF co-financing programme, developed an open and supportive relationship with funded projects. Alongside her work, she started a non-profit organisation where she used to raise the funds for the foster children by organising shows on the traditional culture of India. Jaya is married and the mother of a bright 11-year old child, Yaesha. She is not only seamlessly managing her business but she also is on top of her priorities for her family and friends. Jaya is currently working with the education institutions globally to provide the education tours and enhance the experience of outdoor learning for the students. YG Travel makes the entire experience as simple and hassle free possible. YG Travel takes care of all the education institution expedition packages and helps the institution through every step of their trip journey so that they feel supported from start to finish. Recently she has been awarded “International Women Recognition Award 2019 – Entrepreneur” from the Elite Club International Ltd at Delhi, India. Also, she has been honored at the House of Lords, Parliament house, London as ‘Young Entrepreneur 2019’ and ‘Wonder Women 2019’ award. She has also previously worked as Trustee, Board of Director and fundraising Manager at Helping Hands Charity Organisation in London. Jaya is also part of Ladies of All Nation and International (LOANI) and Elite Club charity organisation. As says Jaya, “YG Travel is trusted by millions of customers worldwide. Our services have been rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot.” YG Travel specialized in bespoke transport solutions. It has all the hallmarks of a successful UK second generation company. But it has something else, too. A keen sense of business and a commitment to running a high-quality fleet. The drive for efficiency has come to the fore of the operation in the last few years. YG Travel provides the Educational Tours for national and international students, Home to School Bus service, School Trips, Airport Transfers with Meet and Greet service, London City Tours and UK and Europe Tours. From 4-seater executive saloon cars to full size 74 seat executive coaches, travel all over England, throughout the UK and into Europe. Whether it’s corporate travel, private hire, excursions or your daily commute, YG Travel can cater for all of your travel needs. Their values explain why they have been very successful and most liked by their customers. Their business values are Safety, Excellence, People and Community. YG Travel believes in Travel with Safety and They only do what is safe to do, and stop unsafe behaviour. They constantly strive for excellence in what they do. They keep customers in the center of everything and serve to generate economic, social and environmental value. All vehicles are equipped with the latest technology including Sat Nav, GPS tracking, CCTV. This allows their operation team to pinpoint the exact location of the coach at any time.   24×7 helpline : +44 7808 522157 Office : +44 1981 205002 sales@ygtravel.co.uk www.ygtraval.co.uk Unit 35, Hallmark Trading center Fourth way, Wembley, HA9 0LB