Popular Mompreneur, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja, 32, of Ludhiana and wife of well-known Sikh businessman and philanthropist, Harjinder Singh Kukreja, is a food entrepreneur, Instagram influencer and a social activist.

Harkirat and Harjinder are an interesting couple. Their life journey has its ups and downs, but they have always walked through life together. “We source the bliss in our marriage from Sikh scriptures which teach us that husband and wife are not just two people who merely sit together but a couple who are one soul in two bodies,” says Harkirat Kaur Kukreja.

Over the years, Harkirat and Harjinder have grown closer than ever. Their personalities, desire to help people and their entrepreneurial minds makes them a power couple. The creative aspect and the marketing strategy that Harkirat holds, has only sky-rocketed the family business, Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers. The two are exuberant when it comes to work and with a goal to expand their business, Belfrance across India, they are set to thrive and achieve. The Chocolate Ganesha is one of the most successful creations which was put forth by Harkirat Kaur Kukreja. Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers are now known across the world for the same.

The couple, Harkirat and Harjinder are well-known for their active family travels. They’ve traveled to many countries across the globe and as much of the luxury travellers that they are, they also love to experience and wander across lesser known cities. Their travel experience and suggestions help the many who follow them to find their perfect vacations. These travel days bring in many opportunities for their business as well, when they visit new cafés and restaurants, add their innovativeness and adapt a few ideas into their own business. Walking right alongside each other, the two are equals in every aspect and are each other’s heroes.

Being social activists, Harkirat and Harjinder are active amongst many good causes that tend to help the needy. Harkirat makes it a point to visit orphanages with her children and spend quails time with orphans. She gives a lot of attention to young women there and motivates them to empower themselves. Her husband, Harjinder is always supportive of Harkirat and her Sikh spirit of service.

With the zeal to always be of service, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja has a soft corner in her heart for Afghan Sikh and Hindu refugees who had to flee their homeland and seek refuge in India. She is a mentor to many Afghan Sikh girls and inspires them to acquire skills for their empowerment. And as much of a hero as Harkirat is to people, she also is a Sikh Supermom who always inspires and teaches her children the many important Sikh teachings and family values. She also makes it a point to take her children to Gurudwara every Sunday and involves them in aspects of Langar Seva which involves cooking and serving free food.

This power couple is an inspiration to many to always support, love and walk by each other through the good and tough times of life. You surely don’t want to miss out on how amazing these personalities are and so, catch them on Instagram @harkiratkukreja and @harjinderkukreja.

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Her 24-hour food budget challenges on YouTube made her a sensational success across social media.

The kind of success and the level of momentum certain industries have gained over the years have stunned people and ignited more motivation in them to take on bigger leaps in their respective industries. Especially when it comes to women professionals, be it as entrepreneurs, influencers, artists, or content creators, it is essential to talk about their meteoric rise in their respective industries. We couldn’t go without mentioning the excellence of one such woman who believed in her visions and creative abilities and thus could go ahead in becoming her best version in all that she chose to do in her career; she is Priyanka Tiwari.

Priyanka Tiwari perhaps is one of those few ladies buzzing high in the social media realm whose videos on food have made people fall in love with her. Priyanka Tiwari, who initially rocked the Indian television industry, doing various roles on different shows and channels, turned her path towards the social media world and became a YouTuber and food vlogger with a focus on lifestyle and travel niches as well. The 24-hours Budget Food Challenge by Priyanka Tiwari has earned her maximum buzz and headlines in the industry, making her the trendsetter on YouTube.

She reveals how she would travel every month to a new city and make food travel videos. However, the pandemic came with several challenges, where she had to change the content of her videos and had to make videos from her home. She began by making a few street style food recipe videos, which were very well received by the audiences. Then she started doing 24 hours food challenges, and they were a huge success too.

Priyanka Tiwari’s budget challenges, like living on ?100 for 24 hours, were on YouTube trending back-to-back five times, and her video touched YouTube trending #1. This soon attained much momentum and became a trend on YouTube, where others started doing the same. Her one-of-a-kind Budget Food Challenges series began with her videos like “Living on ?100 for 24 hours challenge”, followed by ?200, ?50, ?10, ?500, ?250, ?2000.

All her budget food challenge videos have helped her reach the top of the YouTube space; the proof is her growing fan following on social media with 75K followers on Instagram (@priyankaatiwari) and over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/PriyankaTiwari.

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Growing up in a religious household in Cuttack Odisha. Singh was never too far from a gurudwara.

Raunak Singh, founder non-profit aid and relief organization Sikh Aid, has taken it upon himself to create a world that believes in equality and charity. Through Sikh Aid, he has been reaching out to various corners of the earth helping those in need and in turn rekindling people’s trust in humanity.

In today’s intolerant world where judgements are made based on one’s race, religion and beliefs, the crucial need of the hour is the promotion of love and revivement of our faith in mankind. Though this change in attitude cannot happen overnight, even simple acts of kindness can go a long way in attaining a world that believes in equality and charity.

The idea of taking the concept of langar in Sikh community kitchen to people or regions that needed it the most gave birth to Sikh Aid organization in 2017 in Cuttack, Odisha. Singh recalls the moment vividly as it was the during first wave of covid 19 in india when daily wage workers were travelling by foot to their homes due to lockdown.
Singh provided aid to them by providing them langar and drinking water.

Sikh Aid is based on the principals of sikh’a first guru , Guru nanak dev ji which is “Naam jaapo , Kirat karo , Vand chakho”.

In India, Sikh Aid has played a prominent role in providing relief to various areas hit by natural calamities like the Vishakhapatnam cyclone, floods in Jammu and Kashmir, and Gujarat earthquake, among others. “Over the last three to four years, we have developed a fantastic team in India,” says Raunak Singh CEO of Sikh Aid.

Though Sikh Aid is a small organization, with the backing of a large group of volunteers and generous donors, it has organized aid missions all over the India.
Raunak Singh provides a basic idea on how the missions work: Each mission comprises of a volunteer group or aid workers who undergo risk assessments to ensure they are safe when they are travelling. The organization gets access to local contacts like churches or mosques to get a clearer idea on language, cultures and sensitivities of the region. “Once in the country, the team spends days or months working with the local groups to make sure that what they do is effective. We share our experiences on aid work to enhance it.”

Funding comes mainly from All community; Sikh Aid does not receive any government funding. “About 50 percent is funded by the Sikh community from around the world. If it is a major disaster, then the gurudwaras step forward as well,” says Singh, adding that the organization has had a lot of non-Sikh supporters in india.

In the next five years, Sikh Aid aims to develop a larger team of staff and train more individuals and aid workers to do more operations. “Especially longer terms operations in development and education in places like Odisha . What I would like to do in India is health clinics for women and children so that women have the most basic health care. And in Africa, sanitization and water.” Says singh humbly.

In conclusion the selfless Sikh wants “people to follow in the footpath of Sikh Aid so that we build something around the world and give something to the next generation. Build bridges not walls, reach out without having any issues on faith, race or religion and be the humanitarian we are meant to be.”

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India has one of the biggest and fastest growing number of skilled individuals. With advancement in technology, rise in accessibility and reforms in the education system, career prospects have expanded and with the availability of the internet opportunities are unlimited.

In such an environment, the only thing stopping individuals from getting an opportunity of their choice is a lack of networking. One could have the best skillset and work ethic but if they do not approach the right employers, then they won’t be doing justice to their potential.

To help job seekers find their perfect workplace, India Job has developed a system that matches the candidate with their most compatible employer. India Job is the first choice for many employers. India Job is a free job site, where there is no sign up fee for the candidates, hence a great number of people sign up every day and look for jobs in their fields and localities. And since, a large number of candidates are onboard at India Job, it is the perfect place for employers to find their new employee.

India Job has a very easy-to-use interface, where a candidate just has to sign-up and then can post their resumes and CVs for the employers to see. Since tons of employers use India Job, with just one click a candidate reaches many employers at once, and increases his/her chance of getting an opportunity in their dream career.

To kickstart your journey of finding the perfect job, visit india-job.net

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This is an account of youthful exuberance teaming up with passion, hard work, and a dream of transforming Indian sports, primarily grassroots football.

The success story of Hemant Sharma, the co-founder of IT MAGIA along with his co-founder partner Arpit Gupta and partner Actor, Splits villa and MTV Roadies host Rannvijay Singha, is quite remarkable. Working towards building a strong foundation for a harmonious ecosystem of sports for the nation’s kids, youth, and adults, Hemant has come a long way from taking his love for the beautiful game (Football) and finally converting it into a smoothly running sports and events management business.

Over the short span of 6 years through his venture, he moved further to work on an array of tournaments and leagues in the country on varying levels and sectors such as corporate, grassroots, embassies, and many more. The Legends Cup, earlier called Federation Cup which started with just 16 teams in 2012, is today India’s largest corporate football tournament with more than 400 teams participating over a period of 2 days in over 6 states and more than 15 cities.
IT Magia today has worked with over 2500 corporates around India which include the likes of Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Adidas, Red Bull, Budweiser, Huawei to name a few. They hold a place in Limca Book of Records for Organising the largest football corporate tournament in India, and proudly call themselves the creators of the first-ever semi-professional football league in India, Creators Premier League. They also established something called StreetBall to enhance the basketball experience in the country. It soon became a rage and was touted as one of the best basketball amateur tournaments in the country.

Hailing from a traditional air force family, Hemant Sharma always enjoyed sports preferably cricket, only to find his passion in football at the age of 13 when his family moved to Thailand. The journey that started during his teenage days with a simple aim to do something for all sports enthusiasts, turned into the advent of something new back in India at the age of 19. Life took him from being a captain of the college football team at Delhi University to an organizer of his first corporate football event called the Federation Cup.

ITMagia has also become a pioneer in football Infra in the city, currently running more than 11 football centers in the city to promote and develop football. They were the first to launch Adidas The Base in the country which was considered the Mecca of Football. From international coaches to training programs, the vision of ITMagia is to develop grassroots football and one day to see the Indian team play in the World Cup.

Being well-traveled due to his father’s air force job, Hemant had experienced diverse landscapes and cultures, different views and expressions, which contributed to shaping his open-minded personality and a desire to establish himself as an entrepreneur. Thankful to his inspirations i.e his parents, for providing him a life full of opportunities, he as an entrepreneur also envisioned building a platform that established and facilitated a harmonious ecosystem of sports for the country’s kids, youth, and adults.

He combined his passion for sports with his entrepreneurial mind to initiate IT Magia along with his two partners.
“It all began with a clear idea to promote football, which is a team-building sport, in a country driven by cricket. Corporates who rarely get time for physical activities from their busy schedules could now get some time out while playing together as a team. I am thankful to my partner and brother, Arpit to have shared the same vision or else this would not have been possible”- Hemant Sharma.

Hemant aims to grow further and connect the unconventional league format with more sports in years to come. That is the next big target and going by his track record, it’s a sure-shot thing to happen, in the near future.

This Navratri all Gujaratis are ready across the globe to celebrate the joy of being there together. The pandemic brought a lot of restrictions; however, people still feel the festive vibe on its arrival. The Garba sessions, the morning meetups, and a lot of comfort food, alongside great music are all that Navaratri is about. Bhumik Shah a celebrated Gujarati folk singer who has been one of the most demanded artists of Gujarat is all set to rock this season with his energetic performances.

His past work includes hits like Ganraj Aala, Taar Jhankar, Prem Ma Padyo, Chaniyacholi, Prem Thayo Chhe, Nacho Re, and many Daklas that have been loved by his audiences. He recently released his song ‘Jaage Ne Jadva’ which got a lot of love and appreciation from his fans. After the lockdown things kicked in with new rules and guidelines and hence celebrating Navaratri had also been affected. The guidelines of less gathering had pushed many people away from celebrating in a huge crowd. However, this has not affected the love they have for Bhumik’s performances.

Bhumik has been invited to multiple private Garba nights to get together with fewer people. People cannot afford to miss his energy and music at this festival. The Garba nights are still eager to see Bhumik perform with all guidelines being in place. Bhumik also mentions, ‘I am overwhelmed with the reaction people have this year. With the restrictions in place and festive at peak people are finding new ways to celebrate Garba nights keeping in mind the new normals. They have arranged for private setups to ensure that they can enjoy my performance. This feeling is a shocker as well as so amazing to see the reactions. I hope these private Garba nights become memorable for them and me.’

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Ankit Hirpara founder of Hybrid Green Tea has set a huge example with his idea of Tea.He never wanted to compromise on product quality or timeliness in offering services to customers. He was very firm from the beginning to have Quality items and prompt service, His idea is of selling A-Grade quality of tea was deceveloped while he was researching about the same. He had taken a huge risk to achieve higher as he went for the entire research process.

After a two-year study involving experts in herbs and teas, his product line was developed that incorporated the best organic and natural elements that benefit the body and keep it healthy.

A Single Cup Of the day Of The Hybrid Green Teacup keeps people with better health and keeps cells of the body from aging, Hybrid green tea has become a trustworthy, therapeutic part of life in India. Green tea, indeed, is a key player in the healthy lifestyles and long life of people.

As Hybrid cup is more than 450 GSM. This cup can be used multiple times, 10 to 12 shots of 30 ml of green tea are used in the single-cup during the whole day. It said One cup for one day keeps a doctor away. It’s Eco-friendly, Hassel-free, and Biodegradable.

The biggest advantage of these cups is they are eco-friendly & Non- Toxic. The Cellulose filter in it has cellulose fibers in Zero Fiber nest together to form a highly uniform filter coating that traps the smallest of particles. The resulting filtration is higher than that of D.E. giving you cleaner, clearer tea.

As he has come up with varieties of it, one of the best served by his company is Kangra leaves Green Tea which is an A-Grade Export Quality Whole Leaves that is Naturally Rich in Antioxidant and it Helps One in Staying Physically Fit and Energized. Along with it, it helps in Preventing Many Diseases like Diabetes, Weight loss, Blood Pressure, and Cancer.

Consumption of Kangra Green Tea Is A Great Beginning For Increasing Your Metabolism.

Kangra Tea Is Known for Its Unique Color and Flavor and has Won Gold & Silver Medals In London & Amsterdam For Superior Quality which has made him achieve heights. This is how with his mission to make the Nation healthier, Ankit Hirpara is setting an example for youth to take risks and achieve higher.

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“The unique thing about India is it’s diversity and young demographic. This is reflected in the creator ecosystem too, where young people are pursuing their passions and driving trends,” says Manish Chopra, director and head of partnering at Facebook India, which owns Instagram.

Every creator’s journey from zero to millions of followers is different. There are many influencers who have taken good control over people’s minds and their hearts with their influencing power. Social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram & MX TakaTak are among the top platforms where influencers are being recognized. Influencers struggle a lot and dedicate too much time to social media making short videos. “Do what you love and you will never work a day in life” holds true to influencers who are really passionate about their work and one such passionate influencer is Aakansha Jangir who is enjoying 1.5 million followers on Instagram and 4 million on MX TakaTak. Aakansha Jangir also known as ‘Parimomo’, has influenced millions of people across the world through her Rajasthani dance videos, lip sync videos and by promoting Rajasthani traditional attire, saree. Aakansha says, “I am very attached to Rajasthan’s rich culture and believe in proselytizing its classic wear.”

Well, the power of these short video apps has helped transform the lives of people who started out their journey as an anonymous being. The introduction of reels has helped in many ways. So has the pandemic. Aakansha shares, “I was getting not so bad response on my videos prior to pandemic but the kind of captive audience I got during the covid months proved bombshell to me, something which I never dreamed of. I don’t know about others but this epidemic proved to be great for me.” There are few faces and souls which people like to see on a daily basis and Aakansha, the dancing enthusiast is one of them who is gaining a lot of Fame and popularity from all around by taking over people’s viewing choices and things which they like or which they don’t.

When Akanksha was asked about the benefits of being an influencer she replied,”There are many but appreciation and recognition are the foremost perks which matters a lot to me. What could be better than getting your own place and name in the market. Being praised for my work is what pushes me more to do further. My hard work paid off when I came to the insight of a brilliant singer Mika Singh and a few other celebrities. By God’s mercy, I would like to work with famous personalities and do daily soaps. Besides, I have signed up with Amazon as well which is also a great accomplishment for me.”

Aakansha’s advice to budding influencers:

Well, becoming an influencer is not that difficult if you are considerate and deliberate in what you do. I would say be consistent and keep patience. Everything takes time and everything demands hard work. You just need to follow your passion. Just focus on your work & don’t worry about the results. Your target should be your audience at what kind of content they respond well to, if you are specific in this case then you are more likely to win the hearts of all. Besides, you should be passionate about your niche, this is something you must be interested in.

Aakansha’s keys to success:

My key to success is Persistence and consistency. You know, I didn’t get a single penny even for a few months after starting making short videos on MX TakaTak and Instagram but I didn’t give up no matter what. Now that I have come quite a long way, I realized that it is true that hardwork is the key to success. It’s really hard in the beginning when you don’t get enough likes or views or comments but stick with whatever you are doing, who you are and what you want from your life. To become a successful influencer it is very important to know your worth because you are not less than anyone and never doubt yourself.

Aakansha’s aim in life:

At first, I started making short videos on Likee app and gained a huge popularity. Afterwards I joined Tik Tok because of its craze among people and got a very good response there too. But when they got banned, I began connecting with people through MX TakaTak and Instagram. Now, I have come quite far, I want to go even further. It has been my dream to become a star. I want to become an actress, a daily soap heroine and a reality show star. Apart from this, I have a keen desire to establish my business in the fashion industry and am even planning to make this happen soon.

Once dreamt of becoming a guise sensation, not long ago, nowadays Redheemaa has had her judgements straight. Coming a long way from Delhi to full fledged in Mumbai Ridhimaa Gupta aka Redheemaa has always aspired to be a front page model and thanks to her dedication and efforts she has managed to pull such stunts that awe the society and even in terms of fame she has been able to grab the opportunity deservingly innumerous times.

“Aspirations are a way to reaching your goals in the most laid back way as possible” – Redheemaa. Still the way we have seen her go back and forth since her first day at shoot to the most recent one one may even comprehend the number of efforts she has taken to ‘at a final point’ prosper at these statures. On the first day of her auditioning Redheemaa had started getting cold feet during the interviews but counteracting to the first day of shoot she flew with liveliness all through the takes. Her co actors even at one point got to get a different side of Redheemaa whilst in between the takes and those bubbly artistic characteristics of Redheemaa could clearly be noticed with all those charismatic atmospheres of hers.

Redheemaa is self effacing enough to know that she is not better than anybody and wise enough to know that she is different from the rest. Her words speak for herself better than anybody else could ever describe her and getting in to her nature is all together a diverse approach.

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Foxclues is well recognized for its strategic implementation of planning and research in market industry. It is one of the fastest growing digital market research companies of India. It is well reputed in the industry for its stellar algorithms and research analytics that are used for market research through market segregation and sorting to acquire desired results. It is now shifting its headquarters to Prestige Trade Tower, Bangalore.

The journey of Mrinal KJ, the Director of Foxclues who started Foxclues as a startup in a single room in 2018 to one of the fastest growing digital marketing companies of India with its headquarters in Prestige Trade Tower, Bangalore is nothing but inspiring. Numerous people dream of Success and few get to experience it and there are a lot qualities and factors that influence it and it is imperative to say that Mrinal KJ possesses those qualities to have reached a point, where he is now. The first office of Foxclues was in Jalandhar, in 2019 where he had just a handful of people to work and limited funds to afford to pay. But, these situations never blurred his vision and only made his goal clearer and more tempting to achieve. As he used to say, “When people are depended on you, its your responsibility to take care of them”.          

With the startup, he started picking every chance that he was able to grab and gave his best to create an impact with digital research and events. Throughout his journey, he affiliated with a lot of brands & giants in India to help them understand their customer base, he helped a lot of people through his self-help books and acquired more than 100+ national and international recognitions for his contributions through Foxclues. Hardwork, faith and consistency kept him moving even through his hard times and now he was able to establish the headquarters of foxclues in one of the most prestigious and Elite buildings of Bangalore, The Prestige Trade Tower. He congratulated his employees and dedicated this to the efforts of himself & his employees. He further commented that the employees of any organization should be cared about and treated well and this wouldn’t have been possible if his employees didn’t put their maximum efforts, and promised them that all the future business commitments.

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