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Celebal Technologies, a Jaipur-based software company named Databricks Regional System Integrator Partner for 2nd Year in a Row

Celebal Technologies, a Jaipur-based software company named Databricks Regional System Integrator Partner for 2nd Year in a Row

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — April 19, 2022:- Celebal Technologies today announced it has won the 2022 Databricks Regional System Integrator Partner (India) and Top Consumption Partner (Asia Pacific and Japan) at the APJ Partner Awards 2022. Databricks’ Partner Awards recognize the outstanding performances and significant achievements of their APJ partners and highlight the standout work being done in the field of data and analytics.

This is the second consecutive year that Databricks has recognized Celebal Technologies as a leader and valued collaborator in the Data and AI space.

“Our strong partnership with Databricks strengthens our Data and AI capabilities, enabling our clients to enjoy the benefits of the latest Databricks innovations and realize the complete potential of their data,” said Anirudh Kala, CEO & Co-founder, Celebal Technologies. “Databricks has been the foundation of our AI and machine learning solutions, boosting productivity and profitability for our customers. It is truly an honour to receive these recognitions and a testament to shared successes.”

These awards are testimony to Celebal Technologies’ high level of expertise and innovation in helping enterprises maximize the value of their data, embed AI into their business processes, and support clients in their data transformation journeys, from data strategy and architecture to migrations, advanced analytics, and operations.

About Celebal Technologies:

Celebal Technologies is a premier technology company that specializes in the fields of AI, Big Data, Data Science, and Enterprise Cloud. Their unique expertise lies at the intersection of “Traditional Enterprise” and “Modern Cloud Innovation”. Celebal Technologies drives continuous innovation to empower clients in their digital transformation journeys across industries such as Manufacturing, BFSI, Consumer goods, e-Commerce, Life sciences, Education, and Healthcare. They are a Microsoft Gold Partner and 2021 Microsoft India Partner of the Year, with a strength of 1200+ people serving customers across India, USA, Canada, UK, and the Asia Pacific regions.

India’s first Financial Literacy platform for school and college children, Finkeyz aims to nurture a financially-enabled world

India’s first Financial Literacy platform for school and college children, Finkeyz aims to nurture a financially-enabled world

Mumbai:- Most adults invariably regret one thing in life – starting late on their financial journeys.

Mumbai-headquartered Finkeyz is a start-up that aims to stop just that and bring about a radical change in the lives of young Indians by filling in the critical gap of financial literacy. The company believes financial education is one of the keys to a better life.

Founded by Pratik Shah, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Finkeyz aims to create a financially-aware world with FinSmart, its unique Financial Education & Enablement Program for children and young adults.

“As parents, we enable our children -and make them responsible for their school education and other activities. But we somehow fail to enable our kids for Finance, a skill that will play a significant role in their lives. Finkeyz has taken over that mantle. We educate younger generations on Finance and get them started on their journeys too,” says Pratik Shah, Founder of Finkeyz.

Finkeyz financial literacy course for school and college children is designed and advised by the alumni of prestigious institutions such as IIM-A, IIM-C, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Goldman Sachs, and Tata Class Edge, to name a few.

To deliver effective financial education, the financial edtech company has formulated a discussion and conversation-based curriculum, backed by family-oriented projects so the student gets a hands-on understanding of the key financial concepts and their real-life applications.

Shah says, “Let’s admit it – learning finance via videos is tedious. To bring forth interaction and adaptive learning, we have consciously opted for live classes by qualified instructors. The curriculum encourages students to think, query, brainstorm and get involved as the teachers expose them to different financial concepts. Moreover, our Enablement Program ensures students keep applying their knowledge in the practical world.”

While Finkeyz has launched FinSmart, its flagship financial literacy program in India, the company plans to go global and aims to become the largest and most-trusted financial education and enablement program for children and young adults worldwide.

Finkeyz is a bootstrapped start-up not funded by any external investor.

About Finkeyz:

Mumbai-headquartered Finkeyz (www.finkeyz.com) is a first-of-its-kind financial literacy platform that is targeted at school and college students. The company aims to nurture a generation that is financially aware and prudent about Money Management.

Humanitarian Meera Gandhi supports the climate change campaign in Antartica

Humanitarian Meera Gandhi supports the climate change campaign in Antartica

At a young age16, Meera Gandhi started as a volunteer at Asha Daan in Mumbai, India, under the guidance of Mother Teresa. Ms. Gandhi wears many hats, a nurturing mother to three children, a global philanthropist, supporting charities all over the world, and a television personality.  Over the past 13 years, her work has been recognized and supported by HRH Prince Edward, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Tony & Cherie Blair, Sadhguru, Rahul Gandhi, PM Narendra Modi, Rekha, Hema Malini, Kerry Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, to mention a few.

“I have always known I was different. My school friends were more interested in movies and I would watch Mother Teresa on Television on weekends. That inspired me to have a bigger purpose in life” recalls Meera. It was a natural progression for her to launch her television shows to inspire others to choose greater.

Through her shows, she touches upon concerns of life such as the pursuit of happiness, how to be a successful entrepreneur, aspects of embracing oneself and turning it into self-growth, and how to be heard and make the most of their own voice.

“ Adding to the ongoing conversation, I embarked on an expedition to Antarctica, the vast, untouched continent that is one of the few places left on Earth that has not been reshaped by human activities” adds Meera. The trip was organized by a group called Dybrkr(DayBreaker).  Their aim is to call for attention to Climate change and have a discussion on diversification and preventing further damage. Colin O’Brady, who represented the US on the ITU Triathlon World Cup Circuit, Guy Laliberté, co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, Steve Martocci co-founder of Splice, amongst many other influencers accompanied Ms. Gandhi on this unique exploration. The event included forum discussions at Foyn Harbour and the Drake Passage, concluding with a music concert by Ms. Gandhi’s daughter Madame Gandhi in Buenos Aires with the target to raise more awareness.

Antarctica echoes my motto, “We are to the universe only as much as we give back to it” Antarctica reminds me of the great privilege it is to be born as a divine human on this truly amazing planet and that each day is such a precious gift. It takes billions and billions of years to be born as a human. Let’s not waste a moment with that. Each of us has a divine purpose and more so after this Antarctica adventure, I bow to the divine light in all”, shares Meera.

3 Tips on Antarctica: (Source internet)

1. Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest continent on Earth.
2. Antarctica covers 14.2 million km² (5.5 million square miles)
3. The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest ice store on earth. Area: 5.4 million square miles (14 million kilometers) Mass: 7.2 million cubic miles (30 million cubic meters)

Fall of this year will also mark the launch of the book, Three Tips by Meera Gandhi, where she shares tips on handling different life situations, with an appeal to self-growth and transformation on the go.

Platform for handmade & sustainable products e-commerce startup Peepul Tree to launch a first-of-its kind nationwide initiative to help people discover India’s famous arts on World’s Artisan Day

Platform for handmade & sustainable products e-commerce startup Peepul Tree to launch a first-of-its kind nationwide initiative to help people discover India’s famous arts on World’s Artisan Day

Peepul Tree, an e-commerce platform dedicated to handmade products from India enables the finest artisans & crafters to connect to the global marketplace. Peepul tree is launching a new initiative to get people to discover the famous arts, crafts, and artisans, who are carrying on these traditions and telling their stories.

For over 2,000 years India was the center of the world luxury market. Traders from across the world came to India for fine hand-made products until synthetic and machines replaced handmade. With the world becoming more environmentally conscious, it’s time to rediscover handmade in India. We are home to over 7 million artisans and crafts people who are still producing fine hand-made products and they can dominate the market for sustainable products.

On 18th April 2022  which is World’s Artisan Day, Peepul Tree will launch the ‘Discover our Arts’ campaign, inviting people to capture the stories of the arts and artisans around them. From the entries received, Peepul Tree will commission films that will be aired on Peepul Tree (www.peepultree.in) and across social media. The idea behind this initiative is to allow people, especially the youth, to learn about and engage with artisans, and win grants of upto Rs 50,000/ month.

The campaign is part of the ‘People of Peepul Tree’ initiative that celebrates the artisans and crafts of India.

At Peepul Tree we work with some of India’s finest, award-winning artisans who are carrying on traditions that go back hundreds of years. Our aim is to help the world rediscover India’s finest arts. The ‘Discover our Arts’ initiative will help people learn about our famed arts, and crafts and connect with our artisans,’ said Archna Nayar, Head of Design, Peepul Tree.

“It has been our mission to create a platform for India’s great arts and artisans and help them offer the finest handmade products to the global market.,” said Mini Menon, Co-founder of Peepul Tree.

Kofounderz Team launches The Great Unicorn Hunt – a unique discovery platform for Promising Startups to get discovered by VCs, Angels, Mentors and Corporates

With 50% of the portfolio of most VCs being ripe for Co-investment or next rounds and more than 80% of the portfolio companies of most VCs and Angel Investors not having secured a second round of funding in the last 24 months, the Startups are realizing that current mechanisms of securing next rounds or delivering exits are too linear and too inefficient. Enter The Great Unicorn Hunt.

Keeping in mind the aim of helping startups acquire customers, capital, publicity, and scalability, Sachin Karnik, Founder and CEO of Kofounderz Team elaborated on the context of The Great Unicorn Hunt. He said, “It is clear that there is a huge disparity in the way capital is getting distributed, and even promising, well-funded Startups are not ending up on the right doorsteps. Any mechanism that  could compress the discovery time of potential unicorns and make it easy for  VCs and Investors to spot potential unicorns is going to be welcome, going by the reaction and welcome extended by some of the most prominent players of the Ecosystem.”

No simple Solutions  and no Short Cuts for the Startup ecosystem

In keeping with the  MVP or Minimum Viable Proposition approach that’s so common in the Startup Ecosystem, Kofounderz Team conducted not just a poll but also conducted four detailed, closed-door, by-invitation-only symposiums and Round Tables to get an insight from the leading players of the Ecosystem who have been on the forefront in terms of identifying, investing and nurturing winning propositions before they got noticed by the world.

The objectives of the Virtual Symposiums and Round Table sessions were very specific:

  1.  Are the pain points plaguing the Ecosystem real, big enough, and worth solving?
  2.  Can we as an Ecosystem attempt at doing different things or doing things differently to crank up the way we are spotting and nurturing Unicorns?
  3.  Can a central platform, well adopted by the Startup community serve the purpose of becoming a reservoir and a watering hole for the most promising Startups to attract scarce capital and acumen?

Some of the prominent leaders that attended the  First VC Symposium include :

Sumit Keshan ( Wipro Consumer Ventures), Anoop N ( Chiratae), Pankaj Karna ( Maple Advisory), Bhavesh Jatania ( IDFC First Bank), Sachin Tagra ( JSW Ventures), Sanjay Mehta, ( 100x.VC), Rajesh Sehgal ( Equanamity), Sarvesh Agrawal ( Transparent Capital), Dhianu Das ( Agility Ventures), Ameya Prabhu ( Nafa Capital), Kishore Ganji ( Astir Ventures), Rachana Bhusari( NSE), Ajay Thakur( BSE), Anil Joshi ( Unicorn Ventures), Priyanka Thakkar ( Unilever Ventures).

There are many more who have joined the Hunt and their profiles and details can be seen on www.thegreatunicornhunt.com

Angel Investor Round Table Attendees :

Shashank Ranadev ( 100X.VC), Anubhav Tiwari ( IIIT), Dr. Manish Diwan ( BIRAC), Dr. Rupesh Ghyar ( BETIC), Konark Rai ( SASTRA), Kartheek  ( MiraiNxT), Mathew Mattam ( CYDA India), Vikash( Runway Incubator). Angel Investors who attended include Rajeev Arora, Pranay Desai, Anand Shiralkar, Puru Modani, Ashish Agarwal,  Vijay Hede, Sandhya Chaudhary, K.S.Raghunandan,  Lalit Gupta, Neha Patil.

Corporate Conference Attendees included :

Dr. Lopamudra Priyadarshini ( Aditya Birla Group), GovindaRaj A ( Vodafone Idea), Amarjeet Khanuja ( Star Health Insurance), Bhavesh Jatania ( IDFC First Bank), Dr.Dhirendra Kumar ( Tata Steel), Smriti ( Shell), Jaikrishan( Preferred Consumer), Vipul Mathur ( Udaan), Parthiv Gandhi ( HDFC Bank), Aditi Khurana ( Softbank KK), Parimal Sheth ( Kennis Global), Sudhir Madhugiri ( Gartner)

There are many more VCs, Angel Investors, Family Offices, Corporates, and Mentors who have joined the Hunt and their profiles and details can be seen on www.thegreatunicornhunt.com

Some of the sentiments, observations, and supporting and welcoming views expressed during the symposiums include, “much-needed initiative”, ‘” this is like a script of a blockbuster”

Inviting Startup Founders, Angel Investors, VCs, Family Offices, Corporates, and Mentors:

The portal is basically a free-to-register portal where each stakeholder could register, declare his or her role, and participate in the Hunt. The VCs appear in the Hunters sections and the Angel Investors, Incubators, Accelerators, Mentors appear in the Spotters section.

Founders could ping the Unicorn Hunters and Spotters and vice versa to have offline connects and conversations.

The Startups that have been nominated by their investors could choose the Investor or VC and appear in the Nominated Startups section since the emphasis is also on making it easier for VCs and Angel Investors to secure exits for their portfolio companies. Those who haven’t been nominated can appear in the Self Nominated Startups gallery.

The simplicity of the model is that Hunters and Spotters could choose to convey their reactions via three emojis, Clapping, Thumbs up or Neutral face.

Celebrating Startup Day every month: Intentions are not enough if the rigor is missing:

Some of the best intentions can take a back seat in terms of execution if the rigor is missing. The hunt cannot afford to lose steam mid-journey. The drum beating, sound clanging, macchan building will be an ongoing part of The Great Unicorn Hunt. However, to ensure the rigor is visible in letter and spirit, KoFounderz Team has decided to support the Startup Day announced by The PM on the 16th of Jan by taking it one step forward by celebrating the Startup Day not just once a year but by celebrating it on 16th of every month. To add to the discipline of the rigor, Sachin Karnik, Founder, and CEO, KoFounderzTeam even creates a Video letter to ‘report’ to the PM Modi and Industry Minister, Shri Piyush Goel about the progress made every month.

The Great Unicorn Hunt is an open invitation to all Founders who believe their Startups are potential Unicorns and want to get Spotted and Hunted by veteran Hunters and Spotters speedily and efficiently without being judged, stopped, and rejected by Gatekeepers. Founders who believe they need help in polishing their narrative and getting their act also have a built-in support system in the form of paid services that founders can avail if required. The Great Unicorn Hunt is proving to be a boon to the high fractionalized Startup Ecosystem.

A Startup founder, with a decent and correctly uploaded Startup, can be in front of the Top Most VCs and Investors, and Corporates in a few minutes.

“I Am I.C.O.N” the most anticipated album of Deep Jandu is now set to release on April 20th, 2022

“I Am I.C.O.N” the most anticipated album of Deep Jandu is now set to release on April 20th, 2022

One of the most anticipated albums is set to release on April 20th, 2022, called I.C.O.N featuring Bohemia and music by Deep Jandu.

This duo has been behind the success of many hit singles such as Good Life and Pagol, and it’s no surprise the multi-talented Deep Jandu is going to be behind the keys of this blockbuster album.

In 2018, Deep Jandu made a surprise appearance in New York City, when Bohemia called him onto the stage and introduced him as “The Dr. Dre Of the Punjabi Hip Hop Scene”. The duo stole the show, and to us, that was a sign of more music had to be brewing in the future.

Deep Jandu has been behind many hit songs featuring the biggest Punjabi superstars. He has produced tracks for Diljit Dosanjh, Gippy Grewal, Jazzy Bains, Miss Pooja, Kanwar Grewal, Karan Aujla, Jass Manak, and many more.

Most notable, Deep Jandu is recognized for building a platform for the industry in Canada and breeding some of the top singers today such as Sidhu Moosewala and Karan Aujla.

Canada was not recognized in the music industry in the early 2000’s, and there was no platform for aspiring musicians and artists to stand foot on.  So, what did Deep Jandu do, he started to build a platform.

With a passion for production and a lack of vocalists, the multi-talented Deep Jandu began vocal training and began to produce his own tracks. Today Deep Jandu is an award-winning music producer, vocalist, and co-founder of Royal Music Gang, the largest South Asian record label from North America.

We’re all super excited and anticipating the release of I.C.O.N. With the legendary Bohemia teaming up with Deep Jandu, executive producer J.Hind – make sure to catch the release on Geet MP3 on April 20th, 2022.

For the first time, Singing Cosplayer Hikari will perform at JAPAN EXPO in France this July!

For the first time, Singing Cosplayer Hikari will perform at JAPAN EXPO in France this July!

Singing Cosplayer Hikari, an international singer who covers J-POP songs, especially anime songs and Vocaloid songs, will perform at JAPAN EXPO which will be held at the Parc des Expositions de Paris- Nord-Villepinte, France from Thursday, July 14 to Sunday, July 17, 2022. JAPAN EXPO is the world’s largest Japanese culture festival (expected to draw more than 200,000 people over four days).

It was announced on the event’s official Twitch live stream. This will be Singing Cosplayer Hikari’s second international event, following HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021, the largest Japanese culture festival in the UK, which was held in July 2021. At JAPAN EXPO, she will perform two live music concerts and one appearance on the cosplay stage, as well as signing autographs once a day. This will be the first time she will participate in an event with an audience.

Singing Cosplayer Hikari has been actively promoting Japanese culture to the world by covering J-POP songs such as anime songs and Vocaloid songs and cosplaying from New Year’s Day, 2021. In particular, the cover of the Vocaloid song “Yume To Hazakura” written by Gekkoh Aoki was released on April 20, 2021, reached No. 1 on the J-POP charts in 14 countries around the world, and continues to rank high on J-POP charts around the world, with its YouTube video having been viewed more than 2.48 million times. A 10th Anniversary Remix of this song was released on July 17, 2021, by Japanese music producer U-SKE Asada. And Indonesian trackmaker TEGRA*39 (100,000 YouTube channel subscribers) released a remix of Indonesian folk music in the style of Koplo, on December 22, 2021. Furthermore, a Vietnamese remix of a collaboration between Vietnamese trackmaker Starling (490,000 YouTube channel subscribers) and Nya on March 4, 2022, was released and she accelerated the collaboration with overseas influencers.

-The related video playlist of Singing Cosplayer Hikari’s “Yume To Hazakura” COVER & Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-vLdquPaQ&list=PLQy9Ct48R2uueyA9A5bOPiY7ewQS1gTLA

In collaboration with comedian and bodybuilder Nakayama Kinni-Kun (1,580,000 YouTube channel subscribers), ” Muscle Please!”(the opening theme song of the TV anime “How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?”) cover was released for major distribution from Yoshimoto Music on January 26, 2022. The song was aired every Saturday until the end of March on a Japanese famous TV program as the ending theme song. In less than three months since its release, the music video, making-of, choreography, and other related videos have received a total of more than 2.52 million views on YouTube and Nico Nico Douga. This song was LINE MUSIC Music Video Weekly Chart, No. 6, No. 3 on the February 2022 USEN Ranking J-POP Inquiry Ranking Chart, and No. 3 on the April 2, 2022 J-POP Weekly Chart of DJFM, an Indonesian terrestrial radio station. In addition, this song’s Apple Music streaming play count is more than five times that of the aforementioned “Yume To Hazakura” cover, making it her highest distribution hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSvA8_VExU0&list=PLQy9Ct48R2uvPr4K8gZF6RdvVzItSRSWa

https://lnk.to/musclesplease_cover

Furthermore, on April 3, 2022, she was selected as a regular personality for a new radio program on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, “ANIME SONGS PARTY!” [ every Sunday from 20:30 to 20:45(JST) ]. A video version of the program is available on YouTube on the program’s official channel as well as on the YouTube channels of Manga News (France), ANIME NEWS NETWORK (North America), HYPER JAPAN (UK), and GwiGwi (Indonesia). In particular, the studio session video of “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA,” a collaboration with the first guest, a legend anime song singer ‘Hironobu Kageyama’, personality ‘Yohei Onishi’ and Singing Cosplayer Hikari, has been receiving a great response from both in Japan and abroad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIGYyUhUWeo

She has also collaborated with Malaysian influencer ‘Amelia Khor’ (390,000 followers on SNS) on an anime song cover and with French rapper ‘Suzuya’ as a voice actress on his album. We can’t wait to see what she will do.

[ Singing Cosplayer Hikari Information ]

https://www.tunecore.co.jp/artists/SingCosHikari

https://www.youtube.com/c/SingingCosplayerHikari/

https://www.tiktok.com/@singingcosplayerhikari

https://www.facebook.com/SingingCosplayerHikari/

https://www.instagram.com/singingcosplayerhikari/

https://twitter.com/SingCosHikari

https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/118807162

[ Outline of “ANIME SONGS PARTY! ]

-Broadcasting time: Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, FM91.6MHz/AM1134kHz/radiko.jp every Sunday from 8:30pm to 8:45pm(JST)

Personality: Yohei Onishi, Hikari Hinata (Singing Cosplayer Hikari)

-Email address: party@joqr.net

-Program website: https://www.joqr.co.jp/party/

*Suggested hashtag # ANIMESONGSPARTY

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMYBiRLAcB96Klps7rC2jg

-Overseas Alliance Media

ANIME NEWS NETWORK (North America)

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/

https://www.youtube.com/c/animenewsnetworkANN

HYPER JAPAN (UK)

Home

https://www.youtube.com/HYPERJAPANOfficial

manga-news (France)

https://www.manga-news.com/

https://www.youtube.com/c/manganews

GwiGwi (Indonesia)

Pop Culture Digital Magazine | Anime & Manga

https://www.youtube.com/c/GwiGwiCom

Holograms powering the future trends across sectors in India

Holograms powering the future trends across sectors in India

As the world emerges from the pandemic, there is a new set of technologies that are powering the world of experiences. Holograms suddenly seem to have caught on the interest of almost every sector – either for portraying as experiences or for more complicated business cases such as digital twins, R&D, simulation, or even architecture. India seems to be leading the trend in this area as we notice widespread adoption of this futuristic technology.

It is a technology segment that seems to portray experiences as being beyond virtual reality, augmented reality, or mixed reality. How the trend catches on is to be seen but the start is definitely exciting. The sudden shift seems to be powered by companies that have been focusing on building these experiences – specially using innovative technologies to create 3D holograms. Not to be confused with prisms, hologram fans – these companies are building actual holograms in thin air.

3D holograms use the property of bending of light rays effectively to create interactive and virtual objects, people, and spaces – in thin air. While small-size holograms have been experimented with earlier, we see a new trend in the larger-size holograms that are being offered by some of the niche companies in this sector. The programmability is an aspect that makes these holograms powerful as they are no longer just showcases for statues and objects.

We are seeing the Real Estate sector starting to use 3D holograms to provide immersive and interactive walkthroughs to their potential customers. The clients get a realistic view of what’s coming up in the property, or even their apartments. The landscaping, the buildings, and the amenities are all seen as holograms. The entire family can now see the upcoming property by the builder – all standing together in the holographic rooms. There is finally the ability for you and your spouse to stand together and experience the view from the 16th-floor balcony -exactly how it would be rather than just how the builder wants to show it.

Tourism is getting a special boost by utilizing 3D holograms in being able to display tourist attractions and provide virtual holographic tours of these places to create interest for the tourists. Tourist information centres create awareness of various attractions through the effective use of this technology. Some centres themselves create holograms to give a virtual view of the possibilities – enhancing tourist interest in the venues. Museums are not to be left far behind. A museum could earlier only showcase about 10 to 20% of their artefacts. Today, using holograms and concepts such as photogrammetry, they are able to create holographic exhibitions to show rare and precious artefacts to visitors in an interesting and innovative way. We found the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore, India to be leveraging these 3D holograms extensively and the use cases are most amazing.

Geospatial technologies such as lidar scans are for the first time viewable on the hologram display devices. We are able to see hologram-enabled lidar solutions being created to power the control centers of cities of the future – right here in India. Lidar scans are capturing cities and terrains in 3D and always had a limitation of not being able to get displayed in a relevant format. This problem has been overcome by the availability of large size 3 holographic displays and the advancement of technology and solutions in this space. The programmable interactivity makes this technology even more relevant for lidar scans in the days to come.

The education sector in itself is getting ready to transform as we see the use of holograms. Brilliant teachers can now be converted into a 3D hologram and effectively deliver classes simultaneously in any part of the country or even the world. complex lessons can be explained easily 2 students using the 3D holograms to illustrate the subject better. History can be made even more exciting by immersing the students in the past and taking them to the historical structures to give a lesson that would otherwise have to be taught through photographs and text only.  We see a trend of aspirational schools leveraging this technology even further to give their students an edge in the future.

Corporates and the government sector are not to be left far behind. Almost every new experience center is beginning to ask for use of holograms to be part of their experience – be it a revamp or a completely new setup. This is because people of all age groups, professions, and sectors can see a very visible benefit in using 3D holograms to communicate their messages much better. there is also the advantage of using this futuristic technology as it is found exciting by the viewers.

With the advent of metaverse and NFTs powering the future, It is obvious that virtualization and holograms will be seen and used even more. The world of gaming is not to be left behind. In fact, it perhaps could become one of the earliest and biggest adopters of this new technology. And it is no secret about how big and influential this sector can be in powering the popularity of holograms across the other areas. It was interesting for us to see Holozone – an entertainment and gaming center-based purely on 3D holograms – at the Bangalore International Airport. The center provides a variety of 3D holographic games and experiences and is already extremely popular with reviews from visitors. We found the House of Toys – a new age toy store chain that recently opened up one of its first stores in Bangalore – experimenting with the setup of Holozone – as a holographic experience zone for the children and families while they shop for toys and games.

In fact, a Bangalore-based startup – OpEzee – has been creating and providing holograms in partnership with Euclideon Holographics from Australia. Their creative teams are powering experiences for their customers across sectors and building these right from here in India for the rest of the world. Some of the use cases include real estate walkthroughs for large and small clients, building smart interactive and immersive museum experiences, creating digital personas with interactive skills powered by the holograms, and displaying very accurate and intricate lidar data on holographic displays, using holograms for education and many more use cases. The company has invested in a hologram experience center right in the heart of town to be able to display the possibilities to their prospects.

Holograms definitely seem to be ready to power the trend of experiences in the future and the possibilities are very realistic in this totally virtual and innovative space.

Trade Brains launches FinGrad: A Fool-Proof Platform for Comprehensive Financial Learning

Trade Brains launches FinGrad: A Fool-Proof Platform for Comprehensive Financial Learning

The stock market has been a darling of investors, thanks to the lucrative returns it has to offer. But the majority of investors do not make a profit here! One needs immense knowledge and expertise to make money from the market. Unfortunately, this is not covered extensively in the degree courses at universities. Even if it’s covered in theory, the practical aspect is always missing. So, this means one has to either rely on practising on their own, which also means burning a hole in their pocket, or relying on expert advisory companies and giving them a fee for every trade or a share in the profit. Investors can gain experience through these two methods, but expertise is never attained.

With the success of Trade Brains, founder Kritesh Abhishek has set his foot in the thriving financial education world. The mind behind the stock market analysis startup is now willing to spread knowledge and skills by venturing into a platform that caters to stock market courses and advanced trading webinars. Let’s dig a little deeper into the new financial education platform, FinGrad, which launched on 12th April 2022.

FinGrad “Unboxing Finance”

The platform for online stock market courses is a one-stop destination for all financial knowledge requirements. There are several areas of study to comprehensively understand the stock market, IPO, bonds, mutual funds, personal finance, insurance, and other key financial aspects. The platform has extensive courses for all interested personnel. With high-grade and free trading courses, FinGrad allows its users to access stock market webinars from industry experts. The platform has a total of 30 courses as well as webinars conducted and executed by over 26 instructors as of the launch date. CEO Kritesh Abhishek has partnered with highly specialized instructors along with established market experts who have substantial knowledge and experience in the market.

When asked about the very objective of the platform, Kritesh Abhishek, CEO & Founder of Trade Brains, said, “Every stock market enthusiast should educate themselves first before entering the market, in order to correctly invest or trade and make consistent returns. With FinGrad, we are trying to spread financial literacy in a more comprehensive and pragmatic approach by offering explicit courses and webinars, along with quizzes, assessments, and certification.”

The Inspiration for FinGrad

The founder and CEO of FinGrad, Kritesh Abhishek, always had an aspiration for stock market education. By the age of 25, he began running stock market workshops under Trade Brains. His passion for extending financial knowledge among competent and interested users allowed him to spread his skills across cities like Pune, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. He also visited the prestigious Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, and VIT Vellore to cater as a guest speaker for the stock market.

Such encounters and experiences led him to understand the potential of financial education and stock market courses in the market. The mission began when Trade Brains took a committed form through FinGrad. The platform is core to facilitating stock market literacy by combining expert tutors and educators of the stock market world.

“Affordability Meets Literacy To Attain Financial Independence”

The platform aims at resolving the key issue of limited financial information, especially in the field of the stock market. With optimum stock market webinars and trading courses, the platform intends to be perceived as an all-inclusive destination for high-grade and reasonable financial learning.

The CEO highlights that there is a major issue of limited financial awareness, and hence, they aim to overcome that situation by creating awareness and inducing the will to invest.

The online stock market courses platform is under the flagship of stock market analysis firm Trade Brains. The parent company is established in Bangalore, India.

FinGrad tends to keep all their courses and webinars FREE for all users to enroll for a limited time period.

“FinGrad Has Key Elements To Support Financial Literacy In the Market”

The founder states that FinGrad has the upper hand over its competitors in the market. The company highlighted that though most of the stock market education platforms only provide courses, FinGrad also offers webinars, assessments, quizzes, and certification for each course successfully completed. The company creates the perfect stock market learning conditions under one umbrella to cater to better financial learning. They also provide affordable and high-grade materials to aid the learners. FinGrad is a multilingual platform that aims to reach people from different backgrounds and diversities.

The financial environment of FinGrad has been designed to deliver knowledge that has direct implications for the trading and investment processes. The newly launched platform supports leveraging investment skills among the potential audience to make sure all the people engage in financial independence activities.

The Future Prospects of FinGrad

As for the future of FinGrad, the platform aims to reach a target market of over 10 million new learners in the coming three years by extending factual and effective financial courses and webinars. As quoted by the founder and CEO of FinGrad, Kritesh Abhishek, “By providing the right value and building a strong brand, we aim to revolutionize the financial education industry in the next few years through FinGrad.”

5 Common Challenges for Indian students who plan to Study Abroad and how Canam helps students overcome them?

5 Common Challenges for Indian students who plan to Study Abroad and how Canam helps students overcome them?

In today’s time, when globalization is at its peak, having an international degree has become more crucial than ever. Studying abroad widens the horizons of knowledge and provides a platform to excel on the world stage. A degree from top international institutes can open doors to exceptional career opportunities. History is a witness to how quality education from these international institutes has nurtured geniuses and formed great leaders!

Today, when there are numerous college and country options, studying abroad can be a dream difficult to realize without the right guidance and assistance on facts and outcomes. Choosing to study overseas springs up a loop of questions, uncertainties, and challenges. Only a reliable, experienced, and successful international education consultancy can have the students’ back! While it is not easy to pick one among many options out there, with the majority of them assuring success, it needs meticulous research before finalizing a consultancy, especially when a huge amount of tuition fee and international living cost is involved!

5 Common Challenges for students who plan to study abroad:-

Overcoming the Fear of what others say

Moving abroad for further studies can be hard because one’s career and future goals depend on this sole decision. One needs constant affirmations and support to start the new phase of life, as it makes a person anxious sometimes. While it is good to take advice from friends and relatives, one should not forget that personal growth usually happens when faced with challenging situations and by stepping out of our comfort zone. So one should look at the brighter side of things, focus on what can go right, have a plan B & C if something goes wrong, and not get swayed from achieving one’s career goals.

Too many University/ Program options

The most important step in studying abroad is choosing the right university and program. But figuring out the ‘right’ sometimes becomes confusing and is one of the most difficult challenges for students. While there is no wrong or right way of choosing between options, it is more about realizing what suits and interests them and how would they acquire the most appropriate skills based on current abilities and if they are eligible for a particular program. Also, the geographic location and employment opportunities around would be a big consideration.

Managing of Finances

Managing the finances is one of the students’ major challenges when choosing a study option abroad. Tuition fees are not the only burden that a student has to bear, but also the accommodation, travel, living, and any medical costs year after year. Therefore, it becomes important to look for relevant programs/universities offering merit-based or need-based scholarships to international students and co-op programs that facilitate paid work while studying. These employers also act as references for later employment.

Dealing with Paperwork

Every institution has unique criteria for admitting students to a particular program. One must check the official website of the concerned University/College and carefully go through the list of the documents required at the time of application submission. In addition, some student profiles and some special programs need extra documentation to support a successful admission.

Most universities abroad ask for English proficiency scores from internationally recognized tests like IELTS, TOEFL, etc. Thus, it is advisable to start preparation in advance.

Fear of Failure

Fear is a natural reaction to something we do not understand fully or is new to us. Moving to a new country and leaving behind friends, family, and country sounds scary at first, as this is a new experience for most students. Moving abroad alone and living there requires maturity and the ability to take on the responsibilities to succeed in life. Real success can be achieved with passion, action, and faith in oneself despite the anxiety. In fact, anxiety helps one to remain alert, and be prepared for all contingencies.

How does Canam assist students in India to Study abroad?

Canam Consultants with its highly experienced and trained staff, helps students overcome the challenges of studying abroad with transparency and highly ethical advice/assistance. Canam follows a unique step-by-step procedure starting with a one-on-one counseling session with the students and parents and learning about their expectations regarding a program or university. The students are then provided with the most appropriate options based on what interests them.

The company has a team of highly expert counsellors well-versed with the entire procedure that studying abroad involves. The team guides aspirants throughout the application process – from finding the right destination, institution, and course to helping with their Application, guidance on SOP, and all other related documentation. Services provided to students at Canam are free of cost, making sure that students or parents feel no financial pressure.

With direct partnerships with prestigious universities across Canada, the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, Canam makes studying abroad more accessible for students across India. Ours is a company certified/accredited by organizations such as AIRC, British Council, ICBC AAERI, ENZRA, etc.

Since its inception in 1996, Canam has provided trusted study abroad assistance to help students realize their dream of studying abroad. Transcending the times, Canam has provided students with a unique platform to unlock the world of infinite possibilities, gain a world-class education and write their destinies themselves.