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Roscosmos and Rostec Developing Earth Observing System

Roscosmos and Rostec Developing Earth Observing System

Scientists of Russian Space Systems Holding (RSS, part of Roscosmos State Corporation) have developed a new-gen orbital observation device to support the prospective fleet of Earth remote sensing satellites (ERS). The satellite observation devices use a unique material, silicon carbide, manufactured by engineers of Rostec’s Shvabe Holding.

This domestic-originating system is being developed in cross-industry cooperation and will allow Russia to continuously monitor the Earth’s surface, providing high-resolution photos and videos. Specific materials, such as silicon carbide, help to reduce the weight and size of the spacecraft.

Silicon carbide manufactured by Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory of Rostec’s Shvabe Holding makes the body and parts of the optical circuit of the multispectral observation device, for which steel, aluminum, or titanium were previously used. The replaced material makes the device resistant to temperature fluctuations customary in space, greatly reduces the weight, and withstands even a temporary deformation of the outer shell exposed to an aggressive environment.

“Silicon carbide is one of the most promising composite materials for the aerospace industry. It has high specific stiffness, strength, and thermal conductivity. Through this, silicon carbide is the best fit to create optical devices operating under extreme temperature fluctuations, while maintaining image quality,” says Oleg Evtushenko, Rostec’s Executive Director.

Silicon carbide also allows for the installation of new imaging instruments on small satellites weighing below 120 kg. Satellites now operating in orbit have to bear as much as 500 kg of imaging instruments alone, which affects the total cost of both the satellite and its launching into orbit.

Talent over disability

Talent over disability

Talent has no boundaries, it grows when nurtured. One of the most inclusive hotel chains in the country, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group is committed to bringing the marginal intersections of our society into the mainstream. This year, The Lalit is celebrating #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav by expanding their umbrella of an inclusive workforce. The group has recruited three pianists on board from the spectrum of disabilities.

Siddhesh Ramchandra Patil is a visually impaired pianist, who joined the team at The Lalit Mumbai. He also plays the harmonium and the keyboard flawlessly. As a child, he also dabbled with acting and landed a small role in Slumdog Millionaire and other tv shows.

The other gem is Adwitya Kumar Bhatnagar who plays at The Lalit New Delhi. He has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. He feels music at a deep level, which is reflected in his skills. He has completed 8 grades in piano training from the Trinity College of London. One of his expertise is playing the Hindustani classical ragas, along with the western pieces.

Raj Jain who joined The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of five and his vision was impacted. He developed an early liking for music and started to do stage performances at the young age of 13. He has won several awards and accolades for his achievements.

Despite their talent, these artists had limited opportunities. Citing their experiences, they also shared that they had seen people shutting doors on their faces, asked them to leave auditions and quit this field, without giving them a chance to show their talent, just because of their disabilities, and being different from the other performers.

The Lalit has always believed in inclusion and has pushed its team members with disabilities to explore and showcase their skills across positions and roles, from the front office to backend services.  The hotel group renowned to usher inclusion for the LGBTQIA+ communities of the country, has several people with disabilities in their team, including India’s first wheelchair-bound DJ and acid attack survivors.

The group believes in affirmative action that resonates with the organisation’s core values, i.e. respect for individuals and love for all. With this ethos, they are providing equal opportunities to all so as to create an equitable world.

Edtech startup HiCounselor raises $1.8 million in funding

Edtech startup HiCounselor raises $1.8 million in funding

San Francisco-based edtech startup HiCounselor has raised $1.8 million in the pre-seed financing round, led by Silicon Valley-based Heroic Ventures.

The funding round saw participation from Tread’s CEO Dinesh Godara, and two angel groups, SuperMorpheus, and GoldenNivesh.

Founded in 2020 by Aditya Sharma and Rani Haroune, HiCounselor is an edtech platform that helps students with upskilling and job networking to become skilled software developers, data scientists, and product managers and get into a tech career in top companies and startups in the US. HiCounselor program consists of a 4-6 weeks long cohort-based course followed by networking and referrals using their AI-powered networking tool.

“The tech industry is evolving faster than ever before. But the education in universities is still outdated and does not equip students with the required skills to get a job at top tech companies. That’s why more than 50% of graduates remain unemployed or underemployed. On the other side, employers are desperately looking to hire skilled resources, but they struggle to find the right talent. We aim to bridge this massive gap through our personalized learning platform and AI-powered job search and networking tool,” said Aditya Sharma, Co-founder, and CEO, HiCounselor.

During six weeks of the training program, students learn technical skills via 100+ hours of coding during the training program, more than 50 hours of soft skills training, live projects, assessments, and 1:1 mentorship oversight – designed by reverse engineering industry requirements and taught by industry professionals. Then, HiCounselor finds interview opportunities for candidates using their strong network of partner companies and their unique AI-powered job search automation tool. This tool automatically identifies new jobs every day and connects them with the hiring manager and recruiters. This tool allows job seekers to cut the 30+ hours per week of manual job-searching and networking efforts down to just a few minutes.

There is no upfront payment to attend the HiCounselor program. Instead, students pay HiCounselor 9% of their first year’s salary in monthly installments only after landing a job.

Prior to co-founding HiCounselor, Aditya Sharma and Rani Haroune used to work as a Technology Consultant at Deloitte and Kronos in the US. They identified this gap in the recruitment process during their job, which made them leave their full-time job in 2019 and plunge into entrepreneurship.

Website: www.hicounselor.com

Statement to Media from The Indian Direct Selling Association

Statement to Media from The Indian Direct Selling Association

New Delhi:– With 16 of its member companies providing a sizeable bulk of the livelihoods of close to 80 Lakh (8 million) people as direct sellers – including nearly 38 Lakhs (3.8 Million) women, the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) reiterates that its member’s companies judiciously follow all provisions of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules 2021, in its present form. Along with other industry associations, IDSA has sought certain key amendments to these Rules, which are under consideration by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.

The Indian Direct Selling market is around Rs 18,000 crores or just under the US $ 3 Billion, while globally, this is a US $ 180 Billion industry, providing livelihoods to around 125 million individuals. In terms of potential, this industry clearly has a long way to go in India. This fledgling industry is routinely rocked by regulatory challenges that question the very existence of the industry from time to time. It was to bring clarity to this industry, that the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules 2021 were notified by the Government. IDSA and other associations have been working with the Department of Consumer Affairs for an amendment, which now would appear to be under a cloud, given the recent negativity.

Direct Selling Companies especially those that are members of IDSA have invested heavily over the past 25 years in building Make-in-India facilities, creating supply chain, warehousing and logistical infrastructure, Training & Knowledge Management Infrastructure as well as Skilling and Digital Adoption.

IDSA is also strongly committed to several social causes including Education, Women Empowerment, Gender Diversity, Disaster Relief, and Response as well to environmental issues, in accordance with UN Sustainable Development Goals 2025.

Every Financial Transaction of each IDSA Member company is conducted and transacted with well-recorded financial statements, billing and invoicing records, etc that could be traced and cross-referenced as mandated by the Government of India. Almost all major Direct Selling companies in India, that provide direct employment to more than 20,000 people in India, contribute substantially to Employee Welfare, Benefits, and Caregiving schemes throughout the tenure of each employee with full superannuation benefits.

Furthermore, Direct Selling compensation is neither extravagant nor are out of the ordinary when compared to other multi-tiered business models where there could potentially be more tiers and levels of profit /revenue sharing among the distributor retailers wherein in Direct Sellers, there is a lesser number of intermediaries the remuneration would be notch higher. Among the most common misconceptions around Direct Selling is that it is a Get Rich Quick or Pyramid like the scheme is nothing but an agenda and design to subdue the hard reality that Direct Sellers have to work very hard for their income, be professionally trained, and skilled and where it may take several years to reach a particular level of financial self-actualization.

Furthermore, every IDSA Member company also reiterates and continues with its commitment towards responsible and mature conduct of ethical business norms adhering strictly to Avoidance, Prevention, and Restriction of business malpractices, misspelling, spreading of myths, etc. IDSA members clearly stand for the strict adherence to a Code of Business Ethics requiring Direct Sellers to be fully transparent, ethical, clearly explain the Business Model, The Product Science or Technology, and Skills of Sales, Presentation, Articulation, Engagement, and Negotiation for which Thousands of Hours of Training, Skilling and Knowledge is imparted to Direct Sellers.

IDSA reiterates that its member companies conduct their business in complete conformity and in full compliance with all applicable laws of India and have been doing so for the past 25+ years.

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.