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Godrej L’Affaire’s Sixth Edition Culminates with the Celebration of ‘All Things Goodness’

Witnesses participation from more than 50 brands and more than 1,500 attendees

MUMBAI, India, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Godrej L’Affaire, a curated experiential luxury lifestyle platform by Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies, concluded its sixth edition with a spectacular showcase of ‘All Things Goodness’. With more than 1,500 people including several prominent personalities attending Godrej L’Affaire 2024, more than 50 brands came together to create memorable experiences.

Presented by HSBC India, the Godrej L’Affaire’s three-pronged mission of crafting hyper-immersive experiences, building a community of lifestyle enthusiasts, and weaving a robust digital safety net for all the participating brands surpassed expectations, offering attendees a truly unforgettable experience.

From the moment guests stepped through the beautiful arch gate, the essence of ‘Goodness of Lifestyle’ enveloped them, symbolising a holistic approach to living. The event was meticulously mapped across eight zones, each representing a facet of L’Affaire – Lifestyle, Awareness, Fashion, Flavour, Artistry, Innovation, Rejuvenation, and Environment — and offered a journey of discovery and delight.

Attendees were treated to a virtual walkthrough of the event beforehand, courtesy of a distinctive microsite, providing insights into the goodness factor and a glimpse of what awaited them. The microsite, which went live 4-5 days before the event, served as a prelude to the immersive experience that awaited guests.

The evening’s highlight was an exclusive fashion show by Malaika Arora, showcasing her flagship brand – The Label Life. Marking a smashing debut for the brand’s collection on the runway, Malaika showcased Spring Summer 2024 collection centred around iconic Picnic, Party, Home, and Office looks. Attendees were also treated to an electric performance by the band – The Bartender, the brainchild of Mikey McCleary – award-winning songwriter, composer, and producer. Featuring Shalmali Kolghade, Medha Sahi, and Kaprila Keishing, their eclectic mix of music sensibilities set the tone for an evening of entertainment and enlightenment.

Thrilled with the success of Godrej L’Affaire 2024, Tanya Dubash, Executive Director and Chief Brand Officer, Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies, said, “The sixth edition of Godrej L’Affaire has been an exceptional journey, showcasing our commitment to crafting personalised, immersive, and authentic experiences for consumers. ‘All Things Goodness’ served as the guiding theme this year underscoring the significance of deliberate good choices and positive contributions to society. We are happy to have created an unforgettable affair that celebrates lifestyle in its truest essence and look forward to the seventh edition next year!”

Sharing his thoughts on the collaboration, Jaswinder Sodhi, Head of Customers Propositions, Digital & Marketing, HSBC India, conveyed, “Having followed the journey of Godrej L’Affaire for quite some time, I was genuinely impressed to witness the vibrant lifestyle community come together and celebrate the essence of goodness. Our collaboration with Godrej L’Affaire perfectly aligns with HSBC India’s commitment to fostering genuine connections and trust with our customers. Through this immersive experience, we treated the attendees to a unique and enriching lifestyle encounter.”

With Mercedes-Benz commemorating 30 years of its operations in India, Auto Hangar India Pvt Ltd, a leading Mercedes-Benz Franchise Partner, proudly presented the all-new Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV & EQS at Godrej L’Affaire 2024. Heswyn D’Souza, President of Sales & Marketing at Auto Hangar, shared, “As we were exploring a distinctive way to celebrate three decades of Mercedes-Benz operations in India, Godrej L’Affaire 2024 approached us for collaboration. After getting to know and later experiencing the platform, we are very pleased with how it has helped us fulfil our desire to ignite passion across India and add to our celebrations.”

Speaking about the partnership with Godrej L’Affaire, Simone Arora – Creative Director, D’décor said, “I’m thrilled about our association with Godrej L’Affaire, a platform that mirrors our passion for luxury and innovation in home furnishings. A wonderful opportunity to present our high-performance fabrics to a discerning audience, showcasing a harmony of style, durability and functionality.”

Speaking about the brand association, Wasim Surve – Marketing from from BMW Motorrad commented, “Our collaboration with Godrej L’Affaire proved to be incredibly rewarding. The event embodies everything related to lifestyle and luxury, providing the perfect platform to showcase our bikes designed to make every ride unforgettable.”

Food enthusiasts were delighted with the unveiling of the 7th edition of the Godrej Food Trends Report (GFTR), exploring the theme of “Provenance,” shedding light on Indian cuisine and its origins, exploring the intrinsic link between ingredients, regional specialties, and traditional practices. With insights from over 190 experts, including chefs, bloggers, and food producers, GFTR 2024 sheds light on the rich tapestry of India’s culinary heritage.

The evening also witnessed the felicitation of the top 25 content creators chosen through the premier influencer hunt Godrej L’Affaire Select. This program scouted a pool of over 10,000 participants spanning 200 cities, towns, and villages across India. Mentored by internet sensation Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as Beer Biceps, the winners were honoured and welcomed into the exclusive Godrej L’Affaire Select creators’ group.

For the soirée, the other experience partners were MyGlamm, Freedom Tree, Cinthol, Godrej Magic, Goodknight, HIT, Godrej Expert, Godrej Professional, Park Avenue Perfumes, Kama Sutra, Godrej Combine, Godrej Rashinban, Godrej Oil Palm (Samadhan), Godrej aer, The Woman’s Company, Godrej Capital and Godrej Properties.

Godrej Jersey, dubai Energy Drink and Cancro were the Hydration Partners while Gourmet Partners were Godrej Yummiez, Baskin Robbins, Godrej Real Good Chicken, SMOOR, Elior, Thaiji Gold, Bombay Island, Ishaara and Eight. Carlsberg Smooth Soda was the Celebration Partner for Godrej L’Affaire 2024.

Taj The Trees was the Hospitality Partner; Uber India was the Exclusive Mobility Partner and Skrap was the Zero Waste Partner.

The Bartender was the Entertainment Partner for the evening and the Communication Partners were Communicate India, Agency09, MSL, Mondial Communications.

The Outreach Partners were Monk-E, Shilpa Chawla, Urban Eye, Woodpecker Media, 11 Eleven Communications, Sara Khan, Smalltown Dreams Entertainment.

Sparkle Gift Card was the Goodness Partner for the soirée while &media was the Content Partner.

With Woot Luxe being the Event Partner, 94.3 Radio One was the Radio Partner and Bright Outdoor Media Ltd was the OOH Partner for Godrej L’Affaire 2024.

As Godrej L’Affaire’24 concludes, the momentum generated, and the meaningful connections forged testify to its enduring impact. Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies remain committed to nurturing emerging talent, fostering meaningful conversations, and redefining the future of lifestyle, beauty, travel, wellness, fashion, and food.

About Godrej L’Affaire

Godrej L’Affaire was founded to celebrate the goodness of life every day, and to help India live better. It’s a unifier that bonds consumers, content creators, leading brands, and the world of Godrej effortlessly. And together, it redefines the future of lifestyle, beauty, travel, wellness, fashion, and food.

Each piece engaging, every theme contextual, every take unique, the platform connects the roots of India to modern living flawlessly. “Conversations. Communities. Collaboration.” A simple mantra that makes Godrej L’Affaire unique, entertaining, and resourceful. Where people from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and different regions share the latest trends through interactive, entertaining, and inspiring interviews, features and portraits, discoveries, trends, stories, and performances. And take away ways to make the most of their lives.

With Godrej L’Affaire by your side, you’ll always be in the know of the ever-evolving landscape of lifestyle. Come, hop in to live it up.

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Herbalife India Launches New Podcast Series – Live Your Best Life, Unscripted

The debut episode explores holistic wellness, mental resilience, and performance strategies with renowned sports scientist and high-performance coach Shayamal Vallabhjee.

BENGALURU, India, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a world where wellness conversations are often reduced to diet fads and fitness trends, Herbalife India, a premier health and wellness company, community and platform is bringing a refreshing change with the launch of its brand-new podcast series — ‘Live Your Best Life, Unscripted’.

Designed as an honest, inspiring, and insightful platform, the podcast brings together experts, athletes, and thought leaders to share their journeys, insights, and lessons on holistic well-being — not just physical fitness, but also mental resilience and emotional balance.

The series is hosted by Ajay Khanna, Managing Director of Herbalife India, who leads engaging conversations with personalities known for their contributions to health, wellness, and performance.

Kicking off the series is an insightful episode featuring Shayamal Vallabhjee — a celebrated sports scientist, high-performance coach, and author. With over two decades of experience working with elite athletes and teams worldwide, Shayamal offers a fresh perspective on what it really means to live a balanced life.

From his experiences growing up in South Africa to living as a monk, Shayamal shares how discipline, mental strength, and spirituality shape both performance and overall well-being. The conversation also explores the role of technology, the importance of gut health, mindful eating, and perhaps most importantly — self-compassion.

Speaking on the launch of the podcast, Ajay Khanna, Managing Director, Herbalife India, said:

“At Herbalife, we believe wellness is a lifelong journey—one that goes beyond counting calories or tracking fitness goals. Live Your Best Life, Unscripted is our way of fostering real, thought-provoking conversations that inspire people to embrace a more holistic approach to health. Through this podcast, we hope to empower listeners with insights from experts and changemakers, encouraging them to prioritize not just physical well-being, but also mental resilience and emotional balance.”

The podcast is available in both video and audio formats — making it easy for viewers to tune in from anywhere.

Watch the Full Episode on Herbalife’s YouTube Channel

https://youtu.be/4FejO3wdSRI

Prefer Audio? Listen to the Podcast here: Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-your-best-life-unscripted/id1808386057

Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dn8QAS0Ods24TVLxyeYsS?si=oeD3ZkONQFqzzs4aeU1w6A

Amazon Music:

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a53233b6-84b5-43ce-a34a-5230c769168b/episodes/e153ee13-3174-456b-923a-98ed191c21c5/live-your-best-life-unscripted-the-science-of-wellness-with-shayamal-vallabhjee-live-your-best-life-unscripted

This is just the beginning. New episodes of Live Your Best Life, Unscripted will continue to feature inspiring voices from the world of sports, nutrition, and wellness.

Herbalife

(NYSE: HLF) is a premier health and wellness company, community and platform that has been changing people’s lives with great nutrition products and a business opportunity for its independent distributors since 1980. The Company offers science-backed food products to consumers in more than 90 markets through entrepreneurial distributors who provide one-on-one coaching and a supportive community that inspires their customers to embrace a healthier, more active lifestyle to live their best life.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries joins Infosys-led JV in Japan, HIPUS

JV to accelerate business process transformation for enterprises leveraging digital procurement platforms

BENGALURU, India and TOKYO, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has invested in the Infosys-led Joint Venture HIPUS, enhancing Infosys’ presence in Japan. MHI is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense, and has established corporations like Hitachi Ltd., Panasonic Corporation and Pasona.

HIPUS, in which Infosys owns a majority stake, was set up in 2019, to drive high-quality, end-to-end procurement processes along with sourcing and category expertise, leveraging next-generation digital platforms for Japanese corporations.

MHI has been a longstanding customer of HIPUS and has now expanded the collaboration by acquiring a 2 percent stake from Infosys. Through this investment MHI aims to further explore new business opportunities in the region.

Anantha Radhakrishnan, CEO and MD, Infosys BPM, and Chairperson, HIPUS Board said, “Japan continues to be a strategic market for Infosys and HIPUS and we have consistently expanded our footprint in the region. This collaboration with MHI reinforces Infosys’ commitment towards building trusted collaboration with customers in Japan and accelerating their digital business process transformation journey. Infosys is excited to welcome Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to HIPUS.”

Isao Miyake, Head, Value Chain Headquarters, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, said, “In our company’s ongoing efforts to upgrade procurement activities through a data-driven strategy, we expect HIPUS advanced analytics and support to significantly improve procurement operations, enable well informed decision making, and generate greater value across the organization.”

Kiyoshi Asami, CEO and Representative Director, HIPUS, said, “MHI has become an important client for HIPUS receiving a wide range of services. HIPUS is also executing MHI services beyond Japan, leveraging Infosys’ global presence as well as its strong sourcing and procurement services. We are extremely delighted that MHI has decided to invest in HIPUS and we look forward to an impactful collaboration.”

The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (i.e. quarter ending June 30, 2025), subject to customary closing conditions.

About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com

About HiPUS

HIPUS Co., Ltd. promotes business process transformation and provide total procurement solutions with the procurement know-how cultivated over many years in the Hitachi Group as our business core. Since April 2019, Infosys has become our parent company, and we provide new, cutting-edge services that combine global knowledge and domestic skills in procurement processes, consulting, analytics, Gen AI, and other digital technology services. For more information, please visit https://www.hipus.com.

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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The Core and Algorand Foundation Kickoff ‘Build on Blockchain’ Series

The strategic content partnership is aimed at delivering insightful, high-impact content at the intersection of business, technology and blockchain for industry leaders and innovators.

MUMBAI, India, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Core, a leading digital business journalism platform in India is pleased to announce a strategic content partnership with pioneering blockchain technology company Algorand Foundation. The partnership will see expansive coverage of the evolving Web3 ecosystem through integrated podcasts, newsletters and video content. This collaboration comes on the heels of The Core recently completing 500 episodes of its flagship daily business podcast, The Core Report.

Algorand, founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, is an energy-efficient, quantum-secure, single-layer blockchain with instant finality, consistently high throughput and low fees. Since its launch in 2019, Algorand has revolutionized industries, such as finance, supply chain, and digital identity offering an advanced proof-of-stake blockchain infrastructure that facilitates fast, secure and sustainable transactions. With a growing network of developers and enterprises leveraging its technology, Algorand is driving real-world adoption of blockchain solutions across the globe.

The collaboration between The Core and Algorand Foundation will showcase business challenges that can be solved by building on blockchain technology versus Web2, such as faster remittance, efficient identification and tracking provenance. It will highlight Algorand Foundation’s efforts to engage with universities, including the establishment of over 50 university blockchain clubs and the launch of developer training programs in collaboration with NASSCOM. The podcast series titled ‘Build on Blockchain’ will release weekly segments capturing domain experts who are building their products and solutions on blockchain, case-studies, etc. These initiatives aim to equip young Indian developers with skills in blockchain technology, fostering innovation and financial inclusion in the region.

Launching this new partnership, Anil Kakani, Vice President and India Country Head at Algorand Foundation, said “At Algorand, we believe in the power of blockchain to drive innovation and greater financial inclusion. Our partnership with The Core will amplify conversations with Web3 pioneers from India and around the world who are driving blockchain adoption and its transformative potential across industries.”

Govindraj Ethiraj, Founder & Editor of The Core, said, “Partnering with Algorand Foundation enables us to learn from and engage with cutting-edge technology, while also sharing real-time developments with our audience of decision-makers and industry leaders.”

This partnership with Algorand Foundation follows another recently concluded tech-content partnership between The Core and IT industry body NASSCOM for a podcast series titled ‘NASSCOM Conversations‘. Launched in 2023, The Core Report delivers sharp, insightful analysis on India’s economy, markets, regulations and technology’s transformative role in industries. Crafted for CXOs, business professionals and policymakers, the podcast has built a strong reputation as a go-to resource for in-depth discussions featuring prominent industry leaders, including A S Sahney, Chairman, Indian Oil; Nandan Nilekani, Cofounder, Infosys; Rajesh Nambiar, President, NASSCOM; Saugata Gupta, MD & CEO, Marico Ltd; Mark Mobius, Founder, Mobius Capital Partners LLP and many more.

For more details on The Core Report, visit: www.thecore.in; for Algorand Foundation, visit: www.algorand.com

About The Core:

The Core is a leading insights platform delivering sharp analysis and expert perspectives on India’s economy, finance, and technology. Through its flagship The Core Report, it provides concise, high-impact updates on markets, businesses, tech and policies that shape the nation’s future. Created for decision-makers and industry leaders, The Core distils complex developments into actionable intelligence.

The Core’s team of experienced journalists is led by financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj who has reported and written on Indian business for over 25 years. More details on The Core at: https://www.thecore.in/; LinkedIn: @TheCore; Instagram: @the.core.in; X: @the_core_in; Facebook: @TheCore.in; YouTube: @thecore_in; Spotify: The Core Report

About Govindraj Ethiraj:

Govindraj Ethiraj is a television & print journalist & Editor of www.thecore.in as Editor. Previously, he was Founder-Editor in Chief of Bloomberg TV India, a 24-hours business news service launched out of Mumbai in 2008. Prior to setting up Bloomberg TV India, he worked with Business Standard newspaper as Editor (New Media). He also spent around five years each with CNBC-TV18 & The Economic Times. He is a Fellow of The Aspen Institute, Colorado, a McNulty Prize Laureate 2018 & a winner of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leadership Awards for 2014.

About Algorand Foundation:

Algorand’s mission is to power a world where information has integrity and innovative ideas can scale. The Algorand Foundation supports Algorand’s rapidly growing ecosystem by providing a best-in-class developer environment, supporting key infrastructure and setting technical standards, offering comprehensive support to builders and entrepreneurs and providing the framework for decentralized governance.

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