A torch bearer for the events industry, Sabbas Joseph, founder of Wizcraft, is among the most influential figures in Indian events and entertainment. The man behind milestone events like IIFA, Michael Jackson Live in concert, Commonwealth Games, India's 50 years of Independence celebrations and Global Citizen Festival, Joseph shares a reminiscent narrative as he takes us through his eventful journey as a Wiz.
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Anirban Das Blah and Jiggy George, two influencers in the Indian Media & Entertainment and Brand Management & Licensing spaces respectively, have joined hands to launch Mojostar. The company will focus on partnering with celebrities to co-create authentic brands in the areas of fashion, fitness, personal care, and more.
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Vodafone unveiled its unique initiative ‘Vodafone Eco-Ponds’ on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Ganeshotsav celebrations in the city. Vodafone’s Maharashtra and Goa circle has partnered with Pune Municipal Corporation and National Chemical Laboratory in an attempt to help citizens across the city celebrate and immerse Ganesh idols in an environment friendly manner.
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An industry that’s built around consolidated efforts of event planners and event service providers, India’s event management community owns a market share of approximately 7000 crore, a sizeable number. Widely and consistently slammed for its disorganized nature the industry seems to have made reasonable progress over the past few years in this context, but is still far from home. To make matters critical the GST bill was passed last month, translating into more chaos for an already chaotic group. With little available information we reached out to Ayush Moodgal, Director - Taxation at Ernst & Young, to spell out the salient points of GST pertinent to the event industry.
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Norton Pereira has been appointed as the General Manager of Le Méridien Goa, Calangute. Prior to joining Le Méridien Goa, Calangute he was the General Manager at Le Méridien, Mahabaleshwar. In his new role, Norton will be responsible for overall hotel performance, managing operating efficiencies, business growth and driving overall guest satisfaction.
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Exceed Entertainment, a talent management agency has joined hands with Mr. Arjun Banerjee and his organization Sav Entertainment. Mr. Banerjee will be leading the Live Business section for the agency. With this merger, the agency aims at breaking new grounds in artist management.
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Aditya Motwane, the Director of top Mumbai based wedding agency Motwane Entertainment & Weddings, has been detained in Abu Dhabi for being under the influence and for the possession of class A drug Cocaine.
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The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) yesterday announced the dates for the 30th edition of Amazon India Fashion Week, Spring Summer 2018. More details below.
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