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Suryakant Rout: Crafting Life into Garments through Creativity & Dedication

Success is not just a word; it is a journey comprised of hard work, hardships, failures, and dedication. Achieving one’s goals by overcoming all odds is not a cake walk. Individuals must deliver their very best to accomplish their goals. They should not give up during difficult situations; rather face them confidently.

Impactful individuals transform every challenge into an opportunity, while creating numerous prospects for others as well. One such industrious and astute personality is Suryakant Rout. He is spearheading his home furnishing brand known as ‘ikat’.

In an interview with Insights Success a business magazines india, Mr. Suryakant shares his professional journey, opinions, and future plans.

Below are highlights of the interview between Mr. Suryakant and Insights Success:

1- Please introduce yourself to our readers and your professional journey so far.

My name is Suryakant Rout and I am from the east of India. I am deeply inclined towards my ethnicity and heritage as I hail from the oldest city known for its silver filigree, Cuttack. I began by journey working under the design maestro, Neeta Lulla from my second semester at Whistling Woods International (WWI).

2- Kindly share your views about the current volatile dynamics of the fashion industry and how it may have affected your projects of work, if at all.

There is always some form of volatility involved in fashion or rather any form of creative practices. I have always believed in participatory planning when it comes to any work. Everybody should have the freedom to voice their opinions. Following the trend is good, but I follow a design process that keeps me away from saturation while also making my vision strong.

3- Kindly mention any of your awards, accolades, and accreditations.

I received the Best Garment Construction Award for my collection at Aiyanna, the fashion graduation show of Whistling Woods International and was awarded by the renowned actress Manisha Koirala.

4- Kindly tell us, what is the best part about being a fashion designer?

The best part of being a fashion designer is that you are always evolving. You get to empower so many lives. There is a satisfaction of fulfilling collective dreams and goals. To also be a part of the process and get to know people from all the verticals is something I look forward to.

The visual stories I design allows the viewer to have their own perspective and interpretation. These things are a part of their daily lives and I get to be a part of their conscience. The best part is to make people believe in my fantasies and making their dreams come to life!

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Simran Tapadia: Illustrating Positive Impact in Graphic Designing Space

During the year in lockdown, when people had more time to spend indoors and less options of entertainment, most having internet access, turned to social media to entertain themselves. Many started posting their workout regime to encourage others to stay home, stay fit. Others posted their kitchen endeavours on social media. However, when scrolling through these updates became monotonous after a while, the illustrations by the artists and digital designers brought a fresh breeze on social media with a constant underlying message – to encourage their followers to stay positive amid tough times.

For the latest issue of Insights Success a business magazine online‘Impactful Individuals in the Indian Industry’, we had a chance to interview Simran Tapadia, Designer at Lakme’ India who has been on a mission to spread positivity among her followers through her artwork.

Brief our audience about your journey as a graphic designer and author/entrepreneur.

My journey as a graphic designer started when I was working as illustrator for The Juice Magazine, Jabong. I was ecstatic when I first saw my name published in the magazine. This was when I discovered my passion for print media and decided to pursue my career as an illustrator.

Kindly shed some light on the challenges that you have witnessed and how you have overcome them.

The biggest challenge for me was deciding which way to go ahead in life. I have always wanted to get into publishing, which led me to my book ‘How to Survive College’. Once that came into fruition, the challenge was to get the right publisher for it. So, I planned to finish the book and then pitched it to various publishing houses for seven months straight, along with attending college full-time, working as a freelancer, also working on my graduation film.

How do you see the impact of COVID-19 on the industry and what are the best ways to adapt to challenging times?

When we were affected by COVID-19, there was a lot of uncertainty in the industry. But as we all know, ‘change is the only constant’. So, everyone started adapting the new normal and work became easily accessible. As people were spending more time home and most of the audience had access to the internet, the viewership for my work grew. I also started adapting and changed the topics of my online comic novel, Memesaab.

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Pradeep Kumar Jain: Dabbling in the Legal Space Since 2002

Pradeep Kumar Jain | Managing Partner | Singhania & Co. LLP

A lawyer (also known as an advocate, counsel, or counsellor) is a licenced practitioner who gives legal advice and representation to others. A lawyer in today’s world may be young or old, male, or female. Almost one-third of all lawyers are under the age of 35. Women make up nearly half of law students today, and they may one day outnumber men in the profession.

New tools can be of good assistance to shorten the length of litigation apart from saving time in other activities like travelling etc. The responsibilities a lawyer can be painstaking. In an interview with Insights Success a business solutions magazine, Pradeep Kumar Jain, Managing Partner of Singhania & Co. LLP shares with us his views of being a lawyer and what goes in being a good lawyer. Mentioned below are the highlights of the interview:

Brief our audience about your journey as a lawyer.

Indeed, it was an interesting journey because I never wanted to be a lawyer though my mother used to say that I would be one, due to my argumentative skill. In fact, I enrolled in law after my enrolment in Company Secretaryship and completed my law and CS together. In 2002, I came to Mumbai and fortunately met a partner of Singhania & Co, LLP who advised me to practice as a lawyer instead of a company secretary. In one sentence I can say, “legal profession was not my choice but of the almighty and that’s why I got good name and fame because it was his choice not mine.”

How to create an impact in this fast-paced business world?

Though the legal profession is considered a noble profession, it has all ingredients of the service industry. Therefore, delivering good or excellent services to your client and honestly protecting his/her interests are some of the few tools in your hand to leave a positive impact on your client. I can understand that in litigation, more than internal, external factors affects the performance of lawyers but still, he/ she can give comfort to his/ her client by providing information/ outcome on time instead of allowing his/ her client to chase him.

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Maharrsh Shah: Storyteller Passionate about Film & Entertainment

Maharrsh Shah | Creative Producer & Lead (Films & Series- Fiction) | Condé Nast India

Some people are destined to achieve success. They are driven by the zeal to transform their dream into reality, while overcoming indomitable odds. These individuals do not give up at the face of adversity. They lead by example and transform every challenge into an opportunity.

One such leader with a never give up attitude and the ability to tackle difficult situations with creativity is Maharrsh Shah, the Creative Producer & Lead (Films & Series- Fiction), Condé Nast India. He is also a former Creative Director–Films (Jio Studios) and Creative Director (Originals), Times Studio.

In an interview with Insights Success a Best Business Magazine, Mr. Maharrsh shares his professional journey, opinions, and future plans.

Below are highlights of the interview.

1.Brief our audience about your professional journey and your way towards becoming the creative producer at Condé Nast India.

As far as I can remember, I have always wanted to tell stories. And as I hail from a family with business background, I had absolutely no idea regarding the media industry, whatsoever. But I caught the bug early, and because of my affinity towards stories and creations. Academically, I excelled in Literature and History, while miserably failing in other subjects.

2.Enlighten us on how you have made an impact in the entertainment industry?

I believe, I’ve created an impact in the entertainment industry in my own small way. My career journey has been a great lesson learnt – in terms of conducting oneself, especially as a studio executive, who are otherwise mostly inaccessible and non-responsive.

3.Being an experienced creative professional, share with us your opinion on how the adaptation of novel technologies in the entertainment space has transformed the industry and what more could be expected soon?

The biggest credit here goes to the OTT boom. The appetite of streaming platforms has led to creators looking for stories and create material at breakneck speed. Books, no doubt, offer a great respite when it comes to being able to pitch a project and because there is already inherently the base of a story that is available for the writer to adapt.

4.Taking into consideration, the current pandemic, and its impact on global economies, how are you cruising through its ups and downs?

Just like everybody else, it has been challenging for me to adapt to work from home and to be able to structure and schedule timelines, basis the way of working that we were used to. At the same time, I have become a huge fan of work from home and I hope more corporates allow employees to exercise the option.

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Chinmay Udgirkar – The activist, the thinker and the Actor

During the entire month of Shravan, you see him walking barefoot. You spot him planting saplings during green drives. You see him walking along the banks of River Godavari in Nashik with environment activists who are fighting against river pollution and for river rejuvenation. You see him on the small and big screen displaying his talent.

The bellow are the highlights of the interview with Insights Success a top business magazines.

Actor Chinmay Udgirkar has many facets to his personality.

While learning to act in plays at Genius, he became used to taking theatre/plays seriously. It became an inseparable part of his life and he realised that acting was his hobby and that what he used to do to get appreciation from people became a passion.

His family though supportive, put forth a condition that he should complete his degree in law first. He obeyed them and completed the five-year law course while simultaneously acting in theatre.

Since Chinmay’s family has no background in the entertainment industry, his family had made it clear to him – Whatever you are doing, accept it with all loopholes. What you have in your career today, you may not have tomorrow. So, you should be able to withstand it. You have to maintain mental fitness for battling your emotional struggles.

“I feel that without any reason we have unknowingly created a competition. I want to give only one message to the youth – are you truly happy/content with the speed with which you are running about? Are you peaceful? You need to introspect seriously before it is too late, instead of getting carried away. Life was very peaceful during our parent’s time.

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Impactful Individuals in the Indian Industry April 2021

Impacting Millions

What do you think makes a person impactful? Is it their intelligence, personality, or the position they hold? Then again, does an individual have to hold a certain position or be in a certain sector to create an impact? Think again.

“I’ve always had a philosophy that position doesn’t define power. Impact defines power. What impact are you making on people? What impact are you making on business?” Mindy Grossman, CEO of WW International says. It is true with ‘impact’ becoming a buzzword these days from your day’s work to the presence of your company in the niche market you and people around expect a certain impact in every action you take and decision you make.

You also notice the core qualities of these successful individuals and the ways you can inculcate them. Talking about impactful individuals you will notice these core qualities in them that make all the difference.

They dedicate to following the meaningful purpose of their life.
They commit to continuous learning and improving themselves.
They engage with people with an open mind.
They embrace positive criticism.
They invest time and energy not in what already is but what better they can make of the situation.
They spread the light of knowledge, laughter, and inspiration.
They uplift others with them.
They view their journey as a learning experience.
They use their power and influence positively.

The latest edition of Insights Success ‘Impactful Individuals in The Indian Industry’ features such impactful individuals who by depicting these core behaviors have influenced thousands of people and made an impact on millions.

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