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CORPORATE
EDITORIAL
It gives me great pleasure to connect with you every quarter
and share the significant developments at the Embassy
Group. We are constantly raising the bar in each of our
verticals, which has brought in immense recognition from all
our stakeholders, especially all of you.
Speaking of raising the bar, we had a landmark moment this
quarter at the Asian Games 2018 held in Jakarta, with Fouaad
Mirza, our prodigy at Embassy International Riding School,
clinching the Silver Medal for the Equestrian Individual
Eventing category. The Embassy sponsored Indian Team,
made us proud by winning yet another silver for India at
the prestigious Asian Games event. Bringing home these
prestigious honors have placed India on the International
map and our riders are now gearing up for the Olympics
scheduled in 2020 at Tokyo.
Embassy is at the forefront of promoting the equestrian
sport in India by providing intensive training to riders, world
class facilities and sponsorships for competitive domestic
and international events. Our Equestrian Premier League
held each year brings out the best talent among youngsters
showing keen interest in professionally pursuing the
equestrian sport.
The much awaited REIT entry into India is around the corner
and I am extremely happy to announce that Embassy Office
Parks, the joint venture partnership between Blackstone
and Embassy, has filed the draft offer document with
SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India). REIT allows
investors to participate in the real estate sector through
a liquid and easily accessible instrument that is traded
on the public markets, much like a company’s common
stock. With this, India will join select countries such as US,
Singapore, Japan and Australia which allows REIT trading.
Meanwhile, our Office parks are growing from strength to
strength. I can confidently say that in locations where our
office parks are present, we are the most preferred developer
across most multinationals.
Embassy’s Stonehill International School (SIS) celebrated 10
years of holistic international education on 8th
September
Chairman’s Message
2018. The school was born out of a vision for an education
systemthatpreparesstudentstobesuccessful,inaconstantly
evolving and competitive environment. This was the driving
force that led to the establishment of a world class IB school
that provides students a conducive environment to develop
life skill, manage change, take risks and nurture compassion,
while creating emotionally balanced and resilient global
citizens. The Stonehill Founders Day also marked the
inauguration of the school’s latest world class sports hall
in the presence of Mr. Prakash Padukone, former World
Number 1 badminton champion; Ms. Ashwini Nachappa,
former international track athlete; and Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya
Bajaj, the first father-daughter duo to scale Mount Everest.
Education being the main focus of our CSR activities, we have
initiated collaborations with our corporate clients to amplify
the social impact and reach through a “Corporate Connect”
program. Under this program, we have brought together
government authorities, corporates and communities to
build and rehabilitate government schools. We are investing
time, effort and funds to make a difference to the quality of
education to the underprivileged children in the city. Some of
therecentprojectsthathavebeenundertakenincollaboration
with other corporates towards restoration and improvement
of education facilities include renovation and beautification
JITU VIRWANI
Chairman and Managing Director
Embassy Group

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of the Government Kannada Primary School, Challaghatta
with WeWork; the construction of the Government Higher
Primary School, Devanahalli in partnership with Swiss Re
Foundation and Bangalore North Round Table Trust, the
constructionofthenew GovernmentHigherPrimaryKannada
Medium School, Hegdenagar with ANZ to name a few.
The annual Embassy ‘Pedal for the Planet’ was hosted for
the fifth consecutive year in August 2018, and we are very
pleased to see that the participation has steadily increased
with every edition. This not only demonstrates a growing
interest in cycling as a valid mode of urban transport but
more importantly showcases the eco-consciousness and
societal awareness of a large section of our citizens.
In conclusion, we are very happy to share that Embassy
received the recognition of “Best Employer” at the Golden
Brick Awards ceremony held in Dubai. Embassy also won
several awards at the Times Business Awards 2018 and I
congratulateReezaSebastian,President, ResidentialBusiness
for being named “Woman Super Achiever in the Real Estate
Sector,” at the Times Business Awards. Embassy Group was
named India’s Top Builder for the year 2018 at the prestigious
Construction World Architect and Builder (CWAB) Awards.
As we celebrate these achievements and continue to move
from strength to strength, I take this opportunity to wish you
all a very Happy Diwali and warm greetings for the festive
season ahead.
Embassy Group Bags CWAB Award
NEWS/FEATURES
It was a proud moment for us when Embassy Group was
named one of India’s Top Builders for the year 2018 by
the prestigious Construction World Architect and Builder
(CWAB) Awards. The award recognizes the best and brightest
minds across the top achitect and top builder categories,
who change the landscape of the industry. The winners are
selected through a perception-based survey, followed by a
stringent jury selection process.
This was another feather in our cap. We had an excellent
run last quarter with many accolades coming our way. This
year the CWAB Award was held on 11th
September 2018 at
Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai. The award was accepted by
Karan Virwani, Director, Embassy Group, and Chief Executive
Officer, WeWork India.
The Construction World Architect and Builder Awards were
instituted by ASAPP Info Global Group in 2006. They are
India’s most coveted awards for the architecture and building
industry.

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Embassy Group Sweeps Times Business Awards;
Reeza Sebastian Named Women Super Achiever
The Embassy Group swept the prestigious Times Business
Awards 2018, across commercial, residential, hospitality
and corporate categories. And Reeza Sebastian, President,
Residential Business, Embassy was named the Women Super
Achiever In Real Estate Sector.
Embassy Group has been setting new trends in every
category it is operating in and the citation said it all. Under
the residential category: Embassy Edge won for being Most
Innovative Concept of the Year; Embassy Boulevard for Ultra
Luxury Villa Project of the Year; and Embassy Spring for Best
Upcoming Integrated Township.
The hospitality sector has been setting new standards in the
industry. Reflecting this, Embassy ONE was awarded the Best
Luxury Integrated Project and Embassy Manyata for the Most
Environment Friendly Commercial/Office Space. Embassy
Group won the Innovative Real Estate Marketing Campaign
of the Year award.
Reeza Sebastian, our super woman in real estate who won
the“Women Super Achiever in Real Estate Sector”award was
featured in the Times Business Awards 2018 supplement of
the Times of India, Bengaluru edition.
The awards were given away at the awards ceremony
organized byTheTimes Group. Bollywood legend Anil Kapoor
and the gorgeous Chitrangada Singh were the chief guests at
the ceremony attended by an exclusive by-invite only guests.

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Embassy Group Brings Home Equestrian Medals
EIRS Rider Fouaad Mirza shines in Asian Games at Jakarta
The Jakarta Asian Games which concluded recently had an
Embassy moment. Embassy International Riding School
(EIRS) rider Fouaad Mirza’s performance helped bring India a
total of 2 silver medals in the equestrian events, at the games.
Fouaad Mirza topped the dressage and cross-country qualifi-
er with the score of 22.40 and notched up a score of 26.40 in
the medal round to bag the silver for India.
The Indian Equestrian team, comprising Rakesh Kumar,
Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh and Fouaad Mirza also won the
silver for the Indian team with a score of 126.70. Fouaad’s
high performance score helped bring up the Indian team’s
ranking, resulting in an another silver for India.
Speaking on his victory, Fouaad Mirza said, “Our win is a
proud moment for India. I am very lucky to be partnered with
a horse like Seigneur Medicott and my co-rider team there by
bringing two silver medal for the country. I am grateful to the
Embassy Group, without Mr. Virwani and his team’s support
this win would have only been a dream for India’s Equestrian
sport. I look forward to more wins and medals for India in the
future.”
Acknowledging Fouaad’s win and contribution at the Asian
Games Mr. Jitu Virwani - Chairman and Managing Director,
Embassy Group said, “This is a very proud moment for the
equestrian sport in India. Fouaad has shown an exemplary
performance in all the equestrian events at the Asian Games.
We acknowledge the hard work put in by the three Army
riders, within a short period to train abroad and reach this
milestone, winning yet another silver for India. This win goes
on to show the true potential of this sport, and the talent in
our country. It also reiterates that we can win many more
medals if Indian sport is better organized.”

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Embassy Wins Golden Brick Awards In Dubai
The Embassy Group won five prestigious awards at the
Golden Brick Awards 2018 held in Dubai in September this
year. Embassy Springs, the Smart Township won the Best
Township Project Award while the Embassy ONE walked
away with the Best Mixed Use Architecture and the Embassy
Boulevard landed the Best Luxury Villa Project Award.
To cap it, Embassy Group won the Best Employer Award
and the Embassy Springs project won the Best Marketing
Campaign Award. Embassy Group has always thrived on
being on the leading edge of innovation and offering
customers delightful new features and services and these
awards are a testimony to the strength and capabilities of the
entire Embassy team.
The awards saw stiff competition from 125 others contenders
under various categories. It should not come as a surprise
that all the three projects that won the Golden Brick Awards
are part of the Embassy Luxe collection of stunning addresses
in the city of Bengaluru. Embassy Springs is drawing a lot
of international attention with its adoption of AI and smart
technologies while Embassy ONE is setting new benchmarks
in mixed-use, high-end luxury property and Embassy
Boulevard is setting new standards in luxury villa offerings in
the country.
The awards were given away at a glittering ceremony on
28th
September 2018 at The Marriot, Dubai. This is the first
time the award ceremony had moved outside India and was
attended by the best of the players in the industry.
The annual Golden Brick Awards is instituted by Phoenix
Expovent in association with the WorldWide Federation for
International Real Estate Investors (WFIREI) to acknowledge
and appreciate the contribution of Indian builders,
developers, construction companies, architects, designers
and professionals fo the Indian Real Estate Industry.

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EVENTS
What started as a small contribution to increase healthy
living and green awareness among our office park users
five years ago, the Embassy Pedal for the Planet today
has become a movement. The fifth edition of ‘Embassy
Pedal for the Planet’ hosted at Embassy GolfLinks saw a
record participation with over 1000 cycling enthusiasts
cutting across age groups participating in the event.
The event was also the first ‘plastic-free’ outdoor
event, laying greater emphasis on the Government
of Karnataka’s efforts to make Bengaluru plastic-free.
The cyclists competed in various participating categories
including Pro Elite covering a distance of 40 km, Amateur
ride covering 25 km and three Fun rides, covering distances
of 15 km, 8 km and 1 km suitable for other cycling enthusiasts
and children. Another highlight of ‘Embassy Pedal for the
Planet’ is the CXO category, where around 20 corporate
leaders participated, representing some of India’s leading
business organizations and cutting across all industry sectors.
Mr. Jitu Virwani - Chairman and Managing Director, Embassy
Group said, “Embassy has been hosting this unique event
for the fifth consecutive year and we are very pleased to
see Record Participation and that participation has steadily
increased with every edition. This not only demonstrates
EmbassyPedalForThePlanetSeesRecordParticipation
a growing interest in bicycling as a valid mode of urban
transport but more importantly, showcases the eco-
consciousness and societal awareness of all citizens of the
country.”
All proceeds from the Embassy Pedal for the Planet event
was donated to Colours of Life, a non-profit organization that
works with the Embassy Group to support over 7,000 children
through holistic education initiatives across 17 government
schools.The prize money worth Rs. 3 lakh was awarded to the
winners and runners-up of the event.
Roll of Honor: Winners in respective
category
Over 1000 cycling enthusiasts participated
in Bengaluru’s largest annual cycling event

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COMMERCIAL
EDITORIAL
MIKE HOLLAND
Chief Executive Officer
Embassy Office Parks
Continuing office demand across all our
markets
The commercial real estate demand in all of the 7 markets
where Embassy has its presence witnessed robust demand
in first 3 quarters of 2018. As per CBRE, YTD absorption
exceeded 32 million sq. ft. – a 7% increase year on year.
Given, the robust demand trend – most office markets noted
demand outpacing supply with pressure on vacancy levels
and occupancy percentages crossing 90% mark.
In fact, this trend has been in line with expansion and
consolidation discussions we have been having with our
existing occupiers on a constant basis.
Bengaluru, the market with Embassy’s largest presence
continued to maintain it’s top position in terms of country
level absorption – contributing to 37% of it. Further, all other
markets like NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune
continue to demonstrate strong fundamentals contributing
to another 62% of the total absorption.
Embassy, whether through the Group development activities,
or through the Embassy Office Parks platform is well placed
to capitalise on the current and continuing Indian growth
story.
We’re always fascinated by the breadth and range, complexity
and sophistication of activities and sectors operating from
our premises. We’re proud to see the technology companies
operating from our parks, companies like Google, Facebook,
Microsoft, Akamai and McAfee have a global impact and a
legacy for innovation. We’re also thrilled to see the home
grown technology companies like Flipkart and Ola who
registered their names in prestigious list of unicorn startups,
today being well established and operating from our
properties.
Our parks though are not only about technology. The
engineering, automotive and aerospace work being done in
our parks by companies such as Mercedes Benz, Quest Global
and Rolls Royce is a great testament to the quality and scale
of talent that comes from all over India and the world to work
in our parks. We are proud of the fact that over 250,000 such
talented individuals come to work everyday in our office
spaces.
Apart from getting the right talent and adopting the best
practices in the industry, one of the very important aspect
for the businesses is to find a real estate partner to provide
them with the best of solutions in order to build a world-class
workspace for their talent. The same understanding was part
of Embassy Group’s PAN India exclusive partnership with
WeWork. Co-working spaces alone in YTD 2018 accounted
for 11% of the total transactions countrywide, which is a
testimony to our belief in bringing WeWork to India. The
WeWork business has grown from its first centre in Bengaluru
in August 2017 to 18,000 desks in July 2018, the number is

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likely to double across all major office markets in the country
over the next couple of months.
Last Quarter - A Million Milestone
Embassy Group accounted for 2.3 million sq. ft. of office
leasing in first 9 months of 2018. While, we are always thrilled
to welcome new occupiers, we feel proud when our existing
tenants prefer to expand their operations in our parks or
with us in other cities. We believe that this is testament to
our solutions based approach for our corporate occupiers
business needs.
The group signed up 14 new tenants during the period; this
included the landmark built to suit deal with the BFSI major
JP Morgan measuring 1.1 million sq. ft.
Embassy Office Parks – India’s 1st REIT
Embassy Office Parks, the joint venture commercial office
partnership between Blackstone and Embassy, filed draft
offer documents with the Indian regulator to launch India’s
maiden Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
A REIT is an investment vehicle that owns and operates rent-
yielding real estate assets. It allows investors to participate in
the real estate sector through a liquid and easily accessible
instrument that is traded on the public markets, like a stock.
REITs have been a long-established asset class in other
markets such as the US, Singapore, Australia and Japan, and
have delivered steady total returns through a combination of
stable cash distributions and capital appreciation.
The Embassy Office Parks REIT would be Asia’s largest REIT in
terms of portfolio size with 33 million sq. ft. of leasable area,
comprising of 7 business parks and 4 city-centric buildings
spread across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Noida.
24 million sq. ft. of the portfolio is complete and operational
today and operating at a committed occupancy of 95% with
Net Operating Income projected to increase by 56% over
these three financial years.
The issue would of course be subject to regulatory approvals
and market conditions and we are awaiting SEBI’s feedback
on the Draft Offer Document. Response to date has been
positive and encouraging. We will keep you updated on
further developments on this front.
Accolades keep coming
We are pleased to again report that Embassy Group as a
whole and Embassy Office Parks in particular have received
accolades at the Times Business Awards. While Embassy
Group captured 7 awards in this year’s edition, Embassy
Manyata Business Park won the “Most Environment Friendly
Commercial/Office Space”award.
Our mixed use integrated office, retail and hotel project,
Embassy One won the award for, “Best Luxury Integrated
Project”.
We acknowledge all the members of the teams who service
our portfolio and such awards are an example of how this
team delivers best in class outcomes.
Green is in
Our park users have been wonderful ambassadors of our
ethos at Embassy Group. Embassy Pedal for the Planet
completed its fifth annual edition in August and attracted
over 1,000 cycling enthusiasts. The event was hosted by
Embassy GolfLinks. This was also the first plastic-free outdoor
event.
We saw enthusiastic participation in our green initiatives
by our corporate users, and our Inter Corporate Football
tournament saw record participation.
Vibrant quarter
Our corporate citizenship project of building a flyover at
Embassy Manyata Business Park has commenced on site, and
our 619 room Hilton/Hilton Garden Inn at Manyata is also
underway.
In anticipation of the handover of our first building in our
Chennai project ‘Embassy Splendid TechZone’ to Accenture
in Q1 2019, we hosted a Channel Partners event in Chennai
where Embassy has also now commenced construction of
the 400,000 sq. ft. build to suit project for Wells Fargo as well.
Looking ahead, our business is in great shape across the
country and we have many new exciting projects in the
pipeline. Stay tuned for more exciting news.

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Embassy ONE, Pinnacle Gets Ready
If you are driving towards Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru from Central Business District (CBD), you will not miss
Embassy ONE - Pinnacle, the coveted corporate address of Bengaluru. The Embassy ONE Pinnacle Tower is ready for fit-outs and
will soon see corporate clients enjoying their new office space.
Designed for corporates who value distinction and discretion, Embassy ONE is at the heart of Bengaluru and features 13 floors
with a cumulative of 195,000 sq. ft. of premium office space with open plan layouts. It is surrounded by world-class bespoke
amenities and services that make it the best office space available in the city. Located on a 7-acre land parcel, the property will
haveThe Four Seasons Hotel which is also in its final stages of completion, premium Private Residences and a Central Plaza, with
Retail spaces-- within the complex.
Embassy Builds Flyover Near Manyata Business Park As
Part Of CSR Initiative
As part of our Corporate social responsibilities, Embassy
undertook the construction of a flyover outside our Embassy
Manyata Business Park in consultations with the Bruhat
Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). This is a significant
undertaking and as we get set to initiate the preparatory
groundwork, we wanted to involve our corporate clients
and brief them on the various aspects of the project. We
have received a very enthusiastic response from the 40 plus
corporate clients and this has made our resolve to contribute
to solving the traffic problem of the city stronger.
The one-way flyover will connect the existing Nagawara and
Veeranapalya flyovers with an entry arm to the Park at Gate
1 and an exit arm at Gate 2. This will facilitate direct entry
into the Park from Nagawara Flyover for users travelling
from K. R. Puram side and a direct exit out of the Park onto
the Veeranapalya flyover for users travelling towards Hebbal
eliminating the U-turns which needs to be currently taken.
The entry arm will lead to the offices and vehicles can take
a left turn after getting down to access the underpass for
entering the residential avenue.
The project is expected to be completed in 16 months.
Preliminary works like mobilization of machinery and soil
testing have been initiated. Final No Objection Certificate
(NOC) from BBMP is awaited to start the execution.
NEWS/ FEATURES

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New Lifestyle Amenities At Our Parks
At Embassy we believe that increasing workplace lifestyle
amenities will help boost happiness and productivity. We
strive to bring the best of the amenities into our office parks.
Joining our long list of amenities are the Cult fitness centre,
the Ganache Factory and the Prive Unisex salon.
Cult is now open at Embassy TechVillage
The Cult fitness centre is making waves in the fitness space
offering natural, equipment-free fitness regime run by
Deepak Duval and Rishab Telang, a professional basketball
player and a fitness enthusiast.
The Cult is now at the Embassy TechVillage offering an
exclusive fitness experience to the office park users with a mix
of boxing, Zumba, S&C, Yoga, HRX workout and the growing
PROWL workout. Members will be trained by professional
athletes, Shwetambari Shetty, the sensational banker turned
fitness coach and Rishab.
The center is open to Embassy TechVillage park users and
thus ensures exclusivity and safety.
Embassy GolfLinks gets its own unisex salon
founded by New York stylist
Embassy GolfLinks Business Park now boasts of its own uber
exclusive salon, the Prive Unisex salon, founded by Kathryn
Picraux, the celebrity stylist at the Grammys and the Toni and
Guy Academy in New York. While Kathryn is known for her
color styling, the Prive also offers hair styling, hair treatments,
skin care, manicure, pedicure, foot reflexology, waxing, and
many more carefully curated services.
The Prive specializes in using toxic free chemicals. It also
shuns Sulphate and Paraben based chemicals and ensures
a side-effect free treatment. The salon is located on the 1st
floor of Pyramid food court and is easily accessible. As with
our other services, this is exclusively for office park users to
ensure privacy and safety.
Gourmet Desserts at Embassy TechVillage
Embassy TechVillage park users can now indulge themselves
in some delightful desserts brought to them fresh from
Bengaluru’s celebrated commercial kitchen specializing in
desserts, the Ganache Factory. With their signature Gourmet
Desserts, the Ganache Factory makes delicious desserts from
fresh local produce without adding artificial flavours or
colour.
Ganache is bringing their entire menu spread with Tiramisu
in a jar, Chocolate Truffle Cake, The Ganache Tart, Nutella
Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie, Walnut Brownie, Blueberry
Cheesecake, and more. If you are tempted reading this, we do
not blame you, head out to Ganache at Embassy TechVillage.

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WeWork Completes One Year In India, Doubles
Down On India Commitment
WeWork turned One in India. The global network of
collaborative spaces registered stupendous growth in its
first year of operations in India. After the successful launch of
its first location - WeWork Galaxy - in Bengaluru in July 2017,
WeWork has expanded to 10 locations across three key cities,
i.e., Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and is looking to continue
its growth trajectory.
WeWork is defining the future of work space globally by
providing a platform for creators to work in a collaborative
space, connect, build a community while immersing
themselves in a range of services to help them make a life,
not just a living.
WeWork entered India through a joint venture with Embassy
Group in July 2017. By leveraging on Embassy’s expertise
across the country, along with driving WeWork’s technology
and global experience in design, the brand has grown from
just 2,200 members in its first space, WeWork Galaxy, to over
10,000 members and over 12,000 desks across its 10 locations
in India. By the end of 2018, it aims to open 4 more locations
in Delhi, 3 in Bengaluru and 6 in Mumbai which will raise the
number of locations to over 20 that will accommodate upto
35,000 members.
Karan Virwani, CWeO, WeWork India, said, “With WeWork
India turning one, we are excited to continue our journey
towards creating spaces that inspire people to be creators.
By Fostering the spirit of collaboration, we want to make
our members feel excited about coming to work every day.
India is home to 65% of the population being under the age
of 35 years who are seeking greater social engagement and
looking to be a part of a large community of like-minded
people. Our aim is to double our locations by the end of 2018
and to grow our community while providing them access to
our global community and comforts of beautifully designed
spaces.This is only just the beginning of our path towards the
future of work.”
WeWork India plans to expand to Pune, Chennai, and
Hyderabad by next year.

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EVENTS
Embassy Splendid TechZone coming up on a 30-acre land
parcel in Chennai is heading towards the completion of
Phase 1. The highlight of July was the exclusive Channel
Partner’s Meet organized by Embassy Commercial.The Hilton
Channel Partners Meet-Embassy Splendid Nears
Completion
Hotel, Chennai came alive on the evening of 13th
July 2018
with 80 Channel Partners attending the meet where Mr.
Mike Holland, CEO, Embassy Offlice Parks Commercial shared
updates on the Embassy Splendid TechZone Business Park.
The gathering was in a celebratory mood as Mr. Mike Holland,
revealed to the group that the project will be ready for fit-outs
by November 2018. To add more excitement to the evening,
a stand-up comedian enthralled the gathering and a lucky
draw kept the guests on the edge of their seats. Our partners
were visibly excited by the prospect of the completion of
phase 1 . The park, a designated SEZ, has a potential for 4.5
million sq. ft. when it completes all the phases.
Embassy Splendid TechZone is a premium commercial
property in Chennai coming up onThoraipakkam-Pallavaram
Radial Road, the most happening place for the knowledge
industry.
At Embassy, we ensure that we are on top of the technology
adoption curve. We promote initiatives where the industry
can learn about new tech and processes. One such
occasion came up where we could explore how AI (Artificial
Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) is revolutionizing
office space management could add our own perspective
and learning in the space.
Embassy Commercial was a title sponsor for the Chennai
edition of Future Workplace Series 2.0, an event organized
by Infhra Initiative, held on 6th
August 2018. Over 90 MNCs
and Indian globals participated in the event bringing unique
perspectives on the use of technology in this space. The
event that started at 2 pm going through 8 pm in the evening
saw some prominent players in the industry and thought
leaders sharing their experiences. Mr. Shailendra Nath from
Embassy Services Pvt. Ltd presented on “Driving Real Estate
Ops with Technology”. The event featured two interesting
panel discussions. One on“How the blend of technology and
nature can be used in designing the building? What should
be the priority of Procurement Team – Cost or Design?” And
the second panel dealt with, “Employee Experience in the
Digital Workplace - What is It, and Does It Actually Matter?”
Both the panels threw unique insights into the modern
workplace practices. The event was especially made lively
with startups and large enterprises rubbing shoulders and
exchanging ideas together.
TheeventispartofaseriesputtogetherbyInfhraInitiative,an
industry body and member based association representing
more than 2,500 members from the Corporate – Facility
management, CRE and IPC’s and is based in Chennai.
Infhra Event Delves Into Al In Office Space Management

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Dream Mile Run Crosses A Milestone
The Vibha Dream Mile 2018 hosted by Embassy Manayata
Business Park brought together the young and old in a
unique display of fun and fitness. This year edition saw a
participation of over 500 enthusiastic runners from number
of companies at Embassy Manyata - Lowes, Nvidia, IBM, etc.
The event started at around 6.15 am with warmup routines
conducted by Mr. Prashant Arora, the head trainer at
Crosstrainers. The 10K runners started their race at 6.40 am
followed by the 5K runners.Parents were invited to run this
race with their children at their side and an average of their
completion timings was considered.
The final event was the fitness challenge, a new addition this
year to the Dream Mile. This test of stamina, strength and
agility, had 4 rounds of gruelling workouts with eliminations
at each stage. The Crosstrainer coaches conducted this event
flawlessly with great energy throughout. Some peppy dance
numbers made sure that all the participants and spectators
were thoroughly entertained.
Finally, we had prize distribution where the winners of each
category were felicitated. All children who participated
received some goodies from Vibha. Every participant at the
dream mile was given a packed breakfast and a Tshirt with all
sponsor logos printed on it. They were also given certificates
mentioning their respective race completion timings
measured using timing chips.

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RESIDENTIAL
EDITORIAL
Embassy Residential prepares to handover
Ready-to-move-in Homes to Proud Owners
Indian residential market is poised for an interesting turn with
home buyers preferring Ready-to-move-in (RTMI) homes
to under construction homes. This is a natural progression
as buyers wish to be free of any hassles in compliance
norms. The GST regime and the RERA has brought in new
changes in this market which has impacted buyer behaviour.
In tune with keeping close to our customers’ preferences,
we at Embassy Residential are proud to have heard our
customer’s wish early enough and are set to hand over keys
to Ready-to-move-in homes in our luxurious villas, villaments,
apartments and condos. Our Ready-to-move-in homes are a
big draw as we are preparing to handover over 1,200 luxury
homes to our owners in the next 6 to 7 months. We know
that we made the right call when we see the excitement in
our customers’ heart as they set to enter their dream homes.
These homes are spread across Embassy properties.
We have a number of properties gearing up for the
handover starting from our uber-luxury Embassy Lake
Terraces in North Bengaluru, the Embassy Grove in the
CBD which overlooks the Karnataka Golf Association
(KGA) course, the Embassy Boulevard again in North
Bengaluru and the Four Seasons Private Residences a part
of the mixed-use destination at Embassy ONE in Bengaluru.
I am also proud that the success of our Ready-to-move-in
homes owed to close collaboration with our internal sales
teamandEmbassychannelpartners.Wehavealwaysbelieved
that our channel partners are at the heart of our success as
they became our sales partners and business ambassadors
and manage the customer touch points efficiently.
Our homes are Smart and AI powered
We take immense pride in the fact that Embassy Edge, India’s
first Alexa enabled home offerings, is turning into a living and
breathing and much loved testimonial to the new technology
paradigm of“Smart City”. In line with the smart Cities Mission,
we have successfully integrated smart technologies into our
homes to offer our clients an experience hitherto unseen.
Embassy Edge nestled in Embassy Springs, offers numerous
REEZA SEBASTIAN
President
Residential Business
Embassy Group
“smart” elements into our infrastructure design. Our
township is fitted with IoT (Internet of Things) devices which
are now a necessary part of our infrastructure. This has
enabled us to offer much better services that our residents
love. For instance, our facilities management team are able to
deliver services more efficiently and effectively. We are able
to manage our resource efficiently thanks to the Artificial
Intelligence that is built into our smart City.
Embassy Residential brings home
Prestigious Awards
Last quarter, Embassy Residential brought home prestigious
awardsandaccolades.TheEmbassyGroupwonfiveprestigious
awards at the Golden Brick Awards 2018 held in Dubai of
which three awards were for Embassy Residential. Embassy
Springs won the ‘Best Township Project’ while the Embassy
Boulevard landed as the ‘Best Luxury Villa Project’. To cap it,
Embassy Springs won the ‘Best Marketing Campaign Award’.
Embassy Residential also shone bright in the Times
Business Awards 2018. Embassy Edge won for being
‘Most Innovative Concept of the Year’; Embassy Boulevard
was adjudged as the ‘Ultra Luxury Villa Project of the

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NEWS/ FEATURES
GauravGuptaDebutsSecondSeasonOfVogueAtelier
Embassy Group’s Luxe Collection that offers uber luxury
lifestyle homes at its four stunning addresses in Bengaluru
joined hands with Vogue to host the Vogue Atelier show. The
second season ofVogue Atelier chose the city of Surat to start
off the five city show. Holding fort at the show was avant-
garde couturier Gaurav Gupta with his stunning collection
making the evening memorable.
The Central Saint Martins graduate, Gupta was at his best.
The guests were treated to Gupta’s statement pantsuit, jacket
and minimal sarees as they savoured the specially designed
three-course meal. Gupta also showcased his couture 2018
collection, Cystal Myth, and his latest menswear collection.
The highlight of the show were his signature lehengas and
sculpted gowns, the latter brought out a few blissful sighs
from the audience.
The event was a fitting show where the subtleness of Embassy
Luxe collection came alive at an exclusive gathering. Playing
hosts were Reeza Sebastian, President, Residential Business,
Embassy Group, Arjun Mehra, Chief Business Officer, Condé
Nast India and Priyanka Khanna, Associate Fashion Features
Director,Vogue India.The guests were treated to goodie bags
and a dosha consultation by Forest Essentials.
Year’; and Embassy Spring won the ‘Best Upcoming
Integrated Township’ award. And most recently Embassy
Pristine was awarded the ‘Best Residential Development–
Luxury’ by CNBC Awaaz for the 2nd
consecutive year.
Wearehumbledbysuchrecognitionandloveandatthesame
time inspired to meet Embassy’s highest global standards.
Vogue Atelier Begins Second Season
In our endeavor to curate the best offerings for an
exclusive clientele, we restarted the second season of
our association with Vogue in bringing a unique curated
show, Vogue Atelier. This multicity show debuted at Surat,
moving over to Ahmedabad in September and October
respectively. Celebrated fashion designer Gaurav Gupta
held the audience captive with his exquisite designs.
These shows are a perfect showcase for our Luxe Collection
comprising uber premium addresses in Bengaluru.
Reaching NRIs through Panel Discussions
The Global Conclave for Indian Realty (GCIR) had its
second edition of knowledge series focusing on helping
NRIs to identify the best bet in investment real estate in
India. The first edition held in July in London discussed
the state of Indian property and value-for-money deals.
I had the opportunity to be part of this excellent panel. It
was wonderful interacting with a highly energetic audience.
I had a wonderful time fielding questions, learning and
discussing about India’s macro economic situation in the
past few decades and how India is steadily growing its
investment profile. Some of my fellow panelists included
PNC Menon, founder and chairman of Sobha Realty and
member of the board of governance, IBPC, Dubai; Akash
Puri, director, international, India’s Sootheby’s International
Realty; Anita Kataria, Santhosh Kumar, group vice-chairman,
Anarock Group Business Services and other industry leaders.
More such panels are essential to educate NRIs and global
investors about growing investment opportunities in India.
The coming quarter is already looking bright and we have
a lot to share with you. Stay tuned for more from Embassy
Residential.

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Ahmedabad Savours Embassy’s Vogue Atelier
Close on the heels of the Surat show, the Vogue Atelier,
now in its second edition, the Ahmedabad show brought
together fashion connoisseurs around the country to witness
designer shows in a unique new setting. The show featured
the celebrated couturier Gaurav Gupta presenting his latest
works. This is the second show in a multi-city tour of invite
only designer showcases supported by Embassy’s Luxe
Collection that offers four stunning addresses in the city of
Bengaluru.
For the fashionista who loves a bit of drama, Gupta was in
his theatrical best at the Ahmedabad show. Dressed in his
trademark theatrical ensembles, models romped through
rows of round tables to give guests a closer look at his latest
work while enjoying a three-course meal.
The show was split into three special segments spotlighting
Gupta’s latest couture collection, ‘Crystal Myth’ and his
new menswear line. While the men sauntered through the
ballroom wearing embellished suits, the ladies were seen in
Gupta’s creations with fairy-land jewellery to match, courtesy
Occasions Fine Jewellery.
The event was supported by The Open Slate by Radhika
Bhuptani. A romantic candlelit floral arrangements by
Peonies by Anoli Shah added to the mood of the evening.
Hosted by Reeza Sebastian, President, Residential Business,
Embassy Group, Arjun Mehra, Chief Business Officer, Condé
Nast India andVogue India’s Shahnaz Siganporia, the evening
was attended by designer duo Shyamal and Bhumika
Shodhan, Sonal and Anjali Ambani, Umang Hutheesing and
Abhay Mangaldas. Joining them were Emanda Vaz, from
Embassy Devashish Kamdar of Occasions Fine Jewellery and
many others.
EmbassyEdgeCampaign:SmartDealforSmartBuyers
On the Independence Day, smart home buyers who were on
the lookout for a home with an edge were in for a surprise.
Embassy Edge launched an offer inviting buyers to book
a home by paying just 1% of the booking amount, giving
them freedom from clichéd schemes. The offer also kept the
monthly payout to an unprecedented low of Rs 1,900 per
month.
This Smart Financing offer stood out beckoning the
prospective buyers to invest in a property which personifies
Smart Design, Smart Technology, Smart Community Living
and Smart Location. It’s no surprise that Smart Buyers found
Embassy Edge a great choice and responded with gusto.

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Embassy Priority has always pursued the motto of offering
the best to its members. In line with this, two health check-up
camps were organized in association with Apollo Hospitals.
The camps held at Embassy Tranquil and Embassy Woods
on 22nd and 29th September respectively saw amazing
response from our residents.
The camps were designed to help early detection and
prevention of any illness and was embraced by our
community. These camps also motivated the participants
to take up health and fitness routines that would keep them
free of any ailments.
Embassy Edge launch campaign was followed up with a
testimonial campaign that gave prospective buyers a peek
into the lifestyle it offered through the eye of its residents.
Each ad that formed a part of the campaign had a resident
reveal the reason they made the decision to purchase a home
at Embassy Edge.
The campaign urged more people to be inspired by the
stories shared and join the class of people who had already
found their Edge. The offer was sweetened with a deal that
required buyers to pay just 1% of the booking amount in
addition to a low monthly payout.
Testimonial Campaign: Happy Residents Inspire
Embassy Edge Home Buyers
Residents Of Embassy Tranquil And Embassy Woods
Take A Health Break

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Roaring Ferraris Celebrate Independence Day
It was Independence Day and the Madras Racing Track in
Chennai bowed to the deafening roar of Ferraris racing each
other in what was a battle of titans. Embassy Group and the
storied car maker, Ferrari came together to host an uber
exclusive event, the Ferrari Track Day. Held on the 14th
and
15th
August, the track day was an by-invite-only event and
EVENTS
saw passionate automotive aficionado and Ferrari owners
rubbing shoulders and exchanging motoring notes. The two-
dayeventwasburstingwithFerrariactionandentertainment,
from the wheel to wheel action of Ferrari Track Day to the
splendid private gala dinner the previous evening.
The highlight of the show was the magnificent display of
colorandsportingbonhomiewithhundredsofFerrariowners
taking a“Lap of Honor”around the track. It was a fitting finale
to the Independence Day celebrations.
The track event was preceded by the Ferrari Networking Gala
Night at the Park Hyatt, which brought in the who’s who of
the city, Ferrari owners and motoring enthusiasts. The air was
filled with high octane spirit, a musical performance that
added to the mood and the guests immersing themselves in
friendly banter in anticipation of the track event the following
day.
Golfers Celebrate Independence Day On The Greens
Bengaluru’s golfing destination, the salubrious KGA (Karnataka Golf Association) greens brought out an enchanting crowd who
combined patriotic fervour and a friendly competitive spirit on this Independence Day.
Enthusiastic citizen golfers took to the greens to celebrate the day in their inimitable style -- with a drive and a putt. Embassy
Group in association with Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) hosted the The Independence Day Tournament 2018 on 14th and
15th August.
The lush 18 hole course and a crisp air added to the challenge as golfers, across age groups, keenly contested in the tournament.
There were Open and Handicap events for men and women, and a Senior Handicap event for senior golfers. It was a unique
experience to see so many golfers uniting to celebrate the the day and the spirit of the sport.

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This Ganesh festival, the member of Embassy Priority went
green in style. Village Story, which offers unique village life
experience, conducted a workshop at Embassy Pristine where
our members learnt to make environment-friendly Ganesha
idols. These idols went beyond the traditional concept of
environment friendliness and brought in a new concept of an
idol which grows into a plant! Small seeds of flowering plants
were embedded inside each Ganesha idol which was placed
in an earthen flower pot. In a matter of a few days, the idols
transformed into plants bedecked with colorful flowers.
It was a unique concept brought in by Village Story and
Embassy Priority members became ardent fans. They had
not only made Ganesha idols that were environment friendly
but had pushed the envelope in going green by making idols
that would grow into plants -- an evolutionary process that
Ganesha idol itself stands for.
The workshop was a huge draw with a turnout of 140
members. Members left the workshop with joy on their face
and a sense of accomplishment since they were contributing
to the green initiative in the most unique way.
Making Ganesha Idols That Would Grow Into Plants

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INDUSTRIAL & WAREHOUSING
EDITORIAL
NH8 Corridor in the Delhi-NCR emerges
as India’s largest warehousing hubs;
Warehousing picks up momentum in
northern India
The warehousing segment may lack the charisma that a posh
residential property may boast of but currently it is driving
the real estate market in rural Gurugram, creating jobs and
bringing in investment from India and overseas.
Amid a general slowdown in the real estate market in
Gurugram, warehousing is booming. Large boxes of steel,
covering lakhs of square feet of area, are sprouting up
on agricultural land in Pataudi, Dharuhera, Tauru road,
Farrukhnagar, Manesar and along the Patli Road. Real estate
experts assert that this area, popularly known as NH48 or
NH8 corridor, has emerged as one of the largest warehousing
hubs across the country.
Nearly9oftheentireprivateinvestmentintherealestatesince
2017 has been ploughed in this sector, say industry experts.
They say that sustained slowdown in residential property and
some favourable policy measures by the Government have
brought in more investors to this sector.
Delhi-NCR is one of the biggest consumer areas in the country
with a dense population and most companies want to be
close to the consumer. Also, the area is strategically located
along the NH8 which is the busiest highway of the country
with 57% of freight on trucks going through this road.
The completion of eastern peripheral road and western
peripheral road will further give an edge to this corridor
as entire northern India, including Rajasthan, UP, Punjab,
Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir could be served
from warehouses located in this area.
As a result, almost 60% of grade A and grade B warehousing
stock of about 38 million sq. ft. in Delhi-NCR has come up in
Gurugram’sNH8corridor.Theboomhasalsobeenpoweredby
the growth of large e-commerce companies such as Amazon,
Flipkart, Myntra, and ShopClues among others. Nevertheless,
traditional FMCG firms must also get the credit as they fuelled
growth in their push to cut on inventory, reduce storage
cost, and make distribution more efficient, particularly after
the introduction of GST. Not only the e-commerce and
Technology companies but large private equity investors are
also making big investments in warehousing in Gurugram
due to the growth opportunities.
ANSHUL SINGHAL
Chief Executive Officer
Embassy Industrial Parks
However, a word of caution is that warehousing in India is still
maturing, getting organised, and if given the right support
will create lot of jobs in core and allied sectors.
Embassy Industrial Parks has invested over Rs. 1,900 crore
to set up industrial parks in the state. A central location in
NCR, availability of large pockets of land, cheaper land cost,
closeness to large consumption markets, easy connectivity
with Golden Quadrilateral, are some of the reasons behind
the decision.
Our 600,000 sq. ft. industrial park in Bilaspur was leased out
before completion and Embassy has now acquired another
110 acres in Farrukhnagar. This new 3 million sq. ft. industrial
park will serve as the second new age warehousing location,
which will serve e-commerce, auto, retail and FMCG players.
ThelastquarterhasbeenamazingwithlaunchofFarrukhnagar
Park and picking up pace with necessary approvals before
we start construction. We have had a great opportunity at
the Credai Event in Berlin to put forward some important
stats about India and the opportunities of investment in
Real Estate. We also conducted an industry specific event
called Future Warehouses Summit which was a huge success.
There’s lot coming up in the next quarter. Stay tuned.

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NEWS/ FEATURES
SIOR International Conference is the key networking event for
world’sleadingindustrialandofficebrokersandagents.There
is no better place than to be in the conference to understand
the trends in the industry, learn new developments and
network with members from across the globe.
This year’s European edition of the SIOR International
Conference was held in Warsaw in Poland between 27th
, 28th
and 29th
June 2018. Embassy Industrial Parks partnered with
SIOR International for this event. Ms. Lara Becker represented
Embassy Industrial Parks at the event which was attended
Embassy Industrial Parks At SIOR Conference, Warsaw
Manufacturing Outsourcing Is The Next Big Thing
For India: Anshul Singhal - Chief Executive Officer,
Embassy Industrial Parks
by SIOR members across Europe. The conference saw a free
exchange of ideas and trends in industrial and office space.
The highlight of the conference was the gala evening at
the Royal Castle, that was official residence of the Polish
monarchs.
The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) is the
world’s leading industrial and office brokerage association.
Over 3,100 industrial and office brokers and agents
worldwide have met stringent qualifications to earn the SIOR
designation, certifying their expertise and success.
“After conquering IT outsourcing, India is now emerging as
the outsourced destination for manufacturing,”said
Mr. Anshul Singhal - Chief Executive Officer, Embassy
Industrial Parks. In an inspiring, power-packed speech
delivered at CREDAI NATCON 2018 held on 3rd August 2018
in Berlin, Mr. Singhal made an impassioned pitch for India as
an emerging investment destination with his sharp statistics.
Exhorting the audience to look at India with a new set of eyes,
Mr. Singhal said, ”India invests 10% of its GDP in infrastructure
building versus 2% in US.” Infrastructure building takes time
and the country is making rapid progress.
“I can guarantee that in India we are building better quality
warehouses than anywhere in the world,” said Mr. Singhal
while reeling out compelling statistics. “Indian economy”, he
said, “is growing at 8% faster than anyone in the world. Our
GDP is at $2.25 trillion growing,” he pointed out. “We

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like to save and reinvest. We only borrowed 70% of GDP last
year versus the 200% in China. Saving rate is 31%.”
His passionate pitch that India is growing, breaking its
stereotype image and Made in India is now a respected
phrase had the audience spellbound.
“Your investment in India will never be wrong,” Mr. Singhal
said. With the average working population of 29 years,
the youngest in the world, India’s emergence as the
manufacturing outsourcing destination is only natural. There
is a huge talent pool of skilled labour in this sector.
Construction Update
We handed over the second block for fit-out works to
Rosenberger Group, our second tenant at the park.
Construction is in full swing for 3rd
and 4th
block and they
will be ready for fit-out works within the next quarter. Base
preparations for 5th
block of roughly 0.13 million sq. ft. has
started and its completion is expected by end of this fiscal
year.
Roads are now shaping up and work in the park entrance
have begun.
Embassy Industrial Parks announced the acquisition of 110
acres of prime real-estate in Farrukhnagar. Both, Bilaspur
and Farrukhnagar will prevail as Embassy’s flagships in their
agreement with the Haryana Government. This project now
has environment clearance and building plan approvals in
place. Land grading and construction of compound wall
works are in progress.
The PMC (Project Management Consultant) for project is on
board and vendors for all major packages are finalised. Work
has started during the last week of September.
It means by 2021, two-thirds of the world’s working
population will be in India. This is a huge opportunity with
growing demand for more places to live, more places to work,
more eateries, more colleges, more and more of everything.
“Real estate and construction combined will be the largest
supplier of jobs in India, we will be employing 75 million
people by 2020. We have all read agriculture was the largest
supplier of jobs and that’s changing.”Mr. Singhal said.
Embassy Industrial Parks which has Warburg Pincus as an
investor, has built 1.5 million sq. ft. of warehouse in 7 cities
put together which will reach 4 million sq. ft. in the next four
years.
Chakan: Second tenant fit-outs underway
Bilaspur: First handover on-schedule
The construction of Embassy Industrial Park’s first project in
northern India, Bilaspur is going as per schedule. We handed
over the first phase of first block on date scheduled. 90% of
park infrastructure including fire tank, sewerage treatment
plant, etc. have been completed.
A total development of 0.625 million sq. ft. is under
construction of which 40 million sq. ft. has been handed over
in the month of August 2018 for fit-out works.
Farrukhnagar: PMC is onboard and work
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Embassy Industrial parks partnered withTransformance Forums to create “FutureWarehouses Summit”held at JW Marriott Juhu
on 5th
September 2018. The focus of the event was to create a platform to understand tools and techniques on how to build
warehouses towards cost competitiveness and share practical insights on future technologies and process that will shape the
warehouse of the future. The event was attended by Senior representatives from DHL, Flipkart, Walmart, Coca Cola, Bluedart,
Mahindra Logistics, Danone, Nyka, and Kelley.
Mr. Anshul Singhal - Chief Executive Officer, Embassy Industrial Parks as a chairperson of the event addressed FutureWarehouses
Scenario – The pain points of the industry and solutions. He also touched upon the GST impact on the Logistics Industry.
One of the highlights of the event was a panel discussion on “Future Warehouses Technology implementation, Standard
Operating Protocols and GST Impact.”Some valuable insights were shared by panellists Vaishali Pandey – Head PMO and Rishav
Vijh – General Manager Leasing from Embassy Industrial Parks along with other panel members Alok Kumar – DHL and Nanda
Kishore Rajanala – Walmart.
The event ended with a round table discussion about specific industries such as e-commerce, Retail and Supply Chain, and
Automotive and Heavy Engineering.
There was a networking lounge created with branding elements of Embassy Industrial Parks for discussions during the event
which gave an opportunity for the delegates to create communication opportunities.
Thought Leadership Event: Future Warehouses
Summit
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HOSPITALITY
EDITORIAL
Hospitality Industry is on an upswing in
India
Hospitality Industry in India is on a northward march with
growing ADR, occupancy rate and limited incoming supply.
Available data points to a continued positive growth
potential over the next 5 years.
India hit the 10 million mark in terms of foreign tourist arrivals
for 2017-18, as per figures from the Union Ministry of Tourism,
growing at over 14% as compared to the previous year.
Domestic tourism spends are also strong on the back of
higher disposable income and increasing trend of holidays
becoming a lifestyle with the large and growing middle-class
in the country. The ratio of domestic to foreign spending is
at 87:13 showing that the sector is spinning on an ideal twin
drive.
Bengaluru has been a shining example in this growth
story. The Kempegowda International Airport at Bengaluru
reported 269 lakh visitors in 2017-18, a 17% growth over
the previous year, and was the third busiest airport in India
following Delhi (656 lakh) and Mumbai (485 lakh).
Reflecting the above, the nationwide hotel occupancy rate
in 2017-18 showed a healthy trend at 67% , with Bengaluru
showing a remarkable growth with 69.5% occupancy rate,
and a REVPAR increase of 9.4% despite a 6% increase in
supply.
Embassy Hospitality’s Growth Story
Hilton Embassy GolfLinks Bangalore and Le Meredien,
our premier operating hospitality properties, have
shown encouraging performance backed by strong asset
management and uptick in the overall industry performance.
The Hilton Embassy GolfLinks Bangalore registered a double
digit growth in Average Room Rate and Total Revenue over
last year. Spurred by this success, we are fast tracking our
twin-branded, large inventory projects at Embassy Manyata
and Embassy TechVillage to leverage the strong demand in
their respective micro-markets.
With our focused strategy to maximize client satisfaction, we
are confident that our business park hotels will continue to
out-perform industry standards and we want to continue
our efforts to enhance the experience of our tenants and
SARTAJ S SINGH
President
Hospitality Business, Embassy Group
their visitors who patronize our hotels. For instance, we are
in the process of creating new F and B offerings and concepts
at the Hilton Embassy GolfLinks Business Park - in close
collaboration with the Hilton regional team at Singapore.
There is excitement in the air as our teams are putting
together final touches to the much anticipated Four Seasons
Hotel at Embassy ONE which is scheduled for launch in early
2019 and is expected to set new benchmarks in the industry
in terms of luxury and service.
The Way Forward …
Our existing and pipeline projects make Embassy Group
one of the leading real estate developers with the largest
hospitality portfolio in India. Simultaneously, the hospitality
industry’s upswing is presenting new opportunities for us to
strengthen our position in the sector. As a result, Embassy
Hospitality is actively exploring new geographies and
product categories to leverage our growing experience and
position in this business .
Watch this space!

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NEWS/ FEATURES
The BLVD Club: Come Belong
If there is one club in Bengaluru that stands heads and
shoulders above anything out there with personalized
service bringing in an instant sense of belongingness then it
must be the BLVD Club.
This exclusive club, curated for the select few, personifies a
true, luxury private club. “From my experience of living in
Bengaluru for the past two years, I can certainly say that this
club is second to none,” says Ms. Sal Moonsamy, a resident
of Embassy Boulevard and a member of Embassy BLVD Club.
This is a common feeling among the members of the club.
“In addition to its location and amenities, the best thing
about the club is its people,” says Chicco Hiranandani. Our
members swear by the hospitable staff at the club who keeps
them coming back. “Right from the GM, Mr. Kamakhya who
is only too willing to help you in setting up corporate events,
to Chef Vivek who always goes the extra mile in formulating
dishes to the clients’ exact requirements, to Mr. Deepak and
his wonderful lounge hospitality team who ensure they leave
you wanting to come back for more,”says Sal.
The BLVD Club offers a good combination restaurant, spa,
gym, sport facilities, guest rooms, special events, and more
amenities that our club members love. Members enjoy in
activities like Kids Master Chef Classes to the gourmet meals,
magic shows, music, cookery classes and more. The poolside
is a favourite haunt of many of our members which allows
them private, relaxing environs.
The Embassy BLVD Club organizes a wide variety of programs
on special occasions such as Women’s Day, St Patricks Day
and Easter Celebrations. There are regulars like Friday Bar
Nights and biryani feasts which entertain the gastronomes.
“I recommend never to pass an opportunity for the Sunday
Brunch which is superb value for money and choice of
cuisines…the Seafood Paella is one of my favs,”says Sal.
Perhaps, one of the most coveted features of the club is its
affiliate program with equally prestigious clubs within India
and across the globe. “I’m looking forward to using their
International reciprocal club in Singapore in October, the
Raffles Town Club. I’ve visited this traditional English venue
before for their signature Singapore Sling but I will now visit
with renewed interest as an Embassy Club Member,”says Sal.
Perhaps, its location is key. Close to the international
airport in Bengaluru yet private enough, it makes for the
perfect getaway. “Being part of a community that is new to
Bengaluru and/or India, the club gives us that opportunity
to feel connected,” says Chicco. The club is a meeting place
for like-minded people and is a place to get connected to a
select group of people who covet a luxury lifestyle. It’s true to
its motto: Come Belong.

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EmbassyTechVillageToGetDualBrandMulti-UseHotel
We have embarked upon an ambitious journey of developing
EmbassyTechVillagekeepingEmbassyManyataBusinessPark
as a benchmark. The southern part of Bengaluru’s ORR (Outer
Ring Road) is showing high growth potential and Embassy
TechVillage is being developed to be the iconic property in
that part of the corridor.
Apart from infrastructure that matches global standards that
is now templatized by Embassy Manyata Business Park, we
are also building a twin brand multi-use hotel at Embassy
TechVillage. The new hotel property will have Hilton Hotels
with 300 keys and Hilton Garden Inn with 200 keys, a
convention centre of 27,000 sq. ft., a retail space of 100,000
sq. ft. and Grade A office space of 1.8 million sq. ft.
While Embassy Manyata Business Park will hold our flag high
in the northern corridor, Embassy TechVillage will stand tall
in the southern part of the corridor with features mirroring
the former.
We have initiated a high-level workshop bringing in all
stakeholders and will incorporate their feedback in the
upcoming build out.
Hilton Twin Brand Hotels At Embassy Manyata On
Fast Track
India’s first 5-star twin branded hotels, the 266 keys Hilton
Hotels and the 353 keys Hilton Garden Inn coming up
in collaboration with Embassy Group and Hilton is fast
approaching completion. The hotels are coming up at the
Embassy Manyata Business Park in Bengaluru and will be
part of the mixed-use development featuring a food and
beverages hub and two commercial towers of 700,000 sq.
ft., a 46,000 sq. ft, of flexible meetings and events space that
accommodates up to 1,500 people.
With the increase in demand for an upscale hotel by
corporates in North Bengaluru and growing usage at
Embassy Manyata Business Park, the project is now on a fast
track. Slated for opening in mid-2021, construction at the site
has reached a peak with the Hilton Hotel B1 and the Hilton
Garden Inn’s G levels getting ready and excavation for the
convention hall underway. Mock up rooms at both hotels are
under development.
Designed by world renowned Andy Fisher Workshop, the
property will be developed and owned by Embassy Group
and managed by Hilton. Partnering with Hilton for the two
hotels is part of the Embassy Hospitality’s strategy which aims
to provide a complete immersive experience to its office park
users, without needing to leave the park for any amenities.
The twin brand hotels are coming up at the entrance of the
12 million sq. ft. Embassy Manyata Office Parks with easy
accessibility. By 2022, the hotels will offer 1,700 rooms making
them the largest mixed-use, twin-brand hotel property in
India.

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Change, A Chef’s Travel Mate In Culinary Journey:
Chef Vikas Seth
“Like a sponge be able to absorb anything and everything
and go in with a good attitude.” “You can start small, you
learn your way up and garner remarkable success.”“Do what
you love and never retire”. The life lessons of Chef Vikas Seth
enraptured the young students of Christ University who are
preparing for a career in hotel management.
Embassy’s most coveted chef, Vikas Seth, Director of Culinary,
took the audience through his culinary journey, regaling and
inspiring them with anecdotes from his life story.The Amritsar
born, foodie who loves to innovate on the Mexican cuisine
said, “It is important to focus on change and understand the
importance of keeping up with the industry trends.” One
resounding message to the students was that a good chef is
made as much while traveling and interacting with amazing
people as inside the kitchen.
The students were cajoled, exhorted and roused to taking
up the culinary high street. In a power punch session that
lasted over two electrified hours, Seth showed the students
that discipline, planning and organization are key to one’s
success. They got first-hand lessons in picking up a career in
a 5-star restaurant and a standalone restaurant. The students
also got an insight into food development from the man who
made Mexican cuisine mainstream in India.
The final year hotel management students simply gorged on
the wonderful spread laid out to them by Chef Vikas Seth.
The students stepped out with a spring in their feet and a
dream in their eyes.
World’s Oldest Gastronomic Society La Chaîne Des
Rôtisseurs Celebrates 10 Years In India
The world’s oldest and exclusive society of gastronomes
celebrated its 10 years in India at Bengaluru’s ‘The Leela’.
The celebrations coincided with the society’s annual new
member induction event on 24th
June 2018. The celebrations
culminated in the traditional spectacular Gala Dinner.
Joining La Chaîne is joining a select band of gastronomes
who enjoy the food, wine and conviviality of a shared
gastronomic experience. New members, both professional
and non-professional, joined this fraternity. The ceremony,
always full of pomp and splendour was as spectacular as ever.
The origins of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs dates to the European
Middle Ages when the first culinary guild was formed under
the patronage of St. Louis, King of France. The modern La
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs was established in 1950 by three
gastronomes Cumonsky, Dr. Auguste Becart and Jean Valby
who teamed with two professional Chefs, Louis Giraudin
and Marcek Darin. The society is now established in over 80
countries with over 25,000 members.

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Embassy Boulevard, The BLVD Club And Porsche
Cars Make Good Lifestyle Companions
EVENTS
Embassy Boulevard and BLVD Club recently organized an
exclusive curated event to cater to the recreational needs
of the country’s elite. The Porsche BLVD Drive was designed
to showcase the Embassy Boulevard villa and a drive in the
Porsche cars to an elite group of guests. The event brought
together two sets of clients of similar profile presenting them
with Embassy Boulevard villas, BLVD Club membership and
the Porsche cars – all complementary to the lifestyle of this
common target group.
Porsche Bengaluru brought in the 718 Boxster and the Macan
to Embassy Boulevard and offered test drives to the invitees-
consisting of Porsche and Embassy prospects and clients.
It was an all-day event from 10 am to 5 pm with a brunch
hosted by Embassy at BLVD Club which saw the guests
coming together to enjoy the cars and the club environs.
The event started with a show around of the club facility and
interaction with Embassy Residential Sales Team. This was
followed by test drives on Porsche cars assisted by Porsche’s
professional drive instructors. Guests were offered brunch at
BLVD Club.
The guests immersed themselves in an exclusive experience
and were presented with Embassy and Porsche goodies.
Launch of Garam Masala and HakkaChow at
Embassy TechVillage
Keeping with our tradition of presenting the best of the world
of cuisine to our park users, Garam Masala, an Indian cuisine
kiosk and HakkaChow, an Asian meal kiosk were launched at
Embassy TechVillage.
Garam Masala brings all the North Indian local flavours
together in a fusion desi tadka. And HakkaChow food adds
a dash of spice to the life with its tangling taste. The focus is
to use fresh local ingredients tossed together to make tasty
Asian meals.
The kiosks offer a mix of aspirational, healthy and local hero
dishes on the menu. Steamed Baos, Soupy Noodle Bowl,
Chop Suey, Thai Curry and Momos are the must have at the
HakkaChow.

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SERVICES
EDITORIAL
Setting new standards in Integrated
Facilities Management
At Embassy Services, we do not rest on our laurels and we
know that we are as good as our last score. Today, while
managing 50 million sq. ft. across 11 plus cities with a staff
strength that has doubled over the last year gives us a huge
sense of accomplishment.
To illustrate this point, I would like to bring your attention
to the fact that we successfully received the Five Star
certification from the British Safety Council on Occupational
Health and Safety again this year. We also have recertified for
ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 and now are among the first in India
to be certified for ISO 45001.
We have added engineering as a new service that brings
technical and technology thought leadership giving us an
edge in the IFM (Industrial Facilities Management) industry.
We now also have a pan-India Business Development and
Open Market team in place to support our growth plans.
I am proud to announce that we also started servicing
new locations for our client, HCL, in Lucknow, Guntur and
Vijayawada. We will soon begin operations in Chennai,
Kolkata,NoidaandManesarbytheendoftheyearcomprising
a total area of 4.7 million sq. ft. under our IFM wing.
We also ensure that our business park users and residential
owners have a lot of fun with utmost safety. We organized
fun residential events like the FUNFEST Olympics at Embassy
Residency, Chennai which has close to 150 families and the
Inter Corporate Football Tournament at Embassy Manyata
PRADEEP LALA
Chief Executive Officer
Embassy Services
Business Park. We’re all geared up for our upcoming events–
Embassy’s Got Talent and the Embassy Plus Mela this festive
season.
We work behind the scenes, but our work shows up
everywhere. I am proud of our team for making such rapid
strides in our quality and innovation standards.
Stay tuned as we have more to report on our accelerated pan-
India growth plan of 2019.
NEWS/ FEATURES
Embassy Services Recertified To ISO 14001 And ISO 9001
The premier services group of Embassy Group, Embassy
Services, is among the first in India to be certified to ISO
45001 which is the ISO version of erstwhile OHSAS 18001.
Embassy Services is now an ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015
and 45001:2018 certified company. Embassy Services has
always focused on meeting customer needs. This requires
robust processes in the background to enable the property
management wheel to run smoothly, continuously.
ESPL embarked on the journey to get the processes validated
and has now successfully been awarded the ISO certifications
for 9001:2015, 14001:2015 and 45001:2018.

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Embassy Services, was awarded the coveted Five Star
Certification by the British Safety Council Five Star
Occupational Health and Safety Audit. The tough to achieve
certification makes the company eligible to apply for the
Sword of Honour Award once again this year.
The Five Star certification has been awarded for all the 3
parks – Embassy Manyata Business Park, EmbassyTechVillage
Business Park and Embassy TechZone Business Park.
The Five Star Audit process involves an in-depth examination
of an organisation’s entire health and safety management
system(s) and associated arrangements. The audit focuses on
the key aspects of managing occupational health and safety
in the workplace and offers a structured path for continual
improvement towards best practice status. The best practice
indicators include leadership, stakeholder participation, risk
management, organisational health and safety culture and
continual improvement.
Awarded 5* Safety Certification From BSC Again

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In a testimony to our green practices, Embassy Services,
clinched the First Prize in the MHS (Mysore Horticulture
Society)competitionforlargesizegardensandourcompany’s
contribution to the Green Earth initiative for 2017-18.
New Office For Embassy Services
Clinches 1st
Prize In The Mysore Horticulture Society
Competition
Embassy Services got itself a sparkling brand new office at N2 Block in Embassy Manyata Business Park. A pooja was organized
on 18th
July 2018 to inaugurate the new office. The 39,000 sq. ft. will house the Embassy Services and Technique Control Facility
Management (TCFM) teams. The new, spacious office caters to the growing Embassy services operations.
MHS had organized the prize distribution event at Lalbagh
on 13th
August 2018, on the occasion of 72nd
Independence
Day celebrations which was presided over by Professor and
Historian PV Nanjarajya Urs from Mysore.The prizes were won
for Embassy Manyata Business Park and EmbassyTechVillage.

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Coordinating Kerala Flood Relief Support From
Embassy Parks
Embassy Services swung into action and took upon itself to
be the clearinghouse for the relief contribution to the flood
victims in Kerala from Embassy Group park users. In order to
EVENTS
Inter Corporate Football Tournament For All
Embassy Parks In Bengaluru
As part of the parks outreach programme, Embassy Services
hosted the annual Inter Corporate Football Tournament 2018
held at Embassy Sports Zone in Embassy Manayata Business
Park. The battle was intense with corporate teams vying for
the title. Three full days, 9th
, 10th
and 11th
August 2018 were
dedicated to football.
The tournament statistics is a testament to the Embassy
Service team’s ability to handle large events as dextrously
as office park management. 32 teams participated with 256
players playing a cumulative 63 matches in all of 3 days. Just
imagine, over 500 footballs were used in the match. It was
fun, frolic and intense competitive all around.
Corporates from three office parks, Embassy GolfLinks,
Embassy TechVillage, ETS and Embassy Manyata Business
Park participated with each park featuring 5, 4 and 23
corporate teams respectively.
We also kept all those who were hooked to their desks but
wanted to be updated on their favourite team’s progress.
For the first time, live scores were updated on Embassy Plus
portal.
The battle royale was finally won by Dell and Nokia coming up
as close Runners Up. What made the tournament special and
memorable were the game’s patrons AST Ventures chipping
in with the exquisite trophy; Monster Energy keeping the
players alert and active with their energy drink and Decathlon
sponsoring the sporting equipment.
ensure proper collection and timely distribution Embassy
Services team collected the relief material from different
corporates across business parks in Bengaluru and Pune.
Drop boxes were placed at atriums of each corporate user
office so that the employees can drop the relief material. The
collected material were transported directly to Kerala with
the help of volunteers from Kodava Samaj and Kerala Chief
Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.
A total of 2 tonnes of relief material were collected and
delivered. This included: Basic first aid kits umbrellas, rain
coats, clothes for all, rice, dal and edible oil, drinking water,
diapers, blankets, and more.

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EDUCATION
EDITORIAL
Embassy sponsored equestrian team brings
back the lustre to the sport at the Asian
Games 2018
India’s Equestrian victory, the first after the 1982 game in
New Delhi, at Asian Games 2018 held at Jakarta was a proud
moment for Embassy Group. While the country’s sporting
fraternity was immersed in the afterglow, at Embassy we
had a private moment of unmitigated joy and a stupendous
boost to our confidence in our abilities to turn out winners in
this sport.
For several months preceding the games, the Embassy
leadership under personal directions from Jitu Virwani had
ensured that the team gets all the right training facilities
and excellent horses. The team was flown to France for the
training.
Our joy was limitless when the Indian team sponsored by the
Embassy Group won not one but two silver medals but also
because Embassy International Riding School rider Fouaad
Mirza broke the glass ceiling with his silver medal win in an
individual equestrian event -- the first ever individual medal
for the country in this sport.
We were all along confident of a splendid performance by
able team members of the Indian team comprising Fouaad
Mirza, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik and Jitender Singh. This
victory stands as an inspiration for the Equestrian sport in
India. The whole nation and Embassy Group rejoices the
Indian equestrian achievement at Asian Games.
SILVA STORAI
Director
Embassy International Riding School
Embassy International Riding School
Packing an Equestrian Punch
Coming on the heels of the stupendous show at the Asian
Games 2018 at Jakarta, it’s time to straddle up for a month
of equestrian sporting bonanza. The month of November is
going to pack a punch for this equestrian sports enthusiasts
as Embassy International Riding School plays host to India’s
two coveted equestrian championships, the National
Equestrian Championship (Show jumping) and the Grand
Finale of Equestrian Premier League 2018. The EPL Grand
Finale will also play host to a Sport Horse Foal presentation
and Stallion Show.
NEWS/ FEATURES
EIRS Rider Jibran Khan Wins The Highest Category,
130 CM Show Jumping
The July leg of Equestrian Premier League saw some tough
competition. Jibran Khan astride Claudette won the highest
category, 130 CM Show Jumping, ahead of Nitin Gupta.
Lt Col Sandeep Dewan riding Almost Heaven finished third.
Over 30 riders participated parading their skills and prowess.
In the 120 CM Show Jumping, Lt. Col. Sandeep Dewan astride
Almost Heaven pipped Yash Nensee astride Zala. Pranay
Khare and Jibran Khare finished third and fourth respectively.
In the 115 CM Show Jumping, Basavaraju S astride Dinky
Boy came first, ahead of Isaack Koshy ridig Erano who

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Congratulations To Team India And Fouaad Mirza!
came second and Lt. Col. Sandeep Dewan, this time riding
Frenchman, finished third.
The 110 CM Show Jumping saw Basavaraju S finishing first
again riding the same horse, Dinky Boy. Lt. Col Sandeep
Dewan rode two horses, Frenchman and Max Mara, to second
and third places respectively.
Mahira Furniturewala astride Caveman won the 105 CM
Show Jumping with Ali Lakdawala riding Cosmo Girl coming
second and Sanyogeeta Kadu finishing third riding Demon.
The 100 CM event saw Ashish Limaye riding Junior pipping
Rishi riding Richness to claim the first spot. Ali Lakdawala
astride Cosmo Girl finished third.
In the children competition, 80-90 CM Show Jumping, Arjun
Gowda astride Royal Brackler won the first place. Vijay Shiva
riding Hugo came second and Anish Sai astride Erano finished
third.
In the 60 CM show, Tanmay Wandre astride Brinda took the
first place. Geetika riding Aramis came second and Aditya V
riding Tillu finished third. In the Preliminary Dressage event,
Vijay Shiva riding Dejavu won the event with Samartha S
riding Moonlight and Abdeali riding Ricardo finishing second
and third respectively.
In the pre-novice Dressage event, Shashank riding Dejavu
came first, and Samarth riding two horses Moonlight and
Autobahn finished second and third respectively. In the
Junior Pre-novice event, Harsha Tejaa astride Bold Performer
took the first place and Tiyasha Vathul riding Autobahn
and Vijay Shiva riding Sir Colman finished second and third
respectively. In the Novice Dressage event, Tiyasha astride
Bold Performer came first and Satyajeet riding Samar finished
second.
The competition saw an enthusiastic crowd encouraging the
riders young and old and brought out the best in equestrian
skills.

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Col. Sandeep Dewan Won The Highest Category,
135 CM
The Equestrian Premier League 2018 (August leg) hosted by
Embassy International Riding School concluded on August 5th
2018. We are happy to announce the Show Jumping Results
for the highest category of 135 CM. Lt. Col. Sandeep Dewan
of the HEC Club astride Almost Heaven bagged the 1st place.
Nitin Gupta of the URB Club astride Caprice won the 2nd
place
and EIRS rider Jibran Khan astride Claudette came at 3rd
place.
In the 115-120 CM Show Jumping, Pranay Khare astride
Democratic pipped Aditya Krishna riding Rolex for the first
place. Jibran Khan riding Claudette had to settle for the third
place.
Mahira Furniturewala riding Caveman took the first place
from Lt Col. Sandeep Dewan riding Max Mara, this time who
settled in for the second place. Ashish Limaye finished third
riding Junior.
In the 100-110 event, Ashish Limaye astride Nu Star won the
first place ahead of Sanyogeeta Kadu riding Demon who
settled for the second place. Lt. Col. Sandeep Dewan finished
third riding Almost Heaven.
In the 100 CM Show Jump, Ashish Limaye took the top spot
riding Junior and Paridhi Joshi came a close second riding
Cassina Nagra while Anish Sai finished third astride Erano.
The90CMchildreneventsawsomeenthusiasticparticipation.
Malhaar Nimbalkar astride Silent Witness took the first place
with Gnanavel Sathya taking the second spot riding Aramis
and Omkar Akhade finishing third astride Brinda.
The 60 CM event saw Shashank Varma riding Moonbeam
winning ahead of Geethika Tikkisetty riding Aramis to the
second place. Maliha Lakdawala finished third riding Knight
Rider.
Vijay Shiva topped the Preliminary Dressage event and
he rode Sir Colman to the second spot. Hiral Joshi astride
Sevilla finished third. In the Pre-Novice Dressage event, Hiral
Joshi riding Sevilla topped while Samartha Sattyajit riding
Moonlight and Shashank Varma riding Dejavu finished
second and third respectively.
Harsha Tejaa astride Bold Performer won the Pre-Novice
Dressage for Junior and Abdeali Masaliya riding ricardo and
Tiyasha Vathul astride Bold Performer shared the second
place while Vijay Shiva finished third riding Sir Colman. Sep
Karamveer riding Paco stood first in the Novice dressage and
Sep Rajveer came second riding Makhan.
TheAugustlegoftheEquestrianPremierLeaguesawyounger
participants growing in their confidence giving us new hope
for the future of this sport in the country.
It was celebration time as Fouaad Mirza, rider of Embassy
International Riding School won an individual Silver, at the
Asian Games 2018 at Jakarta. It was a proud moment for all
of us at Embassy Group as Fouaad became the first individual
medal winner in the equestrian sports in the Asian Games for
India. Fouaad with other team mates of the Indian equestrian
team won a silver in the dressage and cross-country qualifier
taking Indian medal tally in the sporting event to 2 Silvers -- a
record for India in the games.
Fouaad and Team India’s exceptional show in the games was
also the vindication of trust and confidence reposed in the
team by the Embassy Leadership. Mr. Jitu Virwani personally
oversaw the training of the Indian Equestrian team in France.
The Indian Equestrian team sponsored by Embassy Group,
comprised Fouaad Mirza, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik and
Jitender Singh. The team’s show has put a new spotlight on
the equestrian sports in India with sports enthusiasts calling
for better funds to promote the sports in country. This big
victory is a shot in the arm for Embassy International Riding
School which has evangelized the sports and believes that
the right training with the best international facilities will
make Indian riders shine on the world stage.

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EDUCATION
EDITORIAL
Celebrating Ten Years of Excellence
I first visited Stonehill International School in 2013. I was
impressed then by the vision for the school, the fabulous
campus and the world class facilities. It has been an absolute
privilege to be a part of Stonehill’s growth and development
since then. Today, five years later, I am now proud to be the
Head of School during a very special year. This year we are
celebrating Stonehill’s 10 Year Anniversary.
We are now a school with over 500 students representing
almost 40 nationalities. We are a learning community
dedicated to the development of knowledgeable, caring,
confident and responsible global citizens.
We completed the last academic year with a very pleasing
set of IB Diploma examination results. Our average scores
remained above the world average, for the sixth consecutive
year and we are delighted to have sent our graduating class
to some excellent universities. Students from the graduating
class of 2018 were accepted into universities which included
Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), London School of Economics (LSE) and McGill
University. We are now an established three programme IB
World School and our graduates are heading into life beyond
school equipped with the skills needed for the rapidly
evolving 21st
century workplace.
This year we will improve our already impressive facilities
with the addition of a purpose-built Sports Hall. Our students
are looking forward to making use of this fantastic addition
to the Stonehill Campus.
Another important part of school improvement is the
commitment to the process of international accreditation
and evaluation.This month we will have 11 School Evaluation
Visitors arriving from eight different countries on campus.The
visitors will be at the school for a Synchronised Evaluation
Visit. This is a process which happens every five years. The
International Baccalaureate (IB) Evaluation takes place to
ensure that the standards and practices of IB programmes
(PYP, MYP and DP) are being maintained.
Accreditation with Council of International Schools (CIS)
and New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Simon James McCloskey
Head of School
Stonehill International School
Stonehill International School
(NEASC) show that a school has achieved high standards of
professional performance in international education and has
a commitment to continuous improvement. In particular, the
award of accreditation shows that the school is devoted to its
mission and vision for students and has thought deeply about
the services it offers to students, family and the community;
the school invests the time and resources for validation from
globally-recognized accreditation authorities and focuses on
the quality of teaching, student learning, as well as student
safeguarding and well-being. The accreditation also means
that the school is committed to the development of the
students’ global citizenship and has a suitable philosophy
of education; more importantly the school promises only
what it can deliver and is open to regular evaluation by its
own school community and peer evaluators. Finally, the
accreditation endorses the fact that the school constantly
seeks improvement in all areas and plans strategically for the
future.
We remain the school of choice for the internationally-
minded community in Bengaluru but are always committed
to improving the quality of education for the children in our
care. We are proud of what we have achieved in the past 10
years and look forward to a very bright future.

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NEWS/ FEATURES
Prakash Padukone Inaugurates World Class Sports
Hall At Stonehill International School
Sports gets equal prominence alongside artistic pursuits and
academics in the students’ life at the Stonehill International
School. The school celebrating its 10 years Excellence
in holistic international education marked the day on
September 8, 2018 with the inauguration of the school’s
latest world class sports hall. The event was attended by
Mr. Prakash Padukone, former World Number 1 badminton
champion; Ms. Ashwini Nachappa, former international track
athlete; and Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj, the first father-daughter
duo to scale Mount Everest.
Stonehill, known for its’ diverse and inclusive culture, is
committedtoprovidingstimulatingandengagingacademics
integrated with enhanced opportunities for technological
innovation, sports and the arts. Founded by Mr. Jitu Virwani,
Chairman and Managing Director of the Embassy Group, the
school was born out of his belief for the need of an education
system that prepares students to be successful in a constantly
evolving and competitive environment.“This was the driving
force that led to the establishment of a world class IB school
that provides students an environment to develop life skills,
which helps manage change; encourages taking risks; and
nurtures compassion, while creating emotionally balanced
and resilient global citizens.”, says Mr. Virwani.
Simon McCloskey, the Head of School, highlights school’s
achievements. “Stonehill International School is now
renowned globally as a centre for innovative teaching. We
provide a quality IB education to students from almost 40
nationalities. We are an internationally-minded community
of spirited learners, dedicated to the development of
knowledgeable, caring, confident and responsible global
citizens. Our curriculum is designed to provide children
with the opportunities to learn about the things that matter
in today’s world. We believe that it is important not only to
ensure that children reach their full academic potential,
but that they also have a positive impact on society and
understand how to live a balanced, healthy and fulfilling life.
We are very proud of the actions, attitudes and achievements
of our students. We have achieved great things in 10 years!”
“Being a student at Stonehill provided me with the perfect
environment to learn. I had the freedom and the space to
follow my intuition, along with the necessary and strong
supportfromteacherstofallbackonwhenIneededguidance.
These two elements made my experience in Stonehill a very
valuable one – one I’ll remember forever.” says Vinicius De
Paula Sousa, graduate of Stonehill, is now pursuing his higher
education at the London School of Economics, UK.
Shashank Rammoorthy, alumnus of SIS says, “Studying at
Stonehill has been a great, all-round experience. I’ve learnt
so much from my teachers and friends at this diverse school.
The students received great support from all of our teachers.”

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Stonehill’s Grade 12 Students Get Excellent Scores
Once Again
Shashank is now pursuing his higher education at Stanford
University, USA.
Stonehill International School (SIS) is a day and boarding
school for boys and girls aged 3-18. Stonehill strongly
believes in taking students with potential, and supporting
and nurturing them in their journey to academic excellence,
regardless of the level that they started at. To know more
about this unique school refer to their website
www.stonehill.in
Stonehill International School, known for its diverse
and inclusive culture, topped the world average in the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) for the
sixth consecutive year, with an average of 32.1 points.
Of the graduating Class of 2018, two of Stonehill’s graduates,
Dilsher Singh and Vinicius De Paula Sousa received an
excellent result of 42 out of a maximum score of 45 points.
Simon McCloskey, Head of Stonehill International School
said,“We are all extremely proud of the Stonehill Graduating
Class of 2018. We know that our very special students will go
on to achieve great things.”
The IB Diploma (Grade 11 and 12) is a rigorous two-year
programmedesignedtopreparestudentsinmultidisciplinary
approaches to solving problems. It is crafted to be
academically challenging, allowing students to acquire a
vast breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding;
make connections across traditional academic disciplines
through in-depth academic research; and strengthens their
ability to solve problems and understand concepts. This
holistic approach to education helps students enhance their
personal and interpersonal development as well.
Students from Stonehill’s graduating Class of 2018 have been
accepted into prestigious universities such as Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, London
School of Economics (LSE), McGill University and more.
This small cohort of 26 students have collectively earned
scholarships worth over $250, 000.
Over the years, the school has accomplished an illustrious
record of placing its students in some of the best universities
in the world, such as MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, NYU,
Texas A&M, and Virginia Tech in the United States; London
School of Economics, Kings College London, University of
Manchester, University of Warwick and the University of
Bath in the UK; Savannah School of Art and Design, City
University of Hong Kong, BITS Pilani, VIT Vellore and Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology, amongst others
in Asia.

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Stonehill Students Take The ISTA Drama Festival By
Love For Life
On the morning of September 26th
, we set off, an intrepid
band of nineteen students and two clipboard bearing
teachers. With students from M1 up to M3, we were a diverse
group representing numerous nationalities among us. Yet, all
of us shared the same desires – to go to new places, meet
new people, be inspired by the influences around us, share
our creative energy, and collaborate on making something to
be truly proud of.
The ISTA festival started onThursday morning and Stonehill’s
students picked up the challenges put to them with great
gusto. In the initial group warm-ups our students shone
with enthusiasm and during an afternoon visit to the crafts
museum, they proved themselves to be both keen observers
of culture as well as confident improvisers; the impromptu
marriage performance in front of the Marriage Column
confirmed the latter!
Over the following three days, our students learnt a broad
range of theatrical techniques taught by renowned theatre
artists. From puppetry to dance, ensemble to lifts, they
persevered and applied these skills to their growing final
performance. The festival also allowed our students to forge
friendships with students of other participating schools.
On the final day, the audience poured into the theatre and the
lights rose to reveal the fruits of the activities of the previous
three days. Our students exceeded all expectations. Sitting in
the audience, I was struck by how confident and in-character
our students appeared on stage. All of them performed with a
charm and a swagger that spoke of how comfortable they all
felt in their own skin. Teachers from other schools remarked
how visible this self-esteem was in our students and were
eager to know what caused it. I was proud to tell them that
we have a community at Stonehill where all our students are
encouraged and supported to be authentically themselves.
OverthecourseofthefestivalIwatchedourstudentsworking,
joking, and celebrating with children from many different
schools and cultures and came to a surprising realisation. It
is not solely our beautiful green campus, or the teachers and
parents that support them, that frees our students. Rather, it
is our students themselves who allow each other to be free
and to feel positive about who they are and who they wish to
be. To see this same characteristic being extended so openly
and completely to students they had met only days before,
filled me with pride.
To open the performance, each school was asked to create a
‘promotional’ chant. After a heated debate the group settled
on –‘We are Tigers we exist! SIS first on the list!’
Upon hearing this, I couldn’t help but feel that ‘we exist’
was perhaps too meek a statement of self-aggrandisement.
The students subsequently decided to choose ‘we persist!’
instead; also, an admirable quality. Yet, when watching them
all on stage boldly and confidently hitting their marks and
enthusiastically revelling in the process as they did it, I wish
they had kept the original line. Their work was a glorious
statement of existence of each of them as wonderful, caring,
creative, young people – and that’s an existence well worth
shouting about!
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41. Page 41 | Issue 17
Stonehill Celebrates 10 Years Of Excellence With
10K Run
True to the mission statement of: “To provide stimulating,
engaging academics integrated with enhanced
opportunities for sports, arts and technological innovation,”
the Stonehill International School organized a 10K Run
to celebrate its 10 Years of Excellence in education.
The event was managed by Life is Calling Sports. Held in the
the 34-acre scenic campus of Stonehill the run saw close
to 500 people participating in a variety of different events
including 10K, 5K, 25K and 35K runs as well as a Huddle Relay.
Ms. Deepa Bhat, the first Indian woman to successfully
complete the tough Everest Marathon, participated in
the 35K event. Mr. Thomas Bobby Philip, the first runner to
successfully complete the prestigious Boston Marathon by
running barefoot, won the 35K run in the Men’s category.
Mr. Raghunath Bylahalli, who successfully completed
the 10K run, was the oldest participant at 85 years!
The event also saw Stonehill staff and students
participate enthusiastically in the 10K and 5K runs.
Mr. Jitu Virwani, Founder of Stonehill International School,
flagged off the runs and attended the prize distribution
ceremony along with Mr. Simon McCloskey, Head of School.
Mr. McCloskey also participated and successfully completed
the 10K run. “We encourage our students to live a balanced
and healthy life. It was great to see students, parents and
teachers participating in this fantastic event”he said.
The Corporate Relay event had participants from
companies such as Cargill, Honeywell, Cognizant, Sapient,
Altair Engineering, Shimizu Corporation, Nokia and
more. The event also had participant from well-known
running clubs in Bengaluru like Pace Makers, Trail Blazers,
League of my Own Run Club and the Infinity Run Club.
Participants said that the event has the potential to become
one of the premier running events in Bengaluru as Stonehill,
which hosted the event, has a beautiful campus and the
route planned for the run is peaceful and scenic.