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Comprehensive Tenets
of the Modern Industry
Empowerers
VOL 09
ISSUE 02
Crucial Traits
CEO Middle East
and APAC, CIO and
Board Member PiLog Group
I N D I A
Evolving Entrepreneurial
Brilliance in
Post-Pandemic World
Sheer Talent
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MAGNETIC DYNAMISM MOVING
EARTHL
Y ENTERPRISING
very successful enterprise is the culmination of a
Estrong entrepreneurial will and amalgamation of
resolutely indomitable leadership force – to
bring a positive transformation. Clout to extend one’s
transformational attitude into the business drive one
carries out employing others in an endeavour. Then
marching together and leading them to the zenith of
their professional achievements. By fulfilling the goal of
establishing and triumphantly running a growing and
prospering business entity.
Entrepreneurial Energy is the fundamental force
driving the phenomena of civilization, industrialization,
globalization, and digitalization. Just like the
gravitational power of our starry lord Sun not only
moves earth and other planets around it forever, but it
also is the founding principle for life on earth, the
magnetic dynamism of ‘Entrepreneurs Of The Year
2022’ is moving earthily enterprising entities around
them and the founding principles of every industry ever
built and proliferated. In their transcendental nature
lies the depth of oceans, robustness of mountains, and
currency of seasons which compels even social,
national, and global perspectives to take notice and
perceive differently than before.
After the dreadful lull of almost three years, the world
is looking with renewed respect at all these prevailing
entrepreneurs as they have succeeded in emerging
from the debris of darkness and destruction brought in
by the pandemic. They have also pulled up their
businesses from the labyrinth of depression and
enlightened a new flame of technological firepower and
the novel dawn of the fifth wave of industrialization.
Challenging times come and go, but since these
powerful entrepreneurial spirits are untethered, they
keep the flame of enterprise permanently enlightened.
Their persona brings positivity in times of depression,
balance in chaotic situations, and harmony in a time of
turbulence.
These are the business arena's success empowerers,
making a positive impact of the optimistic difference in
the social and business mindset. CIOLook India brought
this edition to celebrate their entrepreneurial journeys,
stories, achievements, accomplishments, and success.
Read on to learn, live, laugh, and celebrate with them
and get mesmerized by them. You will also find some
trendy articles crafted by our in-house editorial team to
enchant you further with their stories. Hop in and have
a delightful reading drive!
Pace Global
HR Consulting
Aries Agro Limited
PiLog Group
Harshal is passionate about guest and employee experience
and is actively involved in reengineering and restructuring of
systems and processes of the company.
Under the exemplary leadership of Girish Nair, PACE helps
in speeding up organizational growth by aligning HR
services to business objectives.
It is a matter of great pride for Dr Rahul to see how farmers
across India had gained using the Aries range of speciality crop
nutrition solutions.
Prest Loans
Ashok Mittal is a seasoned professional having a rich
experience of more than 30 years in the Capital and
Commodities Market, Banking, Financial Services, and
Foreign Exchange.
Imad Syed is a thought leader, innovator of disruptive
technology platforms, implementation and execution
frameworks.
Clarissa Resorts Pvt Ltd
Brief
Company Name
Dr Rahul Mirchandani,
Chairman and MD
Imad Syed,
CEO Middle East
and APAC, CIO
and Board member
Harshal Dilwali,
Director & CEO
Girish Nair,
Founder and CEO
Ashok Mittal,
Founder and CEO
Featuring
Pragyat IT
Solutions Pvt Ltd
Pragyat Singh is an adept technopreneurial leader who helps
you transform your business digitally.
Pragyat Singh,
Co-founder and MD
Articles
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Comprehensive Tenets
of the Modern Industry
Empowerers
Crucial Traits
Evolving Entrepreneurial
Brilliance in
Post-Pandemic World
Sheer Talent
C O N T E N T
Ashok Mittal
The Financial Empowerer of Your Business
16
Dr Rahul Mirchandani
Broadening the Horizons of Aries Agro’s Legacy
26
Harshal Dilwali
The Youngest Entrepreneurial Global Icon
32
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Girish Nair
Re-engineering HR for the Digital Future
Pragyat Singh
An Adept Technopreneurial Wisdom of the Digital India
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C O V E R S T O R Y
Challenges and problems
will make you stronger
to sustain and progress.
“
“
Syed
The progress and economic
development of a region
depend upon numerous factors
like government policies, industrial
development, education, transportation
with connectivity, and staunch business
personalities. The role of independent
businessmen plays a pivotal role in
boosting the local economy.
Entrepreneurs who run their business
ventures create the need for numerous
vendors and suppliers, offer
employment opportunities to scores of
people, contribute to sizeable tax
payments, and offer different solutions
through their business offerings. Some
entrepreneurs work with a clear vision
and a strong purpose of bringing
positive change to society.
One name that comes up for
developing a successful and
meaningful business model, that
focuses on empowering and enriching
other organizations through its
technology solutions is Imad Syed,
CEO Middle East and APAC, CIO
and Board member of PiLog Group.
Let’s meet Imad Syed, a dynamic
entrepreneur who has been selected as
‘The Entrepreneur of the Year 2022,’
and let's explore his interesting
professional journey of challenges,
strategies, and the vision-oriented work
culture he created in PiLog Group.
With a Flying Start
Imad Syed holds prosperous eighteen-
plus years of progressive career
growth, beginning from Sr. Systems
Engineer to today’s CEO of the Middle
East and APAC, Group CIO, and
Board Member at PiLog with overall
experience spanning over Twenty years
speaks volumes of his dedication.
He successfully led organizational
initiatives from the front towards all
value-management initiatives for
PiLog group development and its
esteem customers in go-to-market,
revenue management, innovations,
profitability, product development, and
corporate advisory.
Imad is a visionary leader with vast
experience in conceiving and designing
business, enterprise information, and
Data Quality HUB strategies for
medium to large enterprises. His
expertise in creating simple yet
powerful policies for data governance,
management, transformation, and
analytics of complex system
landscapes is empowering
organizations.
Imad holds a proven track record of
excelling in operational efficiency and
effectiveness; revolutionized product
and solution development using
innovative frameworks that are agile
and sustainable from the perspective of
futuristic technology evolutions.
His focus has always been on
developing and executing business
strategies, be it for Go To Market
(GTM), product management, or
operational management, coupled with
deep and diversified value-engineering
solutions have been core strengths over
the years.
Having a strong passion to nurture,
create and lead high-performance
teams resulting in best of both worlds
in the form of customer and employee
experience is the principle he believes,
in and has proven several times. He
conceived, designed, and built the
architecture of enterprise solutions
with state-of-the-art futuristic
technologies, Cloud-based content
micro-services (web services) with
subscription models.
Imad thoughtfully crafted the structure
of data lifecycle management
processes, including iDataAcquisition,
iDataHarmonization, iDataGovernance
and iDataAnalytics for on-premises
and on-cloud enterprise solutions that
can be integrated on-demand across
various platforms and operational
systems.
An Awe-Inspiring Aura
Imad is looked up to as an inspiring
innovator and an influential, forward-
thinking Leader. Undoubtedly, the
PiLog leadership team of Dr Salomon
de Jager, Mr Gideon Huisamen, and
Mr Pieter Strydom had an essential
contribution in complementing each
other’s capabilities from time to time.
PiLog Group’s open-door policy and
culture for change have helped
budding talents to perform and take up
leadership roles within a short span. Its
leadership always believed in change
for the good, influencing and
promoting innovations.
The company has developed a
cohesive culture of harmony,
decentralized governance, zero
roadblocks for change, ability to prove
and improve every day. Imad is
passionate about technology changes
and adoption as he is aware of the early
bird advantages. He aims to build
All our methodologies,
processes, and solutions
are compliant with
international standards
for delivering seamless
systematic integration
of content into various
platforms.
“
“
Entrepreneurs of the year 2022
business-driven technology through
professional excellence with his deep
love for data-knowledge management,
motivating employees to build a strong
and long-lasting customer association.
Mission and Goals had been very
simple for Imad, with his motive to
make organizations efficient and
structured to meet dynamic business
and technology demand with top and
bottom line improvement by a
minimum of 20 per cent YoY and
Revenue to 200 MUSD by 2024 and
500 MUSD by 2030. Imad’s ability to
build high-performing teams and
products to endure market penetration
and customer success is the employees’
and associates’ most significant
motivational factor.
Rising and Growing Holistically
Established in 1996, PiLog has grown
organically and inorganically across
with a global presence to dominate the
master data solution with the
development of intrinsic products,
enablers, tools, and accelerators with
due application of agile service delivery models ensured customer success and
retention over decades.
Customers earn value management with the continual improvement of
efficiencies and resources, and an overall reduction in the total cost of ownership
is its crucial motto. PiLog intends to grow on a value journey with innovative
products and improved time to market; agile service delivery improving per
capita revenue generation.
Solutions for enabled business value, process management and control through
the robust master, meta and analytical control to drive business process
digitalization and Transformation.
PiLog value theme for customers in the Year 2022:
• End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization
• Optimization of Asset Life Cycle Management
• Business partnership Evolution
• Robotic Process Automation
• Application & Technology Consolidation and Data Migration
PiLog’s Advantage
PiLog provides exclusive technical dictionaries and industrial libraries with
content repositories that are the culmination of research, development, and
execution over the past twenty years embedded into the PiLog Data Quality HUB
platform. All our methodologies, processes, and solutions comply with
international standards for delivering seamless systematic integration of content
into various platforms such as SAP, S4 HANA, Oracle ERP Cloud, Maximo, MS
Dynamics, and many more.
PiLog provides
exclusive technical
dictionaries and industrial
libraries with content
repositories that are the
culmination of research,
development, and execution
over the past twenty
years embedded into
the platform of
PiLog Data Quality HUB.
“
“
PiLog’s Key Products:
Data Quality HUB including Data
Harmonization, Data Migration, and
Governance Solution for multi-domain
master and metadata objects with
impactful tools of Industry Standards
(repository, templates), ML and AI-
driven and IoT enabled
• Business Partner Life Cycle
Management (Vendors and
Customers)
• Business Performance Analytics
Platform (Spend and Inventory
Visibility)
• Fixed Asset and eSPIR software
• Master Data and Process Maturity
Assessment Software Add On
(ECA, MCA, SCMA, ALCMA)
Key Services:
• Cleansing Services covering
Cleanse, Standardization,
Categorization and Enrichment of
multi-domain master data
• Management Consulting
• Business Process Outsourcing
(AR/AP, Data Management, S2P,
Category Management)
• Asset and Supply Chain Process
Optimization
• Master Data and Process Maturity
Assessment Software Add On
(ECA, MCA, SCMA, ALCMA)
The competitive advantages offered
through the dynamic products and
services are
• Wider market penetration
(Geography, Verticals, Products
and Services)
• Stronger financial ability
• Higher professional count across
geography
• More aggressive GTM strategies
• Faster time to market
• More investment in technology,
innovation, and reskilling
The Technological Edge
Current and near future market
conditions will be cautious, with more
and more organizations looking at
opportunities to consolidate and
optimize business and IT processes and
investments. Though it is murky for IT
products and services companies to
sustain innovation, automation and the
right vision will enable the IT products,
consulting, and services industry to
blossom…
PiLog focuses on Data such as Master,
Meta, and real-time analytics
optimization and, in turn, business
processes that the large industries the
most on the four M’s (Man, Machine,
Money, and Material) for Extended
Supply Chain and Asset Life Cycle
Management.
Meeting and Succeeding Challenges
Imad elaborated on the challenges
faced and how he identified and
worked out some interesting and
feasible solutions with the team.
Key Challenges and Effective
Management:
• Market Penetration across
Geographies and Industry Sectors
was one of the major challenges,
which was well addressed with
revised geographical strategies and
effective partnership management
• Retention of knowledge base was
managed effectively with a career
development plan; equal
opportunities to progress and
profit-sharing models
• Adoption of evolving technologies
and synchronization of platforms
to meet dynamic customer demand
and huge competition was forward
thinking product release plans and
improved customer user
experience and limited change
management
• Business plans with short-term to
long-term longevity and
sustainability had helped the
business to sustain in both
favourable and unfavourable
market conditions, including that
of the recent COVID 19 pandemic
• Transformation of employees and
customer relations to experience
better communication,
coordination, and customer
satisfaction.
Valuable Directions
Imad’s two cents for budding
entrepreneurs is to follow simple
commandments of business evolution:
• Transparent, passionate, and
vision-based organization
management
• Be front runner in adoption and
Go to Market
• Having the right set of business
partners for your organizational
growth
• Challenges and problems will
make you stronger to sustain and
progress
• Define and effectively manage
value for internal and external
engagements
• Continual Investment in
Innovations
PiLog Group’s open-door
policy and culture for change
have helped budding talents
to perform and take up
leadership roles within
a short span.
“
“
• Create a value chain within the
organization for a better
experience
Poised For a Dynamic Future
PiLog’s short to mid and long-term
business plan is derived with
controlled aggression and the ability to
effectively manage quarterly meeting
organizational objectives:
• Improved profitability with
increased automation, PCBs, and
per capita income
• Top Line and Bottom-Line
improvement above market
derivations and expectations
• Increase market penetration across
geographies with a strong
partnership, analyst collaboration,
and beefing up digital marketing
and sales management
• Extend the service line and
amalgamation of products to Data
Quality HUB with modular
availability to customers to pick
and choose on-premises or on
cloud
• Focused Investment on Innovation
Council
Inspiring Entrepreneur Attributes
PiLog recommendations and
acceptance are always built on a
consensus model with all stakeholders
with the approach which is mainly
accepted:
• Best Practices for
Recommendation with trackability
and authentication with data.
• Tailor-made recommendations
contextualized to organizational
demands and situational analysis.
• Value-driven Road-mapping
PiLog believes in partnership for the successful implementation of its products and
services by engaging customers SMEs, and stakeholders:
• Joint PMO
• SMEs or core teams during the whole course of the engagement
• Change management enablers
• Drive end-user training and testing
• Measurement of outcome and value during execution and post-execution.
Reflections of Success
It is simple for employees, investors and partners, customers, and stakeholders to
choose PiLog as their Partner of Choice. The work culture of PiLog has been so
well synchronized that it has a profound effect on every single entity attached to it.
Happy and satisfied customers, enthusiastic employees, a positive brand image,
and steadily growing industry goodwill have all stood testimony to the dynamism
of the PiLog work culture.
• Employee Welfare and Society Wellbeing First Policy.
• Focus on deriving value for investment.
• A strong advocate of Win – Win Model to endure Sustainable Partnership and
growth.
• Faster time to market with Cross Industry Innovative and Modular Products
(Both on cloud and on-premises) on PiLog Data Quality HUB built on the
latest and greatest technology.
• Agile delivery with 100% compliance to SLAs, OLAs etc.
• Standard like ISO 8000, ISO 22745, ISO 11179, ISO 29002, and IEC 60050
(IEV), ISO 45000, ISO 55000, KKS, UNSPSC, ISIC, NATO etc., imbibed in
products and services.
• Development and Innovation partnership with major ERP players like SAP
and Oracle.
• Large customer base across industries with extended partnerships with
industry giants for a decade or more.
• Winner of Gartner MDM Voice of Customer Choice Award for the Year 2022
• Best Idea Award in Supply Chain Optimization from Crain Energy India –
Vedanta Group for the Year 2020
• Recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant as Niche Player for the last 2
Years in MDM Solutions
• Champion in the Emotional Footprint Report and Leader in the Data Quadrant
in Infotech Software Reviews
I N D I A
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Comprehensive
Tenetsof the
Modern
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Crucial Traits
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Success in modern business has become very sublime and variable. The
Sstandard aspects of the business including infrastructure, technology,
human resource, services, etc., are not sufficient to get success in this
fast-changing, highly competitive market. It demands something more.
Business researchers have identified various factors of successful organizations
which have been the key influencers in their success stories.
The success in today’s business scenario depends on various inter-related and
inter-dependent factors that finally influence the business performance thereby
making it successful.
What could be those hidden factors? Let’s identify them.
• In-depth Market Research
Every business needs a logical base in implementing the right business
strategies. The process of market research and data generated form the
foundation of the business working. Data generation through marketing and
sales activities, and external research sources is essential in formulating
business plans. The efficacy of the research analysts depends on the relevance,
authenticity, and accuracy of the generated data. Organizations that invest
logically in their research initiatives stand the chance to identify and organize
their operations accordingly.
• Innovative Product Development
Market is frequented with new companies pouring in with different products. It
is necessary for business organizations to develop new products/solutions that
will stand out with a noticeable difference. Business analysts and development
teams focus on customer benefits by adding enhanced features during their
experiments and research procedures. Leading organizations offer a gamut of
products and services that match every type of requirement, thereby enabling
the organization in penetrating the market effectively.
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• Impeccable Customer Relations
New business development is a specialized process of
developing new clients through a systematic approach of
offering the best suitable solutions matching the customer
needs. Furthermore, it needs a consistent effort and bonding
to be nurtured with the customers which helps in
developing loyal customers of growing potential. Customer
relationship management soon became an important
function that displayed an interesting potential of retaining
and growing the customer base steadily. According to the
researchers, CRM software has been known to forecast with
42% accuracy, enhance productivity by 34%, and boost
sales by 29%.
• Progressive Work Culture
Smart entrepreneurs understand the fact that organizations
form, function, and grow by their people. If the employees
are cared for and valued, they eventually contribute
wholeheartedly to the organization’s growth. A progressive
work environment makes the workplace interesting and
enjoyable. It is very welcoming and liberal in nature, which
encourages friendly and open communication among the
employees. Such a work culture fosters a positive outlook
toward flexible working. It encourages teamwork, where
projects or assignments are distributed in groups or teams
where they are allowed to work together in a collaborative
methodology. This involves shared roleplay, delegation, and
joint decision-making, giving a different perspective about
the business model they are working in.
• Training and Development
Modern organizations understand the importance of loyal
employees. It is a proven fact that the current workforce,
when trained and developed properly, can work with greater
productivity and deeper involvement and empower the
work processes further ahead. There are numerous
educational activities that are organized within the company
created to enhance the knowledge and skills of employees
while providing information and instructions on elevating
their performance individually and as a team while doing
specific tasks.
• Core Principles
Progressive organizations that have steadily succeeded
through various challenging market situations are the ones
that have a solid foundation of core principles. These
include a Vision statement that clearly speaks about the
central objective of the organization. The vision keeps the
employees motivated and positively charged towards
productive working.
A mission statement is the philosophy of the company,
which it has chosen on how it will work and progress in
achieving its vision. It indicates how and which way it will
adopt in reaching the goals. It helps in bringing about good
work clarity and develops task-oriented thinking.
• Quality Initiatives
Regardless of the industry, certain things like quality are
core essentials in any business. Progressive organizations
nurture quality in all dimensions of the business. Right from
basic cleanliness, and orderliness to working in an
organized, systematic, and well-placed style. Everyone
develops a conscious mindset of discipline and adherence to
quality standards. Most companies have quality statements
as a part of their core values which identity, outline and
clarify the quality importance in the work culture.
• Inspiring Leadership
It is the outstanding ability of modern business leaders to
create a positive impact on the employees, associates, and
members by motivating them in working to the best of their
abilities. The leaders' ability to inspire meaning and purpose
in others not only affects their own effectiveness and the
effectiveness of the organization but also has a sizeable
positive impact on their team members' effectiveness and
ability to think about the future, which also builds
organizational capacity.
Strengthening with Business Essentials
“An organization's ability to learn, and translate that
learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive
advantage.” - Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electric.
The success of an organization generally gets credited to the
high-performing teams, as the statistics reveal. However,
management is aware of the real underlying factors which
have created a performance-centric environment that
compliments and empowers the employees towards driving
better work results.
- Kedar Borgaonkar
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As a second-generation entrepreneur, it was a matter
of great pride for Dr Rahul Mirchandani, the
Chairman and Managing Director of Aries Agro
Limited, to see how farmers across India had gained using
the Aries range of speciality crop nutrition solutions.
Both his parents used to take Dr Rahul with them to the
fields, and he accompanied them on business trips when, on
weekends and during vacations. Seeing their products being
used and the fields of Aries farmers full of bountiful
harvests showed Dr Rahul the impact their business had
created from an early age.
His higher education saw Dr Rahul specializing in the areas
of Business Management, Finance, Marketing and
Economics. This further deepened his understanding of the
world of work. Post his MBA in Australia, Dr Rahul joined
the business as a management trainee and worked his way
through various departments and functional areas. With no
fixed work desk or work cabin assigned till over six years
after he joined, most of his time was spent in the fields
across India, learning first-hand from farmers, dealers and
distributors. This was the most intense part of unlearning
and re-learning within the context of the complex and ever-
dynamic Indian agribusiness markets.
With his earliest experiences being roasted in the fields of
Punjab, with minimal technical knowledge, limited
linguistic skills and being unable to convince the discerning
rural customers, the best learning in Dr Rahul's early career
was to see how even the junior most salespeople were more
useful than he was – simply because of their perfect
understanding of market conditions and product benefits.
This made Dr Rahul spend the first half dozen years just
understanding every Agro-climatic zone, farmer attitudes
and rural consumer behaviour.
With every field experience, Dr Rahul became more
confident and aware of the ground realities, and with every
small change that he implemented for the benefit of the
teams, he became more accepted as a positive contributor to
the Aries family.
Dr Rahul shares, "The constant questions that I asked
myself were 'What have I achieved minus my surname?',
'What have I done which was never done before to create
incremental change for the company?', 'What did I do with
every blank sheet of paper that I had the privilege of
having?”
In an interview with CIOLook India, Dr Rahul told his
enthralling journey in the search for answers to the earlier
stated questions. The highlights of the interview are given
herein.
Dr Rahul, please tell us about the saga of your
entrepreneurship from the beginning.
Over the two and a half decades, one step at a time, I built
trust and credibility by attempting to build over 100
speciality agribusiness brands in ways never done before.
Innovative rural marketing was my calling, and 'shock and
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awe' tactics became the Aries signatures. From India's first
loyalty programme for agribusiness to launching a mineral
product mined from the volcanoes of South America across
26 states in one single day…. From India's first rural flash
sale generating over two billion in orders in just 30 minutes
hosted at the iconic Bombay Stock exchange to getting
Aries farmers to pitch the company independently to
President Obama during his visit to India. We did
everything that no one else dreamt of doing!
Now with a presence in 26 states of India and six countries
globally and a manufacturing capacity of 1,50,000 MT
spread across our eight manufacturing units in India and
UAE, Aries has established its leadership in India's
speciality plant nutrition sector. Almost all of our 114
world-class brands are proudly Made in India, making
India's farmers 'Atmanirbhar since 1969'. Leading the Aries
team of 1200 highly skilled professionals at the forefront of
India's agribusiness sector has been a privilege. The
consistent growth is a firm testament of the world's best that
we deliver to India's farmers.
Over the past 15 years, beyond my business, I have also had
the opportunity to promote youth entrepreneurship as the
Founding Chairman of the Commonwealth Alliance of
Young Entrepreneurs (recognized as a best practice in the
Commonwealth of Nations) and being part of the founding
team for the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, hosting the
first Leadership Assembly in Delhi, leading to the signing
of the New Delhi Charter for the G20 YEA. I have also
created and led several verticals of the Confederation of
Indian Industry's Young Indians (Yi), including the National
Students' Network (Yuva), Yi Farmer network and CII
Industry Farmer Alliance, Yi Next Practices and Innovation
(as part of the India@75 Vision), Yi International as well as
Champions of Change (for Niti Aayog). I have also taught
and mentored over 1500 second and third-generation
entrepreneurs at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and
Family Business within two of India's top Business Schools
(NMIMS and SPJIMR).
What was your inspiration behind venturing into the
business arena?
My parents, Dr T B Mirchandani and Mrs Bala
Mirchandani, were the Founders of Aries. Both were
thought leaders and, in the 1960s, chose to leave their jobs
in multinational companies to build India's pioneering
speciality nutrition business. Their grit, passion, wisdom
and determination created today's Indian multinational.
Even today, the values and culture they instilled in the Aries
Family have been our true 'North Stars'. Known as the
Father of the micronutrient industry in India, my dad has
been the inspiration for many generations. With her
marketing savvy and intellect, my mom created the longest
and most successful of our flagship brands – Aries Agromin
and Chelamin. Over five decades, these remain India's most
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respected and recognized brands in the speciality plant
nutrition sector.
My continuous travels into rural areas across every
conceivable part of India and meeting farmers using their
deep native intelligence to cultivate and feed a nation of
over a billion have also been a massive inspiration. Farmers
have helped us create some of our best and most successful
product concepts and have challenged us to develop
innovative solutions for specific problems they face in the
fields. Serving this most discerning set of rural buyers and
being rewarded with their loyalty is truly a treasured gift for
the Aries teams.
What were the initial challenges you had to surmount to
ensure Aries Agro Limited's success rate reached
greater heights?
Aries has grown its revenues 35 times since I took over the
organization's marketing function 23 years ago. We faced
many challenges along the way, the most crucial being
working capital management – with rural areas facing
weather uncertainty and expecting extended credit cycles
and a wide product line necessitating high inventory levels.
The slow and tedious process of demand creation for
speciality product concepts was also a high-cost choice that
we had to make constantly. However, the determination to
invest on demand creation for 100+ brands without
spending a single rupee on mass media campaigns has been
the cornerstone of Aries' success. We built trust from the
bottom up, from the farmers giving testimonials from their
fields. Not by high decibel campaigns and anonymous
media interventions. Though time-consuming, the
reputation and credibility of being known by the brands we
create have been invaluable.
What leadership skills, values, and qualities do you
think your clients admire in you and Aries Agro the
most?
I believe Aries is admired for being an organization with a
unique identity – a speciality plant nutrition company
proudly Made in India. We have brought the world's best to
India and supplied India's best to the world. A singular
focus on crop nutrition using customized, cost-effective,
agronomically efficient and environmentally sustainable
solutions has created Aries' niche within the otherwise
hypercompetitive fertilizer sector.
With multiple generations of staff and factory workers
working as part of the 1200+ team of Aries, the family spirit
and deep commitment to the organization goes on to create
a unique work culture. Many staff and customers are also
shareholders of Aries and have invested in the Aries growth
story. A professionally run organization with a legacy of
over five decades of serving India's farmers is unparalleled.
Aries is known for the brands we have built in the markets
we serve. The admiration and acceptance of our brands are
reinforced by consistent product performance and global
quality standards. Aries sets the benchmarks.
Empowered teams and the development of intrapreneurs are
also part of the Aries way of doing business. High levels of
variable pay across all levels ensure that everyone realizes
they have a share in the company's present and our future
growth. For every rupee earned and every rupee saved,
there is a share for every team member who has made a
positive contribution. This positive reinforcement with
money and recognition has led to teams that remain forever
committed to the organization and treat its goals as their
own. Our top customers are all Aries employees whom the
company identified and supported as entrepreneurs to build
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their own distribution companies. Spawning successful
businesses with Aries' teams have demonstrated our
commitment to job creation and intrapreneurship.
What are the USPs that highlight Aries Agro's
uniqueness in the industry?
The Aries brands have three unique features: Customization
(for crop and soil-specific requirements of crop nutrients),
Chelation (converting nutrient sources into inert compounds
that do not react with air, water, soil, etc. and hence are
environmentally safe) and Cost-effectiveness (Proven
benefit: cost ratio of a minimum of 6:1 that leads to
improving the commercial rewards of farming).
These features have been consistent over the past five
decades and have shaped a clear identity of Aries as a
speciality plant nutrition company.
More recently, the Aries Mascot – Jeevan – has also built an
iconic identity for the unique Tribe of Aries Farmers:
Strong, Trustworthy and Innovative.
As an experienced professional, what would you like to
advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the
business world?
India is the world's biggest opportunity, and Rural India is
the crucible of growth for the Indian economy. Since 1969,
Aries has proudly built world-class Agri brands that were
made in India. Anyone wishing to enter the world of
business must realize that there is a demand for new
products and services in India that serve unique needs and
fit the specific habits of Indians. However, this is also the
world's most 'value seeking' market; hence, attaining cost
leadership must be one of the foremost business goals.
At Aries, we have always spoken the language of commerce
first and excited consumers with the science of our product
result later. This is another lesson for aspiring businesses.
How do you envision Aries Agro's operations with the
emerging technologies and automated tools that are
revolutionizing the business world by enabling
innovations?
Over the past three years, Aries has transformed its digital
backbone by having almost every single process online.
100% of our order booking and payment process is now
online; our in-house 'Aries Integrated Management System'
works across departments and all our 30 plant and branch
locations, seamlessly bringing human resources,
procurement, distribution and reporting.
Digital applications are used in all markets to train farmers
using online 'Fasal Sabhas', reward points and enable
redemptions on 'Khazaana'–India's first and most rewarding
customer loyalty programme in agribusiness, real-time
Aries Dealer locators, mobile coupons for farmers and AI-
enabled soil testing and product usage recommendations.
Aries is also the first to have received a DGCA license for
micronutrient application using drone sprays and has built
100 days of data proving the ideal parameters for nutrition
sprays using drones. High-density, water-soluble fertilizers,
nano nutrients and crop-specific targeted nutrition solutions
are some of our innovative planned future offerings for
Indian and global farmers.
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Clarissa Resorts
became one of the
rst to turn 100%
digital during the
pandemic time and
reduced as many
touch points
as it could..
Mr. Harshal Dilwali
Director and CEO
Clarissa Resorts Private Limited
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Being a successful entrepreneur requires a lot more
than fortune. Because fortune favours those who
pursue their dreams whatever may come their way.
They adapt to changing times by moulding themselves
accordingly.
They tenaciously follow up on their pursuit of seeking
excellence in anything and everything they do. Harshal
Dilwali’s entrepreneurial journey began at a very young age
before he became the Director and CEO of Clarissa
Resorts Private Limited. He is from a business-oriented
family, so he always had the ambition to become an
entrepreneur.
He was preparing for engineering and got admission to
some prestigious colleges in India before destiny had
something else for him. Suddenly his family business
drifted towards the hospitality sector (Hotels and Resorts)
and they opened their first resort in 2014 in Jim Corbett
National Park, Uttarakhand with the name Clarissa Resort.
To run that business in the future, Harshal had to give up
engineering and take up a Hotel Management course. He
gave competitive exams for IHMs and luckily got selected
in the most reputed college in Delhi NCR.
From there Harshal’s new life from becoming an engineer
to becoming an entrepreneur started. He graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in Hospitality and Hotel Administration,
but the three years journey was not easy. He had to go
through lot many departments which were very new to him
and had no prior idea about it.
Harshal recollects, “The initial few months were tough for
me to cope with because it was a government institute and
had no similarity with my previous studies. But I never give
up and made it very clear that if I have to become a
successful Hotelier in the future, I need to excel in this
course.”
He topped his college throughout the year. During that time,
he used to practically implement things in the business that
he used to learn in college. That gave him tremendous
results and boosted his confidence.
Harshal started gaining more and more experience while
working and studying together. Over time in 2017, he lost
his biggest support, his grandfather. However, soon had
been appointed as the director of the company at the age of
19, becoming one of the youngest directors in Uttarakhand
in 2017.
The responsibility was huge and Harshal was very excited
to join the business as soon as he graduated. But the journey
doesn’t end there. His parents did not allow him to join the
business until he completed his master’s. That frustrated
him initially but started preparing for his master’s soon
after.
Harshal did MBA with Gold Medal in Marketing and
Entrepreneurship and also did specialization in Digital
Marketing from Finland, where he again topped and got
featured in many newspapers and interviewed by news
channels.
Soon after completing his master’s, Harshal was appointed
as the CEO of the company along with the Director’s
responsibility in the year 2020. But that was not it, the
storm came, and just after two months of his joining as the
full-time CEO of the company everyone was hit by the
pandemic, and the hospitality sector had to face a major
crunch.
That was when Harshal’s patience and persistence were
tested. He along with his team prepared the first web check-
in technology software for their resort and Clarissa became
one of the first resorts in India to provide web check-ins to
all its customers. This reduced the infection risk of COVID.
Harshal also moved ahead in digitalizing the whole
company by introducing more advanced technology and
software. This concept worked very well and was a big
success. Later by God’s grace, everything went well.
Harshal along with his parent’s support expanded their
business and opened two more Hotels in Goa in the year
2021 and Mukteshwar, Nainital, in the year 2022
respectively. Harshal says, “Now after almost 9-10 years in
this business as an entrepreneur, I feel very passionate and
motivated with my never give up attitude, and continue to
learn more skills.”
Clarissa Resorts has been featured in various newspapers,
magazines, and media sites. It has also been awarded the
Travel’s Choice Award back-to-back for the year 2020-
2021. Harshal adds, “Recently we also introduced our
flagship company Clarissa Residency offering our
customers high-end villas to have their second home.”
Apart from this Harshal always aspired to become a speaker
one day. In 2020 during the pandemic, he got the
opportunity to explore his skills more and he professionally
completed his certification courses in Public/Motivational
speaking and got featured on more than 500+ news media
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sites and more than 300+ podcasts both nationally and
internationally.
He was also interviewed by many news channels in India.
Harshal is now a professional and certified
Public/Motivational Speaker and Facilitator too. In 2021,
he has been Awarded as the Youngest Entrepreneur of the
Year 2021 by Global Business Icon and Biz Nation Tv and
was awarded twice as the Entrepreneur of the Year 2021-
2022 by Fanatixx India Awards.
In an interview with CIOLook India, Harshal spoke in detail
about his inspiration, the challenges he faced, and his plans
for Clarissa Resorts. Highlights of the interview are given
herein.
What was your inspiration behind venturing into the
business arena?
As people say there is always an inspiration behind every
venture, similarly, I also had many people whom I
considered my idols, my inspiration, and from whom I have
learned a lot in my life.
First would be my grandfather who has inspired me the
most and generated that trust and confidence in me to
become an entrepreneur like him. Next would be Mr. Rattan
Tata sir who inspires all youth with his simplicity and
achievement, Mr. Warren Buffet would be another
inspiration. They both taught me the true meaning of
Entrepreneur and how to become an entrepreneur.
But the most important people behind my inspiration were
my parents. Their constant efforts and pillar-like support
were true reasons behind my becoming an entrepreneur
today.
What were the initial challenges that you had to
surmount to ensure your enterprise’s success rate
reached greater heights?
Challenges are part of one’s life. I also faced many
challenges during my journey. Some challenges were
emotional and some were physical. The emotional
challenges were mostly because of the education and work.
I had to be mentally strong to take up a course that was
totally different and new for me.
Secondly after joining the company biggest challenge was
the age gap and experience between me and my employees.
I used to think in a dynamic and more advanced way as a
young generation but the staff used to think conventionally
and found it tough initially to adjust to each other’s
mindset. It took a lot of time for me to gain their trust in me
because I was younger and less experienced than them.
Also, getting them familiar with the new technologies
introduced. The last challenge was the societal pressure,
and criticism from relatives and friends, but my parents
stood next to me as a pillar. People never believed in me
and really had no hopes that I will ever be successful in the
future.
What leadership skills, values, and qualities do you
think your clients admire in you the most?
I have 25 secrets or mantras of my life which have helped
me to become a better person and a successful entrepreneur,
which I believe everyone should follow. The Secrets are as
follows:
Ÿ Dream big,
Ÿ Develop a clear sense of direction,
Ÿ See yourself self-employed,
Ÿ Do what you love to do,
Ÿ Commit to excellence,
Ÿ Work longer and harder,
Ÿ Dedicate yourself to lifelong learning,
Ÿ Pay yourself first,
Ÿ Learn every detail of your business,
Ÿ Dedicate yourself to serving others,
Ÿ Be absolutely honest to yourself and others
Ÿ Determine your highest priorities and concentrate on
them single-mindedly,
Ÿ Develop a reputation for speed and dependability,
Ÿ Be prepared to climb from peak to peak,
Ÿ Practice self-discipline in all things,
Ÿ Unlock your inborn creativity,
Ÿ Get around the right people,
Ÿ Take excellent care of your physical health,
Ÿ Be decisive and action-oriented,
Ÿ Never allow failure to be an option/never give up
Ÿ Pass the ‘persistence test’
Ÿ Respect the other person
Ÿ Value money/bootstrapped
Ÿ Focus and passion
What are the USPs that highlight Clarissa Resorts’
uniqueness in the industry you are catering to?
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Our main USPs are as follows.
Ÿ Making our guests’ experience count through our
contemporary facilities and unparalleled services is our
prime motivation. Our exceptional teamwork involves
regular inspection and up-gradation to keep at par with
the constantly changing dynamics. This helps us to
welcome you with a renewed zeal that understands your
desires of wanderlust.
Ÿ With dedicated staff, diligence in services, and
determination to be the best for our visitors.
Ÿ We are committed to meeting and exceeding the
expectations of our guests by providing them with the
highest level of quality service, safety, and security.
Ÿ We commit to providing our corporate and leisure
travellers with a consistently warm and friendly guest
experience and fond memory.
Ÿ We offer our guests a wide range of facilities right from
Spectacular locations and scenic beauty, Luxurious
rooms, Multi Cuisine Restaurants, Spa, Adventure Park,
to Game zone. Also provide our guests to do destination
weddings, conferences, and a lot more. We cater to all
types of customers.
As an experienced professional, what would you like to
advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the
business world?
I firmly believe that nowadays, people give up very easily
and go into depression. But I strongly believe that " giving
up should never be an option. The word impossible should
never exist in your dictionary. One should always follow
their heart and work hard towards achieving their dreams.
I always say that one should always dream big in life. One
should develop a clear sense of direction in one’s life,
commit to excellence, work longer and harder towards
one’s goals, be dedicated to lifelong learning, be honest
with oneself, unlock your inborn creativity, get around the
right people, respect others, be decisive and action-oriented
and most important never allow failure to be an option.
I possess a down-to-earth personality and follow a simple
lifestyle. I believe that the real reason behind any success is
one’s hard work, passion, and dedication to his work.
How do you envision Clarissa Resorts’ operations with
the emerging technologies and automated tools that are
revolutionizing the business world by enabling
innovations?
As I always say that this world has turned more dynamic
and technology upgradation is an integral part to sustain the
market. Clarissa is a highly technology-equipped firm right
from its PMS (Property Management Software) to its first
web check-in website. Clarissa Resorts became one of the
first to turn 100% digital during the pandemic time and
reduced as many touch points as it could.
We introduced QR codes for ordering the food. By just
scanning the QR code, the whole menu gets displayed on
our customers’ phones and they can order their desired food
and beverage.
Not only this, but they can also reserve their table in our
restaurant from anywhere. We offer our guest express
check-ins through our first web check-in website where
they fill in the information before the check-in and they do
not have to spend time at reception waiting for their rooms
to get allotted, their rooms are ready even before their
check-in. We also introduced QR codes for quick and swift
payments.
Thus, Clarissa Resorts thrives to excellence by introducing
all the latest, modern, and advanced technologies to rival
the revolutionary businesses in the world.
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Evolving
Entrepreneurial
Brilliance in
Post-Pandemic
World
Sheer Talent
he pandemic has shaken the entire world and taught the basics of sustenance,
Tbusiness dynamics, and influencing factors. Taking an important lesson from the
compelling scenario, most business leaders have made fundamental changes in
their working environment that fortified their business structures from market fluctuations
and steer them upward toward the central vision.
The pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of the business world directly by shaking up the
entire world economy. ‘So, What Next?’, was the common question that was asked within
the organizations. Management boards of different organizations identified the necessity of
building strong, well-equipped, and futuristic business models that could sustain any
uncertainties but also steer the organization through a self-operating business model.
Robust Work System
Modern-age business leaders have realized that the business structure should be based on a
single system governing the entire process. A need for better and more flexible control has
triggered in choice of the right system. Implementation of several process management
systems became the norm of the industry.
Several process control management systems include KAIZEN, Six Sigma, Lean
manufacturing, Kanban, TQM, and more. These systems have a systematic approach to
working for every department and its personnel toward efficient and optimum work
results. These systems have been designed to bring all the departments and their
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operations on one plane and organize the work culture for a
productive and result-oriented business environment.
Upgradation to Modern Technologies
Every organization works in a closed and unified structure.
The digital transformation in today’s business has been
equipped with the latest software systems that have
streamlined the entire business system toward well-
integrated synchronization of operations. This new
paperless system has boosted efficiency, reduced the time
lag, and helped business leaders in making the right
decisions. Marketing communications have become fast,
economical, and convenient as digital media has provided
massive reach through complete flexibility in marketing
strategies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
applications in the business have brought about increased
process efficiency by executing repetitive tasks and
assisting in database gathering, data processing, analysis,
and decision-making. The voice assistants in various
applications like chatbots and virtual systems have
supported logistics, process enhancement, and efficient
customer relationship management.
Well-Fortified Back-up Strategies
The lessons from the pandemic have been very sharp and
challenging. Businessmen today have taken a very
pragmatic approach in preparing the entire business system
towards a clean and neatly sorted structure. This includes
organizing alternative backup arrangements of resources
and infrastructure.
Business leaders need to build up parallel collaborations for
effective sustenance and growth perspectives of vendor
sourcing and management, arrangements of contract
resources, and market channels of business integration. A
close network of business sources is to be created and
developed carefully that can support in strengthening the
business potential, maximize the growth potential, and aid
in gauging the potential risks in various business verticals.
Advanced network infrastructure sets the right safety and
security parameters through reliable firewalls, and anti-
virus systems that protect from unwary malware/spam-ware
attacks. The recent data management systems built in the
most secure blockchain technology have conditioned the
business environment securely thereby protecting crucial
confidential business data.
Strong Human Resource Policies
Business organizations are dependent on the most valuable
resource, its people. As they contribute to the day-to-day
work, taking it to new heights and safeguarding the
organization’s tough times. Modern organizations have
implemented human resource systems and systems that
have increased the efficacy of human capital and taken the
organization of a progressive path of success. The latest
HRMS software systems are cloud-based systems that
provide a versatile dashboard that helps in tracking the
work efficiency and organizing the recruitment and entire
human resource procedure. It has supported in leverage on
the database, developing detailed employee or departmental
analyses, and taking the right decisions.
The scope and reach of the HR systems have reached
amazing new heights by managing a large workforce of
thousands of people.
Openness to Flexible yet Scalable Models
The new-age business leaders have created flexible business
models that offer good scope for expanding business
operations. This involves the planning of the existing
resources and systems to upgrade them for making them
efficient in taking up high-volume work requirements. The
fast-paced world of intense competition poses tricky
scenarios that demand quick changes in the overall work
schedules according to the demands of the industry. The
new business models offer high scalability and flexibility to
allow the team leaders in making conditional changes to
adapt quickly and deliver the expected results.
Accelerating on a Dynamic Dimension
The modern world offers new challenges at different levels
that ask for better strategy implementation. Business leaders
need to be prepared for the new-age challenges by
equipping the business environment for a futuristic and
modern scenario. Right from fortifying the infrastructure, to
implementing comprehensive human resource policies and
applying strong business strategies in propelling the
organization in growth and progressive momentum.
- Kedar Borgaonkar
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Everything, including leadership has two aspects:
theoretical and Practical. Most traditional defini-
tions are perfectly sound in theory, on paper.
However, when it comes to practical implementation, most
perfect-sounding concepts fail. It is because practical
implementation contains many unforeseen factors that are
almost impossible to be considered in theory.
Information Technology (IT) is a domain where even
practically sound entrepreneurial leadership has to con-
stantly evolve according to the changing circumstances and
adapt to the shifting trends. Furthermore, only talking
theoretically about digitalizing our country won’t help it if
we lack that most crucial aspect of practical implementa-
tion.
Again, practical implementation in only select metro and
urban pockets won’t help either. What we urgently need is
the pan-India developmental evolving ecosystem of the
integrated and interconnected web of networks, working
seamlessly and providing real-time solutions to the real-life
problems of pan-Indian industries.
Pragyat Singh always believed that until and unless tech-
savvy entrepreneurial catalysts like him do not come forth,
think, innovate and act practically, shouldering the respon-
sibility to make real-rural-India digitally aware, active, and
agile, the new-age Digital India drive will only be limited to
the country’s urban demographics.
To change the dynamics, an adept technopreneurial leader,
Pragyat Co-founded Pragyat IT Solutions Private
Limited, along with his father, to contribute to bridging this
digital divide. Pragyat IT Solutions helps you transform
your business digitally. Pragyat and his team of experts
listen to you, advise, and design together by considering all
your business expectations and demands.
Pragyat says, “Happy customers and ongoing relationships
are what we strive for. Success is measured by results, the
most important being how our clients feel about their
experience with us.”
That is why in the span of three years of its existence,
Pragyat IT Solutions has a team of 20 passionate tech
experts, and over 150 happy clients with a 100% satisfac-
tion rate. Pragyat adds, “We believe in the proper under-
standing of the client requirement so that services can be
excellent.”
In an interview with CIOLook India, Pragyat–also the
Managing Director (MD)–spoke at length about how he
plans to accomplish this herculean task of empowering
digital India drive into the country's small cities, towns, and
villages. The highlights of that candid discussion are given
herein.
Sir, please tell us about the saga of your entrepreneur-
ship from the beginning.
From the beginning, I decided not to do a 9-to-5 job. I never
wanted to work under someone. I wanted to use my mind in
my work. I always focus on practicals rather than theory. I
have had more focus on doing business rather than studying
theoretically. I began doing small business in 2016, but I
have more interest in technologies. That is why in 2019 I
have registered my tech company Pragyat IT Solutions
Private Limited.
As I came from a small town, I know what are the prob-
lems. Many people are still using traditional methods rather
than the latest technologies. So we at Pragyat IT Solutions
focus more on the rural and small towns. We are also
creating awareness among people.
India will become digital only when we will successfully
connect rural areas with technologies. Real innovations and
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Pragyat IT Solutions
has a team of 20
passionate tech
experts, three
branches and over
150 happy clients
in India and 10
foreign countries,
with a 100%
satisfaction rate.
Pragyat Singh
Co-founder and Managing Director
Pragyat IT Solutions Private Limited
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a positive customer experience are the heart of successful
communication. That is what we are constantly doing.
On 19th May 2020 we were recognized with a Startup India
Certificate. Startup India is an initiative of the Government
of India. The campaign was first announced by Indian
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during his speech on 15
August 2015. The action plan of this initiative is focusing
on three areas: Simplification & Handholding, Funding
Support & Incentives, and Industry-Academia Partnership
& Incubation.
We were continuously rising. Then arrived the COVID
pandemic which destabilized the whole world along with
us. Like many others, I too lost my father who was the
founder of this company. It was a very tough time for me to
move forward. But I never lost my patience and remember-
ing his dream I have started again to carry forward his
legacy.
The COVID pandemic gave a boost to the tech industry.
Today, we have our three physical branches and we are
giving service all over India along with 10+ foreign
countries.
What was your inspiration behind venturing into the
business arena?
My father who was the founder of this company is my
biggest motivation since childhood. As already mentioned, I
never wanted to work for others. Also being from a small
town, I have faced many problems on which I kept working
and solved those problems easily.
Furthermore, I believe that business is something which is
not only for one but also for future generations. Thus, I
always wanted to establish a business that will be there for
my coming generations too.
What were the initial challenges that you had to
surmount to ensure your enterprise’s success rate
reached greater heights?
As a startup, there are many challenges but some of the
major ones were,
Building a team: because without a team, we cannot move
forward. And as per the current scenario, where daily
startups are opening and shutting down, it is quite challeng-
ing to convince employees to work in a startup, which is
something we can accomplish.
Establishing your brand: After building a team it is time to
establish yourself in the market and make your place where
there are many old and big brands. We are again emerging
as a trusted brand in the IT solutions place.
Managing finances: Running a business successfully is a
game of managing investments, expenses, costs, salaries,
payments, losses, and profits. This is where we as a
company shine, as our books are healthy and sound.
What leadership skills, values, and qualities do you
think your clients admire in you and Pragyat IT
Solutions the most?
The most important thing our clients admire in us is that we
do not give a common solution to our clients. Rather, we
always try to understand clients' requirements and then give
them proper solutions. We always keep transparency in our
work. We also focus on making long-term relationships
with our clients.
What are the USPs that highlight Pragati IT Solutions'
uniqueness in the industry?
We provide unique solutions to our clients according to
their budgets. We let clients grow first because if a client
grows we also grow accordingly. We always focus on the
long-term goal of customer satisfaction. A happy customer
will come to you repeatedly and will bring you reference
business, which our clients are doing for us.
As an experienced professional, what would you like to
advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the
business world?
My advice to those aspirants who are willing to enter the
business world is– do not try to copy others. No one knows
your potential better than yourself. Recognize it and start
working on your dream. You might fail several times but
every time you will learn a lesson that will guide you to a
new height of future success.
How do you envision Pragyat IT Solutions operations
with the emerging technologies and automated tools that
are revolutionizing the business world by enabling
innovations?
As a tech company, it is very important to keep ourselves
updated with the latest technology. Also, somewhere for a
tech company, new technology brings more opportunity.
Further, we can provide a better solution with the latest
technologies. Apart from projects, we have service-based
software and products, which helps us in doing a sustain-
able business.
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Comprehensive Tenets of the Modern Industry Empowerers VOL 09 ISSUE 02

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  • 4. MAGNETIC DYNAMISM MOVING EARTHL Y ENTERPRISING very successful enterprise is the culmination of a Estrong entrepreneurial will and amalgamation of resolutely indomitable leadership force – to bring a positive transformation. Clout to extend one’s transformational attitude into the business drive one carries out employing others in an endeavour. Then marching together and leading them to the zenith of their professional achievements. By fulfilling the goal of establishing and triumphantly running a growing and prospering business entity. Entrepreneurial Energy is the fundamental force driving the phenomena of civilization, industrialization, globalization, and digitalization. Just like the gravitational power of our starry lord Sun not only moves earth and other planets around it forever, but it also is the founding principle for life on earth, the magnetic dynamism of ‘Entrepreneurs Of The Year 2022’ is moving earthily enterprising entities around them and the founding principles of every industry ever built and proliferated. In their transcendental nature lies the depth of oceans, robustness of mountains, and currency of seasons which compels even social, national, and global perspectives to take notice and perceive differently than before. After the dreadful lull of almost three years, the world is looking with renewed respect at all these prevailing entrepreneurs as they have succeeded in emerging from the debris of darkness and destruction brought in by the pandemic. They have also pulled up their businesses from the labyrinth of depression and enlightened a new flame of technological firepower and the novel dawn of the fifth wave of industrialization. Challenging times come and go, but since these powerful entrepreneurial spirits are untethered, they keep the flame of enterprise permanently enlightened. Their persona brings positivity in times of depression, balance in chaotic situations, and harmony in a time of turbulence. These are the business arena's success empowerers, making a positive impact of the optimistic difference in the social and business mindset. CIOLook India brought this edition to celebrate their entrepreneurial journeys, stories, achievements, accomplishments, and success. Read on to learn, live, laugh, and celebrate with them and get mesmerized by them. You will also find some trendy articles crafted by our in-house editorial team to enchant you further with their stories. Hop in and have a delightful reading drive!
  • 5. Pace Global HR Consulting Aries Agro Limited PiLog Group Harshal is passionate about guest and employee experience and is actively involved in reengineering and restructuring of systems and processes of the company. Under the exemplary leadership of Girish Nair, PACE helps in speeding up organizational growth by aligning HR services to business objectives. It is a matter of great pride for Dr Rahul to see how farmers across India had gained using the Aries range of speciality crop nutrition solutions. Prest Loans Ashok Mittal is a seasoned professional having a rich experience of more than 30 years in the Capital and Commodities Market, Banking, Financial Services, and Foreign Exchange. Imad Syed is a thought leader, innovator of disruptive technology platforms, implementation and execution frameworks. Clarissa Resorts Pvt Ltd Brief Company Name Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Chairman and MD Imad Syed, CEO Middle East and APAC, CIO and Board member Harshal Dilwali, Director & CEO Girish Nair, Founder and CEO Ashok Mittal, Founder and CEO Featuring Pragyat IT Solutions Pvt Ltd Pragyat Singh is an adept technopreneurial leader who helps you transform your business digitally. Pragyat Singh, Co-founder and MD
  • 6. Articles 22 40 C o v e r S t o r y 08 Comprehensive Tenets of the Modern Industry Empowerers Crucial Traits Evolving Entrepreneurial Brilliance in Post-Pandemic World Sheer Talent
  • 7. C O N T E N T Ashok Mittal The Financial Empowerer of Your Business 16 Dr Rahul Mirchandani Broadening the Horizons of Aries Agro’s Legacy 26 Harshal Dilwali The Youngest Entrepreneurial Global Icon 32 36 Girish Nair Re-engineering HR for the Digital Future Pragyat Singh An Adept Technopreneurial Wisdom of the Digital India 44
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  • 10. C O V E R S T O R Y Challenges and problems will make you stronger to sustain and progress. “ “ Syed
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  • 12. The progress and economic development of a region depend upon numerous factors like government policies, industrial development, education, transportation with connectivity, and staunch business personalities. The role of independent businessmen plays a pivotal role in boosting the local economy. Entrepreneurs who run their business ventures create the need for numerous vendors and suppliers, offer employment opportunities to scores of people, contribute to sizeable tax payments, and offer different solutions through their business offerings. Some entrepreneurs work with a clear vision and a strong purpose of bringing positive change to society. One name that comes up for developing a successful and meaningful business model, that focuses on empowering and enriching other organizations through its technology solutions is Imad Syed, CEO Middle East and APAC, CIO and Board member of PiLog Group. Let’s meet Imad Syed, a dynamic entrepreneur who has been selected as ‘The Entrepreneur of the Year 2022,’ and let's explore his interesting professional journey of challenges, strategies, and the vision-oriented work culture he created in PiLog Group. With a Flying Start Imad Syed holds prosperous eighteen- plus years of progressive career growth, beginning from Sr. Systems Engineer to today’s CEO of the Middle East and APAC, Group CIO, and Board Member at PiLog with overall experience spanning over Twenty years speaks volumes of his dedication. He successfully led organizational initiatives from the front towards all value-management initiatives for PiLog group development and its esteem customers in go-to-market, revenue management, innovations, profitability, product development, and corporate advisory. Imad is a visionary leader with vast experience in conceiving and designing business, enterprise information, and Data Quality HUB strategies for medium to large enterprises. His expertise in creating simple yet powerful policies for data governance, management, transformation, and analytics of complex system landscapes is empowering organizations. Imad holds a proven track record of excelling in operational efficiency and effectiveness; revolutionized product and solution development using innovative frameworks that are agile and sustainable from the perspective of futuristic technology evolutions. His focus has always been on developing and executing business strategies, be it for Go To Market (GTM), product management, or operational management, coupled with deep and diversified value-engineering solutions have been core strengths over the years. Having a strong passion to nurture, create and lead high-performance teams resulting in best of both worlds in the form of customer and employee experience is the principle he believes, in and has proven several times. He conceived, designed, and built the architecture of enterprise solutions with state-of-the-art futuristic technologies, Cloud-based content micro-services (web services) with subscription models. Imad thoughtfully crafted the structure of data lifecycle management processes, including iDataAcquisition, iDataHarmonization, iDataGovernance and iDataAnalytics for on-premises and on-cloud enterprise solutions that can be integrated on-demand across various platforms and operational systems. An Awe-Inspiring Aura Imad is looked up to as an inspiring innovator and an influential, forward- thinking Leader. Undoubtedly, the PiLog leadership team of Dr Salomon de Jager, Mr Gideon Huisamen, and Mr Pieter Strydom had an essential contribution in complementing each other’s capabilities from time to time. PiLog Group’s open-door policy and culture for change have helped budding talents to perform and take up leadership roles within a short span. Its leadership always believed in change for the good, influencing and promoting innovations. The company has developed a cohesive culture of harmony, decentralized governance, zero roadblocks for change, ability to prove and improve every day. Imad is passionate about technology changes and adoption as he is aware of the early bird advantages. He aims to build All our methodologies, processes, and solutions are compliant with international standards for delivering seamless systematic integration of content into various platforms. “ “
  • 13. Entrepreneurs of the year 2022 business-driven technology through professional excellence with his deep love for data-knowledge management, motivating employees to build a strong and long-lasting customer association. Mission and Goals had been very simple for Imad, with his motive to make organizations efficient and structured to meet dynamic business and technology demand with top and bottom line improvement by a minimum of 20 per cent YoY and Revenue to 200 MUSD by 2024 and 500 MUSD by 2030. Imad’s ability to build high-performing teams and products to endure market penetration and customer success is the employees’ and associates’ most significant motivational factor. Rising and Growing Holistically Established in 1996, PiLog has grown organically and inorganically across with a global presence to dominate the master data solution with the development of intrinsic products, enablers, tools, and accelerators with due application of agile service delivery models ensured customer success and retention over decades. Customers earn value management with the continual improvement of efficiencies and resources, and an overall reduction in the total cost of ownership is its crucial motto. PiLog intends to grow on a value journey with innovative products and improved time to market; agile service delivery improving per capita revenue generation. Solutions for enabled business value, process management and control through the robust master, meta and analytical control to drive business process digitalization and Transformation. PiLog value theme for customers in the Year 2022: • End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization • Optimization of Asset Life Cycle Management • Business partnership Evolution • Robotic Process Automation • Application & Technology Consolidation and Data Migration PiLog’s Advantage PiLog provides exclusive technical dictionaries and industrial libraries with content repositories that are the culmination of research, development, and execution over the past twenty years embedded into the PiLog Data Quality HUB platform. All our methodologies, processes, and solutions comply with international standards for delivering seamless systematic integration of content into various platforms such as SAP, S4 HANA, Oracle ERP Cloud, Maximo, MS Dynamics, and many more. PiLog provides exclusive technical dictionaries and industrial libraries with content repositories that are the culmination of research, development, and execution over the past twenty years embedded into the platform of PiLog Data Quality HUB. “ “
  • 14. PiLog’s Key Products: Data Quality HUB including Data Harmonization, Data Migration, and Governance Solution for multi-domain master and metadata objects with impactful tools of Industry Standards (repository, templates), ML and AI- driven and IoT enabled • Business Partner Life Cycle Management (Vendors and Customers) • Business Performance Analytics Platform (Spend and Inventory Visibility) • Fixed Asset and eSPIR software • Master Data and Process Maturity Assessment Software Add On (ECA, MCA, SCMA, ALCMA) Key Services: • Cleansing Services covering Cleanse, Standardization, Categorization and Enrichment of multi-domain master data • Management Consulting • Business Process Outsourcing (AR/AP, Data Management, S2P, Category Management) • Asset and Supply Chain Process Optimization • Master Data and Process Maturity Assessment Software Add On (ECA, MCA, SCMA, ALCMA) The competitive advantages offered through the dynamic products and services are • Wider market penetration (Geography, Verticals, Products and Services) • Stronger financial ability • Higher professional count across geography • More aggressive GTM strategies • Faster time to market • More investment in technology, innovation, and reskilling The Technological Edge Current and near future market conditions will be cautious, with more and more organizations looking at opportunities to consolidate and optimize business and IT processes and investments. Though it is murky for IT products and services companies to sustain innovation, automation and the right vision will enable the IT products, consulting, and services industry to blossom… PiLog focuses on Data such as Master, Meta, and real-time analytics optimization and, in turn, business processes that the large industries the most on the four M’s (Man, Machine, Money, and Material) for Extended Supply Chain and Asset Life Cycle Management. Meeting and Succeeding Challenges Imad elaborated on the challenges faced and how he identified and worked out some interesting and feasible solutions with the team. Key Challenges and Effective Management: • Market Penetration across Geographies and Industry Sectors was one of the major challenges, which was well addressed with revised geographical strategies and effective partnership management • Retention of knowledge base was managed effectively with a career development plan; equal opportunities to progress and profit-sharing models • Adoption of evolving technologies and synchronization of platforms to meet dynamic customer demand and huge competition was forward thinking product release plans and improved customer user experience and limited change management • Business plans with short-term to long-term longevity and sustainability had helped the business to sustain in both favourable and unfavourable market conditions, including that of the recent COVID 19 pandemic • Transformation of employees and customer relations to experience better communication, coordination, and customer satisfaction. Valuable Directions Imad’s two cents for budding entrepreneurs is to follow simple commandments of business evolution: • Transparent, passionate, and vision-based organization management • Be front runner in adoption and Go to Market • Having the right set of business partners for your organizational growth • Challenges and problems will make you stronger to sustain and progress • Define and effectively manage value for internal and external engagements • Continual Investment in Innovations PiLog Group’s open-door policy and culture for change have helped budding talents to perform and take up leadership roles within a short span. “ “
  • 15. • Create a value chain within the organization for a better experience Poised For a Dynamic Future PiLog’s short to mid and long-term business plan is derived with controlled aggression and the ability to effectively manage quarterly meeting organizational objectives: • Improved profitability with increased automation, PCBs, and per capita income • Top Line and Bottom-Line improvement above market derivations and expectations • Increase market penetration across geographies with a strong partnership, analyst collaboration, and beefing up digital marketing and sales management • Extend the service line and amalgamation of products to Data Quality HUB with modular availability to customers to pick and choose on-premises or on cloud • Focused Investment on Innovation Council Inspiring Entrepreneur Attributes PiLog recommendations and acceptance are always built on a consensus model with all stakeholders with the approach which is mainly accepted: • Best Practices for Recommendation with trackability and authentication with data. • Tailor-made recommendations contextualized to organizational demands and situational analysis. • Value-driven Road-mapping PiLog believes in partnership for the successful implementation of its products and services by engaging customers SMEs, and stakeholders: • Joint PMO • SMEs or core teams during the whole course of the engagement • Change management enablers • Drive end-user training and testing • Measurement of outcome and value during execution and post-execution. Reflections of Success It is simple for employees, investors and partners, customers, and stakeholders to choose PiLog as their Partner of Choice. The work culture of PiLog has been so well synchronized that it has a profound effect on every single entity attached to it. Happy and satisfied customers, enthusiastic employees, a positive brand image, and steadily growing industry goodwill have all stood testimony to the dynamism of the PiLog work culture. • Employee Welfare and Society Wellbeing First Policy. • Focus on deriving value for investment. • A strong advocate of Win – Win Model to endure Sustainable Partnership and growth. • Faster time to market with Cross Industry Innovative and Modular Products (Both on cloud and on-premises) on PiLog Data Quality HUB built on the latest and greatest technology. • Agile delivery with 100% compliance to SLAs, OLAs etc. • Standard like ISO 8000, ISO 22745, ISO 11179, ISO 29002, and IEC 60050 (IEV), ISO 45000, ISO 55000, KKS, UNSPSC, ISIC, NATO etc., imbibed in products and services. • Development and Innovation partnership with major ERP players like SAP and Oracle. • Large customer base across industries with extended partnerships with industry giants for a decade or more. • Winner of Gartner MDM Voice of Customer Choice Award for the Year 2022 • Best Idea Award in Supply Chain Optimization from Crain Energy India – Vedanta Group for the Year 2020 • Recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant as Niche Player for the last 2 Years in MDM Solutions • Champion in the Emotional Footprint Report and Leader in the Data Quadrant in Infotech Software Reviews
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  • 25. Success in modern business has become very sublime and variable. The Sstandard aspects of the business including infrastructure, technology, human resource, services, etc., are not sufficient to get success in this fast-changing, highly competitive market. It demands something more. Business researchers have identified various factors of successful organizations which have been the key influencers in their success stories. The success in today’s business scenario depends on various inter-related and inter-dependent factors that finally influence the business performance thereby making it successful. What could be those hidden factors? Let’s identify them. • In-depth Market Research Every business needs a logical base in implementing the right business strategies. The process of market research and data generated form the foundation of the business working. Data generation through marketing and sales activities, and external research sources is essential in formulating business plans. The efficacy of the research analysts depends on the relevance, authenticity, and accuracy of the generated data. Organizations that invest logically in their research initiatives stand the chance to identify and organize their operations accordingly. • Innovative Product Development Market is frequented with new companies pouring in with different products. It is necessary for business organizations to develop new products/solutions that will stand out with a noticeable difference. Business analysts and development teams focus on customer benefits by adding enhanced features during their experiments and research procedures. Leading organizations offer a gamut of products and services that match every type of requirement, thereby enabling the organization in penetrating the market effectively. 23 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 26. • Impeccable Customer Relations New business development is a specialized process of developing new clients through a systematic approach of offering the best suitable solutions matching the customer needs. Furthermore, it needs a consistent effort and bonding to be nurtured with the customers which helps in developing loyal customers of growing potential. Customer relationship management soon became an important function that displayed an interesting potential of retaining and growing the customer base steadily. According to the researchers, CRM software has been known to forecast with 42% accuracy, enhance productivity by 34%, and boost sales by 29%. • Progressive Work Culture Smart entrepreneurs understand the fact that organizations form, function, and grow by their people. If the employees are cared for and valued, they eventually contribute wholeheartedly to the organization’s growth. A progressive work environment makes the workplace interesting and enjoyable. It is very welcoming and liberal in nature, which encourages friendly and open communication among the employees. Such a work culture fosters a positive outlook toward flexible working. It encourages teamwork, where projects or assignments are distributed in groups or teams where they are allowed to work together in a collaborative methodology. This involves shared roleplay, delegation, and joint decision-making, giving a different perspective about the business model they are working in. • Training and Development Modern organizations understand the importance of loyal employees. It is a proven fact that the current workforce, when trained and developed properly, can work with greater productivity and deeper involvement and empower the work processes further ahead. There are numerous educational activities that are organized within the company created to enhance the knowledge and skills of employees while providing information and instructions on elevating their performance individually and as a team while doing specific tasks. • Core Principles Progressive organizations that have steadily succeeded through various challenging market situations are the ones that have a solid foundation of core principles. These include a Vision statement that clearly speaks about the central objective of the organization. The vision keeps the employees motivated and positively charged towards productive working. A mission statement is the philosophy of the company, which it has chosen on how it will work and progress in achieving its vision. It indicates how and which way it will adopt in reaching the goals. It helps in bringing about good work clarity and develops task-oriented thinking. • Quality Initiatives Regardless of the industry, certain things like quality are core essentials in any business. Progressive organizations nurture quality in all dimensions of the business. Right from basic cleanliness, and orderliness to working in an organized, systematic, and well-placed style. Everyone develops a conscious mindset of discipline and adherence to quality standards. Most companies have quality statements as a part of their core values which identity, outline and clarify the quality importance in the work culture. • Inspiring Leadership It is the outstanding ability of modern business leaders to create a positive impact on the employees, associates, and members by motivating them in working to the best of their abilities. The leaders' ability to inspire meaning and purpose in others not only affects their own effectiveness and the effectiveness of the organization but also has a sizeable positive impact on their team members' effectiveness and ability to think about the future, which also builds organizational capacity. Strengthening with Business Essentials “An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.” - Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electric. The success of an organization generally gets credited to the high-performing teams, as the statistics reveal. However, management is aware of the real underlying factors which have created a performance-centric environment that compliments and empowers the employees towards driving better work results. - Kedar Borgaonkar 24 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
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  • 28. As a second-generation entrepreneur, it was a matter of great pride for Dr Rahul Mirchandani, the Chairman and Managing Director of Aries Agro Limited, to see how farmers across India had gained using the Aries range of speciality crop nutrition solutions. Both his parents used to take Dr Rahul with them to the fields, and he accompanied them on business trips when, on weekends and during vacations. Seeing their products being used and the fields of Aries farmers full of bountiful harvests showed Dr Rahul the impact their business had created from an early age. His higher education saw Dr Rahul specializing in the areas of Business Management, Finance, Marketing and Economics. This further deepened his understanding of the world of work. Post his MBA in Australia, Dr Rahul joined the business as a management trainee and worked his way through various departments and functional areas. With no fixed work desk or work cabin assigned till over six years after he joined, most of his time was spent in the fields across India, learning first-hand from farmers, dealers and distributors. This was the most intense part of unlearning and re-learning within the context of the complex and ever- dynamic Indian agribusiness markets. With his earliest experiences being roasted in the fields of Punjab, with minimal technical knowledge, limited linguistic skills and being unable to convince the discerning rural customers, the best learning in Dr Rahul's early career was to see how even the junior most salespeople were more useful than he was – simply because of their perfect understanding of market conditions and product benefits. This made Dr Rahul spend the first half dozen years just understanding every Agro-climatic zone, farmer attitudes and rural consumer behaviour. With every field experience, Dr Rahul became more confident and aware of the ground realities, and with every small change that he implemented for the benefit of the teams, he became more accepted as a positive contributor to the Aries family. Dr Rahul shares, "The constant questions that I asked myself were 'What have I achieved minus my surname?', 'What have I done which was never done before to create incremental change for the company?', 'What did I do with every blank sheet of paper that I had the privilege of having?” In an interview with CIOLook India, Dr Rahul told his enthralling journey in the search for answers to the earlier stated questions. The highlights of the interview are given herein. Dr Rahul, please tell us about the saga of your entrepreneurship from the beginning. Over the two and a half decades, one step at a time, I built trust and credibility by attempting to build over 100 speciality agribusiness brands in ways never done before. Innovative rural marketing was my calling, and 'shock and 26 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
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  • 30. awe' tactics became the Aries signatures. From India's first loyalty programme for agribusiness to launching a mineral product mined from the volcanoes of South America across 26 states in one single day…. From India's first rural flash sale generating over two billion in orders in just 30 minutes hosted at the iconic Bombay Stock exchange to getting Aries farmers to pitch the company independently to President Obama during his visit to India. We did everything that no one else dreamt of doing! Now with a presence in 26 states of India and six countries globally and a manufacturing capacity of 1,50,000 MT spread across our eight manufacturing units in India and UAE, Aries has established its leadership in India's speciality plant nutrition sector. Almost all of our 114 world-class brands are proudly Made in India, making India's farmers 'Atmanirbhar since 1969'. Leading the Aries team of 1200 highly skilled professionals at the forefront of India's agribusiness sector has been a privilege. The consistent growth is a firm testament of the world's best that we deliver to India's farmers. Over the past 15 years, beyond my business, I have also had the opportunity to promote youth entrepreneurship as the Founding Chairman of the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (recognized as a best practice in the Commonwealth of Nations) and being part of the founding team for the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, hosting the first Leadership Assembly in Delhi, leading to the signing of the New Delhi Charter for the G20 YEA. I have also created and led several verticals of the Confederation of Indian Industry's Young Indians (Yi), including the National Students' Network (Yuva), Yi Farmer network and CII Industry Farmer Alliance, Yi Next Practices and Innovation (as part of the India@75 Vision), Yi International as well as Champions of Change (for Niti Aayog). I have also taught and mentored over 1500 second and third-generation entrepreneurs at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Family Business within two of India's top Business Schools (NMIMS and SPJIMR). What was your inspiration behind venturing into the business arena? My parents, Dr T B Mirchandani and Mrs Bala Mirchandani, were the Founders of Aries. Both were thought leaders and, in the 1960s, chose to leave their jobs in multinational companies to build India's pioneering speciality nutrition business. Their grit, passion, wisdom and determination created today's Indian multinational. Even today, the values and culture they instilled in the Aries Family have been our true 'North Stars'. Known as the Father of the micronutrient industry in India, my dad has been the inspiration for many generations. With her marketing savvy and intellect, my mom created the longest and most successful of our flagship brands – Aries Agromin and Chelamin. Over five decades, these remain India's most 28 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 31. respected and recognized brands in the speciality plant nutrition sector. My continuous travels into rural areas across every conceivable part of India and meeting farmers using their deep native intelligence to cultivate and feed a nation of over a billion have also been a massive inspiration. Farmers have helped us create some of our best and most successful product concepts and have challenged us to develop innovative solutions for specific problems they face in the fields. Serving this most discerning set of rural buyers and being rewarded with their loyalty is truly a treasured gift for the Aries teams. What were the initial challenges you had to surmount to ensure Aries Agro Limited's success rate reached greater heights? Aries has grown its revenues 35 times since I took over the organization's marketing function 23 years ago. We faced many challenges along the way, the most crucial being working capital management – with rural areas facing weather uncertainty and expecting extended credit cycles and a wide product line necessitating high inventory levels. The slow and tedious process of demand creation for speciality product concepts was also a high-cost choice that we had to make constantly. However, the determination to invest on demand creation for 100+ brands without spending a single rupee on mass media campaigns has been the cornerstone of Aries' success. We built trust from the bottom up, from the farmers giving testimonials from their fields. Not by high decibel campaigns and anonymous media interventions. Though time-consuming, the reputation and credibility of being known by the brands we create have been invaluable. What leadership skills, values, and qualities do you think your clients admire in you and Aries Agro the most? I believe Aries is admired for being an organization with a unique identity – a speciality plant nutrition company proudly Made in India. We have brought the world's best to India and supplied India's best to the world. A singular focus on crop nutrition using customized, cost-effective, agronomically efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions has created Aries' niche within the otherwise hypercompetitive fertilizer sector. With multiple generations of staff and factory workers working as part of the 1200+ team of Aries, the family spirit and deep commitment to the organization goes on to create a unique work culture. Many staff and customers are also shareholders of Aries and have invested in the Aries growth story. A professionally run organization with a legacy of over five decades of serving India's farmers is unparalleled. Aries is known for the brands we have built in the markets we serve. The admiration and acceptance of our brands are reinforced by consistent product performance and global quality standards. Aries sets the benchmarks. Empowered teams and the development of intrapreneurs are also part of the Aries way of doing business. High levels of variable pay across all levels ensure that everyone realizes they have a share in the company's present and our future growth. For every rupee earned and every rupee saved, there is a share for every team member who has made a positive contribution. This positive reinforcement with money and recognition has led to teams that remain forever committed to the organization and treat its goals as their own. Our top customers are all Aries employees whom the company identified and supported as entrepreneurs to build Entrepreneurs Of The Year 2022 29 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 32. their own distribution companies. Spawning successful businesses with Aries' teams have demonstrated our commitment to job creation and intrapreneurship. What are the USPs that highlight Aries Agro's uniqueness in the industry? The Aries brands have three unique features: Customization (for crop and soil-specific requirements of crop nutrients), Chelation (converting nutrient sources into inert compounds that do not react with air, water, soil, etc. and hence are environmentally safe) and Cost-effectiveness (Proven benefit: cost ratio of a minimum of 6:1 that leads to improving the commercial rewards of farming). These features have been consistent over the past five decades and have shaped a clear identity of Aries as a speciality plant nutrition company. More recently, the Aries Mascot – Jeevan – has also built an iconic identity for the unique Tribe of Aries Farmers: Strong, Trustworthy and Innovative. As an experienced professional, what would you like to advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the business world? India is the world's biggest opportunity, and Rural India is the crucible of growth for the Indian economy. Since 1969, Aries has proudly built world-class Agri brands that were made in India. Anyone wishing to enter the world of business must realize that there is a demand for new products and services in India that serve unique needs and fit the specific habits of Indians. However, this is also the world's most 'value seeking' market; hence, attaining cost leadership must be one of the foremost business goals. At Aries, we have always spoken the language of commerce first and excited consumers with the science of our product result later. This is another lesson for aspiring businesses. How do you envision Aries Agro's operations with the emerging technologies and automated tools that are revolutionizing the business world by enabling innovations? Over the past three years, Aries has transformed its digital backbone by having almost every single process online. 100% of our order booking and payment process is now online; our in-house 'Aries Integrated Management System' works across departments and all our 30 plant and branch locations, seamlessly bringing human resources, procurement, distribution and reporting. Digital applications are used in all markets to train farmers using online 'Fasal Sabhas', reward points and enable redemptions on 'Khazaana'–India's first and most rewarding customer loyalty programme in agribusiness, real-time Aries Dealer locators, mobile coupons for farmers and AI- enabled soil testing and product usage recommendations. Aries is also the first to have received a DGCA license for micronutrient application using drone sprays and has built 100 days of data proving the ideal parameters for nutrition sprays using drones. High-density, water-soluble fertilizers, nano nutrients and crop-specific targeted nutrition solutions are some of our innovative planned future offerings for Indian and global farmers. 30 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
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  • 38. Clarissa Resorts became one of the rst to turn 100% digital during the pandemic time and reduced as many touch points as it could.. Mr. Harshal Dilwali Director and CEO Clarissa Resorts Private Limited 36 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 39. Being a successful entrepreneur requires a lot more than fortune. Because fortune favours those who pursue their dreams whatever may come their way. They adapt to changing times by moulding themselves accordingly. They tenaciously follow up on their pursuit of seeking excellence in anything and everything they do. Harshal Dilwali’s entrepreneurial journey began at a very young age before he became the Director and CEO of Clarissa Resorts Private Limited. He is from a business-oriented family, so he always had the ambition to become an entrepreneur. He was preparing for engineering and got admission to some prestigious colleges in India before destiny had something else for him. Suddenly his family business drifted towards the hospitality sector (Hotels and Resorts) and they opened their first resort in 2014 in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand with the name Clarissa Resort. To run that business in the future, Harshal had to give up engineering and take up a Hotel Management course. He gave competitive exams for IHMs and luckily got selected in the most reputed college in Delhi NCR. From there Harshal’s new life from becoming an engineer to becoming an entrepreneur started. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality and Hotel Administration, but the three years journey was not easy. He had to go through lot many departments which were very new to him and had no prior idea about it. Harshal recollects, “The initial few months were tough for me to cope with because it was a government institute and had no similarity with my previous studies. But I never give up and made it very clear that if I have to become a successful Hotelier in the future, I need to excel in this course.” He topped his college throughout the year. During that time, he used to practically implement things in the business that he used to learn in college. That gave him tremendous results and boosted his confidence. Harshal started gaining more and more experience while working and studying together. Over time in 2017, he lost his biggest support, his grandfather. However, soon had been appointed as the director of the company at the age of 19, becoming one of the youngest directors in Uttarakhand in 2017. The responsibility was huge and Harshal was very excited to join the business as soon as he graduated. But the journey doesn’t end there. His parents did not allow him to join the business until he completed his master’s. That frustrated him initially but started preparing for his master’s soon after. Harshal did MBA with Gold Medal in Marketing and Entrepreneurship and also did specialization in Digital Marketing from Finland, where he again topped and got featured in many newspapers and interviewed by news channels. Soon after completing his master’s, Harshal was appointed as the CEO of the company along with the Director’s responsibility in the year 2020. But that was not it, the storm came, and just after two months of his joining as the full-time CEO of the company everyone was hit by the pandemic, and the hospitality sector had to face a major crunch. That was when Harshal’s patience and persistence were tested. He along with his team prepared the first web check- in technology software for their resort and Clarissa became one of the first resorts in India to provide web check-ins to all its customers. This reduced the infection risk of COVID. Harshal also moved ahead in digitalizing the whole company by introducing more advanced technology and software. This concept worked very well and was a big success. Later by God’s grace, everything went well. Harshal along with his parent’s support expanded their business and opened two more Hotels in Goa in the year 2021 and Mukteshwar, Nainital, in the year 2022 respectively. Harshal says, “Now after almost 9-10 years in this business as an entrepreneur, I feel very passionate and motivated with my never give up attitude, and continue to learn more skills.” Clarissa Resorts has been featured in various newspapers, magazines, and media sites. It has also been awarded the Travel’s Choice Award back-to-back for the year 2020- 2021. Harshal adds, “Recently we also introduced our flagship company Clarissa Residency offering our customers high-end villas to have their second home.” Apart from this Harshal always aspired to become a speaker one day. In 2020 during the pandemic, he got the opportunity to explore his skills more and he professionally completed his certification courses in Public/Motivational speaking and got featured on more than 500+ news media Entrepreneurs Of The Year 2022 37 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 40. sites and more than 300+ podcasts both nationally and internationally. He was also interviewed by many news channels in India. Harshal is now a professional and certified Public/Motivational Speaker and Facilitator too. In 2021, he has been Awarded as the Youngest Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 by Global Business Icon and Biz Nation Tv and was awarded twice as the Entrepreneur of the Year 2021- 2022 by Fanatixx India Awards. In an interview with CIOLook India, Harshal spoke in detail about his inspiration, the challenges he faced, and his plans for Clarissa Resorts. Highlights of the interview are given herein. What was your inspiration behind venturing into the business arena? As people say there is always an inspiration behind every venture, similarly, I also had many people whom I considered my idols, my inspiration, and from whom I have learned a lot in my life. First would be my grandfather who has inspired me the most and generated that trust and confidence in me to become an entrepreneur like him. Next would be Mr. Rattan Tata sir who inspires all youth with his simplicity and achievement, Mr. Warren Buffet would be another inspiration. They both taught me the true meaning of Entrepreneur and how to become an entrepreneur. But the most important people behind my inspiration were my parents. Their constant efforts and pillar-like support were true reasons behind my becoming an entrepreneur today. What were the initial challenges that you had to surmount to ensure your enterprise’s success rate reached greater heights? Challenges are part of one’s life. I also faced many challenges during my journey. Some challenges were emotional and some were physical. The emotional challenges were mostly because of the education and work. I had to be mentally strong to take up a course that was totally different and new for me. Secondly after joining the company biggest challenge was the age gap and experience between me and my employees. I used to think in a dynamic and more advanced way as a young generation but the staff used to think conventionally and found it tough initially to adjust to each other’s mindset. It took a lot of time for me to gain their trust in me because I was younger and less experienced than them. Also, getting them familiar with the new technologies introduced. The last challenge was the societal pressure, and criticism from relatives and friends, but my parents stood next to me as a pillar. People never believed in me and really had no hopes that I will ever be successful in the future. What leadership skills, values, and qualities do you think your clients admire in you the most? I have 25 secrets or mantras of my life which have helped me to become a better person and a successful entrepreneur, which I believe everyone should follow. The Secrets are as follows: Ÿ Dream big, Ÿ Develop a clear sense of direction, Ÿ See yourself self-employed, Ÿ Do what you love to do, Ÿ Commit to excellence, Ÿ Work longer and harder, Ÿ Dedicate yourself to lifelong learning, Ÿ Pay yourself first, Ÿ Learn every detail of your business, Ÿ Dedicate yourself to serving others, Ÿ Be absolutely honest to yourself and others Ÿ Determine your highest priorities and concentrate on them single-mindedly, Ÿ Develop a reputation for speed and dependability, Ÿ Be prepared to climb from peak to peak, Ÿ Practice self-discipline in all things, Ÿ Unlock your inborn creativity, Ÿ Get around the right people, Ÿ Take excellent care of your physical health, Ÿ Be decisive and action-oriented, Ÿ Never allow failure to be an option/never give up Ÿ Pass the ‘persistence test’ Ÿ Respect the other person Ÿ Value money/bootstrapped Ÿ Focus and passion What are the USPs that highlight Clarissa Resorts’ uniqueness in the industry you are catering to? 38 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 41. Our main USPs are as follows. Ÿ Making our guests’ experience count through our contemporary facilities and unparalleled services is our prime motivation. Our exceptional teamwork involves regular inspection and up-gradation to keep at par with the constantly changing dynamics. This helps us to welcome you with a renewed zeal that understands your desires of wanderlust. Ÿ With dedicated staff, diligence in services, and determination to be the best for our visitors. Ÿ We are committed to meeting and exceeding the expectations of our guests by providing them with the highest level of quality service, safety, and security. Ÿ We commit to providing our corporate and leisure travellers with a consistently warm and friendly guest experience and fond memory. Ÿ We offer our guests a wide range of facilities right from Spectacular locations and scenic beauty, Luxurious rooms, Multi Cuisine Restaurants, Spa, Adventure Park, to Game zone. Also provide our guests to do destination weddings, conferences, and a lot more. We cater to all types of customers. As an experienced professional, what would you like to advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the business world? I firmly believe that nowadays, people give up very easily and go into depression. But I strongly believe that " giving up should never be an option. The word impossible should never exist in your dictionary. One should always follow their heart and work hard towards achieving their dreams. I always say that one should always dream big in life. One should develop a clear sense of direction in one’s life, commit to excellence, work longer and harder towards one’s goals, be dedicated to lifelong learning, be honest with oneself, unlock your inborn creativity, get around the right people, respect others, be decisive and action-oriented and most important never allow failure to be an option. I possess a down-to-earth personality and follow a simple lifestyle. I believe that the real reason behind any success is one’s hard work, passion, and dedication to his work. How do you envision Clarissa Resorts’ operations with the emerging technologies and automated tools that are revolutionizing the business world by enabling innovations? As I always say that this world has turned more dynamic and technology upgradation is an integral part to sustain the market. Clarissa is a highly technology-equipped firm right from its PMS (Property Management Software) to its first web check-in website. Clarissa Resorts became one of the first to turn 100% digital during the pandemic time and reduced as many touch points as it could. We introduced QR codes for ordering the food. By just scanning the QR code, the whole menu gets displayed on our customers’ phones and they can order their desired food and beverage. Not only this, but they can also reserve their table in our restaurant from anywhere. We offer our guest express check-ins through our first web check-in website where they fill in the information before the check-in and they do not have to spend time at reception waiting for their rooms to get allotted, their rooms are ready even before their check-in. We also introduced QR codes for quick and swift payments. Thus, Clarissa Resorts thrives to excellence by introducing all the latest, modern, and advanced technologies to rival the revolutionary businesses in the world. 39 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 42. Evolving Entrepreneurial Brilliance in Post-Pandemic World Sheer Talent he pandemic has shaken the entire world and taught the basics of sustenance, Tbusiness dynamics, and influencing factors. Taking an important lesson from the compelling scenario, most business leaders have made fundamental changes in their working environment that fortified their business structures from market fluctuations and steer them upward toward the central vision. The pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of the business world directly by shaking up the entire world economy. ‘So, What Next?’, was the common question that was asked within the organizations. Management boards of different organizations identified the necessity of building strong, well-equipped, and futuristic business models that could sustain any uncertainties but also steer the organization through a self-operating business model. Robust Work System Modern-age business leaders have realized that the business structure should be based on a single system governing the entire process. A need for better and more flexible control has triggered in choice of the right system. Implementation of several process management systems became the norm of the industry. Several process control management systems include KAIZEN, Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing, Kanban, TQM, and more. These systems have a systematic approach to working for every department and its personnel toward efficient and optimum work results. These systems have been designed to bring all the departments and their 40 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
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  • 44. operations on one plane and organize the work culture for a productive and result-oriented business environment. Upgradation to Modern Technologies Every organization works in a closed and unified structure. The digital transformation in today’s business has been equipped with the latest software systems that have streamlined the entire business system toward well- integrated synchronization of operations. This new paperless system has boosted efficiency, reduced the time lag, and helped business leaders in making the right decisions. Marketing communications have become fast, economical, and convenient as digital media has provided massive reach through complete flexibility in marketing strategies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications in the business have brought about increased process efficiency by executing repetitive tasks and assisting in database gathering, data processing, analysis, and decision-making. The voice assistants in various applications like chatbots and virtual systems have supported logistics, process enhancement, and efficient customer relationship management. Well-Fortified Back-up Strategies The lessons from the pandemic have been very sharp and challenging. Businessmen today have taken a very pragmatic approach in preparing the entire business system towards a clean and neatly sorted structure. This includes organizing alternative backup arrangements of resources and infrastructure. Business leaders need to build up parallel collaborations for effective sustenance and growth perspectives of vendor sourcing and management, arrangements of contract resources, and market channels of business integration. A close network of business sources is to be created and developed carefully that can support in strengthening the business potential, maximize the growth potential, and aid in gauging the potential risks in various business verticals. Advanced network infrastructure sets the right safety and security parameters through reliable firewalls, and anti- virus systems that protect from unwary malware/spam-ware attacks. The recent data management systems built in the most secure blockchain technology have conditioned the business environment securely thereby protecting crucial confidential business data. Strong Human Resource Policies Business organizations are dependent on the most valuable resource, its people. As they contribute to the day-to-day work, taking it to new heights and safeguarding the organization’s tough times. Modern organizations have implemented human resource systems and systems that have increased the efficacy of human capital and taken the organization of a progressive path of success. The latest HRMS software systems are cloud-based systems that provide a versatile dashboard that helps in tracking the work efficiency and organizing the recruitment and entire human resource procedure. It has supported in leverage on the database, developing detailed employee or departmental analyses, and taking the right decisions. The scope and reach of the HR systems have reached amazing new heights by managing a large workforce of thousands of people. Openness to Flexible yet Scalable Models The new-age business leaders have created flexible business models that offer good scope for expanding business operations. This involves the planning of the existing resources and systems to upgrade them for making them efficient in taking up high-volume work requirements. The fast-paced world of intense competition poses tricky scenarios that demand quick changes in the overall work schedules according to the demands of the industry. The new business models offer high scalability and flexibility to allow the team leaders in making conditional changes to adapt quickly and deliver the expected results. Accelerating on a Dynamic Dimension The modern world offers new challenges at different levels that ask for better strategy implementation. Business leaders need to be prepared for the new-age challenges by equipping the business environment for a futuristic and modern scenario. Right from fortifying the infrastructure, to implementing comprehensive human resource policies and applying strong business strategies in propelling the organization in growth and progressive momentum. - Kedar Borgaonkar 42 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
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  • 46. Everything, including leadership has two aspects: theoretical and Practical. Most traditional defini- tions are perfectly sound in theory, on paper. However, when it comes to practical implementation, most perfect-sounding concepts fail. It is because practical implementation contains many unforeseen factors that are almost impossible to be considered in theory. Information Technology (IT) is a domain where even practically sound entrepreneurial leadership has to con- stantly evolve according to the changing circumstances and adapt to the shifting trends. Furthermore, only talking theoretically about digitalizing our country won’t help it if we lack that most crucial aspect of practical implementa- tion. Again, practical implementation in only select metro and urban pockets won’t help either. What we urgently need is the pan-India developmental evolving ecosystem of the integrated and interconnected web of networks, working seamlessly and providing real-time solutions to the real-life problems of pan-Indian industries. Pragyat Singh always believed that until and unless tech- savvy entrepreneurial catalysts like him do not come forth, think, innovate and act practically, shouldering the respon- sibility to make real-rural-India digitally aware, active, and agile, the new-age Digital India drive will only be limited to the country’s urban demographics. To change the dynamics, an adept technopreneurial leader, Pragyat Co-founded Pragyat IT Solutions Private Limited, along with his father, to contribute to bridging this digital divide. Pragyat IT Solutions helps you transform your business digitally. Pragyat and his team of experts listen to you, advise, and design together by considering all your business expectations and demands. Pragyat says, “Happy customers and ongoing relationships are what we strive for. Success is measured by results, the most important being how our clients feel about their experience with us.” That is why in the span of three years of its existence, Pragyat IT Solutions has a team of 20 passionate tech experts, and over 150 happy clients with a 100% satisfac- tion rate. Pragyat adds, “We believe in the proper under- standing of the client requirement so that services can be excellent.” In an interview with CIOLook India, Pragyat–also the Managing Director (MD)–spoke at length about how he plans to accomplish this herculean task of empowering digital India drive into the country's small cities, towns, and villages. The highlights of that candid discussion are given herein. Sir, please tell us about the saga of your entrepreneur- ship from the beginning. From the beginning, I decided not to do a 9-to-5 job. I never wanted to work under someone. I wanted to use my mind in my work. I always focus on practicals rather than theory. I have had more focus on doing business rather than studying theoretically. I began doing small business in 2016, but I have more interest in technologies. That is why in 2019 I have registered my tech company Pragyat IT Solutions Private Limited. As I came from a small town, I know what are the prob- lems. Many people are still using traditional methods rather than the latest technologies. So we at Pragyat IT Solutions focus more on the rural and small towns. We are also creating awareness among people. India will become digital only when we will successfully connect rural areas with technologies. Real innovations and Entrepreneurs of The Year 2022 44 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 47. Pragyat IT Solutions has a team of 20 passionate tech experts, three branches and over 150 happy clients in India and 10 foreign countries, with a 100% satisfaction rate. Pragyat Singh Co-founder and Managing Director Pragyat IT Solutions Private Limited 45 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com
  • 48. a positive customer experience are the heart of successful communication. That is what we are constantly doing. On 19th May 2020 we were recognized with a Startup India Certificate. Startup India is an initiative of the Government of India. The campaign was first announced by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during his speech on 15 August 2015. The action plan of this initiative is focusing on three areas: Simplification & Handholding, Funding Support & Incentives, and Industry-Academia Partnership & Incubation. We were continuously rising. Then arrived the COVID pandemic which destabilized the whole world along with us. Like many others, I too lost my father who was the founder of this company. It was a very tough time for me to move forward. But I never lost my patience and remember- ing his dream I have started again to carry forward his legacy. The COVID pandemic gave a boost to the tech industry. Today, we have our three physical branches and we are giving service all over India along with 10+ foreign countries. What was your inspiration behind venturing into the business arena? My father who was the founder of this company is my biggest motivation since childhood. As already mentioned, I never wanted to work for others. Also being from a small town, I have faced many problems on which I kept working and solved those problems easily. Furthermore, I believe that business is something which is not only for one but also for future generations. Thus, I always wanted to establish a business that will be there for my coming generations too. What were the initial challenges that you had to surmount to ensure your enterprise’s success rate reached greater heights? As a startup, there are many challenges but some of the major ones were, Building a team: because without a team, we cannot move forward. And as per the current scenario, where daily startups are opening and shutting down, it is quite challeng- ing to convince employees to work in a startup, which is something we can accomplish. Establishing your brand: After building a team it is time to establish yourself in the market and make your place where there are many old and big brands. We are again emerging as a trusted brand in the IT solutions place. Managing finances: Running a business successfully is a game of managing investments, expenses, costs, salaries, payments, losses, and profits. This is where we as a company shine, as our books are healthy and sound. What leadership skills, values, and qualities do you think your clients admire in you and Pragyat IT Solutions the most? The most important thing our clients admire in us is that we do not give a common solution to our clients. Rather, we always try to understand clients' requirements and then give them proper solutions. We always keep transparency in our work. We also focus on making long-term relationships with our clients. What are the USPs that highlight Pragati IT Solutions' uniqueness in the industry? We provide unique solutions to our clients according to their budgets. We let clients grow first because if a client grows we also grow accordingly. We always focus on the long-term goal of customer satisfaction. A happy customer will come to you repeatedly and will bring you reference business, which our clients are doing for us. As an experienced professional, what would you like to advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the business world? My advice to those aspirants who are willing to enter the business world is– do not try to copy others. No one knows your potential better than yourself. Recognize it and start working on your dream. You might fail several times but every time you will learn a lesson that will guide you to a new height of future success. How do you envision Pragyat IT Solutions operations with the emerging technologies and automated tools that are revolutionizing the business world by enabling innovations? As a tech company, it is very important to keep ourselves updated with the latest technology. Also, somewhere for a tech company, new technology brings more opportunity. Further, we can provide a better solution with the latest technologies. Apart from projects, we have service-based software and products, which helps us in doing a sustain- able business. 46 | September 2022 | www.ciolookindia.com