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LaLiT Suri Group ranked among top 10 employers in IWEI 2025
NEW DELHI: The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group has been named one of the top 10 employers in the India Workplace Equality Index 2025, a recognition that celebrates its steady, values-led commitment to building workplaces where everyone feels welcome, respected and able to thrive.
The Group has long positioned inclusion at the centre of its culture. Years before the hospitality industry began formally adopting diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks, The LaLiT had already opened its doors to people from diverse communities, introduced sensitisation workshops across properties and created employee-led groups to nurture allyship and awareness.
Its nightlife brand Kitty Su has also been a cultural trailblazer, offering a national stage to drag artists and queer performers and helping shift conversations around identity, creativity and representation.
Through The Keshav Suri Foundation, the Group continues to champion dignity, opportunity and social change, extending its work well beyond its hotels and into communities across the country.
The IWEI benchmark, developed by The Keshav Suri Foundation, Pride Circle and Stonewall UK, assesses companies on policies, workplace culture and community outreach. With 120 organisations from 25 sectors participating this year, The LaLiT’s inclusion in the top 10 underscores its place among India’s most forward-thinking employers.
Reflecting on the milestone, The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group, DGM- Talent Management, Diversity, Equity Akshay Tyagi said the honour mirrors the Group’s everyday reality, where inclusion is woven into practice rather than treated as a project.
With this recognition, The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group reinforces its role not just as a leader in hospitality but as a champion of inclusive workplaces that set the tone for the wider industry.
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Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
