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Temple Connect joins Radhika Das for India Tour 2025
MUMBAI: Devotion hits the right note. Temple Connect has partnered with London-based kirtan artist and bhakti yoga teacher Radhika Das for his India Tour 2025, produced by EVA Live in collaboration with Scope Entertainment. The tour will take devotees on a spiritual journey across nine cities, celebrating bhakti through music, meditation, and community.
Radhika Das has dedicated his life to empowering people through mantra, bhakti yoga, and meditation. From intimate gatherings to large-scale events, he now draws thousands to experience the timeless practice of chanting, singing, and dancing. This tour will traverse Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, and other cities, bringing evenings filled with kirtan, rhythm, and reflection.
Temple Connect, which connects temples globally and promotes spiritual engagement, is serving as the strategic community partner for the tour. The platform aims to engage young devotees, especially gen z, by making spiritual experiences relatable through social media while preserving their sanctity.
Temple Connect founder Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni said, “I envision bridging the gap between devotion and contemporary formats through initiatives such as Radhika ji’s India Tour. This collaboration makes spiritual and cultural content more accessible to modern audiences. It will be a divine experience for attendees that enriches their soul.”
The partnership highlights Temple Connect’s growing involvement in the devotional and live engagement space. From education and conventions to weddings and events, the platform is expanding its presence across the temple economy. With plans for more such collaborations in the future, this tour marks a milestone in connecting spirituality with contemporary life.
Don’t miss the chance to experience devotion, rhythm, and community live with Radhika Das on his India Tour 2025.
Gaming
MTG gaming chief Benninghoff joins NODWIN board as esports firm primes for IPO
The Gurugram-based esports firm is pursuing a public listing, has returned to profitability and is growing revenues by 42 per cent
GURUGRAM: NODWIN Gaming is moving fast. The Gurugram-based gaming and esports company has launched a pre-IPO fundraising round, appointed UBS as lead adviser for both the round and a subsequent public listing, and landed a heavyweight board director, all in one go.
The new board member is Arnd Benninghoff, executive vice president of gaming at Stockholm-listed Modern Times Group (MTG), who has overseen the group’s strategic investments and portfolio growth since 2014. He is no stranger to building things: Benninghoff has founded and built fifteen companies, served as chief digital officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, managing director of SevenVentures, and chief executive of Holtzbrinck eLAB. He began his career as a journalist at Deutsche Presse Agentur and various TV networks, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in business and administration from the University of Münster, and previously sat on the board of Edgeware AB.
The numbers back the ambition
NODWIN is not pitching a story without substance. The company has returned to EBITDA profitability and posted a 42 per cent year-on-year revenue surge, reaching $58.5m in the first nine months of FY2026. The pre-IPO round will combine a primary issuance to fund global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions, alongside a secondary sale to give existing shareholders some liquidity.
Akshat Rathee, co-founder and managing director of NODWIN Gaming, said Benninghoff understands “the entire lifecycle of the gaming and media ecosystem, from the boots-on-the-ground reality of building startups to the strategic complexity of managing multi-billion dollar global portfolios.”
Benninghoff, for his part, said the company “sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and technology, making it one of the most exciting players in the global gaming landscape today.”
A portfolio built for the global south
Founded in 2014 by Rathee and Gautam Virk, NODWIN has quietly assembled one of the more compelling esports portfolios outside the Western hemisphere. Its properties include DreamHack India and Comic Con India, and it recently acquired StarLadder, the Ukraine-based tournament organiser behind premier events in CS:GO and Dota 2. The company also serves as a long-term strategic marketing partner for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s most prominent fighting game tournament, helping push it into new geographies.
Its geographic focus spans South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Backers include Nazara Technologies, KRAFTON, Sony Group Corporation, JetSynthesys, and the founders’ investment vehicle Good Game Investments.
What comes next
With UBS running the books, a board freshly reinforced with European media and gaming expertise, and revenue heading in the right direction, NODWIN is laying the groundwork deliberately. The esports industry has burned investors before with big promises and thin margins. NODWIN’s return to profitability, combined with a real portfolio of owned intellectual properties across gaming, music and youth culture, gives it a more credible runway than most. The IPO clock is now ticking.
