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Ruralshores takes the Singhal route to global growth with new Group CEO
MUMBAI: From villages to boardrooms, Ruralshores is ready to go big and it has found its navigator. The rural outsourcing pioneer has appointed Tarun Singhal as group CEO of Ruralshores Integrated Business, signalling a bold new phase of AI-led transformation and global expansion. The company, already the world’s largest rural digital operations firm, employs over 3,500 colleagues across 14 centres nationwide. With Singhal at the helm, the focus sharpens on scaling Ruralshores’ “Scalable Workforce-as-a-Service” model, a unique blend of tech, talent and social impact designed to deliver value for global clients while empowering rural youth.
Singhal arrives with heavyweight credentials, having driven digital transformation and international client growth at HCL and Sopra Steria. A recognised voice in Gen-AI strategy and digital innovation, he brings both gravitas and energy to a company that has long championed the marriage of cutting-edge tech with grassroots opportunity.
“This is not just a transition, it is a launchpad,” said Ruralshores co-founder and director Murali Vullaganti hailing the appointment as a turning point in Ruralshores’ journey.
For his part, Singhal painted a vision of rural India powering global digital ambitions: “Teams are geared up to revolutionise rural operations with AI-enabled, ESG-supported, data-driven services, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat. We’re set to transform work in complex, underserved environments, harnessing rural India’s exceptional talent.”
With its unique dual promise reducing costs for startups and enterprises while maximising social impact Ruralshores is betting that its rural workforce model can be scaled into a global movement. And with Singhal now in the driver’s seat, the road ahead looks set to be both inclusive and innovative.
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Bharat Vedica launches ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ campaign
Honey brand uses honeycomb-inspired hexagon bottle and reels to celebrate nature’s craft.
MUMBAI: Bharat Vedica just bottled nature’s buzz because when bees build the perfect shape, the smartest thing a brand can do is copy the homework. Bharat Vedica, the wellness-focused organic brand under A Patel Venture, has rolled out a digital-first campaign titled ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ that traces honey’s journey from blossom to breakfast table. The storytelling series of Instagram reels follows bees collecting nectar, the transformation inside the hive, and the final bottling turning a quiet natural process into engaging short-form content.
At the centre of the narrative is the brand’s new hexagon-shaped honey bottle, directly inspired by the honeycomb’s geometry widely regarded as one of nature’s most efficient designs. The shape serves as both packaging innovation and visual metaphor for precision, balance and harmony in every drop.
Nutritionist Kiran Kukreja (Nutty Over Nutrition) appears in the campaign content, explaining raw honey’s everyday benefits and its role in modern wellness routines.
The reels have driven strong performance on Instagram, with the brand recording a high double-digit month-on-month increase in follower acquisition and impressions reaching multiples of the existing base significantly boosting top-of-funnel visibility and discovery among premium consumers.
Bharat Vedica MD Arvind Patel said, “Bees build honeycombs with remarkable precision, creating a structure that represents efficiency, balance, and harmony. The hexagon bottle draws inspiration from that natural design, translating the beauty of the hive into something people can experience in their everyday kitchens.”
The refreshed raw honey range includes Ajwain Flower Honey, Rose Petal Honey, Forest Honey and Saffron (Kesar) Honey, available in 250 g and 500 g sizes. It is currently sold on the brand’s website and Amazon, with wider retail availability planned soon.
In a wellness world full of loud promises, Bharat Vedica quietly lets the bees do the talking proving that sometimes the sweetest story isn’t invented in a boardroom, it’s already humming away in a hive.
