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Brooke Bond Taj Mahal brings ‘Classical Musicians’ to every home with ‘Sur Ke Saath’ e-concert
MUMBAI: Brooke Bond Taj Mahal, the premium tea brand recently launched the concept of live online Indian classical music concerts featuring gifted Indian classical musicians serenading audiences with specially curated compositions from the confines of their homes. These live performances being showcased on ‘Sur Ke Saath’, are being streamed on the official Taj Mahal Tea page on Facebook.
Due to the current nationwide lockdown, Indian classical musicians across the geography were looking for opportunities to continue performing for their audiences. Their limitless passion to deliver symphonies to the living rooms of their audiences prompted Brooke Bond Taj Mahal to extend its 30-year old association with Classical Musicians to create ‘Sur Ke Saath’, a line-up of 24 artists performing live over two months.
This unique initiative is also being supported by Nirali Kartik who came on-board and helped in curating for the weekly performances. Nirali is one of India’s popular Hindustani Classical Vocalist and the Brand Ambassador for Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea.
Tea & Foods (HUL) vice president Shiva Krishnamurthy said, “Brooke Bond Taj Mahal’s purpose is to champion Indian Classical Music. Taj Mahal tea has always been associated with Indian Classical Music and has promoted it through some memorable and iconic advertising for over three decades. During the lockdown, classical musicians and classical music aficionados are not being able to experience the joy of live classical music performances. Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea believes that “the show must go on” and is proud to present “Sur ke Saath”, a series of live Indian Classical Music content on digital platforms of Facebook. Our endeavour is to urge people to support Indian Classical Music by coming to Taj Mahal Tea’s Facebook page every Sunday morning at 10 am. We hope that Brooke Bond Taj Mahal’s Sur ke Saath will make people say “Wah Taj!”
Added Kartik, “Since the beginning of time, classical music and ragas have formed the base for music across genres including pop and Bollywood, which has in-turn made them an integral part of our lives and kept us tied to our roots. Brooke Bond Taj Mahal ‘Sur ke Saath’ is an incredible initiative to support these artists. I am grateful to be associated with it and I look forward to the audiences also extending their supporting during the upcoming episodes.”
Brooke Bond Taj Mahal ‘Sur ke Saath’ will bring to its listeners a special episode this Sunday, 28th June 2020 with their Brand Ambassador Nirali Kartik performing with other two very extremely talented artists-
1. Sapan Anjaria will be performing Taal Vilambit Teentaal on his Tabla
2. Followed by Nirali Kartik, who will perform Raag Miyan Malhar
3. And finally, Debasmita Bhattacharya who will end the session with her performance of Raag Sarod
https://www.facebook.com/TajMahalTea/videos/274139633939888/
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Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
