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Dare to Dream Awards Season 2: Zee Business lauds India’s entrepreneurial spirit, felicitates achievers
MUMBAI: Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards Season 2 in partnership with SAP ended with a bang! While the participants in the awards were from diverse backgrounds and from across the country, there was one unifying factor in them – they were all high-achievers in life who dared to dream big and saw it through.
The Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards in partnership with SAP reinforced Zee Business' commitment towards transforming India by empowering & mentoring entrepreneurs and helping them take the right decisions. Over the years, Zee Business has inspired innovators to come up with new initiatives while providing guidance in an easy to understand manner.
About the Awards:
Dare to Dream Awards is one such initiative exclusively curated to recognize the contribution of entrepreneurs of SMEs towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission of making India a $5 trillion economy. The Zee Business team visited 24 different cities and organized over 37 meetings to select the key entrepreneurial turnaround stories and hosting the Awards ceremonies at 8 cities – New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata from 25th Sep to 24th Oct 2019. The entire process of the Awards saw astrong focus on transparency, fairness clubbed with the sharp business acumen of the Zee Business Editorial team to announce the 101 winner names who have dared to dream BIG and make it happen.
The Award Categories were: Company of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Women Entrepreneur, Inspirational Leader, Driving Growth Through Tech Innovation,Young Business Leader, Emerging Company of the year and Business Transformation through Technology.
Throwing light on this special initiative, Market Guru and Zee Business Managing Editor, Mr. Anil Singhvi shares, "In a country like India, there is no dearth of people who dream and also of those who make their dreams come true. But there is a lack of platforms
that recognize known as well as unknown names who have dared to dream big and accomplish their goals. Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards in partnership with SAP is one such initiative and we are thankful to SAP for such an ideology to encourage the shining stars. Such initiatives to motivate start ups, SMEsacross parts of the country can go a long way for the country’s progress. We look forward to igniting the spirit of passion & business while providing guidance on the way."
"Dare to Dream is the formula for new India. In the next decade the winners are either going to start companies which are born digital companies or existing companies who will build internally digital native business models” quotes Mr. Krishnan Chatterjee, Chief Customer Officer & Head of Marketing and, SAP India Subcontinent
Some of the winners were MR Jyothy from Jyothy Labs Limited (Woman Entrepreneur ofthe Year, Mumbai), Varun Agni from Bounce (Young Business Leader ofthe Year, Bengaluru), Manyavar(Company of the Year – Retail, Kolkata), Workafella(Emerging Company of theYear, Chennai), Chirayu Amin from Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Inspirational Leader of theYear, Ahmedabad), GirirajEnterprises (Business Transformation throughTechnology, Pune), Rahul Gautam from Sheela Foam Ltd. (Business Person of theYear, Delhi).
For city wise winner names & details, log on to https://www.zeebiz.com/small-business/news-dare-to-dream-awards-season-2-zee-business-lauds-indias-entrepreneurial-spirit-felicitates-achievers-full-list-of-winners-113197
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
