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Garnier Color Naturals announces Taapsee Pannu, Angira Dhar, Neha Sharma as brand ambassadors
MUMBAI: Actresses Taapsee Pannu, Angira Dhar, and Neha Sharma are the new brand ambassadors of Garnier Colour Naturals. The dynamic trio will feature in the new campaign #Openup to Beautiful Browns for the Garnier Colour Naturals hair colour range.
The campaign #Openup to Beautiful Browns highlights Garnier Colour Naturals’ new extension of glamorous brown hair colours, thoughtfully created to complement all kind of Indian skin tones.
In the new campaign, Taapsee Pannu, Angira Dhar, and Neha Sharma are seen sporting different shades of brown hair colours.
Garnier general manager Pankaj Sharma says, “We are delighted to have on board the three extremely talented personalities – Taapsee Pannu, Angira Dhar, and Neha Sharma. All of them have distinctly vibrant and strong individualities which befit our brand persona. We look forward to a beautiful and memorable journey ahead, and we are confident that with them we will set new trends in hair colouring. We have developed the widest range of Browns to choose from with one for every Indian skin tone.”
Taapsee Pannu says, “I have grown up using Garnier products, and it makes me extremely happy endorsing a brand that I believe in. I’m especially excited to be associated with Garnier Colour Naturals, as the brand had put in a lot of thought to create hair colours that suit every skin tone and fashion trend.”
Neha Sharma adds, “Brown has always been my go-to hair colour because it is vibrant and classy. I’m so glad that Garnier Colour Naturals introduced this absolutely stunning brown range, and I’m delighted to be one of their new brand ambassadors.”
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India’s employability gap persists despite strong hiring intent
Only 1 in 5 institutions achieve 76 to 100 per cent placements within six months of graduation.
MUMBAI: India’s young workforce is ready in numbers, but the real question is whether they are ready for work and senior leaders from industry, academia and policy gathered in Delhi to find practical answers. A closed-door roundtable hosted by Vaishali Nigam Sinha, co-founder of Renew, brought together key voices to discuss actionable solutions for bridging the persistent employability gap. The session highlighted that while job opportunities are expanding, the alignment between education and industry needs remains a critical challenge.
According to Teamlease EdTech’s Career Outlook Report HY1 2026, 73 per cent of employers plan to hire freshers in the first half of 2026, signalling steady recovery in entry-level hiring. However, employers are shifting focus from mere qualifications to demonstrable capability, placing greater value on internships, live projects and proof-of-work.
Teamlease Edtech, founder and CEO Shantanu Rooj emphasised the need for better alignment, “India’s employability challenge is no longer about access alone, but about alignment between education and work. Employers are increasingly relying on demonstrable capability such as internships, projects, and applied learning as indicators of readiness.”
Vaishali Nigam Sinha stressed the importance of execution over intent, “India has both the talent and the opportunity. What is needed now is alignment. We have to move from intent to execution by embedding employability into the system itself.”
Other prominent speakers included Dr Chenraj Roychand, Chancellor of Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, who called for universities to evolve from degree providers to ecosystem enablers, Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIM Calcutta, who highlighted the need for flexibility and multidisciplinary learning, and Dr T.N. Singh, Director of IIT Patna, who advocated deeper industry engagement through research and experiential learning.
The discussion also drew insights from the book Accelerating Impact. Enabling Dreams – Making India Employable by Shantanu Rooj and co-authors, which features contributions from leaders like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan and Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
During the event, Teamlease Edtech Foundation launched Project SEED, a national initiative aimed at bridging the education-employability gap for underserved youth. The project focuses on early intervention at the school level to guide students towards informed career choices and work-integrated pathways.
With only 16.67 per cent (1 in 5) of institutions achieving 76–100 per cent placements within six months of graduation, the conversation made one thing clear, India’s demographic dividend will deliver real value only when education and employability walk hand in hand. The gathering served as a timely reminder that the future of India’s workforce depends not just on creating more jobs, but on preparing young people far better to seize them.
