Brands
Lush rolls out winter line-up with ethical hair, skin and bodycare
BENGALURU: British cosmetics brand Lush has unveiled its winter line-up in India, rolling out a curated range of haircare, skincare and bath and body products aimed at repairing and nourishing skin and hair through the colder months. The collection is now available on Lush.in.
Staying true to the brand’s ethos, the seasonal assortment is handmade using fresh ingredients, responsibly sourced essential oils and aromatherapy-led formulations. The winter edit underscores Lush’s long-standing commitment to cruelty-free, ethical beauty, combining indulgent textures with functional, plant-powered performance.
Bilberry Brands founder and CEO Vishal Anand, the exclusive licensee partner for Lush in India, said the winter range reflects the brand’s focus on simple, effective recipes rooted in ethical sourcing and craftsmanship. He added that ingredients such as Turkish rose absolute, Sicilian lemon and vitamin-rich botanical oils are designed to protect and nourish skin and hair during colder weather.
The line-up features several global bestsellers. Wasabi Shan Kui shampoo, priced at Rs.1,795, returns as a winter hero for dull hair, formulated with wasabi, horseradish purée and fresh lemon juice to boost scalp circulation and shine. Super Milk conditioning spray, retailing at Rs.2,495 and selling at a rate of one bottle every 40 seconds globally, offers lightweight leave-in conditioning with almond, coconut and oat milks.
For textured hair, Glory conditioner (Rs.1,595) blends coconut cream, okra gel and castor oil to combat winter dryness, while Daddy-O shampoo (Rs.1,495) uses violet pigments and citrus oils to keep blonde and greying hair bright. Happy Happy Joy Joy conditioner (Rs.1,895) combines rose water from Turkey and Tunisian neroli for hydration with a lingering floral finish.
In skincare, Celestial moisturiser (Rs.3,995), a Lush bestseller since 1996, returns in a self-preserving formula designed to soothe sensitive winter skin, while Eau Roma Water toner (Rs.1,395) offers a minimalist blend of lavender and rose waters to calm irritation. Bath and body highlights include Ro’s Argan in-shower moisturiser (Rs.1,095) and the Rose Jam shower gel (Rs.1,695), both infused with Fair Trade cocoa butter, argan oil and Turkish rose absolute.
Lush said all products in the winter collection are made using ethically sourced ingredients, from vanilla grown by smallholder farmers in Uganda and Tanzania to neroli from family-run producers in Tunisia.
Brands
Tessolve lands a semiconductor veteran to drive its next big push
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, who started his career at ISRO and has spent 35 years building chips and companies, joins the Bengaluru-based firm as president and chief operating officer
BENGALURU: Tessolve has never been shy about its ambitions. The Bengaluru-based engineering services firm already counts 18 of the world’s top 20 semiconductor companies among its clients, employs more than 3,500 engineers across 12 countries, and last year pocketed a $150m investment from TPG. Now it has hired the executive it believes can turn those assets into something bigger. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, a 35-year semiconductor veteran who once built satellite payloads for ISRO and has since scaled engineering organisations across three continents, joins as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
THE MAN AND THE MANDATE
The appointment is, by any measure, a serious hire. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu comes to Tessolve after senior leadership stints at HCL Technologies, Altran and Wipro, where he managed large profit-and-loss portfolios and oversaw cross-regional teams. Over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in bringing more than 1,000 new products to market across the high-tech, energy and manufacturing verticals. Before the private sector claimed him, he began his working life as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation, contributing to research and development in charge-coupled device technology and satellite payloads, a foundation that shaped everything that followed.
In his new role, he will lead Tessolve’s global growth strategy: expanding its engineering capabilities, deepening customer relationships and accelerating innovation across semiconductor and high-performance computing domains. The brief is broad, but the context is specific. Tessolve operates in the $550 billion global semiconductor market, and its recent moves, the acquisition of Germany’s Dream Chip Technologies and the TPG funding round, have sharpened both its reach and its expectations.
Srini Chinamilli, co-founder and chief executive of Tessolve, is characteristically direct about why Ravi Kumar Chirugudu was the choice:
“As we scale our global semiconductor and system engineering capabilities, Ravi’s appointment marks an important step forward. As global semiconductor demand continues to accelerate across industries, it is creating significant opportunities across the semiconductor lifecycle, from design, packaging, validation and systems integration. Ravi’s deep knowledge and leadership in this ecosystem brings the right mix of industry expertise, customer connect and execution capability, which will play a key role in strengthening our position as a trusted global engineering partner and reinforcing our market leadership.”
THE NEW ARRIVAL SPEAKS
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, for his part, frames the move in terms of timing and culture, two factors that veteran executives tend to weigh as heavily as title or compensation:
“I am happy to join Tessolve at a time when the industry is rapidly evolving towards more complex, AI-driven systems. What stands out to me is its strong people-first culture and its commitment to bringing value to its customers. The strength of its global team, combined with its deep expertise in semiconductor innovation and next-generation product engineering, creates a solid foundation to build differentiated, scalable solutions. I look forward to working closely with the team to drive strategic growth and strengthen its role in shaping the global semiconductor ecosystem.”
The reference to AI-driven systems is not incidental. The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a structural reshaping, driven by the insatiable compute demands of artificial intelligence. For engineering services firms like Tessolve, which offers end-to-end capabilities from silicon design to packaged parts and invests in high-performance computing, high-speed interfaces, photonics and 5G, the moment is both an opportunity and a test. The company says it is well positioned to capture the next wave of industry growth. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu is now the person who has to prove it.
He came in from outer space, literally, and spent three decades learning how the semiconductor industry works from the inside out. Now Tessolve is betting that accumulated knowledge can help it cross the next frontier. In the $550 billion global chip market, the gap between ambition and execution is measured in engineering hours and leadership quality. Tessolve has just gone shopping for both.
