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Prashant Madan bags Piyush Pandey Scholarship for Creative Leadership
MUMBAI: Disney-UTV India creative director – marketing and on-air promotion Prashant Madan has been awarded the Piyush Pandey Scholarship for Creative Leadership.
He will receive full tuition support in the amount of €53,000 to participate in the Berlin School of Creative Leadership EMBA Program starting in March 2013.
Ogilvy & Mather India chairman Piyush Pandey said, “I am delighted that Prashant Madan has been selected by the Berlin School for the Scholarship. It was a very keenly contested process and it was extremely difficult to make the choice. It was Berlin School‘s robust procedure that made the final decision. I wish Prashant great success at the Berlin School. Make India proud boy!”
The scholarship, which was only eligible to candidates of Indian descent and currently residing in India, was an opportunity established to honour Pandey‘s service and support of the Berlin School. The scholarship was designed to help support leadership in the creative industries in India and emphasises the importance that effective leadership has in achieving creative excellence.
Berlin School Director Sheridan Johns said, “We‘re thrilled to welcome Prashant to the Berlin School. As the first EMBA program participant from India Prashant will add to the diversity of the global Berlin School community as well as provide a wealth of experience and exciting ideas that will enrich the learning experience for the whole class.”
According to the official statement, this is the first scholarship the Berlin School has offered specifically aimed at the Indian creative industries.
Madan has over 12 years in on-air promotion and original content creation in genres including Youth Entertainment, Reality Television, English and Hindu movies, Business News, Events, Game Shows and Sports. He has been responsible for the launch and on-air branding of entertainment channels like Sony PIX, UTV Bindass, UTV Stars, UTV Action and UTV Movies.
“I am honored and delighted to have won a scholarship instituted in honor of Piyush Pandey, a leading light in India and a huge inspiration for all creative leaders. Attending the Berlin School will offer me a tremendous opportunity to sharpen my skills for leading creative communication and strategy change in India, and ultimately across the globe,” Madan said.
Madan will begin his EMBA program studies in Berlin on 10 March 2013, joining participants from over 45 countries as they complete five specially designed interdisciplinary two-week modules held in Asia, Europe and North America.
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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.
