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Rohit Agarwal joins Accenture as managing director
MUMBAI: Accenture has appointed Rohit Agarwal as managing director, tapping a leader shaped by more than a decade of building and scaling digital education and technology-led organisations.
Agarwal joins with over 13 years of experience forged largely at TalentSprint, where his rise from instructor roles to senior leadership mirrored the company’s own growth. As chief delivery officer and vice-president – operations, he helped turn ambition into execution, blending learning, technology and scale.
At TalentSprint, Agarwal played a central role in launching digital learning platforms, expanding delivery and operations, and building and mentoring high-performing teams. His work strengthened the company’s position at the crossroads of deep-tech education and industry-aligned capability building.
At Accenture, his grounding in digital transformation, operational excellence and people leadership is expected to translate into sharper execution across large, technology-led programmes.
From classrooms to boardrooms, Agarwal’s mandate is clear: build at scale, and make it work.
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From mega bills to spontaneous dates: Swiggy Dineout Valentine’s report
From mega bills to last-minute plans, India celebrated love with flair
MUMBAI: Valentine’s Day 2026 was a feast for the senses and wallets alike, according to Swiggy Dineout. India’s on-demand dining platform revealed how the nation celebrated romance with big gestures, lively nights out, and plenty of spontaneous bookings.
Metropolitan hubs continued to rule the roost with Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad seeing the most reservations. Emerging cities aren’t far behind, with Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Chandigarh joining the party. Growth was particularly striking in Surat (up 180 per cent), Vadodara (155 per cent) and Bhubaneswar (145.5 per cent) compared with the previous Saturday.
Mumbai stole the headlines with a single customer splashing out Rs 130,155 – the highest bill in the country. The city also hosted the largest single group booking, with 30 diners coming together to celebrate in style. Most Valentine’s transactions took place between 10pm and 11pm, proving love, and hunger, strike late.
Mumbai stole the spotlight with a mega-spender whose bill made everyone else blush, while savvy diners were cashing in on discounts, including a Pune customer saving 60% and another in Bengaluru saving 50 per cent. Fine dining was on fire, with bookings up 121 per cent year-on-year, though pubs, bars, and lounges remained the crowd favourites, accounting for 30.6 per cent of all reservations. Last-minute romance was the order of the day, with 66 per cent of diners booking within two hours of heading out. Together, India saved over Rs 6 crore, proving that love can be grand, yet thrifty.
Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi led the premium dining rush, showing a growing appetite for curated, high-end experiences. Meanwhile, spontaneous bookings reinforced modern lifestyles, where convenience and instant gratification rule the day.
Whether it was big spends, huge groups, or a last-minute romantic dash, Valentine’s Day 2026 proved love and dining go hand in hand – and sometimes, they go all out.
