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Tata CLiQ Luxury partners with bigbasket to launch a luxury gourmet store
Mumbai: TATA Group’s e-commerce brands, Tata CLiQ Luxury- luxury lifestyle platform, and online supermarket – bigbasket have teamed up to launch and grow the luxury gourmet store on Tata CLiQ Luxury.
The platform is offering a curated selection of products from a wide assortment of global and Indian luxury gourmet brands and categories across select staples and specialty categories, it announced on Tuesday.
The brand is promising to provide a luxury gourmet experience to customers’ doorstep at the click of a button, with authentic products and fine ingredients in premium packaging on the same day or the next day. To begin with, this is being rolled out in Mumbai, and in the coming months, the platform will expand its reach for the gourmet store to cities like New Delhi, Bangalore, and other tier-I cities.
The assortment on the platform currently includes cereals, chocolates, biscuits, beverages, cooking oils, dry fruits, sauces, spreads, dips, pasta, soups, noodles, baking ingredients, and more from premium and luxury gourmet brands.
Tata CLiQ business head- global luxury Gitanjali Saxena said, “Gourmet enthusiasts look forward to a holistic shopping experience and are increasingly shopping online. This has encouraged us to launch a dedicated store that offers a diverse selection of the finest international and Indian gourmet brands, curated with the utmost attention to quality. As a platform, we will inspire and educate our valued and discerning consumers on gourmet and lifestyle options and provide an unmatched online luxury shopping experience.”
bigbasket group category head Vishal Das said, “In addition to showcasing the width and quality of bigbasket’s gourmet range, this platform also will serve as an opportunity to address the ever-evolving lifestyle needs of the modern Indian consumer.”
The editorial-led store will also educate consumers not only about the origins of the delicacy but also about the numerous methods in which a product or an ingredient can be cooked, thus inspiring them to experiment with cuisines. It will cover everything, right from the time of gourmet food purchase, its preparation, delivery, and presentation, to how to consume and host it, as per the statement.
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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia deepens philanthropic push in India ahead of retirement
Entrepreneur backs gurdwara project and education for slum children as he expands charitable footprint in the country
LONDON: Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia is ramping up his philanthropic footprint in India. On a recent visit to the country, the UK-based entrepreneur stepped up support for religious and educational causes, signalling a deeper long-term commitment as he prepares to spend more time in India ahead of retirement.
Ahluwalia reaffirmed support for key social initiatives, including a donation to Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Kalgidhar Sahib in Gurugram and continued backing for a school in Faridabad for which he had earlier purchased the land.
The donation will fund the construction of the gurdwara, expected to be completed by mid-2028. Run largely by volunteers, the site will serve as a community hub and continue the Sikh tradition of langar — a community kitchen that provides free meals to all, regardless of faith.
Parallelly, the Faridabad school continues to deliver free, multi-year education to children living in extreme poverty in surrounding slums. The institution is part of the 12 educational facilities run by the Jagriti Sewa Trust, where Ahluwalia serves as chairman. The trust provides underprivileged students with free education as well as skill-development opportunities.
The latest support adds to Ahluwalia’s long record of charitable giving in India. In recent years, it included a £100,000 donation to the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation’s Justice for Every Child campaign, which provides legal and psychological support to vulnerable children and their families.
Through the Ahluwalia Foundation, the businessman regularly backs charities and non-profits in both India and the United Kingdom. The foundation focuses on projects linked to education, migration and the rights of children and women.
Ahluwalia’s philanthropic drive is rooted in personal history. Having fled to the UK as a refugee at the age of 13, he has long supported migrant-focused organisations, including the London-based Migration Museum, while also funding educational initiatives in India such as free schooling programmes in Hyderabad.
Now, as he gradually shifts more of his time to India, Ahluwalia’s charitable ambitions are expanding. Future plans include launching a classic car rally across the country to raise funds for causes he supports.
“Education and faith are very close to my heart,” Ahluwalia said. “For so many Indians, whether they live in India or abroad, a gurdwara or any place of worship is more than somewhere to practise faith. They are places of community and identity.”
Reflecting on the Faridabad visit, Ahluwalia added: “It was very special seeing the work of the Jagriti Sewa Trust firsthand. Knowing that disadvantaged children are receiving a free education — and that I had a small part to play in that — is deeply meaningful. Social status and economic background should not determine a person’s chances of success.”
