Brands
Weekend Unwind with: Nourish You director & co-founder Sowmya Reddy
Mumbai: With another weekend upon us, it is time to unwind with the latest Q&A edition of Indiantelevision.com’s Weekend Unwind—a series of informal chats that peek into the minds of business executives through a fun lens in an attempt to get to know the person behind the title a little better.
In this week’s session, we have Nourish You co-founder & director Sowmya Reddy
Sowmya Reddy is the Director and Co-Founder, Nourish You. She also looks after product development and marketing at Nourish You, a smart food company that retails superfoods that are nutritious for consumers, and sustainable for the planet. Nourish You is India’s first Indian superfood company to retail homegrown, organic quinoa and chia. Along with this, she also looks after the product development sector and focuses on the alternative dairy segment.
Prior to Nourish You she was also the co-founder of Joyful Inside- a gut-friendly company. Joyful Inside happens to be India’s First and only Gut-Friendly Clean Food Company and launched India’s First Probiotic oatmeal and Probiotic Chia Chutney Powers. She has completed her education at Regent’s University London with MSc. Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General in 2012 and a certificate programme in accounting from Stanford university back in 2010.
So, without further ado, here it goes…
Q1. Your Mantra for Life
I follow a simple mantra “Breathe and let go” it’s a reminder for me to pause, take a breath and release stress or tension
Q2. A Book you are currently reading?
The selfish gene
Q3. Your Fitness mantra, especially during the pandemic?
Just trying to be more active throughout the day practicing yoga and meditation post and during the pandemic is my fitness routine
Q4. Your comfort food?
Rasam and rice
Q5. When chips are down a quote/ philosophy that keeps you going?
In times of adversity, I find solace in the philosophy of ‘This too shall pass.’ It’s a philosophy that encourages me to keep moving forward with determination and a belief that brighter days lie ahead.”
Q6. Your guilty pleasure?
I’d have to say it’s definitely my sweet tooth. I can’t resist indulging in a delicious dessert
Q7. When was the last time you tried something new?
Today morning, made a new variety of chocolate and peanut drink to kill my sweet tooth…haha
Q8. A Life lesson you learnt the hard way?
Learnt most of my lessons the hard way, one lesson I learnt and is the most useful is being Patient.
Q9. What gets you excited about life?
Am a food enthusiast, anything related to food gets me excited
Q10. What’s on top of your bucket list?
To do a trek to the Everest base camp for now
Q11. If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?
The “I’m always young” experience has taught me a lot, I don’t think any advice will help when your young
Q12. One thing you would most like to change about the world
To find a more sustainable and responsible approach to environmental conservation
Q13. An activity that keeps you motivated/charged during tough times
A walk in the park and baking a cake is a therapy to me, keep me going in tough times
Q14. What lifts your spirits when life gets you down?
Just watching my kids and being around them
Q15. Your go-to stress buster?
Just watching anything funny, any sitcom or a show on television
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
