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Wellness Gets a Rakul Boost as Nuvana Welcomes Star Investors
MUMBAI: When wellness meets star power, the result is a partnership that feels as sharp as science and as relatable as everyday health. Nuvana Wellness Clinic, India’s leading integrative, regenerative, and science-led wellness centre has onboarded actor-entrepreneurs Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani as strategic investors, marking a milestone moment for the fast-growing brand.
But this is no celebrity vanity project. The duo were Nuvana clients long before they became investors, grounding their involvement in personal experience rather than photo-ops. And that, Rakul says, made all the difference. “Jackky and I have always been passionate about wellness. What connected us to Nuvana was how personal and doctor-led their approach is. They truly take time to understand you and your body before suggesting anything. It’s mindful, science-backed, and focused on long-term wellbeing not quick fixes.”
Jackky echoed the sentiment, emphasising trust over trend. “We were clients long before becoming investors, and that created a deep sense of belief. Any association we make carries responsibility. We hope our experience helps build a community that values authentic, science-backed wellness.” Their involvement folds together rigorous clinical practice and cultural influence, helping Nuvana shift India’s wellness narrative from reactive care to long-term optimisation.
With the investment, Nuvana is gearing up for an ambitious next phase: expanding research capabilities, scaling regenerative therapies, deepening data-led personalisation, and opening new centres that integrate diagnostics, therapeutics, and recovery into one seamless ecosystem. In a market crowded with fragmented information, the brand aims to simplify choices and make credible, evidence-backed wellness more accessible.
Dr Rohan, leading Nuvana’s medical vision, highlighted the significance of the partnership. “Their support enables us to expand responsibly new centres, new treatment pathways, and a more integrated ecosystem. This investment isn’t just capital; it’s momentum for innovation India hasn’t seen in the wellness space yet.”
Rakul and Jackky bring a sharp consumer lens to Nuvana’s strategic future, helping the clinic articulate its offering more clearly and shape solutions that fit effortlessly into modern lifestyles. At its core, Nuvana’s mission remains unchanged: to help Indians shift from crisis-driven health decisions to everyday, preventive, science-backed care.
Echoing this future, Dr Rohan added, “My vision is for Nuvana to become the place people trust to tell them what’s real, what’s safe, and what works helping India move towards a more informed, empowered, Medicine 3.0 way of living.”
As Nuvana steps into its next chapter, the message is clear: wellness isn’t a trend, it’s a practice and with the right science, guidance, and consistency, it can become a way of life.
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Samsung India mobile chief quits after 18 years
Raju Antony Pullan’s exit leaves a gaping hole at the top as Chinese rivals tighten their grip
GURGAON: Raju Antony Pullan has had enough. The senior vice-president and head of Samsung India’s mobile phone business has put in his papers after 18 years at the Korean giant, a tenure long enough to have watched the company stride to the top of India’s smartphone market and then stumble, badly, as Chinese upstarts muscled in.
Pullan, who ran sales, marketing and every last function of the smartphone business, tendered his resignation on Thursday and is currently serving out his notice period. Samsung has not named a successor. It has a second line of leadership waiting in the wings, Aditya Babbar and Hiren Rathod among them, but no decision has been made on who steps up.
The timing is awkward. Samsung has been haemorrhaging market share to Chinese brands and now clings to a top-two position only in the premium segment, where it scraps it out with Apple. Losing the man who stewarded the mobile business through its best and worst years hardly helps steady the ship.
A company that once owned India’s smartphone market is now fighting to stay relevant in it. Pullan’s departure is less a footnote than a flashing red light.
