A BBC piece by
@EmbJournalist
on the recent launch of the Asian Communications Network.
It has been a tough few weeks to launch the network alongside our day jobs but so worth it when we see the wonderful support out there 🎉
Co-founders
@Advita_p
&
@shayonislynn
have been
Just arrived in beautiful Bengaluru 🇮🇳
Initial impressions ~ the airport is efficient and stunning ~ people incredibly polite and kind ~ surrounded by lush vegetation ~ a pleasant climate ~ first time in the Silicon Valley of India ~ today is a festival 🎉
#Traveller
Wonderful way to start the week ~ being awarded the Honorary Fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Public Relation
@cipr_global
with industry giants such as
@richardsbailey
who I have admired for many years and indeed taught me much through his educational content.
We are pleased to announce that
@Advita_p
will be the 2025 President of the CIPR.
She will become President-elect in 2024, having stood unopposed in the 2023 Election.
Find out more:
Congrats to all the
@AsianAchievers
winners of the night ~ especially Woman of the Year
@DrLalithaIyer1
🏆
Incredibly inspiring to judge the awards of this year and witness the talent in the British Asian Community 👏
#AsianAchievers
Last week I was lucky enough to head to Walthamstow (hipsters are renaming it Awesome-stow) to see the £35 million capital development of the stunning 1930s theatre with 1000 capacity ~ due to open end of 2024 🤞 to be the home of
@sohotheatre
Last week, I was invited to deliver a lunchtime lecture for
@sunderlanduniL
The students came from incredibly diverse backgrounds as they juggled
🤹 Education
🤹 Jobs
🤹Families
🤹Entrepreneurial side hustles
whilst navigating a new country w English as a second language
I spent the day visiting the various CSR initiatives in Chennai run by client
@apollotyres
~ old tyres to build school playgrounds
~ providing purified water to villages
~ taking temple flowers to make incense sticks and providing employment to local women
#InspiredInIndia
So very proud of
@lopapatel
who has been championing Diversity before it went mainstream.
Congrats on winning
Women of Influence Award 🏆
and leading on
🎉technology,
🎉media
🎉diversity
Inspiring to witness incredible talent in the British Asian community alongside fellow judges🌟
Good luck to all the shortlisted nominees for the
@AsianAchievers
awards 🤞
|| June brought in a flurry of events as the Covid era seems like a distant memory ||
Co hosted with
@mayfairlitfest
an evening of culinary storytelling
@CinnamonClub
with
@authoramish
inspired by his book Raavan 📕
The
@MayfairTimes
(Diwali Special) is out 🎉
Co-authored a piece w my talented
@CurzonPR
colleague Shashank Kumar on India’s space odyssey. He also authored a brilliant article on India's London Romance with a focus on Indians investing in Mayfair.
LINK
Podcasts are a great way to connect w incredible people who you admire
I just interviewed
@ayenithegreat
for
@PRCA_HQ
FUSE podcast
The Founder of
@bhmng
(Black House Media)
BHM has been recognised by The Financial Times as one of Africa's Top 100 fastest-growing companies
Just landed in Chennai 🇮🇳 for the
World PR Forum and Praxis ~
Estimated 800 pros attending this week 😮
Delighted to bump into
@Girisham1
at the airport 🛬
#WPRF2023
#PRAXIS10
I leave you with this lovely quote from CS Lewis:
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become
I just interviewed
@MehreenKhn
for
@PRCA_HQ
FUSE podcast
Barrier-breaking journalist and first of many | Economics Editor of The Times
✔️ Youngest
✔️ First Woman
✔️ First Ethnic Minority
On her journey from
@UniofOxford
~
@FT
and now
@thetimes
💪
Podcast out next month 👀
I have been on the podcast rodeo before and fell off.
I launched a podcast full of enthusiasm a few years back, and after a promising couple of pods, I abandoned it. It’s time-consuming and exceptionally challenging when juggling business, family and a needy but cute Cockapoo.
The
@sohotheatre
is London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret. They also bring South Asian performers to the UK and are at the forefront of cultural exchange via laughter! Do check out
@sohotheatreindia
#laughterisgoodforthesoul
🌟
#WednesdayWisdom
🌟
Curiosity isn't just a trait; it's a secret weapon in PR!💡✨
As
@Advita_p
, Founder of
@CommsRebel
, reminds us, curiosity sparks conversations, forges connections, and shows genuine care. Embrace it in your journey as a communications professional.🚀🤝
@mrsjennifield
@BridgetAherne
@CIPR_Global
I remember that day so well! I remember discussing books with you. Speaking of which, I have been rereading your book last week 📕 brilliant read 👏
The
@PRCA_HQ
FUSE podcast with
@ProfKumar
✅ Taught strategy and marketing at worlds leading institutions including
@Harvard
✅ Led strategy on boards for conglomerates such as
@TataCompanies
✅ Didn’t even have running water in his childhood home in Calcutta
I have such respect for those who leave the familiarity of their homelands and venture into a new country with the hope of a better life.
They are truly life's dreamers and optimists.
I feel incredibly inspired to have met them on their journey.
🙏
@epg_london
@PratikEPG
Farzana Baduel, CEO of Curzon PR will join
#PRAXIS10
as a Keynote Speaker. She will share insights around Horizon Scanning and How
#PublicRelations
can Help Anticipate Future Trends.
For more information on PRAXIS, visit
In Andhra Pradesh (Southern coastal region of India), famous for its Tirupati temple. Sadly, I didn't manage to visit Tirupati as I was on a trip to understand how sustainability can be embedded in manufacturing processes with the latest tyre manufacturing plant
@apollotyresltd
On a final note, I entered into the PR industry 14 years ago with zero experience and from spending a decade in accounting and politics ~ huge gratitude as always to my co-founder
@jamesoll
and my supportive husband and daughter
#blessed
A huge thank you to my colleagues and clients
@curzonpr
both part and present who have taught me throughout the years the power of strategic comms and given me opportunities to practice my passion 🙏🏆
A treat to interview
@ayenithegreat
who heads PR firm
@bhmng
📈FT listed the firm in their 2023 list of Africa’s fastest growing companies
🇳🇬 Offices in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Edinburgh, London and soon to be 🇺🇸
🌍 Storytelling of Africa by Africans
Pix from the salon with the talented and kind hearted
@itsanitarani
discussing her brilliant new book ~ Baby does a runner ~ out now!
Thank you to
@MayfairTimes
for a brilliant week!
Huge Congratulations
@HCI_London
@TheNehruCentre
on India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing!
Kudos to the brilliant team of engineers & scientists whose hard work & perseverance has inspired us all!
#IndiaInSpace
🚀