Getting to know
#NammaBengaluru
better. First stop this morning was at the very famous
@VidyarthiBhavan
with
@arunadiga
enjoying their tasty
#MasalaDosae
, being served since 1943. Other dishes and hot tumblers of coffee made the morning even more special. ಇದು ತುಂಬಾ ರುಚಿಕರವಾಗಿದೆ.
An absolute pleasure to start my first day at
@UKinBengaluru
as the newly appointed British Deputy High Commissioner for the states of Karnataka and Kerala. Looking forward to further strengthening the bilateral relationship between the UK and South India.
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ! നമസ്കാരം!
On Day 1 at the
@UKinBengaluru
office, a message from .
@chandruiyer
, British Deputy High Commissioner for
#Karnataka
&
#Kerala
, and UK Deputy Trade Commissioner, Investment, for South Asia.
Read more about Chandru here👇🏽
🇬🇧 🇮🇳 🤝
#HappeningHyderabad
- you continue to amaze me. A pleasure to visit the
#Charminar
and the
#MeccaMasjid
, true embodiments of classical Indian architecture. And the
#IraniTea
& biscuits were the perfect accompaniments. Will be back for more of this.
Delighted to meet Kerala
@CMOKerala
@pinarayivijayan
early this morning in
#thiruvananthapuram
to kickstart our visit. Insightful conversation with the CM and his team around areas of collaboration incl. healthcare, Education, Fintech and much more on the 🇬🇧 Kerala corridor.
#2023
has begun and we at Team
@UKinBengaluru
are all set and rejuvenated to once again help and support activities between the 🇬🇧 and Karnataka & Kerala across Trade, Investment, Innovation, Science, Technology, Climate, Energy, Defence, Space and much more.
#LivingBridge
A very Happy Diwali to all of you from the
#Iyers
. May this festival of lights usher in happiness, good health and success for one and all.
#ShubhDeepawali
A pleasure to host senior retired Indian Ambassadors, Smt.
@RuchiGhanashyam
& Shri
@arghanashyam
for an insightful chat about their time in the 🇬🇧 over breakfast. As a newbie to the world of Diplomacy, it was a privilege to get their pearls of wisdom.
@LifeofaDiplomat
Day 1 of my stay in
#NammaBengaluru
- absorbing the neighbourhood of the Residence and visits to two nearby temples. And lucky to get the blessings of Lord
#Chandramouleeshwara
after whom I was named. 🙏
#Auspicious
On track on a
#Mondaymorning
to kickstart this week in
#London
dedicated to meetings and interactions with 🇮🇳 Investors in the 🇬🇧, who contribute significantly by generating jobs and opportunities for collaboration.
#InvestinGreat
#TechisGreat
A wonderful and enriching experience to be in Delhi over the last few days and be associated with the India visit of our Secretary of State for International Trade,
@KemiBadenoch
to meet Shri
@PiyushGoyal
. Glad to see the
#FTA
discussions gathering momentum.
#LivingBridge
An absolute honour to call on Her Highness, Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar and pay my respects on behalf of team
@UKinBengaluru
. Glad to have interesting conversations around cultural heritage, restoration, skill development and their previous visits to the 🇬🇧.
As India🇮🇳 gets ready to celebrate
#IndependenceDay2023
, an opportune time for me to reminisce my visit to the
#KKGSS
centre in
#Hubballi
earlier this year to witness the authorised manufacturing of the
#Tirangaa
flag 🇮🇳 and meet the dedicated team members.
Thank you
#NammaBengaluru
and team
@UKinBengaluru
for the warm welcome last evening as I took up the responsibility of British Deputy High Commissioner for Karnataka & Kerala. Looking forward to further strengthening the strong links between the
#UK
& South India.
“ಮಸ್ತ್ ಐತ್ರಿ!”
ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ-ಧಾರವಾಡ ಪ್ರವಾಸದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ,
@chandruiyer
ಚಂದ್ರು ಅಯ್ಯರ್ ಅವರು ಗುರುದತ್ತ ಭವನದ ಮಿಸಲ್, ಜೋಳದ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಊಟ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಬುಸಿಂಗ್ ಠಾಕೂರ್ ಪೇಡ (ಧಾರವಾಡ ಪೇಡ) ಸವಿಸಿದರು.
.
@chandruiyer
completes a year as 🇬🇧 Deputy High Commissioner to
#Karnataka
&
#Kerala
, and His Majesty’s Deputy Trade Commissioner - South Asia (Investment). Watch his 1st anniversary wrap-up 🎥 of the journey thus far.
Warm gratitude and thanks to all the senior officials of
#KarnatakaPolice
, and especially
@DgpKarnataka
Shri Praveen Sood for enabling the interaction with the visiting 🇬🇧 Police Tech delegation. Looking forward to seeing productive outcomes from the meetings.
#LivingBridge
#Karnataka
is at the forefront of enabling tech solutions for policing. Thanks to
@DgpKarnataka
@Copsview
& team for meeting with 🇬🇧 Police Technology Cooperation Trade Mission to discuss opportunities for collaboration in cybersecurity, forensics, traffic management & training.
My successful & extremely enjoyable 4 year stint with
@GrantThorntonUK
comes to an end this week. I will very much miss the firm, the people, the warmth & most importantly the philosophy of
#GoBeyond
. Thank you team for making my stay a memorable one.
#IndiameetsBritain
Glad to attend a very successful and well attended outreach
#Reception
in Madurai last evening, hosted by
@ukinchennai
&
@FollowCII
, with
@ptrmadurai
as the chief guest. Enormous potential for growing trade and investment opportunities between
#TamilNadu
and the UK.
Heading back to
#NammaBengaluru
after a productive and successful 🇬🇧 visit, meeting Investors, stakeholders and colleagues active on the 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 corridor. Back to join team
@UKinBengaluru
and get on with the job. Next stop is God's Own Country; bring on
#Kerala
.
Delighted to inaugurate the new
#Bengaluru
office of
@MottMacDonald
earlier this week. This is another testimony to the commitment of British businesses to invest, grow and expand their presence in India, which we at
@UKinBengaluru
&
@tradegovukIND
are pleased to support with.
Mid-January marks a very important harvest festival all over India, and also celebrates the change in the direction of Sun's movement, known as
#Uttarayan
. Wishing everyone celebrating
#MakaraSankranti
,
#Lohri
,
#Bihu
&
#ThaiPongal
, the very best for this special occasion.
Hearty Congratulations Team
@isro
and 🇮🇳 on this fantastic achievement in the area of Space exploration. Well done on a successful
#Chandrayaan3Landing
.
#IndiaOnTheMoon
Could not stop myself from reminiscing about my visit to
#Sriharikota
where this action commenced.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.
Congratulations, India🇮🇳!
#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3
Team
@HCI_London
is delighted to confirm that e-Visa facility will again be available for UK nationals travelling to India. System upgrade is underway & the visa website will soon be ready to receive applications from friends in the UK. Here's a video on the subject.
@MEAIndia
ನಾನು ಮತ್ತು ನನ್ನ ತಂಡ
@UKinBengaluru
, ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಮೊದಲ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭೇಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಶ್ರೀ ರಿಷಿ ಸುನಕ್ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಅಕ್ಷತಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ 🙏!! 🇮🇳🇬🇧
@10DowningStreet
@RishiSunak
One of the key elements of South Indian identity in the UK is the spirituality visible in the temples; one such example is the
#Balaji
temple in
#BIRMINGHAM
. A pleasure to be able to attend the
#Bramhotsavam
festivities over the weekend.
#IndiameetsBritain
An honour for me & my team
@UKinBengaluru
to have had this special opportunity to host a party in
#NammaBengaluru
to celebrate the
#Coronation
of King Charles III. This included a live screening of the coronation followed by a Reception for over 500 guests.
@harjinderkangUK
A warm and productive meeting with
@unibirmingham
VC Prof. Adam Tickell and his colleagues Ailsa Chambers &
@dipswit
to kickstart my engagements in my new role
@UKinBengaluru
. The 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 Academic & Research corridor is very much to look out for. Missed you
@Lord_Bilimoria
.
A sweet-sour moment as the
@UKinIndia
team got together to bid farewell to 🇬🇧 HC to 🇮🇳,
@AlexWEllis
while also celebrating his stellar leadership & contribution over the last 3+ years in strengthening the
#IndiaUK
relationship.
#Dhanyawaad
Alex, you will be missed.
#FirMilenge
Pleased to chair a very insightful and open roundtable with key 🇮🇳 investors in the 🇬🇧, understanding their growth plans as well as challenges or concerns & looking to address them. Thanks to
@GrantThorntonUK
&
@UKIBC
for their support in organising this session.
#InvestinGreat
Delighted to visit the new UK 🇬🇧 HQ of
@InMobi
and meet the team. Good to get a first hand account of 🇬🇧 aspirations and growth plans for the first Indian #🦄, which we at team
@biztradegovuk
are very happy to support with.
@NaveenTewari
@DBTInvestment
Wishing all my friends and followers on
@Twitter
a very Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and Safe 2023. May the New Year ring in good tidings for one and all.
@UKinBengaluru
@tradegovukIND
Honoured to call on H H Pooyam Thirunal Gouri Parvathy Bayi of the Royal
#Travancore
Family earlier today to pay my respects and discuss topics of mutual interest on the 🇬🇧
#Kerala
corridor.
Always a pleasure to be back in Delhi for meetings; an added bonus of being able to attend the Queen's Birthday Party hosted by
@AlexWEllis
@UKinIndia
and the opportunity to meet friends and contacts on the action-packed
#IndiameetsBritain
corridor.
Happy
#RamaNavami
to everyone celebrating the birthday of Shri Rama. Started the day with the festival rituals at home, and some
#Panagam
and first Mango of the season as Prasadam.