‘Bharat Mahotsav’ festival of one India held from 8th to 12th September 2022 At Oslo, Norway with the theme being “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” & 75 years of Indian independence organized by Confluence. H.E Dr. B. Bala Bhaskar Ambassador Of The Republic Of India To The Kingdom Of Norway Was The Chief Guest At ‘Bharat Mahotsav’ and Shri V. Venkataraman, Counsellor (Pol & Eco) Head of Chancery was felicitated on behalf of H.E Dr. B. Bala Bhaskar. Mohan Singh Varma Chairman Eras Nettverk, Norway was the host for the event. Dame Dr. Munni Irone The Royal Queen Of Beverly Hills Global Philanthropist Ceo/Founder Of Art 4 Peaceawards/Arts4peaceawards Were The Special Guest of Honour.

Felicitated by ‘Bharat Mahotsav’ Alfredo Biamont- Founder of Utrop, Art Of Living, Deva Group; Norway, Oslo Kommune, Sparebankstiftelsen, Norsk Folkehjelp Oslo OASEN, Europeiske Minoriteter online-EMINOL Norway, Shri Sri Ravi Shankar- Founder, The Art of Living Foundation; ART OF LIVING, NORWAY, Mr. Rupinder Singh From Desi Norway, Vineet Jain from MSME, Norway, BATTERIET from MSME Norway, Fred Duene I Norge C / O Surgol Gairat, Bezhan Zafarmal- Dj Besho, Babacarr Joof- The Hip-Hop Artist, Josef Yohanne Norwegian-Eritrean Cartoonist, Agatha Joyce Oginere- Leader of Gaper and Uganda Associations & Parade Master and a Board member of ERAS, Kaissar Ben Bahri Bac Ali- Tunisisk Forening i Norge &Technical Expert and a Board member of ERAS Nettverk, Hai Yan Zeng- Norwegian – Chinese Women and Children Association ( NCAW ), Dalia Nymo – Øst Europeisk Kultur Forening & Vice- President Eras Nettverk, Miguel Angel Ramirez- One of the Founder Member of ERAS & A Fantastical Stage Announcer of Eras Festival, Limar Zhiyan- President of Afghan India  Friendship Association, Norway.

Dr. Kanwarjeet Singh Kochhar Owner Of Tarurus Hotel, Life Designer Dr. Acharaya Jeetu Singh Best Celebrity Astrologer & Phd In Vedic Astrology Guest Panellist On National Channels, Sandip Soparrkar- Bollywood’s Ace Choreographer, Rina Dhaka-International Fashion Designer, Simran Ahuja- Ms India, Actress, International Celebrity Anchor, Culture Ambassdorof folk Dance, Balwant Singh Bhullar- Founder -Drive 13, President Rajdhani Tourist Driver Union Where The Indian Delegation For Norway. Youth Leaders Like Arushi Shrivastav Co-President Queen Mary Indian Societ, Tushar Kumar Student At Kings College London, Savvy Singh Social Awareness Influencer & Culture Promotor India’s First Performer To Travel The World And Present 9 Folk Dances Worldwide Host Of Real Talks With Savv Were Also Part Of It.

Dr. Amitabh Shrivastav Curator of Bharat Mahotsav said “Our Mission Is To Bring Art To The Common Man’s Lobby And Bring More Light To Its Beautification, Giving India Art The Ability To Earn Their Living.” Keeping In Mind, We Are Considering Confluence Gift Gets The Elevation And Takes The Corporate Gifting Option To A Newer Level. Taking inspiration from “Make in India,” the concept of “Confluence” was born with the simple idea of bridging the gap between art, artisans, and the common man. The goal was to create something meaningful and eccentric, to stream art for ordinary people and to simplify art.

Performing Artists are Mahabir Singh- Haryanvi Folk Artist, VISHAL SRIVASTAVA -X Factor India Sony Entertainment Television & Colors TV Rising Star,  Dr. Prof Kamla Kaushik Dltt- Folk Performer.

‘Hindi Shiksha Parishad’ (HSP), UK Headed and founded by Parveen Rani- Brand Ambassador Of Confluence & Mrs. India UK Goodwill Queen 2018 with her 15 artist delegation to represent Haryana Culture.

The Concept Of “Bharat Mahotsav” Is to promote one India and its initiatives Like “Self-Reliant, Make In India, Digital India, Incredible India” and the festival theme revolves around the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav & 75 Years Of Indian Independence.

The Confluence Aim To Promote Culture & Trade, Art, Startup, Innovations, Sustainable Development, Indian Fashion, Handloom, Tribal Products, Tourism, Women Empowerment, Heritage Of India Promoting Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, Business Development, Networking Opportunities, Addressing Environmental Concerns & To Felicitate People With Excellence In Their Respective Fields.

“Bharat Mahotsav” is dedicated to the people of India and Indian diaspora overseas it is a reflection of socio–cultural, political and economic identity. ‘Festival of one India’ shows India’s development through our ‘Swadeshi Manch’ which signifies Indian growth through the ‘last 75 years across all sectors’.

The conclave is at the helm of catalyzing the next big revolution of this world with India at its center amidst of international cohorts. This event included business & investment summit, fashion show, Folk & cultural program, Business Meets & Felicitation Ceremony. Following the Make in India motto, the Confluence Initiative seeks to preserve and cherish India’s rich heritage in art and culture, which has been known to our people since ancient times. This enables industries to establish manufacturing bases in India and create jobs in the country. Industries tend to create a support ecosystem around them, which empowers small businesses.”

The UK’s most prominent and longstanding celebration of British Asian achievement across multiple fields. Asian Achievers Awards tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the annual ceremony, which took place on Friday 23rd September at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. Dame Arlene Foster DBE PC, Former First Minister of Northern Ireland, led the tribute with a one-minute silence to inaugurate the ceremony.

Actor Nitin Ganatra OBE and entrepreneur hosted the evening along with Deana Uppal, a philanthropist and documentary filmmaker, and Television personality who has produced, directed and hosted the ‘Indias Forgotten People’ documentary, which can be currently seen on Netflix. The pair added extra glam to the event, Deana Uppal looked stunning as always and spoke confidently with class, whilst Nitin was excellent in getting the crowd pumped up.

Deana Uppal and Nitin Ganatra welcomed the guest list, including celebrities, public figures, VIPs and dignitaries.

In the ten categories, including Art & Culture, Business Person of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, and Community Service, the Asian Achievers Awards received more than 500 nominations, from which the judges shortlisted four per category, evenly divided between male and female candidates

This year’s judging panel reflected the diversity and experience of the nominations received. It included Former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Bas Javid; Former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr Mayur Lakhani CBE; COO of Monzo Bank, Sujata Bhatia; music producer, Bally Sagoo; Welsh Assembly Member Natasha Asghar; and Artistic Director of Darbar Festival, Sandeep Virdee OBE.

Deana Uppal said, ‘It was an honour to host this year’s Asian Achievers Awards and also pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a one-minute silence before the inauguration of the ceremony. The awards are vital in giving extra support and encouragement to these businesses that deserve recognition. Congratulations to all the shortlisted finalists and winners!

This story is released by Satish Reddy from World Media Network.

The International Peace Day may have passed with formal celebrations, but the world continues to ignore the importance of peace. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is continuing after nearly seven months, is cause for anguish and concern for all peace-loving people across the globe. That the end of the Cold War in late 1991 has not seen an end to conflict seems to give credence to the warning that Dwight Eisenhower, the 24^th President of the United States had given about the threat posed by the military-industrial complex.

In fact, a recent publication by the Congressional Research Service lists 243 cases of deployment of US troops between 1992 to 2022. Twenty-seven of these deployments have been termed “humanitarian” but a closer scrutiny of these reveal that only six could be seen as not having any direct connection with military objectives – these include response to a typhoon in Southern Philippines, hurricane in Haiti, floods in Sri Lanka, the COVID-19 crisis in Italy and Hurricane Eta in Central America.

Major conflicts included in this list include the Gulf War of the 1990s, the “war against terror” which led to “global actions against foreign terrorists after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States” and the war against Iraq that started in 2003.

Furthermore, the continuation of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and its expanding membership in East Europe is increasing threat perceptions for both Russia and China. Russia’s attack on the Ukraine, which can in no way be justified, needs to be seen in the context of NATO moves to gain allies in the region. It would be disastrous if new hot spots emerge in the region.

The military-industrial complex is consuming precious resources, and wars and conflict are occuring at a time when climate change and its manifold consequences are creating havoc for the most vulnerable communities of the world. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen gross inequalities widening, with the wealth of a tiny proportion of billionaires multiplying while millions are being pushed back into poverty. Our whole generation will stand condemned if we do not stop war-mongers wherever they are. The Preventive Priorities Survey published on 10 January 2022 by the Council on Foreign Relations lists twenty-seven other such conflict situations across the globe.

Today, more than ever, we need to spread the message that “War condemns both the victor and the vanquished!”

We need a global solidarity movement of people to condemn all who push the world towards conflict and call for effective processes and institutions that will ensure peace and equality amongst the nations of the world. Not only does this include the people who declare wars, but also those who play geopolitical brinkmanship, unmindful of the lives they put at risk.

The United Nations was established to maintain “international peace and security”, “friendly relations among nations”, and “social progress, better living standards and human rights”. However, the role of the UN as a peacekeeper has been hampered by the unequal position of members countries, with five permanent members in the UN Security Council using their veto power to protect their “national interests”. Moreover, the United States has too often side-lined the UN to engage in arbitrary international action, including full-scale invasions on specious grounds. Only a genuinely democratic UN will be able to play the peace-keeping role mandated by its charter.

The end of the cold war saw the emergence of a unipolar world with the dominant US and an expansionist NATO. Challenges to the position of NATO are rising, but we do not need a world riven in the conflict between two or three groupings and the unending litany of their culpabilities. For peace and equality of all people of the Earth we need the coming together of the Global South. We need a revival of the true spirit of Bandung, which saw the rise of the Non-Aligned Movement – once called the world’s largest peace movement standing for peace, progress and solidarity.

More than ever, the 21st century needs all the peace-loving peoples of this Earth coming together and working to advance equality and harmonious co-existence, at peace with each other and mother nature.

Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director, ActionAid Association says, ”The world has too many challenges to deal with for war and conflict to add to the burden of problems crying for solutions. The end to war and conflict can only be achieved if the international processes and structures put in place to create peace and equality are made just and effective. This calls for a greater voice for the people of the Global South and assertions for just and equal world. A democratic United Nations and an effective movement of the Global South inspired by the Spirt of Bandung are the most effective ways to create and maintain world peace.”

Yan Shi Zhang (Chinese: Zhang Yanshi on August 28, 1969-) was born in Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore, a Chinese venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

Yan Shi Zhang is the founder and CEO of Polaris Venture Fund. Yan Shi Zhang is famous for his long-term venture capital and angel investment. He is engaged in: IT core technology, financial technology, medical care, AR/VR, robotics, drones, space technology blockchain, and other cutting-edge technologies that have great value to society. Currently mainly active in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrency. He is also a well-known philanthropist. There are substantial charitable giving in Singapore and the US.
In 2018, he was invited to join Skuchain and served as the chairman of the board.

Life:

In 1990, he entered the Department of Finance of the National University of Singapore to study for a master’s degree in financial mechanics.

He received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998.

From 2002 to 2004, as the principal of 500 Startups Greater China, Yan Shi Zhang became one of the Silicon Valley venture capitalists who took the lead in leading international venture capital funds to open representative offices in mainland China and conduct local investment business.

He has successively led and invested in successful companies listed in the United States, such as Baidu, Kongkong, and Focus Media.

2006: Invested in Aerohive Networks (NYSE: HIBE), an advanced enterprise wireless networking technology provider, exited after seed and Series A funding rounds, and was successful.
In 2007, Yan shi Zhang left his position at 500 Startups and set up his first investment partnership with his friends: Polaris Venture Fund, which invested US$10 million.

In 2013, the market capitalization of Polaris Venture Fund reached $48 million.

2013: Yan Shi Zhang led Polaris Venture Fund to participate in start-ups mainly seed and A rounds with successful exits and high growth: Chime Bank (Invested in 2013, and $14.5B valuation in 2020) Woomoo (acquired by Priceline) Orbeus (acquired by Amazon) Ozlo (acquired by Facebook) and was listed as the first to lead VCs on TechCrunch’s 2013 list.

In September 2017, Yan Shi Zhang, Sequoia Capital and IDG Capital completed a $50 million Series A financing for Bitmain, a semiconductor design company headquartered in Beijing, China. A company that primarily designs and manufactures custom chips for Bitcoin mining machines. At this time, the market value of Polaris Venture Fund has reached $500M

Yan Shi Zhang joined Skuchain in 2018 and served as the chairman of the board of directors. Skuchain is a cooperation that mainly uses blockchain technology to strengthen the supply chain of enterprises, and has created a venture fund to invest in artificial intelligence, biomedical and other high-tech, aerospace financial services. He has successively led investment cases such as HCW Bio (Nasdaq: HCWB), Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons (BHPS), etc.

In 2006, Forbes magazine named the global authoritative venture capitalist annual award “Forbes Midas List” career achievements:
Introduced to China, the list was first published, and Yan Shi Zhang was named one of the honorary winners of the “Chinese Venture Capitalist Golden Hand Award”.

Won the 2017 Global Best Cross-border Venture Capital Chinese of China Investment Group.

The Best Venture Capital Figure of China Venture 2016-2017.

Dubai (UAE): Dr Jitendra Matlani renowned businessman and social icon of Dubai was felicitated with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award In a gala event Dada Saheb Phalke award function at the prestigious 5 star Habtour Resort Autograph Hotel in Dubai where more than 40 film and television celebrities specially flown into Dubai from Mumbai India to attend the grand award event at the prestigious 5 star Habtour Resort in Marina Dubai Shri Shyam Jaju BJP national vice President was the chief guest at the event. Dr Jitendra Matlani was felicitated with two awards Global Ambassador of Peace & Social Icon Star of Dubai.

Shri Prahlad Modi, younger brother of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi was also the Guest of Honour at the event.

At the event itself, Dr Jitendra Matlani was announced as the Vice president of Dada Saheb Phalke films award organisation.

Dr Jitendra said it was quite a surprise announcement for me that I have been appointed as the Vice President of the prestigious organisation.

I would like to Thank Mr Kalyan Ji Jana president & founder of the organisation for inviting me as the Guest of Honour & awardee at the excellent & well-organized event. Dr Jitendra Matlani also Thanked Mr Bherav Jain & Ankita Jana for all the respect and honour given to him at the event.

Dr Jitendra Matlani is a renowned businessman and social icon of Dubai, He is also UAE President of World Book of Records London & UAE President of International Human rights organisation. He chairs more than 10 prestigious organisations all over the world.

Dr Jitendra Matlani has done magnificent work during the covid pandemic, he Booked chattered flight in his name from UAE to India and sent almost 400 people back to their homeland, he sent more than 100 oxygen concentrators to various parts of India during the pandemic, earlier also he has been awarded with prestigious Bharat Gaurav Award & prestigious Mahatma Gandhi National Award. He has always been awarded for his selfless dedication towards the Indian community in UAE and back home in India. He is a true son of the motherland soil.

Famous films actress and anchor Simran Ahuja did the anchoring of the event

Amongst the celebrities present at the Dada Saheb Phalke Award event in Dubai were

Darshan Kumar, Ankita Lokhande & husband Vicky Jain, Gauhar Khan, Harman Bajwa, Rakhi Sawant, Arjun Bijlani, Kiku Sharda, Nikita Rawal, Chinki Minki, Ali Kuli Mirza, Rajesh Puri, Mudassar Khan, Yuvika Choudhury, Gaurav Bajaj, Donald Bhist, Monish Behl, Afsana Khan, Akanksha Puri, Ali Marchant, Sana Ismail Khan, Adnan Sheikh, Abhishek Nigam, Gaurav Bajaj. And many more famous celebrities and business personalities were present at the successful event.