Author: AAFT

NOIDA: “Though humanity has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. Water wells have been polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed to gain military advantage,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of ICMEI at a session conducted by Environment Committee of ICMEI in association with AAFT University and World Peace Development And Research Foundation.

United Nations Environment Programs UNEP is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

“The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peace building strategies, because there can be no durable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed,” added Dr. Marwah who is also patron to IFUNA- Indian Federation of United Nations Associations.

On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.

Noida: The Environment Committee of ICMEI-International Chamber of Media And entertainment Industry in association with IFUNA- Indian Federation of United Nations Association jointly conducted the seminar on 5^th November to observed World Tsunami Awareness Day.

“In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day, calling on countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction,” informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of ICMEI and Patron to IFUNA in a webinar talking about environment and different conditions on Earth.

“Tsunamis are rare events but can be extremely deadly. In the past 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard. The highest number of deaths in that period was in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. It caused an estimated 227,000 fatalities in 14 countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand hardest-hit,” added DR. Marwah.

By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis. Having plans and policies in place to reduce tsunami impacts will help to build more resilience and protect populations at risk. We have to plan a  local or national system  to anticipate tsunami said Marwah.

The event was supported by AAFT University of Media and Arts & World Peace Development And Research Foundation. Many members attended the session.

Mumbai: HINDI CINEMA SAMMAN SAMAROH was initiated under the Chairmanship of Shri Shatrughan Sinha on 12th November 2017 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi to accord national recognition to Hindi Cinema aka Bollywood for uniting and integrating the nation by popularising Hindi as the link language of India and by evolving a pan-Indian culture by combining the best elements from all the regional cultures of India and for flying the flag of Indian culture and civilisation high all over the world by the undisputed global popularity of Bollywood Cinema.

HINDI CINEMA SAMMAN SAMAROH was held successfully in 2017 with Hon’ble Shri Vijay Kumar Goel, Union Minister as chief guest; in 2018 with Hon’ble Shri Vijay Sampla and Hon’ble Shri Satya Pal Singh, Union Ministers as chief guests and in 2019 with Hon’ble Shri Arif Mohammad Khan, Governor Kerala as Chief Guest informed Ashok Tyagi Secretary General of ICMEI.

Due to Covid 19 pandemic HINDI CINEMA SAMMAN SAMAROH 2020 will be held on virtual platform. The jury for the Hindi Cinema Samman Samaroh awards has been set up. It comprises of Former Union Minister and veteran Actor  Shatrughan Sinha (jury chairman), IMPPA- Indian Motion Picture Producers Association president T.P. Aggarwal, former chairman of the National Awards jury and senior Director Rahul Rawail, film financer & Producer Shyam Shroff, veteran journalist & editor Film Information Komal Nahta, FWICE- Federation of Western India Cine Employees president B.N. Tiwari, and  ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry president Sandeep Marwah. The jury is currently finalising the awardees for the virtual awards function which will be held on 28th November.

NOIDA: AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism in association with ICMEI celebrated World Vegan Day by conducting a talk on Veganism on web. World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by Vegans around the world every 1 November. The benefits of veganism for humans and the natural environment are celebrated.

The event was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the organisation and the coining of the terms “vegan” and “veganism”

“Interestingly enough, Indian Diet is perhaps even more suited to veganism than most across the world. Not only does India have a significantly large amount of vegetarians, but as such the culture for many is already primed to include veggies, fruits, dals, legumes, grains and cereals in their diets – all of which are plant-based by default, said Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism

“To adapt to veganism, the major challenge for Indians is to cut dairy products – we love our ghee coated rotis, curds and raitas as well as our ice creams and lassis. But alternatives are now available, with comparable taste to boot,” expressed Sushil Bharti Director Radio Noida 107.4FM.

“Actually, plant based alternatives are quite easy to find/obtain, and are becoming more and more affordable due to the rising vegan community in India. Plethora of alternatives exist – for protein, soya products are often widely consumed; with lentils and beans being another good source,” said Rajiv Mathur Director ICMEI.

“There’s actually a host of plant-based dairy products to choose from – even a simple staple like milk can be substituted with soya milk, almond milk, cashew milk, and so forth. Hemp milk can serve as a great source of omega 3, too. A healthy portion of leafy vegetables takes cares of vitamins, and as for Vitamin D – it can be tackled by  exposure to sunlight,” added Haripriya Thakur Director Events Marwah Studios.

Noida: “I congratulate Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President, Asian Education Group (AEG) for  starting this college and also for naming all his institutions as “Asian” this shows your vision and capability to reach to the World. All challenges and changes of the world are related to management, whether it is a problem or a solution, always strive to become a part of a solution and steer clear of becoming a part of a problem” said Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and former Minister of Railways, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation while delivering his address from virtual platform on the inauguration of new batch of Asian School of Business.

“Tomorrow, the world will be a very different world. The pandemic has raised a lot of question marks around our social and economic existence and we need to think completely differently. You would be the first generation who will enter a completely different world,” added Suresh Prabhu.

“Life is unpredictable. Don’t decide anything now. Listen, see, understand and then decide. But always remember, there’s no short cut to success. Work hard, give your best, see what are the trends in today’s time. See your strength … work on them. Success is all about hard work, hard work, and hard work!” said Dr. R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director, AMUL-Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited.

Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President, Asian Education Group (AEG) welcomed all the new students on board of Asian School of Business and enlivened the ambiance with his inspiring speech.

The Directors of Asian Education Group Dr. Lalitya Vir Srivastava, Saurab Sharma and Gurdeep Singh also expressed in details the importance of education and training at Asian School of Business. The session concluded with the customary ‘Vote of Thanks’ delivered by Dr. Maroof Ahmad Mir, Associate Dean, Asian School of Business.

Mumbai: International Web Conference between India and Netherlands was recently organised to discuss the prospects of World Footvolley  Tournament to be held in India in November 2021.

The Footvolley Association of India is planning to host an International tournament of Footvolley in India next year sometimes in October and would like to invite the international team of Netherland to be the part the games. Your participation will enhance the tournament,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios, Patron to Footvolley Association of India and National Chairman , Media And Entertainment Committee of BIS, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India while talking to the players of Netherland in a web meet organise to interact & to invite them.

“ I extend my special thanks to all of you on behalf of my team and my country for the invitation. We are ready to be the part of this great sports event,” answered Erik Drenth  an International Footvolley Player, Coach and President of Footvolley Team of Netherlands

Ram Avtar  Founder & President Footvolley Association of India greeted all the players and assured their comfortable stay and proper arrangements  for the international teams.

Mubarak Gul 6 times MLA,  and Advisor of then the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Umar Abdulla and Former Assembly Speaker Jammu & Kashmir was also present on the meet, he has been recently nominated as the Patron to the organization.

A.K. Muhammad Ashraf General Secretary Footvolley Association of India,

Dr. I. M. Makkubhai Vice-President Footvolley Association of India who also hosted and conducted the event. The meet was supported by Indo Netherland Film And Cultural Forum of ICMEI.

Mumbai: A conference was planned between the Indian players and American players to join hands in promoting game of Footvolley in India and also at international platform. Many points were discussed during the discussion on web.

“I am pleased to meet the enthusiastic players of Footvolley from both the nation India and USA. We still have to bring in zest in the this game in India as not many people are still familiar with the game. Continuous hammering to the press, Sports events and finally the competitions and tournament will take the games to new platform,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios, Patron to Footvolley Association of India & Chairman for Media and Entertainment Committee of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.

 “We are ready to cooperate to our best to the Indian Footvolley association, need to be we are ready to part with trainers and coach to your team. The games are going through a tough time because of Pandemic, but we will keep our practice on,” said  Sergio Menezes President Footvolley Association of USA.

Sergio Menezes is the  Founder & CEO of Pro Footvolley Tour. He is the sport’s foremost personality, promoter, and executive in North America.  Menezes is synonymous with footvolley in the United States. He is a rare, and unique, executive who carefully, and patiently, re-packaged a Brazilian sport into mainstream acceptance in America.

“We are planning to have  an international Footvolley tournament in the month of November 2021 and would like You and your team to participate and grace this sports event. We would also like to invite you for a seminar with Indian sports person in due course of time,”

said Ram Avtar president of Footvolley Association of India  (F.V.A.I.), a highly talented personality and recipient of number of national and international awards in sports.

A. K. Muhammad Ashraf Secretary General Footvolley Association of India, Mukesh Sharma President Delhi Footvolley Association, Devender Saini President Footvolley Association of Haryana  and Balram Sharma Press Chief Editor from Haryana were also present there. The event was supported by Indo American Film And Cultural Forum.

Dehradun: “Virtual education is one of the most important innovation of this time, It is the best alternate to traditional method of teaching, we have learned in Pandemic. It is quite helpful to those students who actually cannot attend the school owing to many reasons. Virtual education is the next big thing that will change the way of living and will be part of new normal,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios & Chancellor AAFT University of Media And Arts at the inauguration of the first virtual school in Dehradun.

A fully Virtual Home school in India, that offers Cambridge Curriculum, and offers courses in Vedic and Moral Education,  Vedic Math, Sanskrit, Astronomy and Civic Senses, among other subjects was earlier Inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.

The school in Dehradun is hailed as *The First Virtual Home school in the country.* And will be offering admissions from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The admissions can be taken throughout the year,  and a term will be considered for 9 months. The Cambridge Board,  provides globally recognised education programs and examinations in various countries.

“The home school serves as an alternative and comfortable method to established School Education system,  and can help boost the confidence level of children, by allowing them to choose subjects based on their talent and interests,” said the CEO Mrs Reena Prakash Tyagi.

The entire team of SEAS Global Institute,  was present for the Virtual Occasion.  The Chancellor Education Dr. Sandeep Marwah, informed “The SEAS Global Institute is going to setup a bench mark in the overall development of children, it is not only going to be School Education , but Higher Education too.”

Team Members from across the world were present.  Steve Sherman, from South Africa,  heads the Astronomy Department said, “Through SEAS Global Institute,  children will be getting an insight into Astronomy and will be getting fair chances to interact and participate in a lot of activities concerned to Astronomy.  And will be getting exposure to the World of Mathematics too.”

Among others present on the occasion were Dr. Radha Singh, Dr. Mike Lockett and Carrie Sue Ayvar from USA, Ms Veerle Ponnet from Spain, Ms Thekla Mutero from Namibia and Ms. Priyanka Singh, from Australia.

New Delhi: “Enough is enough, no man can stay without entertainment. It has become the part of life you need to bring in colors in your system every day. I am sure that media and entertainment industry is going to bounce back in a much bigger way and people of the industry will for sure recover their loses accrued during pandemic,” said Sandeep Marwah President ICMEI & National Chairman of Media And Entertainment Committee of BIS Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India at a webinar organized by Careerhub.Edu in association with World Association of Small Medium Enterprises.

For many people who make a living in the entertainment industry, life as they knew it abruptly changed in late March when the spread of COVID-19 forced every aspect of the business to shut down. With movie theatres going dark, concert halls closing their doors, and film sets delaying production indefinitely, the global pandemic essentially brought the multibillion-rupees business to a standstill.

“From a broad perspective, the entertainment industry as a whole has been hit pretty hard. There has never been anything like this that has affected the industry at this magnitude in our lifetime,” said Dr. Sanjeev Layek Executive Secretary of WASME.

The industry is looking the new ways of entertaining the World. Events have been shifted from outdoors to indoors. New applications have replaced the auditoriums. Media education is on line. Meetings, conferences, workshops, interactions, talks, seminars are on web and now film making is looking for another alternatives.

Mumbai: Well-known singer Udit Narayan addressed the students of AAFT University of Media And Arts in a special class on web. The students from all the disciplined were amazed to meet this legendary singer who has been awarded Padma Shree and Padma Bhushan for his untiring work in the field of music.

“Music is life, and I cannot think anything else other than singing. It’s a passion and only those people get success in life who are passionate for their profession. My journey was very difficult, but patience helped me to achieve what I wanted to gain in this music industry,” said Udit Narayan talking to the students of AAFT School of performing arts and other schools.

The awards and appreciations are needed to every artist, but they should bring new blood to your work. I got the opportunity to sing with every music director and for every known hero of the industry. I am thankful to my parents, teachers and everyone one who has supported me in my journey,” said Udit Narayan emotionally.

“Music takes you to spirituality, people who don’t love art, culture, music cannot be considered complete human beings,” said Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT University. Marwah presented to Udit Narayan an award of excellence -Evergreen Icon of Music in Indian Film Industry to honour his visit to AAFT.

Udit Narayan is a renowned Indian Playback Singer who has featured in numerous Bollywood films. He has also made a mark with his singing in varoious other languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Nepali, etc. He also the recipient of 4 Natonal awards and 5 film fare awards. He has been in singing since 1980 and has sung so far 25000 songs.

Udit Narayan has sung for Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Amir Khan, Dev Anand, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor and many more. His work has been well appreciated in films like Pukar, Dharkhan, Lagan, Devdas Veer Zara and many more.