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Kochi: A world record holder of short films Dr. Sandeep Marwah inaugurated a new festival of short digital films under the title ‘Mini Movie Festival’ by Clubby at Kochi in Kerala.

“The digitization and reduction in cost of film making have given many more people to showcase their creativity through films. We need many film promoters to come forward to extend help to young minds to explore their talent through these kind of festivals,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios while lighting the ceremonial lamp at the inauguration.

“I appreciate the idea of inviting short films in many languages, as the language of cinema is only emotions. Short films give you immense opportunity to project your ideas, capabilities and capacity to make films. A lot can be spoken through these short films. Many new avenues are available to present your short films,” added Dr. Marwah at the festival.

The festival is designed and promoted by Vishnu Surendernath-CEO, Vipin Varada-CPO and Ananthakrishnan-COO with George V. Anthony as their mentor. Renowned film director Padma Shri S. Priyadarshan is Ex Officio Chairperson.

Distinguished film makers and film technicians like Ashok Tyagi, Carl Haber, Jesse V Johnson, Rajit Kapoor, Suresh Eriyat, Beena Paul, Justin Jose, C.K. Murleedharan, Onir, Vasanthbalan, P.F. Mathews, Pandit Ramesh Narain, Rajeev Ravi, Babu Tiruvalla, Anjali Menon, B. Ajit Kumar, P. Balachandran, Prakash Moorthy, M. Madhupal and Manoj George are on the panel of jury.

Clubby is an organization with an idea to create, Connect and Collaborate film makers from all over the World. Films are invited in 10 different language including Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and English. International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry and Marwah Studios will support the event.

Kochi: “The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chief Scout For India addressing to the people at Kochi where he was the chief guest at the event.

“There are more than 50 million Scouts, young people and adults, male and female, in over 200 countries and territories. Some 500 million people have been Scouts, including prominent people in every field,” added Dr. Marwah.

All this began with an experimental camp in 1907 in Dorset, England, which was a great success and proved to its organizer, Robert Baden-Powell that his training and methods appealed to young people and really worked. In January 1908, Baden-Powell published the first edition of “Scouting for Boys”. It was an immediate success and has since sold over 100 million copies, making it one of the best selling books of all time and after that there was no looking back narrated Dr. Marwah to the audience.

Later, the organizers of the show, with the memento honored Dr. Sandeep Marwah. “ I am happy that you could remember me though my association   is not that long, but once committed, its always for ever’, said Marwah.

Kochi: The Managing Director of National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited Dr. Sandeep Marwah reached Kochi to study the prospects of tourism in the city.

Kochi-Cochin is called the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”, Kochi was an important spice-trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era.

Kochi was occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, it is the first of the European colonies in colonial India. The city was later occupied by the Dutch and the British, with the Kingdom of Cochin becoming a princely state.

“Kochi ranks first in the total number of international and domestic tourist arrivals in Kerala. The city was ranked the sixth best tourist destination in India according to a survey conducted Kochi is known as the financial, commercial and industrial capital of Kerala. It has the highest GDP as well as the highest GDP per capita in the state,” informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah also President Asian Institute of Hospitality And Tourism while talking to the press at Hotel Holiday Inn Chakkaraparambu Junction, National Highway Bypass, Vennala, Kochi, Kerala.

New Delhi: The Chief Scout For India Dr. Sandeep Marwah addressed the Nation on 2^nd October, the 150^th Birth Anniversary of The Father of The Nation Late Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

“We Indians feel proud to be part of the same country where Mahatma Gandhi was born. Mahatma Gandhi had his own ideology and he had spoken on every subject possible that used to touch the common man of this country,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah while talking to the Scouts and Guides of this Nation.

“The purpose of the Scout Movement is “to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities”. Added Dr. Marwah.

“This statement of the purpose emphasizes the educational character of the Movement which aims at the total development of a person’s capabilities. One of the basic principles of education is that the dimensions of the human being – namely the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual – cannot be developed in isolation from each other. The process of a person’s development is, by definition, an integrated one,” expressed Marwah.

“It should be noted that the statement of the purpose of the Scout Movement emphasizes the fact that Scouting is but one of several factors which contribute to the development of young people. Scouting therefore is not meant to replace family, school, religious and other social institutions; it is conceived to complement that educational impact of these institutions and it is close to what Mahatma Gandhi always emphasis,” said Dr. Sandeep.

“It is also important to point out that the concept of responsible citizenship, which is one of the fundamental goals of Scouting, must be understood in a broad context. Thus, a person is, first and foremost, an individual. This individual is integrated into his community, which is part of a wider political structure (district, province, state, canton, etc.) the total expression of which is the sovereign state, or country. The latter is, in turn, a member of the international community. A responsible citizen must be aware of his rights and obligations in relation to the various communities to which he belongs,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah thanking young media persons at Marwah Studios, film city Noida.

London: Renowned media celebrity and Chief Scout For India Sandeep Marwah from New Delhi was invited as guest of honor by International Siddhashram Shakti Centre at the inauguration of Navratras at Harrow stadium.

“I am really touched by the invitation and preparation of Navratras here at Harrow by RajRajeshwar Guruji and his organization. The Indian culture has been so well preserved here. The traditional methods and ways are still alive here in London. Traditions are our roots and a profile of who we are as individual and who we are as family, and give us sense of belonging,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah addressing the large gathering at stadium.

“I believe in traditions, I believe in the idea of things being passed between generations and slow transformation of cultural values through traditions,” said Baba Ramdev speaking to the audience in the capacity of Chief Guest. Later Baba Ramdev honored all the dignities present there.

London 29^th Sept, 2019: Renowned media personality Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chief Scout For India was the special guest at the talk on Gandhi -The Father of The Nation, organized by Indian High Commission on the occasion of 150 year celebration of Mahatma Gandhi at 8Northumberland Avenue, previously the Victoria Hotel where Gandhi stayed on his first night in London on this very date (29^th Sept) in 1888.

Powerful speeches by Her Excellency Ruchi Ghanashyam Indian High Commissioner to UK who spoke on Gandhi’s Global Impact, Lord Jitesh Gadhia- mentioned about Gandhi’s Imprints on United Kingdom and Dr. Shobha Radhakrishna spoke on Transformational Leadership of Gandhi. Charanjeet Singh Deputy High Commissioner gave his concluding remarks.

“I am pleased to be here in this very historical Victoria Hotel. The vibrations are today very spiritual and reminding us all that what Mahatma Gandhi has done for India’s independence and human theories,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chief Scout For India also C

Councillor Ratilal Govind, Councillor Rashmikant Joshi, Councillor Dilip Patel, Councillor Anjana Patel, Producer Premila Puri Makh, Mohd. Rashid Khan Counsellor Indian High Commission, Krishna Pujara of Saheli and Kalpana Saroj of Kamani Tubes Limited were also present on the occasion.

London: AAFT School of Fashion And Design stole the lime light at the fashion extravaganza organized on the third day of Bharat Conclave by Confluence- Unification of Skills, Talents and Leadership on the occasion of 150 years celebration of Mahatma Gandhi at Hotel Copthorne Tara Kensigton at London, UK.

The event was inaugurated by the first lady of Maharashtra Amruta Fadnavis wife of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis along with beauty of Indian Cinema Karishma Kapoor, popular Indian film star Sanjay Kapoor, Designer Reena Marwah, Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios and Smita Srivastava of Confluence in the presence of jam-packed hall of the hotel.

The nine designers of AAFT were representing the style and collection especially designed for the occasion under the guidance of Director Ritu Lal. The audience was astonished to see the well-prepared collection of young designers who were also part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Campaign Make In India – Khadi India and New India.

“My collection is not just looking for pretty clothes but a soul or a story in which they wear a strong Indian identity, aesthetics & a conscience & hence Gandhi,” said Dipti Tripathi. “Fashion is not simply a matter of clothing, fashion is air born upon the wind, one intuits it, so is khadi there is nothing that can beat the feel of Indian hand spun fabrics,” added Yukti Gupta.

“This colorful collection are made up of eco friendly colors with draped saree Indian traditional look,” expressed Mayank Bharti. “My collection of back-to-basics, inspired from khadi & sustainable fashion, has been brought up to present Gandhi’s introduction to an Independent India,” said Pramarthi Sukhija.

“My inspiration was to showcase bright and saint India,” believed Phankhuri Agarwal. ”I had shown the British times the colors were taken from the Indian struggles,” mentioned Palak Singh “the idea was to show the sad and dull India at the time of freedom fights showing the change during that course,” considered Runita Malhotra.

“ “The collection that i have present is all about the positivity that was inspired from “The Scarab”. It is a distinctive mash-up of soft pastels, warm blush tones. Playing with the tones of pink in throughout the collection growing developing India,” said Itika Jain.

“My inspiration was positivity which was shown in terms of bright colours and flowers, Which Gandhi ji had thought for the independent India, The Collection shows the happy and green India,” said Shivi Agarwal.

London: The Chief Scout For India Sandeep Marwah was the special invitee at Indian High Commission to be the part of 150^th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi.

“The name of Mahatma Gandhi is known to roadside worker to Managing Director of a multi national company and can be seen from schoolbooks to currency notes. His teachings are valid till today. He is remembered all over the World for Non Violence,” said Sandeep Marwah Chief Scout For India.

“There are few principles of Scouts and Guides organization and they have been derived from Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings like-Integrity – We act with integrity; we are honest, trustworthy and loyal; Respect – We have self-respect and respect for others; Care – We support others and take care of the world in which we live; Belief – We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes; Cooperation – We make a positive difference; we cooperate with others and make friends,” added Sandeep Marwah CSI.

Lord Swaraj Paul, Lord Dr. Rami Ranger, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Manish Singh Minister Economics and Rohit Vadhwana First Secretary from High Commission of India, Councillor Sunil Chopra and former Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Nitin Parekh Mayor of Harrow, Mohan Singh Varma Convener BJP; Krishna Pujara CEO Saheli and Smita Srivatava of Confluence graced the occasion.

CB Patel of Sardar Patel Association, Auther Niraj Srivastava, Kalpana Saroj of Kamani Tubes Ltd., Pawan Sharma of Smart Adventures, Shiv Kakran MD Trident Media, Vijay Goel of Singhania & Co., Lakshi Kaul of CII, Anita Goyal of Hemraj Goyal Foundation, Ajay Singh of Orange Events, Film Producer Sharon Sullivan, Anna Lutskova of De Bacci Foundation and many other were present there

The event was designed by ‘The Confluence’ in association with ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry supported by Mahatma Gandhi Forum of AAFT University and WPDRF- World Peace Development And Research.

London: London is one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, and the city is home to an array of famous tourist attractions. The city attracted 20.42 million international visitors in 2018, making it one of the world’s most visited in terms of international visits informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah Managing Director of National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited talking to Indian press at Hotel Montcalm at Marble Arch.

 It welcomed an additional 27.8 million overnighting domestic tourists in 2017 and had 280 million day- trippers in 2015. Overall London sees in nearly 50 million overnighters each year, and over 300 million visitors if including day-trippers.

The Travel & Tourism sector in the United Kingdom contributed GBP66.3 billion to the GDP, 3.4% of total GDP in 2016 and will rise by 2.2% pa, from 2017-2027, to GBP84.6 billion, 3.6% of total GDP in 2027.

The tourism sector employed 700,000 people in 2013 according to Deloitte – Oxford Economics, accounting for 11.6 percent of the capital’s GDP.

“There is so much to do in London that tourist is bound to come here again and again. We at India must change our attitude towards tourism and start giving our best to the nation. Every one in the country must respect the tourist to bring change in the system,” added Sandeep Marwah also President of Asian Institute of Hospitality and Tourism.Marwah studios has attracted 1.4 million people to Noida Film City under Film Tourism.

London: The Chief Scout For India Dr. Sandeep Marwah is invited to United Kingdom to see for himself as how scout movement is working in the country.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah will be visiting various offices and will be guest of honor at House of Common at British Parliament in London.

“I am pleased to be here in London and honored to be invited at House of Common to represent India. The scout Organization of India is very active and we need to push little more to make it a very vibrant organization of the country. I am leaving no stone unturned to bring it to the World Class Organization,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chief Scout For India at Hotel Montcalm at Marble Arch while talking to the press.

The Scouts /Guides Organisation  (SGO) is a non-political, non sectarian and secular organization. The purpose of this organization is to devote its volunteers to character building of Youth in India and abroad and promoting in them the feeling of selfless service to their country and humanity.