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New Delhi: “I on behalf of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry and Art & Culture Fraternity of India take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to H.E.   Jacqueline  Mukangira Ambassador of Rwanda  to India and people of Rwanda on the occasion of National Day which falls on 1st July,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry celebrating the day at Chamber.

ICMEI and Embassy of Rwanda has already signed a MOU to work together for the promotion of Art and Culture of both the countries. Indo Rwanda Cultural Forum has recently conducted a road show high lighting business and tourism of Rwanda. Now we have planned a festival of films from Rwanda which will be conducted immediately after the pandemic is over,” added Dr. Marwah also Chair for Indo Rwanda Film And Cultural Forum.

New Delhi: “I on behalf of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry and Art & Culture Fraternity of India take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to H.E.   Marjana Cencen Ambassador of Slovenia  to India and people of Slovenia on the occasion of Statehood Day which falls on 25^th June,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry celebrating the day at Chamber.

Large number activities have been planned immediately after the Pandemic is over. Indo Slovenia Film and Cultural Forum has always been part of Global Film Festival, Global Festival of Journalism, Global Fashion Week and Global Literary Festival of International Film And Television Club all these years. The emphasis is on films, television, media, art, culture, sports, fashion, design, environment, skill development, and education.

New Delhi: “I on behalf of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry and Art & Culture Fraternity of India take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to H.E. Ermindo Augusto Ferriera High Commissioner of Mozambique  to India and people of Mozambique on the occasion of Independence Day which falls on 25^th June,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry celebrating the day at Chamber.

It was way back in 2015 when H.E. Jose Maria Morais High Commissioner of Republic of Mozambique in India visited International Headquarters of ICMEI and a committee on Mozambique under the name and banner of Indo Mozambique Film and Cultural Forum was announced.

“After the visit of High Commissioner, we have been lucky enough to invite officials and many delegates from Mozambique have been attending different International Summits organised by ICMEI from time to time. We want to take our relations with Mozambique to new heights through art and culture,” added Dr. Marwah.

New Delhi: “I on behalf of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry and Art & Culture Fraternity of India take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to H.E. Peter Ljubicic Ambassador of Croatia  to India and people of Croatia on the occasion of National Day which falls on 25^th June,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry celebrating the day at Chamber.

Diplomatic relations between two countries were officially established on 9 July 1992 following Croatia’s independence from SFR Yugoslavia. However, Croatia has had a colonial past with India, through the state of Goa, stretching back 400 years. India recognized Croatia in May 1992 and established diplomatic relations with it on 9 July 1992. Croatia opened its resident mission at New Delhi in February 1995. The Indian Mission in Zagreb was opened on 28 April 1996, and upgraded to Ambassadorial level in January 1998.

Soon we will be requesting the Ambassador to formally inaugurate a committee under the name and banner of Indo Croatia Film And Cultural Forum to start developing people to people relation at a grass root level through arts and culture added Dr. Sandeep Marwah.

New Delhi: “I on behalf of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry and Art & Culture Fraternity of India take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to H.E. Gudmundur Arni Steffanson Ambassador of Iceland  to India and people of Iceland on the occasion of National Day which falls on17^th June,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry while sending his best wishes to the Embassy of Iceland.

“Not very long ago we have created Indo Iceland Film And Cultural Forum under the leadership of the Ambassador of Iceland  to promote the relations between the people of two countries India and Iceland. We are happy that  organisation has started moving forward on its aims and objectives very well,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah also Chair for Indo Iceland Film And Cultural Forum.

New Delhi: On the invitation of Dr. Sandeep Marwah President International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry, the Ambassador of Tunisia to India, H. E. Hayet Talbi talked about the investment opportunities and tourism of the country and addressed the members of the Chamber. The event was supported by Indo Tunisia Film And Cultural Forum.

Talking about the investment prospects in Tunisia the Ambassador informed that Tunisia is the Northern most country of the continent with close proximity to Europe. With population equivalent to Chennai, 50% of the population is youth. Majority of the students are pursuing or have completed their degree in Engineering which can give the investors’ confidence about the highly skilled work force. With 9 International Airports, 160 Industrial zones, 15 Cyber Parks and 20,000 Kms. Of roads, infrastructure of the country is well developed to lure investors. Indian companies like Mahindra and Mahindra., Tata Motors and many others are already operative in Tunisia. Apart from this the Government has also announced a number of incentive and subsidy schemes for foreign companies.

Speaking about the tourism in Tunisia H. E. Talbi informed that the culture of Tunisia is a mix of many civilizations hence the cuisines, the art forms, the dances are all different across the country. The coastal areas have beautiful beaches and with over 50 hotels of different categories some boast of their private beaches. Heritage sites and monuments of Tunisia are worth visiting. Different festivals are also held from time to time which gives the tourists an essence of varied cultures of Tunisia.

An open session followed the informative video on tourism. Dr, Sandeep Marwah announced the Life membership of International Film and Television Club to the Ambassador. Mr. Ashok Tyagi, Secretary General ICMEI paid the formal vote of thanks.

Noida: As per the MOU Signed between ICMEI and Embassy of Serbia, Dr. Sandeep Marwah President International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry presented the scholarship of short-term course of one of the most prestigious institution AAFT-Asian Academy of Film And Television for a deserving student from Serbia other day.

Asian Academy of Film And Television ranks amongst the first ten best film schools of the World. The Scholarship includes the course fee, the production charges, boarding and lodging charges of the student for three months. The student can opt for any of the short term courses designed by AAFT related to films, television, and media.

“I am thankful to ICMEI, Marwah Studios and AAFT for the scholarship to a Serbian student. I am certain that this is a wonderful beginning for a strong and long relationship between two countries,” said H.E. Sinisa Pavic, Charge d’ Affairs, Embassy of Serbia in India.

“It takes time to develop and promote the relation between the two countries. We are trying right at the grass root level. There are many other events which we have lined up with Embassy of Serbia,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah also Chair for Indo Serbia Film And Cultural Forum while handing over the life membership of International Film And Television Club to the Ambassador. The meeting took place at Embassy of Serbia.

Noida: Thirty years back I gave a term to English Dictionary-Film Tourism and nobody could place it that time, but today I am happy that the whole World is talking about Film Tourism. Under film tourism we have been able to attract more than 2 million people to Noida Film City and to support the generation of business to billions of rupees. That is where the beginning of Asian Institute of Hospitality and Tourism came into existence,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah founder of Noida Film City and Chancellor of AAFT University of Media And Arts at the convocation of Asian Institute of Hospitality and Tourism.

No doubt Covid 19 has disturbed this industry to the worst during all these 18 months of Pandemic, but time has come when this industry is going to boom beyond our own expectations. Human nature is to explore, and half the people of the world are anxiously waiting for this pandemic to get over. Learn more about destinations, hotels, exciting and exclusive places, new language, cost factors, transport facilities, trust me next few years are  going to be your hey days,” added Dr. Sandeep Marwah.

Dr. Marwah motivated the students by telling some interesting stories from his own experiences and presented awards and diplomas to the outgoing students of the institute.Yash Saini Bachelor of Hotel Management, Sidhant Bhatia Bachelor of Tourism & Travel Management, and Mohit Diwakar Diploma in Hotel Management were adjudged as overall toppers in the school.

Shubhanshu Tyagi Bachelor of Hotel Management, Samarika Issar  & Naveen Kumar Varshney Bachelor of Tourism & Travel Management, Suraj Pandey & Namrta Gupta Diploma in Hotel Management, Pankaj Verma &  Komal Singh Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management,  Siddhant Chandna and Genevieve One Year Diploma in Culinary Arts were presented with Suraj Parkash Marwah Memorial Award and Sheela Marwah Memorial Awards respectively

New Delhi: “We are happy that our honourable Prime Minister has given a very strong and powerful word to all of us- ATMANIRBHAR- on the face of it means self-reliant and self-sufficient but the real meaning is hidden between the letters-Ambitious for new business, Tough to face all unforeseen circumstances, now you need to be Techno- Savvy too, develop self-Motivation , change your Attitude, be Nationalist, gather Information related to your business, Research before you jump for investment, Believe in yourself and be confident, be Human , polite and compassionate, be Aggressive and do not leave any opportunity and be Result oriented,” explained Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios  while talking on MSME in India on International MSME Day in a program organised by WASME online.

Dr. Sanjeev Layek of World Association of Small Medium Enterprises invited large number of experts to speak on the current situation of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in different parts of the World.

“Large part of Indian Economy and 30 percent of total overall employment comes from MSME. India is home to 63 million MSME contributing to great part of GDP. Pandemic has disturbed badly the current position of these entrepreneurs and very slowly the situation is coming back to normal. There are ample road locks and challenges when it comes to                credit accessibility of these business houses,” added Dr. Marwah recently nominated Global Ambassador of NITI Aayog SDG Choupal while talking to the large international audience.

H.E. Dr. Kheswar Jankee Ambassador Mauritius to Russia, S.M. Zillur Rahman President WASME Bangladesh Chairman & CEO Rahman Group, Sampa Banerjee Executive Director Saadia Lakehal PDG & Fondatrice Emporia Industries Connect Canada also spoke on the day.

Sushil Agarwal Chairman AVON India Limited, Chandrima Chaterjee Policy Practitioner and Advocacy Expert on Trade and Competitiveness, Probir Roy Serial Entrepreneur, Arundhati Mukerjee CMO on Demand, Sarita Chauhan Director Farsghter Network and Anshu Anand expressed their views.

New Delhi: “India is a home to 6.3 crores MSME contributing a lot to the GDP of India. Large part of Indian economy and 30 percent of total overall employment comes from MSME Sector. The ease of doing business remains a bottleneck. There is a lack of financial expertise and lack of access to financing solution when it comes to MSME,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios while inaugurating the session on the International MSME Day organized by Bhavisha Buddhadeo of Rootskills in association with International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah explained in length the kind of problems MSME are facing on day to day basis right at the grass root level. He explained how technology remains a major deterrent and how labor issues are handicap in the progress of business in India. MSME also need huge time to built-up their trust into the market in both while buying as well as while selling the products and services.

Dr. Marwah also mentioned the reliefs and benefits which Government of India has passed on to the registered MSME in last few months. “The best part is that now we have a Ministry of MSME to look after the largest part of business associates in the country,” condensed Marwah by giving a new definition of ATMANIRBHAR.

Gopal Krishna Bhatnagar Social worker, Manisha Kaushik founder Vidyut Engineers Samko Solutions, Anu Sahdev founder Aahaar Vichaar Diet Counsellor, Dr.Gaurav Goyal Managing Director Gopal, Ruchi Saxena President Sudha Society, Sumit Grover Senior Financial Professional, Simmi Khanna Nutritionist and Naturopath and Jaiveer Singh Vegetable Vendor Gurgoan also expressed their views.