Success Stories

Mediashala

           
Himanshu Khatri       Sumiran Pandya

Himanshu Khatri and Sumiran Pandya founders of Mediashala have filed for patents for the following:

> Himanshu - 'double edged matchstick's
> Sumiran - 'self lighting agarbatti'

Sumiran has also received TePP grant for his innovation of multi-modal interaction systems for urban children for playing playing computer games which demands physical exercise of young children.
Some of the Self Started Ventures of the company has been:

1. Mayavi, a telecom based venture, with focus on social-networking, telecom applications and mobile value based services.
2. Gaatha, a craft based venture.

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Mayavi Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd

Nalin Awasthi

Nalin Awasthi one of the founding members of Mayavi Telecomm. has filed for patent for 'mobile value added services'.

Mayavi aims to seamlessly weave the information flow across disparate media of print, TV, Radio, Web and Mobile for a rich and engaging end user experience. The main focus being social-networking, telecom applications and mobile value added services.

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Dhama Innovative Apparel Pvt. Ltd

Kranti Kiran Vistakula

Kranti Kiran Vistakula the CEO of Dhama Apparel Innovations Pvt. Ltd. has invented a new way of incorporating an existing technology in various forms of apparels and accessories which allow the user to either heat or cool depending upon the need and keep the user comfortable in any kind of weather. The product has won the following awards:

1. Innovator of the Year Award instituted by MIT's Technology Review India.
2. 'Top 100 - Asia' as well as 'Top 200 of the world' start-up companies announced by RED HERRING, USA.
3. 'Entrepreneur of the Year'-Business World Magazine
4. First prize winner at 'India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2008'.
5. Gold Medalist at 'Lockheed Martin Innovators Competition 2008'.
6. Received TePP Grant (both 1st and 2nd phase) from 'Department of Science and Technology' (DST), Govt. of India 2008.
7. First prize at the Intel DST award in 2008.
8. Winner of 'MIT 1K Business Plan Competition 2005'.

Dhama has received Rs. 45 lakhs in second phase of TePP grant to develop and commercialize his product.

* The defence and police forces both in India and abroad as well as private bodies abroad have shown interest in Dhama’s product.

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Dirty Hands

         
Rajiv Subba              Mamta Gautam

Rajiv Subba and Mamta Gautam graduates in ceramic and glass design with a background of sculpture and architecture respectively are the founders of Dirty Hands. Some of the products developed by the company and their respective clients since its foundation have been:

1. Tableware collection for hospitality group
2. Eco-friendly CD covers for a music group
3. Glass accessories for designer Digvijay Singh for Lakme Fashion Week 2008
4. Some of the recent accomplishments include TePP grant for 'Toilet module for elderly' and 'Waste Management' - developing products from non recyclable plastics.
5. Developing hyper realistic mannequins for a museum.
6. They have also worked on installations for a club in Ahmedabad.
7. In addition to retailing glass products from IBHK and NIDUS stores, the company is looking forward to introducing porcelain in the Indian hospitality market in collaboration
   with a Sri Lankan company.

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Robots Alive Consulting Pvt Ltd

Abheek Bose

Robots Alive completed successfully the first phase of setting up Robotics capabilities at Chitkara University in August. Abheek Bose, the founder of Robots Alive & his associate Manoj paid a visit to Chitkara University in Himachal Pradesh to educate the teaching staff on robotics and its applications in the industry as well as basic technical fundamentals.

The organization has been actively involved in conducting workshops, participating in seminars, fairs, etc.

1. Exhibitors, Hannover Fair
2. Speaker, Hannover Fair, Germany
3. Speaker, RoboDevelopment, Germany
4. Workshop, RoboCamp, IIIT Hyderabad
5. International Associations with
6. Fraunhofer, Germany
7. AIST, Japan
8. ETRI, Korea

Robots Alive embarked on first of its kind Robotics Roadshow in India in October. It was launched in Gandhinagar, then travelled to Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. The team visited various universities to demonstrate the robot system, conducting free workshops on robot technology and applications. The objective behind the roadshow is to connect to different educational centers across India and spread the awareness of robotics.

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N Y A R E animation films

Sanjay Jangid

Sanjay Jangid the founder of Nyare is an animation film designer. The film about a boy's journey, 'Raah', has bagged the following awards at various festivals:

1. The best entry in the category of short animation film contest organised by Campus France and the French Embassy during the Bonjour India festival. He has been awarded with 3 months all paid internship at Supinfocom School of Animation, France. An award ceremony took place on the 29th of January at Whistling Woods Film Institute Mumbai.  
2. DIGICON6 award for the best student animation short film at Digicone 6 awards TOKYO,
   JAPAN-22 Nov.2009
3. Best sound at Ahmedabad International Film Festival- AHMEDABAD 25-28th June 2009
4. Gold Excellence in student Animation award at IDPA (Indian Documentary Producers
   Association of India) - MUMBAI July 2009
5. Second prize in student competition category at Chitrakatha-AHMEDABAD 29-31st Oct 2009
6. His film has also won the Golden Conch and cash award of Rs 3.00 lac at MIFF'10,Mumbai.

Raah has been selected for official screening at the following festivals:

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Sandeep Paul

Sandip Paul

Sandip Paul's paper mug design was nominated for INDEX:Award 2009. It is a collapsible one-use mug meant for washing after using public lavatories on India's trains. It is inexpensive, holds more than a litre of water and disintegrates less than an hour after use, answering price, hygiene and waste-disposal challenges. Sandip has also test-marketed his Disposable Mug with the state railway's cooperation on one of its longest lines. The railway authority has asked private vendors to make Sandip's mugs available on the train platforms. Sandip's effort now is to find sponsors who will pay for the paper and glue in exchange for advertisements printed on the mugs.

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Rahul Misra

Rahul Misra

Rahul Misra has developed 46 collections made from Kerala cottons for international tourists for women. He has participated in more than 5 Lake Me shows and presently he is successfully operating from Bombay.

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