Business Eminence Awards 2024 Awardees
We compete with ourselves: Jayanti Mahapatra
Manikstu Agro was started in 2015 with a vision to improve the much-neglected Indian goat farming business. The…
Pay attention to realities: Sitaram Agrawal
Sidharth TV is a go-to place for fresh and new premium entertainment content for viewers in Odisha. It…
Try to become a medium for employment: Manoj Kumar Dash
Dadhichi Group is one of the leading educational institutions in the state. The year 2004 marked the beginning…
One must be polite, patient: Niranjan Dash
Torrent Advertisers is one of the leading and largest advertising agencies situated in Bhubaneswar. Started three decades back,…
There’s space for a huge untapped market: Saroj Kumar Patro
Shoukeen Industries is a model company of the state with a massive market share and high customer satisfaction…
We never say no to customers: Trinayan Rath
Fast Communication is one of the leading advertising outfit having its operations and offices in major cities of…
One satisfied customer will bring 11 new ones: Kotni Tirumal Kumar
The journey that Sridurga Retail started decades ago transformed the way fashion-conscious people of Odisha shopped for themselves…
Sense of responsibility reflects risk taking capacity: Dr Prangyan Paramita Mishra
Carcinova Cancer Hospital is a centre of excellence for comprehensive cancer care services at Cuttack in Odisha. It…
Follow your passion, not the crowd: Dr Sukant K Mohapatra
Established in 1996, National Institute of Science &Technology (NIST), Berhampur is one of the premier engineering institutes of…
Youths need patience, faith, hope and hard work: Sharat Kumar Sahu
Stalwart Projects, a real estate developer with over 13 years of experience in Bhubaneswar, has been at the…
Emphasis on quality products is key: Suresh Chandra Patro
Over the years, Kasturi Flour Mill Pvt Ltd has gained immense expertise in food manufacturing and supply of…
Be up to date with changing needs of market: Kaushal Poddar
Orissa Plasto Pipes Pvt Ltd was established in 1994 with the aim of manufacturing PVC pipes in Odisha…
Success is not just about profits: Soumendra Mishra
Located in Bolangir, Ovo Farm Private Limited has been one of the leading organisations in poultry farming business…
Keep the never give up attitude: Subhrajeet Sahoo
EASTERN FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED (FAVO), a food processing plant, is catering to the growing demand of packaged goods…
Customer relationship our priority: Ramawatar Agrawala
Ramawatar Agrawala was born in a well-established business family in Jatni under Khurda district. He spent his childhood…
Teamwork makes the dream work: Vijay Dugar
In the bustling streets of Kolkata, an entrepreneur with a keen eye for opportunity has been quietly reshaping…
Building relationship is our USP: Anesh Agarwal
Sun Honda, a top player in the motorcycle dealership category, is located in Baripada, Mayurbhanj. Over the course…
Commitment, quality most important: Anup Kumar Bagai
Established in 1991, Khata Mitha is one of the leading caterers in Bhubaneswar. The well-known establishment acts as…
Huge untapped opportunity in coffee business: Kamakhya Das
Kruti Coffee is one of India’s fastest growing specialty coffee entities and cafe chains. Learning about the plight…
We prioritise exceptional customer service: Partho Padhy
Nirmalya Group of Hotels, one of the oldest and most sought after addresses for travellers in Berhampur City,…
Business Eminence Awards 2023 Awardees
Odisha most favoured investment hub: Subhrakant Panda
After completing higher education, he obtained his Master’s Degree from Boston University of USA and joined his family…
Quality service, commitment key to biz growth: Manish Agarwal
After completing his management studies, he took the business established by his father Shri Suresh Chandra Agarwal to…
Customer service is paramount: Sunil Gupta
Growing up in a business atmosphere, he developed a knack for the profession. Joining the family business after…
Quality material, PR our focus: Brajendra Kumar Ray
Everyone dreams of building a beautiful house with attractive interiors. Currently plywood has become an integral part of…
Not only marks, culture too is a crucial yardstick of education: Sarada Prasad Mishra
A meritorious student, who devoted himself to social activities, imbibed the thought of how the future generation can…
From teacher to edupreneur: Dr Tejaraj Patra
A meritorious student, he had lost his parents quite early in childhood. Braving all odds, he had secured…
Sub-dealer points in blocks soon: Girija Sankar Agarwal
When it’s about Bajaj two-wheelers, Jamuna Bajaj is a household name in Angul and Dhenkanal. In an interview…
Watch essential in one’s lifestyle: Raman Kumar Bagadia
People from all walks of life must use their time wisely, and to be able to keep up…
Future of EVs in India is incredibly bright: Jyoti Swaroop Nayyar
Business is combined efforts of an individual or a group of people to produce and sell goods and…
Easy loan access, quality service can boost sales: Aakash Agrawal
In a competitive business environment, scaling new heights is not a cakewalk. However, dogged pursuit for achieving something…
Ayurveda has won people’s trust: Manoj Kumar Das
Balanced diet and healthy lifestyle are the necessary prerequisites to stay fit. But in our country, traditionally trained…
Online sales no threat to offline biz: Navpreet Singh
Amidst global headwinds like Ukraine-Russia war, businesses have suffered a huge jolt, especially during Covid-19 pandemic. Jewellery sector…
Small-scale industry key to prosperity: Piyush Mohanty
Agriculture and industry are the mainstays of economic development as these sectors play a crucial role in generating…
Race for fame, scores may spoil edu system: Somdutt Behura
From a workers’ colony in West Bengal’s Durgapur to serving top posts in multinational companies in the United…
Plans afoot to foray into new markets: Tarini Prasad Mohanty
Maintaining positive outlook is key to succeed in business, says Tarini Prasad Mohanty, managing director of Naibuga Iron…
Efforts, customer goodwill key to success: Harshavardhan Singhdeo
Som Auto, an authorised dealer of Hero two-wheelers in Dhenkanal, is known for its distinct service delivery. Its…
Huge demand to propel housing sector: Suresh Kumar Sureka
The adage ‘Experience is the best teacher’ is attuned well to Suresh Kumar Sureka, designated partner of Springville…
Timely delivery, quality our forte: Sanjib Mohanty
Xpose Advertising is a leading advertising agency in the state. Established in 2001, it has a robust client…
Semiconductor crunch hits auto industry: Ruchi Jalan
At a time when fuel prices are still at a higher level and interest rates are moving northward,…
Customer service, awareness key to sales growth: Raj Kumar Agarwal
Success can be a long and winding road, filled with many obstacles and challenges. This goes well with…
Tractor market grew by 50% in 20 yrs: Pradeepta Badajena
They say ideas come from curiosity. And it holds true for Pradeepta Badajena, managing director of Modern Agro…
Infra boost needed to turn India into EV hub: Padmini Panigrahi
At a time when vehicle prices are rising with rise in associated prices, the market for electric vehicles…
Good consumer relations key to popularity: Baburam Swain
A scholar from a small village once dreamt of running a business in Bhubaneswar. Braving all odds, he…
Business Eminence Awards 2021 Awardees
GST cut will boost auto sales: Rajan Gugnani
The Covid-19 pandemic damaged every sector and the auto industry is no different. After a long year of the pandemic,…
There’s never a bad time to do a good thing: Sunjoy Hans
The best kind of entrepreneurs are believed to be born, not made. They are perceived to be impulsive and inventive…
Once vaccine rollout is over, real estate will bounce back: Jagadish Prasad Naik
The real estate market in the county had been terribly hit by the pandemic. Odisha was no different. However, with…
Auto sector faces short-term liquidity constraint: Pradeep Agarwal
Even as the scourge of Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on every sector of the economy including automotive sector,…
We foresee good sales in ACs, refrigerators in this summer: Debraj Rath
Like many other products, electronic goods took a hit during the pandemic. Sales across the board plummeted. Increased prices of…
Right attitude, mindset and good ethics keys to success: Siddharth Garg
he pandemic was not all that gloom and doom time for all. For some, it brought in its stride challenges…
Pandemic has hit all stakeholders in automobile industry hard: Shaunak Raj Parikh
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the automobile industry hard. Now, people involved with this industry are looking forward to revival…
Auto sector showing a ‘V’ shape recovery: Devjyoti Patnaik
Despite several challenges caused by the pandemic, the auto sector is getting back to its growth trajectory. During an interaction…
Covid an opportunity to return stronger: Rajiv Dubey
The Covid-19 pandemic damaged every economic activity causing losses to all sectors. Amid such a crisis, CEO of Rohan Autoriders…
Kalamandir garners love from one and all: Rajinder Singh
Kalamandir is a household brand in Odisha that has garnered love from all across the state. Since its first store…
Covid’s impact on hotel industry is severe: Durga Prasad Rath
When the Covid-19 induced lockdown was announced, we were plunged into a period of uncertainty. One of the fundamental pre-requisites…
Real estate prices to go up marginally: Sharad Baid
India’s real estate industry faced unprecedented challenges due to coronavirus. The pandemic brought construction activities to a halt and severely…
It will take at least a year for tourism biz to get back on its feet: JK Mohanty
The hotel and the tourism sector, battered by the serial shutdowns and lockdowns in the country, is struggling to get…
We are headed for a mix of online and offline learning: Poly Patnaik
That Covid-19 has changed the way we live is not news anymore. The lethal virus has led to tectonic shifts…
Foresight of our CM, helped the state a lot: Tara Ranjan Patnaik
After the spread of Covid-19 in China, our business associates warned about this taking a pandemic form. I cautioned all…
We took the pandemic as a challenge: Rabindra Kumar Lenka
Jayram Lenka is a leading business in the readymade garment retail sector in the state. Despite the boom in online shopping,…
Engineer turned jeweller: Brahmananda Meher
Indian engineers have definitely come a long way from following the old trend of getting a degree from a reputed…
Pandemic pushed us back by a decade: Prakash Kumar Biswal
The white appliances market was one of the worst-hit segments during the lockdowns and shutdowns in the country. With jobs…
Biz has seen upturn since December: Shiba Prasad Panda
Panda Enterprises, now ‘Panda Travel Mart’, running near the old bus stand since 1976, has been able to create customers…
We’ll offer online platform to Odisha customers soon: Rajesh Gupta
Post Covid-19, there was a rush for online platforms. Consumers hurtled towards digital platforms to buy products. However, this did…
Kids should be allowed to pursue their own areas of interest: Sikata Das
The pandemic has thrown up multiple challenges to our education system. However, with better infra, training and quick adaption to…
Covid posed a huge challenge to healthcare sector: Priyabrata Dhir
Healthcare workers have been the first line of defence in the battle against the pandemic. Health workers and the hospital…
We believe in hard work: Purshotam Budhraja
Narayani Motors was established in Bhubaneswar in 2005. Over the last 15 years, the company has been recognised as a popular…
Bhubaneswar is most secure place in India to do biz: Mitesh Khimji
Khimji Jewellers is known for its finest jewellery that is exclusively designed, catering for both classical and modern tastes of…
Will continue to focus on meeting customers’ expectations: Jugal Agrawal
The Covid-19 triggered lockdowns and shutdowns in the country dealt a severe blow to all genres of businesses. Restrictions on…
Govt policies led to growth of the startups in Odisha: Sushant Kumar Panda
Bharat Masala founded by Surendranath Panda started as a microenterprise in 1999 with one small spice grinding unit. Later, the…
Customer-centric services our focus: Arshdeep Singh
The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the containment measures disrupted the global economy. The consequent decline in purchasing power of…
Govt aid can help reduce cost of treatment in private hospitals: Subrat Kumar Jena
The importance of healthcare delivery did not receive larger attention as they have in the recent months courtesy the pandemic.…
We deliver emotion, happiness to our customers: Sofia Firdous
The real estate sector in the state is yet to come on its feet post pandemic. There are issues like…
We bounced back in Q3: Avinash Singhania
The year-2020 was challenging, but not all that bad. This was proved by Sky Automobiles as they set a new…
Aakash cleared path for students during Covid: Ajay Bahadur Singh
The COVID-19 pandemic was a difficult time for students as all schools, colleges and coaching centres were closed. Despite several…
Digital broadband is the need of the world: Prashant Agarwal
The pandemic pushed every firm to switch to a work from home mode. In such emergencies, hassle-free internet services play…
Adoptability of the scrappage policy not easy: Aditya Patra
Indian automakers are grappling with multiple headwinds like prolonged slowdown and the pandemic. Despite many challenges, the automakers and dealers…
Govt should set an example by buying its own MSME products: Satwik Swain
The Covid-19 affected the small and medium enterprises in the country the hardest. So much so that the sector is…
Our motto is to create good human beings: Sanjib Rout
Odisha witnessed the impact of Covid-19 towards the end of 2019-20 academic year. Till date, the education system as well…
Electric vehicle is way out to create clean & efficient future: Abinash Samal
The pandemic has devastated the automobile sector and the industry is looking for a new ray of hope. In the…
ASBM is my passion, not compulsion: Prof Biswajeet Pattanayak
Prof Biswajeet Pattanayak created history by introducing the blockbuster ‘Lagaan’- a commercial movie – in serious classroom teaching at the prestigious…
Skill and experience are key mantras for success: Sarat Kumar Sahoo
Ruchi is a household brand for last 45 years. The brand has garnered love and trust for its uncompromised product quality.…
Scrappage policy to boost car sales: Sunil Taneja
The automobile sector which has already borne the brunt of Covid-19 pandemic is now facing challenges from fuel price hike…
Bringing tribal kids into mainstream is my passion: Achyuta Samanta
Achyuta Samanta, who was born to a poor family, is now one of the biggest social entrepreneurs globally. His life…
