Tag: Devendra Darda

  • Madhukar Kamath appointed Chairman of ABC

    By A Correspondent

     

    Madhukar Kamath

    Madhukar Kamath was elected as the Chairman of ABC for the year 2019-2020 at the 71st Annual General Meeting of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) last week. Devendra Darda was unanimously elected as the Deputy Chairman for the year 2019-2020.

     

    The members on the ABC Council for the year 2019-20 are as under:

    Advertising Agencies Representatives:

    Madhukar Kamath, DDB Mudra Pvt.Ltd. – Chairman

    Shashidhar Sinha, Media Brands Pvt. Ltd.

    Srinivasan K Swamy, RK Swamy BBDO Pvt. Ltd.

    Vikram Sakhuja, Madison Communications Pvt.Ltd. – Hony. Treasurer

     

    Publishers Representatives:

    Devendra V. Darda – Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd. – Dy. Chairman

    Hormusji N. Cama – The Bombay Samachar Pvt. Ltd.

    Shailesh Gupta – Jagran Prakashan Ltd.

    Chandan Majumdar – ABP Pvt. Ltd.

    Raj Kumar Jain – Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

    Pratap G. Pawar – Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd

    Riyad Mathew – Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. – Hony. Secretary

    Praveen Someshwar – HT Media Ltd.

     

    Advertisers Representatives:

    Mayank Pareek – Tata Motors Ltd.

    Karunesh Bajaj – ITC Ltd.

    Vivek Nayer – Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    Debabrata Mukherjee – United Breweries Ltd. Secretariat

    Hormuzd Masani – Secretary General

     

  • Lokmat Sur Jyotsna Award is a platform for aspiring singers in India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Dedicated to celebrating musical excellence, Lokmat has announced the fourth edition of its musical award show – Lokmat Sur Jyotsna Award. This year, a ‘popular’ category is also added and singers can upload their video and audio files on a website. The winners will be rewarded with the cash prize of Rs 1 lakh in each category along with a trophy.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Devendra Darda, Managing Director, Lokmat Media Pvt Ltd said, “Surjyotsna Music Awards is conceived with the vision of identifying unique musical talents from across the country. A dream dreamt by us three years back has today emerged as one of the platforms for upcoming singers and that has given us confidence to scale up the competition level. As we bring in the 4th edition of Surjyotsna Awards, we look forward to celebrating another exciting year in Indian music and recognizing new talent.”