About two decades ago, a dynamic a husband & wife team of Mr. Prashant and Mrs. Bijal Kalbag launched a vivacious venture, namely Creative Awards & Rewards. What forms the crux of their business process and philosophy? Let us try to find out…

The company strives up to provide complete personalized solutions to meet the creative demands of its corporate customers. With emphasis on constant innovation and experimentation coupled with a ‘Never Say No’ attitude, the duo has steadily established the company into a domain leader, steadily growing its offerings by adding diverse materials into their existing range. Here are some of the highlights of its extensive product range and its exquisite features:

•    Just to elaborate, Creative Awards & Rewards provides a bouquet of perfectly crafted products made of Metal, Steel, Crystal/Glass, Wood, Acrylic, Fiberglass, Soft PVC, Leather and Ceramic to suit every budget.

•    Besides, Trophies, Presentation Plaques and Cups, the Company also offers a range of Corporate and Promotional Gift items like Crystal Candle Holders/Paperweights/Min. Clocks/Ganeshas/Vases/ Glasses/ Bowls, Time Pieces – Wrist Watches/ Wall & Desktop Clocks.

•    Creative Awards & Rewards provides outstanding stationery Items in Wood and Metal like Photo frames /Pens and Pen holders, Calendars, Pen/Mobile & Visiting card holders.

•    Also there are magnificent items like Coasters, Ceramic Mugs and Plates, Bar Sets…… and promotional and gift items made of  Stainless Steel, Leather, Soft PVC, as well as Lenticular Products made precisely as per your design and specifications.

•    The whole gamut of operations- right from computerized designing, crystal, metal casting, wooden, acrylic, painting and packaging department- are all available under one roof to ensure quality and timely deliveries.

The idea is to help a client achieve the desired impact through highly rewarding and fulfilling corporate appreciation programs. That’s exactly why it has come up with a new range of products in the above mentioned categories. You just need to get in touch with the company’s sales representative by giving them a call and they will respond. Alternatively, you may send an online enquiry through the official website, http://www.creativeawardsnrewards.com/.

Giftex heartily supports the exciting business idea of Mr. Prashant and Mrs. Bijal Kalbag. Our best wishes to the enterprising couple…

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It is important for companies to understand the importance of branding and image building, hence the benefits of corporate gifting can never be under estimated. While there is plenty of variety of corporate gifts available in market, we need to select the appropriate one which meets our needs like promotional value, utility, quality of the product and the most important price.

Here are few tips which will enable you to the most economic yet quality gifts:

•    One of the important criteria while selecting a corporate gift is quality. The product should meet their status and position. If the company fails to deliver a quality gift, it would only spoil their goodwill. The behavior of the recipient would then most likely change if you end up giving them a low quality object.

•    Other important criteria for choosing a corporate gift is its utility. Promotional products like desktop articles, pens, t-shirts, bags prove to be very useful. They bring out the desired result in most cases and are most effective because of their utility to a broader category of people like housewives, employees, students and so on. Such gifts can surely bring about positive results for the companies.

•    The last but not the least important factor while selecting a right corporate gift is the budget. Though it is true that clients wouldn’t mind expensive gifts, it is important for companies to choose the right budget that brings out greater Return on Investment. It is of no good investing huge sums and bringing the same amount of business as is it otherwise would have come with a smaller investment.

•    Here are some gifting ideas that might interest you: Garments, Watches, Reading Lamps, Pen Holders, Pen Sets, Mugs / Cups, Art Sculptures, Paintings, Flower Pots, Table Clocks, Perfumes, Candles and Candle Holder, etc.

If you are still confused about selecting the right gift for your clients, why not visit the Giftex 2012 just a few days away from now; the details of this exciting event are available on the site.

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The brain behind The Arts Trust and ICIA, Mr Vickram Sethi, is known to be a committed and articulate art aficionado. He has been actively engaged in promoting contemporary Indian art, and has been striving to raise awareness and interest in Indian art.

The Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA) serves as a logical extension of The Arts Trust vision of becoming the best source for quality work by both the distinguished and emerging artists. The Arts Trust was set up in 1990 with a long-term vision of promoting Indian contemporary art, which was just gaining in prominence at that time.

Towards this end, The Arts trust organizes art exhibitions, showcasing a wide range of talent and creativity, providing the viewers a glimpse of promising artists who work in various genres, styles, subjects and mediums.

In 1996, The Arts Trust was handed over the responsibility of managing the Harmony Show launched by the Reliance Group. It has also hosted several art camps and art events such as the annual RPG art exhibitions. The Arts Trust boasts of several prestigious clients such as RPG Group, Kotak Bank, ABN AMRO bank, Indian Hotels, Oberoi Group and Hyatt Hotel among others.

Of course, the journey has been full of several challenges, as Mr Vickram Sethi reminisces: “When I started, the art scene was quite different from what it is now. It was difficult to find space (for hosting the shows). I did my first show more than 15 years ago at the Oberoi, titled ‘Masters of India’. I was amazed at the response, and then began to do art shows at the Y B Chavan studio more often.”

He is extremely optimistic and positive about the emerging crop of artists. He quips: “There’s immense talent here!” In keeping with his vision, the previous edition of Art Expo India brought to the fore highly talented and dynamic artists from across the country and abroad in a grand event in Mumbai.

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Mumbai-based Champion Trading Company, formed more than five and a half decades ago, is known for developing and manufacturing all kind of attractive and durable torches. The products also made specifically in a buyer’s brand or mark, as part of customization.

Here’s a quick look at their vast and quality product range

GEET 205

Model                   :   GEET 205
LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   2 AA Batteries
Usage Time     :  175+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   80 ft.
Product Size       :   170mm x 44mm x 27mm
Special Features    :   Glow in Dark Torch body

3 CELL TORCH

LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   3 ‘AA’ Batteries
Useage Time     :  250+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   80 ft.
Special Features    :   Glow in Dark Torch body
LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   3 ‘AA’ Batteries
Usage Time     :  250+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   80 ft.
Special Features    :   Glow in Dark Torch body

Model                   :   GEET 27

LED                      :   27 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   4 ‘AA’ Batteries
Usage Time     :  16+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   100 sqft. area.
Product Size       :   139mm x 15mm x 139mm
Special Features    :   1) Glow in Dark body
2) Round & Flat body
3) Indoor & outdoor useable
4) Magnet to stick in flat metal body
LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   2 ‘AA’ Batteries
Usage Time     :  175+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   50 ft.
Special Features    :   Available in attractive color

Model                   :  GEM 30

LED                      :   30 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   6 volt 4.5Ah Rechargeable battery
Charge Voltage :   AC 230 Volt
Charging time    :  Appx. 10 Hours by AC 230 Volt
Usage Time     :  Appx. 14 hrs
Product Size       :   234mm x 64mm x 39mm
Special Features    :   1) Low battery indicator
2) Charging indicator
3)  12V DC charge input
4) 180 degree light distribution
5) Auto - on Mechanism
6) Auto - off Mechanism
7) Over charge protection

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Giftex 2012 is your chanced to grasp the trend in the domain of gifting. As the event testifies, corporate gifting has been transformed into an art. If a company gifts too little it can be perceived as cheap and if it gives too much it can become a bribe. Gift the wrong thing, and it’s considered bad taste.

A truly thoughtful gift is the one that strikes a chord with the receiver; the one that reflects that you have taken efforts in selecting, packing and presenting it. A gift’s worth cannot be judged by its price tag alone. What indeed makes it valuable is your genuine emotions attached to it. A ubiquitous item can be blended with the tastes and choice of the person you are going to present it. Your thought behind the whole exercise should reflect through your gift to make it a meaningful gesture.

For example, if your friend or colleague is a youthful, upcoming and dynamic executive who loves looking sporty and sleek at work, you can opt to pick ready-to-wear line that will perfectly suit him or her. You may buy a gift that will help one in one’s daily life like contemporary clothing or something like a CD of soothing songs or challenging puzzle game that will help him or her unwind. It will come in handy for the purpose of recreation or relaxation.

Take some effort to find out what your friend or colleague has been keen on buying. This well might be a book title or a favorite music CD, currently lacking from his or her collection. If the person is a ‘do-it-your-self’ type, get a mechanical or electronic utilitarian item.
If you want to shower your friend or a close colleague with something valuable, Giftex 2012 is your opportunity to get all the great ideas to build and strengthen personal and professional bonds.

If ever there is an event to seek exciting corporate gift ideas for your most valued and prestigious customers, business associates and partners, it’s now. It’s Giftex 2012!

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In the previous post, we suggested options for gym membership as an offbeat but highly effective mode to build a ‘healthy’ bond with friends and colleagues who really matter to you and to whom exercise matters owing to their hectic and stressed lifestyle.

You can help them in their quest to maintain themselves that much more with a ‘healthy’ gift. In this post, we shall consider an interesting Yoga-related gift idea. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is indeed a fine body of work.

In a short but sweet compilation, the magical personality offered insight into basic tenets of mysticism and various methods for experiencing altered states of consciousness; setting on a path to absoluteness.

Their website states: “Yoga stimulates the parasympathetic system and thus works against stress. Regular relaxation exercises help in developing the witness attitude and help one, to distance oneself from the apparent causes of stress.

Patanjali yoga, if carried out, true to its original spirit as mentioned in the yoga sutras, can truly calm you in body and mind. Right since 1918, the renowned Yoga Institute in the city of Mumbai (located in the serene suburbs of Santa Cruz) has been disseminating disciplined and graded lessons on

Yoga and has been publishing them in pocket editions. These act as a guide on Yoga and meditation practices. There are popular publications such as the ‘Yoga Asanas Simplified’.

It offers a perfect course of Yoga tenets for daily practice. The books, written by authorities like Shri Yogendra, have given a contemporary touch to the ancient science of Yoga.

The valuable offerings like books, VCDs and cassettes at the Yoga Institute present a balanced course of Yoga and techniques of rhythmic breathing during yoga. You can get books, VCDs and cassettes at the Yoga Institute, which make a timely gift under the circumstances.

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Art has a great display and asset value for both individuals as well as corporate houses. It makes a treasure to cherish in every sense. This value will come to the fore at Art Expo India 2009 (Venue: Nehru Center, Mumbai; Dates: September 25th - 27th) is a comprehensive source for understanding art – its past, present and future. It will present a wide array of works by famous and upcoming Indian artists.

Despite the recession and the subsequent fall in prices, experts feel the market for fine art is still very strong, though not as hyped as it was a couple of years ago. Importantly, long term collectors want to use this phase to build on their portfolios.

Especially, a host of investors-individual as well institutional- from European and American art circuit are looking to add Indian art to their collections. For many of them Indian art is still new. Art Expo India 2009 will act as a window for them to peep into Indian art.

Trade & Technology Exposition Co. (India) Pvt. Ltd was established in 1987 as an exhibition organizing company and several events on different themes were organized thereafter. Their flagship exhibition is GIFTEX which is now in its 21st year. With over 70 Shows to their credit Trade & Technology have the experience, the ability and the understanding of the art market as well.

The organization is headed by Vickram Sethi and has a support team that specializes in setting up trade events.  He has been setting up art shows and events from 1990. Before setting up art expo, the core team members had visited art fairs all over the world speaking to both galleries and art buyers to understand their needs. Being in both businesses Trade & Technology Exposition Co has the ability and knowledge to put together a major art event that would cater to the needs of the broader market.

Visit and enjoy Art Expo India 2009! The vibrant vistas of Indian Contemporary Art have opened for you.

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Ganesha, the elephant-headed God of success, help us overcome any obstacles in life. The deity is associated with virtues like wisdom, learning, power and prudence.

Ganesha is the first deity to be worshipped at the start of any auspicious occasion or a new venture. Ganesha or Ganpati is a very popular God idolized not only in India but all over the world.

Won’t it be a gratifying gift for an ardent Ganesha devotee? Mumbai’s Shree Siddhivinayak is highly revered by common people and celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan.

The official website notes: “The idol of Shree Siddhivinayak was carved out of a single black stone and is 2′6” (750mm) high and 2′ (600mm) wide with the trunk on the right. This is rather unusual appearance of Lord Ganesh.  The sanctum sanctorum housing the deity was altered time and again and finally gave way to a monolithic and magnificent structure, which was accomplished by a series of rituals.”

Book a Siddhivinayak Pooja online, which is very convenient. The following holy ceremonies are performed under the instructions and directions of competent priests.

Type of Pooja ceremonies that you can gift to someone:
1. Shodashopchar with one recitation of Atharva Sheersha
2. Shodashopchar with five recitations of Atharva Sheersha
3. Shodashopchar with eleven recitations (MahaPooja)
4. Nava-dampathya Ashirvachan Pooja (for the newly weds)
5. Pooja to seek blessings on a special occasion like birthday, marriage anniversary

The prasad along with Sindur, tilak, Shree’s picture will be given to the person mentioned by post after the Pooja is performed. You can register for the holy ceremony on any day of the month.

The priests perform them by Name of the devotee registered online. One time postal charges are included for the address within India or outside. If you book multiple Pooja, the prasad will be sent for multiple times.
Book the Shree Siddhivinayak Pooja here

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There are eight important and famous abodes of Lord Ganesha. These are collectively known as Ashtavinayaka. The eight naturally-formed sculpted stone statues are housed in the old temples.

The Ashtavinayaka temples are just within the range of 100 km of each other. A lot of spiritual importance is given to these eight destinations in Hindu religion.

Each idol is Lord Ganesha’s incarnation as told in different mythological tales. The places, the idols and their incarnation stories are ancient. These narrate us about why and how these Ganesha idols got their particular names and came into existence.

Elaborating on the Ashtavinayaka, the official tourism website of Maharashtra state notes: “Vinayak is another popular name for the god loved and worshiped by Hindus all over, Ganesh. Lord Ganesh is known to be the protector of his ardent devotees. Eight (Astha) naturally-formed sculpted stone statues are housed in old temples at the places where they were first found. The temples of Ashta Vinayaka are within the range of just 20 to 110 km of each other.”

The sequence of Ashtavinayaka pilgrimage according to the convention as mentioned in puran as is as follows:
1. Sri Mayureshwar Of Morgaon
2. Sri Siddhivinayak Of Siddhatek
3. Sri Ballaleshwar Of Pali
4. Sri Varad Vinayaka Of Mahad
5. Sri Chintamani Of Theur
6. Sri Girijatmaj Of Lenyadri
7. Sri Vigneshwar Of Ozar
8. Sri Mahaganapati Of Ranjangaon

These eight places are all in western Maharashtra. To plan your trip, contact:
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation;
Reg. Office: Express Towers, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021.
Information & Booking Office
Central Reservation Division, C.D.O. Hutments,
Opp. Yogakshema (LIC Building), Madame Cama Road, Mumbai 400 020
Check the MTDC Ganesha gallery here…

Mention must also be made of Ganapatipule in Konkan, a spectacular beach right along the Konkan Coast. It’s an idyllic getaway, which attracts beach lovers and pilgrims alike. The temple of Swayambhu (self-originated) Lord Ganesh here is visited by thousands of devotees every year. 

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Ganesh festival is a perfect confluence of philosophy, mysticism, and mythology. The stories of God’s divine pastimes have great symbolic connotations, and require full understanding and concentration to be blessed with pure happiness and peace. Whoever understands their inner and outer meanings will grasp the essence of life.

Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Lord Ganesh, falls on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada which falls in August-September. The symbolic connection behind the snake, mouse and the Lord’s pot belly and its relationship to the moon on his birthday is highly mythical and philosophic.

The entire cosmos is like the God’s belly. Shakti Parvati, the primordial energy, cooks 21 types of dishes, meaning 21 expansions of the cosmos: seven above, seven below and seven oceans - all of which are inside the Ganesha’s cosmic belly - held together by the cosmic energy symbolized as a huge snake that Ganesha ties around him.

The mouse is nothing but our inflated ego. Ganesha, using it as vehicle, represents the fact that our great Self or consciousness controls the ego, using it as a vehicle or instrument in daily life. In other words, one who controls the ego attains Ganesha-consciousness or God-consciousness.

Apart from a significant spiritual side, the festival has a social aspect. Lokmanya Tilak, the great freedom fighter, made it a public event to reshape the Indian psyche based on our own heritage and history.

The concept of public festivities is the gift given by him to the nation in the 19th century. Tilak had inspired people to organize the festival to rekindle nationalistic spirit. Since then, the purpose and form of the festival has greatly changed.

LALBAUGCHA RAJA (The Emperor of Lalbaug) in Mumbai is among the most revered and popular Ganesh idols in Mumbai visited by a host of celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar.

The Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati, located in Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, is another revered idol. The Ganpati was established in 1893.

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