Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers Partners with Ignition Presented by Shiv Nadar Foundation, Chennai Edition
Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ Since 1900), India’s most trusted heirloom jewellery brand joined hands with Ignition presented by Shiv Nadar foundation, Chennai edition, a stage that united young professionals, like-minded individuals from varied disciplines. Ignition is a platform created and curated by the award-winning journalist Shoma Chaudhury under the umbrella of her company Lucid Lines Productions, to deepen public discourse. The event took place at ITC Grand Chola and was attended by over 500 powerful voices from the city
Managing Partner’s Statement
Speaking about the association, Amarendran Vummidi, Managing Partner, VBJ Since 1900, said, “We are proud to be associated with Ignition presented by Shiv Nadar foundation, Chennai edition as we share similar principles and ideologies. Ignition presented by Shiv Nadar foundation, Chennai edition celebrates accomplishments and encourages younger generation. These healthy conversations truly ignite the minds and promotes diverse thinking amongst the youth. As a 125-year-old brand, we have the responsibility towards the society, and this is one small step towards that direction.”
Cultural Showcase
Adding a rich cultural layer to this event, VBJ Since 1900 showcased a curated selection of its heritage and contemporary jewellery through a specially designed display panel at the venue.
Event Highlights
Hosted by veteran journalist, Shoma Chaudhury, the event brought together India’s most influential minds — Sanjaya Baru (Policy Analyst and Author), Dr. Ambrish Mithal (Padma Bhushan awardee), D.P. Srivastava (former Ambassador to Iran), Kabir Taneja (Strategic Affairs Expert), and Wellness Advisor Richa Gangani offered a compelling exchange of ideas.
About Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ Since 1900)
About Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ Since 1900) Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ Since 1900), is a leading fine jewellery brand in South India. The brand is known to offer exceptional value to its customers, myriad choices and extraordinary quality in diamond jewellery, gold jewellery and Silver Ware. Established in 1900, VBJ Since 1900 is trusted by over six generations and has unflinchingly stood the test of time when it comes to harnessing the trust of patrons since its inception. VBJ Since 1900 has now completed one year of its store in Dallas, U.S.A which was established in October, 2023. Today, VBJ Since 1900 has a significant presence, with two showrooms in Chennai (Gemini and Annanagar). The website www.vummidi.com allows jewellery connoisseurs to peruse through their elaborate collections. Vummidi Silverware (www.vbjsilver.com) is synonymous with stunning designs and master artisanship, using its expertise for generations, to translate nature, ideas, precious stones and pure Silver, into veritable pieces of art. Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ Since 1900) boasts of a full-service in-house unit comprising of a ‘Creative Center’, responsible for conceptualising unique and original designs and making the same at their own state-of-the art manufacturing facility.
About IGNITION
About IGNITION: IGNITION is an exciting, eclectic, monthly live on-stage conversation series that celebrates the power of people; maps fascinating canvases of creativity, courage, and challenge; and provides keys to different worlds. IGNITION typically has 500-700 people at every edition. It is a by-invitation-only event and draws a wonderful, discerning, intellectually engaged audience — a mix of entrepreneurs, industrialists, corporates, artists, writers, lawyers, doctors, and professionals from every field. Its canvas ranges from the urgently public to the intimately personal. Over the last year, it brought together a compelling array of speakers: from actors and directors like Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpayee, Kalki Koechlin, Rajkumar Rao, Kabir Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Rana Daggubati, Shefali Shah, Ekta Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Vikramaditya Motwane, Hansal Mehta, Guneet Monga to musicians like Shubha Mudgal, Shujaat Khan, historians Manu Pillai, Vikram Sampath, William Dalrymple, career diplomats like TCA Raghavan, PS Raghavan, Talmiz Ahmad, Pavan Varma, Pankaj Saran; lawyers Saurabh Kirpal and J Sai Deepak, political leader PTR Thiagarajan, quantum scientist Urbasi Sinha, AI artists KK Raghava, Harshit Agarwal; Geopolitical experts Manoj Kewalramani, Brahma Chellaney, Jayadeva Ranade, former chief justice Madan Lokur, former army chief Gen MM Naravane, illusionist Karan Singh, and many others.
About Shoma Chaudhury
About Shoma Chaudhury Shoma Chaudhury is founder of Lucid Lines, an intellectual properties company, and an award-winning journalist, editor, and curator. She is the creator of platforms like SYNAPSE and IGNITION. In 2011, Newsweek in the US picked her as one of 150 power women “who shake the world”. In 2018, she was invited to deliver the Gandhi Oration in Sydney, the first Indian to do so. She has been awarded the prestigious Ernest Hemingway Award for Political Journalism, the Mumbai Press Club award for political journalism, the Ramnath Goenka award and the Chameli Devi Award for Best Woman Journalist for — in the words of the citation — “going where angels fear to tread”. She has a large body of work in defence of an open, plural, and equitable society. She is also a reputed moderator who has hosted more than 500 conversations on stage, interviewing the most cutting edge minds globally on politics, policy, economy, business, science, civil society, cinema, literature, sports and media. Formerly, she was the co-founder and managing editor of Tehelka Magazine. She had also co-founded and was director of THiNK, a paradigm-setting conference of ideas, where she hosted and interviewed people as diverse as Robert De Niro, Tom Friedman, Gary Kasparov, Dr Ian Lipkin, Sherry Turkle, David Christian, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, former chiefs of the Mossad, CIA and Taliban together on the same platform along with a galaxy of politicians, artists, corporate czars, scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, farmers, dalits, tribals, and activists from India, Africa, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Afghanistan, China, Russia, Pakistan and Europe and America
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