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Economic Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Kotak Bank names Paritosh Kashyap as ED; Dy MD Ekambaram to retire
Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank Saturday announced that Paritosh Kashyap, group president and business head of the wholesale banking group, will be appointed as whole-time director, designated as executive director, from November 1. ADVERTISEMENT Kashyap will succeed Shanti Ekambaram, the current deputy managing director, who is set to retire on October 31, 2025, upon completion of her term. Kashyap's appointment is subject to approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A Kotak veteran with more than three decades at the institution, Kashyap has been leading the wholesale banking business since 2022. His extensive experience spans structured finance, real estate, and debt capital markets. He also served as managing director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Investments (KMIL) from 2016 to 2019 and is a member of the Group Management Council. Shanti Ekambaram, who joined the Kotak Group in 1991, has been instrumental in shaping the bank's growth across multiple strategic verticals, including investment banking, capital markets, corporate banking, treasury, 811, and consumer banking. KVS Manian, joint managing director at Kotak, resigned last April to join Federal bank as CEO after spending 30 years, while Ekambaram has completed nearly 34 years with the Uday Kotak-promoted bank. ADVERTISEMENT Ashok Vaswani, MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, praised Ekambaram's legacy, calling her "a cornerstone of Kotak's journey," and expressed confidence in Kashyap's leadership, citing his "deep institutional knowledge, strategic foresight, and a strong customer-first mindset.""I am honoured and humbled to take on this new role and look forward to working with the team to build on our strong foundation and drive our strategy to transform for scale," Kashyap said. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Kotak Bank names Paritosh Kashyap as ED; Dy MD Ekambaram to retire
Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank Saturday announced that Paritosh Kashyap , group president and business head of the wholesale banking group, will be appointed as whole-time director, designated as executive director, from November 1. Kashyap will succeed Shanti Ekambaram , the current deputy managing director, who is set to retire on October 31, 2025, upon completion of her term. Kashyap's appointment is subject to approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A Kotak veteran with more than three decades at the institution, Kashyap has been leading the wholesale banking business since 2022. His extensive experience spans structured finance, real estate, and debt capital markets. He also served as managing director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Investments (KMIL) from 2016 to 2019 and is a member of the Group Management Council. Shanti Ekambaram, who joined the Kotak Group in 1991, has been instrumental in shaping the bank's growth across multiple strategic verticals, including investment banking , capital markets, corporate banking, treasury, 811, and consumer banking. Live Events KVS Manian, joint managing director at Kotak, resigned last April to join Federal bank as CEO after spending 30 years, while Ekambaram has completed nearly 34 years with the Uday Kotak-promoted bank. Ashok Vaswani , MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, praised Ekambaram's legacy, calling her "a cornerstone of Kotak's journey," and expressed confidence in Kashyap's leadership, citing his "deep institutional knowledge, strategic foresight, and a strong customer-first mindset." "I am honoured and humbled to take on this new role and look forward to working with the team to build on our strong foundation and drive our strategy to transform for scale," Kashyap said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Chhaava' director Laxman Utekar tells 'Chale Jao Beshak, koi zabardasti nahi hai,' as he reacts to Anurag Kashyap's statement about leaving Bollywood: 'Aap wahin atke huye ho'
A while ago, Anurag Kashyap had said in an interview that he wants to leave Bollywood and Bombay as he's fed up of it. He had criticised the industry for making the same kind of movies and not wanting to experiment. He had also slammed OTT platforms for the same. Earlier, in an interview with The Hindu, he said, "I've left Mumbai. I want to stay away from film people. The industry has become too toxic. Everyone is chasing unrealistic targets, trying to make the next Rs 500 or Rs 800 crore film. The creative atmosphere is gone.' Now 'Chhaava' director Laxman Utekar has reacted to Kashyap's statement. When asked about it in an interview, he told Mama's Couch, "Chale jao chod kar, beshak chale jao, koi zabadasti nahi kar raha hai. See, ye industry aisi hai ki you have to be mentally and creatively happy, then only we can make a great… agar aapka mann nahi hai yahan rehne ka toh aap great film kaise banaoge? Aap chale jao, isse acha (Leave if you want to, nobody is forcing you to stay. You can only make movies if you are creatively happy, and there's no point in forcing yourself if you can't put your heart in it). ' He further said that Kashyap is wrong in saying that the audience has no sensibility. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esse novo alarme com câmera é quase gratuito em Campanha (consulte o preço) Alarmes Saiba Mais Undo He added, "Woh galat bol rahe hai jab woh kehte hai ki audience ko sensibilities nahi hai unki film accept karne ki… balki unki sensibility nahi hai audience ka taste accept karne ki. Aaj 700-800 crore tak business kar rahi hai films… how can you say cinema is dying? Aap collection toh dekho Baahubali ka, RRR ka, Pushpa ka—1200 crore tak ka collection tha. Ya phir in fact Chhaava ka. Sensibility aapki change honi chahiye kyunki aap wahin par aatke huye ho (How can you say cinema is dying when movies are doing business of over Rs 1000 crore? You should change your sensibilities instead of telling the audience to change themselves).' Laxman said that film-makers will have to evolve with time as the audience is constantly evolving. "Aaj audience ke paas apne phone mein duniya bhar ka cinema hai. They are more updated than you. They know what to watch and what not to. And after every three years, cinema is changing. cinematography is changing, editing is changing, storytelling, costume… everything is changing. As a filmmaker, you have to change. You can't be stuck in the past and say the audience doesn't have sensibility. You have to change," he said. The director also criticised some film-makers who just make movies for a certain kind of audience from Bandra to Juhu. He said, "Unko pata hi nahi hai logon ko kya dekhna hai… kyunki woh rehte hai aise Juhu-Bandra jaise posh areas mein. Wahan rehna bura nahi hai, main bhi chahta hoon wahan rahun. Inn logon ka holiday hota hai London, New York, Dubai mein… unko Bandra ke aage Parel, Thane, Chembur jaise areas pata hi nahi. They don't even know these areas exist. Jab aap apna desh ghume hi nahi ho… aap apne desh ko jaante hi nahi ho… aap apne brands mein busy ho… toh unko kaise pata chalega ki log kya dekhna chahte hai (These people have no idea that there is a world beyond Juhu and Bandra. They need to open their eyes and travel around the country. Instead, they are busy with their brands).' Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Mint
27-05-2025
- General
- Mint
This women farmers' network envisions a feminist future for agriculture
At Dharmaveer auditorium at Pune's Savitribai Phule University two weeks ago, a few women from tribal communities talked about the produce they had on display, while some from Gujarat took photographs, and others explained to other visitors the use of headphones to get live translations of sessions. A lot was going on all at once at the three-day conference, from 7-9 May, which was attended by more than 500 women farmers from 17 states to mark the 10th anniversary of Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch (Makaam), the women farmers' rights alliance. The women exuded confidence, camaraderie and wisdom but beneath it all ran the deeper issues, long-term challenges and the uphill journey they have been tackling for a decade. Also read: The march of women farmers Given that everywhere, on every piece of farmland, women do all kinds of jobs from sowing to harvesting, it may seem odd that there has to be a full-fledged movement to get them rights. But that's exactly what Makaam has been working on since April 2014—to have women farmers recognised as farmers and consequently, the access and rights that male farmers have. This includes land rights, fair wages, access to government schemes, and most importantly, protection from structural violence. Among the female workforce, more than 65% depend solely on agriculture and yet most are called 'workers" or 'labourers" and not recognised as farmers, according to data from the 2011 Census. This is despite the 2007 National Agriculture Policy, which says a farmer should be recognised as such irrespective of ownership of land, and which includes cultivators, forest-dependent people, tenant farmers, agri labourers and fisherfolk within the definition of a farmer. 'It is impossible for a woman in a far-flung village to express what she feels to even people around her. Suddenly we get a platform where we meet other women farmers who understand and empathise and are willing to do something about it. It is a big thing," says Suneeta Kashyap, a farmer from Naini village, near Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. The solidarity and sisterhood that Kashyap is referring to is one of the strengths of the network. Women have been surviving discrimination, exploitation and violence for decades in farms and homes, and one of the core focus areas for Makaam is combating structural violence. Seema Kulkarni, Makaam founding member and Maharashtra coordinator, says violence takes various forms when it comes to women farmers. 'If a relative abuses you on the field, is it domestic violence or harassment at work? Denial of land rights is a form of violence. Refusal to acknowledge their contribution and refusal to pay is structural violence." She points to the grim figures of suicides among women farmers, often counted as homemakers/housewives instead of as farmer suicides to explain how women's rights, labour and their very existence are constantly undermined. At the meeting in Pune, women from different states shared their stories and struggles of encountering violence and how they dealt with it. These discussions not only help build solidarity but also bring crucial issues to the public domain. In the past decade, the members have steadfastly focused on three principles: samvad (dialogue), sangharsh (resistance/struggle) and nirman (creation/production). Kavitha Kurunganti, one of the founding members, vividly remembers how it all began: 'In April 2014, around 22 of us met in Nagpur for two days to discuss how adequate attention and a space can be carved for women farmers." The figures she quotes from various sources are stark: women own only 11.8% of the agricultural land, according to 2021 government data, which has direct implications for access to loans, seeds and schemes. Women farmers get only 50-75% of men's wages, while doing more than 60% of agricultural jobs exclusively. 'Though there were strong movements for agroecology, women's rights, social equity and farmers' issues, rights of women farmers slipped through the cracks in each of these movements," says Kurunganti. Makaam was a result of that deliberation and the late Mina Swaminathan, a leading educationist and feminist, gave the group its name, which translates to 'destination" in Hindi. Fighting corporate control and patriarchy is at the heart of their efforts to create a more sustainable, alternative food production system. 'We are a loose but strong network, not a formal organisation," says Kulkarni. 'We rely on domestic funding, work through collective leadership, and stay grounded in the states and communities where women are organising," she says. The network has spread to 20-22 states though its most active members are in 10-12 states, including Maharashtra, Telangana and Punjab. This is not the first such group, but it is one of the first such women's farmers' alliances bringing together various other networks, campaigns, movements, collectives, organisations and individuals advocating for the right to livelihood for women farmers. Kurunganti explains that the platform has associations with around 200 organisations and individuals, such as the four-decade-old Deccan Development Society that works with nearly 5,000 Dalit and indigenous small women farmer groups. Such partnerships give them the strength of a grassroots network and flexible organisation. This model of collective leadership, free of hierarchy and rooted in democracy, could serve as a blueprint in a sector facing daily challenges from climate change and increasingly at the mercy of corporate and political interests. Agricultural expert Navsharan Singh, who has worked extensively in Punjab, says Makaam's simultaneous focus on advocacy and mobilisation is impactful. 'Experiences of women farmers have been intense and different… Makaam's work has led to foregrounding women in policy," says Singh. The policy interventions Makaam has been involved in include getting the Central government to release the data of land records with identifiable listings of women land owners under the 2008 digital modernisation programme. They have successfully intervened in including women farmers in implementation of the Forest Rights Act by registering their titles or joint titles and claims for CFR (community forest resource) rights. 'Exclusion in employment and land rights pushes women further into poverty and vulnerability," says Singh. Singh says the alliance's future challenges are many, given the serious implications of climate change and the policy direction towards corporatised farming. She points out that the Draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing that aims to reimagine the agricultural marketing ecosystem in India 'is yet another attempt to corporatise the sector", adding that 'the only way forward is resistance." Given the fact that neither the government nor society recognises women farmers, Makaam's work is critical. 'Along with cultural invisibilisation, women are also structurally pushed to the lowest end of agriculture," says social anthropologist and agrarian expert A.R. Vasavi. 'No policy is women-centric and much more recognition and encouragement is required." This aspect of advocating for policy that considers women's needs often came up during the panel discussions and in questions from the audience. 'We want to build stronger, membership-based forums for women farmers, so that this movement is not just about advocacy but about mass-based, organised power," says Kulkarni. 'Importantly we want to ensure that the future of India's agriculture is feminist, just, and sustainable—and that women are at the very centre of this transformation." Kashyap from Uttarakhand is one of the people who has seen in action the benefits of that mass-based power while negotiating prices for women farmers who are part of the local organisation Umang (the 16-year-old Umang is also a member of Makaam). 'At Umang, we accept any amount of produce from women farmers, small or large, and ensure that everyone gets a fair rate. Because of our efforts, not only do farmers from our village get a good rate, but even neighbouring villages check what we are doing and try to follow. When we go to meet officials through Makaam, we are able to put forward our case and are often successful." Umang has 2,500 women members and works in 100 villages in the Kumaon region. 'We have proven that we can work towards holistic development," she says, emphasising the power of sisterhood. 'Our success comes from nurturing relationships and creating networks and bonds to work together." Prachi Pinglay-Plumber is an independent journalist and professor of practice at Central Campus, CHRIST University, Bengaluru. Also read: A deep dive into rubber's living legacy
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP neta's viral video: Woman claims conspiracy, files FIR
1 2 3 Lucknow: The woman seen hugging BJP Gonda district president Amar Kishore Kashyap in a viral CCTV clip lodged an FIR on Monday against unknown people for circulating the video with the intent to damage her and Kashyap's reputation. She lodged the FIR with the Chhapia police station in Gonda. The woman said her character was being tarnished as part of a "political conspiracy" and said Kashyap was "like an elder brother" to her. "If these rumours do not stop, I will file a defamation suit and approach the women's commission as well," she told the media. The woman is said to be associated with the BJP for the past three years. She claimed that the video, which surfaced on social media on Sunday, was recorded on April 12. "I was feeling unwell after returning from Lucknow. He (Kashyap) received me at the railway station and took me to the party office (in Gonda). While climbing stairs, my heels got stuck and I stumbled. He saved me from falling. But the incident has been misrepresented deliberately," she said. UP BJP has sought a written explanation from Kashyap within seven days. In the notice, UP BJP state general secretary Govind Shukla said the conduct amounted to "indiscipline" and impacted the party's image. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo In the CCTV footage, Kashyap is seen opening the office gate around 9.30pm. He then gestures to the woman, seated in an SUV, to enter the office. The woman then ascends the staircase, followed by Kashyap who purportedly hugs her. According to reports, a BJP worker reportedly filed an internal complaint with the state BJP leadership. About 10 days ago, BJP had expelled senior party functionary and chairman of Rasra Cooperative Sugar Mill in Ballia, Babban Singh Raghuvanshi, after his indecent video with a woman dancer went viral on social media.
