Testimonial 2024
V Pattabhi Ram
Co-author, The Great Bank Robbery: NPAs, Scams and the Future of Regulation
Thanks a lot for sharing, Benedict. The festival was one of the best functions I have attended, and I mean it. Thanks for the experience.
Madhuri Subbarao
Curator & Chief Research Officer - Earthitude Research Forum, India's 1st Sustainability Psychologist, EHS & ESG - Audit & Reporting, DJSI & Enablon, Compliance, PhD Candidate in Sustainability
I’m thrilled to have been part of the BizLitFest organized by Benedict Paramanand on September 14, 2024! The event was exceptionally well-organized, and I was grateful for the chance to showcase my standee. It was inspiring to see people from diverse backgrounds share their passions and experiences and met a lot of hardcore Bengalureans by heart. The highlight was historian and environmentalist Ramchandra Guha, who wrapped up the program with his delightful humor. I left feeling enriched and inspired, having enjoyed a day filled with stories, poems, and relatable anecdotes. What an unforgettable experience!
Testimonial 2019
Alok Kejriwal
Founder Games2Win and Author of 'Why I Don't Wear My Socks'
Had an AMAZING time at the Bangalore Business Literature Fest!! Receiving the C.K. Prahlad Best Business Book for 2019 from Narayan Murthy was very special. My mom & Chhavi Kejriwal who accompanied me were thrilled:) (My Book is called “Why I stopped wearing my socks and is available here - http://bit.ly/dkb-book)
Dear Benedict,
Thank you for inviting us to the Bangalore BizLitFest. The passion, energy and enthusiasm of every author/speaker at the event was truly contagious. For both Shalini & me, it was also a great opportunity to interact directly with potential readers and to sense how our work will resonate with them. Several people bought the book for themselves, stopped by to chat post the session, and one gentleman bought two copies for his two sons, who are early in their careers. That experience was really touching and made me so happy about having written the book.
The BizLitFest is an amazingly well curated, and well-organised platform bringing together lovers of books — readers and writers. I’ve already ordered several books on Amazon for gifting, downloaded a few on my Kindle, and am looking forward to a relaxed Sunday evening of reading the books of authors who I have now seen and heard in person.
Once again, thank you so much for inviting us. And Ahana and Poulomi, thank you for bringing this opportunity to us.
Shalini Lal
Co-author of 'The Secret Lives of Organizations - Invisible Rules of Success for the Young Indian Professional'
Thanks Benedict Paramanand for organising such a power packed event! Shalini Lal and Pradnya Parasher, authors of 'The Secret Lives of Organizations - Invisible Rules of Success for the Young Indian Professional'
Sridhar Raju
Founder-Partner, Wise Collaborations
Dear Benedict,
This year's BBLF was fabulous. It had a different aura vis-a-vis the previous editions. The venue and the facilities added to the 'cool factor' and enabled easy networking opportunities.
A big congrats and compliments to you and your team.
Best regards,
Nistha Tripathi
Author of NO SHORTCUTS - Rare Insights From 15 Successful Start-up Founders'
Dear Benedict,
Wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed the event. It was so nice meeting you - BBLF is a great initiative and it's here to stay I am sure. Will be happy to help in future events - feel free to summon me.
Girish Batra,
Author of 'Experiments in Leadership : A comprehensive guide for Leaders with 80+ real-life case studies'
Dear Benedict,
I would like to compliment you for a wonderful Bangalore Business Literary Festival. It was one of the most memorable days of 2019 for me ... It was curated and organised to the tee, having impactful sessions. Keep it up and keep going ...
I would like to show my gratitude to you for providing an opportunity to showcase my book 'Experiments in Leadership' to the perfect audience.
I had shared my dream of seeing the majority of Bestsellers in Business Books (Crossword, Sapna, Amazon, etc. rankings) being Indian authors for which people like you, Prof Raghu are the best suited to begin work on ecosystem strengthening activities and actions.
Testimonial 2018
Rajiv Jayaraman
Founder-CEO, KNOLSKAPE; TEDx speaker, Chief People Officer,
Shaping the future of learning and talent transformation
"Had a fantastic time speaking at the Bangalore Biz Lit Fest and listening to ideas from various authors and thought leaders. Thanks to Wiley, the publisher of my upcoming book, "Clearing the Digital BLUR" for enabling this opportunity.
Subroto Bagchi shared some amazing insights on being a writer and a business leader.
Lalitesh Katragadda delivered an inspiring talk on the future of work
Had the pleasure to share the stage with Rishikesha Krishnan Aarti Wig Priya Chetty-Rajagopal, Sangeeth Varghese
Thanks, Benedict Paramanand, Debarati, Sengupta"
Walter Vieira
Articles: http://www.waltervieira.com/blog
"Thank you very much for all the trouble you took to organise the Bizfest in Bangalore.
I think it went off well, and I, for one, enjoyed being there virtually till the end."
Gautam Mahajan
President, Customer Value Foundation and Inter-Link India
Founder editor, Journal of Creating Value
"Benedict, Congratulations on the excellent content and presentations at Lit Bizfest. Very impressive."
Suresh Krishnan
Chairman, TVS Group
"It was indeed heartwarming to see so many young writers participate in the 2017 Business Litfest. The participation and enthusiasm exhibited by the audience was truly elevating. I personally gained a lot by listening.
I have always believed life is also about letting your imagination take flight and soar and enjoy the beauty of within and without. I would certainly attend the next one."
Vinita Bali
Former CEO - Britannia
“What you have put together is such an incredibly powerful concept - a platform for business writers, authors and executives to come together and interact. “
Warmest Regards,
Sameer Dua
Author: Declaring Breakdowns: Powerfully Creating a Futurethat Matters, through 6 Simple Steps
"Thank you for inviting me to the Bangalore Business Literature Festival. I thought the entire organisation of the event was outstanding, and I thoroughly enjoyed the panel conversation on Declaring Breakdowns. The rest of the panelists also expressed satisfaction with the way all was set up."
Hugh
“Congratulations to you on your great efforts in bringing about this informative and stellar function. I enjoyed Ms. Bali's talk. “
Pramod Kumar Srivastava
CEO, PKS Management Consultants
“Many thanks to ManagementNext Team for organizing such a wonderful event. Looking forward to more such events under your leadership.”
Warm Regards,
Krishnan
"It was good meeting you at the BizLit event at Bangalore. Kudos to you and team for putting together the event.
I enjoyed it."
Ganesh
Author, Coach
“A great beginning and I am sure it is an idea that will take off in the future. “
Regards,
Sivadas Raghav
“A great beginning and I am sure it is an idea that will take off in the future. “
Regards,
Alok Bhardwaj
Founder & CEO, Epic Privacy Browser Team
“Congratulations to you and your team for such a successful and stimulating conference!!!!”
Best Regards,