~ Inaugurates its 500th salon
by honouring mothers of illustrious Indian achievers including
mothers of legendary AR Rahman & Sachin Tendulkar ~
Mumbai 29th Aug 2015(Sana Sayed): To mark its milestone 500th salon in Mumbai,
Naturals chain of Salons, the pioneer in the Indian beauty &
hair salon industry felicitated the mothers of illustrious Indian
achievers with its first edition of ‘Mothers of India 2015′ awards. The
gala event, at Taj Land’s End in Mumbai on August 29, endeavored to
recognize, appreciate and felicitate the distinguished mothers of the
remarkable achievers. These achievers – Gems of India – from different genres
across sports, music, dance, business and literature have contributed to the
pride of our country.
Kareema Begum, mother of the Grammy & Academy Award
winning musician A.R. Rahman, was the first celebrity mother to receive the
award. The other celebrity mothers honoured were the mothers of
cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, tennis player Sania
Mirza, shooter Abhinav Bindra, Bharatanatyam dancer Alarmel Valli,
Carnatic musician Bombay Jayasree, playback singer Shankar Mahadevan
and Chinmayi Sripada, author Chetan Bhagat and entrepreneur Gaurav Marya
amongst many more. Other distinguished guests present at the event included
Chanda Kochchar, Kishore Biyani and Sivamani among others.
Speaking at the press conference, Naturals Founder-MD,
Ms. K. Veena said “We at Naturals are extremely delighted to announce the
recipients of the ‘Mothers of India 2015′ award. We strongly believe that this
is not just an event to pay tribute to them and their illustrious progenies,
but also an event to showcase the special & strong bonding that we Indians
have with our mothers. This award by Naturals was instituted to honour mothers
who always stand by their children, silently contributing to their growth and
success.”
Reflecting on Naturals milestone
500th salon and its unstinted support towards women
entrepreneurs, Mr. C.K. Kumaravel, Co-Founder-CEO, said “As India’s most
prominent salon chain, we are proud to share that we have today achieved our
milestone 500, with the launch of our 4th outlet in Mumbai. More importantly, I
would like to state that 400 out of the 500 salons are being headed and
successfully run by women franchisees. The success of Naturals is ample
proof of what women can achieve and is an effective portrayal of what the
future holds for women entrepreneurs”.
Naturals
Salon’s short-term vision includes encouraging 1000 women
entrepreneurs with 3000 Naturals outlets and creating 15000 jobs by 2018.
entrepreneurs with 3000 Naturals outlets and creating 15000 jobs by 2018.