{"id":62197,"date":"2026-10-27T14:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/et-industry-changemakers-awards-north-2026-celebrating-visionaries-who-are-shaping-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:52:45","slug":"et-industry-changemakers-awards-north-2026-celebrating-visionaries-who-are-shaping-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/et-industry-changemakers-awards-north-2026-celebrating-visionaries-who-are-shaping-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"ET Industry Changemakers Awards North 2026: Celebrating Visionaries Who Are Shaping Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Delhi [India], October 27:<\/strong> The <strong>ET Industry Changemakers Awards North 2026<\/strong>, an initiative of <strong>Optimal Media Solutions (a division of Times Internet Limited)<\/strong>, brought together an inspiring gathering of business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and industry pioneers at the <strong>Radisson Hotel, MG Road, New Delhi<\/strong>. The recipients were felicitated by popular Indian film actor <strong>Randeep Hooda<\/strong>. The event recognised exceptional achievements and celebrated individuals and organisations making a meaningful impact across industries; the prestigious event honoured those whose vision, leadership and commitment are helping shape the future of India\u2019s business landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>ET Wedding Industry Changemakers North 2026<\/strong> was hosted as a special segment of the prestigious ET Industry Changemakers North 2026, celebrating the vision, creativity and remarkable contributions of individuals who are redefining India\u2019s vibrant wedding industry. The initiative recognised professionals whose passion, innovation and commitment continue to transform weddings into memorable and extraordinary experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The sponsors of the event were as below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TRS Tamara<\/strong> \u2013 With TRS Tamara, we are marking a defining milestone for the TR Sawhney Group. Located at Kaushambi, just zero kilometres from Delhi, this project reflects our vision of redefining luxury living for today\u2019s discerning achievers. TRS Tamara brings together contemporary architecture, expansive residences, and thoughtfully curated amenities in a location that offers unmatched connectivity and convenience. More than a real estate development, it represents our commitment to innovation, quality, and future-ready urban living. \u2013 <strong>Rajiv Kumar Sawhney, Chairman, TRS Tamara by TR Sawhney Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PayMe<\/strong> \u2013 We are delighted to associate with ET Industry Changemakers as the Co-Powered By Partner. Founded in 2016, PayMe has emerged as one of India\u2019s fastest-growing fintech brands. Starting as a Lending Service Provider (LSP), the brand expanded its capabilities with an RBI-registered NBFC in 2018 \u2013 now operating as Scale Up Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The entire technology backbone, proprietary software, and AI-driven innovations powering the PayMe ecosystem are developed by Huey Tech Limited. Together, PayMe (Brand), ScaleUp (NBFC), and Huey Tech (Technology) form an integrated fintech ecosystem built to make financial services smarter, faster, and more accessible for millions of Indians. \u2013 <strong>Mahesh Shukla, Founder &amp; CEO, PayMe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mega Cabs<\/strong> \u2013 We were proud to serve as the Official Mobility Partner for ET Industry Changemakers 2026. It was a privilege to be part of an evening celebrating the leaders shaping tomorrow\u2019s industries. \u2013 <strong>Mr. Vikram Anand, Director, Mega Cabs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medusa<\/strong> \u2013 Medusa believes in building a brand that connects with the next gen through innovation, entrepreneurship and meaningful experiences. Partnering with ET Change Makers is enabling us to celebrate leaders while strengthening our connection with India\u2019s evolving youth and business community.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Avneet Singh, Founder &amp; CEO, Medusa Beverages Pvt Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kalra Hospital<\/strong> \u2013 The association of Kalra Hospital as the Healthy Heart Partner for the ET Industry Changemakers Awards brings together two powerful ideas \u2014 industry leadership and healthy living. As a leading healthcare institution with a strong focus on cardiac and cardiovascular care, Kalra Hospital\u2019s association reinforces the importance of maintaining a healthy heart while celebrating the leaders and changemakers who are driving India\u2019s growth. \u2013 <strong>Dr. R. N. Kalra, Medical Director &amp; CEO, Kalra Hospital Sri Ram Cardio Thoracic Neurosciences Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diwan Saheb<\/strong> \u2013 Diwan Saheb is a luxury menswear brand where timeless craftsmanship meets contemporary elegance. With a legacy woven into every detail, the brand creates refined occasion wear, ceremonial couture and impeccably tailored ensembles for the modern man. Balancing traditional artistry with modern silhouettes, every Diwan Saheb creation reflects thoughtful design, fine craftsmanship and understated luxury. Diwan Saheb is present across Delhi, Gurugram, Jaipur, Ludhiana and Hyderabad. \u2013 <strong>Sudhir Diwan and Aviraj Diwan, Directors, Diwan Saheb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rock &amp; Storm<\/strong> \u2013 Innovation creates possibilities, leadership turns them into progress, and collaboration creates lasting impact. Rock and Storm is proud to join ET Industry Change Makers North 2026 as a Celebration Partner and celebrate the forces transforming business and industry. \u2013 <strong>Tanmay Ojha, General Manager \u2013 Marketing and HORECA, Rock &amp; Storm Distilleries Pvt Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>T&amp; T Motors, Delhi<\/strong> \u2013 We are delighted to associate with the ET Industry Changemakers as the Luxury Auto Partner. The event celebrates visionary leaders who are shaping industries and driving meaningful transformation. At T&amp;T Motors, Mercedes-Benz, we share this spirit of excellence, innovation and leadership, and are proud to support a platform that recognises changemakers. \u2013 <strong>Group CEO of T&amp;T Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Delhi \u2013 Himanshu Jaisinghani<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Methodology<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research was done by <strong>Avance Insights Pvt. Ltd.<\/strong> The objective of this research was to conduct a survey, assess and evaluate the probable nominations and recommend the final list of recipients for the coveted <strong>ET Industry Changemakers Awards North 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey had these modules, i.e. <strong>Desk Secondary Research, Approach for sharing fact files, and a Factual survey (Participatory Survey)<\/strong> to arrive at the analysis &amp; identify the remarkable performers and contributors in different fields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A comprehensive list of business entities, brand leaders and performers and certain affiliate businesses was generated with the help of the internet, social media, print magazines, and other publications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These business entities, brand leaders and performers, and certain affiliates were sent the factual data questionnaire and then rigorously followed up through telephone, email, and personal visits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kind of work done by the nominees with focus on innovation and value propositions, contribute to the business world, society, and nation at large, Vision for the further addition of value to business world, society, and nation in future,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Present survey has been exclusively conducted by an independent Research Agency named Avance Insights Pvt. Ltd. using the <\/em>stated methodology for arriving at the <em>given results. The publication house and its affiliates\/employees\/authorized representatives\/ group companies are not responsible\/liable for the said results. Readers are advised to take an informed decision before acting upon the survey results.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ET Industry Changemakers North 2026 Awardees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aakarsh N. Saxena:<\/strong> Director, Rusan Pharma Ltd. \u2013 Outstanding Innovative Pharma Company<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abhishek Goel<\/strong> of Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka Sector 10, New Delhi \u2013 Excellence in Holistic Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adarsh Toshniwal, CEO &amp; Dipak Rakhde, COO<\/strong> of Garagetech Plus Private Limited (Garagewalle) \u2013 One of the Best AI-Powered Two-Wheeler Service Booking Platforms &amp; Franchise Networks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amit Mamgain<\/strong> of Yugen Infra Pvt Ltd \u2013 Excellence in Luxury Real Estate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amit Saxena<\/strong> of Sparsh Universe \u2013 Excellence in the Field of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Appinventiv<\/strong> \u2013 Digital Bharat Excellence Award<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ashraye Lalani<\/strong> of GroupMega \u2013 Emerging Business Leader<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avis India Mobility Pvt Ltd<\/strong> \u2013 Excellence in Premium Mobility Services<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bal Bhavan Public School, Mayur Vihar \u2013 2<\/strong> \u2013 Excellence in Experiential Learning<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jasmine Kaur Basu<\/strong> of Mirasa Ayurveda \u2013 Changemaker in Holistic Healthcare- Ayurveda<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jasvinder Singh<\/strong> of Supermac (India) Ltd \u2013 Excellence in Extrusion Machinery and Innovation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karan Khurana<\/strong> of ReBAT \u2013 A Sage Group venture \u2013 Outstanding Contribution in Critical Minerals &amp; Circular Economy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Madhusudan (Bareilly Dairies Ltd)<\/strong>\u2013 Promising Dairy Brand of the Year \u2013 Madhusudan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mamta Modern Sr. Sec. School<\/strong>\u2013 Excellence in Academic Excellence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manisha Khanna<\/strong> of St. Andrews World School, Sector 85, Gurugram \u2013 Excellence in the Field of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manu Bhatia<\/strong> of Aryan Exports Pvt Ltd- Excellence in Air Spring Manufacturing &amp; Innovation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mukund Mohan Raj<\/strong> of Meragi Events \u2013 Excellence in the Wedding &amp; Events Industry<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Victor Public School<\/strong>\u2013 Progressive School of the Year<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prashant Narula<\/strong> of Shiv Vani Model Senior Secondary School \u2013 Excellence in Educational Leadership<\/li>\n<li><strong>Puran Dawar<\/strong> of Dawar Group \u2013 Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rahul Attuluri<\/strong> of NxtWave \u2013 Excellence in Future-Ready Tech Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sachin Garg<\/strong> of Sam India Infrastructure- Iconic Infrastructure Company<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holy Child Public School, Faridabad<\/strong> \u2013 Excellence in the Field of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shubham Gupta<\/strong>\u2013 Excellence in AI Innovation<\/li>\n<li><strong>St Andrews Scots Sr. Sec School<\/strong>\u2013 Promising School for Overall Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susan Kaur<\/strong> of Homerton Grammar School, Faridabad \u2013 Excellence in the Field of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vipul Garg<\/strong> of Sam India Housing- Innovative Real Estate Developer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ET Wedding Industry Changemakers North 2026 Awardees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anuj Soin<\/strong> of Radisson Blu New Delhi Paschim Vihar \u2013 Iconic Wedding Destination \u2013 West Delhi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digvijay Singh<\/strong> of Saratoga \u2013 Bespoke Boutique Venue for Intimate Celebrations &amp; Premium Shoots<\/li>\n<li><strong>EHV Catering<\/strong> \u2013 Excellence in Luxury wedding catering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harpreet Vohra<\/strong> of Radisson Blu Hotel, Faridabad \u2013 Excellence in Luxury Wedding Experiences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karan Gupta<\/strong> of Vega Star Events \u2013 Excellence in Wedding Planning<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meena Bhatia<\/strong> of The Great Delhi Dreams, Le M\u00e9ridien, New Delhi \u2013 Iconic Excellence in End-to-End Wedding Experience<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pranay Bahl<\/strong> of Embassy Catering \u2013 Excellence in catering services<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shikha Palta<\/strong> of Aula Banquet \u2013 Legendary Venue for Grand Wedding Celebrations \u2013 Faridabad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> <em>The Views\/Contents Expressed\/Presented Herein, Within This Advertorial, Promotional Feature, Are The Sole And Exclusive Responsibility Of Individual Clients\/Experts\/Their Authorized Representatives, To Which Effect, Publication House\/Its Representatives\/Affiliates Are Not Responsible\/Liable Whatsoever.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], October 27: The ET Industry Changemakers Awards North 2026, an initiative of Optimal Media Solutions (a division of Times Internet Limited), brought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[625],"class_list":["post-62197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}