In order to reach Kohinoor Food in Murthal, which is fairly outside of Delhi, we passed by small villages, crowded intersections, monkeys, and wild pigs. After having a glance at the factory, it was agreed to finalize the program by e-mail. Back in Delhi, we met our representative from Kuoni India and the travel arrangements for the On-Site Seminar were discussed. Their valuable support is crucial for a successful On-Site Seminar! Another hotel in the area was inspected before we explored Old Delhi by Rickshaw, so we can  prepare our delegation properly . As a last act on our Preparatory Trip, we enjoyed Indian food at a restaurant near our hotel, afterwards we were picked up by Kuoni and it was time to say (for now) goodbye India!

We are glad that almost everything worked out as planed and that none of the project team suffered from health problems. What we experienced this week is simply incredible and we look very forward to enjoying this experience with our Delegation in the upcoming spring, so they will learn what we have learned: Nothing is impossible in India!

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Baroda – this “small” city with around 1.7 million inhabitants is going to be  visited by Focus India for the first time ever. A great contrast to the big metropole Mumbai and Delhi, delegation, get prepared to get to know a totally different India! Even though Vadodara is the official name of the city, the former name Baroda is still widely used. We spent the weekend in this city and got insights into the culture of Gujarat (the state where  Baroda is located, Ghandi was born and no Alcohol is sold), while celebrating the famous kite-festival with an Indian family on the rooftop of their house. This festival is a holiday in this area, and thus all the companies were closed, and unfortunately no company visits were possible.  With Corinne Räz, a former project team member of Focus India and currently leading Integra India in Baroda, the program for our stay in Baroda was discussed and planned. As she is living in Baroda since 2010, she had a lot of insights about the Indian culture and business style to share and we are thrilled to have her as a guest speaker on our preparatory seminar. After examining some hotels and restaurants, it was already time to transfer to the small airport, where everything takes time and, patient is required. Before midnight we arrived in Delhi, the last Indian city to be visited before we return back to Switzerland.

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Our first agenda point today was a meeting with the associated vice president of BBDO India. Within only four years of their existence, the Indian branch has won several awards for their innovative and brave marketing campaign and is still growing immensely. After leaving BBDO impressed, buying presents for our Preparatory Seminar was on the list. Our driver was, again, very helpful and we found what we were looking for in a local store where all eyes were on us. Afterwards we met Magic Bus, which is an NGO using sports in order to teach kids crucial skills. The last visit of the day, and at the same time the last one in Mumbai, was Accenture, our main sponsor. The size, technological standard and security rules were simply impressing, and the short tour through their ground floor was jaw-dropping. What a contrast to the area we drove through.

It is time to say good bye, for now, to Mumbai as we are flying to Vadodara on Saturday morning. We would like to thank all the companies involved for the fruitful meetings! We are sure that our program in Mumbai will be to everyone’s satisfaction and we are thrilled to visit this city with our delegation!

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After having a slightly more relaxing night, the second day started early. Followed by a quick briefing with our driver to discuss todays program, we drove to the financial district to meet the President and Managing Director of PRS Permacel Private Ltd. He warmly welcomed us at the new office near the Bombay Stock Exchange. During the on-site trip we will explore their brand new factory a few kilometer outside of Mumbai. Time passed and the traffic jam just gets crazy. Due to that, team meetings and lunch normally take place in the car, today on the 1-hour drive to our appointment with Thomson Reuters’ Managing Director and Senior Company Officer of South Asia, where we also passed luxury residentials, slums areas, nice shopping centers and a lot of street stands selling Indian handcrafts. Thomson Reuters offered various options regarding the content of the on-site presentation.
Our driver is very helpful, he knows all the streets and the way to get as fast as possible to the targeted location. He is the insurance to be on time at the meetings which we highly appreciate.

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With the visit at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) the company meetings have started. During the meeting, the scope of our visit in April with the Focus India delegation was discussed and were guided through the building. An interesting program at the Bombay Stock Exchange for the On-Site Seminar was arranged and we are looking forward to that. After a short tour through city center, the three of us have already fallen in love with Mumbai. Luckily, we were advised by our Indian driver to raise one hand before crossing the street, thanks to that, our project team is still complete . As a last task of the day the project team inspected restaurants and additional hotels. We are ready for another fully packed and interesting day.

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With a slight delay we took off to Mumbai. Apart from a bumpy start, (“this is better than Silver Star (Europapark)”); the flight was rather normal. Kuoni India welcomed us very warmly and drove us to our Hotel. As if planned, we arrived on a Tuesday which is an Indian Happy Day, so luck is on our side. We are looking forward to have our first meeting tomorrow and see more of Mumbai.

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