Lumiere has a new address… We are at Sarjapur Main Road now !! Our 4th store in Bangalore was inaugurated today, 6th November 2016 @ 12 noon.
The store was inaugurated by Shri Ricky Kej, Grammy award winner musician, composer and conservationist, who also expressed his views on Organic cultivation, which were in alignment with Lumiere’s ideology and principles.
‘During his address to the small gathering at our new store, Shri Ricky highlighted that organic cultivation in simple terms means the way our ancestors grew food – ‘the natural way’ -just as nature intended it to be. He also expressed the irony, that in today’s world we have to label the organic produce which is pure and natural. However, there is no labeling required for the inorganic produce – in terms of pesticides and artificial fertilizers which are used to grow them. He also referred that in present times the Government would bring about radical changes only if the same is supported by the masses. Hence, it is pertinent that more and more people are made aware about supporting, cultivating and consuming nothing but pure and Organic food’.
Shri Nagaraja Prakasam, well-wisher, friend & engineer-turned-angel investor, who left his job to fund enterprises that have a definitive impact on society also graced the occasion and spoke about how he first visited Lumiere Restaurant four years back and how the aura of the restaurant and the story of the founders, Shri Manjunath and Shri Ambrose, captivated and left him mesmerized. He also spoke briefly about how Lumiere grew from being a single store to this day, which was also made possible by the goodwill of the customers who turned investors later to help this community of Organic supporters grow and flourish.
We welcome you to visit us at our brand new store at Sarjapur Main Road !!
Greater Malabar Initiative (GMI)
GMI focuses on bringing malabar region into tourism map with home stay, etc. We visited Rubber plantations near Kozhikode in the backdrop of beautiful Wayanad foothills. Rubber plantations also provides plenty of opportunities for automating the cutting, collection processes. It is always good moving up in the value chain, as it protects the farmers from price volatility. There are entrepreneurial opportunists in value addition of rubber. It’s important to create a local investor community that would support these entrepreneurs as they can connect with the problems better. Good discussions with few HNIs in Kozhikode around this.
Shri Arif Mohammed Khan
Guest of Honour Hon’ble Governor of Kerala
Dr Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor
Kerala University of Digital Science,Innovation & Technology
Equity Finance for MSMEs – A roadmap
Mr Nagaraja Prakasam
Angel Investor, Mentor, Fund Advisor
Innovation beyond ripped jeans! Enjoyed sowing the sustainable fashion entrepreneurship in the young minds over 4 sessions (Nov 11, 15, 16, 23) to all 1st year students of National Institute of Fashion Technology India Kannur! Hope they will get Kannur, Handloom city of Kerala to new economy!
Beyond emissions, what you and I wear need to change for sustainability! What am I wearing? Pink kurta – Hemp with natural dyed Ayurvastra, Black kurta – Pochampally Ikat, Brown Kurta – Goodloom by GoCoop, Blue – Malka cotton handloom kurta! #ILoveHandlooms https://lnkd.in/g2seuV3j
