Neo Initiatives

B.V. Doshi Memorial Exhibition

Shri Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, a doyen of architecture and a fatherly figure for the Ambuja Neotia Parivaar, had a profound three-decade-long association with the Group. He was instrumental in designing and planning Ambuja Neotia’s first social housing project, Udayan, which became a model for social housing across the country.

As a Pritzker laureate, and a Padma Vibhushan recipient BV Doshi’s influence extended far beyond Udayan. He played a pivotal role in numerous other projects for the group.

The India Story

The India Story (TIS) since 2015 has been bringing together the very best of what contemporary Indian design and arts retail has to offer. An initiative of Neotia Arts Trust, TIS showcases creative talent and products that are exclusively Indian. The exposition seeks to capture the sheer variety of designing practices that the country has to offer under one roof. The curated event is attended by the country’s leading designers, art practitioners, retailers, alongside master craftsmen, performers and gourmet food producers at Swabhumi, Kolkata where indigenous styles and practices are showcased and celebrated using workshops, talks and performances. The India Story is not merely an event but an experience.

Charles Correa Memorial Lecture

The Memorial Lecture is dedicated to the vast and seminal contribution of Master Architect Charles Correa to architecture and urban planning in India. The idea of this annual lecture is not only to remember his legacy on a specific day but also to get inspired and engage in activities, research and practice of his values in architecture throughout the year. In subsequent years, the objective will be to focus on a specific area of his architecture and find parallels in contemporary practice and reinterpret the same in today’s context. His architectural and intellectual legacy must live on and be conserved for the future generations.

Chandrakosh

The annual event of Neotia Hospitality in association with The Telegraph, Chandrakosh- a Musical Soiree, celebrates virtuosity in music. Eminent singers and musicians are invited to perform at Chandrakosh in a grand setting and the event is organised at Club Verde Vista. The year 2018 marked the sixth edition of Chandrakosh and had popular Bollywood singer Suresh Wadekar enthral the audience with his spectacular performance.

Humara Utsav

Celebrated as the Foundation Day for the Ambuja Neotia Group, Humara Utsav is held in the month of April that draws participation of employees across the four verticals and provides them a stage to display their talent. This grand event had Biswa Bangla Convention Centre as its venue for the year 2018. It brings together the families of all employees and is essentially the most awaited and anticipated affair throughout the year. With the Hon’ble Chairman addressing the audience himself, Humara Utsav gives the perfect opportunity to strengthen bonds and encourage collaboration of sorts.

Vinod Kumar Neotia Annual Memorial Lecture

Vinod Neotia Annual Memorial Lecture is organised by The Neotia University on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Shri Vinod Kumar Neotia. The inaugural lecture by eminent writer-speaker & mythology expert Devdutt Pattanaik was organised on the 1^st of October, 2018 at the GD Birla Sabhaghar. Addressing an audience of over 600 people, Dr. Pattanaik spoke on the “Relevance of Mythology in Modern Times.”