Director Marketing, Airtel accompanied by his wife Priti Joshi. “Music has been an integral p
art of who I am”, says Niren Chaudhary CEO, Yum Restaurants India. He gave a wonderful performance with ‘Knocking on heavens door’ and ‘Wonderwall’. Gopal Sarma, MD, Feedback Ventures, sang a toe tapping 
medley with ‘Forever Young’ by Bob Dylan, ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘Stumblin’ In’ by Smokie. Suresh Bhojwani, CMD, Bright Bros Ltd. says “Music is important to me. You cannot work all the time. 
You have to have a multi-dimensional personality.” Not only did Suresh give a beautiful rendition of ‘The Wonder of you’ by Elvis and ‘I can’t stop looking at you, You’re Just Too Good to Be True’, but also kept the guests thoroughly entertained with a few impromptu numbers.
Dinesh Mirchandani, President India, Boyden Global Executive Search, performed magic with ‘American Pie’ by Don MacLean and ‘Sweet Caroline’ by Neil Diamond. And everybody had a marvelous time listening to 
Vikash Gupta, CEO, Opera Wines, sing ‘Ek Din Bik Jayega Maati Ke Mol’ by Mukesh and ‘Again and again and again’. In the beautiful voice of Geetu Verma,
Head of innovation, PepsiCo India, we heard ‘Babuji Dheere Chalna’ by Geeta Dutt and the ever popular ‘Lipstick on your collar’ by Connie Francis. Ramesh Iyer, MD Financial Services, 
Mahindra & Mahindra, in his fantastic voice, sang ‘ Suhani Chandni Ratein Hame Sone Nahin Deyti’ by the legendary bollywood singer Mukesh 
and ‘Poochcho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitayi’ by Manna Dey. And last but not the least Ashwin Deo, Fmr CEO, South Asia Breweries India gave a fabulous performance with Begum Farida Khannum’s ‘Aaj jane ki zid na karo’ and ‘My Way’ by Frank Sinatra. After which the floor was open to all the guests who wished to sing.
MakeMyTrip.com supported the evening by providing their band ‘The Trippers’. Throughout the evening an entertaining live performance by the band kept the mood going. Some of the CEOs were supported by Dominique on the keyboard while some strummed their own guitars.
At the end of the performance the guests at the fundraiser chose a winner through a secret ballot. The winner Ashwin Deo with his chosen partner for the evening, Genesis Foundation’s Goodwill Ambassador Parvathy Omanakuttan (Miss India 2008,runner up Miss World 2008) were served a specially crafted gourmet supper. It was an evening of great entertainment with cocktails, a live band and great food.
There were a host of lucky dip prizes sponsored by corporates supporting the event such as Reebok, PepsiCo India, Sennheiser, Client Associates, Park Hotel, Canon, Hotel Crowne Plaza Today, Kingfisher, Opera Wines and Levo. There was also a silent auction for limited Edition Grey Goose Martini glasses studded with Swarovski crystals.
The event is an ongoing effort by Genesis Foundation to facilitate critical medical care for abandoned and less privileged children.This fundraiser will support the treatment of and help save the lives of 9 special children who have cancer, require heart surgeries, bone marrow transplants for thalassemia and complex surgeries to deal with extreme deformities. To read more about the children click here.
To see more pictures of the event click here and for media coverage click here
Loading ...