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<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
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Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
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<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
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The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
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<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
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<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
We contribute about 70 per cent of total market of Nepal in our segment and by this way we become market leader in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to </div>
<div>
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<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
We contribute about 70 per cent of total market of Nepal in our segment and by this way we become market leader in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
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I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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We contribute about 70 per cent of total market of Nepal in our segment and by this way we become market leader in Nepal. </div>
<div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to </div>
<div>
the people.</div>',
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
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<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
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<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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<div>
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<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
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“Godrej Might Have A Manufacturing Unit In Nepal Within A Few Years”
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Umashaknar Mukherjee is the Country Manager at Godrej Consumer Products Limited since 2009. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is a major player in the Indian FMCG market, with leading Household and Personal Care Products. Its brands, which include GoodKnight, Cinthol, Godrej No. 1, Expert, Nupur, Hit, Fairglow, Ezee and Protekt are household names across South Asia. Four of its brands (GoodKnight, Cinthol, Godrej No.1 and Godrej Expert Hair Colour) are ranked among the ‘100 Most Trusted Brands’ in India by Economic Times - Brand Equity 2012. He has been looking after the entire Nepal country operation for the FMCG business and responsible for the growth and business development across channels & categories. Mukherjee had been early working with Hindustan Unilever Ltd for 15 years. Along with his professional life, he also has been leading a spiritual life as a founder of Resurgence Mission where one is offered training in different forms of spiritual coaching and a true energy healing with psychic development which will lead you to personal growth. He spoke to Suraksha Adhikari of The Corporate about Godrej Consumer Products in Nepal. Excerpts:
Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time.
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally.
What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market.
How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here?
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal.
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.
What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage.
What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories.
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house.
What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?
We contribute about 70 per cent of total market of Nepal in our segment and by this way we become market leader in Nepal.
Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma.
In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?
This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to
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<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
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Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
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</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
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I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
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The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
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Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
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Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
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<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
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<div>
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<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
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The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
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<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
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<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
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<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to </div>
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<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
<div>
Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
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<div>
Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
<div>
Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
<div>
The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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We contribute about 70 per cent of total market of Nepal in our segment and by this way we become market leader in Nepal. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
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I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
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This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Umashaknar Mukherjee</strong> is the Country Manager at Godrej Consumer Products Limited since 2009. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is a major player in the Indian FMCG market, with leading Household and Personal Care Products. Its brands, which include GoodKnight, Cinthol, Godrej No. 1, Expert, Nupur, Hit, Fairglow, Ezee and Protekt are household names across South Asia. Four of its brands (GoodKnight, Cinthol, Godrej No.1 and Godrej Expert Hair Colour) are ranked among the ‘100 Most Trusted Brands’ in India by Economic Times - Brand Equity 2012. He has been looking after the entire Nepal country operation for the FMCG business and responsible for the growth and business development across channels & categories. Mukherjee had been early working with Hindustan Unilever Ltd for 15 years. Along with his professional life, he also has been leading a spiritual life as a founder of Resurgence Mission where one is offered training in different forms of spiritual coaching and a true energy healing with psychic development which will lead you to personal growth. He spoke to <strong>Suraksha Adhikari</strong> of The Corporate about Godrej Consumer Products in Nepal. <strong>Excerpts: </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Godrej is one of the oldest and one of the most well known business houses from India which has spread its operation across the world. Could you speak a little bit about the history of Godrej, its philosophies, its ethos and its culture?</strong></span></div>
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Godrej is a 130 years old company. It started with manufacturing Lux soap in a very small way. And then it became the conglomerate what you see today. There are various business that we expanded during this time but Godrej is essentially a manufacturing company. Most of the headquarters of Godrej exist in Mumbai. <span style="font-size: 12px;">It started with Lux then it came with consumer durables. Now we manufacture microwave oven, refrigerator and many more. Fridge is very old phenomenas Godrej fridges are very much popular among people. Godrej almirah is still considered to be number 1 is many places of India and South Asia with it maintenance of legacy since its production time. </span></div>
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Godrej is a family run professional business. Adi Godrej has studied in the USA and after coming back he hired all the top management people from the topmost industries to the business so Godrej is totally a professionally managed family business. Though it is owned by a family it is completely run professionally. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the size of Godrej Empire globally by turnover, by spread across the countries and also couldbe the different sectors that Godrej is involved?</strong></span></div>
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Internationally Godrej started doing business when it collaborated with Procter & Gamble. This is the first time Godrej was exposed to the international business. Apart from that, till last year there was collaboration with Sawali Corporation which is one of the fortune 500 companies which was the collaboration with Godrej for household insecticides product. Godrej has brought the shares of 51 per cent of Sawali Corporations. Above that Godrej has started their venture in South Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Britain, North America and in Argentina. In all these countries, Godrej has started its business after buying the companies and integrating that business with Godrej consumer product business. So now more than 50 per cent of Godrej business comes from the international market. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>How long has Godrej group been active in Nepal and what are the major sectors or the brand categories that are active here? </strong></span></div>
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Nepal is only the country where we don’t have any manufacturing facility but among the SAARC countries we have the manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Srilanka and other places. Our Vice President had visited to Nepal five years back and he gave an indication that in next few years to come, Godrej might have a manufacturing unit in Nepal. </div>
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I look after the consumer products part of the business which is one of the oldest business that Godrej is having. It was named as Godrej soaps. Cinthol is 100 years old brand belonging to Godrej so Godrej soaps have become the consumer products. I have introduced this company to Nepal. It only used to be handled by the dealers group a business house called Kedia. They were exclusively doing only distribution part some four years back. The business was also around IC 40 million to 50 million which has increased to around IC 400 million under my management. We also have been able to maintain growth rate of more than 20 per cent per year.</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What are the major problems you faced in Nepal in these years?</strong></span></div>
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The business here used to happen as the training goes on. But as we are into the coverage and distribution business it happens to be the domain of the multinational business. I had the experience of 15 years with the Unilever company and I have been hired in this company to grow the expansion of distribution and coverage. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What the condition of soaps and detergent market in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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The market of soaps and detergent is very small in Nepal because the Unilever market is dominant here in Nepal but we are market leader in household and insecticides categories. </div>
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Well, we have competitions like AC Johnson and other multinational companies. And even we Indian multinational here have been continuously competing with these companies. And in all categories we are actually number one company in all household insecticides and Goodnight is the strongest brand of all the insecticides. Goodnight is the goodnight for every family in South Asia and HIT is the popular insecticide with the ladies of the house. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What is the market share of Godrej Business Company in Nepal?</strong></span></div>
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We contribute about 70 per cent of total market of Nepal in our segment and by this way we become market leader in Nepal. </div>
<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Something very close to your heart is corporate meditation, holistic growth and evolution or internalization of cosmic energy are few things that you have been talking about. Could you throw some light on these areas now?</strong></span></div>
<div>
I am definitely more interested to talk on these subjects as they are very close to my heart. It is a discovery that I made it in Nepal. When I came here, I came to know that here exist more number of Brahma temple that people of Nepal also don’t know. So I was very surprised to know why people don’t worship Brahma and this fact struck my mind. From here actually this started. Then I started researching on why people should actually worship God. God gives you some kind of energy which is called divine energy may be in all the religion that exist in the world today. As I went deep in this subject, I came to know how this divine energy can be defined. My study found out that there is a cosmos from the divine energy comes in the form of cosmic energy. Then going back to our Hindu mythology, I came to know that Brahmand is the name for the cosmos. Brahma is the creator of Brahmand. So my logicis, if you want to get the cosmic energy you should get connect with the originator itself i.e. Brahma. </div>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>In business, how this cosmic energy can make a difference in their life and can actually enable them to do what they are doing more efficiently?</strong></span></div>
<div>
This is a very good question indeed. In the corporate words, most of us work more than we can handle. For this we need more energy that God actually gives us. To get that kind of extra energy, one has to do mental exercise and free your mind. Then one should concentrate on meditation to reach into another world of abundant energy. Then they can be benefited with cosmic strength which gives additional energy to </div>
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the people.</div>',
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