“An impressive deep dive into Bengaluru’s diverse, vibrant and inspiring ecosystem”

‘Innovate Bengaluru’, a book embedded with Augmented Reality was released by Her Excellency, Dana Kursh, Consul General of Israel to South India, Consul General of Canada in Bengaluru Nicole Girard, Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, Principal Secretary, Planning Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department, Govt of Karnataka, Ashok Soota, Executive Chairman, Happiest Minds, Dr. BS AjaiKumar, Chairman & CEO, HCG Hospitals, and Revathy Ashok, Co-founder, Strategy Garage.

Published by city-based media firm Raintree Media with Global Village World, the book has been hailed as “an impressive deep dive into Bengaluru’s diverse, vibrant and inspiring ecosystem” by Sebastien Hug, CEO and Consul general, swissnex India. Innovate Bengaluru is available at Sapna Book House, and on Amazon and Flipkart.

The book was released at the Innovate Bengaluru Festival which brought together Icons, Inventors, Entrepreneurs and Emerging Leaders. Beginning with crisp presentations by two young innovators and entrepreneurs, the sessions moved briskly between individual presentations by established industry leaders and thought-provoking panel discussions. (For more details, see here: https://raintreemedia.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-high-five-from-innovate-publishers.html.)

Presenting the future of MediaTech, Innovate Bengaluru is an AR-enabled book + web series (innovationsoftheworld.com/india/innovate-cities/bengaluru/), that features the TOP 100 innovators from the city across Deep Science, Manufacturing, Pharma, Space, Education, Social Impact, eCommerce, Brick & Mortar, along with investors and innovation enablers.

Published by Raintree Media and Global Village World, this is the first book in the Innovate India series - the country’s first AR embedded publishing series.

About INNOVATE series

The Innovate publishing series is a very special in-depth study and showcase of all the people, companies, products, and services within a city’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Present in over 50 countries, the Global Village mission is to showcase success stories from different countries. Raintree Media published the series in India.

Praise for Innovate Bengaluru

“Innovate Bengaluru brought out by Raintree Media is a fascinating book which covers different facets of the city and the kind of stories that make it such a rich microcosm. Readers will relish and enjoy the story of Bengaluru.” - Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary to Government, Dept of IT, BT, S&T

Media Contact:
Subhalakshmi Roy: +91 99029 06298, mail@raintreemedia.com
Aditya Mendonca: +91 98804 84187, aditya@raintreemedia.com

Launch of Karnatakada Vismayagalu on October 21

‘Karnatakada Vismayagalu’ - pocket sized photo guide in Kannada to Karnataka.

‘Karnatakada Vismayagalu’ is a pocket sized and Kannada version of ‘Marvels of Karnataka & more’ which was published by Raintree Media in January 2015. This book presents information about the length and breadth of this beautiful region with evocative photographs.

An easy to read and digest guide, ‘Karnatakada Vismayagalu’ covers each of the four regions of this
beautiful state: North, Central, South & Coastal and celebrates the history and heritage, natural
attractions and architectural legacy, the colourful festivals, and introduces readers to the flavours of
each region and local products of the state.

Sandhya Mendonca, MD & Editor-in-Chief, Raintree Media says, “ ‘Karnatakada Vismayagalu’ explores the state like never before. Packed with information about where to go, why to go, when to go, how to go, what to eat, what to buy, this book is a complete guide to this state. It is a must have book for locals and visitors alike. It is a useful book to pick up before a trip and a great souvenir to take back home.”

Praise for ‘Karnatakada Vismayagalu’
Raghu Dixit, iconic contemporary folk musician, composer and singer says:"This book has captured the essence of my beloved state Karnataka in all its glory and beauty, documenting its amazing history, culture, art and heritage. A brilliantly edited and beautifully packaged book that's concise, precise and full of spice!"

Prasad Bidapa, India’s leading fashion guru says:
"This book is the perfect companion on a road trip through Karnataka. From the spectacular ruins of
Hampi to the verdant forests of the Western Ghats; from the sublime coastlines of Udupi to the
adventure sports on the River Cauvery, the book unfolds like a Magnum Opus that celebrates the
sheer grandeur and ancient history of India's most beautiful State.”

Media Contact: Subhalakshmi Roy : 080 4094 7873