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Ola Co-Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal shared pictures from his visit to Ayodhya along with his wife Rajalakshmi Aggarwal for Deepotsav. He wrote on X (Twitter), “Happy Diwali! Visited Ayodhya to witness Diwali at its origins! Amazed, inspired to see Deepotsav, all temples including Ram Janmabhoomi!”
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon, reshared PM Narendra Modi’s post featuring pictures of Ayodhya Deepotsav on X (Twitter). "Amazing, supernatural and unforgettable! The whole country is becoming illuminated with the grand festival of lights of Ayodhya city illuminated with millions of lamps. The energy emanating from this is spreading new zeal and enthusiasm throughout India,” wrote PM Modi
Temple city Ayodhya broke its own record on Sunday after 22.23 lakh diyas were lit at the same time across 51 ghats along the Saryu river to set a new Guinness World Record. As many as 25,000 volunteers were deployed by the Uttar Pradesh government to implement the entire event, which was led by CM Yogi Adityanath
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra highlighted the report on how all 40 labourers trapped in the Uttarakhand Tunnel crash were safe. He wrote on X (Twitter), "The best news to read in the morning. We will keep praying till they are extracted.” Earlier on Diwali when the news of the tunnel crash emerged, he had written, “I can only imagine what the families of the trapped workmen are undergoing. On such an auspicious day, we pray for their safe recovery…”
As India thumped Netherlands in their final group stage match and scored a massive 410 runs, RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka shared pictures of Team India players Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill on X (Twitter). He wrote, "India makes its highest total in world cup history #INDvNED. I leave it to you to decide the common factor that made it happen.” Notably, India’s highest total in the World Cup till date was 413/5 against Bermuda in 2007 World Cup
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared Diwali wishes on X (Twitter) while highlighting the most searched "why" questions globally about Diwali traditions on Google Search. He wrote, “Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! We’re seeing lots of interest about Diwali traditions on Search, here are a few of the top trending “why” questions worldwide.”
Ruchit G Garg, Founder and CEO of Harvesting Foundation, announced on Diwali that Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has agreed to be advisor to Harvesting Foundation, whose mission is to support entrepreneurs building for rural India. Responding to this, Sharma wrote, “Proud to see your work Dear Ruchit G Garg ! It will be my privilege to serve and solve for farmers. Hope we do something that doesn’t need them to burn farms in the next few years.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook shared Diwali greetings for his followers who celebrate the festival. He wrote on X (Twitter), “Happy Diwali! May your celebrations be filled with warmth, prosperity, and the joy of being together. Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max by Chandan Khanna.”
Mukesh Bansal, Founder of Myntra and Cult.Fit, in his latest podcast episode of SparX, featured Marcus Ranney, a well-known biohacker and longevity expert in India who is the CEO of The Human Edge. Bansal wrote on X (Twitter), “Science of Longevity: Dramatically better Healthspans! What is the upper limit of human lifespan? 100? 120? 150?… In this episode, we will deep dive into longevity, lifespans and healthspans…”