While on a trip to Amravati and Nagpur to speak at Bharatcon 24, their (Amravati Mgt. Association's) annual event, I also ran into some businesspeople, entrepreneurs and learnt about a maker of drones from IIT Bombay, and the man from the Malpani family who runs Imagica, and lots more.
Made new friends, one of whom was a karaoke enthusiast. Had a blast singing on his system.
A casual conversation was about Healthy Binge, a company that makes millet based snacks, an alternative to potato chips. Hope to learn more about it, as it's based in Pune or nearby.
Also learnt that Amravati, a fast-growing city, is in a textile and cotton belt, and that the association has a lot of CAs who have done various things in life. Some worked with Deloitte and PWC and came back to do things in Amravati for personal reasons, and some are carrying on a family business in oil cakes from cottonseed oil.
Interestingly, its railway station is Badnera, and not Amravati.
All in all, a few discoveries along the journey, as always..
