2012 MARCH 12 TILL 16 

IBS is doing assignments in Bangalore in week 11 (March 12-16), and invites clients and connections from the Bengaluru area, and those who wish to open up business there, to meet up. Our central point of contact will be at the Gandhinagar Comfort Inn (Vijay Residency), only minutes from Bangalore University, Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, Cubbon Park, Ulsoor lake, and Vidhan Soudha. Send mail to francis.laleman@dunya.be to schedule an appointment.

Bangalore is the leading force in world class software development industries, with Infosys, WIPRO, and TCS as a three-pointed crown. The companies of the so-called new economy all draw from the excellent educational sources available in the city and its surroundings.

Bangalore, also, is a leader in export from India: It's textile exports (most in particular: silk) account for a large part of the Karnataka state's revenue. Due to a large amount of granite quarries in the immediate vicinity of the city, granite as well is taking its due share in export statistics.

For foreigners and expats: have a look at the many USPs of Bangalore here, and discover the great fun of living and working in Bangalore by coming over and have a smell and a taste of it yourself.

 

2012 - FEB 17, MARCH 2, MARCH 16 - INHOUSE SEMINARS AT BAYT AL-ANDALUS : ART STORIES FROM INDIA 

Three (modern) art stories from India, told by Francis Laleman. On February 17, we explore the amazing output of Umrao Sher Gil (1870-1954), his daughter Amrita Sher Gil, and his grandson Vivan Sundaram. On March 2, we discover the Shantiniketan school from Bengal, leading us from its founding father Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) and Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) to their modern offshoots. The series concludes on March 16 with an exploration of the life and work of Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) who was without any doubt India's major artist/painter of the mid 20th century. All artists in this series are highlighted in the framework of crossing the bridges over cultural divides East/West, portraying the fact that modern communities worldwide might learn from these outstanding best practices in cultural diversity. All seminars are from 20:30 till 22:30. Price per person is € 10 per seminar, or € 25 for the series. Please send mail to francis.laleman@dunya.be to reserve your seat(s).

 

2012 - JANUARI to JUNE - EVERY LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH - IBS INDIAN COOKING CLASS (ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM) 

Learn how to prepare and taste genuine Indian food, in our innovative cooking-made-easy workshops, done in the home kitchen of Mrs Ashika Pather (Antwerpen, Belgium). Food items and recipes are culturally introduced by Michaela Broeckx and made to taste by the group under the supervision of Mrs Pather. From simple snacks like parathas, dosa or papri chat, to extensive curries and biryanis - India is opening up under your very nose!

The first workshop is free, for the next five a small fee will be decided upon. Prior enrollment is absolutely necessary: send mail to michaela.broeckx@gmail.com. 

 

NEW DATES !!! - 2011 DEC 20, 2012 FEB 10, 2012 MARCH 23- INHOUSE SEMINARS AT BAYT AL-ANDALUS : SOCIAL STORIES FROM INDIA 

Three social stories from India, told by Francis Laleman. On December 20, 2011, shortly after Francis's return from a visit to his educational programs in Bihar (India), we will be delving into The Blessings of Private Education. On February 10 2012, inspired by Kishore Mahbubani's pertinent questions on the matter, we discuss The Blessings of Human Rights and Freedom of Press. The series concludes on March 23 2012 with an analysis of The Blessings of Free Enterprise which have brought India to the center stage in today's global economy. All seminars are from 20:30 till 22:30. Price per person is € 10 per seminar, or € 25 for the series. Please send mail to francis.laleman@dunya.be to reserve your seat(s).

 

  

2011 OCT 31 TILL NOV 13 - DUNYA /IBS IN INDIA - For two consecutive weeks, Francis Laleman is available on request at our India Business Support (IBS) offices in Gurgaon (Delhi), with very brief stints at Patna (Bihar) and Bangalore (Bengaluru, Karnataka). En-route, Francis is visiting the Jeevan Deep community development projects in Bodhgaya (for more info on our involvement with this Dalit Development Program, see our website at Anand.be). For those who would like to have appointment with Francis while available in India, please send mail to francis.laleman@dunya.be.

 

 

 

2011-10-22 - Connections Infoday: Connect with Asia  - Thailand, India, Sri Lanka  

At the Connections South Asia infoday at Vilvoorde (Belgium), Sr India Expert Francis Laleman is introducing South India (Tamilnadu and Kerala). Other subjects covered at the event are Thailand, Northern India and Sri Lanka. For all information and registration, visit the connections.be website here.

 

2011-10-13/14- JOIN IBS AT THE 5TH EURO-INDIA SUMMIT IN LEUVEN (BELGIUM) 

Following the success of the EuroIndia Summits in Halle, Germany (October 2010), Valladolid, Spain (October 2009) and Goa, India (April 2008 and February 2007), the EuroIndia Centre has decided to hold its fifth EuroIndia Summit in Leuven (Belgium), home to the oldest university in the Benelux. The EuroIndia Summit will take place on 13 and 14 October 2011 and will be hosted by the city of Leuven, the EuroIndia Centre, the Confederation of Indian Industry, the University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven) and the nano-electronics and nano-technology research center 'imec'. The focus of this year’s EuroIndia Summit is on “Smart, Sustainable & Innovative Cities”. More info here.

 

011-09-28 - JOIN IBS AT A CONFERENCE WITH VITHAL NADKARNI (TIMES OF INDIA) AT THE UNIVERSITEIT VOOR HET ALGEMEEN BELANG (UAB vzw) IN ANTWERPEN 

The Times of India, positively one of the biggest newspapers in the world. Take this unique opportunity to meet and speak with Vithal Nadkarni, a senior journalist staying on top of the most thrilling stories of the Indian subcontinent. IBS is extremely happy to announce this event, which is organised by the Universiteit voor het Algemeen Belang (UAB vzw).

 

2011-05-06,7,8 - IBS AT COFIB56, FILM FESTIVAL, NEERPELT (BELGIUM): INDIAN CINEMA AND MIGRATION 

The Cofib56 Film Seminar at Neerpelt (Belgium) is devoted to Indian Films and Migration, shedding light, among much more, on the sociological aspects of Indians living and working abroad - and thus having an immanent factor of interest for anyone working with Indian colleagues. On show are recent films by Aditya Chopra, R. Balki, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta, Kiran Rao and Vikramaditya Motwane. The showings are interlaced with lectures and debates, with keynote speakers such as Rajinder Dudrah (University of LManchester, UK), Kaleem Aftab (The Independent), Iris Vandevelde (University of Antwerpen, Belgium), Mayke Vermeren (coordinator at Zebra Cinema) and sr India expert Francis Laleman (India Business Support). For a detailed program and particulars (in Dutch), click here.

 

2011-02-24/25/26 - DUNYA & IBS OPEN SEMINAR AT BAYT AL-ANDALUS 

Hyderabad, Cyberabad - Three full days of discovery: a virtual tour through the old Islamic city of Hyderabad, erstwhile a fully independent country the size of France and now the capital of Andhra Pradesh (India). As Cyberabad, it is today one of the major global hubs in the IT and callcentre worlds, and the preferred  destination for many European and American offshoring/outsourcing ventures. The program consists of  lectures, workshops, a guest lecture by one of the main Hyderabadi industrialists of today, two films, and a range of Hyderabadi cuisine and culture. More details will follow shortly. Please take into account that the number of delegates participating in this event will be limited. Advance bookings are accepted at info@dunya.be.

2010-12-26/2011-01-22 TRADE MISSION TO DELHI, HYDERABAD AND LUCKNOW

Three cities with a notorious past, deeply embedded in the history of Islamic India. Three cities, also, which have recently come forward as world class business hubs. From the skyscraping office towers of Gurgaon to the crowded business schools of Secunderabad and the braincenters of Cyberabad: Francis Laleman brings you to where the past connects to the future. And of course, nobody tells a story about India like Francis does.

2010-10-31/11-11 - TRADE AND BUSINESS MSSION TO INDIA (DELHI AND BIHAR)

Business & Development in India  (tourleader, guide and business facilitator: Francis Laleman). This house classic, a recurrent Dunya & IBS business tour, combines a guided visit to the Seven Cities of Delhi, mind boggling visits to the business district hubs of the Capital Area (Nehru Place, NOIDA, HUDA, Gurgaon), eye opener lectures and seminars with eminent business experts and officials, concerts and cultural activities, networking events, trade opportunities, and a field visit to the Anand vzw sponsored Jeevan Deep Dalit community development projects in Gaya District, Bihar.

2010-10-24 - JOIN IBS AT DE SINGEL (INTERNATIONALE KUNSTCAMPUS, ANTWERPEN) FOR A UNIQUE CULTURAL EVENT WITH SHANTALA SHIVALINGAPPA

Play, a performance by the Belgian dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui with Shantala Shivalingappa, and dedicated to the late Pina Bausch, shows a unique blend of the West and the East. IBS invites its clients to see this state-of-the-art example of intercultural project work. If you feel like coming with us, send mail francis.laleman@dunya.be.

 

2010-09-30 At the INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 4BRABANT.EU (European, Brabant, Metropolitan, Brussels), IBS chairman Francis Laleman will be leading a workshop on Intercultural Management and Mobility. Keynote speakers at the event are Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade, and Tom de Bruijn, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the EU. For more info and registration, click here.

 

20010-03-18 - IBS OPENS OFFICES AT DELHI - Further to a mutual agreement reached at Bayt al-Andalus (Antwerpen, Belgium) today, we are so happy to announce that India Business Support is currently opening offices in Gurgaon, the business hub of New Delhi. Our Indian offices are managed by Mr Bilal Chapri, who has more than fifteen years of experience in international business hospitality in India. From the Gurgaon office, IBS remains standby to be of assistance to European expats living and working in India, as well as travelling and visiting businesspeople in need of whatsoever kind of support and advice. More information on our Hospitality Services page.

 2010 MARCH/JUNE - CULTURAL PROGRAM IN BAYT AL-ANDALUS

Both for residential India aficionados and those wanting to extend their knowledge and comprehension of the diverse cultural backgrounds of India, the founding Dunya partner Beyond Borders (bvba Francis Laleman) organises a yearly spring festival of evening lectures, concerts, events and open air film screenings. This year the festival is devoted to the cultural effigies of the Bengal Renaissance. There are activities on March 10-17-24-26, April 23, May 21-28 and June 11-12, 2010. The venue is the library and garden of Bayt al-Andalus (Antwerp, Belgium). For a program overview (in Dutch) and registration, click here.

2010-03-01 - STATUTORY MEETING ANAND VZW 

Anand.be, formerly an informal group of volunteers, sponsors and donators supporting the Dalit (Untouchables) community development project Jeevan Deep in Bihar, is being transformed into an official registered charitable trust (vzw) according to Belgian law. The Anand organisation is and remains to be closely linked to bvba Francis Laleman, Dunya and India Business Support - all business units and trademarks acting as Anand's key financial contributors. The Statutory Meeting of Anand vzw was held at Bayt al-Andalus on March 1st. The statutory committee consists of Rene Geybels (president), Francis Laleman (vice-president), Jerry Meuris (finance administrator), Eddy Van Hemelrijck (secretary) and Koen Dierckx. Anand now having become an official charitable trust will facilitate residential and corporate sponsors to help us continue the ongoing Jeevan Deep educational and community development projects which so dear to us

2010-02-01 - INDIA BUSINESS SUPPORT RESTRUCTURED

At a cozy meeting held at the offices of Bert Verdonck, where his wife Tonya had been preparing an exquisite meal, Bert Verdonck and Francis Laleman agreed upon a restructuring of IBS as an organisation. Henceforth, the end responsibility and operational management of IBS will be taken over by Francis Laleman, which turns IBS into a business unit of Francis Laleman bvba. Bert, who was IBS's initiator, will of course be staying on as a mentor and inspirator and member of the IBS team of trainer-consultants. With this move, IBS is further developing into a one-stop shop with regard to all aspects of doing business in and with India. Originally mainly a sourcing agent and trade mission facilitator, a close relationship with Dunya now ensures addition of a package of high quality intercultural management and change management training programs. The revamp and general update of the IBS website (the one you are reading now) is the first externally tangible result of this new step for IBS. We sincerely thank Bert for his generosity in patrtly letting go of his cherished baby, and all our clients who have made possible the rapid and exponential growth of IBS.

2009-12-10 - IBS AT UNIZO INFO SESSION IN PREPARATION OF THE MARCH 2010 BELGIAN PRINCELY TRADE MISSION TO INDIA

In Edegem, near Antwerpen (Belgium), Unizo International organises an info session in preparation to the Unizo India Trade Mission of 2010. Bert Verdonck and Francis Laleman, founders of India Business Support, are among the keynote speakers.