The Stage is set: 6 October at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
SIES students welcoming guests at the registration desk
IPAMA's Khurana and Paul along with AIFMP president Dev Nair Read link: http://www.printweek.in/News/390960,presidents-of-aifmp-and-ipama-discuss-indian-print-matters-face-to-face.aspx
Niten Shah of Vyoma - New substrates is the way to go and firms are tapping this opportunity
Kazutada Kobayashi, the president & CEO of Canon India with his colleagues, Puneet Dutta and Gurjit Singh
Shashi Ranjan shooting pictures of the Award winning samples
David Stedeford of Paper Tyger in conversation with Pankaj Shah of Supack
Noel D'cunha of PrintWeek and RK of TechNova - discussing the trends discussed in the Sunday Column
The team from Manipal Utility Packaging Solutions (MUPSPL)
Priya Iyer, the head of database operations & audience development and Ayesha Ansari, the winner of the PrintWeek India ad sales quiz
Networking in the pre-function area: Bridging the gap between buyer and print
Totally 88 print firms were short listed. Some of the 1,280 samples on view on the Awards Night
Mumbai-based Newstech headed by Roy Alex (extreme right)
Four of the jury members with Haresh Mehta of Jayna
The Desais of MOS with the Canon team
Vishnu Kamat of AGS who have been associated with the Brochure Printer of the Year award category since the last four years
Ramesh Kejriwal of Parksons Packaging and the ITC team
Suresh Ramakrishnan, publishing director, Haymarket India. Refer to http://www.printweek.in/News/390952,the-whos-who-of-print-lauded-by-suresh-ramakrishnan.aspx
Jaimini Pathak staging MAHADEVBHAI (1892 – 1942) who was Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary for 25 years from 1917 to 1942
MAHADEV DESAI kept a daily diary between 1917 to 1942 during which he was a witness to India's Satyagraha. Pathak has performed more than 300 shows in the towns and villages of India; as well as the big cities of the world
Delegates watching the jury video, produced by Radhika Joshi
Even as the Awards Night unfolded, the question on most lips was: will India unfold its print potential?
A sit down formal dinner - in which guests could savour gastronomic delights from all over India
There were discussions about how the traditional business model is changing keeping in line with new trends like Cloud, Web2Print, cross media
The young - and the younger
The BMPA Quartet including Faheem Agboatwala, the youngest president of the association
Harveer Sahni, back to the camera, posted on FB that "I congratulate Printweek India for creating an event that has pan national appreciation. Applauded to the fullest by leaders in print"
The chief guest, Tushar Gandhi who is the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi. He is the author of the book, Let’s Kill Gandhi.
The hosts for the Night: Amol Parashar (a mechanical engineer from IIT Delhi plus an actor who can be seen in films like Babloo Happy Hain and Rocket Singh); and Padma Damodaran (who has a Masters in Acting from East 15 Acting School in England and a trained Bharatnatyam and Mohiniattam dancer, and a Carnatic singer)
Wine and dine - may the best print firm shine. Canon India sponsored a special gift for Award winners
Book Printer (Academic & Trade) - Manipal Technologies
Book Printer (Specialty) - Pragati Offset
Brochure & Catalogue Printer - Lustra Print
Creative Repro Company - Studio 6
Cross Media COmpany - Silverpoint Press
Digital Photo Album Printer - Sri Sivarama Digital Press
Digital Printer - Silverpoint Press
Direct Mail Printer (Tie) - Mail Order Solutions
Direct Mail Printer (Tie) - Vishwakala Printers
Fine Art Printer (Tie) - Marvel Graphic Studio
Fine Art Printer (Tie) - Santi Arts Hi-Tech Medias
Green Printing Company - Repro India
Industrial Product Printer - Spectrum Scan
Innovative Printer - Screen Art Enterprises
Label Printer (Self-adhesive) - Any Graphics
Magazine Printer - Thomson Press (India)
Newspaper Printer - Anandabazar Patrika
Packaging Converter (FMCG) - International Print-o-Pac
Packaging Converter (Luxury) - Pragati Pack India
Packaging Converter (FMCG) - International Print o Pac
Post-Press Company - Replika Press
Pre-Press Company (Tie) - Creative Graphics
Pre-Press Company (Tie) - Shilp Gravures
PUR Book Maker - Pragati Offset
Screen Printer - Spectrum Scan
SME Company - PrintExpressions
Social Stationery Printer - Screen Art Enterprises
Student of the Year (Tie) - Pranav Nikam
Student of the Year (Tie) - Sonal Karkhanis
Wide-Format Printer - Liberty Graphics
PrintWeek India Printing Company - Quenby Transfers
Standing ovation for the Quenby team
The all-girls team from PrintExpressions. Established in 2008, the Gurgaon-based firm has been able to go from strength to strength and can count on companies like Nestle, Reebok, Coca-Cola, Apollo Munich Health Insurance, Greenpeace, Hyundai and Havells among their clients.
The 30 proud winners - the including students category
Thank you to the 17 category sponsors, three award partners, one wine gift partner, one paper partner, one print partner (Kala Jyothi).
The best images from the Awards night

The PrintWeek India Awards Night has been heralded a classic. A look at the who’s who of the print industry who attended the Awards Night on 6 October at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. Disha Gandhi captures the highlights of dignified ceremony dedicated to the Father of Print, Mahatma Gandhi.

Wisps from a rapturous show which comprised of 26 print categories (20 Quality Awards and six Performance Awards), 88 shortlisted companies (of the total 122 print firms), which translated in

09 Oct 2014 | 4234 Views | By PrintWeek India