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69TH NGF SPECIAL
Biyani, Vice President, Mr Rajesh Masand, Vice
President, Mr Babubhai Ayar, Hon’ble General
Secretary, Mr Ankur Gadia, Joint Honorary
Treasurer, Mr Rohit Munjal, Chairman, Fair Sub-
Committee, Mr Anand Chokshi, Joint Chairman,
Fair Sub-Committee, Mr Mukesh Jain, Member,
Fair Sub-Committee, Mr Paresh Vora, Member,
Fair Sub-Committee, and Mr Ashok Shah,
Member, Managing Committee. Mr Mehta fondly
made a mention of Mr Rakesh Biyani, and once
again thanked the entire Fair Committee for
putting in so much effort and dedication towards
the execution of the Fair. He also mentioned
that due to newer additions and innovations that
have taken place this time, there may have been
some inconveniences caused to participants,
and expressed his regret about the same.
Nevertheless, he said that the Committee will
keep striving to enhance the Fair each year.
Later, Manufacturers from across categories
presented each of the Core Committee Members
with a bouquet and umpteen smiles.
On the occasion, Mr Masand shared an
interesting anecdote with the congregation. He
said, “I had been participating in the NGFs ever
since I had established my Brand. Once I got
into the groove, there was no looking back. I had
decided to make the Fairs a grandiose affair, and
here we are today.”
After the speeches were delivered, Members
cut the cake with much pride and exhilaration.
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Apparel spoke to a few participants to know
their take on Day Four:
Srinivas Chaudhary of Aditya Shirts Pvt.
Ltd. expressed, “I have been exhibiting at the
NGFs since the last 15 years. The Fairs make
for an excellent platform for businesses that
are into readymade garments. We have been
experiencing considerable growth ever since
we started participating in the NGFs, in terms of
Buyer footfalls as well as networking.”
Ankush Khattar from Baby Naturelle & Me said,
“The Fair has been quite fruitful for our Brand this
time. We primarily participated for bookings and
we have received a large number of customers.”
Siddharth Dungarwal from Snitch said, “I had
first participated in the Fair in January; this time, it
has been much better since we get four days to
market our products along with networking
with Buyers.”
Vimal Shah from FEONN, attested, “The kind of
visibility that we get at the NGFs is unparalleled.
I am looking forward to attracting more Buyers
here, just like every year.”
Parish Chayal from Beat London by Pepe
Jeans averred, “The 69th NGF has proven to
be an ideal platform to come across newer
Agents, Distributors, and Buyers from multi-brand
outlets.”
Vinod Gada from Starkings said, “The Fair has
proven to be more effective in terms of business
and Buyer footfalls. However, one suggestion
would be: If Brands dealing with a particular
category (such as Western, ethnic, etc.) were
allotted stalls in and around the same space, it
would help Buyers to navigate their way to us and
in turn, increase traction to our stalls.”
Day Four of the NGF ended on a joyous note,
and re-established itself as one of the most
coveted Trade Fairs of India’s Apparel Industry.
Even though the market at large is experiencing a
downward trend in terms of demand and capital-
generation, the 69th NGF once again heralded a
newer business dynamic, and with it, the promise
of a more inclusive and progressive trading future
for the years to come.