Bags of Ethics Diwali Party 2023
Smruti Sriram, CEO of Bags of Ethics, Dr Sri Ram, Founder of Supreme Creations/ Bags of Ethics, Rajni Sriram, Co-Founder Wings of Hope
Smruti Sriram, CEO of Bags of Ethics, Dr Sri Ram, Founder of Supreme Creations/ Bags of Ethics, Rajni Sriram, Co-Founder Wings of Hope
On 8th November 2023, the Bags of Ethics community of brands, stylists, journalists, designers, creators, entrepreneurs, retailers, academics, sustainability experts and members of our supply chain gathered to celebrate Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights.
Dr. R. Sri Ram, Founder of Bags of Ethics/ Supreme Creations and his wife, Mrs Rajni Sriram Co-Founder of The Wings of Hope, hosted the annual event at the Royal Automobile Club in London.
In his opening speech, Dr. Sri told guests about the significance of Diwali – light, hope, peace, and friendship. “The sentiments of this festival could not be more appropriate than at this time. We wish for communities to unite, and come together and rejoice by eating together, lighting lamps together, and dancing together.” “The Valaka, large brass lamps, that you see standing here are lit with candles to dispel darkness. In the famous Hindu text “The Ramayana”, Lord Rama was banished from his Kingdom for 14 years. When he was finally allowed to return, his route back was lit with candles and the skies were lit with fireworks.”
Throughout the evening guests were able to experience Indian culture – through food, prepared by celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala, and dance performances by world-renowned Kathak (a form of Indian dance) dancers, led by Kumar Sharma.
A product display showcasing the work of the Supreme Creations factory based in Pondicherry, in India, shared client work for NewGen30 campaign, the Green Tree Badge, Selfridges and various other bespoke manufacturing products made for reusable bags, and sustainable packaging.
Smruti Sriram, Chief Executive of Supreme Creations/ Bags of Ethics then welcomed the dancers to give guests a dance workshop – filled with high energy to the Bollywood song “Kala Chashma”.
Brands represented at the event included Harrods, British Fashion Council, Boots, Value Retail, Pentagram, Reliance, Bonsoirs, Selfridges, Damien Hirst, Lock & Co, Liberty of London and more.
Our creative community came together including iconic British fashion designer, Dame Zandra Rhodes, fashion critic, Sarah Mower MBE, singer Arjun, TV presenter Saira Khan, DJ and model Zara Martin, beauty blogger Karishma, actor Yanick Ghanty, artist Daniel Lismore, BBC presenter Sonya Barlow, model Diana Haj Mirzaali, presenter Sugapuff, Bollywood Choreographer Naz Choudhury and many more.
Guests also came from the Mayor of London team, Department for Business and Trade, University of Arts London, Cambridge University, Royal Forestry Society, Chelsea Physic Garden, PwC, EY, and London Business School.
Teachers supporting the work of The Wings of Hope Achievement Award travelled from across the country to celebrate including from Tranby College, Harrodian, Dulwich College, North London Grammar, St. Paul’s School, Villier’s and Brooke House College.
We wish all our teams around the world a very happy, peaceful and prosperous Diwali.
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- Smruti Sriram and Saira Khan
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- Sylvie Freund-Pickavance
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- Arooj Aftab and Louisa McDonald
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- Dame Zandra Rhodes and Boots
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- Smruti Sriram, Dr. R. Sri Ram, Rajni Sriram
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- Sarah Mower MBE, Dame Zandra Rhodes
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- PJ Singh
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- Nisha Aaliya & Yanick Ghanty
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- NAZ CHOUDHURY and Moshida Khalifah
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- DANIEL LISMORE
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- Diana Haj-mirzaali
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- Zara Martin
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- Arjun Artist
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- SUGAPUFF
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- Dancers
