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| India's hottest startups: Business Today - June 27th 2010 |
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BT's hunt for promising start-ups this year unearths gems with a difference - business models that survived a recession which felled many a giant. Canvera has been selected as one of the hottest start-ups in India as part of this feature by Business Today.
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| 'Wide Angle' Review by Mathew Thottungal: Smart Photography - May 2010 |
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One of the foremost exponents of fast spin bowling and also a distinguished former India captain, Anil Kumble, is arguably one of the few cricketing legends, who has worn the Indian cap with grace, dignity and patriotism. Even though he has retired from national duties, yet his determination and aggression is still evident, in the way his leadership qualities have more than mentored the Royal Challengers of Bangalore in the IPL league.
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| Canvera - A Digital Imaging Services Company Targeting Wedding Market Needs - April 13th 2010 |
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Canvera is a Digital Photography company (HQed in Bangalore) servicing the needs of professional photographers all over India. The company's flagship products are high-end customized coffee-table-book that professional photographers buy to service markets such as weddings, fashion, private and corporate functions, corporate brand books etc.
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| 'Wide Angle' Review by Gulu Ezekiel - March 31st 2010 |
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Apart from being India's greatest match-winning bowler, there have been very few cricketers who have worn the India cap with such grace, dignity and patriotism as Anil Kumble. It has been nearly two years since his retirement from international cricket, though he is still making his mark in the IPL.
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| Making moolah out of people's emotive memories: Deccan Herald - April 1st 2010 |
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Emotions are invaluable. Thus, preserving memories attached with emotions, in a way one wants, is not inconceivable. And with photographs being the traditional and widely used medium of preserving memories in physical form, the want for customisation has always prevailed.
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| Big idea: A new way of presenting photos: Brand Wagon, The Financial Express - March 23rd 2010 |
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After spending over a decade and a half in the US, college buddies Dhiraj Kacker and Peeyush Rai wanted to do something of their own. They chose to set up shop in India, their own country and also, a fast growing market. While scouting for opportunities, they came across something which blended their passion for photography and Kacker's past experience in the digital imaging business.
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| India's first Wedding Photography Awards receives a record response of over 8000 entries!- March 19th 2010 |
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The Better Photography magazine in association with Kodak conducted the first ever grand scale award to recognise the 200,000+ strong wedding photographer community in India. The inaugural edition of the Kodak-Better Photography Wedding Photographer of the Year awards was being held at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai on the 19th of March 2010. Says Madhavan Pillai, Editor, Better Photography, "Wedding photography is an oft misunderstood, oft underestimated profession."
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| Mallya, Warne unveil Kumble's memoir of 'off-the-field' cricket photography: Sify.com - March 18th 2010 |
As Sachin Tendulkar relates in his Foreword, Kumble, the man with the camera, would tell his teammates, "As long as I am in the team, you will have no privacy."
Royal Challengers Bangalore proudly presents Anil Kumble's Wide Angle that brings together the great player's abiding passions - cricket, photography and wildlife.
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| Talking to Anil Kumble about 'Wide Angle': MyBangalore.com - March 18th 2010 |
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Spanning close to two decades, Anil Kumble's career has seen the different ups and downs of the Indian cricket. No bowler in history won India more Test matches than Anil Kumble, for the man represents the terms: match winner and a fighter.
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| Warne releases Kumble's book: Yahoo! Cricket - March 18th 2010 |
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Bangalore: Spin legend Shane Warne on Wednesday released Anil Kumble's book "Wide Angle" - a collection of off-field pictures shot by the former India skipper.
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| Warne releases Kumble's book: The Hindu - March 17th 2010 |
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Spin legend Shane Warne on Wednesday released Anil Kumble's book 'Wide Angle' - a collection of off-field pictures shot by the former India skipper. The Australian cricketer recalled his long association with Kumble at the launch, organised at a city hotel here.
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| Kumble's Wide Angle Promises Perfect Ten: Deccan Herald - March 17th 2010 |
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That there is an ace photographer lurking inside Anil Kumble has never been a secret. On Wednesday evening, his first photographic compilation, 'Wide Angle', was released at a touchingly memorable function by his great mate and fellow leg-spinner Shane Warne.
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| Anil Kumble's most treasured passion exposed: March 2010 |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore proudly presents Anil Kumble's Wide Angle that brings together the great player's abiding passions - cricket, photography and wildlife. It gives a glimpse into the lives of his contemporaries beyond the boundary and our wild animals within theirs. Wide Angle, coffee table book of rare sensitivity, a document of drama brings alive personalities while giving a peep into the soul of the man who bowled India to more victories than anyone else.
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| The multi-million wedding album photo-op: DNA Money - Jan 2010 |
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Indian weddings, over the years, have been an ideal launch pad for innovative business initiatives; as in the case of IITians Dhiraj Kacker and Peeyush Rai, who started Canvera Digital Technologies, a digital imaging solutions provider. Canvera has changed the image of wedding albums, replacing bulky and heavy albums with swanky photobooks.
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| Canvera awarded "Best Innovation in Technology" for bringing Professionalism & Innovation to an unorganized market - Jan 2010 |
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Asian Photography magazine awarded Canvera.com the "Best Innovation in Technology" award at their recently concluded annual awards held alongside Photofair 2010 in Mumbai. The award was given to recognize the professionalism and innovation Canvera is bringing to a highly fragmented market.
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| Record breaking 30K+ submissions on Canvera.com for Better Photography's annual contest - Dec 2009 |
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Online submission through www.canvera.com for Better Photography's annual photography contest "Photographer of the Year" and "Young Photographer of the Year" have broken all past records for submissions. For the current year's contest more than 30K+ entries were submitted online through the specially designed microsite www.canvera.com/betterphotography in addition to about 10K+ submitted through offline channels.
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| Canvera hires Aditya Kothari as VP of Sales - Dec 15th 2009 |
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Canvera.com, India's fastest growing online digital photography company, recently hired Aditya Kothari as Vice President of Sales. Prior to Canvera, Aditya worked as VP of Sales & Marketing at Alcan where he not only rapidly grew sales but also established Alcan as a leader in its category.
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| Canvera coffee-table-books chosen to present Best of Marie Claire Fashion - Dec 4th 2009 |
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A remarkable collaboration between Marie Claire India, the celebrated fashion magazine from the The Outlook group, and Canvera will be unveiled at the Marie Claire Made in India Fashion Awards at The Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon. Canvera will be presenting The Best of Marie Claire Fashion, a finely curated, limited-edition coffee table book of fashion images by India's famous photographers.
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| Industry Opinion - Dhiraj's interview with Smart Photography - Nov 2009 |
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Consumer spending has slowed down; it is at a much slower pace than what it was an year ago. However, it isn't surprising that photo majors have really struggled to eke out profits, or just break even, during the last couple of years. But, some photo-imaging players have managed to thrive amid the gloom and Canvera is one such classic example.
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| Better Photography's annual contest goes online with Canvera.com - Sept '09 |
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Canvera.com, India's fastest growing online photography company has been chosen to be the online partner for the fifth edition of the Better Photography Photographer of the 2009 Awards. Published by Infomedia18 Ltd, Better Photography has been the leading photography magazine in India and South Asia for over twelve years now.
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| Chronicle your life on a Coffee Table: Midday - Sept 22nd 2009 |
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An online photography company now helps you treasure the special moments in life by binding them for eternity in a coffee table book. It's yours within 48 hours of having placed the orders, and designed to remain in the family for many generations to indulge and enjoy.
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| Canvera Supports Anand Seth's Photography Show - August'09 |
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Committed to setting new photography standards, Canvera - India's fastest growing digital photography company - recently hosted a photography exhibition for ace lensmen Anand Seth at Cibo. Saluting beautiful women achievers, Canvera conceptualized a comeback show for Anand Seth where the photographer showcased photographs of 10 leading women.
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| Preserving Memories: The New Indian Express - Aug 20th 2009 |
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Even as the ongoing economic slowdown may have affected the business sentiment and expansion plans of many companies, Canvera Digital Technologies is bullish about its future.
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| Freeze moments: The Statesmen - Aug 20th 2009 |
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Expressions and memories fade. So, memorable moments have to be captured and locked into albums for posterity. How did you look like three, twelve, eighteen, thirty or more.
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| Now Get Yourself a Coffee Table Album: The Pioneer- Aug 18th 2009 |
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How many times have you picked up a coffee table book at the bookstore and marveled at its design, picture quality layout and the grand way the subject matter is dealt with? Now can get the whole experience personalized - have the pictures and experiences of your wedding, traveling, wildlife tour, adventure trip - any moment you want to cherish, recorded in a form of coffee table book, or better still a coffee table album.
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| Innovative Photo Gifting Concepts: Wedding Affair - Aug 2009 |
| Canvera has introduced innovative photo gifting concepts with beautiful and international award winning coffee table books, memory books and calendars for weddings. |
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| Giving the photo call: Business Standard - Aug 10th 2009 |
| One fine morning in 2006, Dhiraj Kacker received a phone call that changed his life as an employee with a successful start-up in the Silicon Valley. At the other end was his buddy Peeyush Rai coaxing him to come back to India to start their own business. And, Kacker didn't think twice. |
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| Framed, For Life - Aug 10th 2009 |
| Marriages are made in heaven, but weddings happen here on earth, and memories of the wondrous occasions are relived over and over again through pictures - whether black and white or, as they are today, as elaborated as the wedding itself. |
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| Photo Glossy - Aug 9th 2009 |
| Canvera.com., an online digital photography company, promises to present your photos in a coffee-table book. You can have your book ready within 48 hours of having placed the order, says the organisers. |
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| Canvera Announces Opening of its Kolkata Office - Aug 4th 2009 |
| Canvera.com, India's fastest growing online digital photography company, announces the opening of its sales office in Kolkata. This is Canvera's 7th sales office in the country. The office will be headed by Arunava Chaudhuri who joined Canvera after stints with Reliance Money & ICICI in various sales capacities. |
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| Minibook review by Asian Photography |
| "I feel they [Canvera] are the best. Things are best left to the professionals" |
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| Supplement on Canvera with Better Photography's June 2009 issue |
| Bring Your Most Precious Memories to Life with Canvera's Lightweight Coffee-table Books |
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| Canvera Wins Asia Pacific & Japan Award 2nd Year in a Row - May 15th 2009 |
| Canvera. com, India's fastest growing online digital photography company, was given the Best Photobook prize for the second year in a row at the recently concluded Asia-Pacific & Japan HP Digital Print Award 2009 in Beijing, China. The photobook category attracted more than 50 entries from the APJ region. |
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Canvera Announces Opening of Ahmedabad Office - April 28th 2009 |
Canvera.com, India's fastest growing online digital photography company, announces the opening of its sales office in Ahmedabad. This is Canvera's 6th sales office in the country. This office will serve as the hub to serve the entire Gujarat market.
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Canvera Announces Opening of Chandigarh Office - April 2nd 2009 |
Canvera.com, India's fastest growing online digital photography company announces the opening of its sales office in Chandigarh. This is Canvera's 5th sales office in the country.
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| A shot at success - Mar 20th 2009 - Deccan Chronicle |
It took over 15 years for Dhiraj Kacker and Peeyush Rai to realise their dream. A dream that rested on the other side of the camera lens and resulted in the birth of Canvera Digital Technologies - India's fastest growing online digital photography company.
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| Canvera on expansion spree - Dhiraj's interview with Asian Photography - Mar 2009 |
| Even as the ongoing economic slowdown may have affected the business sentiment and expansion plans of many companies, Canvera Digital Technologies is bullish about
its future. Currently having offices at Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi, the company is planning to set... |
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| Supplement on Canvera with Better Photography's Feb 2009 issue |
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| Canvera to add more centers - Jan 8th 2009 - MyDigitalFC.com |
| Digital photography company Canvera Digital Technologies plans to expand its centres. By the end of the next financial year, the company will have close to 14 centres across the country. At present, it has centres in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi. |
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It's a treat for photo buffs - Sep 6th 2008 - The Hindu
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| This is a great opportunity for those who love photography to get acquainted with all the equipment related to the art under one roof. Photo Expo and Sign show 2008 an exhibition of photography equipment organised by the Villart Exposition opened on Friday. |
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Canvera adjudged best Photobook in Asia Pacific & Japan - Aug 27th 2008
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| Singapore, 27th August 2008 - Canvera Digital Technologies was the winner in the Photo Book/Coffee Table Book segment at the Asia Pacific and Japan HP Digital Print Awards 2008. The award was instituted to recognise outstanding achievements and innovations in print and packaging across Asia. |
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Photo expo grabs eye balls - July 5th 2008 - The Hindu |
| It was indeed a shutterbug's paradise at the 'Photo Expo and Sign Show 2008' and 'Broadcast and Film Expo 2008' that was held at People's Plaza, Necklace Road on Friday. |
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Online photo printing startups target pros - Jun 20th 2008 - LiveMint |
| Late last year, Palak Jhaveri, owner of Sanat Jhaveri and Co., a photo studio in Ahmedabad, was grappling with a six-year-old problem. Ever since the 50-year old studio had taken to digital photography in 2001, Jhaveri had been facing "deep trouble storing wedding photos". |
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Canvera raises Series A Funding from Footprint, DFJ & Mumbai Angels - May 5th 2008 - Content Sutra |
| Canvera, a Bangalore-based digital photo startup has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in a round led by Footprint Ventures, reports VC Circle. The Series A round also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mumbai Angels and two angel investors from the UK. With a desktop application... |
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