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Mr. Arnav Kumar “
(Executive Director of
Daivik Life LLP ) Reset looks to empower
individuals working on

The youngest from a family preventive health and tackle
of business mavericks, Arnav
Kumar is eager to revolutionise the root cause for individuals
the Health & Wellness Industry suffering with an ailment.
with his energy, passion, and
vision. His Great Grand Father
established one of the very first
premium five-star hotel groups of
India, Clarks Group of Hotels, and
Arnav is keen on carrying forward
his legacy by amalgamating
hospitality and wellness. He is the
Executive Director at Daivik Life
LLP, Indus Intex Private Limited,
Indus TECHPARK Private Limited,
Brijrama Hospitality Private
Limited, The Indian Textiles
Company (Kolkata) Private
Limited, and Co- Founder of Dolci
Desserts & Pizzeria. Being an integral part of Indus dedicated himself to study the
Born and brought up in the garden Intex, the inclination to learn, application of Artificial Intelligence
city of India, Bengaluru, Arnav and the desire to do more, drove in the medical field of diagnosis
completed his International Arnav to reinvent the factory to a as he believes, to help someone
Baccalaureate at the United flexible manufacturing unit, which on preventive or curative health,
World College South East Asia, could manufacture garments in a “diagnostics precedes treatment.”
Singapore, and graduated with highly competitive environment Additionally, along with his
Bachelors in Engineering from the with profitable margins. Arnav has Grandfather, Father, and Brother,
University of Warwick, UK. taken the company successfully Arnav has successfully opened a
Soon after, he joined his family into unchartered territories. unique heritage, 32 room, boutique
textile business to learn the To further his creativity, Arnav hotel, Brijrama Palace, on the
ropes and get familiar with the decided to follow his passion, to Ghats of Varanasi, which in less
functioning of the industry. help others help themselves. To than three months has become
He jumped in hands on into do so, he began researching in number one on TripAdvisor,
the everyday running of Indus the health and wellness industry for hotels in Varanasi. Arnav’s
Intex, a company focused on on November 2016 by conducting family’s heritage begins from
manufacturing men’s wear. primary and secondary forms Varanasi, leading to an innate
Indus Intex was the first vendor of research. His research led to passion from him and his brother
for the Vanity Fair group in India, him attending several discourses to continuously work on tourism in
which started in 2002. Under around the world such as Varanasi and the people.
this arrangement, the company Vipassana. The application of A hotelier at heart, Arnav also Co-
handled some of their leading his research was put to use Founded Dolci Desserts & Pizzeria
brands such as North Face, Lee, when he opened Bangalore’s first with his mother, Ms. Shipra Kumar.
Wranglers, Vans, and produced Urban Wellness Centre, RESET, In his spare time Arnav loves to
a major chunk of Vanity Fair’s on February 2019 in association play football, cook and work to
total woven orders across all their with world renowned health protect the environment.
brands. expert, Luke Coutinho. He has now