Interaction with Volkswagen Polo R Cup Drivers Anindith Reddy & Ishaan Dodhiwala

Venue : Olive Bistro
A unit Olive Bar Kitchen at Kona’s, Durgam Cheruvu,
Road. No. 46 Jubilee Hills.

Drivers representing Hyderabad for the prestigious Volkswagen Polo R Cup - Anindith Reddy (son of Ms Sangita Reddy, Jt. M.D., Apollo Hospitals and Vishweswar Reddy, M.P.) & Ishaan Dodhiwala, along with Ms Upasna Kamineni, M.D., Apollo Life - the sponsor for the team, at Olive Bistro.

About the Volkswagen Polo R Cup
The Volkswagen Polo R Cup is one of the most prestigious one-make racing series in India. With a great racing calendar, closely contested races and immense exposure, it is no surprise that it is a spectacular event.

The cup is now entering its fifth year after revolutionizing Indian motorsport since its inception in 2010. It consists of five rounds of racing which has ten races held at the 3 best racing tracks in India - New Delhi, Chennai & Coimbatore.
The Volkswagen Polo R Cup India makes it easier for young drivers to enter professional racing and offers a unique talent promotion system as well as a grand stage to demonstrate their skills.

This racing series is based on the Volkswagen Polo Cup Touring Car Series for young, talented drivers being held in Germany and other parts of the world. It brings elements of dynamism and vigor while demonstrating powerful competence of technology and innovation. The Volkswagen Polo R Cup is enhancing awareness as well as underlining the technological advancement and power of the Volkswagen Polo model in India. Volkswagen Polo R Cup is of significant importance from the perspective of the motorsports community as it provides a vital platform for the talented young racer to develop his/her skills and compete in a level playing field. All participating cars are technically identical with the same performance data making it possible for only the most skilled drivers to leave an impact.
Through this championship Volkswagen is providing the young budding racing drivers a safe environment to race and hence in turn promote and create awareness about road safety.

About the drivers

Anindith Reddy
Anindith is a mechanical engineering graduate from Kettering University. Having done a "coop" program, he has gained experience in several industries such as the oil & gas, automobile manufacturing and R&D and innovation. He currently works as the project lead to a new project at Health Net Global.

Anindith has played several sports and even represented his state playing some but his biggest passion is automobiles and motorsports. Having worked on cars from a young age and studied mechanical engineering, his understanding of motorsports goes into a very technical level. The Polo R cup is his first actual wheel to wheel racing series but he has had a lot of seat time testing and building cars through school and college.

He holds the second place in MSU autocross unlimited AWD class. Kimi Riakkonen is his idol and his aim is to revolutionize the automotive industry, develop alternate fuels and help in making India a hub for motorsport.

Ishaan Dodhiwala
Ishaan Dodhiwala is a business graduate having done his bachelors in commerce from Osmania university. He has over two years of experience in industries such as Finance, Asset Management and Media with business experience in Management and Marketing. Currently working as the Director of his startup - THE INDIAN which is his first social enterprise.

Ishaan is a big sports enthusiast. Having casually played all kinds of sports in school, He has professionally participated in football and motorsports events. He played for his school and college football teams and has done kart racing, autocross and gymkhana events in motor racing. He is currently driving the Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2014 and is participating in the Junior Championship. With his work, contributions and actions he hopes to have and equal and positive reaction. He also believes in working hard and staying humble.

About Apollo Life

Apollo Life's services encompass various dimensions of wellness, and when combined with its parent company's - Apollo Hospitals' - inherent strength in health, present a unique perspective in prevention and management of health. The core objective of Apollo Life is to address those mental, emotional, dietary, fitness-related, physical environmental issues that account for most chronic and lifestyle diseases we currently face.

Their mission is to pre-empt the manifestation of these issues into illnesses through the following initiatives:

• Academic Programs
• Apollolife.com
• B Positive Magazine
• Corporate Wellness Programs
• Health Assessment Scans
• School Wellness Programs
• Wellness Centres

Apollo Life's support to the racing drivers Anindith Reddy & Ishaan Dodhiwala to race in the Volkswagen Polo R Cup is to promote awareness about road safety and wellness. The company supports the idea of helping these drivers and Volkswagen to spread the initiative of being safe while driving and riding. It encourages them to pursue activities like motorsports in a safe and closed environment like the race.