National Stock Exchange and CNBC-TV18 present "Investothon 2011'

CNBC-TV18, India's No.1 business medium in partnership with National Stock Exchange (NSE), India's largest stock exchange will organize "Investothon 2011', a unique marathon aimed at creating awareness on financial education by bringing together India's biggest and most revered wealth creators on a common platform. "Investothon 2011', a symbolic run to take a pledge to build a healthy capital markets by creating more aware and empowered investors, will be organized on November 20, 2011 at the Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi.

Shubhranshu Neogi, Director, Religare Securities; Gagan Randev, CEO, Religare Securities; Puneet Dalmia, CEO & MD Dalmia Cements; Prithvi Haldea, Chairman & Managing Director, PRIME Database; Deep Kalra, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MakeMyTrip; Ravi Narain, Managing Director & CEO, NSE; Chitra Ramakrishna, Joint Managing Director, NSE; K.R. Kamath, CMD, Punjab National Bank, Senthil Chengalvarayan, President and Editorial Director, CNBC-TV18 and Shereen Bhan, Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18 would be present to support and run for the cause of Indian investors.

Emerging strong even during the scariest phase of global financial meltdown, India has become one of the favourite investment destinations for foreign investors across the globe. However, the investor revolution in India is still at a nascent stage and immense commitment is required to get more and more people into the financial mainstream.

Educating investors and market participants has been a core mandate for CNBC-TV18. By launching this unique initiative, CNBC-TV18 is going a step forward in creating awareness on India's investment potential and also the importance of making the right investment decision by supporting investor education. With this initiative, CNBC-TV18 aims at helping India evolve from a mere savings economy to an investment hub.

Speaking on the occasion, Senthil Chengalvarayan, President and Editorial Director, CNBC-TV18 said, "Today, with the number of financial instruments available, investors need a trusted medium to guide them with their investments and also build their confidence by extending help in managing their investment portfolio. CNBC-TV18 has evolved as one such medium that has always aimed at guiding Indian investors as well as member brokers in making informed decisions. More so, the channel has constantly introduced new programmes and formats which not only guide investors about their investments but also aims at educating them with the latest available investment instruments. Through "Investothon 2011', we would like to spread the message of investor empowerment, strengthening of investor confidence and investor welfare."

Adding further, Ravi Narain, MD & CEO, NSE said, "NSE has been constantly striving to empower investors to take sound financial decisions. This becomes even more critical, at a time, when markets across the world are under some strain. This is an opportunity for all stakeholders to rededicate themselves to create informed investors, build a healthy capital market and a healthy market outlook."

"Investothon 2011' will comprise of three races differentiated based on the distance, name and colour. The first, a one kilometer race would be represented by colour Red denoting "Power'. The second race is for a distance of three kilometers represented by the colour Yellow denoting "Health' and last but not the least, the final lap of the symbolic run will cover a distance of five kilometers representing the colour Green denoting "Wealth'.