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Vaijayanti Bhalchandra, Co-Founder, YLG Salons honoured with Mahatma Gandhi Samman at the House of Commons (Parliament), London
˜A First for the beauty Industry In India˜

Bengaluru, November 26, 2018 : Vaijayanti Bhalchandra, Co-Founder, YLG Salons was recently conferred with Mahatma Gandhi Samman at the House of Commons (Parliament) in London. Eminent achievers from India and NRI’s, who have made a place for themselves in their respective profession and are upholding flag of India high, are honoured with this prestigious award every year in the Westminster Palace, UK Parliament, London.

Mrs. Vaijayanti Bhalchandra was given this prestigious Award at the Global Achievers Conclave at a grand ceremony in the House of Commons, London on Oct 25, 2018. The event was marked with dignitaries from the UK Parliament. The Chief Guest for the award was Shri HD Deve Gowda, former PM of India.
Speaking on this achievement, Ms. Vaijayanti Bhalchandra said, “I am extremely happy to receive this prestigious award. I am thankful to my team and our patrons for their consistent support and encouragement. At YLG, we have always focused on quality education as the foundation for transforming the beauty industry. Nurturing and developing skills of young professionals has always been of utmost importance to us. I am thrilled to accept this award and wish to continue doing my best with my team.”

About Vaijayanti Bhalchandra
Vaijayanti is the co-founder of YLG Salons & YLG Institut, Bangalore’s No 1 Beauty brand which operates over 60 salons, it’s unique YLG@home services reaching customer’s homes and a range of unique Beauty products. YLG is known for being a pioneer in the beauty industry and has transformed the quality of education and standard of the beauty services across South India. YLG Institut , the beauty training school of YLG was established by Vaijayanti in 2008, is accredited by the PMKVY( Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana), global certification body CIBTAC, is a L’Oreal partner academy, and has become one of India’s finest schools for hairdressing and beauty.

Vaijayanti is proud of having trained over 5,000 beauticians and hairdressers (Most of them women) till date which has given them a chance for leading life as a professional hairdresser or therapist and transformed their lives. She has been on the curriculum committee for the Beauty and Wellness Sector Skills Council (B&WWSC), a Jury member for selection of the finalists for World Skills Competition. She believes that educating women across social strata and underprivileged candidates is the best way of giving back to society.

ABOUT YLG Salons
YLG, a brainchild of the Ex-IITian power couple, Mrs. Vaijayanti Bhalchandra and Mr. Rahul Bhalchandra, is a salon chain established in 2009. They provide a vast range of beauty services and products aiming at redefining the salon culture in India, bringing the best products and services from across the world to Indian women at reasonable prices.

YLG has an ever-growing band of happy customers and currently has over 62 salons across Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad with over 5,00,000 loyal customers. YLG is the only brand in India which offers a seamless customer experience across services in salons as well as at home. Some of YLG’s exclusive services include Bright wax, Body Spa, Light Therapy Facials et al. The brand also offers an extensive range of Personal Care and Beauty products such as Slogro, Anti-aging Argan oil, depigmentation serums, waxing strips and even a variety of nail paints.

YLG has been rated as one of the five hottest start-ups by Forbes and has also received the Indian Salon and Wellness Award for three consecutive years. In partnership with brands such as Headmasters UK launching signature hairstyles, YLG continues to strive forward with a passion for excellence, maintaining openness and transparency with the customers. YLG aims to follow their motto of ‘We do Great’ and to re-engineer the salon industry in India.