About LAVA– Indian Mobile Phone Company, Smartphone Manufacturer in India

OUR CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY

A strong culture is what separates great companies from those that perish sooner or later. As everything else, be it an invention or any technology, it can be equaled, if not bettered. Building a strong culture by working with exceptional, like-minded people and having a strong infrastructure of systems and processes to enable the envisioned culture is our highest priority.

Nothing in nature, whether living or inert, exists for its own sake. Everything exists to serve something other than itself. The sun, the air, the earth, every tree, animal or even natural resources are examples of this. The greater its contribution to others, the greater is the power that is bestowed upon it. As human beings, at the smallest level, we exist for our immediate families. As we allow the radius to expand, it covers the larger community that we are a part of, and eventually we exist for all of humanity. The more number of people we impact, the greater is the power that we receive from the cosmos. It is the fundamental law of nature.

It is the conscious understanding of this simple universal principle that forms the core purpose of Lava - “To empower people to do more, to be more.” This includes all stakeholders – consumers, partners, employees, shareholders and society as a whole.

External circumstances are more or less the same for everyone, so it stands to reason that the main difference between success and failure is purely internal. For the individual, the internal factor is their character, and for the collective, it is culture, which comprises the shared beliefs, behaviors and actions of a group of people. Lava follows a belief system that anything is possible when conceived with clarity and pursued with commitment, conviction, focus and determination. It is expressed as - Create Possibilities. While belief forms the foundation of a culture, values are its pillars. For Lava, these pillars are built on the dictum of “do what is right and do it right”, which are manifested into our values of integrity, passion for excellence and adaptability.

CORE VALUES

Integrity

Steadfast adherence to high moral and professional standards. We should have the same qualities that we seek from others, to be of value to others. It is from this premise that we have adopted the value of integrity, which is essentially about doing the right things.

Passion For Excellence

Intense keenness to stretch the limits of greatness in everything we do. The desire to go into the details to achieve the highest standards of quality with utmost efficiency so that we can achieve great things, together. Excellence is a continuous cycle of rigorous planning, execution and measurement.

Adaptability

The ability to quickly evolve in response to changing circumstances. Possessing the humility to truly understand the principle of constant change, along with the nimbleness to quickly evolve and adapt to it, is crucial for survival.

LEADERSHIP

Hari Om Rai
Chairman & Managing Director

In 2009, Hari Om Rai established Lava International with the vision - “To empower people to do more, to be more”. Lava has shown tremendous growth over the years with its annual turnover crossing $1.2 Billion.

Hari Om Rai is the Co-Chairman of Government of India’s Fast Track Task Force to catalyze and re-establish the mobile handsets manufacturing eco-system in India. He is also the proud winner of the coveted ‘Entrepreneur of The Year’ award at The 9th Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2018 India.

Sunil Bhalla
Co-founder and Director

Shailendra Nath Rai
Co-founder & Director

Vishal Sehgal
Co-founder & Director

Started in 2009 | 30,000+ people | Most Trusted Brand in India

Lava International Limited is a leading Mobile Handset Company in India and has expanded its operations to multiple countries across the world. Right from its inception Lava has been at the forefront of building a strong ecosystem of design and manufacturing of mobile handsets. The company has been building mobile handset design capability including industrial design, mechanical design, hardware design & software design. In line with the Govt. of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, Lava has taken a lead in support of this important nation building program and has already set up a design team in India, becoming the first to do so in the country. With this ‘Design in India’ initiative, Lava is now the only Mobile handset company that makes truly “Make In India” phones with complete control on design and manufacturing within India. Lava was also ranked as the ‘Most Trustworthy Brand’ in the CMR Retail Sentiment Index 2018.

Lava products are available through a nationwide retail network of 1.65 Lakh retailers who in turn are directly served by over 1000 distributors. Lava’s after sales service network is one of the largest in the country with close to 800+ professionally managed service centers focused on speed and quality of service.