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Volume 5| Issue 8 February 19, 2016
On page 6:
Sholay team at Saregama’s
music launch
On page 8:
CESC’s outreach in consumer localities
Unveiling of Rising Pune Supergiants’
team jersey
Mr Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and Mr Mahendra Singh Dhoni,
Captain of Rising Pune Supergiants unveil the jersey of the team for the upcoming IPL season,
on 15th February 2016
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CESC Limited partnered with Ebela, a leading Bengali daily, for Ajeyo, where the top 10 Bengali achievers of
2015 from a variety of fields were felicitated on 16th February 2016 in Kolkata. Seen here are, astrophysicist
Somak Raychaudhury, actress Rittika Sen, cricketer Sudip Chatterjee, painter Sangita Maity, author Sayantani
Putatunda, filmmaker Bauddhayan Mukherji, director duo Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy,
scientist Pradyut Ghosh, and maker of the Digital India logo Rana Bhaumik, on stage with Aveek Sarkar, chief
editor of the ABP Group, Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, and Sourav Ganguly, cricket
legend. CPM Leader Sujan Chakrabarty, one of the finalists was not present at the felicitation ceremony.
Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy, director duo, receiving the Sherar Shera Award from Mr Sanjiv
Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
Ajeyo Awards: Honouring the invincible spirit of Bengal
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Mr Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, shares a light moment with Mr Aveek Sarkar, chief
editor of the ABP Group, and Mr Sourav Ganguly, cricket legend
Mr Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, in conversation with Mr Anindya Jana, Co-ordinating
Editor, Ebela, at the Ajeyo awards ceremony
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Mahalaxmi Temple in Kolkata celebrates its 12th Foundation Day
O n the occasion of the 12th Foundation
Day of Mahalakshmi Temple, a bhajan
sandhya was organised for devotees at the
auditorium inside the temple premises on 11th
February 2016. The event was preceded by
day-long puja and other auspicious rituals to
commemorate the special day.
Celebrations had begun on 9th February 2016
with ganesh sahasranaam havan followed by
hanuman sahasranaam havan on 10th
February 2016. The Foundation Day was
marked by a special lakshmi sahsranaam
havan with one thousand lotus flowers
alongside other rituals such as ganesh
sthapana, aobhan, kalashsthapana,
swarasmatrika pujan, nabagrahapujan,
lakshmi strisukta and vishnu purushshukta
inside the sanctum sanctorum. The pujas were
executed by four priests of the temple, namely
Pandit Narayan Ghimire, Pandit
Krishnakumar Pacholi, Pandit Jaishankar
Pandey and Pandit Bopdeo Sharma, all hailing
from the holy city of Varanasi. They were
assisted by thirteen brahmins on paath (holy
chantings).
“Today is special since the pran pratishtha was
done on this day in 2004. Despite it being a
weekday, devotees have been pouring in since
morning from all over Kolkata as well as
outskirts like Rishra, Bali, Liluah” said Pandit
Ghimire, popularly known among his peers
and devotees as Narayan ji.
The evening bhajan recital was rendered by Ms
Maaruti Mohataa, a disciple of Pandit
Mohanlal Mishra and an eminent singer in the
bhajan genre. She started her recital with
ganesh vandana and an auspicious shloka set
in Raag Yaman. She enthralled the packed
auditorium with laxmi vandana and some
popular bhajans dedicated to the deities of the
temple such as Mharo pranaam, Natwar nagar
nanda, Hey Narayani Maa Sukhdayini. With
Saraswati Puja approaching, she performed
Mahalaxmi Temple, all lit up and adorned with flowers on its 12th Foundation Day
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the famous composition Drishti Do Ma Shiv
Saarda set in Raag Malkauns. “It is always a
privilege to sing bhajans in a temple, which is
the abode of God. I have performed here
before as well and have always found the
ambience divine,” said Ms Mohataa.
In the audience along with other devotees
were Ms Sushila Goenka, wife of Late Mr R P
Goenka and mother of Mr Sanjiv Goenka,
Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and Mr
R K Jha, President - Corporate Services, RP-
Sanjiv Goenka Group. Speaking on the
occasion, Mr Jha said, “The floral decoration
at the temple is looking wonderful. This day
brings back so many memories of R P
Goenka. I remember how the temple
construction had started and then was
completed in record time.”
The temple remains open from 5-11:30 am in
the morning and again from 4-9 pm during
the evening. “On Deepawali we keep the
temple doors open to devotees till about 3 am
in the following morning. Huge number of
people congregate here during deepawali,
durga puja and dhanteras,” added Pandit
Ghimire.
Maaruti Mohataa enthralling the audience at the Bhajan Sandhya with timeless bhajan compositions
A packed auditorium inside the premises of the temple: Listeners engrossed in the bhajan recital
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Saregama releases Dream Girl with Babul Supriyo & Hema Malini
S aregama India launched a new album
Dream Girl, composed and sung by
Babul Supriyo, singer and Minister of State
for Urban Development, Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with
Hema Malini, Member of Parliament. This
project was initiated last year, when Hema
Malini expressed her interest in singing to
Babul Supriyo, which led to the recording of
the Hindi duet, Aji suniye to zara, kya hai
manjara.
The event was graced by personalities from
the film and music fraternity alike. At the
launch, Hema Malini said, “Art and
entertainment is what keeps me going; it is a
part of me now. I had not explored my singing
talent before and I am therefore very excited
to showcase this side of me to the audience.
Hope they continue to shower their love on
me as they have done over the past years.”
Catching up with an enthusiastic and happy
Babul Supriyo, here’s what he had to say,
“I am very happy with the outcome and
extremely grateful to Hema ji for pouring her
heart into it. My sincere appreciation to the
entire team of Saregama for making this
happen so very beautifully. I am sure the
album aptly titled Dream Girl and releasing on
the eve of Valentine’s Day will make many a
heart beat faster for love, and with love.”
Mr Vikram Mehra, Managing Director -
Saregama, also commented, “We are proud to
associate with Babul ji and Hema ji in this
prestigious endeavour.”
Hema Malini and Babul Supriyo discuss the album
Left to right: Vikram Mehra, Babul Supriyo, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan and Ramesh Sippy at the grand release of Dream Girl
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Health and Wellbeing Week at Firstsource Belfast offices
CESC’s workshop on CII Exim Bank Business Excellence Model
A 2-day workshop on ‘CII Exim Bank
Business Excellence Model’ for the top
Leadership Team of CESC was organised at
Vedic Village on 11th and 12th February 2016.
The objective of the workshop was to provide
an in-depth understanding of the CII-Exim
Bank Business Excellence model framework
and to facilitate the application process
towards reaching the next level of Excellence.
Mr S K Chakraborti, ED (Generation), at the
inaugural address, welcomed the participants
and briefed them on the objective of the
programme. Mr S K Kakkar, Chief Mentor,
Organisational Performance Excellence
Consultants of New Delhi, who had played a
key role during the inception of the CII-Exim
Bank Business Excellence Award, conducted
the workshop. Mr Kakkar, who has closely
guided CESC over the last two years,
elaborated on the Business Excellence model
framework and their corresponding linkages
with the various business processes. He also
pointed out the areas where CESC needs to
take appropriate actions to be among the
excellent organisations. 37 participants in the
rank of Executive Directors, Vice Presidents
and General Managers across the company
attended the workshop.
F irstsource offices in Belfast observed
Health & Wellbeing Week. These
quarterly activities are held to promote healthy
lifestyle among employees. Fruits and
smoothies were served to employees, who were
also encouraged to give up smoking in
conjunction with Belfast City Council through
an 8-week course. Aisling McKevitt, an
employee and also a trainee masseuse, carried
out back massages for employees across the
Belfast offices. Other activities included ‘Blue
Monday’ where employees dressed up in bright
colours on any
Monday, to brighten up the usual “Monday
blues”. Working in partnership with an NGO -
Aware NI (which supports people suffering
from depression), employees across the
Northern Ireland offices were encouraged to
participate, to help uplift people’s mood and
spirits whilst also raising funds for the charity.
Starting on 18th January, the event “£ for lb
Challenge” encouraged employees to lose
weight and donate money to charity for each
pound of weight lost.
Healthy beverages being served at Firstsource to promote healthy living
Mr S K Chakraborti outlining the objectives of the workshop
Participants engrossed in the discussions
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CESC reaches out to consumers at their own localities
A s part of CESC’s ongoing endeavour to
reach out to consumers, the company’s
Customer Relations Department has started
organising different meets at the consumers’
own localities, through Residential Housing
Societies or local clubs. ‘Meet CESC at Your
Locality’ is an interactive experience where
consumers can personally talk to different
members of the CESC Management. These
meets are also important platforms for CESC to
inform consumers about its services and
generate awareness regarding the new
customer-centric initiatives, especially the
e-services. Suggestions from the consumers
received as feedback in these meets are
subsequently implemented to further improve
customer service. A number of such meets have
been organised in various parts of Kolkata, since
the beginning of the calendar year.
One such meet was organised at the Residential
Complex of South City Apartments on 9th
February 2016. Present at the Consumer Meet
were, Mr Avijit Ghosh, Vice President
(Distribution – Services), Mr Amitava Shome,
General Manager (Customer Relations), Mr
Abhijoy Sarkar,
Senior Manager -
South, Ms Dina
Roy, Manager
(Customer
Relations), and
other Officers from
the South Regional
Office. This
particular meet was
an appropriate
forum to explain the concept of Smart Meters,
Pre-paid Meters and their advantages. A
Presentation was made by Mr Shome
highlighting the Online services of CESC. The
participants at the Meet appreciated the level of
service at CESC and thanked the CESC Officials
for the Consumer Meet.
Mr Amitava Shome interacts with consumers at South City Residential Complex
Sanitation and HIV/AIDS Awareness Programmes at DIL, Chandrapur
C ommitted towards the betterment of the
neighbouring communities, DIL organised
a plethora of activities in January 2016, across
five villages of Chandrapur, namely Soneagaon,
Anturla, Pandharkawda, Morwa, and Wadha.
Awareness programmes on HIV/AIDS,
education and sanitation like Gram Swachhata
Abhiyan, Pathanatika and sanitation
workshops have been undertaken.
In line with the Nirmal Gram guideline,
initiatives on Liquid Waste Management, Waste
Management, Angan Wadi Sanitation, School
Sanitation and Wall Painting have also been
taken up by DIL to bring about a behavioural
change in the lifestyle of the villagers.
HIV/ AIDS Awareness Awareness programme in progress
Mr Avijit Ghosh, VP (D-S) talks to the consumers
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Every Small Cog in the wheel plays an important role
On 4th February 2016 I went rowing as usual in the Lakes with my partner on a double scull boat.
It was a beautiful morning, foggy and cool – we felt we were in Alaska.
After rowing for about 100m, we were not able to BALANCE as the boat started tilting. As we
rowed, it tilted more – soon we were afraid of capsizing and falling into the water. We rowed every
morning, but never encountered a problem like this - something was dragging us down and our
arms were aching. It was very strange!
We headed back to the shore and tried to investigate. The technician found that a small plastic
chip – 1 cm in diameter, and 2 mm in height was missing from under one of the oars. It was so
small – practically invisible – that we had no idea it even existed on the boat.
This tiny, seemingly unimportant cog had almost caused us to lose balance and fall!
The moral of the story is a big lesson for organisations. It conveys that cooperation is needed from
Chairman to Doorman of an organisation for its Operational Excellence and growth. Operational
Excellence is a state in which each and every employee can see the value of his/her work and the
flow of value to the customer. Operational Excellence applies to all employees, however small his
task may look – ultimately every individual persons’ performance adds up to the performance of
the organisation as a whole. It has to be practiced every day, by everyone and everywhere. This
alone is the ‘Mantra’ for organisational & business excellence.
Life’s Lessons Learnt
- Mr B L Chandak, ED, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
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Company Contact Email ID
Au Bon Pain Gaurav Kukreja [email protected]
CESC Limited Upasona Roy [email protected]
Corporate HR Satyaki Dasgupta [email protected]
DIL & HEL Priyadarshini Hakim [email protected]
IMI (Bhubaneswar, Kolkata & Delhi) Shamayita Datta Chaudhuri [email protected]
Firstsource Sarika Rath [email protected]
HML Sheeja [email protected]
NPCL Sandeep Rai [email protected]
Open Media Geetika Verma [email protected]
PCBL Nilanjana De [email protected]
Quest Srishti Goel [email protected]
Saregama Seema Mukherjee [email protected]
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