Yi Connect Dec-Jan_2013

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Dear Members,

Greetings and glad to be writing this note for this edition

of Yi Connect and wishing all of you a great new year and

wonderful months ahead! Busy times have continued for

Yi as always across all chapters and at national, and we

are coming now to the end of the year 2012-13.

As we come to this time, we are finishing on a big bang

with two events at the national level; one is the India@75

- CII - Yi Conclave on "Nurturing the Positive Powers of

India" and was chaired by Mr Rajan R Navani, Chairman,

CII's National Committee on India@75 and Past

National Chairman, Young Indians. I am glad to report

here that this conclave was very unique and action

oriented and had some excellent speakers and thought

leaders to share their thoughts and suggestions on the

theme of this conclave. The Yi members and themembers of the students nets were indeed extremely

delighted to be part of this summit which had some great

names like Mr K V Kamath, Dr Sam Pitroda, Mr Baijayant

'Jay' Panda, Mr Arun Maira, and many more. The Yi

leadership team in Pune headed by Ms Ritu Nathani

ensured detailed planning and organising of this

conclave on a great scale and that it was a wonderful

experience. Many thanks to each member of the Yi Pune

team's organising committee for this.

Post this conclave, the third in the series after theSouthern Regional Summit in Chennai and the Eastern

Regional Summit in Kolkata; we would be headed into

the 9th Yi National Summit on the theme, "Youth Leading

India into the Future", on 22-23 February 2013 at New

Delhi. I am placing on record the excellent support and

DEC 2012 - JAN 2013 Vol. 9A MONTHLY COMMUNICATION FROM YOUNG INDIANS

National Chairman

Message from the

A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

CH PTER UPD TES

INSIDE

leadership given by Mr G V Sanjay Reddy, Founder

Chairman of Young Indians in shaping this to be a summit

that you would not want to miss.

Some excellent names have confirmed as speakers for

this summit and I am looking forward to welcoming you toDelhi which will also have the last meeting of the Yi's

Governing Council for 2012-13 and the Yi's Annual

Session for the year as well. While information has

already been shared with the Yi's Google Group a few

weeks ago, I take this opportunity once again to remind

you of the same.

Alongside the Yi National Summit, we would also be

recognizing the contribution of our students and the

stakeholders concerned by giving the yearly awards, the

entries for which have reached us and the National Youth Affairs team is working on the same.

I am aware that the chapter succession planning process

is underway now at all chapters and I would like to urge

that the process proposed by Yi national is being followed

across the board and completed at the earliest. We have

done it at the national level at the appropriate time and the

Incoming National Vice Chairman has been announced

and I am hoping to have all the new office bearers at the

chapter attend the National Summit and the last GC

meeting of Yi in Delhi on the 23rd of February. This, I feelwill give them an understanding of Yi's larger picture and

get them to network with our members from across all the

chapters.

With these few words, I sign off this note for the Dec - Jan

edition of Yi Connect and will be writing to you shortly

through the google group to connect with you on the

progress of the Yi National Summit and the annual

session. I hope to see all of you in Delhi and happy

reading.

Regards Anupama Arya

Ceebrating 1 Y ears


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The Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit is an example of a

visionary approach of the Government of Gujarat

towards inclusive and sustainable development. The

sixth edition of the summit provided enormous

prospects to the State to display its strengths,

progressive stand, initiatives taken to improve

governance, investor friendly climate and the art and

culture of Gujarat. CII is the National Partner for thesummit for the past many years and is proud to be

associated with the Government of Gujarat for this

initiative.

A total of 2,100 delegates from 121 countries in

attendance and 127 seminars on different topics as

also forging 2,670 strategic partnership intentions

have been the highlights of the summit. With the

Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit, 'Brand Gujarat' has

established bonding with people from around the

globe.

Like in the previous editions, Yi was requested to

partner with 'Vibrant Gujarat' to organize a Young

Entrepreneurs' Meet on the theme 'Igniting Young

Minds in Making Difference for Entrepreneurial

Success”.

Mr Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat, speaking

at the inaugural function mentioned that Gujarat was

becoming the Global Gateway to India, and hewelcomed everyone to the summit which itself has

grown far beyond the boundaries of Gujarat. Mr Modi

said that this summit would send a positive message

for the global economy.

Young Entrepreneurs' Meet

(as part of Vibrant Gujarat)

08 January 2013: Ahmedabad

He went on to state that the power of the youth needs

to be harnessed and put to advantage, and for this the

government was focused on skill development of the

youth in a big way. “I am sure we will revive the whole

of India with our faith in the power of youth and its

actualization”, he said.

Mr Modi also invoked Mahatma Gandhi when heremarked that 'There is no one better than Gandhi to

guide us on how to use natural resources for our

wellbeing, while simultaneously nurturing and

harnessing them. He reiterated that the development

model of Gujarat provides numerous insights for the

developing world. “We have created a model which

makes use of local resources and local talent. At the

same time, it offers solutions which are right and

relevant in the global perspective”, said the Chief

Minister.


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Ms Anupama Arya, National Chairperson, Young

Indians & Managing Director, Hatch Fund, in her

remarks at the inaugural said that she was extremely

delighted to be at the summit and also for Yi to be

associated with this initiative. Ms Arya stated that thiswas the beginning of a new chapter where Yi would

work closely with the Government of Gujarat for

engaging youth in nation-building and 'Vibrant

Gujarat' would provide that opportunity. She thanked

the Chief Minister for his vision and expressed support

on behalf of Yi to realizing the aims and objectives

behind the summit.

The Young Entrepreneurs' Meet included a series of

panel discussions focusing on the aforementioned

theme. Mr Kartik Shah, Chair, Yi (Vadodara Chapter)

& Director, Energypack Boilers Pvt Ltd, participated in

the panel discussion on “Celebrating Youth

Entrepreneurship – Creating National & Global

Waves. Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, Immediate Past

National Chairman, Yi & Executive Director, Sakthi

Auto Motors Ltd; Dr Rahul Mirchandani Past National

Chairman, Yi & Executive Director, Aries Agro Ltd; Ms

Anupama Arya, National Chairperson, Yi & Managing

Director, Hatch Fund, and Mr Parag Gathani, Chair, Yi

(Ahmedabad Chapter) & Executive Director, Harsh

Gathani Enterprise Pvt Ltd took part in a paneldiscussion on “Entrepreneurship in a Family Business

– Signatures of Success” where they all shared their

thoughts and inputs on the subject.

Also, Mr Madhur Todi, Past Chair – Yi Ahmedabad

Chapter & Managing Director, Mera Money Advisors

Pvt Ltd; Mr Pravit Parikh, Past Chair – Yi Ahmedabad

Chapter & Director, Systems Dynamics (Software) Pvt

Ltd; Mr Jay Ruparel, Past Chair – Yi Ahmedabad

Chapter & CEO, Azure Knowledge Corporation Pvt

Ltd, and Mr Munjal Rangwala, Co-Chair, Yi

Ahmedabad Chapter & Director, Harsha Abakus Pvt

Ltd, spoke at the plenary session on “Youth

Entrepreneurship in Gujarat: A Blueprint for inclusive

growth”.

The meet offered a new horizon for the youth to

consider entrepreneurship as a promising career.


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Interactive session withDr Kiran Bedi, IPS (Retd) & Social Act ivist

22 Jan 2013: Delhi

Yi (Delhi Chapter) had organized an interactive

session with Dr Kiran Bedi, IPS (Retd.) & Social

Activist, at the CII Headquarters, New Delhi.

Mr Raghu Marwah, Chair, CII-Yi Delhi Chapter, and

CA, R N Marwah & Co said that the recent events that

unfolded on the streets of Delhi had sent across astrong signal that it is time for change. As members of

Yi, being responsible corporates and most importantly,

citizens of this great nation we owe it to ourselves to

ensure that we are part of that change and “are the

change”. He further mentioned that there is no room for

fence sitters any longer in this battle against 'sexual

terrorism' arising from a wider decay in the fabric of

society due to disrespect for human life, uncivilized

attitudes and a general lack of trust in the system. “The

only way that this battle will be won is if each one of ustoday pledge to wake up to our collective responsibility

to be an active part of our civil society and standing up

to ensure the spirit of our Constitution laid down by our

founding fathers”, said Mr Marwah. On the lines was an engaging panel discussion

organized on the topic, 'Waking up to our Collective

Responsibilities: A Clear and Present Danger' where

the theme was inspired by the recent unfortunate

event in Delhi. The panelists included Dr Kiran Bedi,

Ms Gagan Singh, CEO-Business & Chairperson,

Srilanka Operations, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) Group;

Ms Joji S Gill, Strategic HR Director-South Asia, E I

Dupont India Pvt Ltd; Mr Amir Singh Pasrich,

Managing Partner, ILA Pasrich & Company;

Mr Rahul Mehra, Founding Partner, Mehra & Co, and

the moderator, Mr Hindol Sengupta, Senior Editor –

Fortune Magazine, India.

Among the discussion pointers included ones

focusing on women security, equal opportunities and

affirmative action, sex education and gendersensitization and civic engagements, among others.

“We all need to realize our respective responsibilities

and work together in a coordinated manner to

eradicate the evils out of the society and revolutionize

the existing system and build a better India”, shared

Dr Kiran Bedi, while addressing the panel discussion.

“The greater responsibility rests with the 'Youth of

India' and its high time the youngsters realize this and

play a more proactive role in transforming the nation”,

she further reiterated. Dr Bedi further viewed that

“Everyone in the country should get the opportunity to

debate on various public policies, like it happens in

the US and Europe”.

To go deeper into the subject of creating a safe

environment for women, CII has set up a Task Force

led by Mr Subodh Bhargava, Past President, CII, to

lead the initiative and consult civil society, students

and women's groups apart from industry. The CII TaskForce would in turn provide inputs to the Task Force

formed by the Government, chaired by the Union

Home Secretary.


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A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

ShYishya, the flagship program under the education

vertical in the Yi Kochi chapter, was launched on 9

November, 2012. This year long project involved

mentoring and guiding 22 underprivileged students

with passion, energy and potential to make a

difference. The Yi team shortlisted these students

from around 40 students from Class 9 at St Thomas

Girls High School, Thevara – all filled with immense

enthusiasm and great potential. The selected

students from the group were given exposure to

various aspects of personality and skill development

through workshops on Communication skills, Career

awareness programs and career counseling, Industry

visits, Social and Personal Life Awareness programs

etc.

ShYishya Learning Sessions

December 2012 - January 2013: Kochi

After completion of the planned modules, these

students would be awarded a Yi certificate

acknowledging their participation in the program. And

Yi hopes to bring forth the latent talents, skills and

aspirations in these youngsters and mould them into

smarter, responsible young adults with a clearer vision

of their life goals.

The sessions held under the banner in the months of

December and January include ones on Career Skills

by Mr Akshay, Communication Skills by Ms Archana,

Computer Skills by Ms Roshini, and Self Defense by

Ms Rekha Agarwal. There was also an industry visit toMilma and Le Meridien.


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Towards establishing, sustaining and strengthening

connectivity among corporate and academic entities.

Yi (Madurai Chapter) in association with Aparajitha

Corporate Services Ltd (ACLS) had organized theSecond edition of 'Corporate - Academic Connect' at

Madurai.

This event witnessed wide representation and

dynamic participation from 67 students and 28 faculty

members, from 34 academic institutions like Indian

Institute of Management (IIM)-Trichy, SASTRA

University, Kalasalingam University, Social work and

Management institutes, affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj

University, Bharathidasan University and Anna

University and key officials from Aparajitha Corporate

Services Ltd, Members of CII Madurai Zone & Yi

Madurai chapter.

Mr K Nagaraj, National Chair - Employability, Yi &

Joint Managing Director, Aparajitha Corporate

Services Limited delivered the welcome remarks and

briefed about the entire event. Mr A Kathir

Kamanathan Vice Chairman, CII Madurai Zone &

CEO, Chella Software Private Limited had graced the

occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr Hema Sathish, Co-Chair, Yi Madurai Chapter & Managing Director,

Devadoss Hospital Private Limited delivered the

closing remarks. Mr Leo Joseph, Manager-

Consultation & Audit, Aparajitha Corporate Services

Limited had proposed the vote of thanks.

A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

Corporate - Academic Connect

22 December 2012: Madurai

Mr K Varadan, Chief Operating Officer - Factory

Compliance, Consultation & Audit, Aparajitha

Corporate Services Limited, had traced upon the

genesis and development of HR statutory compliancemanagement practices. Panel discussion had

generated insights on HR compliance business

verticals and emerging employment/business options.

An exclusive session with faculty members enabled

establishing, sustaining and strengthening the

connectivity among stakeholders of the event.

Students actively participated in the quiz and case

study competitions, and the top three winners were

given awards and certificates of merit.


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Yi (Bhopal chapter) had celebrated its first get-

together & Members Meet alongside a PlantationDrive.

The venue was Gyan Ganga College where the

Plantation Drive was initiated by the Environment

Chair, Mr Prakriti Jain, Franchisee Owner, ABP & Co-

chair, Mr Amit Saxena, Owner, Sai Nursery. The entire

team of Yi Bhopal along with their families planted 35

plants in the premises of the institute.

This activity was clubbed with showcasing of the

Green Building CD which was prepared by MrPradeep Bhargava, Managing Director, Cummins

Generator Technologies, Pune & Chairman, CII

Western Region. The event concluded with a

sumptuous lunch hosted by Mr Miny Raj Modi,

Education Chair, Yi (Bhopal Chapter).

Yi Plantation Drive

23 December 2012: Bhopal

A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

In all, the students enjoyed being part of the event

which gave them exposure not only to be involved inthe work on nation-building but also understand the

fact that there were lot of tasks at hand to ensure the

skill building of people in India for the benefit of the

country's growth.


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With a vision to influence, inspire and motivate

students across the city, Yi (Pune Chapter) had

launched its fourth 'Students Net' at the Indira Instituteof Management Pune by officially ratifying an MOU

with the Institute, on 28 December 2012.

The signing of the MOU was followed by a CEO's

session on 'Successful Leadership', taken by Mr

Rajeev Bhide, Vice Chairman, CII Pune Zonal Council

and Managing Director, Elantas Beck India Ltd. Also

present on the occasion were Ms Ritu Nathani, Chair,

Yi (Pune Chapter), Ms Sheetal Navani, Co-Chair, Yi

(Pune Chapter), Mr Dhruv Agarwal, Chair, Youth

Affairs, Yi (Pune Chapter), Dr Pandit Mali, Director,

Indira Institute of Management, Mr Pranav Vyas,

HOD, PGDM, IIMP, Mr Kunal Gaikwad, Teacher

Coordinator, Yi Nets from IIMP besides many other

faculties and all 60 student net members from IIMP.

Mr Bhide, in his unique style deliberated upon the

different facets of Leadership and the latest trends.

Leaders are not born but are made, according to him

adding that in today's context no leader can carry on

with an authoritarian rule. Rather he is mandated tomaintain a friendly interaction with all his

subordinates. While differentiating between a leader

and a manager Mr Bhide said that a manager is the

one who looks after one aspect but a leader is

supposed to work on everything.

Signing of MOU with

Indira Institute of Management

28 December 2012 : PuneA C T I V I T YS H O W C A S E

Indira Institute of Management Pune is run by Shree

Chanakya Education Society (SCES) established in

February 1994, under the leadership of Dr Tarita

Shankar, with the aim of providing top quality post-

graduate education in the fields of Business

Management, International Business and Information

Technology.

It has been ranked among the top 50 best B-schools in

India according to the Best B-schools survey 2011

conducted by Business India.

The Indira Institute of Management has been

associated with the Young Indians & CII for a long timenow and will shortly be hosting a session with Dr APJ

Abdul Kalam, Former President of India, at their

premises on 14 February 2013.


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To celebrate the 10 years of the foundation of Yi, Yi

(Raipur Chapter) in association with Sarda Energy &

Minerals Limited organized a Reflector Sticker

Promotion Campaign. Mr Avinash Gunjal, Deputy

Director of Industrial Health and Safety, Mr Ramesh

Agrawal, Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh, Mr Pankaj

Sarda, Chair, Yi (Raipur Chapter) were present during

the inaugural ceremony of the campaign.

The Reflector Sticker Campaign was organized to

promote Road Safety among various sections of

society and importance of following Traffic Rules for

the benefit of the industry workers and society as a

whole. Reflector stickers will help in spotting the

cycles during night time and will help in decreasing the

accident rate due to less visibility.

Under this campaign, Reflector Stickers (3M) were

pasted on the mudguard of bicycles of factory workers

of SEML. Keeping in mind the safety of factory

workers who work till late in the night, this campaignhad been initiated and it is an easy way to increase

safety on a bicycle by enhancing their visibility in low

light or night conditions. These stickers would be

visible from long distance and would aid in avoiding

accidents, particularly during nights.

Yi Reflector Sticker Campaign

– 'It's Time to Reflect'

05 January 2013: Raipur

A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

Mr Agrawal said that as Siltara being the industrialarea, a majority of the factory workers live and work

in the city; campaigns like these can help in reduction

of road accidents due to less visibility during night

times or during fog. He also appreciated the efforts

that are taken by Yi- Raipur in the areas of health,

safety, and environment, and said that the blood

donation drive in association with Red Cross Blood

Bank in various industry premises had contributed

1400 units in just seven blood donation camps.

Mr Gunjal appreciated the efforts taken by Yi (Raipur

Chapter) and urged the industries to take further

these initiatives which would help not only the factory

workers but also benefit the people on the road to

maintain safety.

Mr Pankaj Sarda said that this initiative shall be

replicated to other industries so that precious lives

which were lost in road accidents can be saved. He

also thanked Mr Gunjal and CII & Yi members, as

also SEML employees for supporting this initiative.

A number of Yi members were present and extended

their support to the campaign and made it

successful.


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Yi for a Horn free Kochi!

Yi (Kochi chapter) was part of an awareness drive for

Thripunithura Rajanagari Union of Residents'

Association (TRURA), an apex council of residents

associations in the town of Tripunithura on Traffic

awareness, in general, and the Yi-Horn Not OK

Please (HNOP) project against unnecessary honking

in the city today.

HNOP, a three year project aimed at spreading social

awareness regarding noise pollution and initiating

action at the Community level to stop the growingmenace of vehicle honking, was launched in 2011 and

is making a slow, but steady impact amongst the

citizens of the city today.

A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

Yi 'Horn Not Ok Please' Campaign

05 January 2013: Kochi

Be it human or machine-created, noise disrupts the

activity and balance of life. Vehicle honking in trafficdons the dubious cap of being the largest noise maker

throughout the world. 'This small step to ensure that

you honk only when absolutely necessary and not use

horns as a medium to express our impatience, will

also ensure we drive more carefully', held Mr Prakash

Namboodiri, Environment Chair, Yi Kochi Chapter.

HNOP brochures and car stickers were also

distributed at this occasion by Yi representatives

impacting over 500 motor vehicle drivers in the town.

Mr Viren Shah,

Co-Chair, Yi(Hyderabad Chapter) with the

Times Food Guide Award 2013 in

the 'Best Ice Cream Category ',

held at Hyderabad on

01 February 2013

Leaders on the move


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A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

Yi interactive session with

Entrepreneurs from USA

12 January 2013: Indore

Yi (Indore Chapter) had organized an interactive

session with two entrepreneurs from USA, during their

visit to Indore.

The two business leaders - Mr Glenn Reph and Mr

John Geiger - have had immensely successful

careers, from being an employee with a multinational

corporation to starting an innovative venture & selling

it.

Spanning three decades, Glenn's passion for

innovation has taken him from creating a multi-million

dollar enterprise by the age of 32 to raising funds for

one of the largest non-profit organizations (World

Vision), established to serve the poorest of

communities. He combines creative business

acumen with deep humanitarian compassion to

improve the lives of the people with whom he works.

For almost four decades, John has embraced a

career of assisting pharmaceutical companies in

bringing new and innovative medicines into the

international marketplace.

They now devote a substantial time to the iSOEL - the

International School of Entrepreneurial Leadership,

which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the

education & training of socially responsible

entrepreneurial business leaders.

They expressed that India had the best chance to

improve and enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem

in the country and make that a significant aspect ofIndia's growth story. They also said that Yi should play

an important role in putting entrepreneurship on top of

their agenda.


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Yi (Vizag Chapter) had organized an industrial visit to

Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltd and Hirawats Fashion

(P) Ltd, on 19 January 2013.

The objective of this visit was to provide a learning

platform to the members and the students and help

them to understand the best practices of the

organizations.

The first stop was Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltd. The

members and students were taken for a guided tour of

the production area. Mr Syed Khasim, Factory

Manager and Ms Deepthi M, Manager – HR & Admin,

welcomed the members & students and gave a

detailed presentation about the organization and its

best practices.

Mr Anik Hirawat, Managing Partner, Hirawat Fashion

(P) Ltd spoke about his organization and took themembers to the production floor where they got to

know the best practices being adopted. They had an

opportunity to study about the manufacturing system,

resource procurement, supply chain system,

production scheduling and quality practices.

A C T I V I T YS H O W C A S E

Industrial visi t to Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltd

and Hirawats Fashion (P) Ltd

19 January 2013: Vizag

A group of 40 students from GVP College for Degree &

PG Courses, MVGR College of Engineering, Thandra

Paparaya Institute of Science & Technology and

Swamy Vivekananda Engineering College and Yi

Members participated in the visit.


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Yi (Chennai chapter) had organized a photography

workshop session with Mr D Krishnan, Photo editor-

The Hindu, on 20th January 2013. Mr Krishnan joined the Hindu in 1978 and has covered

almost all the sporting events held at national and

international levels which include 2 Cricket worldcups, 2 Asian games and 1 Olympics event. He

covered the 1984 election campaign of the Late Rajiv

Gandhi extensively in the northern belt and also the

Bhopal Gas tragedy. He has even met and

photographed the Sri lankan Tamil leader

Prabhakaran and was once in Jaffna for 10 days for

his exclusive photo shoot. He photo documented the

city of Chennai twice and has a collection of over

10000 images and has the only known photographic

record of the city between the years 1880-1930, all inglass plates. He discussed with members about the basics of

Photography which started from the types of camera,

basic factors of Photography, lenses, resolution of

camera, lighting & so on.

Yi Photography session with Mr D Krishnan,

Photo Editor, The Hindu

20 January 2013: ChennaiA C T I V I T YS H O W C A S E

The workshop helped members understand few

controls to ensure that the photograph is clear, sharp

and well illuminated. Following the classroom session

there was an outdoor session at the club where Mr

Krishnan gave practical demonstrations individually

explaining the effects of aperture, shutter speed, ISO

speed & auto focus. The outdoor shoot was veryinteresting as it helped members focus on long shots,

moving objects and to focus on only the subject and

make the other objects in the frame blurred. The members then posed several questions to Mr

Krishnan, and on the whole it was a very

knowledgeable and an interactive session.


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Young Indians (Chandigarh Chapter) organized a

learning mission to five world-class companies in

Hyderabad between 24-25 Jan 2013. The objective of

this mission was to provide a learning platform to

Young Indians members and to help them understand

the best practices adopted by these companies.

Day 1 started at CA Technologies where Flt Lt Bipin

Pendyala, Site Head and Vice President, CA

Technologies welcomed the Young Indians members.

Lt Bipin interacted with the members which helped

them to understand the operations of the company,

followed by a tour of the office.

Next, the members visited Infotech Enterprises Ltd

where Mr Ramanand Putigge, HR head, Infotech

Enterprises Ltd and Mr Mouli Bajja, Manager,

Marketing, Infotech Enterprises Ltd gave a

presentation titled “Building Sustainable Global

Companies" sharing their experiences of making

Infotech one of the top five IT companies in the

country. He also focused on the best technologyservices and solutions which the organization

provides to industry and governments worldwide.

Later, they took the Young Indians members for a

walk-through of the CoEs explaining rail signals,

Boeing, etc.

A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

Yi Learning Mission to Hyderabad

24-25 January 2013: Chandigarh

Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd was the next stop where

Ms Debjani Mukherji, PR Manager, Microsoft India

shared the different projects Microsoft has taken up

under various initiatives. According to her, the

company has recently launched new applications,

and it is also doing a lot of CSR activities under

Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship Initiative. It has also

been successfully running various programs which

would cater to the needs of the startups. The

interaction was followed by the campus visit of

Microsoft.

Day 2 saw a visit to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

where Mr V Rajanna, Vice President and Regional

Head, TCS briefed the members about their

strategies, various projects and innovations. The

interaction was followed by a campus tour of the

organization.

The members then visited Automatic Data

Processing, Inc (ADP) where Mr Shakti Sagar,

Managing Director, ADP shared the best practices oftheir organization with the mission members. The

interaction was followed by a tour of the campus.

Around 12 Yi members from Chandigarh Chapter

participated in the learning mission and the feedback

from all of them was good.


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A C T I V I T Y

S H O W C A S E

Logo Release of

Varnam Erode Vizha 2013

02 February 2013: Erode

Erode Vizha 2013 is a grand celebration with a focus

on the preservation of Erode's history, traditions,

culture, and heritage. Envisioned as “Celebrating the

Colourful Heritage of Erode", it was designed to

showcase Erode as a premier tourist destination by

highlighting the heritage, culture, dance forms, martialarts, cuisine, arts and crafts of this region.

This city has many facets that are unique to the region

like its heritage, industrial legacy, entrepreneurial

spirit, hospitable culture, the multi-ethnic confluence,

the Kongu language, the Cauvery River, and above all,

the pleasant climate. Varnam Erode Vizha was an

effort to celebrate all these aspects of the city. It is a

Flagship event facilitated by the CII-Yi, Erode Chapter.

It is an effort to bring alive the strong cosmopolitantraits of Erode and project the city as happening. The

objective is to bring together every organization that

has over the years and decades added to the

experience of the city.

Varnam Erode Vizha 2013 is an initiative that would

witness a number of associations, organisations,

institutions & corporates getting together to celebrate

on a common platform facilitated by Yi (Erode

Chapter). These events are spread out in various

locations across the city, which portray the rich legacyand heritage of Erode in a way that will enhance the

cultural ethos of the city.

The logo of the Varnam Erode Vizha 2013 was

launched by dignitaries of the Government of Tamil

Nadu, at the MSME Meet held on 2nd Feb 2013 at

Erode. Mr Thoppu N D Venkatachalam, Revenue

Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu; Mr K V Ramalingam,

PWD Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu; Mr P Thangamani,

Minister for Industries, Govt. of Tamil Nadu & Mr V K

Shanmugam, District Collector, Erode jointly released

the logo during the conference. Yi (Erode Chapter)

intends to create a large benchmark by making this a

significant event by impacting people from all walks of

life in and around the Erode region.


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Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD) provides a

sustainable platform for the youth of Australia and

India to come together and foster an enduringpartnership between the two great countries. AIYD

explores new opportunities in the Australia–India

relationship by bringing together the expertise and

knowledge of both countries coupled with the goals

and aspirations of future leaders of both nations. By

facilitating discussions about economic, political,

cultural, social and environmental issues facing both

Australia and India, AIYD aims to empower young

leaders in both countries to collaborate with each

other, share ideas and innovations with a view tobuilding sustainable long-term relationships with each

other.

The AIYD comprises of the Steering Committee, and

the Board of Advisors. The Steering committee

comprises of Ms Monika Barthwal-Dutta, Lecturer,

International Security, University of New South Wales;

Mr Ruchir Punjabi, Chair, Founder & MD, Langoor; Mr

Vidyananda Vijaya Sagaram, Director-Strategic

Projects, Victorian Government Business Office,

India; Ms Sanushka Seomangal, Senior Associate,

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; Mr Shaun Star, foreign legal

consultant; Mr Rishi Suri, International Journalist &

Senior Editor, Milap (India's oldest & largest circulated

Urdu daily), and Mr Rommel Varghese, Intern,

Federal Parliament & freelance journalist.

The AIYD Board of Advisors consists of a network of

esteemed leaders and professionals such as Mr Biren

Nanda, Indian High Commissioner to Australia; Mr

Geoffrey Conaghan, Commissioner to India, VictoriaState, Australia; Mr John Fisher, Director, Australia-

India Council; Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, Immediate

Past National Chairman, Yi & Joint Correspondent,

Kumaraguru College of Technology and Mr Vinod

Mirchandani, Associate Director, Australian India

Institute.

The 3-day conference programme held between 30-

Jan and 1-Feb 2013 at Melbourne and Sydney

witnessed a packed audience as they got theopportunity to hear from eminent speakers and best

minds of both the countries.

Some of the important participants in the programme

included His Excellency the Honourable Alex Chernov

AC QC, Governor of the State of Victoria; Senator Lisa

Singh, Australian Labor Party, Senator for Tasmania;

The Hon Chris Bowen, MP, Federal Minister for

Immigration and Citizenship; Prof Jane den Hollander,

Vice Chancellor and President of Deakin University; Mr

Srijan Pal Singh, Officer on Special Duty at Office of Dr

APJ Abdul Kalam & Co-author of “Target 3 Billion”,

amongst others.

Mr Shankar Vanavarayar was the Chair of the Board of

Advisors. Mr Kumara Guru, National Vice Chairman

(Designate), Yi & Director – External Relations, Indian

School of Business, Ms Bhairavi Jani, Past National

Chairman, Yi & Director, SCA Group of Companies and

Mr George Muthoot Alexander, Co-Chair (Learning), Yi

(Kochi Chapter) & Vice President, The Muthoot Groupwere the Yi members who represented India at the

2013 edition of AIYD.

Australia India Youth Dialogue30 January - 01 February 2013: Australia


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Yi (Indore Chapter) had organized the “Yi Indore

Heritage Photography competition” from 21 August to

5 September 2012 during Yi Heritage week

celebrations. The objective of the contest was to

capture good images of any heritage monument in the

city or even outside Indore (approx. 100 km radius),

clicked only during the Heritage Week. The

competition was judged by Mr Bhalu Mondhe,

Indore's very senior and renowned photographer. The

top three photographs were selected and the winners

were invited to the CII office to receive their prizes. Mr

Mondhe and Mr Geetesh Saraf, Yi (Indore Chapter)

Co- Chair distributed the prizes to the winners.

Prize Distribution for Indore

Heritage Photography Competition

17 December 2012: Indore

Yi (Vadodara chapter) launched its 2nd 'Yi

Vachnalaya' at Itola School on 19 December 2012.

Vachnalaya is an initiative of Yi to bridge the gap

between the privileged and the less privileged.

Launch of 2nd Yi Vachnalaya

19 December 2012: Vadodara

Yi-Vachnalaya has been designed keeping in mind the

children's perspective with nicely decorated walls and

a comfortable ambience for them to study and to learn

and explore new things. The 'Yi Vachnalaya' consists

of books, educational material, educational toys,

crayons etc. for students of the School. This will help

them in their educational as well as their personal

development. The books and materials have been

donated by philanthropists and patrons of Yi.


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Yi (Vizag Chapter) had organized an interactive

Session on 'RAW – Reality and Work' for Yi Student

Nets on 27th December 2012 at Visakhapatnam. The session was shared on industry experience on

Business Administration, HR, Textile and Engineering

and it was addressed by young entrepreneurs like, Mr

Rama Sasank (Director – Conduira Education &

Training Services Pvt Ltd), Ms Deepthi M (Manager

HR & Admin – Quantum Clothing India Pvt Ltd), Mr Anik Hirawat (Managing Partner – Hirawats Fashion

(P) Ltd), Mr Rajendra Prasad K (Correspondent –

Swamy Vivekananda Engineering College, Bobbili),

and Mr Nagi Reddy J (Director – Design Mouse). Mr Sasank said that while recruiting, companies look

for people who are enthusiastic and willing to learn but

not intelligence, degrees, etc. Ms Deepthi said that

the employers are looking for candidates who have a

clear goal and objective, the right attitude to work and

functional competency, in the same order of priority.

Mr Hirawat advised the students to work for sometime

before going in for an MBA and also spoke about the

difference between a literate and educated person,

According to him Literate person learns only about

academics and educated person learns from his

experience.

Mr Reddy spoke about how important it is to set the

goal and objective in life and achieve it irrespective of

many challenges and also he shared how successfulhe was in his career even though he had to go through

some very tough moments in life. Mr Rajendra Prasad

Rao spoke about the importance of skills and attitude

plays a major role for a successful career in life.

Learning Session on

'RAW - Reality and Work'

27 December 2012: Vizag

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The participants for this session were a group of 100

students from MVGR College of Engineering, GVP

College for Degree & PG Courses, Swamy

Vivekananda Engineering College, Thandra

Paparaya Institute of Science & Technology,

Nightingale Engineering College and also themembers of Yi Vizag Chapter.


19/25

Yi (Raipur Chapter) in association with Model Blood

Bank organized a Blood Donation Camp at the

premises of Real Ispat & Power Ltd on 28th

December 2012.

Celebrating the Safety week from 22-29 December

2012, Real Ispat & Power Ltd in association with Yi

(Raipur Chapter) organized a blood donation camp as

well as a health checkup.

Mr Shiv Agrawal, Director, Real Ispat & Power Ltd was

present on the occasion; he welcomed Dr Binay

Jaiswal (Opthalmologist), Dr Shobha Choudhary

(Opthalmologist), Dr Ashish Dubey (MD), Dr Birla

(Model Blood Bank), Dr Sambhu Nath Bhoi (Model

Blood Bank), Dr Dabir Khan (Model Blood Bank) to

the factory premises. He encouraged everybody to

donate blood, and said that everybody should

voluntary come forward and donate blood. He statedthat all should take advantage of the fact that they

don't have to go to the city to donate blood and the

same can be donated at the premises itself. And he

added that the blood donors range right from top

management down to the workers.

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Health Checkup &

Blood Donation Camp

28 December 2012: Raipur

He emphasized that we should act as responsible

citizens of the society and come forward to solve

problems such as shortage of blood by voluntarily

donating blood. He appreciated this initiative of Yi and

said that Young Indians can play a great role in the

development of society. He also mentioned that

various health tests would be done during the camp

like blood sugar test, Electrocardiogram (ECG) etc. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Birla from Model Blood

Bank said that there are various advantages of blood

donation. He added that due to this initiative of Yi,

blood is being provided to the needy persons in the

entire State. He also confirmed that 48 units of blood

were collected during this camp.

Mr Ashok Kumar Dash, General Manager, Real Ispat

& Power Ltd mentioned that the health camp

impacted 250 employees and that these types ofcamps will be conducted on a regular basis so that

they can undergo regular health checkups.


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An Orientation session was organized at the

Vishwakarma Institute of Management (VIM), Pune

on 3 January 2013. The session was conducted by Mr

Dhruv Agarwal, Co-Chair Yi Pune Youth Affairs

Vertical and Director of Mind Mechanics. More than 40

students belonging to various management streams

of the institute along with Prof Ketaki Kulkarni,

Training and Placement Officer of VIM and her team

mates, attended the session.

The session focused on what Yi was all about and the

activities undertaken therein. Along with a brief on the

benefits accrued by taking up the Yi nets Membership,

the students were informed that the nets under Yi

takes up different community development exercise

on behalf of the institute and the students can also get

a chance to visit different industries in Pune.

This was followed by a session on Visual Mind

Techniques. With simple visual techniques, Mr Agarwal elaborated as to how one can memorize

complex figures and names. Prof Kulkarni was

nominated as the teacher coordinator from the

Institute and was handed over the application form to

coordinate and register the students for the Net.

Orientation Session at

Vishwakarma Inst itute of Management

03 January 2013: Pune

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Yi (Kochi Chapter) had initiated a program to conduct

workshops on Entrepreneurship for Students in

schools and colleges across the city. Yi believes, to

enable India progressively grow to a developed

nation, Entrepreneurial trait needs to be ingrained and

inculcated from a very young age with innovation as

the driver. The Nation needs sizable increase in

Entrepreneurs, especially in the medium and small

scale sector to create 100 million job opportunities in

the next two decades. The Entrepreneurship Verticalin Yi Kochi had conceived this workshop with the

objective of inspiring the students to become

Entrepreneurs and providing basic inputs for

successful business ventures.

Impacting nearly 500 select students, Yi Kochi

chapter has held 6-8 workshops titled CatalYist

beginning November 2012. Entrepreneurship is a

state of mind and requires an ecosystem to sustain

and thrive. “These workshops expose students to the

basic concepts of entrepreneurship and instill in them

the confidence to take up entrepreneurship as a

career option. We need to generate wealth in the

country and for that developing an entrepreneurial

mindset and culture amongst the youth is crucial”,

held Mr Pramod Nair B, Chair, Yi Kochi chapter.

In this workshop, students get to interact with Yi

members, young entrepreneurs themselves and get

to understand the charms and challenges of

becoming an entrepreneur. The basics of setting up anew endeavour involving production/operation,

marketing and finance were explained to them using

live examples and the students are made to work out

by themselves all these elements in an imaginary

situation wherein they set up and run their own

entrepreneurial endeavour.

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CatalYist : Entrepreneurship

Development Workshops

11 & 17 January 2013: Kochi

The sessions, led by Mr Felix Augustine, Chair,

Entrepreneurship, Yi (Kochi Chapter), and Mr Biju

Philipose, National Co-Chair, Environment, Yi &

Managing Director, Sevana Packaging Systems (P)

Ltd, and supported by other members, were held at

SNGCE, Global Public School, TocH Public School,

the Delta Study, Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Girinagar and

TocH Institute of Science and Technology.

These workshops culminate with students

participating in a competition, Student @ Business.

This competition happens in actual market conditions

wherein students come up with a product/service and

conduct business in the open market at the Oberon

Mall in the city. Yi also plans to come up with more

intensive camps and workshops to guide interested

and potential students through the various phases of

their entrepreneurial ventures.

The Entrepreneurship Vertical of Yi Kochi believes

that entrepreneurship will thrive only in an ecosystemwhich supports and encourages this trait. To complete

this process, Yi will selectively mentor students and

actively assist them in building up their business

ventures. Yi's resource base is quite vast with

members who are successful entrepreneurs in all

spheres, be it, Industrial products, FMCG,

Construction, IT, Travel/Medical Tourism, Logistics

and core consultancies.

“All Dreams come true only if we have the courage to

pursue them. It was truly an inspiring message and

touched my heart. Let us all stand together and build

India. The message is loud and clear. Thank you Yi for

this wonderful session”, held Ms Mirshalia Pallath,

student at TocH Public School.


22/25

A group of Yi Kochi members endeavoured on an

adventure mission to climb the Summit of the

Meesapulimala which is a peak in the High Ranges of

Idukki district in Kerala. At an elevation of 2640 m

(8661 feet), it is the second highest peak in the

Western Ghats.

The group started off from Kochi on 12th January,

2013 morning and reached Suryanelli in Munnar at

about noon where the adventure journey started. The

12 km road to Kolukkumalai was full of wobbly stones

and the climb was really steep. Though the journey

was jerky, the beauty was awesome; the view of tea

gardens form the top was a sumptuous feast to the

eyes. After lunch, the group started off to a small stroll

to visit the Kolukkumalai tea factory, which is the

world's highest organic tea garden. The two-storied

building, built in the 1930s, with its wooden interiors

and aroma would present you some time-tested

methods of tea processing. Here, the tea is processed

in the traditional method, which is different from the

more popular CTC (crush-tear-curl method).

Camping overnight in Kolukkumalai in Alpine tents

which were unbelievably cosy for a tent life, the camp

was lively with campfire, barbecue, romantic songs,

and dance numbers. But the beauty lay in what was

nonexistent there- electricity and mobile phone

access. The night temperatures went down to 8

degrees and the chill was felt even in the cosysleeping bags. Before dawn, the group was all ready

on top of a rock to greet the morning sun. After

breakfast, they started off to explore the

Meesapulimala, through the tea plantations and all in

all it was a thoroughly enjoyable trek up to the peak.

Yi Adventure Camp -

Sound of the Hills

12-13 January 2013: Kochi

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After a tough climb up the hill and an equally

adventurous one back down to the camp, it was a

moment of awe and pride for each and every one of

the group to just grasp the gravity of the task they had

just completed and realize the strengths that lay

inherent within them.

“Certain things in life are presented to you as a choice

- if you avoid it, it will not affect you in any way- your life

remains the same. But what happens if you choose to

do it? The option to go for adventure Trip to Munnar

was one such decision. If I had not gone for this trip,

my life would have flown like the same as ever.

But by deciding to embrace the option of this

adventure I have added a new chapter to my life

story- a chapter which is written in golden letters. I am

sure each and every adventurist in our small group is

feeling the same after the mission”, held Ms Priya

Fazil after the mission.


23/25

Yi (Raipur Chapter) had organized an industrial visit

for the students of Shri Shankaracharya Technical

Campus (SSTC), Bhilai to Sarda Energy & Minerals

Ltd (SEML) and Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd (GPIL),

Siltara, on 19 January 2013.

Mr Sharad Goel, President, SEML addressed the

students on his organization which was earlier known

as Raipur Alloys & Steel Ltd. He explained the

process of conversion of raw materials to the finished

product. He also stressed on the optimum utilization

of the available resources, increasing the productivity

& efficiency keeping into consideration the health,

safety & environmental balance.

During the visit to GPIL the students were briefed

about the production of power and the optimum

utilization of power produced for steel making

process.

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Yi Industrial Visit to Sarda Energy

& Godawari Power

19 January 2013: Raipur

They were also briefed about the safety measures

taken in the industry to prevent man-hour losses.

The students of SSTC experienced the entire process

and also witnessed the technological upgradation that

have made the processes more effective, value

yielding, time and energy efficient in their visit in Power

Plants, Steel Plants, Ferro Alloys units etc

Mr Sharad Goel, President, SEML, Dr Sumita Dave,

HOD, Faculty of Management Studies, SSTC, Dr

Saket Ranjan Praveer, SSTC, Bhilai and team of

Faculties & Students of SSTC, Bhilai, CII-Yi

Secretariat along with team of SEML and GPIL were

present during the industrial visit.

About 100 members were impacted.


24/25

Yi (Indore Chapter) had organized a Career

Counselling workshop for the Students of Classes 9 to

12 of Government Higher Secondary School,

Pithampur on 31 January 2013.

Yi Career Counseling Initiative is a program that

allows children to think in a structured manner about

their dreams and aspirations. It gives exposure to the

students regarding the sea of opportunity that exists

beyond just being doctors or engineers. It is a tool thatempowers students to self-determine their career

path with support from teachers and family.

During the workshop, the students were exposed to

different career options they can choose from and

how they can find more information about the same

and eventually make the right choice for their future

and build a career path.

Mr Anuj Kothari, National Chair, Environment, Yi, was

the speaker for the workshop. Mr Kothari briefed thestudents about the steps of career planning including

SWOT analysis, personality testing, information

gathering and the importance of practical experience

and discussions. He also briefed students on various

job skills, behavioral skills and career opportunities in

their field of study. The students were also provided

with a list of nearly 200 careers to choose from Ms

Neha Mittal, Yi member guided the students on

selecting their stream according to their area of

interest rather than following their friends or assuggested by their parents.

The workshop was well attended by over 300

students of the School.

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Career Counseling Workshops

31 January 2013: Indore

Yi (Indore Chapter) had also organized another

session at Government Higher Secondary School,

Ghatabillod for the students of classes 9 to 12, on 01

February 2013. The workshop was attended by 850

students of the school. The session was delivered by

Mr Anuj Kothari, National Chair, Environment, Yi, Mr

Amit Bidasaria, National Chair, Rural Initiatives, Yi,

and Ms Neha Mittal, Yi member, Indore Chapter.


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25 January2013

Indore Students Net Yi Orientation Program at School of Economics

25 January2013

Ludhiana Health CareSession on "Top Secrets to remain Healthy andYoung" by Dr Shikha Sharma, National Chair,Healthcare, Yi

26 January2013

Kochi SpecialInitiatives

Yi ShYishya: Republic Day Celebrations

S.No. Date Chapter Vertical Event

23 December 2012

Bhopal Retreat Yi X-mas get-together & Members Meet

Chandigarh Learning18 January2013

Nutritious Chat with Dr Shikha Sharma,National Chair, Healthcare, Yi

Raipur Health Care Blood Donation Camp at Hira Steel Ltd25 January

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Raipur Health CareBlood Donation Camp at Godawari Power

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16 January2013

Kochi Arts, Sports &Culture

Yi Better Bees Dinner

26 January2013

Indore SpecialInitiatives

Yi Republic Day Celebrations9

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