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C O V E R S T O R Y

Cricket Ratings turns

CEAT

20

Call it two decades or one score years,

CEAT Cricket Ratings which has carved

a niche for itself as a leading rating

system in the cricketing world, has scored

highly in these years by recognizing and

rewarding ace cricketers from around the

world based on their performance.

The CEAT Cricket Rating was the first

rating system in international cricket

to recognize and reward outstanding

performers in cricket on an annual basis.

Conceived in 1995 by CEAT, the CEAT

Cricket Rating attempted to answer every

cricket-lover’s persistent and perennial

query – “Who is the best of the best?”

Down memoRy lane

C O V E R S T O R Y

It was a time when cricket was becoming bigger

and bigger and PMG and CEAT realized the

need to outline a method of recognizing and

rewarding the performances of the top players. It

was in 1995 when cricketing legends Clive Lloyd,

Ian Chappell and Sunil Gavaskar came together

along with RPG’s Chairman Harsh Goenka to

fulfill this long-felt need in the international

cricket arena. And that’s how CEAT Cricket Rating

was born.

The CEAT Cricket Rating stands out by virtue of

its simplicity. It comprises an objective points

system that awards points to cricketers for their

batting, bowling and on-field performances.

During the World Cup years, special awards are

given away. According to Harsh Goenka, the

CEAT Cricket Rating World Cup Awards were

conceptualized to pay tribute to the legends of

World Cup cricket.

“These cricketers have brought joy to millions of

cricket fans from across the world over the years

and it is a small gesture of honoring the spirit

with which they have played the game at the

biggest cricketing extravaganza,” he said.

SimpliCity iS the eSSenCe

The CEAT Cricket Year commences on 1st May

and ends on 30th April of the following calendar

year. The cricketer and team that accumulate

the highest number of points in their respective

categories at the end of this twelve-month period

are declared the CEAT Cricket Rating International

Cricketer and Team of the Year respectively.

The system takes into account overall

performances in batting, bowling, fielding and

wicket keeping. Thus, CEAT introduced the

CCR Best Bowler, CCR Best Batsman, CCR Best

Cricketer and CCR Best Cricket Team as well as

CEAT Under-19 & T20 ratings.

To promote the CEAT Cricket Ratings brand,

Sunil Gavaskar regularly appears on NDTV 24/7

as cricket expert and also writes a weekly column

in The Sunday Times of India dedicated to the

CEAT International Cricketer of the Week.

There are several awards and ratings in other

fields of activity but CCR’s appeal transcends all

because of the popularity of the game and its star

performers. What’s more, it’s a matter of pride

that this system was incubated in India and by

an Indian company which speaks volumes about

their foresight and contribution towards the

game.

CRiCket CelebRitieS galoRe

CEAT Cricket Ratings was in the international

spotlight and received global attention when

Brian Lara, the renowned cricketer from

West Indies, was named the first ever CEAT

International Cricketer of the Year in 1996. And

since then, there has been no looking back.

When Twenty-20 (T20) cricket started becoming

popular from 2005, a new system called CEAT

T20 Rating was introduced in October 2007.

This system took into account parameters like

a batsman’s strike rate and a bowler’s economy

rate.

Sunil Gavaskar, who has been the world record

holder for the highest number of Test centuries

and one of the greatest opening batsmen of all-

times, is now the chief adjudicator of the CEAT

Cricket Rating Awards which felicitates the top-

rated cricketers.

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CCR 2015

biggeR anDbetteR thaneveR befoRe

Earlier this year in May, CEAT organized a glittering

event at Hotel Trident in Mumbai to celebrate the

success of the winners and give away the CEAT

Cricket Rating International Awards 2015. The

awards honoured the best of the international

cricketers based on their performances for the

year 2014 – 2015.

Speaking on the occasion, Harsh Goenka said,

“CEAT Cricket Rating has always recognized the

achievements of cricketers from the international

and domestic arena. This year, we saw a lot of

action right from India’s tour to Australia and

the recently concluded World Cup, which allowed

us to scrutinize performances across multiple

formats.”

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara was announced as

the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year while

Ajinkya Rahane was conferred with the CEAT

Indian Player of the Year. India’s Deepak Hooda

was the CEAT Young Player of the Year. Dwayne

Bravo was conferred with T20 Player of the Year

award and Sri Lankan Left Arm spinner Rangana

Herath was awarded as Bowler of the Year.

Besides, Rohit Sharma was conferred the CEAT

Special Award for his record-breaking 264 against

Sri Lanka while West Indian all-rounder Kieron

Pollard was bestowed upon the Popular Player

of the Year award and Domestic Cricketer of the

Year award was won by R Vinay Kumar.

Cricketing legend Kapil Dev was awarded the

‘CCR International Lifetime Achievement Award’

for his outstanding contribution to Indian cricket.

In an emotional mood after receiving the award

he said, “You feel proud. You feel happy to get

a Lifetime Achievement Award. Sometimes you

forget that you played this game. You feel proud

when you come back to your surroundings, you

feel happy.”

Mumbai boy Rahane expressed happiness with

his award. “CEAT Indian Player of the Year is a

prestigious award. I was humbled when I learnt

that I would receive it. I enjoy my fame but at the

end of the day it’s all thanks to cricket and that

is my priority. It’s important for me to respect

cricket,” he said.

Dwayne Bravo was equally excited. “Now I am

very happy. Cricketers will actually look forward to

do well and make it to this award at some point

of time. I am very happy to be part of it. I hope

this is not the last time for me,” he said.

CEAT Young Player of the Year Deepak Hooda

said next year he would eye for the IPL award.

“Next year I will prepare harder because I have

the hunger to win the award again,” Hooda said.

Speaking on the occasion, Sunil Gavaskar said

that CEAT Cricket Rating has been a pioneer in

identifying and honoring the potential cricketing

talent of the country. “CEAT has also initiated the

Under-19 cricketing awards taking another step to

emphasize its commitment to cricket,” he said.

over the years…

over the years…

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C O V E R S T O R Y

Year CriCketer of the Year team of the Year

1995-96 Brian Lara N/A

1996-97 Venkatesh Prasad Pakistan

1997-98 Sanath Jayasuriya Australia

1998-99 Jacques Kallis South Africa

1999-00 Sourav Ganguly Australia

2000-01 Muttiah Muralitharan South Africa

2001-02 Muttiah Muralitharan Australia

2002-03 Ricky Ponting Australia

2003-04 Brian Lara Australia

2004-05 Jacques Kallis Australia

2005-06 Ricky Ponting Australia

2006-07 Muthiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka

2007-08 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka

2008-09 Gautam Gambhir India

2009-10 Shane Watson Australia

2010-11 Jonathon Trott England

2011-12 Virat Kohli India

2013-14 Virat Kohli India

2014-15 Kumar Sangakkara N/A

inDian yet inteRnational

The truly international character of the award emerges from a glance at the list of its recipients over

the years. So far, only four Indians have made it to the list of International Cricketer of the Year.

These include Venkatesh Prasad in 1996-97, Sourav Ganguly in 1999-00, Gautam Gambhir in 2008-

2009 and Virat Kohli, for two years, in 2011-12 and 2013-14. Australia has bagged the most number

of Team of the Year Awards in these 20 years.

Here is the list of the past winners of the CEAT Cricket Ratings’ Cricketer of the Year and Team of

the Year.

When you’re in your twenties, you’re really forging for your future. It’s supposed to be the prime

of your life, the most vital and the most beautiful. Well, CCR - way to go!

bRett leeAnd the cricketing action continued the next day. The very next

morning, CCR brand ambassador, Brett Lee dropped in to RPG

House to share his lessons from on and off the field as a part

of the RPG Confluence learning series. Walking onto the dias

with his winsome smile that already had the ladies swooning,

he made sure to win over the rest of the audience too with a

friendly namaste and aap kaise ho? Here’s an extract from the

conversation between Brett Lee and Sumeet Chatterjee, Sr. VP

and Head- Corporate Brand and Group Communication.

Sumeet: As the CCR brand ambassador, what was your

experience last evening at the CEAT Cricket Rating awards?

Brett: It was great. First, it’s great to be the brand ambassador

for CEAT. 20 years, they’ve been doing those awards and it

was a testament (to the legacy of the awards) last night, to

see the caliber of players and past players that were there.

Kapil Dev, you know, 434 Test wickets. He’s a guy I’ve always

wanted to meet and I had a chance last night to say hello.

Even Sunil Gavaskar. So to be in the same room as those guys,

those legends of the game was just incredible. I even played a

couple of songs with the band and yes, I had a fantastic time.

Sumeet: So among all your memorable wickets, which one do

you cherish the most?

Brett: Well, not because I’m in Mumbai but I think when

you get the Little Master out, Sachin Tendulkar! I remember

playing my first Test match in Melbourne in 1999, I’m running

in to bowl and I’m at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and I

see Sachin Tendulkar taking centre. It was like a dream…I was

almost ready to get my autograph book and go up to him

saying, can you please sign this for me, Sachin?

I thought I’d better not…

Sumeet: And what’s happening with the Bollywood career?

What can we look forward to?

Brett: I just did a movie, back in Australia. It’s a romantic

comedy, shot in Australia. It’s an Aussie film with a bit of

Indian flavor. I fall in love with a sundar ladki… So you can look

out for that soon…

Let’s just say it was one of those days when the Gods

descended to the Earth!

E V E N TfielD noteS with

CCr 2016: Brett Lee joinS the partY

CEAT has roped in former Australian international

cricketer Brett Lee as the brand ambassador for

CEAT Cricket Ratings. Now, fans can look forward

to get set to engage with iconic former Australian

fast bowler Brett Lee exclusively on CEAT Cricket

Rating. As part of a unique tie-up with CCR, he will

renew his strong bond with Indian fans as he shares

his thoughts on what’s hot in Indian and world

cricket through regular text and video blogs. Also

keep an eye out for intriguing contests where, if a

fan’s cricketing trivia passes the test, s/he could win

loads of exciting merchandise autographed by the

man himself.

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Chatroom TAKING A CALLAnalysing what goes into the best decisions

What are the tools that you use in the decision-making process?

Subba: We use tools such as employee surveys, employee feedbacks, reviews by external consultants and

town-hall meetings to analyze the decision-making process.

Prameela: We make decisions, big and small all the time as leaders and managers and effective decision

is something that we develop with practice and experience. The tools that I have practiced and seem to

work very well for me in making decisions are the devil’s advocate approach and cost benefit analysis for

evaluating the possible alternatives and picking the best ones. This has helped me in selecting options that

take me to my objective quickly and effectively.

Lata: I find this 6 stage process very useful. The steps include first classifying the problem, defining the

problem/concern, understanding boundary conditions, decisioning, implement your decision and finally

seek feedback and improvise.

Harshit: Few tools which I use in our decision making process are multi-voting and nominal group

technique. Multi voting helps me to prioritize my key projects and new initiatives. Nominal group helps

me to brainstorm and create new initiatives that I should undertake for my role. Also, an important tool

which I use is data analytics which gives insights on how a particular campaign is performing and how the

particular initiative performed in past. I also opt for research and dipsticks with stakeholders that give us

valuable insights.

HERE, WE’RE FOCUSING ON BUSINESS DECISION-MAKING AT ALL LEVELS OF THE

ORGANIzATION AND THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PROCESS. A RECENT ARTICLE

PUBLISHED IN THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ExPLORED THE ROLE OF LEADERS AS

DECISION ARCHITECTS AND HOW THEY CAN COURSE-CORRECT DECISION MAKING

PATTERNS WITHIN ORGANIzATIONS USING VARIOUS TECHNIqUES. LET’S FIND OUT

HOW RPG RESPONDS.

Lata

While making a decision, how much of it is driven by intellect and rationale and how much of a role does

emotion play?

Subba: We take most of the decisions based on data and hard facts in conjunction with managerial experience.

Scope for emotional decision making is minimized by ensuring screening of actions through multiple layers.

However, we do not rule out the value of entrepreneurial judgment and insights in decision making.

Prameela: I believe that decisions always involve interplay of rationale and emotions and it is not possible to

keep emotions completely out of decision. So while the tools help to make objective and rational decisions,

I often rely on my intuition to help me make the final call as I have seen this work for me most of the time.

When presented with different options, all often equally compelling, I rely on my gut feel to pick one of them.

Lata: As far as possible I try to keep emotional biases out of the process and try to rationalize the decision by

articulating the problem in the most tangible form. However some decisions do force you to take a judgment

call and can only be rationalized in due course.

Harshit: Most of our decisions will always be aligned to organizational priority. So, there is no room for

emotion. Some projects will have some stimulus from the changing environment, but the final decision will be

taken only once we are convinced with the data which has been provided.

While making a decision, how much of it is driven by intellect and rationale and how much of a role does

emotion play?

Subba: A well-researched decision based on facts and metrics definitely weighs more since it ensures that the

decision is not reckless, speculative or one-dimensional. However, we do realize that near- perfect situation

is impractical and thus ensure timely decision making by not waiting for 100% precision.

Prameela: That depends on the kind of decision and the business context. For transactional decisions, where

the need for speed of action is high and impact of the decision is not major, a quick decision is what I will go

for. For major decisions that come with long term impacts and consequences, a well-thought out decision will

be my option.

Lata: From a personal stand point, a well thought-out decision weighs heavier on any given day. I strongly

believe decisions or may I say most of our decisions should be well thought out because these decisions impact

a lot of people - not only at work but also personal lives of ours and our loved ones. I firmly believe in something

the 17th century French philosopher Voltaire who was the 17th Century French philosopher: “No problem can

withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”

Harshit: I think it’s a balance of both and depends on the scale of the impact as well as investments in a

particular project. If there is a massive investment involved with change management expected across functions

in the organization, it has to be well-thought out one. In certain scenarios, the projects will be relatively simpler

and faster TAT is expected. In that case, a quick decision with basic data backup and dipstick is the way to go.

There has to be a strong basis in whatever route you opt for.

Prameela KaliveHead- Strategic ServicesZensar

Subba Rao AmarthaluruGroup CFO

Harshit ShahManager-Digital CEAT

Lata PathakChief Manager-Corporate HRRPG Life Sciences

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raychem RPG joined the august list of the top 100 Indian companies included in the Great

Place to Work list this year. This prestigious ranking is an annual survey of global best employers

conducted by the Great Place to Work organization, which rates companies through various

parameters to assess employee satisfaction.

Raychem RPG was selected from among 550 companies that had participated in the contest.

The organizers who inspected the work places also interviewed employees and followed a

rigorous assessment process before selecting Raychem RPG to be a part of the list.

An excited Ramani Kasi, President, Raychem RPG expressed his delight, “The idea was very

simple. It was to take Raychem from being a good employer to making it great. And to see how

far we have progressed this year, we decided to put our people practices to test by participating

in the GPW survey. And I’m delighted we’ve made it to the top 100,” he said.

A LONG jOuRNEY

The journey towards excellence at Raychem began a few years ago with RayCharge, a program

which was conceived to take the company on a new learning curve with shared values. This

award comes as an outcome of this long journey. And the focus on people practices extends far

beyond the corporate headquarters. At IBD and at the Vasai plant, the spotlight is on creating

a healthy work environment. “Our teams followed procedures, practices and acted on them

tirelessly to achieve the desired objective,” said Deepak Kumar, Senior Vice President (IBD).

C O R p O R A T E R E p O R T

IS A GREAT pLACE TO WORK!

Raychem

So what makes Raychem a great place to work? In explanation, Satishkumar Deshmukh, GM, (IBD)

says that most of the ideas here get generated from the bottom of the pyramid and then flow to the

top which is something unique about this company. “The top level management takes great pride

in making sure that employees from all levels contribute in growing this business,” Deshmukh said.

At the same time, some employees like Nitin Sharma, Vice President (IT & BD) feel encouraged by

the entrepreneurial culture, the freedom to start new projects, collaboration with new teams and

making sure that the hard work bears fruit.

“I am so excited to be part of the Raychem journey of becoming good to great. I am pretty sure that

Raychem will soon become the Greatest Place to Work,” said Sharma.

With the pillars of trust, pride and camaraderie deeply imbibed in the organization, it’s no surprise

that the employees consider this award almost a personal achievement. “I feel extremely proud

to be associated with this Great Place To Work. I feel the award is extremely justified,” said Babu

Bhaskaran, Divisional Manager, HR.

HARmONY IN dIVERSITY

It is not an easy task to achieve harmony in a work atmosphere when so many employees come

from diverse cultures. Under such circumstances, it may become challenging for the management

team to achieve a common goal. “Putting all employees in a common culture has been a great effort

in building a strong organization,” said PS Shankara Raman, Vice President (IBD).

The opportunity of career progression is enormous at Raychem RPG. Here, many employees have

mastered varied skills and have been given due recognition for their hard work and dedication.

For instance, Daisy Dotivala who has been with the company for more than thirty years. She was

initially employed to work in the secretarial office from where she was moved to the back office

where she handled sales. From there she was given an opportunity to work in the HR department.

She was eventually transferred again to her current role in corporate communications.

“I enjoyed my experience and I always felt that Raychem RPG was a great place to work,” she said

with a smile.

And now, Raychem RPGians are eager for the next challenge. “It was waiting to happen. Now that

we have got it, we want to further build on it,” said Amit Bhatia, Senior Vice President (EPD).

F O C u S

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Taking the people story forward...

The people story at RPG entered a new phase with the new head of Group HR,

S. Venkatesh taking over from Dr. Arvind Agrawal who retired after a spectacular

innings of fifteen years. Better known to us as Venky, he brings with him over 28 years

of rich experience across MNCs, diversified Indian business groups, private equity

and consulting. After completing his Masters degree in Personnel Management

from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Venky went on to work for marquee

companies like ITC, PowerGen Plc, BPL Innovision Business Group, Arvind Ltd and

Vedanta Resources Plc. He joined RPG in 2014 as Executive Director-HR at KEC and

eventually moved into the Group role in January 2015.

Talking about his extended transition, Venky gives the credit to Dr. Agrawal and Chairman Harsh Goenka.

“What we’re talking about is a fifteen month transition and it could have gone terribly awry. But I trusted

both Chairman and Arvind to ensure that the handover happened at the right time. And Arvind was very

involving, he didn’t wait till I ‘took over’ from him, he kept sharing many things. Even when I was in KEC,

I would have a group perspective and we would talk about many things which were the need of the hour

and so on. I must have asked him thousands of questions but he always took it in his stride, never lost

patience,” he recounted.

Incidentally, these conversations formed the core of the bond the two leaders shared. “The best part

of working with Venky were the numerous animated discussions we had, often late in the evening, on

nuances of people at RPG and HR processes which define the unique culture of the organization,”

commented Dr. Agrawal.

Besides, Venky pointed out the immense contribution his predecessor had made to the people function

at RPG. “A lot of things we take for granted today, I’m sure he worked very hard to introduce them,

whether its 360 degree by all employees, most companies only do it for a couple of levels, but we do it

across all levels, employee engagement, the way the PRIDE system functions, he would have built it all

from scratch. So he’s left a great legacy,” he said.

As HR professionals though, the two bring vastly different approaches to the table. Still, there is an

alignment in overall vision and in carrying the RPG people legacy forward. “The one thing about Venky

that stood out, apart from his solid credentials as one of the most respected, seasoned HR professionals

in the country is that he is truly a strong champion of people. He wants to do things for the good of the

people in the organization and this is one value which bonds us both,” explained Dr. Agrawal.

Going forward, Venky’s dream is to work on shifting the culture of the group into an entrepreneurial one.

“One of the questions I’m trying to seek answers to is, how do we bring in the DNA of entrepreneurship,

what I call corporate entrepreneurship. You work for a company but you still treat it like your own personal

business. And as we look at growing our businesses aggressively and also entering new lines of business,

I think this trait would be paramount for our employees to have. And consequently, the way we measure

performance, the way we reward performance, all of that needs re-thinking and we need to do whatever

it takes, whatever is appropriate to take RPG to the next level,” he shared.

Clearly, the challenges he faces in the current phase of growth that the Group finds it in are different from

the ones Dr. Agrawal handled during his tenure. “During my years, I have seen RPG having to do different

things in different phases. For instance, during the turn-around phase, we needed to do downsizing,

in consolidation phase we had to exercise prudence in all our decisions and now in growth phase we

are planning with ambition. But one thing, I have experienced right across these three phases is our

continued commitment to values of respecting people and trusting their capabilities and intention to do

the right things. We did not lose this even during the difficult days of early 2000s.This is a strong lesson

and rich memory that I will carry with me,” reminisced Dr Agrawal.

Moving on, Venky is keen to focus highly on internal talent development. “For me, in the ideal world,

we should stop hiring from outside. I should be able to find all my talent in the hidden jewels here. And

business growth needs to facilitate that because only then can we provide the best growth opportunities

to our employees. To me, that is a logical end to whatever we do in HR,” he concluded.

This year’s Arjuna Awards for the

best summer interns went to Dinesh

Valiramani (NITIE), Ancy Varghese

(xLRI) and Shahzeb Feroz (IIM-

Ranchi). The prize was a hard-earned

one coming at the end of a rigorous two

month-long internship across various

group companies. For the winners, not

only does this mean a cash award and

a pre-placement interview but also a

chance to see their efforts realized with

almost all the project recommendations

being implemented.

Brand CEAT has moved up 12 positions among Sri

Lanka’s top 100 brands as listed by Brands Annual

magazine, from 63 in 2014 to 51 for 2015.The brand

value has improved by 45% over that of last year.

Today, the brand is valued at Rs. 1044 mn versus

Rs. 718 mn last year, an increase of Rs 326 mn.

B u l l e t i n

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ArjunA AwArds

Most VAluAble brAnds- CeAt sri lAnkA

PGCil APPlAuds keC’s efforts

Once again, KEC upheld its promise of

superior customer service with Power Grid

Corporation conferring awards on them as

the best transmission line contractors &

another special prize for helping in restoring

power to New Delhi last year. This award

which came to KEC for the second year in a

row comes on the back of being recognized

by the state power utilities major as a

preferred partner with 31 ongoing projects

in various regions of the country.

The third edition of the Annual Investor

Conference saw its highest attendance ever

this year with over 225 participants spread

across the opening address by Chairman &

senior management and individual meetings

with companies. Many high quality investors

from Tier 1 & 2 funds attended the conference-

Principal MF, Apax Partners, SBI MF, Exide

Life Insurance, IFC, Amundi & Westbridge

to name a few. International broking houses

present included CLSA, HSBC, UBS, Macquarie,

Nomura & CIMB while JM Financial, Kotak,

IIFL, Motilal Oswal, Anand Rathi, Edelweiss and

others represented the Indian broking houses.

B u l l e t i n CEAT signed a 3 year deal with BCCI as Strategic Time Out

Partner for the Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL). Pepsi IPL

has emerged as the biggest cricket property in India and given

CEAT’s long term association with cricket, this was a natural

progression. This property allows CEAT to drive saliency

around the brand through which the company hopes to build

value for customers over this period.

CEAT also partnered with Pepsi IPL through multiple on-

ground and digital activations during the upcoming season.

With plans to bring much value for their internal & external

customers through this association, CEAT conducted

intriguing contests on social media around the strategic

timeout among various other initiatives.

CeAt is iPl’s strAteGiC tiMe-out PArtner

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about me: My life’s motto is simple: Follow your dreams and become successful. I need to, because I have expensive dreams.

What makes me happy: Success and recognition at work and spending time with my family.

food i cannot resist: Anything cooked with milk.

my inspiration: My elder cousin.

five things i cannot do without: Spending time with family, laptop, mobile, TV & my car.

my passion: To grow in life.

my motto in life: Work hard to achieve what I want to achieve.

my favourite movie: Perfume- The Story of a Murderer.

my favourite music/song: Any romantic song.

rpG to me is: A place I will always remember as I have achieved many milestones while working here from last 5 years.

RAYCHEM RPG

about me: A fun loving person who likes travelling & making personalized gifts. I am a die-hard animal lover and a big foodie.

What makes me happy: Spending time with my pet dog ‘Dollar’, going on a walk at Worli Sea Face, shopping, creating handmade greeting cards & gifts and trying out new cuisines.

food i cannot resist: Ghar ka Khana, Pav Bhaji, Gol Gappe, Aloo Tikki, Cheese Burst Pizza, Pasta, Chilly Paneer, Hide & Seek Biscuits and Blue Lays.

my inspiration: Dr. Daisaku Ikeda.

five things i cannot do without: Phone, internet connection, music, money and perfumes.

my passion: Adventure sports, bike & car racing.

my motto in life: Be the change you wish to see in the world!

my favourite movie: Rang De Basanti, queen, the Harry Potter series.

my favourite music/song: London Thumakda from queen, Empire State of Mind by Jay-z and Ahaantein from Agni Band.

rpG to me is: A Great Place to Work!

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about me: I am fun loving by nature & I love being around people. I also love helping people grow.

What makes me happy: Music, friends & being able to express myself amongst loved ones.

food i cannot resist: Chinese…any kind…from anywhere…at any time…at all times.

my inspiration: My parents- they inspire me to be a better human being & professional every day. They give me the confidence to be myself & to do my best.

five things i cannot do without: My family, tea, music, travelling, good friends.

my passion: My work is my passion. I feel happy & satisfied coming to work every day.

my motto in life: You always do your best & God will take care of the rest.

my favourite movie: Top Gun.

my favourite music/song: Right now it’s ‘Take me to Church’ by Hozier.

rpG to me is: Growth, opportunity, inspiration & an avenue to meet amazing people!

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RPG ENTERPRISES

about me: A happy-go-lucky chap, jovial and naughty.

What makes me happy: Reading books, Googling, public speaking.

food i cannot resist: Poha, garam paratha.

my inspiration: Sam Walton.

five things i cannot do without: Internet, mobile phone, Post-its, Economic Times.

my passion: Adventure sports, meeting and interacting with people from various facets of life.

my motto in life: If you try, you might. If you don’t, you won’t.

my favourite movie: The Pursuit of Happyness.

my favourite music/song: Der lagi lekin, ab maine hai jeena seekh liya by Shankar Mahadevan.

rpG to me is: A chance to learn and grow.

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Declaring

the RPG BE

Olympics open

On the

sidelines of the

Zensar sales

conference

at Kruger

National Park,

South Africa

Zensar concludes

its annual sales

conference at

Kruger National

Park

CEAT Bhandup

dedicates mobile

toilets to the

local community

Celebrations

galore for the

inauguration of

the new look of

the corporate

centre at RPG

House

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Bidding farewell

to Dr Arvind Agrawal

CEAT Bhandup salutes

its Annual

CEAT Ratnas

RPG Life

Sciences is a

Great Place to

Work