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Resil’s primary logo has been
redesigned for the �rst time in 20 years
to re�ect what Resil is today. Our new logo and
tagline take inspiration from our evolution
and philosophy while maintaining brand
heritage.
Dear Resilites,
I am very happy to know that ‘Resilite’ is being launched again after a gap of nearly seven years. The Resil family has grown over these years, thus making it all the more important to have an in-house medium to keep us all connected. To update those who joined the family in the intervening years, Resilite is an in-house magazine, which serves as a medium to share our knowledge and experiences with our colleagues. The magazine is aptly called ‘Resilite’ as it represents each of us.
Initiatives like this can seldom sustain unless all of us actively participate by contributing content and ideas. An internal team has been assigned this initiative, and they have taken it up in earnest and zest. I request everyone to support them with passion and ensure that each Resilite becomes more and more interesting and awaited.
The last few years were eventful for every business. The crisis of 2008, the recovery in 2010, and the challenges being faced now are clear indications that nothing can be static and permanent. The once perceived corporate giants, at least some of them, have collapsed, not because they lacked resources or managerial expertise, but because in a bullish economy, greed and arrogance overtook normal diligence and caution. The current plight of many countries today is a clear example of how living beyond means continues unabated and when austerity takes a back seat, disaster cannot be far away.
Cost management must be a way of life. Business processes have to be continuously under review to suit emerging environments aimed at maximising e�ciencies and optimising costs. Market intelligence aiding research and innovations must remain
a focused activity. This will ensure that the organisation is always kept insured against outdated technologies and product lines.
At Resil, we have always tried to ensure that our products remain in the value add segments. Investments in infrastructure and new technologies have been our priority. The biggest asset of any organisation, human infrastructure, has always held its prominence at Resil. We value this asset more than anything else. Attention to creating the right environment for learning and growth for its people has been ongoing. This will receive more focus in the coming years with more structured training sessions and team building workshops.
Resil’s primary logo has been redesigned for the �rst time in 20 years to re�ect what Resil is today. Our new logo and tagline take inspiration from our evolution and philosophy while maintaining brand heritage.
The emphasis on ‘S’ signi�es our approach toward Science, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility. The orbicule represents our world-wide expansion and adherence to international standards while ‘Science for Change’ refers to our progressive attitude of exploring through transformation.
In the spirit of this new era, we at Resil are reimagining our impact on organisations across the world.
Wishing you all the very best!
The ‘Resilite’ is back with a bang! After seven long years, Resilite unites all of us at ‘Resil’ and has grown by leaps and bounds. The �rst issue comes straight from the heart of us Resilites, with poems, paintings, wax carvings and sketches. Kudos to all who expressed themselves so eloquently! We would like to thank all the contributors who helped shape this issue and made it enjoyable. We would also like to thank our co-ordinators who made this launch possible. Our co-ordinators have also decided to go eco-friendly soon with an ‘E-Resilite’! We look forward to more colourful contributions for the subsequent issues. So don’t forget to �ood us. We hope to feature each of the contributions in the issues to come.
Cheers to happy reading and sharing!
The Resilite Editorial Team
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Wishing you all the very best!
M S MohanManaging Director
Editorial Note
MD’s Message
From the Helm
At the 6th edition of Bangalore INDIA NANO in December 2013, Resil was presented the Bangalore INDIA NANO Innovation Award 2013 for pioneering work in the development of nanotechnology — enabled solutions
What happened at Resil
HR Corner
Random notes from my Resil life
The construction of Resil’s new plant at Malur was inaugurated with a Bhoomi Pooja on 24 November, 2013. Tantri Kandararu Rajeev and a team from Sabari Mala Ayappa Swamy Temple, performed the Pooja with strict conformance to Vaastu Shastra.
Where do I begin? Ok, let ‘No order’ be the order of the day.
Since 2006, thanks to a very understanding boss and my USPs (Unique Seeming Points), I enjoyed the �exibility of working on di�erent assignments with varied teams and in various venues. O�ce life was tough on many occasions, sometimes due to others and many-a-times due to my own doing. But it was never boring, because there was enough variety and spice. I wonder if this place is blessed, as one does experience a lot of positive energy and good humour, which is, if you are lucky to be able to strike a one-on-one conversation, whichever department you visit. And if you didn’t on any day, it was possibly only a bad hair day (yours or theirs... we need not dig deeper at this moment).
My �rst stop, the textile marketing department was fun though there were
moments of anguish when we were at COF, because we could not resolve certain issues within the marked time or when the sales graph sometimes did not climb up as anticipated by the month end. A smile or a smirk was a choice, which you could individually make, to see you through those days. What was endearing despite the stress and the summer heat was a quiet sense of humour and camaraderie �owing underneath, which sprung high at selective moments like during the lunches at the canteen. McD’s happy family hours was probably conceived, inspired by some of these moments.
However, laughter and lunch hour conversations do aid in team building.
All our canteens are large spaced and consist of large windows. And our
lunch table mates are larger than life (read cinemascope entertainment). Pick randomly from any of the three units,
and you will �nd that they are all loaded with interesting anecdotes or jokes, work related or personal life, real life or from the movies. This helps di�use the stress that you carry, when you walk in.
Thus, Resil introduced me to a second family outside my own. It got so worse (and am saying this with a sweet grudge) on some days that I would somehow be spending more time with one or more of these second family members than with my own. The hours spent at work, commuting together, over phone calls, sms, emails and chats, all pulled us together. No doubt, it felt like that to my own family.
At Textiles, the team also had to routinely come up with its own creative products...the design studio, tool kit, di�erently designed Resilutions, the dark room...all of which, saw us through some darker nights, tossing in bed if all that was
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SA8000 is a standard developed by Social Accountability International (SAI) based on international human rights norms, conventions by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and various national labour laws that protect and empower all employees of the company. Resil is working towards obtaining this certi�cate by June 2014!
for textile applications. Nobel Laureate Sir Andre Geim presented the award to Mr. M S Mohan and Mr. Ganesh Srinivasan. Congratulations to the Emerging Technology team and all Resilites for this outstanding achievement.
What happened at Resil
possible with the restricted time and resources that we had in hand. But, we did see light emerging at the end of it, each time.
Clarity often comes while working
through the fog (sounds cliched, but it is
de�nitely true).
‘Resil used to be fun’, was a regular moan that I have heard from many here. And that included me. Finally, some gentlemen decided to give it a rest and
start anew all over again. Parivartan took shape during one of those heated debates on what could be done. There were few volunteers to begin with. Even I actually got blackmailed into it. Not that they did, but as executive assistant and corporate communications person, I felt I had a reputation (read ego) to live up to. So I decided to play along. I thought these guys will soon run out of steam and I could make my escape. But they did not budge. To start, the name Parivartan (though a nice name in itself ) bogged me endlessly. I felt crushed under the weight of the enormous responsibility that I thought came with it. And was terri�ed when my team mates created an o�cial email id by that name. I was �rm about �nding a di�erent name, but the guys bent me like a scooter before you kick start and soon I saw myself speeding
smooth, someone on quality that prods us to give our best. There are others who serve diligently to leave us with clean desks and restrooms, hot meals, and ready co�ee mugs to let us focus on our jobs, which we think is priority while taking theirs for granted. To each his own.
A beauty like Bommasandra can only be everyone’s e�orts.
During the past year, I was also lucky to get invited to some celebratory cake cutting and lunch by the relatively newer business division, PCD for having achieved the year’s targets. Journey into the past, Resil starts with textiles, moves to car care, personal care and then the JV to market its patented silver technology across the globe. The future can only be larger than this and even more ful�lling.
Welcome the new Resil. If SAP was possible, Unit 3 was possible, patenting of silver was possible, PCD was possible, Parivartan was possible... anything is possible. Possibilities lie in us, the people.
As I walk further down memory lane, there are even more people and events to remember and share. All that for another time and space. So I stop with these abruptly. Its random notes, after all.
On a ‘see you soon’ note, the restarting of Onam celebrations after 2 years and now, the Resilite, is good news. Two of hallmarks of Resil. Thanks to all who asked for it and also to those who are currently working on it. I wish a similar rebirth and new life to some more of Resil’s hallmarks that I know of like the knowledge management portal, the library, the textile dictionary... all of which once fuelled team work and made this organisation a place of pride.
Yours resiliently, Surekha Shetty
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along with them. Where did they give me any further time to analyse?
Indoor games event over, the team was looking forward to organising Resil Day all by itself. Now that was a leap! They had just about a week to rehearse performances, about 3-4 days to decide on the list of events and less than 2 days to decide on a new venue, which could live up to the renewed expectations of everyone. What happened later was quite unexpected. Creativity reigned
in multiple forms on that day through everyone. Not just the people who planned the event, but also through a very fun loving and lively audience. A real bonding occurred.
Enthusiasm can be life altering. Guard yourself from it, if you do not wish to be transformed.
Two and half years earlier I had witnessed a somewhat similar cheer and lively crowd during the opening of Unit 3. Neat infrastructure and even neater aesthetics were not just visually satisfying but soul satisfying as well. An awestruck moment, thinking of what all could be achieved by a midsized company.
Creativity is collaborative. Someone works on product development or sales, someone on the support structures that ensure people and processes are running
What happened at Resil
My �ight ticket was booked and I was o� on the Red Eye to Pune, where I was to join my friend on the drive back to Bangalore. I was to only getting a few hours of sleep before starting back to Bangalore by car.
This was my second Pune-Bangalore trip and the �rst was done a while ago covering Bijapur, Badami, Aihole, and Pattadakal. Well, that’s a story foranother time.
This time we had a total of three days at our disposal to chalk out a route to Bangalore. The plan was to leave Pune after an early breakfast and reach our �rst stop, Mahabaleshwar— a popular hill station known for its cool climate and lots of strawberries and chikky. We had already planned our destinations and night halts enroute, depending on the time of the day.
Day 1We set o� from Pune after breakfast and reached Mahabaleshwar at about 12pm. The weather was perfect albeit a slight drizzle and cool breeze. Our �rst stop was at the Mapro plant to pick up some ‘Falero’, which are pulpy fruit chews. The weather called for a cup of hot tea, so we headed to the food court, where we were surprised to see an earth oven pizza setup. We decided to have an early lunch and ordered an Italian Delight, the tea forgotten. The pizza was de�nitely not tossed, but rolled and topped with lots of mozzarella. Just looking at it my friend started moaning about the amount of cheese on it. We gorged on the pizza and polished it o� in no time. But the hot tea was still missing so we decided to stop for it enroute.
After lunch, we headed towards the town looking for the road leading out of Mahabaleshwar joining the Mumbai-Goa highway. Co�ee Day happened to be right at the junction when we were
debating on which road to take, so we stopped for a quick hot drink and �gured out which road to take.
On the road again, we found ourselves literally atop the clouds. We couldn't see anything in the valleys below, just a pure white blanket with insistent drizzle now and then. We were amidst the mist again to capture whatever we could.
The sight of the waterfalls teased us every few meters. We had to stop the car, get out with our camera gear and umbrella each time. One of us had to hold the umbrella while the other clicked away before we packed up and went a little ahead, only to come across another waterfall bigger and better than the previous one.
This went on for most of our journey downhill and we started getting more and more frustrated while trying to get the perfect shot of the waterfalls. The discussion ranged from light, aperture,
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shutter speed, lens, model of the camera, and why we weren't getting the picture as we saw it with our eyes. The memories of the falls, the weather, the countryside, and the hot cup of tea linger on and make me want to go on more such trips.We �nished travelling along the Ghats and reached the Mumbai-Goa Highway. Here, we were caught up with the tra�c thanks to the heavy trucks and the insistent rain, which made the journey slow. Our initial decision of trying to reach Goa was cancelled and we decided to spend the night at Ratnagiri.
A sudden appearance of a waterfall visible from the highway made us stop again and rush to the base of the falls. It was nearly 6pm when we reached the base of the waterfall, Sawatsada near Chiplun. It was majestic and neatly maintained, but the fading light and the clouds made the shots look dull.
So we gave up and continued on the journey to Ratnagiri, and got ourselves a room at Hotel Landmark.
What happened at Resil
Day 2
The journey continued after breakfast and soon we were back on the national highway speeding away towards Goa. Enroute we decided to not stop at Goa, but continue and stop somewhere near Karwar in Karnataka. Devbagh came to my mind and I made a quick call to my colleague at Resil, to make the necessary booking and payment for our stay there. Meanwhile, the highway deviated into an internal road, where the narrow roads and tra�c made the journey even slower.
Naaz restaurant was our lunch point at Moti Talao, a lake in Sawantwadi. It was indeed a nice quiet setting just o� the lake and the food was good too.
We continued on and breezed through Goa, but not before topping up our fuel tank near Margao, where petrol is the cheapest in the country at Rs. 57. The journey forward was spent making frantic calls with for some issue at o�ce, with the mobile network playing peek-a-boo.
Devbagh beach resort of Jungle Lodges was the �nal stop for the day. It was 5:30pm, just in time to catch the last boat to the resort. We checked in and grabbed
a much needed cup of tea and snacks. A long walk along the deserted beach and the low tide made it quiet relaxing. With just me lugging the camera, and the frustration of not getting the right shot of the setting sun in the fading light made time �y and soon it was time to get back to our cottage to freshen up before dinner.
Long exposure shots were the theme after dinner, with just one tripod. However, only one of us was able to take some shots before the rain drove us back to our cottage. We crashed and were asleep in no time.
Day 3
Our morning nature walk was not happening due to the insistent drizzle, so we took to the beach. It was a nice lazy morning so I opted to read a novel. Gazing out into the sea, �shermen trying their luck at the early morning catch, peacocks and peahens running about on the beach completed the sight.
We checked out at 9:30am after breakfast and then took the boat back to the Jungle Lodges o�ce, as we had to park the car there for the night. Soon we were o� and zipping
through the highway towards Bangalore.
70 kms before Hubli, being adventurous, we decided to cut across on a route thrown up by Google Maps. It was the state highway which had quite good roads traversing through the forest area. Half way through, while close to Mundgod, we came across a Tibetan settlement with a temple and monastery, and to think that we thought that Bylakuppe in Coorg was the only Tibetan settlement here! However, the temple was closed for visitors, probably as it was lunch time.
A dotted Owlet was spotted by my friend on a tree, where we immediately parked and grabbed our cameras. I did manage a few shots before a loud honk scared away the owlet to the foliage higher up the tree.
We joined NH4 near Haveri and made a quick stop for lunch. Soon after the lunch we continued speeding towards Bangalore. We reached Bangalore and eventually home by 8pm. It was morning soon and we were back to our hectic life and tra�c, and since then, looking forward to occasions to escape more often, into the open country roads or trails.
Jeevan Belliappa
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Day 2
a much needed cup of tea and snacks. A long walk along the deserted beach and the low tide made it quiet relaxing. With just me lugging the camera, and the frustration of not getting the right shot of the setting sun in the fading light made time �y and soon it was time to get back
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Tripti and Yatin
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Baby GirlK Arun
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21/04/2013
Webotsav, a music mela event was
conducted by Mr. Vasudev Parthsarathy in
co-ordination with the Karnataka Sangha
in Chennai.
The objective was to discover young
talent from the Carnatic music �eld,
especially from South India. Videos
of about 150-200 participants were
uploaded on a website. These videos
were available online for 60 days, during
which nearly 30,000 viewers submitted
their votes. The winners were decided
based on the viewers’ voting. Devika
Rajesh, who garnered the highest votes
from viewers, won the 1st prize.
A prize distribution ceremony was held in
Karnataka Sangha Auditorium, Chennai.Devika receiving the award
at Webotsav
Webotsav
Sports DayResil’s Annual Sports Day for employees
was held at the ITI Hockey Ground, KR
Puram. The fun-�lled event, coordinated
by the Parivartan team, was blessed with
perfect weather and resounded with
laughter and enthusiasm!
The day started with cricket and two
teams comprising 11 members each
were created. Both teams showed us
the true meaning of teamwork and
sportive spirit! People were taken down
their school memory lane with the
Lemon and Spoon race and the 100
meters relay. Sinitha and Raghupathy,
and Richa and Srinivas were the winners
and runners-up of the lemon and spoon
race respectively. The relay shields were
won by the teams Chandrakala, Sinitha,
Surekha and Sathya, and Manjunath,
Subramanian, Arunkumar and Gangaraju.
Anisha Mathew won the Dartboard Cup
with two perfect targets, Gunavathi,
Chandrakala, Sinitha and Richa took
home the Tennikoit Cup, and Praveen
and Roshi beat Raghupathy and
Balasubramanian in the badminton match.
The organisers also did a marvelous job of
keeping everyone refreshed throughout
the day, including a hearty lunch which
consisted of vegetable pulao and jamun.
This day couldn’t have been a success
without the support and spirit of the
Resilites! A big shout out to all the
participants and the Parivartan team!
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Obituary
Mr. Rajesh Saraf Business Head, Central Zone – Ahmedabad, passed away on 26 October, 2013. He was 50 years old and was part of the RESIL family for more than 6 years. His contribution to the organisation has been commendable and we will truly miss his presence. May his soul rest in peace.
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Exuberant Paintingsby Tripti Singhal
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The Quirky Right Brain
Sajahan oru rajaMumtaj oru kadal rojaErpattadu naduvil konjam modhal,Adhudhan mumtajin kadhal,Packetil vaithirundhan chillarai,Kattinan kadhalucku kallarai..
Krishna Kumar
My LifestyleI always wake-up after the early sunlight, And rush to the o�ce with full of �ght. After work, I enjoy small refreshments, And entertainment till early night. Missing the daylight all the time, I reach home in the moonlight. Working for my career growth till midnight, I go to bed late in the nights. People say I am wrong, But, I strongly believe that I am right, For my current lifestyle will make my career bright. Life is like a magnetic �eld, discover laws to break out.
Hum wo hai jo kabhi Dosti jhoota karathe nahi,
Dil se jude risthe ko pal bhar me thodthe nahi.
Dekar dosti ki khusiyan jivan me, Unhe apne hatho luta nahi karthe, Chahe lakh ho jaye galathiyan dosthon se, Unhe jivan me rulaya nahi karthe. Agar mil jaye jo sache dost, Kisi bat ka bura mana nahi karte, Ruth jayen jo kabhi aise dost, Tho lautkar wapas aya nahi karthe.
Sache dost hothe hai god ka gift , Use tukaraya nahi karthe, Jisne bhi tukaraya god ka ye uphar, Jivan me khani padi hai kai mod pe maath.
Bandh kartha hun main apni bakwas, Chodtha ki apki marji pe baath, Agar ho jao sachi dosti ko thaiyar , Pahunch jana is shayar ke ghar dwaar.
Subhash Kumar Tiwary
Dosti (Friendship)Shajahan
Karthik V N
A Captivating Wax Carving of Jesus Christ by George fernandes
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Under A Peepal TreeI met a woman once under an old Peepal tree,
She stood, arms folded, laughing at me.
Irritated, I asked her the source of her glee.
She answered not the question, but her name she said was Destiny.
Again I asked her what particularly she found so funny,
She unfolded her slender arms and pointed at me.
With a look what I can only describe as dubious serenity,
In no more than a whisper, she said this was all meant to be.
‘What’ I demanded ‘what was meant to be?’
She looked up and said ‘that we would
meet under a Peepal tree’
Frustrated and angry I shook my �st vigorously.
‘How dare you!’ I said, ‘Of me you try and make a mockery.’
She laughed again and again, her eyes shone brightly,
And rose into the air, in feet possibly twenty.
And grew and grew, even in girth more than thirty,
My own mortality I was uncomfortably aware of too suddenly.
Yet I steeled my nerve and boxed my obvious fragility,
If this was my destiny, what would be would surely be.
I put my hands on hips, squaring my shoulders heroically,
Ignoring the plea from my spine and my feet already set to �ee.
Laughter! Laughter broke out of me suddenly.
Bent over, my body contorted hysterically.
A dose of fear, a pinch of sadness and a smidgen of insanity,
It seemed I had lost it all to inevitability.
But this and that and all I did had an e�ect abruptly,
She stopped laughing and tilted her head curiously,
This was not what she expected, this was idiocy.
After all, she was mighty, mighty destiny.
Shrink she began to almost immediately.
From a goliath to the size of an ordinary pea.
I grabbed the silly thing betwixt my �ngers three,
And swallowed hair, limbs, her in entirety.
Satis�ed, I look up at the old Peepal tree.
It rustled its leaves reassuringly, perhaps even approvingly.
I realized that day that to fear the workings of destiny,
Was surely the quickest route to insanity.
Arjun Ramgopal
The Quirky Right Brain
Sudarshan G
Regular swimming or at least 40 laps in the pool is required to build stamina, gain strength and �exible muscles. It also gives you a more streamlined body.
Half hour of push-ups, a basic exercise method helps you strengthen the muscles on your chest, shoulders, and triceps.
Take the stairs. Apart from keeping your heart stronger, it also improves the heart rate while building up the muscles.
Aerobics, an excellent form of exercise helps you gain body strength and stamina. It also proves bene�cial in enhancing the strength of heart muscles and overall health.
Run, there is no better exercise or method to build stamina. It not only burns fat and calories, but also tones your leg muscles.
Green Lifestyle
Ways to get strong without the gym!
Health Tips
The Green Tea Revolution
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Many people have latched on to the
green tea bandwagon, post the much
publicised bene�ts. A few of them,
however, are still skeptical about it.
Is green tea an ideal choice? It is made to
look attractive but research states that it’s
bitter and tastes like grass. On habitual
consumption, however, people have
started to appreciate its unique taste.
It has become very popular in eastern
countries such as Japan, Thailand and
India and more recently in Resil. Yes,
it o�ers numerous health bene�ts in
comparison with black tea. While black
tea permits fermentation process, green
tea avoids the fermentation process all
together. As a result, green tea retains
maximum amount of antioxidants and
poly-phenols. Besides, green tea is an
ideal choice for people trying to lose
weight the healthy way. It also helps you
battle against the visible signs of aging
such as wrinkles and dark spots.
Do you really think gymming is the only way to lose weight?
Do you really need to shell out so much money and put in so much time and e�ort? Well, ‘no’! Here some other e�ective ways to shed all that �ab.
Some of its other bene�ts are:
• Reduction of cholesterol levels through
its rich source of antioxidants
• Helps you maintain a healthy heart
• Normalises the blood pressure that
is, reduces the risk of developing
hypertension, in turn reducing risk of
heart diseases
• It helps you build immunity to
�ght against cancer as it possesses
antioxidants known as poly-phenols
(catechins) that prevent cancer cells
from dividing
• It helps �ght against diabetics, tooth
decay, and throat infection. The anti-
viral and anti-bacterial properties
present in it boost overall immunity
However, like the others, green tea comes
with its own set of disadvantages:
Green tea consists of a small proportion
of ca�eine, making over consumption
unsuitable for individuals with a heart
condition, including hypertension.
According to Medline Plus, green tea
could prohibit calcium from being
absorbed into the bones, which can
lead to osteoporosis. Just like every other
component of nature, over consumption of
green tea could prove dangerous to health.
Let us explore natural ways to balance
our routine life with healthier ways of
living. Our body needs to be treated with
care.
Mythri Shet
Sourced from Google
With growing concerns about the environment, it is mandatory for each and every one of us to do our best to help save it. Let’s start this with a Go-Green initiative of reducing paper usage. The most e�ective way to save paper is to use less because paper usage and production have a great impact on the environment.
One single tree can produce around 22.62 reams of pure paper (A4 GSM 800
* Reducing energy consumption is also a Go-green Initiative
Green Lifestyle
standard). One ream has 500 A4 sheets. On an average, we at Resil use around 42,500 pages per month, which means we use 85 reams per month and 1,020 reams per annum. Thus, we are indirectly cutting down 45 trees per annum. In addition to that, our monthly power consumption is around 3264kwh*.
Anything we can do to reduce paper usage will considerably bring down the number of trees being chopped
and reduce the amount of trash being generated. Now let’s consider another perspective. Can saving trees also help in cutting down cost? De�nitely, yes.
On an average, we spend around Rs. 12,070 on paper per month and Rs. 35,000 on monthly printing costs alone. The approximate monthly power consumption cost is Rs. 10,608. So on the whole, our spending cost per month is Rs. 57,678.
Take a printout only when truly necessaryPrint on both sides
Use the laptops or desktops provided as they show fonts in di�erent sizes and dimensions for better reading
Conduct discussions on large screens in conference rooms (eliminating the need to take print outs)
Use softwares or emails for approvals and rejections
Use systems or phones to make notes
Eliminate duplicate record maintenance and make printing of hard copies optional
Try to take email approvals (signed copies aren’t always mandatory)
Use systems for transactions (followed by most banks today)
Maintain E-records (can be arranged neatly, takes less space and are easy to search)
Switch o� printers when not in use
These are just a few steps that we can follow. Let’s make it our New Year resolution to reduce the paper usage by 10% this year.It’s time for us to do our part for our environment!
We can follow a few simple practices to reduce the amount of paper consumption and cut down cost.
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Jai Ho is an o�cial remake of Telugu �lm Stalin. It tells how an ex-army o�cer initiates a unique idea of instilling social responsibility among ordinary people and in doing so, crosses paths with a powerful political family. Directed by Sohail Khan, it has Salman Khan playing the title role of ‘Jai’, Tabu playing his upright sister, and Danny Denzongpa as the main antagonist. A simple narrative, Jai Ho is all about Salman as the superman aam aadmi!
A dream comeback for Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Dedh Ishqiya is a courtly old-world romance seamlessly blended with an array of human folly – greed, deceit, and decadence. Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) are honourable conmen, unafraid of punching, shooting brandishing knives but when the ladies are in trouble, they transform into gallant rescuers. The ladies - Begum Para (Madhuri) and Muniya (Huma Qureshi) - aren’t as deliciously twisted, though Madhuri is still compelling. Still, director Abhishek Chaubey’s Dedh Ishqiya is worth watching for its rich atmosphere and poetry.
Directed by debutante Devika Bhagat, One By Two stars real-life couple Abhay Deol and Preeti Desai. The story of Amit (Abhay) and Samara (Preeti) is about two souls in Mumbai, a city of millions, and how the universe conspires to bring these destined lovers together, but only when their individual lives are ready for each other. Through a chance encounter, a series of coincidences, and fate’s helping hand, Amit and Samara’s lives intersect and a�ect each other. Whether they can �nd their true paths or not, only time will tell.
Set in Sikkim, Yaariyan is the story of �ve close friends who explore their best moments of college life, experience di�erent relationships, and learn new values every day. The twist in the plot comes in the form of a company wanting to replace the college with a casino. Debutante director Divya Khosla Kumar, who has also written the �lm, serves up a mix of friendships, college contests, actions, and tons of drama.
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Bobby’s Dhaba has de�nitely
made a mark for itself among the
foodies. It is a small, authentic Punjabi dhaba known for
the varieties of Paranthas
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Did You Know
NAME : BOBBY’S DHABA
Address : St. John’s Road, Near Lavanya Theatre, Ulsoor, Bangalore
Phone: : +91 80 22714071
Cost : Rs. 250 for two (approx. price)
Cuisine : Punjabi - Veg
Specialties : Paranthas, Lassi
Bobby’s Dhaba has de�nitely made a mark for itself among the foodies. It is a small, authentic Punjabi dhaba near the Gurudwara known for with its varieties of Paranthas served with a huge dollop of butter on top, and a side of thick yoghurt and pickle. A few other customer favorites are Palak ka Saag, Dal Makhani, and Rajma Chawal. Also do try their buttermilk served in HUGE glasses.
However, to sample their lip smacking food, you will have to battle their waiting time (a minimum of half an hour during peak hours).
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Address: #28 & 30, BCIE, Old Madras Road, Bangalore - 560016, IndiaTel: +91 80 43486100 I www.resil.com
