April - June, 2012 My Dear Himadrians, The mark of an outstanding company is how well Itlves up to the standards itholds, regardless of the circumstances. At Himadr, the values that define the business are fundamental to all our actions and an integral part of our corporate identity. “These values - excellence, esteem, integrity and leadership — are what should guide our operations every single ‘day. They should be seen, felt and folowed in our interactions with ‘customers, suppliers, neighbours and among ourselves. Our {idelty and unfaling commitment to these standards will only be instrumental to our financial, workplace safety, customers and ‘employee development successes and continue to grow in importance inthe years ahead, Notwithstanding the huge challenges faced in the year 2011-12 ‘due to the global economical downturn, we were able to face the same with strong teamwork and cooperation from all the members. Stronger challenges lie ahead in terms of cost reduction and overall improvement, but | am confident that wo, as, 2 group, will be able to face and conquer them. We successfully ‘commissioned three new projects including our manufacturing ‘operation forthe frst time outside India -in China. Our vision is to transform Himadt into a Comprehensive Carbon Corporation, where briliance and quest for continued improvement the order ‘of the day. We should leave a mark with out-of-the-box planning, ‘catching the competition unaware and taking long and confident sirides fowards reassuring our leadership postion with a people ‘centric approach. Think and believe fist in your minds, then convert it into action, because your self-perception will positively impact your performance both in personal and work lfe. We wil face a very tough and challenging FY. 12-13 as the Indian economy braces for vast uncertainties in terms of reduced GDP. ‘growth with invariable pressure on the core manufacturing Sectors a a result of increased overall input costs. We should Unite and pledge to excel our performance on a dally basis, enabling us to emerge as amuch stronger organization. BestWishes toyouall ‘Anurag Chaudhary anurag@himacri com (Nits ote Ktner Klar bt / Many a times, | fail to understand the exact ‘meanings ofthe Idioms and Phrases used in our regional languages, Take the case of somebody's reading room, hich is ina very disorderly manner. People will say ita ‘Hari Ghosh-er goyal' (a cowshed of Mr. Hari Ghosh). ! do not understand why Hari Babu ‘comes to take the blame? ‘And ‘Jato dosh Nanda Ghosh'-for al evils Nanda Ghosh is to be blamed. Why Nanda Ghosh? Why not anyone else? ‘Again, we often tell the phrase Lage taka, debe Gouri Sen Who is Gouri Sen? We know nothing about Gouri Sen and his her ‘wealth, Butthe saying continues since along time. The famous idiom used in hindi heartland- knarbuje kharbuje ko dokhkar rang badalta hain’, means a Watermelon changes its Colour by seeing anather Watermelon. 1am totally in dark how the Colour changing occurs when two Watermelons are side by side or itstands as a metaphor for something else. Can anybody throw some light? Priyanka Mondal cetplab@himadri com ls Dear Colleagues, Curtain draws on Fiscal Year 2011-12. with mighty hopes, we are entering into the new Financial year 2012-13. With around 60% of her population being young, our expectation trom this New Year rests to see India emerging as a Global Leader onallfrons, For it we should maintain monumental faith on ‘ur abilties. We shall have to conquer fears: "Loosers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the reward of success." We shall have to conquer negativity: “Let us go singing as far as we go; the road will be less tedious." We shall have to be victors: “The strong and virtuous admit no destiny.” Let me share with you lve story of two individuals who denied defeat and sorpled their ‘own destiny: ‘© Alte gir - the 20” of22 children was born prematurely and her Survival was doubtful. When she was 4 years old, she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which jeft her with a paralyzed left lag. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependant on and began to walk without it. By 13, she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle. That same year, she decided to become a runner. She entered a race and came in last, For the next few years, every race she fentered, she was last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running’ One day, she actually won a race and then another. From then on she won every race she entered. Eventually this ite gid — Wilma Rudolph wenton to win Three Olympic Gold Medals, ‘© Asmall boy ~ the fith amongst seven siblings of a poor father, Used to sell newspapers in a small vilage to eam his living. He ‘was not exceptionally smart at school but was fascinated by Feligion and rockets. The first rocket he built crashed. A missile thathe built crashed multple times and he made a butt of ridicule. He is the person who scripted the Space Odyssey of India single- handedly. He is Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam — Former People's President of india Happy Entry to your New professional Year. Happy Reading Your Newsletter Santanu Chatter) schattrjee@himacr com "Don't aim for success if you want it, just do what you loveand believe in, and itwill comenaturally” - David Frost [Tale of King and 2 Commoner / Not very long ago, there lived a poor Brahmin in a village, adjacent to the King’s residence. The Brahmin was very poor and had a marriageable Girl, his only child, The man was a priest and his ‘meager income, merely sufficient for his both fends meet, came from the tipsidonations received for his Pujas (worships) performed in people's house. He had the luck to see the king almost every day, as the King used te pass riding on a horse in the moming, by the road near his holse, for some fresh airand some physical exercise, ‘The Brahmin couple was very much in distress as their child was young and marriageable — but they could not afford the expenses, ‘evenfora simple marriage. Brahmani (Mrs. Brahman) was a clever lady and thought of an Idea. She told her husband — “Why don't you go tomorrow ‘moming, near the King's way and stand there with your both hands folded and a sad countenance? The King might stop at you ‘and may ask you'f you want anything. n that case, you beg tothe king for some help forthe marriage of our daughter.” be a Proud Himadrian‘The Brahman was a nervous man, but he agreed to do the same onherinsistence. Next moming, the King saw the poor man on his moming joumey and stopped near him. The King asked the Brahman, why he_was standing like that. The nervous man somehow ‘spoke. “My lord, |have a marriageable daughter in my home but lam unable to afford the expenses forher mariage.” ‘The King asked him — "Would it be alright if offer you fve gold coins?” ‘The Brahman was very much delighted and shook his head in afrmation. The King asked his name and left. The same ‘afternoon, the King's minister came tothe Brahmin's house and handed overto him five gold cans. Brahman's wife was amazed but greed struck her She admonished her husband "Why didhe agree forfive coins only? He could have easly asked forten gold coins.” ‘Then she advised her husband to stand again on the roadside and tell the King that the money was not enough for the ‘occasion and to pray for another five coins. ‘The Brahmin reluctantly repeated the act and got five more gold Brahmans wife was very happy to see that heridea had worked nicely. But the greed in her became more intense. She thought that ths time the Brahmin could ask for ten gold coins. She urged the Brahmin to go for a third time and tell the King that 10 coins were just sufficient to cover the marrage, Buti he gs another five cons, then they oul gv some git har ughter. “The Brahmin was very much reluctant to go for the third ime. Bult her constant nagging and cajoling made the Brahmin stand ‘onthe King's way forthe tid time. ‘The King stopped this time also and asked him what more he ‘wanted, The poor man chanted the words taught by his spouse, On hearing this, the King jumped off his horse and told the Brahmin "Yes, you will get another five, but nt the gold coins this ime, butfivelashesinstead.” Then the King took out the whip and lashed him five times and asked himto gohome. ‘The Brahmin, with severe pain on his back, came home and shouted,"Brahmani, my dear, the King has whipped me five times instead ofthe coins, and lam in pain, but | am very happy now, because our expeciation and greed have been curbed eave prevails on me, although | am disturbed physically.” The wife stared at her husband and heaved a sigh, CONCLUSION: “Getting things does never full the expeciation; only shock treatment can doit” B.B. Chattaraj bochattaraj@himadr.com /tuaional nas = an nreresting Study Tales lvaediner Taag Ley ee ee Petia herane itovvne ety aa opera eae ests Vishnu and began singing his praises. Lord [ie | fee ee eeu eee = “Gem fac ofan sald Naace Vahru PAD granted the wish. Narada went to the princess. I eg ea cao a a gree ees ete garlanded Vishnu, Narada wondered, what was wrong? Then he eet ea ea sluneu thru tt cicue Nt ten Secure 9 SE eT eee eae SR en Nee SES ee eenea ears Taree saiadaer ina ponent cencreratarinice eee eae ala ae ene reo pe ent ride tak ab ie eee eee Sone ee See eee Fae altel arses cure veeat eee ee eet Noreen heretealareayice belay ett atonal Sees) See Tead'a situation strategically, we feel manipulated; we feel we be a Proud Himadrian :2 have been reduced to a performing monkey. When we read a situation sincerely, we learn from it, we feel someone cares for Us enough to demonstrate our shortcomings rather than simply pointing tout. ‘After completing the course in Australia, a young man, Jason, retured to India with dreams in his eyes and. plans in hi youthful and ambitious mind to start a fast foodont. Hs a aul, Was a renowned restaurateur, with many small bout hoteis in East and South India, saw the business plan of his son ‘and knew that it would not work. But he gave his son the seeding capita he required. The hotel started with much trumpet blast but was in the red in less than six months. That is why Paul sent his team to help out his son. The team members made two key changes. One, in the ‘menu and another, n te advertisement. The same hotal, which ‘was empty for six months, was now fullofcustomers, Now. Jason has two options, like Narada, to analyze his father's actions either stratogically or sincerely. Strategically he can so Paul as @ manipulator, a dominant father, who wanted to put him in his place. Or, sincerely he can see Paul as a teacher, a Caring father, who wanted to show him what actualy works in the restaurant business. Jason can now feel like Hari, the monkey, or thank Hari, his father, the teacher for enlightening him. The choice is very much of his own. Raja Mookerjee rmookerjea@himadr.com "Al my life T wanted to be someone; I guess, T should have been morespecific” ~Jane Wagner ‘Learning from the Bird = 2. / ust after ishing the moming tea, when Iwas in '.deep thought near the window, suddenly got Stared by a familar voice of the "Bia "Good moming, KKB. How are you? Are you thinking Something deeply?" KKB: "Yes, my fond, nat only that, | am fooling ite confused on soma issues.” Bird:"Ohl Fine, tren you ae going tobe aleamed ‘one, very soon” KKE:"My goodness, are youjoking?” Bird: “Not at al, dont you know the famous comment of Bertrand Russel: The problem witn ths world 1s that. the leamed are confused, buthe fools are cock sure” KKB:“Inthat ase, Ike tobe remaining as a‘Fool.” Bird: “Actualy you people think excessive on a simple issue, and get confused. Cant you think night rection fo hrish i? Why are You passing mast of the timo’ on discussion only? What about Implementation?” Narrow your thoughts. before any implementation KKB:"Thon whatis your advice, my deartiond” Bird "Don't make the discussion to0 lang, Use the theory of SF for any problem; Face ly, Fight 'and Pinsh It Don’ try to be an Fypecite, most of you people are thinking something, teling something ‘and doing something else, on the same issue, wer? "Ate you laid of..7 Feeling pleasure by making yourself a genuine Yes Mart to yourhgher authonty? ryt tel the truth ty {Bel the ground realty, and don't ty to Keep anything under the carpet” KKB: “Then, ae you asking me to face confrontation and confct wth others? Bird: “Remember the famous concept of Hegel: Thesis, Ant- thesis, and Synthesis, The whole universe is also the esultota Sig ory KKE:"Oh my fiend, lam feeling realy tired and getting more and ‘more confused with your lectures, as 'am a very commen man, 80 Blase tollme something whieh | can follow at ease” Bird: “Ok... remomber the wisdom: Work's Worship..s0, or any job, ethordon' dott, or doitwith dovation. Nothing in betwoon. Try {emake yourlfe asa plain living. How?-". Eat, whatever you ke and feed what others lke, laugh louder, and et others laugh, dont Gy, and see others do notary. "Good Bye, KKB.” Looked at the returning path of the bird and bowed to Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwar, praying for his retum, before tong fo boost up me again. KKBIswAS ibiswas@himadri.com‘The Rickshaw Puller’ Pig ‘The tinkling ofa brass Bellis sound famillarto all of us Kolkatans, It is a sound of a hand pulled rickshaw. Itis also a sound that will soon be gone {rom the land of ts origin. Hand pulled rickshaws and trams are considered to be Kolkata's most unique features. To some they symbolize living in the past but to some again, itis a part of our cultural hertage. Hand-pulledrickshaws are also considered to be a prime example of cheap labour and ‘exploitation of the poor. However, now Government seems to hhave taken a stand on this matter. It has decided to draw the curtains on hand-pulled rickshaws altogether. Well, has this decision been rightly taken? According to police record, there are 2851 registered pullers while the rickshaw unions claim that there are actually 26,000 ‘unregistered rickshaw pullers. How does the Government think it ‘can employ this number of people in such a short span of time \whilst they are deprived of their only source of income? To get a ‘peek into the present situation, letus enter thelfe of Rafiz Ahmed, Rafizhas been pulling cariage number 78 forthe better part ofhis 5 years. However, he does not own his very own rickshaw, that he hhas been puling’his entire life. He has four children and two {grandchildren, all of whom are dependent on his sole income of RR, 60 to Rs, 150 per day. His grandchildren have been enrolled with outmost dificuity in the local Government school. Their fees hhave notbeen paid forthe last 5 months and the school authorities have been threatening to terminate their slay once and for al Rafiz cannot bear the pain that none of his ctildren would be ‘educated: a sory state indeed. Rafiz, however, is determined to ‘make his grandchildren Ali and Angura pass their Secondary Board Exam atthe veryleast.Inthis he wilt leastbe able to vea somewhat a peaceful retired life. However, the prospect seems far away as suddenly this news reaches his weary ears that all hhand-puled rickshaws are going to be taken away, fnot banned. Where will ho go? How wil he employ himself with a new job this late at ite? How will he provide the children who ask for nothing else but their school fees so that they can continue their studies/ What did they do to deserve sucha fate? The story is unfinished as we do not know how the Government plans an alternative way to employ 26,000 rickshaw pullers within the given period of time, The Government labels pulling the rickshaw as an ‘inhuman practice’ but have the bread earners complained about it? This is a source of earning for those thousands residing in the city. Is not eradicating this tanta- ‘mounting to a‘inhuman practice’ on the part ofthe Government as well Even today, as | write this now, lam sure that many are unaware of the situation that many people who form a part of our society are facing such a teribe situation today. They are further forced to a dilemma as what should be done in this regard | hope and believe that this article wil be food for thought for anyone who reads this afile, Fit does make a diference, | will considermy job done. ‘Sanchari Chatterjee ‘gamainlab@himadri.com “Asking politicians to give up a source of money is, likeasking Dracula to forsake blood” (/ Why Walk When We Can Fly J (Once there was a king who received a git of two magnificent falcons rom Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful he had ever Seen, He gave the precious birds to his head falconertobe trained. Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons ‘was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bira had nat moved from its branch since the day it has arrived, ‘The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to train the faleon, but no one could maka the bied fy. He presented the task to member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had stil nt moved from ‘al Thomas its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, “May be | need some one more” familiar with the ‘countryside to understand the nature ofthe problem. Sohe cried outtohis court, "Go and geta farmer.” Inthe morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, “Bring me the doer ofthis miracle.” The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the King Te King ane hi,” How cd you make he falcon ty?” With the head bowed, the farmer said to the king, “It was very ‘easy, Your Highness. I simply cutthe branch where the bird was siting” We are all made to fy; to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us Possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform tothe familar, the comfortable, the ‘mundane. So, for the most part our lives are mediaere instead ‘of exciting thrilling and fulfilling, So, letus learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ‘ourselves tothe glory of fight! Sanyal csanyal@himadri.com "Ieis not enough to do your best; you must know what todo, and THEN doyourbest” -W. Edwards Deming _/ sstroloical Assessment Based on Zodiac ign / ‘Astrological assessment of individual depending on respective Zodiacsign ‘Aries: (March 21 -April19) Physical appearance: A strong muscular physique. Teeth- tend to be even and| Symmetrical Medium heightand strong Personality: You have got enterprising and| industrious personality. To achieve your target, you put your best. You love to take up challenges | and at one point of time winning or losing is of no importance to you. Habits to be corrected:- You are highly impulsive and later regret ‘your actions. You are outspoken and undiplomatic and pick up fights over small things. Suitable Profession:- Engineers, motal workers, and good trade tunion leader, se employed professionals Business and Finance:- You are of impulsive nature and your ‘over confidence cut info your profit when you are in business, This happens especialy in the case of new invesiment. Health You are prone to headaches, head injuries, brain isorders, and accidents, Hobbies:- You want to act for audience, acting and dancing Soiting up alibrary is amongst other activites. :-(April20 Physical appearance:- Well bul and stocky with soft and glowing skin, noticeable eyes and well shaped lps. Movements are (graceful and well co-ordinated, Personality: Reliabilty and perseverance are the key to you. Determination and strong will power carries you to great height ‘You are warm hearted, sympathetic, caring and loyal. You are a ‘good friend butalso a good enemy, Habits to be corrected:- Unreasonably stubbom at times Sometime you tend to be lazy, unwiling to make a sincere effort ‘Weakness for food and material comforts, Suitable profession:- Writers, singers, dancers, financiers art ‘dealers, bankers, civil servants, architects. Business and Finance: You mange to find opportunities to increase profits or expand business where others see none. Your best deals are connected with land or property Health:- Youare prone to sore throat and obesity. Hobbies:- Gardening, flower arrangements, colecting antiques. 2 be a Proud HimadrianAstrological Assessment Ba: on Zodiac Sign ..Contd ‘Gemini:-(May 24 - June 21) Physical appearance:- A fine bone structure with impressive ‘movements. Innocent facial expressions with a litle bit larger Personality As you posses a sign of duality, you are not always ‘easy to understand with your moods changing abruptly. You love tobe in company, excellentin niating things, full of ie and oy. Habits to be corrected:- You change your mind often, leave thing halffnished: Suitable profession:- Writers, media anchors, lecturers, teachers, ravelagents, sales people. Business and Finance Since you are impulsive in money matters, you. should restrain yourself from acting without assessing the situation fly Health:- Prone to bronchitis, chest disorders, asthma, accidents involving the shoulders, ams and hands. Hobbies:- Computer and television programme, designing shows, learning languages. S.Banerjee sbanerjee@himadri.com ‘Welcome: New Joinees is. Nidhi Jain ir. Praip Missir Mr, Jayanta Manna Mr. Jayaip Maity DOYOUKNOW 777 ‘@ We have thousand consecutive numbers that do not contain the letter a" in their spelling viz. "Zero' to 'Nine Hundred Ninety Nine. ‘© Theaverage person falls asleep in7 minutes. ‘© Anostrichs' eye is bigger than its brain, ‘© Mostlipsticks contain fish scales. ‘© 85% of plantife is foundin the ocean, > PICTURE GALLERY (CCC Corporate Social Responsibility a Observance of 41" National Safety Day Distinguished Theme Speakers - From Left M.S. Chakraborty, Mr Santanu Chatterjee, Dr S. 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