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Pearson Travel Guide & Cognizant Value Book ALWAYS INNOVATING ALWAYS TRANSFORMING Pearson Travel Guide & Cognizant Value Book February 27, 2015 BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & Sunil Rajan Global Client Partner Mobile: +44 779 522 0276 Email: [email protected] ARTNERS P Ashok Thambi Krishnan Senior Account Manager, NA Venkatachalam Mobile: Global Delivery Partner +1-201-417-1491 Mobile: +91-984-018-9637 Email: Email: Venkatachalam. Ashok.KumarThambi@ [email protected] cognizant.com OMMITTED Somnath Mondal Ramprasad Senior Account Manager, UK Varadarajan (Ram) Mobile: Delivery Manager C +44 777-177-5611 Mobile: +919003034098 Email: Email: Ramprasad.Varadharajan@ Somnath.Mondal@ cognizant.com cognizant.com OUR Y ALWAYS INNOVATING 2 ALWAYS TRANSFORMING Cognizant Technology Solutions 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 Ph: +1 201 801 0233 Fax: +1 201 801 0243 E-mail: [email protected] On behalf of Cognizant, we would like to extend a warm welcome to you upon your visit to our Chennai facilities. It is truly our pleasure to host you during your time in India. We hope that your trip is rewarding and memorable. We recognize the trip to India is a signifi cant investment of your valuable time and, to that end, we have put together an agenda, which we feel gives you deeper understanding of our capabilities, culture and the quality of work we do. We hope you enjoy this book, and we look forward to seeing you soon! Sincerely, Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram Global Head of Delivery Information, Media & Entertainment Business Unit BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & 3 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INDIA Historical & Cultural: • The name ‘India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. • The ‘Place Value System’ and the ‘Decimal System’ were developed in India in 100 B.C., and algebra, trigonometry and calculus originated in India. • The value of “pi” was fi rst calculated by the Indian mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. • Cows are considered sacred and will often wear a tilak, a Hindu symbol of good fortune. • The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet Saint Gyandev. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. • Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind, developed by Charaka over 2,500 years ago. ALWAYS INNOVATING 4 ALWAYS TRANSFORMING • The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world’s population. • There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world. • The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world’s largest religious pilgrimage destination. An even more popular attraction than Mecca or The Vatican, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple every day. • Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years. • India has the largest movie industry in the world. Most Indian movies come from Bollywood, but there are many studios around the country who contribute as well. • The extended family is an important part of Indian life and culture. Many families still live together in extended or ‘joined’ family units. BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & 5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INDIA Socio-Economic: • About 50% of the residents in India are under 25 years old. • India is home to 27 of the world’s UNESCO world heritage sites. • India’s pastoral communities are largely dependent on dairy and have made India the largest milk-producing country in the world. • The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people. • There are 1,652 dialects and languages spoken in India. It is not at all unusual for an Indian to speak more than two languages fl uently. • Because so many Indians speak English, India now has the largest population of English speakers in the world. • Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world. • India is the largest buyer of gold in the world. Gold is an important part of Indian culture, including gifts for weddings and other major events or festivals. ALWAYS INNOVATING 6 ALWAYS TRANSFORMING BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & 7 CHENNAI ALWAYS INNOVATING 8 ALWAYS TRANSFORMING Chennai, formerly Madras, is located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. It is a major commercial, cultural, economic and educational center in India. As of the 2011 census, the city had 4.68 million residents making it the sixth most populous city in India. INDUSTRY Chennai’s economy has a broad industrial base in the automobile, computer, technology, hardware manufacturing and healthcare industries, and as of 2012, is India’s second largest exporter of business process outsourcing (BPO) services and information technology (IT). A major chunk of India’s automobile manufacturing industry is based in and around the city, thus earning it the nickname “Detroit of India”. CHENNAI CLIMATE Chennai is situated in a tropical zone, experiencing a hot and humid climate. The city lies on the thermal equator and is also on the coast, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. The weather is hot and humid for most of the year. The hottest part of the year is late May to early June, with maximum temperatures around 95–104°F. The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around 59–72°F. The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north–east monsoon winds, from mid–October to mid–December. BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & 9 CULTURE Chennai is an important center for Indian classical music and dance performances, and known for its cultural heritage and temple architecture. The city has a diverse theatre scene and is one of the important centers for Bharata Natyam, a classical dance form. It is also home to the Tamil fi lm industry, colloquially known as Kollywood. Several prestigious educational institutions, such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Anna University, are based in Chennai. SHOPPING Chennai is emerging as a popular shopping destination. Amongst the conventional shopping places, there are emporiums, which offer traditional art and craft items picked from all over the state. Traditional items like Pattamara Mats and the leaf and palmyra-fi ber handicrafts from Tirunellveli, bronze and brass castings and traditional jewelry from Kumbakonam, metal works from Tanjavur, stone carvings from Mamallapuram and silks from Kanchipuram are the specialty of the various shopping destinations in Chennai. ALWAYS INNOVATING 10 ALWAYS TRANSFORMING BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & 11 HISTORIC SITES MAHABALIPURAM: The internationally recognized heritage monument of India, personifying the art and culture of the Pallava kings. One of the most famous temples here is the Shore Temple which is next to the beach. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th century and has been classifi ed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. MARINA BEACH is the longest urban beach in India and the second longest beach in the world. It is the most crowded beach in the country and attracts about 30,000 visitors a day during weekdays and 50,000 visitors a day during the weekends and on holidays. Bathing and swimming at the Marina Beach are legally prohibited because of the dangers, as the undercurrent is very turbulent. KAPALEESHWAR TEMPLE is one of the oldest Hindu temples of the city of Chennai and among the area’s most popular landmarks. Parthasarathy Temple is an 8th century Hindu Vaishnavite temple. Originally built in the 8th century and is one of the oldest structures in Chennai. San Thome Basilica was built in the 16th century, and rebuilt again in 1893. It stands at the place where St. Thomas was buried at the southern tip of Marina Beach. San Thome Basilica is the principal church of the Madras-Mylapore Catholic Archdiocese. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (ISKCON) or popularly known as Hare Krishna Movement is a movement aiming at the spiritual reorientation of mankind through the simple process of chanting the holy names of God. The human life is meant for ending the miseries of material existence. Our present-day society is trying to do so by material progress. However, in spite of the extensive material progress, the human society is not in peaceful condition. The reason is that a human being is essentially a spirit soul and belongs to the spiritual world where he has an eternal and sweet relationship with the Supreme Lord. The Krishna Consciousness movement aims at awakening love of God within the heart of everyone and reviving their eternal relationship with God. ALWAYS INNOVATING 12 ALWAYS TRANSFORMING BOUND BY PARTNERSHIP & 13 SIGHTSEEING DAKSHINACHITRA Situated near Muttukkadu on the way to Mamallapuram, DakshinaChitra was founded by the Madras Craft Foundation. This art village has models of traditional handlooms and replicas of houses from the four southern Indian states. Kancheepuram silk weavers, potters and other craftsmen work here and demonstrate their skill and dexterity in their specialties. Visitors enjoy watching live demonstrations. SAN THOME BASILICA San Thome at the southern end of the Marina gets its name from St. Thomas, the apostle of Jesus who is believed to have come to India sometime during 52 A.D. FORT ST. GEORGE Fort St. George occupies a place of pride and prominence in Chennai. This bastion derived its name from the patron saint of England. The State Legislature and the Secretariat are located inside this fort. St. Mary’s Church, the oldest Anglican Church in India built in 1680, is situated here. The tombstones in its courtyard are some of the oldest British tombstones in India. The weddings of Robert Clive and Governor Elihu Yale, who later founded the famous Yale University in the U.S., were honored in this ancient prayer house.
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