Indoryi Connect (March to June 2014)

IndorYi Connect (March to June 2014) We Can We Will !! Activities Update Yi Indore Annual Day 2013 - 14 Sunday, 02 March 2014: Rajwada, Indore Photo caption: From (L-R) Abhilasha Mimani, Chair, Yi (Indore Chapter) & System Facilitator, Mimani Wires Pvt Ltd, Shashank Agrawal, Member, National Vertical - F & P Measurement & Director, Worth Corporate Solutions Pvt Ltd, Mahesh Sharma, CEO, Flexituff International, Geetesh Saraf, Immediate Past Chair Yi ( Indore Chapter) & Director, Urja Facility Management Services Pvt Ltd, Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, Ranjan Mimani, Chairman, CII Madhya Pradesh State Council & Director, Mimani Wires Pvt Ltd, Sweta Sharma, Head - CII Malwa Zone. Yi (Indore chapter) organised its annual session for the year 2013-14 on 02 March 2014 at Ganesh Hall, Rajwada, Indore. Alongside the business session of the Yi annual day, a special public session on the theme "Fearless in Thoughts, Forward in Action" was organised. Fearless in Thoughts, Forward in Action: The fear of not getting enough, of lacking, of scarcity is deeply ingrained in our societies. Coming from our parents and ancestors, who experienced physical lack of several kinds (food, houses, clothing, etc.) in several wars; this is a very understandable fear. We should adopt some common practises to minimize the fear. We can move forward in our action only if we are fearless in our thoughts. We Can We Will !! Mr Mahesh Sharma, CEO, Flexituff International was the guest speaker for the session. Mr Sharma is a Mechanical Engineer from Shri Vaishnav Polytechnic Institute, Indore & MBA from Institute of Management Studies Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. He is having more than twenty years of experience in the corporate sector at various levels. “Harmonious approach in work and life should be implicated. Fear cannot be removed as it is a part of our life, however, it can be reduced by identifying the causes for the fear. Once we identify the causes for our fear then we should segregate the controllable and uncontrollable factors. By holding the control on the controllable factor for the fear we can reduce the fear. Believe in yourself”, said Mr Sharma during his address. Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Indore was the keynote speaker for the session. He holds M.Sc. in Physics (5-year Integrated Programme) from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur; and M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems (now Management Science & Engineering) from Stanford University. He obtained his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he won the outstanding thesis proposal award instituted by the Industrial Finance Corporation of India. He has also authored a lot of books and has more than 140 publications to his credit. He has served on a lot of committees set up by the Govt of India. His main areas of interest are strategy and innovation. During his address to the audience, he said that, “we should adopt the environmental friendly attitude, use of renewable source of energy and we need to go hand in hand with the highly secured world. One major advantage with the use of renewable energy is that as it is renewable it is therefore sustainable and so will never run out. Even more importantly, renewable energy We Can We Will !! produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants, so has minimal impact on the environment. Renewable energy projects can also bring economic benefits to many regional areas, as most projects are located away from large urban centres and suburbs of the capital cities. These economic benefits may be from the increased use of local services as well as tourism”. “If we build a cohesive attitude change is possible and if we work in a large team we can bring the change”, he added. Mr Shashank Agrawal, Member, National vertical – Finance & Performance Measurement, Young Indians & Director, Worth Corporate Solutions Pvt Ltd congratulated team Yi Indore for excellent work done in past one year. He also discussed about the important activities done in Yi National. Mr Ranjan Mimani, Chairman, CII Madhya Pradesh State Council and Managing Director, Mimani Wires Pvt Ltd congratulated Mr Geetesh Saraf and entire Yi Indore team for their work in past year. At the business session, Mr Geetesh Saraf Chair of 2013-14 made a detailed presentation on Yi in (Indore chapter) for the last 12 months highlights important activities and initiatives. Mr Ranjan Mimani announced Ms Abhilasha Mimani, Mimani Wires Pvt Ltd as the Incoming Chapter Chair for Yi (Indore chapter) and Mr Basant Dhanuka, Director, Dhanuka Cold Storage Pvt Ltd as Incoming Co Chair for Yi (Indore chapter). Mr Basant Dhanuka, Co Chair, Yi (Indore chapter) has given the vote of thanks. There were about 70 people participated in the session. The meeting ended with breakfast. Yi wishes the new team of office bearers at (Indore chapter) the very best! We Can We Will !! Yi Indore Earth Hour 2014 Saturday, 29 March 2014: Yeshwant Club, Indore Yi Indore chapter celebrated Earth Hour 2014 on Saturday, 29 March 2014 at Yeshwant Club Indore. The objective was to create awareness among the citizens about the environment conservation. Earth Hour is the world’s biggest celebration for our amazing planet – every year on the last Saturday of March, millions of people across the globe unite in a spectacular show of support to raise awareness about climate change. From signature campaigns to musical evenings, cyclothons to candlelit marches, walkathons, dance performances, magic shows, ﬂash mobs and recycling drives - Earth Hour is our planet’s time to shine! It’s a time to host your own Earth Hour campaign – of one, or one hundred people – to pledge to do your own bit for the planet. Whether it’s a status update, or an acoustic band performance, everyone can be an Earth Hour Hero. When the planet goes dark, governments, organizations and people take notice and this has led to extraordinary outcomes for the environment in countries like Russia, Argentina, Madagascar and our own. From this darkness will emerge greater enlightenment about climate change and the need to make more planet-friendly choices. And every hand that flips a switch off, turns on a brighter future! We Can We Will !! This year the “Earth Hour 2014” was scheduled on Saturday, 29 March 2014 from 2030 Hrs to 2130 Hrs. To create awareness for this cause, Yi Indore Chapter organized various activities through the week: 1. Awareness campaigns in schools: Yi Indore members and students went to three schools; Prerna High School, Rau, Khushi Foundation School, Indore and Future Foundation School, Indore. They showed a presentation to the students on save water and save electricity and also discussed about the methods of saving water and electricity in our daily life. They also suggested the students to plant more and more saplings to help in environment conservation. The students took an oath that they will plant a sapling on their birthday and take care of that plant. Also, they were asked to create awareness among their family members for saving water and electricity at their home. 2. Flash Mob & Nukkad Natak: Students of Yi Net IIPS College prepared a Flash Mob and a Nukkad Natak, which was performed on Friday, 28 March 2014, in various malls in Indore. The objective of the activity was to create awareness for Earth Hour 2014 and encourage more & more participation for the cause. The played Flash Mob followed by Nukkad Natak The script of the Nukkad Natak was designed in such a way that it spread a message of save water, save electricity and save environment. More than 1000 people were impacted by this activity in all the malls. We Can We Will !! 3. Walkathon: It was scheduled on Saturday, 29 March 2014, 07 – 08 AM at Yeshwant Club, Indore. The objective was to create awareness and encourage people to support Earth Hour. Students from Yi Nets, Yi & CII members, members of Yeshwant Club and any citizen of Indore participated in the event. More than 250 people including Yi members, students from Yi Indore Nets and citizens of Indore, walked together to create the awareness for the cause. 4. Earth Hour 2014: Yi Indore Chapter organized “Earth Hour 2014” on Saturday, 29 March 2014 from 1930 to 2130 Hrs at Yeshwant Club, Indore. During the event, a session, “A date with Darkness” was organized, wherein a local celebrity, RJ Abhijeet addressed the audience. He took a meditation session for the members and other audience present during the event. This was followed by a song and Nukkad Natak by students of Yi Net IIPS College. Students from Blind school also performed a Nukkad Natak on save electricity theme. There was a gathering of about 200 people including Yi members, members’ spouse, children from blind school, and students from Yi Indore Nets. The event achieved good media coverage throughout the week in leading newspapers of Indore. We Can We Will !! Yi Indore Interactive Session with Dr Divya Gupta 16 April 2014: Indore Yi Indore organized an interactive session with Dr Divya Gupta on “Importance of Voting”, on 16 April 2014 at Pritamlal Dua Sabhagrah, Indore. The objective of the session was to create awareness about the importance of voting and the things which should be kept in mind while voting any political party. Dr Gupta is a social worker with over 10 years of experience in providing high quality care and support to people who are socially excluded or who are experiencing problems in their lives. The session was well attended by around 40 people, including Yi members and non members. Yi Indore Interactive Session with Ms Nisha Jain on Child Psychology 21 April 2014: Indore Yi Indore chapter in association with Round Table have organized an interactive session with Ms Nisha Jain on child psychology on 21 April 2014 at Cafe Terazza, Indore.

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