Kohinoor Ma Ta Sanman 2015 Awards

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Kohinoor Ma Ta Sanman 2015 Awards
Kohinoor Honours Shashikant Dhotre With Maharashtracha
Kohinoor 2015 Award
K
ohinoor was the Title Sponsor for the annual Ma Ta
Sanman Awards for the third consecutive year. The
award function was held in style on Saturday on 14
March at The Lalit in Mumbai. Many iconic Marathi
actors from TV, Cinema and Theatre made it a point to
attend the mega event.
Every year, Kohinoor honours a promising youth from
Maharashtra who has come up on his/her own steam
and merit and become a distinguished son/daughter of
Maharashtra, by conferring the title of Maharashtracha
Kohinoor on him/her.
The honour of Maharashtracha Kohinoor 2015 was
won by a unique sketch artist Shashikant Dhotre with
magic in his fingers. His lifelike sketches have to be
seen to be believed. Son of a labourer in Solapur who
literally cracked stones with a hammer, the innumerable
struggles Shashikant had to go through did not deter
him from pursuing his passion of making sketches.
After a long spell of untold difficulties, fortune finally
smiled on him and his talent was recognized by an art
society. After that, there was no looking back. Today, he
is holding exhibitions in India in more than 20 cities and
in 2020, he will be taking his sketches reflecting the
typical culture and beauty of India to the European
continent.
A few glimpses of this year’s Maharashtracha
Kohinoor and Kohinoor Ma Ta Sanman -
Kohinoor Group was felicitated as one of
India’s Best Realty Brands 2015 at The
Economic Times Best Realty Brands 2015
Brand Summit held at Hotel Sahara Star on
26th March.
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Kohinoor CMD Unmesh Joshi felicitates wizard sketch
artist Shashikant Dhotre with the Maharashtracha
Kohinoor 2015 Award
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KTI CEO & Director Sameer Joshi and Kohinoor VP Atul
Modak along with actress Sonali Kulkarni present the
Best Actress Award (Drama) to Ila Bhate
Kohinoor VPs Sudesh Bhelekar and Chandrakant Ghag
along with film director Amol Gupte present the Best
Actor Award (Cinema) to Subodh Bhave
Photo Courtesy : Maharashtra Times
Kohinoor VPs Sainath Rajadhyaksha and Bharat Ishi
along with actor Prashant Damle present the Best Actress
Award (TV) to Dhanashri Kadgaonkar
Courtesy : Maharashtra Times
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Kohinoor Premier League 2015
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s there had been a fairly long lull after the last
cricket match played in Kohinoor, Corporate HR
took the lead in organizing a One Day Inter-Division
Cricket Tournament – Kohinoor Premier League
(KPL) 2015 – for Kohinoor employees as an initiative
for Employee Engagement. KPL 2015 was held on
Saturday, 28 February, at the Kohinoor Education
Trust Ground, right in the midst of the World Cup
fervour.
The tournament was designed and conceptualized
by the Sports Education India Limited (SEDIL) team.
SEDIL’s purpose in organizing this tournament was
to provide the employees of Kohinoor Group a
recreational platform and a chance to better their
team spirit and camaraderie through the medium
and culture of Cricket. This tournament would help in
nurturing the principles, values and ethics of the
Kohinoor Group in its employees through the
medium of sports.
The Real Estate Division was given the
responsibility of preparing the pitch and making the
seating arrangements for dignitaries, teams, guests
and the spectators. Kohinoor Hotels Division was
responsible for providing food to the guests,
employees and the teams who were present on the
ground.
Six teams from various divisions participated in the
tournament:• Kohinoor Group and Real Estate Team
• Kohinoor Hotels Team
• Kohinoor Hospital Team
• Kohinoor Education Trust (KET) Team
• Kohinoor Technical Institute (KTI) Team
• Sports Education India Limited (SEDIL) Team
A total of six matches were played during the day.
This included three group stage matches, followed
by two semi-finals and then the grand finale.
Kohinoor CMD Unmesh Joshi presided over the
function and keenly watched the tournament. The
league opened with a grand March Past of all the
teams. The teams had chosen their preferred shades
lending added colour to the tournament. CMD Sir, an
avid cricket enthusiast, couldn’t stop himself from
facing a few deliveries himself before officially
declaring the tournament open.
Matches were played in three phases - Knock-out,
Semi-finals, Finals (Grand Finale)
Knock-out
Match 1: KTI vs Kohinoor Hotels
Winner: Kohinoor Hotels
Man of the Match: Saurabh Naik from Kohinoor
Hotels
Match 2: Group & Real Estate vs Kohinoor
Hospital
Winner: Kohinoor Hospital
Man of the Match: Sameer Patil from Kohinoor
Hospital
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Winners: Sports Education Development India
Limited (SEDIL)
Runners-up: Kohinoor Hospital
Man of the Series: Abhishek Shekhawat from
SEDIL
Best Batsman of the Tournament: Abhishek
Ganguly from SEDIL
Best Bowler of the Tournament: Abhishek
Shekhawat from SEDIL
Best Fielder of the Tournament: Ravindra Khatge
from Kohinoor Hotels
Best Catch of the Tournament: Sudhir Salaskar
from Kohinoor Educational Trust
On this note, Kohinoor Premier League 2015
came to a close. The event was a grand success
due to the wholehearted participation of all the
divisions and the employees who came in huge
numbers to cheer the players
Contributed by Ashutosh Dolke (Kohinoor Group), Sachin Mistry (KBS)
and the SEDIL Team
Match 3: SEDIL vs KET
Winner: SEDIL
Man of the Match: Abhishek Shekhawat from
SEDIL
The winning teams of all the above matches
qualified for the semi-finals along with KTI on the
basis of Best Net Run Rate among the losing teams.
First Semi-Final: SEDIL vs KTI
Winner: SEDIL
Man of the Match: Abhishek Ganguly from SEDIL
Second Semi-Final: Kohinoor Hospital vs
Kohinoor Hotel
Winner: Kohinoor Hospital
Man of the Match: Sameer Patil from Kohinoor
Hospital
FINALS-GRAND FINALE
SEDIL VS KOHINOOR HOSPITAL
WINNER SEDIL
MAN OF THE MATCH
ABHISHEK SHEKHAWAT FROM SEDIL
Everyone was caught unawares by unexpected
rain in the month of February, something unheard of
in Mumbai. Fortunately, the KPL tournament reached
completion as the drizzle was just tolerable although
spectators had to keep dodging the drops of rain
seeping through the makeshift sun shelter.
After the final, there was some time for an exhibition
match between all the Department Heads and SEDIL.
But by this time the rain had started to come down
heavily and hence this match could not be completed.
Following this match, the prize distribution
ceremony was held. The awards distributed during
the presentation ceremony were:-
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Kohinoor Business School Hosts Indian
Financial Markets Convention 2015
Kohinoor Education Trust (KET), Governing Board, Chairman
CA Sunil Karve felicitating Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Specialist
Advisor, Dr Prachi Mishra During the India Financial Market
Convention 2015 held at Kohinoor Business School (KBS)
K
ohinoor Business School (KBS) organized the
Indian Financial Markets Convention 2015 on 14
March at Kohinoor Business School, Kohinoor City.
This event was an attempt by KBS at bridging the
gap between the Industry and the Academic
Community by understanding their market related
requirements. Financial markets in India are
deepening through inclusivity and equivalency with
global markets.
The event began with the welcome address by
Kohinoor Education Trust (KET) Governing Board
Chairman CA Sunil Karve. Dr Prachi Mishra,
Specialist Advisor – RBI, was the Chief Guest for the
event. She inaugurated the convention and delivered
the keynote address.
The Indian Financial Markets Convention 2015
was conducted in four segments - Fixed Income,
Equity Market, Foreign Exchange and Derivatives.
The first three segments were in a panel discussion
format. Several eminent speakers from the industry
participated in the panel discussions while the
Derivatives segment was conducted by Chandan
Taparia, Derivative Analyst, Anand Rathi.
The convention was the first of its kind held at KBS.
It drew a good response and proved to be extremely
informative to KBS students.
KBS FestoMania 2015
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estoMania is the annual event of Kohinoor
Business School (KBS) which includes
management games, sports and cultural events
wherein students from different business
schools participate. The theme for FestoMania
2015 was Panache - ‘The Life and Glamour
of Mumbai’. This event was organized on 12
and 13 February, in the KBS campus, Kohinoor
City, Kurla-Vidyavihar.
Kohinoor Education Trust (KET) Governing
Board Chairman CA Sunil Karve inaugurated
the event while the inaugural speech was given
by KBS Director General Dr N M Kondap.
A new KBS employee magazine ‘Sampark Get Connected’ was also launched at the
event. Prof Sonali Joglekar is the editor of this
magazine.
More than ten top leading B-Schools across
Mumbai participated in various cultural events
which included sports, dance, singing and a
fashion show.
Sheila Raheja School of Business, Mumbai,
bagged the winning KBS FestoMania 2015
rolling trophy.
Digital Marketing Session @ KBS
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n Friday, 20 February, Digital Consultant Karina Pandya addressed the KBS first year MMS and PGDM
students and gave them in-depth knowledge about Digital Marketing and its success stories. She spoke
about the basic formations of websites, types of online marketing, E-marketing strategies and shared some
real life experiences. The lecture was followed by an
interactive session in which students participated actively.
Karina Pandya is an expert in Digital Marketing with
rich experience in her field. She is not only well-informed
about the online marketing industry but also has detailed
knowledge about the basics which spur successful
marketing strategies.
She concluded the session with food for thought for the
students leaving them to ponder over ‘How Strategies
Work’ and ‘What Basic Fundamentals Make A Digital
Marketing Website A Success?’
All articles on this page contributed by Sachin Mistry from KBS
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KBS Takes LSBE Canadian Students
To Yusuf Meherally Centre
Kohinoor Education Trust (KET) Governing Board Chairman CA Sunil Karve, Kohinoor Business
School Director General Dr N M Kondap, Transmedia Group President Arun Gandhi, Dr Hugh Munro,
MBA Director and Professor of Marketing and International Business with the Canadian students
from The Laurier School of Business and Economics and Kohinoor Business School management
students at the KBS campus.
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Interactive Session on ‘Health Investment for the Modern Youth’ at KBS
K
ohinoor Business School (KBS) hosted an interactive session on health and wellness by
Dr Sujata Naik a homeopathic doctor who has extensive knowledge in lifestyle
management for last 25 years. The topic for the interactive session was ‘Health Investment for
the Modern Youth’. Dr Sujata Naik threw light on various topics ranging from a healthy diet and
good food habits to what daily routines must be followed in daily life to the KBS management
students and the faculty members. She also guided the audience on various ways of
improvising their daily routine for effective lifestyle management and developing a better
personality. The session was an eye-opener
for many as it included the nuances of a healthy
diet regime which, though largely a part of daily
life intricacies, are unknown to most. The highly
informative session also touched upon matters
like fat, cholesterol and heart disease, diabetes
- causes, treatment, prevention and various
strategies to prevent other diseases, maintain
your health and live longer.
T
he Laurier School of Business and Economics (LSBE) located in Waterloo
is one of Canada’s largest business schools affiliated to Wilfrid Laurier
University. As part of a study tour, a team of 20 students from Canada visited
Kohinoor Business School (KBS) with Dr Hugh Munro, MBA Director and
Professor of Marketing and International Business.
As a social initiative, KBS organized a visit to Yusuf Meherally Centre, a
voluntary organization involved in areas like Rural Development, Healthcare,
Empowering Women and Adivasis, Organic Farming and Vermiculture.
Canadian students experienced the life in rural India and also got to see
various cottage industries such as soap making, oil extraction and pottery.
The students interacted with the trustees of the centre and also visited Yusuf
Meherally School for the tribal and rural children.
Kohinoor Blossoms Safe Holi Messengers
Kohinoor Blossoms Annual Day ‘My Music, My World’
M
usical notes of the Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-Do
came to life with a magical spell Abra-cadabra cast upon adorable little ones at Kohinoor
Blossoms Annual Day.
They embarked on their musical journey
around the world in a magical car which was
called Ta Ra Rum Pum.
The magical musical journey of the cute little
stars enthralled the audience.
Different parts of the world came together as
one, blurring all boundaries and celebrating
world music and dance forms like Hawaii, Ballet,
Cowboy Dance and many more.
Young cowboys and pretty senoritas
mesmerized the audience.
T
he tiny tots of Kohinoor Blossoms celebrated the
festival of colours by actually participating in the
process of making natural homemade colours. These
chemical free colours were made by using natural
ingredients like turmeric, marigold flowers, beet root,
spinach etc.
The harmful effects of using plastic bags as balloons
were also highlighted at the time of celebrations. The
pressing need to save water was explained to the
children in a child friendly manner. A colourful balloon
puppet show was organized to spread awareness
about celebrating a safe and ecofriendly Holi.
All articles on this page contributed by Sachin Mistry from KBS
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Kohinoor Continental Sponsors BMA Women Leadership Conference 2015 'Women, Work and The Will to Lead'
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he Bombay Management Association - BMA
Women Leadership Conference 2015 ‘Women,
Work and the Will to Lead’ was held on 3 March
at Kohinoor Continental a few days prior to
International Women’s Day. The conference truly
brought out Wonders Of Working Women –
WOWW.
The working woman is a dynamic combination of
competence, talent and strength. BMA’s Women
Leadership Conference 2015 was a platform
created to enhance learning and empowering
women to realize and explore their potential. Our
lives will be richer for individuals and organizations
when women and men work together and the
notion of power shifts towards partnerships, is what
the flyer for the conference said.
The conference began with the Keynote Panel
Session ‘Heart Talk’ after the welcome address by
BMA President Niteen Bhagwat, who is CEO,
Asterii Analytics. Two trailblazers, Pratibha
Pilgaonkar, CEO, Rubicon Research, and Veena
Swarup, Director HR, Engineers (I) Ltd, shared
their thoughts on the conference theme and their
experience as mentors. The issue tackled was Women in all fields are doing ‘very well’, but
their skills are not translating into senior
leadership positions. Nirmala Mehendale,
Founder, Mind Movers and STEP Pvt Ltd, moderated
the session.
Anandi Shankar, Head-HR, Supply Chain South
Asia (HUL), Deepali Naair, Chief Marketing Officer,
Mahindra Holidays, and Deepa Tracy, MD, Mantra
Exports, came together to brainstorm during the
session The Voice of the Practising Manager ‘The Superwoman - Is She A Myth?’ The discussion
was on ‘Measuring Success – How?’ and ‘Career
Planning – Getting from Here to There’. Benaifer
Reporter, HR Head, eBay was the moderator for this
session.
The next session was an interactive and fun
session on ‘Creating Your Own Personal Brand’.
Suchita Patel, Founder, Excel 360, elaborated on
‘Actions speak louder than words, and we can
create specific responses with specific choices.
By understanding and utilizing this mode of
communication, women can use it to a great
advantage in the day-to-day world of work’. This
session was moderated by Renuka Kamath,
Professor-Marketing, S P Jain Institute of
Management & Research.
The Valedictory Address ‘Women, Work and
The Will to Lead’ was delivered by Jaya Row,
Founder, Vendanta Vision, and Founder Managing
Trustee of Vendanta Trust. She enlightened the
audience on ‘Achieving our true potential –
HOW?’
BMA Vice President Suresh Mhatre proposed the
Vote of Thanks. The conference ended with a grand
finale – A Musical Tribute to Women Celebrating
the promise towards a ‘Brighter World@Work’.
We thank Mr Mukund Kamat, Vice President, Kohinoor Hotels, for inviting the ladies of the Kohinoor Corporate Communications Team for this conference.
CIA Students Invited By ABP
News Network For Vishwa Vijeta
C
ricket India Academy (CIA) students were
invited by ABP News Network to be a part of
Vishwa Vijeta, a show based on the Cricket World
Cup 2015, which was then in progress. CIA students
interacted with Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar.
The participants who attended the show were
Pranit Mukherjee, Yashodhan Das, Jai Vanvari,
Zakariya Sayed, Vishal Singh and Hamdam Sayed.
All the participants interacted with Shoaib Akhtar
asking him questions about different aspects of the
World Cup varying from performance of the Indian
team, how players should tackle playing under
pressure to the importance of a captain’s role in
bringing out the best in his team members and
leading from the front.
Shoaib Akhtar was truly impressed by the CIA
students. During the last leg of the show, he invited
Pranit Mukherjee to act as a cricket expert on the
show. He threw a question at him to stump him How will you face a short-pitched delivery from
Shoaib Akhtar directed towards the body? - To this,
Pranit nonchalantly replied without the slightest
hesitation that would hit him for six!
Contributed by The SEDIL Team
‘The Top Guns of Ozar Nashik’
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he Air Force base at Ozar Nashik is where the
best of the best get trained to refine their elite
flying skills. In the midst of this, 20 IT Engineers were
flown to Ozar Nashik Air Force Station from different
parts of India for training. Three qualified Faculty
Trainers with Kohinoor Technical Institute (KTI),
Nashik Branch, (two of them are working full time)
helped the Ozar Air Force base to organize this
program.
The training program was on ‘PHP and Web
Designing’ which was completed on 20 February.
The key highlight of the program was the designing,
launching and administration of website management.
The main contents of the course were Java scripting,
programming concepts like Ajax, HTML, PHP
functioning and Word Press.
This event from KTI’s perspective was the first of
its kind residential training program conducted in the
Defence segment at the client’s location. KTI Vice
President Chandrakant Ghag and Indian Air Force
Wing Commander Pravin Kumar were present for the
awarding of certificates to the participants.
A special appreciation and felicitation ceremony
was organized for the two KTI faculty members
Suryakant Ahirrao and Pratima Pagere who were
instrumental in delivering this course.
Contributed by KTI Corporate Communications Desk (CCD)
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‘Women Empowerment’ – An Initiative by Kohinoor Technical
Institute, Baramati Branch
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ohinoor Technical Institute (KTI), Baramati
Branch, in association with the Kalyani
Community Centre, a social division of Bharat
Forge Limited, organized a full day workshop on
Service and Safety of Home Appliances for
Women on 26 February.
The workshop began with a welcome note by
Sarita Savadi, Relationship Officer of Kalyani
Community Centre, followed by the keynote
address by KTI Baramati Branch Manager
Makarand Dabir. The main objective of the program
was to create self-employment opportunities in
Electronics and Electrical services.
A total of 34 housewives and womenfolk from
Mahila Bachat Group participated in this workshop.
KB And KIS Organize
Self-Defence Workshop To
Evoke The Power Within
They were acquainted with various home
appliances and various kinds of defects encountered
in the electrical and electronics equipment
purchased by consumers.
The ladies were trained on servicing household
items like mixer grinder, water heater, table fan and
iron-box. The workshop gave the women a chance
to experiment hands-on with the home appliances
giving them clear cut knowledge on the testing
methods for defective appliances and how to
replace the coils in the appliances.
The workshop received enthusiastic response
from the participants and was well appreciated by
the housewives and womenfolk from the Mahila
Bachat Group.
Contributed by KTI CCD
New Initiative at KTI on Employee Engagement Program
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e Prepared’ as the Scout Motto says – As a
business whose primary asset is the talent and
expertise of the people, Kohinoor Technical Institute
(KTI) is committed to programs that equip our
employees better to meet the challenges of a shifting
business and technology landscape and deliver on
our tough but exciting goal of reaching `500 crores
by the year 2020 to serve customers, grow our
business and lead fulfilling careers.
As KTI’s CEO, Sameer Joshi extensively elaborated
in his first employee address earlier this year on
having an open and transparent communication. To
take this thought further, he unveiled a brand new
concept through the ‘Employee Connect’ Forum
on 10 March titled ‘Coffee with CEO’.
‘Coffee with CEO’ is a new employee engagement
initiative started by the CEO of KTI to promote one
on one interaction with the staff across the KTI
organization. It is also a management tool to
acknowledge and appreciate employee achievement
and meritocracy.
Selection of the staff for this initiative is done in one
of the following ways:
a) Exceptional Performance by an employee in
the prior month (Actual Performance exceeding
Targets or a Special Contribution or an Innovative
Idea).
b) The CEO shall pick one employee through a
‘Special Draw’ as and when he travels to the
branches.
The Star of the Opening Session on 10 March was a
hard-core Kohinoor loyalist and a lady with experience
of 32 years, our very own Area Manager of Kurla and
Boisar Branch Prema Sakpal who joined Kohinoor
as a faculty member for the Telephone Operator
course and climbed up the corporate ladder to
become Area Manager.
Her selection was made because she went far
beyond her original given target fee collections for
the month of February of `4 lakhs and achieved 50
percent more - `6 lakhs
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During one of the branch visits made by the CEO to
Kurla Branch, he was informed that Kurla Branch
had taken a stretched fee collection target of `5 lakhs
as against their original target of `4 lakhs. The CEO
challenged the team and raised the fee collection
target from `5 lakhs to `6 lakhs.
She reasoned in her mind that she had two ways to
bridge this gap and ensure she does not cut a sorry
face in the eyes of the CEO:
1. Collect maximum amount from fees that were
overdue
2. Give her Kurla Team an additional stretched target
of `1 lakh from fresh admissions
What actually transpired on the ground was mindboggling. The team worked in overdrive mode and
closed three full-paid admissions totalling to `1 lakh
across Diploma courses in Automobile, Electrical
and Mechanical.
This success was majorly possible because in prior
years, Prema had a span of control of over 4-5
branches and was used to taking on challenges
head-on with full confidence. The icing on the cake in
this situation is that for the month of March, Kurla
branch has doubled its original fee collection target
from `3.5 lakhs to `7 lakhs.
A proud grandmother to her daughter’s son, Prema
Sakpal drives her team with the enthusiasm of a
young leader raring to go. She and her team are very
confident they will not only meet the enhanced target
but also cross it.
Contributed by KTI CCD
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s a part of the International Women’s Day
celebrations a self-defence workshop, with a
greater focus on women, was organized for the staff
and parents of Kohinoor Blossoms (KB) and
Kohinoor International School (KIS), Primary
Section.
The workshop was conducted by Mehul Vora from
‘Women’s Self-Defence Centre’, an initiative by
‘The Nippon Budo Sogo International India’. The
Women’s Self-Defence Centre founded in 2014 at
Andheri Sports Complex is a joint initiative by Aditya
Thackeray, Akshay Kumar and Mehul Vora.
In today’s time, it is imperative that all girls and
women are equipped with basic self-defence
techniques. Little does anyone know that a woman’s
purse is a Pandora’s box filled with articles that can
turn into deadly weapons when needed - car keys,
credit cards, deodorants, cell phones with hard
covers etc.
Well attended by 35 parents and 45 staff members
from KB and KIS (Primary), each participant went
back with an array of simple yet effective techniques
that they can easily use if required.
Contributed by Sachin Mistry from KBS
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‘Rising from the Ashes’
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hat does one do when ‘Juvenile’ or ‘Children’
in the age-group of 14-18 years go down the
path of crime? You address it by nipping the issue in
the bud.
Kohinoor Technical Institute (KTI)-Hadapsar
Branch in association with ‘Catalysts for Social
Action’, a Not-For-Profit organization and Balvikas
Ayuktalaya, Maharashtra State, Pune, commenced
a 45 day training program in ‘Two Wheeler
Servicing’ between 22 January – 11 March 2015 at
Yerwada Jail, Pune, with a vision to improve the lives
of 10 bal gunhegar through an advocacy program
targeted at creating awareness of matters relating to
under-age children leaving the guilty life full of crime
and learning a new skill for their own independent
future.
A chance call from Lucy, Program Manager of
‘Catalyst for Social Action’ to Neeraja Satarkar, Area
Manager, Hadapsar Branch culminated into a very
fruitful meeting along with C D Sonawane, Branch
Manager of Hadapsar Branch and Chief of Balvikas
Ayuktalaya, Sharad Khuhade, to conceptualize a
program targeted at these young children to make
them give up their criminal lifestyle and attitude and
help them become good citizens. As a result of the
meeting, Sunil Patel, Faculty, Automobile Engineering
at KTI Hadapsar Branch formulated a fast-track
curriculum and developed a training program on
‘Two-Wheeler Servicing’ for these young children.
His ability to equip the children with not only Technical
Skills but also Life Skills throughout the course of 45
days has brought him very close to the children. As
a result, his counselling has convinced them to give
up their criminal attitude. At the time of certificate
distribution,
they
promised that they will
become
responsible
citizens.
The
children
also
mentioned
that
the
teachings of their mentor
Sunil
Patel
have
changed their outlook
towards life and brought
new skills to the fore in
them which they can
utilize as soon as they
are freed after their term.
Campus interviews and
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pre-placement offers were arranged by KTI Pune
Placement Officer Swati Alhat right after the 45 day
course was completed in the presence of Dhone
Automobiles General Manager Prabhu and Raj
Kumar Shinde from Sai Prem Automobiles. This
effectively means that as soon as these children
serve their term, they will be authorized to work
across both these automobile companies. The Chief
Guests, Nitin Gaikwad, Program Manager
(Maharashtra State Child Protection Society) and
K J Chaudhari, Chief of Balnyaymandal
(Dandadhikari) appreciated the efforts taken by
Kohinoor Technical Institute Managers and Staffers
for conducting this very useful program. A significant
part of the motivation for these students came when
Vijay Gupte, AGM for Maharashtra visited Yerwada
Jail and spoke to the kids and to the Chief Sharad
Khuhade.
The success of this program is visible from the fact
that this same KTI Team has received an approval to
conduct a new batch for Mobile Repairing at the
same venue, that is, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog
Kendra, Bal Sudharak Kendra, Yerwada, Pune.
Contributed by KTI CCD
Kohinoor Hospital Marks Maharashtra Organ Donation Day 2015
With A Strong Awareness Drive And Solemn Pledge
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any human lives are lost every year due to lack of awareness about organ
donation. To dispel myths and increase awareness about organ donation,
Kohinoor Hospital brought together 100 people who symbolically portrayed and
promoted the concept of organ donation with the idea, ‘Live Life And Pass It
On’, a day prior to the eve of Maharashtra Organ Donation Day which is observed
on 28 March.
Kohinoor Hospital transplant patients, recipients and donors, were invited for this
event. Consultant nephrologist Dr B R Ramesh Rao was the Chief Guest and
veteran actor Ramesh Deo was the Guest of Honour.
Dr Rajeev Boudhankar, Vice President, Kohinoor Hospital, and Dr Sachin
Gadkari, Head – Medical Services, and the Operations welcomed the honoured
guests.
Speaking about the initiative, Dr Rajeev Boudhankar said, “An increased level
of awareness especially when it comes to cadaver transplants can help save
many lives. Looking at the dismal state of the nation due to lack of knowledge
that people have about the issue, there is a need to create awareness on organ
donation. Many NGOs, government organizations and corporates should come
forward to support
the noble cause.”
An
Organ
Donation Card of
Kohinoor Hospital
was launched at
Kohinoor Hospital
on the occasion.
As a part of this
event, 100 people
i n c l u d i n g
renowned actor
Ramesh
Deo
pledged to donate
their organs and
save lives.
People formed a group offering diyas symbolizing the theme ‘Live Life And
Pass It On’.
All donors and recipients of Kohinoor Hospital transplant surgeries were
felicitated to encourage others to follow suit.
Echoing his thoughts on the occasion, Dr B R Ramesh Rao said, “It is our
social responsibility to take such initiatives to create awareness. There are
people who wish to donate their organs but are unaware of the system and the
procedures. Through this act, Kohinoor Hospital, wishes to clear their doubts
and motivate them to give up their rigid old beliefs and donate their organs.”
Chief of Nursing Madhuri Gawas proposed the Vote of Thanks.
To reach out to a larger audience, the awareness campaign was extended to
Phoenix Mall, Kurla, on the eve of Organ Donation Day. The response and
appreciation from general public to support this noble cause was overwhelming
making the event a great success.
Contributed by Sadhana Patne from Kohinoor Hospital
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‘Mars Odyssey Immortalized at
KTI Deccan Road Branch’
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ohinoor Hospital was represented by
Medical Services and Operations
Head Dr Sachin Gadkari and Administration
Head Dr Indrajit Chakraborty at the
prestigious IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj
National Quality Award Conference and
Award Function held on 19 and 20 March
at Y B Chavan Centre, Mumbai. Dr Gadkari
and Dr Chakraborty received the IMC
Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award
Conference Commendation Certificate for
Kohinoor Hospital from Chief Guest
Vishwanath Anand, five times Chess World
Champion.
Contributed by Sadhana Patne from Kohinoor Hospital
FUN@KOHINOOR March 2015
FUN@KOHINOOR... March 2015 was held on 28
March at Kohinoor Corporate Office, Kohinoor
Square and Kohinoor City. One minute fun games
and Housie were played by enthusiastic participants.
Winners are as below Kohinoor Corporate Office:
Blow the Ball: Chandrakant Pingle
Housie:
Jaldi 5: Mugdha Deshmukh
First Line: Mugdha Deshmukh
Second Line: Rajesh Sarode
Third Line: Melvil Nunis
Full Housie: Rajesh Sarode
Kohinoor City
Blow the ball: Dharmendra Kalambe
Multiple of 7: Yatin Karandikar
Housie:First Line: Sangita Pawar
Second Line: Dyanisha D’mello
Third Line: Ramiz Shaikh and
Nitin Morkar
Full Housie: Alpesh Mohite
Kohinoor Square:
Blow the Ball: Ankush Gholap
Multiple of 7
Tushar Rane, Dipali Palekar and Sushma Gad
Housie:
Jaldi 5: Pankaj More
First Line: Pankaj More
Second Line: Sanjay Kumar
Third Line: Nilesh Kumthekar
Full Housie: Sanjay Kumar
Contributed by Rutuja Gadkari from Kohinoor Group
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une is called the Fountain Head of Quality
Education in India. Because of the availability of
numerous educational courses, a significant number
of students aspire to come to this city for quality
education, not only from surrounding rural areas but
from many other states.
One such eminent personality, Nitin Ghatpande,
Group Director, Power Systems Group, Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) Satellite Centre,
Bengaluru, a Maharashtrian born in Pune was
felicitated at Kohinoor Technical Institute Deccan
Gymkhana Road Branch, Pune, for his contribution in
successful insertion of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)
in Martian Orbit. Uday Tade, who is the Electronics
Faculty at Pune DG Branch took the initiative and
made special efforts in arranging this event.
After an initial recce of the branch, Sandip Kavde,
Regional Manager of Pune DG Branch, showed the
workshops, laboratories and classrooms to the
guests. It was then time to begin the felicitation
ceremony of the Special Invitee and Chief Guest Nitin
Ghatpande in the Electronics Laboratory. The
program began with a brief introduction of the Chief
Guest by Uday Tade who narrated stories of late Dr
Vikram Sarabhai, founder father of India’s Space
Program. Nitin Ghatpande then addressed the
students and showed a model of the actual satellite
explaining its construction, technicalities and
functions. More than 70 students along with other
faculty members who were present in the classroom
felt a sense of pride listening to the person who
designed the Electronics Circuits, Battery and Solar
Panel towards the realization of the Spacecraft Power
System.
India’s maiden Mars Mission Mangalyaan or Mars
Orbiter Mission (MOM) will be facing its first outage in
June this year. This outage will be caused due to the
Sun positioning itself between MOM and Earth, thus
preventing signals from reaching Earth. However, the
ISRO team is confident that MOM will successfully
pass this 16-day blackout period. According to Nitin
Ghatpande, the signals sent from MOM during this
period will not be able to reach Earth as they will be
lost in between while passing through the solar
blockade. However, none of this data will be lost, he
assured.
Contributed by KTI CCD
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Kohinoor Hospital Celebrates Women’s Day With
Knowledge And Fitness Training... And More
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ohinoor Hospital celebrated International
Women’s Day in a unique way by delivering
Knowledge and Fitness to all women on this very
special day.
CPR Training and an Awareness Lecture on
Swine Flu was organized on 7 March at the hospital.
All female patients and their relatives were invited for
this session. Nurse Educator Pallavi Shivalkar
demonstrated
CardioPulmonary
Resuscitation
(CPR) to all patient relatives.
Dr Vijayalaxmi Shinde, Consultant Microbiologist
educated the audience on ‘Awareness and
Prevention of Swine Flu’. The session was very
interactive and received a good response from the
hospital patient relatives.
This was followed by a medical camp arranged in
Bhajan Samaj Mandir Campus at Ghatkopar only for
females on the D-day, rather W-Day (Women’s Day),
8 March. The hospital received a very good response
and almost 250 to 300 ladies took the benefit of this
free camp. Head-Pharmacy Balkrishna Pai attended
this camp and explained the special feature of
Kohinoor Hospital Pharmacy’s free home delivery
service for any medicine requirement.
Free Gynaecology Screening and a Health talk
was also conducted by Dr Anjali Talwalkar for all
CISF female employees on W-Day. This session was
arranged to create Awareness on Prevention of
Cervical Cancer. CISF officials appreciated Kohinoor
Hospital’s initiative and gave a very positive feedback.
Contributed by Sadhana Patne from Kohinoor Hospital
Kohinoor Group Among
ET - Best Realty Brands 2015
f the Group.
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he Economic Times conducted an extensive
survey with IPSOS (global market research
company) and enumerated India’s Top Realty
Brands after considering parameters of quality of
construction, amenities provided, resale value,
spacious designs and many more. These results
have been collated in a Brand Book which was
launched during the ET Best Realty Brands Brand
Summit 2015 on the 26 March at Hotel Sahara
Star in Mumbai.
Kohinoor Group was felicitated at the event as one
of India’s Top Realty Brands for 2015 by acclaimed
Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan and Times
Conferences Limited (TCL-BCCL) President Deepak
Lamba. Vice President (Kohinoor Real Estate) Atul
Modak accepted the award on behalf of the Group.
Contributed by Rashmi Datta from Kohinoor Square
Entrepreneurship For Youngsters –
The Best Option
K
ohinoor Business School (KBS) organized a
seminar on ‘Entrepreneurship For Youngsters
– The Best Option’ recently. The eminent speakers
were Aspi Nariman Katgara, Chief Executive Officer
- Prime Investrade Limited and Ex-Managing Director
and CEO - The Zoroastrain Co-opertive Bank Ltd. He
highlighted the government financing policies for
young entrepreneurs and the role of banks and Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
Dr R P Gupta, CEO RPG
Ventures
and
Mentor at IIT Mumbai’s
Entrepreneurship
incubator
enlightened
the students on how they
can go about transforming
an idea into a business.
Pradeep Vasant Gupte,
Partner–Deepkamal Printing and Packaging Pvt Ltd
spoke on the various difficulties faced by new
entrepreneurs, need for strength of minds, will and
tenacity to see the venture through.
Vaishali Gandhi Shah, Founder Trustee – Srujna, a
social venture, spoke on the importance and need of
social entrepreneurship. She feels that all
entrepreneurs can be social entrepreneurs.
Divyesh Panchal, Partner-Justunjunk, a young first
generation entrepreneur, connected well with the
KBS management students and stressed on how
becoming an entrepreneur is not a cakewalk. He
explained the paradigm required for entrepreneurship
and elaborated on the prototype of people who
should not think about entrepreneurship.
Contributed by Sachin Mistry from KBS
The editiorial team heartily thanks all the contributors for this issue. Keep up the good work! Please keep mailing your contributions and suggestions for Kohinoor Times to kohinoortimes@kohinoorgroup.co.in
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