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Uninor, the new global telecom company in India inaugurated its Chennai office, headquarters to the Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Uninor, the new global telecom company in India inaugurated its Chennai office, headquarters to the Tamil Nadu and Kerala . Located at Tecci Park, Karapakkam, Old Mahabalipuram Road, the Uninor office has been built with a lot of precision and a high focus on environmental conservation. The office complex has a Silver award certification in LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) by Indian Green Building Council indicating a very high level of compliance to LEED norms. There are about 15 LEED-rated green buildings in Chennai and the Uninor office complex is one of them.
The Chennai office was inaugurated by Mr. Stefan Kercza, who heads the Tamil Nadu & Kerala Hub. The Chief Guest for the inauguration was Mr. Abdul Kadir, Managing Director, Buhari Group. The Chennai office of Uninor presently has about 113 employees and plans to expand further in the future. The people strength for Uninor across Tamil Nadu is around 175.
At the inauguration function, Uninor recognised a young achiever who serves as a role model to youngsters. Uninor represents the aspirations of India today- youthful, vibrant, demanding and a catalyst to change. It was apt to felicitated Ms. Shruti Neelakantan, an active climate change champion. This 19 year old is a student of B.A Journalism and also among the 14 international climate champions who are crusading the cause of global warming by driving small but significant means to take environmentally friendly measures at work, at home and in our daily lives. She was selected by British Council to represent India on an expedition to the Arctic to create awareness on global warming.
The Uninor office is an open office system with no cabins. The few closed rooms are glass-walled and meant for conferences and meetings. The principle of transparency and openness is maintained in the design and layout of the office. Brightly lit with plenty of natural light, even the head sits in an open hall with other employees.
The company is paying special attention to the Health, Safety, Security & the Environment. Special features have been factored in to ensure energy efficiency. Double glazed windows, heat recovery systems, variable frequency drives for air conditioning with treated fresh air and maximum natural light for the office space ensures energy efficiency. The building is also made with special focus on the conservation of natural resources through the use of Sewage treatment plant to treat water for re-use for utilities, gardening irrigation system for gardening, environment-friendly / certified building materials.
There is also a special focus on the safety and usability in the building. The building is user friendly for differently-abled people with the presence of ramps, access and specially designed rest rooms. Special attention will be given to safety training and regular safety drills.
Uninor, plans to replicate the success of Telenor’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in other countries, here in Tamil Nadu. The company plans to roll out a structured CSR program in the near future.
Speaking on this occasion Mr. Stefan Kercza said, "We are a very people-centric organisation and we have taken great care to design the office so that there is open communication and transparency within the organisation. We also encourage our employees to be health conscious and we are making arrangements to provide gym and cafeteria facilities. This office is going to encourage people to adapt to energy efficient ways of living like using video conferencing to cut down travel and usage of paper."
The company, high on customer focus, also felicitated its first customer for Tamil Nadu.
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January 26, 2009 at 5:38 pm | Reply
Dear Mr. Sriram,
This is not a reply to this post. However, this was the only way I could find to contact you. I desperately wanted to convey my heartfelt appreciation to your book on Bangalore Nagaratnamma. The book is almost to perfection. I cannot think of a better version in such subjects. None can fail to notice the amount of research and passion involved in this venture. I hope there will be more such rewarding writings from you. However, here and there, I could notice a few minor albeit trivial errors.
One such is with regard to the work “Raghunathabhyudayam” penned by Ramabhadramba. Actually it is a sanskrit court-epic and not a Telugu one as presented in your writing. Unfortunately I have forgotten a couple of others and that is an indication of how trivial they are!
Anyhow, the intention in bringing these to your notice is only to make an already copious work totally blotfree. If I can do any little help with regards to your future plans which might require sources from Kannada, Telugu, Sanskrit, Prakrit and such allied languages, I will be all the more glad to do so. This is what I could do to express my joy at having read your memorable book. Please feel free to contact me at the address mentioned below.
Warm Regards,
Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
#1250(30), 4th Main,
‘E’ Block, 2nd Stage,
Rajajinagar,
Bangalore-10
Ph: 080-23420628
January 26, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Reply
Dear Sriram,
I am hereby attaching a brief introduction to Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh.
This is a rather long post and you can look at it in your leisure.
Regards,
Vasuki
A versatile scholar, Avadhani par excellence, poet, excellent orator and many more, Shatavadhani Dr.R.Ganesh is a Literary Wizard, a precious treasure Mother India can be proud of .
Dr. R. Ganesh was born on the 4th of December, 1962, in Kolar town of Karnataka. His parents were R.Shankar Narayan Aiyar and K.V.Alamelamma. A graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the Vishweshwaraiah college of Engineering, Bangalore, Dr.Ganesh holds an M.Sc degree in Material Science and Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He also holds a Masters’ in Sanskrit from the Mysore University.
From the young age of ten, Dr.Ganesh cultivated a passion for literature and studied in detail the great works of ancient poets in Sanskrit and Kannada. By the age of Sixteen, he blossomed into a poet of high merit, introducing the classicalities of Meter, Rhyme, Grammatical precision and traditionality into his style. He also mastered the unique art of ‘Ashukavitva’- a style of reciting poems ‘extempore’ on any given topic. Detailed and deep study of the various branches of Indian literature, arts and poetics further enriched his inherent talent and style. At the age of Nineteen, he incidentally witnessed a session of Sanskrit Avadhana, which inspired him to try the art himself. This was a landmark not only in his life, but also in the history of ‘Avadhana’. The very next day, amongst a group of friends, he successfully ventured to perform a complete ‘Ashtavadhana .
Dr.Ganesh has a deep and intimate knowledge of various forms of Indian classical music, dance, sculpture, paintings and other fine arts. His views and commentaries on these subjects are rich with deep introspective wisdom and unfold valuable information and ideas to performing artists and lovers of art. He is well versed in various subjects like prosody (ChandasShastra-to do with the Meter form), poetics (KavyaShastra), Veda, Vedantic scriptures, DharmaShastras, History, Aesthetics, Grammar, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Technology etc. to name a few. His knowledge of past and current affairs in various fields is indeed commendable. Research and innovation are two fields where his contributions are everlasting.
The credit of reviving the ancient art of ‘Avadhana’ in Kannada language goes to Shatavadhani Dr.R.Ganesh.
Dr.Ganesh preforms complete ‘Avadhana’ not only in Kannada but also in Sanskrit and Telugu and is rightly known as ‘Tribhashavadhani’. He is also an ‘Ashtabhashavadhani’, and can manage the programme in eight languages simultaneously ! His masterely thesis on the art of Avadhana in Kannada has been honoured with a D.Litt by the Hampi University of Karnataka.
So far he has successfully accomplished more than 700 Ashtavadhanas and three Shatavadhanas on various prestigious platforms at the state and national levels. He has also performed in the American and European continents, giving the world a taste of Indian brilliance and talent.
Dr.Ganesh has a number of compositions like Suprabhatas, Stotras and songs on various deities. Leading artists have sung these in cassettes which have been extremely popular. Cassettes containing his narrations on Soundaryalahari, Harishchandra Kavya, Mankutimmana Kagga, Subhashitas , Human values in Manusmriti
Human values in Ramayana , Human values in Telugu Literature etc. have also been well received. He has composed exclusive dance and musical lyrics which are being adapted by performing artists. He is also a modern ‘Vaaggeyakara’ (Music composer) who has composed quality pieces like Tillanas, Padas, Kritis, Ragamaalika Kritis etc.
Over the years he has delivered hundreds of lectures in Kannada at the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs – an organisation which was the brainchild of the great Dr. D. V. Gundappa. These cover a wide range of topics on various aspects of Indian culture like the Vedas, Puranas, epics, Sanskrit and Kannada literary classics, Dharmashastra, philosophy, music and aesthetics. They are recorded and made available to the public in the MP3 format.
Apart from this, he has conceived and composed over 30 dance dramas. However, his own innovation in Yakshagana – the traditional theatrical art of Karnataka needs special mention. Here, he has evolved the solo format for the first time and over 800 shows have been presented with more than 8 productions scripted, tuned and choreographed by him.
Dr.Ganesh has taught in the Ramaiah and R.V.College of Engineering. He has also served as the Director of Sanskrit Department in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana, Bangalore. He has also been a researcher at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts(IGNCA). He is currently a guest faculty at Academy for Creative Teaching(ACT).
Dr.Ganesh has not only mastered Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu and English languages, but is also proficient in Prakrit, Pali, Tamil, Hindi and Marathi. Ancient languages of Greek, Latin and Italian have added to the treasure of his knowledge. He has to his credit the study and knowledge of Greek Literature in its original textual form.
Dr.Ganesh has presented hundreds of research papers and his valuable views on various subjects in Sanskrit, English and Kannada languages in prestigious National and International seminars. His lectures and writings have impressed and educated all classes of people; he has been successfully pioneering the spread of knowledge and culture. Logical precision, clarity of subject, intuitive wisdom, vast knowledge of various subjects, comprehendable and practical illustrations and examples, extremely attaractive oratory are some significant features of his masterely presentations.
Dr.Ganesh has contributed a number of valuable works to the world of literature. More than 30 of these have been published which include poetry, prose, reasearch, translation and biographies.
His natural talent, learning, simplicity and nobility have won Dr.Ganesh a number of admirers. A great many number of institutions and groups have recognised, honoured and felicitated him and showered him with titles, praises, accolades and citations. ‘Avilamba Saraswathi’, ‘Purusha Saraswathi’, ‘Kavyakantha’ etc. are some of the prestigious titles conferred on him. In recognition of his valuable contribution to the field of Sanskrit, Avadhana and poetry, Government of Karnataka conferred on him the ‘Rajyotsava Prashasthi’ (State Award) for the year 1992. He has also been awarded the “Badarayana Vyasa Puraskar”, the award for the best young Sanskrit scholar in the country, by the President of India.
March 23, 2009 at 8:43 am | Reply
I am writing in response to the very detailed introduction of Sharavadhani R Genesh by Mr. Vasuki. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to witness the ashtavadhana programmes conducted by Sri Ganesh will readily agree that he is a rarte talent and a treasure of knowledge.
I am sure, Dr. Ganesh has also written books on verious literary, mythological and philosophical topics. I would greatly appreciate if someone can let me know the titles and ready availability of these books.
Best regards
Balakrishna