BLOG ISSUE 46- Balmer Lawrie Quarterly Gazette

BLOG
Organisational Gazette
Issue 46, April 2024

Editorial
I would like to begin the Editorial of the first issue of Balmer Lawrie Organisational
Gazette [BLOG], our quarterly house journal, in the new financial year 2024-25 by
quoting a thought which our leaders have voiced time and again, “We have seen
times changing . . . We have seized opportunities in change!” This has probably been
one of the key reasons why the Company has been able to traverse the awe-inspiring
milestone of 157 years and has always remained profitable in its entire corporate
journey. Today, the business environment is witnessing unprecedented changes and
to stay relevant we have to look for opportunities that will drive growth. Steve Jobs once
said, “Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.”
IthasnowbecomecustomarytodedicatetheAprilissueofBalmerLawrieOrganisational
Gazette [BLOG], our quarterly house journal to the Foundation Day celebrations.
Balmer Lawrie was founded on 1st February 1867 and for us Balmer Lawriens, this
day is very close to our hearts. On this day we proudly tell the world about our rich
legacy, heritage and history. Balmer Lawrie stepped into its 158th year on 1st February
2024. Every year on this day, the Balmer Lawrie flag is hoisted at every location, a
pledge is administered and C&MD’s message is read out. The celebrations follow on
the Sunday post 1st February.
This event holds immense significance and is the most awaited event for the
employees and their families. Various programs are organised in the four regions
with the objective of bringing the entire Balmer Lawrie family together. I believe
that the Foundation Day celebrations is a unique employee engagement forum. It
is also a platform to showcase our in-house talent. On this day we actually sense the
strength in our diversity, we realise how fortunate we are to be part of an organisation
that has always made profits in its journey since inception, we cherish the feeling of
being together and we remind ourselves of our Leaders’ vision, our responsibility of
upholding the reputation of our organisation, fostering our culture and enhancing
our commitment to the various stakeholders. This issue of BLOG brings you glimpses
of the different programs organised across locations pan India on 4th February 2024.
With the beginning of the new Financial Year, let’s focus on our KPTs and strongly
drive excellence in performance to stay ahead of competition. Hope the new financial
year is a harbinger of success for all of us at Balmer Lawrie. BLOG wishes all of you a
great FY 2024-25! As always, please send me any suggestion, feedback or contribution
at mukhopadhyay.mohar@balmerlawrie.com.
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MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
logistics, free trade warehousing zone, third party logistics and are planning to set up more Cold
Chain Units. Visakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Limited (VPLPL) has become a holistic integrated
logistics park in line with PM’s Gati Shakti initiative and the Container Freight Station commenced
operations within the Hub last financial year. The Ethanol project is underway, we have started
manufacturing textile and agro chemicals, and we are also exploring manufacturing of Rigid
Industrial Bulk Containers (RIBC).
I’m confident we’ll be able to show strong Y-O-Y growth in our businesses across sectors in 2024-25
and continue to maintain our position as market leaders in the various segments we operate. Our
organisation’s performance is a result of the hard work and commitment of our employees. My
hearty congratulations to the Leadership and all the team members!
We signed an MOU with IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC) in February 2024
for incubation of Start-ups. Balmer Lawrie has been driving its Start-up initiative for the last six years
and funded quite a few Startups to promote innovation and create a healthy ecosystem conducive
for the growth of Startups. I hope our collaboration with IIML EIC will help in getting relevant
applications for the Corporate VC Startup Engagement Programme (CSEP).
I will also take this opportunity to mention about some significant accomplishments in various
areas, during the year. SBU:G&L signed MOUs with Oil Companies and successfully hosted the 26th
Lubricating Grease Conference under the aegis of National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI)
- India Chapter at Kolkata in February 2024. SBU:IP continues to be a market leader enjoying a
significant market share. SBU:T&V is beefing up its branding and technology initiatives and has
enhanced both topline and bottomline growth. 'e-Safar', Balmer Lawrie’s own in-house Standard
Self Booking Tool (SSBT) for air travel on all official tours, was launched for Executives. Travel won
accolades for handling the special project for the 75th
Republic Day Celebrations at Kartavya Path,
New Delhi by MoPNG and other Ministries, Government of India. Travel signed MOUs with many
companies / institutions to take care of their air travel needs.
I will be laying down office as Chairman & Managing Director of the Company on 30th
June 2024.
I strongly cherish my association with Balmer Lawrie and I am confident that the vision that I
nurtured for the Company will be realised in the years to come. We have to just stay focussed on our
goals and work as one team. I hope the year ahead will be a great one for our Company. My best
wishes to all of you in the new financial year!
Adika Ratna Sekhar
Chairman & Manging Director
We have stepped into the financial year 2024-25 and its time for
us to take stock of our performance. Though we’ve witnessed
both topline and bottomline growth, our topline growth needs
a solid push. Besides our business goals, we need to strategically
drive our new business initiatives and the future leadership
projects with more vigour.
I am happy that we commissioned the Cold Chain Unit at
Vijayawada as part of setting up temperature controlled
warehouses in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Balmer Lawrie has also
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Central
Warehousing Corporation (CWC) for utilising storage /
warehousing space of CWC for providing Cold Chain logistics,
general warehousing and other ancillary services for a period
of ten years from the date of sign-off. We are foraying into rail
ISSUE 46, April 2024
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An ode to our Leaders…
They had dreams, hopes and the vision to create and drive our diverse Company,
Their style, personalities and forte were unique but what was common was their passion, dedication,
fearlessness and qualities so many.
Their actions inspired others to learn, dream and do more,
Their insight and ingenuity brought them achievements galore.
Our Leaders walked the talk and stood tall in changing times,
They seized opportunities in change and drove Balmer Lawrie to be a conglomerate that never ceases to
shine.
Founding Fathers, Stephen George Balmer (L) and
Alexander Lawrie (R)
Alexander Lawrie
Senior Partner, 1867 - 1908
Driven by the spirit of entrepreneurship, two enterprising Scotsmen Stephen George Balmer and
Alexander Lawrie came together to form the partnership firm, Balmer Lawrie & Co. at Kolkata on
1st
February, 1867. History goes…a coin was tossed…Balmer won…his name preceded in the Firm
incorporated and thus was born Balmer Lawrie.
Soon after signing the co-partnership agreement, S G Balmer returned to England where he passed
away on 21st
May 1867 because of ‘Phthisis’, in London. Alexander Lawrie was therefore virtually the
sole founder of Balmer Lawrie & Co. Mr. Alexander Lawrie passed away at Ruthin, Hampstead on 25th
April 1908 at the age of 64 years. During the 41 years when he guided the destiny of the firm, not only
in Calcutta but also in London, where he founded the firm of Alexander Lawrie & Co., Mr. Lawrie took
an active part in other business interests as Director of the National Bank of India Ltd., The Alliance
Assurance Co. and other concerns.
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Among the prominent Partners taking part in the development of the Firm to its present position, is pre-
eminently Mr. J N Stuart who, as a Partner from 1878 until the Firm became a Private Limited Company
in 1924, remained second to Mr. Alexander Lawrie in the management of the Firm.
Mr. John Gemmell became a Partner of Alex Lawrie & Co. in 1891, and later Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
leaving India in 1907. He was a Director of Alex Lawrie & Co. till his death in 1927. Together with Mr.
A C Lawrie, son of Mr. Alexander Lawrie, Mr. Gemmell belonged to the prominent Partners who joined
the Firm in the first quarter century of its career.
Mr. A C Lawrie, son of the Founder, joined the London Staff in 1887, becoming Partner in 1891 and after
serving in Calcutta as Partner for some years returned to London and remained a Partner of Alex Lawrie
& Co. Ltd. till the day of his death in 1918.
Mr. P Balmer Lawrie, another son of the Founder, joined Balmer Lawrie & Co. Staff in 1891, and after
spending two years on the Tea Estates connected with the Firm returned to London and became a
Partner of Alex Lawrie & Co. in 1900, and of Balmer Lawrie & Co. in 1901. After being a Senior Partner
for several years in Calcutta, Mr. Lawrie returned to London in 1914. He was a senior Director of Alex
Lawrie & Co. Ltd., whose Partners were the chief shareholders in Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
Mr. A Preston, after a long career in the Firm, was a Partner from 1907 to 1913.
Mr. A N Stuart, son of J N Stuart, joined London office in 1908 and became a Partner in 1914, and with
Mr. P Balmer Lawrie continued his interest in the Company.
Mr. J M Chisholm joined Balmer Lawrie & Co. in 1905, and after serving as Partner in Calcutta, was also
one of the Directors of Alex Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
J N Stuart, J Gemmell, A C Lawrie (L-R Top)
J M Chisholm (centre)
P Balmer Lawrie, A Preston, A N Stuart (L-R Bottom)
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Board of Directors, 1927
H C W Bishop, Sir Hubert Carr, A R Mellis (L-R Top)
J Alex Gemmell, W H Bradbury, W B Monair (L-R Bottom)
Most of the Directors served for considerable periods as Assistants in the Firm before joining as Partners
in the old Firm, or Directors in the new Company. Sir Hubert Carr became a Partner in 1914 and retired
as Managing Director in 1927. Mr. W B Monair and Mr. A R Mellis became Partners in 1921 and 1922,
and on the conversion into a Limited Company in 1924, these three partners became members of the
Board, which was shortly joined by Mr. J Alex Gemmell, son of Mr. John Gemmell, Mr. W H Bradbury
and Mr. H C W Bishop.
The responsibilities of the department and managed companies was distributed among the Directors and
each Director became a specialist in the activities under him. A typical arrangement in 1927 illustrates
the concept:
Sir Hubert Carr: Electrical, Machinery, Metals, Bombay, Travellers and BIECCO
Mr. A R Mellis: Cash, Tea Gardens, Tea Purchase, Insurance, Anglo Indian Carrying and
Accounts
Mr. J A Gemmell: Paper, Flour, Ice, West Indies and Arthur Butler
Mr. H C W Bishop: Coal, Bridge & Roof and Indian Galvanising
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39, he was appointed on the Board of Balmer Lawrie, and two years later, became its Chairman. He had a
vision for Balmer Lawrie, very different from his predecessor’s at a time when a new India was emerging.
He was convinced that for Balmer Lawrie to attain a strategic role in the national commerce and industry,
it had to seize growing opportunities in the manufacturing sector and that management practices in the
Company had to catch up and then keep pace with the changes. He also knew that the managing agency
system would not survive.
He backed Bridge & Roof for growth in the immediate future, decided that paper would be the ‘business’
of Balmer Lawrie in future, promoted the concept of ‘synergy’ within the Balmer Lawrie group,
which resulted in Tribeni Tissues (leveraged the paper technology of Bengal Paper and engineering
competence of Bridge & Roof) in 1951, tea warehouse in Chittagong in 1950 and consolidation around
the construction industry.
Contemporaries of Mr. Jenkins on the Board of Balmer Lawrie in the 1950s, recall with admiration the
practice he initiated of monthly meetings among the heads of all units in the Group. One of the Directors,
Mr. C D Wilson recalls, “a system he started was the meeting of Assistant Directors. That was the first
time that all the departments and managed companies talked to each other… it encouraged collective
thinking… it was a breath of fresh air…”. Sir Owain Jenkins left Balmer Lawrie in 1958, retiring at the
age of 51.
Sir Owain Jenkins
Mr. A T Montgomery
Mr. C D Wilson
Sir Owain Jenkins (Mr. Owain Trevor Jenkins was conferred the knighthood
in 1958 and since then was known as Sir Owain Jenkins.)
OTJ Era
The practice of management had started changing with the beginning of the 20th
century. However, the management of the Company continued to be practiced
purely as an art. As a result, the standards of management practice across the
Company remained average, brilliance being confined to some outstanding
individuals. One such person was Mr. Owain Trevor Jenkins.
Mr. Jenkins had joined Balmer Lawrie as an Assistant in 1929. Gifted with a
sharp and inquisitive mind, and an extraordinary ability to comprehend a vast
variety of subjects, he was highly analytical and objective. In 1946, at the age of
Sir Owain Jenkins was succeeded by Mr. A T Montgomery who took over
as Chairman from him. Mr. Montgomery was appointed to the Board along
with Sir Jenkins on 1st
January, 1946. He shared with Sir Owain Jenkins the
vision to broaden Balmer Lawrie’s manufacturing base. Coincidentally Mr.
Montgomery also retired at the age of 51 in the year 1961.
After the retirement of Mr. A T Montgomery, the mantle fell on Mr. C D
Wilson who had joined the Board in 1951. He had a distinguished career with
tea gardens being his forte. He however, left India in 1962, the year in which
Balmer Lawrie profits peaked at Rs. 29.41 lakhs.
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Mr. C G Montgomery
Mr. Paul Gonsalves
Mr. C G Montgomery succeeded Mr. Wilson. Other fulltime members of the
Board in 1963 were Mr. H K Fitzgerald and Mr. D Manson. All three were
professionals of exceptional calibre. Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Manson were
chartered accountants whereas Mr. Fitzgerald had been with trading, Pakistan
operations and then tea gardens. Mr. Montgomery is remembered as a person
who would encourage subordinates to bring the best out of them. He allowed
considerable freedom to professionals. Mr. Manson was gifted with a brilliant
mind and tremendous grasp. Mr. Fitzgerald was known for his professional
brilliance and was a confirmed workaholic.
This was the last all British team of fulltime Directors to head Balmer Lawrie.
During 1920s & 1930s when the technique of grease was shrouded in secrecy
and no country was ready to share the knowledge, Balmer Lawrie took the
challenge to make grease in India. The visionary, Mr. Paul Gonsalves made
significant breakthrough in grease manufacturing. Later he was acknowledged
as ‘Father of the grease industry in India’.
Significant Happenings @ Balmer Lawrie
• On 14th
February 2024, the Travel vertical
of SBU: Travel & Vacations signed an
MoU with IIM - Nagpur for using Balmer
Lawrie’s flagship product, the Standard
Self Booking Tool (SSBT) for their official
air travel booking.
• Travel – Delhi signed an agreement
with IIM, Amritsar for providing
travel services, on 14th
March 2024.
Source: Balmer Lawrie Archives
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• Balmer Lawrie successfully hosted the 26th
Lubricating Grease Conference under
the aegis of National Lubricating Grease
Institute (NLGI) - India Chapter at the
JW Marriott Hotel, Kolkata from 22nd
to 24th
February 2024. The Conference
was graced by Hon’ble Governor of West
Bengal, Dr. C V Ananda Bose. This year the
theme for the Conference was “Sustainable
Grease Solutions”. Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar,
C&MD, Balmer Lawrie was the Conference
Chairperson. Over 500 delegates representing companies and institutions participated in the event
which witnessed paper presentations, panel discussions, exhibition etc. The Lubricating Grease
Conference is a significant forum which witnesses deliberations on latest developments, technological
innovations, opportunities and challenges related to the Greases & Lubricants industry.
• A puja was organised as part of the
groundbreaking ceremony at Cold Chain
- Vijayawada on 29th
February 2024. Mr.
Adika Ratna Sekhar, C&MD and Mr. Adhip
Nath Palchaudhuri, Director [Service
Businesses] participated in the puja along
with Senior Officials and Executives of
SBU: Cold Chain.
• Balmer Lawrie signed an MOU with IIM
Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre
(IIML EIC) on 6th
February 2024 for
incubation of Start-ups. The MOU was signed
by Mr. Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri, Director
[Service Businesses] and Mr. Saurav Dutta,
Director [Finance] of Balmer Lawrie and
Mr. Yamini Bhushan Pandey, MD, IIML EIC
in the presence of Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar,
C&MD, Mr. Abhijit Ghosh, Director [HR &
CA] and Ms. Kavita Bhavsar, Company Secretary, of Balmer Lawrie and Mr. Aditya Prasad, Head
Business Development, IIML EIC. Presently, Balmer Lawrie and IIML EIC are collaboratively
inviting applications for the Corporate VC Startup Engagement Programme (CSEP).
• SBU: Chemicals participated in the 37th
India International Leather Fair (IILF)
held from 01st
to 03rd
February 2024 at the
Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam,
Chennai. A stall was put up at the fair
to showcase Balmer Lawrie’s end-to-
end leather chemicals products. Mr. R
M Uthayaraja, Director [Manufacturing
Businesses] visited the IILF and the
Balmer Lawrie stall.
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• International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated with
much fervour across regions pan India on 8th
March
2024. On the occasion the second edition of the special
newsletter ‘Shakti’ was published. The IWD theme this
year was #Inspire Inclusion. Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar,
Chairman & Managing Director, Balmer Lawrie & Co.
Ltd. and Ms. Vartika Shukla, Chairman & Managing
Director, Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) addressed all the
women employees of Balmer Lawrie on 8th
March
2024. Various events were conducted across all the
regions pan India for the women workforce.
• The 53rd
National Safety Week (NSW) was observed from 4th
to 10th
March 2024 in all units /
establishments across locations. The week commenced on 4th
March, observed as National Safety
Day, with the administering of the safety pledge and reading out of C&MD’s message. In line with
the theme ‘Focus on Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence / ईएसजी उत्कृ ष्टता के लिए सुरक्षा नेतृत्व पर ध्यान दें’, various
programs were organised over the week. The programs included extempore, online quiz, skit, spot
quiz, mock drills, online safety slogan and online essay writing competitions.
Awards
• Travel - Delhi received the best performance award
for the Financial Year 2023-24 from Vistara at an
event organised in New Delhi on 15th
February
2024.
• Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar, Chairman & Managing Director was
conferred with the ‘Business Leader of the Year’ award by World
HRD Congress. The award was given away in a function held in
Taj Lands End, Mumbai on 17th
February 2024.
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• The 7th
Annual HSE Strategy Summit & Awards 2024 was organised by M/s Inventicon Business
Intelligence Pvt. Ltd. and Balmer Lawrie was declared as Gold Winner in the category - Commitment
to Environmental Excellence Award and won Silver award in Managing Risks & Risk Assessment at
Work. The award ceremony was held on 22nd
February 2024 at Mumbai. The awards was received
by Mr. Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri, Director [Service Businesses], Mr. R S Louis, COO [LI] and Mr.
Dinesh Ingle, Manager [Operations].
• Balmer Lawrie was the winner of ‘Best Manufacturers Chemicals’
in the Business Excellence Awards 2023 organised by HMTV
(Hyderabad Media House) at the JRC Convention, Hyderabad
on 17th
March 2024. Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar was also conferred
an award. The awards were received by Ms. Manpreet Kaur
Mathur from Travel - Hyderabad on behalf of the Company.
• In its maiden attempt at the prestigious
3rd
Edition of the CII Pinnacle Award for
Excellence in Manufacturing, Industrial
Packaging (IP) - Navi Mumbai reached
the final round of seven in the Large
Enterprise category, after successfully
passing through two exacting rounds of
the competition. Special Recognition for
OutstandingPerformanceinthedomains
of Production, Technology, Policy,
Market Dynamics, Behavioural Aspects,
Sustainability and Collaboration, was
conferred on IP - Navi Mumbai. The
recognition was handed over to Balmer Lawrie Executives at an Award ceremony held on 22nd
March
2024, at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.
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FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE EASTERN REGION
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Our company celebrated its 158th
Foundation Day on 1st
February 2024. To mark this occasion a function
was organised at Eco Park, Kolkata on 4th
February which was attended by the Board of Directors,
employees and their families. The function was inaugurated by Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar, C&MD, Balmer
Lawrie. The programs included distribution of long service awards and a musical performance by the
Balmer Lawrie band “Tarana”. Talent Hunt, Musical Quiz, Rangoli, Photography, Short Video, Painting,
Group Photography and Sit and Draw competitions were organised besides inter-departmental cricket
(for both men and women) and football tournaments, which witnessed enthusiastic participation from
the employees. The program ended at a high note with a celebrity performance.
Long Service Award
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Football Tournament
Various competitions were held as part of the Foundation Day celebrations. The prizes were given away
on 4th
February during the function at Eco Park.
Winner – G&L, Kolkata Runner-up – Corporate IT, Kolkata Highest Scorer – Santanu Bera,
Corporate IT
Best Goalkeeper – Subhadip Chattaraj, G&L Player of the Tournament – Ashutosh Das, G&L
Cricket Tournament (Men – Seniors)
Winner – Team Mirage Runner-up – Team Rudra Best Bowler – Abhijit Ghosh, Director
[HR & CA]
Best Batsman – Mantha Sanyasi Rao, Administration Player of the Tournament - Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri,
Director [Service Businesses]
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Cricket Tournament (Women)
Winner – Team Agni Runner-up – Team Vayu Player of the Tournament - Sumitra
Bhattacharyya, A&F
Best Bowler – Abira Guha, CHRD Best Batter – Susmita Dey, CHRD
Cricket Tournament (Men)
Winner – CFS, Kolkata Runner-up – G&L, Kolkata
Best Bowler – Subhadip Chattaraj, G&L Best Batsman and Player of the Tournament – Rahul
Tiwari, CFS
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Departmental Group Photography Competition
1st
– Logistics Services
1st
– Secretary’s Department
2nd
– Regional HR-ER
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2nd
– CHRD&C
2nd
– Container Freight Station
2nd
– Greases & Lubricants
3rd
– Directors’ Office
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3rd
– Corporate Accounts & Finance
Consolation – Travel & Vacations
3rd
– Corporate IT
Consolation – Refinery & Oil Field Services
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Photography Competition
1st
- Debjit Pal, Administration (C) and Sandip Mistri, CFS (L)
Consolation - Satyajit Roy (prize collected by Sudip Maity), Corporate IT and Ankita Mondal, Travel
2nd
- Raktim Roy, Travel
3rd - Dhritiman Nandi, ROFS
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Short Video / Reel (30 secs) Competition
1st
- Subhadip Saha, G&L 2nd
- Alisa Arif, CFS 3rd
- Shalmoli Roy, Travel
Rangoli Competition
1st
– First Floor
1st
– G&L
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2nd
– Ground Floor
2nd
– Second Floor
3rd
– CFS
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3rd
– Corporate IT (fifth floor ROBC)
3rd
– Third Floor
Talent Hunt
Instrument
1st
- Aarush Ekghara
S/o Mr. Niranjan Kumar, LS
1st
- Deva
Prasad Das,
CHRD
2nd
- Sk Nayat Areeb
S/o Sk Abu Jafor, ROFS
3rd
- Adrita Ray Chaudhury
D/o Ms. Ashmita Ray Chaudhury,
Corporate Communications
Recitation
1st
- Iraban Sikder
S/o Ms.
Damayanti Sikder,
Travel
1st - Sumana Das Gupta, A&F 2nd
- Anushka
Sarkar
D/o of Ms. Sagarika
Basu, Vigilance
3rd - Sk Nayat Areeb
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Singing - Junior
1st - Anushka Sarkar
D/o Ms. Sagarika Basu,
Vigilance
2nd - Parag Banerjee
S/o Ms. Mamata Banerjee,
Director's Secretariat
3rd - Satadyuti Biswas
D/o Santanu Biswas, RHR
Consolation - Sk Nayat
Areeb
Singing - Senior
1st
- Aritro Banerjee
S/o Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Director's
Secretariat
2nd
- Sangeeta Roy, G&L 3rd
- Ankita Mondal, Travel
Dancing - Junior
1st
- Sridhatri Mukherjee
D/o Subhojit Mukherjee,
Administration Dept
2nd
- Dibyanshi Sen
D/o Mr. Kaustav Sen, Legal
3rd
- Archita Barick
D/o Bibhuti Bhushan Barick,
Administration
Consolation - Akanksha
Bhattacharyya
D/o Ms. Sumitra Bhattacharyya,
Corp A&F
Consolation - Otreeta Maity
D/o Mr. Chandan Kumar Maity,
Taxation Dept.
Consolation - Samriddho Maity
S/o Mr. Chandan Kumar Maity,
Taxation Dept.
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Dancing – Senior
1st
- Meghna Chhetri, RHR 1st
- Sumana Das Gupta, A&F
2nd
- Preeti Barik, Administration 3rd
- Shatarupa Thakur, Secretarial
Dept.
Consolation - Pinki Sardar, G&L
Musical Quiz
1st
– Team Rhythm
Arunaba Roychowdhury, Sanjib Kumar Mitra, Sk Abu Jafor & Priyanka Sethia
2nd
– Team Symphony
Subhadip Chattaraj, Maitrayee Majumdar, Susmita Sahoo Chowdhury & Payel Sengupta
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3rd
– Team Harp
Sanskriti, Soumyadip Sanyal, Mehlaka Ahmed & Sumitra Bhattacharyya
Art Attack for Employees
1st
– Juli Kumari Shaw,
Administration
2nd
– Tanmoy Bhowmik, Corporate IT 3rd
– Dhritiman Nandi, ROFS
3rd – Satyendra, Corporate IT Consolation – Suchandra Bhattacherjee,
Travel
Consolation – Sandip
Pattanayak, Vacations
Sit and Draw competition for Employees’ Children
GROUP A
1st
- Satadyuti Biswas d/o Santanu Biswas, RHR
1st
- Sridhatri Mukherjee d/o Subhojit Mukherjee, Administration Dept
2nd
- Aahan Gupta s/o Abhishek Gupta, T&V
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2nd
- Subhayan Sanfui s/o Sanjay Sanfui, G&L
3rd
- Dibyanshi Sen d/o Mr. Kaustav Sen, Legal
3rd
- Siddartha Karmakar s/o Manoj Karmakar, G&L
GROUP B
1st
- Sk Nayat Areeb s/o Sk Abu Jafor, ROFS
2nd
- Baivabi Das d/o Tapan Kumar Das, G&L
3rd
- Rajannya De d/o Biswajit De, Corporate IT
3rd
- Soumili Bera d/o Samit Bera, G&L
GROUP C
1st
- Iraban Sikder s/o Ms. Damayanti Sikder, Travel
2nd
- Aaradhya Singh d/o Mr. Abhishek Kumar, G&L
3rd
- Shruti Singh d/o Dinanath Singh, CFS
FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS AT VISAKHAPATNAM
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FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE WESTERN REGION
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The Foundation Day celebrations at Mumbai on 4th
February 2024 commenced with lighting of the lamp
by the Senior Leadership team in the Western Region. During the function long service awards were
given away and various programs like orchestra, magic show, dance performances, mimicry and stand-
up comedy, spot quiz contest, fun games for children and special games for ladies, 360 deg. selfie booth
etc. were organised. Overall, it was a fun filled show with the employees and their families enjoying the
cultural events and games thoroughly.
FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE NORTHERN
REGION
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In the Northern Region the Foundation Day celebrations were organised in the Major Dhyan Chand
National Stadium at New Delhi. The program commenced with releasing of Balmer Lawrie coloured
balloons. The various programs included sit and draw contest for children, races, musical programs,
just a minute games and long service award distribution amongst others. The winners were given away
attractive prizes. The employees and their families had a great day and cherished every moment.
The winners of the competitions were given away attractive prizes.
Rangoli Competition washeld on 1st
February 2024 at the Northern Region Office in Okhla, New
Delhi
1 Rangoli Competition
1st
Travel Commercial Team – Ruchika, Priya Vats, Divya Sinha, Jatin Bhutani
2nd
HR Team – Maninder Kaur, Suaib, Sakshi, Vinod Singh, Nidhi Saini
3rd
Prize Counter Team (Travel) – Shweta Lama, Karishma, Ravi, Jyoti
Consolation IT Team (Travel) – Rajesh, Sangeeta Barua
Consolation Accounts Team
Various competitions were held on 4th
February 2024 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium,
New Delhi.
1 Drawing
competition -
below 5yrs
1st
- Riddhima d/o Mr. Ritesh Ranjan, Travel
2nd
- Nayra d/o Bharat Sharma, G&L
3rd
- Rishika d/o Mr. Ritesh Ranjan, Travel
Consolation - Darshit s/o Mr. Debashish Mallick, Travel
2 Drawing
competition -
below 10yrs
1st
- Tanishq s/o Ms. Shilpi Bhugra, Travel
2nd
- Uday Vir Singh s/o Ms. Baljinder Kaur, Travel
3rd
- Dishita d/o Mr. Debashish Mallick, Travel
3 Drawing
competition –
below 15yrs
1st
- Satij s/o Mr. Harihar Yadav, Travel
2nd
- Apurva s/o Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Travel
3rd
- Nancy d/o Mr. PP Gautam, Travel
4 Girls Race below
10 yrs
1st
- Bhavya d/o Mr. Inder Kumar, Travel
2nd
- Priya d/o Mr. Jalaj Joshi, RHR (Legal)
3rd
- Bhavnika d/o Mr. Jitender, Travel
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5 Boys Race below
05 yrs
1st
- Hiren Singh s/o Mr. Satish Kumar, LS
2nd
- Yashmeet s/o Mr. Kishan Kumar, LS
3rd
- Arshiv s/o Mr. Mayank, Travel
Consolation - Divyansh s/o Deepak Thakur, Travel
6 Boys Race below
10yrs
1st
- Piyush s/o Mr. Kumar Pal, Travel
2nd
- Akash s/o Mr. Harinder, Travel
3rd
- Sarthak / Mayank s/o Ms. Neha / Mr. Gaurav, Travel
7 Girls Race below
15yrs
1st
- Nimeesha d/o Mr. Harinder Singh, Travel
2nd
- Nancy d/o Mr. PP Gautam, Travel
3rd
- Harneet d/o Mr. TP Singh, Travel
Consolation - Ishu d/o Mr. Karan Rajput, G&L
8 Boys Race below
15yrs
1st
- Varun s/o Mr. Dipesh, LS
2nd
- Yashit s/o Mr. Dinesh Chand, LS
3rd
- Anish s/o Ashok Rai, Travel
9 Tambola Mr. Ravinder Kumar (Guest)
Ms. Sangeeta Barua, Travel - IT
Mr. Madan Mohan Mukhija, Travel
Ms. Eti Srivastav, Travel
Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Travel
Mr. R Makan, G&L
10 Tug of War The event was for fun and all to enjoy. There were no prizes.
11 Lucky Draw Mr. Surender Kumar, Travel
Ms Jyoti, Travel
Mr. PP Gautam, Travel
Mr. Govind Singh, IT
Mr. Inder Kumar, Travel
Foundation Day celebrations at Asaoti
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Foundation Day celebrations at Rai
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FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN
REGION
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In the Southern Region as part of the Foundation Day celebrations employees and their families enjoyed
a day outing together. The long service awards were distributed on 1st
February at Manali, Chennai.
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TALENT UNLIMITED
Drawing by Arisha Sur Roy d/o Mr. Arijit Sur Roy, Corporate IT - Kolkata
Drawing by Arish Ghosh s/o Mr. Mrinal Kanti Ghosh,
Corporate IT - Kolkata
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Sonakshi, daughter of Mr. Arnab Ghatak, Chief Manager [Plant Automation & Modernization], Greases
& Lubricants – Kolkata is a sharp rifle shooter and has been winning awards and accolades in various
Shooting Tournaments at the national and state level. In 2023, under 10-meter open sight Air Rifle
category she secured (i) 1st
position in five different events (Individual event: 3, Team event: 2) at the
55th
West Bengal State Shooting Championship, Asansol. (ii) 1st
position in Individual event at CISCE
Regional [West Bengal & North-East Region] Games & Sports Championship, Kolkata (iii) 1st
position
in Individual event at CISCE National Games & Sports Shooting Championship, Bengaluru and (iv) 3rd
position in Team event at 67th
National School Game Championship [SGFI], Bhopal.
Sonakshi is in class IX and is rigorously preparing for her next level in the JoyDeep Karmakar Shooting
Academy at Kolkata. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Sonakshi!
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Below are some entries of the drawing competition held for employees’
Below are some entries of the drawing competition held for employees’
children in the Eastern Region during Foundation Day celebrations:
children in the Eastern Region during Foundation Day celebrations:
Edited by Mohar Mukhopadhyay, Head - Corporate Communications, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
Edited by Mohar Mukhopadhyay, Head - Corporate Communications, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
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