COMPASS, House Journal of India Cements
gets top
Recognition from Shailaja Nair
Foundation, Mumbai
V Balasubramanian ( visbala@gmail.com)
It was really a proud and memorable moment in my life when COMPASS, House Journal
of The India Cements Ltd, received a top honour from Shailaja Nair Foundation
at the ICE awards 2015 ( in house communication excellence) function held at
the conference hall of Mumbai Cricket Association on June 6, 2015.
In the competition held among house
journals, published by private, Govt and PSU organisations in the country,
Compass was among the three top journals picked up as nominees in the best ICE coverage category by the Jury headed
by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi.
As
I was keenly awaiting the outcome the award ceremony, Compass was announced as
the first Runner up in the best ICE (in
house communication excellence) coverage category for 2015 from the Foundation,
which instituted the award seven years ago.
At
the 7th ICE Awards function organised by the Foundation in Mumbai on
June 6th, 2015, Myself, V Balasubramanian, Vice-President, Corporate
Communication, The India Cements Ltd and Editor, COMPASS, received the award.
In
the pix,I am seen receiving the award on the occasion. In the other pix, I am
with Mr Pratap Nair, Chairman of the foundation.
Appreciating
the participation every year by Compass, Mr Pratap Nair, Chairman,Shailaja Nair
Foundation, said the Jury had a tough time in selecting the nominees as the
competition was stiff ( with more than
600 participants including on line journals) and the quality of magazines par
excellence.
He
said the Foundation had
instituted ICE Awards for encouraging and celebrating internal communication
. The House journals played a prominent role in forging a strong bond between
the employers and employees as well as their respective families.
Compass
has been regularly taking part in the awards in the prescribed application
format and sending the journals published every year.
While
expressing my sincere thanks to the
Foundation for the Honour, i said it was due to the excellent support received by Compass from the management of
India Cements and the active participation by employees and officers of the
organisation.
I am
grateful to Shri N Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman & MD, India Cements and the
top management for giving an wonderful opportunity to serve the organisation in
the last two years.
Every day,
Myself and wife, Mrs Malathy rejoice with gratitude the Great Life, MD, Shri N
S had given me after my long stint in Journalism. It is all due to the Divine
Blessings of Almighty and Sri Kanchi and Sringeri Acharya Gurus.
When
I shared the good news of our House Journal,
Compass receiving the prestigious Honour with our MD and top officials,
they all greeted me and conveyed their best wishes for getting more honours.
I
was also moved by the generous greetings
received from my colleagues in our cement
plants across the country. The award is featured as cover theme in June 2015 as advised by our management.
I conveyed
my thanks to them and said I look forward to their continued support and participation for getting many more Honours for Compass in the coming years.
I am humbled
by the Honour received for Compass. I consider it a big reward for the passion and
dedication I have in whatever work I do, be it writing a story, feature,
communication, organising a function or meeting.
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