Sunday, August 16, 2015

ICE Awards 2015: Top Honour for COMPASS, House Journal of India Cements


16.8.2015


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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