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REDINGTON CSR – CONNECT

March 2018

Foundation for CSR @ Redington

3rd Anniversary

Change the Challenge to Celebrate

T TCON EN S

Foundation for CSR @ Redington - 3rd Anniversary

Change the Challenge to Celebrate

Connect @ CollegeJJ Arts and Science, Pudukkottai

A Tribute To Shri Murli Kewalram

Chanrai

Students Corner

MY WAYFARE WITH REDINGTON FOUNDATION

A Trainer’s Note

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails”, and this is the ultimate reason for

the celebration. Redington Foundation has stood out as an example in this regard and

traversed three whole years. With much of that pride and happiness, the Redington

family convened the 3rd anniversary celebrations on March 7, 2018 at Feathers Hotel,

Ramapuram, Chennai.

Redington Foundation has enlightened the lives of various students and created young

individuals with a sense of responsibility towards the society. The foundation has

changed the challenges faced by various students across the state.

Mr. Raj Shankar (Managing Director), Mr. E.H. Kasturi Rangan (Whole Time

Director), Mr. S.V. Krishnan (Chief Financial Officer) of Redington (India) Limited,

and the Trustees of the Redington Foundation were the Chief Guests for the event.

The event kick started with a prayer which added much energy and excitement to the

beginning. It was sung by students from Papanasam college, followed by a welcome

speech by Dr. Purnima Rao, Trustee, Foundation for CSR @ Redington.

The Project Heads of READ, REACH and EXCELLENCE gave a quick snapshot of the

journey of Redington Foundation. They addressed the gathering on the highlight of

the projects, areas covered and the beneficiaries. They also sailed through the

presentation on digital transformation and automation which is to be brought into the

activities of the foundation through Redington Foundation Projects Management

System.

The event was marked with spectacular performances by students from Tiruvallur

College, GV School and Valliyur School. They played skits to enlighten the gathering

on the change that Redington Foundation has created in their lives. There was a

moment where the entire hall was awestruck and was looking at the stage without a

glimpse on the eye, where the hearing impaired students flocked their movements to

the music without missing a beat. The Peacock Dance, Karagattam and

Shivathaandavam added more luminance to the event.

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Last but not the least, Mr. Raj Shankar shared his views on the event and the

progress of the foundation. The Redington family was over whelming with happiness

when he mentioned that three things stood out in the people of the Redington

Foundation, namely, “Pride, Genuineness and Sincerity”. He also went to the extent

of saying “When I am going to hang by boots on my Corporate life, I will dedicate the

rest of my life towards social activities”.

The event witnessed a strong participation from the employees of Redington (India)

Limited. Many senior staff members including Mr. Clynton Gerard Almeida, Dr.

Arunachalam, Mr. R. Venkatesh, Mr. Gurbir Singh Bhatia and more than 85

employees from the group companies graced the occasion.

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The event concluded with vote of thanks delivered by Mr. Muthukumarasamy. He

thanked the Chief Guests, Redington Foundation members, the Administration

department of Redington (India) Limited for making the event an evergreen memory

and a pinnacle of success in the journey of Redington Foundation. He also thanked

the two hostess for conducting the event in a magnificent style. He was filled with

pleasure and shared his thoughts of taking the foundation to greater heights. The

audience also enjoyed the Science exhibition that was demonstrated outside the hall

and later had the sumptuous buffet meal.

Redington Foundation conducted CONNECT Programme to enhance

employability skills among the students of JJ College of Arts and Science

(Autonomous), Pudukkottai. Around 250 students of different academic fields

participated in this program for 20 days, which started from Feb 13, 2018 to

Mar 16, 2018.

The first day was flagged off by Rest Of Tamil Nadu Zonal Head, Dr.

Indira Kannan, who presented an orientation about the Redington Foundation

Connect Program. She addressed the students and emphasised upon them to

develop a self-reliant mindset towards employability. This is to be done

through learning and practising various modules like interview preparation,

resume building and self-management.

Dr. Kavitha Subramanian, Trustee and Secretary of JJ College of Arts

and Science stressed that creating an identity is inevitable for all individuals

and advised students to make use of the training to acquire the employability

skills. Dr. Parasuraman, Principal expressed his thanks to Redington

Foundation for selecting JJ college for the Employability Connect training. Dr.

Satish Aaron, Placement Officer welcomed the gathering and cherished about

the outstanding training activities of Redington Foundation and its role on

building young talents with employability skills. The participants of the

Connect program, were facilitated by Mr. S. Manikandan, Primary Trainer,

Redington Foundation. He enlightened about different employability skills

such as Confidence Building, Career Goal Setting and Execution, Time

Management, Communication, Resume Building, Group Discussion and Mock

Interview during the program. After each session, the students were given

opportunity to evaluate and share their learnings. The participants shared that

the skills learned during the program has enhanced their employability skills

Connect @ CollegeJJ Arts and Science, Pudukkottai

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and helped them to build up their career and change their attitude towards

life. Stating that the Connect program came to a close with dynamic dialogues

from participants and facilitator, included a pledge to apply the learning in

everyday life so as to enhance their knowledge, develop their skills, and

become competent and employable. Majority of the students at JJ College of

Arts and Science are from rural areas and the connect program has enabled

the students to equip themselves with the requisite information, skills and

knowledge to improve their learning experience and career preparedness.

Redington Foundation for CSR, intended Connect program to create a

mutually advantageous situation for the young students and the industry -

where the industry requires graduates, rightly trained with employability

skills and the students get better employment opportunities.

Article byS. Manikandan

(Trainer – Redington Foundation)

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A TRIBUTE TO SHRI MURLI KEWALRAM CHANRAI

11/12/1922 – 18/12/2017

Shri Murli Kewalram

Chanrai passed away

peacefully after celebrating

his 95th birthday. May his

soul rest in divine peace!

At the Corporate Social

Responsibility Committee

Meeting of Redington (India)

Limited held on January 31,

2018, Mr. Raj Shankar,

Managing Director of the

Company, conveyed to the

committee members about

the sad demise of Shri. M. K.

Chanrai.

Shri Murli Kewalram Chanrai was the

Chairman of Kewalram Chanrai Group &

Jaslok Hospital and Research Foundation,

Mumbai. He was one of the promoters of

Redington (India) Limited. His trust paved

the way for the company’s growth in the

formative years. His further contribution

to the social activities was innumerable. In

fond of his memory, the Redington

Foundation proposed to institute a

program / project in respect to Shri. M.K.

Chanrai’s contribution to Social activities

and the committee members accorded

approval to institute a program as a

tribute to Shri. M. K. Chanrai

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The foundation has infused life to various schools, namely, NMR Subbaraman

Memorial Residential Primary School, Sri Athirikala Middle School and Nandi

Adigalar Primary School located in Madurai, Sivasailam and Trichy respectively,

which were at the verge of losing their licenses to operate. One of the schools was

having an asbestos cement sheet as the roof top and the school was in a devastated

situation and hence unable to provide a secured environment for the students.

Redington Foundation has provided infrastructural support for the schools and

transformed the same into “Redington Block” in the memory of Shri. M. K. Chanrai.

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Article by

N. Pavithra

Sri

Athirikala

Middle

School,

Sivasailam

வையத் தவைவைக ொள்

தடுைொறுகிறது ை்விப் படகு

தடை் ைொறுகின்றனர் ைொணைர ்ள்.

உை ை் இருட்டவற ை்வியயவிள ்கு

ைொணைர ்ள் ைட்டுை்விட்டிை் ளொ ைொறிப்யபொனொர ்ள்.

இருட்டின் ர்ப்பத்திை் இருந்த ைொணைர ்ளு ்கு

சுதந்திரசூரியனொய் உதித்தது -கரடிங்டன்.

இதுகிழ ்கிை் உதி ்குை் ைொனசூரியனை்ை

எங் ளு ் ொ கதற்கிை் உதித்தஞொனசூரியன்.

நவீனபொரதி ள் நீங் ள்

ய ொவிை்தளை் அவனத்துை் பள்ளி கெய்ததொை்.

நீங் ள் ெொவித்ரி பொய் எனுை் புயலின் புதை்ைர ்ள்

“உணவுஉவடஉவறயுள்”

மூன்றொ இருந்தஅடிப்பவட யதவையயொடு

ை்விவயநொன் ொை் யதவையொ ்கி நொற்றங் ொை் நட்டதொை்.

ஐந்திை் ைவளயொததுஐை்பதிை் ைவையொதொை்

ஐந்திை் நொங் ள் ைவளந்து யபொயனொை் புத்த மூட்வட சுைந்து

கரடிங்டன் ைந்ததொை் இருபதிை் நிமிர்ந்யதொை்

ஏட்டு ் ை்வி -இதுபொரவ்ைவய ைவற ்குை் ண் டட்ு

கரடிங்டன் -இதுபொரவ்ைவய ெரி கெய்யுை் ண்ணொடி

துடிப்பு க ொண்ட இளவையய

படிப்பு க ொள்.

எங் ள் கரடிங்டன் ைகுப்பவற ்குள்,

இதயை் ைவை ள் ஒது ்குை்

ண் ள் னவினிை் மித ்குை்

ொை் ள் சிறகுவிரி ்குை்

சிறகு ள் னை்அள ்குை்.

அரிைொள் யைண்டொை்

அறிைொை் கைை்யைொை் .

Students Corner

7M. ஐஸ்ைர்யொ, RAMP Centre

“REDINGTON” – the word that has been chanted by many rural youth nowadays

and it is because of its idea of taking soft skill training to the door steps of rural

students. Soft skills are increasingly becoming the hard skills of today’s work force.

In order to cater to the same and thereby making the dreams of the students as well

as their parents come true, Redington Foundation as its CSR initative started this

program.

My journey with Redington Foundation started from February 2017. Through this

CSR activity, I had been also given social responsibility, wherein I had the

opportunity to mould the raw clay to empowered individuals, enabling them to face

the realities of life. In this process, I was compensated not only with hefty salary but

also immeasurable respect and recognition.

I started my training program in Sri Saradha College for Women, Tirunelveli for the

academic year 2017-18 on 2nd August, 2017. The three dimensional training given to

the trainees are as follows:

MY WAYFARE WITH REDINGTON FOUNDATION

First year – They were given awareness about Redington and also conducted various

competitions in which more than 150 students participated enthusiastically.

Second year - Redington has been a boon via English Language Lab, wherein I can

see the students who literally cried when asked to speak in English are now able to

speak fluently and flawlessly without hesitation. Yes, it is a miracle.

A Trainer’s Note

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I would like to wish Redington Foundation more and more success in the years to

come by which they READ the needs of the rural student community and REACH

them and enable the rural students to lead a life of EXCELLENCE.

Article by

Dhanalakshmi

Anantharaman

Final year students from UG & PG – They were given training on the basis of an

apt syllabus that covered communication, self-confidence, interview skills, aptitude

test and general awareness of various concepts like banking, taxation, economy, etc.

As an end result, they grabbed jobs in various companies successfully. There was a

good ambience, able support and cooperation from Redington Foundation, College

Management as well as my sub-ordinate staff.

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More success to

REDINGTON

FOUNDATION means

more number of

empowered rural youth

CONTACT US

FOUNDATION FOR CSR @ REDINGTON2ND FLOOR, JANAKI BHAVAN,

NO.73, SARDAR PATEL ROAD, GUINDY,

[NEAR LEMON TREE HOTEL],

CHENNAI – 600 032. TAMILNADU, INDIA

VISIT US ATwww.redingtonfoundation.org