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Dear all,

2015 is closing now, for everybody the meaning of this year 2015 is different, somebody had good events but others not. How is yours?

For Yaskawa globally, it was not bad (actually good) and for YIND it was better than expectation, of course this comes from all of us, thank you very much!

As you are aware, a lot of incidents are happening any of world, however in order to continue of our contribution we cannot stop our activity and continue challenge, it is always for better tomorrow.

Hope 2016 will be good year for all of you.

Merry Christmas and happy new year!

Best regards,

Akinori UrakawaPresident and C.E.O.YASKAWA India Pvt. Ltd.

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YASKAWA D&MC Division Celebrates 100th Anniversary

The Drives & Motion Control division celebrated the 100th Anniversary in a grand way at Hotel Le Méridien. The event started with a partners meeting followed by employees get-together. On this occasion, several dignitaries from a few companies introduced their companies including some from the partnering organizations.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation has survived and thrived for 100 years by remaining true to its core values, while being committed to contribute to the society by means of energy saving. This has allowed YASKAWA to transform technology, business and society through its first century, and believe this will enable to achieve even more in next generations.

On this occasion, a team from YEC and YIND visited one of the top engineering colleges in the country in Bangalore to understand the infrastructure and the kind of activities that take place in the college and to witness some of the best practices and the focus on imparting quality education in India. Tsuda-san and Urakawa-san interacted with engineering students who were in large numbers.

In the evening, Tsuda-san, Urakwa-san, Matsumoto-san and other dignitaries lit the lamp to mark the start of cultural events. Tsuda-san and Urakwa-san presented the mementos to all the partners across regions. As part of our contribution to CSR, YIND presented a cheque of Rs. 150,000 to Samarthanam Trust for physically challenged children. All the employees who were present appreciated the efforts to address community challenges and societal needs.

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YASKAWA D&MC Division Celebrates

100th Anniversary

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Like previous year, D&M&C employees went on a team outing to a beautiful and scenic place near Chikmagalur which is known as ‘coffee land of Karnataka’. Everyone who was part of the outing enjoyed serene environment, lush green forests and tall mountains.

Starting from office after working hours by 3 buses, employees took a break to enjoy some team bonding activities and great food. It was fun time for YASKAWANS climbing a mountain to see an old fort and a breathtaking landscape. Then was the time to splash some water and relax with the peers in a beautiful waterfall. Nothing could stop YASKAWANs from their energy to enjoy the day, volleyball essentially a game of transition of skills with choreographed team movement between plays on the ball was played at the court with full of adrenaline.

The day ended with employees dancing their hearts out around a campfire and relishing the great food. Urakawa-san in his speech insisted on the need to keep this beautiful country clean and tidy and expressed his happiness about the place and the spirit of employees.

The team also witnessed some rich culture of Hoysala Architecture in Belur and the statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali at Śravana Begola which is one of the most important tirthas in Jainism. These two sites are being proposed as UNESCO world heritage sites.

Employees are keen and looking forward to travel to a new destination next year.

Employee Team Outing

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YASKAWANS gathered and participated in great numbers for 2nd edition of Bengaluru Marathon and to support a noble cause of raising funds for 60-bed cancer specialty hospital. Around 17,000 people including children, corporate personnel and athletes participated in the event.

In spite of hot weather, YASKAWANS made some incredible times on Sunday morning for the full, half and fun marathon.

YIND’s special congratulations to Pradeepsingh who successfully completed full marathon and Harish BS, Somnath Gowda, Megharaj, Santhosh, Vinod Kumar, Ramesh and Chethan who successfully completed half marathon.

Congratulations to everyone. No matter the distance or the time, you ran or walked with pride and helped to raise Millions of Rupees for such a great charity. THANK YOU!

Bangalore Marathon 2015 Remote Maintenance Systerm YIND R&D

“Remote maintenance System (RMS) design developed by YIND R&D division for YASKAWA Robotic division, it was one of the key attractions for the customer at iRex 2015 exhibition, Tokyo, Japan. RMS has been designed and developed in a short duration of 3 month by YIND R&D division and exhibited in iRex 2015. The demo exhibits a system connected to 6 robot controller (YRC1000) fetching the real time information and displaying it to users. It addresses various user’s requirement and the information they required to take advance measures for the smooth factory operations.

The factory production manager can monitor production & operating rate of all the lines in factory from his desk using PC or table. Maintenance engineer will be able to monitor and perform preventive maintenance of hardware to avoid the factory downtime. System notifies about the alarm or warning to the concerned users by on screen or by email notification. The user can troubleshoot the issues or contact YASKAWA call centre for further help to address the issues.”

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At an elevation of 13,054 ft, Rohtang Pass serves as the gateway to Lahaul and Spiti valleys in Himachal Pradesh. About 53 km from Manali, it connects Kullu valley with Lahaul and Spiti which in turn provide access to Leh. Known for its scenic beauty, Rohtang Pass holds strategic importance for India.

The name Rohtang means ‘ground of corpses’ due to the number of people who lost their lives trying to cross it. The Rohtang Pass is on the Pir Panjal Mountain Range of the Himalayas.

Besides Lahaul and Spiti, Rohtang Pass also serves as the gateway to Pangi and the valley of Leh. Like the Zojila Pass, Rohtang also serves as the gateway to Ladakh.

The Pass offers beautiful sights of glaciers, peaks, Lahaul Valley and the Chandra River. The twin peaks of Geypan are also visible from Rohtang.

The Rohtang Pass is a natural divide between the humid Kullu Valley which has a predominant Hindu culture and the arid, high altitude Lahaul and Spiti Valleys which are predominantly Buddhist.

The pass is on the watershed between the water basins of the Chenab River and the Beas River.

Places in INDIARohtang Pass

Rohtang Pass figures high on itineraries of tourists visiting Manali, Kullu, Leh and nearby areas. The road remains jam-packed and delays are inevitable.

The pass is open from May to November. It is not particularly high or difficult to cross on foot by Himalayan standards, but it has a well-deserved reputation for being dangerous because of unpredictable snowstorms and blizzards

This pass is an ancient trade route between the people on either side of Pir Panjal. The local name for this pass is a generic name of pass. There are many other passes in Lahaul and Spiti which have specific names (Kunzam La, Baralacha La, etc.). This is suggestive of the fact that this must have been the

oldest and most frequented pass in the region, or the fact that it is the main pass leading from one cultural region to another, quite different one, to the north.

National Highway 21 (NH 21), the road through the Kullu Valley, past Manali and over the Rohtang Pass to Keylong, and Lahul and on to Leh in Ladakh, has become very busy during the summer months as an alternate military route, following the Kargil Conflict in 1999 in addition to tensions in Kashmir. Traffic jams are common as military vehicles, trucks, and goods carriers try to navigate the tight roads and rough terrain, compounded by snow and ice at certain points and the large number of tourists vehicles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtang_Passhttp://www.rohtangla.com/rohtang-passhttp://travel.india.com/rohtang-pass/

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Raksha Bandhan DiwaliThe festival is a Hindu festival and is also a secular festival which celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters. The festival is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister relationship between men and women who are relatives or biologically unrelated.

The festival is observed by Jains too, as a religious festival as on Raksha Bandhan, Jain priests give threads to devotees.

The festival is also celebrated by many communities as a secular festival. This secular aspect is observed among all people, irrespective of their religion, in West Bengal and Punjab.[10] Various fairs are held in Punjab to mark the occasion.

On Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother’s wrist. This symbolizes the sister’s love and prayers for her brother’s well-being, and the brother’s lifelong vow to protect her. The festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of the Hindu lunisolar Nepali calendar.

Raksha Bandhan is primarily observed in India, Mauritius and major parts of Nepal. It is also celebrated by Hindus in parts of Pakistan, and by some Non Resident Indian people and Non Resident Nepali around the world.

SignificanceRaksha Bandhan in Sanskrit literally means “the tie or knot of protection”. The word Raksha means protection, whilst Bandhan is the verb to tie. It is an ancient Hindu festival that ritually celebrates the love and duty between brothers and their sisters. The sister performs a Rakhi ceremony, then prays to express her

Diwali (or Deepaboli/Deepavali, the “festival of lights”) is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in India. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed. The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali night falls between mid-October and mid-November.

Before Diwali night, people clean, renovate, and decorate their homes and offices. On Diwali night, Hindus dress up in new clothes or their best outfit, light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home, participate in family puja (prayers) typically to Lakshmi – the goddess of wealth and prosperity. After puja, fireworks follow, then a family feast including mithai (sweets), and an exchange of gifts between family members and close friends.

Diwali is an important festival for Hindus. The name of festive days as well as the rituals of Diwali vary significantly among Hindus, based on the region of India. In many parts of India, the festivities start with Dhanteras (in Northern and Western part of India), followed by Naraka Chaturdasi on second day, Deepavali on the third day, Diwali Padva dedicated to wife–husband relationship on the fourth day, and festivities end with Bhau-beej

love and her wish for the well being of her brother; in return, the brother ritually pledges to protect and take care of his sister under all circumstances. It is one of the several occasions in which family ties are affirmed in India.

The festival is also an occasion to celebrate brother-sister like family ties between cousins or distant family members, sometimes between biologically unrelated men and women. To many, the festival transcends biological family, brings together men and women across religions, diverse ethnic groups and ritually emphasizes harmony and love. It is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Śrāvana, and typically falls in August every year.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan

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Kumbh Meladedicated to sister–brother bond on the fifth day. Dhanteras usually falls eighteen days after Dussehra.

On the same night that Hindus celebrate Diwali, Jains celebrate a festival of lights to mark the attainment of moksha by Mahavira, Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas and some Buddhists also celebrate Diwali remembering Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism. Diwali is an official holiday in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji.

SignificanceDiwali is one of the happiest holidays in Nepal and India with significant preparations. People clean their homes and decorate them for the festivities. Diwali is one of the biggest shopping seasons in Nepal and India; people buy new clothes for themselves and their families, as well as gifts, appliances, kitchen utensils, even expensive items such as cars and gold jewelry. People also buy gifts for family members and friends which typically include sweets, dry fruits, and seasonal specialties depending on regional harvest and customs.

There is significant variation in regional practices and rituals. Depending on the region, prayers are offered before one or more deities, with most common being Lakshmi – the goddess of wealth and prosperity. On Diwali night, fireworks light up the neighborhood skies. Later, family members and invited friends celebrate the night over food and sweets.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali

Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful gathering in the world where around 100 million people were expected to visit during the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 in Allahabad. It is held every third year at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayaga), Nashik and Ujjain. Thus the Kumbh Mela is held at each of these four places every twelfth year. Ardha (“Half”) Kumbh Mela is held at only two places, Haridwar and Allahabad, every sixth year. The rivers at these four places are: the Ganges (Ganga) at Haridwar, the confluence (Sangam) of the Ganges and the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Allahabad, the Godawari at Nashik, and the Shipra at Ujjain. The name Kumbh Mela comes from Hindi, and in the original Sanskrit and other Indian languages it is more often known as Kumbha Mela.

The pilgrimage is held for about one and a half months at each of these four places: it is believed in Hinduism that drops of nectar fell from the kumbha carried by gods after the sea was churned. Bathing in these rivers is thought to cleanse a person of all sins. The festival is billed as the “world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims”. There is no precise method of ascertaining the number of pilgrims, and the estimates of the number of pilgrims bathing on the most auspicious day may vary. Approximately 80 million people were estimated to attend on 14 February 2013.

Mauni Amavasya traditionally attracted the largest crowds at the mela, held here every 12 years. The current Kumbh Mela was held on 14 January 2013 at Allahabad. The day marked the second

and the biggest Shahi Snanam (royal bath) of this event, with 13 akharas taking to the Sangam. 10 Feb 2013 was the biggest bathing day at the Maha Kumbh Mela and probably the largest human gathering on a single day.

Mythological originAccording to medieval Hindu theology, the origin of the festival is found in one of the most popular medieval puranas, the Bhagavata Purana. The Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), is mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana. The traditional account says that the Devas had lost their strength by the curse of Durvasa Muni, and to regain it, they approached Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva. They directed all the demigods to Lord Vishnu and after praying to Lord Vishnu, he instructed them to churn the ocean of milk Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) to receive amrita (the nectar of immortality).

They had to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the Asuras, to work together with a promise of sharing the wealth equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha (urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years), the Devas and Asuras fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. It is believed that during the battle, Lord Vishnu (incarnated as Mohini-Mürti) flew away with the Kumbha of elixir, spilling drops of amrita at four places: Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbh_Mela

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What time should the last watch show?

Which letter replaces the question mark?

Answer Puzzle 1Answer : 6:45Explanation : As you move from left to right, add 1 to the value

of each digit on the watch, and rotate the digits one place to the left.

Answer Puzzle 2Answer : MExplanation : Working in rows, add together the numerical

values of the left and right hand letters to give the numerical value of the central letter.

Puzzle Question 2:

Puzzle Question 1:

Brain Teaser

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Avinash S 5th

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Harish BS 31st

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