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1 Volume No. 5 From the Editor s desk September - October 2014 Issue No. 5 Over the years, aging as I am, I am turning more philosophical. So bear with me if you find this editorial a bit serious. A fundamental rule in physics that all of us studied in school is that Matter is neither created nor destroyed. The contrasts in life, or the extremes, balance out! So, If there is an up, there is a down. If there is happiness in a place, there is sadness elsewhere. If there is suffering, there is a blessing somewhere (we need to look for it!) If the winter was not so harsh, people will not enjoy the sun! If I have some weaknesses, I also have some strengths (focus on them!) If there was no light, we would not enjoy the shadow. If you come across a cheat, you will come across a good person. Where there is a lie, there lies a truth somewhere. If there is a birth somewhere, there is a death elsewhere! Look at it in a work context. A month of low, could be followed by a great month. There are days of frustration, preceded or followed by days of satisfaction. Long Service and Performance Awards - A Picture Album inside I could go on and on but people will stop reading what I write. I am not yet ready for that! This issue of Scribbles is a testimony to the balance of Life! We are celebrating happiness awards for Long Service and Performance. My congratulations to all those people who have put in years of dedicated service to the Group! Thank you. My congratulations to all those whose performances were recognised. Hope to see you receiving more! We are also mourning the loss of two young lives two colleagues in Cuddalore who died due to an unfortunate road accident. In their memory, I wish to say: I wish they had been more careful like many others, I wish they had taken fewer risks, I wish they had waited till morning to start their journey, rather than travel in the middle of the night, I wish they had worn helmets, and I wish before they took these risks they had remembered the people who love them and will miss them. Do take care of yourselves and remember life is too precious to take unnecessary risks. Ciao until the next issue. Guess Who?! Given at the bottom of each page are the tips that will lead on to the photo of the person on the last page.

2 Exclusive Sanmar Long Service and Performance Awards It s Recognition Sanmar celebrates and commemorates Long Serving employees who have achieved significant milestone years of service with the Group. Sanmar supports and promotes long-standing careers and awards are given to those who have served the Group for 10, 20, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years. This is to honour their long-term commitment and loyalty to the organisation. It is the Sanmar tradition to recognise and reward high performing employees. At Sanmar, employees know that they are valued and appreciated by their colleagues and the organisation for the good work done. Head Office day and Factory Day are celebrated across the Group locations and the high point of these celebrations is giving away of Long Service Awards / Performance Awards. Kudos Awardees! Here are excerpts from this year s award functions. Outstanding Performer: Krishna Kumar Rangachari receiving his award from Vijay Sankar. Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): KA Ravindran, S Manikandan, S Sekar, S Harikrishnan, S Suresh, T Santhosh Kumar, Ramadevi Ravi, R Lawrence, R Sangeetha, B Natraj, Vijay Sankar, Krishna Kumar Rangachari, R Karthik, S Jeyashankar, R Jeyaseelan, A Dinakaran, T Nagalingam, RV Rajaraam, B Murali Sitting (L-R): R Anuradha, GS Amarnath, K Ramesh Babu, S Pandiyan, C Ramu, Vamseedar Kurnutala, Saurabh Tripathi. Long Service Awardees (L-R): K Kumaresan, R Jeyaseelan, V Joseph Chelladurai, B Natraj, Vijay Sankar, S Suresh, R Arun Parthasarathy, P Lakshmanan. 2 Guess Who?! Clue No.1: At school, he served as the officer to many academic clubs and edited Principia, the school s Physics paper, for a year.

3 at Work Work Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): R Shreeram, P Manivannan, P Karthick Kumar, S Kumar, K Sundar, MP Karthick, SR Venkatesan, D Muthumanickam, K Ilangkumaran, K Sekar, K Anandh, R Shankar, K Kothandaraman, D Tamizh Vendhan, E Arunkumar, RN Srinivasan, K Selva Murali Sitting-Chair (L-R): S Mathivanan, V Raghuraman, Krishnakumar Rangachari, Ramkumar Shankar, S Venkatesan, S Gajendran, K Chandrasekaran, S Venkatesh Sitting - Second Row (L-R): G Prabakaran, VR Ganesan, A Gunasekar, S Ganesh, K Chidambaram, B Hari Baskar, S Ganesh, S Rajagopalan Sitting - First Row (L-R): R Doraisamy, C Mayakkannan, P Manikandan, R Raja, R Sasikumar, M Samuthira Selva Pandi, K Karthick Raj, S Ranganathan Long Service Awardees: 1. S Srinivasan, 2. Prashanta Kumar Jal, 3. MAX Thinagaran, 4. A Rathinasabapathy, 5. V Anantharaman, 6. G Balakrishnan, 7. M Senthil Kumar, 8. K Chandru, 9. S Krishnan, 10. V Ramkumar, 11. K Udayachandar, Ramkumar Shankar, S Venkatesan. Guess Who?! Clue No. 2: While studying at the University of Wisconsin, he became the first doctoral student of Harry Harlow, a distinguished experimental psychologist of the time. 3

4 Exclusive Sanmar Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): G Purushothaman, G Raja, G Balakrishnan, S Elangovan, M Vishnuvarthan, S Chandramouli, G Baskaran, K Soundramourty, S Viswanathan, Ramkumar Shankar, J Sridhar, S Raja, SS Suresh, S Venkatesh, SP Thirugnana Sambantham, M Manivannan, V Gopinath, V Balaji, M Manikandan, D Gopinath Sitting (L-R): P Balamurugan, PM Anand, T Ezhilarasan, D Balasubramanian, K Kalaiselvan, P Senthil, P Muthuraja, R Ravichandran, A Muthukumar, D Giridharan, R Gurumoorthi. Long Service Awardee (L-R): N Palanisamy, S Balamurali, Ramkumar Shankar, NS Mohan. Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): G Karthik Raja, K Soundirapandian, S Ayyappan, N Ravi, D Sekar, A Felix Sahayaraj, T Karunanithy, M Singaravel, R Sudaroli, S Saminathan, S Balamurali, P Ramkumar, S Kodeeswaran, K Ramkumar, R Vasudevan, M Vijayamohan, K Vijayakumar, S Manivel Sitting (L-R): N Palanisamy, Ramkumar Shankar, NS Mohan. Long Service Awardees Standing (L-R): P Manoharan, R Kandaswamy, S Gurumoorthi, T Shanmugam, G Sekar, M Sivakumar, P Vasan, S Govindaraj, P Shanmugam. Sitting (L-R): V Raghuraman, NS Mohan, K Soundararajan. Performance Awardees (L-R): G Thangamani, S Gurumoorthi, V Raghuraman, NS Mohan, K Soundararajan, A Sivalingam. 4 Guess Who?! Clue No. 3: He worked as a Psychology professor at Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, New School for Social Research and Columbia University.

5 Work Performance Awardees (L-R): A Shahul Hameed, S Raja, R Sabarigiri, R Elanthamilan, P Sathish, G Thirumurugan, S Venkatesh, Krishna Kumar Rangachari, NR Kannan, K Soundararajan, R Christopher, G Veeramani, T Athavan, M Jayakumar, K Jithin, R Jaisankar, S Sudhakar. Long Service Awardees (L-R): K Shankar, K Karthikeyan, Manu Kumar Das, KS Rajendra Kumar, BN Radhakrishnan, TN Sriram, G Muralidharan, A Viswanathan, B Visweswaran, AH Kesari Prasad, A Gopalakrishnan, R Shantha Kumar, K Murugesan, T Veeraraghava Perumal, R Rathinam, S Balasubramanian, Mrs S Balasubramanian, R Venkatesh. Performance Awardees (L-R): A Prabu, K Shankar, R Prabhu, G Muralidharan, S Vinobaji, J Naveen, BL Jeevanram, AH Kesari Prasad, TN Sriram, A Viswanathan, B Visweswaran, N Seshadri, S Krishna Kumar, S Hari Krishnan, GR Chandrasekaran, V Kannan. Guess Who?! Clue No. 4: His major published texts included Motivation and Personality (1954), Toward a Psychology of Being (1962), The Psychology of Science: A Reconnaissance (1966). 5

6 Exclusive Sanmar Performance Awardees (L-R): K Shankar, TN Sriram, ND Varadha Raj, A Karthik, S Jose Prasanna, AH Kesari Prasad, G Muralidharan, A Viswanathan, B Visweswaran, VS Veerasamy, R Sivaperumal, S Arut Jothi, A Ravichandran, D Babuanandaraj, S Sudhakar, R Srinivasan, I Senthil Kumar. Performance Awardees (L-R): K Shankar, TN Sriram, G Muralidharan, K Raja, AH Kesari Prasad, A Viswanathan, B Visweswaran, N Seshadri, R Selvakumar, S Karunakaran, I Chella Pandian. Performance Awardee: P Ganesh, N Seshadri. Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): K Shankar, TN Sriram, G Muralidharan, K Karthikeyan, AH Kesari Prasad, A Viswanathan, B Visweswaran, N Seshadri, M Arun Krishnaraj, R Venkatesh, E Dhanasekaran, N Muthuraj, P Senthilkumar Sitting (L-R): S Sathiamoorthy, S Sasikumar, PS Periyasamy, J Yagoph, S Kottisvaran, V Dilli Babu. 6 Guess Who?! Clue No. 5: In 1961, he and Tony Sutich founded the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. The journal printed its first issue in early 1961 and continues to publish academic papers.

7 Work Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): K Shankar, TN Sriram, G Muralidharan, AH Kesari Prasad, A Viswanathan, B Visweswaran, N Seshadri, D Madheswaran, P Kugan, C Venkatesh, Ravindra A Rao Sitting (L-R): A Karunanidhi, S Sivaraman, G Antony Prabu, Anwar Ali, S Thirumaniselvam, I Alexander, M Bharati Raja, M Mahesh. Performance Awardees C Maniraja, A Sivakumar, G Muralidharan, K Shankar. Long Service Awardees Standing (L-R): Shyam Saradchandra Kumar, V Vaidyanathan, G Karthikeyan, S Dinesh Pandian, M Anantharaman, S Nagraj, Raju K Davis, S Sivasankaran Sitting-Chair (L-R): Chander Shekhar Saraf, R Venkataramani, B Visweswaran, KR Varma, A Viswanathan. Performance Awardees Standing (L-R): G Kumarasami Raja, P Naresh Kumar, S Sriganesh, K Vijayaragavan, M Rajesh Kumar, A Sivaprakash, S Gunaseelan, E Sudarsanan, N Ramamoorthy, G Prashanth Sekar, S Prabagar, R Sekar, K Chandrasekar, M Arun Kumar, V Dharani Kumar, S Isaac Sitting-Chair (L-R): RB Satish Kumar, Chander Shekhar Saraf, R Venkataramani, B Visweswaran, KR Varma, A Viswanathan, SR Praveen Sitting Down (L-R): A Senthilmurugan, S Senthilkumar, V Hariharan, S Saravanan, G Muthuraj. Performance Awardees: V Sivakumar, C Sivashankar, SR Praveen. Guess Who?! Clue No. 6: In 1962, he established the American Association of Humanistic Psychology and went to Non- Linear Systems, Inc., as a visiting fellow. 7

8 Exclusive Sanmar Branches Performance Awardees (L-R): B Mahendheren, Arpit Dogra, Gautam Das, M Mariappan, RK Ahuja, Prashant Kumar, Suraj Prakash Bagri. Performance Awardees (L-R): KR Varma, RC Jha, Aditya Milind Taware, Abhijeet Sheshrao Sorte, S Nagraj, SK Saini, P Aravindan, Nitin S Pawar. Performance Awardees (L-R): Amitava Majumder, P Aravindan, Bhaskar Nandi, M Mariappan, SK Mahiuddin, Ronit Sarkar, Jnanendu Bikash Roy. Performance Awardee: Hiranmoy Roy, B Visweswaran. Performance Awardees (L-R): Gopal Rao R Rawoor, Ravinder Bhat, KV Suresh Kumar, Ramesh Premji Kanzariya, P Aravindan, Narendra P Nemade. Performance Awardees (L-R): Akshay Haridatt Malanker, Omprakash R Shah, Neerav Lakhera, Nilesh C Doshi, Nayan M Shah, Satyajit S Roy, Rana Rajeshkumar Ishverlal, KR Varma, Yogesh V Rahevar, Nirmalkumar B Mistry. Guests 8 Guess Who?! Clue No. 7: Stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people, as opposed to treating them as a bag of symptoms.

9 Fun N Games across Locations Guess Who?! Clue No. 8: He is best known for creating hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualisation. 9

10 Two-Wheeler Safety Don t pay with Road accident is the biggest non-disease killer of men in this country. More than a million people have died in road accidents in India in the last ten years. And another 4.6 million have been grievously injured or permanently disabled due to road accidents. Road safety experts also warn that the real numbers of fatalities could be much higher since many cases are not even reported. This means, families have lost their breadwinners and have been pushed to financial difficulties. The Planning Commission estimates that our country loses Rs.1.5 lakh crore every year as a result of road accidents and this is a massive socio-economic toll. Sanmar lost two precious lives in July this year. Both of them were young and active employees of Chemplast, Cuddalore. On 4 July 2014, P Sankar and D Reginald Thomas sped in the Panruti - Chidambaram highway at about 2.30 a.m. They were hit by a truck and while Sankar succumbed to his head injury and died on the spot, Reginald was taken to the hospital with severe head and shoulder injury, where he died. Sankar, 33 years of age, was married with a 3-year-old daughter and his wife on the family way with the second baby. Reginald, 29 years, yet to be married is survived by aged parents. Is it fate that made these two young men ride a two-wheeler without wearing helmets? What fault did their families commit to suffer this tragedy? While all of us are left with a traumatic sense of helplessness and loss, it is time that we learn some bitter lessons. Riding a two-wheeler is most vulnerable. Save yourself and others by safe and defensive driving. India: Road Safety Fact Sheet 1 or more road accidents death happen every 4 minutes 46 lakhs - number of people seriously injured or disabled in road accidents in India in the past 10 years years: Age group which is most susceptible to road accident deaths in the country 1 out of every 4 road accident deaths happens on a Two Wheeler Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of injuries from road accidents Uttar Pradesh-2 people dying every hour making it a state with maximum number of road accident deaths 20-number of children under the age of 14 who die every day due to road accidents in India 2 women die every hour due to road accidents in the country Top 10 cities with the highest number of road accident deaths (Rank-Wise): Delhi (City), Chennai, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Hyderabad and Pune India has about 1% of the world s vehicles but accounts for about 10% of the world s road accidents 111% of under reporting of road accidents in India Top 10 countries with the highest number of Road Fatalities (Rank-Wise): India, China, Brazil, USA, Indonesia, Russia, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand crore have been incurred by insurance companies on third party claims in road accidents in the financial year of Sources: National Crime Records Bureau Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Law Commission of India Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority Global Status Report on Road Safety, Guess Who?! Clue No. 9: In 1967, the American Humanist Association named him Humanist of the Year.

11 your life! Follow these guidelines and drive safely No doubt, riding a two-wheeler is fun and is an easy way to get around quickly. But, it is also risky. Let us follow these safety rules and guidelines to avoid risks while driving on road. Wearing a helmet (approved by the Department of Transport); Making sure the helmet fits properly and is neither too tight or too loose; ensuring that the helmet is strapped properly; opting for a full-face helmet with protection all the way around is better. Riding smartly means using headlights, avoiding drivers blind spots and not making rapid lane changes and being cautious at intersections. Keeping a safe distance from other motorists and giving enough time to react to dangerous situations; riding in the part of a lane where you are most visible; Avoiding weaving between lanes. Not riding when tired or under the influence of alcohol. Respecting other drivers. Not speeding and knowing the local traffic laws and rules of the road. Developing riding techniques before going into heavy traffic. Having a pillion rider is a huge responsibility. Ideally, driving at a slow and steady speed and making sure that the pillion rider also wears a helmet. A two wheeler does not have ample space for any kind of luggage. Hence, carry all luggages small or big with abundant caution. Try to keep the load light and low. Ensuring that an emergency contact card is available so that in case of an accident, the concerned persons can be informed. To make motorbike riding safe, it is advisable that the handgrips are held firmly so that the rider does not lose control if the bike happens to skid. An erect body while driving helps in better driving. Checking on the brakes before each time the bike is taken out. Also, checking on brakes when the bike is collected after service. Conducting a pre-ride check to identify any mechanical defects in the motorcycle. During rainy season, there is a tendency for water to get into the shoes and brakes may not work. This also could happen at steep slopes, and it is better NOT SPEEDING up at the slopes. Servicing and repairing two wheelers by an authorised dealer. Always checking the tyres suspension and controls before hitting the road. Remembering to check the air pressure in the tyres, and keeping the correct tyre pressure when going on a long drive. This helps to travel safely on rough terrain and gives more fuel efficiency. Perfect positioning of the rider's foot while driving a motorbike is important and the best position would be a firm footing on the foot pegs. Ensuring balance is maintained, and the rider is near the controls. SAFETY Sanmar s innovative Special Settlement Scheme (SSS) came as a blessing to the grieving families of P Sankar and Reginald Thomas. The sizable contribution from the Special Settlement Scheme was a relief to the families who have lost their loved ones and bread winners so suddenly. This is apart from payments that the nominees received under a liberal Personal Accident Insurance policy coverage by the Group and other statutory payments like Gratuity and EDLI. We all pray for the welfare of the bereaved families of Sankar and Reginald. May their souls rest in peace. P Sankar Reginald Thomas Guess Who?! Clue No. 10: In 1971, The Farther Reaches of Human Nature was published and received the American Psychological Foundation s Gold Medal Award. 11

12 Eureka! Sudoku Crossword Did U Know? 1. Middle-income countries have the highest road traffic death rates million road traffic deaths occur every year. 3 out of 4 road deaths are among men % of all road traffic deaths are among pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists countries have a drink-driving law based on a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of 0.05 g/dl (grams per deciliter) countries apply urban speed limits of less than or equal to 50km/h. 6. A 5% cut in average vehicle speed can result in 30% reduction in the number of fatal crashes. 7. Wearing a motorcycle helmet correctly can result in 40% reduction to risk of death and 70% reduction to risk of severe injury countries have comprehensive motorcycle helmet laws which cover drivers and passengers, on all roads and with all engine types. S A W A T E R W A S H H F L A S H P O I N T countries apply a national or international motorcycle helmet standard. 10. Wearing a seat-belt reduces the risk of a fatal injury by upto 50% for front seat occupants and upto 75% for rear seat occupants. Source: World Health Organisation. Answers to the Crossword & Sudoku Across 2. there is job, which cannot be done safely (2) 3. one of the best tools to develop the safety culture in a group (8) 5. activity before medical treatment (8) 7. situation that can lead to incident (6) 9. fire reminds an aeroplane (7) 10. important criteria to decide flammability (10) 12. immediate action on chemical contact (9) Down 1. fire reminds swimming (8) 4. safety discussion with new employee (9) 6. verification against requirement (5) 8. short form of last resort that an employee himself can use to prevent injury (3) is prefixed with (5) Guess Who?! Abraham Harold Maslow was a prominent personality theorist and one of the best-known American psychologists of the twentieth century. Skeptical of behaviorism and psychoanalysis, Maslow worked to develop a more expansive theory of human motivation, one that could accommodate the powerful influence of biology and the environment while honouring the human capacity for free will. Entitled the hierarchy of needs, Maslow s theory provided the foundation for a wide-ranging program to reform the discipline of psychology. J E T F I R E P P T R A I N I N G O T C U F I R S T A I D N I D U E H A Z A R D I L O O P N Designed by Kalamkriya Limited, 9, Cathedral Road, Chennai Ph: / 52 For Internal Circulation Only. Editorial team: Sarada Jagan, Ramadevi Ravi, Shilpa Senthilkumar, SS Rameshwari, Veena Merrilina J 12