IndorYi CONNECT April 2012 - July 2012

E- Newsletter of Young Indians - Indore Chapter

We MUST interrupt this…..

Message from Chapter Chair Dear Young Indians, It is an absolute pleasure to write to you in our first newsletter – currently titled IndorYi CONNECT (till the time we have a better name!), based on the Yi National newsletter name - CONNECT.

It has been more than four months since I took over as the chapter chair from Praveen Agarwal, who has set very high standards to achieve. However, I rest assured that we’ll make a lasting impact on the community, like in the past years, only because of the formidable team of new & existing members, the executive council, Geetesh (Co-Chair), Pooja (EM), and with guidance from the Yi National team, CII leadership & secretariat in Indore/MP, and Yi Indore’s Steering Committee. It has been wonderful to lead Yi Indore chapter and I’m thankful to each of you for this opportunity.

Over the past few years, I have realized that there’s no other organization like Yi in India, and even abroad, where we get an excellent opportunity to impact the lives and mindsets of the youth, and thus shape our country’s future. You’ve been reading about the growing footprint of Yi nationally & internationally too. I experienced it most when I got a chance to be a part of the India delegation to the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Mexico, in June 2012, where I got to exchange ideas and problems of entrepreneurship from so many others there.

Yi Indore has also firmed up plans to impact the youth of the city & surrounding areas in education, healthcare, environment, entrepreneurship, and preservation of arts, sports, & culture, among others. In March 2012, our chapter made an impactful organization of the Earth Hour activities that showcased the determination of the youth in making positive changes. Soon after, we planted many trees on the World Environment Day in Indore & Pithampur, and participated in the Kahn River Conservation Awareness Rally. We have been interacting with kids of the slum schools on occasions such as the World Health Day. Our plans for the Yi Role Model School have also been firming up.

As you are aware, our plantation activities, with enormous help from Mr. Ambrish Kela’s Scientech Eco Foundation, are also gathering momentum with plantation under progress at various sites such as schools in Pithampur, Limbodi lake area that was given to us for plantation by Indore’s mayor, and Kasturbaagraam Trust’s land.

I In this inaugural issue, I welcome you to have a glimpse of the activities we done had so far, in different verticals, as you may not have gotten a chance to attend them earlier. Ankit D. Mittal

Yi World Health Day: Creating Health Awareness & Interaction with Students

Yi Indore chapter organized a small but extremely impactful healthcare event on Saturday, 05 May 2012 at “The Anna Bhau Saathe School” in one of the slums areas of Indore. The members engaged the school kids with various interesting activities such as simple quizzing & made them aware of various crucial topics on health and hygiene, and for having actively participating in the quiz, Yi Indore gave away attractive prizes in the form of crayons to the kids, who were overjoyed. This was followed by the distribution of some nutritional food including Gur-Chana (Jaggery-Gram) & Bananas. Members were happily surprised at the knowledge imparted to & retained by these kids in the slum, which included their information on different countries, continents, places, ancient kingdoms of India, etc.

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Yi Clothes Donation

Yi Indore chapter, in association with the staff of Caparo Engineering India Pvt. Ltd., Pithampur, organised a clothes donation event on May 30, 2012 in Indore. As part of Caparo’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), objective of the event was to support and educate the people living in slums. During the event clothes, stationary, toys,

eatables were distributed at the Anna Bhau Saathe School near Bombay Hospital, Indore. The

event was attended by Yi members & Caparo staff.

Yi World EnYironment Day

Yi Indore chapter participated in the “Kahn River Environment Conservation Awareness

Rally” on this day on June 5, 2012.

The rally started from Krishnapura Chatris taking a round of the area & ended at the

Rajwada. The event was planned by CEPRD, and various groups & and institutes

participated in the rally including, Yi Indore chapter, led by Mr Geetesh Saraf.

Yi Indore chapter has planted more than 50 trees in an upcoming residential

development "The Address" near Bombay Hospital, Indore. The objective was to create

awareness about the importance of the plants in our lives among the masses . Yi Indore

chapter Co-Chair Mr Geetesh Saraf, Yi National Environment Chair Mr Anuj Kothari,

other Yi members & students planted trees in the city to spread awareness among the

citizens for planting more & more

trees.

As part of World Environment Day,

Yi Indore chapter, in association

with Caparo Engineering India Pvt. Ltd., planted more than 100 trees at their units in

Dewas & Pithampur. Both these activities were helped out by Scientech Eco

Foundation.

Yi Plantation DrYive We have been planting samplings at various locations throughout July:

In our effort to make Indore a Carbon Neutral city, Yi Indore Chapter has organized yet

another plantation activity at Pithampur.

The objective was to create a better environment and awareness among the masses about

the importance of the plants and trees. Yi members have planted more than 100 trees in a

State Government School in Bagdoon village in Pithampur Sector 3. Students of the school

were involved in the plantation activity & also learnt how to take care of the plants. Yi

members also asked the students for watering the plants & nurturing them in the future.

However, Yi members will visit the school time to time in order to monitor the plants & also

to plant more trees there.

Yi Indore Members’ Meet – July 2012 Yi Indore’s first Members’ Meet of the year 2012-13 was held on July 6, 2012 at hotel Radisson

Blu, Indore. It was a gathering of more than 50 people including members, EC members &

spouses, representatives of the Students Nets, and people who had shown interest in joining

Yi.

Yi Indore Chapter organized First Members Meet for the year 2012-13. Mr Ankit D. Mittal,

Chapter Chair reviewed the past three months activities and presented the work plan for next

quarter. He also shared his experience of being the part of the Yi delegation to G20 Young

Entrepreneurs’ Summit (YES), held at Mexico. During the meet, Chapter Chair proposed

activities to be done under Yi verticals i.e., Environment, Education, Healthcare, Arts, Sports &

Culture, Employability, Youth Affairs, Learning, Next Practices, & Membership.

Mr Ranjan Mimani, Vice Chairman, CII Madhya Pradesh State Council, appreciated the initiatives taken by Yi Indore Chapter & ensured that

CII Madhya Pradesh will help Yi Indore Chapter for their important projects.

Mr Geetesh Saraf, Chapter Co-Chair proposed the vote of thanks & shared his thoughts on NEW Projects.

Mr Anshul Mittal, Chairman, CII Malwa Zonal Council, was also present in the meeting.

Upcoming HerYitage Week Activities:

Yi Indore will celebrate the ‘Yi National Heritage Week’ from August 21 to 28, 2012

A. HerYitage Tour: On 26th August 2012, Sunday, Yi Indore members and even outsiders will embark on the heritage tour, like last year. We will visit the majestic Lal Bagh Palace, the magnificent Krishnapuraa & Boliyaa Sarkaar Chattris, and the Indore museum that houses some of the very special articles that show earliest signs of Indore’s civilizations – some 3,000 years ago! The highlight of the tour will be our interaction with a renowned historian, who will share with us the rich history about these monuments.

B. Photography Contest: From 21st to 28th August, 2012, we are planning a special event this year, in our bit to conserve Indore’s built-heritage. Open to all photographers from Indore, we are inviting good images of any heritage monument in the city or even outside Indore, which have to be clicked only during the HerYitage Week. The entries would be judged by a very renowned professional photographer. Top 3 photographers will get attractive prizes and all good photos will be uploaded on the Yi’s Indore HerYitage facebook page, with photographers’ names, and the images will also be used across Yi, nationally.

C. AncYient Forgotten Games 24th August 2012, Friday, will also be a special activity, for around 30 Yi members. We will leave our tablets and gaming consoles behind and play classic Indian games – board games that have been played for centuries, but may have been forgotten in the hustle-bustle of the modern life. They have elegant rules, deep strategy, tactical opportunities, and they all continue to delight modern-day gamers.

D. Under-Privileged Kids to Indore Museum: The HerYitage Week is not just for members, it is also a time to enlighten with Indore & India’s rich cultural Heritage to those kids who do not get such chance otherwise. On August 25, 2012, Yi Indore will be taking around 35 kids from one of its 2 proposed role model schools on an Indore Museum tour. They’ll be taken around the museum on a guided tour by the same historian, Dr S. K. Bhatt, along with Yi members. We hope to see many Yi members in various events spread across the HerYitage Week and thus contributing in promoting our heritage and also enriching their own knowledge!

Yi Indore in Press :

Yi Indore Steering Committee 2012-13

S.No Name Yi Designation Company Designation Name of the Company

1 Mr Ankit D. Mittal Chair Yi Indore Director - Marketing Mittal Appliances Limited

2 Mr Geetesh Saraf Co-Chair Yi Indore Director

Urja Facilities Management Services Private Limited

3 Mr Praveen Agarwal Immediate Past Chair Director Admanum Packaging Limited

4 Mr Sandeep Naolekar Past Chair Managing Director Darling Pumps Private Limited

5 Mr Shashank Agrawal Past Chair Director Worth Corporate Solutions Private Limited

6 Mr Amit Bidasaria Past Chair Director VSN International

7 Mr Anuj Kothari Past Chair Director KNC Intrade Private Limited

8 Mr Ranjan Mimani Vice Chair, CII MP State Director Mimani Wires Private Limited

Yi Indore Executive Council 2012-13

S. No.

Name Yi Designation Designation Organisation

1 Mr Ankit D. Mittal Chapter Chair Director Mittal Appliances Ltd

2 Mr Geetesh Saraf Chapter Co- Chair Director Urja Facilities Management Services Pvt Ltd

3 Mr Anuj Kothari Director K N Intrade Pvt Ltd

4 Mr Praveen Agarwal Arts,Sports & Culture- Chair Director Ad-Manum Packaging Ltd.

5 Mr Amit Bidasaria Rural Initiative- Chair CEO VSN International

6 Mr Shashank Agrawal Director Worth Corporate Solutions Pvt Ltd

7 Mr Sandeep Naolekar Managing Director Darling Pumps Pvt Ltd

8 Ms Aditi Toshniwal Environment- Chair Manager Nivo Controls Pvt Ltd.

9 Mr Alok Dubey Learning- Chair Owner LG Academy

10 Ms Namarata Ramkrishnan Education- Chair Head Mistress Shishukunj International School

11 Mr Rahul Vaidya Learning- Co Chair Director Purple Focus

12 Mr Tejas Gupta Next Practices- Co Chair Student Agya Auto Ltd.

13 Mr Rahul Sighal Student Nets- Co Chair Director Acuman Structures Pvt Ltd

14 Mr Nilesh Maheshwari Next Practices- Chair CEO e Morphis Technologies

15 Mr Saurabh Mehta Student Nets- Chair DGM Kriti Industries (I) Ltd

16 Mr Amit Thacker Healthcare- Chair Owner Genesis

17 Ms Garima Arora Corporate Chapter- Chair Asst Manager Marcom

Impetus Infotech India Pvt Ltd

18 Ms Abhilasha Mimani System Facilitator Mimani Wires Pvt Ltd

19 Mr Nirav Desai Director Nikhil Commodities & Derivatives

20 Mr Basant Dhanuka Director Dhanuka Cold storage Pvt. Ltd

21 Mr Pankaj Mittal VP Impetus Infotech India Pvt Ltd

22 Mr Vinod Gupta Director Total Facility Management Pvt Ltd

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