Deccan Despatch (January - April 2010) - CII

Yi Get Together at BaralikkaduA get together for members of the Coimbatore Chapter wasorganized at Baralikkadu in the Athikkadavu range - 70 Kmfrom Coimbatore. The get together was a great way for themembers to interact with each other and understand YoungIndians as a close knit community.Understanding the Role of Educationin Modern Day IndiaThe chapter celebrated its Annual Day with a session on Roleof Education in Modern Day India - A Youth Perspective’addressed by Mr. S Gurumurthy, Eminent Thinker & CharteredAccountant.Mr. S Gurumurthy, Eminent Thinker and Charted Accountantaddressing a session on ‘Role of Education in Modern DayIndia’ at the Yi Coimbatore Annual DayLearning from the Fastest Indianin the World“The Fastest Indian in The World”, Narain Karthikeyan hadbeen honored by the Government of India by bestowing uponhim the Padma Shri Award in recognition of his distinguishedcontribution in the sphere of sports. To inspire the youth inCoimbatore to achieve their dreams, Yi Coimbatore organizeda session with Mr Narai Karthikeyan in which he spoke aboutthe need to focus on the future at a young age. He also sharedhis experiences on working his way up to the F1.HYDERABADSession with Mr Shrinivas Acharya,Principal Director, VIshwa VishwaniInstitute of Systems and ManagementYi Hyderabad organized an interactive session with Mr.Shrinivas Acharya, Principal Director of Vishwa VishwaniInstitute of Systems and Management to share with themembers a story of establishing a successful institution. Mr.Acharya shared with the members the struggle and hardshipshe encountered in establishing the institution and makingit the third largest Business School in the State of AndhraPradesh with 52nd Ranking Business School in India in A+++Category.Fun filled Networking at HyderabadThe Yi Members in Hyderabad were also taken for a retreatat Lahari Resorts along with their families. The fun fillednetworking platform included activities like special moviescreening, playing paint ball and bowling for the members.Yi members take up social causen interactive session with Mr. Raghuram, CEO, MohanFoundation Ltd was organized to share with members hisexperience on starting the first and only organization in Indiato promote cadaveric organ donations. The members showedtheir desire to take this initiative nationally and encourageother chapters across India to advocate this cause.THIRUVANANTHAPURAMExploring the world of InternetMarketingMr Narain Karthikeyan addressingYi Members and Coimbatore FansThe word change can perhaps be, exemplified best by the word‘marketing’. It is to this dynamic world of internet marketingthat Mr M R Hari of Invis Multimedia Limited transportedthe members at Thiruvananthapuram. Through the sessionmembers learnt fresh thoughts on various aspects of onlineadvertising and marketing. The session was followed by aquestion-answer session where members raised various doubtsand queries regarding the topic.69