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September 2018
GHCL DIGEST
20th - 24th August 2018

MD's Message
Know Your Leader
Events @ GHCL
Index
Feature Story : Core Value Carnival
i-FLO
Ar cle - Green Building
Fes vals of India – September 2018
Celebra on@GHCL
Awards and Recogni ons
Long Service Award
Book Review-The Art Of Happiness- The Handbook of Living- Dalai Lama
and Howard Cutler
Winner Announcement/ Photography Contest
We Care
Note of Thanks: Blood Dona on Poster
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MD's Message
Dear Friends,
Culture consists of collection of complex skills & knowledge which are transferred from person to
person through two core mediums - language & imitation.
The concept of core values adds spirit to the workplace, aligns & uni ies people, promotes
employee ownership and creates consistency and contributes to the organizational well-being as
a whole from the business perspective.
We have always tried to align and practice our four major core values i.e. Respect, Ownership,
Trust and Integrated Team Work. Our core values help us bring positivity in our approach which in
turn brings about perpetual change in people. It unites us together as a team and makes us ready
to face challenges. We have people from various cultural backgrounds working in our
organization. These values help bind us all together. It is essential that every individual starts with
themselves and does not wait to follow others. The value systems within the organisation should
not be dependent on hierarchy.
The recently organized Core Values Week gave all of us an
opportunity to interact and share our ideas on how and what values
we should practice. I appreciate the effort made by the core values
team in ef iciently planning the carnival. The highlight of the event
were the Talk show sessions, which I think were especially helpful
as all of us realised that our leaders are human like us and have
made mistakes, learnt from them rather than letting such things
weigh them down. Meeting all the employees and their families was
wonderful during the celebrations.
I believe and often say that if you have a dream and the
passion to achieve it, nothing can stop you. I hope that
every GHCLian will always take these values in the
true spirit and not compromise at any point when it
comes to making a choice. Inculcating these value will
help us improve our performance and balance our
work-life so as to achieve favourable results.
R S Jalan
“If you have a dream and if
you have the madness
You can achieve anything”
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Feature Story
Core Value Carnival
At GHCL we always try to bring people together with various activities that re lect our core values.
Core value committee organized “Core Value Carnival” from 20th August to 24th August 2018 at
Noida of ice. The content of the carnival was designed for everyone to understand our core values
in a better way. The activities during the 4 day carnival were:
Day 1- MD's Live Talk Show
Day 2- Talk with the Top
Day 3-Cross the border
Day 4- Family get together
These events brought great exposure for all of us as individuals
on how we practice our core values. On day 1, MD's live talk show
gave us the opportunity to listen to the views of Mr. R S Jalan. He
spoke about how the core values transformed him as a leader
and became one of the most integral part of his life. He further
showed us how to inculcate these values to achieve our goals. He
said that as an individual we should always take ownership of
our mistakes, learn from them and ind out new ways of improving to be a better person.
The session was hosted by Mr. Manu Kapur, CEO & President – Home textiles and received great
comments from all the participants.
Day 2 of the carnival gave us the opportunity to listen to the success
mantra of our top leaders from different sectors like Finance,
Marketing, Communication, Sustainability, and Secretarial.
The main participants of the session were Mr. Raman Chopra, Mr. Sunil Bhatnagar, Mr. Rajesh
Tripathi, Mr. Lovish Ahuja, Mr. Bhuwaneshwar Mishra and Ms. Deepika Abrol. The discussion saw
our leaders talk about what withholds us in coming together as a team and how to overcome these
inhibitions. The session gave direction to all on what role do values play in the development of a
person as a true leader.
One of the most enjoyed event was on day 3 – Cross the borders. On this day all the workstations
were swapped for each and every employee at Noida of ice to give a feeling that we are above all the
boundaries like designation, levels, and department and we work as one team. The seniors were
given a chance to sit in the open spaces and many from open spaces were given a chance to sit in the
senior's cabin.
This experience made people realize the importance of responsibility that each person holds in
their respective roles. Also, this change made us all realize the challenges that are faced by people in
their respective workspace assigned to them.
On the fourth day, the carnival ended with family get together that was planned on the very last day.
It was mainly to thank all the family members of the employees who act as the pillar of support and
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Feature Story
gives them the vision to work more ef iciently in their ield. The carnival was concluded by saying
slogan “together for each other” where all the employees and their family members let the
balloons go off in the open sky.
With the success of the event, the team is looking forward to organizing more of such events where
people can join each other and inculcate new learnings from the experiences that are shared on an
open platform.
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Know Your Leader
1. Name: Neelabh Dalmia
2. Was born in (Place): New Delhi, India
3. Sun Sign: Leo
4. Favourite Pass time: Spending time with family,
wildlife photography and reading
5. Favourite quote(s): Have
many favourite quotes, couple
of them below:
“The irst step is to establish
that something is possible;
then probability will occur”
- Elon Musk
“Those who stop marketing to
save money are like those who
stop a clock to save time”
- Henry Ford
6. Favourite Cuisine: Simple
homemade food
7. Favourite Song: Nothing speci ic but love
listening to Indian & Western classical music
8. Can you name a person who has had a
tremendous impact on you as a leader? Maybe
someone who has been a mentor to you?
Why and how did this person impact your life?
There have been may people who have made an
impact on me including our Chairman and Vice
Chairman. But, one person who has had a
tremendous impact on me is my grandfather - Shri
V.H. Dalmia. He has shown me the importance of
thinking holistically about a situation, including
how a decision can impact others. He has given me
various examples from his own & my greatgrandfather
- Shri Jaidayal Dalmia's experiences.
For example, even during the 1950's, they focused
on health, safety and environment impact of any
business decision.
9. What is one characteristic that you believe
every leader should possess?
In today's changing world one of the most important
characteristic a leader should have is promoting
innovation. This is one sole factor which can create
an UVP (unique value proposition) for the company
and in return give it the edge against the competition.
Patience is another very import characteristic one
should possess. It helps a lot when things are not
going one's way.
10. What advice would you give
someone going into a leadership
position for the irst time?
Every person is a leader. I don't believe that
a person needs to hold a leadership
position be a leader.
But for the sake of this question, in a
leadership position one needs to think and
do things differently or else the results will
always remain the same.
11. What is that one thing you are most
proud of?
The GHCL team
12. What's the biggest risk you've ever
taken?
Asking one of our large home textile
customer on why they buy man-made ibre
products that are not environmentally
friendly.
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i-FLO
Reaching out
through
Social Media.
Glimpse of our
recent
facebook posts..!!
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Article: Sustainability
Green Buildings- Buildings with intention!
This month from the sustainability desk, is an article to enlighten our readers on Green Buildings. Green
buildings (also known as sustainable buildings) refer to both a structure and the application of
processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-ef icient throughout a building's lifecycle:
from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This
requires close cooperation of the contractor, the architects, the engineers, and the client at all project
stages.
Buildings have extensive direct and indirect impact on the environment. During their construction,
occupancy, renovation, repurposing, and demolition, buildings use energy, water, and raw materials,
generate waste, and emit potentially harmful atmospheric emissions. This prompted for mitigating the
impact of buildings on the natural environment through sustainable design. The Green Building practice
expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and
comfort. The objective of green buildings is to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on
human health and the natural environment by:
Ef iciently using energy, water, and other resources
Protecting occupant health and improving occupier's productivity
Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation
The push toward sustainable design increased in the 1990s with the creation of Building Research
Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), the irst green building rating system in
the U.K. In 2000, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) followed suit and developed and released
criteria also aimed at improving the environmental performance of buildings through its Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system for new construction. Since that irst release,
LEED has continued to grow in prominence and to include rating systems for existing buildings. Others
also responded to the growing interest and demand sustainable designs including the Green Building
Initiative (GBI), which was created to assist the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) in
promoting its Green Building Guidelines for Residential Structures.
There is now a proliferation of standards, rating, and certi ication programs in the marketplace to help
guide, demonstrate, and document efforts to deliver sustainable, high-performance buildings. There are
three primary Rating systems that currently exists in India: Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment (GRIHA), Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Bureau of Energy Ef iciency (BEE).
The most criticized issue about constructing green buildings is the cost involved in construction or
refurbishing. Modern technologies and systems tend to cost more money and may not be affordable
every time. In reality most green buildings cost a premium of

Festivals of India – September 2018
Govinda/Krishna Janmashtami
The festival of Krishna Janmashtami , also known as
Govinda, commemorates the birthday of Lord Krishna. In
Mumbai, on the second day, an extremely fun part of the
festival involves people climbing on each other and forming
a human pyramid to try and reach and break open clay pots
illed with curd, which have been strung up high from buildings.
When: September 2-3, 2018.
Where: Throughout India.
Ganesh Chaturthi
The spectacular 11 day Ganesh Chaturthi
festival honors the birth of the beloved
Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord
Ganesha. The start of the festival sees
huge, elaborately crafted statutes of
Ganesha installed in homes and podiums,
which have been especially constructed
and beautifully decorated. At the end of
the festival, the statutes are paraded
through the streets, accompanied by
much singing and dancing, and then
submerged in the ocean.
When: September 13-23, 2018.
W h e re : M o s t ly i n t h e s t a tes o f
M a h a ra s h t ra , G o a , Ta m i l N a d u ,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. One of
the best places to experience the festival
is in the city of Mumbai.
28th Onam Kala Kettu
Festival
This unusual harvest thanksgiving
festival in Kerala sees gigantic idols of
bulls, made out of straw and cloth by
locals, pulled on wheels to the temple.
The procession is known as Kala Kettu,
and there are about 100 such bulls in it
from surrounding villages. They're
believed to be Nandhikesha, the vehicle
of the temple deity Parabrahmam (the
h i g h e s t B r a h m a n ) . T h e r e ' s a
competition for the biggest and best one,
which can cost 50 lakh rupees ($75,000)
to make! The festival takes place on the
28th day after the irst day of Onam.
When: September 21, 2018.
Where: Parabrahma temple, Ochira,
Kerala. It's about an hour north of
Kollam and about an hour south of
Alleppey.
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Festivals of India – September 2018
Muharram Festival and
Taziya Procession
The Muharram festival is a Muslim
festival that commemorates the
martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the
grandson of the Holy Prophet. It takes
place during the irst month of the
Islamic calendar. On the tenth and last
day of the festival, known as Ashura,
Sunni Muslims take taziyas (cof ins of
the dead, and in this case replicas of
I m a m H u s s a i n' s s h r i n e ) o u t i n
procession during the evening.
When: Ashura, September 21, 2018.
Where: Udaipur, Rajasthan. The
procession ends at Lake Pichola (where
the taziyas will be immersed) near the
Mewar Haveli Hotel.
Ladakh Festival
The Ladakh Festival is a cultural
extravaganza and showcase event for
the region, which was created to extend
the tourist season. It has plenty to offer
visitors including polo-match, music
concerts, mask dances from the
monasteries, archery, river rafting, and
folk performances. Hotel and local
transport discounts are available for the
duration of the festival.
When: Third week of September (exact
dates to be announced).
Where: Leh and surrounding villages.
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Events @ GHCL
“One Day Training Program for Workmen” at SMCD
A one-day training session was organized at SMCD, Port Victor for workmen category on 16th August
2018. The topic of discussion during the session was “Collaboration”. The session was taken by Mr.
Deepak Dhomse. Members present at the opening of the session were Mr. Anil Kumar Singh (Sr. GM HR &
IR) and Mr. J V Joshi (GM-SMCD).
The points discussed during the session were:
-What is Collaboration?
-Importance of Collaboration
-Advantages of Collaboration
-Collaboration in our professional and personal life
30 workmen participated in the training session
Knowledge Sharing Session @ SMCD on 'Maintenance safety and
awareness'
Knowledge sharing session was organized on 27th July 2018 at SMCD on the topic” Maintenance Safety
and Awareness”. The session was taken by Mr. Partesh Shankarbhai Bhuva (Engineer – maintenance
Department)
The session started with the brief introduction of the topic that
was followed by the following points of discussion:
-The objective of Maintenance Safety
-Types of safety methods
-Importance of maintenance safety and awareness
Knowledge Sharing Session- Umang
Knowledge sharing session was organized on 27th July 2018 at SMCD, Port Victor on the topic “UMANG”.
The speaker of the session was Mr. Mehul Parmar, Jr. Of icer – HR & Admin. Mr. Parmar explained about
various areas of application of UMANG such as agriculture, education, health etc.
UMANG (Uni ied Mobile Application for New-Age Governance) is one of the
key initiatives under the Digital India program to develop a common, uni ied
platform to facilitate a single point of access to all government services.
25 colleagues were present during the session.
Training Program on “Collaboration Part-II” held at Soda Ash Plant,
Sutrapada
As part of employee Training & Development program, Soda Ash Division conducted a training program
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on the topic “Collaboration part II” on 2 and 3 August 2018. The session was taken by seasoned
learning and HR practioner Mr. Gurpreet Singh.
The training program gave great insights on:
-Personality traits
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-leadership quality
-Team work
-Listening and learning
-Time management
-Self-analysis and group work
Many related games to engage the participants were the highlight of the session.
MILAP Meet at Ahmedabad
MILAP meet was organized at Ahmedabad location on 14th Aug 2018. Mr. V Chandramauli /Sr. VP-
Finance chaired the meeting.
The meeting started with the discussion on the initiatives taken after the
previous MILAP meeting. Post that the forum welcomed various ideas to
strengthen the recreation activities. Mr. Chandramauli concluded the meeting
with the major points discussed during the session on:
-Increasing activities under the core value
-Advancement of IT
Knowledge Sharing Session at Ahmedabad
Knowledge sharing session was organised at Ahmadabad location on 27th July 2018. The session was
presented by Mr. K K Pokhariyal, GM – Commercial. The topic of discussion for the session was
'SHIPPING' - How shipping made world smaller and world economy bigger”.
Main points covered during the session were:
-History of shipping
-Modern shipping
-Why requirement of modern shipping is related to world economy
-Ship nomenclature based on :
*Ship identi ication, types of cargo, load carrying capacity, importance of various canals in shipping
-Ship hiring (chartering) basics
-Ship registration and its protection through various world body organizations
-Ship freights, bunker etc.
45 colleagues were present for the session.
Consortium Meeting held at Madurai
Consortium Meeting was conducted at Hotel GRT, Madurai for interaction with representatives from
various banking sectors like SBI, IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Dena Bank and Exim
Bank.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Vinod Kumar, DGM- SBI CAG Branch Ahmedabad.
Mr. V Chandrmouli, Sr. VP (Finance, Ahmedabad), welcomed the participants and
presented the latest developments and the inancials of all the three divisions of
GHCL. Along with it, he also explained the progress of Phase-II of Soda Ash
expansion at Sutrapada, Veraval.
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Events @ GHCL
Mr. Sivabalasubramanian, Sr. VP (Operations) Yarn Division, Madurai also presented the progress and
developments in Paravai and Madurai units of Yarn division.
Residential Workshop on Art and Practice of Leading with Passion
GHCL's Yarn Division organized 2-day residential workshop on "Art and Practice of Leading with
Passion" from 27th to 29th July 2018. The workshop was organised at Hill country, Kodaikanal and
the session was taken by Mr. G.Udhayakumar, CEO, CORE MIND, Chennai.
28 irst line and second line executives participated in the session.
Mr. Uday has conducted various sessions and training programs across more than 600 organizations.
Highlights of the session were:
- Set tone and context for understanding roots of Passion
- Living your destiny
- Passion Assessment Test
- 7 ways to live life with aligned passion.
- Measuring your passion
- Conduit to passion
- Discipline conduit to passion
- Engage employees with Passion
- Employee engagement matrix
- Lead Changes that are transformational
- Tap synergy of work teams to challenges and attain higher goals
- Develop role model traits and skills
- Inspire team members and other stakeholders
Knowledge Sharing Session @ Yarn Division, Madurai
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GHCL Yarn division, Madurai organized the knowledge sharing session on “Human safety” on 23 July
2018. The session was taken by Mr.V.Sridharan, Dy. Manager (Production).
Highlights of the session
- Home safety
- Road safety
- Work Environment safety
- Human Attributes
- Near Misses
- Characteristics of a Positive Safety Culture
21 colleagues were present for the session.
Blood Donation Camp @ Madurai
As a part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, GHCL & Rotary Club of
Madurai North jointly organized blood donation camp in association with
Jeevanithai trust and Madurai Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. The camp was
organized at the Yarn division Madurai on 17th Aug 2018.
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44 colleagues came forward and donated blood. Many among them were the
irst time donors and were very happy to contribute from their end.
Refreshments were provided to the donors The organizing team with their
great effort made the event successful.
Awareness session was also organized for the employees on 16th August
2018 where bene its of blood donation were discussed. The session was taken
by the Mr.Ganesh, from Jeevanithi Trust.
Guest Lecture By M. Rajkumar
Mr. M. Rajkumar (Dy. Manager - HR) from our Yarn division delivered the guest lecture on “Right person
at Right Place guidelines” at Madurai Institute of social sciences on 3rd August 2018 and S.Vellaisamy
Nadar College on 20th August 2018. The lecture was presented to the students of MBA & MSW (HR). The
session mainly focused on GHCL's expectation from:
The candidates
Core values
Candidate feedback system and
Pre-joining & Post joining procedures
Guest Lecture by R.Rameshkumar
Mr. R.Rameshkumar, Manager (Marketing) from Yarn division gave the guest lecture on “Marketing
Strategy” at S.Vellaisamy Nadar College on 20th August 2018 to the MBA students.
Highlights of the session
- Segment of marketing
- Bene its of segment
- GHCL Marketing strategy
- Customer feedback online survey
- Different between Customer satisfaction, Customer delight, and Customer Engagement
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Celebrations @GHCL
Celebration of World Biofuel Day and World
th
Lion day on 10 August 2018
World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August
10 to create awareness about the importance of nonfossil
fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil
fuels.
Residents of the township of Soda
ash division joined this celebration.
100 mango saplings were planted
with the motto of 'Clean & Green
GHCL'. Chief Operating Of icer,
Mr. N N Radia addressed the
gathering with his speech on
different environmental
issues with emphasis on
biodiesel.
Children of DPS, Soda ash
division took out a rally wearing lion masks in the
residential colony to mark the occasion of World Lion
Day which was also celebrated on the same day. These
celebrations helped motivate & encourage people for
creating a cleaner & greener GHCL.
Independence Day celebration at
Soda Ash Division
72nd Independence Day
was celebrated at Soda
Ash division with joy &
p r i d e u n d e r t h e
leadership of Mr. N. N.
Radia, COO – Soda Ash
Division. Many cultural
programs and sports
event were organized on the occasion.
Mr. N. N. Radia graced the function as Chief Guest for
Independence Day celebration at Sanjay Nagar colony.
In his speech, he said that discrimination and
communalism from the country shall be eradicated
and he added that we should all join hands and come
together to achieve the common goal of our business
pro itability. Updated on the plants and the goals and
objectives for the year were also shared via his speech.
The presence of the employees and their families made
the event successful.
72nd Independence Day
Celebrated at Khadsaliya
Lignite Mine, Bhavnagar
Lignite Division at Khadsaliya
Lignite Mine celebrated the
72nd Independence Day with
a patriotic spirit. The National
Flag was hoisted and tribute
was paid to the freedom
ighters who laid their lives for
safeguarding our country.
Mr. Kumar, through his speech
shared information about
“Sarva Jan Sambhav” (All
Humans are equal) and
i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f o u r
c o m p a ny C o re Va l u e to
a c h i e v e o u r b u s i n e s s
g o a l s . P l e a s e c h e c k t h i s
information
Khadsaliya Sarpanch and
o t h e r m e m b e r s o f T h e
P a n c h a y a t B o d y
enthusiastically participated
in the function.
As a goodwill gesture, the
entire team of Lignite Division
visited nearby schools of
K h a d s a l iya v i l l a g e a n d
distributed snack packets to
the students.
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Awards and Recognitions
Star Kaizen Award awards given to:
Quality Control felicitated by Mr. N. N. Radia (COO) in
fortnightly meeting on 26.07.2018.
Award recieved by: Mr. S. G. Goria
Lime & CO2 section felicitated by Mr. N. N. Radia (COO) in
fortnightly meeting on 26.07.2018.
Award recieved by: Mr. S. G. Goria, Mr. Naresh Dhandhukia,
Mr. Hitesh Suvagiya, Mr. Ronak Kamani
Utility Mechanical Maintenance felicitated by Mr. N. N. Radia
(COO) in fortnightly meeting on 14.08.2018.
Award recieved by: Mr. Mansukh Dodiya, Mr. M. Yadav
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Long Service Award
3 Members have completed 10 Years of their tenure in GHCL at Ahmedabad Location Details are given
below.
Name: Mr. Amit Ahiniya
Employee Code: G00360
Designation: Sr. Manager
Department: IT
Location Ahmedabad
st
Date of Joining: 1 August 2008
Name: Mr. Tarun Bhavasar
Employee Code: G00376
Designation: Sr. Manager
Department: IT
Location: Ahmedabad
st
Date of Joining: 1 August 2008
Name: Mr. Anuj Raina
Employee Code: G00361
Designation: Dy. Manager
Department: IT
Location: Ahmedabad
th
Date of Joining: 4 August 2008.
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Book Review:
The Art Of Happiness - The Handbook of Living
Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler
The Art Of Happiness is the result of a psychiatrist interviewing the Dalai
Lama on how he personally achieved inner peace, calmness, and happiness
Yesterday morning, at 7:00 AM, my uncle died. He went to the toilet, back to
bed, fell asleep, and just never woke up again. He was 52 years old. Last year
he had lost 60 lbs, and was in the best shape of his life.
Seneca said “Life is long, if you know how to use it.” But sometimes life truly
is short. I think he used his life well. Nevertheless, if you've ever faced such
pain in your own life, you know that you instantly start to search meaning in
it.
My search led me to “The Art Of Happiness”, a book based on psychiatrist
Howard C. Cutler interviewing the 14th Dalai Lama about happiness.
Here are the 3 things I learned:
- You don't have to be religious, to be spiritual.
- The only constant thing is change.
- Know your limits.
Let's examine them a bit further.
Lesson 1: You don't have to be religious, to be spiritual.
My uncle's body will be cremated. Do you know how long the Wikipedia
article for cremation is? It's a widely spread, religious practice, used in
many cultures, Western or Eastern.
I don't know much about it. No one in my family is very religious, some of us
are even atheists. But that doesn't mean we can't be spiritual.
The Dalai Lama says it doesn't matter which religion you belong to, or
whether you belong to any, for that matter. He believes in basic spirituality,
being compassionate, a good person, and caring for one another. I spent a
lot of time thinking yesterday. I took a long walk with my roommate, and we
talked about life. My Mum called, and I spoke to my cousin as well. We each
have our own way of dealing with suffering, and none of them are right or
wrong.
To me, being spiritual means seeing the bigger picture, understanding that
there is a meaning behind everything, and learning from both good and
bad events. Only then can I take what I learned and use it for both my own
and the greater good. Ask yourself: What does being spiritual mean to you?
And then don't let anyone tell you you're wrong.
Lesson 2: The only constant thing is change.
When asked about suffering, the Dalai Lama shares a big mistake we
“Westerners” make: thinking it's unnatural. Suffering is a part of life, he
says, but by rejecting that we make ourselves into victims and start
assigning blame, when there really is none to be assigned. The only constant
Before talking about the
book let's talk about the
person behind writing this
wonderful book, Dalai Lama
and Howard Cutler. This
b o o k i s w r i t t e n b y a
psychologist/psychotherap
ist known as Howard cutler
w h o s p e n t f e w d a y s
interviewing Dalai Lama,
Cutler has asked questions
to Dalai Lama and also
added his own re lections
on issues raised. This book
is based on How Dalai Lama
personally able to achieve
inner peace, calmness and
h a p p i n e s s . T h i s b o o k
focuses on the foundational
c o n c e p t s o f T i b e t a n
B u d d h i s t p h i l o s o p h y
towards life, the main focus
of this book was on the idea
of happiness as a state of
mind, in this book Tibetan
Buddhist teaches readers
how they can surrender
their feelings of attachment
towards ideas and objects.
This attachment allows
external objects or situation
to dictate our internal
emotional state.
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thing is change. As contradictory as it may sound, it means we have to learn to let go. Resistance to change
leads to suffering. As a matter of fact, it is the root cause of suffering.
Once you accept the change, you can openly address it, ind the meaning in it, and learn from it.
You can bitch and moan about slamming your car door and hurting your hand, yell at the cashier for being
too slow, or cry for hours after a loved one dies. But the second you accept the change, that's when
progress happens. It's when you calm down and turn the situation around. And that's the path to
happiness.
Lesson 3: Know your limits.
There are a lot of different approaches to building con idence, most of them based on challenging yourself
(including mine).The Dalai Lama has a great alternative point of view here. He says to know your limits.
Be honest with yourself and others about what you can and cannot do. If you're okay with not knowing
everything, then you can openly admit it, and won't feel like a fraud. So rather than building con idence
from the outside, build con idence from the inside, by allowing yourself to be honest. And if you don't
understand something, try this. Say “I don't understand.” People will explain again. Being okay with your
limits, however, means knowing what they are in advance, and that requires self-awareness.
So do an audit on yourself. What are you really good at? What do you suck at? Go all in on those strengths,
and be honest with yourself and the world around you.
My personal take-away
It takes a while to process when a loved one dies. I know I haven't fully grasped it yet. But I'm not going to
ight it. Instead, I'm taking 2 major lessons from my uncle's premature death:
- Stop doing shit you hate. There is no reason to do work you don't like. None.
- Spend time with family and friends, because you never know how much you're gonna get.
I don't think it's a coincidence that he stopped by our house the day before he died and talked with my
Mum about not doing things we don't like. If anything, it's a con irmation for me to keep writing, coaching,
freelancing, and doing work I enjoy, until everything comes
together in the big picture. I'm really grateful for this lesson, and
for the Dalai Lama's wisdom. But I will still miss my uncle. R.I.P.
September 2018 19

Winners - Photography Contest
st
1 Mr. Harshil Gondia
nd
2 Mr. Parth Shah
rd
3 Mr. Sathish Kumar M
Special Mention: Mrs. Neelu Verma
for most creative entry
September 2018 20

Entries for Photography Contest
“Capture The Spirit Of Freedom”
Balamurugan M Piyush Halani Bhoolok Dave Asheesh Chaturvedi
Vipul Pandya A Nagarajpandian Dattatray Pathak Vikash Kumar
Abhiroop Saurav Nanda Anuj Raina Sandeep Kadam
Paresh Ataliwala
Divyesh Chavda's
Sathish Mythuswamy
Nitesh Ankola
Haranarayan Padhi Subhasheesh Baneerjee Sachin Kachalia Sagar Soni
September 2018 21

@ GHCL, We Care
We are Glad baby Naavya is doing great!!
We
Care
Mr. Ashvin Patel has been working with GHCL Textile division in HR
and IR department since 2015. Ashvin's daughter Naavya was born on
30th May 2018. When she was just 58 days old, baby Naavya was
diagnosed with a heart problem that needed urgent surgery in order to
keep her safe.
As a parent, it was very dif icult for him to face the fact and so he shared
his story with his team at Vapi. Treating the case as top priority, the
team at Vapi, decided to extend their support to Ashvin in every way
possible.
At GHCL people are always irst and so, began the search for the best
treatment options for the baby. After some research, the case was referred to Dr. Suresh Joshi,
Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon in Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai. On 23rd July 2018, an open heart
surgery was performed for baby Naavya which lasted for 11 hours. Post-surgery the baby was shifted
to the ICCU where she was under observation for 19 days and then shifted to the ward where she was
monitored for the next 6 days.
The GHCL team with special permission from Mr. R S Jalan helped Ashvin in every possible way. On
14th August 2018 baby Naavya was discharged from the hospital in a stable condition. In a note of
thanks which Ashvin Patel shared, he conveyed,
“My entire family would like to express sincere thanks to the GHCL Management who stood
irmly behind us during our very dif icult time. I specially thank, BRD Sir, Jayesh Shah Sir and
Sachin Kulkarni Sir for their continuous moral support and help. I am also grateful to Vijay
Sharma ji for taking urgent call and arranging every possible medical help.”
Today, we are really happy that we were able to extend all support to Ashwin and his family. It is
great to associate with the fact that @ GHCL, We Care.
September 2018 22

Blood Donation
September 2018 23

“If you have a dream
and if you have the madness
You can achieve anything”
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