Ajay Harinath Singh Greatest Brand Leader 2018-2019

vehemently asserts, “Both our organisation
and our family are involved in many CSR
activities and one that we are emotionally
attached to is the plantation drive involving
plantation of 2 lakh trees in Chennai city. On
12th December 2016, cyclone Varda caused
heavy damage in Chennai city – damaging
everything that came in its path. Our city
has lost over 4 lakh trees. As an organisation
we have taken it upon us to plant 1 lakh
trees and distribute another 1 lakh trees to
homes across Chennai and encourage them
to plant and care for those trees.”
He adds, “Figuring out that not everyone
will plant a tree and take care of it for an
year or two unless it gives benefit to them,
we have distributed 1 lakh Mango and
Sapota trees, which will not only motivate
the people to plant and look after them, but
will also provide the much required green
cover to the city as well as encourage the
birds which thrive on such plants to nest in
our city.”
Marching Towards a Sustainable
tomorrow
Mr. Namburu is deeply committed to
building a sustainable future. He asserts,
“As an organisation we wanted to diversify
into a space which is close to our heart.
We have always believed that we need to
manage our planet better and leave our
planet in a liveable shape for the future
generations. And hence we chose to address
pollution and CO2 emissions and chose to
be in the battery minerals space which is
contributing towards reducing dependency
on burning fossil fuels.”
He further elaborates, “We have acquired
one Lithium mine in Mali, in Western Africa
and are working on the project to produce
Lithium for Lithium Ion batteries, which
are replacing the fossil fuels. We have also
acquired a Graphite permit in Madagascar
in Africa to be able to mine and process flaky
graphite required for producing anodes for
Lithium ion batteries. Usage of Lithium ion
batteries has been mastered over the last
few years and many car makers are coming
with electric models to reduce fossil fuel
usage. This space has been pioneered and
lead by Mr. Elon Musk of Tesla Motors and
we wanted to contribute with our might to
this space by being a significant miner for
battery minerals across the globe.”
Mr. Namburu’s distinguished contribution
towards the development of society,
economy and environment is commendable.
No wonder he is an inspiration for umpteen
aspiring entrepreneurs and others who
intend to follow his lead. His message to them
is “The world belongs to the learners. The
more you know the more you can achieve.
Read a lot and further your knowledge.”
Emphasising upon the importance of taking
calculated risks, he asserts, “A ship is safe in
a harbour, but that is not what it is built for.
You must learn to take calculated risks. Only
those who take risks (calculated ones) walk
ahead of the crowd.”
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