The House Magazine of the Thermax Group Volume 40 No. 1 January-March 2010

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Ahmed Bunglowala

A M Roshan

Natasha Rodricks-Naidu

Shashi Karmarkar

S Muthukrishnan

Vyoma Graphics, Pune

Correspondents : J. Natesan Vikas Tripathi Umesh Barde Veena Coutinho Jaise IttyD.Bhanja Jenny Alexander Shivangi Page S. B. Chandak

Jiju K. T. D. W. Bapat R.B.Menon Nisha RaneKirti Pitale Rama Swati Aditya Laxmi Gupta Noorjahan Khan N. Haridas

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Volume 40 No. 1 January-March 2010

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CoverAn unusual image that departs from the clichéd

associations with summer’s arrival and giddy lovers,

to evoke alternate possibilities – warning sign of a

future without flowers and green leaves? Or, tired of

all that cloying honey and photographers who expect

it to freeze on flowers, has this butterfly decided to

get real and feel the harsh texture of rocks on its

delicate wings?

Ketaki Sathe who shot this picture on the upper

reaches of Dehra Dun says it is quite usual for such

Indian Tortoise Shell butterflies to bask in early

morning sunlight, absorbing heat and salts from moist

rocks.

(Picture by Ketaki daughter of D S Sathe)

Comment

– Winston Churchill

Fireside

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InsideBack Cover

FUN RIOTat Thermax workplaces

Funriotat Thermax workplaces

Employees across Thermax made

sure that while they got their jobs

done, there was also enough fun to

keep the corridors ringing with

laughter and happy memories. With

lots of help from a cheerful Santa

Claus and sugary Sankranti treats,

riotous holi colours and diya and

cubicle decorating contests. Some

warm and vibrant snapshots.

Thermax warmly welcomed the German President, Prof. Dr. Horst Köhleron his official visit to India. During the 90 minute visit, the President,accompanied by his wife, Eva Luise and a delegation blazed a trail ofgoodwill. He won over the hearts of Thermax employees with hisinformality and friendliness. Dr. Köhler had gracious words for thesustainable model that Thermax has created – one that blends familyvalues and professional management.

A President at Chinchwad