ISSUE 12 J U L 2014
EDITORIAL FROM OUR FOUNDER A MAINI DIVAS MESSAGE EDITOR'S NOTE MPP AWARDS, AWARENESS SAFETY COMPETITION WOMEN'S ISSUES MMM EVENT DIARY E-HOSPITALITY PLUS E-TAILING EXPO SCALE AWARDS COOL CHAIN AWARDS YALEMAINI REACH TRUCK
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from our EDITOR founder I A MAINI DIVAS MESSAGE
'Before going to sleep, end your day by spending 15 minutes with yourself going through what you have done in the whole day.'
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his means that each one of us thinks that we are clever enough to fool anyone, but remember, nobody is clever enough to fool himself. By spending 15 minutes, on going through what you have done the whole day, you will create a very nice system of audit within yourself for your activities which eventually creates self-regulation. When you start this habit, you may ÀQG LW GLIÀFXOW DV \RX PD\ QRW ZDQW to continue after a few minutes. If you persist, you will slowly form this habit and then you will enjoy continuing this practice. How rightly Mirza Ghalib has said, 'Umar bhar Ghalib main bhool karta raha, Dhool chehre pe thi aur aina saaf karta raha!' – Dr S. K. Maini
t’s my pleasure to give you Maini Varta’s twelfth issue on the eve of Maini Divas.
Maini Divas began in 1993 as a way to get everyone in the Group and their families together, once a year, on the Sunday nearest to 29th June, which is our Founder’s birthday. It’s been celebrated every year since, which makes this our 21st Maini Divas. This year both fall on the same day. Here at the editorial team, we’ve seen Maini Day begin in a hall in Jayanagar, move onto the RSI on MG Road, then to a venue in the HAL airport area and, finally, on to its present one, the sprawling grounds of the Bangalore Palace, as the family gathering every year has steadily become bigger. This is the perfect opportunity to acknowledge the Maini Divas team headed by Vippen Sareen for its meticulous planning and for the vision to make the event better from one year to the next ... all your efforts are noticed and very much appreciated. To bring out an issue of Maini Varta at around this time is itself a tremendous high! The mood is upbeat and celebratory and although I can’t promise, we’ll certainly try to bring out an issue every Maini Divas so that we have a record of the achievements of the Maini Group, which we are all so proud to be part of. I wish you all a wonderful second half of the year. Till we meet again, stay healthy, safe and peaceful. Happy reading!
– Gita Maini