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Kohinoor Real Estate Day Celebrated In Offbeat Style

This time, Kohinoor Real Estate Day (16th Oct) was celebrated in an offbeat style at Kohinoor Hall. Instead of having the usual song and dance, the real

estate team decided to come up with something out of the box that would explore their hidden talents and exploit their potential to the fullest.

The program was laudably anchored by Rutuja Gadkari (Manisha). The audience was amused to note that she succeeded in achieving the feat of cutting down her talking speed to a fraction of her normal one so that everyone could understand what she was saying. Moving away from tradition, the lighting of the lamp to mark the opening of the program, was done not by the veterans, but the budding youth of Kohinoor.

The concept of the program was to present a remake of the all-time blockbuster SHOLAY of 1975 – Real Estate Ke Sholay depicted in drama format set in the modern real estate scenario. It was launched in a parody of the popular Marathi TV Comedy Show Chalaa Hawaa Yeu Dyaa.

The Kohinoor stars at the launch of Real Estate Ke Sholay were –• Avinash Paradkar as Nilesh Sable, presenter of Chalaa Hawaa Yeu Dyaa • Bharat Ishi as Salim of the famous script writer duo Salim Javed• Uma Javeri as Radha• Arun Chaudhary as Jai• Sangeeta Pawar as famed playback singer Asha Bhosle• Yash Sharma as Thakur Baldev Singh• Archana Dhawle as Basanti• Sainath Rajadhyaksha as the dreaded Gabbar Singh

and above all• Jagdish Sawant as the most comic character Sarpanch of Thakurwadi

village Bharat Ganeshpure, presenting the same bouquet to all the stars in different capacities, as he was the lone holder of all the possible portfolios in Thakurwadi.

Contributed by Jagdish Sawant and Swapnila More, KPCPL, and Rutuja Gadkari, Kohinoor Group

The movers and shakers of the actual drama Real Estate Ke Sholay were –• Jagdish Sawant - Writer of the Play • Bharat Ishi – Director• Sudesh Bhelekar and Milind Patwardhan – Sound and Technical Support• Swapnila More – Sound Assistant• Eban Solomon – Playback

Starring• Abhijeet Singh as Veeru (Hai..Kitni pyaari batein karti hai)• Avinash Paradkar as Jai (Pyaari nahin, bahut saari batein karti hai)• Jaywant Mandhare as Thakur (Mujhe Gabbar chaahiye...zinda)• Ramdas Bangar as Ramlal (Sss..arkaar..)• Dipti Mane as Basanti (Tangewaali... Veeru ki) • Monica Fernandes as Radha (Thakur ki bahu)• Sunny Gujral as Angrez Ke Zamaane Ke Jailor• Shambhu Paradkar as (Arre Osss) Sambha• Nitesh Kadam as (Teraa kyaa hogaa) Kaalia• Jagdish Sawant as Gabbar Singh (Kitane aadmi thhe?)

Related clips from the original classic were flashed on two screens placed on either side of the stage as the play was enacted to add more cheer to the event. The entire program was hilarious and thoroughly entertained the audience. To come up with such an impressive show within the limited time and budget was really an achievement and amply appreciated by one and all including CMD Unmesh Joshi. The entire real estate team more than deserves a pat, nay, a huge appreciative thump on the back for putting up such an entertaining show!

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KTI HQ Now Nestles In Kohinoor Education ComplexThe long awaited shifting of the Kohinoor

Technical Institute Headquarters (KTI HQ) to Kohinoor Education Complex in Kohinoor City took place on 30 Oct. With KTI poised for a growth trajectory in the wake of Skill India Mission, it was but a natural consequence that the headquarters had to be shifted to a larger, more contemporary, better equipped office. The modern office with bright enlivening colours has been designed by Kohinoor Real Estate VP-MEP Sudesh Bhelekar along with his team and Alpa Shikre of SSA (architects), ably supported by Nandini from Paramount Vision (creative and design agency). Caricatures of the staff members at their work stations added a funky touch to the modern office.

Inaugurating the new premises, Kohinoor CMD Unmesh Joshi said that today he felt like a father who was sending his daughter to her new home as a newly wed bride. He had mixed feelings of joy at the prospect of his daughter leaving her parental home for her growth, happiness and prosperity marked with a tinge of regret that she would now be away from him. KTI CEO & Director Sameer Joshi profusely thanked CMD Unmesh Joshi and all the personnel who had made the new office possible through their contribution and dedicated services, and renewed his commitment for the coming year.

Contributed by Neel Bhende, KTI

Celebration Blends With Education In Kohinoor Blossoms And Kohinoor International School

Festivals are not just an occasion to celebrate and make merry in Kohinoor Blossoms and Kohinoor International School. These are looked upon as

opportunities to educate children about the significance of Indian festivals and inculcate in them good traditional values at a young impressionable age. At the same time, the teachers also sow the seeds of social consciousness and awareness in the young minds of the students.

Navratri What better way to educate children than by actual demonstration? The

Kohinoor Blossoms ladies dressed up in the nine different colours of Navratri and visited each class. They explained the importance of this festival and the significance of Goddess Durga being dressed up in nine different colours, each day of Navratri (nine nights), to depict her nine incarnations. The children were also told which unique characteristic or quality of the goddess each colour represents.

Traditional garba with the teachers and children dressed up in festive finery provided the merriment factor. Visual memory being the strongest, the tiny tots were given an audiovisual presentation on the various forms of Goddess Durga.

Contributed by Sachin Mistry, KET

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Contributed by Sachin Mistry, KET

Cracker Free Deepavali

Children love cartoon characters and Kohinoor Blossoms chose Tom and Jerry to spread the message of a cracker free Deepavali to the children. Using Tom and

Jerry puppets, the teachers explained the harmful effects of crackers to the children. Some of the children ushered in Deepavali dressed up as Ram, Sita, Laxman and Hanuman.

Don’t Light Crackers-Light a Smile this Deepavali was the message sent out strong and clear to all the children.

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Kohinoor International School

The Primary Section of Kohinoor International School responsibly celebrated an ecofriendly and cracker free Deepavali with a host of activities

–• An enlightening student debate on ‘Should crackers be banned?’ by

Grade 5 students.• AQuiz on Ecofriendly Deepavali. • A heartrending animated movie on Child Labour sourced from NGO

Assema shown to students of Grades 3, 4 and 5 followed by a meaningful discussion by the students.

• Posters made by Grade 4 and 5 students to spread the message of a Noise and Cracker free Deepavali. Over 130 students and staff of the Primary Section came together to form a human chain at the junction of Kohinoor City displaying their posters to drive the message home to society at large. Deepali Nene, Principal (Primary Section) – Kohinoor International

School emphasizes, “We strive to engage our students beyond the academic curriculum. We promote sustainable practices and encourage our students to explore innovative ways of celebrating festivals. The students were excited to spread the message of a noiseless Divali through the human chain. Discovering that a nine-year old can create a positive impact was a remarkable learning experience.”

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Divali...KET StyleKohinoor Education Trust (KET) celebrated Divali in great style, yet in an

ecofriendly way. The employees lit diyas, distributed sweets and wished one another good health and wealth. Everyone enjoyed the celebration. The KET Office and employee workstations were decorated with the theme of ‘Divali’. A Rangoli Competition was held in the morning. The employees then gathered together for a special community lunch where a sense of a family

Contributed by Sachin Mistry, KET

Navratri And Dasara Celebrations In Kohinoor Business School

The entire workforce of Kohinoor Business School came together to celebrate Navratri and Dasara on a grand scale. Colourful rangolis and

garlands created the festive décor while Kohinoor Education Trust Governing

Board Chairman CA Sunil Karve performed aarti of Goddess Durga and Saraswati. This was followed by garba and refreshments.

get together was felt. The celebration continued with cultural events and games like Musical Chairs, Antakshari and One minute games. On the Ethnic Day, employees walked the ramp in traditional attire. The surprise element was the award in store for the Best Dressed Male and Best Dressed Female.

In this session, the agenda was MS-Office Quick Tips - Display & Use Window, Use Dialogue Boxes and How To Add Symbols

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Kohinoor Continental Lights Up Divali Smiles On the Faces Of Snehasadan Children

Contributed by Team Kohinoor Continental

Contributed by Eban Solomon, Kohinoor Group

Kohinoor Continental believes in celebrating Divali by lighting up smiles of the faces of the children of Snehasadan, an NGO which reaches out to

homeless children. Every Divali, the children are invited to the hotel and entertained as valued guests. This year, the children were escorted to Kohinoor Continental on Bhaubeez and treated to a delightful celebration. There were around 45 children from 5-15 years. There was a magic show, fun and games, and of course, sumptuous food. The children were also given parting gifts. The excitement and happiness on the faces of the children is in itself a highly satisfying reward for the management and staff of Kohinoor Continental. These children do not have anyone from their family to call their own. Making them happy, especially during the festival of lights, is highly gratifying and something the hotel looks forward to.

Snehasadan is an NGO which keeps a lookout for streetchildren. It then tries to find out why they are on the streets, trace and reunite them with their families if possible. If not, they become a part of the Snehasadan family. The NGO does all it can to enable them to grow up as useful citizens who will build and shape the nation of tomorrow.

KET EFF-Tech CAFTTT – IT Tips & Tricks

The winners of the Swachchhataa Abhiyaan – October Drive adjudged by VP-HR & Admin Major General (Retd) Yash Sharma and Senior VP-

Finance Ashish Kanitkar are:-

Winners Of Swachchhataa Abhiyaan – October Drive

Best Floor- Floor 3 (Real Estate) Although Real Estate involves tremendous paper work, the files on the entire floor have been kept in a systematic way despite storage issues and a lot of effort has been taken by the floor occupants to keep the place tidy and orderly.

Best Desk - Deepak Lade Even after having to deal with papers all through the day, the GM-Finance arranges documents and files on his desk very neatly

Patient Support Group ActivitiesCancer And Cardiac Support Group

Talk on ‘Stress Management And Exercise’ At BPCL

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Kohinoor Hospital Activities

On 4 Nov, Dr Nupur Mungekar of Kohinoor Hospital conducted a health awareness talk on Stress Management And Exercise for employees of BPCL at their Sewri

office. Dr Mungekar revealed several important aspects on the subject educating the employees. The talk was received very well by the audience.

Contributed by Neel Bhende, KTI

Contributed by Sadhana Patne, Kohinoor Hospital

Kohinoor Hospital Nursing Educator Sajitha A G conducted and informative session on 7 Nov on the subject CPR for Cardiac and Cancer Patients in the hospital premises.

This was followed by an interactive session during which the patients and their relatives who attended the session were free to ask questions and clarify their doubts

A Dialysis Support Group Meet was organized on 17 Oct for our dialysis patients in Kohinoor Hospital. Dialysis Technician Chetan assisted by his colleague Sachin gave a talk on Fistula Care For Dialysis Patients after which the floor was thrown open to the audience for questions for any more information or clarification of doubts.

As a novel initiative, Kohinoor Technical Institute (KTI) recently held a Society Connect Session Hunar Bhi Rozgar Bhi – Kohinoor Ke Sang in

the national language Hindi, to connect with a key audience. The session was held at Kohinoor Continental. The main objective of this event was to project the importance of vocational education to make it more aspirational to the youth and impress upon them the prospects of making a promising career by acquiring vocational skills. This session created a platform for all stakeholders - students, parents, industry, government linked bodies and sector skill council - to debate

Hunar Bhi Rozgar Bhi – Kohinoor Ke Sang

and deliberate on key challenges faced by the youth and industry through a dialogue.

Hosted and moderated KTI HR Head Maneesha Pradhan, government and industry head honchos Ashish Batra of NSDC, Binit Bhatt–COO, Gems & Jewellery SSC, Haridev Khosla–IT & Telecom Expert, Rekha Choudhary–Wellness & Spa Expert, Ajaya Kumar–Head HR, Videocon D2H and Amrut Ujawane–ex KTI Student and now an entrepreneur in Hardware & Networking actively participated in the event.

The event was attended by more than 200 students and parents, NGOs, KTI Business Unit Managers and Business Heads.

One More Feather In KTI’s CapAfter a successful annual surveillance audit

conducted on 26 Oct this year, Kohinoor Technical Institute is now ISO 9001 Recertified and can continue with its certificate without any non-conformance for another year.

Contributed by Sadhana Patne, Kohinoor Hospital

Published By : Hotel Airport Kohinoor Pvt Ltd, Kohinoor Corporate House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Dadar (West), Mumbai - 400 028 Email : kohinoortimes@kohinoorgroup.co.in Editor-in-Chief : Ullhas B Kulkarni Executive Editor : Makarand Vagaskar Principal Correspondent : Amruta Kokate-Kanade Design : Kohinoor Design Cell.Web : www.kohinoorgroup.co.in For private circulation only. The editors and Kohinoor Group do not necessarily subscribe to personal views expressed in this publication. Copyright © 2015 Hotel Airport Kohinoor Pvt Ltd

The editiorial team heartily thanks all the contributors for this issue. Please keep mailing your contributions and suggestions for Kohinoor Times to kohinoortimes@kohinoorgroup.co.in

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Bestseller Novelist Sudeep Nagarkar Releases His Latest Book In KBSPopular contemporary novelist Sudeep Nagarkar of six bestselling novels

recently released his latest book You Are Trending In My Dreams in a function held at Kohinoor Business School (KBS). The book release was organized by the Library of Kohinoor Business School. Speaking on the occasion, he shared his own life experiences with the KBS students. He gave a motivating talk advising them to pursue a passion and do something different in addition to academics. He also encouraged the students to live a tension free life. The students were glad to have an interesting interactive session with him. Inspired from real life incidents, his books are easy to connect with. The novelist gladly autographed his latest book to the delight of the KBS students. As per the survey of Nelson Book Scan Survey, this book is the first bestseller book out of the Ten Best.

Kohinoor Cricket League-Season 1

Contributed by Sachin Mistry, KET

Kohinoor Business School (KBS) organized a first of its kind two-day

inter-collegiate cricket tournament for B-Schools - Kohinoor Cricket League (KCL)-Season 1, on the Kohinoor City Club Grounds on 31 Oct and 1Nov. Supported by Cricket India Academy (CIA), the Chief Guest for the event was well-known cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni. Twelve teams from around the Mumbai region competed in the preliminary round - Lala Lajpatrai, MET, Allana, Bedekar, Chetna, SIES, Atharva, DY Patil, Vidyalankar, Kohinoor Business School, GNIMS Khalsa and Thakur.

Kohinoor Education Trust (KET) Head-Marketing & Corporate Communications Bryan D’Souza was the Event-In-charge. In the finals, after winning the toss, Atharva opted to bowl to Vidyalankar which set them a target of 102 runs to win. Atharva met the target to win the prize money of `10,000 and sweep the beautiful KCL trophy. The runners-up Vidyalankar also received a trophy and `5,000 as a cash prize. Individual performances were also rewarded. Faisal and Abhijeet from

Atharva College were adjudged Best Batsman and Best Bowler respectively. Omkar Lad from Vidyalankar College won the All Rounder trophy plus a cash prize of `2,500.

Fun@Kohinoor-October 2015!! No Agenda Is Also Great Fun !!

This time there was just ‘no agenda’ for Fun@Kohinoor. You don’t always need an agenda

for fun, do you? Everyone got together, kept their work aside, chit-chatted and just chilled out. A fit Saturday prelude to the weekly Sunday holiday!

Contributed by Rutuja Gadkari, Kohinoor Group

Contributed by Sachin Mistry, KET