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Driven by Quest for Knowledge and Sense of Enterprise: Adventures of Apeejay Shipping’s Captain as a Sea Farer

By Captain Ranganathan Narasimhan The Welsh poet George Herbert had once said, “He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea”, implying how the ship and its crew are always at the mercy of the sea and its weather. APJ Uma Kismat, acquired in Hong Kong earlier this month, sent me into a flashback of my adventures as a part of the crew … Continue reading Driven by Quest for Knowledge and Sense of Enterprise: Adventures of Apeejay Shipping’s Captain as a Sea Farer

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Retail

Working for ‘third parent’ Oxford Bookstore to curate Kolkata’s First and India’s Only Literary Festival created by a Bookstore and India’s First Bangla Festival

By Aatreyee Ghosh My first introduction to the world of books was my grandmother who would take me to Oxford Bookstore every first Saturday of the month which would be followed by lunch at one of the restaurants in Park Street and then an evening pouring over the treasures accumulated throughout the day at the bookstore. So, coming back to work at nearly 100 year old … Continue reading Working for ‘third parent’ Oxford Bookstore to curate Kolkata’s First and India’s Only Literary Festival created by a Bookstore and India’s First Bangla Festival

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Oxford Bookstore’s Century in Books

By Maina Bhagat As the much loved heritage Oxford Bookstore Kolkata inches its way towards a “Century in Books”, I take a peek into its role in the life and times of this great city, and reminiscence randomly through the two decades of my close association with the legendary store. “You see, bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper. They are time travel and … Continue reading Oxford Bookstore’s Century in Books

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An Apeejay Shipping executive whose day job is safety of ships and night job is safety of abandoned animals

By Projit Basu My connection with animals started when I was born. Both my grandmother and father were hospitalised at the time of my birth and my mother had to balance her time among the three of us. I was basically baby-sitted and taken care of by her pet, our little Pomeranian. She used to stay with me 24×7, keeping me in her protective custody. … Continue reading An Apeejay Shipping executive whose day job is safety of ships and night job is safety of abandoned animals

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Tea

I am a Welfare Officer in Apeejay Tea and my role is critical to my tea estate.

By Mousumi Bharali Apeejay Tea deployed its first Welfare Officer in 1987, just a few years after Apeejay Surrendra Group diversified into its tea business. Their original responsibility was to carry out population census, attend to labour complaints on housing and ensure safe potable water by constructing and inspecting concrete tube well plinth. They were also responsible for Sanitation and School and Hospital maintenance. During … Continue reading I am a Welfare Officer in Apeejay Tea and my role is critical to my tea estate.

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Celebrating Brilliance in Book Cover Design with Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize

By Neeta Sreedharan As the third edition of Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize culminated at Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 last week, the jury said, “The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize has come of age!” The prestigious prize, instituted by Apeejay Surrendra Group’s nearly 100-year-old Oxford Bookstore in 2015 to recognize and encourage the extraordinary work of illustrators, designers and publishers across India, is held … Continue reading Celebrating Brilliance in Book Cover Design with Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize

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Hospitality

Training is more important internally than externally in today’s world

By Laxmi Todiwan The goal and mission of Training and Development function in an organisation is to line up initiatives and activities to the overall organisational objectives.  Most employees do have weaknesses in their workplace skills.  A training program is thus needed to strengthen those skills. A development program on the other hand creates equity among employees. The purpose of training and development is to organise, facilitate and … Continue reading Training is more important internally than externally in today’s world

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Management Services

Why there is a bit of Apeejay in everything I have achieved so far as HR

By Ramakrishn Ghosh Working at Apeejay has taught me many things. It is here that I realized that HR is not just a department or a function. It is a position of responsibility – towards the employees as well as the company. It is a process which binds all the departments of a company together and drives them towards the company’s business goals. It provides … Continue reading Why there is a bit of Apeejay in everything I have achieved so far as HR

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Memories of Pain and Resilience – The Partition Museum observes the first Partition Remembrance Day supported by Apeejay Trust

By Renu Kakkar I was born to a family, hailing from East Punjab, made refugee during the India-Pakistan Partition. They had escaped in near penury with just a broken skull of their youngest seven year old son Mulkh – my father – during the fateful days of Partition in 1947. Stunned by the unimaginable cruelty of neighbours and friends, my grandfather spurned repatriation to the … Continue reading Memories of Pain and Resilience – The Partition Museum observes the first Partition Remembrance Day supported by Apeejay Trust

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Culinary Creativity, Skilled Craftsmanship and Scientific Acumen in the Kitchen fuels the Legacy of Flurys

By Vikas Kumar I grew up in a small town in western part of Uttar Pradesh.  We were a family of extremely limited culinary adventurism. Eating out used to be mostly restricted to family functions or special occasions in our pure vegetarian family.  My father was an engineer who travelled often and my mother was a school teacher taking care of three of us siblings, … Continue reading Culinary Creativity, Skilled Craftsmanship and Scientific Acumen in the Kitchen fuels the Legacy of Flurys

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Putting People First at Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels

By Sujata Guin Employee Engagement is critical at Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels! At The Park, we put our People First. Our People Philosophy is clearly defined by our Mission statement: “We believe our strength is our people and we will encourage their development. We respect them as individuals and believe that teamwork, commitment and integrity are values that will lead us to success.” In today’s … Continue reading Putting People First at Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels

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Tea

The Romance in the Tea Tasting Room that creates Tea Blends and Recipes at Apeejay

By Razi Khan The job of a tea blender is creative, diverse and demanding. My journey in the tea industry began way back in 1999 at Williamson Magor & Company Limited in Dooars and Darjeeling, India, where I began learning about planting and manufacturing of certain tea types. After spending two years building my knowledge there, I relocated to Kolkata to join the second largest tea broker in … Continue reading The Romance in the Tea Tasting Room that creates Tea Blends and Recipes at Apeejay

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