Arvind Chhabra, from India today covered beautifully in the monthly supplement of India Today, Simply Punjabi about the top businesswomen of Punjab.
Arvind interviewed Ms. Anuja Lath, COO, RedAlkemi for the issue and got to know her inside out. He has very well written about Anuja’s perfect balance of work-life culture.
Come December and there is this party feeling all around. We at RedAlkemi had enough reasons too as our Co-Founder and COO of RedAlkemi, Ms. Anuja Lath had been honored with the Award of Excellence as the “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” for the year 2008-2009 by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and it was Christmas round the corner also. We the HR organized this great party at The Gravity… a cool discotheque near office to party all evening.
The party started at around 7pm and came to full swing at around 8pm with the beautifully dressed girls and handsome looking boys hitting the dance floor with full energy. The DJ rocked the party with his latest bollywood and Punjabi numbers. Each and every person was enjoying the party to the core. There were drinks, snacks and dinner on the house. We danced the whole evening sweating without a break. It was really great and we had loads of fun like we always do.
Like every year in RedAlkemi, we celebrated the 7th Annual Function on 11th Dec 09. The day was full of excitement and energy, we all were eager to know how we had performed as a company in the year 2009.
Opening for the function started with HR presentation, Ms. Preeti Raina (Asst. Manager –HR) talked about the HR projection for the year 2010 and gave us an overview of what had happened in 2009. Followed by we had a great insight of achievements of 2009 and future projections for 2010 from our COO, Ms. Anuja Lath. This was really an eye opener for all of us at RA, as everyone’s hard work was being appreciated.
After the session of appreciation given by our COO Mr.Atul Gupta for the hard work done in 2009 and to be continued in same energy for the coming year 2010, our CEO also added few important aspects to the function by giving us the Vision, Future solution road map for 2010.
As the knowledge sharing part was almost through we were already excited for the Rewards & Recognition for the year 2009, where all the deserving employees were given a momento as appreciation towards their work.
The list is as follows: -
Best Office Boy – Ravi
Punctuality- Brij Lal (Team Spiders)
Most Diligent Employee- Vivechana Chabbra (Team Achievers)
Best Performer LB- Nitin Shekhar
Best Employee Tech- Chandan Kathuria
Best Employee RAPID- Rapinder Kaur
Best Employee HR- Divya Vashisht
Best Performer SEM- Harkawal Singh (Team Achievers)
Best Biz Analyst- Divya Sharma (Sales Team)
Best Programmer- Sudhanshu Kashyap (Team Achievers)
Best Project Manager- Satwinder Singh (Team Achievers))
Best Designer- Manoj Kandwal
Highest Team Efficiency- Sanjay Gupta (Team NumeroUno)
High Billing Team- Satwinder Singh (Team Achievers)
Best QC Analyst- Mahisuta Sharma
Most Promising New Comer- Ajay Kashyap & Pankaj Sharma
Award for Excellence- Chhavi Firani
After the awards ceremony we had announcement for Wall of Fame (for employees completing more than 2 years with RedAlkemi) and to the list of 51 employees we proudly added 17 more names this year. They are as follows: -
The best part of the evening that is the most exciting element was the Salsa and bachata dance, which came as a pleasant surprise arranged by Ms. Preeti Raina from HR Team. This changed the entire mood of the evening and slowly we could see few individuals picked up from the crowd and paired to perform few steps of Salsa. This was really fun and we all landed up having great time.
Last but the not least we had the cake cutting followed by dinner, the entire RA warmed up towards the end of the function by enjoying fruit punch and yummy dinner which was long awaited.
This year we celebrated Diwali in a very different and unique way. We organized “Dandiya or Garbha Nite” on 15 October 2009 in the evening. Dandiya Raas, is a traditional dance form in India which is performed during Navratri (festival) in Gujarat. In Dandiya or Garbha, men and women dance in two circles, with sticks in their hands.
All were asked to come dressed in ethnic wear or traditional wear. DJ played special Gujarati folk songs for Dandiya Night. Everyone had fun dancing to folk numbers with Dandiya Sticks in hands.
One tradition which is attached to Diwali Festival is ‘Rangoli’ making. We invited entries for Rangoli Competition in teams. We received seven entries of four to five members in each team. HR had a really tough time to decide on the winner of the competition. All the teams were creative and came up with beautiful rangolies. (Pictures attached below)
Exchanging gifts with all near and dear ones also marks the festival of Diwali. RedAlkemi presented its entire staff members with a unique gift, a Bamboo Plant in a small pot and Eggless Homemade Cake with a special message,
‘Dear RedAlkemist,
We hope you enjoy your eco-friendly Bamboo Plant and keep it on your desk as a symbol of green and peace! May the special Eggless Homemade Cake add sweetness to your Diwali this year.
Wishing you a very Happy Diwali!’
A healthy, green plant brings a lively energy into the home and this little plant adds a lot without asking much of you.
Celebrating Diwali in unique and traditional way was not only fun but memorable as well.
It gives us immense pleasure to share with you all that our Co-Founder and COO of RedAlkemi, Ms. Anuja Lath has been honored with the Award of Excellence as the “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” for the year 2008-2009 by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
Dr. S.S. Channy, Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Government of Punjab, distributed the STPI Software Exports Awards for 2008-09 at the awards night held as part of the e-Revolution 2009.
On 14 August 2009, RedAlkemi organized the Cultural Event named RACE 2009. It witnessed the performances from all the teams. Preeti Raina, Divya Vashisht and Naresh Kumar did comparing for the event. The event was a huge hit among all. We witnessed a whole lot of hidden talents in RA. Here is list of performances by various teams for the Cultural Event.
Following are the list of events performed on the cultural Event:
Dance by Hardeep & Sapna (Team Net Masters).
Parody love Marriage (Team NumeroUno) Performed by Sanjay, Priyanka, Sneha and Vivek.
Mahabharata ke Dhurander (LB, SEO & Accounts) performed by Rahul, Ajay, Sunny, Arun, Ashish, Rakesh, Sushil and Davinder Bisht.
Recession Skit (Team Net Masters) by Suresh and Rajneesh.
Bhootiya Circus (Sales Team) by Brahminder and Divya Sharma.
Bhangra (HR & Admin) by Sapna, Harjit, Ginni and Gurinder Kaur.
Ramleela (RAPID) by Pankaj Jaiswal, Saif, Rapinder, Rishi and Shiv.
Jitender & Brahminder Performance (Sales Team)
Poetry by Shiv (RAPID Team)
Punjabi Skit (Achievers) performed by Satwinder, Harkawal, Arun, Jasmine, Udesh, Pooja Puri and Ashutoshyap Kashyap.
To celebrate the joy of hitting a 100% target for the month of July 2009, RA organized a dance party for its whole staff. It was organized at the company’s official party center - EC, that is Entertainment Center on 8 August 2009. The party started at around 7pm and came to full swing at around 8pm with the gorgeous gals and handsome hunk hitting the dance floor with full energy! DJ rocked the event with some latest bollywood and Punjabi numbers. Each and every person was enjoying the party to the core. There were drinks and Chinese snacks organized on the house. Neither the humid weather nor the hunger or thirst could stop the party animals to keep dancing till they drop. We, the RedAlkemists surely know how to live upto our motto, “Work Hard and Party Harder”
Today as a routine after coming to the office while checking my daily mails, it strike to me how nice it feels to work in an employee friendly environment. As soon as I come to the office, the first thing I do is check my mailbox and click on“RedAlkemi’s Box of Knowledge” mail sent by HR which includes a Quote of the day, Health tip and Amazing fact.
Next I check if there is any “Happy Birthday” e-mail. Happy Birthday e-mail is a birthday wishes mail sent by the HR team to the person whose birthday it is. It includes a lovely bouquet picture, birthday boy’s / girl’s sun sign followed by the information on famous people with whom he / she share his / her birthday, general prediction based on the sun sign and the email address of the person, so others can wish him/her as well. This mail also works like a reminder mail for others to wish their colleague(s). I always come to know whose birthday it is on a particular day even before I check my mailbox. How? Oh! It’s really simple, that person’s workstation is decorated with beautiful ribbons and colorful balloons.
You know what - I am always aware of the latest happenings in the IT industry as HR makes sure to send weekly “Top IT News” email to all the employees. So now you know the secret, it’s not only me but also all RedAlkemi employees, who are always aware of the latest happening in IT industry.
I also come to know when some new person joins our organization as we get induction e-mail. It includes his / her name, designation, qualification, interest and email address.
Now let me tell you about an interesting thing. We have something called fun profile. You can check one’s fun profile by clicking on his/her name under signature lines in the email. In fun profile you’ll find the information about the person like his hobbies, interests, favorite food, what he is scared of etc. So next time whenever you receive any RA employee’s email, make sure to click on his / her name in signature line to learn more about him / her. Believe me its fun!
This year RedAlkemi celebrated 6th Annual function and marked a presence of 22yrs till date. Spirits were all time high. Our efficient HR team handled the stage. Opening of the function was with a welcome speech given by Ms. Gurinder, followed by Lighting of Diyas by Mr. Manish Sabharwal (Sr. Manager-Webdev) & Varun Rajput (Executive-Business Development) who had recently joined the RA family.
After the glorious opening of the function we started with some serious listening i.e. the presentation by Ms. Preeti Raina (Asst. Manager HR). The presentation covered the entire activity done by the HR team for the year 2007-08 and future projections for the year 2009 followed by this our COOMs. Anuja Lath gave presentation on Achievements and Future Projections for the coming year for Operation & Sales. She also mentioned about changing our tag line and making it to Delivering Measurable Online Success. This presentation was an eye opener as we came to know the hard work put in the entire year by our Operations team & Sales team.
Last but not the least our CEO Mr. Atul Gupta addressed the employees with the company Vision & Future solution roadmap. This was really informative and knowledgeable as we came to know the current market situation and the industry trends, which are being followed by various companies. Mr. Atul had clearly focused on the vision statement and we all made a promise to do so.
After we received the treat for knowledge we had our much-awaited Rewards & Recognition Ceremony where all the deserving employees were handed Mementos as a motivational gesture.
The List is as follows: -
Best Office Boy - Surjeet
Punctuality- Lalit Singla (Team Spiders)
Most Diligent Employee- Ginni Dang
Best Performer LB- Kuljeet Singh
Best Employee Tech- Mehar Chand
Best Employee RAPID- Pankaj Jaiswal
Best Employee HR-Gurinder Kaur
Best Performer SEM- Sanket Kumar (Team NumeroUno)
Best Biz Analyst- Shivani Narang
Best Performer Webdev- Suresh Kumar (Team NumeroUno)
Best Performer Webdev- JayRam Singh (Team NumeroUno)
Best Team Manager- Manish Sabharwal (Team D Company)
Best Mentor- Thomas George (Team Spiders)
Highest Team Efficiency- Sanjay Gupta (Team NumeroUno)
High Billing Team- Manish Sabharwal (Team D Company)
After the awards ceremony we had Wall of Fame (for employees completing more than 2 years with RedAlkemi) and to the list of 48 employees we proudly added 3 more names this year. They are as follows : -
Sheetal Singh (Design Team)
Saif Sharique (RAPID Team)
Vikas Jindal (Web Dev Team)
In the end after the fun and excitement the function was nearing the closing which was done by cutting the cake by Ms. Chhavi Firani our Group head-Biz.dev. The party started warming up after that and our DJ switched on to some nice foot tapping numbers which ultimately took everyone on the dance floor and everyone enjoyed the snacks & drinks which were long awaited.
On 24 Sept evening, HR organized the Team Building Activity for all the employees in the organization. We had kept two games for the event. One was Frog Relay Race, where a field was set and four people were made to sit on four corners of the hall. A person has to hop like a frog and reach the other end where his other team member is waiting for him to start the second lap and so on till the fourth person making a relay race. It was so much fun watching the participants hopping from one corner to other like a frog! Out of five teams (Link Building Team, D-Company Team, NumeroUno Team, Spiders Team and Admin Team) Link Building Team stood as a proud winner completing the race in just 23.5 secs. The other game was Make a Pyramid; A pyramid was made on the table using thermacol glasses. Teams have to make a similar pyramid on the other table lying close to the first one. Only four members could participate in this game. Team members were provided with a rubber band with four ribbons tied to it, they were asked to hold the rubber band with the help of ribbon only and use the rubber band to pick the glasses one by one to make the pyramid. Sounds interesting!!! It became tough for the teams to actually do it…..and that was not all the game master told them to make it in 2 minutes only! All except one team got disqualified and NumeroUno was the only team who stood as winner in this game. Catch the glimpse of the event in the pictures below.
On the eve of 31st July 2008 the HR Team organized a Cultural Event for the organization wherein each team gave a fun filled performance infused with lots of enthusiasm and energy. Preeti, Rahul & I hosted the show with our titbits of PJs, interesting one-liners and the works.
The Link Building Team opened the show with a zestful Bhangra followed by a bollywood dance number. It was a fantastic start of a great event. Then came the sensational NumeroUno Team with a satire on the Punjab Police which set the stage on fire as we had everyone rolling in laughter. This was followed by a lovely Punjabi folk song by Nishant Midha also from NumeroUno.
D Company performed next. They put forth three interesting performances, a dance on a medley of the latest Bollywood hits sequenced to narrate a tale, a “jabardast” Bhangra which on public demand had to be repeated and a song by Manoj Kandwal.
Next in line we had PDME team members, with three performances, a dance number, a funny skit and solo performance by Varunjit. The dance number on Pappu can’t dance was loved by all and we had a repeat performance for that as well. Their funny skit also was liked by all and for Varunjit’s performance; all one can say is he is a great comedian.
Additionally, Jagdip from Spiders Team sang a sentimental hindi song in his melodious voice. Then HR & Admin Team presented a musical skit on an old number which was liked too.
Last but not the least we had a spontaneous performance by Chandan from our Technical Team who tickled everybodys funny bone with his non-stop Punjabi Joke!
The entire show was a huge hit with the dazzling performances by all Teams. Words of appreciation and encouragement from our CEO, Mr. Atul Gupta wrapped up the occasion along with some goodies and a dance party which helped us RACE our adrenalin!!
On the evening of 30th April, RedAlkemists (all dressed up in blue and white) were all set to rock the party which started at 6.30 PM at our very own Entertainment Center. It was an absolute blast as we all danced our souls out to the groove of Music (with a hint of vodka). What do I say, thumping music, yummy food, high spirits and people dancing like crazy. To add to the funk, a tattoo artist was called who did every thing to bring us as close to the species of real party animals (just look at the pictures below and you will understand what I mean).
In the end, I think it was a much needed party for all of us as it helped us rejuvenate and restore our energy levels back to optimum. We all had a terrific time. Cheers!
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Howdy everyone! Last monday, the RedAlkemi HR department organized yet another fun filled team building activity for us. We all had lot of fun and exchange of many bugups & boo’s while every team (including Spartans, D-company, Invincible, PDME, Technicals & the Link Building team) fought really hard to win the titles. The first game was Spoon Ball Relay Race, in which 4 members of each team had to walk with a ball in a spoon held by his/her mouth in minimum time and fouls. Sound’s easy? Well.. actually it’s not ! The Technical team won this game, thanks to Mehar for giving them an excellent start. In the other game one team had to hide 10 things in the venue (Entertainment Center) and the other team had to search those items in minimum time. In this Treasure Hunt game, D-Company won and took away the box of chocolates. Enjoy the pictures:
Under our Employee Engagement and Initiatives, one day trekking was being organized to Nepli Forest (or more popularly known as Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary).Nepli Forestsis a nature trail within Chandigarh, which passes through the woods, hill slope, around water bodies with a gentle gradient. Apart from being an idyllic location for a quick getaway from city life, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary offers a great opportunity to raise our awareness about the floral and faunal heritage of our city.As decided we gathered at around 7am and with approximately 35 people we set off to the decided trekking spot in a bus. The funny part being that no one in the bus knew the exact way to the Nepli Forest. But we had a rough idea and after asking from few people, finally reached there in about half an hour.
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At the entrance of Nepli Forest, we showed our permit (permission taken from forest officer well in advance) for the trek to the Incharge and unloaded things from the bus (brunch, water, juices, games like cricket, badminton, Frisbees etc) as we were not allowed to take bus inside. But we have obtained the permission for one car (Atul & Anuja’s) so that we do not have to carry those things along when we walk to the Inspection Hut as it was 4 kms walk.At around 8.30am all started walking to the first spot (Starting point of Kansal Hut Trekking). After reaching there, we set to our trek. In the way, we had lots of fun, sang songs and cracked jokes as well. The trekking up the hill was tough, little bit scary (since it had narrow and slippery paths) as well as adventurous. Some people were walking carrying bags (thankfully!) which had water and little snacks in it. To which everybody made sure they do made it lighter. ;)After about 15kms of long and hard trekking, we finally made it to the Inspection Hut. The Inspection Hut was surrounded by a huge green park, had a lovely lake with a boat and small zoo with lots of deers. Everyone was so tired and thirsty. And had lots of water and juices which we carried along. Those who reached earlier cheered for those who came later on. There was one group (whom we feared had lost way) reached almost after an hour of first group!When we reached at the Nepli Inspection Hut we all hogged on to the brunch like anything. The brunch included hot and piping aloo puri and raita with achar.The food was so yummy that most of us ended up eating a little extra.
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After half an hour or 45 minutes rest, all guys went to play cricket and rest of the group engaged in playing cards under the cool shade of the trees. Children played Frisbee while some brainy people engaged themselves with the game of chess.Around 2pm we all decided to pack up and leave for our homes. Anuja also told us some of stretching exercises so that we do not get cramps in legs next morning due to trekking. Before leaving for our home we had a cup of tea at a local tea stall with snacks (matthis and shakkar pare). And then finally boarded the bus to go back to our lovely homes (I was dying to reach home and fall on my bed..needed a good and sound sleep).Trek was full of fun and frolic and we’ll try organizing more such trips in future.
