premier journal issue #13

Issue No. 13 | January 2011An in-house magazine

Premier’s Corporate Social Responsibility

From all of us at Premier, a very happy and

prosperous new year to you!

There’s considerable excitement from the

Premier Journal editorial desk. It’s the first

issue of the year and as always we’ve

packed it with interesting news and

updates. The beginning of the year is a

great opportunity to take a look back at the

previous year’s highlights. Our cover story

on Premier’s Corporate Social

Responsibility gives a definitive focus to the

year gone by. Read about initiatives by

Premier Ltd. to create a better place to live

and work – for our employees, our

community and our world in five arenas of

the Arts, Culture, Education, Industry and

Community upliftment.

But the 2010 story doesn’t end there.

We’ve been busy. Our presence at industry

events, our innovations, our contribution to

trade exhibitions, the list goes on.

Premierites have done us proud in every

conceivable sphere. It’s not just work and

no play at Premier. Read our section on

Human Resources & Industrial Relations

and join us in congratulating our

colleagues who have achieved much in the

areas of music, sport and the arts. Of

course, you will also enjoy reading about

the suggestions some of our employees

contributed to I Suggest (our suggestion

scheme) which we’ve implemented and our

training initiatives, especially for the women

in our company.

In the previous issue of the Premier Journal

we introduced a column entitled ‘Employee

in Focus’. Largely through nominations and

our own investigation, this column

introduces our readership to Premier

employees who are making a difference

both in and out of the workplace. This

column received an overwhelming

response this time around in terms of

nominations submitted– it is always tough

to narrow it down but this time we chose

three employees (as opposed to just one)

all from the Heavy Engineering team.

Brand building in a continuous process for

all companies. Moreover, as a company,

we are still widely associated with the

automobile industry. What few realize is

that Premier is more than Automobiles

today. In our effort to communicate brand

Premier (Machine Tools, Heavy

Engineering and Automotive), our update

on Premier’s media presence and strategy

elaborates further. In yet another area of

brand building, Premier has been pursued

by numerous colleges and educational

institutes to come share the Premier story

with their students. This kicked off with a

massive campus recruitment initiative last

year and more recently, with the IIPM.

Read more about it on page 13.

In our section on divisional updates, we

bring you a prelude to our presence at

IMTEX 2011 (Asia’s largest Machine Tool

exhibition) at Bangalore’s International

Exhibition Centre – BIEC in January ’11.

Our next issue will focus exclusively on

this prestigious event. In our section on

Automotive updates, we are thrilled to

have articles, testimonials, firsthand

accounts – all contributed by our young

team members, customers, even our

dealers. Read more about this on page 20.

It’s always nice to receive positive

feedback about our efforts to produce an

informative and fun magazine to keep you

updated with our goings on. On page 17

we thank our readers who have taken the

time to write in and share this feedback

with us. We would love to hear more

feedback whether positive or constructive,

to make our journal more vibrant,

informative and useful to our readers. Do

write into

and share your thoughts with me. Your

input does matter greatly.

Once again, here is wishing you a

wonderful 2011. We look forward to sharing

our journey throughout the year with you.

Cheers

Erica de Souza

[email protected]

Editorial...

Cover Story

Premier's Corporate Social

Responsibility

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News you can use

HR & IR

Welcome Aboard

Divisional Updates

Machine Tool

Automotive

Heavy Engineering Special focus on heavy

engineering employees

Corporate

I Suggest

Editorial Board:

Adhikari M D

Kundalkar R G

Mehta Rakesh

Mulherkar D D

Rathi K G

Shah V J

Tavhare R M

Erica de Souza

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Cover Story 1

As Milton Friedman’s adage goes, “The

business of business is business”. Over

time, this view has drastically changed. In

fact, if you look at the recent Economic

Times Awards for Corporate Excellence

held in January 2011, India Inc. is taking

philanthropy to the next level, by

integrating social issues into their

business strategies. This highlights the

importance of Corporate Social

Responsibility (CSR), not just as an act of

benevolence, but to sustain the creation of

wealth in the corporate context. “The size

of endowments has changed remarkably

Cover Story

• On September 18, 2010, Ms Erica de Souza,

Head - Corporate Communications, Premier Ltd,

was a panelist at an industry interaction on the topic of

“Corporate Social Responsibility”. Issues related to CSR

were discussed and debated.

• The event was organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth

University’s Amplify Mindware – Department of

Information Technology.

The IMTMA (Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association) Vinod Doshi Outstanding Entrepreneur in Machine Tools’ AwardThis award, instituted in memory of the

late Mr Vinod Doshi, one of the founding

fathers of IMTMA and the IMTEX trade-

based exhibition, is given to someone who

has shown an outstanding record of first

generation entrepreneurship in building

machine tool companies in India. This

person is chosen by an awards committee

constituted solely for this purpose,

comprising eminent persons from the

industry. On January 21, 2010, the first

IMTMA – Vinod Doshi Outstanding

Mr. Antony Ransquinha receiving the ‘IMTMA- Vinod Doshi Outstanding Entrepreneur in Machine Tools’ Award from Dr. R. Chidambaram and Mr. Jamshyd Godrej

Erica de Souza a panelist at the Amplify Mindware CSR Industry Interaction

Here are some organizations that Premier supports through sponsorships Confederation of

Indian Industry

in 2010, making the world sit up and take

notice,” says Pranab Mukherjee, Finance

Minister (India). We, at Premier, have not

only kept in line with this trend, but have

also been ahead of our time in some

aspects.

Reflecting the vision of the Vinod Doshi

group, Premier’s Chairman and Managing

Director, Mr Maitreya Doshi, who is also

managing trustee of the ‘Shri Lalchand

Hirachand Premier Trust’, a public charity

trust named after the eminent industrialist,

the group donates over Rs 1 crore every

year to support education, health and

cultural activities. Premier Ltd does not

contribute company funds towards the

Trust’s corpus. The two activities are

kept separate. While Premier’s focus is

to create stakeholder value, our CSR

initiatives focus on our people and of

course, a greener planet (something that

we all need to invest in today). Last year,

saw several such initiatives from both the

Trust and Premier Ltd. Let’s take a trip

down memory lane to visit some of these

milestones in the arenas of the Arts &

Culture , Education, Industry and

Community Welfare.

Entrepreneur Award was given to

Mr Antony Rasquinha, Chairman,

Electropneumatics & Hydraulics (India) Private

Ltd. Pune. Once again, the Doshi family’s

vision has been a fertile ground for talent and

hard work to be recognised & appreciated.

The award was presented on January 20,

at IMTEX 2011.

Look out for the special coverage of

Premier Journal.

Erica de SouzaHead - Corporate Communications, Premier Ltd,

Premier participates in Corporate Social Responsibility - Industry Interaction

Industrial Intervention

CHIP (Children in Pain)

Launched in 2004, CHIP Mumbai

works to address the lack of quality

education in schools for the

underprivileged in Mumbai, through

several social interventions. These

include pre–primary Balwadis and primary

after school programs (for example -

theatre, art programs, study classes,

computer classes, among others). One

such initiative, the ‘After School Program’

(ASP), run by CHIP, got our Trust’s

attention. We were keen to be a part of the

program that provides a safe and

supportive environment for these children.

The program is supervised by adults and

offers various growth enhancing

opportunities that contributes to their

holistic development.

Premier supported the following in 2010:

• A theater workshop for 60 children from

the Oshiwara Municipal Schoo, aging

10 to 12 years.

• Judo classes for 60 children aging 10 to

12 years.

• A summer holiday camp

• Weekly dance classes with the Shaimak

Davar Victory Art foundation

• A girl child’s empowerment program

Cover Story 3

CHIP participating in various activities.

Leena (named changed) has lived with

being HIV + since birth. She had been

going through relapses of herpes for over

a year. Due to the bureaucratic red tapism

of government hospitals, her treatment

kept getting postponed. She is also the

daughter of a prostitute mother, who

works in Falkland Road area, Mumbai’s

largest red light district.

The Apne Aap Women’s Collective

(AAWC) is an NGO working with brothel-

based prostitutes and other marginalised

women and their children in the Falkland

Road area since 1998. The collective runs

Apne Aap Women's Collective (AAWC)two programs, for the children of women

in brothel-based prostitution, called

‘Udaan’ (aimed at providing education,

vocational skills, recreational activities,

medical care, psychological counseling,

nutritious meals and job placements to

enable their all round development) and

‘Umaang’, a complete day care centre for

toddlers between 2-6 years. The Shri

Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust has

supported both these programs for the

last three years. Through the Trust’s

support, Apne Aap has been able to

extend the hours and the scope of Umang

Apne Aap organizing a medical camp for the children Growth through education

with noticeable improvement in toddlers’

health, fewer children suffering from skin

diseases, lack of sleep, and stomach

problems.

Today, thanks to the empathy of the

doctors associated with Apne Aap,

Leena’s treatment is being done privately.

She was one of our Umang beneficiaries,

now she is going to school and is in the

Udaan program. She is recovering and

gaining weight. Her mother gets monthly

groceries to feed her.

Cover Story2

1. Adding more trees to the planet

through its ‘Grow more Trees

Campaign’. Taking the initiative to

make the planet a greener place,

Premier planted various tree saplings

in Pune. The factory, itself, currently

has around 1400 plants growing

around its campus.

2. Proactively switching over to

environmentally friendly packaging of

machinery, aligned with international

packaging standards. Premier has

pioneered the use of alternative

resources in packaging heavy

machinery. The traditional practice of

using timber has been replaced with

metal-based materials such as steel

and aluminum, after considering the

pros and cons of the machine size,

weight and taking into account the

protective aspects of the material as well.

3. Energy conservation is done by:

• Continuously monitoring and

maintaining our plant’s power factor to

1.00 (Unit) power on a daily basis

With the Indian Forest Conservation Ministry’s mounting concern on deforestation, the corporate world is opting for

‘greener’ alternatives in existing operations. Premier has contributed to this theme by:

• Clubbing air compression into a grid

format, thereby saving 22000 KWH per month

• Installing new energy efficient T5 lights

and transparent sheets (for added

natural light) in our vehicle assembly line

• Educating our employees through on

the job training to use electrical energy

efficiently

4. As per MPCB requirement, the

Company has installed the Sewage

Treatment Plant (STP) and waste water

is recycled and is used for our garden.

Similarly we have also created a new

Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) system for

separation of waste oil & coolant & same

water is again recycled for garden use.

Blood is a life saving fluid and is priceless. We, at Premier,

organised our own blood donation drive on March 20, 2010 (the

birthday of the late Shri Vinod Doshi, founder and former

Chairman of Premier Ltd). The response was overwhelming and

employees from across the company came forward to

contribute towards saving lives. The drive yielded great results

with 129 units of blood collected. This collection was then given

to Sahyadri Hospital, Pune.

Donate Blood- Save a Life

Premier employees saving lives by being blood donors

Go Green with Premier

While performing his duties on the shop

floor, Mr Bhimrrao Munde, who was then a

contractual work man at Premier, met with

a very unfortunate accident. His hands got

entangled in the machine he was working

on, which led to profuse bleeding and

ultimately the loss of his left hand. While

accidents on the job are not desirable by

any company, it is often a psychologically

devastating experience for the patient as

well as family and loved ones, who need

support during such trying times.

One such person who understands this

better than anyone is Mr Adhikari, our

President. “Premier isn’t just my

organization, it’s my family” says Adhikari.

Mr. Munde got immediate medical attention

at the nearest hospital. Mr Adhikari, on

behalf of Premier, was constantly there to

support him and his family, not just

monetarily, but also emotionally. Regular

visits and constant communication with the

doctor saw Mr Munde and his family

through this ordeal.

Even more heartening was, that the

company not only paid all his dues, but

also gave him computer and soft-skills

training and took him on as a permanent

employee in the administration department.

“Premier is not just my organisation, it is my family”

- M D Adhikari, President, Premier Ltd.

Premier Culture: We are Family – A story which says it all

Today, Mr Munde is married, content and

settled in his new life. He gives complete

credit to Premier for having rehabilitated him.

Bhimrrao Munde

Premier Strides Towards a Greener Planet

Social & Community Initiatives

CHIP (Children in Pain)

Launched in 2004, CHIP Mumbai

works to address the lack of quality

education in schools for the

underprivileged in Mumbai, through

several social interventions. These

include pre–primary Balwadis and primary

after school programs (for example -

theatre, art programs, study classes,

computer classes, among others). One

such initiative, the ‘After School Program’

(ASP), run by CHIP, got our Trust’s

attention. We were keen to be a part of the

program that provides a safe and

supportive environment for these children.

The program is supervised by adults and

offers various growth enhancing

opportunities that contributes to their

holistic development.

Premier supported the following in 2010:

• A theater workshop for 60 children from

the Oshiwara Municipal Schoo, aging

10 to 12 years.

• Judo classes for 60 children aging 10 to

12 years.

• A summer holiday camp

• Weekly dance classes with the Shaimak

Davar Victory Art foundation

• A girl child’s empowerment program

Cover Story 3

CHIP participating in various activities.

Leena (named changed) has lived with

being HIV + since birth. She had been

going through relapses of herpes for over

a year. Due to the bureaucratic red tapism

of government hospitals, her treatment

kept getting postponed. She is also the

daughter of a prostitute mother, who

works in Falkland Road area, Mumbai’s

largest red light district.

The Apne Aap Women’s Collective

(AAWC) is an NGO working with brothel-

based prostitutes and other marginalised

women and their children in the Falkland

Road area since 1998. The collective runs

Apne Aap Women's Collective (AAWC)two programs, for the children of women

in brothel-based prostitution, called

‘Udaan’ (aimed at providing education,

vocational skills, recreational activities,

medical care, psychological counseling,

nutritious meals and job placements to

enable their all round development) and

‘Umaang’, a complete day care centre for

toddlers between 2-6 years. The Shri

Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust has

supported both these programs for the

last three years. Through the Trust’s

support, Apne Aap has been able to

extend the hours and the scope of Umang

Apne Aap organizing a medical camp for the children Growth through education

with noticeable improvement in toddlers’

health, fewer children suffering from skin

diseases, lack of sleep, and stomach

problems.

Today, thanks to the empathy of the

doctors associated with Apne Aap,

Leena’s treatment is being done privately.

She was one of our Umang beneficiaries,

now she is going to school and is in the

Udaan program. She is recovering and

gaining weight. Her mother gets monthly

groceries to feed her.

Cover Story2

1. Adding more trees to the planet

through its ‘Grow more Trees

Campaign’. Taking the initiative to

make the planet a greener place,

Premier planted various tree saplings

in Pune. The factory, itself, currently

has around 1400 plants growing

around its campus.

2. Proactively switching over to

environmentally friendly packaging of

machinery, aligned with international

packaging standards. Premier has

pioneered the use of alternative

resources in packaging heavy

machinery. The traditional practice of

using timber has been replaced with

metal-based materials such as steel

and aluminum, after considering the

pros and cons of the machine size,

weight and taking into account the

protective aspects of the material as well.

3. Energy conservation is done by:

• Continuously monitoring and

maintaining our plant’s power factor to

1.00 (Unit) power on a daily basis

With the Indian Forest Conservation Ministry’s mounting concern on deforestation, the corporate world is opting for

‘greener’ alternatives in existing operations. Premier has contributed to this theme by:

• Clubbing air compression into a grid

format, thereby saving 22000 KWH per month

• Installing new energy efficient T5 lights

and transparent sheets (for added

natural light) in our vehicle assembly line

• Educating our employees through on

the job training to use electrical energy

efficiently

4. As per MPCB requirement, the

Company has installed the Sewage

Treatment Plant (STP) and waste water

is recycled and is used for our garden.

Similarly we have also created a new

Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) system for

separation of waste oil & coolant & same

water is again recycled for garden use.

Blood is a life saving fluid and is priceless. We, at Premier,

organised our own blood donation drive on March 20, 2010 (the

birthday of the late Shri Vinod Doshi, founder and former

Chairman of Premier Ltd). The response was overwhelming and

employees from across the company came forward to

contribute towards saving lives. The drive yielded great results

with 129 units of blood collected. This collection was then given

to Sahyadri Hospital, Pune.

Donate Blood- Save a Life

Premier employees saving lives by being blood donors

Go Green with Premier

While performing his duties on the shop

floor, Mr Bhimrrao Munde, who was then a

contractual work man at Premier, met with

a very unfortunate accident. His hands got

entangled in the machine he was working

on, which led to profuse bleeding and

ultimately the loss of his left hand. While

accidents on the job are not desirable by

any company, it is often a psychologically

devastating experience for the patient as

well as family and loved ones, who need

support during such trying times.

One such person who understands this

better than anyone is Mr Adhikari, our

President. “Premier isn’t just my

organization, it’s my family” says Adhikari.

Mr. Munde got immediate medical attention

at the nearest hospital. Mr Adhikari, on

behalf of Premier, was constantly there to

support him and his family, not just

monetarily, but also emotionally. Regular

visits and constant communication with the

doctor saw Mr Munde and his family

through this ordeal.

Even more heartening was, that the

company not only paid all his dues, but

also gave him computer and soft-skills

training and took him on as a permanent

employee in the administration department.

“Premier is not just my organisation, it is my family”

- M D Adhikari, President, Premier Ltd.

Premier Culture: We are Family – A story which says it all

Today, Mr Munde is married, content and

settled in his new life. He gives complete

credit to Premier for having rehabilitated him.

Bhimrrao Munde

Premier Strides Towards a Greener Planet

Social & Community Initiatives

Cover Story 5Cover Story4

The main objective of the Conservation Act

Trust is to educate and enlighten decision

makers and the public about the

importance of forests for our survival.

Following an original film ‘Inside India’s

Forests – Seeing the Wood for its Trees’,

which tells a story of protecting our

environment, this subsequent film, funded

by the Shri Lalchand Hirachand Premier

Trust, shares the inconvenient truths about

India’s forests.

The Conservation Act Trust -tells the untold story of India’s forests

Gurmeet Sapal - Director

The film is directed by Gurmeet Sapal, a

New Delhi- based filmmaker, whose

wildlife and environmental films have been

sensitising viewers (especially children)

since 1998 when he graduated from IIMC.

His repertoire of films include “Leopards in

the Lurch”, which won a special mention

from the jury at Vatavaran in 2007 and his

debut film, ‘Chasing Butterflies’ – a natural

history film on the beauty of butterflies and

their role in the ecosystem, which won the

best film award at Vatavaran in 2002 & was

shown to lakhs of children all over India.

The film is projected to be launched

around February 2011.

Every year, in memory of the legendary

Shri Vinod Doshi, the Trust, along with

Sahitya Rangabhoomi Pratishthan,

bestows the Vinod Doshi Fellowship in

Performing Arts on five upcoming artists in

the domain of Hindi and Marathi theatre.

On February 28, 2010, a cash reward, of

Rs 1 lakh per recipient, was awarded by

Dr. Mrs Saryu Doshi, wife of Late Mr. Vinod

Doshi who is a renowned art historian. The

award amount helps meet the artistes’

Encouraging Talent in Theatre through The Vinod Doshi Fellowship in Performing Arts

Ms. Anita Date, Mr. Nipun Dharmadhikari, Mr. Dharmakirti Sumant,

Ms. Puja Sarup, Mr. Shashank Shende accompanied by Dr. Sarayu Doshi

Vinod Doshi Fellowship in Performing Arts - 2010-2011

In 2009, I directed four plays and wrote two. I guess that’s what Vinod Doshi Fellowships of Sahitya Rangabhoomi Pratishthan can do to you…

Unconditional support gives you a kind of positive responsibility to do your best and that is the amazing part of this fellowship.

-Manav Kaul

monthly living expenses for a year,

thereby freeing them to focus on their

creative pursuits.

Puja Sarup expresses her gratitude by

saying, “I am a full- time theatre

practitioner, living on my own in Mumbai.

It is a very exciting and challenging life.

Along with the satisfaction and joy of

doing what I do, I also have my phases of

self doubt, financial crunches and

creativity blocks.

It was in one such self-doubting phase

that I got to know about the Vinod Doshi

Fellowship awards. It was the time when I

was seriously thinking of putting theatre

on hold for a little while. So for me, more

than anything else the fellowship was a

sign that I was on the right track and I

have to patiently move forward, without

giving up…”

As a mark of respect to our founder Chairman, the late Shri Vinod Doshi, who was

passionate about theatre, this annual theater festival has been sponsored by

Premier Ltd. since 2009. The idea was we make Hindi and Marathi theatre

experience accessible, to as many enthusiasts as possible.

In 2010, the event was held over a period of 5 days, from March 22 - 26. The three

Marathi plays and two Hindi plays selected for the event were showcased in

Mumbai at the NCPA auditorium and Ravindra Natya Mandir auditorium and

were repeated in Pune at Yashwantrao Natya Mandir auditorium.

An overwhelming response was received for the event. The festival was open to

the public at a very nominal fee. Look out for exclusive coverage on the 3rd

Annual Vinod Doshi Theater Festival in the next issue of the Premier journal.

Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Director : Ravindra Khare

Writer : Purushottam Darvekar

Afsane: Bai Se Bioscope TakDirector : Akarsh Khurana

Writer : Purva Naresh

S*x, M*rality & Cens*rshipDirector : Sunil Shanbag

Developed by : Shanta Gokhale and Iravati Karnik

Geli Ekvis VarshaDirector : Aalok Rajwade

Writer : Dharmakirti Sumant

Katkon TrikonDirector : Girish Joshi

Writer : Dr. Vivek Bele

2nd Annual Vinod Doshi Theatre Festival

Art and Culture

Cover Story 5Cover Story4

The main objective of the Conservation Act

Trust is to educate and enlighten decision

makers and the public about the

importance of forests for our survival.

Following an original film ‘Inside India’s

Forests – Seeing the Wood for its Trees’,

which tells a story of protecting our

environment, this subsequent film, funded

by the Shri Lalchand Hirachand Premier

Trust, shares the inconvenient truths about

India’s forests.

The Conservation Act Trust -tells the untold story of India’s forests

Gurmeet Sapal - Director

The film is directed by Gurmeet Sapal, a

New Delhi- based filmmaker, whose

wildlife and environmental films have been

sensitising viewers (especially children)

since 1998 when he graduated from IIMC.

His repertoire of films include “Leopards in

the Lurch”, which won a special mention

from the jury at Vatavaran in 2007 and his

debut film, ‘Chasing Butterflies’ – a natural

history film on the beauty of butterflies and

their role in the ecosystem, which won the

best film award at Vatavaran in 2002 & was

shown to lakhs of children all over India.

The film is projected to be launched

around February 2011.

Every year, in memory of the legendary

Shri Vinod Doshi, the Trust, along with

Sahitya Rangabhoomi Pratishthan,

bestows the Vinod Doshi Fellowship in

Performing Arts on five upcoming artists in

the domain of Hindi and Marathi theatre.

On February 28, 2010, a cash reward, of

Rs 1 lakh per recipient, was awarded by

Dr. Mrs Saryu Doshi, wife of Late Mr. Vinod

Doshi who is a renowned art historian. The

award amount helps meet the artistes’

Encouraging Talent in Theatre through The Vinod Doshi Fellowship in Performing Arts

Ms. Anita Date, Mr. Nipun Dharmadhikari, Mr. Dharmakirti Sumant,

Ms. Puja Sarup, Mr. Shashank Shende accompanied by Dr. Sarayu Doshi

Vinod Doshi Fellowship in Performing Arts - 2010-2011

In 2009, I directed four plays and wrote two. I guess that’s what Vinod Doshi Fellowships of Sahitya Rangabhoomi Pratishthan can do to you…

Unconditional support gives you a kind of positive responsibility to do your best and that is the amazing part of this fellowship.

-Manav Kaul

monthly living expenses for a year,

thereby freeing them to focus on their

creative pursuits.

Puja Sarup expresses her gratitude by

saying, “I am a full- time theatre

practitioner, living on my own in Mumbai.

It is a very exciting and challenging life.

Along with the satisfaction and joy of

doing what I do, I also have my phases of

self doubt, financial crunches and

creativity blocks.

It was in one such self-doubting phase

that I got to know about the Vinod Doshi

Fellowship awards. It was the time when I

was seriously thinking of putting theatre

on hold for a little while. So for me, more

than anything else the fellowship was a

sign that I was on the right track and I

have to patiently move forward, without

giving up…”

As a mark of respect to our founder Chairman, the late Shri Vinod Doshi, who was

passionate about theatre, this annual theater festival has been sponsored by

Premier Ltd. since 2009. The idea was we make Hindi and Marathi theatre

experience accessible, to as many enthusiasts as possible.

In 2010, the event was held over a period of 5 days, from March 22 - 26. The three

Marathi plays and two Hindi plays selected for the event were showcased in

Mumbai at the NCPA auditorium and Ravindra Natya Mandir auditorium and

were repeated in Pune at Yashwantrao Natya Mandir auditorium.

An overwhelming response was received for the event. The festival was open to

the public at a very nominal fee. Look out for exclusive coverage on the 3rd

Annual Vinod Doshi Theater Festival in the next issue of the Premier journal.

Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Director : Ravindra Khare

Writer : Purushottam Darvekar

Afsane: Bai Se Bioscope TakDirector : Akarsh Khurana

Writer : Purva Naresh

S*x, M*rality & Cens*rshipDirector : Sunil Shanbag

Developed by : Shanta Gokhale and Iravati Karnik

Geli Ekvis VarshaDirector : Aalok Rajwade

Writer : Dharmakirti Sumant

Katkon TrikonDirector : Girish Joshi

Writer : Dr. Vivek Bele

2nd Annual Vinod Doshi Theatre Festival

Art and Culture

The 138-year-old lab has been fully

upgraded and equipped with

state-of-the-art CNC machines, some

of which have been provided by

Premier’s machine tool division.

The COEP faculty and students are

very excited about this new lab.

According to Kanad Saha, third year

mechanical engineering student,

The Production Engineering Workshop was inaugurated on January 4, 2011 by Mrs. Supriya Sule, Lok Sabha MP, Baramati

My father strongly

believed in

supporting technical

education in India

and wanted students

to have high-quality

facilities to improve

their knowledge.

- Mr Maitreya Doshi, Chairman, Premier Ltd & Managing Trustee

After an alliance which commenced

several years ago, the Trust donated Rs 2

crore to the College of Engineering, Pune

(COEP) to modernise and renovate their

production engineering laboratory.

The laboratory is named "Vinod Doshi

Memorial Production Engineering

Workshop", in memory of the late

industrialist and the former chairman of

Premier Automobiles Ltd., Mr. Vinod Doshi.

Mr Maitreya Doshi, chairman of Premier

Ltd and managing trustee said, “My father

strongly believed in supporting technical

education in India and wanted students to

have high-quality facilities to improve their

knowledge.”

“Earlier, we worked with German-made

traditional lathes. But now we are able to

work on CNC machines. We can now

implement all the theories that we have

learnt about CNC machines. Even the

workshop environment has drastically

improved after the renovation. Our

workshop is now more in line with

industry conventions.”

Earlier, we worked with German-made traditional lathes. But now we are able to work on CNC machines. We can now

implement all the theories that we have learnt about CNC machines. Even the workshop environment has drastically improved

after the renovation. Our workshop is now more in line with industry conventions now.

- Kanad Saha, Third year mechanical engineering student

College of Engineering, Pune - An Alliance with Premier Ltd. and Shri Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust

Cover Story6

Dignitaries at the Vinod Doshi Memorial Production Engineering Workshop

The laboratory was inaugurated on

January 4, 2011. To grace this auspicious

occasion was imminent Lok Sabha MP

from Baramati, Mrs. Supriya Sule.

Additionally, the Doshis have also

instituted five annual scholarships called

the Vinod Doshi COEP Merit Scholarships,

for students with strong academic

credentials, but severe financial need.

Each scholarship, of Rs 2.5 lakh, covers

the student’s entire tuition fee, lodging,

boarding and course material required

during the four-year degree program.

The only condition is that they maintain

their academic performance, failing which,

the scholarship will be withdrawn.

The students are selected by the COEP

faculty and the Trust is not involved

in the process.

The recipients are offered a paid summer

internship at Premier’s factory in

Chinchwad for the four years at his/her

option. “We get to manually work on

various machines, which helps breathe life

into the theories we learn in the

classroom. The line managers are not only

well-versed in the field, but also patiently

supportive through our learning process,”

says Anirudha Kulkarni, third year B.Tech

Production Engineering student, who also

trained in the Machine Tool Division.

On the successful completion of his/ her

degree, the student is also guaranteed a

job at Premier Ltd. The choice of accepting

this offer, however, is left to the student

with no obligation imposed by Premier or

the trust.

What’s more is that Premier also

preempted the need to properly train the

COEP faculty about the operation and

functioning of these machines. To serve

the purpose, a training program was

conducted at the factory for the production

department staff, to impart detailed

operational information of the new CNC

technology.

During the training in June 2010, they went

through CNC programming, part

programming, machining operations,

maintenance of machines, safety

measures and new concepts in

engineering.

Premier is the best company for engineers like us to start with, as it provides us opportunities to explore and implement new ideas at work. The I Suggest scheme of Premier is very useful for young engineers like us.

Abhinav Kshirsagar, Trainee Engineer-Automotive, R&D

Premier is an ocean of

knowledge for me. The best

thing I like about it is the

comfortable working

environment that I have got

being a girl. I am lucky to be

associated with Premier.Sushma Kedare

Trainee Engineer

- Machine Tool Division, Materials

Cover Story 7

Dignitaries at the press conference

A word of appreciation by COEP to the Trust for the philanthropic deed

COEP Engineering Graduates express their gratitude to Premier Ltd.

Educational Initiatives

The 138-year-old lab has been fully

upgraded and equipped with

state-of-the-art CNC machines, some

of which have been provided by

Premier’s machine tool division.

The COEP faculty and students are

very excited about this new lab.

According to Kanad Saha, third year

mechanical engineering student,

The Production Engineering Workshop was inaugurated on January 4, 2011 by Mrs. Supriya Sule, Lok Sabha MP, Baramati

My father strongly

believed in

supporting technical

education in India

and wanted students

to have high-quality

facilities to improve

their knowledge.

- Mr Maitreya Doshi, Chairman, Premier Ltd & Managing Trustee

After an alliance which commenced

several years ago, the Trust donated Rs 2

crore to the College of Engineering, Pune

(COEP) to modernise and renovate their

production engineering laboratory.

The laboratory is named "Vinod Doshi

Workshop", in memory of the late

industrialist and the former chairman of

Premier Automobiles Ltd., Mr. Vinod Doshi.

Mr Maitreya Doshi, chairman of Premier

Ltd and managing trustee said, “My father

strongly believed in supporting technical

education in India and wanted students to

have high-quality facilities to improve their

knowledge.”

“Earlier, we worked with German-made

traditional lathes. But now we are able to

work on CNC machines. We can now

implement all the theories that we have

learnt about CNC machines. Even the

workshop environment has drastically

improved after the renovation. Our

workshop is now more in line with

industry conventions.”

Earlier, we worked with German-made traditional lathes. But now we are able to work on CNC machines. We can now

implement all the theories that we have learnt about CNC machines. Even the workshop environment has drastically improved

after the renovation. Our workshop is now more in line with industry conventions now.

- Kanad Saha, Third year mechanical engineering student

College of Engineering, Pune - An Alliance with Premier Ltd. and Shri Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust

Cover Story6

Dignitaries at the Vinod Doshi Memorial Production Engineering Workshop

The laboratory was inaugurated on

January 4, 2011. To grace this auspicious

occasion was imminent Lok Sabha MP

from Baramati, Mrs. Supriya Sule.

Additionally, the Doshis have also

instituted five annual scholarships called

the Vinod Doshi COEP Merit Scholarships,

for students with strong academic

credentials, but severe financial need.

Each scholarship, of Rs 2.5 lakh, covers

the student’s entire tuition fee, lodging,

boarding and course material required

during the four-year degree program.

The only condition is that they maintain

their academic performance, failing which,

the scholarship will be withdrawn.

The students are selected by the COEP

faculty and the Trust is not involved

in the process.

The recipients are offered a paid summer

internship at Premier’s factory in

Chinchwad for the four years at his/her

option. “We get to manually work on

various machines, which helps breathe life

into the theories we learn in the

classroom. The line managers are not only

well-versed in the field, but also patiently

supportive through our learning process,”

says Anirudha Kulkarni, third year B.Tech

Production Engineering student, who also

trained in the Machine Tool Division.

On the successful completion of his/ her

degree, the student is also guaranteed a

job at Premier Ltd. The choice of accepting

this offer, however, is left to the student

with no obligation imposed by Premier or

the trust.

What’s more is that Premier also

preempted the need to properly train the

COEP faculty about the operation and

functioning of these machines. To serve

the purpose, a training program was

conducted at the factory for the production

department staff, to impart detailed

operational information of the new CNC

technology.

During the training in June 2010, they went

through CNC programming, part

programming, machining operations,

maintenance of machines, safety

measures and new concepts in

engineering.

Premier is the best company for engineers like us to start with, as it provides us opportunities to explore and implement new ideas at work. The I Suggest scheme of Premier is very useful for young engineers like us.

Abhinav Kshirsagar, Trainee Engineer-Automotive, R&D

Premier is an ocean of

knowledge for me. The best

thing I like about it is the

comfortable working

environment that I have got

being a girl. I am lucky to be

associated with Premier.Sushma Kedare

Trainee Engineer

- Machine Tool Division, Materials

Cover Story 7

Dignitaries at the press conference

A word of appreciation by COEP to the Trust for the philanthropic deed

COEP Engineering Graduates express their gratitude to Premier Ltd.

Educational Initiatives

In Every Issue - News You Can Use 9

The 9th CII Manufacturing Summit was

held at Hyatt Regency, Pune on November

26 and 27, 2010. The theme of the

Summit, put simply was – “Re-inventing

the Indian Manufacturing Advantage."

Premier Ltd as always, was a silver

sponsor at the event. Our CMD,

Mr Maitreya Doshi, chaired one of the

plenary sessions on the theme ‘Backward

Integration with Natural Resource,

The Manufacturing Summit 2010, the 9th edition of CII's Flagship Event for the Indian manufacturing sector

Forward Integration with Knowledge”.

The event was attended by noted

dignitaries of the industry such as Mr

Godrej, CMD of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co

Ltd, Mr Naushad Forbes among others.

SIAM - 50th Anniversary CelebrationThe Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) was conceived by the

prominent industrialist and our founder, the late Shri Lalchand Hirachand. On the

occasion of the 50th Annual SIAM convention, which commenced on August 26, 2010

at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, a tribute was paid to this visionary for his

contribution towards SIAM.

Premier ties up with CII as a silver sponsor for the 9th Manufacturing Summit

Premier Ltd, as a company, is still

widely known for its automobile

business. People still associate

Premier Ltd with the Premier Padmini.

This is where we felt the need for an

organised communication effort for

brand Premier Ltd, to highlight the fact

that Premier is also a conglomerate

and there is much more to talk about.

This led us to explore our

communication potential. The first

phase started with lining up one-on-

one interactions of Mr Doshi with key

business and marketing publications

to give them an understanding of

Premier's various verticals.

The next platform was the

inauguration of the Vinod Doshi

Workshop at COEP in Pune, which

also brought local Pune media to the

event. Permier also has been in the

press with its presence at IMTEX,

which will be part of our feature

highlight of the next journal issue.

Premier with the Press

Late Shri Lalchand Hirachand,

President, 1960

News You Can Use

Cover Story8

Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth is an

educational charitable Trust founded by H

H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of The Art

of Living Foundation, to provide holistic

value-based education to the under-

privileged children. The school project that

was initiated with 30 students in 1981

Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peethtoday provides education to over 13,700

children in 121 schools from 17 states of

India. 95% of these children are first

generation literates and the school has a

0% drop out rate. The school facilities,

which are given free to children includes

books, uniform, mid-day meal and

transport, among other things. Shri

Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust is a

part of the donor family that facilitates in

educating some of the children through

the “Gift a Smile” donation project. This

contribution is used to give formal

education to the children.

u th o

A r y of hope for a better f ture r ugh the

f i p e‘Gi t a Sm le’ roj ct

Healthy mind- Healthy body

Unleashing talent at Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth

On the occasion of the visionary Vinod

Doshi’s 75th birthday, 20th March 2007, an

educational scholarship scheme entitled

the ‘Vinod Doshi Educational Scholarship

(VDES)’ commenced.

According to this scholarship, every year 10

needy and deserving children of Premier

employees are aided with a sum of Rs.

75000 each to pursue their future education.

As the tradition follows, this year 7 children

were awarded the VDES scholarship at the

factory premises by Mrs. Supriya Sule

The Vinod Doshi Educational Scholarship - A Step Forward

Shri Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust presents scholarships in association with the American Alumni AssociationShri Lalchand Hirachand Premier

Scholarships provide opportunities to

talented young people from

economically weaker sections of India,

to further educate themselves so that

The following are the meritorious students who have received the scholarship.

Anant Bhardwaj - Stanford University

Kaustabh Jadhav - University of Southern California

Akshay Mote - Michigan Tech University

Saudamani Dabak - John Hopkins University

Delma D'Silva - University of Pittsburgh

Send us your feedback about our Corporate Social Responsibility to

Ms. Erica de Souza, Head - Corporate Communication at [email protected]. We look forward to your comments.

(Member of the Parliament). These

students were selected by a special

committee, taking into consideration

various criteria.

Awarded to 7 Students in 2010 -11

Jabir A. Kazi

Sarfraz A. Shaikh

Vinay V. Hiwarkar

Komal K.Rane

Sachin D. Waghmode

Sayali S. Jadhav

Madhuri D.Pawar

they might make a difference to their

society and country. Scholarships of Rs.

1 lac each were awarded to 5

meritorious students for further studies

in the U.S.

The 9th CII Manufacturing Summit was

held at Hyatt Regency, Pune on November

26 and 27, 2010. The theme of the

Summit, put simply was – “Re-inventing

the Indian Manufacturing Advantage."

Premier Ltd as always, was a silver

sponsor at the event. Our CMD,

Mr Maitreya Doshi, chaired one of the

plenary sessions on the theme ‘Backward

Integration with Natural Resource,

The Manufacturing Summit 2010, the 9th edition of CII's Flagship Event for the Indian manufacturing sector

Forward Integration with Knowledge”.

The event was attended by noted

dignitaries of the industry such as Mr

Godrej, CMD of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co

Ltd, Mr Naushad Forbes among others.

SIAM - 50th Anniversary CelebrationThe Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) was conceived by the

prominent industrialist and our founder, the late Shri Lalchand Hirachand. On the

occasion of the 50th Annual SIAM convention, which commenced on August 26, 2010

at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, a tribute was paid to this visionary for his

contribution towards SIAM.

Premier ties up with CII as a silver sponsor for the 9th Manufacturing Summit

Premier Ltd, as a company, is still

widely known for its automobile

business. People still associate

Premier Ltd with the Premier Padmini.

This is where we felt the need for an

organised communication effort for

brand Premier Ltd, to highlight the fact

that Premier is also a conglomerate

and there is much more to talk about.

This led us to explore our

communication potential. The first

phase started with lining up one-on-

one interactions of Mr Doshi with key

business and marketing publications

to give them an understanding of

Premier's various verticals.

The next platform was the

inauguration of the Vinod Doshi

Workshop at COEP in Pune, which

also brought local Pune media to the

event. Permier also has been in the

press with its presence at IMTEX,

which will be part of our feature

highlight of the next journal issue.

Premier with the Press

Late Shri Lalchand Hirachand,

President, 1960

News You Can Use

Cover Story8

Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth is an

educational charitable Trust founded by H

H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of The Art

of Living Foundation, to provide holistic

value-based education to the under-

privileged children. The school project that

was initiated with 30 students in 1981

Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peethtoday provides education to over 13,700

children in 121 schools from 17 states of

India. 95% of these children are first

generation literates and the school has a

0% drop out rate. The school facilities,

which are given free to children includes

books, uniform, mid-day meal and

transport, among other things. Shri

Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust is a

part of the donor family that facilitates in

educating some of the children through

the “Gift a Smile” donation project. This

contribution is used to give formal

education to the children.

A ray o hope for a better future through the

f‘Gi t a Smile project’

Healthy mind- Healthy body

Unleashing talent at Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth

On the occasion of the visionary Vinod

Doshi’s 75th birthday, 20th March 2007, an

educational scholarship scheme entitled

the ‘Vinod Doshi Educational Scholarship

(VDES)’ commenced.

According to this scholarship, every year 10

needy and deserving children of Premier

employees are aided with a sum of Rs.

75000 each to pursue their future education.

As the tradition follows, this year 7 children

were awarded the VDES scholarship at the

factory premises by Mrs. Supriya Sule

The Vinod Doshi Educational Scholarship - A Step Forward

Shri Lalchand Hirachand Premier Trust presents scholarships in association with the American Alumni AssociationShri Lalchand Hirachand Premier

Scholarships provide opportunities to

talented young people from

economically weaker sections of India,

to further educate themselves so that

The following are the meritorious students who have received the scholarship.

Anant Bhardwaj - Stanford University

Kaustabh Jadhav - University of Southern California

Akshay Mote - Michigan Tech University

Saudamani Dabak - John Hopkins University

Delma D'Silva - University of Pittsburgh

Send us your feedback about our Corporate Social Responsibility to

Ms. Erica de Souza, Head - Corporate Communication at [email protected]. We look forward to your comments.

(Member of the Parliament). These

students were selected by a special

committee, taking into consideration

various criteria.

Awarded to 7 Students in 2010 -11

Jabir A. Kazi

Sarfraz A. Shaikh

Vinay V. Hiwarkar

Komal K.Rane

Sachin D. Waghmode

Sayali S. Jadhav

Madhuri D.Pawar

they might make a difference to their

society and country. Scholarships of Rs.

1 lac each were awarded to 5

meritorious students for further studies

in the U.S.

expression. It provides an arena for the

best engineering minds from all over the

country to bring to life their innovative

ideas.

Premier this year sponsored three events

in the program namely:

Contraption Contest:"Engineers like to solve problems. If there

are no problems available, they will create

their own problems.” Contraption was an

event for all those engineering enthusiasts,

who have a high amount of innovation.

The objective of the workshop was to

understand and study the importance of

forms of energy conversions and create

awareness about the importance of energy

today. The judge for this event was Mr P A

Pradhan, senior manager (design -

machine tool division).

CNC Lathe Workshop:This workshop started with a general

introduction and brief description about

CNC Lathe. Hands-on experience on CNC

horizontal lathes was also provided to the

students. Mr B B Gawas, manager

(application-machine tool division) was

nominated as a workshop presenter.

As per the law of

conservation of energy,r

energy can neithe be e

created nor destroy d. It nonly gets co verted from n f

o e orm to another It i r o

very important fo us t u

study the vario s energy oc nversions. CONTRAPTION

Premier Rocks Mindspark (college fest)- as official engineering partner

On October 8, 9 and 10, 2010, the bond

between Premier Ltd. and the College of

Engineering Pune only became stronger,

through a very special association, where

people from both the organisations came

together to make this year’s technical fest,

Mindspark, a very successful and

memorable event.

Like every year, this year too the College

of Engineering, Pune organised their very

famous technical festival, in which Premier

also played a key role by sponsoring

some major events.

MindSpark, now in its fourth successive

year is the brainchild of the students of

College of Engineering, Pune. MindSpark

encourages the generation of new

thoughts and helps these thoughts find

In Every Issue - News You Can Use10

Premier Ultimate Design

Contest:

The aim of this event was to design a pick

and place arrangement for a gear hobbing

machine for the given component, with

loading and unloading time and

calculations to increase productivity. This

contest was judged by Mr A P Toraskar,

AGM (design & development- machine

tool division) and Mr V R Kothari, AGM

(application - machine tool division).

A Premier stall was also set up displaying

products and brochures from all our three

businesses. A RiO SUV was on display

and attracted many enthusiastic students.

Mindspark 2010 - A photo collage

Mr. S.D. Jos i, Ge eral Manager - Desig & Development

Machine Tool Division) ad ressing t e audienc

Our team at Mindspark

Youth at the Premier Stall

E j ing th RiO xp r enc

n oy e E e i e

Ms. Erica de Souza interacting with the IIPM students

On September 14 & 17, 2010 the third year

students of Vivekanand Education

Society's Polytechnic- Mumbai, who are

specialising in industrial electronics visited

the factory as part of an Industrial project.

They were taken around the factory and

were explained processes and technical

details at the shop, exposing them to a

true manufacturing set up. The students

were enthusiastic and excited about the

technology used by Premier. Testimonials

given by the institute and the students

helped us define their experience with us.

“The cooperation extended by every

member on the shop floor was highly

appreciable. The visit motivated

students to think and apply their

knowledge practically.”- Mr V B Joshi

(Principal Vivekanand Education Society

Polytechnic).

On October 15, 2010 Ms Erica de Souza, Head - Corporate

Communications, visited Indian Institute of Packaging Management

(IIPM), a management institute in Mumbai. The institute is known for its

renowned association with prestigious institutes such as University of

Virginia, Mc Combs School of Business and Cornell University- ILR

School.

The objective of the talk was to orient management students with the

rich heritage of Premier Ltd. and its journey ahead. The session was an

interactive one with participation from the students.

Women employees at Premier now have a third uniform option.

Recognising recruitment trends of attracting more women to the

workforce, the management decided to get a makeover for ladies’

uniforms as well. Both the popular current options still prevail i.e.

the Premier saree and Premier salwar khameez and now we have

a another option as well. We were keen to design an outfit which

was smart, comfortable and in keeping with the Premier

corporate colours. This led to the introduction of the new ladies

western wear, a shirt and a formal trouser in a beige and blue

combination. A blue scarf around the neck completes the look.

The Transformed Premier Woman

Vivekanand Education Society's Polytechnic visits Premier's Plant at Chinchwad, Pune

Institute of Packaging Management (IIPM) meets Premier

The visit was organised in a thoroughly professional manner and it

proved a real time experience, which converted our imagination into a

realisation… Even Mr Adhikari’s closing message stood as a milestone

for us.

– Ms. Zalak Dave (daughter of Mr. Pradeep Dave- Sr. Manager Premier Ltd.)

and Mr. Abhijit Mali (HOD- Industrial Electronics, respectively.)

In Every Issue - HR / IR Update 13

The new Premier ladies uniform

HR - Training Update

Training is seen as an integral part of the organisation. We are in the process of shifting from a training mode to learning and development mode. We dedicated over 500 man hours to training and empowering our employees from Jan 2010 to Dec 2010.

Quality Control and Non Destructive Testing:

International Financial Reporting Standards:

Induction Training on SAP, Finance for Non-Finance and Safety - First Aid:

A technical training was conducted by Mr S H Dhamdhere to create awareness about quality control and NDT.

This training was jointly attended by the finance teams from the corporate office and the factory.

It was felt necessary that the new trainees should be inducted with trainings on SAP, Finance and Safety.

Internal Trgs.

0External Trgs.

Average TrgMan days2009

External Training

2009 2010

Average TrgMan days in the year

Inhouse Training

Women’s Empowerment- maximising your potential:

Reconnect Session of Art of Living:

With the increasing number of women employees in the organization, it was felt that the women employees should be groomed in various areas. This objective was achieved with the help of a training conducted by Ms. Ashika Mehta.

Two reconnect sessions, for the Art of Living program were conducted by the Apex Foundation.

Non Destructive Testing Awareness Training:

Telephone and Email Etiquette:

Planning Functions:

Basics of Hydraulics:

On September 9, 2010 an external faculty was invited to train some of our employees from the heavy engineering division on awareness of non destructive testing.

A workshop was organised for the employees at the corporate office to polish their telephone and email skills. This workshop was conducted by Vinsys Corporation.

The faculty for this program was Mrs. M S Sudumbrekar, AGM (Design-MTD & Systems). Twelve employees from the planning department were trained.

A technical training was organised for the Machine Tools & Heavy Engineering Division.

Some training organised by the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) and attended by Premier employees were:

• Spearheading a Productivity Movement in Metal Working Productivity Summit 2010.

• Right Selection and Application of Tooling for CNC Lathes.

• Idle Time Reduction in Metal working through quick Changeover Techniques.

Others external training programmes were:

• Exclusive Conference for Secretaries,

Administrative Professionals and

Executive Assistants (Secretarial)

• Competency Mapping (HR)

In Every Issue - HR / IR Update12

Training tripled in 2010 compared to 2009 Focus on Internal Training in 2010

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