Disruption Snapshots-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1A2n5Wy3mI

Please check this link for select view of the Awards presentation at the 11th Global Communication Conclave.

God's Own Chapter!

PRCI Kerala unit was adjudged the best performing Chapter.  In these media clips, the chapter chairman, secretary and treasurer are seen receiving the award from PRCI Governing Council chairman RT Kumar , in the presence of PRCI founder chairman and chief mentor  MB Jayaram , secretary general  Ravindran Kesavan, PRCI southern regional chairman Dr KR Venugopal at the 11^th Global Communication Conclave held at Bengaluru on March 4, 2017.

President Pranab greets PRCI

Delhi YCC celebrates Eves' Day

The YCC Delhi Chapter, the youth wing of PRCI, has organised a declamation contest on the theme GENDER EQUALITY on the occasion of the International Women's Day.

More than 80 students from various B-Schools of Delhi attended the event.

Chairperson of Delhi Kala Karam (An NGO working for the cause of women and children ),Winner of Gujral Foundation Award for social work and former India No.2 in Badminton, Mrs.Satpal Jagjit Singh, was the Chief Guest.

Mrs.Moli Lal,Secretary,PRCI,Delhi chapter was present too.

The event was organised in collaboration with the IMM-Fostima Business School.

PRapport presents shapshots of the event.

Disruption - A certificate for PRCI, wow!

Disruption - What Next!

The conclave truly stood up to its name.

It creatively disrupted some part of my thought pattern to evoke many new ideas.
To have been a part of this experience was truly worth it.
Thank you for making me learn more- PRCI. I have begun wondering- how 'disruptive' the theme of your next conclave would be!

Cheers to the Team.

-Santosh B Raghunath
(Young HR Professional who was a panelist on Under 30 Vs  PR Veterans)

11th Conclave - A Rewarding Experience

• PR veteran BK Sahu is all praise for 11th Global Communication Conclave

Dear esteemed Ms./ Mr. Jayaram/ R. T. Kumar/ B. N. Kumar/ Geetha Shankar:

I left Bangalore with a rewarding experience. The 3 day International Conference impacted multi-dimensional audience remarkably. Some sessions of PRCI are magnificent. Some speakers are of high order. From the points of view of standardization, professionalization and updating of public relations principles and practice and from the standpoint of chartered responsibility of Public

Disruption & Startups: A panel discussion in progress at the Conclave

Relations Council/ Society/ Association some topics and some speakers need to be more focused in order to attract public relations practitioners and CEOs of their organisations for the higher membership drive and greater sponsorship venture and for more quantitative and qualitative participation from private and public sectors including central and state governments.

Our soul-searching objective assessment of the conference including the selection of speakers and topics is need of the hour looking into the vibrant survival and dynamic future of PRCI. We should be totally relevant to the present and the future.

The 3rd day YCC Conference is superb. Its theme, venue, speakers, infrastructure and management are excellent.

I am overwhelmed with the qualities of our leaders and pillars of strength of Governing Council and The National Executive.

Dear veterans, in this context we should remember the words of Sir Winston Churchill: 'The

Disruption & Mentoring: Under-30 Vs Veterans discussion

pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; but the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.'

Undoubtedly, the conference as a whole with its grand location, good hotel, sound theme, veteran speakers, excellent backdrop, useful magazines and booklets, efficient programme arrangement, attractive anchoring, delicious lunch, dinner and snacks, beautiful organising ability of award ceremony with committed announcement and ceaseless monitoring of the people at the helm of affairs and top-seeded coordination is exemplary.

 Above all, Chairman & Chief Mentor without seizing the chair on the stage is administering and controlling the throne admirably.

Dedication par excellence.

B K Sahu

Forgive me if I am irrelevant.
Our hats off to you all.



Regards,
B. K. Sahu

All about Disruption In CHANAKYA - March 2017

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Rocket Man and ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar enjoying
reading CHANAKYA special at the
11th Global Communication Conclave
which he inaugurated on March 3, 2017 at Bengaluru.

ND Rajpal Award goes to Seema Ahuja of Biocon

 A Thank You Note

Seema receiving the ND Rajpal memorial Award from
Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Anjaneya

“I am extremely honoured to receive ‘N D Rajpal Memorial Award 2017 from PRCI for ‘The Communicator of the Decade’ held in Bengaluru on Sat, March 4, 2017.

This award is extra special as it has been instituted in the Loving memory of Mr N D Rajpal, a PR and Communications veteran, by his family and PRCI, and I was nominated for this award by his daughter Shweta Rajpal Kohli. Mr Rajpal has been one of the most inspirational communication leaders of our times, he was not just a true PR person and an exemplary communicator but was also a great human being, who was forever ready to help people and guide the younger generation.

Thank You Shweta n thank you PRCI for this recognition of my work over the last decade. I am truly humbled to be bestowed this prestigious award.

I would like to dedicate this award to the Great organizations that I have worked for in the last 25 years, but more importantly to key business leaders who reposed their confidence in me, enabled and empowered me to do what's right for their organization.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD Biocon, my current boss n mentor since 2011, Hari & Shyam Bhartia, CMD Jubilant LifeSciences, Kamal K Sharma Vice Chairman Lupin, Malvinder M Singh, former CEO Ranbaxy, D S Brar, former CEO&MD Ranbaxy and late BK Raizada, Board Member Ranbaxy, the great stalwarts of pharma industry, are some of the inspirational Business leaders I had the good fortune to work with. I owe a BIG thank you to all of them as they shaped me into the professional that I am today.

Above all, I would like to thank my family, my team and my colleagues at all these great organizations, who contributed immensely to my professional success. Thank you one and All. ” 

-Seema Ahuja, VP & Global Head of Communications, Biocon

Mumbai Press Club's RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism

Deadline for Entries: March 15, 2017

Mumbai Press Club invites entries for the prestigious National RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism–2017. In the 7^th year now, the RedInk Awards have been instituted to promote best practices among journalists and encourage good quality writing, fair play and high ethical standards.

Entries must be submitted by March 15, 2017.

Entries in the form of articles or stories published in the print & digital medium and television stories broadcast during calendar year 2016 [Category 1-9] and impactful photograph of the year [Category 10] published in the print or digital medium in 2016, are invited from Indian Journalists in the following categories:

1.             Business

2.            Crime

3.            Environment

4.            Health & Wellness

5.            Human Rights

6.            Lifestyle & Entertainment

7.            Politics

8.            Science & Innovation

9.            Sports

10.         The Big Picture (Photograph of the year)

Mumbai Press Club will also honour outstanding journalists in the following categories:

11.  ‘The Journalist of the Year’ Award will be for a body of work (in any streams– print, digital or TV) in calendar year 2016 that created a lasting impact.

12.  “Mumbai Star Reporter” Outstanding reporter working within Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in any streams– print, digital or TV in calendar year 2016 whose story has created a lasting impact.

13.  ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ is for a senior journalist who has contributed substantially to the growth and strengthening of the profession

The awards selection for category 1-10 will be made by a special jury. For category 11-13, the Managing Committee of the Mumbai Press Club will select the award winners, and responses from journalists will also be taken into consideration.

The winning entry in each category will be awarded a total cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh, a trophy and a citation.

The broad guidelines for the contest are:

1. The contest is open only for Indian citizens.
2. A copy of the published Article (print or digital) or broadcast story needs to be sent along with the entry form.
3. Individual entries must be accompanied by an entry form that can be downloaded from www.mumbaipressclub.com giving details of the journalist and accompanied by a recent photograph.
4. Entries should have been published / broadcast in calendar year 2016 only.
5. The various award categories should be studied carefully, and applications marked specifically for the category they fit into.
6. An applicant is allowed a maximum of 3 entries across all categories.
7. Entries will need to be authenticated (supported/recommended) by the Editors/Media Heads of respective media platforms. 
8. It will be helpful for judges if entries not in English are accompanied by an English translation. Alternatively, if found necessary, arrangements for providing translation to the jury will be made.  
9. Entries must have been published in registered print publications like newspapers or magazines or web-based publications / television networks; Writings on blogs however are not eligible for entry.  
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11. Entries of published articles must be accompanied with a scanned copy (print medium) or print out (digital medium).
12. Entries in the various television categories must be sent with a story link. Television entries must carry a brief text on the story and its impact.
13. Entries must be mailed not later than 15th March, 2017 to: redinkawards@pressclubmumbai.com with a subject ‘Category Name’ for example: Sports – Print or Sports - Television.
14. Entries can also be sent via post and should have ‘RedInk Awards-2017’ followed by the category name mentioned in bold and addressed to: The Secretary, Mumbai Press Club, Glass House, Azad Maidan, MahapalikaMarg, Mumbai–400001.
15. A distinguished panel of judges, appointed by the Mumbai Press Club, will decide the winners.
16. The decisions made by the Judges and the Mumbai Press Club will be final.
17. Winners who are not residents of Mumbai will be provided travel to and fro and accommodation for the Awards Ceremony.
18. If a multi-bylined article wins the Award, all the contributors will share the prize money.
19. No claim shall be entertained in case the winner fails to collect the prize at the award ceremony.
20. Please read the terms & conditions before entering the contest.

The Mumbai Press Club urges Editors/Media Heads to share this Awards information with their teams. Editors and Media Heads are also requested to nominate outstanding stories/articles for consideration under each category.

We thank you for your time and interest and look forward to your continued participation with the RedInk Awards. For details, updates and information on the Awards, visit to www.mumbaipressclub.com.

For further details contact: Mrityunjay Bose - 9892541019 or Rajesh Mascarenhas – 9594088999 or Gurbir Singh (Convenor – Redink Awards Committee) 9820229950.

Thanks & regards,

Dharmendra Jore

Secretary

Mumbai Press Club

RedInk Awards - 2017: Terms and Conditions

Mumbai Press Club (MPC) will not be responsible for incomplete, illegible, unviewable, lost and late entries, all of which will be disqualified. MPC reserves the right to disqualify entries by persons determined by MPC to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest. MPC further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is alleged to infringe on any third-party intellectual property or other rights, or that MPC deems to be, in its sole discretion, obscene, offensive or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience.

By entering the Contest, each contestant agrees that MPC and its licensees may publish his or her story or photograph or video in the related content of RedInk Awards and exhibit, copy, publish, make derivative works from or otherwise use his or her entry and other entry materials for any purpose, in any media, in perpetuity, without limitation or additional compensation.

By entering the Contest, you agree to MPC’s and its licensees' use of your name, likeness and biographical information in any media for non-commercial purpose without limitation or further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By entering the Contest, you further agree to release and indemnify the MPC against any liability, claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with your participation in the contest. MPC, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to suspend, modify or terminate this contest if it determines in its sole discretion that tampering, fraud or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of MPC has corrupted, compromised or impaired the security, integrity, fairness or proper operation of the contest.

The Mumbai Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with the RedInk Awards 2017.

Get Set, Go! Bengaluru Awaits You

11th Global Communication Conclave - March 3,4,5 - 2017

PRCI launches Swachh Bharat Survey

BENGALURU, February 8, 2017: As a prelude to the forthcoming 11^th Global Communication Conclave with theme as ‘Disruption’, Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) has embarked on a nationwide survey on the efficacy of the Swachh Bharat campaign.

“Swachh Bharat ought to have created a positive disruption and through the survey we plan to find out the effectiveness of the massive communication programme,” said PRCI national president B N Kumar.
In Mumbai, the survey is being conducted in association with The Press Club

Powered by Concept PR, The survey will be completed in the next ten days and a comprehensive report will be presented, along with interesting anecdotes, during the three-day Conclave to be held in Bengaluru from March 3.

“The campaign touches all of us at every step of lives and we will know the level of awareness and people’s involvement,” said M B Jayaram, Chief Mentor and Chairman Emeritus of PRCI.

During the survey, PRCI volunteers will ask simple questions on Swachh Bharat and check in their localities whether people in general and the authorities that are responsible for cleanliness are making efforts or not. PRCI hopes that the survey will also help in reminding people of the need to maintain cleanliness for good health.

“We will have young communicator volunteers going around in their respective localities, asking questions,” said Geetha Shankar, Chairperson of Young Communicators’ Club (YCC) – the youth wing of PRCI.

PRCI is mobilizing 500 volunteers to ask questions.

Disruption of Corporate kind? Mehli Mistry takes on Cyrus Mistry

In ongoing Tata related stories, here is an interesting narrative - disruption of corporate kind?