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Coimbatore, 17th September 2017: After the much-celebrated success of its Silver Jubilee Edition, JK Cement Ltd., India’s premier cement company hosted the 26th edition of Architect of the Year Awards in Coimbatore on 17th September 2017.
The prestigious award ceremony was graced by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Advisor and Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation. The winners who were felicitated at the 26th Architect of the Year Award were selected after much deliberation with industry veterans.
AYA is JK Cement’s annual flagship event that aims at recognizing and encouraging outstanding talent in the field of architecture at a global scale. Continuing its successful run, this year JK Cement received 199 entries from India and the neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, among others.
The most prestigious category, the ‘Great Master’s Award’ which is announced once in every three years was awarded to Ar. Shirish Beri for his outstanding work over the years in the field of Architecture. The Architect of the Year was bagged by Ar. Prasanna Desai for his Slum Rehabilitation Project in Pune (refer list).
Apart from these, this year’s Green Architecture Award was won by Ar. Uday and Ar. Mausami Andhare from Gujarat. Young and budding talent was also awarded at national, state and international level. The award categories also included recognition of budding aspirants in the field of Architecture. While the Young Architect Award was bagged by Ar. Sudeep Srinivas from Bengaluru for his ‘Campus Café at RVCE’ project, Architecture Student of the Year was awarded to Mr. Dipon Bose from Bihar for his project ‘Crematorium cum Memorial Complex’ at Nimtala Ghat. State Young Architect Award was presented to Ar. Haritha C. from Kerala for her project ‘Center for Harmonious Living’.
Like every year, AYA honors talent beyond boundaries with the FCAA Focus Countries’ Architect of Year Award. This year, Ar. Jubair Hasan from Dhaka was conferred with the Foreign Countries’ Architect of Year Award for his Loom Shade project. Further commendation awards in various categories were also given.
Speaking on the success of the awards ceremony, Mr. Yadupati Singhania – Chairman & Managing Director, JK Cement Ltd. said, “After celebrating AYA’s silver jubilee, the exceptionally successful journey of 25 years, JK Cement is immensely delighted to felicitate and honour the outstanding contributions of architects once again. My heartiest congratulations to all the winners who truly deserve the acknowledgement coming their way for raising the bar in architecture. We look forward to greater success in the years to come.”
Mr. M.P. Rawal – Administrator (AYA) & Advisor, JK Cement Ltd. remarked, “We are overwhelmed to witness widespread participation of not only experienced architects but also young and budding aspirants from across the globe. We are very pleased to see that AYA has emerged as the most significant platform for recognizing the outstanding talent in the architectural fraternity.”
The recipients of the award are selected through careful examination and scrutiny of the projects by an esteemed jury after intense debates and deliberations. The jury for AYA is chaired by Mr. Yadupati Singhania – Chairman & Managing Director, JK Cement Ltd. along with eminent architects from various regions of India including Professor Chetan Vaidya, Ar. Balkrishna V. Doshi, Ar. KR Jaisim among others.
About J.K. Cement Ltd
Born to the 129 year old multi-disciplinary industrial conglomerate JK Organisation, JK Cement is one of the top ten producers of Cement in the Country. The Company has over four decades of experience in the cement manufacturing industry, having Grey Cement plants in Nimbahera, Mangrol and Gotan, Rajasthan and in Muddapur, Karnataka with a combined capacity of 7.5 MTPA. The Company is one of the only 2 producers of White Cement in India with a capacity of 0.6 MTPA, making JK White Cement the second largest manufacturer in the country. Other value added products include brands like JK Wall Putty, JK Primaxx, JK Super Grip and JK Water Proof Compound. The Company, which has been in existence in the market for over 30 years, exports White Cement to a number of countries across the globe.
As a part of its new initiatives, the Company has had Brown field expansions of 3 MTPA. An integrated plant at Mangrol, Rajasthan having a capacity of 1.5 MTPA and another at Jhajjar, Haryana with a split grinding unit producing 1.5 MTPA.
Having established a strong presence in India, the Company made its first international foray with the setting up of a green-field dual process white cement-cum-grey cement plant in the free trade zone at Fujairah, U.A.E to cater to the GCC and African markets.
Some of the country’s abiding strengths are superior products and a strong Brand name, an extensive marketing and distribution network and their technical know-how.
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The 26th edition of IIM Lucknow’s Annual International Business Conclave, Manfest 2013 is here. Theme of this edition of IIM Lucknow’s Manfest is “Triumph in Turbulence”. Given the political turmoil, economic instability and environmental duress that has come to characterise our times, it is the need of the hour to applaud those who survive and succeed in these times and inspire to do the same. The main event would is scheduled from 18th – 20th January 2012.
Manfest has had the honour of being graced by the biggest leaders of the world. From business leaders like AzimPremji, thought leaders like Ronnie Screwvala, management leaders like Chanda Kochhar and Icons like Rahul Bose, Manfest has traditionally been bestowed with the biggest revolutionaries and exemplars in all fields. The leadership activities encompass the following four formats:
Business Conclaves: Carrying the responsibility of being the flagship management fest of one of the leading b-schools of the country, Manfest hosts business conclaves with some of the biggest conglomerates of the country to discuss and bring about practical solutions to real world issues. Manfest 2012 hosted the TATA Leadership Summit with the theme “India Inc. going global: Prospects and Pitfalls” and Mahindra Leadership Summit with the theme “Driving sustainable growth by empowering stakeholders” – two very pertinent and burning issues that brought forth some brilliant ideas. The leadership events are graced by CXOs of various prominent companies, prolific economists like Shyamala Gopinath and other luminary guest speakers.
Icons: The “Icons Series” at Manfest has the honourable distinction of bringing in the most legendary individuals who have been champions in their own areas. Previous Icons have included Azim Premji, Rahul Bose, Ronnie Screwvala and S P Shukla. The concept of Icons includes an individual who is an epitome of individual par excellence, a dais and an open theatre where students come in to gain perspective of what it takes to rise up from the ordinary and become an Icon.
Corporate Luncheon: Manfest also hosts “Anjuman” an Avantgarde luncheon. The luncheon witnesses industry stalwarts, corporate honchos, local business families and brilliant students from the most eminent b-schools of the country who come together and share quality time and mindshare over a sumptuous meal.
Gravitas: The flagship Manfest publication, Gravitas acts as the voice of leaders, business tycoons and business students, all encapsulated into a 30 odd page journal. The journal, in the past, has featured articles from such eminent personalities such as Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prof. TarunKhanna and Mr.VikramPandit. It features experiences and viewpoints of leaders, real-time case studies and articles by other prominent individuals discussing issues contemporaire or in the past.
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