YINDN E W S L E T T E RREFRESHING WAY OF LINKING!

Edition 5 | June | 2015

2January 2015 YIND

Since inception of YASKAWA India, it has been a great journey - positive side. Growth has been steady and with merger of Drives & Motion division YIND family increased in numbers and also on business as entity. Last year started with R&D division & Motion control into Drives division.

This year starting January 2015 change in Dives business route to direct and business partners to market has been a challenge. Adding people to handle increased business needs and requires improvement on processes and systems overall at YASKAWA India across divisions would get us to next level.

We need to accelerate our activities internally and externally to realize our goals on mid-term plans. Looking forward for everyone’s contribution and enhance skill levels and knowledge on job. Together we can pull it to the success.

Will build YASKAWA in INDIA that is able to grow continuously and realize our vision. Year 2015, YASKAWA’s centennial anniversary globally, at INDIA Robotic Division completing 10 years establishment and 5 years of Drives manufacturing start-up has been a milestones for us.

We would appreciate your continuing support and cooperation.

Hajime IkutaHead – Finance,YASKAWA India Pvt. Ltd.

3January 2015 YIND

YASKAWA India has started its R&D Center’s operations from FY 2015. The R&D Center was formally inaugurated by Hiroshi Ogasawara-san, Corporate Executive Vice President, YEC, Japan.

It is an offshore development and research center of YASKAWA Electric Corporation, Japan. This center has been established to innovate, build and enhance YASKAWA products and software ecosystem. YASKAWA India R&D team is working along with YASKAWA Electric Corporation R&D team on technology and projects required to build YASKAWA’s next generation products.

YASKAWA India R&D Center objective is to take initiative, lead and build technologies necessary for the next generation of industrial automation & smart factories.

4January 2015 YIND

12 June, 2015

Yaskawa Electric Co-operation completed 100yrs of its journey

and a decade of doing business in India. The company started its journey in 1915 at Japan expanding its bases worldwide. In doing so, Yaskawa entered in 2005 in India through collaboration with Motherson Sumi Group.

The occasion being historic, was celebrated at Taj Palace, New Delhi. The event was witnessed by many business dignitaries including company guest from Japan and Yaskawa’s valuable customers in India. Ceremony commenced with Opening speech of President & CEO Mr. Akinori Urakawa followed by rewarding the founder members of Indian Business of company.

There were many dance performances from employees and from professional dancers, a couple game was also played in which many couples participated with full enthusiasm and three best couples were rewarded.

The chief attraction was a Tiger dance choreographed by robots-amazing programming

The celebration ended with a rocking & energetic dance performed by employees of YIND-R.

All in all it was a great show put up by hardwork of EMC(Event management committee) of robotic division. They took out time from their busy schedules and managed this extra activity with their routine work

5January 2015 YIND

Global Service committee meeting - This particular meeting was hosted by YEE twice a year. This meeting is conducted to discuss about the service related improvement activates, technical Problem faced by each countries, how to improve the technical capabilities, Budget, Future action plan, Service quality & Customer satisfaction level etc.;

GSC meeting participates are from various Yaskawa Motoman sundries from the world-wide - service business head and key people attend this particular meeting.

GSC members had appreciated YIND-R’s special activates such as Quarterly visit & 10 Min Robot health check for its methodology approach. YAI want to implement such kind of activity in YAI territory.

Fifth Global Service Meeting Japan@

Farewell of Mr. Tarun Khurana19 JUNE 2015On 19th of June, one of the founder member, a person who needs no introduction Mr. Tarun Khurana got relieved from responsibilities in Yaskawa.

It was like an Era has ended because he served Yaskawa India for 11 years. Farewell party in office premises, Gurgaon was organised and he was thanked by all for all the hardwork he has done to take company to this level & his long term contribution to Yaskawa

It’s always hard to say good bye and it was an emotional moment for him as well as for each & every person who has worked him, such was his charisma

But as it is said“One ending leads to another beginning…..”

6January 2015 YIND

23rd May 2015Bangalore

YASKAWA India (D&MC Division) held its annual sports day at United Sports Ground in Bangalore. The day witnessed a wide range of games/ sports- Running, Volleyball, Kabaddi and Cricket by YASKAWANS.

YASKAWANS came together to celebrate the spirit of YASKAWA and its values which form the core of the organization - reflecting the intensity to win, acting with sensitivity and being inflexible in integrity.

We, at YASKAWA believe that what you explore beyond your day-to-day work that often inspires the innovator in you- whether it’s music, photography or sport.

What is missing in the last grid?

Which letter replaces the question mark?

Answer Puzzle 1Answer : DExplanation : The number of black dots in each grid increases

by 1 each time, starting with the top left grid and working to the right, top row then bottom row.

Answer Puzzle 2Answer : QExplanation : Adding the three numbers in each square

together gives the numerical value of the letter at the centre of each square.

Puzzle Question 2:

Puzzle Question 1:

Brain Teaser

7January 2015 YIND

Konark Sun Temple ([koɳarkə]; also Konârak) is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, inOdisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around AD 1250. The temple is in the shape of a gigantic chariot with elaborately carved stone wheels, pillars and walls. A major part of the structure is now in ruins. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also featured on NDTV’s list of Seven Wonders of India andTimes of India’s list of Seven Wonders of India.

The temple was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline has receded since then. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun god, Surya. It has twelve pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels which are 3 meters wide and is pulled by a set of seven horses. The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture. It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks.

According to Bhavishya Purana and Samba Purana, there may have been a sun temple in the region earlier than current one, dating to the 9th century or earlier. The books mention three sun temples at Mundira (possibly Konark), Kalapriya (Mathura), and Multan.

According to the scriptures, Samba, the son of Krishna, was cursed with leprosy. He was advised by the sage, Kataka, to worship the sun god to cure his aliment. Samba underwent penance for 12 years in Mitravana near the shores of Chandrabhaga. Both the original Konark temple and the Multan temple have been attributed to Samba.

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st Century CE) mentions a port called Kainapara, which has been identified as current day Konark.

The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 229 feet (70 m) tall. Due to the weight of the super structure (70m tall) and weak soil of the area the main vimana fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 128 feet (30 m) tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. Among the structures, which have survived to the current day, are the dance hall (Nata mandira) and dining hall (Bhoga mandapa).

The Konark temple is also known for its erotic sculptures of maithunas

Two smaller ruined temples have been discovered nearby. One of them is called the Mayadevi Temple and is located southwest from the entrance of the main temple. It is presumed to have been dedicated to Mayadevi, one of the Sun god’s wives. It has been dated to the late 11th century, earlier than the main temple. The other one belongs to some unknown Vaishnava deity. Sculptures of Balarama, Varahaand Trivikrama have been found at the site, indicating it to be a Vaishnavite temple. Both temples have their primary idols missing.

A collection of fallen sculptures can be viewed at the Konark Archaeological Museum which is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.

KONARK SUN TEMPLE

Architecture

History

References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Templehttp://www.konark.nic.in/index.htmhttp://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_konark.asp

8January 2015 YIND

The Jagannath Temple of Puri is a famous, sacred Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath and located on the eastern coast of India, at Puri in the state of Odisha.

The temple is an important pilgrimage destination for many Hindu traditions, particularly worshippers of Krishna and Vishnu, and part of the Char Dham pilgrimages that a Hindu is expected to make in one’s lifetime.

Even though most Hindu deities that are worshiped are made out of stone or metal, the image of Jagannath is wooden. Every twelve or nineteen years these wooden figures are ceremoniously replaced by using sacred trees, that have to be carved as an exact replica. The reason behind this ceremonial tradition is the highly secret Navakalevara (‘New Body’ or ‘New Embodiment’) ceremony, an intricate set of rituals that accompany the renewal of the wooden statues.

DeitiesThe central forms of Jagannath, Balabhadra and the goddess Subhadra constitute the trinity of deities sitting on the bejewelled platform or the Ratnavedi in the inner sanctum. The Sudarshan Chakra, deities of Madanmohan, Sridevi and Vishwadhatri are also placed on the Ratnavedi. The deities of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan Chakra are made from sacred Neem logs known as Daru Bramha. Depending on the season the deities are adorned in different garbs and jewels. Worship of the deities pre-date the temple structure and may have originated in an ancient tribal shrine.

Culture and Tradition of Puri

Puri is one of the fascinating littoral districts of Orissa. The Cultural heritage of Puri with its long recorded history has its beginnings in the third century B.C. The monuments, religious sanctity, and way of life of the people with their rich tradition is the cultural heart of Orissa. Indeed, Puri is considered the cultural capital of Orissa. The culture here flourished with its manifold activities.

The temple was built in the 12th century atop its ruins by the progenitor of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva. The temple is famous for its annual Rath Yatra, or chariot festival, in which the three main temple deities are hauled on huge and elaborately decorated temple cars. Since medieval times, it is also associated with intense religious fervour.

The temple is sacred to the Vaishnava traditions and saint Ramananda who was closely associated with the temple. It is also of particular significance to the followers of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism whose founder, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, was attracted to the deity, Jagannath, and lived in Puri for many years.

JAGANNATH TEMPLE, PURI

The District has the happy conglomerate of different religions, sects and faith. In the course of history, Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina, Muslim, Christian, and Sikh are found here in the District.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, an incarnation of Lord Krishna, appeared 500 years ago, in the mood of a devotee to taste the sublime emotions of ecstasy by chanting the holy name of Krishna. Stalwart scholars of Puri like Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya (a priest & great Sanskrit pandit) and others followed His teachings. Even kings and ministers of His period became His disciples. Especially King Prataparudra became His great admirer and ardent follower. Thus all cultures and religion became one in Puri after his teachings were given to all with no consideration of caste and creed.

9January 2015 YIND

Origins of the TempleRitual chakra and flags at the topshikhara of Puri temple of Jagannathaalso related to Sudarsana chakra. The red flag (12 hand or 14 Feet denotes that Jagannath is within the building....

According to the recently [when?] discovered copper plates from the Ganga dynasty, the construction of the current Jagannath temple was initiated by

the ruler of Kalinga, Anantavarman Chodaganga Dev. The Jaga mohan and the Vimana portions of the temple were built during his reign (1078 - 1148 CE). However, it was only in the year 1174 CE that the Oriya ruler Ananga Bhima Deva rebuilt the temple to give a shape in which it stands today.

Jagannath worship in the temple continued until 1558, when Odisha was attacked by the Afghan general Kalapahad. Subsequently, when Ramachandra Deb established an independent kingdom at Khurda in Orissa, the temple was consecrated and the deities reinstalled.

Mahaprasad Avada – The Food of Lord Jagannath Temple Puri

One of the traditional and Popular Delicacies of Orissa is the Mahaprasad (Avada)- the holy food served to

Lord Jagannath as bhog. This is mostly available at the Anand Bazar near the Jagannath Temple.

The specialty of ‘mahaprasad’ preparation lies in its massive cooking by unique steaming process in earthen pots, kept on above the other. There is an elaborate menu for different occasions. After offering the food to the lord, it made available for sale in the Anand Bazar, the food market, in the premises of the temple.

The kitchen of the temple is believed to be the largest in the world where about four hundred Supakars (cooks) work on two hundred hearths to feed about ten thousand mouths every day. Such arrangement is also available in temples like Lingaraj & Anantavasudev at Bhubaneswar and many other places.

Rath Yatra at PuriThe Jagannath triad are usually worshiped in the sanctum of the temple at Puri, but once during the month of Asadha (Rainy Season ofOrissa, usually falling in month of June or July), they are brought out onto the Bada Danda (main street of Puri) and travel (3 km) to the Shri

Gundicha Temple, in huge chariots (ratha), allowing the public to have darśana (Holy view). This festival is known as Rath Yatra, The chariot for Jagannath is approximately 45 feet high and 35 feet square and takes about 2 months to construct. The artists and painters of Puri decorate the cars and paint flower petals and other designs on the wheels, the wood-carved charioteer and horses, and the inverted lotuses on the wall behind the throne.

10 amazing and interesting facts about Puri Jagannath temple

1. The flag atop the temple always flaps in the opposite direction of air.

2. From any place in Puri you will always find the Sudarshan Charka (Charka at top of Temple) facing you.

3. Normally during day-time, air comes from sea to land & during evening, the vice-versa occurs. But in Puri it’s totally opposite.

4. No bird or planes fly above the temple.

5. The shadow of the main dome is invisible at any time of the day.

6. The quantity of cooked food inside the Temple remains same for the entire year. But that same quantity of prasadam can feed few thousand people & 20 lakh people, still it won’t get wasted.

7. In the Temple kitchen, 7 pots are kept one on top of another and cooked on firewood. In this process the contents in the top pot get cooked first & then the bottom one.

8. After entering from Singhadwara’s first step (from inside of the Temple), you cannot hear any sound produced by the ocean. But, when you cross the same step (from outside of the Temple) you can hear it. This can be noticed clearly during evening.

9. The Chariot Festival at Puri was initially performed with 2 sets of chariots (A total of 6 Chariots). As there was a river flowing thru in between Sri Mandira and Mausi maa temple, the first set of chariots were used to bring the lords till the river, then the lords had to ferry across the river in three giant wooden boats and aboard the other set of chariots till Mausi maa temple. Amazing but true.

10. Present day structure of Sri Janagnnath Temple Puri was not the Original built up. Originally Indradyumna had constructed only the main temple. Kings and rulers in subsequent times added Meghanada Pacheri, Mukha sala, Nata Mandapa and other assets to the Temple Complex.

10January 2015 YIND

The Bihu Festivals of AssamThe Bihus are the national festivals of Assam. There are three such festivals in Assam: in the months of Bohaag (Baisakh, the middle of April), Maagh (the middle of January), and Kaati (Kartik, the middle of October). The Bihus have been celebrated in Assam from ancient times. Each Bihu coincides with a distinctive phase in the farming calendar. The Bohaag Bihu marks the New Year at the advent of seeding time, the Kaati Bihu marks the completion of sowing and transplanting of paddies, and the Maagh Bihu marks the end of the harvesting period. Bohaag Bihu is also called the Rongaali Bihu or the Festival of Merriment, Maagh Bihu is also called Bhogaali Bihu or the Festival of Food, Kaati Bihu is also called Kongaali Bihu or the Festival of the Poor.

The Bohaag Bihu lasts for several days during which “the young people in the vilalge may be seen moving about in groups gaily dressed or forming circles in the midst of which the prettiest girls dance” singing songs of love and romance. Such gatherings are called Mukoli Bihus (Open Bihus). The songs are very popular among all sections of the people.

The Bihu songs have exercised great influence on Assamese literature. Even the translator (Madhav Deva, 1849-1596 AD) of the great Hindu epic Ramayana and the great hymn composer Sankar Deva (1449-1569 AD) could not escape their influence.

Reference: http://www.mapsofindia.com/assam/society/bihu.htmlhttp://www.assam.org/node/2352

http://assamtoday.tripod.com/bihu1.htm

Hola MahallaHola Mohalla or Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls inMarch. This, by a tradition established by Guru Gobind Singh, follows the Hindu festival of Holi by one day; Hola is the masculine form of the feminine sounding Holi.

The word “Mohalla” is derived from the Arabic root hal (alighting, descending) and is a Punjabi word that implies an organized procession in the form of an army column. But unlike Holi, when people playfully sprinkle colored powder, dry or mixed in water, on each other, the Guru made Hola Mohalla an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles.

The Guru was in the midst of fighting both Aurangzeb of the Mughal Empire and the Hill Rajputs, and had recently established the Khalsa Panth. On February 22, 1701, Guru Gobind Singh started a new tradition by overseeing a day of mock battles and poetry contests at Holgarh Fort. The tradition has since spread from the town of Anandpur Sahib to nearby Kiratpur Sahib and the foothills of the Shivaliks, and to other Gurdwaras around the world.

The tenth guru Gobind Singh felt that Holi, had lost its original meaning over the years. It was no longer a celebration to reaffirm fraternity and brotherhood. In 1757 AD he decided to revive the spirit of Holi and weave its essence into a festival created in the Khalsa traditions. Holla Mohalla is celebrated in the month of Phalguna a day after Holi.

Reference: http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Hola_Mahallahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hola_Mohallahttps://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-festivals/the-sikh-festivals-holla-mohalla

Hemis Festival at LadakhThe two-day Hemis Festival celebrates victory of good over evil.

People from all over the world come to Ladakh to know more about Ladakh’s famous culture and adventure, and the Buddhist culture here. The region is quite popular for the fairs and festivals that showcase its history and culture. One of the well-known cultural festivals is Ladakh’s Hemis Festival. People specifically travel for this festival, which is a two-day festival, to Ladakh. This two-day festival will denote Buddhist guru Padmasambhava’s birth anniversary. Festivities take place in the popular Hemis Gompa, which is situated at a distance of 45 kilometres away from Leh.

The two-day Hemis Festival celebrates victory of good over evil. One can see a number of people dressed in bright and colourful clothes to celebrate the festival. The Tibetan calendar indicates that on lunar month’s tenth day, the Lama Head organises this Hemis Festival. In order to protect his people, the Tibetan Buddhism founder, Guru Padmasambhava, fought the evils. On his birth anniversary, all the people celebrate Hemis festival grandly.

On this particular day, a ritual is followed. People on this festival mask themselves, and sing and dance. The main highlight of the Hemis festival is the unique masked dance performed by Lamas. The dance performance depicted this festival’s central theme of victory of good over evil. The Lamas gather around the central flagpole. This flagpole is located in the monastery’s courtyard, where the singing and dance performances along with plays take place. One of Ladakh’s oldest carnivals is the Hemis festival. This festival is organised in the monastery, which is 300-year-old and also is Ladakh’s richest monastery.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemishttp://www.mapsofindia.com/events/jammu-and-kashmir/hemis-festival.html

11January 2015 YIND

Birthday CelebrationsJANUARY

Employee's Name Date

Amit Tiku 1st

Leela Karthiyayini T 3rd

Divya 7th

Harish N R 13th

Vinayachandra K 26th

Srinivasa Murthy 27th

Sanjeev Madhavan 28th

FEBRUARY

Employee's Name Date

Shivaprasadachari K 2nd

Sunil N 3rd

Prasanna Kumar S S 5th

Yuvaraja Y S 14th

Hajime Ikuta 15th

Shruthi L 22nd

Sanjeev Madhavan 28th

MARCH

Employee's Name Date

Sameer Bakshi 2nd

Toshihisa Tanaka 4th

Veeramani V 5th

Shambu Pattanashetti 21st

Sanjeevi Soundara Rajan. L 25th

Shruthi L 22nd

Sanjeev Madhavan 28th

APRIL

Employee's Name Date

Ashish Ahlawat 1st

Dhanesh. N 1st

Subhalagna Mohapatra 2nd

Ankit K Chaudhary 3rd

Chethan Kumar B 3rd

Naresh Kumar. P 5th

Balaji K 6th

Daisuke Watanabe 8th

Sudhir Kumar 8th

Arun Kumar M 9th

Devraj N R 10th

Vipul Pratap Singh 10th

Mohammed Asif 11th

Sunil Kumar Mourya 20th

Abhishek Jaiswal 21st

Girija A C 22nd

Shantharam Shetty G 25th

Ashok Kumar C K 26th

Amal Aravind Dakshan 26th

Yashunori Matsumoto 28th

Pradeep Kumar A 30th

Yoshiki Imamiya 30th

MAY

Employee's Name Date

Sudhir Kumar Padhy 1st

Aravind P V 2nd

Shivamurty Gejji 5th

Vineet Kumar 5th

Gomathi A 6th

Raja T S 6th

Vinod Kumar Rai P K 9th

Bharat Pulyani 7th

Sriman Narain Pandey 10th

Siva Krishna J 10th

Santhosh Kumar M P 10th

Nitin Kumar 13th

Rajesh R 14th

Venkatesh R 16th

Priyank Khanna 17th

Ramesh 17th

K Bhavani Shankar 17th

Pooja Dua 20th

Jithin Joseph 22nd

Ramya K 22nd

Arunkumar V Byakod 24th

Deepa Chauhan 25th

Moorthy Sidhan 25th

Lokesh Kumar Patel 27th

Basavaraja M D 30th

JUNE

Employee's Name Date

Alok Pandey 1st

Veeraiah G 1st

Anil Kumar H B 1st

Arun Singh 6th

Megharaja T 6th

Somanatha Gowda 7th

Narendra Kumar 10th

Nagaraja R 10th

A K Arumugam 11th

Guruswamy C R 14th

Manohar Peddu 14th

Munikrishnappa Y 14th

Jyoti Jain 16th

Smriti Rathi 17th

Kiran G 17th

Ramesh V Mudiker 19th

Somnath B 20th

Shanurali Dabadi 28th

Nitin G 29th

12January 2015 YIND

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Sr. Manager - After Sales Service

After Sales & Service

Kishore Kumar N

Divisional Finance & Accounts Head

Finance

Sanjeev Madhavan

Regional Manager – West “AC Drives Business” & Pan India Systems Business

Sales & Marketing

Thilotham K N

Technical Support Engineer (South Region)

Technical Support

Sumit Kumar Paul

Regional Manager Sales - East

Sales & Marketing

Amit Tiku

Regional Manager – North “AC Drives” Sales & Servo Product Manager

Sales & Marketing

Ramesh K

Service Engineer

After Sales & Service

Tripti Bhardwaj

Company Secertary

Finance

Leela Karthiyayini T

Asst. Manager - Sales Planning & Support

Sales & Marketing

Sameer Bakshi

Sr. Technical Support Engineer

Technical Support

Ganesh Mahajan

Regional Sales Manager

Sales - Robotic

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