The Umbilical cord named Asian Paints!
Subhashis Sinha
Professor of Practice (Human Resources & Behavioural Sciences) NMIMS Mumbai l Ex Chief Human Resources Officer at TBZ-The Original | Ex Asian Paints Corporate HR & Plant HR Head | Coach | Visiting Faculty IIM Lucknow
With the global pandemic showing no signs of abating - the call from “ work from office” is likely to gain traction …..( i.e. if it has not already ) . The story of this edifice is that it has always been “socially distant” from a typical Mumbai office location. Excitement over here is more because of the kind of real connections people make through the meaningfulness of their work ( probably can be attributed to what Herzberg terms as #intrinsicmotivation) …old world values one may call it .....tucked away at the fag end of a peaceful nondescript Vakola lane, it almost reminds one of Bombay of the yesteryear's when the Kali Peelis ruled the Bombay road and Amol Palekar romanced Vidya Sinha on screen !
There is something about this building that binds the past with the present ...something that perhaps cannot be expressed in few lines….other wise how can one explain people who would have moved on even 10 years ago calling this place their home. Yes , 6A Shantinagar , Vakola, Santacruz East , Mumbai -400055 is home to many..past and present ....and it connects people from the past with the present through an umbilical cord known as #AsianPaints-a cord even when it is cut ( when people move on ) only ensures that the emotional and psychological bonding continues to grow ….
As 6A Shantinagar awaits patiently for the normalcy to return-here is your chance to recount your favourite #APmoments at 6A Shantinagar . Be it your 1st day at 6A Shantinagar as an employee or as a partner or as a visitor or be it your last day when you called it a day or may be the day when you had a great time at Splash ….or the day when you had that favourite Vada Pao at Naveena ….do share your favourite #APmoments by tagging your partner in crime as well....It is said that belief is easier when it occurs within a community
So if you are missing #workfromoffice ..do share your favourite #APmoment here....Here is what you need to do
#6AShantinagar #AsianPaintsHouse #<MyfavouritemomentatAP> #APmoments
Till we get back to our favourite #6A Shantinagar ..let us pray that we tide over this pandemic at the earliest ..it is said that belief is easier when it occurs within a community ..and you bet that the #APcommunity is one hell of a community ..what say??
HRBP | HR Operations | HR Transformation || Ex- Asian Paints
4 年This was too good Subhashis. Bond and connect to this place is so difficult to express in words. This write up really gave goosebumps and difficult to remember one event as there are n number of memorable events which are still live and rejoice it whenever I remember them ?? 10am check in time, splash events, Insightful conversations on 1st floor/ then 4 and finally 2nd floor, Naveena, Hyatt and Kalpataru canteen time etc etc etc. ??
People and Organization Director | Coach
4 年It is indeed an umbilical cord which ties us deeply to this place. There are so many beautiful memories - lunches at the kalpataru canteen, post lunch conversations in the 'sunrise' room, all the dinner parties with friends from this building, the after 6 pm conversations which would come out of nowhere and yet cover so much! One can only hope that the place continues to create such powerful, special memories for generations ahead.
General Manager - Supply Chain
4 年Well written Subhashis. Refreshed many memories!
HR Head || GSK || Asian Paints
4 年Thanks Subhashis Sinha for taking us down the memory lane..there are so many memories and learnings that its difficult to choose. In fact as many commented what really springs to mind and brings a smile is the amazing bonhomie and togetherness we shared.Heres to many more years of success to AP and creating lifelong memories for all.