Jisha Surya
First Published : 23 Dec 2010
Don’t be surprised if you hear a song, the tinkling of anklets or high-pitched drama dialogues on entering the Technopark campus. Emphasising its tagline ‘harmony@work’, one of the largest IT parks in the country is all set for an employee-friendly makeover. Technopark is launching a fine arts club - ‘Natana’, which will offer the best platform to nurture and express one’s talent.
It’s time for techies to escape the strain of project deadlines and enjoy an opportunity to brush up and showcase their talents, which might once have been a part of their eventful school or college days. Those keen to get training in any art form for the first time too can cheer up. With the support of Group of Technology companies (GTech) - a strategic grouping of IT/ITES enterprises in Kerala, Natana will be launched at a star-studded, gala event on January 20.
Anoop P Ambika, secretary of GTech and CEO of the Technopark-based Kreara Solutions, is the torchbearer of the new initiative. Anoop was instrumental in taking such a novel idea to the discussion forum of GTech. ‘’The objective of the club is to bring together professionals from the community who are keen to pursue their interests in culture, music, films, dance and other forms of arts. Top officials of all the companies have welcomed the employee-engagement programme. The employees are eagerly waiting for its launch, which is planned on January 20. So far, around 350 employees have registered their names,’’ Anoop said.
Elaborating on the process of setting up the club, Anoop said, ‘’We are in the process of identifying talents to create a talent pool. For that, a core committee consisting of two representatives from each company has been constituted. This core committee is led by some employees, including Deepa Rahul and Rakesh, who are known to television viewers.’’
The members of the talent pool will be segregated based on their interest. The club will have association with professional organisations, which are expected to conduct grooming sessions. All interested employees will be brought to a single platform with the launch of Natana. Performance of a professional group, a known talent of Technopark and a new member of Natana, will mark the event launch.
Enquiries are pouring in. Employees are keen to know about the activities of the club, some want to know about training and some even enquire on facilities to learn new art forms. The website of Natana, which enables employees to fill a column ‘I can’, is already flooded with messages of wannabe artists.
Organisers of Natana have published a list of talents they are looking for. It includes dancers (classical and western), singers (English/India), musical instruments (traditional/ fusion), acrobats, mimicry, traditional fine arts (Thottam, Theyyam etc), content writers, art directors, actors/mime artists, film buffs, DJs, magicians, speakers, aspiring models and fashion/dress designers. Natana plans to give help to ailing artists in the future.
Time is the only challenge in front of the organisers. ‘’Though the employees work for 8-10 hours a day, only 6-7 hours could be considered as very productive. The rest of the time goes for browsing, discussions and other engagements. Natana is planning to make use of this time,’’ the organisers said.
Natana is expected to turn out as the best New Year gift for the techies.
jisha@expressbuzz.com
First Published : 23 Dec 2010
Don’t be surprised if you hear a song, the tinkling of anklets or high-pitched drama dialogues on entering the Technopark campus. Emphasising its tagline ‘harmony@work’, one of the largest IT parks in the country is all set for an employee-friendly makeover. Technopark is launching a fine arts club - ‘Natana’, which will offer the best platform to nurture and express one’s talent.
It’s time for techies to escape the strain of project deadlines and enjoy an opportunity to brush up and showcase their talents, which might once have been a part of their eventful school or college days. Those keen to get training in any art form for the first time too can cheer up. With the support of Group of Technology companies (GTech) - a strategic grouping of IT/ITES enterprises in Kerala, Natana will be launched at a star-studded, gala event on January 20.
Anoop P Ambika, secretary of GTech and CEO of the Technopark-based Kreara Solutions, is the torchbearer of the new initiative. Anoop was instrumental in taking such a novel idea to the discussion forum of GTech. ‘’The objective of the club is to bring together professionals from the community who are keen to pursue their interests in culture, music, films, dance and other forms of arts. Top officials of all the companies have welcomed the employee-engagement programme. The employees are eagerly waiting for its launch, which is planned on January 20. So far, around 350 employees have registered their names,’’ Anoop said.
Elaborating on the process of setting up the club, Anoop said, ‘’We are in the process of identifying talents to create a talent pool. For that, a core committee consisting of two representatives from each company has been constituted. This core committee is led by some employees, including Deepa Rahul and Rakesh, who are known to television viewers.’’
The members of the talent pool will be segregated based on their interest. The club will have association with professional organisations, which are expected to conduct grooming sessions. All interested employees will be brought to a single platform with the launch of Natana. Performance of a professional group, a known talent of Technopark and a new member of Natana, will mark the event launch.
Enquiries are pouring in. Employees are keen to know about the activities of the club, some want to know about training and some even enquire on facilities to learn new art forms. The website of Natana, which enables employees to fill a column ‘I can’, is already flooded with messages of wannabe artists.
Organisers of Natana have published a list of talents they are looking for. It includes dancers (classical and western), singers (English/India), musical instruments (traditional/ fusion), acrobats, mimicry, traditional fine arts (Thottam, Theyyam etc), content writers, art directors, actors/mime artists, film buffs, DJs, magicians, speakers, aspiring models and fashion/dress designers. Natana plans to give help to ailing artists in the future.
Time is the only challenge in front of the organisers. ‘’Though the employees work for 8-10 hours a day, only 6-7 hours could be considered as very productive. The rest of the time goes for browsing, discussions and other engagements. Natana is planning to make use of this time,’’ the organisers said.
Natana is expected to turn out as the best New Year gift for the techies.
jisha@expressbuzz.com
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