This evening was a culmination of a fruitful and one and first of its kind of collaboration between MicroSign and the ICCR. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is an autonomous organization of the Government of India under the administrative control of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). ICCR’s regional office for Gujarat was established in the year 2012. The ICCR brought the talented duo to the city of Bhavnagar. 

For us at Microsign Products, this collaboration with the ICCR, Gujarat was a matter of the win-win situation. The Culture for Excellence at Microsign Products is always keen on encouraging and showcasing talent, while the ICCR helped us take this objective forward. 

The entire Universe is full of rhythm around us. Our innermost language is that of dance and movement. The myriad forms of dances in India allow us to experience and express deep happiness. On this note, we had the immense pleasure of hosting Shri Bharat Baraiya and Shri Akshay Patel at the ‘Nrutyaparv’ in Bhavnagar. They are well versed with folk dance forms as well as classical dance forms from all of India. They boast of National and International fame for the talent they present the world with. They have not only stunned audiences across the globe but have also conducted workshops and seminar to spread the knowledge further. If compiled at some point, their performances would easily amount to video recordings well above two thousand CDs. 

Shri Bharat Baraiya hails Halol, a small village in Gujarat. He was trained by field stalwarts at the Darpan Academy in Ahmedabad. Having learned and grown under the tutelage of great Gurus, he was dedicated to being a professional dancer and broke boundaries for the same. He explored more forms of art as well – martial arts, folk, and tribal dances and Bhavai – the folk theatre form prevalent from Gujarat. He even began his own training institute in 2008, called ‘Nrityavali’. Right from the year 1986, he has several awards to his credit, along with a professional with notable names from Hollywood as well. 

Shri Akshay Patel was also trained at the Darpan Academy, having lived in the vicinity and having been inspired by the talent around. His long stint at Darpan took from the intense training for Bharat Natyam to exploring various forms of contemporary dance, Kalaripayattu, theatre, lighting, and the other allied fields. He has traveled far and wide, both within India as well as globally for group performances of classical and folk dance forms. He was the co-founder at Nrityavali along with Shri Bharatbhai. He also brings along a long list of awards and accolades to his name, along with having professionally been associated with talented artists from India as well as Hollywood. 

The night of 13^th January witnessed a very different experience at the Yeshwantrai auditorium. The people of Bhavnagar watched in rapt attention as the two talent houses presented refined and fusion forms of art, using classical and folk dance forms as their roots. Being experts in all these areas, they left us with a rich experience of art at its finest. Bhavnagar has always warmly hosted artists across multiple forms of art. The people here are already aware and receptive to such events and hence they happily turn up on nights such as these. We feel happy to see what we do not have to push people for events like these. It is an organic process, and everyone is happy about what they see and experience. The artists were able to connect with the audience, leading them to be involved to the extent of shaking a leg themselves.

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Mr. Nisheeth was invited for this event to be felicitated and recognized for the innovative HR practices MicroSign has always been known for. The theme for this year’s summit was “Indian Auto Component Industry: Transforming to Stay Competitive”. They hosted over 1200 delegates from various backgrounds of the industry. The ACMA graciously extended an invite for MicroSign’s efforts to be told to everyone present there. 

Mr. Pathik and Mr. Nisheeth respected the wishes and the invite sent and were present for the event held in Pune.  

The purpose of this award was to recognize and laud the impact of the innovative HR practices that MicroSign has introduced and sustained over the years. Differently-abled people have actively been involved in mainstream, inclusive practices. This has contributed to a win-win for both sides. People with different abilities have found a space to be themselves and bring in their talent and skills as a contribution. The company has grown because of the same. These people have been proven to be a great asset for their industry, entirely on the basis of their merit and credential. The company, on the other hand, has become more sustainable. MicroSign has begun with this experiment a good 33 years ago and has only grown in their inclusive approach ever since. It was this philosophy that was recognized and awarded. 

Present at the event were a few notable names : Anant Geete – Honourable Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Govt. of India, Mr. FR Singhvi, Chairman of ACMA and President of skills and monitoring, Ram Venkataramani – President and MD at ACMA, and Tom Flack – President and Chief Procurement Officer for Tata Motors. All the delegates present there, from different backgrounds, were briefed rather well about the inclusive and innovative approach MicroSign is known for. They emphasized on how we can integrate those who otherwise remain alone or isolated. And not only integrate, but also make a scope for them to grow towards good positions and make active contributions to revenue generation in a company. We, at MicroSign, were heartened to see ACMA publicizing these facets very well to everyone present there. It is a good platform for more people to know what philosophy drives us and how our attitude and approach makes a difference for everyone around, including our company itself. The regular population has gradually started seeing the differently-abled people in a different perspective, as contributing members of the society. 

At the ACMA event last month, we were humbled and made proud at the same time through this gesture.

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