Hello Friends,

Let me start by taking you back in time to my message in the Taar Sansaar publication of December 2003 when we all pledged to march ahead in our “Nai Disha” the road that we took to help us reach our vision of being an EVA +ve company and our aspiration of being amongst the top 5 manufacturers of the world.

Today, having crossed the first milestone in this financial year, let me congratulate you all on our stellar performance in H1 FY05, an outcome of the collective efforts put in by all of us.

These results have been a true indicator of the collective potential this Division possesses and further consolidates the confidence level with which we decided to embark on this journey.

Having said this, let me also mention at this point in time, that having laid this strong foundation, the acid test lies in building on an edifice of benchmark proportions by sustaining and capitalizing on our efforts of H1.

Let me end by saying the famous quote of ………“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, I have miles to go before I sleep.”

Last but not the least, let me also take this opportunity of wishing you and your families good luck, health and prosperity in this festive season. Let this festival of Diwali precede our New Year of heightened aspirations and stretched goals both in our work as well as in our personal life.

- PARTHO SENGUPTA
Executive-in-Charge

Mr. Ratan Tata honoured in South Korea

Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Motors has been made the honorary citizen of North Jeolla Province by H.E. Mr. Kang, Hyon-wook, the Governor of Jeollabuk-do Provincial Government. The Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company Ltd. manufacturing facility is located in this Province.

Mr. Ravi Kant, Chairman, Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. and Executive Director, Tata Motors received the Citizen Certificate on behalf of Mr. Tata. Mr. Ravi Kant has also been made Honorary Citizen of this Province. The Citizen Certificate was handed over to Mr Kant at a function held at the Governor's residence in Jeonju, the capital of North Jeolla Province.

The awarding of the Honorary Citizenship of North Jeolla Province is a recognition of the goodwill developed by the Tata Group within the local community and its contributions to the Province. It is also symbolic of the trust and confidence reposed by the Province and the Governor on the senior management of Tata Daewoo. "I accept this honour with a great sense of pride, pleasure and responsibility", stated Mr. Kant after being awarded the Citizen Certificate by the Governor on 21st October 2004.

Our team of Mr.Partho Sengupta (EIC), Mr.Prashant Ursekar (Chief-Marketing) and Mr.Anurag Saksena (Chief-International Business) was in Shanghai recently of attend the Wire Fair organized by Messe Dusseldorf. Though the Shanghai fair is not as large as the one held at Dusseldorf. Messe Dusseldorf has been organizing this fair in Shanghai in recent times to bring forth the large developments in the Steel Wires that have been happening in South Asia specifically in China.

Our Team too used this opportunity to understand the pace of changes happening there, meet old friends from the Wire Industry and make new contacts in the South East Asian region.

Photograph shows EIC Mr.Partho Sengupta (3rd from the left) & the Wire Division team with their Chinese friends.