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  • Gone too soon: IndianTelevision’s Ravi Soni is no more

    Gone too soon: IndianTelevision’s Ravi Soni is no more

    Mumbai: It is with a heavy heart and profound grief that the Indian Television Dot Com team shares the news of the untimely demise of our colleague Ravi Soni on 10 April. He was all of 28 years old.  

    “Like a rainbow, fading in the twinkling of an eye, gone too soon…
    Like a comet, blazing ‘cross the evening sky, gone too soon…,” go the lyrics of a song “Gone Too Soon” by Michael Jackson.

    The words seem fitting to describe the passing away of a young, promising, liked-by-all colleague.

    Having joined ITV as production executive while still fresh out of college, Ravi would have completed exactly seven years in the organisation on this 13 April. Just three days short of his tragic, premature death.

    “To work with diligence and commitment, to provide possible solutions for issues that arise,” Ravi’s LinkedIn bio read.  

    And providing solutions he did. To every single production challenge or technical snag that arose, he had a single-word, swift response: “Done”

    And the issue was sorted, just like that – without any pressures mounting, temperatures rising or war-of-words in the heat of deadlines to be met in an online news organisation. It was all in a day’s work for Soni.

    Ravi’s responsibilities included managing archived content for the website, migrating content to the server, preparing newsletters, editing images and maintaining an image library for the site. He was also involved in the building, maintaining and updating of web-based applications. He worked closely with the creative and editorial teams at ITV and could always be counted upon to save the day when it came to any glitches or last-minute changes while publishing content on the website.

    Associated with the publication’s web production and day-to-day running, he was known to be a self-motivated, industrious, and proactive worker who ensured news was uploaded, updated and brought to readers instantaneously.

    To his colleagues, he was a gentle, cheerful, ever-helpful, and noble soul who loved cricket passionately. Tragically, it is also on the cricket field that he met his end, during a match on Sunday.

    All of us at IndianTelevision and everyone who has known him will miss him deeply and pray that his soul rest in peace. In this sorrowful time, we also extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.

    Gone too soon…

  • IWEI recognises DDB Mudra Group as top employers for LGBT+ community

    IWEI recognises DDB Mudra Group as top employers for LGBT+ community

    New Delhi: India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool for LGBT+ inclusion at the workplace, has recognised DDB Mudra Group in its list of top employers 2020. The group was awarded a ‘silver’ and has become the first in the Indian advertising industry to feature in the list, joining the ranks of 65 other companies across sectors including Wipro, Uber, GSK, Nielsen etc. 

    This recognition acknowledges DDB Mudra Group’s commitment to promote awareness, acceptance and advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies. Initiatives such as inclusion of same-sex and live-in partners in the employee medical insurance policy, DDB Transit – the first-of-its-kind internship program for the transgender community and open pride – an employee resource group committed to I&D efforts are instances of the group’s concerted effort to make the workplace more diverse, progressive and united. 

    DDB Mudra Group EVP & head – HR Rita Verma said, “At DDB, we keep D&I at the core of what we do. People perform better when they have the freedom to be themselves. Hiding a key part of their identity at work because they feel unsure or unsafe, can take a toll on employee motivation and performance. We strongly believe that creativity thrives when there is diversity, and we will continue our efforts for a diverse and thriving work environment.”

    The index measures nine areas: policies and benefits, employee lifecycle, employee network group, allies and role models, senior leadership, monitoring, procurement, community engagement and additional work.