My full name: Zishan Hussain Razvi
Nickname: Hyder. Its so popular among my childhood friends that my real name would be totally alien to them!
My family: I come from a close-knit business family in the sleepy town of Aurangabad in Maharastra. I have an elder sister and two younger brothers who are well placed in their [...]

Suganya and Supriya, daughters of Bhama Suresh, Valves HR
The multi-talented twins, students of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, have been learning Carnatic Music for over 10 years.
They recently debuted on Chennai’s concert circuit.

Pranay S Rokde, Valve Sales, has moved from Kolkata to Vadodara.
Here’s wishing him a rocking time in Vadodara.
Contributed by: Ms. Shashi Khanna, Kolkata

Ever wondered why hurricane activity in the Texas region is on the rise?
That is because they have a new coach!

Paul Isaac, L&T Valves, Houston, coaches the ‘Hurricanes’, a team in the local FFPS league. FFPS (Fun – Fair – Positive Soccer) is a Texas-based non-profit organisation founded by parents to create a positive environment [...]

T. A. Prasad, Valves – IT, Chennai, wed S. A. Nithya on 27 May 2007.
Let us wish the couple a long and prosperous married life!

As you would have noticed, the L&T Valves Blog has a new masthead.
We invite your comments on the new look…
The blog URL is www.lntvalves.com/blog (you know, in line with the current international practice), but you can continue to access the site through www.inflow-outflow.com.

Mr. A. K. Banerjee launching the new look L&T Valves Blog

Mr. A.K. Banerjee, Vice President, Valves Business Group, launched CAD Vision, a web-based drawing management application on 5 June 2007.

CAD Vision allows L&T Valves personnel to generate General Assembly (GA) drawings on their desktops by specifying valve parameters. The interface is user-friendly and intuitive, and the drawings can be saved in Acrobat PDF and AutoCAD [...]

We received a major order from Siekmann Econosto, Germany, for the Kirishi Hydocracker Project in Russia. On 31 May ‘07, Mr. Manfred Dierkes, Project Director and Mr. Oliver Krieg, Project Manager, visited Chennai to review the order execution status.

Mr. Oliver Krieg (left) and Mr. Manfred Dierkes (right) with Mr. A. K. Banerjee, Vice President, Valves [...]

In Chennai, starting today, motorcycle riders are required by law to wear helmets. This law has provoked a lot of debate and I feel sharing a page from my motorcycle diary would benefit my friends.
10 May 2000
It was the annual performance review season, and that morning I was supposed to meet my boss with the [...]