After much fan following, we bid a warm farewell to our ever-chirpy HR, Anulekha Datta! 

Since for a couple of days, we’ve seen how eager was our dear Ma’am Datta to get her successor trained and ready for the challenges ahead.

Coming back to where left, we were blessed to have our outgoing HR around for full four years since March 2, 2012 till April 30, 2016.

First, amongst many things that she introduced, one that particularly commands a mention is the – Personality and Popularity Test. It brought out the sentiments we as employees have for each other and the outlook we’ve build for ourselves over the years.

Second, her hysterical self would come to the fore, if we procrastinated in getting to the terrace for birthday celebrations. This increased the participation by manifold times – a feat not achieved by other HRs.

Third, GRMTECH’s senior management along with her active support revamped the way we would celebrate our Founder’s Day.

As far as her farewell party is concerned, though it was kept a low-key affair yet it wasn’t less than any gala event of the day.

There were speeches by the esteemed HR by herself speaking of all the good and the bad moments she’d carry all her life.

Besides few words of wisdom from our very own Projects Manager (aka counsellor), Mr. Manojit Dey.

Both the speeches and the cake cutting ceremony was followed by special gifts for the beloved HR.

Lastly, GRMTECH says ‘Thank you’.

[Picture courtesy: Sourav Dhara , Tanmoy Jana and Sanjay Singh]

This technology actually involves a higher resolution DPI screen and the functionality behind is that Retina devices will display everything at twice the actual size. For instance, a background image with 600x300px in normal display will display properly at 1200*600px. So all you need to do is create a higher resolution of images that you are using for your background image or images for your blog or content. You need not worry about texts as they would work fine on any devices. Now, the question is why double the resolution? If you open a site in Ipad or Macbook Pro, with a resolution of 2048*1536, taking into consideration the device size being 9.7 inches, you will see that your native resolution image will appear only at a part of the screen with a huge area empty. Thus, the easy solution being doubling the native resolution. However, not all devices are retina ready and hence we need to be selective as to showcase the different resolution of images at respective devices. Hence, the usage of a javascript known as retina.js.

As a designer at Grmtech, I work on the open source software Gimp. I recently did my part of experimentation, by creating a graphics of two different resolutions. If you are working with images that are free to use commercially, then you must look for higher resolution images and then create another version which is half the pixels of that image. After I created both the native resolution and higher resolution images, I delivered both the images to our Tech guy and my pal Sanjay Saha to execute the remaining part where javascript is involved. For those, who are working on WordPress 3.5, it’s a relief that they have provided a built in retina support.

Have you created a retina ready site? Feel free to share your experience.

N.B.: A special thanks to Vikas Sir, Vivek Sir and Rachna Mam for gifting us such a wonderful day. Last but not least, A BIG thanks to Tanmoy da (Our System Administrator), Samir da (Our Facility Manager) and Anulekha Mam (Our HR Manager) for arranging everything so well.

April 8, 2010

It was a hot and humid day and I was perspiring like hell. Not because of the rising temperature but because of sheer nervousness. It was my first day at my first job. Not a joke guys!!! Anyway, after completing the formalities, I was ushered into the conference room. I was asked to sit there for a few minutes before getting introduced to the content team. But that minutes turned to hours and it was not before 4pm when I was finally reached upstairs and met the content team.

I was already exhausted and sleepy by then. Actually, I had already slept for an hour or two in the dark conference room. There was a huge power cut and there was no electricity throughout the day. I was dead bored and didn’t know what else to do. :P.- Anyway, by the time I reached upstairs, 80% of the working hours was already over. I was shown my workstation and then given a pile of papers to read and within an hour or two, the day was over.

Frankly speaking, I hated my first day at Grmtech. So much so that after I returned home, I told my parents that I was not going back there. I hated the whole experience. My parents listened, consoled and suggested to continue there for at least 6 months to gather experience.

April 9, 2010 onwards …

It was a nightmare for me but still I went there. The next day was not that bad. It was better than the previous day. I survived.

Next few months were excruciating. It was like I have gone back to SCHOOL. Studies, tests and writing. There was not a moment to lose, breathe or gossip. Everyday, I used to think when the office would be over. More than that, when I could go out of that office. I was determined to leave that office before the dreaded 6 months.

Six months went and gone. In fact, 60 months have come and gone and I’m still here – at Grmtech. And I’m absolutely loving it.

Grmtech – A wonderful place to learn new things

I don’t know when I got emotionally attached to Grmtech. I really don’t know. May be the homely atmosphere, wonderful and notorious colleagues brought it close to my heart. And after spending 5 years here, I can at least say one thing – this is an amazing place to learn new things and make friends.

Yes, Grmtech taught me a lot of things. From framing a proper official mail to developing content on various financial topics to creating infographics – Grmtech has really done a lot for me. It was here where I learnt writing financial articles and that too SEO based. That was not all, I learnt writing content in various formats – video scripts, blogs, podcasts, infographics, reviews, how to articles, interviews, comic skits, FAQ, etc. Special mention must be made of Susmita Ghosh, who taught me how to be an independent content writer. She ushered me into the SEO world through digital content and then let me explore it as much I could. The other person who guided me to experiment with different content formats is Mr. Manojit Dey. Thanks Sir for helping me.

That is not all. Apart from learning the various dynamics of content development, Grmtech taught me another skill and that is how to manage team and be a graceful professional. The learning process has just begun and I’m enjoying each and every part of it.

Last one year

Many people have come and bid adieu to Grmtech. I have learned something or the other from each and everyone. Each one had an unique quality which always inspired me.

I miss my team – the full-fledged content team. The hullaballoos, competition, gossips, everything. But then life goes on and people move on. But I wish each and everyone the very best in life.

Several things have changed in this one year. Teams have been reshuffled , new work style has been adopted and everyone is geared up. This is a new phase for all of us. Hopefully, our hard work will soon bring fruitful results.

Last 5 years

The journey has been amazing – from being a content writer trainee to a digital content writer cum trainer. There were ups and downs, confrontations and accolades, anxieties and hearty laughter. I have enjoyed each and everything. And I hope Grmtech would give me many more special moments to cherish and enjoy.

“Content developers create an imaginary world with words and graphic designers play with images to put words into life”.

But not anymore!! Grmtech broke, thrashed and dumped my idea into dustbin. And thank god for that. I finally turned into a ‘puchku’ graphic designer. I mean I would always love to think like that. (lol)

My first stint with infographic

Never even in my wildest dreams did I ever think that one day I will create an infographic – and that too on my own. But, a fellow Grmtechian (Saptak Bhattacharya) made it possible for me and I would always be grateful to him. Thanks Saptak!!! You made me realize that technology and little innovation can create magical things.

He showed me a tool where anyone can create professional and visually appealing infographics, presentations, web banners, reports and resumes within a few hours. Initially, when he gave a demo, I watched and thought silently -” Can I ever create an infographic using this tool? It looks simple but simple things often turn out to be the toughest challenges you ever come across. Eerk!!!”. But inspite of my hesitations, I decided to give it a try as it intrigued me.

My first stint with infographic was on Easter celebration. Once I was done with my research, I created my account in that amazing website (visme.co) and then embarked on my journey towards creating a visual content. The online tool is really good. You get plenty of options to choose the type of visual content you want to create. Once you select your preferred option (mine was infographic), then you’ll get tons of assets at your fingertips to bring ideas into life. You can add and edit text, shapes, images, charts, videos, music and what not. The free version will give you all the options apart from the videos and music. Nonetheless, the other options are enough to complete your work.

I won’t lie. Initially, I faltered, did mistakes and got confused. But Manojit Sir and Saptak encouraged me a lot. And after a few hours of editing, correcting my mistakes, I was finally able to finish the infographic.

Few words I must say

This infographic taught me 2 things. First, it taught me how to conceptualize and create visual content. Secondly, it increased my respect for the graphic designers. The work they do is really marvellous. What I made was a basic infographic (and that too with a help of tools and various features) and what they do is put their imaginative powers into work and create beautiful visual content from scratch. Hats off!!!

Fellow grmtechians – I have only one thing to say. Try it if you’re interested. My experience was amazing. Hope you’d have even a better experience.

Star Performers for Quarter I, 2013:

Name: Bikash Burnwal

Team: Social Media Marketing

Bikash Burnwal has been declared a ‘Star Performer’ from the social media marketing team for all his innovative ideas and immense contribution to boost the online brand presence of our main websites – debtcc.com, mortgagefit.com & grmtech.com.

Name: Silajit Kumar Samal

Team: Technical

Silajit Kr Samal’s forte lies in dealing with issues (read: bugs) in both our SCRM and CRM. He has lent his expertise with a wide variety of programming languages to make it easier for us to work and track our performance.

Name: Sudip Banerjee

Team: Internet Marketing

Sudip Banerjee has been performing very well in his team consistently. He has that unique ability to turn every adversity into a lucrative opportunity and stay calm even during severe hardship.

Star performers for Quarter II, 2013:

Name: Abdul Quadir Arafat

Team: Content

From an ex-IMA to becoming a Star performer for the second time, Abdul has proved that there is no substitute for hard work.

Name: Niladri Ghoshal

Team: Technical

Niladri Ghoshal is our Star programmer whose enthusiasm never seems to die. He embraces every challenge, thrown at him with a smile and with rock-solid determination to come out of it victorious.

Name: Rohit Kumar Mondal & Vedabyas Mandal

Team: Internet marketing

Rohit Kr Mondal is our link analyst for the OVLG IMA team. He is one of those rare employees who has always stood firm in his commitment to perform his best both in terms of quality as well as quantity. Our very own Vedabyas Mandal is the link analyst for the DebtCC IMA team. His service to our organization is incredible. Both Rohit and Vedabyas rose from the ranks of IMA to work in their respective leadership positions of great importance.

So, on behalf of our entire GrmTech family, we congratulate and wish our “Stars” of GrmTech the best for all their future assignments.