Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Sharks (Southern) in the Backwaters of Kerala



Kerala is one the states in south India which is flanked by the Arabian Sea on the West and the Ghats mountain range in the East and criss crossed by 44 rivers, Kerala is referred to in tourism brochures as the "Venice of the East" and in a very popular ad campaign as "God's Own Country".

The Southern Sales team of FritoLay - or the "Southern Sharks" as they are called, decided to have a party to chill and celebrate. What could be a better option than to go to the lazy backwaters of Kerala. The lazy backwaters of Allapuzha (you have to ask someone from Kerala how to pronounce that), earlier known as Alleppey was the venue of choice.

The highlight of the evening was the recognition of the super achievers - the Platinum Award and the Ring of Honor winners were all invited with their spouse, kids (Please note proud baby in the picture)or parents. When the winner came on stage for their moment in the spotlight, there was a video of the spouse or parent which mentioned how proud they were of having a winner in the family.

In keeping with their name, the awards were named after one of the 360 species of sharks. So we met the "Goblin Shark", the "Mako Shark", the "Bonnethead Shark" and of course the "Shark of the Year".

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