Hyderabad: Ramoji Group Chairman Ramoji Rao has built a vast business and media empire during his illustrious lifetime. Thousands of employees work in these companies spread over print, electronic, digital media; hospitality, films, entertainment and FMCG sectors.
To all of them, media mogul Ramoji Rao penned a will of responsibilities. Usually, elders leave a will distributing property to their children in their last days of life. Here, Chairman Ramoji Rao Garu left a will of responsibilities to the employees just like a father penning his will for his children. What would business magnate Ramoji Rao have written to the employees of his group of companies whom he loves more than his own children?
Here goes Ramoji Rao's inspiring will: Every employee should act as a capable and committed soldier, overcoming challenges with creativity. You are the foundation for the institutions and systems I have built to stand firm forever.
Clouds are gathering in the sky of my life. Rabindranath Tagore said, 'Not for rain, nor for storms - to paint new colors for my evening twilight.' For decades, I raced like a tireless worker, without knowing the passing time between decades, each dawn filling my heart with the consciousness inspired by the first rays of the Sun God and sharpening my intellect and creativity with inspiration from the Seven-Horsed Chariot Rider. Now, the above words of Vishwakavi are filling my thoughts!
Even though I became old, new ideas keep pouring in my mind which shout that 'change is eternal... change is truth'. As the head of the Ramoji Group family, I am motivated to write this letter to all of you because of the desire to realize the meaning, which is unknown when and where. In a way it is a future plan. Congratulations to all of you as employees of the Ramoji Group of Companies on your grand goals!
The plural of person is power. Although all the Ramoji Group companies are the brainchild of my ideas, all of them have grown into powerful systems that are loved by millions of people. I know many employees who have played a direct role in the development of the respective organizations, are dedicated to professional values and are household names in society.
Working in Ramoji Group companies is a matter of respect, I am proud to have a staff with unique characteristics which are inseparably linked with the company. With hard work, nothing is impossible - this is a business principle I have practiced faithfully for decades! Therefore, all my organizations are directly linked to the public interest, coupled with extensive human resource utilization – crowning high values with high work standards. Thank you to all the staff who stood behind me for decades and helped me achieve my ambition!
It is a characteristic of my life that any work done or project undertaken should be unique and not be able to settle for second place. With that aspiration, I literally did light the candle of life from both sides and make everything from Margadarsi to ETV Bharat the best, to fly the flag of Telugu race high.