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An introduction to
Mrs. Girija Raghavan
Mrs.Girija Raghavan is a composite
person with many faces.
She is a
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Media personality &Television
Producer
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Businesswoman
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Trainer & Speaker
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Publisher & Magazine Editor
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Administrator
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Event organizer
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Stage Compere
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Consultant in Media & Publicity
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Ad Film Maker
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Scriptwriter
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Counselor
Mrs. Girija Raghavan is in the Audio, Video and Print media for the past
25 years. Starting her media career from All India Radio as a
contributor, she had grown to be an announcer and News Reader of All India
Radio. Lending voice for commercial advertisements
was also her creative ability.
Further to this, she developed her expertise in writings for magazines
and periodicals and became a freelance reporter. While she was into all
these media activities, she was employed in a nationalized bank from
1977 to 1991. Leaving her lucrative job from a nationalised bank, she started a
company called “Gayathri Cassettes” in which she started producing
audiocassettes. While making
programmes for the satellite channels, she ventured into her own
production in 1995. She named the company as “Gayathri Creations” in
which television productions are made. She started producing programmes
for Doordarshan & Sun TV. She has produced a number of
programmes on varied subjects in Raj TV, Raj Digital plus, Vijay TV,
Doordarshan, Podhigai and Win TV.
As the company started growing, many prestigious clients have started utilising
her expertise in their audio and visual advertisements. Since her
television shows were very popular, in 1997 she started a Tamil Monthly Magazine
“Ladies Special” which is now very popular among women. This is published
by “Gayathri Publications", another company of Girija Raghavan.
Now, this magazine has readers around the world. She conducts programmes and
exhibition of the products of women entrepreneurs, all over India and abroad also.
Government bodies like NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and rural development)
and other bodies assigns her the responsibilities of conducting exhibitions for
their Self Help Groups.
Girija Raghavan with her solid experience gives consultancy in various
fields. Her strengths are mainly on publicity, advertisement, marketing
analysis. POTHYS,a leading textile brand, has hired her expertise and
she gives her consultancy to them in publicity and advertisement. The
Government department like Co optex, Handlooms hires her services for
studying and giving reports on their schemes, and in market promotions.
Girija Raghavan is a trainer also. Corporate companies invite her to
handle sessions on the topics like personality development,
communication skills, interpersonal relationships, Time Management etc.
Women colleges entrust entrepreneurial development and soft skills
programmes to her. For schools, she is good in handling memory
techniques, leadership qualities, goal setting etc.
She is well known for her novel ideas and creative presentations. She is
invited at various international conferences all over the world to
present papers on different topics.She has presented a paper on the
topic Hindu dharma at a confrence held at Malaysia.
She also has a guidance cell for Women Entrepreneurs by name
BRAWE (Business Related Advice for Women Entrepreneurs) under which she
gives counseling for women who want to start business and run them and
conducts seminars and workshops for them.
She had traveled to Malaysia and Kuwait. She was invited
to Malaysia as a Government guest to go around the country and to write
about that in her magazine “Ladies Special”. Also she was invited in
2007 to participate in Global Dharma Youth conference at Malaysia.
She went to Kuwait as a guest of a well-known organisation
“Frontliners” to anchor a Ladies Talk show “Pengal Pecharangam”. This
show appeared in Podigai in her programme Sagodari.
With lot of stage events for women all over Tamil Nadu and with
continuous TV shows for women, Mrs.Girija Raghavan is now quite
popular among women. Added to all these things, Mrs. Girija Raghavan ‘s
passion is to unite worldwide Indian women.
Women look upon to her for guidance, encouragement and help. Mrs.Girija
Raghavan has taken Women Empowerment as her mission and a large army of
committed ladies is with her.
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NAME |
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Mrs. Girija Raghavan |
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DATE OF BIRTH |
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02-06-1954 |
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ADDRESS |
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60/9, L.K.S.Nest,
7th Avenue, Ashok Nagar,
Chennai 600 083.
Ph/Fax: 044 2489 8162
Mobile: 94443 62244
E mail:
girijaraghavan@yahoo.com
Web site: www.ladiesspecial.com |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION |
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B.Sc., (Maths) with Distinction
{M.Sc
(Guidance &Counseling)} |
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WORKING EXPERIENCE |
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Served in a Nationalised Bank for 15 Years.
Served as Vice President (Prog & Admn) in WIN TV for 18 months. |
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PRESENT POSITION |
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Editor & Publisher:
Ladies Special
(Women’s Tamil monthly magazine)
Director : Gayathri Group
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Audio, Video Cassette Production
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Visual Production
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Advertisement Agency
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Book Publishing |
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PROGRAMME PRESENTLY |
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RUNNING IN TELEVISION |
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SAGODARI
in
Doordarshan Podigai
Channel
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CONSULTANT
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publicity and advertisement consultant
for
POTHYS
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SERVICE ORGANISATION |
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SAGODARI
(Strong
association
for
the
growth
and
organised
development
and
achievement
of
resourceful
Indian
women) |
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TRAINING INSTITUTES |
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BRAWE
(Business related advice for
women
entrepreneurs)
E.G.O.
-Excel, Glow, Originate
(an
institute to develop soft skills)
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COUNTRIES VISITED |
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Malaysia and
Kuwait.
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BOOKS PUBLISHED IN TAMIL |
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1.Manaivi
Oru Home Manager
(Wife is a Home Manager)
2.Gnabagam Varude
(Motivating Autobiography)
3.Kanavu Manam (2
novels) 4.Yosikkalaam Vanga (100 thoughts to enrich the
mind) |
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1.Administrator
Served in a Nationalised Bank for 15 Years.
Served as Vice President (Prog & Admn) in WIN TV for 18 months.
2.Media personality & Television producer
PROGRAMMES PRODUCED IN VISUAL MEDIAAS A PRODUCER, DIRECTOR,AND ANCHOR
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ANBU SAGODARIYE: Popular
Women Programme in Podigai which ran 130 episodes
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ANBU SAGODARIGALLUKU VANAKKAM:
Successful women programme in Vijay TV. relayed for 9 months.
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PEN ULAGAM A talk-show
exclusively for women as a daily programme in “RAJ TV” which ran for
2 years.
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An exclusive women talk-show
by name LADIES SPECIAL for RAJ TV for 52 weeks.
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A Children programme
PINJUMANAM for more than 65 weeks in RAJ TV
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A ‘three-generation’ Oriented
programme by name THALAIMURAI in RAJ TV
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Women entrepreneurs were
given guidance in MANGAYAR MANDRAM in RAJ TV
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MANAM THIRANTHU PESUGIREN is
a programme with film personalities, in RAJ TV
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ATTAM, PATTAM, KONDATAM -
film songs and dance programme inmixedwith Black and White and
colour, RAJ TV
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KUDUMBA NEERAM a family
programme produced for Doordarshan
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ANBU SAGOTHRIYE a Ladies
Magazine programme in Podhigai TV which ran for 130 epsides.
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More than 15 single episode
programmes on special occasions, in various Channels.
EXPERIENCE IN ALL INDIA RADIO
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Taken part in the following
programmes in All India Radio
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Casual Announcer of All India
Radio (1983 onwards)
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Casual News Reader of All
India Radio. (1990 onwards)
3.Businesswoman
DIRECTOR: GAYATHRI GROUP
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Gayathri Cassettes :Audio,
Video Cassette Production
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Gayathri Creations:Visual
Production Advertisement Agency
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Gayathri Publications:Book
publishing
4.Trainer
Heading Institutes
BRAWE (BUSINESS RELATED ADVICE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS)
E.G.O. -Excel, Glow, Originate (an institute to develop soft
skills)
Training programmes handled for
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INFOSYS
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Housing Development Finance
Corporation(HDFC)
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State Bank Of India
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Indian Overseas bank
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Stella Maris College
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Bharathi Womens’ College for
women
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Some departments of Govt Of
Tamilnadu
Special subjects in Training
programmes
5.Publisher &
Magazine Editor
EDITOR & PUBLISHER:
Ladies Special (Tamil women monthly since 1997)
6.Event Organiser
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Organised & conducted more
than 500 events from 2000 in all parts of Tamilnadu,Bangalore,Mumbai
&Kuwait
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Organised devotional events
like Vilakku Poojai, Homam, and Bhajans with more than 1000 ladies
at a time
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Organised Business oriented
seminars, exclusively for women, at Chennai and all over tamilnadu.
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Organised product promotion
events for various companies.
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Conducted events For
Government Departments like Co Optex,Handlooms department etc.
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Government bodies like NABARD
(National Bank for Agriculture and rural development) and other
bodies assigns her the responsibilities of conducting exhibitions
for their Self Help Groups.
7.Stage Compere
&Presenter
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Has done compere for various
shows
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Acted as a special announcer
for Chief Minister in World Tamil Conference at Tanjore in 1994
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She is well known for her
novel ideas and creative presentations. She is invited at various
international conferences all over the world to present papers on
different topics.
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She was given an assignment
by Co optex to study the lives of weavers at Cuddalore District ,and
she gave a good power point presentation in front of various
Government IAS officers.S
8.Consultant in
Media & Publicity
With the 20 years of knowledge and expertise in media, now
acting as a consultant to POTHYS(a leading textile Brand at Tamilnadu)
9.Ad Film Maker, and concept developer
EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISEMENT
Print:
* Developed more than 30 artworks both in Colour and Black and
White.
* Created captions and slogans to suit the products.
* Created write ups to uplift the sales of various products
Audio:
* Produced more than 30 audio commercials.
* Capable of writing scripts and making spot ads
* Rendered voice for spot advertisements
Video:
* Produced visual Advertisement for the following clients
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L.K.S. GOLD HOUSE (Chennai)
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KALYANI COVERING (Trichy)
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MANIAMMAL TEXTILES (Chennai)
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LAKSHMI JEWELLERY (Chennai)
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CHAKRAVARTHY TEXTILES (Salem)
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ROYAL FURNITURE (Salem)
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KRISHNA ICE CREAM MIX (Trichy)
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KRISHNA ROSE MILK (Trichy)
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KRISHNA RAVADOSA MIX (Trichy)
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KRISHNA BADAM MIX (Trichy)
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G.T. THANGA MALIGAI (Trichy)
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HEALTH (Monthly Magazine)
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K.P. JEWELLERY AND GEMS (Chennai)
10.Scriptwriter
Books Published in Tamil :
1.Manaivi Oru Home Manager (Wife is a Home Manager)
2.Gnabagam Varude (Motivating Autobiography)
3.Kanavu Manam (2 novels)
4.Yosikkalaam Vanga (100 thoughts to enrich the mind)
11.Counselor
Giving emotional and personal counseling for women
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