These are volatile times. There’s been pressure on print ops, particularly the vulnerable ones. It’s how we respond to these challenges that define our values. Words: Amitabh Luthra
Tribute to Vijay Sivaraman of Shakti Udyog Amitabh Luthra of Printers Supply Co has paid tribute to Vijay Sivaraman of Shakti Udyog who died recently. Sivaraman had partnered with Luthra, Raju Amritwar (Graphic Arts Suppliers, Pune) and DuPont. Vijay Sivaraman: 16 June 1962 - 20 February 2021
Here I am sitting at Chennai airport on a Sunday night gathering my thoughts around a weekend I wish never was.
The call from Shashank Vijay on Saturday morning telling me that Appa was no more.
The rushed arrangements for tickets and then dashing to the airport.
Reaching RA Puram in Chennai where many afternoons were spent with Vijay.
Industry pays tribute to Vijay Sivaraman Industry leaders pay tribute to Vijay Sivaraman of Shakti Udyog whose death sent shock waves in the industry. Besides being a founder director at Proteck in Chennai, Sivaraman had partnered with Amitabh Luthra (Kolkata) and Raju Amritwar (Pune). Vijay Sivaraman: 16 June 1962 - 20 February 2021
Founded in 1992, Shakti Udyog had a manufacturing unit in Chennai. Shakti Udyog manufactured equipment for the printing industry, which includes a conventional plate exposing frames and plate processors for thermal, violet and conventional PS plates.
PrintWeek recalls the joys of birth of Shakti Udyog s CPX 860 which was equipped with special features that provided the user with faster service. All as Sivaraman had said, This made the machine an alluring prospect and more than 1,500 units were installed in India and the international market. Of this, 30% are Indian newspape