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  • Family and friends held a prayer meeting to pay their final tribute to the man who championed the cause of digital media

    Family and wellwishers bid farewell to V Ramani

    V Ramani

    By A Correspondent

     

    Family and friends of late Mr V. Ramani held a prayer meeting on Friday evening at Bombay Tamil Sangham Hall to pay their final tribute to the man who championed the cause of digital media even before it became a sensation. Apart from family members, friends and other wellwishers from the industry were present at the prayer meeting.

     

    Mr Ishan Raina, MD and CEO, OOH Media, Mr Atul Hegde, CEO Ignitee Digital Services, Ms Harminder K Datta, Co-founder and Principal Correspondent, Pariental Innovative Solutions, Mr Sandip Tarkas, CEO Future Media and other well known dignitaries attended the prayer meeting.

     

    Family and friends remembered him as the man who was a perfectionist – passionate about sports, particularly cricket and a man who was fun loving, hardworking who always wanted to win. The prayer meeting started with a traditional Sanskrit prayer followed by family, friends and colleagues paying their final tribute to Mr Ramani.

     

    Mr Hegde remembered Mr Ramani as a man who got joy from the smallest things; who loved cricket and bonded well with those who loved that sport. He also defined Mr Ramani as a man known for his passion for work and sports. He also observed that it did not matter who his clients were – big or small, the passion remained the same.

     

    Ms Datta said that one of the things she learnt from Mr Ramani was that an idea could come from anyone. She remembered Mr Ramani as a man who was dominating but, at the same time was a childat heart, and very honest. She also said that the journey at Pariental Innovative will not end because Mr Ramani has given them a dream through which he will always be with them.

     

    One of Mr Ramani’s ex-colleague from Contract Advertising, Ms Devika Sharma, now Executive Director, Lowe Lintas remembered Mr Ramani as a man who always enjoyed a good fight; a man who always worked with passion and dedication, always wanting to climb new heights.

     

  • Peers and friends remember V Ramani as a true champion of the digital media, long before most others in the industry

    Industry remembers V Ramani’s path-breaking work

    By A Correspondent

     

    V Ramani

    August 1, 2012 will be remembered as a sad day for  digital media as V Ramani, the man who championed the sector way before most others, , passed away. A prayer meeting will be held in his memory at 6pm on August 3 at the Bombay Tamil Sangham Hall in Sion in Mumbai.

     

    Mr Ramani worked as a media professional for nearly three decades, with years of experience in advertising with stints at Lintas, Draftfcb Ulka, McCann Ericsson, Contract and Euro RSCG.

     

    Mr Ramani helped establish Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and was also the first Indian Cyber Jury Member at the Cannes. He is the Co-founder, Ignitee, and also the man behind the first ever branded programmes (Surf Mashoor, Philips Top 10).

     

    In 2011 he launched Pariental Innovative Solutions, a full service cross media consultancy and planning company, along with Harminder K Datta as co-founder and principal consultant.

     

    Remembering Mr Ramani, Ravi Deshpande, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Contract Advertising said: “From what I recollect during my brief interaction with V. Ramani at Contract, he was truly a passionate person and a professional who would always be committed to the task at hand. Sadly, today media industry has lost an important contributor.”

     

    Ishan Raina, MD and CEO, OOH Media remembers Mr Ramani as an outstanding mediaperson and a loyal friend: “He was an outstanding media person with a high degree of intelligence, and a loyal and an emotional friend. He would be remembered for a lot of path breaking initiatives, right from Philips Top 10 which is the first sponsored programme on television 25 years ago to various internet initiatives. But he would also be remembered as a good friend.”

     

    Said Atul Hegde, CEO, Ignitee Digital Services: “V Ramani was a true trailblazer, always pushing the boundaries to see new ideas come to light. He gave us gems like Philips Top 10; was the first jury member at Cannes for the digital category and always had an eye for great talent. He mentored many a career in the media industry and will always be remembered for making the media function in an ad agency ‘Creative’.”

     

    Even Twitter was abuzz after media professionals heard about Mr Ramani passing away, Former CMO, Tata Teleservices, Lloyd Mathias tweeted: “RIP V Ramani. A man who embraced digital long before it became fashionable.”

     

    Karthik Nagarajan, National Director, Social and Insights, Group M tweeted: “Just heard about V Ramani. Feel genuinely down. Rarely happens with someone you knew only professionally.”

     

    Lakshmipathy Bhat, Advertising Professional, New Media Enthusiast, Vice President, Draftfcb+Ulka - Bangalore tweeted: “Ad Industry veteran V Ramani passes away – he was one of the earliest in the digital space inIndia. Sad.”

     

    Dhunji S Wadia, President, Everest Brand Solutions, tweeted: “Sad to hear the news of V Ramani. RIP.”

     

    Faisal Farooqui, Founder – CEO, Mouthshut.com tweeted: “RIP. Ramani was one of the first who loved Mouthshut. Will miss him.”