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Editorial Note Contents

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Vol-3 | Issue-3 | July-August-september 2025

SPECIAL FEATURE
03 BPCL Launches ‘Fit Divaz’
04 Honouring Cricketing Excellence
Dear Colleagues,
KNOW YOUR SPORTSPERSON
ith every edition of Sports Drive, BPCL’s sporting 06 Subhankar Sen: The Relentless Trailblazer Who Led
Wspirit grows stronger, fueling a culture where with Purpose
performance, participation, and pride walk hand in hand.
COVER STORY
This quarter, our achievements once again highlight
08 The Fantastic Four: Inside the Minds of Chess
discipline, focus, and resilience.
Grandmasters
The cover story features our four celebrated
MATCH THAT MADE HISTORY
Grandmasters, Gopal G Narayanan, Venkatesh M R,
11 George Thomas : From Kerala Courts to
Vaibhav Suri, and Abhijeet Gupta, who have brought
Commonwealth Glory
laurels to the nation and BPCL through their brilliance on
the chessboard. Their success reflects the intellect and MANAGEMENT LESSONS FROM SPORTS
perseverance that define our ethos. 12 The Inner Game of Leadership: Decision-Making
Under Pressure
We also spotlight Mr. Subhankar Sen, BPCL’s first
sportsperson recruited, whose journey from the playing WELLNESS
field to Director (Marketing) is an enduring example of 13 Rhythms of Resilience: Aligning Energy with Your
resilience and leadership. Workday

Equally inspiring was the launch of Fit Divaz, a wellness FPL 3.0
initiative for women employees, and the felicitation of 14 BPCL National Online Chess Championship 2025
International Cricketers Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, 16 Sports Psychology Webinar - “ActivLife: Wellness
and Dhawal Kulkarni for their outstanding achievements. Within”
Adding to this, valuable management lessons and
17 Celebrating Olympic Day with Indian Sporting Icons
wellness insights enriched this edition with perspectives
beyond the arena. 18 Summer Sports That Spark Growth & Grit
22 Cueing Excellence: Billiards & Snooker Exhibition
Beyond arenas, upgraded facilities across BPCL reaffirm
Match at Trombay club
our commitment to building vibrant spaces where
employees and families thrive. Sports Drive is not only a SPOTLIGHT
celebration of champions but also of the enablers who 23 Facilities that Nurture Fitness:
stand behind every triumph. May these stories inspire 28 Karnataka LPG: Energizing the Workforce Through
you to carry the spirit of sports into your own journey. Sports

Warm regards, 30 BPCL Teams on the Rise: Powering Forward in Indian
Deepak Jain Sports
Chief General Manager, Sports (HRS) AWARDS & ACCOLADES
31 Honouring Our Champions and their Incredible
Editor Achievements
Deepak Jain
Correspondent Team GAME ON
Nadeem Khan (NR), Pradeep Raha (ER), Tejaskumar C (SR), Onkar 35 Crosswords/Did You Know?
Khanvilkar & Jitesh Joshi (WR), Jaideep Pansare (MR), Ajay Prakash
Sharma (BR), Kishor Kumar (KR), Rajeev R (CO), Kiran Adhav (CO)
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