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HCL’s 50th-Year Bash Goes Viral With Arijit Singh Show and Free Delhi Metro Rides

A viral employee video highlights a perks-first push to woo staff through free late-night Delhi Metro rides.

Overview

  • The invite-only concert at HCL’s Noida campus, held Saturday, flooded Instagram with clips of Arijit Singh performing for employees.
  • An HCL employee’s viral Instagram video says the company worked with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to run trains until 12:30 am and let staff ride free by showing ID cards.
  • Chairperson Roshni Nadar told staff the company will stage nine employee concerts across nine cities next, with Lucknow expected later in April.
  • Founder Shiv Nadar appeared at the event, with videos showing him in a wheelchair waving to cheering employees.
  • Online chatter mixed praise with humor, including a clip of CEO C Vijayakumar dancing as someone shouted “appraisal kab hoga?”, highlighting interest in costs and pay.