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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

GANDHIRAMA-2016

Center for Gandhian Studies, GITAM Institute of Management, GITAM University in association with Andhra University hosted ‘GANDHIRAMA 2016’ and ‘SECOND ASIAN PHILOSOPHY CONGRESS’. The two events were scheduled from 16^th January- 21^st January, 2016.

The inauguration of the Second International Convention on Gandhi ‘Gandhirama 2016’, took place in Shivaji auditorium, GITAM University at 11 A.M on 16^th January, 2016. The chief guest for the inauguration was Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development. In his motivating address, he spoke of the various schemes of the central government that were aimed at practical application of Gandhian ideas in national life. The guests of honour were Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu, Member of Parliament, Visakhapatnam and Dr. Y. Lakshmi Prasad, Member, Central Hindi Committee. Dr. M.V.V.S.Murthi, President, GITAM and Member of Legislative Council, A.P., Prof. G. Subrahmanyam, Vice-Chancellor, GITAM University, Prof. G.S.N. Raju, Vice Chancellor, Andhra University and Prof. K. Siva Rama Krishna, Dean and Principal, GITAM Institute of Management, also graced the occasion. Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao, Hon’ble Chancellor, GITAM University and the President of the convention delivered his highly inspirational address “From Gandhirama to Gandhi Mandir in Visakhapatnam”. He outlined his grand vision of a Gandhi Memorial atop Kailasagiri in Vizag and also thanked the other collaborators for this event such as Indira Gandhi Center for National Art, Mahatma Gandhi Museum and Library, Adi Kavi Nannaya University and a host of other organizations.

On 16^th January, 2016 there was a plenary session on “Religious Fundamentalism, Political Extremism and Gandhi’s Nonviolence” in Shivaji Auditorium, GITAM University. The chairperson for this plenary session was Sri P.S. Rama Mohan Rao, Former Governor of Tamil Nadu & former DGP Andhra Pradesh. The participants in this session were Sri. K. Padmanabaiah, Chairman, Court of Governors, ASCI and Sri H.J Dora, Former Director General of Police, A.P. The session was followed by paper presentations. A cultural program was held in the evening in Andhra University which included a performance by renowned Bharat Natyam dancer Ms. Gita Chandran and her team from New Delhi.

On 17^th January, 2016 there was a plenary special lecture - “Gandhi left a Blue Print of a Sustainable World Civilization through his Will” by Dr. T. Karunakaran, Former VC, Chitrakoot & Gandhigram University and Former Director, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation. A plenary presentation on “Mahatma Gandhi Mandir in Visakhapatnam” was given by Dr. Savita Singh, Former Director, Gandhi Smriti. There was also a plenary panel discussion chaired by Prof. Douglas Allen, University of Maine on “Gandhi’s Approach to his favourite Bhagvad-Gita: Hermeneutical Disaster, Profoundly Insightful, or Invitation for our Creative Reconstruction of its significance today”. Another plenary presentation was on “Gandhi’s innovation in Ethics: Satyagraha as a Method of Rational Proof” by Prof. J. Gray Cox, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. There were paper presentations in GITAM Institute of Management which was followed by a Cultural Program in the evening.

On 18^th January, 2016 there was a plenary session in Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University on “Swachch Bharat & Smart Cities”. The speakers in this session were Prof. S.S. Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University, Sri. A. Annamalai, Director, National Gandhi Museum and Prof.G.Vedaparayana, Sri Venkateswara University. This was followed by paper presentations held in GITAM Institute of Management and a cultural program in the evening.

A Khadi and Book Exhibition, Exhibition and sale of handloom and handicraft and rural small scale industries products with artisans coming from all over the country, a unique photo expo on the life of Gandhi, screening of movies and documentaries on the life of Gandhi, display of priceless artefacts at the Centre for Gandhian Studies Museum – were among the other highlights of the mega event. A large number of students and academicians from all over India and abroad attended the event. The Valedictory Session was held on 21^st January 2016 with Sri C. Rajendiran, renowned Thirukkural scholar and Principal Commissioner of Customs, Vizag as the Chief Guest.

SECOND_ASIAN_PHILOSOPHY_CONGRESS

The Second Asian Philosophy Congress was a three-day international conference (19^th Jan-21^st Jan, 2016) hosted by the two premier universities, Andhra University and GITAM University, with its theme of “Philosophy in Pursuit of Peace”.

Philosophy is a vibrant and dynamic exercise and helps to address multiple problems that humanity faces today. There is an urgent need for holistic philosophy at the present critical juncture of human history. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural of the Second Asian Philosophy Congress in GITAM University on the theme ‘Philosophy in Pursuit of Peace’ on 19^th January, 2016, Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament and Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University underscored the importance of attaining permanent peace in the world. He addressed the gathering on “Five Sutras: A Philosophy for the future”.

Sri Palle Raghunatha Reddy, Minister of Information & Public Relations, IT & Communications, NRI Welfare & Empowerment, Government of AP said that ethics and values must be taught as a subject in the curriculum to face the social problems. IT Advisor, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. J.A. Choudary observed that holistic education was needed to face future challenges. He pointed out that the present young generation does not understand the philosophy of technology and was unable to handle the stress during their work period. He also said that the low-level jobs in the IT sector are slowly digitised and the future IT jobs were in areas of artificial intelligence, analytics and robotics.

Delivering the presidential address on ’Perpetual Peace: A Philosopher’s Pipe Dream?’ Chancellor of GITAM University Padma Shri Prof. K. Rama Krishna Rao called on philosophers to factor in the change in values and mindsets due to the increasing importance of information technology in our lives. Enforcing peace would only be temporary, perpetual peace can be achieved only when it comes from inside, he said.

Sri. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, Member, Central Hindi Committee, Govt. of India and Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi, President, GITAM and Member of Legislative Council, Govt. of AP also addressed the gathering.

On the same day, a plenary special lecture on ‘Dharma Rules, Virtues and Paradigmatic Individuals’ was given by Prof.S.S.Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University. There was a plenary session for special papers. The chairperson of the session was Prof. Douglas Allen, University of Maine. During this session Mr. Anwar Alam, Zirvey University, Turkey, presented a paper on “Gandhi, Islam and Muslim Politics in Pre-independence India: Implications for Muslim Politics in post-independence India” and Mr. Marek Hrubec, Czech Academy of Social Sciences, Prague, presented his paper on “Social Recognition as a Precondition of Peace: The Asian & European Comparative Perspectives.

On the same day, there was a plenary panel discussion. Prof. Douglas Allen, University of Maine spoke on “Creative Reformations of Gandhi’s Philosophy of Peace & Their Value for Contemporary India & the World”; Prof. Karsten Struhl, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York spoke on “Buddhist Compassion & Righteous Anger” and Prof. Vinit Haksar, Edinburgh University, spoke on “Philosophical Ideals of Perfection: Necessary Evil, the Limits of Non-Violence and the Theory of Second Best”.

There were several paper presentations in GITAM Institute of Management after the plenary discussions followed by a concert in the evening by renowned singer Ghazal Srinivas.

On 20^th, January, 2016, the day started with plenary special papers. A plenary session was addressed by Prof. Janak Pandey, Allahabad University, on “Asian Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Solution for Manmade Societal Problems”. There were paper presentations in GITAM Institute of Management followed by a cultural program.

On 21^st January, 2016 a Business session of the Asian Congress of Philosophy was held in GITAM Institute of Management followed by a Valedictory session. A large number of International delegates attended the three-day Congress jointly organised by Andhra University Department of Philosophy and Centre of Gandhian Studies GITAM University.

PRE-BUDGET_PANEL_DISCUSSION-2016

Every year, MBA students of GITAM Institute of Management conduct the very useful exercise of a pre-budget survey, trying to capture, at the grassroots level, the expectations of various sections of society, with regard to the Union Budget. Indeed, every section of the community has expectations. No one wants to pay more taxes and everyone wants more and better public services. Even in the best of times, Budget making is very difficult exercise in India. Given the depressing global environment, marked slowdown in domestic manufacturing and increasing expenditure demands, the challenges this year look formidable.

A Pre-Budget Panel Discussion-2016 was organized by GITAM Institute of Management on 26^th February, 2016. The chief speaker of the session was Prof. B. Ramakrishna Rao, Retd. Professor, Andhra University. The welcome address was given by Dr. K. Manjusree Naidu, Associate Professor, GITAM Institute of Management. She gave an introductory speech defining budget and also briefly explained about the classification of Union Budget. Prof. K. Siva Rama Krishna, Dean & Principal, GITAM Institute of Management addressed the gathering, giving a brief note on the importance of budget.

Darshan Jain and Ketha Rama Kanth of MBA First year gave a presentation on Employee’s expectations from the budget, based on their survey. A presentation on Pre-Budget Corporate expectations was given by B. Ganesh, MBA First year. Katta Kranti Kumar of MBA First year presented a Pre-Budget survey with respect to the common man.

The Chief speaker of the session Prof. B. Rama Krishna Rao addressed the gathering with regard to Pre-Budget Strategies. He spoke about fiscal consolidation and budget- distributional justice. He highlighted agricultural crisis, industrial crisis, exports crisis and also NPA of banks. He said that increase in growth rate leads to decrease in current account deficit. He also spoke about the petroleum and agricultural subsidies. He stressed on industrial growth rate & FDI and also about corporate growth rate. The session was very interactive. All the faculty members and students of GITAM Institute of Management actively participated in this session. The vote of thanks was proposed by T. Vijay Bhaskar, MBA First year.

ACCOLADES_FOR_BBM_STUDENT_MR._PRITAM_GANDHI

Mr. Pritam Gandhi, a 2012-15 batch BBM student has made his alma mater GITAM Institute of Management proud by scoring a percentile of 99.6 % in the CAT 2015 exams. A brilliant and hardworking student, he has not let his visual impairment stand in the way of his success. On 22^nd February, 2016 he visited the Institute along with his mentor Mr. Suraj Chawla and gave an enlightening talk motivating students to crack the CAT Exams and offering them the necessary guidelines. Pritam was heartily congratulated by Dean and Principal, Prof. K. Siva Rama Krishna.

FACULTY_LECTURE_BY_PROF.-S.S.RAMA_RAO_PAPPU

Prof. SS Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University addressed the faculty members on the topic of “Teaching Skills” on 16^th February, 2016. This proved to be a highly stimulating talk, with the renowned professor known for his long teaching stint, offering suggestion to faculty members to improve performance in the classroom. Among the host of tips that he gave, what stood out was the practice of making students a creative piece on what they had learnt during the class immediately after the lecture.

Monday, March 14, 2016

INTERACTION_WITH-U.S._AMBASSADOR

On February 12^th 2016, His Excellency Richard R. Verma, U.S Ambassador to India visited GITAM University to have an interaction with the students on the topic of Visakhapatnam as a smart city. In his inspiring address he spoke of his middle class upbringing in India and credited his parents for his success, highlighting that it was the importance they gave to education and hard work that changed their lives. Many students from different Institutes of GITAM University had the good fortune to ask him questions based on that day’s topic of discussion. Few of the questions included –

Definition of smart city from business perspective.
How to reduce drug abuse in a smart city?
Are we becoming too smart and then failing by over using technology?
Involvement of women and children in creating a better environment to achieve our definition of smart city
Is policy paralysis and lack of transparency responsible for creating a glitch in implementing the smart city concept?

The Ambassador patiently responded to the queries and an interesting discussion ensued. He was confident that India’s relationship with the U.S would prove to be fruitful in the future. Already almost 20 companies were planning to establish themselves in Vizag, he informed. The port city has the resources and the opportunities to become a smart city and maintain good relations with other smart cities and states, Mr. Verma reiterated and assured all assistance from the U.S in this regard.

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