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LETTERS TO THE EDITORStatus & Changing Roles ofWomen in Indian Society (85)

Empowering women is thus clearly a basic human rightsissue. It is also an issue linked closely to reducing poverty.About 70% of people living in poverty are women, most ofthem in rural areas. While representing a large share ofthe agricultural workforce, women farmers benefit fromonly 5% of agricultural extension services.

Empowerment of women has been one of the strong-est drivers of social evolution over the past century and isacknowledged as essential for addressing the global chal-lenges facing humanity. Working women, both educatedand uneducated, are denied equality and justice in theirhouses as well as in their work places. A working womanwho is also a mother, is expected not only to do her officework, but also all the household work, both in the morningand in the evening.

Violence against women is the largest war today, asmeasured by death and casualties per year. Although 125countries have laws that penalize domestic violence, up to70% of women continue to be targeted for physical and/orsexual violence in their lifetime, and 603 million womenlive in countries where domestic violence is still not a crime.

Inequalities between men and women manifest them-selves in all areas of development. Inequalities are obvi-ous in:

• Human development - health and education• Economic development• Violence against women• Participation in public life and policymaking• Social attitudes and gender stereotypingAlthough many people respect women, women believe

that they have been treated unfairly in the past. India isranked among the worst countries in crime. Is has espe-cially high rates in all forms of sexual exploitation. Womenface sexual harassment everywhere, in the street harass-ment rates of Indian women is also an upsetting part ofIndian reality. homes, in street in public transports andeven at the workplace. Sometimes Delhi is called as therape capital. The most terrible part of Indian reality is thatmost sexual harassment cases remain not reported as thevictims think it will put their name to shame. According tostatistics, only 20% of those cases are reported. The sta-tistics also comes to prove that in every 10 rape cases, 6are girls under 18.

Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit (AHMEDABAD)

Why we must rememberSardar Vallabhbhai Patel ?

Your report “Sardar Patelwas an embodiment of Indianculture” published in your FPGujarat dated 20th March2018 reminded me thememorable lines of H.W.Longfellow that - “Lives ofgreat men all remind us, wecan make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind

endeavor of nation building.The genuine qualities of lead-ership he had shown asleader of Satyagraha, flow-ered in greater way in theadministration of the country,maintenance of law and or-der and ensuring stability ofthe country and making it in-vulnerable.

Here, I would like to pointout that if our country is sucha well built & multifarious,then one can carefully guessthat Sardar Patel is the chiefengineer for it. He emergedan astute leader and a per-ceptive statesman acknowl-edged as the ‘Iron Man’ anda founder of modern India.As a nation-builder, he was akey leader in the framing ofthe Constitution, consolidatedthe nascent state by integrat-ing the Princely states andreorganising the bureaucracy.

lute fearlessness integrated553 princely Indian Statesinto the Indian Union. Due tothe achievement of this mas-sive task, Sardar Patel got thetitle of 'Iron Man'. ‘He is oneof the prestigious leaders ofthe world who became im-mortal by uniting a scatterednation without any blood-shed. He took over as thenascent nation's Home Min-ister at a very crucial junc-ture in history and devotedhimself whole heartedly toensure that the country whichwas already partitioned re-mained intact and united.

As soon as he came incontact with the Mahatma hedecided to discard his foreignclothes and follow the rulesof Satyagraha as laid downby Gandhiji. He showed agenuine interest in the wel-fare of his companions, byconstantly enquiring abouttheir needs and problems andhelping them as best hecould.

I would like to quote oneincident of Gujarat. WhenHindus and Muslims rioted inAhmedabad in 1941, Patelwas in jail. On his releasefrom jail he told Gujaratis thaton his release: “The woundsthat were inflicted on me,deep down within me, whenI heard of what took placeduring the riots in this city,have still not healed. If even10 had been bold enough tostand up to the miscreants,this would not have hap-pened. In future, do not everrun away. Put up the defence.Face your enemy with a su-perior force: Gandhiji’s pathof non-violence.”

Today, when we remem-ber this great leader, I wouldlike to quote his 5 top quotesthat he dedicated to Indiaand inspired us a lot.

• It is the prime responsi-bility of every citizen to feelthat his country is free andto defend its freedom is hisduty.

• My only desire is that In-

dia should be a good pro-ducer and no one should behungry, shedding tears forfood in the country.

• Even if we lose thewealth of thousands, and ourlife is sacrificed, we shouldkeep smiling and be cheerfulkeeping our faith in God andTruth.

• Manpower without Unityis not a strength unless it isharmonized and united prop-erly, then it becomes a spir-itual power.

• Every citizen of Indiamust remember that he is anIndian and he has every rightin this country but with cer-tain duties.

Today, even after 68 yearsof independence, our coun-try frantically needs a leaderlike Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,who was not just an inspira-tion but was also a hope forour country. It is crystal clearthat a person who has highmoral standards is bound totake decisions, which are alsoin the public interest. As it isrightly said in Bhagwad Geetathat this mortal frame is per-ishable but the spirit within itis never dead so when we saythat Sardar Patel was deadin 1950, we simply mean thathe was physically dead but heis spiritually alive and hisspirit must not be dead. Withthe statement of our PM ShriNarendra Modi, I would con-clude that “Through his skill,vision and patriotism SardarPatel integrated the nation.We can never forget his con-tribution in uniting free In-dia.” It is hard to find aleader like him who dedi-cated himself to the serviceof the nation and its people.Let us hope we find a de-termined leader like himwith depth and vision. Fol-lowing up the footsteps ofSardar Vallabh bhai Patel toinculcate integrity in Publiclife, let us remember himwith veneration and bow tohim. Let us imitate his admi-rable qualities.

us, Footprints in the sands oftime”.

Today, Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel is a historical figure whomoves us to tears but itseems India has forgottenthis precious stone becausetoday’s young generation ofIndia only knows him as afreedom fighter. The youngergeneration has little under-standing of the Sardar’smonumental contribution institching together a unitedIndia from disparate princelyStates. Though Sardar Patel’scontribution in bringing thenation together was great, hismemories are fading awaygradually and thus he hasbecome a silent icon.

Sardar Patel was a greatpolitical leader with exem-plary qualities. Straightfor-ward and outspoken, hiscommitment to secular Indiawas true and well-defined.Blessed with extraordinaryqualities of courage, integrityand an iron determination,Patel played an important rolein the freedom movement.He was, thus, able to wintheir unstinted support in the

His efforts to change theHindu religion and protect thepeople of other faiths re-flected his longing for theright to religion. He was aperson of independent naturewho brought together thefarmers and encouragedthem and hence got the titleof 'Sardar'.

The British governmentconsidered him as a threatand his lectures were consid-ered anti-government and hewas imprisoned severaltimes. In 1942, he took partin the Quit India Movementunder the leadership of Ma-hatma Gandhi.

With great wisdom andpolitical foresight, hestrengthened the small king-doms. There were a lot ofproblems connected with thereunion of the copious statesinto India. The impact ofGandhiji's personality onPatel was tremendous whichgave him a new mission inlife.

Sardar Patel's unrelentingefforts towards the unity ofthe country brought success.A man of iron will and abso-

Meteoric rise of omnipotent Xi JinpingChinese President Xi

Jinping has formally amendedthe country’s Constitution tocontinue in office as long ashe wants. His audacious de-cision is on the expectedlines. It was only a matter oftime that he had to announcethe move through the coun-try’s rubber stamp Parliamentknown as ‘National People’sCongress (NPC)’. It brings Xiin the league of legendaryChairman Mao Zedong, thefirst President of China whoruled until his death in 1976.

How the historic constitu-tional amendment, which hasfinally set Xi to stay on powerfor an indefinite period, hascome to reality is worth aclose study. The two-termlimit i.e. 10 years continu-ously in office was introducedin 1982. And this March 11,the amendment gave unprec-edented power to Xi. The NPCapproved the change in thenorms on a vote of 2,958 to2. It hardly gave any time tothe Opposition that couldhave come from some quar-ters of the CPC. Now, Xi canretain his post as long as hewants after his second five-year term comes to an endin 2023. The process bywhich the amendment camewas really unusual. In fact,Xi had started the process inlast September when he re-vealed his plans to changethe Constitution at a meet-ing of the party’s powerfulPolitburo. He even launcheda working group to discussthe changes. But ironicallythis group did not comearound until November tomake the possible changes,less than six months beforethe revisions were to takeplace.

However, what made Ximove ahead is the way hepacked the party’s top lead-ership positions with his sup-porters last year. This all hap-pened in the National Con-gress convened in October2017. This has eliminated allmajor roadblocks to amend-ments to the Constitution. Adraft of the amendment wasunveiled in mid-January andcame up for full support fromthe NPC’s standing commit-tee by the end of the month.However, Xi and his teamwere too smart not to revealthe proposed abolition termlimit until February 25, justeight days before the annualdeliberation session was tobegin in Beijing.

Records show that Xi hasoffered no chance for any dia-logue and discussion, unlikethe way it used to be in thepast whenever any constitu-tional amendment came in.When the Chinese Constitu-tion of 1982 was amended

twice in 1999 and 2004, theconcerned working groupswere laying down the foun-dations for almost a year orso. Generally, even ordinarychanges to any legislationwere covered at least bythree rounds of the NPCstanding committees beforefinal approval.

Though Xi has tight gripover the party unlike anyother heads in the recentpast, certain elements withinthe party have strong reser-vations about the abolition ofthe presidential term limits.However, it was an open se-cret that once Xi has decided,all within the party know thatno one can stop him fromdoing what he wants. He hasconducted massive raidsagainst those who opposedhim in the past, coming fromboth China’s military and theparty’s Youth League.

Around the same time,the People’s Daily, a party-controlled newspaper, regu-larly played down the scrap-ping of the two-term limit bysaying that abolishing termlimits “does not mean lifetime rule”. The other ChineseState media also gave exten-sive coverage of the sessionswithout mentioning any criti-cism on any issues. The Chi-nese Radio Internationalpraised the fact that the‘long-awaited revamping ofState institutions’ will be highon the NPC agenda. This allshows that Xi has workedunderneath very hard, and,particularly, kept all his de-tractors at bay on way toamending the Constitution.The way Xi has prepared forthese sweeping changes “fora powerful state and for thebenefit of the people ofChina” demonstrates his in-genuity to manoeuvre hisway into a position ofstrength in the party.

This year the NPC was agathering of 2,980 deputies,who represented China’sprovinces, autonomous re-gions, centrally administeredmunicipalities, the special ad-ministrative regions of HongKong, Macau and the ArmedForces.

The NPC’s resolution topave the way for Xi’s supremehold on power has simply in-dicated the prevalence ofwhat is known as ‘Xi JinpingThought’ in the party. Be-sides, this NPC session wasvery important as this yearChina will complete 40 yearsof its reform and opening uppolicy. Apart from Xi’s exten-sion of term, other two areasof focus were corruption andprotection of environment.Structural reform proposalswill be unveiled which mayinclude creating a national

anti-graft supervisory boardthat would target all publicofficials. The media houses inHong Kong has alreadyspeculated that supervisoryauthorities for China’s bank-ing, securities and insurancesectors will be reshuffled soon.Also the bodies overseeingthese sectors in Hong Kong,Macau and Taiwan will be in-tegrated at the earliest. Along-side all these political board

games, what would come tothe fore is that the GDPgrowth target is likely to bekept at 6.5 per cent. With Xicalling for growth, which high-lights quality over quantity, en-vironment protection will takethe centre stage at the NPC.

Let’s have a look at howthe Chinese people have re-acted to Xi’s decisions bothwithin and outside the coun-try. First of all, the young over-

seas Chinese students inAmerica demonstrated theirdissent against Xi’s powergrab. The posters saying ‘NotMy President’ first appearedon March 1 at University ofCalifornia, San Diego. Somedays later, this campaignspread to Columbia Universityand New York University andfinally to some nine other col-leges across the US, Canada,the UK and Australia.

This all happened onlywhen the CPC proposed toscrap the presidential termlimits. Much before the formalannouncement of the exten-sion of power, a silent protestmovement started in somecountries and among theyoung people. They representthat generation who hasnever seen and experiencedthe might of Chairman Maoand his long arm of power.

JNU SPECTACLEProtests by a section of students from the Jawaharlal

Nehru University are now getting a bit tedious. Despitesupport from fanatical former students and some me-dia outlets, the protests have no support from the pub-lic at large, unlike the protests after the horrific gang-rape of December 26, 2012. Indeed, when members ofthe public questioned why they were being inconven-ienced, it appears some protestors threatened them withviolence defeating the purpose. The riot-like situationwitnessed in the capital on Friday as hundreds of mis-guided students tried to lay siege to the city was rightlystopped by the police. There is, however, little doubtthat both sides indulged in violence, the police clearlymisbehaved with a photo-journalist and the students,despite trying to whitewash their violent streak, did at-tack a senior police officer, leaving him with injuries.Student politics remains vibrant in India despite claimsby some Communist leaning student bodies. But onereason the protests by the JNU students has whittledaway public sympathy is because the public at largefeels that it is more of the same old, same old. There isno sympathy among the public for the anti-attendanceprotests which is where the current protests germinated.In fact, the taxpayer on the whole is disgusted thatthose who enjoy subsidised education are protestingwhat some would consider quite normal and attend-ance norms apply at many other Central and privateuniversities. There is a feeling that the sense of entitle-ment that students have has gone overboard.

That said, the students were also protesting policeinaction against a professor accused of sexual harass-ment. On that front, the students are justified in raisingthat issue in the public domain. There is no excuse forsexual harassment in academia and this is a problemthat has been going on for far too long. There is a feel-ing by some that sexual harassment charges tend to bea one-way street with some notable Left-leaning aca-demics getting away, but it appears that even that ischanging. If students have felt uncomfortable, they mustreport this to the authorities and action should be takenagainst offenders. However, accusations are one thing,there must not constitute the judgement and must besubstantiated. However, accusers must be made to feelthat justice is being done and not resort to senselessprotests which if they are politicised tend to alienatesupport. The reason the protests of after the December2012 gangrape were popular was because a large sec-tion of society supported it. However, JNU students areincreasingly being seen as protesting for the sake ofprotesting. That is bad optics, and matters are madeworse by the the seeming violence at the protests.

Students have the right to protest and must protestbut they also have to take people along with them ifthe protests are to lead to meaningful change. Disrupt-ing public life is not the way to go about protests in thecurrent environment.

Harley-davidson®Celebrates 115th

Anniversary With Freedom Demo Days

In celebration of Harley-Davidson’s 115th Anniver-sary, the American motorcy-cle manufacturer launchesFreedom Demo Days in In-dia from 27 March until 31May 2018.

Freedom Demo Days isH-D’s open invite to all rid-ers to experience its legen-dary bikesunder the “All forFreedom, Freedom for All”brand platform, which waslaunched in 2017 to cel-ebrate H-D’s enduring legacyand the pursuit of freedomthat unites all.To take partin Freedom Demo Days, onecan either book a test rideonline or via walk-in at par-ticipating dealerships, testride a H-D bike they desire,

and commemorate the daywith a H-D 115th Anniver-sary pin.

Those who purchase anew H-D motorcycleduringthe campaign period justneed to submit a photo oftheir new bikewith caption,toenter the contest to winanamazing all-expensepaid tripfor two to Harley-Davidson’s115th Anniversary celebra-tion in Milwaukee, birthplaceof H-D.

Celebrating Harley-Davidson’s 115th anniver-sary in Milwaukee promisesto be an incredible experi-ence, connecting peoplefrom all over the world whoshare a passion of the free-dom of two wheels. (19-10)

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Vakrangee Limited announces strategic busi-ness tie-up with Blue Dart Express Limited

Vakrangee Limitedthrough its wholly ownedsubsidiary company“Vakrangee Logistics PrivateLimited” (“VLPL”) has enteredan alliance with Blue DartExpress Limited to offer lastmile courier and logisticsservices on a PAN India ba-sis.

As per the arrangementwith Blue Dart, VLPL throughVakrangee Kendras will offercourier pick-up and deliveryservices to the citizens – moreaffordably, reliably & effi-ciently. In the first phase,VLPL in collaboration withBlue Dart plans to roll out lastmile delivery services acrossselected locations inMaharashtra, which will fur-ther be extended to cover theentire network of VakrangeeKendras across thecountry.This association willallow Blue Dart to extendtheir reach to un-served and

under-served areasthroughVakrangee Kendras.Parallelly, this alliance willbenefitVakrangee Limitedbyfurther expanding their bou-quet of services for citizens.

Shailendra Jindal, CEO,Vakangee Logistics, said,“This strategic partnership isa game changer for the e-commerce industry in Indiathat is struggling for deliveryof goods to the large ruralpopulation of India.Blue Dartis a well-known brand andthis tie up is very importantto us as we scale up our lo-gistic services to provide cou-rier booking and last mile de-livery services to citizensacross the country. This tie-up will also open up additionalsources of revenue to ourfranchisees.Vakrangee Ltd.promises to give every Indian,their rightful access to a widerange of modern-day productsand services.” (19-10)

3M India stresses on the importance of workerhealth and safety in chemical industries

On the back of celebrat-ing National Safety Month,3M India organizedthe firstedition of the India ChemicalAdvisory Council (ICAC)inAnkleshwarrecently. Aimed ateducating and addressingdaily safety challenges andensuring worker safety, theICAC is a first-of-its kind plat-form where 3M’s Global andIndian safety experts ad-dressed their chemical manu-facturing partners such asAlkem, BASF, Cadila, Dai-ichi,DCM Shriram, DeepakPhilolics,Feminich, Fosroc,Lanxess, GNFC, Heubach,SRF and Uniphos, discussedthe need for“Building emer-gency response behavior inChemical Industry”.Membersof the Council alongside 3M’steam of experts, shared In-dustry best practices, con-ducted educative training anddemonstration, identified ar-eas of need and highlightednew and emerging technolo-gies that can help companiesprotect their workforce.

Speaking about the im-

portance of worker healthand safety, Mr. Nandakumarsaid, Division Manager, Per-sonal Safety Division, 3M In-dia Limited, “The need forcomprehensive worker healthand safety personal protec-tive equipment solutions hasnever been greater. With thechanging regulations, indus-tries and technologies, peo-ple are faced with the com-plex task of finding the rightway to help protect theirworkers and business. We aredelighted to receive a posi-tive response from our part-ners year after year as theytoo believe that a safe andhealthy environment leads toproductive workforce, ensur-ing better organizational per-formance. With the science ofsafety being of utmost impor-tance to us, we willcontinueto educate and dem-onstrate to safety officers andworkers about choosing theright type of protective equip-ment that can minimize acci-dents and hazards at theworkplace.” (20-4)

34 million live votes received for thesuper finale of super dancer chapter 2

He came. He performed.He conquered the nation withhis magnificent super moves!

Amidst all the fanfare,Bishal Sharma from Jorhat,Assam, all of 12 years, wasannounced as the winner ofSuper Dancer Chapter 2, thesuper hit dance reality andhomegrown show of SonyEntertainment Television. Hereceived a whopping 12 mil-lion votes. Not far behindwere Akash Thapa fromDehradun, VaishnaviPrajapati from Panipat, andRitik Diwaker from Kanpur.

Bishal was conferred withthe title of ‘Dance Ka Kal’ bythe Super Gurus, ShilpaShetty, Geeta Kapur andAnurag Basu. Joining them

was the versatile and India’sfavorite actor, Varun Dhawan.Along with the trophy, Bishaltook home, a winning amountof Rs. 15 lacs along with acertificate of appreciation, aspecial gift from PC Jewellers.

The finale evening wit-nessed the viewers turn intojudges and judges into view-ers and also see the votingresults all through the showto know how their favouritecontestant is faring. For thefirst time, it was not thejudges but India who de-clared the winner by LIVEVOTING through theSonyLIV app. The show andcontestants received 34 mil-lion votes from LIVE voting.(19-8)

Hyundai Inaugurates ‘RegionalTraining Centre’ in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, HyundaiMotor India Ltd., the country’ssecond largest car manufac-turer and the largest exportersince inception, today inau-gurated its 7th State-of-the-art Hyundai Regional TrainingCentre in Ahmedabad. Thenew Service Training Centerwill ensure the overall tech-nical and soft skill develop-ment of entire service profileof dealership manpower inGujarat to provide un-matched customer Serviceexperience

Speaking at the inaugura-tion, Mr. Y K Koo, MD & CEO- Hyundai Motor India Ltd.,said, “Hyundai is a Modern

Premium brand and we arecommitted to provide un-matched customer satisfac-tion through best service ex-perience to all our valued cus-tomers. The auto industry isevolving at a fast pace andto match the advanced tech-nology we need to constantlyupgrade the skills of our man-power through continuoustraining modules. The newservice training center willempower technicians withboth technical and soft skills.In 2018, we aim to train morethan 20,000 Service man-power at all our seven train-ing centers and training acad-emies across India.” (1-7)

Ayyaz Ahmed to play abad boy in &TV’s Agnifera

&TV’s f ict ion drama,Agnifera has managed tohold the audience attentionwith its complicated lovestory. Now after Vishu’s(Mohak Khurrana) death, thechannel has roped in the su-per dashing Ayyaz Ahmedopposite Shrishti (played bySimran Kaur) to furtherheighten the drama in thehousehold.

Ayyaz Ahmed who waslast seen as Dhairya inSantosh Maa will be essay-

ing a completely contrastingcharacter in Agnifera. Heplays the role of a badassBaiju Bhaiya, a fiery, egois-t ic gunda (thug) fromKanpur. He will be seen atlogger heads with Shrishtiwho detests him for being anoutlaw.

Confirming the news,Ayyaz Ahmed said, “It issomething new from what Ihave played onscreen in thepast. I am really excitedabout it, this is my secondshow with &TV and I am gladthat they found me suitableto play Baiju. I am workingon the performance designof the character as it requiresto talk with a certain accentand also creating a uniquebody language of a gunda.So yes, I am looking forwardto start shooting.” (19-8)

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Baltra launches world-class range of ElectricChimneys for perfect home and kitchen

Ahmedabad, Leadinghome appliances brand,“Baltra” has unveiled an ex-citing new range of ElectricChimneys with auto clean andlow noise features. Createdwith innovation at every step,the new product range in-cludes Baltra LINIA 90 Tchimney which has matt blackbody and 1150 m3/hr suc-tion. The model with uniquePush Switch Panel controlscomes with Metal blower, LEDlamp and Temper Glass hood.Priced between Rs 8,990 toRs 25,990 the range of BaltraElectric Chimneys are avail-able all across the country.

Besides keep while unveil-ing the splendid range of

Baltra Electric Chimneys, Mr.Sunil Jain, Director, BaltraHome Products said, “We arecommitted to offer completecustomer satisfaction withour unmatched range of highquality and reliable productportfolio. Most desirableBaltra Electric Chimneys arehere to make your cookingexperience more joyful.”

Besides keeping the homeand kitchen smoke free theaesthetically designed pre-mium quality Baltra LINIA 90T chimney also adds eleganceto every interior by creatingan aura of grace, style andvibrancy. It has been de-signed keeping in mind themodern concept of kitchenwhich not only requires anappliance that absorbs smokeand fumes but also addsdécor to the modular kitchen.The unique auto heat cleanfunction is one of the primeUSPs of this trendy yet sturdyproduct. Moreover, it prom-ises unbeatable durability,low power consumption andhigh performance. (13-9)

Hello Ahmedabad!! BOGA LaunchesNew Store in Ahmedabad

Get set to be spellboundas BOGA…Be in Style, theiconic fashion accessorybrand of Mumbai launches itsfirst franchisee store with MrsHema and Mr. Deepak Asnaniat Satellite in Ahmedabad.Sprawled over an area of 450Sq. ft, the two storeyed BOGAstore is all set to charm youwith its mesmerizing interiorsand outstanding product of-fering. The interior of theshowroom speaks highly ofthe brand’s belief in authen-ticity and classic sophistica-tion. With the launch of thisshowroom, the brand foraysinto an exquisite range ofBags, Clutches, Sling Bags,Sunglasses, Scooter Bags,Travel Bags, Bluetooth Bags,LED Umbrellas and otherquirky products.

The new BOGA showroomhas eclectic interiors, largelypink and white in its colourpalette. The flower logo addsa burst of fresh pink just out-

side the store. From the mo-ment you walk into the show-room, there’s an experiencein store like no other. Thetoughened glass top displayslarge object d’ fancy pieces,which gives a quirky feelingfrom outside. From the dis-play window to the store fur-niture, everything is custom-ised to fit the space. (19-8)

Develop into managerial leaders who can foresee the future trends and shape the world: Vice PresidentThe Vice President of In-

dia, Shri M. Venkaiah Naiduhas advised the students IIMRohtak to develop into mana-gerial leaders who can fore-see the future trends andshape the world in the bestpossible way. He was ad-dressing the gathering at the7th Convocation of IndianInstitute of Management at

Rohtak in Haryana today. TheGovernor of Haryana, ShriKaptan Singh Solanki andother dignitaries werepresent on the occasion.

The Vice President ad-vised the students to not becontent with merely ‘manag-ing’ well but must learn tolead. He further said that in-stitutes like IIM Rohtak pro-

duce Business Managers,Leaders who have the wis-dom and courage to reformthe institutions, business cor-porations and government.With this enabling policyframework, I am sure theIIMs will strive to innovateand grow even further, headded.

The Vice President saidthat institutes like, IIMRohtak should work withbusinesses and policy makersto provide excellent educa-tion and promote research forthe benefit of the society. Hefurther said that studentsmust adapt to new situationsin the corporate world as theyevolve and emerge. Theworld of learning and the

world of work are changingvery rapidly and you need tobe ever alert, ever agile, headded. Remembering Ma-hatma Gandhiji, the VicePresident asked students toshun: “Knowledge withoutcharacter, commerce withoutmorality, science without hu-manity.” Your actions in pri-vate and public life must beguided by a moral and ethi-cal compass, he added.

Following is the text ofVice President's address:

"I am happy to be heretoday at Indian Institute ofManagement Rohtak at the7th Convocation of the insti-tute. I congratulate all thestudents who are graduatingtoday from India’s one of the

most prestigious manage-ment institutions, IIM Rohtak.

I am glad that IIMs estab-lished to provide managerialleadership mainly to anumber of public sector en-terprises that were startedafter independence, haveemerged over the last sixty

years as centres of excel-lence. IIM Rohtak was startedin 2009 with a view to shapethe future of our nation byproducing Business Managersand Leaders who have thewisdom and courage to re-form the institutions, busi-ness corporations and gov-

ernment. You are all awarethat the Indian Institute ofManagement Act, 2017 hasdeclared IIMs as Institutes ofnational importance and hasgiven them greater autonomythan before. With this ena-bling policy framework, I amsure the IIMs will strive to in-novate and grow even fur-ther. I am happy to note thatIIM Rohtak, strategically lo-

cated in the National CapitalRegion, has taken forwardthe legacy of the IIMs, andgrown significantly in such ashort span of time. It is com-mendable that the manage-ment and faculty of the Insti-tute continue to make theirmark and are continuouslyupdating their knowledge andskills to equip the students toface the fast changing.