Udyam is a quest from IIM L to participate towards nation building and contribute in means and manner required by country at different stages of growth. So each year IIM Lucknow tries to bring to fore the issues that either paralyse our country or issues that are pertinent to the sustainable growth of our country.
The topics covered for this year's summit were
Innovation Led growth model for India
Corruption: By Choice or compulsion ?
Green Business: Enabling a sustainable future
Role of HR in imbibing CSR Culture in Organization
Day 1 of the annual leadership summit “Udyam 2011” started in the traditional way of lighting the lamp by Dean Archana Shukla and the chief guest for the day Mr M.Damodaran,former SEBI Chief.
Thereafter Mr M.Damodaran officially inaugurated the event by delivering the keynote address and illuminating the audience with his pearls of wisdom.
Mr. Damodaran started his address by mentioning that young women and men of India, should be at the centre stage of India’s growth and development effort. He said that he takes this opportunity to try and provoke the audience on where India is and where it can be if we all do the right things and where India would be if we don’t do those things.
He went on to talk briefly about each of the three areas which were part of the planned panel discussion in this leadership conclave.
On corruption he mentioned that we look at corruption as a standalone phenomenon that needs to be addressed, and focus more on symptoms rather than the disease. He mentioned that corruption is something that held his generation back as the older generation did not have access to information.He exhorted the virtues of the younger generation of constantly asking questions and appreciated this urge of the younger generation to understand what is unknown. Rather than being a nation of “Yes mans” we now need to develop a critical and analytical temper which helps in nation building.
Mr. Damodaran urged the audience to realize that the society is maligned by "acceptable corruption" and even enlightened, intelligent and articulate people don't question this.We should not be tricked by persuading oneself that there are only few problems which exist and we as a nation need to realize that there are a number of bumps along the way.
Mr.Damodaran further shared his views on Corporate Social Responsibility and how it has become a new trend in the Industry. However CSR should be expressed in terms of what it means, our outlook on CSR has not been clearly drawn out.
Events such as Udyam are held to ignite the minds of future leaders of India to think on how to shape the future of this country. He encouraged each member of the audience to believe in himself and tell oneself that no matter what your experience has been there is a leader each one of us.
He ended the keynote address stating that
"It is important that we allow the leader in each one of us to come out, fed on the right values and incentives and that is what conclaves of this kind foster".
-By Saurabh
Events and Media Committee
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