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What will the lecture be on? Indian Management Knowledge (IMK) is a compilation of the diverse management knowledge that communities of India have built over long periods as sustainable and resilient practices. It has worked for them over centuries, it can work for current corporates too. What will the lecture cover?The 2-part 3 hour online lectures will cover the following - What is Indian Management KnowledgeWhy is it relevant todayHow can we address the uncertain times with this knowledgeSome applications and tools Who is it meant for?For executives with real…
Academia modelled by the 15th century European imagination is dying or dead already. Along with it the academic conferences as well. A new emergence is happening, and it is coming from the margins, civil society, and collaboration among some courageous academics as well. It is coming from the old civilizations - Africa, South America and India as well. I attended three such events in the last month, I prefer to call them not as ‘’conference’’ as much as ‘’gathering’’ of consenting people to be in a gathering. The stewards of these new emergences are inspired and energized by the previous…
Conference and Seminars in Academic institutions often follow template of bygone era when knowledge was considered as prerogative of “scholars” and everyone else was expected to thankfully slurp their verbiage. The Learning Society UnConference (LSUC) 2025 at Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore by Shikshantar Aandolan and the Multiversity Alliance India is one of the most enjoyable gatherings I have can in recent times. LSUC was different from academic Conferences as the name indicates. Diverse gathering of about 800 people, lots of kids and parents together, academics, activists,…
Sudarshan Chariar has been interning at Samanvaya this summer. He is pursuing Economics and Politics at the Ashoka University and is currently doing the internship as part of his summer break. He will write later on the experience and insights. The first part of his submission (below) is on reading of Hind Swaraj, the basic Gandhian work. As someone reading this for the first time and recording his impressions, this offers a fresh perspective on the work. When I first read M.K. Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj, each new chapter felt like a slap in the face. There were arguments so polemic, so…
Branding need tweaking tools, unbranding need VALUES this is the first sutra of UnBranding. Stepping aside from STANDARDIZED global lifestyle is today an act of asserting freedom. This is the second sutra of UnBranding.To be Sustainable we need to be ready to be called an ENEMY of consumptive market. This is the third sutra of UnBranding. To take effort to KNOW the producer of what we consume is against the principles of consumer markets. This is the fourth sutra of the UnBranding. To Brands is to create a recognizable identity, to UnBrand is to create a…
Jaychandran has this infectious energy with which he is able to communicate the burning issues with sincerity and solutions with hope. Media personnel at the peak of their career often do not digress from popularity centric events, initiatives and pursuits. Popularity is the critical differentiator in the media sector and particularly if it is combined with performing arts. As a television personality who is recognized in most households in Tamil Nadu, it is his training in social work and concern for society at large that stands him apart and his amazing initiative. He has been posting…