Iipm Guest Lecture By Mr. T K Arun – Editor, Delhi Edition Of The Economic Times
Name of the speaker: Mr. T K Arun – Editor, Delhi Edition of The Economic Times,
Dr. Amir Ullah Khan – Director, India Development Foundation,
Prof. K K Srivastav – Head, Faculty of Business Economics, IIPM
Topic: Is the Indian Economy overstated?
IIPM, New Delhi in association with the IDBI Bank, hosted a seminar for B-School students to find solutions to the question “Is the Indian Economy overstated?” The seminar was addressed by an elite panel consisting of Mr. T K Arun (Editor, Delhi Edition of The Economic Times), Dr. Amir Ullah Khan (Director, India Development Foundation) and Prof. K K Srivastav (Head, Faculty of Business Economics, IIPM).
Offering the key note address, Mr. Arun highlighted the apathy faced by the rural economy and the rural mass against the privileges offered to the urban populace. In true journalistic tone, he said, “Over the years, various government agencies and bureaucratic systems have regularly contributed in systematically ruining the rural economy.” He also shared with the audience how in the past, religious tolerance for minority groups was ingrained in the fabrics of society, which unfortunately has not been the case currently. He emphasized the need to educate the rural mass and make them financially independent by making micro-finance easily available to them.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Amir Ullah Khan commented, “It is really disturbing to see that till today, even after 6 decades of independence, the percentage of college going youngsters who actually finish college is very low. Count with it the huge gender bias that has mushroomed all over the country – be it in education or at the workplace – this will not help in the multi-dimensional growth that we are looking forward for India in the 21st century.” He also exposed the charade behind inflation much to the delight of the audiences. “Much needs to be done for the education sector if India has to grow strongly,” he added passionately.
Convening the entire session, Mr. K K Srivastav enlightened the audience with interesting economic facts and figures.
IIPM truly cares for the intellectual net worth of its students and this exercise was another striking example in this regard. Through this seminar, IIPM reemphasized its academic supremacy in the field of management and economics; as such events have become a regular affair at the institute. To make this seminar more wide based, their were students from other institutes as well, which included the FORE School of Management, MDI, Gurgaon, amongst others.
