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H.R. Bharadwaj He was first elected to Rajya Sabha from the State of Madhya Pradesh in April, 1982. He Governor of was re-elected from the same State in year 1988, 1994 and 2000. For his fifth term in year 2006, he was elected to Rajya Sabha from the State of Haryana. Dr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj was born on 17th May 1937 at Village Garhi Sampla of District He resigned the membership of Rajya Sabha on 26th June, 2009, before assuming office Rohtak in Haryana. His father, Late Pt. Jagan Nath Prasad, served as one of the Security of Governor of Karnataka. Officers of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of . His mother Late Shrimati Sarti Devi, was a religious lady. Dr. Bhardwaj, was married to Shrimati Prafulata Dr. Bhardwaj had also been the member of several Parliamentary Committees such as the Committee of Privileges, Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Business Advisory Bhardwaj, in February, 1960 and blessed with one son and two daughters. Dr. Committee of Rajya Sabha. Bhardwaj's wife, son and a daughter are advocates by profession. Dr. Bhardwaj was inducted in the Council of Ministers as Union Minister of State of Law Dr. Bhardwaj, had his early at GBC High School, Rohtak. He graduated from and Justice from 31st December, 1984 to November, 1989, Minister of State B.M. College Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, and did his Master's degree from Punjab (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation University, followed by a degree in Law from Agra University, (U.P). Dr. Bhardwaj, has from 21st June 1991 to 2nd July, 1992, Minister of State for Law, Justice and Company been conferred upon with awards and honorary doctorate degrees by several Affairs from July, 1992 to May 1996, Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice from May universities in recognition of his commendable contribution in the field of law, legal aid, 2004 to May 2009. and justice. Dr. Bhardwaj an ardent follower of Nehru's Secular Vision, has authored the books:- Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India and held several I. Law, Lawyers & Judges important positions in his successful career. He was appointed as Public Prosecutor for Delhi Administration from 1972-77 and Senior Standing Counsel for the State of Uttar II. Soul of India Pradesh from 1980 to March, 1982. He appeared as one of the Counsels for Prime III. Crime, Criminal Justice and Human Rights Minister, Late Smt. Indira Gandhi in Special Courts set up by the Janata Government led by Shri Morarji Desai, the then Prime Minister and also successfully IV. India – A Fellowship of Faiths argued the cases arising out of the split in Indian National Congress. Dr. Bhardwaj assumedcharge as Governor of Karnataka on 29th June, 2009. Cont... Mr. Arun Firodia is : Mr. Arun Firodia a) Member of CSIR - High Powered Committee for 'National Civil Aircraft Development' Project. Chairman, b) Chairman of the Research Council of Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Kinetic Group Chandigarh. c) President of 'Pune Citizens' Police Foundation' (PCPF) which runs a school specially for Mr. Arun Firodia – who has given revolutionary products like Luna – which gave Policemen's Children . mobility to common man and Kinetic Honda which gave mobility to women. He is d) The Past President of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture. (2000 -2002) now busy designing aircrafts and instruments for precision farming, early e) Member of the Executive Committee of Janawani – A public forum to voice the diagnosis of diseases like breast cancer and an equipment that reads a book – a aspirations of Pune Citizens. great boon for visually impaired people. f) Vice President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Pune Kendra. g) Advisory Committee Member of Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB). He is a brilliant engineer and social activist. h) Chief Patron of SEDT (Socio Economic Development Trust ) an NGO working for education, health care and economic development of rural poor, women and children. Mr. Arun Firodia got his B.Tech with distinction in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai. He went to US for his post graduation and did his MS in Electrical Honours & Awards : Engineering from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology.) with flying colours. He Mr. Arun Firodia is the recipient of several Honours and Awards as below : also did his MS in Management from 'Sloan School of Management'. A. Lifetime Achievement Award (2005) – instituted jointly – by Society of Indian He inherits the rich tradition of his illustrious father late Shri H K Firodia, the Automobile Manufacturers, Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of Doyen of Indian Automobile Industry, who developed a variety of fuel efficient India, ICICI Bank , and Overdrive Magazine : For his pioneering efforts to provide vehicles for common people and made them available at affordable prices. affordable mobility to common man. B. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology – USA ), Award (2007) for distinguished Mr. Arun Firodia established “ H K Firodia Memorial Foundation ” in 1996 in the achievement and exceptional service to Country, Society and MIT. memory and honour of his father Late Shri H K Firodia. The Foundation has C. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai – Distinguished Alumnus Award (2008) for excellent contributions to Industry, Academia and Society. instituted “H K Firodia Awards For Excellence in Science & Technology”. These are D. TERI – CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Award (2004-05) - in Appreciation for given to outstanding Indian Scientists for their original and world class contributions the efforts towards good corporate citizenship and sustainable initiatives amongst to any branch of science. The awards are meant to inspire young people to take to Corporates. science, develop a scientific temper and a spirit of innovation. Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, E. The NCPEDP - Shell Helen Keller Award (2004) for contributing to the rehabilitation Former President of India is the 1st recipient of this award. Other distinguished of Leprosy affected people who had become social out casts. F. FICCI Annual Award (2003) for outstanding achievement in Employment of Physically scientists like Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Dr. R. Challanged people. Chidambaram, Prof. CNR Rao, Dr. R A Mashelkar and Dr. Obaid Siddiqi, Dr. P N G. Besides above he has also bagged - Tandon, Dr. M. Annadurai are also some of the award winners. ‘ Best Couple of the Millenium' award with Dr (Mrs) Jayashree Firodia. Murugesh R. Nirani Mr. P A Nazareth Minister for Large & Medium Scale Industry Managing Trustee Government of Karnataka Sarvodaya International Trust

Mr. Muruguesh Nirani is the Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, P A Nazareth, former high commissioner and ambassador to USA and many other Government of Karnataka. countries is also the founder and managing trustee of Sarvodhaya International Trust which is dedicated to promoting the Gandhian values of truth, peace and non-violence, Mr. Nirani has been BJP State Committee Member from 2004 to 2005 and District communal harmony and humanitarian service. Nazareth is the recipient of prestigious President (Bagalkot) from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that Mr. Nirani has been State Vice PEACE AWARD for his “life-time of dedication and world service in promoting President of BJP Yuvamorcha from 1993 to 2000. Gandhian ideals.” This award has been conferred on only a few very distinguished Mr. Nirani has conferred with several awards, such as; Bharatha Udyoga Rathna Award, persons. Shri Vishveshvarayya Navarathna Award, Shree Award, Mayura Award, He is the author of the book “Gandhi's Outstanding Leadership” which has been Ranichennamma Award for Excellent Performance in Industrial Development. acclaimed as one of the monumental works on the father of our nation. Mr. Nirani has taken up several development work in Bilagi Constitutency during his After retirement from Indian Foreign Service, P A Nazareth has been passionate about tenure as MLA. And he has visited as a Member of official Delegation. spreading the message of peace, truth and non-violence expounded by the father of Mr. Nirani holds a Bachelors degree in BE (Civil) & DBM. our nation. He has been giving lectures at various Institutions in and around India and has been highly claimed. Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti Cont... Executive Director Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Apart from this he is the recipient of 1. Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti, born on 08.08.1929, in a Brahmin family of Mathoor Village 2. Tamil Nadu Writer's Conference Gold Medal, in , has a multi-faceted personality. He was attracted towards Veda, 3. Gandhi Centenary Celebrations Gold Medal, 4. Kumaravyasa Bharatha Vyakhyana Gold Medal, Upanishad and Sanskrit at a very young age and studied the scriptures with meaning '5. Vyakhyana Kesari' Title and commentaries, and practiced Kumaravyasa Bharatha Vyakhyana. Translated 6. Dharmastala Dharma Sammelana Award, several books into English from , Tamil and Hindi languages. Worked as a 7. Gandhi Prathishtana – Jayashree Trust Award for 2002, Newspaper Reporter and rose up to the position of a Sub-Editor in Samyukta Karnataka- 8. Vajrakumar Memorial Award – 2002 and very many such awards a renowned Kannada Daily. Joined the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1969. The credit for 9. He is a Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society, Great Britain. building the Bhavan's London Kendra to the present status goes entirely to the 10. M.M. Patil Jana Sevak Award 2005 11. Karnataka Sangeetha & Nrithya Kala Academy Award 2005 indefatigable effort of Mathoorji, under the able guidance of its Chairman Shri Manek '12. Lalitha Kalashraya' Title from Shri D. Subbaramaiah Fine Arts Trust. Dalal. Consequent on his retirement at London in 1995, he was asked to continue at '13. Vidya Ratna Award-2005' of Shubharam Trust, Bangalore Bhavan, under the Chairman Justice Shri E.S. Venkataramaiah, former Chief '14. Gamaka Vyakhyana Kovida' title from Havyaka Vidyavardhaka Sangha, Kumta Justice of India. '15. Vyaakhyaana Gandhuberunda ' title conferred by Shri Ganapathi Sachhidananda Swamiji The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore with the support extended by the Hindustan '16. Alvas Nudi-siri' Honour – 2007 Machine Tools Ltd., Bangalore was able to bring the entire ten parvas of Kumaravyasa '17. Asthan-Vidwan' Title by Shri Ganapathi Sachhidananda Swamiji Bharatha and the Shanthi Parva and the Anushasana Parva from the Moola Bharatha '18. Sarvadhari Samman' given by Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Mahaswamiji of Sri (original) with Gamaka rendering by Gamaka Vidwan Hosahalli Keshalli Keshava Ramachandrapur Mutt. Murthy, in the form of Kavya Vachana and Vyakhyana in 200 audio-cassettes due to the '19. Padma Sri' Award 2009 of the Government of India ceaseless efforts of Mathoorji. Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti has to his credit about forty books including translation from The Ku.Vem.Pu. University has conferred Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) on English to Kannada, Tamil to Kannada and Hindi to Kannada. Some of his important books Mathoorji taking into consideration the yeoman service rendered by him in the literacy are Alaiosai, Deepa Dharini, Himalayada Veeraru, Ramakathasara, 'Nammelara Sri Rama', and cultural field. Hinduism (English), 'Yogakshemam Vahamyaham' and Gandhi Upanishads. Narendar Pani Dr. M V Nadkarni Professor Professor School of Social Sciences Institute of Social & Economic Change

Dr Narendar Pani is an economist by training, he has, over the last thirty years, written Dr. M.V. Nadkarni, an economist by training and profession, has deep interest in other extensively on a variety of subjects. He is the author of Inclusive Economics: Gandhian social sciences as well, as also in religion and philosophy. He was a Professor at the Method and Contemporary Policy, Redefining Conservatism: An Essay on the Bias of Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, from 1976 to 1999, and is India's Economic Reform, and Reforms to Pre-empt Change: Land Legislation in presently an Honorary Visiting Professor at the same Institute since 2002. He is also the Karnataka. He has published a number of academic articles in India and abroad. Chairman of the Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research, Dharwad (CMDR), and a Founder Trustee of CISED at ISEC. He is also the author of an explainer on the WTO, two novels, a booklet on and several hundred articles on the editorial pages of newspapers.

Most significant research contribution: Reformulated the Gandhian method to make it an effective tool to understand contemporary policy making. M V Rajashekaran Surendra Laxminarayan Rao

M V Rajashekharan is a veteran congress leader who belongs to the moderate school of Surendra Laxminarayan Rao is presently a columnist in the “Deccan Herald” thought. He has been with the Congress Party for over five decades. Mr Rajashekharan (Bangalore), and the “Telegraph” (Calcutta). He is an economist by training and has has penchant for rural development. He has been associated with several NGOs worked as a professional manager for 28 years in marketing and general management working in this field. The 83 year old leader has made valuable impact on national and positions in multi-national companies and as an independent management consultant state political scene. He has been a member of Lok sabha, MLA in Karnataka State for five years. He has taught management for many years as visiting faculty in major Indian business schools and was Executive Chairman, National Management assembly, a member of Karnataka Legislative Council and member of Rajya Sabha. He Programme (1987-1990). He was Director-General of NCAER (National Council of has been the Minister of State for Planning in Govt. of India. Applied Economic Research) from 1990 to 1996. From 1998 to 2001 as the first Mr Rajashekharan is a rare combination of being trained in whole range of agriculture Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission he established it as an related body of Knowledge including Balanced Farming, Agricultural Extension, expert and independent agency. He was Chairman of the Institute for Social and Cooperatives, Buying, Selling and Credit, Technical training in Education, Health and Economic Change, Bangalore, (2004 to 2010), President, All India Management Extension Services Educated at Mysore University, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Association, (1985-86), Vice-President, People's Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu, (1976-1979). He has written or edited fifteen books, many papers and hundreds of University of Missouri and Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, articles. His latest book is "Powering India - A decade of Policies and Regulation". U.S.A. Among his earlier books are From Servants to Masters? The Evolution of Professional In spite of being in politics all his life he prefers to call himself an agriculturist and his Management in India (2007), Successful Negotiation (1994), Indian Market profession the promotion Rural Development Programmes. Demographics-the consuming classes (1996), Elephants Can't Dance-Managing in a Reforming Economy (2001, Management Education (for AIMA), 2005, and Governing His political career spans five decades during which he has been active in almost every Power (2004). He is on the Boards of companies (like Reliance Infrastructure, segment of society from youth activist, labour and farmers' activist, parliamentary Honeywell Automation India Limited), IIM Lucknow, and not-for-profit organizations politician etc. While in the Ministry of Planning at the Centre his contributions to (like Aga Khan Foundation of India, Dakshinachitra (Crafts Museum, Chennai), and planning process are still remembered as landmarks in terms of promoting the rural Bangalore International Centre). sector, putting Gandhian values in practice. N S Viswanath Cont...

He is the Director of Bhavan's Management Research Centre(BMRC), Bangalore (PhD He has been enlisted as an expert at International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva and in Centre of Manipal University,Manipal) & Dean,M.P.Birla Institute of Asia's Who's Who: Men and Women of Achievements.He has won the Best Paper Management;Associate Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Bangalore. Award for the paper in Marketing in an International Conference atlas Vegas, USA. His He was the Resident Director, Bhavan-Marshall Institute of Management. He was the areas of interest are literature, life, society and . He is married and has a son. Resident Director of Ohio-Manipal School of Business, Bangalore. At present, he is the He has a PhD in Economics preceded by Masters' degrees in Statistics, Economics and Chief Editor, Dharana- Bhavan's International Journal of Business. AgriBusiness(Agricultural Marketing Management). In addition, he is specialized in He has successfully guided a Ph.D thesis in Management entitled:Leadership Training and Development and Managerial Skills. Effectiveness & Styles in Relation to Personality Characteristics-An Exploratory Study for Manipal University(2008).He is on the Editorial Team of African Journal of Marketing AREAS OF EXPERTISE: MARKETING, MARKETING RESEARCH, ECONOMICS & RESEARCH Management(AJMM). METHODS. He is the Founder Principal of M.P. Birla Institute of Management: Associate, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore. He was Professor of Marketing and Academic Coordinator at M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management and at Maharishi Institute of Management, Bangalore. He was Associate Professor at Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA). He has had an assignment as Assistant General Manager at KSAM Board. It was during this period spanning over two decades he was mercurially involved in the preparation of several research project reports for the World Bank, Commercial Banks and related institutions. He was largely responsible for the evolution of Market Intelligence System (MIS) in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC). He has over sixty papers to his credit in refereed journals. Akber Ayub Dr. Subhash Sharma Columnist Professor Indian Business Academy

A mechanical engineer by profession Akber Ayub began his career in the merchant navy Educated in India and USA, Dr. Subhash Sharma holds a Ph.D. from the University of and sailed for close to a decade. Later, following extended stints in different areas of Southern California, Los Angeles and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from engineering – from being a project engineer in a five-star chain to an industrialist Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. exporting to Europe, to a faculty in a college – he finally settled as a writer, heeding to Prof. Subhash Sharma has made distinctive and significant contributions to the what his heart indicated. He has been associated as a writer and editor with three travel development of Indian Management thought through his creative and thought volumes that have a worldwide circulation. He is also a contributor to Jack Canfields provoking books, viz. Creation from Shunya (1993), Management in New Age: Western 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' series of books, and now divides his time between writing Windows Eastern Doors (1996), Quantum Rope: Science, Mysticism & Management for various newspapers including the edit page, contributing to niche magazines in (1999) and Arrows of Time: From the Blackholes to the Nirvana Point (2001). His different genres like travel, spirituality, environment etc, and writing for corporate academic contributions have been acknowledged as 'creative and original' with 'quite a magazines. Some time back he made his first foray into technical writing and published few exciting, non-traditional and revolutionary points of view'. a book on Marine Diesel Engines, and then set to work on the next title. Akber Ayub is currently working on his first novel. A self-help, spiritual book of over 82,000 words that Prof. Sharma has also made significant contributions to institution building. He was he has titled Wake up to your true self. Wake up to the natural world is due to be founding faculty of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). He has also published soon. assisted in conceptualization and development of WISDOM (Women's Institute for Studies in Development Oriented Management) at Banasthali, Rajasthan. He is founding Director, Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore. He is founding member, Indus Business Academy, Bangalore and is currently its Dean.

Prof. Subhash Sharma is associated with several leading management institutes and professional bodies. He is also a recipient of excellence and achievement awards for his significant contributions. Cont... Dr Krishna’s work in many fields has attracted the attention of the Government and many Prof. Dr. Wooday P Krishna other many important and powerful bodies. He has been honoured by many for his Chairman, memorable achievements both at the state and national level and also by foreign Gandhi Peace Foundation associations. Dr Wooday P. Krishna represents a rare blend of a technologist, educationist, social A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), The Institution of Valuers(India) and The activist and humanist. Indian Institution of Production Engineers, Dr Krishna is a recipient of the following awards and honours: He represents the ideal of a public person, who commands respect from whomsoever ?Bharatiya Vidya Visharada 1990 he comes into contact by what he stands for and demonstrates in his attitudes, actions ?State Youth Award 1992 ? and behavior. Seva Shri Award 1999 ?Kempegowda Award 2002 ? A true friend who lives his life following Tagore’s maxim of being a giver than just a State Rajyotsava Award 2004 ?D.V.G. Puraskar 2005 receiver. From a well known and respected family, he is a strong living branch of his ?Red Cross Award 2005 ancestral family tree and continues to live the traditions and values befitting his ?Citation 2008 forefathers. ?State Awar 2008 ?Eminent Engineer Award 2011 Born in 1963 in Bangalore, he hails from a family of freedom fighters and is an excellent Overseas Accomplishments team player. After receiving his early education at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, run by the Ramakrishna Mission, he graduated with university degrees in Engineering lDr Krishna attended the 17th South Asia Teaching Session on International and Law. He then went on to do a Doctorate in Business Administration. A Consulting Humanitarian Law held at Kathmandu, , in 2010, at the invitation of the Engineer by profession, he specializes in valuation of industrial assets. International Committee of the Red Cross. lHe represented India at the Second & Third Commonwealth International Humanitarian Dr. Krishna is a recipient of Eminent Engineer Award (2011) for contribution in the field Law Conferences held in New Zealand(2007) and (2011). lHe was a Member of the Indian Delegation that visited China in 2006 on a Goodwill of Engineering from the Institution of Engineers (India). Mission. lHe successfully led the Indian Delegation to Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Govermnent of Sri Lanka under the Indo-Sri Lanka Youth Exchange Programme in 2000 Dr. Anil Rawat Prof. Arun Mudhol Director Dean - Academics Institute of Business Management & Technology, Bangalore. Institute of Business Management & Technology, Bangalore.

Dr. Anil Rawat is currently the Director of the Institute of Business Management & A Post Graduate in Management and a Computer Science Engineering graduate with Technology and head of the National Initiative on e-Commerce. A Ph.D in International over eighteen years of industry experience. He has been a motivated achiever as a Studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, he studied for MBA courses at senior faculty for the last eight years. He has been involved in many assignments related the Temple University Japan Campus. He received his training in Management of to technology management and consulting thereby bridging the gap between the Technology through Canadian Consortium in Management Schools; CENTRIM, the industry and the educational institutions. Arun Mudhol has been involved in extensive University of Brighton, and SPRU, the University of Sussex, UK. He combines a long teaching assignments in some of the top Universities in China and India. He has been academic career and industrial consulting experience. He has worked with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, International Science Policy Foundation, International recognized and honoured as the best foreign faculty by one of the top five Universities Management Institute, All India Management Association. He is the founder Director of in China. He has to his credit 14 books in IT, which he has authored apart from being on the Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore. While working for his the editorial board for several others. He has been on the Board of Studies for Ph.D he spent several years in Japan at the University of Tokyo and subsequently as Universities in India advising them on the need for implementation of technology Senior Fellow on Japan Foundation Fellowship. He is fluent in Japanese. He was awarded related topics in the curriculum. He was also involved in implementation of Distance Rajasthan State Merit Scholarship for Higher Studies, Japan Foundation Professional Education and e-learning initiatives at Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Bangalore. After Fellowship, UNESCO Fellowship for Future Studies and Motorola Fellowship for Global serving in the software industry for a long time, he has now dedicated himself to the Management. He is also a recipient of Karnataka Kala Samskrut Vedike award for field of management education and is presently serving as Dean Academics at the Excellence in Education. Institute of Business Management & Technology, Bangalore, INDIA. Dr. Rawat has been a visiting faculty at the Fore School of Management, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has been associated with the International Association of Management of Technology and coordinates a Track on Technology and Sustainable Development. He has participated in the programs of UN University, UNDP, UNIDO, UNESCO etc. He has been invited to present papers in a number of international conferences. His other interests are in the area of Innovation Management, Future Studies, and Environmental Management, Human Rights and NGO activity. Supported by, µThe Dept of Cooperatives, Govt. of Karnataka µMin. of Large & Medium Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka µIFFCO-TOKIO µMy Tea House

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