India’s 1st monthly Magazine on CSR OCTOBER 2017 VOLUME-6 ISSUE-6 `100/- www.csrvision.in Promoting Responsibility for Sustainability INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH Kamal Singh ExecutiveExecutive Director,Director UN Global Compact Network India PROFESSIONAL OF THE MONTH Dick Szembrot Director, Health, Safety and Environment, Eastman Kodak Company Jindal Steel and Naveen Jindal Shallu Jindal Chairman, JSPL President, JSPL Foundation Power Limited More CSR projects for integrating India is expected 2 OCTOBER 2017 From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief Dear Readers, magic circle will get an opportunity. Greetings for Diwali ! • Second, the votes will know their candidates intimately. The electorate has enough data to take calls on their candidates. The Month of September 2017, was consumed by the nation • Third, the President will be fully incharge of the executive. He discussing the affairs of Baba Ram Rahim and Honeypreet and will be able to attract the best and brightest to his cabinet, the information about tracking Honeypreet. Along with this, irrespective of their political affiliations. They will serve at the debate of Mamta Banerjee’s decision to close Dusshera his pleasure and be accountable to him. He won’t have to immersion by a certain date to facilitate Moharram celebration, fix quotas for allies or give important positions to senior but thereby squeezing Dusshera celebration by Hindus to facilitate incompetent leaders. Nor will he have to waste time thinking Moharram celebration by Muslims as a part of her minority about their loyalty. appeasement politics. • The government will be stable. The president During this time of charged emotion, the country heard a will be elected by the people and will be Muslim leader speaking in Kolkata, challenging Govt. Of India, voted out by them. He will not have to not to dare send Rohingyas back as Indian Muslims will stand appease unreasonable allies and indulge in beside Rohingya’s as brother and no Hindustani mother had compromises all the time. He can raise FDI delivered a son to throw a Rohingya out. sectoral caps, increase the price of diesel, and This inflammatory speech was delivered in a gathering of hike train fares without thinking that his job is Muslims in Kolkata without any reaction of Mamata Banerjee or in danger or that he will be forced to rollback September her government, which permitted the gathering. these measures. 2017 Cover After few weeks, came the news of thousands of Hindus • The legislature will be free to do its work. being murdered, raped and about 2000 Hindus being killed by The job of parliament is to pass laws. But opposition law- Rohingyas in Myanmar. How does a state government respond makers have begun to believe their duty is to bring down the to its action of supporting Rohingya, when the central Govt. Has government. Once that power is taken away from them, it will taken a policy decision to not allow a Rohingyas to stay on in bring them back to their primary task of discussion bills and India? passing law that will improve the lot of the people. Their policy of a state government to oppose the central Based on the above benefits, It may be prudent to seriously government on the ground of political opposition is too dangerous think for a change over to a presidential form. for the nation and no one individually or as a state government This October issue covers a story on JINDAL STEEL & should indulge such activities and go against the country. These POWER LIMITED, led by the young business leader Naveen kinds of minority appeasement policies of few state governments Jindal who made hoisting of Nation Flag on all days accessible have emboldened the Muslim mullahs and politicians to defy the to all citizens of India. Much more expected from a patriotic state – the government and challenge Indian State hood. corporate leader like Naveen Jindal in the domain of national This is entirely irresponsible leadership, which in a pride. democratic polity only electorate can penalise during the times In this issue, we carry our regular features like Interview of of election. The policy of acting against the majority communities the Month in which we have covered the interview of Mr. Kamal during most popular festival to support the minority community Singh, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network India. is clear short sighted action of Mamta government. This is The Interview of Dick Szembrot, Director, Health, Safety, and the fallacy of democratic polity in our country, where a state Environment, Eastman Kodak Company as the CSR Professional government can go against the nation without any penal action of the Month. Guest Column by Mr. Jashwant Bhai Chand Mehta, against it. Apart from all the strengths and positives. It carries architect, real estate developer and philanthropist on the possible the helpless against political excess. When an Indian politician role of Indian President. go and request enemy nation like Pakistan to help overthrow the Happy Reading. Be responsible and promote responsibility ruling governmen, these are the cases, when one remembers around you. Please write to me your opinion and suggestions. You presidential form of government, where the president cannot be may also log on to www.csrvision.in, our portal which is loaded challenged like in the present system the PM is being challenged with plethora of information. through the legislature putting the state in danger. The key Benefits of Presidential System are: • It will force political parties to be more democratic and robust. All political parties will have to choose their best candidates as there will be a direct head-to-head contest. The people will not Prof. Ranjan Mohapatra accept anyone else. There will be no alternate power centres, no remote controls, and no backseat drivers. Those not in the [email protected] OCTOBER 2017 3 SOCIETY WATCH Can morality be away from spiritual world ? 4 OCTOBER 2017 CSR VISION Promoting Responsibility for Sustainability THOUGHT OF THE MONTH Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ranjan Mohapatra “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what Chief Sub-Editor happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the Loni Bora meaning of life.” General Manager F & A Sudhir Panda — Albert Camus National Coordinator Ashutosh Kumar Consulting Editor’s Yogesh Sood Kaushtubh Choudhary (C) CONTENT Indra Mohan Singh Chetan Bundela Correspondents Jagnyadutta Mohanty Sanjay Jain Hemant Rout Sushant Kr. Raut Special Correspondents Mukarram Mohammed (Dubai) Sangeeta Chaudhary Regional Director’s S.P.Singh, Jharkhand B.C. Kiran, Karnataka Deepak Pandya, Vadodara Photography Tekendra Adhikari Art & Design M.K. Ray STORY COVER Circulation Incharge JINDAL STEEL AND Satish Kumar 24 Strategic Brand Communication Advisor POWER LIMITED P. K. Mishra Legal Advisor 45 l Professional of the Month Ashwani K. Dubey Dick Szembrot Mentors Mr. Sunil Shastri Ex-Minister (U.P.) & Ex-Member of Rajya Sabha Mr. Abhijit Mukharjee Member of Parliament 06 l Interview of The Month Dr. U.D. 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During his stint in AIMA, he was instrumental in launching new initiatives and brought laurels to AIMA’s several initiatives thereby building profile and equity with its stakeholders. He is on the Board/Sub- Committees of several organizations/institutions including Bureau of India Standard (BIS), IP University, IIM-Ranchi, JIMS, BML Munjal University, IILM, BIMTECH, Manav Rachna International University, Jaipuria Group, GAIL, Parsvnath Developers Ltd. Interview of Kamal Singh EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UN GLOBAL COmpacT NETWORK INDIA After successful stints in AIMA and HRD Network, you Corporates, Civil Societies Organizations and all UN Agencies Q have taken charge of UN-GCNI as Executive Director. in India. What has been your experience by now? In UN Global Compact Network India I see an What is your vision for GCNI during coming five years? A opportunity of bigger canvas, bigger agenda, and bigger Q conversation around Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). My vision for GCNI is to make it first and last reference I therefore consider this as an honor to serve the society in A point for SDGs in India.