Block the Date : Summer Alumni Meets

Dear Friends,

Greetings from XLRI! I am happy to invite you and your family to the Alumni summer meets 2014. It is being organized in all major cities with the help of our alumni and students. The calendar of meets in different cities is:

Sl.No	Cities	Dates	Day
1	Singapore	26th April,2014	Saturday
2	Hyderabad	2nd May,2014	Friday
3	Kolkata	9th May,2014	Friday
4	Delhi	10th May,2014	Saturday
5	Pune	23rd May,2014	Friday
6	Mumbai	24th May,2014	Saturday
7	Chennai	30th May,2014	Friday
8	Bangalore	31st May,2014	Saturday

Looking forward to meeting you,
With Warm regards
Sharad Sarin
Chairperson-Alumni

More Details on Venues etc to follow

Singapore reunion - April 27th

Dear Excellers based in Singapore & Around,

I write to you today to personally invite you all to the Singapore Alumni Reunion on April 27.

You will be happy to know that Prof Sarin, Mr. Rana Sinha (MD, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. & National President, XLRI Alumni Association) and I will be present in Singapore to meet and interact with you all.

As Kulshaan has already informed you all, the venue for the meet will be : Nosh Bar & Restaurant.   The reunion will begin at 6.00 pm.

In the Dubai Alumni Meet held on February 16, nearly 60 alumni participated.   However, we look forward to meeting at least 100 alumni who are based in and around Singapore.    May I request you all to kindly contact alumni you are in touch with, both in Singapore and around,  to ensure that we have a good attendance and a productive reunion.

We look forward to meeting you all.

E. Abraham, S.J.

DIRECTOR

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E. Abraham S J., Ph.D.
Director
XLRI School of Business & Human Resources
C H Area (East)
PB no. 222
Jamshedpur 831001,INDIA

Invitation : Singapore Alumni Meet - 27 April

Dear Xler,

I am happy to inform you that Fr. Abraham (Director) and myself will be in Singapore for the Alumni Meet we have scheduled on April 27 at 6.00 pm.

I have formed a core committee comprising of : Kulshaan Singh, Vikram Sud, Ashok Krishen, Alok Sinha, and Prem Kumar.   I have requested them to finalize the venue for the meet.
Fr Abraham and myself propose to begin the meet with an important presentation.   In all, we propose to spend about three hours together with you all.  

Kindly send me any suggestions you may have to make the reunion more meaningful.

We look forward to meeting you all.

Prof Sharad Sarin

XLbang Happy Hours on Friday - Feb-1- Century Club

Dear Xler,

Kindly confirm your participation either on the XLBang events on facebook or by sending the sms per the details here below:

XLers are blessed with intellect, drive, ambition, connections and exposure; yet very few of us ever use these gifts to create our own enterprises. What stops XLers from making this leap into uncharted waters; where success leads to financial independence, a deep sense of fulfillment, employment generation, and a significant contribution to our country economic progress?

Is it because the outcomes of those who have made the leap are mixed? Is it the lack of inspiration despite the presence of XLers that have started extremely successful companies like Mindtree (N Krishnakumar, BM-81) and Ma Foi (K Pandiarajan, KPR, PM-84). Do our MBAs wire us only to serve large organized behemoths? How do we breakout and follow our dreams?

The XLBang Happy Hours on Feb 1 is a special session on Entrepreneurship to try and find out some of the answers to these questions. I will be hosting a discussion with some of our very own alumni who have made it, making it, and helping make it. The panel includes

 

Amit Bansal (BM-97) who started PurpleLeap with two other XLers (Vinay Nijhawan and Hemanth Somani). He first started with children’s education programs before changing track to finishing schools for college grads. His firm was later acquired by Educomp. 

 

Richik Nandi (BM-06) who follows what now seems to be the favoured route of marketing and product management with a leading software company before partnering with a friend to start Poshvine.com, an internet start-up aimed at cashing in on the growing market of food experiences.

 

Bharati Jacob (PM-83) has the envied job of meeting new start-ups every day and evaluating business ideas for investment worthiness. She has invested in some well-known ventures like Vaatsalya, Printo and RedBus; and has an inside track on what drives entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. 

 Are you sitting on the fence with a great idea? Is the economy and business climate right for starting out? Join us to hear from those who have dared to make their dreams come true.

When
Friday, Feb 1st, 7:00 PM

 

  Where

Century Club (Sampige Village)

Cubbon Park, Bangalore

 

Registration
SMS the following details to  8880006603

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Eg. Vijaya 08 2

 

More Details
Dinner @ 200 per pax

Drinks @ 100 per drink

XLBang Happy Hours

Special session on Entrepreneurship

XL Canada Get Together Oct 08,2012

Dear Xlers,

We have finalized the venue for our Get Together on Monday Oct 08,2012 to meet with Father Abe & Prof Sarin

TIME: 6.15 pm Monday October 08,2012
We have reservations for 6.15pm. Please be punctual so that we can make the most of the evening with our guests

VENUE:Bombay Palace
200 Advance Blvd. Brampton,
Ontario. L6T 4V4 Canada
Phone : 905-799-9777

Spouses and children are also invited

The Bombay Palace has an excellent night Buffet and the cost per head inclusive of soft drinks(free refills),taxes and gratuity will be 26.00 per head.Alcoholic beverages will be your individual responsibility.

We presently have a  head count of 18 attendees including Father Abe & Prof Sarin.

If there are more Xlers who would like to join in please feel free to inform Fred Devas at 647-766-8461 or myself at 647- 309-7050 by 3.00pm on Monday Oct 08,2012. This would enable us to make additional reservations 
 
Looking forward to seeing as many Xlers as possible attending this event

Please give either of us a call or mail if you have any questions

Regards


Siddharth

Tristate XLRI Alumni Meet: Oct 6th 5.30 PM

Friends,

Gerry Farias and I have been in touch with some of you offline to finalize the details of  the planned XLRI Alumni Meet on Saturday October 6th evening.  We have finalized AKBAR RESTAURANT (at Route 1 South in Edison NJ), as the venue based on the feedback received.  The details are as under:

 

Date and Time:  Saturday 6^th October, from 5.30 PM till 11 PM.

Venue: Akbar Restaurant (Akbar Restaurant - Directions),

Off Route 1 South, 21 Cortlandt Street, Edison, NJ 08837   Tel: (732) 632-8822

The tab is $35 per person – this just covers the dinner, drinks and gratuities for the service, and the PA system, etc.  You can confirm your participation by email with the headcount and later pay by cash or check at the door. Format is informal, preferably with spouse, but no kids' activity has been planned (as we are expecting to hear the visitors speak and mingle with us).   Kindly confirm your attendance ASAP by email  to one of us below:

Venkatesh Kommineni XL 11: 

K N Venkataraman, (KNV) – XL90: 

Gerard Farias (Gerry) – XL 81

For directions - 

http://www.akbarrestaurant.com/Interactive-Direction-Akbar-Restaurant-NJ  

There is free parking at the venue.  The closest NJTransit train station is METUCHEN on the North East corridor Princeton/Trenton line. Do let us know if you need any help or info.

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The main idea of the meet is to show up with our love, affection and gratitude to Prof Sarin and Fr Abe and of course, you know how we do it – in large numbers. Many of us know Prof Sarin and Fr Abe - it'd be a delight to meet with them in person. 

Director Fr Abraham and Prof Sarin will share with us the many new developments at our alma mater, which has undergone a name change from `XLRI Jamshedpur' to `Xavier School of Management'.  Yes – we are now alumni of XSM !! 

As I understand, they'd share with us the many exciting new developments that XSM has in mind, including the new branding of XLRI as XSM to prepare for a global brand launch, a new second campus in New Delhi, a growing list of student exchange programs with B-schools around the world, a growing strong faculty that is recognized by industry by their books and research.  The objective is also to:

(a) Strengthen, and give some shape and form to, our existing alumni networks in the US/Canada, and                

(b) while it is not expected that any of us would cut checks overnight to the XEF – Xavier Endowment Fund, of which Prof Sarin is a Chairman (well, don't mistake me - of course, you are very welcome to do so if you are able to join the many that have done so with a large heart of gratitude) –we'd be discussing how best to contribute as US resident alumni to XEF over the next many years. 

Look forward to seeing you on October 6^th.. the wet bar opens at 5.30 PM, so please be early. 

Warm regards,

Venkat Karimanasseri (`KNV') 
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PS. We have booked a hall with an underlying commitment of atleast 50 people joining us for dinner.  So please email us and confirm your attendance with headcount ASAP. Thanks.

B-School Alumni Dinner on Jun 16th at Sterling Club on Sterling Road - Chennai

Dear friends,

The inter iim-Xlri alumni cricket tournament evening get together has been arranged at Sterling Club ,Sterling Road on Saturday June 16th.

The invitation is extended to the spouse and family members also.

So pls do let me know the number of family members coming with you so that the organisers can plan accordingly.


Thanks
Murali

26 May 2012 - XLRI Summer Meet Delhi 2012

Dear XLers!

Greetings for the day!! We now have less than 31 hours left for the XLRI Delhi Alumni Meet 2012!

We, on behalf of the Alumni committee, would like to invite you to the Annual Alumni Meet of Delhi Chapter as per the following details:

Date: 26th May 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m. onwards
Venue: Oyster Greens, TIVOLI Gardens, Chhatarpur, New Delhi

Full Address of the venue:
TIVOLI GARDEN RESORT HOTEL
Chhattarpur Hills, Mehrauli
New Delhi – 110074

Tel.:+91 11 26301111, 64691111
Fax: 26303093

Landmarks: Chhatarpur Mandir, Chhatarpur Metro Station

Google map link for TIVOLI Gardens:
http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&q=tivoli+gardens&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1229&bih=794&wrapid=tlif133777891030810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=4-K8T9ruM8LprQfRxMzVDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CF4Q_AUoAg

Kindly fill this online form (Click Here). Filling up the mentioned form serves a dual purpose, namely:

1. Ensuring that you don't have to fill up the registration form manually at the event venue, thus ensuring a hassle free and quick entry

2.  In order for us to take the initiative of formation of XLRI Delhi Chapter forward, we need you to update us on your current details.

NOTE: In case you have filled up the form for the XLRI Delhi Chapter formation already, no need to fill in your details again. 

The Registration Charges payable at the venue are as follows:

Individual: INR 1000/- 

Couple: INR 1900/-

Family: INR 950/- per person (Child above 10 years)

XLRI Souvenirs (coffee mugs & T shirts) will be available at a subsidized rate.

We would also like to offer special thanks to all the sponsors of the event:

Delhi Sponsors: Airtel & United Colors of Benetton

Beverage Sponsors: Kingfisher, Pernod Ricard, Redbull & Pepsico India

Please find attached the Snacks and Dinner Menu along with the invite.

Looking forward to meeting you all at the Summer Meet!

XLRI - Delhi Meet - 26 May

Dear XLer's!

Greetings from XLRI Delhi Alumni Meet team!!!

It is the time of the year when XLRI Alumni chapters across the country celebrate the same 'XL Spirit' that glues us all together by organizing alumni summer meets.

In the same endeavour we would like to extend a warm welcome to you to join us at the Annual Delhi Alumni Meet on Saturday, 26th  May 2012 from 7:30 PM onwards at the Tivoli Gardens, Chattarpur, New Delhi. We seek your support in making this event a huge success. 

We are also in the process of revamping the Delhi Alumni Chapter and make it the most happening chapter around. In order for us to take this initiative forward , we need you to update us on your current details .

Kindly fill up your current details by (clicking here)

Please do join the Delhi Chapter Facebook page too at (FB Delhi Alumni Chapter).

Pan South India - XLRI Meet in Bangalore on 19th May

Hey there,


Have you booked your tickets yet? Be sure to be in Bangalore this weekend, for the Big Bang on the 19th of May at ITC, Gardenia.

The summer trainees are working hard to organise a memorable evening under the guidance of the Bangalore XLRI Alumni Committee.

Spot prizes, wet nite nostalgic music, OMAXI style bar, and an assorted menu to boot. Our Beverage Sponsors Pernod Ricard (Seagrams), Pepsi and UB - United Spirits will ensure that inspite of heavy graxing and trying to hold conversations louder than the music, your throats will not run dry.

The Diamond Partners for Bangalore: P4P consulting, Sobha Developers;

Platinum Partners : Wipro and Nokia ;

Gold Partner : PCI and Pylon ;

And ITC with their super subsidized rates are helping us keep the entry charges low

Further Sponsorship (as usual) is always welcome :)

Thanks to Madura garments for the special XL T-shirts and offering of free Loyalty Club membership to all attending Alumni.



Those attending also stand a chance of winning a 2 day (one night) Bed & Breakfast package for 2, from Windflower Resorts & Spa at Wayanad (Kerala).
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Windflower-Spa-and-Resorts/100367822757


Metro has sponsored assorted  gift hampers for some lucky XLers!!


Other than Sponsorship leads and offers, what we would really like from you is to get talking, emailing, calling and motivating other XLers in your office and batch/friend circle to attend. Its Herculean for us to reach out to everyone. email addresses are dynamic and not everyone in Bangalore is signed up on xlbang, we would really appreciate your spreading the word. Please forward this invitation to all your XL based groups.

XLRI Alumni Meet in Pune - 12 May 2012

Hello Xler's!

We are pleased to invite you to the XLRI Pune Alumni Meet on May 12, 2012 going to be held at

Royal Orchid Central,
Marisoft Annexe,
Kalyani Nagar,
Pune-14

Registration Fees -
Individual : Rs.950 only
Couple : Rs.1800 only
Family : Rs. 800 per person

Timing : 7.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m.


Regards

Priyanka Shanbhag
XLRI-HRM (2011-13)
7276368709

Abhinay Jain
XLRI-BM (2011-13)
9604694305

XL Get together in Dallas, TX- 19th May

Dear All,

We had a small gathering but big fun a couple weeks back. This time around we are planning a more elaborate one in one of the DFW area parks. I am sending this to everybody so that people who are either travelling or are located somewhere nearby also can participate. It would be great to have all of us there on that day.

Looking forward to hear back from you soon.

Thanks,

Sabya

(Sabyasachi Mitra )

XLRI Endowment Fund (XEF): WE ARE GAINING MOMENTUM

Dear

I am happy to share that as on April 1, 2012 we crossed the first milestone of XEF (XLRI Endowment Fund), crossing Rs.1 crore. This happened because of the generous contributions by :

Jose Parayanken (Rs.50 lakhs) : BME-81, Founder & Managing Director, Mozambique Holdings. Ltd. Recipient of the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in January 2012. Recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2011

Jaspal Bindra (Rs.20 lakhs) : BM-84, Group Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, and Member, Board of Governors, XLRI. Recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2011

Vineet Nayar (Rs.5 lakhs) : BM-85, Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Technologies, and Member, Board of Governors, XLRI. Recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010

N Krishnakumar (Rs.5 lakhs) : BM-83, Co-Founder & Managing Director, MindTree Consulting. Recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2012

Surojit Shome (Rs.5 lakhs) BM-86, MD & Country Head, Rabobank International, India

Samir Sahu (PM-86)and Ingrid Sahu (BM-86) (Rs.5 lakhs)

Alok Sinha (BM-86)(Rs.5 lakhs), MD, Oil & Gas Group, Standard Chartered Bank

Harish K. (PM-85)(Rs.2 lakhs)

Chris Doyle (BM-73) (Rs.1 lakh)

Sudhir Mathulla (BM-84) (Rs.50,000)

Ashok Krishen (PMIR – 86)(Rs.5 lakhs)

Our analysis reveals, that as of April, 2012 the breakup of contributions has been:

Amount	Contribution(s)
Rs.50 lakhs                          1 Rs.20 lakhs                          1 Rs.5 lakhs                            5 Rs.2 lakhs                            1 Rs.1 lakh                              10 Rs.50,000                             22 Below Rs.50,000                 16

Our target is to cross Rs.20 crores by the end of April 2013.This means we have to raise nearly USD 4 million.To meet this target, we plan to have alumni get-togethers in U.S.A., Dubai, and Singapore, besides alumni meets in the country.

Some of you are keen to know : what would XLRI do with the funds?

1. Upgrade the existing Physical Infrastructure to world-class standards.The new campus may cost us around Rs.50 to Rs.60 crores.
2. Create Chair Professorship. Each Chair would need around Rs.4 to 5 crores.
3. Scholarships or loan to the needy students.
4. Support Global Research.
5. Support the expenses for Global Branding of XLRI.
6. Support the social initiatives of XLRI in the area of education for poor, rural entrepreneurship and alike on a sustained basis.

A news write-up in April 5 Telegraph stated that IIM-A has set a target to raise Rs.250 crores, that is, approximately USD 50 million. By April 5, they have raised about Rs.8 crores, and in the Golden Jubilee Celebration held in December 2011, the alumni promised to contribute Rs.38 crores. I am confident Excellors would be equally generous.

Sharad Sarin
Coordinator : XEF

Upcoming XLRI Alumni meets - Summer 2012

Kolkatta: 5th May

Pune: 12th May

Bangalore: 19th May

Singapore: 19th/20th May

Delhi: 26th May

Mumbai: 2nd June

This is the tentative schedule.
Bangalore is confirmed and has a whole weekend lined up for the first ever Pan South India XLRI Alumni meet. Check 19th May weekend for more details.

 Will keep updating as I get more information.

What are you doing on May 19th weekend?

Hey there,

Alumni meets are happening all over the globe this summer, but XLBang is going a giant step further and lining up an entire weekend of activities and we would love to have you with us in Bangalore (still can't think of it as Bengaluru) that weekend.

There's golf being planned for the 18th of May (for those who play golf - not newbies or wannabes).  Contact George Olapally for more details - ollapally@gmail.com

The Big Bash is at ITC Gardenia on the 19th and another lunch is being planned for the 20th. More details will be updated soon.

Director Fr. Abraham, Prof Sarin, Prof. Madhukar Shukla, Prof. Ray from campus,  Fr. Casmir Raj, Roshan Dastur- who has been around for more than 40 years at XLRI and the one-and-only Bishuda from XLRI.will also be there!!

Last years band for the XLBang Bash was completely made up of XLers, we are hoping for something similar this year too and Jishnu from Swarathma is providing the music studio for practices. A fashion show
by xlers and their family members, drinking, dancing, eating, networking, catching up are all on the agenda. XLBang has always taken special care of kids of xlers and activities are always organised to keep them entertained and occupied too, so they don't bug you by asking "are we going home yet?"

This year we are specially inviting alumni from all over for this meet, not just those in Bangalore. For your convenience, accomodation has been blocked at Century Club (Rs 2,000 on b&b basis), XIME hostel on Hosur Road (free -for those who can't find friends to pile on to), sightseeing tours are also being organised.
Contact Venkatesh at narsipur.venkatesh@gmail.com for acco and Vijay for Intercity travel and sight-seeing communicate2vijay@yahoo.co.in

We already have some sponsors lined up, but more are always welcome. Contact Tito - John Idicula on john.idicula@gmail.com if you or your company would like to capitalise on this opportunity to reach out to such a large group of XLers and their families.

A large part of the money generated by the event finds its way to worthy causes. Last year 50,000Rs was donated to provide vocational training for children of farmers suicides in Vidharba (near Nagpur). So we "party with a purpose" too.

Take a look at our new dedicated website for more details - http://xlbang.in and pre-register for the event to get the benefit of a discount.

So what are you waiting for? There's barely a month left, the sooner you book your tickets the better. If you can convince your company to send you to Bangalore on an "official" visit, nothing like it, but you don't really need an excuse to join us, do you?

First Pan South India XLRI Alumni Meet, Bangalore, May19th ,2012

Dear XLAlumni:

Greetings from XLBangalore, where we are already abuzz with excitement and  preparations for the First ever Pan-South India XL Alumni Meet, to be held on May 19th,2012.

By now many of you would have received a personal invitation from our Director, Fr. Abraham,s.j., to this event.

This way  Fr.Abe is saved the need to travel all over S-India to keep in touch with the dearly beloved XL alumni (he himself is from the class of '78), and we get to renew our bonding with long lost  buddies we have traveled with through Chennai,Nellore, Vishakapatnam,Sambalpur,Titlagarh etc. on the trains to Tatanagar. Apart from Fr. Abe, we will also have with us Prof Sarin, Prof. Jomon, Prof. Madhukar Shukla, and hopefully, many more.We may also have some surprise but dearly loved XL support staff in our midst that night.

It is said that the greatest asset(apart from the learning ), that one  takes away from an Ivy League Management Institute such as  XL, is the branding and the  Buddy network of the Alma Mater.The Pan-South India event thus  offers us a renewed  opportunity to strengthen the Branding and our bonding, for the benefit of the Institute, the community and ourselves .

As you all know,we have have a vibrant XL Community in Bangalore,full of bonhomie, over the last 25 years.In fact we have  over 300 attendees  at our Annual Gala Summer Meets, with live  XLBands,drawn from XL musicians down the generations including past members of Bodhi Tree ,and great Deejays recreating the WetNite Mood.This time we are targeting 500 attendees!!

We are in the process of putting in place a committee that will create a great event and  cater to your accommodation ,transport and post-meet sight-seeing needs .We also hope to have a website in place with all relevant information at one site.

We will keep you posted on a regular basis as our preparations unfold.
But make sure you block May 19th on your calendar .

Let's get together XL'ers.
See you on Sat,19th May in beautiful Bangalore, where the cool weather and the Mayflower and Jacaranda blossoms await you and let's create some XL Magic!

Looking forward to meeting you here!!,

David D'Costa (BMD'76)
President, XLBang

Invitation - XLRI South India Alumni meet - Bangalore - May 19

Dear Karishma,

I was in Bangalore recently for the International HR Conference held at XIME and had the privilege of meeting Prof. Joe Philip (President, XIME), David D’Costa (President Bangalore Chapter), R. Sridhar (Executive VP – HR, ITC Kolkata), George Ollapally, among others.    It was a pleasure interacting with them.   In the course of our discussion, we have decided to have an alumni reunion of alumni based in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

I write to you today to personally invite you for the Pan South India Alumni Meet in Bangalore scheduled on May 19, 2012.     The venue for the meet will be Hotel Windsor or Gardenia (Courtesy, R. Sridhar, ITC Hotels).

As far as accommodation is concerned, the Bangalore alumni have kindly agreed to host their batch mates where possible.    Prof. Joe Philip (President, XIME) has graciously consented to accommodate its hostels / residential facilities to the alumni from outstation for those who require it.

I am writing to you sufficiently in advance to enable you to kindly block the date.   I eagerly look  forward to this reunion and I sincerely hope to see you in Bangalore on May 19, 2012.

While I look forward to your response, please also mark your availability to :   dcosta.david@gmail.com  

David has kindly agreed to coordinate the event and would need to know how many alumni from Chennai will be present for the  reunion.

I take this opportunity to thank David D’Costa and the XLBang Managing Committee for their efforts in assisting XLRI to make this reunion a grand success.

With best wishes,

Fr. E. Abraham, S.J.

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E. Abraham S J., Ph.D.
Director
XLRI School of Business & Human Resources
C H Area (East)
PB no. 222
Jamshedpur 831001,INDIA
Dail :  91-657-2231525 (D)
         91-657-3983100(D)
         91-657-3983333(Pilot)
                 09431112712(M)
Fax :  91-657-2227814
E-mail    : director@xlri.ac.in
              fr.abrahamsj@gmail.com
website : www.xlri.ac.in

Invitation from XLRI: Fr Arrupe Centre for Ecology & Sustainability

Dear friends

I am happy to invite you for inauguration of

Fr Arrupe Centre for Ecology and Sustainability (FACES)

at the

Learning Centre, XLRI

at

11:00am on January 14^th, 2012

I am happy to share that Dr Ajoy Kumar, MP East Singhbhumi has accepted to be the chief guest at the function. Dr Harish Hande, Managing Director, SELCO-India and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee 2011 will deliver the keynote speech on the theme of “Sustainable Energy for Rural and Under-served Markets” on the occasion.

While Dr Ajoy Kumar needs no introduction for the citizens of Jamshedpur, I am pasting a short note on the Centre and on SELCO and Dr Hande below.

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Fr Arrupe Centre for Ecology and Sustainability is a multi-disciplinary activity centre at XLRI to provide thought leadership to promote policies, practices and dialogue which have impact on holistic and sustainable development of society and enterprises. The Centre will engage in three key activities of

(1) Knowledge Creation (e.g., undertaking and sponsoring research on and documentation of sustainable programmes, enterprise models and practices),

(2) Knowledge Dissemination (e.g., organizing conferences and roundtables to provide a platform for sharing sustainable models of development) and

(3) Knowledge Application (e.g., providing thought leadership for “Embedded Sustainability” through consultancy / MDP / capacity building programs).

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SELCO Solar Light Private Ltd. (SELCO-India)  is one of the largest solar technology providers in India, having reached more than half-a-million people by installing solar lights in 120,000 households, microenterprises, and community facilities.

By achieving this scale, SELCO has demonstrated that the poor can indeed afford sustainable technologies and maintain them. SELCO adopts a three-prong strategy for reaching the poor -  it offers “customized products” by designing solar technology applications to specific needs of the customers (e.g., 2- or 4-light system for the home, head lamps for night workers like midwives and rose pickers, or electricity for sewing machines); it provides “doorstep financing” by linking the customers with credit institutions, like rural banks, cooperatives, even self-help groups; and it provides “doorstep service” through prompt, personalized help through its wide network of service centers.

For his work Dr Harish Hande was awarded the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Award (considered to be the Nobel Prize of Asia)  as a recognition of “his passionate and pragmatic efforts to build social enterprise that brings customized, affordable and sustainable electricity to India’s vast rural population, encouraging the poor to become asset creators.”

Dr Harish Hande is a B.Tech (Hons.) from IIT, Kharagpur, and holds a PhD degree in Energy Engineering from University of Massachusetts, U.S.A. He was awarded the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007, and was also the recipient of Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy (U.K.) 2005 and 2007, and Tech Museum Award (USA) 2005. In 2008, he as featured by Business Today as one of the 21 Young Leaders for India’s 21st Century, and by India Today among the 50 Pioneers of Change in India

Besides being the Managing Director, Board Member and Co-Founder of SELCO Solar Light Private Ltd. (SELCO-India), Dr Hande is also a Board Member of E+CO (USA), Greenpeace-India and Small Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF), India.

We look forward to your presence and request for appropriate coverage of the event

Thanks and regards

Madhukar

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Dr Madhukar Shukla

Prof (Strategic Mgt & Organisational Behaviour)

& Chairperson, Fr Arrupe Center for Ecology & Sustainability

XLRI School of Business and Human Resources

CH Area (East), Jamshedpur 831001, Jharkhand (India)

XLRI Alumni Meet - Dubai

Dear Friends,

You may be happy to note that Fr. Abraham E, Director XLRI; Fr. George CL, Dean [A & F]; Prof. Jittu Singh are visiting Dubai during January 16th & 17th 2012 in connection with offering a joint MBA programme with Case Western Reserve University, USA and Tongji University, Shanghai. We propose to hold the alumni get-together on 17th evening at a suitable venue. Mr. Murali Krishnan  has taken initiatives in organizing the event and he will pass on to us the details of the event soon.

Looking forward to your active participation,

With warm regards,
Dr. MG Jomon
Chairperson - Alumni

INSIGHT - The 1st Annual XLRI Consulting Conference @ New Delhi

XLRI is organizing “INSIGHT – The 1^st Annual XLRI Consulting Conference”, on 21^st Novemeber (Monday) in WWF Auditorium, Lodi Estate , New Delhi,  the theme of conference is “Sustainability - The outlook of business and government” with an audience of around 150 people, split between senior experienced people from the industry and the government, and students from top B-schools. The list of confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order) is as follows:

·         Mr. Anand Nayak, Head HR, ITC & Director, ITC INFOTECH

·         Mr. Arun Inam, Senior Partner, Deloitte LLP (Strategy & Operations) 

·         Mr. Ganesh Shermon , Partner & Country Head, KPMG Advisory Services

·         Mr. Narayan Swamy, Director, Investment Finance, Citi Private Bank, India

·         Mr. P.S. Narayan, Vice President and Head (Sustainability), WIPRO Ltd.

·         Mr. Sachin Joshi , Director, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

·         Mr. Sarovar Aggarwal, Principal, AT Kearney India

·         Mr. Shankar Venkateswaran, Director, SustainAbility

·         Dr. Tata L. Raghu Ram, Chairperson, Strategic Management Area, XLRI

The other key highlights are Drishtikon-The Sustainability Idea Competition and Sustainability White Paper Series which will be a compilation of top ten research articles on sustainability, written by XLRI students.

We look forward to having your company at INSIGHT 2011, which we believe will provide an excellent opportunity to interact and exchange experiences with peers from the industry.

Please confirm your participation by November 15, 2011.

Registration Link: http://crux-xlri.com/insight-2011/register/

Limited Seats Available, to confirm participation please transfer Rs. 2500/- to the below mentioned account and send us a confirmation of the same at crux.secretary@xlri.ac.in.

Beneficiary Name: CRUX
Bank: State Bank of India (XLRI Branch, Jamshepdur-831001)

A/C Number: 30264303422
IFSC Code: SBIN0004660
MICR Code:  831002019

We look forward to a fruitful interaction.

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Thanks & Regards

Maneesh Dhooper
Secretary, CRUX
XLRI, Jamshedpur
T: 8102145369
E: crux.secretary@xlri.ac.in
Website: http://crux-xlri.com/insight-2011/