From The Times of India:
JAMSHEDPUR: Jamshedpur Run, organized by XLRI, was a success with more than 500 people turning up on a cloudy Sunday morning to participate in the annual event, which has grown in popularity since it was introduced four years back.
The enthusiasm in the air was palpable in the institute's football ground since early morning as students, schoolkids, athletes as well as professors and executives converged on the field, ready to have a shot at the winner's trophy.
The marathon was held in two legs - a 10km version for athletes and running enthusiasts and a 5km version for others who might not be as skilled. Arjun Toda came first in the 5km men's category while Jai Prakash won the 10 km event.
In the women's section, Madhubala, a doctoral student at XLRI, won the 5km race.
All the winners were awarded cash prizes and mementos. The prize distribution ceremony was attended by faculty coordinator MG Jomon who congratulated all the participants for their spirit and tenacity.
Sanjeev Varshney, faculty of marketing at XLRI, received a special award for being the first among faculty members to finish the race.
The mood was aptly captured by official marathon theme which invited the residents of this city to "run for your dreams".
The run concluded with XLRI planning to organize a bigger and better version of the event next year. It also plans to work with all members of the community to uphold the ideals of social harmony and youth empowerment in the society.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Vlahalla 2012
Valhalla 2012 ended yesterday. The winner of the sports events...
Basketball (M)-XLRI
Basketball (W)-XLRI
Swimming- XLRI
Throwball- XLRI/IIMC
Volleyball (W)- XLRI/IIMC
Volleyball (M)- IIM Raipur
Athletics- XIMB
Table Tennis- XIMB
Badminton- SIBM
Football-SIBM
The finals of Throwball and Volleyball (W) was washed out and hence XLRI and IIMC were joint winners
Basketball (M)-XLRI
Basketball (W)-XLRI
Swimming- XLRI
Throwball- XLRI/IIMC
Volleyball (W)- XLRI/IIMC
Volleyball (M)- IIM Raipur
Athletics- XIMB
Table Tennis- XIMB
Badminton- SIBM
Football-SIBM
The finals of Throwball and Volleyball (W) was washed out and hence XLRI and IIMC were joint winners
Thursday, May 03, 2012
XLRI-XITE coaching initiative for SC/ST students to enable admission without reservation
From PagalGuy.com
First batch of XITE’s MBA coaching program
Neha Badrai (22), currently pursuing a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) from Xavier Institute of Tribal Education (XITE), had never considered doing an MBA. Originally from West Singhbhum in Jharkhand, this Scheduled Caste (SC) student decided to give it a try since her institute in collaboration with XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur started a new SC/ST MBA coaching class last September. For Neha’s batchmate, Anupama Soreng, on the other hand, the new course was like a dream come true since she always wanted to do an MBA. Born into a family of farmers, Anupama is keen to break the mould and take on a corporate life. Both the girls are eagerly awaiting a chance to do well in the ensuing MBA entrance exams.
Neha Badrai, Final Year BBA student at XITE
The primary idea of these classes was to secure SC/ST students entry into MBA institutes sans the ‘reservation’ route. According to Father E Abraham SJ, Director, XLRI, and one of the pioneers behind the idea, the idea is to help SC/ST students achieve dreams on their own. “Jharkand has a huge number of SC/ST students who do not have the best of opportunities in life. Though the government has provided them reservation in government b-schools, as an educational centre, it is our duty to help these students to do well in life on their own terms.”
Towards this end, XLRI has given XITE a grant of Rs 1 crore to be used over a time-frame of 5 years. These funds have been allocated to set up the infrastructure for running the coaching classes, building a computer centre, and towards creating publicity through advertisements. The actual coaching is carried out by a set of enthusiastic PGDM students of XLRI, in a bid to give back something to society.
Having finalised the plans for these classes during the second half of 2011, the authorities had little time to advertise or promote the course amongst students of the state. Thus, the first batch of 24 students, were those pursuing their third year in BBA from XITE itself and are now in the final year of their course. In addition, the coaching classes began in September 2011, which gave the candidates little time to prepare for the entrance exams. Yet, the students took the exams but none of them fared too well.
According to Father EA Augustine SJ, Director for Xavier Institute of Tribal Education, the idea this time is to expand the advertising range of the course not only to heavily-tribal infested places like Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chaibasa and Dumka in Jharkhand but also other states like Bihar and Odhisha.
Praising the efforts made by XLRI students in lending a hand towards training of the SC/ST students, Father Augustine said, “The XLRI students put in a lot of work towards this project. While a couple of teachers from XITE had been asked to look in on the classes, everything from the course structure, to the teaching sessions as well as individual mentorship had been provided by the XLRI students.”
The concerned XLRI group of students are as enthusiastic about the coaching classes as the SC/ST students are. One such, Chandrani Bhattacherjee, said that the proposal to start such a project was received well among the students. “We sent in a group mail about the project to the batch and were overwhelmed with the number of students willing to work on it,” Chandrani told PaGaLGuY.
Initially, a few XLRI students interacted with SC/ST students to understand their requirements. “While most of them seemed comfortable with Quantitative Aptitude, English seemed to be the weak point for many,” Chandrani said. She added that once a rough idea had been formulated about the requirements of the students, a core group of about 20 students was formed to handle the coaching classes in its entirety, including deciding a formal course structure.
Sneha Joshi, another XLRI student connected with the project said that the core group drew upon their own coaching lessons while preparing for MBA to form the course schedule. “We asked for regular feedback from the students and altered our teaching methods accordingly,” Sneha said. She added that each one of the SC/ST students in the coaching classes had been provided with a personal mentor from amongst the XLRI student community.
XLRI has also approached a number of coaching institutes to help with the mock test papers for this year’s classes. “We have finalised a deal with one of the coaching institutes. It will provide us the mock test papers at a fee. However, staff members at XITE will be in-charge of conducting the mock tests,” Father Augustine said.
In the first stint, classes were held five times a week and students travelled from XITE to XLRI and back by a bus specially arranged for them. A similar schedule will be put in place this year too. As yet, the coaching provided was free of coast but the idea is now to levy a minimal fee of Rs 1000-1200 per month. “If we do not charge a fee, students will not take the classes seriously,” said Father Augustine. He also specified that while the coaching provided to students will be XAT-specific, they are free to appear for the other MBA entrance exams too.
The enrollment process for the classes will begin around the second week of May. The new session of the coaching classes is scheduled to begin from 2 July, 2012.
Neha Badrai (22), currently pursuing a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) from Xavier Institute of Tribal Education (XITE), had never considered doing an MBA. Originally from West Singhbhum in Jharkhand, this Scheduled Caste (SC) student decided to give it a try since her institute in collaboration with XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur started a new SC/ST MBA coaching class last September. For Neha’s batchmate, Anupama Soreng, on the other hand, the new course was like a dream come true since she always wanted to do an MBA. Born into a family of farmers, Anupama is keen to break the mould and take on a corporate life. Both the girls are eagerly awaiting a chance to do well in the ensuing MBA entrance exams.
The primary idea of these classes was to secure SC/ST students entry into MBA institutes sans the ‘reservation’ route. According to Father E Abraham SJ, Director, XLRI, and one of the pioneers behind the idea, the idea is to help SC/ST students achieve dreams on their own. “Jharkand has a huge number of SC/ST students who do not have the best of opportunities in life. Though the government has provided them reservation in government b-schools, as an educational centre, it is our duty to help these students to do well in life on their own terms.”
Towards this end, XLRI has given XITE a grant of Rs 1 crore to be used over a time-frame of 5 years. These funds have been allocated to set up the infrastructure for running the coaching classes, building a computer centre, and towards creating publicity through advertisements. The actual coaching is carried out by a set of enthusiastic PGDM students of XLRI, in a bid to give back something to society.
Having finalised the plans for these classes during the second half of 2011, the authorities had little time to advertise or promote the course amongst students of the state. Thus, the first batch of 24 students, were those pursuing their third year in BBA from XITE itself and are now in the final year of their course. In addition, the coaching classes began in September 2011, which gave the candidates little time to prepare for the entrance exams. Yet, the students took the exams but none of them fared too well.
According to Father EA Augustine SJ, Director for Xavier Institute of Tribal Education, the idea this time is to expand the advertising range of the course not only to heavily-tribal infested places like Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chaibasa and Dumka in Jharkhand but also other states like Bihar and Odhisha.
Praising the efforts made by XLRI students in lending a hand towards training of the SC/ST students, Father Augustine said, “The XLRI students put in a lot of work towards this project. While a couple of teachers from XITE had been asked to look in on the classes, everything from the course structure, to the teaching sessions as well as individual mentorship had been provided by the XLRI students.”
The concerned XLRI group of students are as enthusiastic about the coaching classes as the SC/ST students are. One such, Chandrani Bhattacherjee, said that the proposal to start such a project was received well among the students. “We sent in a group mail about the project to the batch and were overwhelmed with the number of students willing to work on it,” Chandrani told PaGaLGuY.
Initially, a few XLRI students interacted with SC/ST students to understand their requirements. “While most of them seemed comfortable with Quantitative Aptitude, English seemed to be the weak point for many,” Chandrani said. She added that once a rough idea had been formulated about the requirements of the students, a core group of about 20 students was formed to handle the coaching classes in its entirety, including deciding a formal course structure.
Sneha Joshi, another XLRI student connected with the project said that the core group drew upon their own coaching lessons while preparing for MBA to form the course schedule. “We asked for regular feedback from the students and altered our teaching methods accordingly,” Sneha said. She added that each one of the SC/ST students in the coaching classes had been provided with a personal mentor from amongst the XLRI student community.
XLRI has also approached a number of coaching institutes to help with the mock test papers for this year’s classes. “We have finalised a deal with one of the coaching institutes. It will provide us the mock test papers at a fee. However, staff members at XITE will be in-charge of conducting the mock tests,” Father Augustine said.
In the first stint, classes were held five times a week and students travelled from XITE to XLRI and back by a bus specially arranged for them. A similar schedule will be put in place this year too. As yet, the coaching provided was free of coast but the idea is now to levy a minimal fee of Rs 1000-1200 per month. “If we do not charge a fee, students will not take the classes seriously,” said Father Augustine. He also specified that while the coaching provided to students will be XAT-specific, they are free to appear for the other MBA entrance exams too.
The enrollment process for the classes will begin around the second week of May. The new session of the coaching classes is scheduled to begin from 2 July, 2012.
Monday, April 30, 2012
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) |
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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.
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
Coordinator : XEF
Friday, March 30, 2012
XLRI honours Narayana Murthy with peace medal
From The Times of India
RANCHI: Chairman emeritus and chief mentor of Infosys N R Narayana Murthy has been chosen for the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace 2012 by Xavier Labour Relations Institute. Murthy will receive the award in Jamshedpur on April 4.
H M Nerurkar, chairman, board of governors, XLRI and MD Tata Steel will present the prestigious medal to Murthy during the convocation ceremony at Tata auditorium.
"This year we have decided to honour N R Narayana Murthy with the prestigious award for Social and Industrial Peace," said XLRI director Fr E Abraham.
The award was instituted by XLRI in 1966, in honour of the late Sir Jehangir Ghandy, former chairman of XLRI board of governors.
The medal was instituted in gratitude for his yeoman service to the institution and the society at large. One of the oldest medals instituted by a higher education institution, the medal is awarded during XLRI's annual convocation ceremony to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of industrial and social peace in the country.
So far, 43 distinguished people have received the award including Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who was conferred the prestigious award in 2011. Industrialists JRD Tata, Ratan Tata, B L Munjal and politicians P A Sangma, Jyoti Basu among others are the popular names, who have already received the list.
RANCHI: Chairman emeritus and chief mentor of Infosys N R Narayana Murthy has been chosen for the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace 2012 by Xavier Labour Relations Institute. Murthy will receive the award in Jamshedpur on April 4.
H M Nerurkar, chairman, board of governors, XLRI and MD Tata Steel will present the prestigious medal to Murthy during the convocation ceremony at Tata auditorium.
"This year we have decided to honour N R Narayana Murthy with the prestigious award for Social and Industrial Peace," said XLRI director Fr E Abraham.
The award was instituted by XLRI in 1966, in honour of the late Sir Jehangir Ghandy, former chairman of XLRI board of governors.
The medal was instituted in gratitude for his yeoman service to the institution and the society at large. One of the oldest medals instituted by a higher education institution, the medal is awarded during XLRI's annual convocation ceremony to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of industrial and social peace in the country.
So far, 43 distinguished people have received the award including Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who was conferred the prestigious award in 2011. Industrialists JRD Tata, Ratan Tata, B L Munjal and politicians P A Sangma, Jyoti Basu among others are the popular names, who have already received the list.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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 14th, 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)
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
XLRI's Alumni Homecoming 2011
Dear Friends,
Greetings from XLRI’s Alumni Committee ‘ALCOM’!
November third week-end is fast approaching and we know it’s time for Homecoming. The Alumni Homecoming for the year is scheduled during 19-20(Saturday and Sunday) November, 2011.This little note is to politely remind you of our XL family get-together that strengthen our XL bonds and foster camaraderie among us. The institute is happy to invite you for all the events that are being organized in connection with the Homecoming 2011.Please grace the occasion with your presence.
I am sure you too will cherish the good old memories of your Alma Mater. The faculty and the students are looking forward towards the event and are keen to interact with all of you. We hope to have a wonderful evening celebrating the family spirit with a few cultural programs besides many other events that are being planned. A copy of the detailed schedule will be send to you soon.
Please have a look at the new services made available at the Alumni Portal (http://alumni.xlri.ac.in). If you have not already registered on the portal, please do so at the earliest.
Please bring home all our XL friends (teachers, class mates, seniors and juniors) who are yet not in the portal. Ms. Padmini Singh from Alumni office will assist you in registering your name. Her contact details are: Email: alumni@xlri.ac.in This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Mobile: 9955132937
All of us at XL Look forward to having you amongst us during 19-20 November, 2011.
For any other queries, please mail it to alumnicommittee@astra.xlri.ac.
Regards
ALCOM
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Divine season with joy of giving at XLRI
From The Telegraph
Durga Puja in the steel city will be celebrated with a touch of B-school philanthropy this year.
Organised by XLRI, Joyfest or the Joy of Giving Week will start on October 2. This year, the campaign will have new initiatives, which aims to promote acts of kindness like giving one’s time, money and skills freely to the needy.
The festive holidays will not be a barrier for volunteers from B-school, NGOs and corporate firms who will be taking part in the campaign.
Apart from Vastra Samman, a clothes collection drive, which will be held in collaboration with New Delhi-based NGO Goonj and giving dry ration to the needy, the campaign will also host an eye donation camp through XLRI and Roshni, a city-based NGO.
Another NGO, Cause for Change, has come up with the idea of collecting usable medicines and donating them to those who need them.
“There are many who have unused medicines at home. Most of the time we throw them away even if they have not crossed their expiry date. We will first collect medicines, segregate them and then donate it to primary health centres where they actually need it,” said Joydip Paul, one of the partners with the NGO.
A group of XLRI’s entrepreneurship students have decided to recycle used A-4 sheets into notebooks, which will be distributed to city and rural schools for the underprivileged.
Management students will also train village women in business development skills.
Kalamandir, another Jamshedpur-based NGO, will distribute mosquito nets in the villages of Dumaria and Potka blocks.
Durga Puja in the steel city will be celebrated with a touch of B-school philanthropy this year.
Organised by XLRI, Joyfest or the Joy of Giving Week will start on October 2. This year, the campaign will have new initiatives, which aims to promote acts of kindness like giving one’s time, money and skills freely to the needy.
The festive holidays will not be a barrier for volunteers from B-school, NGOs and corporate firms who will be taking part in the campaign.
Apart from Vastra Samman, a clothes collection drive, which will be held in collaboration with New Delhi-based NGO Goonj and giving dry ration to the needy, the campaign will also host an eye donation camp through XLRI and Roshni, a city-based NGO.
Another NGO, Cause for Change, has come up with the idea of collecting usable medicines and donating them to those who need them.
“There are many who have unused medicines at home. Most of the time we throw them away even if they have not crossed their expiry date. We will first collect medicines, segregate them and then donate it to primary health centres where they actually need it,” said Joydip Paul, one of the partners with the NGO.
A group of XLRI’s entrepreneurship students have decided to recycle used A-4 sheets into notebooks, which will be distributed to city and rural schools for the underprivileged.
Management students will also train village women in business development skills.
Kalamandir, another Jamshedpur-based NGO, will distribute mosquito nets in the villages of Dumaria and Potka blocks.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Company Towns : The universal provider
While not strictly about XLRI, this article by Schumpeter in The Economist , is a wonderful essay on the town of Jamshedpur/Tatanagar.
COMPANY towns used to be common in the West. The Cadburys and Rowntrees built them in England, as did William Hesketh Lever, founder of what is now Unilever. At one point the United States had more than 3,000 of them. They were particularly popular in the South and West, and in the mining and lumber industries. But they have long since disappeared, destroyed by the motorcar, the cult of corporate focus, and the general maturing of the economy.
As so often, what is dying in the West is surviving or being reborn in the emerging world. New company towns are being constructed from nothing, most notably in China. And old ones are being given a new lease of life. But even with all this new activity Jamshedpur, the corporate headquarters of Tata Steel and home of its biggest steel plant, continues to lead the pack.
Jamshedpur was created at the turn of the past century to solve a practical problem: the resources needed to make steel, in the form of coal, iron ore and running water, were stuck in the middle of an isolated forest. But practicality was also infused with idealism: Jamsetji Tata, the founder of both the town and of what became the Tata Group (pictured here with his great-grandson Ratan Tata, the group's modern-day boss), wanted to create an industrial jewel, with wide avenues, good schools and generous sports facilities, to prove that India was capable of economic independence.
Of late the town has become more ambitious still. Tata Steel has become a global force, gobbling up, among others, Britain's Corus. But the company has modernised and expanded, rather than qualified and limited, its relationship with the town and its surrounding region. Again, practical and idealistic considerations are reinforcing each other. The state administration is incompetent. The Naxalite rebellion is a growing threat (I travelled 30 miles into the countryside and saw plenty of signs of soldiers camped out to deal with insurgents). The Western doctrine of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR) has also given the founder's very Victorian vision a new lease of life.
"We also make steel"The result is odd, to Western eyes. Tata Steel runs a 900-bed hospital, and provides its workers with accommodation ("I have a company house and a company car," says one manager, "all I had to bring was a wife.") Jusco, a Tata Steel subsidiary, provides the town with its utilities, and keeps it clean and well-ordered. The company employs 250 people who are responsible for rural outreach. They teach tribespeople how to grow crops, give advice on HIV, help create irrigation systems, and generally act as mentors to the rural population. They also provide all sorts of social services to poor city dwellers. Tata Steel pays for a huge sports centre, which is open to all, in the shadow of the steel mill. It also runs several sports academies, for archery, athletics, cricket and, above all, football, which train people from all over the country. The football academy has trained 142 people who have played for their country in various capacities, and has frequently formed a tie-up with Sheffield United, which is a much admired team in these parts (from England's most famous steel town). Tata also owns the local newspaper and even runs the town's zoo.
Far from apologising for all these activities, Tata is so proud of them that it uses the phrase "we also make steel" in its advertisements. There are clearly good commercial arguments for some of these activities. The company has to step in to fill institutional voids left by the market (which is underdeveloped in such an isolated spot) and the government (which is ineffective). Creating national sports stars from scratch is arguably even better for your brand than sticking it on the shirts of established stars. Tata Steel has not had a strike since the 1920s, and has so far escaped the wrath of the Naxalites. But there is surely a question of where good strategy stops and where sprawl begins. Does Tata Steel know when to say no? Or will it be constantly pulled into new CSR activities that will divert too many resources from its core mission?
COMPANY towns used to be common in the West. The Cadburys and Rowntrees built them in England, as did William Hesketh Lever, founder of what is now Unilever. At one point the United States had more than 3,000 of them. They were particularly popular in the South and West, and in the mining and lumber industries. But they have long since disappeared, destroyed by the motorcar, the cult of corporate focus, and the general maturing of the economy.
As so often, what is dying in the West is surviving or being reborn in the emerging world. New company towns are being constructed from nothing, most notably in China. And old ones are being given a new lease of life. But even with all this new activity Jamshedpur, the corporate headquarters of Tata Steel and home of its biggest steel plant, continues to lead the pack.
Jamshedpur was created at the turn of the past century to solve a practical problem: the resources needed to make steel, in the form of coal, iron ore and running water, were stuck in the middle of an isolated forest. But practicality was also infused with idealism: Jamsetji Tata, the founder of both the town and of what became the Tata Group (pictured here with his great-grandson Ratan Tata, the group's modern-day boss), wanted to create an industrial jewel, with wide avenues, good schools and generous sports facilities, to prove that India was capable of economic independence.
Of late the town has become more ambitious still. Tata Steel has become a global force, gobbling up, among others, Britain's Corus. But the company has modernised and expanded, rather than qualified and limited, its relationship with the town and its surrounding region. Again, practical and idealistic considerations are reinforcing each other. The state administration is incompetent. The Naxalite rebellion is a growing threat (I travelled 30 miles into the countryside and saw plenty of signs of soldiers camped out to deal with insurgents). The Western doctrine of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR) has also given the founder's very Victorian vision a new lease of life.
"We also make steel"The result is odd, to Western eyes. Tata Steel runs a 900-bed hospital, and provides its workers with accommodation ("I have a company house and a company car," says one manager, "all I had to bring was a wife.") Jusco, a Tata Steel subsidiary, provides the town with its utilities, and keeps it clean and well-ordered. The company employs 250 people who are responsible for rural outreach. They teach tribespeople how to grow crops, give advice on HIV, help create irrigation systems, and generally act as mentors to the rural population. They also provide all sorts of social services to poor city dwellers. Tata Steel pays for a huge sports centre, which is open to all, in the shadow of the steel mill. It also runs several sports academies, for archery, athletics, cricket and, above all, football, which train people from all over the country. The football academy has trained 142 people who have played for their country in various capacities, and has frequently formed a tie-up with Sheffield United, which is a much admired team in these parts (from England's most famous steel town). Tata also owns the local newspaper and even runs the town's zoo.
Far from apologising for all these activities, Tata is so proud of them that it uses the phrase "we also make steel" in its advertisements. There are clearly good commercial arguments for some of these activities. The company has to step in to fill institutional voids left by the market (which is underdeveloped in such an isolated spot) and the government (which is ineffective). Creating national sports stars from scratch is arguably even better for your brand than sticking it on the shirts of established stars. Tata Steel has not had a strike since the 1920s, and has so far escaped the wrath of the Naxalites. But there is surely a question of where good strategy stops and where sprawl begins. Does Tata Steel know when to say no? Or will it be constantly pulled into new CSR activities that will divert too many resources from its core mission?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
"Interschool Musical JoyFest" for "Leh Relief Fund" (Oct 2, Tata Auditorium 5pm-9pm)
Dear all
to generate funds for the Leh-Relief operations by http://www.prgya.org/ we are organising Inter-School Musical JoyFest as the finale of Joy of Giving Week: Jamshedpur Joyest on October 2nd, Tata Auditorium (5pm - 9pm)
Our aim is to raise another Rs1-1.5lac through the sale of the passes (each for Rs 100/-..... or more if someone wants to contibute :).
I am writing to you for your help in promoting the event and sale of the passes through your contacts. The passes are available with me (madhukar@xlri.ac.in )
thanks and regards
madhukar
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Homecoming 2009 (21-22 November, 2009)
from
mgjomon1
Dear Friends,
Here is a suggested schedule for the Homecoming -2009. We appreciate your comments and suggestions to make the event in 2009 a grant success. You may kindly place your suggestions in the remarks column and send to Roshan Dastur for firming up the final schedule.
HOMECOMING 2009 (21-22 NOVEMBER, 2009)
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
November 21, 2009
TIME ACTIVITY REMARKS
10:00-10:30 a.m. Registration (Venue: Learning Centre Foyer)
10:30-11:30 a.m. Presentation by students on Student Initiatives - Parichay, Swalamban, Dream4Others, Goonj Clothes Collection and Other endeavours
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Campus walk
01:00 - 2:30 p.m. Community Lunch with Board members, Faculty and Students
03:00-4:00 p.m. Presentation on XLRI by the Director
04:00- 4:30 p.m. Tea at MDP Residence
06:00 -7:45 p.m. Cultural program by Alumni and students
08:00 p.m. Diamond Jubilee Inauguration followed by Dinner
10:00 p.m. Alumni meets students over music and dances at JLT
November 22, 2009
Time Activity Remarks
6:00-8:00 p.m. Golf Tournament part I at Beldih Club
8.00 – 9.00am Breakfast hosted by Mr. Rana Sinha
9.00 – 12.00 am Golf Tournament part II at Beldih Club
12.00 - 12.30 pm Price distribution
01:00 p.m. Lunch hosted by Mr. Bushen Raina
Free time for individual catching up.....
mgjomon1Dear Friends,
Here is a suggested schedule for the Homecoming -2009. We appreciate your comments and suggestions to make the event in 2009 a grant success. You may kindly place your suggestions in the remarks column and send to Roshan Dastur for firming up the final schedule.
HOMECOMING 2009 (21-22 NOVEMBER, 2009)
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
November 21, 2009
TIME ACTIVITY REMARKS
10:00-10:30 a.m. Registration (Venue: Learning Centre Foyer)
10:30-11:30 a.m. Presentation by students on Student Initiatives - Parichay, Swalamban, Dream4Others, Goonj Clothes Collection and Other endeavours
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Campus walk
01:00 - 2:30 p.m. Community Lunch with Board members, Faculty and Students
03:00-4:00 p.m. Presentation on XLRI by the Director
04:00- 4:30 p.m. Tea at MDP Residence
06:00 -7:45 p.m. Cultural program by Alumni and students
08:00 p.m. Diamond Jubilee Inauguration followed by Dinner
10:00 p.m. Alumni meets students over music and dances at JLT
November 22, 2009
Time Activity Remarks
6:00-8:00 p.m. Golf Tournament part I at Beldih Club
8.00 – 9.00am Breakfast hosted by Mr. Rana Sinha
9.00 – 12.00 am Golf Tournament part II at Beldih Club
12.00 - 12.30 pm Price distribution
01:00 p.m. Lunch hosted by Mr. Bushen Raina
Free time for individual catching up.....
Sunday, January 04, 2009
National Social Entrepreneurship Conference @ XLRI (Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2009)
Folks!
I am happy to share that we are organising the 1st National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI during January 31 - February 1, 2009.
I am pasting and enclosing the conference brochure + nomination form.
This event would be of interest for those involved in the development sector (social entreprenurs/NGOs/CBOs, Acedmics, CSR executives, etc.). Most welcome to register...
...and please also pass it on to others who you think will find this of interest.
thanks
madhukar
ps: we are also looking for sponsors - so any help on this front would be most welcome
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| The Purpose · To showcase innovative social entrepreneurship ventures by individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, corporates, and government agencies · To provide a common platform for sharing experiences, issues and concerns. The Theme The Social Entrepreneurship Conference is designed across 6 sessions over two days, each dealing with the "access" issue, viz.: · Access to Credit & Financial Services · Access to Education · Access to Healthcare & Hygiene · Access to Livelihood Opportunities · Access to Market, and · Rural Access to Societal Resources In addition, the Conference will also provide an interactive platform/workshop for the delegates to share their work, concerns and issue, and arrive at collaborative solutions. Date January 31 & February 1, 2009 Venue XLRI, For Whom Development sector professionals, i.e., · Social entrepreneurs, · NGOs, · Government officials operating in development space, · CSR executievs, · Academicians, and · Interested students Participation Fee*
* fee includes Participants’ Kit and all meals (residential) & lunch (non-residential) ** Last Date of Registration: January 19th, 2009 The Cheque/DD should be drawn in favour of XLRI Jamshedpur Nominations, on enclosed Registration Form, should be sent to: Prof Madhukar Shukla Conference Coordinator The 1st National Social Entrepreneurship Conference XLRI CH Area (East), Ph: 0657 – 398 3333 Fax: 0657 – 398 3200 Email: seconference@xlri.ac.in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Finance sector top draw at XLRI summer placement
From the Financial Express
Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 2356 hrs IST
Despite the gloom, the financial sector was the one to pick up the largest number of students from XLRI for summer 2009 internships here on Wednesday.
Seventy-four companies came to recruit for 2009, compared with 58 for 2008. This goes to show that the corporate sector still has a lot to offer.
Again, the highest stipend for international internship was offered by a
Wall Street investment bank for its trading desk in Hong Kong—a package in excess of Rs 5 lakh for the 8-10 weeks’ internship period.
The highest domestic stipend stood at Rs 3 lakh, which also came from an investment bank at the Mumbai desk.
The 74 companies offered 214 internships (202 for 2008) at an average stipend of Rs 85,000 (Rs 48,000 for 2008) to the batch of 180 students.
While the number of companies willing to pay stipends over Rs 1 lakh was at 45, compared with 14 for 2008, the number of first-time recruiters was also higher at 32, compared with 12.
“The spectacular growth on all counts, i.e. internships, locations, stipends, etc in a year marked with various crises signifies the strength enjoyed by XLRI as the most preferred recruitment destination for all recruiters,” said Prof Rajiv Misra, chairperson, placement committee.
From XLRI’s 115 business management students available for summer 2009 internships, the financial sector picked up 41 (35.7%) candidates, marketing sector 31 (27%), general management 25 (21.7%) and consulting firms 18 (15.7%).
The B-school’s 63-odd personnel management & industrial relations (PM&IR) students too have been placed well, with Novartis offering unique HR roles in their leadership programme based out of Basel (Switzerland).
The Al Ghanim group offered HR roles in Kuwait with HUL, Procter & Gamble offering similar roles in there global offices in Singapore and other global locations and the Aditya Birla group offering internship positions at Atlanta (US).
The private equity and investment banking space saw the participation of JP Morgan Chase, which recruited for international desks as well.
Lazard, a first-time participant, recruited exclusively from XLRI for its Mumbai operations, with the Carlyle group, now the largest private equity player in the world, once again choosing the B-school as its exclusive domestic recruitment destination.
Edelweiss Capital, Allegro Advisors and SBI Capital represented the Indian investment banking industry.
Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 2356 hrs IST
Despite the gloom, the financial sector was the one to pick up the largest number of students from XLRI for summer 2009 internships here on Wednesday.
Seventy-four companies came to recruit for 2009, compared with 58 for 2008. This goes to show that the corporate sector still has a lot to offer.
Again, the highest stipend for international internship was offered by a
Wall Street investment bank for its trading desk in Hong Kong—a package in excess of Rs 5 lakh for the 8-10 weeks’ internship period.
The highest domestic stipend stood at Rs 3 lakh, which also came from an investment bank at the Mumbai desk.
The 74 companies offered 214 internships (202 for 2008) at an average stipend of Rs 85,000 (Rs 48,000 for 2008) to the batch of 180 students.
While the number of companies willing to pay stipends over Rs 1 lakh was at 45, compared with 14 for 2008, the number of first-time recruiters was also higher at 32, compared with 12.
“The spectacular growth on all counts, i.e. internships, locations, stipends, etc in a year marked with various crises signifies the strength enjoyed by XLRI as the most preferred recruitment destination for all recruiters,” said Prof Rajiv Misra, chairperson, placement committee.
From XLRI’s 115 business management students available for summer 2009 internships, the financial sector picked up 41 (35.7%) candidates, marketing sector 31 (27%), general management 25 (21.7%) and consulting firms 18 (15.7%).
The B-school’s 63-odd personnel management & industrial relations (PM&IR) students too have been placed well, with Novartis offering unique HR roles in their leadership programme based out of Basel (Switzerland).
The Al Ghanim group offered HR roles in Kuwait with HUL, Procter & Gamble offering similar roles in there global offices in Singapore and other global locations and the Aditya Birla group offering internship positions at Atlanta (US).
The private equity and investment banking space saw the participation of JP Morgan Chase, which recruited for international desks as well.
Lazard, a first-time participant, recruited exclusively from XLRI for its Mumbai operations, with the Carlyle group, now the largest private equity player in the world, once again choosing the B-school as its exclusive domestic recruitment destination.
Edelweiss Capital, Allegro Advisors and SBI Capital represented the Indian investment banking industry.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Day XL Jamshedpur Ran
I've posted a lot of entries on the XLRI Jamshedpur Dream Run.
The event happened on the 16th and was hugely successful with 300+ runners.
Prof Shukla has taken some awesome pictures to capture the spirit of the run which can be viewed as a slide show on http://lifeatxl.blogspot.com/
More pictures are visible on The Official - XLRI Dream Run Website
Note & Clarification from Prof:
Thanks for the support...
...and hope that funds keep coming in for the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
1. XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust does not support "charity"... we know that those will be non-sustainable in the long-run
2. We support and nurture "Entrepreneurs with a Social Cause" - ventures which are potentially sustainable, and can make a difference to the society - and these, at present, are ventures promoted by the current-batch (09) students/entrepreneurs, who have formed/registered partnership companies to take-off (Paricha, Swavalamban, & Dream4Others
3.- What we do try to do from the Trust is (before starting to support them) to vet their plans, give them some ideas, connect them to people who may help... and give them some funds (VCs would call it "incubation fund") to start with their ideas...
4. So far, I guess, our judgement has been right - At least not "wrong"
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ciao
madhukar
The event happened on the 16th and was hugely successful with 300+ runners.
Prof Shukla has taken some awesome pictures to capture the spirit of the run which can be viewed as a slide show on http://lifeatxl.blogspot.com/
More pictures are visible on The Official - XLRI Dream Run Website
Note & Clarification from Prof:
Thanks for the support...
...and hope that funds keep coming in for the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
Let me also clarify about the nomenclatures (Donning my hat as the Secy of the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust ;0) ...
1. XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust does not support "charity"... we know that those will be non-sustainable in the long-run
2. We support and nurture "Entrepreneurs with a Social Cause" - ventures which are potentially sustainable, and can make a difference to the society - and these, at present, are ventures promoted by the current-batch (09) students/entrepreneurs, who have formed/registered partnership companies to take-off (Paricha, Swavalamban, & Dream4Others
3.- What we do try to do from the Trust is (before starting to support them) to vet their plans, give them some ideas, connect them to people who may help... and give them some funds (VCs would call it "incubation fund") to start with their ideas...
4. So far, I guess, our judgement has been right - At least not "wrong"
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Sunday, November 09, 2008
Two Projects supported by XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust (*), Parichay and Swavalamban were judged 1st and 2nd respectively in the IIM Indore's Social Business Plan contest "Kalpavriksha" - a forum for self sustainable business plans with the potential to make a difference to society.
The two projects were selected from among 103 entries from across the B-Schools, and were judged by executives from Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund, IndianNGO.com and India Development Gateway
Besides the prize money, along with other finalists they will also receive mentorship by executives from IndianNGO.com and India Development Gateway, a capital market place for social ventures in India. They will also be able to put up their ideas on India Development Gateway.
As the winner of the event, Parichay will get a direct semi-final entry into the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) to be held at Foster School of Business in Seattle, USA (Feb 23-27, 2009)
The two projects were selected from among 103 entries from across the B-Schools, and were judged by executives from Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund, IndianNGO.com and India Development Gateway
Besides the prize money, along with other finalists they will also receive mentorship by executives from IndianNGO.com and India Development Gateway, a capital market place for social ventures in India. They will also be able to put up their ideas on India Development Gateway.
As the winner of the event, Parichay will get a direct semi-final entry into the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) to be held at Foster School of Business in Seattle, USA (Feb 23-27, 2009)
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5. XL Students' 3rd Social Venture got online yesterday... please do check and register (if you have 5minutes):
ciao
madhukar
Friday, November 14, 2008
"XL Dream Run" curtain-raiser on Youtube
Hello,
"XL Dream Run" curtain-raiser is up on Youtube
... thanks to the amazingly creative work by Mayur Bhutani & Varun Gulati (09BMD batch)
XL Dream Run (Nov 16th, 2008)
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=zq1cIKS2poI
Do have a look
ciao
madhukar
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"XL Dream Run" curtain-raiser is up on Youtube
... thanks to the amazingly creative work by Mayur Bhutani & Varun Gulati (09BMD batch)
XL Dream Run (Nov 16th, 2008)
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=zq1cIKS2poI
Do have a look
ciao
madhukar
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A Fund-Raising Event
for
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660
A/c No: 30274085172
A/c No: 30274085172
[Pl visit the website to donate through Paypal]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Latest Update on XL Dream Run
I am happy to update you on the XL Dream Run (Nov 16, '08) - http://www.xldreamrun.com - being organised to raise funds for the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust from the alumni.
As you know, on Nov 16th morning, 300 of our students and some faculty and staff have registered to run for the cause (you will find the list on the xldreamrun website.)
So far, alumni have contributed $5,670 + Rs 129,500 from across the globe (USA, UK, UAE, Singapore, Switzerland, Bahrain, Egypt... and of course, India) - and from across the batches (58 to 2008).... and more are coming.
This event has also helped us "market" the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust among alumni, as now they are aware of the Trust and its activities.
Tata Sports Academy, Reebok, Pepsi and Amway-XL have been kind enough to commit their support to the event in "kind".
Contributions to the Cause can be made through:
1. Paypal account (Please visit http://www.xldreamrun.com) to link to Paypal account.
2. Bank-transfer or checks to:
XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660
A/c No: 30274085172
[Pl send the transaction details to Madhukar, if making a bank transfer]
ciao
madhukar
As you know, on Nov 16th morning, 300 of our students and some faculty and staff have registered to run for the cause (you will find the list on the xldreamrun website.)
So far, alumni have contributed $5,670 + Rs 129,500 from across the globe (USA, UK, UAE, Singapore, Switzerland, Bahrain, Egypt... and of course, India) - and from across the batches (58 to 2008).... and more are coming.
This event has also helped us "market" the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust among alumni, as now they are aware of the Trust and its activities.
Tata Sports Academy, Reebok, Pepsi and Amway-XL have been kind enough to commit their support to the event in "kind".
Contributions to the Cause can be made through:
1. Paypal account (Please visit http://www.xldreamrun.com) to link to Paypal account.
2. Bank-transfer or checks to:
XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660
A/c No: 30274085172
[Pl send the transaction details to Madhukar, if making a bank transfer]
ciao
madhukar
Sunday, November 09, 2008
The "other" runners
besides the 300 students...
List of Runners
Faculty/Staff
Prof. Ashis Kumar Pani
Fredrick D'Souza (Freddie)
Fr James Santhanam
Prof. Madhukar Shukla
Prof. Madhvi Sethi
Prof. Raghu Ram Tata
Prof. Sanjay Patro
Prof. Sanjeev Varshney
Prof. Santanu Gupta
Prof. Sharad Sarin
Dr. R Parameswaran
List of Runners
Faculty/Staff
Prof. Ashis Kumar Pani
Fredrick D'Souza (Freddie)
Fr James Santhanam
Prof. Madhukar Shukla
Prof. Madhvi Sethi
Prof. Raghu Ram Tata
Prof. Sanjay Patro
Prof. Sanjeev Varshney
Prof. Santanu Gupta
Prof. Sharad Sarin
Dr. R Parameswaran
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A Fund-Raising Event
for
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust
SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660
A/c No: 30274085172
A/c No: 30274085172
[Pl visit the website to donate through Paypal]
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Update on XL Dream Run
Contributions to the XL Dream Run have reached $2050 and 13,500Rs. There's still a way to go before hitting the targeted 10,000$ mark.
To inspire you to donate, here are some appeals from XLers who have already donated to the cause.
Now that the clouds have parted and beam of sunlight shines on the US of A, I would like to remind you guys to reach into your pocket and give some money for this good cause. According to Madhukar, they have reached 50% of their target. This was what I had contemplated doing graduating from XL, but did not have the guts to do so. These new kids have the conviction to do it. So for the sacrifice of a week of Starbucks lattes or a dinner at a decent restaurant, you can help these guys succeed in their endeavors. Yeah, I know times are tough, but see it as a opportunity to kick that caffeine habit.
Regards
Subash
From someone from the 81 batch :
madhukar... can i do a parallel effort ..since none of us can be in jameshedpur for the run. So '81 batch, here is the option: i am attempting to cycle 75km on 16th november as part of the bangalore ultra marathon (ok, its a run, but as an ex runner, i am being allowed to cycle it, and 75km is a huge strecth for me, i may end up doing far less)- so will any of you pledge moneys for every 5km I cycle ? and pay directly to the Xl dream run site , once i confirm back on how much i was really able to achieve on 16th It will also be a huge motivator for me to push on !
Update from Madhukar :
XL Dream Run is a unique – and perhaps first of its kind in any B-School – event, when 300 students of XLRI Jamshedpur would run to raise funds for a cause – The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust.
The event will be held on November 16th, '08 in Jamshedpur.
The 300 students registered for the event also include the exchange students from 5 b-schools in France, Germany, Manila, and Sweden who are spending one term at XLRI. Some faculty have also registered for the event.
The funds are donated by XLRI alumni through the website of the event (http://www.xldreamrun.com) or through bank-transfer/ cheques.
The donations have started coming in – and are increasing everyday – from alumni across batches & located across the globe - USA, UK, UAE, Egypt, Singapore, Switzerland, and of course, India.
SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660
A/c No: 30274085172
[Pl send the transaction details to xldreamrun[at]xlri[dot]ac[dot]in, if making a bank transfer]
Pl visit the website to donate through Paypal
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust was established to promote and support “entrepreneurship with a social cause” among the students, alumni and community. At present it supports 3 social ventures which are launched by some of the present batch (07-09) students, who have decided to take this “road less traveled” as a career option (and skip the campus placements in '09):
A large part of India’s traditional rural and tribal art is dying because (1) the artisans, being disconnected from the market, have not been able to contemporize their designs, and (2) since they have no direct access to the market, do not find their work remunerative enough to continue.
Parichay is a venture to connect the rural/tribal artisans & craftsmen to the market. Started 6months back, the venture:
has co-opted some well-known designers, who are developing product-prototypes for them, and
is negotiating with NIFT, Pearle Academy, etc. who have shown interest to send their students for internship
has built The Learning & Design Center, where the rural/tribal artisans will be trained to develop the product-prototypes, and the first workshop is likely to be held within a month or so.
is being considered by Jharkraft for recognition and support
is in the initial stage of negotiation with NABARD, which has shown interest in the venture
A large number of Indian villages are geographically scattered, a for most the national power grid passes by kilometers away. Providing electricity can only be done through a more decentralized and self-sustaining model.
Swavalamban aims to use patented "ox-driven generator" technology to provide electricity to the villages in Jharkhand. So far the venture has made following progress:
Got their first order from JREDA (Jharkhand Renewable Agency Development Agency)
Got sanction from the Jharkhand Tribal Minster to electrify one village as a working “proof of concept”
After seeing the working model, Tata Motor's CSR dept and SEEDS (an NGO) have accepted to order 5 units each for testing in the villages they serve.
NTPC has agreed to acquire 200 units at a research level
L&T has seen the prototype, and in principle agreed to acquire some for their CSR activities... etc.
This is the youngest venture of all – got registered as a firm less than a month back. It is a venture which aims to use online market-surveys to generate funds for registered NGOs.
It is being mentored by an XLRI alumnus, with more than 20years of experience in market research.
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will sponsor the T-Shirts for the event.
To inspire you to donate, here are some appeals from XLers who have already donated to the cause.
Now that the clouds have parted and beam of sunlight shines on the US of A, I would like to remind you guys to reach into your pocket and give some money for this good cause. According to Madhukar, they have reached 50% of their target. This was what I had contemplated doing graduating from XL, but did not have the guts to do so. These new kids have the conviction to do it. So for the sacrifice of a week of Starbucks lattes or a dinner at a decent restaurant, you can help these guys succeed in their endeavors. Yeah, I know times are tough, but see it as a opportunity to kick that caffeine habit.
Regards
Subash
From someone from the 81 batch :
madhukar... can i do a parallel effort ..since none of us can be in jameshedpur for the run. So '81 batch, here is the option: i am attempting to cycle 75km on 16th november as part of the bangalore ultra marathon (ok, its a run, but as an ex runner, i am being allowed to cycle it, and 75km is a huge strecth for me, i may end up doing far less)- so will any of you pledge moneys for every 5km I cycle ? and pay directly to the Xl dream run site , once i confirm back on how much i was really able to achieve on 16th It will also be a huge motivator for me to push on !
Update from Madhukar :
XL Dream Run is a unique – and perhaps first of its kind in any B-School – event, when 300 students of XLRI Jamshedpur would run to raise funds for a cause – The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust.
The event will be held on November 16th, '08 in Jamshedpur.
The 300 students registered for the event also include the exchange students from 5 b-schools in France, Germany, Manila, and Sweden who are spending one term at XLRI. Some faculty have also registered for the event.
The funds are donated by XLRI alumni through the website of the event (http://www.xldreamrun.com) or through bank-transfer/ cheques.
The donations have started coming in – and are increasing everyday – from alumni across batches & located across the globe - USA, UK, UAE, Egypt, Singapore, Switzerland, and of course, India.
SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660A/c No: 30274085172
[Pl send the transaction details to xldreamrun[at]xlri[dot]ac[dot]in, if making a bank transfer]
Pl visit the website to donate through Paypal
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust was established to promote and support “entrepreneurship with a social cause” among the students, alumni and community. At present it supports 3 social ventures which are launched by some of the present batch (07-09) students, who have decided to take this “road less traveled” as a career option (and skip the campus placements in '09):
1. Parichay
A large part of India’s traditional rural and tribal art is dying because (1) the artisans, being disconnected from the market, have not been able to contemporize their designs, and (2) since they have no direct access to the market, do not find their work remunerative enough to continue.
Parichay is a venture to connect the rural/tribal artisans & craftsmen to the market. Started 6months back, the venture:
2. Swavalamban
A large number of Indian villages are geographically scattered, a for most the national power grid passes by kilometers away. Providing electricity can only be done through a more decentralized and self-sustaining model.
Swavalamban aims to use patented "ox-driven generator" technology to provide electricity to the villages in Jharkhand. So far the venture has made following progress:
3.Dream4Others
This is the youngest venture of all – got registered as a firm less than a month back. It is a venture which aims to use online market-surveys to generate funds for registered NGOs.
It is being mentored by an XLRI alumnus, with more than 20years of experience in market research.
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will sponsor the T-Shirts for the event.
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