Here’s a review of the book ‘Fighting Corruption: The Way Forward’, co-authored by me. The piece appeared in the Bangalore edition of The Financial Express dated 25-Aug-13.
Corruption: Another attempt at answers
– Balu
A development activist, public policy advocate, social innovator and leadership trainer
“Development has been a buzzword in the past few years which has been used and abused to shape the political and economic dimensions of entire nations. It is projected as a broad purpose and justification of all activities, often without answering the questions of whose development and how. Three decades of being a development practitioner while also wearing the hats of an academician, leadership consultant or policy advocate at times has not been enough for me to arrive at a definitive definition of development. The experience has certainly helped me evolve my understanding of development and the fact that it
On a personal level, it is indeed a delight to read or listen to a review of one’s book. Recently a friend shared this wonderful video where Sri Gurupada Belur, one of Karnataka’s well known engineers shares his view of my book ‘Leadership lessons for Daily Living’. He eloquently brings up the contents along with the key messages in a simple and lucid manner in his regular Vlog. Listen to his rendition in this well made video:
Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts and ideas on education have been studied, often quoted and has inspired several Institutions to start schools and colleges. From the conceptual understanding of what education needs to be, to making it both pragmatic at the individual and community level, Swami Vivekananda’s ideas are both relevant and necessary. With the National Education Policy in India (NEP) now having become a reality, this is the appropriate time to understand and integrate Swamiji’s views into the mainstream education system across the nation. Listen to a talk where I shared my understanding of his message on education at an event
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