{"id":13539,"date":"2021-07-14T13:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T13:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krea.edu.in\/blog\/?p=13539"},"modified":"2021-07-14T13:20:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T13:20:45","slug":"5-key-takeaways-from-the-chief-guest-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krea.edu.in\/blog\/5-key-takeaways-from-the-chief-guest-address\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Takeaways from the Chief Guest address at \u2018Prarambh 2021\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have just wrapped up \u2018Prarambh 2021\u2019 – the three-day orientation programme for the incoming MBA batch of 2023 at IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University – and we are excited to share 5 brilliant takeaways from the inaugural address delivered by our Chief Guest – Mr TT Srinivasaraghavan, former MD of Sundaram Finance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. \u201cWe need to be good human beings, now more than ever.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    A power house in the world of finance, Mr Srinivasaraghavan lauded Krea\u2019s effort in re-imagining management education with an emphasis on humility and compassion. \u201c The imperativeness of humanitarianism has taken on a completely different dimension. I am delighted that here is an institution which seems to privilege and prioritise humanity and compassion above the hard grind of business, numbers, ratios, and whatnot,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. \u201cWe live today in a world where financial inclusion is very much the buzzword.\u201d<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Speaking about his association with Sundaram Finance, Mr Srinivasaraghavan shed light on the need to be financially inclusive, something that Mr TS Santhanam (Founder of Sundaram Finance) thought of over 60 years ago. Sharing the humble beginnings of Sundaram Finance, Mr Srinivasaraghavan\u2019s anecdote reflected on how, even today, the company still stays true to its ideals of catering to people from all sectors and backgrounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. \u201cThe sum total of what any human being knows is a miniscule fraction of what they don\u2019t know.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Quoting from American novelist Erich Segal\u2019s popular work of fiction \u2018Doctors\u2019, Mr Srinivasaraghavan emphasised on how everybody, irrespective of their years of experience and education, will always struggle to fill pages of things they know as opposed to things they don\u2019t know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. \u201cHumility is the mother of all virtues.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Sharing one of the biggest lessons he has learnt in life, Mr Srinivasaraghavan shared why of all the virtues, humility is perhaps the most valued. \u201cHumility allows us to listen to another point of view. Even sometimes an unacceptable point of view. And, unsurprisingly, listening is the thing that opens the door to all learning,\u201d he shared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. \u201cThis doctrine of \u2018at any cost\u2019 is something I would urge you to shun.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Elaborating on how learning has a lot to do with knowing what not to do, Mr Srinivasaraghavan further made an appeal to the new batch of students to not fall for a commonly used philosophy in today\u2019s world – doing things at any cost, familiar words in the Indian context when it comes to getting work done at the expense of one\u2019s values, health, and conscience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Watch the full video of Mr Srinivasaraghavan\u2019s inspiring address to the MBA batch of 2023 here<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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