Tag: Monday motivation

Monday Motivation: Making Education Inclusive & Equitable!

I feel blessed to have had access to good education, unlike many girls in the country. Recently, the Finance Minister of India, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a lecture at Symbiosis where she mentioned the dismal state of education for many girl children in the various States of India. She talked about innovations done in some States …

Monday Motivation: Celebrating National Sports Day

Dear Today is National Sports Day and I couldn’t have been prouder to celebrate this day. Indian athletes’ exemplary performance in the Olympics and, thereafter, the Commonwealth games has rejuvenated our spirits. It gives me so much pleasure to see India emerging as a sporting nation and continuously improving in international sporting events. Kudos to the …

Monday Motivation: Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

As India celebrates its 76th Independence Day it is time for us to reflect on all that we have achieved thus far and all the we are determined to achieve in the future. This celebration has been rightly named as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav as just like “amrit” it is bound to flow forever. Just as …

Monday Motivation: Walk the Wari

“A tree without roots is just a piece of wood,” said the world-renowned Chef Marco Pierre White. In India we are blessed that we are steeped in tradition and one such tradition is the ‘Wari.’ This 800-year-old tradition is a distinctive part of the Maharashtrian culture and is the ritualistic essence of the Wakari Panth (a sampradaya …

Monday Motivation: Digital Skilling

Recently, the Hon’ble Minister of Education, GoI Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was here on the Symbiosis International University campus in Lavale, Pune. Though all of us in the education domain follow the reforms and policies closely, we at Symbiosis International University are quite motivated by the Hon’ble Minister’s commitment to Digital Skilling. I couldn’t agree more with …

Monday Motivation: Roundtable on National Education Policy 2020, at Symbiosis International University

I am still reeling under the effects of the wonderful, intellectual and engaging roundtable that was held at the Symbiosis International University campus, Lavale on Saturday. Much to our delight Shri Dharmendra Pradhan the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Government of India graced the roundtable as the Chief Guest. Not only did the Hon’ble Minister address the …

Monday Motivation: The Need for Interregional Collaboration for Effective Internationalisation of Higher Education

The topic for the sixth edition of the International Conference- SIU-AIU Annual Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education in India, was chosen with great deliberation. The topic thus chose was Interregional Collaboration for Effective Internationalisation of Higher Education. This came on the backdrop of several of my observations in regards to Internationalization of Higher Education, particularly …