Dynamic Indian of the Decade Awards by KG Foundation
Six persons who have made a mark in their respective fields on Sunday laid stress on human values, creation of a corruption-free society and investment in human capital. They provided the insight while being conferred the Dynamic Indian of the Decade Award by the K.G. Foundation, Coimbatore.
The Awarded Poeples are,
1. Law Commission Chairman A.R. Lakshmanan
2. Co-chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited Nandan M. Nilekani
3. Founder and Chancellor of the Vellore Institute of Technology G. Viswanathan
4. Executive Secretary of the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya B.K. Mruthyunjaya
5. Head of the IT and ITES services of Robert Bosch India K. Swaminathan
6. President of Best Medical International Krishnan Suthanthiran.
Chairman of the K.G. Foundation G. Bakthavathsalam said India was a great country with diversity. Yet, one of the ills plaguing the country was corruption.
Mr. Justice Lakshmanan asked the youth to develop the habit of saving a portion of their income, spending time with family after work and contributing to social cause.
The Awarded Poeples are,
1. Law Commission Chairman A.R. Lakshmanan
2. Co-chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited Nandan M. Nilekani
3. Founder and Chancellor of the Vellore Institute of Technology G. Viswanathan
4. Executive Secretary of the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya B.K. Mruthyunjaya
5. Head of the IT and ITES services of Robert Bosch India K. Swaminathan
6. President of Best Medical International Krishnan Suthanthiran.
Chairman of the K.G. Foundation G. Bakthavathsalam said India was a great country with diversity. Yet, one of the ills plaguing the country was corruption.
Mr. Justice Lakshmanan asked the youth to develop the habit of saving a portion of their income, spending time with family after work and contributing to social cause.
Mr. Nilekani said that 27 years ago, India had mainly three types of companies, large multinational companies, family-owned firms and public sector companies. Infosys was then started by a group of professionals. Its turnover today was close to $4.5 billion. “We had a vision to create a global and globally competitive company that would last for a long time.”
Mr. Viswanathan said that with a population of 1.1 billion, higher education should be accessible to all.
Mr. Viswanathan said that with a population of 1.1 billion, higher education should be accessible to all.
