India must not surrender its hard earned knowledge and experience: Dr. Kasturirangan
SVKM's NMIMS University celebrated its 6th University Day on 13th January in auspicious presence of prominent space scientist and Rajya Sabha Member Dr. K Kasturirangan. Dr. Kasturirangan, the chief guest on the occasion, while addressing the gathering, cautioned India not to surrender its hard earned knowledge and experience in Space to the dictum of developed world.
Tweet-- SVKM’s NMIMS University celebrated its 6th University Day on 13th January in auspicious presence of prominent space scientist and Rajya Sabha Member Dr. K Kasturirangan.
Dr. Kasturiragan, the chief guest on the occasion, while addressing the gathering, cautioned India not to surrender its hard earned knowledge and experience in Space to the dictums of developed world.
The former Chairman of ISRO Dr. Kasturirangan said ''Some of countries of the developed world have a habit of changing rules and making new treaties to monopolise the world's resources. India had to wait for more than 30 years to join the nuclear club. Now that it is one of the pioneering nations in space technology
and satellite- based communication systems, it must protect and promote this edge.'' Dr. Kasturirangan was speaking on ''Integration of Technology, Management and Science in the Changing Paradigm'',
Mentioning India's three decade of isolation before joining the nuclear club, Dr K Kasturirangan said that in the highly competitive world, where the North Block comprising of European powers and the US called the tune on exploration and exploitation of resources, India must not surrender its hard earned knowledge and experience. He said the stage where India is now has been reached through hard work and constant upgradation of knowledge and skills among the country's scientists, technocrats, engineers and managers. ''The success achieved by ISRO has come after early failures which turned out to be stepping stones for success,'' he said.
Space technology can also be used to fight terrorism, though the 26/11 proved that it could be a double-edge sword. ''The terrorists had made use of space technology in the form of satellite maps and phones, which can be very potent and dangerous in the wrong hands.
Dr Kasturirangan also praised the media for supporting the efforts of the country's space technology sector. ''Their constant presence has kept the sector on its toes. From my personal experience, I have learnt that being honest and candid with the media on new developments is often the best approach, as they have a tendency to overuse their imagination when they cannot get hold of facts.''
Dr. Kasturirangan also released a case study titled “Life Line: A Social Initiative Led by B-School Students” on this occasion. Prior to this, Vice Chancellor of NMIMS University Dr. N M Kondap delivered the welcome address and shed the light on the achievements of the university, while the concluding remark was given by Dr. R.S Gaud, Dean-School of Pharmacy & Technology Management of NMIMS.
The University Day ceremony started with NMIMS Flag hoisting by Shri B P Sheth, Vice President-SVKM and Mentor-NMIMS.
Notes to Editor
About SVKM’s NMIMS University
Established in 1981, as a Management Institute, NMIMS has now transformed itself into a University, with 8 Schools, over 150 full-time faculty members, 42000 books and over 2500 students enrolling every year, transforming from an Institute of single management faculty to a University with many faculty areas. The University is also transforming from a Teaching Institute to Research-Consultancy-Training & Teaching Institute.
NMIMS has taken many new academic initiatives under various Schools like
- School of business Management
- Mukesh Patel School of technology Management & Engineering
- School of Pharmacy & Technology Management
- Balwant Sheth School of Architecture
- School of Commerce
- School of Science
- School of Distance Learning
- Institute of Intellectual Property Studies
Number of innovative Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctorate level programs, meeting the Industry/Business requirement under each school.
Achievements:
- Golden Pecock Award for innovation 2006 & 2007
- BMA Best Management Institute of the Year Award 2004-05 & 2006-07
- BMA Best teacher of Management of the Year Award 2004-05 & 2005-06
- Dr. J J Irani Award for Best Management Institute 2005
- Gurukuljyoti Award for Excellence in Education 2006
- The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited an ‘A’ grade with a score between 85-90%.
- Ranked amongst top 10 B-School in Business Today- Nielsen Best B-School Survey 2007 and Outlook-C fore Best B-School Survey 2007
- Ranked amongst Super League B-School in AIMA-Indian Management Best B-School Survey 2007.
NMIMS also be launching Off-Campus Centres at Shirpur, Hyderabad, Bangluru soon.
For further details please visit www.nmims.edu