Shri Bharat Doshi Director Reserve Bank of India delivers Prof Sushila Vyas Memorial Lecture at Banasthali

In the evolution of Banasthali from Shiksha Kutir to Vishwavidyalaya, Prof Sushila Vyas with her unparalleled idealism, humility, pragmatism, modesty and universal love had played a stellar role and as an acknowledgement to her great contribution for championing women education, a memorial lecture by an eminent person is held every year.

From making bricks for building the school to being the first set of six students to be admitted, she had her entire education at Banasthali and became faculty in the Department of Political Science of her Alma mater. She became the Vice-Principal of Banasthali college in August 1968. In 1970, she became Professor - Head of the Department of Political Science and subsequently in 1973 became Principal. During the session 1975-76 she was elected a member of the Senate of Rajasthan University. Prof. Sushila Vyas became the first Director of Banasthali when it achieved the status of a Deemed to be University on the recommendation of the U.G.C. on October 25, 1983. During her tenure Banasthali, grew leaps and bounds to become one among the most prestigious universities in India. It is indeed a matter of pride that Prof Sushila Vyas had also been the President of the Association of Indian Universities – AIU in 1995.

Harvard Alumnus Shri Bharat Narotam Doshi Director Reserve Bank of India Fellow Member ICAI & ICSI had played a stellar CFO role at Mahindra & Mahindra. He had also been the President of Bombay Chamber of Commerce in addition to being member of the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards (SCODA). He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Excellence Enablers, an organization committed to promoting corporate governance in India. In recognition of an exemplary career and a lifetime of contribution to the field of Finance, Shri Bharat Doshi was inducted by CFO India as a Founding Member to the CFO Hall of Fame.

On 20 Mar 2018, Shri Bharat Doshi after a rousing welcome at Swagat Dwar of Banasthali world's largest fully residential women's university visited various landmarks which included Shantabai Shiksha Kutir bith place of Banasthali, Kala Mandir, Library (which hosts one of the three original copies of the Constitution of India), Flying Club, Horse Riding Club, School of Design, School of Automation, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, B School WISDOM etc.

After the ceremonial lamp lighting, Prof Aditya Shastri Vice Chancellor Banasthali introduced Shri Bharat Doshi to the audience by presenting his credentials and mentioned that he was a great Institution builder taking Mahindra group to phenomenal heights. Shri Bharat Doshi called his visit to Banasthali as a pilgrimage and assured that he intends to come more often in coming times. He gave a gripping talk on “Ethics & Values – Core of Corporate Culture” highlighting the Mahindra Group Core Values which included Good Corporate Citizenship, Professionalism, Customer First, Quality Focus and Dignity of the Individual. He talked about diversity, work ethics and how culture leads to pride which results in outperformance and ushers in Feel Good. His did a brief anatomy and surgery of the Culture shocks which happened in Enron, Uber, Nestle, Volkswagen including the Daimler - Chrysler merger and the associated marriage – divorce. His explanations on Goal based Utilitarianism, Rights based Contractarianism and Duty based Pluralism had the audience mesmerized. His exercise of ethical Ranking Duryodhan at number 1 Krishna, Ram and Yudhistra at number 4 was truly thought provoking. He also touched upon the Johnson & Johnson Tylenol episode, Ranbaxy and Big Bull Harshad Mehta. The mini case study on Arthur Miller drama ALL my Sons had the audience in deep thoughts and ended his lecture with a quote from Harvard Professor John Matthews.

Prof Chitra Purohit President Banasthali presented a glittering memento to Shri Bharat Doshi and the session ended with singing of National Anthem. The students and faculty who had come for the lecture left with beaming faces and pride that they were indeed part of an institution which is a jewel in the crown among the women’s universities not only in India today but across the globe.

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About Banasthali: The Institution which is also the largest fully residential women’s university in the world has played a big role in revolutionizing women’s education in the country for the last eight decades with a belief that there is a tremendous role of higher education in empowering the women. Banasthali has scripted numerous success stories in a wide range of fields, and stands tall among the citadels of learning in India today. Team Banasthali with Vice Chancellor J C Bose Memorial Award for eminent scientist recipient Prof Aditya Shastri a highly acclaimed alumnus of BITS Pilani, SUNY State University of New York Stony Brook and MIT USA is indeed racing forward to be the very best among global women universities. It is a matter of pride that NITI Aayog had selected Banasthali along with ISB CCMB in Top 10 to host Atal Incubation Centre. Proud to be Banasthali alumni who call themselves as Banasthalites can be found in all latitudes, longitudes and altitudes in all walks of life across the globe.

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