24Dec 2017 by ksurya No Comments

Impressions// “In Search of Ethical Leadership” by R.M. Lala

Leadership, Management, Politics
R.M. Lala, one of my favorite writers, explores the ethical aspect of leaderships in his book In Search of Ethical Leadership. Choosing thirteen themes with numerous instances & anecdotes Mr. Lala discuss various aspects of leadership including the profile of an ideal leader. The book concentrates on the behavioral and motivational aspects of leadership, bringing out the relationship between means and ends; i.e. the moral dimension of leadership. In the Conclusion chapter, Mr. Lala deals with the question of whether leaders possessing such attributes are successful or the application of most of their qualities even possible in today’s world. R. M. Lala studies the business leadership of Mr. J.R.D. Tata in the Afterword. 
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15Dec 2017 by ksurya No Comments

Is Indian National Congress getting its act together; in time, for 2019 general elections?

Management, Politics
The high-octane election campaign in the state of Gujarat is over. Exit polls are out with most predicting a comfortable Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win. Congress party’s internal survey claims that they will win the majority. I am not a psephologist. I am more like a keen observer. “People of Gujarat have no reason to desert the PM and vote for others,” said Nitish. I would like to toe the line of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi & BJP Chief Amit Shah strategized, managed & ran the BJP election campaign. PM Modi, took it upon himself to take on the vigorous challenge from the Congress party. Four things stand out from Congress’s Gujarat election campaign. 1. Rahul Gandhi has run a mature election campaign in Gujarat. His vigorous…
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14Aug 2017 by ksurya No Comments

The Politics of Nitish Kumar and its impact on 2019

Current Affairs, Politics
Nitish Kumar had snapped ties with NDA in 2013 after 17 years of togetherness when the BJP decided to project Narendra Modi as their prime ministerial candidate. This break up lasted only till last July when he announced his inability to continue in the Maha-gathbandhan government along with the ‘tainted’ RJD leadership and ‘weakening’ Congress. Being an architect of the 2015 Maha-gathbandhan in Bihar, which brought together Lalu Prasad and the Congress under this umbrella, Nitish Kumar was being seen by many as the prospective leader of a non-BJP alliance that could challenge Narendra Modi's overwhelming political supremacy in time for the 2019 general election. Let us go back to 2013 and understand a few events from Nitish Kumar’s perspective. Nitish Kumar wants to be a governance leader and not a political…
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