This was the first full day in India. Breakfast is at 8:00am and we have
a wide variety of choices. We're staying in hostel like rooms.
Professor Kanti arranged a van to take us to Artis Academy.
Traveling is where I
see Jamaica the most in India. Both countries don't do the seat belt
thing and over take other cars. However, now in my first full day I
notice the differences between the two and how pretty India is on it's
own. The music, culture, and food is just so much fun to take in.
At Artis we had two very interesting lectures. I especially enjoyed Ms. Shobha's discussion on India's film industry. Of note, Ms. Shobha is married to a famous award winning Indian film director, named Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar . He even has a IMDB page As a history fan ,I loved the discussion of India's history. I'd taken a Modern Asia class at Marist that I loved but it didn't go much beyond the colonial period so it was great to hear about India post 1947. Again I find it fascinating to think about the modern day differences between Jamaica and India as two countries who received independence from Britain only in the last century. India seems be more independent and focused. Through Jamaica's size and the fact it's an island may have to do with that.
All the site visits consist of lunch which always includes all kinds of fantastic food!
After Artis we went to the Forum Mall which is comparable to the galleria I'd say. Then back in the van and to XIME for dinner at 8pm.
Class Notes
On Saturday we went to visit Artis Academy. Artis Academy owned by C.S. Shobha. She gave a presentation on knowledge management and the Indian film industry then her colleague, Dr. Manish Mokshagundam, gave a in depth overview of Indian history and culture.
India approaches knowledge management in a broader sense compared to other countries such as the U.S. According to Ms. Shobha, IT companies are required to get certification. She stated that U.S. Companies tend to start at 1 or 2 out of 5 levels when in India they start instantly at 4 or 5. She noted that culturally it might be easier to "make things happen" in India.
However, through the Artis lectures I learned that the transfer of knowledge through libraries and books is a complicated process in India. There was an Indian library movement to give everyone access to public libraries but it didn't quite catch on except at institutes and academic libraries. She mentioned that bookstores are however popular.
It's interesting because in the U.S. many public libraries are more like community centers and have expanded beyond just traditionally handing out books or as a space for reading. In India it was suggested that this is not the case.
We also went to the the Forum Mall to expand on the lower class shopping area we walked around on Friday. This correlated nicely to the presentations at XIME and Artis about the many contradictions of India. The professors at XIME mentioned that 10% of the population is in a higher bracket while 20-30% are middle class yet 25% of Indians are illiterate. Manish also noted that some major issues that India needs to address is the poverty and inequality. Yet, based on the first two days it appears that many Indian know issues facing their country and are trying to find a way to address it in order to meet their goal of increasing their GDP. This ties into Sr. Dean Tyagaraj's lecture from the first day about leadership and the challenges that leaders have to face such as:
-coping with technology change
- coping with change in people's aspirations
- meeting increase in demands for customers
- adhering to increases in environmental and safety regulations
- ensuring continuous improvement
Professor Kanti arranged a van to take us to Artis Academy.
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| From left to right: Dr. Manish Mokshagundam,Darrell,Omeed, Parakh, Me, C.S. Shobha, and Dr. Kanti |
At Artis we had two very interesting lectures. I especially enjoyed Ms. Shobha's discussion on India's film industry. Of note, Ms. Shobha is married to a famous award winning Indian film director, named Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar . He even has a IMDB page As a history fan ,I loved the discussion of India's history. I'd taken a Modern Asia class at Marist that I loved but it didn't go much beyond the colonial period so it was great to hear about India post 1947. Again I find it fascinating to think about the modern day differences between Jamaica and India as two countries who received independence from Britain only in the last century. India seems be more independent and focused. Through Jamaica's size and the fact it's an island may have to do with that.
All the site visits consist of lunch which always includes all kinds of fantastic food!
After Artis we went to the Forum Mall which is comparable to the galleria I'd say. Then back in the van and to XIME for dinner at 8pm.
Class Notes
On Saturday we went to visit Artis Academy. Artis Academy owned by C.S. Shobha. She gave a presentation on knowledge management and the Indian film industry then her colleague, Dr. Manish Mokshagundam, gave a in depth overview of Indian history and culture.
India approaches knowledge management in a broader sense compared to other countries such as the U.S. According to Ms. Shobha, IT companies are required to get certification. She stated that U.S. Companies tend to start at 1 or 2 out of 5 levels when in India they start instantly at 4 or 5. She noted that culturally it might be easier to "make things happen" in India.
However, through the Artis lectures I learned that the transfer of knowledge through libraries and books is a complicated process in India. There was an Indian library movement to give everyone access to public libraries but it didn't quite catch on except at institutes and academic libraries. She mentioned that bookstores are however popular.
It's interesting because in the U.S. many public libraries are more like community centers and have expanded beyond just traditionally handing out books or as a space for reading. In India it was suggested that this is not the case.
We also went to the the Forum Mall to expand on the lower class shopping area we walked around on Friday. This correlated nicely to the presentations at XIME and Artis about the many contradictions of India. The professors at XIME mentioned that 10% of the population is in a higher bracket while 20-30% are middle class yet 25% of Indians are illiterate. Manish also noted that some major issues that India needs to address is the poverty and inequality. Yet, based on the first two days it appears that many Indian know issues facing their country and are trying to find a way to address it in order to meet their goal of increasing their GDP. This ties into Sr. Dean Tyagaraj's lecture from the first day about leadership and the challenges that leaders have to face such as:
-coping with technology change
- coping with change in people's aspirations
- meeting increase in demands for customers
- adhering to increases in environmental and safety regulations
- ensuring continuous improvement
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