Current education system pushes us towards a materialistic society, says Dalai Lama @LBSIM

NEW DELHI, APRIL 25: Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) New Delhi, one of the leading business schools in the country, has conferred Post Graduate Diploma in Management to 270 students of 2016-18 batch on the occasion of the 22nd convocation day. A number of awards like Lalita Shastri Award, Amit Chopra Award and the respective discipline awards were also given to selected meritorious students.

Dalai Lama, the Chief Guest delivered the Convocation Address, he said, “7 billion people in the world are brothers and sisters to each other. We all share a common trait of compassion. However, unfortunately the current education system takes us away from that. It pushes us towards a materialistic society which in turn pushes us towards desire and anger. As modern Indian students you need to embrace the ancient Indian traditions and ideas of Karuna (Compassion), Vimansa, Atma (Soul) and Anatma (Selflessness). Your Indian tradition had the idea of inner peace and consciousness much before the world did. You should embrace that along with your modern education, it’ll be a rediscovery of sorts, a renaissaince of a kind.”

173 students were awarded the Two Year Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM General), 60 students were awarded the Two Year Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM Finance), 8 students were awarded the Three Year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM Part-Time), 7 students were awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM Executive) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM Supplementary) was awarded to some students of LBSIM. Students from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology and Management (LBSITM), Indore were also present to receive their respective Diplomas and Degrees.

Abhishek Chadha received a Gold Medal in PGDM (Finance), Prashant Rana was awarded a Gold Medal in PGDM (General), Ashita Kuckreja received an award in PGDM (Executive), Dilpreet Singh was a awarded a Gold Medal in PGDM (Part-Time), Yugansh Saxena was awarded a Gold Medal for academic excellence at LBSITM, Indore. Moreover, Lalita Shastri Memorial Award for overall excellence went to Muskan Ralhan and Amit Chopra Award for contribution to Social Service and Extracurricular Activities went to Muthuraman C.

Anil Shastri, Former Union Minister and Chairman, LBSIM­ offered his best wishes to the graduating students and said “The Institute feels honoured with the presence of His holiness the Dalai Lama who has graced the occasion of the 22nd Convocation Ceremony to bless our students who are going to embark on their professional journeys. They will not only carry their diplomas today but also carry the blessings from His Holiness.”