Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace awarded to Anu Aga at XLRI Convocation

NEW DELHI, MARCH 27: Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace’ was conferred on Anu Aga, Padmashri and Former Chairperson of Thermax Ltd., by XLRI, one of the premier private management institutions at its 63rd Annual Convocation.

In her convocation address, Anu Aga shared the story of her corporate and life's journey. She advised the graduating students to always learn positive lessons from life's tough experiences. Addressing the students she said, "I would urge you to give a thought to not just your career but also in finding a deeper meaning and wider purpose in life."

518 XLRI students received their graduating certificates and medals including – 182 & 179 students of Postgraduate Programmes in Management - BM and HRM; 109 students of 15-months PGDM (General Management) Programme; 11 students of Fellow Program in Management (FPM) and 37 students of 2016–2019 batch of PGDM-BM Programme (Evening).

T. V. Narendran, Chairman, Board of Governors at XLRI gave insight on the changing dynamics of the corporate world and the thinking process of corporate leaders. He especially stressed on 5 points which has had immense impact on the corporate universe – Geo-Political Environment and how it impacts a country’s economy; Emergence of Africa in the world economic arena; the impact of Sustainability And Climate Change in today’s corporate world and economy of countries; Inequality and how it creates societal upheavals and thereby impact economic progress; and, the impact of Digitalization and Technology on professional and personal lives of people today.

Fr. E Abraham S.J., Director, XLRI congratulated the graduating students and said, “We have had a successful year in 2018-19 and it is the result of our teamwork and our determination to take this institution forward and make it globally competitive while ensuring we help shape responsible and ethical business leaders for the greater common good.”