MANAVODAYA
MANAVODAYA
INSTITUTE OF PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
TOWARDS A PARADIGM SHIFT IN LIFE AND WORK
This course helps us to reflect on our goals and values in life with reference to the sayings of thought leaders in history and contemporary world. It highlights the challenges in bringing about a paradigm shift in practical life with suggestions on way forward.

Why Join the Course ?
We often tend to lead a mechanical life doing routine jobs without clarity of purpose. Joining this course will help us to answer questions like how to do and what to do for effectiveness in both personal and professional life.
This will enhance our ability to motivate others and facilitate a process of meaningful transformation.
What topics will you cover?
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Historical Perspectives : From thought leaders on the purpose of life and action.
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Contemporary Voices for a New Paradigm For alternative technology, production and consumption
Towards evolution of consciousness.
3. Process Challenges
Top down vs. empowerment approach, quantitative vs. qualitative.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
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Appreciate the convergence of historical perspectives to explore the shift in paradigm needed in today’s context.
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Understand the various contemporary discussions on alternatives
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Understand the process challenges and way forward.
Who will You learn with?
Dr. Subrata Chakraborty

Dr. Subrata Chakraborty has had a distinguished career as a Senior Professor, Dean and Director in Charge at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. He has also held position of Director at the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow. He is known to his students and admirers for his excellence in analysis of various management subjects as well as his talks on leadership and values based change.
Varun Vidyarthi

Mr. Varun Vidyarthi has a formal background in Engineering & Business Management. The Indian spiritual tradition of finding a purpose in life, led him to abandon a corporate career to live & work in rural India. Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, Research Fellow at the East West Center, Honolulu, & has traveled extensively in rural South Asia. He is the Chief Executive of Manavodaya Institute recognised as a center of excellence in self help & values led approaches to development.
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