Program for Office bearers of IFFCO Employees Union

Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari Presentation

Deepak D. Khaire

Indian Culture and its relevance in organisational

development

• India• Indian Culture• Its relevance • In organisational development

Indian Culture and its relevance in organisational development

• India is a Nation• Every nation has a Goal/Purpose• India has a Goal• Nations are born with a Goal and die when

the Goal is fullfilled.

Indian Culture

• Goal• Values• Discipline• Struggle• Culture/Character

Culture

Culture

• Sanskriti - Samyak Kriti - collective kriti• Characteristic way of life inspired by

fundamental values according to which people live

Indian Culture• Indian Culture is "Sanatana" (not

destructible)• "Anadi" & "Anant" - without beginning and

end• In spite of many invasions by Greeks,

Shakas, Hoonas, Yavanas, Kushans, Arabs, Afghanis, Turkis, Pathan, Muhgal, British, etc, we have retained our identity/style of living.

Indian Culture

• Ancient, however, always new - it is well coordinated with changing time so it is relevant. It has got flexibility of changing its external form maintaining the fundamental principles constant. - "Nitya Nutan, Chirpuratan"

Indian Culture

Fundamental Principles• Isavasymidam sarvam - everything is

Ishvara hence sacred• Ekoham Bahusyam - "I am one, let me be

many" - Everything is the manifestation of Ishvara.

• Sarvasamaveshak - all inclusive• Akhandamandalakaram

• Expansion is life• Interrelated•Interconnected•Interdependent

Indian Culture

Ekam Sat Vipra: Bahudha Vadanti

• Jagat - Manifestation of Ishvara, hence can be worshipped in different forms and names

• Specialty of India Culture - freedom of different ways of worship.

• Tat Tvam Asi - The all pervading Ishvara dvells within you also. (Lion and Sheep.)

• Goal of life : Manifest the divinity within

Ashramas

• Brahmacharya• Grihastha• Vanaprastha• Sanyaasa

Mahayajnas

• Brahma• Dev• Rishi• Pitar• Bhoot/Nar

Organisational Development

• Each organisation has a Goal/purpose

Organisational Culture

• Character of each member makes the Culture of the organisation

• Culture of the organisation makes the character of each member

Organisational Culture

Organisation - Organic

• Interrelated• Interconnected• Interdependent

• Organisation lives, Members live• Mutual Nourishment• Organisation and individual freedom• Importance of Congenial Atmosphere

Organisational Culture

• Self-interest to Self realisation• Goal in life - Goal of life• Career and life - Purusharth• Service and work - Yajnas• Growing with the organisation

Organisational Culture

• We are the organisation• I am the organisation• Organisation lives, I live• Organisation grows, I grow• Organisation dies, I die• I die, Organisation to continue

The Mother and Child

Organisational Culture

"Krinvato Vishvam "Krinvato Vishvam Aryam"Aryam"

Let us make the whole world Noble

A Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari Presentation