T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal, conducted its 11th leadership lecture on Friday.
Ravi Chopra, founder secretary, Centre for Gandhian Vision and Values, and Shobana Radhakrishna, Eminent Citizen, Union Ministry of Rural Development, spoke on ‘Ethical leadership and values in management based on the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi.’ Quoting Gandhiji, Shobana Radhakrishna said: “It is wrong to think that business is incompatible with ethics. It is perfectly possible to carry on one’s business profitably, and yet honestly and truthfully.”
Ravi Chopra, spoke as to how great leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and the like, were influenced by Gandhiji and his teachings.