Guest lecture of Huzaifa Khorakiwala
The ITM Centre for Social Initiatives was constituted under the visionary leadership of Dr. P.V. Ramana, the Chairman of ITM Group of Institutes and mobilised by a small group of dedicated faculty members and students under the able guidance of Dr. CS Adhikari, Dean (Academics), ITM Kharghar, in 2003. The primary aim of ITM – CSI is to sensitize students of ITM towards the deprived and underprivileged section of the society by spending a part of their time to study needs and problems of the section and help them by their interventions. This novel experience of the students aims to strengthen the emotional quotient (EQ) as well as their spiritual quotient (SQ) which will further encourage them to carry forward this remarkable sense of service for the lives of the vulnerable section of the society in their professional career. It will needless to say, help make them better human beings and in turn better managers.
Keeping the spirit of the CSI alive ITM was fortunate to have amidst them on the 29th off July 2010, Mr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala who heads the non-profit organisation, “Wockhardt Foundation”. He is also the Executive Director of the Wockhardt Limited and is also part of the promoter familiy of Wockhardt group – a leading pharmaceutical and health care group.
Mr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala is an eminent personality, an inspiring speaker, a brilliant thinker, a voracious reader, a committed social worker and above all, a loving human being. He holds an MBA degree from the prestigious Yale University, USA. He has won numerous awards and is associated with many social causes. He has recently launched the Youth Social Responsibility (YSR) movement in India to inspire the youth of today to a life of higher living. He was here with ITM as a part of the “Huzaifa Khorakiwala Inspiration Lecture” series.
Religion according to Mr Khorakiwala is the most powerful force that guides mankind. Though different religious practices make chasms in peoples religious beliefs, the strong thread that unifies all religions across the world is Human Values. The 7 most important human values are, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Love, Humility, Patience and Truth. Armed with these wonderful values, man can forge ahead to make the world a better place to live in.
He spoke about his book titled HUMAN VALUES which is soon to hit the markets as a pioneering initiative of the Wockhardt Foundation in bringing the student community to understand the impact of these values in ones life. It would go a long way in making lives more meaningful and the world a happier and more peaceful place to live in.
Mr Khorakiwala greatly appreciated the efforts of ITM-CSI in bringing the student community closer to the harsh realities of life, sensitizing them to the pains of the not so fortunate and bringing about innovative interventions that could add a spark to their lives.
