ISDM Receives ‘Special Mention’ Award at the Innovation for India Awards 2020
Noida: The Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) was announced as a recipient of the ‘special mention award’ instituted by Marico Innovation Foundation this year.
ISDM was awarded the honour for its unique contribution in pioneering a curriculum that is solely aimed at creating professionally equipped Development Managers to contribute to the Indian social sector. With support from a faculty comprising of noted academics, thought leaders and development practitioners from across the globe, the institution has been working towards building a domain that deviates from Business Management, yet aims at developing professional, socially-aware, deeply sensitive and reflective managers and leaders for organisations in the Indian Development sector. As per available estimates, the development sector in the country has more than 3.3 million Non-Profit Institutions (NPIs) and employs more than 18.22 million people currently in the country.
Traditionally a closed-door event that is attended by noted leaders from the Indian corporate world, impact investors and entrepreneurs from across India, the 8th edition of the Marico Innovation awards was hosted through a virtual event this year. Over 6,000 participants registered for the virtual event from different entrepreneurship communities from Asia, Middle-East, Europe and USA.
Mr. Ravi Sreedharan, Founder and Director, ISDM said, “There is no dearth of ideas or money to drive social change in our country. What we need is leadership and management talent that has the knowledge, ability and skills to lead social purpose organisations and create an impact. We at ISDM have aimed to do that through our curriculum, research and practices. It is an honour to receive this award that recognises our attempt.”
Dr. AK Shiva Kumar, Chairman Academic Council ISDM, added, “Even as the mission of making a better India is articulated in our constitution and underscored in many of our policy documents and welfare programmes, there is a management deficit in the development sector to realise that mission. At ISDM, we have crafted a customised programme giving students a deep understanding of society and development perspectives as well as exposure to essential principles of management. Students will develop the acumen to lead social purpose organisations at scale.”
Sharing his thoughts on the importance of the awards that were instituted in 2006, Mr. Harsh Mariwala, Founder of Marico Innovation Foundation and Chairman of Marico Limited said, “Today innovation is the top agenda for any business leader in the world as we navigate extremely competitive and hard times. Through my personal journey, I believe that a lot of the challenges that we face as a nation can be solved with innovative solutions and can aptly propel India’s growth. Through this platform we aim to bring to the forefront such innovations by providing them both with the spotlight and support they need to succeed.”
The ‘Innovation for India Awards 2020’ were held in association with the Marico Innovation Foundation on October 9, 2020 between 5-6.30 PM (IST).