MYRA School of Business Adds Another First for Mysore-WAH

MYSORE, India, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

MYRA School of Business, Mysore, inaugurated the Women Achievers Hall of Fame (WAH!). Best-selling author Rashmi Bansal was the first inductee. The Women Achievers Hall of Fame at MYRA is a first for any B-School in India.

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Dr. Shalini Urs, Chairperson of MYRA said, "It was personally important for me to set up the Women Achiever's Hall of Fame. If we only focus on issues of men brutalizing women, our girls will probably grow up thinking they're second class citizens and our boys might actually grow up believing the same. What kind of society are we creating for our youth? India is a land which has nurtured women since time immemorial. Lopamudra, Maitreyi and Gargi are a few examples of women recognized for their intellectual and spiritual attainment. We are a nation full of strong and successful women who have demonstrated their ability to excel in their chosen field of work. We should recognize them. We should celebrate them. We should study them and find out what made them successful. Research based courses on women's success in the workplace should be introduced in high school, under graduate and post-graduate education. When schools and colleges impart such knowledge, successful women will become role models to our young and hence increase their respect for women in general."

Mrs. Indrakshi Devi, 4th daughter of His Highness late Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Maharaja of Mysore (1940-1950) was the Guest of Honour and inducted Mrs. Rashmi Bansal to the Women Achievers Hall of Fame with a shawl and a memento. Dr.William Verdini, Associate Dean welcomed the gathering; Dr.Wolfgang Messner, Professor of International Management, presented the citation and Dr.Sudhendar Rao, Professor of Information Systems, rendered the vote of thanks.

Mrs. Bansal shared with the audience her experiences throughout her entrepreneurial career, her struggles as a budding writer and how she beat the odds to emerge as one of India's leading youth experts and writers. She shared three nuggets of advice to the students. She advised the students to explore different career paths and pursue knowledge rather than money, which she felt was the norm of the average B-School student. Secondly, she reiterated to the students on why they must be passionate about whatever they pursue. Thirdly, she also advised that if students did not get the career path of their choice, they should learn to be passionate about the choice they have been given. 

The induction ceremony involved putting up a plaque in honor of Mrs. Rashmi Bansal on a specially created wall in MYRA's floating class room named MAYA. On this occasion, MYRA also honoured 22 women from Mysore, from different walks of life and across the different sections of the society, as a mark of recognition for their contributions to Mysore.

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The MYRA School of Business is a global Indian business school in Mysore offering an AICTE approved 2-year PGDM and 1-year PGPX programmes. Global in its vision and Indian in its mission, MYRA offers world-class education by bringing professors from the most respected B-Schools. With its leadership team of chairperson Prof. Shalini Urs; Dean Rajiv Sinha of Arizona State University, USA; Executive Director, Prof. Nagananda Kumar and Associate Deans: Drs. William Verdini and Abhinanada Sarkar, MYRA is redefining management education in India.

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Primary Media Contact: Deepa Jaganath, [email protected], 91-9535423333, MYRA School of Business