Former Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. T. N. Seshan, Visits XIMB

Former Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. T. N. Seshan, Visits XIMB

"Despite all evils, the democracy in India has succeed. The country has done fabulous progress in the last 20 years and I am very optimistic that India will become a knowledge centre in the next 10-15 years," said Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan, Former Chief Election Commissioner, during an interactive session with students at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

He suggested - dharma (duty), deshbhakti (patriotism), kushalata (outstanding skills), nirbhay (fearlessness), suhanubhuti (empathy) & tyaga (renunciation) - to become better human beings. According to him, to succeed in life it is important to become a better human being besides being a good manager. "The bigger thing is integrity than the placement. Learn and practice integrity and don’t walk over the body of your colleagues. It is better to travel than to reach to a destination," said Mr. Seshan.

Introducing Mr. Seshan, Dean Academics of XIMB, Dr. Brajaraj Mohanty, recalled his earlier visit when he was accompanied by several commandos and huge crowd huddled around him for meeting him. "It is an honour and privilege for the students to interact with such personalities. Perhaps they will take some lessons form him to achieve their goal of becoming better human beings," said Dr. Mohanty.

Former Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. T. N. Seshan, at XIMB

He started the session in the XIMB auditorium with the history of India followed by his stints in the government. He recalled his tenure as an IAS officer, and said, "It is absolutely possible to be honest in the bureaucratic systems. I don’t have a single rupee in my account earned by illegal means. I did many things from driving fully-loaded buses to drafting the environment law."

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Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

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