B-school grads to create harmonious multicultural societies of the future

Kolkata: Amit Dasgupta, Campus Head of SP Jain Global, Mumbai, talks to us on the eve of India’s 67th Republic Day about how an Indian B-School is home to students from 30 nationalities. It is not unusual to enter an organisation now and find people from 10-12 nations, or more, working harmoniously, with each other. The world has become a global village with the aid of advanced technology; hence, it is inevitable that people of different nationality, religion, beliefs and value systems, cannot escape living and working together.The world is evolving at a very rapid pace, and every single day, an idea that challenges status quo is born.
Wouldn't it, therefore, be unfortunate if our young, grow up viewing others of different religion or race through the eyes of their parents or guardians, who themselves had been misinformed? I have an Israeli and a US student living in perfect harmony in my Singapore Campus, pursuing the BBA. They are understanding each others point of view, as opposed to those of their elders that are full of prejudices, misconception about each other’s beliefs and culture. Children from 30 different nationalities are studying together, in an Indian B-School, situated in Singapore, ranked among finest B Schools in the world. Other than their business education, these children are also learning from each others’ diverse cultures and backgrounds; As students, they are focussing on finding common ground, with each other, and accepting each other’s differences. Not only do they live together, they also do projects together, that require them, to behave like friends to each other and cooperate. They learn, what their peers hold as sacred and holy, and hence desist from forming abusive opinions about each others beliefs.
They sit and share their stories. Stories educate and provide a window that nothing else can. They connect the dots, how the world is not isolated any more. If a calamity besets one nation, others cannot escape sharing the consequences. It is possible for them to view issues that confront the world, such as HIV/AIDS, child-trafficking or labour and form, advocacy groups that look at the problems dispassionately. Also, they get employed all around the world, decision-makers in our different countries, who have similar decision makers that are just a phone call away. Such young Business School graduates, are beacons of hope and will contribute to the creation of dynamic and harmonious multicultural societies in the future.