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" A leader
is one whose leadership satisfies and is
effective, one who is always ahead of those
he seeks to lead, who is fearless and courageous
and, above all, whose disinterestedness
is above suspicion. He remains a leader
so long as he maintains these qualities.
Once a leader is not always a leader. Leadership
in a progressive community, changes with
time and circumstances "
Lala
Lajpat Rai
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| A Profile |
Lala Lajpat Rai was one of those outstanding
personalities whose struggle to bring freedom
to India is a permanent source of inspiration
for years to come. Popularly called as the
Lion of Punjab, he led a battle against
the British Rule who had invaded the country
and had established their never ending regime.
Lajpat Rai was born on 28th Jan, 1865 at
a village named Dhudike in Ferozpur District
of Punjab.
His father, Munshi Radha Krishan was a great
Scholar of Persian and Urdu. Lalaji's mother,
Gulab Devi, was a great source of inspiration.
Lalaji was brought up in a family background
that allowed freedom of having different
faiths and beliefs.
Since childhood he had a desire to serve
his country and its people, and therefore
took a pledge to free the country from the
shackles of foreign rule.
His activities were multifarious. He was
an ardent social reformer. He founded the
Indian Home Rule League of America in October
1917, in New York and, a year later, he
also set up, with himself as Director, the
"Indian Information Bureau" in New York
to serve as a Publicity Organisation for
India. Lala Lajpat Rai returned to India
on Feb.20, 1920 as a great hero.
He plunged into Gandhi's non-cooperation
movement, which in Punjab, under Lajpat
Rai's leadership spread like a wildfire
in the province, and he soon came to be
known as "The Lion of Punjab". He travelled
far and wide in India and his eloquence
brought hundreds to the congress fold.
Lalaji injected new life in his countrymen.
Lalaji's pen and tongue were equally forceful.
They swayed those they aimed to reach. He
was a crusader, who knew no fear and championed
every worthy cause with all the passion
of his soul. He took great interest in India's
economic regeneration.
His love for service was insatiable. He
founded educational institutions. He befriended
the suppressed classes. In the political
field he was indispensable. He was fearless
in the expression of his views.
Lala Lajpat Rai's supreme sacrifice came
when he led a procession in Lahore on Oct.30,
1928 to boycott the Simon Commission. The
procession was sought to be broken up by
the police and Lajpat Rai received lathi
blows on his chest and he passed away on
November 17, 1928.
Lala Lajpat Rai's death brought a close
to a long career of his distinguished public
service. Among the numerous tributes one
came from Mahatma Gandhi. Writing in Young
India, he aptly said, "Men like Lalaji cannot
die so long as the sun shines in the Indian
sky." Lajpat Rai left a rich legacy for
his countrymen. |
| WORD
FROM THE CHAIRMAN Management is
a very dynamic science at its core and is
always in a state of constant flux and transition.
The new millennium has made the manager
to face a barrage of challenges and in the
process his abilities have been pushed to
the very extreme. As such, at the confluence
of two eras the managers capabilities and
reserves have come under incredulous pressure,
but the desire to achieve excellence has
always seen him through these formidable
phases.
At our institution, the journey to achieve
this excellence starts from the focal entry
point at the Institute and continues on
a smooth transition; till we give the Industry
a high quality product, which in our case
is the breed of young dynamic managers.
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S
DESK
The world has come closer, the business
has turned global, the old barriers are
being broken and the new dynamism and survival
of the fittest are the key words of the
day.
Inspite of our Institution being nascent,
our vision is to cultivate growth oriented
managers for an increasingly connectivity
driven world of tomorrow. In this changing
era of predominance of service effectiveness,
we intend to deliver greater human skills.
The ponderous responsibility of creating
and cultivating a vision has already been
achieved and the results are in the offing.
Our vision is to provide Industry with
leaders of tomorrow, who with their knowledge
and skills prove to be knowledge makers
and change agents for tomorrow.
The Trust
A group of philanthropists came together
and started on a odyssey to provide world
class education in the very heart of Mumbai.
A Trust was formed and named after Lala Lajpat
Rai, the great freedom fighter, social reformer
and an educationist.
The Trust was established to promote educational
activities that were dear to Lalaji's heart.
Establishment of the Trust and other educational
institutions by few Punjabi philanthropists
in Mumbai was a true homage to the worthy
son of India - The Late Lala Lajpatrai.
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