Dear all,
We are delighted to share this 9th issue of OM RISE Magazine on the theme of Culture, Spirituality & Business. The cultural dimension of this theme is the celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors to welcome Spring. Holi teaches us the importance of unity amidst diversity. From a religious perspective, the vibrant colors of this festival are rich with symbolism and convey multiple meanings. In this issue, the authors have shared their views and creatively shared messages and perspectives relevant to our modern world.
It is a known fact that the success of any business depends on the leader’s vision; however, scholarly dialogues have also grasped the possibility and potential of ‘shared vision’, a collective meeting of
business and employees’ objectives. Inspired by the leadership style of Srila Prabhupada, we share an article on how selfless action and critical discourse in leadership style can bring enduring and unmitigated excitement, delight, inspiration, vision, meaning and purpose in the followers’ lives.
In the “Reflections” section, a few researchers reflect on their journey into the academic world of spirituality alongside their personal and professional lives.
Additionally, as in previous issues, we provide useful links, and new courses announcements. We hope you will enjoy and be inspired to apply some of the insights.
We are wishing you a Happy Holi 2022.
Editorial Team
Chief Editor
Prof. Sharda S. Nandram
Professor of Hindu Spirituality and Society, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands Associate Professor Entrepreneurship, Organisational Innovation and Spirituality, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, the Netherlands
Advisors
Prof. Harsh Purohit
Dean, Faculty of Management Studies – WISDOM, Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
MBBS, PGDipl, MRCPsych- London, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Pro Vice Chancellor, Haridwar, India
Team Members
Dr. Ankur Joshi
Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Puneet K. Bindlish
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Vanessa Englert M.A. (Coordinator)
PhD Scholar, Faculty of Religion & Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr. Gunjan Joshi
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr. Sukhada
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Dr. Vishwanath Dhital
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Language Editing
Margot Esther Borden
Integral Perspectives, LLC Psychotherapist, USA, Europe & India
Navin V. Keizer
PhD Scholar, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
at University College London (UCL)
Art Photography
Willeke Hendrikx
Healingart, Nederland
We acknowledge the assistance offered during different phases of this publication by many well wishers, especially Bikram Lalbahadoersing, the Foundation (Stichting) Diwali Festival Amstelveen, Sharan Keizer (Student, King’s College, UK), Rajeev Verma (Infogile Technologies), Utsav Sharma (Woodkins Design). We also acknowledge the support provided by the Chair of Hindu Spirituality and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
This magazine is an initiative developed in collaboration with OMRISE. OMRISE is a research group focused on Organizational Management (OM), Research (R), Innovation (I) and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE). Buurtzorg Nederland, in The Netherlands has set up this research group in association with Praan Group, The Netherlands at Banasthali Vidyapith. It promotes research in Integrative Self Management inspired by Buurtzorg and wisdom from Bhāratīya Prabandhana (Indian Management).
The OM RISE logo is freely available for OMRISE partners.
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