INTERVIEW
WITH PRIYANK NARAYAN
(Current Director,Entrepreneurship programme at Ashoka University.Founder of peopleDynamic,
Indiapreneurship and also founder trustee of Foundation of Business Competitiveness.)
Q.1
How did you like performance put forth by our institute ?
A.1 Very Good programme, including lot of
varieties of dance, song, art-exhibition that was displayed. Students had lot
of opportunities to show case their talent, including fine arts. I think you
all are a bunch of wonderfully talented kids. This helps in developing
life-skills.
Q.2 We are celebrating the 70th year of our
independence. So what are your views about the country and what’s your vision
of India after 10 years?
A.2 We are integrating India into a global eco-system and global economy. We have
been successful in many catch-ups in the recent couple of years. First of all
their has been immense change in the mindset of the people. We have made many
policies related to cultural and social aspects which need to be implemented in
the coming years. Students are creating more of entrepreneurs and ventures to
include the local market. We have to focus on creativity and critical thinking
to make policies and more importantly to implement and enhance more of local
market in global economy.
Q.3 You have been an HR advisor for IBM and Now you
are currently working with Indiapreneur ? So, how is entrepreneurship is
different from working under a firm?
A.3 So, entrepreneurship is a expression
of being passionate about an idea or a cause. Taking it to a level where that
idea or thought process becomes innovation which is something people are
willing to pay price for. Compare this to working under a firm. In second
thought process, you are a part of the journey of that person or firm.Both are
equally acceptable in running your ways, career and making money. This world
has many successful entrepreneurs, failed entrepreneurs, useless entrepreneurs
and also many successful people in the corporate world as well. There is a new
concept of intra-preneurs where you can be an entrepreneur within an
organisation to contribute in a meaningful way.
Q.4You have been working with the united health
organisation. How does it provide health assistance to local community?
A.4 I was a client of united health
organisation long back and they are the largest insurance company in the world.
So hence forth we have provided medical assistance.
Q.5 The education system of USA and Australia they
give grades to the extra-curricular activities. If a person is good in sports
and music he is also benefited in academics. You have been a scuba diver I
guess, a golfer and have learnt classical music as well. So at your personal level do you think
education system be transformed to benefit the students who are good at
extra-curricular activities?
A.5 I love the research work you have
done. Absolutely yes, that’s what we talk about, Sir talked about how much essential
these activities are to develop life skills in oneself. I think our community
is little over-obsessed. That’s something which is gradually changing over a
period of time. The university systems are also changing. You know we always
are very harsh on systems. But colleges like Delhi University, they do give
admission on the basis of extra-curricular. But we need to do more of it.
You have to figure out what
you will be known for. If its IT then you have to be best in IT, if in sports
then you have to be best in sports. You can do 100 things out of your interest
but you have to ankle yourself into something you want to be primarily known
for, which means 51% of your time should be on that.
Q.6 Sir, Give us a tagline?
A.6 One of the tagline is do what you
love and love what you to. Just follow your passion as you will be known for
it.
Interview Credits-
Reporters-Risabh Patel & Vishakha Gupta
Photographer-Ankit Sharma
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