September 2014
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| debut oration
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Magsaysay Awardee P Sainath
delivers his oration speech
(Centre frame) Prof M Shukla, P Sainath,
Director, XLRI, Fr E Abraham, SJ, Nirmala Kurein
and Dean, XLRI, Pranabesh Ray during the event
in a scenario where resources are being
exhausted.
He said that Dr. Verghese Kurein’s real
work was towards organising of funds
so that there is growth and development
for everybody and he proposed ‘growth
through justice’ as the ideal approach
through.
In his address, Director of XLRI Fr
E Abraham, SJ, said, “Dr. Verghese Ku-
rien, as we all know was a renowned In-
dian social entrepreneur and is best known
as the Father of the White Revolution for
his billion litre idea or operation flood –
the world’s biggest agricultural develop-
ment programme. He was instrumental in
taking India from a milk deficient nation
to the largest milk producer in the world
surpassing the United States of America
in 1998 accounting for about 17 percent
of the global output of milk.” XLRI’s
association with Dr. Kurien dates back to
1992 when he was conferred Sir Jehangir
Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial
Peace by the institute.
Fr Abraham remembered Dr. Kurien
for his faith in the ability of the ordinary
people who can achieve extra-ordinary
results. “Dr. Kurien believed that develop-
ment can be achieved only by harnessing
the power in the grassroots and to promote
their larger interest and greater good of the
nation,” he added.
The guest of honour, Nirmala Kurien
said, “I thank XLRI for arranging Dr.
Verghese Kurien Memorial Oration and
P Sainath for delivering the lecture.”
She shared with the audience some
personal experiences and memories of
her father.
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P Sainath advocates
growth through
justice as the ideal
approach for
development
