Mangalurean Dr Amitabh Anand among top 50 best business professors in the world

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November 18, 2018

Mangaluru, Nov 18: Dr Amitabh Anand, hailing from Mangaluru, the port city of coastal Karnataka, currently residing in France, has been chosen one among ‘the top 50 best undergraduate business professors in the world’ by the American-based Poets and Quants, a web-based communication Institute.

Dr Anand, who is the Assistant Professor & Head of International Business Program for BBA at SKEMA Business School, University of Cote d’Azhur in French Riviera, is the only Kannadiga and only professor from France and Europe to get this recognition this year.

Poets and Quants, which has been focusing and helping many aspiring students to choose business courses worldwide, annually picks a select group of professors from across the world to inspire students with their charisma, creativity and learning inspiration.

This year, it received close to 400 nominations worldwide and the final list of 50 best professors was posted on Nov 13, 2018 on their website officially. This list is dominated by the American professors from universities such as MIT Sloan, Michigan Ross, Berkeley Hass, and Wharton School.

On the other hand, SKEMA Business School, a top ranking business school in Europe and one of its programmes is ranked within top 10 in the world.

According to Poets and Quants, Dr Anand was among the top three to get highest nomination worldwide and poets and quants quoted that, the micro-pedagogical method he deploys ensures students learn with keen interest, both in and out the class. Students cite the rapport he builds with them is the reasons he’s so popular. In addition, Dr Anand is well-networked and frequently brings industry experts to class. Above all, he has made his mark with his passion and kind attitude which attracts students and colleagues alike.

Students describe that Dr Anand’s class is always full of curiosity and makes everyone hungry for more knowledge, to help students better make the most use of the class, his contents go way beyond what’s in the textbook.

Dr Anand has inspired many young researchers in Europe aiming for good teaching and inspiring students. This news has come as a proud moment for France as this Dr Anand is the only member to reach the Top 50 in the world.

Dr Anand feels his mission as a professor is accomplished when students can help their fellow classmates in learning and be bold enough to express their honest opinions. He gave the credit of his achievement to his parents and people of Karnataka, who, have been a constant support for him and to his colleagues and students at SKEMA. A special support from Madam Alice Guilhon, the Dean of Skema for her constant support and encouragement. Dr Anand has inspired many young researchers aiming for teaching and it is a proud moment for people of Karnataka and India.

Dr Anand holds Engineering degree from Mysore, MBA from Stockholm University and Ph D from NEOMA Paris.

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Young achiever, wonderful achievement...

Mangaloreans really proud of him.

Congratulations. That’s a great achievement.

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Resolution in Kerala Assembly is against unconstitutional Act passed by Centre: CM

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January 1,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that the resolution passed by the Kerala Assembly is against the "unconstitutional Act passed by the Centre".

"The resolution passed by Kerala Assembly is against the unconstitutional Act passed by the Centre. It has been noticed by the whole country," Vijayan said.

The Kerala Assembly had on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking withdrawal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Before the resolution was passed against the Act, Vijayan in a special Assembly session targeted RSS and said that citizenship law is part of an agenda.

"The CAA is part of an agenda. Muslims are being considered as internal enemies by RSS, who is controlling the ruling dispensation at the Centre," he alleged.

The new law grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday while talking about women safety, the Chief Minister said, "Those women, who are traveling face many problems, particularly regarding accommodation. To address this, government will start accommodation facilities in all towns. This project will be implemented with the help of local bodies."

Reacting to the development in the Kerala Assembly, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Assembly has insulted the Constitution and parliament by passing a resolution seeking withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

"The Constitution has delineated clearly the roles of parliament and state legislatures. When people who have taken an oath of the constitution, destroy it, it is a most irresponsible act. Both the houses of parliament have passed CAA and if a state assembly tries to hijack the Act it is an insult not only of the constitution but the parliament as well," Naqvi told news agency.

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Dear scape goat Naqvi, dont try to fool us. I know you are a liar as you are int he company of liars. MPs are taking oath to respect and safeguard indian constitution and not to disrespect it and go agaisnt the teachings of constitution. What Central Govt has done is 100 perent agaisnt the constitution and every citizen has the right to oppose this. You are definately go with the Govt as you are paid for it. But dont force other too to follow you. What Kerala Govt has done is according to will of people and Central Govtr should respect it.

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Dakshina Kannada records 167 new covid cases; 2 deaths

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July 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 9: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded death of two coronavirus patients.

Meanwhile, the district today also recorded 167 new covid cases taking the total number of cases to 1701.

Yesterday, the district had recorded 183 cases. Today more cases were reported from Bantwal and Ullal regions.

According to sources, a 48-year-old man from Boloor, who was under treatment for covid-19 at designated covid hospital passed away today.

A 62-year-old covid patient, who had SARI symptoms, breathed his last at a private hospital.

With this, the total number of deaths of covid-19 patients in the district reached 30 including two deaths caused by other reasons.

Of the 167 who tested positive on Thursday, 110 are males and 57 females including seven children.

Three have returned from Qatar and Dubai, one from Bengaluru, 42 are diagnosed with influenza-like illness (ILI), six are diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and 64 are primary contacts of earlier patients. Contact tracing process of 38 patients is on, and 13 pre-surgery samples.

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Karnataka | Online education banned for kids from LKG to Class 5

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June 10,2020

Bengaluru, June 10: The Department of Primary and Secondary Education of Government of Karnataka today ordered a ban on online classes for children from KG to class 5.

The decision was taken following a report based on the report submitted by director NIMHANS, recommending online classes only above the age of 6 years and also following the complaints from several parents about online classes conducted by private schools even for kindergarten kids.

Briefing the media soon after the meeting with department officials, S Suresh Kumar, primary and secondary education minister said, "We have taken two major decisions today. The online classes for LKG, UKG and primary classes should be stopped immediately."

Even collecting fees in the name of online classes should be stopped, said the minister. "We have already issued a circular about it insisting that schools not collect fees in the name of online classes and also requesting schools not to increase fees for the 2020-21 academic year considering financial constraints of several people due to the COVID-19 pandemic," said the minister.

The department, however, also discussed how to engage children during this period as there was no clarity over the reopening of schools for the 2020-21 academic year. "We have constituted a committee to prepare guidelines on how to engage students and increase their knowledge. The committee is headed by Prof. MK Sridhar," he said.

Before taking this decision, the department had three rounds of discussions with various experts, including Prof. MK Sridhar, Prof. VP Niranjanaradhya, Dr John Vijay Sagar and other departments, including the home and health departments.

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