{"product_id":"manipal-and-beyond-9780670088669","title":"Manipal And Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Christo Glean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Enterprise\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man in the immediate post-Independence era, Ramdas Pai was captivated by the nationbuilding fervour of the times and the opportunities for enterprise. The old-school entrepreneursof those days envisioned their endeavours as contributory to nation-building. A fine example of this patriotic mindset was Ramdas’s own father, T.M.A. Pai, who dotted the landscape of the then South Canara district with his educational institutions. Undaunted by sceptical bystanders and numerous obstacles, the elder Pai contrived a communitybased, participatory model forthe funding and sustainability of these institutions, and then offered them to Morarji Desai, the then prime minister, as a gift to the nation. As heir to these early accomplishments in privatesectoreducation and healthcare, Ramdas ushered in an era of professionalism, revamping concepts and systems, developing colleges and hospitals into institutions of excellence, and consolidatingthem into his father’s dream of a university in Manipal. Ramdas leads a committed group of over 20,000 colleagues in seventy institutions, including six universities, in five countries. Bold, pragmatic and upright, Ramdas is the role model for Team Manipal. This book is more than just the story of an institution builder. It highlights the harsh regulatory environment of education on theone hand, and the temptations of profiteering in a suppliers’ market on the other hand. About the AuthorGlenn Christo Kharkongor worked in various academic and administrative roles in the Manipal group for eighteen years. He was the founder vicechancellor of Martin Luther Christian University, the first private university in Meghalaya. Glenn was named a Times of India fellow in 1995, and a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46296513872023,"sku":"9780670088669","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780670088669.webp?v=1769304886","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/manipal-and-beyond-9780670088669","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}