ONLINE DISCUSSION ON THE THEME OF THE BOOK
DURING THE COURSE OF
MY JOURNEY
6:00 PM
Opening Remarks Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director Madras Management Association
AN INSPIRING STORY OF A SON’S ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
Welcome Address Mr N S Venkatakrishnan Past President, Rotary Club, Adyar
The Story of the Book Dr Kamala Viswanathan Author
E-Launch of the Book and Address by the Chief Guest Mr R Seshasayee Vice Chairman, Hinduja Group
The Great Combination of Ayurveda and Biology Prof Darshan Shankar Vice Chancellor
Chief Guest
Trans-Disciplinary University (TDU) Bangalore
Health Management Essentials Dr L Mahadevan Teaching Faculty Department of Kayachikitsa
Mr R Seshasayee Vice Chairman, Hinduja Group
Pankajakasthuri Ayurveda College
Q&A Session Share your questions by SMS/Whatsapp to 98401 23906
WEDNESDAY MAR 3, 2021 | 6.00 PM 7:30 PM
Concluding Remarks Mr N S Sivaraman Vice President - Special Projects (Retd) Larsen & Toubro Ltd
M MA AD DR RA AS S M MA AN NA AG GE EM ME EN NT T A AS SS SO OC C II A AT T II O ON N
synopsis During the Course of My Journey is the autobiography of a young boy whose main purpose in life was to move forward. He says that life is a railroad. If you go back on what you started, you are going to crash. Instead of going back, it is better to change tracks.
To achieve success in life, his mottos were Innovation, Action, Self-Motivation, Sustainability and Moving Forward.
This
book
is
comprehensive
and
insightful.
It
provides
information,
practical
advice
and
enormous
encouragement for people with MS and for their families, helping them make the most informed choices
profile
about treatment.
Although Giri could not survive, he made his parents work on his priceless principles. Read the book to find life’s enduring lessons to keep yourself happy all the time, in all situations.
Sesh
is
AUTHOR
R SESHASAYEE
DR KAMALA VISWANATHAN his
Dr. Kamala Viswanathan, writer of this book was born
career with Hindustan Lever Ltd in 1971. He Joined Ashok
and brought up in Bareilly, UP. She got her doctorate
Leyland in 1976, rose to become Managing Director in
from Madras University. A prolific writer in Hindi and
1998. He Led Ashok Leyland's transformation into a self-
English, she has written novels, short stories and school
reliant, globally competitive technology leader seeking
textbooks in Hindi.
growth
a
CHIEF GUEST
Chartered
through
Accountant,
globalization
and
having
started
diversification,
via She has translated technical books, medical books, short
acquisitions
and
joint
ventures.
During
his
tenure
as stories, novels and several other books from Tamil and
Managing
director
from
1998-99
to
2010-11
Ashok English to Hindi. She has been awarded by several clubs
Leyland's trunover increased five times from Rs 12093 Cr, for her translation. She retired as Hindi Professor from
net profit thrity times and market cap fourteen times. He Stella Maris college in the year 2004.
stepped down from Ashok Leyland as its Non Executive Vice Chairman in July 2016. Sesh was also the Chairman
She
of IndusInd Bank from 2007 till August 2019. During this
hypnotherapist. Her motto in life is to bring happiness
period, market cap of the Bal increased fifty three times.
into
An
of
commitment towards the ailing and finding a solution
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) during 2006-07.
for the ailment by holistic healing has motivated and
He was the President of Society of Indian automobile
inspired her to write this book ‘During the Course of My
industry during 2001-03. Seshashayee has also servred
Journey’.
active
Leader
of
CII,
he
was
President
is
the
a
professional
life
of
other
counsellor
people.
Her
and
certified
dedication
and
on several goverment and professional committees. He Her most recent books are DURING THE COURSE OF MY
is presently Chairman of the Executive Committee of JOURNEY
Krea University and Vice Chairman of Hinduja Group. Press.
and
THE
DAWN,
both
published
by
Notion
profile
SPECIAL
INVITEES
PROF DARSHAN SHANKAR
DR L MAHADEVAN
Anant Darshan Shankar is the Vice Chancellor of the
Dr
Trans-Disciplinary
Ramana Ayurvedic College in 1993, completed post graduation
University
(TDU),
Bangalore.
The
.L.
Mahadevan
from
Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1997 and completed
combines systemic perspectives of Ayurveda with the
Ph.D
molecular approaches of biology.
Tamilnadu, in 2020. His grandfather Vaidyashri. Y. Mahadeva was
a
very
Sundaranar
successful
from
Venkata
Ayurveda-biology a new transdisciplinary domain that
Manonmaniam
Medicine)
Chennai
MD
from
(General
BAMS
University is primarily a research University focused on
Iyer
Kayachikitsa
completed
Government
University,
practitioner
in
a
Tirunelveli,
village
called
In recognition of Darshan Shankar’s, pioneering work in Derisanamcope in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu. promoting integrative health sciences, he was awarded Dr. Mahadevan started his Clinical practice in November the Padma Shri, by the Government of India in 2011. 1997. He is teaching, practising and documenting the clinical Darshan Shankar’s core contributions have been in the cases. He sees large number and different types of clinical field of educational innovation. At the age of 22, he cases and he treats them with enthusiasm and courage. He is designed
and
implemented
a
post
graduate having a ayurvedic gurukulam and he is having 19 students with
“experiential”
learning
Bombay
that
won
Award
in
program
at
the
University
of him and he is providing food and accommodation to them. He
the
University
the
Commonwealth is trying new plants and siddha medicines along with ayurvedic
1976
for
the
best
program
in
the medicines
Commonwealth
for
linking
University
education
in
treating
cancer
cases.
He
has
published
72
to books, 43 in Tamil and 29 in English on Ayurveda and Siddha.
community needs. He has also released 15 audio visual DVDs for practitioners and His
work
Awards
has like
won the
several Normal
national Borlaug
and
International
Award
(1998)
for
students. Now he is working on a monumental manual called “clinical signs in Ayurveda”. This will be released soon.
contributions to the conservation of wild populations of He
was
initiated
into
his
clinical
training
by
Dr.
B.
medicinal plants and Columbia University’s International Vaidyanathan Sir, Dr. M.R. Vasudevan Nampoothiri Sir. He has Award
(2003)
for
recognition
of
FRLHT’s
outstanding written History of Ayurveda and Pathartha Vignanam in Tamil
contributions to revitalization of traditional systems of language for the first year students of Government Ayurveda health-care in India. College Darshan has held several honorary positions like Advisor
students.
It
is
published
by
Department
of
Indian
Systems of Medicine, Govt of Tamilnadu.
(ISM), Planning Commission, Government of India (GOI), He has trained more than thousand students in his center and Member, National Wild Life Board, GOI. and Member of influenced more than 2000 students all over India and abroad. the National Bio-Diversity Authority, GOI. He is having students from 16 countries. He is a teaching faculty in the Department of Kayachikitsa for Postgraduate
studies
at
Pankajakasthuri
Ayurveda
College,
Kattakkada, Thiruvanathapuram. He guides PG Students. He has received a
BEST SCIENTIFIC WRITING AWARD
from Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidya Peeth, Govt of India
ACHARYA AWARD” from CCIM, Govt of India. "Best
Writer
Award”
from
Govt
of
Tamilnadu
“The
Best
Doctor Award 2012” from The Tamilnadu Dr.vMGR Medical University, Chennai