Life of people on the margins of the society all over the world, more or less remained untouched by the development agenda of the First and Second Sectors. This necessitated the emergence of alternative strategies to draw the marginalized to the mainstream. Third Sector that encompasses a range of initiatives that fall in between the state and the private enterprise is one such alternative. Social entrepreneurship is a newly emerging concept within the Third Sector, which is gaining ground in North America and Europe. Though the experiment of Mohammed Yunus is quoted in debates on social entrepreneurship to give it a universal significance, the concept is largely grounded in the experiments, experiences and research works in the developed part of the world. A traverse through the terrains of the existing works on ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ reflects the dominance of the strong under currents of the ‘spirit of business enterprise’, and in the European context the dominance of the reflections of the ‘social sector’, in its definition. This is despite the fact that the spirit of enterprise being originally ‘social’ than ‘business oriented’. Moreover, the first two sectors cast their shadow on the Third sector, which holds well in case of Social Entrepreneurship as well. In developing countries the border between the first and the second sector is fuzzy and more over the social group that remains on the margins is quite large compared to that of the developed world. There has been a range of experiments to bring in the marginalized to the mainstream over a period of time even in the developing world. Surprisingly, experiences and experiments in the developing part in the sphere of social enterprise and entrepreneurship is excluded. Therefore it is strongly felt that there is a need to seriously engage with the experiments on social entrepreneurship and social enterprises in the developing world in arriving at a proper definition of the term.
In the Indian context there had been a number of experiments that has been able to bring in social changes within the community which invariably necessitated the revolutionary changes in other communities too.Initiative at some junctures of history and some sections had a chain effect, leading to overall growth of the region or a nation. If one benignly takes the definitions given and limitations set by the existing works, the crux of the concept will be lost. More so India is one of the select few countries where you will find coexistence of multi religious, multi lingual communities. Of course yet times there are problems.
I trust people from the west have to analyze the complexities to understand it properly. In case any one of you are interested to visit India you are most welcome.
It is a month that I took over as the Principal of University College Mangalore. It is my good fortune that I am given an opportunity to repay a part of the debt that I owe to my institution. The doors of opportunity to people from all sections of society remains open in University College. It is one of the few places in this country which belongs to people of all sections of the society. I feel that our duty is prayer and the place of work is temple. Unless we are committed to this principle rest of what we preach is a sheer waste.Teaching fraternity in higher education is paid well or very well today. Thanks to UGC. I was the Secretary of Association of Mangalore University College Teachers (AMUCT), when the first pay scale was introduced. All of us thought that higher pay would make teachers more serious and dedicated. It is very sad that this has not happened. There is nothing wrong if people feel that teaching community has not really grown intellectually,...
MANGALORE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Department of Commerce and Management Hampankatta, Mangalore -575 001 Karnataka – India Email:udayraji@yahoo.com Tel: 91-824-2214029 Cell: 9449772996 Dr UDAYA KUMAR M.A. Associate Professor & Coordinator MBA (IB) Programme CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Residential Address 2-78/18, SRI DHAVALA Kulshekara, Mangalore 575 005 Karnataka, INDIA 1.a) Date of birth and age: 01-06-1960, 46 years 1.b) Educational Qualifications S.N. Course University Institution Studied at Year 1 PhD Mangalore Mangalore University 2003 2 M.Com Mangalore Mangalore University 1983 3 B.Com Mysore S.D.M. College, Ujire 1980 4 PUC Karnataka State PU Board Govt. Jr. College, Karkala 1977 5 SSLC Karnataka SSEE Board SB High School Karkala 1975 1.c) Teaching Experience: Under Graduate Degree S.N Name of the Institution Period of Service Designation Held 1 Sri Dhavala College, Moodbidri July 1983-July 1994 Sr. Lecturer 2 Mangalore University College ...
It was nice to see many of the old students gain on the college campus. It was delightening to to talk to some of the old students. I want many of them to scale greater heights in life. I felt nice after I spoke to many of them. I see lot of promises in Mr Mohandas Shetty and Deekshitha Varkaady and another boy from BA now pursuing M.Lib. I felt very sad some time through the function that lot of staff who really work hard go unnoticed and those who struggle to to stay stay close to center of gravity gets accolades. In reality those who spoil the curry are considered the best cooks. Alas it is always the case. But I love the college, my students, and those of my colleagues who always remained behind the curtains but doing great job.
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