Events

30 Apr 2020|Noida | Amity University, Noida

Developing Resilience amidst Adversity Deliberated upon during Webinars at Amity University

Dr. Manas K Mandal, Former Distinguished Scientist and Director General Life Sciences under the aegis of Amity Science Technology and Innovation Foundation (ASTIF) conducted a webinar on “How to manage failure and remain resilient in adversity?” Dr. Manas K Mandal is currently serving as Visiting Professor at Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur. Talkingabout his experience with resilience over the years he advised the attendees how to build their resilience during this COVID19 scenario. He shared with the attendees about what happens to people when they fail and while some people spring back back, some don’t. “How do people bounce back from failure? There are people in this world who are bestowed with this capacity to fight back. We also know how the definition of success and failure are blurred for people. We hardly celebrate failure and nobody tells how to manage failure and that often creates a problem. We need to distinguish between what is success and failure. Failure gives us roots and success gives us wings. It’s up to us as to what we choose finally,” shared Dr. Mandal. He further talked about Shraddha Prasad from India who is the only one selected by Allen Musk for the mission Mars One, that will take people from across the globe to Mars, from India based on her resilience. He stated how resilience is a process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, threat or tragedy and how a resilient person also experiences difficulty or distress but behaves differently, a trait that can be developed in anyone. Talking about the characteristics of a resilient person, Dr. Mandal stated that either they win or learn; they understand that all failures are temporary; their anger is paired with determined action; they identify themselves as survivors & not a victim and they find meaningfulness in every effort. “The resilient person self-regulates and sets boundaries. They believe they can change the situation rather than assuming that it is fixed. Also they view stress as a way to get stronger and they continue to see opportunity in all challenges. Also, the resilient person cultivates self-awareness and remains flexible & do not develop emotional glaciers just to appear strong. They practice acceptance and also consider possibilities. Finally, they have strong internal locus of control as they attribute failure to their own mistakes than putting it on others,” said Dr. Mandal. He also advised that for nurturing one should accept failure as a manageable process and promote growth later; nurture mindset first and enrich the mind later; develop the desire to bring change and restore equilibrium later; implement new skill and rely on old habits later and be true to yourself and look for success later. His message for everyone was to be resilient during this devastating pandemic. Also present during the webinar was Dr.Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Education Group and Dr. Atul Chauhan, Chancellor, Amity University. Dr. Ashok K Chauhan shared how the webinar by Dr. Manas K Mandal provided deep insights and was a game changer for all the 1300 plus attendees including him. “If you are resilient, you can come out of any adversity. I have been practicing resilience myself ever since I had an injury to my back. I was advised surgery to recoup but I decided against it and took to alternative therapy to recover at home. This lecture has created new thought and new vision,” shared Dr. Chauhan. He also praised the vision and initiatives taken by Dr. Atul Chauhan to make Amity achieve unparalleled heights in the world of education. A webinar on ‘Skill sets required to be industry ready professionals’ was conducted by Mr Abhishek Singh Head Sales & DGM Marketing – Apollo. He shared with the students about the ecosystem of healthcare that goes beyond just hospitals. He also shared how healthcare has been growing steadily in the country and attracting much more attention now. “The private hospital market is highly fragmented, with the top 10 chains owning only 6% of private beds. However, the global healthcare players are taking note of the Indian healthcare industry story and it is a sunshine sector now,” shared Mr. Singh .He also shared how the cost of delivering healthcare in India is much lesser than as compared to the USA, at quality matching global standards. He also shared with the students the various segments of the healthcare sector which they could be a part of. A lecture by Mr. Manu Aggarwal, Assistant General Manager- HCL was given on ‘Industry expectations on skills of freshers’. While delivering his lecture Mr Aggarwal said that business transformation is getting refined by user experience and technology transformation. There is gap between digital strategy and execution. In recent survey conducted by HCL in partnership with VANSON BOURNE, 79% of enterprises claim that they had a digital strategy in place only one in four said that they were enjoying the promise benefits of scale digital. “Freshers have to understand Industry doesn't work on old JAVA and they have new ways of work. Digital is new way to go forward and no one can survive if they don’t evolve with technology,” shared Mr. Aggarwal. He also stated that a person who tends to work individually will not be able to achieve much success. “Freshers are backbone of the industry. As compare to previous times in very short span of time you can reach to salary you want to achieve. Always make yourself valuable and upgrade your skills. One should initially begin from a start-up and then move to a bigger organization,” added Mr. Aggarwal. In a lecture by Ms Sanya Kumar, Practicing Advocate, Delhi High Court on ‘Domestic Violence amid the COVID lockdown it was shared that the National Commission for women received 123 complaints pertaining domestic violence during this lockdown phase. Apart from these, several organizations and helplines have reported a surge of over 80% -125% across the countries. “There are various causes for increase in domestic violence during the lockdown including confinement; inability to get alcohol; inability to access family or friends; unemployment or economic stress caused by the pandemic; participation in domestic chores etc. Due to fear of retaliation; lack of alternative mean of economic support; hope that your partner will change; fear of loss of custody of kids; stigma associated with domestic violence complaints and lack of family support are the reasons where domestic violence incidents are under reported,” said Ms. Kumar.