BHU organizes seminar to boost social entrepreneurship in India

The Seminar was attended by students, research scholars, faculty members of various educational institutions, social entrepreneurs andrepresentatives of various social enterprises.Commenting on the objective of this kind of seminar, Faculty of Management Studies remarked, The present seminar aimed to promote and accelerate the development of social entrepreneurship in India. It was set to enable the formation of a platform for exchange of ideas among enterprising individuals who are committed to the cause of bringing positive change. There were guest lectures by established social entrepreneurs from different parts of the country.Mr Arun Kumar, Vice President, Hindalco Industries Ltd., Renukoot was the Chief Guest in the Inaugural Session. Some of other dignitaries on the occasion included Prof Deepak Barman, Dean, Faculty FMS; Prof H C Chaudhary, Coordinator, DRS I SAP (UGC) & Seminar Director; Prof S N Dhar, Chairman, UG Board of Studies, Department of Commerce, North Bengal University; Mr Manoj Sharma, Consultant, Social Service Arena, Dehradoon; Dr P V Rajeev, Faculty of Management Studies, BHU; Mr Mukesh Narayan, Jeevan Jyoti Institute for the Disabled, Akha Sarnath, Varanasi; and many others. In his address, Mr Arun Kumar, Vice President, Hindalco Industries Ltd, said, Social entrepreneurship is the process of bringing about social change on a major scale. Social entrepreneurs function as the agents of change, questioning the status quo, grabbing the new yet overlooked opportunities, and changing the world for the better. A social entrepreneur is able to convert a gap or an opportunity into a business venture with primary focus on social welfare rather than profits.