Kannadiga Dr Amitabh Anand named one of top 50 best undergraduate business professors in world
Bengaluru, Nov 18: An young Kannadiga professor Dr Amitabh Anand was named one among the top 50 best undergraduate professors in the world.
American-based prestigious Poets and Quants, a web-based Communication Institute, focusing and helping many aspiring students to choose business courses worldwide annually, picked up a select group of professors from across the world to inspire the students with their charisma, creativity and learning inspiration.
This year, Institute has received more than 400 nominations worldwide and in the final selection of top 50 best professors, Dr Anand, working as the Assistant Professor and Head of International Business Programme for BBA at SKEMA Business School, University of Cote D'Azur in French Riviera, has been selected. This year, American professors dominated the list. But Dr Anand is the only person from Europe and France to be selected in the annual list which was announced on November 13 on their website officially.
On the other hand, SKEMA Business School is also top ranked business school in Europe and one of its programme was ranked within top 10 in the world. According to Poets and Quants, Dr Amitabh Anand was among the top three to get the highest nomination worldwide and Poets and Quants quoted that, the micro-pedagogical method he deploys ensures students to learn with keen interest, both in and outside the class. Students cite the rapport he builds with them is the reasons he is so popular. Apart from this, he is well-networked and frequently brings industry experts to class. Above all, he has made his mark with his passion and kind attitude which attracts students and colleagues.
Students say that his class is always full of curiosity and makes everyone hungry for more stuff. To help the students better, he makes the most use of the class and his contents go way beyond what’s there in the textbook. Dr Anand has inspired many young researchers in Europe who aspire to become good teacher to inspire students. This news has come as a proud moment for France as Dr Amitabh is the only member to reach the Top 50 position in the world.
For Anand, he feels his mission as a professor is accomplished when students can help their fellow classmates in learning and be bold enough to express their honest opinions. Dr Anand gave the credit of his success to his parents who have been a constant support for him, to his colleagues and students at SKEMA and to the dean of SKEMA Madam Alice Guilhon for her constant support and encouragement. Dr Anand has inspired many young researchers aiming for teaching and it is a proud moment for the people of India.
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Decision on next Maharashtra CM to be taken 'in a day or two', says Shinde
New Delhi (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he had "good and positive" discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda on the issue of government formation in the state.
Speaking to reporters here before leaving for Mumbai, Shinde said the decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be taken "in a day or two" in another meeting of the Mahayuti coalition in the state capital.
Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Shah and Nadda late Thursday to thrash out a power-sharing pact for the next government in Maharashtra after the BJP-led coalition registered a thumping majority in the Assembly elections.
"We will take a decision (on Maharashtra CM) in a day or two. We have held discussions, and the discussions will continue. You will get to know when we take a final decision," the outgoing chief minister said.
Shinde said that he would not be an obstacle in the government formation in the state and abide by the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah.
"This 'ladka bhau' (beloved brother) designation is higher than anything else for me," he said.
Shinde said the meeting with Shah and Nadda was "good and positive".
"We all discussed the formation of government. There is good coordination between the allies, we are all very positive and we will honour the clear-cut mandate given to us by the people. We will form the government soon," he said.
"The meeting was good and positive. This was the first meeting. There will be another meeting of the Mahayuti in Mumbai," Shinde told reporters early Friday.
The Shiv Sena leader said the people of Maharashtra have re-elected them with a thumping majority and respecting the mandate is the topmost priority, not "running after posts".
Recovering from its Lok Sabha elections losses, the BJP bagged 132 Assembly seats, the highest among all constituents of the Mahayuti alliance. Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP also performed well. Sena won 57 while NCP bagged 41 seats.
The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) suffered a setback with the grand old party registering one of its worst performances in the Assembly polls as it won only 16 seats. Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP) won just 10 seats, whereas Uddhav Thackeray's (UBT) won 20 seats.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections were held on November 20, and the results were declared on November 23.
