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Essence of ayurveda
‘An extremely satisfying career’
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Essence of ayurveda
Ayurveda believes that perfect health is that state where mind, body, spirit, senses and emotions are in a state of perfect balance, as nature intended them to be, and that disease occurs when the equilibrium between these two is disrupted. Restoration of this fundamental balance, through the use of nature and its products is the main goal of this medical system. The stress is not just on curing bodily ailments but also on preventing them.
The study of ayurveda includes heavy focus on two ancient Hindu texts, Sushruta Samhita and Charaka Samhita, which provide detailed information on the medicinal properties of plants, herbs and minerals and their usage in ensuring a healthy mind and body. The ayurvedic medical system employs the properties of medicinal plants, natural herbs and minerals for preparing medicines. Apart from herbs, purification and detoxification, dietary changes, body massages and meditation are also used to promote health and prevent and treat illness. Ayurvedic doctors follow non-invasive practices. Doctors examine patients by asking questions, feeling the pulse and by sight. Medicines are prescribed for prevention of diseases and general improvement of health. With increasing concern for natural healing, this highly-established Indian system of Ayurveda holds immense value for being the foundation of many other medical systems around the globe. Moreover, the increasing awareness of the benefits of natural therapies, has triggered a global revival of popular interest in these non-conventional techniques. Today, traditional healing systems like Ayurveda are part of an
Getting In
The Bachelor of Ayurvedic medicine is a five-and-a-half-year undergraduate programme for students who have cleared Class XII with physics, chemistry and biology. It is useful if you have taken Sanskrit in Class X as the ayurvedic texts, particularly the Charaka Samhita, is written in Sanskrit. The study of ayurveda includes courses in subjects like Nidana or ayurvedic diagnosis, pathology, manasa roga or ayurvedic psychiatry, dravyaguna or ayurvedic pharmacology, patient care etc. The BAMS degree is at par with other medical qualifications in India. Ayurvedic education in India is presently monitored by the Central Council of Indian Medicine, a statutory Central Government body, and there are currently about 154 recognised under-graduate and 33 post-graduate ayurveda colleges in the country. To ensure continued research and study in this field, the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), an autonomous organisation formed under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been set up to carry out research in various fundamental and applied aspects of ayurveda. You can also do a diploma and certificate course in ayurveda. After completing BAMS, there is an increasing scope of higher education for ayurveda doctors. There are a number of specialisations in this field, and you can become an ayurveda dietician, pharmacist and so on. BAMS students can go in for private practice, join state ayurvedic services, or can obtain MD (Doctor of Medicine) degree. MD in ayurveda is a three-year post-graduation degree that is awarded by several ayurvedic institutes and universities. Post-graduate programme is structured into16 branches leading to a Doctorate in — Basic principles, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Hygiene or Social and Preventive Medicine,
Herbology, Herbal Pharmacy, ENT & Ophthalmology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Medicine, Surgery and
Panchakarma.
Career Prospects
Most qualified practitioners join government service where special departments have been set up for the Indian systems. Ayurvedia doctors are also eligible for appointments in Central or state government Ayurvedic Medical Services, and can get employment as a medical officer/doctor in government and private ayurvedic hospitals, charitable or private clinics, hospitals and dispensaries, or even teaching institutions that conduct such courses. With several pharmaceutical companies setting up facilities for research and development of herbal medicine, there is scope for employment in this area too. Today with the increasing interest in traditional medicine systems, ayurveda healthcare industry has assumed significant importance and registered tremendous growth in India. The number of pharmaceutical companies manufacturing ayurvedic medicines is increasing not only in India, but in many other countries too. At present, India manufactures ayurvedic drugs worth Rs 6,000 crore per annum, and out of this drugs worth Rs 1,500 crore per annum are being exported. In addition, patients from all over the world are also coming to India for ayurvedic treatment. A BAMS degree holder can also open his own pharmacy after experience of one to two years in a reputed firm and then apply for a drug manufacturing licence. Another option is to work as a research scientist for multinational companies with a minimum experience of three years in clinical and laboratory research. With a worldwide growing demand for natural medicinal therapies, ayurveda’s ancient science of healing has found many votaries, particularly with practices such as the ‘Panch Karma’
(ayurvedic massage) now offered at health centres, as well as at health resorts and spas. This increased awareness has also helped in promoting ayurvedic techniques through workshops, seminars and retreats, and provides added career opportunities. Of course, a personality that inspires trust, an ability to be a good listener, to think logically and an ability to gauge a person’s illness through questions are necessary for those looking for a career in this field. Moreover, a calm and confidence inspiring demeanour and an interest in and liking for people are qualities that go a long way for success and satisfaction in this field. So if you are looking to become a doctor, you may like to consider the ayurvedic medicine option too.
INSTITUTE WATCH
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Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (National Academy of
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Shri Dhanwantry Ayurved College & Hospital, Sector 46B, Chandigarh. lDayanand Ayurvedic College,
Jalandhar. l Govt. Ayurvedic College
Patiala. l Guru Nanak Ayurvedic Medical College
Muktsar. l Shree Lakshmi Narayan Ayurvedic College
Amritsar. l Shri Krishna Government Ayurvedic College,
Kurukshetra, Haryana. l Dadri Education Trust’s Murarilal Rasiwaria Ayurvedic Medical College,
Bhiwani, Haryana. l Rajiv Gandhi Government Post-Graduate Ayurvedic College, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
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‘An extremely satisfying career’
“Here we diagnose a patient through constitutional analysis, and analysis is done on the bases of three pillars prevailing inside the body. Actually these three pillars i.e. Vata, Pitta, Kapha are responsible for the variation of physical and mental differences”, she says and adds massage is the starting point from where the treatment moves ahead. While in many kinds of ailments medicine is required, in others it is not, so as per the state of the patient the treatment is customised.
How popular has ayurveda healing become in India? Keeping in view the global as well as domestic trends, I would say that ayurveda has picked up immensely in the region as well as in other parts of the country. A large number of foreigners come to India each year to experience the ayurvedic healing and for rejuvenation of the body and soul. This system involves complete detoxification of the body and is excellent for stress relief. While other medicine systems suppress the disease in our system we aim at providing complete relief from a disease by curing the root cause of the ailment, so there is a complete revamp of body, soul and mind. Thus the scope of this form of medicine is very vast. What changes have you seen in this field in the past decade? Things have changed drastically over the past decade. I remember that in the initial days of my career I had to make the patients understand the concept of this form of treatment, but now the awareness is there in people and some of them eve know the technical names and terms
used in the treatment. This is a very heartening change which proves that more and more people are aware of the benefits of this form of medicine and prefer it to the allopathic treatment. What is there in store for the students opting for ayurveda as a career? A lot. Those who opt for ayurveda medicine course are sure to have a bright and satisfying career as this form of medicine is becoming more popular. I see the wellness industry becoming very strong in the next few years. There is a growing awareness among people to stay fit and disease free. The trend now is to avoid falling sick rather than getting treatment after falling sick and this form of medicine is perfect for this purpose. There will be requirement for more and more professionals in the field so employment opportunities will be in plenty for those with a degree in
ayurveda.
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Q. I am in B.Sc(1st year) with maths and also doing a short-term course in radio jockeying. I want to know about the scope and audition process. Please guide me about getting into this field
— Manish Mahajan Jockeying in all its forms – video, radio or disk – has a common prerequisite: all require spontaneity, comfort-level in interacting with crowd, and loads of creativity. Formal qualifications are not mandatory. To get started, leave samples of your work (CD) with Radio and FM stations and independent producers and then follow up diligently for an audition. An aggressive approach and good contacts also help. Advertising agencies and recording studios also contact people after hearing their voice on radio or watching them on TV, so you could look at opportunities in these mediums as well. Radio has made a comeback, and in a lively new avatar thanks to the mushrooming of hundreds of FM channels. Following the opening up of FM air-waves to the private sector, there has been 20 per cent FDI in the radio industry. The government has sanctioned 336 frequencies across 91 cities. According to a FICCI report, India’s Rs 5 billion radio industry is predicted to grow rapidly at 28 per cent into a Rs 17 billion industry by 2011. The 300+ stations will require 20,000 trained and skilled radio professionals over the next year.
Course in criminology
— Karunesh Singh A. Among others, you could check out the following: The admission and selection details can be obtained from their respective websites. Annamalai University, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalainagar (TN) Course: Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology & Forensic Science (1-year) Eligibility: Any degree or equivalent exam Website: www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/distance_edu.htm Madurai Kamaraj University Directorate of Distance Education, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai 625 021 (TN) Courses: Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology & Forensic Science (1-year) Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology & Police Administration (1-year) Eligibility: Graduation (Any Degree) Website: www.mkudde.org Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (MP) Institute of Distance Education, Sagar 470003 Course: Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology & Forensic Science Eligibility: Graduation (in any discipline) Website: www.sagaruniversity.nic.in/services/dis_home.htm
Tough road
Q. While working as a customer care assistant, I am pursuing MBA through distance learning mode. Will I face any kind of discrimination in the job market against the regular MBA candidates? — Sujata Khanna Besides, a regular full-time MBA from a reputed B-school offers the attraction of on-campus recruitment. MBA courses offered through distance learning are usually preferred by working professionals to upgrade their qualifications for better growth prospects, particularly those working in the government sector. Naturally, since no placement facilities are offered to students of part-time or distance learning programmes, you will have to look for a job using your own initiative. Try to leverage your work experience if any in the best way possible. Management is essentially a practical hands-on discipline rather than a mere academic field of study. So while you’ll gain in professional knowledge, you may miss out on classroom interaction, dissection of case studies and the opportunity of networking with your peers, professors and visiting faculty which form an essential core of a regular MBA programme. Try and relate what you are studying to the work you are doing. That way, you will be able to talk about it more eloquently during your job interview. Also make sure you are regular with your study and assignments. The dropout rate of distance programmes tends to be pretty high. Rowing two boats at the same time is not always easy. After a hard day at work, it’s tough to sit down to regular study in the evening or at night, month after month. This is why not everyone who enrolls in correspondence or part-time course ends up completing it. You’ll need to be extremely focused, disciplined and motivated to submit your assignments on time and take the exams regularly. Tough? Certainly. But by no means impossible. The first job you land may not be a great one, but use it as a base and prove your worth. Subsequently, it’s your work-experience and track record that will determine your career progression and the kind of money you’ll make.
Maths with science, a good option
Q. I am in Class X, and will be required to indicate my stream preference by year-end. I plan to take science. Although I don’t always score very high marks, I like maths very much and science also because I want to become a doctor. Does science gets tougher in senior classes? Can I opt for PCM+B in Class XI? — Meenakshi Gaur A. Opting for PCBM is an excellent idea – provided your school offers the combo and provided you can manage it. Many of the research fields in biological sciences require maths at the higher level, so do fields like biomedical engineering and bioinformatics. Yes science does get considerably tougher in Class X1 and XII, and taking PCMB, more so. But so what! Plenty of students opt for it. So take it as a challenge. If you are determined, you’ll certainly be able to handle it. And emerge a winner. Remember, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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How many of us are tormented by a voice within which criticises and rebukes everything we do, are about to do or plan to do?This entity residing within us is constantly engaged in monitoring and evaluating us, our conduct, our performance, and passing judgements. Having failed in our attempts to silence it, we have been forced to surrender to it. But in doing so we are overlooking the debilitating effects it has on our level of confidence, self esteem, personal as well as professional growth.
Cultivating the habit of accepting criticism with a healthy mind is in itself a daunting task and when this criticism springs from within, it creates an intense mental conflict, a turmoil from which there is no escape. Who is this inner critic and why does it view everything we do with a critical eye? Inner critic is the voice within which keeps reminding us of our shortcomings all the time. By criticising us or by showing disbelief in our actions, it tries to prevent us from taking actions which might result in social embarrassment or wound our self-esteem. Although its objective is to shield us from harm, yet by constantly condemning us, rejecting every idea of ours and censuring every act or decision of ours, it actually ends up causing great psychological harm. The inner critic originates in childhood itself when we are exposed to severe criticism but are unable to resolve the conflicts and the dilemmas it creates, in a rational manner. Having been given no chance to present our side of the story, we are forced to simply accept the judgements pronounced, the criticism offered, no matter how false or unjustified they seem to be. With the passage of time, this habit of belittling ourselves is picked up and as it is left unchecked, it concretises over the years. Moreover, we have a tendency to mirror the opinion that people have of us. If a suggestion made by us is rebuffed by others around, we will begin to doubt ourselves and refrain from offering any kind of suggestion in future. As we show disbelief in our own thoughts and acts, nobody comes forward to support us or repose faith in us. A sort of a cycle develops in which, “We criticise ourselves and others around reiterate our opinion.” This further strengthens the inner critic dwelling in us. By accepting everything that this critic says as truth, by not even attempting to defend your case, you unknowingly foster its growth. The critic, therefore, becomes deep seated and continues to scoff at you. It needs to be kept in mind that when criticism has a logical base, it is conducive to the growth and development of an individual. It helps us in realising our follies and prevents us from repeating them. It is the result of objective self analysis. But baseless and constant self-criticism is like quicksand into which we slip unknowingly and which pulls us deeper and deeper into it, till it finally overpowers us. Besides, acts and decisions demand evaluation and not criticism alone. Evaluations are positive as well as negative. So why begin with a negative evaluation? Why wallow in self pity? Why not judge ourselves impartially?
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Course chat
ICRI is inviting applications for its two-year full time Master of Science in Clinical Research awarded by MUSC. MUSC- ICRI offer multi-campus options for ICRI students in India, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States. Students will complete the foundation courses while enrolled at ICRI during their first year. Upon meeting specific criteria, students desiring study in the US may apply for admission to the second year of the programme. The course will begin from September 6 at Hyderabad and Dehradun. Eligibility: Graduate in Bioscience/Life Sciences (with any of the following subjects): Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Biotech)/Chemistry/Pharma/Nursing, MBBS, BDS with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate in graduation Selection
process: Written examination Personal interview Each application will be screened and approved by MUSC, USA How to apply: Prospectus can be obtained from the ICRI campuses for Rs 1,000 between 9 am and 6 pm on all working days (Monday to Saturday).
Interior decoration
The Academy of Interior Decoration, New Delhi, has announced a six-month postal course in interior decoration. Students who have passed Class X are eligible to apply. The medium of instruction is English or Hindi. The prospectus can be obtained by sending a money order of Rs 30 to the academy at 10 A / 14, Shakti Nagar, New Delhi-110007. It can also be downloaded free of cost from www.interiorcourses.com. The last date for receipt of applications is August, 14. —
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Employee engagement Free, healthy and well cooked food was the key ingredient of its employee engagement strategy. The day the company went public, the celebration was not a series of senior management speeches about its vision and bright future — but a free ice-cream station for employees. Analysts expect Singapore Air to post its 25th consecutive annual profit in 2009, as global airlines lose $ 11 billion. In a fiercely completive industry where every airline flies the same planes and uses the same airports it is employee engagement that differentiates between the best in class and the also ran. Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Tech, in his path breaking book Employees First, Customers Second puts conventional wisdom on its head. Vineet is candid, brutally honest about himself and believes that it is important to break down the conventional hierarchy in an organisation to unleash the potential of employees. His personal appraisal with 360 degrees feedback is posted on their intranet for all 50,000 employees to see. He doesn’t believe that all wisdom percolates downwards and believes in bottom up accountability. Presentations at HCL Tech are posted on its intranet for everyone to see and comment — peers, subordinates, bosses — and transparent feedback from all directions makes all the difference. Employees are empowered and the company’s financial performance reflects this. The role of HR HR is the glue that binds together employees of different business lines and functions by creating and communicating a common set of values and culture. The ‘‘conventional’’ role of the HR Manager — negotiating long-term wage settlement with the union and preparing administration manuals — is a thing of the past. In today’s world, where every employee is wired with high speed broadband, and is aware of market tends for talent, the role of HR is transformed completely. Develop a strategy At senior management levels, surveys have shown that it is the working environment and recognition accorded to employees which scores above compensation. At the entry level it is compensation and hygiene factors which score above all else. For workmen doing repetitive jobs the challenge is to understand and map out individual needs and aspirations and plan job rotation to upgrade skills and change job content. A job that offers no career growth — a dead end job — can be very de-motivating. Map out needs The first step in developing an employee engagement strategy is to map out the needs and aspiration of different profiles and levels in the company. This becomes the source document on which the strategy is built. At senior levels independence, professional recognition and more space to take decisions is what matters the most, and compensation and hygiene factors do not figure in the top three factors. At the entry level and middle management level the converse is true. So the engagement strategy has to be tailored accordingly — one size fits all does not work. Some of the best managed companies have a career plan for different functions and a Technical or Sales entry level employee is rotated typically every three years through a defined career growth plan which trains and grooms him for increasing levels of responsibility. The company offers him a career, not just a job, and he has a long-term commitment to the organisation and can look ahead to a career. This builds a strong bond between the employee and the company and he imbibes the values and culture. Leadership Nurturing of creativity and innovation — two pillars on which success of cutting edge companies rests — can only be achieved by a high degree of empowerment and delegation. Some of the most successful leaders of our time delegate to the point of abdication. If you need to spend too much time supervising an employee then you have selected the wrong person. Employee engagement starts with the leadership. John Heider in his book The Tao of Leadership defines well the role of a leader. ‘‘The wise leader does not intervene unnecessarily. Do not intrude. Do not control. Imagine that you are a midwife; you are assisting at someone else’s birth. Do good without show or fuss. Facilitate what is happening rather than what you think ought to be happening. When the baby is born, the mother will rightly say: ‘‘We did it ourselves!’’. The writer is Country Manager - India, Intertek
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Happiness
work Ved Vyasa requested Ganesha to take down his dictation of the Mahabharata. “But my pen must not stop,” the Tusker said. This way I will not have time to work on my verses, thought Vyasa and imposed his rider on Ganesha, “But you will not pen down what you don’t understand.” Whenever Vyasa needed time to coin new verses, he would recite a complicated verse which kept his amanuensis busy. Sanjana, Vishwakarma’s daughter, could not withstand her husband Surya’s glare in summer. So she sent her darker manifestation Chhaya to take her place. Only when Surya reduced his glow by a eighth part did Sanjana rejoin her lord. Demons Taataka, Mareecha and Subahu had not been allowing sage Vishwamitra to finish his sacrifice at the Dandaka forest. So he got Rama and Lakshmana to stand guard while he completed the ritual. How did Arjuna face many a gifted warrior during the Mahabharata war without even getting a scratch? Krishna and Hanuman acted as a buffer to him during the 18 days of the war. At the end of the war, when Arjuna, Krishna and Hanuman, who had been present on the chariot’s flag, left the vehicle, it was reduced to ashes within seconds. Shishupal, King of Chedi, was destined to die at the hands of Krishna, his cousin. But Shishupal’s mother requested Krishna to pardon 100 follies of her son and got him a decent lease of life. Just as you have a spare wheel in the trunk of your car in times of crisis, chess players employ the ‘castle’ move, to save their King. Create a buffer so that you can contribute to the product. — Sai R. Vaidyanathan The writer can be contacted at
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Fortnightly Quiz-367
1. Which celebrated astronomical observatory built in the early 18th century in Jaipur was recently accorded the World Heritage status?
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In which state is the famous Tabo monastery situated? 3. Name the first Muslim to be appointed the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. 4. Which legendary Punjabi poet’s 75th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year? 5. Name India’s scientific research station in Antarctica. 6. In which year did the Norwegian explorer Ronal Amundsan reach the South Pole? 7.
Which bombs - both air-dropped and used by artillery guns, with shells opening before impact and scattering hundreds of shrapnels – cause widespread casualties over a large area? 8.
Which woman ace shuttler was recently conferred with the country’s highest sports honour of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? 9.
Which Indian batsman scored a century on his debut in Test cricket in Sri Lanka recently? 10.
Which batsman has scored most double centuries in Test cricket? — Tarun Sharma
Winners of quiz 366: The first prize by draw of lots goes to N Robinson, school No 5472, class XII-B, Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal (Haryana), Pin Code – 132023 Second: Mukesh Kumar, class 10th-C, CRC Govt Senior Secondary, Rehan, tehsil Nurpur, district Kangra (HP), Pin Code – 176022 Third: Tanvi Bhatia, class VIII, St Joseph’s Convent School, Sector 5, NIT, Faridabad, Pin Code – 121001 Cash awards of Rs 400, 300 and 200 are given to the first, second and third prize winners, respectively. These are sent at the school address. Note: Kindly mention the pincode of your place to facilitate the delivery of the prize money. Answers can also be sent
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For thousands of years a large number of people in our country have relied on the kitchen garden or home remedies to cure diseases — aloevera gel for headaches and fever, ginger for colds and sore throats, haldi, tulsi, neem as well as several other herbs and plants. These natural remedies that continue to be used today, originate from an ancient medicinal tradition in India dating back some 3,000 years. Ayurveda which comes from the two Sanskrit words, ‘Ayur’, meaning life, and ‘Veda’, meaning knowledge of life, and is based on the principle that the five elements — Earth, Water, Energy (Tej), Gas (Vayu), and Space — are occupying the body internally and externally.
Ayurveda offers a very satisfying career both monetarily as well as work satisfaction wise, says Dr Ajayita Chanana, who runs the Charak Ayurvedic Panchkarma Clinic in Chandigarh. She has been in the field for the past 12 years and has cured hundreds of patients through the traditional panchkarma method. Ayurveda treatment is much more than mere massages and yoga forms. “Here we diagnose a patient through constitutional analysis, and analysis is done on the bases of three pillars prevailing inside the
body.
For thousands of years a large number of people in our country have relied on the kitchen garden or home remedies to cure diseases — aloevera gel for headaches and fever, ginger for colds and sore throats, haldi, tulsi, neem as well as several other herbs and plants. These natural remedies that continue to be used today, originate from an ancient medicinal tradition in India dating back some 3,000 years. Ayurveda which comes from the two Sanskrit words, ‘Ayur’, meaning life, and ‘Veda’, meaning knowledge of life, and is based on the principle that the five elements — Earth, Water, Energy (Tej), Gas (Vayu), and Space — are occupying the body internally and externally.
Ayurveda offers a very satisfying career both monetarily as well as work satisfaction wise, says Dr Ajayita Chanana, who runs the Charak Ayurvedic Panchkarma Clinic in Chandigarh. She has been in the field for the past 12 years and has cured hundreds of patients through the traditional panchkarma method. Ayurveda treatment is much more than mere massages and yoga forms. 
A. Why not – particularly, now that you have even done a course to equip yourself for the job!
Q. I am in government service. I have done LLB and would like to do a postgraduate course in criminology. Can I do it through correspondence? Is there an entrance exam for admission?
A. Distance MBA programmes don’t offer the quality, depth and over-all exposure necessary to impress employers. No matter how good, these programmes are, these are no substitute for a regular course. 
After the approval of the Foreign Universities Bill by the government, the Institute of Clinical Research in India (ICRI), in collaboration with Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), USA, is offering a master’s course in Clinical Research - Global, for the first time in India. The course prepares the students for a rewarding career in clinical research and will arm the professionals with an added qualification in clinical research, which has registered a tremendous growth in recent years. The demand for quality clinical research is going to further increase with the ever increasing awareness about clinical trials resulting in phenomenal growth of industry across the world.
When Sergey Brin and Larry Page had to select a chef for their Google campus they interviewed 25 candidates before settling on Charlie Ayers. For a company founded by two mathematicians who owe their stupendous success to a culture of innovation and creativity they understood early that it was employee engagement that set them apart from the thousands of other technology companies. 
When Intertek, a market leader in inspection and testing services, launched its internal cross-selling scheme, it recognised that employee engagement was a pre-requisite for its success. A reward-and-recognition scheme where the CEO personally handed out a certificate and cheque to winners of a quarterly award sent cross-divisional “leads” soaring 300 per cent.
Employee engagement cannot be fully delegated to the HR department. It needs to be conceived, strategised and driven collectively by the chief executive and his senior management team. 
At most stations in a workflow, newer and newer jobs keep pouring in and many of us just keep moving with the flow without adding anything of our own. It is vital that you create a buffer so that you can either add some value to the product or escape burnout.
Answers to quiz 366: July 18; Five (dollar, British pound, Euro, Japanese yen, Indian rupee); Solar Impulse; SM Krishna; Oberoi Vanyavilas Hotel at Ranthambore; Australia; Muttiah Muralitharan; Twelve; Spain; Second