Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodgu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that all communities should strive for sustaining their traditional trades, customs, culture and practices and thus contribute for the realisation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’.
He was speaking as a chief guest on the opening day of the three-day Veerashaiva-Lingayat Global Business Conclave-2025 organised by International Lingayat Youth Forum (ILYF) at Maharaja College Grounds here recently.
Pointing out that India is a multi-cultural country, Yaduveer said India is host to many religions, communities, sects etc. As such, it is the responsibility of the communities to take forward the legacy of their respective trades, customs, culture and traditions that are in practice for long.
“In the past, the erstwhile Mysuru Rulers had come forward for sustaining the legacy of communities. Now with democracy in place, it is the responsibility of the communities to take forward their legacy with support from Government”, he said.
Maintaining that such conclaves will help in bringing together businessmen, traders, industrialists etc., of the community on a single platform, he said apart from promoting trade and business, it is equally important to promote Kannada on a large-scale.
Dr. Anand Sankeshwar, Managing Director of VRL Logistics Ltd., in his address, said that the ILYF had held its first conclave at Bengaluru and the second one at Hubballi. Stating that the Hubballi conclave was a huge success with a large volume of trade, business and investments, he said, now the third conclave is being held in Mysuru, where there are nearly 200 stalls. He hoped that the ongoing Mysuru Conclave will also see a large volume of business and trade.
Ullas Kamath questions working conditions in Industrial sector
Speaking at the conclave on the topic ‘Micro and Family Business’, K. Ullas Kamath, Joint Managing Director, Jyothy Laboratories, questioned the working conditions in the industrial sector. Noting that farmers work round the year without bothering about the duration of working hours, even in the absence of facilities, Kamath questioned why there are conditions to work even though the industrial and other sectors workers are paid wages along with other facilities.
Strongly defending the recent statements of L&T Chairman S.N. Subramaniam who had advocated a 90-hour work per week and Infosys Founder N.R. Narayanamurthy who had stressed on the need for a 70 hour work week, Kamath said that these statements have set off a hot national debate in the software, industrial and other sectors of the country.
Reiterating that farmers work without any financial security and without bothering about time when they are provided power for IP sets, he wondered why there are working conditions in place when the employees and staff of the industrial and other sectors are paid well.
Replying to a question on NEP-20, Kamath said he welcomed the New Educational Policy (NEP) which has been introduced after a gap of 36 years. But he would not like to comment more on the matter, he said.
Emphasising on the need for the youth to learn more languages along with their mother tongue, he said that the focus should be more on acquiring skills. The youths should get experience in the small-scale sector and start their own enterprise, he said adding that entrepreneurship development holds key in the nation’s industrial growth.
Mysuru Conclave Chairman B.S. Prashanth, ILYF Mysuru Chapter President K.S. Mahadeva Prasad and others were present.
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