Kulbir Kalsi,,
INVC,,
Delhi,,
One hundred meritorious students studying in various Govt. Colleges of the City were awarded scholarships for the British Library Membership by Central Bank of India. Mr Akbar Ali, Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India and Ms Phillipa Baker, Head Corporate Training, British Council, New Delhi were chief guest for this event who awarded the scholarships to the students. This noble cause was taken under the CSR Initiative by the India’s first Swadeshi Bank. The event took place on 5th December on the premises of the British Library itself, wherein 100 college going children belonging to less privileged section of the society were handed over the membership cards sponsored by Central Bank of India with a fee of Rs.1600/- per card for a year. The aim of this activity was to provide the children a platform for gaining knowledge, and to introduce them to an avenue which they themselves could not have afforded. The students selected for this scholarship have been delivering good academic results in the past in their respective schools and had an urge to explore the world of knowledge beyond their prescribed syllabus. Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Akbaraly motivated the students to deliver their best not only in their studies, but also fulfilling the expectations and hopes of their parents and teachers. He also expressed that this endeavor would not only inculcate the habit of reading in the students, but also makes some of them aware of their hidden talents in the world of books and literature. Sh. B. Akbaraly also awarded prizes to the students who won the General Knowledge Quiz Competition organized for them by the Bank. Ms. Philipa Baker, Head Corporate Training, British Council, New Delhi congratulated the scholarship awardees as well the winners of the Quiz Competition , and appreciated the Central Bank of India for coming forward with a noble cause for the society. She also appreciated the Bank’s efforts in befriending the future generation and making them aware of the benefits of savings and other options for their better financial future. Talk on “Communicate for Success” by Philipa Baker was also organised for Managers, Senior Managers, Department Heads and aspiring Leaders. It’s been our passion to understand what makes people successful. To determine why some people with all the limitations, restrictions, and lack of resources manage to break through the glass ceiling and achieve lasting success while many others, with all the privileges of a comfortable life and the luxury of having numerous resources at hand, still fail to achieve their full potential? This talk stimulates the participants to discover their hidden strengths, to give a direction to their personal and professional lives and to achieve fulfilling success. Philipa is an education and communications expert with 10 years of international experience in 8 countries, Philippa has special interests in the BPO industry in India, coaching programmes, gender roles in the workplace, and the design and delivery of corporate training interventions. Philippa currently manages corporate training across India with clients such as Barclays, Infosys and Serco (formerly Intelenet). She works closely with CEOs and training managers to design and deliver training programmes which meet the strategic objectives and operational needs of the organisation. She has also been actively involved in projects that promote an inter-cultural exchange of education, such as delivering teacher-training programmes for the ministries of education in Palestine and Jordan.
