From Harvard Steps* to Wisdom Steps to Himalayan Steps: Shunya Journey through

the Heart-dwar** Dr. Subhash Sharma PGP’76

Director, Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore**Presentation during the session, ‘Experience Sharing by Alumni in a Creative World’, IIMA Golden Jubilee Celebration, Dec. 10, 2011, Ravi J

Mathai Hall, IIM Ahmedabad. Session was Chaired by Prof. M.M. Monipally, Professor at IIMA and other alumni included, Harsha Bhogle,

Kandaswamy Bharthan, Radha Chadha and Rajeshwari Victor

* At IIM Ahmedabd, Entrance steps ( in the old campus) are known as Harvard Steps

A Creative Journey leading to Corporate Rhymes & Shunya Music

Download from www.shunyacreations.com

My following Corporate Rhymes are well known:

I. Matter and Anti-matter (Song of ‘MBA’: ‘Mind Balancing Attitude’)

II. Light in My Heart (Adopted by WISDOM, Banasthali)

III. Step-by-step (Adopted by IBA, Bangalore & Greater Noida)

Media coverage - From Nursery Rhymes to Corporate Rhymes: Rhyme n Reason

Headlines Tonight, Nov. 22, 2007; Nursery Rhymes to Corporate Rhymes, www.youtube.com/watch pv = Zeuk Art VvY

‘MBA’: ‘Mind Balancing Attitude’

Why Kolaveri Di (Why so much killing rage?/ Why so much ‘Poison’/ ‘Negative energy’ in society?). Because there is no ‘MBA’: Mind Balancing Attitude.

Song for Developing ‘MBA’: Mind Balancing Attitude

Matter and anti matter, create the quantum chatterActions and reactions, make vectors change directions Thesis and anti-thesis, we look for the synthesisWe wonder at the basis of manthan and oasis

We look for new solutions and ways of resolutionSome hope for revolution from manthan’s evolution

Churning of the ocean by the quantum rope Poison shows its motion nectar is the hope*.

HOPE*: Higher Order Purpose of Existence(Quantum Rope, Subhash Sharma, 1999, p. 58)

Poems recited from the Red FortRepublic Day Kavi Sammelan (Jan. 2010)

• Jhansi se jahan tak

• Ek nai vani

In ‘Jhansi se jahan tak’, Jhansi represents energy of 1857 thereby it represents inner energy. Idea also captures the essence of ‘Local to Global’ approach to achievement.

Door Darshan (DD1), Gantantra Divas Kavi Sammelan, 2010

Jhansi se Jahan Tak

Jhansi se jahan takYahan se vahan takVahan se kahan tak Kahan se kahan tak, Jhansi se jahan tak

India se chand takChand se mangal tak …Sani se ravi takRavi se agey tak, Jhansi se jahan tak

Sitron se brahmlok takBrahmlok se vishnulok takVishnulok se shivlok takShivlok se Kailash-Mansarover takKailash-Mansarover se Jhansi takJhansi se jahan tak

(Shunya Poems, Subhash Sharma, 2010, p 18)

Jhansi se jahan tak: From Local to Global.

Poem highlights Professional excellence and ‘return’ to Society to contribute to its development . Last stanza provides a new interpretation to Karma theory. Purpose of existence is to contribute to society and the world.

Gantantra Divas Kavi Sammelan, 2010

Release of Shunya Poems by Baba Ramdev(12.03.2010) at Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar

Journey Begins: Harvard Steps(IIMA 1974-76: D-7)

Enlightenment at Grand Canyon: 1988 ‘Sabd-yoga’ – Words Begin to Talk to Me

Kaun-tvam:Yahoo (Ya-who – Who Are You, Experience)- Yahoo Moment,

1988, Grand Canyon

Every one in his/her life has a ‘Yahoo Moment’ giving a clue to realization of one’s hidden potential

My Ya-who moment : I am creativity, I am word(creativity has linkage with sabd-yoga)

Creation of Wisdom Steps, 1996- WISDOM Route: Seeding of WISDOM –

‘Wisdom Moment’• Women’s Institute for Studies in Development Oriented Management

(WISDOM), Banasthali University, Banasthali, Rajasthan• My creative experience-Founding Member

Foundational Concept of WISDOM

Wisdom Equation:

W = R + I (Wisdom = Reason + Intuition)

CH3 Formula for Holistic education: Consciousness, Head, Heart, Hand

Application of Wisdom Model: Creating CEOs: Creative, Enlightened, Organic (CEO) leaders

Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore & Greater Noida My creative experience- Founding Member, Dean , Director

IBA, Bangalore IBA, Greater Noida

Towards Himalayan Steps: Astpadi (Eight steps) at Mt. Kailash, 2009,Second Enlightenment

Journey through the Heart-dwar: JHS Approach

Heart-dwar leads to JHS Vision JHS Vision JHS: Joining Heart and Spirit (This will dissolve many divisions in society and world,

leading to harmony and peace)

Mission JHS Joining Hearts and Spirit through ‘Shunya Poems’-

Shunya Gitam - Light in My Heart

Light in My Heart

There is light in my heartIt is there from the startIts mystery you want to know, It says hello, hello

It give me a peepInto things that are deepIt has a beautiful glow, It says hello hello…

It shows silver linesBending space and timeIn nature’s beauty show, It says hello hello….

(Creation from Shunya, Subhash Sharma, 1993, p. 33)

Concluding Summary

Harvard Steps Wisdom Steps Himalayan Steps

(Rationality) (Reason + Intuition) (Creativity & Spirituality)

Head Head + Heart Head + Heart + Consciousness

Implications for IIMA:Towards A New Interpretation of IIMA Logo

‘Vidhyaviniyogadivikasa’(Knowledge –Application- Development)

New interpretation: Vidhya, Vinay and Yoga lead to Vikas.

This implies three elements viz. Wisdom, Humility and Yoga (ability to achieve balance) lead to Development. Thus, there is a universal message in IIMA logo viz. Development based on Wisdom, Humility and Yoga. Such Development would be Inclusive and Sustainable. Open ended tree in Golden Jubilee Logo is indicative of coming out of constraints created by restrictions and the tree is growing to touch the sky.

IIMA Formula for Success

IIMA: Intuition, Inspiration, Motivation and Action

IIMA is unique from others because A (Action) is part of its ethos

This definition of IIMA implies, taking new steps through following combination:

Harvard Steps + Wisdom Steps + Himalayan Steps

In these Steps, Head, Heart and Consciousness find an integration leading to Action. It also implies opening Mind’s Windows, Heart’s Doors and Consciousness Corridors in performing whatever Actions we undertake.