Scriptures & Business Ethics

Today's lecture was on what the Indian scriptures say about ethical conduct. It was actually extremely interesting as an insight into Indian culture and how the scriptural teachings broadly guide behavior in India. So, as an introduction to Indian philosophy, it was fascinating and I learned a lot.

The professor also was an enthusiastic speaker. However, it seemed like a very "traditional" class in that he asked that questions be held until the end and then kept going with his lecture, leaving very little time for questions. At the end, when a student asked one question, his answer was so long and detailed that it left no time or inclination for additional questions. Still, an interesting and worthwhile introduction to Hindu philosophy.

I wonder if we can get a model of about 1-hour of lecture followed by about 30 minutes or more of questions.

Part of the problem may be that most of the students seemed to still be recovering from their new year's eve party. Apparently this was a HUGE outdoor bash with over a thousand people with tons of food, drink, and dancing. The students say that they were the "stars" of the show and that the "roving camera" kept focusing on their group and following them dancing. People who were too shy to ask them if they could photograph them, took pictures of them surreptitiously from a distance. Seems like everyone had a great time. You may want to check out some of the other student blogs for details on the party.

In the evening, the Mysore Police Band had set up for a private concert for our group at the SDM-IMD amphitheater. In the cool evening, sitting on the nouveau-Greek amphitheater steps, we listened to this loud band play a great selection of classical south Indian music. It was very interesting to listen to. The Band apparently plays at the Palace during Dussera and has a vast repertoire of Indian and Western music. They had decided on south Indian classical selections for our concert. Very nice.

Happy New Year everyone!