Vritaanta Volume 3 Issue 2 November 2016

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Addressing Diversity
With acceptance comes progress. And acceptance will come only with appropriate knowledge and
exposure. With “Inclusivity in Diversity” becoming the new by-word in the corporate world, the Information
Systems and Media Relations Team, SIBM Pune organized a seminar to address the same.
LGBT diversity inclusion has become an important topic in
recent years as it is becoming an asset for building corporate
image and generating positive PR. SIBM Pune as an
institute has always taken many positive strides in addressing
key issues of diversity and enhancing learning.
On 24th September 2016, SIBM Pune hosted a LGBT Sensitisation
workshop titled ‘Breaking the Glass Closet’ conducted
by MINGLE.
MINGLE is an Indian think-tank
and advocacy group consisting
of academicians, students and
professionals from fields as diverse
as the Arts and Sciences,
Journalism, Law, Medicine,
Management and Engineering.
Its vision is a truly liberal and
pluralistic India where all citizens enjoy their fundamental
right to lead a secure and dignified life irrespective of
their sexual orientation and gender identity.
The event commenced with a felicitation ceremony, followed
by an interactive lecture. The speaker for the
workshop was Mr. Udayan Dhar Diversity and Inclusion
manager at Godrej Industries and Chief Diversity Consultant
at MINGLE. The workshop highlighted the business
impact of LGBT-supportive policies and how building
an inclusive workplace can benefit the organization
and more importantly touched points on what it means
for an individual to be sensitized.
Students from SIBM Pune truly appreciated the workshop.
Sampada Joshi from MBA I Marketing stated, “I
believe it’s immensely important to instill the importance
of diversity and equality. As these qualities are
becoming of prime importance even in the corporate
world, it will definitely be useful to address this with future
MBA batches as well.”
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