SIV-G is pleased to announce the details of the Members of Jury who would be evaluating the essays submitted by the Students in the Online Essay Contest 2010. We are grateful to the Members of Jury who readily accepted our request to evaluate the essays despite of their busy schedule. This only shows their commitment, seriousness and dedication towards the issue of 'governance and integrity', particularly involving the youth.
A brief profile of the Members of the Jury are as follows:
1. Mr. Jayaraman Rajah Iyer
Jayaraman Rajah Iyer is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI, New Delhi (1966) who has a unique insight into major changes in accounting in India’s history culled from experience with major firms across the globe. He has authored a book recently Titled: Inactivity Based Cost Management; with a sub-title: Measurement of Intangible: Governance, Ethical & Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability. The theme of the book is: Activity is a Cost Incidence whereas Inactivity a Cost Consequence. He elaborates that cost consequence is relevant for only one day, i.e. to-day and as a corollary Governance is feasible for only one day, i.e. to-day, neither by the dateless past nor of the infinite future. He urges the readers to budget for and control Cost Consequence quoting Galileo Galilei - "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so."
He introduced the principle of Likely Ultimate Cost while appointed as Forestry Operations Accountant at Wimco. In the course of his duty in WIMCO, as per the case study detailed in the book, Jayaraman was called upon to play whistle-blower to corrupt practices. He says “An Accountant is the trustee of the public wherever he/she is employed. The personal case study reported in the book is not to be construed as whistle-blowing but performing one's duty. An Accountant undertakes social responsibility quietly fighting for justice where 'matsyanyaya' is prevalent. Matsya means fish and nyaya justice, where the big fish swallows the small one.” Jayaraman went through subsequent inquiries at great personal cost to be vindicated in his stand against corruption. His joining the Wellcome Foundation, UK later remains possibly the only HR case study when he was appointed to a company despite a written negative reference from the previous employer specifically imploring the new employer not to appoint him. War on corruption must be the priority of every citizen in every country TODAY, he pleads, with the determination quoting John F Kennedy: "not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win" "
2. Dr. R. Mangayarkarasu
Dr. Mangaiyarkarasu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Specialised in Panchayat Raj and Urban Government, Mr. Mangayarkarasu has special interest in Indian Polity, Cooperative Movement and Contemporary Political Systems. He has contributed in these areas through more than 50 publications and presentations both at national and international level. He has also guided a number of scholars in their Doctoral and MPhil studies. He has been a resource person for various academic activities and is a consultant for NGOs as well. Dr. Mangayarkarasu is Member of various Academic bodies and also an organiser and convener for the programs conducted under UGC and UPE.
3. Mr. Sivakumar Dorairaj
Sivakumar Dorairaj is a senior lecturer from Universiti Tenaga Nasional in Malaysia. He is on study leave since March 2009 to pursue PhD in Software Engineering. His research interests are Agile Software Engineering, Agile Project Management, Object-oriented Technique, and Teaching/Learning Computer Programming. His brief profile can be viewed at http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Main/GradSivaDorairaj
4. Mr. Ankur Sood
Ankur Sood is an Advocate & Solicitor practicing primarily in Delhi. After completing law from the W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta, Ankur joined Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co’s Bombay office. Ankur worked with Amarchand & Mangaldas for 3 years (approx.) specializing in financial laws, anti-corruption laws, corporate governance and corporate transactions. Thereafter, Ankur moved to Delhi to practice law as an independent professional.
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