HRD: Hare, Ram, Dharma

By Indu Jain

Hare, Ram, Dharma, or HRD, is the driving force of any organisation. Hare drives away your problems, Ram invokes your own radiance, and Dharma is the duty of the organisation to see that each individual performs to the best of her ability. This dharma, if followed by each organisation, will drive us from an asset-based economy to a talent-based economy. There is an old saying, ‘Yatha raja, tatha praja’. Under the new definition of HRD, it should be, ‘Yatha praja, tatha raja’ — which means it is the people in your organisation who will determine the leadership.

Globally, it is being recognised today that the sum total of developments achieved by organisations is, in fact, a sum total of individual development. Every one of us has tremendous potential in the form of physical and mental energy. If we could harness this potential in our organisation, we could move to a much higher level of productivity. Hence, our organisation should be known not only as a ‘learning organisation’ but as a ‘spiritual organisation’ too. We should make use of all available spiritual methods such as yoga, breath control, meditation and prayers to uplift the subtle power present in each one of us.

Bringing spirituality into the workplace will facilitate honing creativity and management skills, bringing about a work ambience free from tension and worry. Also important is using e-learning for distance education. Combine the insight acquired through spirituality, some e-learning and a dollop of imagination — see what wonders it will do for you. The key, therefore, is holistic development — for, it is not enough to have faith in God alone; we need to have abundant faith in our own selves, too. That’s how we will grow into becoming responsible achievers.

First published on March 9, 2002

Indu Jain, 08.09.1936-13.05.2021