A book on “Operation Jura Bridge” where Lt Dillep Gupte sacrificed his life was released on this occasion
“Our soldiers make us proud with their unflinching devotion to the nation, we too as citizens need to galvanise our contribution towards nation building that the future generation of not only Indias, but people from all over the world will be proud of.” Prof Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool
Mumbai, 13th October, 2015 On the 50th anniversary of 1965 Indo – Pak war, the members of Lt. Dilip Gupte Marg Parisar Mandal paid tribute to the young and enthusiastic 23 year old Lt. Dilip Gupte, lost his life fighting for the nation in ‘Operation –demolish Jura Bridge’. Dignitaries gathered to pay homage to Lt. Dilip Gupte, at the rememberance function organized at Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), Matunga by the Martyrs family.
The Chief Guest was, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri. Manohar Parrikar and the Guest of Honor was Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, Welingkar Institute of Management (WeSchool)
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri. Manohar Parrikar paid tribute to the late Lt. Dilip Gupte on his 50th death anniversary in Mumbai. Renowned actor-director Ajit Bhure presented a book on ‘Operation Jura Bridge’, an inspiring story of one such unsung hero from the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Lt. Dilip Gupte, who sacrificed his life at a very young age of 23. The hon’ble minister lauded the supreme devotion that the soldiers have for the nation and admired that an entire vicinity in a city like Mumbai had nurtured the memory and spirit of Lt Dileep Gupte for 50 years.
Mr. Guruprasad Rege and Mr. Girish Rege, both Principal of Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir where Lt Gupte studied and Mr. Ganesh Shanbhag, leading financial consultant and relatives and friends of Lt. Dilip Gupte.
Prof Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool on the occasion said,
“We at WeSchool have always admired the values and passion that the Indian army is known for. Their discipline, team work, leadership and dedication are some of the traits that we try to inculcate in our students in order for them to achieve even the toughest of goals. Taking a leaf from the pages of our martyrs, I urge the youth to be inspired by these brave men and use education as a tool to become responsible citizens and add an intrinsic value to our country.
At the same time, I also urge our policy makers in the government to make use of this vast pool of talent to further develop and enhance this country and lay the foundations for a strong youth oriented generation.”
As a humble contribution to the nation’s defense forces, WeSchool has been training defense personnel for career options post their retirement from the forces. We are keen on working with the soldiers and training them to possibly initiate Startups apart from job opportunities.”
About Welingkar Institute of Management and Research
Among India’s top business schools, WeSchool is a pioneering management education institution in India which emphasizes on design-led innovative management education for shaping vision and mission of global citizen leadership. WeSchool strongly believe in integrating the philosophy of ‘leadership’ and ‘innovation’, and nurtures students with a holistic view on the socio-economic-political matters with a coherent and tactical approach towards problem solving. Keeping design and innovation its core, WeSchool endeavors to provide newer avenues to students towards achieving excellence in all sphere of life.
WeSchool has introduced several pioneering management programs in business design & innovation, e-business, retail, legal, healthcare. The institution constantly experiments with new pedagogical approaches to enhance student learning. The scope of curriculum has expanded to incorporate sciences and subjects such as anthropology, sociology as well as tools such as ethnography research with a strong focus on participant-centered learning and experiential learning. WeSchool is ranked 10th in the Times of India ‘Best b School survey 2015’.
WeSchool has partnered/associated with national and international design and innovation institution of repute to ideate and formulate path-breaking ideas in the field of technology, education, healthcare, renewable energy, etc. In the past, WeSchool has associated with MIT Media Lab, Harvard Business School, Stanford University, IDEO, etc.
And among its collaborations with foreign Universities: Malardalen University (Sweden), Curtin University (Australia), Unitec Institute (New Zealand), Grant McEwan(Canada), Copenhagen University (Denmark),Lancaster University(UK),Otto Fredrich Universitat(Germany), Audencia Nantes(France), Jonkoping International Business School(Sweden) and Stuggart Media University(Germany).