Imon Ghosh, Author, Reducing Poverty to Accelerate Economic Growth
Senior management professional with over 25 years of experience in the corporate sector and academia, including serving as Director of the Academy of HRD, India’s premier institution specializing in human resources development for all organizational forms, and heading the Learning and Development function in India for a Fortune 100 MNC. NHRDN National Professor. Author.
Podcast
Overview
Today, The Brand Called You is pleased to welcome an accomplished author and human resources professional Imon Ghosh on the podcast. Imon is the Author of Reducing Poverty to Accelerate Economic Growth. He is extremely experienced and has published a number of books and academic papers.Â
In conversation with host Ashutosh, Imon primarily talks about his book and what led him to pick the issue of poverty as his subject. Imon, who has done his Masters in Economy, started his journey when he found out that adequate welfare measures were not being taken for the issue of poverty in the rural communities. He shares the story behind his book and the news article that enraged him into learning more about the subject.
Imon throws light on the status of poverty in rural areas. He talks about the functioning of rural banks and where they lack. Imon also gives a unique perspective to interest rates given by these banks. Further into the conversation, Imon and Ashutosh opine about the progress that India has made for bridging this enormous poverty gap.
As the knowledgeable professional that he is, Imon gives some vital insights to the modern banking sector and links it to his own hypothesis.
Imon has delivered his incredible experiences to people through Ted Talks and has also been invited to contribute to India’s largest government poverty reduction programme- SGSY. In 2017, Imon was invited to contribute a chapter to the United Services Institutions Strategic Yearbook! Imon wrote about India’s sustainable economic growth for the same. His ideas and outlooks have a single goal and that is – to strengthen the Indian economy.
Tune in to know more about Imon and his incredible perspective on the economy and the issue of poverty in India.
Profile
Senior management professional with over 25 years of experience in the corporate sector and academia, including serving as Director of the Academy of HRD, India’s premier institution specializing in human resources development for all organizational forms, and heading the Learning and Development function in India for a Fortune 100 MNC. NHRDN National Professor. Author.
