Lt. Gen Arjun Ray, PVSM, VSM (Retd)
Lt. Gen Arjun Ray (R) is a man with an experience of a lifetime, in war, in conflict and in peace. Having served in the army for 38 years, he possesses a practical and theoretical insight into combating conflict situations, insurgency, and post-conflict reconstruction. He took it upon himself to change the way of life of the people who live under the constant threat of terrorism and hatred.
Lt. Gen Arjun Ray (R) was born on 1st January 1944 in Calcutta. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier’s School, Jaipur, and later graduated from the University of Rajasthan in Humanities. During school and college, he actively participated in debates, elocution and stage plays. He was also the recipient of several state and national level awards in debating. Prior to joining the Indian Military Academy in 1963, he was sponsored by Rotary International to visit New Zealand and Australia, as a member of the Indian Universities' Debating Team.
Address to parents, Indus Day, Indus International School Hyderabad, March 17th 2023
Address to parents, Indus Day, Indus Altum International School Belagavi, March 11th 2023
Address to parents, Indus Day, Indus International School Pune, March 3rd 2023
What Google Cannot Teach?
The book is not exclusively about international education in the 21st century, or teachers and schools. It is about the school of life in how to find fulfilling work, how to unlock one’s potential, how to succeed through purpose, meaning, passion and effort, and how to be happy. Google does not prepare us on how to cope with a future we do not know, and jobs that do not exist today. Unlearning, relearning, teaching and innovation are indivisible. They are part of the process of being a lifelong learner. The book presents a case to institutionalize leadership and innovation; a journey that must begin in schools. The processes that are recommended are based on the author’s military experience of 38 years in war and combatting insurgency, the complete success of a socio-political initiative to bring peace in Ladakh as a three-star General, and 17 years as head of some of India’s best International Baccalaureate schools.
Peace is Everybody's Business - Preface
Whenever the subject of alienation comes up for discussion, it is common and fashionable to talk only of India's 140 million Muslims. The scale and intensity of alienation is much more- Dalits, Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, other backward classes, those living below the poverty line and, not to forget, people living in onethird of India's districts that are affected by insurgency in some form or the other. While it is not possible to put down an exact figure, on a conservative estimate, the alienated population in India would be a staggering 500 million. Alienated sections of society are like dry gun powder just waiting to explode. The nation ignores them at its peril.Summary of the Kashmir Diary
The Book is different to all others on this theme for three reasons:
- One: it is the first book by a serving insider based upon direct experience as a Brigadier General Staff of 15 Corps in the Valley from November 1993 to 30 September 1995.
- Two: all existing books address the socio-political issues about Kashmir. This deals with the psychology or mentality of political violence. What drives a common citizen to pick up the gun; how a terrorist thinks and how violence affects all the principal actors - soldiers, citizens, terrorists and the media. The Book is more about the effects of violence rather than violence per se.
