Teachings And Philosophy Of Maharaja Agrasen

Book Code: 1111031615733

Mamta aggarwal, Sonu Madan

About the book
This Edited book volume delves into the life and legacy of Maharaja Agrasen, a revered figure in Indian history and aims to shed light on his teachings, his profound philosophy and his remarkable contributions to society. The book provides a comprehensive overview of Maharaja Agrasen's
philosophy deeply rooted in the principles of giving back to the community and helping those in need and his contributions to various fields; including governance, trade, and philanthropy. It explores his efforts to promote economic prosperity and social welfare, highlighting his role in establishing trade guilds and fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship among his subjects.
Overall, this book provides the readers with insight to understand Maharaja Agrasen’s contributions towards Indian society.

About the Chair
Maharaja Agrasen Chair established in 2016 in Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur-Rewari aims at examining the vision, administrative acumen and legacy of Maharaja Agrasen. Maharaja Agrasen had always worked to build the society self reliant, where people with their hard work should bring social, political, economic progression to their society. Risk taking ability & strategic managerial skills of Maharaja Agrasen initiated & promoted the inculcation of sense of social responsibility among the society. Today, whole world is struggling to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) towards economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure etc.; here arises the need to research on how our ancient kings would make policies for their reign to overcome these societal, communal and economic issues.

About the Sponsors

The publication of the edited book is sponsored by Haryana Pradesh Vaish Mahasamelan (Regd. society), Sonepat.  Maharaja Agrasen Chair is thankful to Sh. Rajiv jain, State President; Sh. Durga Dutt Goyal, State Secretary General; Sh. Ashok Somani, State Sr. Vice President; Sh. Brijlal Goyal, District President; Sh. Ripudaman Gupta,  District General Secretary; Sh. Dinesh Goyal, Dinco Motors; Sh. D P Garg, State Organising Secretary; Sh. Mukesh Gupta ( Bhathe Wale), District Treasurer; Babu Mansingh Gupta, Advocate; Sh. Vinaysheel Goyal, General Secretary, Aggarwal Sabha, Rewari; Sh. Ramkishan Gupta, President, Hindu school and Sh. Deepak Agarwal (Palhawasiya), District President, Youth for funding for the publication of this book.

About the editors
Mamta Aggarwal
Dr. (Mrs.) Mamta Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur-Rewari, Haryana and holds a doctorate in Commerce. She posseses masters in Commerce and Education and also cleared UGC-NET in the subject of Commerce and Education. She has teaching experience of more than 13 years in the Education and Commerce department. She has participated and presented research papers in various national and international conferences. Her area of research is Financial Economics and teaching interest is Taxation, Data Analysis and Application of Computers in Business Research. She has been assigned the additional duties of Incharge, Maharaja Agrasen Chair in the university.
Sonu Madan
Prof. Sonu Madan is Professor of Economics at CBLU, Bhiwani. She possesses more than 20 years of teaching experience. Her area of expertise is Quantitative Economics and Labour Economics. She is the author of 02 books and has fifty plus research papers in her credit which are published in reputed journals. Besides, she has contributed around seventy papers in various national & international conferences/seminars and has delivered more than 30 expert lectures as resource person in various FDPs/SDPs/workshops organized at national level. She has supervised 04 Ph.D candidates and 06 M.Phil students. Additionally, she is currently handling additional duties of Chairperson, Department of Economics; Dean, Faculty of Humanities in the university.

Contents

Foreword -----------------------------------------------------------------------v
Messages----------------------------------------------------------------------- ix
Preface------------------------------------------------------------------------- xiii
Acknowledgements -------------------------------------------------------------xv
List of Contributors----------------------------------------------------------- xvii
SECTION-A 1
1. HFIS: Maharaja Agrasen’s Philosophy of Income
Management and Satisfaction of Needs-------------------------------------- 3
Bharti, Arjun Singh Yadav, Pooja Yadav
2. The Contemporary relevance of philosophical tenets
of Maharaja Agrasen’s Rule ----------------------------------------------------15
Samridhi
3. A Study of Life and “One Brick and One Rupee” Philosophy
of Maharaja Agrasen --------------------------------------------------------------23
Aditi Sharma, Neetu
4. Contribution of Maharaja Agrasen and Reliance Industries in
promoting social security among underprivileged sector
of society ----------------------------------------------------------------------------33
Meera Bamba, Sonu Madan, Monika
5. महाराजा अग्रसेन का जीवन, कार्य और सामाजिक दर्शन------------------------------------41
राजेश गुप्ता
6. Maharaja Agrasen in the Context of Economic
Development and Social Work in India -----------------------------------------49
Geetika Malhotra
7. CSR helping in Upliftment of Society: with special reference to
‘One Brick, One Rupee’ concept given by Ma----------------------------------55
Devesh Aggarwal, Rachna Bansal
8. Maharaja Agrasen: Life, Thought and Accreditation ----------------------------61
Ajay Yadav, Sushant Yadav
9. Philosophy of Maharaja Agrasen and Corporate Social
Responsibility practices in the modern era --------------------------------------------69
Ishwar Sharma, Bhawana Verma
10. Maharaja Agrasen and Ratan Tata: Mission & Execution
for Social and Economic Upliftment of Society --------------------------------------75
Mamta Aggarwal, Komal Jindal, Indu Bansal
11. Role of Principles of Maharaja Agrasen in the
Development of Society ------------------------------------------------------------------83
Bharti, Durga Dutt Goyal
12. महाराजा अग्रसेन द्वारा प्रवर्तित समाजवाद की वर्तमान प्रासंगिकता---------------------------------------------------------91
आर. डी. अग्रवाल
13. A Study of History and Principles of Maharaja Agrasen -----------------------95
Aditi Sharma, Manorama
SECTION-B 101
14. Start-Up Movements in India -----------------------------------------------------103
Sarika Walia, Taruna Sharma, Shivani Arora, C.S.Yadav
15. Impact of CSR Activities on Socio-Economic Development ----------------129
Sonal Gupta, Sarla
16. Managerial Skills to Handle Risk and Uncertainty in Trade --------------- 139
Jyoti, Samridhi Tanwar
17. The Role of SHGs in Women and Rural Development ----------------------149
Parul Mittal, Sonal Gupta
18. Start-Up India: An Initiative of the Indian Government --------------------159
Garima Dalal, Priya Rani
19. Investing in mutual funds in India: A study on factors
affecting investor’s sentiments. -----------------------------------------------------169
Sanjay Kumar Hooda
20. The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship --------------------------------179
Pooja Vyas, Kanwar Singh
21. Skill Development: Prospects and Pitfalls of Indian Workforce -------------191
Shivani Arora, Sarika Walia, Pushpendra Gothwal, C.S. Yadav
22. A Study on Role and Importance of Self Help Groups 207
Sonia, Tripta
23. The Impact of CSR on Entrepreneurship and Start-Up
Movement in India -----------------------------------------------------------------------221
Taruna Sharma, Shivani Arora, Sarika Walia, C.S. Yadav