UBUNTU and Corona Pandemic - Unique Lasting Lesson
UBUNTU and Corona Pandemic – Unique Lasting Lesson S.B.Singh, Chairman Aryavart Bank & General Manager Bank of India Ubuntu is a socio philosophical concept derived from African culture of oneness. The guiding philosophy of this culture is, “I am because we are” thereby focusing on the social living based on the foundations of mutual sharing and caring. A simple anthropological study has eloquently described the beauty of this culture, which goes as: An Anthropologist arranged a game for African tribal children and placed a basket of sweets at a distance of hundred meters from the children. The anthropologist announced that all sweets will be given to the child who runs fast and reaches the sweets first. He commanded ready, steady and go. The response of the children was unexpected for the researcher. What children did was unique? They held the hands of each other and ran together towards the sweets, divided the sweets equally among themselves and enjoyed the prize collec...