ETHICAL LEARNINGS

FROMMYTHOLOGY

Name of Group MembersNAMES ROLL NO.

DEVKI PARIKH 210

KARAN PARIKH 211

PARAS PARIKH 212

UDAY PARIKH 213

NEHA PARWANI 214

PURAV PATADIA 215

BHURA PATEL 216

HIRVA PATEL 217

Flow of Presentation1 •Introduction 2 •No Greed Virtue

•Honesty 3 •Commitment

•Fair Play4 •Respect

•Persistence 5 •Righteousness

•Moral Responsibility6 •Sacrifice

•Equity7 •Unethical Instances 8 •Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

• Meaning of Ethics• Morality and Ethics• Ethics – discipline that examines

one’s morale standards

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Types of Ethics• Meta – Ethics• Normative – Ethics• Applied – Ethics• Descriptive – Ethics

• Meaning of Myths

• Meaning of Mythology

Types of Mythology• Ritual Mythology• Origin Mythology• Cult Mythology• Prestige Mythology• Eschatological Mythology

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NO GREED VIRTUE

Meaning• Excessive desire

• Sin in Christianity

Sudaama- No Greed virtue

• Sudaama; childhood friend• Susheela: Go to Krishna for help• Lord Krishna welcomes him• Krishna washes his feet

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• Sudaama returned • Generosity of Lord Krishna• No greed

Azim Premji- No Greed virtue

• Satyam scam• Rumours Wipro to takeover

Satyam• Values as driving force• No shades in ethics• No greed to increase empire

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HONESTY

Meaning• Moral Character• Truthful• Straightforward

King Harishchandra – Honesty

• Debate• Dream• Donated his kingdom• Dakshina• Auction

• Death of Rohit• Unable to pay Tax• Took sword for killing Taramati• Lord Vishnu• Victory

Abraham Lincoln-Honesty

• 16th President of America• Served as Lawyer• Free Services• Honest and Humble• Incidents

COMMITMENT

Meaning• Strong belief in an idea• Consistent practise • “Man is not judged by his words,

but how he keep those words”

Karna- Commitment• Radiant and Robust• Born with Kavacha and Kundala• Invincible• Krishna’s strategy • Bound by his words

Ratan Tata- Commitment

• Chairman of Tata group• Car for common men• 7th Oct,2008-Big blow to ‘ Nano

Project’• ‘A promise is a promise’• Fulfilled his commitment

FAIR PLAY

Yudhisthir- Fair Play• The Game of dice – Fair play• Challenge Yudhisthir to play• Yudhisthir was defeated- lost

everything• Restored all lost wealth

Wasim Akram- Fair Play

• Record Profile• After retirement, took up career

as coach• Tips to Indian bowlers• Improvised performance• Considered as sin by others

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RESPECT

Meaning• To consider worthy of esteem• Various Instances• Respect towards enemies

Krishna- Respect• Arjun in the battle of

Kurukshetra • Pride of Arjun• Disrespects Karna• Lord Krishna

Indian Army- Respect• 3rd largest military in world• Wars with Pakistan• Pakistani Army refused to accept

dead soldiers• Believe in respect to foes also• Indian Army- “Respect friends

and foes”www.carnegicendowment.org

PERSISTENCE

Meaning• Continuous efforts• Determined

Dhruva- Persistence• King Uttampal• Dhruva sat on his father’s(King)

lap• Second wife got infuriated • Made her son sit on King’s lap

• Dhruv started crying • Narrated the story to his mother• Only Lord Vishnu could help him• Dhruv did severe penance • After years Lord Vishnu blessed

him by appearing (Darshan)

• Affection and love from his father

• Make his mother the favourite Queen

Walt Disney- Persistence

• A tale of a roller coaster ride• Began an artistic career• 1920 – Disney and Iwwerks put

up their own company • Company collapsed

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• Laugh-O-Gram Films in 1922 – filed for bankruptcy

• Alice in Wonderland was unfinished

• Went to Hollywood but failed

• Brother to finance him to put a studio again

• 1925- hired more people • Not dishearten due to so many

ups and downs

• 1960- birth of Disneyland • TV show- The Wonderful World of

Disney• Persistence and determination

paid off

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Meaning• Morally upright• In accordance with justice

Vibhisan- Righteousness

• Vibhisan was pious• Granted boon - Darshan of Lord Vishnu - Path of Dharma• Advised Ravan to return Sita

• Joined the side of Ram• Disclosed important secrets• Symbol of devotion• Attained position of King of

Lanka

Kiran Bedi- Righteousness

• Versatile• Indian Police Service• Reformation

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MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

Meaning• Accountability for something• Morally answerable• Utmost pride, efforts and will

Shravan- Moral Responsibility

• Blind parents• Dedication- respected them

religiously• Wished to go for pilgrimage• Transportation was unaffordable• Carried them on his shoulders• Pleasure of worship

Nokia- Moral Responsibility

• 13th August 2007 – Nokia issued warning• Faulty batteries manufactured• Matushita battery industrial Co.

Ltd.• Default with 46 billion BL-5C

batteries• $170 million loss

SACRIFICE

Meaning• Giving up over personal interest• Sake of a cause• Opportunity cost

Prometheus- Sacrifice• Challenge Zeus• Retribution on human race• Realised importance of fire• Sacrifice• Stole fire• Punishment

Narayan Murthy- Sacrifice

• Creation of Infosys• Creation of possibility• Vision, passion and hard work• Retirement• “I had enough, let others also

have their day in the sun”

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EQUITY

Meaning• Impartial and fair• No discrimination

Prophet Solomon- Equity

• Prophet Daud had 19 sons• Dispute of Elia v/s Yohanna• Challenge to solve the case• Judgement of Equity

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The Indian Constitution- Equity

• Equity of law - Equity• Salman Khan case• Illegally hunting of Chinkaras• Investigation carried out• Wildlife protection act• Treated as ordinary citizen

UNETHICAL INSTANCES

Business and Ethics• Purpose• Satyam Scam• Depicts unethical behaviour• Subjective

Ethics v/s Media• Influences society• Manipulates opinions• Imparts wrong beliefs, values

and superstitions• Attempt to increase the TRP’s• Setting wrong ideals before the

youth

Ethics in Politics• Representative democratic

republic• Focus on personal gains• Exploits people• Madhu Koda scandal• Made private investments

CONCLUSION

Why ethical lessons from mythology?

• Increasing disputes, sins, wars• Criminalisation of institutions• Violence and exploitation• Guide younger generation• Ensure betterment of individual

• Social welfare• Ethics overlap with the purpose

of business• Corporate social responsibility

Situations• Child labour• Marketing tools• Bribes to secure contracts• Discrimination• Monopoly suppliers

Suggestions• Understand and promote ethical

leadership• Predetermined standards• Training• Reporting systems• Determine ethical code

Management Principles• Visionary perspective• Teamwork• Managerial Ability• Nurture good relations• Loyalty • Innovation

• Personal expense v/s donate it?• Will you cheat to change the

game?• Will support wrong?• Help a blind man when already

late?• Sacrifice to fulfil your

commitment?• How honest have you been in

answering?

• Practical following is difficult• Can try implementing• Ensure betterment of the world

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• www.pantheon.org• www.indainmythology.com• www.haqislam.org• www.business-standard.com• www.indiavisitinformation.com• www.atouchofbusiness.com• www.carnegicendowment.org• www.cricinfo.com• www.economictimes.com• www.wordpress.com