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Having spent a good part of
his career as a banker in
Bombay where he was born
and raised, Mr. Nobby Nazareth
moved to Bangalore in 1996. His
work experience though has been in
many parts of the world.
Currently, he is the Chairman and
Managing Director of Leader
Prospects India. Prior to his present
high profile job, he was the Chief
Recruitment Officer of the Micro
land Group in Bangalore, has worked
with Hewitt Associates, Personnel
Search Services/Ray & Berndtson,
and a member of the Board of
EVALuationz India, a Premier
Employee Verifications firm in India.
Mr.Nobby Nazareth was at GCC for
the annual youth festival, Gardenia
recently. Along the side lines of the
festival, GCC correspondent Zeba
Shireen engaged him in a
conversation.
Excerpts from the Chat:
GCC World: Tell us...Is this your
maiden visit to GCC?
Mr. Nobby: Not at all. Two years
back, we took up the first Industry
Integration Programme with a focus
on helping students understand the
gap between the expectation of the
industry and the individual and
bridging the gap between the
expectation to help students gain
confidence through talks and
exposure.
GCC World: How do you feel
coming back again to GCC?
Mr. Nobby: I like getting back to
colleges because over a period of time,
you realize that they make you feel
younger and energized. You get to
break down certain barriers in you
that don’t allow you to grow. Being
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that. So, getting back to college is
always a pleasure and getting back to
GCC is nostalgic because we have
been working together so closely.
That makes a lot of difference.
GCC World: What thoughts go
through your mind being part of
Gardenia?
Mr. Nobby: Let me confess that I have
not been part of Gardenia. This is my
first time to be part of the festival.
The best thing I like about it is the
role students take upon themselves as
hosts to students from the visiting
colleges. That’s very exciting and a
great leveler because it is difficult to
play the role of a host when you can
also compete and there are prizes to
be won. It takes a whole lot of effort
and humility to take that position
and decide that we will host a fest for
others. To that end, I feel Gardenia is
very exciting. The mix of events that I
have seen is a reflection of GCC. The
college has the capability to cut
through the dreams of the industry
and various levels of interest of
people across the society at the same
time. That is special.
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students who want to join the
industry?
Mr. Nobby: More than learning
anything in terms of knowledge,
intelligence students have is good and
can be better. But I think where a
student needs to focus while entering
into the industry is not just learning
but unlearning some of the wrong
things which you have learnt in a
period of time. It is highly probable to
you and me, we go through that stage.
We learn a lot of things which we
must learn and which we mustn’t
learn. So the industry in its own way
helps you to unlearn and I think the
students must realize, when they go
into industry, which is a completely
different personality. It is important
for them to unlearn certain things
that they have wrongly learnt because
it is not just knowledge but it is
intelligence that is important; it is not
just an ability to communicate but
the innate confidence that you need
to have in you that makes you feel
that you can do it. It is important to
have the self esteem in yourself so
that you can feel that we are as good
as others are in the industry.
Arrogance which is constructive is
very critical to grow in you.
GCC World: You been in different
parts of our country, what is your
take on the country?
Mr. Nobby: I believe in a couple of
things. India is a thriving nation but
its growth cannot be restricted to two
or three cities. Secondly, I believe that
Indians are equally hard working.
They are ready to take up the
challenges and have the potential to
do well
Zeba Shireen
BA (Journalism, Psychology and
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On the Spot
Diplomat Ngoga Eugene Fixer,
First Counselor- Embassy of the
Republic of Rwanda, New Delhi
on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. |
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Saturday April 11 will always
remain a landmark date in the
Garden City College annals.
Its significant standing in the eyes of
the global international community
was exemplified further as the college
hosted the first event to
commemorate the Rwanda genocide
against the Tutsis in the Asian sub
continent under the aegis of the
Republic of Rwanda Embassy, New
Delhi. It may be recalled that in 1994,
in mere 100 days, millions were killed
in Rwanda, several others maimed for
life, hundreds of children orphaned
and even a greater number forced
into exile. The official figure hover
around 1,091,000. In addition to the
targeted Tutsi community, other
Rwandans comprising Hutu, Twa as
well as some foreigners were
massacred for various reasons as well.
In the city as the chief guest at the
event was Mr. Ngoga Eugene Fixer,
First Counselor, Embassy of the
Republic of Rwanda, New Delhi.
Having lived in exile for more than
three decades, the soft spoken
diplomat has covered much ground in
helping his country in the healing
process post genocide. GCC World
Issue Editor, Shampa Saha and
Correspondent Zeba Shireen, both of
BA (Journalism, English and
Psychology) engaged the diplomat in a
conversation along the sidelines of
the 15th Commemoration Ceremony
at Garden City College.
Excerpts from the Chat:
GCC World: Tell us something about
the genocide. How did it happen
suddenly?
First Counselor: Genocide is not
something that happens suddenly - in
one month or more. The seeds are
planted in everyone’s heart whatever
be the reason - political or personal.
In Rwanda, when the plant started
bearing fruits, there was no time for
the people to even think they were
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daughters or sons. They just killed.
The genocide in Rwanda has a long
history dating back to the year 1959.
On many occasions, there were
uprisings but it was only in 1994 that
it came to the fore. There was more
than four decades of conspiracy to
build hate in the people and prepare
them for ruthless and mindless
murders. Those who were born in the
early fifties were brought up in an
environment of hatred with the air of
negativity surrounding them. General
Romeo Dallaire, the Commander of
the UN forces in Rwanda has
documented the tragedy in his
autobiography, Shake hands with the
Devil. The book depicts the working
of a devil’s mind and the
consequences it can have on a human
beings.
GCC World: Being a diplomat in
Embassy of Republic of Rwanda, New
Delhi, how does it feel to be the link
between your home country and
India?
First Counselor: It is a privilege to
represent your country, a great honor.
In Rwanda, it is only after the
genocide of 1994 that actual
reconstruction and development work
started. I guess the people needed
something to push them to move
ahead and genocide did exactly that
although in much more brutal ways
than they would have imagined.
GCC World: What are the reasons
for Rwandans to opt for study in
India?
First Counselor: I am glad students
from Rwanda are coming to India for
academic nourishment. Education in
India may not be qualitatively better
and work oriented but it is certainly
affordable compared to the West. The
people in India are easily accessible as
well. Besides India, we are also
sending students to other countries
which augur well for the future of
Rwanda. Perhaps if the perpetrators
of the genocide were educated, such a |
disaster would not have befallen out
country.
GCC World: We tend to focus on the
negative aspects of the genocide but is
there another side?
First Counselor: If genocide has any
other side, none of its sides is good
because nothing can justify human
killings. But yes, it has been an eye
opener in many ways for Rwanda and
its people. 1994 can be truly labeled
as the year which changed the face of
the country forever. There were
deaths with disastrous consequences
but its aftermath has been
constructive. Before the catastrophe,
as a country we were not focused in
our activities. We had no Embassies
or consulates and literacy and other
developmental activities had taken a
back seat. Today, things are much
better and we look forward to a better
future.
GCC World: Your Bangalore
experience and Garden City College?
First Counselor: I would like to
express my gratitude to the
Chairman, Dr. Joseph.V.G. and the
management of Garden City College
for the support he has extended to
the embassy and our students gratis. I
believe the college has a big role to
play in the educational pursuits of
Rwandese students in the country
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