Dr. Naval Garg is an Assistant Professor (HR & OB) in the University School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi. He is a renowned researcher in the domain of workplace spirituality, gratitude, scale development and Indian Knowledge System. He features among world’s top 2% researchers as per list released by Stanford University. He has published around 80 Scopus-indexed papers including 30 papers in SSCI/SCI-indexed journals and 50 papers in the prestigious ABDC list. His major research contributions include Hindu Gratitude Scale, Niyama-based Spiritual Well-being Scale, and Kritagayata (gratitude) in organizational context. He is also on the editorial board of Scientific Reports and Applied Psychology Research. He has also held pivotal administrative positions such as Program coordinator, BBA and PhD program, member, Departmental Research committee, and Deputy Chairperson, Common Management Admission Committee (CMAC).
The research seminar on Kritagyata (gratitude) is proposed to elaborate Indian notion of gratitude and how it is more comprehensive and exhaustive than current western understandings. Furthermore, through practical interventions, it also aspires to enhance participants' sense of gratefulness and thankfulness. It also includes elaboration of Kritagyata through different Indian notions and practices like Rnas, Purushathras, Karma Yoga, Bhakti yoga and others. Furthermore, the seminar proposed to extend the understanding of researchers about the current landscape of gratitude research and how the Indian Knowledge System can complement and extend- this existing knowledge.
SPJIMR's Centre for Wisdom in Leadership (CWIL) aims to supplement traditional leadership development approaches used by corporate learning and development professionals with wisdom traditions from the east and west. The Centre is part of a growing global network of leadership and wisdom centres, scholars, and practitioners. CWIL co-creates and disseminates new perspectives through blog articles, podcasts, training modules, retreats, and conferences.
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), founded in 1981 in Mumbai, is a premier postgraduate management institute that has been named by the Financial Times Global Rankings as one of India's top two business schools, by Business Today as one of the country's top five business schools, and by the Positive Impact Rating, a Swiss association, as one of the top five business schools in the world in terms of social impact.
A component of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, India's pioneering educational foundation founded in 1938, SPJIMR provides a wide range of management programmes to both individuals and organisations. SPJIMR is an AICTE-approved Tier 1 MBA institute that is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK.