The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu emphasized the need for maintaining work-life balance and said that equal importance must be given to one’s professional duties and family responsibilities.
Addressing the gathering after launching the book ‘Dr V L Dutt: Glimpses of a Pioneer’s Life Journey’ written by Smt. V L Indira Dutt in Chennai, the Vice President urged all business leaders to frame their HR policies in such a way that their employees are able to manage their work-life balance easily.
“This would not only lead to better performance by employees but would also help in addressing mental health issues which are rising in our society”, he added. He observed that ‘at a time when people are facing increasing stress, mental health gains prominence along with physical health’.
He emphasised the need for people to spend some time in the lap of nature and participate in outdoor activities as a way to de-stress themselves. Praising the late industrialist, V L Dutt for having maintained balance between his family life and the business world perfectly, Naidu said that this should be a lesson to all businessmen and entrepreneurs.
Calling Dutt a people’s person who used to enjoy being with people and giving importance to them, the Vice President observed that this quality is starkly missing in today’s highly competitive business environment. “For Shri Dutt, his employees always came first and he deeply cared for them,” he added.
Complimenting Smt. V.L. Indira Dutt for sharing the memories and experiences of her beloved husband in the book, Naidu said that the book brings out the human side of a stalwart businessman, and the reader gets to know him as a family man, his conduct as a husband, father and friend.
Referring to several anecdotes mentioned in the book, the Vice President noted that despite leading the life of a high flying corporate leader, Shri Dutt never forgot the virtues of respect for elders, humility, service and compassion. Calling these as the core of our civilizational values, he said that the present generation must draw inspiration from personalities like Shri Dutt.
