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His selfless mission to groom future leaders by Shree Gopalakrishnan, former IAS Officer and Chief Secretary for 30 years

He saw an important need of the society when he said “I felt bad when many candidates from AP failed to clear the civils, and I thought I should do my bit to help as many candidates as possible. From November to March every year, civil services aspirants made a beeline to Shree Gopalakrishnan’s house to occupy every bit of space available in the backyard to attend his free training programme conducted by him. The spacious independent house of former IAS officer Shree Mamidipudi Gopalakrishnan at Avanthi Nagar, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad looked calm and serene those days, the house of the ex-civil servant would be buzzing with activity. He had pledged to conduct FREE training to as many candidates he could till his last breadth.

Professor Pradeep Kumar Ray was a globally recognised academic and researcher in the field of Health Informatics, Digital Health, Telemedicine, and e-Health systems.

He was associated with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, where he contributed significantly to research on healthcare information systems, interoperability standards, and the use of digital technologies to improve healthcare accessibility and efficiency.

Key Areas of Expertise:

• Digital Health and e-Health platforms
• Telemedicine and remote healthcare delivery Health Information Systems (HIS) Interoperability of healthcare data
• Mobile health (mHealth)
• Healthcare analytics and decision support systems

Major Contributions:

Professor Ray played an important role in promoting global collaboration in digital healthcare, including initiatives linked to WHO and international standards organisations. His research focused on improving healthcare delivery through information technology, especially in developing countries where accessibility to healthcare services is a challenge.

Academic and Research Work:

• Published numerous research papers in international journals
• Worked on global e-health standards and frameworks
• Participated in international conferences related to digital healthcare
• Contributed to development of health IT architectures

Professional Recognition:

Professor Ray is widely recognised as a thought leader in health informatics and telemedicine, helping shape modern digital healthcare ecosystems that enable secure exchange of medical data and improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Leonard Yong was a renowned Malaysian educational and industrial psychologist

Prior to his retirement as Professor at the Universiti Malaya Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, he had taught for more than 20 years at Universiti Malaya. He was also the pioneering Director of the Universiti Malaya Centre for Continuing Education.

Dr. Yong gained international recognition for his research and consultancy work on creativity and emotional intelligence. Based on his pioneering work on the LEONARD Personality Inventory (LPI) and the LPI Software, and their use in helping individuals develop Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and creativity, he consulted and conducted numerous training workshops on EQ and Creative Thinking for leaders.

He consulted and conducted numerous training workshops on EQ and Creative Thinking for leaders in organizations such as British Petroleum, Microsoft Thailand, Cathay Pacific Airways, Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, Reader's Digest, Reuters, Chularat Hospital, Tan Chong Motor Holdings, Maybank, Acer, Motorola, Intel, Unilever Thailand, Syngenta, Young Presidents Organization, Petronas, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Oman Oil Company, and Saudi Aramco, among others.

Dr. Yong addressed groups in many countries such as the United States, Austria, United Kingdom, Australia, France, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea. He also undertook creativity and EQ research in the United States, Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

We thank him for being associated with Krish Mark and for taking up the advisory role in guiding us to enhance emotional excellence among leaders and teams till his last day.