Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Impacting at Scale
DO PARTNERSHIPS MATTER?
The great epic Mahabharata, in the Aadi Parva describes itself thus: “Yadi hasti tadanytra yannehasti natat quachit” (what is here is everywhere and what is not here is not anywhere else). The phrase denotes the vastness and allencompassing nature of the Magnum Opus that it is. Sure enough, even today the Gurus do not tire giving examples from the Epic. There are countless lessons there for any facet of life-love, duty, devotion, daily matters and even business management. The ancient text also talks about how to choose beneficial partners in life, or business. Modern management texts talk about strategic alliances and partnerships, which are complex arrangements that companies get into in order to launch into a higher orbit or just to stay afloat. The choices one makes at the time of bringing in partners are crucial and can have telling impact on the satisfactory achievement of the goal itself. The most defining moment in the Mahabharata is the Great Battle that left a trail of destruction for the cousins in two camps.