According to economic historian Angus Maddison in his book ‘The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective’ published by the OECD Development Center in Paris in 2001, India had the world’s largest economy in the 1st century and 11th century and in the 18th century, with a 32.9% share of the world GDP in the 1st century and 28.9 % in the 1000 AD, and in 1700 AD with 24.4%.The known economic history of India begins with Indus Valley Civilization that was the first known permanent and predominantly urban settlement that flourished between2800BC to 1800 BC and had an advanced and thriving economic system. One of the ways to search the alternative paradigms in management and leadership is going back to our roots – ancient Indian culture and traditions. Vedas are the sources of knowledge from Indian Wisdom. The Vedic principles are objective and supported by creative potential of Natural Law. It has universal application. ISOL Research Foundation is a humble initiative in this direction and is dedicated and committed to carry out researches on Indic and Vedic Studies to discover and discuss ancient business models in modern context andpromote indigenous model of management and entrepreneurship.The Foundation is registered vide Registration No. 11406 under Section 60 dated October 19, 2010. The Permanent Account Number is AAAT18467PE. Prof. Sunita Singh Sengupta is the Managing Trustee and the Chairperson of the Foundation. This is an honorary position.
ISOL Research Foundation serves the noble purpose of sustainable growth in the ecosystem through three vital wings:
1. Vedic Foundations of Indian Management
2. ISOL Center for Consciousness Studies
3. ISOL Center for Integral Healing.
