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DIBRUGARH: The two-day intellectual convergence titled 'SANMILAN 2020-21', organized online by the Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University (DU), concluded successfully.
The theme of the 16th edition of the event was-'Fitness and Wellness for Managers : The Future of Productivity'. The programme was inaugurated by DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. L K Nath, in the presence of Resident Chief Executive, Oil India Limited, Prasanta Borkakoty as the chief guest; Prof. Jiten Hazarika, Registrar, Dibrugarh University, other dignitaries, teachers and students.
Prof. Nath emphasized fitness and wellness of employees of an organization in the productivity and longevity of the organization. He also deliberated on issues that could arise if employees were unfit and its consequences.
Earlier, Arshad Hussain, Assistant Professor and Chief Coordinator of SANMILAN 2020-21, gave a brief about the current edition of SANMILAN and the situation behind conducting the programme online. Prof. Kumud Chandra Goswami, chairperson of CMSDU, thereafter welcomed the guests and said that physical wellness had to be broadened to include emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, environmental, occupational, financial and cultural wellness. Prof. Goswami's speech was followed by the online rendering of the Dibrugarh University anthem.
The inauguration by Prof. Nath was followed by a keynote address from RCE, OIL, Borkakoty. In his address, he referred to the importance of fitness in the context of the COVID pandemic. He said that fitness was not solely going to the gym but any activity that kept an individual active and provided a positive mind-set. The Souvenir, a magazine commemorating the holding of SANMILAN 2020-21, was released by Prof. Jiten Hazarika. He appreciated the hard work put in to organize the intellectual convergence and bring out The Souvenir, which was edited by Dr. Himadri Barman. The inaugural session ended with concluding remarks from the chairperson, CMSDU, and the vote of thanks from the chief coordinator.
The first event of the post-inaugural session was Manthan – the panel discussion on the theme. The discussion was moderated by Arshad Hussain, chief coordinator of Sanmilan 2020-21. The post-lunch session events were Straight Talk, BizMantra- the business quiz, Empress- Business Plan Competition and Health Plus. The quiz was won by Probit Jyoti Kalita (Tezpur University) followed by Aswani Kumar Sharma (Gauhati University) and Kingsuk Talukdar (NIT Silchar) The quiz masters were Dr. Dudul Das and Ashutosh Das.
Around 150 participants from all over Assam had registered for the quiz. The winners of Business Plus competition were Puskar Sharma (Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati), Sahid M Ullah (AIM, Guwahati) and Biswajit Mili (Gauhati Commerce College) for their plan–One Stop Solution for Professional Services. The runners-up were Ankur Borah (Gauhati University), Manash Pratim Bharadwaj (GU) and Pankhi Kashyap (Tezpur Medical College and Hospital) for their plan – Health Plus. Empresa was judged by Dr. Rashida Tahira Noorain, Head i/c, School of Management and Entrepreneurship, ARGUCOM.
SANMILAN 2020-21 ended with the concluding session in the evening. In a humanitarian gesture, SANMILAN 2020-21 provided a sum of Rs. 5,000 to Perona Children Home, Dibrugarh.