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Volume 7 Number 1, October – December 2009, Date of Release: December 31, 2009

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A Quarterly Newsletter of the Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University

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Let Peace Prevail… Fifth Alumni Meet, 2009 Investor’s Summit, 2009 Let the Paradise Remain… Let the New Year Awaken us to Infinite Page Page Possibilities… Let us Strive to be Happy Always…

Top Story sanMilan 2009…Bigger…Better

Dr. Shyam Bharda Medhi, MA, LLB, MSc (England), PhD, IAS (Red.) and a former Commissioner & Secretary, Govt. of Assam while giving the Keynote address on Day 1 of the 2009 edition of sanMilan which had the theme Creativity and Innovation : The Fulcrum of Growth, spoke about the indivisibility of knowledge and how each and every discipline is interlinked with each other. He also talked about the ability of innovation in human beings, which according CMS Wishes Everybody a Very Happy New Year! to him are confidence, honesty and love for mankind. He spoke about a University in which he said that a University is the conscience of a nation. According to him, the scope for creativity and innovation is not limited, thus it can encompass any existing thing, and it all depends on the way we look at regular things. Dr. Medhi remarked that innovations are those which aims at improving the way people live and lead their life, not all innovations are for the well being of the mankind. He talked about the relationship of technology with innovation where he gave a brief introduction of hard technology and soft technology. He pointed the areas/sectors of India and the north‐east where the need of creativity and innovation is much felt. Finally he wrapped up his speech by saying that an innovation should not lead to inhuman competition, should not distort the balance of life and human sufferings and chaos. The speech by the keynote speaker was a holistic approach to “creativity and innovation” and it enlightened all aspects – how, where, when, why and what of innovation and creativity. Earlier the 2‐day intellectual convergence on November 7 – 8, 2009 was inaugurated by Prof. K K Deka, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Dibrugarh University in the presence of distinguished guests, delegates and

students.

The inaugural session was followed by Manthan, the panel discussion which deliberated on the theme. Manthan was chaired by some eminent personalities of north‐east India which included Md. Anisul Hoque (Director and Creative Head, Resonance Brand Communication), Prof. Pranjal Bezborah (Founder Director‐in‐charge, CMSDU and Professor, Department of Commerce, Dibrugarh University), Col. P.K. Ghosh (Executive Director, Jalan Group of Tea Companies, Dibrugarh), Mr. Uddhab Kumar Bharali (well known innovator of Assam) and Mr. Tridip Sarmah (NE Head, HR & Administration, Bharti Airtel Limited). The panel discussion was followed by a question‐answer round with the audience. The question put by Mr. Bulbul Gogoi, BBA 2007 Batch student of the Centre was adjudged as the best question and it fetched him Rs. 1000/‐.

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Achievements

• Mr. Pratim Barua, Reader at CMS has been awarded the PhD degree by Dibrugarh University for his topic “Manpower Planning in Assam with Reference to technical and Managerial Volume 7, Issue 1 : October – December 2009 Manpower”.

• Ms. Suman Mahanta, Lecturer, CMSDU has obtained her Resolutions on a New Year PGDHRM from IODL, Gauhati University. Time flies really fast, more so with the hectic pace of life we all live. The year 2009 is also coming to an end. This is • Ms. Anisha Roy, a MBA (PT) 2007 Batch student of the Centre a moment which gives us an opportunity to look back at who is a teacher at Little Stars English Medium School, Digboi, the year gone by and make new resolutions for the Assam has won the National Level Question Making coming year. May be, it is also an opportune time to look Competition (QMC) in the Social Studies segment. The back at the Centre’s journey in the past year. The biggest competition was organized by Educational Initiatives, an gain was the completion of the CMS Building, courtesy of organisation promoting modern techniques of learning Oil India Limited. It has fulfilled a major requirement of focussed exclusively on assessment of school education. A the Centre. The Centre also created five permanent posts total of 3706 teachers from 585 schools all over India of faculty members out of which three have been filled. participated in different segments of the competition. Ms. Roy The Centre thus became the first of the self‐financing will be leaving for an educational trip to Singapore as part of the prize. Centres of the University to have appointed people on permanent posts. Another important event was the • Mr. Rohit Kr. Sharma, Mr. Biraj Hazarika, Ms. Brishni change in session of the MBA (FT) Programme from Borkotoky and Mr. Rakesh Chamua, all faculty members at January to July and the introduction of Choice Based CMS has cleared Dibrugarh University Research Admission Credit System (CBCS) along with the increase in intake Test (DURAT), 2009. from 30 to 60. This has brought in new challenges which are being met. Only time will tell, how good we have • Ms. Panchali Devi has been crowned as the new Voice of CMS.

been in adjusting to these changes. The Centre in the last • Mr. Chandan Das, MBA (FT) 2009 Batch has become the new one year welcomed five new faculty members who Department Representative (DR) of CMS. He will represent constitute the new generation of people to give a thrust CMS at Dibrugarh University Post Graduate Student’s Union. to the growth of the Centre. At the fag end of the year, we welcomed our new Director, Prof. H Goswami who • Mr. Pradyut Dutta, MBA (FT) 2009 August Batch is the new with his vast experience can galvanize the Centre to Department Secretary of CMS. achieve greater heights. As he has been associated with the Centre since its inception as a BOM Member, he Director Comments knows the Centre inside out and it is a big bonus for us. I am glad to know that the Editorial Board of the CMS Newsletter is We are now at the threshold of 2010 and at this publishing the 1st Issue of Vol. 7 (October – December, 2009) of the juncture, we rededicate ourselves to the growth and CMS Newsletter – a quarterly mouthpiece of the Centre for development of the Centre. There can be no better Management Studies, Dibrugarh University. I appreciate the efforts resolution for us in the coming year than this. I’m sure of the Editorial Board of the Newsletter particularly its Editor, for that by the time we end the year 2010, we would have providing its readers with such a valuable publication for the last six created new benchmarks and crossed newer milestones. years. The Newsletter publishes news on the cultural events and academic activities organized by the Centre, achievement of its Before winding up, here’s something that came to my students and faculty and the activity schedule of the Centre for the mind ‐ near future. In addition, it also publishes a few short articles on current issues having social and economic relevance. The Editorial A year is about to End, Board may consider inclusion of more write‐ups from faculties and The year gone by is History students on different aspects, such as a book, a product, an The year ahead is a Mystery economic policy, market conditions, consumer rights, RTI, career But Choices we can make opportunities, etc., in issues to come. Amusing anecdotes from To Make it Better than the Past various sources may also be included in the Newsletter to cheer the readers up.

Wishing all the readers a very Happy New Year! Let the I wish all readers a Very Happy New Year and the CMS Newsletter a celebrations begin. Amen! healthy growth.

[Himadri Barman] [Homeswar Goswami]

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Agni, the student paper presentation competition which is held separately for Undergraduate and Post Graduate Students was held next. There were many student delegates who took part in the competition and it was judged by Mr. Bitap Raj Kalita (Lecturer, Department of Physics), Ms. Barkha Mess (Lecturer, Department of Petroleum Technology) and Ms. Nazmin Farhin Akhtar (Lecturer, Department of English). After the presentation by the respective students, the judges awarded Ms. Sonashree Borgoyari and Mr. Robert G. Basumatary (Career Concern College, Guwahati) as the Best Paper and Presenters in the Undergraduate Group and Mr. Biplab Senchowa (CCSDU) as the Best Paper and Mr. Bidhan Roy and Ms. Sangeeta Chakraborty (Career Concern College, Guwahati) to be the best

Presenters in the Post Graduate Group.

Khoj was the latest addition to sanMilan. It was a treasure hunt where participants The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor arrives at the Auditorium were required to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. The objective of the game was to find the hidden treasure by solving a series of activities each of which, when solved, provided a clue leading to the next obstacle/puzzle in the series. It was to test the teams’ collective intelligence, teamwork & also physical endurance. There were different stages in the game. At each stage, the teams were provided with a clue. That clue pointed to the next location where they had to either perform an activity or solve a puzzle. Volunteers were placed at different locations for guidance. The winners of Khoj were from the Centre for Computer Studies, DU and were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 5000/‐. The winner’s team named Charlie comprised of Rajarshi Goswami (BSc. IT), Prohlad Bora (MCA), Lalit Phukan (BSc. IT) and Debashish Sharma (BCA).

BizMantra – the Business Quiz was hosted by Mr. Neelotpal Deka who holds master degrees in English Literature and Law. He is one of the leading Quiz Masters in Assam. The preliminary selection round had a total of 15 teams of two members each. Each team was given 16 questions and only 6 teams penetrated to the finals. After a grueling 6 round in the finals, the first prize of Rs. 5000/‐ was won by team Prakriti which consisted of Mr. Bhaskar Jyoti Gogoi and Mir Rizwan, The Release of the Souvenir By Dr. Shyam Bhadra Medhi the second prize of Rs. 3000/‐ was awarded to team SystemX which was held by Mr. Rishiraj Phukan and Mr. Pranay Dey and the third prize of Rs. 1000/‐ was claimed by team Investors which consisted of Mr. Sabir Abbas and Mr. Veeru Singh Sokhi. The best audience award of Rs. 1000/‐ was given to Md. Anisul Hoque (Director and Creative Head, Resonance Brand Communication), the guest for the evening and a panelist of Manthan. He expressed his joy for the award and offered his sincere vote of thanks.

The preliminary rounds of Rhythm – the Voice of Dibrugarh University Competition which is part of sanMilan was the last programme of Day 1 of sanMilan 2009. This year the judges’ desk consisted of Syed Sadullah, Mr. Rajen Gohain and Ms. Mamta Borthakur. The event was hosted by Ms. Arsheeda Mehzabeen [MBA (FT) 2009 August Batch]. The prelims took place with a total of 17 participants from different departments / centres of DU, amongst which only 5 participants were selected for the final round which was held the following day, i.e., November 8. The finalists selected from the prelims were Ms. Snighdha Bhagawati (Department of Political Science), Ms. Bitopi Kakoty (Centre for Studies in Geography), Mr. Nazrul Hassan (Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering & Technology), Ms. Rupanjali Kaushik (Department of Commerce) and Mr. Tridip Gogoi (Centre for Performing Arts). The title of Voice of DU this year was held by Rupanjali Kaushik. She was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 4000/‐, a trophy and a certificate. All other finalists were also given certificates.

This year’s sanMilan also marked the emergence of the Art Exhibition, Srishti which was inaugurated by the Honorable Vice Chancellor of Dibrugarh University, Prof. K.K. Deka on the second day of the convergence. The creative and artistic work of the students of the Centre was displayed in the exhibition. Three of the creative works were sold in the exhibition. Autumn Aura – the Cultural Extravaganza which rocked the auditorium and set it on fire marked the culmination of the intellectual convergence on the night of November 8, 2009. It had a Fashion Show and the highly innovative Liliput Dance amongst its major attractions.

SanMilan 2009 which was telecasted live by V&S Channel beaming it across Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Digboi, Tinsukia upto Ledo thus turned out to be a grand success with a promise to return again next year.

Alumni Meet 2009 CMS has been organizing alumni meet since its inception and this time it conducted its 5th meet successfully with over 50 alumni attending it. All the alumni are working in reputed corporate houses or handling their own businesses and all of them are very successful in their career and every sphere of life.

The session started with a felicitation of our dignitaries, Prof. K.K. Deka (Vice Chancellor, DU), Mr. Anshuman Bordoloi (President Samannay) and Mr. Veeru Singh Sokhi (Vice President, Samannay). This was followed by a speech by Vice Chancellor, DU and Mr. Pratim Barua (Faculty Member, CMS).

For the first time in the history of CMS, the award for ‘Best Overall Student’, to the students of the outgoing batches were given. Mr. Pranab Jyoti Das [MBA Mr. Pranab Das receiving his award from the Hon’ble Vice (FT) 2007 Batch], Mr. Sameer Rizwan Ahmed (BBA 2006 Batch) and Mr. Chancellor of Dibrugarh University, Prof. K K Deka Naksom Wangshu (PGDTM 2008 Batch) had the privilege of receiving the award from the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Dibrugarh University, Prof. K K Deka and Mr. Moynotddin Ahmed, CMSDU Alumni. The awards carried a cash component of Rs. 1500/‐ and a customized trophy. The trophies were sponsored by Mr. Moynotddin Ahmed.

This was followed by a chorus presented by the students of MBA (FT) 2009 and 2009 August Batch. Expose, the alumni souvenir was released thereafter by Mr. Mangal Ojha, an alumnus of the 2007 MBA (FT) Batch. The souvenir was edited by Ms. Malobika Gogoi of the MBA (FT) 2008 batch.

Mr. Anshuman Bordoloi formally announced his resignation as the president of Samannay, the alumni association and a new executive body was elected. The new members are: Mr. Veeru Singh Sokhi (President), Mr. Moynotddin Ahmed (Vice‐President), Mr. Himadri Barman (General Secretary), Mr. Pratim Barua (Treasurer), Mr. Biraj Hazarika (Secretary ‐ Extension Activities), Ms. Suman Mahanta, Mr. Jintu Dutta, Mr. Pranab Jyoti Das, Mr. Abhisekh Lohia, Ms. Arsheeda Mehzabeen and Mr. Rupam Sharma (Members).

For the growth and development of the Centre and its students, different alumni expressed their views regarding different issues. They came up with having workshop with the help of people from the Corporate Houses, Alumni interaction, and also suggested to include the burning topics of the business world in the course of studies besides focusing on team building activities, management games, etc. They also expressed their desire to give recognition to the work of teachers by giving ‘Teacher of the Year’ award from the next year and also the ‘Most Promising Student’ award from each of the BBA, MBA (FT) and PGDTM programmes.

The Band of CMS, WAVE, performed in the Alumni Meet for the first time. A few entertaining games were also kept in store for the alumni in which they showed their full participation and everyone could sense and feel their zeal and enthusiasm to the fullest.

MDP on The Proactive Leader The Ninth MDP at CMS was held on 12 – 13 October, 2009 on the topic “The Proactive Leader”. The MDP was conducted by Prof. L Prasad, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at IIM, Bangalore. Fourteen executives / academicians from Oil India Limited, Engineers India Limited, Indian Oil Corporation (Assam Oil Division), Ethelwold Tea Estate, Tingamira Tea Estate, Assam Air Products Pvt. Ltd. and Dibrugarh University participated apart from the MBA (FT) 2008 Batch students of the Centre. The MDP spread over five sessions deliberated on topics like Organisational Culture at World Class Organisations, Visionary Leadership and Responsive Leadership. There were special video screenings, cases and exercises.

The valedictory function was presided over by Prof. Prasad who gave the certificates to all the participants. The participants thanked Prof. Prasad for giving The participants of the MDP with Prof. L Prasad after his valuable time as well as to the Centre for organizing the MDP. They hoped the valedictory function that the Centre would continue to hold such MDPs with greater frequency. Prof. Prasad in his speech thanked the participants and the Centre for making a success of the MDP and promised to hold more such MDPs in the future at the Centre at his convenience. The Centre has meanwhile said that it will conduct at least two MDPs every year for professionals and executives of the region.

Investors’ Summit 2009 The 2009 Edition of Investors’ Summit was organized by the Learning Investors’ Club (LIC) of CMS on 10th October 2009. The session began at 10 am with the welcome speech by Mr. Himadri Barman, Lecturer, CMSDU. The summit was attended by the students of Women’s College, Tinsukia and G. S. Lohia Girls’ College, Tinsukia, and the resource persons who were invited for the events were Mr. K.K. Sharma, Manager, SBI, Chabua Branch; Mr. Suhartha Choudhury, HR Training Manager, Birla Sun Life Insurance; Mr. Shantanu Deorah, Business Associate(SBI Mutual Fund under Investor Service Centre, Guwahati); Dr. Ranjit Singh, Asst. Professor, Department of Business Administration, Assam University, Silchar); Mr. Biswajeet Bhattacharjee, Relationship Manager, SBI DU Branch. There was a chorus song which was sung by the MBA (FT) 2009 August Batch students which was followed by a presentation by Mr. Lalit Mulchandani, MBA (FT), 2008 Batch, in which he oriented the portfolio of the LIC. After thepresentations there was a quiz competition in which Rs. 1000/‐ was won by Mr. Abhisek Rana Borah and Mr. Dhanajay Mahato (Department of Commerce, D.U.) as the first prize and Rs. 500/‐ by Ms. Mamta Gupta and Ms. Farozan Akhtar (G.S. Lohia Girls’ College, Tinsukia) as the prize for first runner’s up. The quiz was hosted by Mr. Biraj Hazarika, Faculty Member, CMS. The session ended by a vote of thanks from Mr. Rohit Kr. Sharma, Faculty Member, CMS and Faculty Coordinator, LIC.

It is expected that Investors’ Summit would be organized on a much wider scale from the next year with the experience that has been gained till now.

New Board of Management of CMS The BOM of CMS was recently reconstituted by Dibrugarh University. The new members of the BOM are Prof. K K Deka, Vice Chancellor, Dibrugarh University as Chairman; Prof. P K Bhuyan, Registrar, Dibrugarh University; Prof. Jayanta Kumar Gogoi, Head, Department of Economics, DU & Member of Executive Council, DU; Prof. P K Borua, Professor, Department of Life Sciences, DU & Member of Academic Council, DU; Mr. B P Bakshi, G.B. Member, Assam Productivity Council; Mr. Manoj Jalan, Director, Jalan Industries Limited; Mr. Kiron Buragohain, Director, JayBee Auto Pte Ltd. and a Nominee of Oil India Limited as Members. Prof. Homeswar Goswami, Director, Centre for Management Studies will be the Member Secretary. The BOM of CMS is the highest policy and decision making body of the Centre.

Diwali Dhamaka The CMS Family organized the festival of lights – Diwali at the CMS Premises for the first time on October 16, 2009 with enthusiastic participation from the students and teachers alike. The whole show was put up by the students of MBA (FT) 2009 August Batch.

The entire academic block was lighted up with decorative lighting and earthen lamps which was a sight to behold. A lottery was also played to mark the occasion. A cultural evening was followed by refreshments and fireworks. Earlier a Rangoli competition was held in which all the student batches participated.

Interactions & Talks • Mr. Arup Goswami, Lecturer, CMSDU, Mr. Jugal Bharali, Research Scholar, CMSDU and Ms. Kakoli Mahanta, Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Tezpur University gave seminar talks on their Research topics during December 2009.

• Mr. Jyoti Prasad Gohain, GM (HR), John Deere Tech Center with additional responsibility to manage Global Staffing for Global Business interacted with the students of MBA (FT) 2008 in the later part of October, 2009. Mr. Gohain has over 15 years of experience in the HR Domain and has worked with companies like the Aditya Birla Group, Tata and Eaton.

News Snippets

Art of Living Course at the Centre MBA (FT) Farewell The Art of Living promoted by “Sri Ravi Shankar” which has The MBA (FT) 2008 Batch students were given a warm become a global phenomenon organized a 7 days programme farewell by the CMS family on December 2, 2009 at the th at the Centre from 4 of December 2009. The instructors for Centre. In a solemn function, the students and the teachers the said programme were Miss Dona and Mr. Deepak. Each alike shared their experiences. This is the seventh MBA (FT) day started with Yoga and Meditation which is known as batch to be graduating from the Centre. On the same day, the Sudarshan Kriya focusing on the breath. This was done for an MBA (FT) 2008 hostel boarders were also given a formal hour which helps to keep the mind relaxed. Ravi Shankar’s hostel farewell. every teaching is translated to a game so that it remains forever in the minds of the participants. A lot of games were played to learn a lot of things. The programme tried to help Band of CMS the participants to increase their concentration power and CMSDU has now its own band of performers! Conceptualized also taught the techniques to face the problematic situations by Mr. Biraj Hazarika, Lecturer, CMSDU, the Band called Wave in life; the ways to save time and utilize it in doing other useful has Ms. Panchali Devi, Mr. Chandan Bhuyan, Mr. Dipankar things. The programme stressed that every work should be Das, Tausif Ahmed Fardin [all From MBA (FT) 2009 August done by giving 100%. Other areas that were covered included Batch], NayajUddullah, Mr. Akash Deep Bora, and Mr. the five important points of parenting and the benefits of Himangshujit Chetia [all From MBA (FT) 2009 Batch]. The band being vegetarian. At the end of each day, the participants members were selected after an intensive audition held at the were given some tasks: to do five noble things for others; to Centre. stop five different people fro doing something wrong; to find out about their ecological footprints, etc. The programme Samannay Logo benefitted more than 15 participants from within as well as The CMSDU Alumni Association has outside the University. come up with a new logo. The logo has the name of the Association at Placement Brochure the top with the CMS Logo in the The 2009 Placement Brochure of the Centre was released by background. In the foreground is the Prof. L Prasad, IIM, Bangalore on October 12, 2009 at the familiar picture of a graduate. The Conference Hall of the Centre. The placement brochure is logo has been first used in the intended for the placement of the 2008 MBA (FT) students Alumni T‐shirt which were sold during the fifth Alumni Meet. who are appearing for their final semester exams. It is worth mentioning that Mr. Bikram Sarmah has already been placed CMS Boys’ Hostel Renamed at Star Cements, Guwahati. Brahmaputra Crackers and The CMS Boys’ Hostel was formally renamed as Maniram Polymers Limited (BCPL) have also committed to come for a Dewan Boy’s Hostel after a resolution was adopted to that campus. The Centre is hopeful that all students of the batch affect by the Executive Council of Dibrugarh University. The would be placed as early as possible. name was earlier unanimously adopted at the BOM of CMS after the legendary Assamese revolutionary and entrepreneur. CMSDU website in Assam Top 15 The website of Maniram Dewan Boy’s Hostel is There is something to celebrate. According to the web http://www.maniram.cmsdu.org monitoring website alexa.com, CMSDU’s website cmsdu.org has been consistently in the top 15 of the Most Popular BOM Meeting Websites of Assam. It reached a ranking of 11 on December 7, The 25th Meeting of the BOM was held on November 5, 2009 2009. The list is headed by the website of Assam Tribune. at the Conference Hall of CMS. Among the educational websites, only the websites of Assam University, Silchar, NIT Silchar and Tezpur University are ahead New Office Assistant of it. CMSDU receives average hits of 50,000/month. It Mr. Rupam Kaushik Sharma has joined the Centre as an Office reached a figure of over 79,000 hits in the month of July, 2009 Assistant. Mr. Sharma, who is a Commerce graduate, had

earlier worked with HP in its marketing department. He can be PGDTM Field Tour reached at [email protected]. The PGDTM students visited Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Dibru Saikhowa National Park (Tinsukia, Assam), Kaziranga Exams National Park, Guwahati, Tezpur, Majuli, Hajo, Madan Kamdev It is exam time at CMS. All the batches of MBA (FT), MBA (PT), etc. as part of their mandatory Field Tour during November 14 BBA and PGDTM except the 2007 Batch of BBA are having – 23, 2009. They were accompanied by Syed Sajid‐ul‐Islam and their year end / semester end examinations. The exams would Mr. Biraj Hazarika, faculty members of CMS on their 10 day be over by January 4, 2010. tour.

Faculty Corner

• Dr. Pratim Barua (picture on the right) & Mr. Arup Goswami acted as Resource Persons in an Employee Training Programme on Soft Skills, organized by the Dibrugarh University Administration for the front line staff of Dibrugarh University

• Ms. Brishni Borkotoky presented a paper on “The Role of Corporates in Inclusive Growth – A Case of Oil India Limited, Duliajan” in the All India Commerce Conference held at Ajmer, Rajasthan held during September 10 – 12, 2009

• Ms. Suman Mahanta acted as an External Examiner of Viva‐Voce Examination for MBA final semester students of College of Management & Information technology, Jorhat on December 20, 2009

• Syed Sajid‐ul‐Islam’s PhD topic “The Impacts of Tourism upon the Socio‐economic Sector : A Case Study of the Kohora and Bagori Range of the KNP” has been accepted by the Research Council in Arts of Dibrugarh University on December 22, 2009

• Ms. Aradhna Borthakur attended a “Labour Leader Conference” on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Assam Productivity Council at BCP Hall, Jalan Nagar, Dibrugarh along with the 2008 MBA (FT) students of the Centre.

• Ms. Aradahna Borthakur will present a paper on “North east Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship development” in the UGC, NEC and ICSSR sponsored National Seminar at Digboi College on December 31, 2009

• Ms. Aradhana Borthakur participated as a Resource Person in the Workshop on “Women Empowerment and Work Life Balance” conducted by the Assam productivity Council at OIL, Duliajan for the Women Employees of OIL during December 14 – 15, 2009.

• Mr. Himadri Barman gave a Radio Talk over All India Radio, Dibrugarh on the topic “E‐Governance in India : How Citizens Benefit?” on October 7, 2009. He had recently also been invited by All India Radio, Guwahati to take part in its Yubavani Programme (Programme for the Youth)

• Mr. Himadri Barman in collaboration with Mr. Rohit Kr. Sharma, Mr. Biraj Hazarika, Mr. Rakesh Kr. Chamua and Syed Sajid‐ ul‐Islam has completed a project on Customer Satisfaction for NF Railway (Tinsukia Division). The three month Project started in October, 2009 and was worth Rs. 28000/‐.

• Mr. Himadri Barman interacted with the Second Trimester students of the PGDM Programme of Assam Institute of Management on November 30, 2009.

• Mr. Himadri Barman was invited as the Chief Guest to the Freshers’ Social of the Department of Management, Women’s College, Tinsukia on October 24, 2009. He also inaugurated the Newsletter of the Department.

The CMS Newsletter will introduce some new features from the nest issue:

“Book Review”, “Photograph of the Quarter” and “Interview of the

Quarter”. We also call upon all readers to suggest what more they want.

We will try our best to accommodate those. Write with your suggestions to

us at [email protected]

Through the Lenses sanMilan 2009 Special

The CMS Theme in Play, Stalls at the Auditorium and Agni – the paper presentation competition

The Khoj Winners, BizMantra and Inauguration of Shristi

Rhythm and Autumn Aura Glimpses A job well done…till next time…

Published by Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University and Printed at Designer Graphics, Dibrugarh Editor: Himadri Barman Email: [email protected]