 In Boys' Tournament, KISS defeated Bihar 49-0 in the first league match. KISS Boys' defeated Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir in next two league matches. They won the tournament by defeating Bhubaneswar 49-0 in Quarter-final, Jungle crow 23-10 in Semi-final and Future Hope 14-7 in Final. Expressing his satisfaction, Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS congratulated both the winner teams |
Monday, November 28, 2011
KISS Champion in All India Rugby Tournament
Friday, November 25, 2011
THE FIRST EVER HERITAGE TOUR WITH SENIOR CITIZENS: - ORGANISED BY HELPAGE INDIA ODISHA TEAM
Bhubaneswar : HelpAge India Odisha Team organised its first ever heritage tour with Senior citizens from Bhubaneswar to Balasore on 25th Nov’11. The trip was flagged off by the Principal, Maharishi Public School, Bhubaneswar at 7.00 AM.
A 25 member team from five Senior Citizen Associations namely Senior Citizen Forum, V.S.S Nagar, Senior Citizen Association, Nilakantha Nagar, Senior Citizen Association, KESURA, Acharya Vihar Parishad & Snehi Samaj, and Kalpana flat area were accompanied by 5 members HelpAge Team on a full day tour to more than 200 Km from the State Capital, Bhubaneswar. The team went to Panchalingeswar temple first, after which the team returned to Balasore to have lunch. Then Visted to Chandipur sea beach & Khirachora Gopinath temple.
The team spent the whole day with great pleasure.
HelpAge Odisha branch is planning to organize similar type of tour with the residents of Old Age Homes in coming months.
Rashmi Mohanty,
State Head – Odisha,
HelpAge India.
Monday, November 21, 2011
5th Foundation Day Lecture of KIIT School of Rural Management
Bhubaneswar : Shri B. K. Sinha, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India delivered the 5th Foundation Day Lecture of KIIT School of Rural Management. His talk focused on the extreme disparities within India and how various rural development schemes are striving to combat these disparities. He advised the budding rural managers from KSRM to strive to bridge the governance and management deficit by their work in the development sector and the government. His talk also dwelt on the revolutionary potential of Information Technology in the arena of rural development.
In his welcome address, Dr. A Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS explained how KSRM was founded with the guidance and inspiration from Dr. Varghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution.
Prof. L. K. Vaswani, Director, KSRM said that the school is unique in terms of promoting students research to build its knowledge base and feed the same into its curriculum. The Student’s Research Compendium-Kaleidoscope 3, containing details of field projects undertaken by students with support of more than 200 partner organization, was released on the occasion. KSRM also released its Working Paper Series.
Prof. A. S. Kolaskar, Vice-Chancellor, KIIT University said KSRM acts as a link between the KIIT University and the social service oriented KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences). Prof. Prasun Das proposed vote of thanks. Foundation stone of KSRM was laid on 20th November, 2006 by Dr. Kurien. Foundation Day Lecture Series was instituted to honour entrepreneurs, practitioners and policy makers in the field of rural development and governance.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Celebrating the spirit of theatre
Khurda: Since the past 15 years, Natya Chetana organizes a People’s Theatre Festival to spread social awareness by using theatre art forms. The festival commenced on the 10th of November and continued till the 16th of the month. This year, the theme of the festival was “future”. Performances were staged on the future of environment/water, Adivasi tribes, humanity, Folk theatre and theatre artists.
Natya Chetana or Theatre for Awareness is a non-profit making, theatre organisation known in the field of theatre art as well as in the developmental sector. It is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Situated in Khurda, some 30 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar, Mr Subodh Pattanaik dreamt of building a Natya Gram or a Theatre village in 1990, which included Natya Ashram – Training Institute. Natya Gyan – Documentation and Museum, Natya Lipi – Publication House, Natyashala – Theatre Production Unit, Natya Mandap – Performance Stage, Nata Hata – Theatre Market, Natya Chetana - The Administrative and Coordination unit, Natya Nivas - The residential complex for about 20 families, and a Guest House. A lot of it has become reality.
Mr Subodh Pattanaik, the founding director of Natya Chetana says that this year he is happy with the organization of the festival. Though there is always a scope for improvement, he adds. He said, “The major return that we get is psychological. We win many hearts. This year there were as many as 41 foreigners who took part in theatre festival.”
This year, the focus was on folk and traditional art forms. Stage plays “Paani” by the students of Bajirout Chattrabas in Angul, “Shosha”, “Kaatha” by Natya Chetana and “Maankada” by Uttayani Club from Jatni, “Prahallad Nataka” by Nrusingh Natha Natya Sangh. Ganjam and “Tartuffe” by the Korean Theatre personalities provided a distinct diversity to the fest.
The tribal dances of Odisha: “Kutra”, “Dhapadal” and “Sanchar Nata”, the puppet shows and group songs added to the flavor of the theatre festival. Everyday there was a Reflection Seminar in which the previous day’s performances were analysed and people could give their feedbacks in form of appreciations or criticisms.
Different workshops related to theatre were also organized every morning, which helped in adding to the knowledge of theatre. Special speeches eminent theatre personalities were also conducted in order to fully utilize the time.
Ms Marie Van Bakelan(69) from the Netherlands said, “This is the third time I’m attending the Theatre Festival after 1996 and 2005. This time there are more traditional and folk art forms compared to the previous years which had more performances from abroad.” She added that she would like to see some more of martial art, classical dance and puppetry the next time. She also said that she would like to be here at Natya Chetana’s 25th Anniversary.
The Nata Hata or the theatre market every evening is a novel way to promote theatre articles and different forms of art itself.
As Pattrick Navatte, a French director who works in Belgium puts it, “I really enjoyed this festival with so many different kinds of performances. We organize street theatre festival back home also but it is not in the same spirit. It is very professional and does not give a family like feel as Natya Gram.” Despite being a foreigner, language was not much a problem for him as long as a sufficient background about the play was provided. Patrick’s team from Belgium includes 9 people who do stage plays as well as paintings.
Natya Chetana is the only theatre group of Odisha which developed its own style of scoring intimate spaces to produce long plays for urban audiences. That is how it carries its theatre to any town where even there is no auditorium.
All the plays of Natya Chetana are inspired by true stories and incidents that take place in someone’s life in some place of Odisha. In the past 25 years, it has definitely come a long way.
Total hip replacement in young boy in KIMS
Bhubaneswar : Total Hip replacement surgery is usually done in older patients with damaged hip joint. This is a very successful procedure of 20th century. Kamaljit purohit, a 24 year old boy from Bargarh district, admitted in KIMS orthopaedic OPD with stiff spine and damaged hip joint as he was suffering from a disease called ankylsing spondylitis. This disease is an intlamatory disease that affects spine and hip joint between 20-40 years and causes stiffness and pain in spine and hip joint. For this stiff and damaged hip joint patient was unable to sit alone, stand alone and unable to walk. He was bed ridden for last 1 year. He came to hospital in a wheel chair. He was examined properly and it was decided joint replacement of hip was only solution to get relief from his problem.
On 18th august 2011 total hip replacement was done successfully in KIMS by team of doctors led by joint replacement surgeon Dr. B.K. Behera and Anesthetist Dr. Jagdish Mishra. In this surgery damage head of femur is replaced by metal prosthesis and damaged acetabulum was replaced by metal poly socket. After surgery patient was able to sit alone and started walking after 2nd day of surgery. Patient & his family members are very happy now as patient is able to walk independently and thanked the staff of KIMS & Hospital.
The joint replacement surgery of hip and knee are regularly done in KIMS with high success rate at par with any international hospital. Patient of Odisha can avail this opportunity without going outside state, claims KIMS.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Dr. Sanak Mishra receives Platinum Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals
Bhubaneswar : Dr. Sanak Mishra, Vice President of ArcelorMittal and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Greenfield Projects in India has received the Platinum Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals at its Annual Meeting on November 13 this year, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the metallurgical profession and metals industry.
Prior to joining Mittal Steel, Dr. Mishra was the Managing Director of the Rourkela Steel Plant. He was one of the principal architects of the major turnaround of SAIL during 2000-02, as the Head of the Office of Restructuring. He is well known for the “SAMSKAR” concept of leadership practice, which he designed and implemented and brought about a dramatic transformation in Rourkela Steel Plant and which has become a case study in management books in USA and India. During his tenure, the Rourkela Steel City also underwent a renaissance.
A visionary leader of Corporate India, Dr. Sanak Mishra is a Metallurgist of world renown and a leading steel technologist. He is the Chairperson of the International Organisation of Materials, Metals and Minerals Societies (IOMMMS). He was the President of the Indian Institute of Metals during 2009-10 and Vice President of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2007&’08. He was AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor at IIT Delhi during 2004-06. Dr. Mishra is a Board Member of the Atomic Energy Department’s Nuclear Fuels Complex, Hyderabad. .
A Gold Medallist and a Government of India National Merit Scholar, and known for his exceptional memory, he stood First in the whole State of Orissa at the Matriculation examination and obtained B.Sc. Honours degree in Physics from the Ravenshaw College and Bachelor of Engineering degree in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore. He then received the MS (1970) and PhD (1973) degrees in Metallurgical Engineering at a young age from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in USA. He was awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt International Fellowship from Germany and was Visiting Scientist at Aachen Technical University for two years (1980&’81).
Dr. Mishra was one of the founding members of RDCIS, the Corporate R&D Centre of SAIL and rose to the position of its Executive Director. He is author of over 100 publications and holds several patents on steels for domestic cooking-gas cylinders, high-strength steels for construction, weather-resistant steels for Indian railways, etc.
For his outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology, industry and society, Dr. Mishra has been bestowed with numerous honours. He received the National Metallurgist Award from the Government of India in 2003 and the National Metallurgists’ Day Award in 1988. He was conferred the Centenary Year Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Science in 2008, the Distinguished Merit Alumni Award from the University of Illinois, USA in 2010 and the Honorary Membership of the Indian Institute of Metals in 2005.
He has also received other prestigious awards such as the JRD Tata Gold Medal, Birla Gold Medal and Kamani Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Metals; Bharat Shiromani Award; Udyog Ratna Award from the Institute of Economic Studies; Visveswaraya Medal from the Institution of Engineers; Medal of the Materials research Society of india; and Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award from the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, All India Management Association, Institution of Engineers, Indian Institute of Metals, the Computer Society of India and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.
Workshop on Plasma Processing for Thermonuclear Fusion and Industrial Applications at KIIT
Bhubaneswar : School of Applied Sciences, KIIT University organized a National Workshop on “Plasma Processing for Thermonuclear Fusion and Industrial Applications” (PPTFIA-2011) on 10th -11th November, 2011 with association with PSSI, Gandhinagar. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. G. J. Samathanam, Advisor and Head (TDT), Department of Science & Technology and attended by many well-known scientists from all over India working in this field. The inaugural and closing ceremonies were attended by many professors, senior faculties, research scholars and students from different schools of KIIT and other institutes from all over India.
Research in the recent developments in Plasma Technology and their applications in various fields like waste management, textile technology, nanotechnology, biological science in industry, etc were deliberated at the workshop. Among the scientists who participated at the workshop were Dr. A. K. Das, Head Laser and Plasma Technology Division, BARC, Dr. S. Nanda, CIR, KIIT University, Dr. B. B. Patra, Dean, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT University, Dr. Rabindra Pal, Scientist, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, Dr. S. K. S. Parashar, CONVENOR, PPTFIA-2011, Dr. J. Govindarajan Co-Chirman (Board of Research Fusion Science & Technology) BRFST and Dr. P. K. Atrey, Secretary, BRFST.
Similarly, Dr. Subroto Mukherjee, Head, FCIPT Division, Dr. P. B. Jhala, Advisor, Plasma Textile Application, FCIPT, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Dr. Rajeev Sharma, DST, Mr. Paritosh Choudhury, Head, TBM, IPR, Dr. P. S. Mukherjee, Head, Materials Group, IMMT, Bhubaneswar, Dr. K. G. K. Warrier, Dy. Director, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala were prominent speakers.
Senior officials from DST, BRFST, BARC and IPR promised help for innovative project proposals in various fields of research.
Monday, November 14, 2011
99th Indian Science Congress at KIIT - Governor Flags Off Bigyan Rath
Bhubaneswar : Shri M. C. Bhandare, His Excellency the Governor of Odisha flagged off Bigyan Rath at Ramachandra High School, Khandapada, the birthplace of Pathani Samanta, on 14th November 2011. The Bigyan Rath is an innovative initiative of KIIT University to popularize science among the youths and common people of the State of Odisha. Being held as a prelude to the 99th Indian Science Congress, to be hosted by KIIT University in association with NISER from 3-7 January 2012, Bigyan Rath will travel 3500 kilometers covering all the 30 districts of Odisha. On its way, the Rath will conduct mass contact programmes at grassroot level to create sciential awareness among the youths, students, teachers and common people.
Expressing his satisfaction over hosting the 99th Indian Science Congress in Odisha after a gap of 34 years, Shri Bhandare praised the efforts of KIIT and NISER. The Rath will carry the message of science to the villages and create scientific temper among the common masses, he said.
Bigyan Rath will travel from the birthplace of Pathani Samanta (Khandapada) to the birthplace of P. K. Parija (Cuttack), two renowned scientists of the State, during its 20 days journey from 14th November to 3rd December 2011. It will cover more than 600 educational institutes (20 school colleges in each district) of Odisha, touching each and every individual, before reaching Ravenshaw University in Cuttack on 3rd December, 2011.
Bigyan Rath will also generate awareness on the Indian Science Congress and invite common masses in every district on behalf of Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS to join this mega scientific meet in KIIT. As a prelude to the 99th Indian Science Congress, KIIT is also organizing State and National level Essay and Quiz Competition. The winners of the State level essay & quiz competition will be awarded on 3rd December 2011.
Shri Bhartuhari Mahatab, MP, Khandapada, Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT-KISS, Dr. T. K. Chandrashekar, Director, NISER, Prof. A. S. Kolaskar, V.C. KIIT, Dr. R. N. Ray, Chairman, National Children’s Science Congress, Dr. A.K. Naik, Registrar, NISER & Local Secretary, 99th ISC, Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Registrar KIIT and Local Secretary, 99th ISC and Shri Gobind Ch. Barik, Headmaster, Ramchandra High School also spoke on the occasion.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
KISS Features in TIME Magazine
Bhunaneswar: The prestigious ‘TIME’ magazine of US considered being the most influence news magazine in the world has recognized the city based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) the largest institute for the tribal children in the world founded by Dr. Achyuta Samanta. In a story of faith, hope and austerity at a school for India’s indigenous population, the magazine published an article titled “Children of a Lesser God” in its November 7, 2011 issue. The correspondent has pointed out the mission of Dr. Samanta for educating 2 lakh tribal children by the end of this decade.
It is indeed a rare honour for any school in Indian to be featured in TIME and while only five Indians has been referred to as the most influential in the Time magazine, name of Dr. Samanta and the institutions he founded is indeed a great achievement. It is a rare honour for Dr. Samanta as an Odia to find place in Time magazine and it is indeed a pride for Odisha that KISS could attract the world attention because of its good works and care for 15 thousand tribal children studying there from KG to PG absolutely free.
Time with a circulation of nearly 34 lakh copies per week, with a readership of 45 million people around the world is published with European, Asian and South Pacific edition. It is a pride for the state of Odisha that Time in all its editions has brought out the incredible story of Samanta and his mission KISS.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
79th Birth Anniversary of Late Pradyumna Bal celebrated at KISS
Bhubaneswar : The 79th Birth Anniversary of Late Pradyumna Bal, Noted Parliamentarian, Journalist and Founder President of KIIT & KISS was celebrated in KISS premises on 8th November 2011.
Smt. Saswati Bal, President, KIIT & KISS; Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS; Ms. Bratati Bal; Ms. Mamata Mohapatra; Mr. Pratyush Bal, Dr. Ashok S. Kolaskar, VC, KIIT University; Dr. P. K. Routaray, CEO, KISS; Mr. Motilal Das, Director (Academic), KISS; Prof. Arjuu Sahu, Principal, KISS, Mr. D. P. Majumdar, Director, Sports, KISS; and Mr. P. K. Das, Livelihood Director, KISS were present on the occasion.
Paying rich tribute to Late Pradyumna Bal, Dr. A. Samanta, said that contribution of Shri Bal in Odisha politics is unfathomable. His socialistic ideals, struggle and sacrifice for the people, especially for tribal, remain examples for other to emulate. The vision of Late Pradyumna Bal remains a guiding light for KIIT Group of Institutions and KISS, he said. Ms. Mamata Mohapatra, Dr. Ashok S. Kolaskar also spoke on the occasion.
Monday, November 7, 2011
99th Indian Science Congress at KIIT : Governor to inaugurate Bigyan Rath
Bhubaneswar : After a long waiting of 34 years, the 99th Indian Science Congress is going to be held from 3rd - 7th January 2012 in the premises of KIIT University, Odisha. To popularize the Science Congress among the common mass and student community of Odisha it is scheduled to be sent a messenger (BIGYAN RATH) to every district and to touch each and every individual. BIGYAN RATH is scheduled to start from Khandapada, Nayagarh, the holistic place and the renowned birth place of famous Odia Astronomer Pathani Samanta on 14th November 2011, which will cover its journey through all 30 districts of Odisha. The Rath will be inaugurated by His Excellency Shri Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Hon’ble Governor of Odisah. Bigyan Rath with its wide visionary will spread the message about science, Science Congress, popularization of science and will enhance a scientific temperament among the common masses.
This Rath will take 20 days in total to cover all 30 districts, cover more than 600 educational institutes (20 school colleges in each district) of Odisha and will reach Cuttack on 3rd December, 2011 at the historic miracle ‘Ravenshaw University’. To popularize the Science Congress among the students of different School and college of Odisha, an essay & quiz competition has been organized by KIIT. On 3rd December, the winners of state level essay & quiz competition will be awarded.
‘Bigyan Rath’, will carry the message of Indian Science congress and too will be an invitation from Dr. A. Samanta, Founder KIIT-KISS to the common masses present in every district , inviting them to attend this journey and to Join ISC-2012 at KIIT University during 3rd to 7th January,2012 to witness this biggest scientific event.
Dr. T. K. Chandrashekar, Director, NISER; DR. A.K. NAIK Registrar, NISER & Local Secretary, 99th ISC; Prof. A. S. Kolaskar, V.C. KIIT; Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT-KISS and Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Registrar KIIT and Local Secretary, 99th ISC were present during a press meet organized in Bhubaneswar.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
KISS girl in Orissa Sub-Junior Kabaddi team
Bhubaneswar : Kabita Sisha, a Class six student of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has been selected in Odisha girls sub junior kabadi team for participating in 23rd National sub junior Kabadi championship scheduled to be held at Hyderabad from 4th to 7th November 2011. The team will visit Hyde
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Orissa health minister calls for popularization of eye-donation campaign
Bhubaneswar : Eyes are the most beautiful gifts of God has bestowed on us. We need to care for eyes. Besides, we should also involve ourselves in the eye donation campaign of the government to enable hundreds of our visually-impaired brothers and sisters to see wonderful creation of God, state health minister Prasanna Acharya said.
Addressing the 12th state level World Sigh Day function at Jayadev Bhawan jointly organised by voluntary organization Bhoomika, the state health and family welfare department and National Rural Health Mission, Mr Acharya said the Orissa government had taken a number of steps to provide quality eye-care services to people across the state through district headquarters hospitals and eye-banks.
He appealed the gathering to popularize the eye-donation concept so that more and more people would come forward to donate their eyes which would enable visually-impaired persons to see the world. This apart, he also called upon people to neglect their precious eyes.
Commissioner cum health secretary Anu Garg said there should be concerted efforts to reduce to the current blindness from 1 per cent to .3 per cent by 2020.
Stating that there were over 1200 seats for eye-care services in 30 district headquarters hospital, Capital Hospital and Rourkela Ispat General Hospital, Ms Garg said the government was working to enhance the number of beds and improve the standard of treatment.
Joint director of Orissa Public Health department Ms Radharani Nanda said focused on taking nutritious food for maintaining good eye-sight.
Mr Upendra Sahoo, director, state health services, called upon people to keep away from smoking and alcohol consumption to protect eye-sight. He also advised the diabetics for regular eye check-ups.
Secretary of Bhoomika Bishma Prasad Rath, while underlining the importance of eye-donation mission, suggested for creating awareness on proper eye-care facilities made available through government and private agencies.
Mr Ananta Sahoo, director, health projects, gave vote of thanks.
“Vigilance is an effective tool and not a hurdle,” says CEO, RSP
Rourkels : “For any modern business concern, Vigilance is an effective tool and
not a hurdle,” said Mr. G S Prasad, CEO, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in
his address at the inaugural function of Vigilance Week organised by
Vigilance Dept of RSP, at HRDC in 31st October. He inaugurated the
programme by lighting the ceremonial lamp. Speaking on the occasion,
Mr. Prasad paid rich tributes to the Iron man of India Sardar
Vallabhai Patel, whose birthday marked the occasion, and exhorted all
present to emulate the great leader who was the epitome of
transparency, integrity and uprightness. “Vigilance advises how to
go about things and it is a friend, not a foe,” CEO reiterated.
Stating that ignorance of rules cannot be an excuse, Mr. Prasad
commended the Vigilance Department of RSP for taking steps to create
awareness amongst contractors and suppliers by organising interaction
with them in the course of these celebrations. Recalling the recent
formation of Ethics Clubs for RSP school children in which Corporate
Vigilance had taken a lot of interest, Mr. Prasad said it was like
sowing a seed which would grow into a massive tree of transparency
and ethics. “If you can make society better, things would
automatically improve and obviate the need for vigilance, which is a
desirable thing,” he emphasised. Drawing an analogy with the epic
Ramayana, CEO said because of the ideal Rama Rajya which existed,
there was no need to have a separate Vigilance set up in that era.
Stating that Vigilance covers the total gamut of plant operations, Mr.
Prasad expressed his confidence that RSP would continue to make
progress in an ethical way.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. S Shekar, ED (Works) stressed the need
for corporates to not only focus on profits but also to develop a
culture, vision and values all based on ethical standards. Stating
that success without ethics is meaningless, Mr. Shekar exhorted the
RSP collective to reinforce the ethos of integrity in all things
done.
The Vigilance pledge was administered to all present in Odia by Mr. U
Mishra, GM(Projects), in Hindi by Mr. P S Bhadauria, GM(Projects) and
in English by Mr. R K Mitra, GM (Sinter).Earlier Mr. T S Prakash, ACVO
delivered the welcome address and read out the messages of the
Honourable President of India and the Honourable Prime Minister.
Mr. Robin Kumar, Manager (Vigilance) proposed a vote of thanks. Mr. S
Chakravarty, Senior Manager(Vigilance) was the master of ceremony.
Many senior officers of the plant were present on the occasion.
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