JAMMU,
AUGUST 17: To commemorate the 53rd
foundation day of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), its Northern
Regional Campus, Jammu today celebrated the event on its campus.
KB Jandial, former
Commissioner/ Secretary, was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Neha Jalali,
Deputy Director, Department of Field Publicity (GoI) was the Guest of Honour.
Manohar Khajuria, Regional
Director, Northern Regional campus of IIMC, spoke about the Institution in
detail especially about Jammu Campus.
Students of English Journalism
presented an inspirational skit, a talk show and documentaries made on social
issues starting with a graceful Ganesh Vandana.
The students also
presented a panel discussion, followed by a power-packed performance by them in
the form of a skit called “Kuch Baaki Hai” that highlighted the importance of
Journalism after 70 years of India’s Independence. Documentaries made by a
student on issues such as malnutrition, state of textile industries in Punjab
and a short film “The Letter” touched the hearts of every one.
Jandial shared his experience
of being a journalist and a senior government bureaucrat covering militancy at
its peak in the Valley. He told the students, “Journalism was his first love
and that Journalism is as important as bureaucracy.” He advised the students to
be thorough professionals, gain thorough knowledge on the issues and make use
of technology to be able to reach out to the masses. He further told them to
take part in debates on current issues.
Neha Jalali talked about the
need for institutions and the role they play in shaping our society. She also
talked about the establishing year of IIMC in 1965 by the Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting and how initially government officials and budding
journalists were trained at the institute. While appreciating the role of
students in the event, she advised them to take more such initiatives beside
their media studies in future.
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