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Bengal Chamber highlights the importance of political and corporate leadership in the country, awards actor Raima Sen as a youth icon

| @indiablooms | Dec 27, 2019, at 12:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Chamber's People Management Committee in partnership with Encore Mindseek recently organised a programme woven around political and corporate leadership.

The idea was to highlight that there is usually a leader who steers a movement or project to success.

The session was moderated by Jaidip Chatterjee, Joint Chairperson - Events Group, People Management Committee, Bengal Chamber.

Speakers belonged to a wide range of fields, including political, corporate and cultural arena.

Speaking on role of media Manish Gupta, MP, Rajya Sabha, said, “Media’s role is very important. Media is doing a great job. If you read their supplement, which is well researched you get everything. Media is however being influenced in certain parts of the country. People should get the right news.”

Hemant Kanoria, Trustee, Kanoria Foundation & Chairman, Srei Group, said, "Leadership is a very simple parameter. I look at leadership like Jesus and Krishna. Both are leaders everyone wants to emulate. They were leaders who were behind their flock not in front. That is my understanding of ac leader. If we look at business world, much of it has been such that businesspeople have acted as custodians of welfare of people.”

Swati Bhattacharjee, Senior Assistant Editor, Ananda Bazar Patrika was also one of the speakers.

The Bengal Chamber, during the course of the programme, also felicitated Indian actor Raima Sen.

The award ‘Powerful Personality and Youth Icon in Entertainment’ was conferred on her by Somesh Dasgupta, Chairperson, People Management Committee, The Bengal Chamber,  and Group President & CCRO, India Power Corporation Limited.

The event was held at the Convergence Centre, India Power Corporation Limited, Salt Lake, Kolkata.


(Reported by Nitin Waghela)

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