Team IIMCAA Calls On Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, DG- IIMC | 17 July, 20

Dear IIMCians,

A small delegation of IIMC Alumni Association led by IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal called on Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi- DG, IIMC & Patron, IIMCAA on July 17th, 2020.

Prof. Dwivedi and Mr. Sanyal discussed ways to expand co-operation between the institute and the alumni association.

IIMCAA Awards Coordinator Ms. Simrat Gulati, Organisation Secretary Mr. Ritesh Verma and Former Treasurer Ms. Deeksha Saksena accompanied IIMCAA President.


Harshendra Singh Verdhan
General Secretary
IIMC Alumni Association

Mumbai MoM - Maharashtra Chapter Meeting of 19 June, 2020

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association Maharashtra Chapter hosted an online meeting on June 19th, 2020. Chapter President Ms Gayatri Srivastava presided over the meeting. Around 20 members attended the very first virtual meeting of the chapter.

Members discussed how they were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in Mumbai. Mr Suryakant Mishra suggested that sub groups should be formed for cultural and social activities.

Mr Mubin Khan spoke of the activities undertaken by his NGO in Navi Mumbai. Mr Atul Purohit and Ms Aparna Pandey welcomed this digital initiative of the Maharashtra chapter.

Mr Dheeraj Kumar recommended a Book Club for members. Special vote of thanks went out to Mr Ketan Tanna for his daily shares of latest newspapers and books. Members were unanimous in their appreciation of Mr Tanna's efforts in keeping the group alive and going especially in the lockdown.


Neeraj Bajpai
General Secretary
IIMCAA, Maharashtra Chapter

Ranchi MoM - Jharkhand Chapter Meeting of 6 June, 2020

Dear IIMCians,

Jharkhand Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association hosted an online meeting on June 6, 2020. Chapter President Manoj Kumar presided over the meeting that was attended by 12 members including Vice President Dev Vrat Singh, General Secretary Pranav P Das, Organisation Secretary Pooja Oraon, Anupam Rana, Neeraj Kumar Arya and Nivedita Gupta. Senior member SK Dubey and IIMCAA Organisation Secretary Ritesh Verma also participated in the meeting.

Minutes of the meeting:-

1. New members of the state chapter were welcomed by everyone

2. General Secretary Pranav P Das dwelt upon the social work carried out by president Manoj Kumar on behalf of the Chapter during COVID 19 Lockdown. It was brought to the knowledge of members that food and other essential supplies were distributed among the needy at slum areas and Khatals, footpaths, flyovers  during the lockdown since March 29.

3. The members also pledged to continue social work through various means, especially spreading awareness on COVID-19.

4. Senior member SK Dubey suggested adopting long time measures to help people during the Covid crisis.

5. Several members came up with some noble ideas to help people during COVID crisis.

6. It was also decided to augment yearly contributions to be used for chapter activities. Mr. Dubey suggested that an excel sheet could be prepared for account details so that the group members remain updated and pay accordingly.


Pranav Pratyush Das
General Secretary
IIMCAA, Jharkhand Chapter

Participate Now | ICSSR Survey Questionnaire: Working Journalists Wages and Related Issues

Dear all,

Greetings!

Hope you are doing good, both personally and professionally amidst the unprecedented challenges posed by Covid-19.

To share with you, currently I am doing a seminal research on the News Media Sector on "Wages and related issues" concerning the working journalists for the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). The proposed merger of The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions act, 1955 with Labour law (Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, also known as the OSH Code within the Labour law) has received critical response from various journalists' associations. I would like to know your views on this and other related issues also in your individual capacity.

May I request the working journalists among you, who are employed in print, electronic and digital media, to please fill in the questionnaire given below and send it as indicated. I shall appreciate, if you encourage your other colleagues to also fill in the questionnaire. The more the response, the better would be the understanding on this vexed issue and a possible intervention at the policy level. 

Click here for Questionnaire for Working Journalist and submit the same after the completion.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiOD0JsAgX7HK_pyUIcdy-qWmZCV-yIk5DsIOePoKbgVP4eg/viewform  

Look forward to receiving your response in a week's time.

Stay safe. Take care. 

JJ

--
Prof. Jaishri Jethwaney, Ph.D.
Senior ICSSR Research Fellow
ISID, New Delhi
http://isid.org.in
Phone (O)- 91-11-2676 4609

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chapter Meeting on 19 June at 8 PM

Maharashtra Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association is hosting an online meeting on 19 June, 2020 at 8 PM. 

Please confirm your participation to General Secretary Mr. Neeraj Bajpai or undersigned to get a link to the virtual meeting. 

Thanks & Regards,
Gayatri Srivastava
President, Maharashtra
IIMC Alumni Association

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chapter Meeting on 6 June at 7.30 PM

Dear IIMCians,

Jharkhand Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will host a online meeting of chapter on 6th June at 7.30 PM. Agenda for Online Meeting are as follows:

1. Welcome to New Members
2. Chapter's Initiative during COVID-19
3. IIMCAA Jharkhand Chapter's alumni meet
4. Payment of Annual Subscription 2020
5.Any others issue with the permission of chair


Thanks & Regards,
Pranav Pratush Das
General Secretary, Jharkhand
IIMC Alumni Association

Ommcom News - IIMCAA Digital Media Awards

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association in association with Ommcom News is launching Ommcom News - IIMCAA Digital Media Awards for students of IIMC, Dhenkanal.

Ommcom News is a media house established and being led by 1996-97 Batch alumni Mr. Jajati Karan. Jajati has won several prestigious journalism awards including Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2011, IFFCO IIMCAA Awards for Digital Production (Content) in 2019 and Documentary Film Making in 2020.

Toppers of Digital Journalism Paper of English and Odia Journalism at IIMC, Dhenkanal will be awarded with Ommcom News - IIMCAA Digital Media Awards every year at Connections in Delhi/ Dhenkanal/ Bubaneswar or a city hosting annual alumni meet and convenient for winners to attend.

Ommcom News - IIMCAA Digital Media Awards Winners will receive 5000 INR cheque, trophy and certificate.


Sanjay Kumar Sahoo, President

Jyoti Prakash Mohapatra, General Secretary

IIMC Alumni Association, Odisha

Manoj Ojha is Coordinator- IIMCAA, Canada Chapter

Dear IIMCians,

IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal has appointed Mr. Manoj Ojha (EJ, 2003-04 Batch) as Coordinator for the Canada Chapter. He will arrange the inception meeting of the chapter which would elect/ select office bearers of the chapter.
 
All IIMCians working/ living in Canada are requested to get in touch with Mr. Ojha. We will inform you the date, venue and time for the first meeting of the chapter once Mr. Ojha communicates it to us.

Mr. Ojha may be reached at manu.ojha@gmail.com / +1-647-870-5769


Thanks & Regards,
Harshendra Singh Verdhan
General Secretary

IIMCAA Chapter Committee List 

Bengal: Subhro President, Safi General Secretary, Amreen Treasurer, Piyali & Gourav Organisation Secretary

Dear IIMCians,

West Bengal Chapter has reconstituted its committee at its annual meet Kolkata Connections 2020 on 8th March, 2020. New Office bearers of the West Bengal Chapter are as follows.

President- Subhro Niyogi
Vice President- Rajesh Kumar
General Secretary- Mohammed Safi Shamsi
Organisation Secretary- Gourav Chaudhary
Organisation Secretary- Piyali Chatterjee
Treasurer- Amreen Izhar
Executive Member- Utsav Basu
Executive Member- Sumana Sarkar
Executive Member- Sayani Biswas
Executive Member- Samarpita Das
Executive Member- Ananya Majumdar
Patron- Subir Bhaumik
Patron- Subir Ghosh
Patron- Asis Prasad Chakraborty
Patron- Snehashish Sur

Thanks & Regards,

Mohammed Safi Shamsi
General Secretary, West Bengal
IIMC Alumni Association

IIMCAA Chapter Committee List

Pune: Sujata President, Gasha General Secretary, Deepak Treasurer, Dhruv Organisation Secretary

Dear IIMCians,

Pune Sub Chapter has elected Ms. Sujata Sabnis (1983-84 Batch) as President, Ms. Gasha Aeri Alawani (2008-09 Batch) as General Secretary, Mr. Deepak Sinha (2010-11 Batch) as Treasurer and Mr. Dhruv Attri (2015-16 Batch) as Organisation Secretary at its annual meet Pune Connections 2020 on 15th March, 2020.


Pune Sub Chapter Committee 

President- Sujata Sabnis
General Secretary- Gasha Aeri Alawani
Treasurer- Deepak Sinha
Organisation Secretary- Dhruv Attri


Thanks & Regards,
Gasha Aeri AlawaniGeneral Secretary, Pune
IIMC Alumni Association

IIMCAA Chapter Committee List

Rajkumar Ashutosh is New Organisation Secretary, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Chapter

Dear IIMCians,
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chapter has elected Mr. Rajkumar Ashutosh (HJ, New Delhi | 2017-18 Batch) as Organisation Secretary at its annual meet Hyderabad Connections 2020 on 14th March, 2020. He will replace Ms. Nisha Singh who has relocated to New Delhi.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chapter Committee 

President- Madhavi Naidu
General Secretary- Vivek Kumar
Organisation Secretary- Rajkumar Ashutosh
Treasurer- Santiswarupa Samantaray
Exeutive Member- Rajesh Parida
Exeutive Member- Anshul Shukla
Exeutive Member- Chetan Mallik


Thanks & Regards,
Madhavi NaiduPresident, AP & Telangana
IIMC Alumni Association

IIMCAA Chapter Committee List

IMP Notice - IIMC Alumni Meet Connections 2020

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association's Annual Alumni Meet- Connections 2020 Kochi and Kottayam on March 21, Bengaluru on March 22, Aizawl on March 28 and Dhaka on April 4 stand cancelled. Respective chapters have called off these meets due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Plans to launch Connections in New York, Beijing, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Toronto, Bonn and Accra this year, are also put on hold for now.

If situation permits in the coming months, a decision may be taken regarding rescheduling cancelled or postponed meets including Patna, Jaipur, Bhopal, Raipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Dubai and Kathmandu.

IIMCAA has two further meets planned, one in Singapore on March 22 and the second in Ranchi on April 4. The Central Committee and the chapters are monitoring the situation closely before taking a call on these meets. All alumni will be notified with further updates.

IIMCAA urges all its members to follow the guidelines issued by the WHO as well as by their own local governments. Please wash your hands often, practice social distancing and keep safe !

- Team IIMCAA

IIMCAA Scholarships: List of 27 Students Getting Scholarships at Connections 2020

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association, with the support of alumni and well wishers, is announcing winners of 27 IIMCAA Scholarships 2020 meant for IIMC students of PG Diploma Courses of 2019-20 batch. 

IIMCAA Scholarship Committee led by Mr. Anuranjan Jha has selected the beneficiaries of scholarships at its meeting held on January 26, 2020. Other members of the committee are Ms. Nanditta Chibber, IIMCAA Vice Prsident Mr. Madhur Kalra, IIMCAA General Secretary Mr. Harshendra Singh Verdhan and IIMCAA Treasurer Mr. Animesh Biswas.

IIMCAA Scholarships, of 25000 INR each, will be awarded to students at Annual Alumni Meet- Connections 2020 at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on February 9, 2020 at 3 PM. Students of regional campuses will receive their scholarships at the state chapter meets in the coming weeks. Students are requested to attend the meet to receive the scholarships.

Here is the list of scholarships and winners

1. Kunwar Abhishek Bhagat Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By IIMC Alumni Association- Md Zyauddin, Urdu, Delhi

2. Kunwar Abhishek Bhagat Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By IIMC Alumni Association- Bhuvnesh Ojha, RTV, Delhi

3. Rakesh Ranjan Shukla Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By BHOR Charitable Trust/ Mr. Anuranjan Jha (HJ, Delhi | 1998-99 Batch)- Abid, Hindi, Delhi

4. Rupesh Jha Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By BHOR Charitable Trust/ Mr. Anuranjan Jha (HJ, Delhi | 1998-99 Batch)- Shivam Yadav, ADPR, Delhi

5. Vinay Nahata Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Mr. Amit Jain (AD-PR, Delhi | 2005-06 Batch)- Suraj Kumar Singh, EJ, Amravati

6. Vinay Nahata Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Mr. Amit Jain (AD-PR, Delhi | 2005-06 Batch)- Gazhala, Urdu, Delhi

7. Gahareshwar Bajpai Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (Girls)- By Mr. Neeraj Bajpai (HJ, Delhi | 1998-99 Batch)- Revati Chaudhari, Marathi, Amravati

8. Surendra Prasad Sinha Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (Girls)- By Mr. Shishir Sinha, Senior Journalist- Rinki Gupta, EJ, Delhi

9. Dalchand Vashishth Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Mr. Suresh Kumar Vashishth (EJ, Delhi | 1994-95 Batch)- Vijayata Sharma, EJ, Jammu

10. Sehdev & Sushila Chibber Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Ms. Nanditta Chibber (EJ, Delhi | 2003-04 Batch)- Mona Singh, EJ, Delhi

11. Brig J.S. Bawa Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (Defence & CAPF Wards) - By Ms. Simrat Gulati (AD-PR, Delhi | 1984-85 batch)- Rahul Kumar, ADPR, Delhi

12. KS Jolly Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (EJ) - By Mr. Deepak Jolly, Founder- Consocia Advisory- Rahul Dutta, Delhi, English

13. KS Jolly Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (HJ) - By Mr. Deepak Jolly, Founder- Sashakt Development & Empowerment Foundation- Tarun Pratap Singh, HJ, Delhi

14. Banarasi Singh Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (HJ) - By Mr. Harsh Wardhan, Founder- Fortuna PR- Shubham Sharma, HJ, Delhi

15. Banarasi Singh Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (HJ) - By Mr. Harsh Wardhan, Founder- Fortuna PR- Anmol Gupta, HJ, Delhi

16. Sanjukta-Saudamini Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (OJ/ Language)- By Mr. Rudra Prasanna Rath (OJ, Dhenkanal | 2002-03 Batch)- Sonali Ojha, OJ, Dhenkanal

17. M.N. Roy Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Mr. Kalyan Ranjan (HJ, Delhi | 1990-91 Batch)- Sumkara Surendra, EJ, Kottayam

18. STS Thirumalainathan - Ponnammal Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (EJ, Dhenkanal)- By Mr. N Sundaresha Subramanian (EJ, Dhenkanal | 2004-05 Batch)- Prachi Rathi, EJ, Dhenkanal

19. Panchanan - Chhabi Bhaduri Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Ms. Anisha Bhaduri (EJ, Dhenkanal | 2000-01 Batch)- Garvit Nijhawan, EJ, Aizawl

20. Freedom Fighter Janak Dev Chaturvedi Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (PWD- Persons With Disability)- By Mr. Saurabh Chaturvedi (EJ, Delhi | 2006-07 Batch)- Mayank Shukla, ADPR, Delhi

21. Rai Anand Ray Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (EJ)- By Mrs. Priyanka Saxena Ray & Mr. Rai Umraopati Ray (EJ, Dhenkanal | 2004-05 Batch)- Garisha Sai Nitesh, EJ, Delhi

22.Maha Periyava Swami Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship- By Prof. Sudhaker Rao Foundation- Abhishek Sharma, EJ, Dhenkanal

23. Freedom Fighter Sudhir Kumar Banerjee Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (AD-PR) - By Mr. Ashish Chakravarty (AD-PR, Delhi | 1992-93 Batch)- Shailja Tiwari, ADPR, Delhi

24. Chaudhary Khusi Ram Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship (Girls)- By Ms. Sadhna Arya (EJ, Delhi | 2011-12 Batch)- Aswathy Balachandran, MJ, Kottayam

25. IMCAA Scholarship (Girl)- By An alumni who wishes to remain unnamed– Arti Behera, OJ, Dhenkanal

26. Arati – Uttam Basu Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship – By Gautam Basu (EJ Delhi | 1993-94 Batch) – Ayshe Bhaduri, EJ, Delhi

27. Brijendra Narayan Agnihotri Memorial Scholarship– By Mudita Agnihotri, ( HJ |1998-99 Batch) – Puja Kumari, HJ, Delhi


Thanks & Regards,
Sadhna Arya
Communication Secretary
IIMC Alumni Association

Brijendra Narayan Agnihotri Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship By Mudita Agnihotri

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association is adding one more IIMCAA Scholarship from the 2019-20 academic session in the memory of Late Brijendra Narayan Agnihotri.

Ms. Mudita Agnihotri (HJ, Delhi | 1998-99 Batch) has instituted the Brijendra Narayan Agnihotri Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship in memory of his father, which will be awarded to a deserving female student of Hindi Journalism belonging to SC/ ST or EWS category.

IIMCAA Scholarship is an initiative started with the support of alumni and well-wishers of IIMCAA from the academic session 2018-19.

11 IIMCAA Scholarships were awarded to the students of different departments and campuses in 2019.

The addition of one new scholarship will make a Total of 27 IIMCAA Scholarships of 25000 INR each available for students in 2020.


Thanks & Regards,
Harshendra Singh Verdhan
General Secretary

Read More: Full List, Rules, Criteria and Process to Start & Adopt IIMCAA Scholarships

Arati and Uttam Basu Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship By Gautam Basu

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association is adding one more IIMCAA Scholarship from the 2019-20 academic session in the memory of Arati Basu and Uttam Basu.

Mr Gautam Basu (EJ, Dhenkanal | 1993-94 Batch) has instituted the Arati and Uttam Basu Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship in memory of his departed parents, which will be awarded to a deserving female student of English Journalism studying at Delhi campus and domiciled in any of the states of East and North-East India.

IIMCAA Scholarship is an initiative started with the support of alumni and well-wishers of IIMCAA from the academic session 2018-19.

11 IIMCAA Scholarships were awarded to the students of different departments and campuses in 2019.

The addition of one new scholarship will make a total of 26 IIMCAA Scholarships of 25000 INR each available for students in 2020.


Thanks & Regards,
Harshendra Singh Verdhan
General Secretary

Read More: Full List, Rules, Criteria and Process to Start & Adopt IIMCAA Scholarships