New Delhi: A crucial meeting of the GST Council was underway here on Friday to decide on providing some relief to exporters in terms of faster refunds as well as compliance. Chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the 22nd meeting of the GST Council was being attended by finance ministers ...
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PRESS RELEASE Gramotsava 2017 25thSeptember 2017, Bhubaneswar Gramotsava, the flagship event of Xavier School of Rural Management, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, in association with Super Sales Suzuki Motors, was successfully conducted at Nimapada, in the Puri district and topped off on 24th September 2017. It is essentially a rural marketing fair and its main objectives include, the promotion of Products & Services in rural areas, conducting of need based market research and fostering of productive relationship between the rural community and the organizations functioning in the rural sector.The theme for this year’s Gramotsava was ‘Smart Village’. Gramotsava consisted of three phases– Aadi Parva (Pre-fair phase), Madhya Parva(Fair Day) and Iti Parva (Post-fair phase). The event kick started with the launch of Gramotsava’s official video, and it officially commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by Prof. Kajri Mishra, Dean of Xavier School of Rural Management. This was followed by unveiling the banner and this year’s mascot, the olive ridley turtle ‘Boney Bhaina’, a string of cultural performances and the release of the fifth volume of Dhwani, the annual magazine of RMAX. The event was concluded with the vote of thanks by Deepak Mishra, Co-Ordinator of RMAX – The Rural Managers’ Association of Xavier School of Rural Management. The rural marketing fair was held for two days – 23rd and 24th September 2017, intended to bring leading corporate brands closer to the rural hinterlands. Some of the esteemed corporate and social entities associated with the fair were our Title Sponsor- Suzuki Super Sales Motors Pvt. Ltd., our Co-sponsors- Bazaar Kolkata, Punjab National Bank, Tata Motors Consortium. Many stalls were installed where around 200 budding rural managers extensively promoted the products and services of the organizations functional in the rural area achieving the milestone of good sales for Bazaar Kolkata and around 200 data leads. Whereas a stall handled by the RM Alcom-The Alumni Committee promoted Digital Education in memory of an alumni Late Dighir Ganguly. Here are some of the experiences shared by students –“Gramotsava was the best platform to learn about rural marketing strategies. Interacting with rural folks and knowing their preferences was indeed an enriching experience” says Pramitee Behera. “The experience of working with Swaraj Motors was an enriching one both in terms of knowledge and fun. The Van Promotions helped me to gain an insight as to how to make yourself heard, pitch your product and convince them to be on Gramostava ground. The rigorous efforts of all the team constituted the success of the event as well our own live project” as shared by Siddhant Kumar. Innovative games and live demonstrations were held to study the perception of the rural customers. Free dental checkup, cultural activities like skit themed on Ramayana and dancing competition attracted a largenumber of audience. Fr. Arockia, Fr. Donald and Fr. Alwyn graced the event with their presence. ABOUT XUB Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB) was established in accordance with the Xavier University Act 2013 and was inaugurated on the 7th of July 2014. The University is India’s first digital University and an institution of higher learning for imparting professional and technical education.It is a self-financing institution of higher learning for imparting professional and technical education.XUB offers its Masters in Business Management through its flagship school, ...
Read More »XIMB BUSINESS EXCELLENCE SUMMIT- CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
XIMB BUSINESS EXCELLENCE SUMMIT– CELEBRATING 30 YEARS 22nd and 23rd September, Bhubaneswar Xavier Institute of Management celebrated 30 years of distinguished service in the field of academics and business, and society. This celebration was aimed at bringing together alumni from diversified realms of business in the hope of creating an insightful blend of ideas, to make the next leg of the journey even more fulfilling. In this pursuit, the institute inaugurated the Business Excellence Summit on the 22nd of September at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, in the presence of twenty six distinguished alumni of the college spanning across the 30 years. This was done to initiate an opportunity to interact, celebrate, discuss, reflect and collaborate. The central theme of the event was, ‘Building the vision for XIMB at 40 in accordance with the VUCA world’. Reflecting the glorious history of XIMB, it was evident that this milestone was possible due to the collaborative efforts of the management, faculty, students and the entire Xavier fraternity. The summit commenced with Vice Chancellor and Director of Xavier University, Dr. Fr. Paul Fernandes, delivering an enlightening speech on excellence and universal education. He spoke of “wings of excellence” about which, he quoted, “We need to put on and make sure we are able to have conviction and commitment in the future.” He believed that there is a need to, “think, reflect, inspire, and empower” minds to achieve this excellence. Day 2 of the summit comprised of panel discussions on topics that aimed to discuss the challenges XIMB would have to surmount in the next ten years. “Without compassion, you cannot become a good leader,” Mr. Sidharth Rath (Group Executive, Axis Bank) quoted as the panel discussed on how management education inculcated leadership capabilities. Moderated by Ms. Sunita Raut(Chief Inspiration Officer at her Own consulting practice), the panel consisting of eminent guests like Mr. Sanjib K Ambasta (Senior VP, Aftermarket Business CV & Vespa 2W, Piaggio) and Mr. Prithwish Mukherjee (Marketing Head, Vodafone, Kolkata) put forward their constructive thoughts and views on leadership. “Leadership is not a part of education system. It is something we develop over time,” Mr. Ashish Pati (COO, Care Hospitals) added. The summit also witnessed leadership talks by esteemed alumni like Mr. Shreeprakash Hota (Associate Director, HSBC), Mr. Subrat Sarangi (Associate Professor in Marketing, KIIT University) and Mr. Dipankar Das (Business Development Head & APAC Sales Leader, BridgeI2I). “90 percent of what I learnt was from XIMB,” Mr. Simanta Mohanty (VP HR, Community Empowerment Lab) said in his insightful leadership talk. Mr. Nilanjan Roy (Business Head, Global Health & Group Benefits, Cigna TTK) gave a heartfelt talk about how having a mentor is very important. Ms. Mrinalini Khusape (Head Special Projects- Sales and After Sales, Skoda India), Mr. Lalit Desiraju (Senior Director, Capgemini), Mr. Krishna K V (Senior VP, Transactional Banking, Yes Bank), Mr. Vijay Sinha (Senior VP HR, JSW Energy Ltd) and Mr. Sanjay Nayak (Strategic Business Practice Head-Industry Solutions, Infosys BPO) delivered motivational speeches during the session by insisting on using persuasive leadership to get people to contribute. “If you create values, money comes on its own,” said Mr. Chittaranjan Mohanty (Own Venture, Former Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase) while Mr. Ashok Dash (Director-Partner Development (Tier I System Integrators), Microsoft) ended the session with a brilliant sermon on Growth Mindset. “Try to help others; if you can’t, at least don’t harm them,” a quote by Mr. Rakesh Kumar (Senior Consultant and Program Director, International Solar Alliance) was the sweet note on which the talks ended. There were also panel discussions on certain industry relevant topics like that of VUCA, which saw leaders like Mr. Sidharth Rath (Group Executive, Axis Bank) marvelling at how impactful the change in the next thirty years will be; stating that, “India is at the cusp of a big change, the seeds of which are already sown.” The panel discussed strategies which XIMB needs to adopt to surmount these challenges and be an enabler in the VUCA world, with Mr. A.L. Jagannath (Senior Director, Dell-EMC Alliance, VMware) noting, “If we are not prepared to change, we will be VUCA-ed.” On how management education could foster entrepreneurship, Mr. Chandra Sekhar Chitrala (Managing Director, Catalyst IT Solutions) stated that management education is giving a huge boost to the employment of our country. Mr. Om Prakash Agarwal (CEO, Plastend) believed that entrepreneurship can be taught but a ...
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Read More »Join marketing fair of smart village at Gramotsava 2017
PRESS RELEASE Launch of Gramotsava 2017 21st September 2017, Bhubaneswar Today marked the beginning of Gramotsava, the flagship event of Xavier School of Rural Management, Xavier University Bhubaneswar. It was started way back in 2006, with the purpose of spreading awareness among the rural population and making them aware of ...
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