The Annual Mega Meet of the Centre for Management Studies
The Thirteenth Edition of Sanmilan, the annual intellectual-cultural mega meet of the Centre for management Studies witnessed a three day extravaganza loaded with a heady mix of intellectual, cultural and social activities from November 18 to 20, 2016. Sanmilan-2016 centred on the theme GST: The Ease of Doing Business in India. Professor Subhransu Sekhar Sarkar, former Dean, School of Management Science, now a Professor, Tezpur University and a former faculty member of IIM, Shillong was the Chief Guest in Sanmilan- 2016. In his captivating Key Note address, Professor Sarkar in his pedagogic best, brought the perspectives, academic and technical details and the far reaching implications of the goods and services Tax in a nation as vast and diverse as India. He drew particular attention to the administrative strategies that would be required for the successful execution of the GST from First April, 2017 which will be a game changer in one of the major economies of the world.
Professor Ajanta B Rajkonwar, the Director of CMS and the Dean, School of Commerce and Management Science, extended a warm welcome to the audience that included prominent industrialists from the tea, oil and other sectors and also the alumni of the CMS now working in various corporate sectors. She reiterated the continuous endeavours of the CMS in creating quality human resources for the industry. Highlighting the significance and the relevance of the new economic paradigm of the country, she emphasised on the need of an absolute understanding, appreciation and seamless execution of the GST regime in India.
Earlier on, Professor Alak K Buragohain, the Vice Chancellor, stated in his brief Inaugural Address that bringing in of GST is a part of a larger developing scenario for ushering in an age of Ease of Doing Business in India. ‘Kosha Moola Danda’- Professor Buragohain said, referring to Chanakya, is still cardinal to good governance and is the basic element underpinning the inauguration of GST in the ancient nation of Chanakya, who authored the Arthashastra in the fourth century, BC India. Professor Buragohain called upon the young generation of students to work hard with focus, dedication and integrity. He called upon the industries and the academia to work with a vigorous synergy for creation of a new ecosystem where industry and academia can open up new vistas for the new generation of Indians and from the rest of the world to do business in India with ease making India an economic power of the world like never before.
In several other programmes viz., the Manthan, Straight Talk, Bizamantra, Soft Skills Workshop, Entrepreneurship Workshop, Shristie, Clicke, Alumni Meet, Autumn Aura and Sparks, etc., eminent personalities like Mr. Sanjay Chaudhuri, DGM Accounting Policy, OIL, Mr. P.K.Chand, Chief Manager , Finance, BCPL, Mr. Prashant Gowande, IRS, Assistant Commissioner, Customs and Central Excise, Dibrugarh, Mr. Pravin Jain, Chartered Accountant, Mr. Kishore Kumar, Director, Reforms, Prayas, Guwahati, Mr. Rajen Lagashu, General Manager, District Industries and Commerce Centre, Government of Assam, Dibrugarh , Mr. Mukul Kachari, Lead District Manager, UBI, Dibrugarh and the faculty members from the CMS, Department of Economics, Dr. Amar Mahanta, Dr. Pratim Barua and others made invigorating and stimulating presentations.
There was a Photography and Crafts Exhibition by the students as well.
