Nima Participated in AIMA’s “2nd World Marketing Congress”

NIMA President Dr. Gulshan Sharma and Secretary GeneralJ.N.Vohra participated in AIMA’s ‘2nd World Marketing Congress” held at Hotel Lalit, N.Delhi from 2nd and 3rd March. The Inaugural address was given by HH RadhanathSwamiji. Other speakers included Dr Subramanian Swamy, President, Janata Party, MrPrabhuChawla, Editorial Director The New Indian Express Group, and MrAdityaGhosh, President-Indigo Airlines.

Noticeable sessions included; ‘Marketing for the Fast Changing World’, ‘Marketing of Anti-Corruption Agenda’, Panel discussion on ‘Marketing of Political Parties and Exploiting the Power of Creativity’.

HH RadhanathSwamiji presented his book on ‘The Journey Home: An Autobiography of an American Sadhu” 

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NIMA participated in Rose Festival, Chandigarh

NIMA participated in Rose Festival, Chandigarh, considered as largest Rose Show in the country. The festival was held Feb 24-26. This festival is celebrated in the Rose Garden every year in the end of the month of February. The festival displays, in abundance, the bloom of different type of roses. Many domestic and foreign tourists visit this festival.

The festival was inaugurated adviser to Chandigarh administrator KK Sharma. The lively and fun filled ceremony was marked by the releasing of balloons, playing of brass and pipe bands, beating of drums, performance of folk dances by different states and display of other distinctive regional art forms depicting the 'unity in diversity' culture of our country. Famous singers like Mohit Chauhan performed live during the festival.

In addition to the annual flower contest, there was a 'rose prince' and 'princess' competition, on the spot painting, rose quiz, folk dances, photography competition and kite flying. NIMA PR manager Ms. Jyoti Paul was one of the judges in princes’ competition. Large number of people visited NIMA Stall.

The Rose Garden was set up in 1967. Spread over 46 acres, it has 17,000 plants showcasing nearly 800 varieties of roses and medicinal plants.

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Adventure Sports can Play Significant Role in Building Youth character: LT. Gen GL Bakshi

National Adventure Foundation (NAF) organised a seminar cum workshop on ‘Role of adventure sports in building character among youth’. The seminar cum workshop was sponsored by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The chief Guest on the occasion was Sh Ram Niwas, IAS, FC cum Principal Secretary to Govt. of Haryana. Present on the occasion were President NAF, Lt. Gen GL Bakshi, PVMC (Retd.) and Brig. Ravi Kumar (Retd.), Executive Director NAF-HQ and renowned tracker Sh Avinash Deoskar.  Large number of youth from the area attended the seminar.

Dr. Gulshan Sharma, president NIMA and executive director of ITFT welcomed the guests and initiated the discussion. He said that he is ever ready to support these kind of activates where youth develop some skills and become spirited to serve the nation.

Speaking on the occasion, Sh Ram Niwas said that adventure is necessary part of education to develop all round personality of the youth. Sh Ram Niwas, who is an avid lover of adventure sports and tourism, while relating many adventure places in the world said that ‘India is a complete package where all sorts of locations are available to undertake complete range of adventures sports that take place in air, land, and water, such as bungee jumping, gliding, hang gliding, rock climbing and river rafting’. Youth adventure like hiking and tracking make youth more confident, he added.

Lt. Gen GL Bakshi  said that National Adventure Foundation (NAF), as an NGO is performing a ‘community service’ oriented role in promoting Adventure activities among the youth, particularly those hailing from the under privileged sections of society. He said that the role of NAF is not to make champions in adventure sports; rather the organization encourages youth to take initiatives in undertaking any sort of adventure to overcome their fears to face various challenges of life.

Lt Col YPS Dahiya (Retd.), Director NAF Chapter of Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana displayed a film on adventure sports and thanked ITFT College to provide the venue and made arrangement for the success of seminar and workshop. The Seminar was followed by demonstration of various adventure activities. Tomorrow, a field workshop on adventure activities and practice will be held at the same venue.

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