Inter-college debate competitions for award of Chancellor’s Prize held at Bhanja Bihar

Bhanja Bihar: Berhampur University (BU) organized inter-college debate competitions for the award of Chancellor’s Prize at the Senate Hall here in the campus on October 16, 17 and 18, 2017.

On the first day, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rajendra Prasad Das along with P.G. Council Chairman Prof. Devi Prasanna Patnaik inaugurated the event.

Inter-college debate competition for Chancellor's Prize
underway at Senate Hall in Berhampur University

Following the inaugural meeting, inter-college debate competition in English for the award of Chancellor’s Prize was held. The topic for the competition was “Use of double standard in administration is unavoidable.” Debasish Biswal (Part-I, PG Department of Zoology, BU) was selected for the first position, while Anwesh Choudhuri (Vikram Dev Autonomous College, Jeypore) and Shruti Patro (Part-II, MBA Department, BU) shared the second position among 30 participants from different affiliated colleges and PG departments of the university. The competition was judged by Prof. R. N. Panda of English department, Dr. Sandhyarani Das of Economics department and Dr. G. S. Lall of Commerce department.

Inter-college debate competition in Odia for the award of Chancellor’s Prize took place on the second day. At least 30 students from different affiliated colleges participated in the competition on the topic “Indian Education System is an obstacle to rapid development”. Swati Samantray (PG Department of Chemistry, BU) was chosen for the first position while the second position was secured by Shubham Mahapatra (Khallikote Autonomous College). The judges were Prof. Prasanna Kumar Swain of Odia department, Dr. Balabhadra Tripathy of English department and Dr. Satyabrata Patro of IRPM department.

Inter-college debate competition for Pandit Nilakantha Das 

Prize underway at Senate Hall in Berhampur University

On the third day, inter-college debate competition in Odia for the award of Pandit Nilakantha Das Prize was held on “Cleanliness is the pedestal of Nationalism.” As many as 22 participants were evaluated by a jury comprising Prof. R. N. Panda of English department, Prof. Bhagaban Sahu of History department and Dr. Prasanna Kumar Dixit of Zoology department. Diptimayee Biswaranjan Sethy (Part-I, PG Department of J&MC, BU) came first in the competition while Swati Samantray (PG Department of Chemistry, BU) and Rajesh Ray (PG Department of Botany, BU) were jointly selected for the second position.

The three-day event was successfully coordinated by the Student Welfare Officer and Cultural Coordinator Mr. Anup Kumar Kujur.

Notably, the awardees will be given cash prizes and certificates on the university’s coming Foundation Day on January 2, 2018. 

(A report by Sohini Biswas and Kajal Maharana, JMC, Semester-I, 2017)

MBC TV Bureau Chief visits J&MC Department

Bhanja Bihar: Odisha based Odia News Channel MBC TV’s Berhampur Bureau Chief Mr. Samir Kumar Acharjya visited the P.G. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Berhampur University on October 11, 2017.

MBC TV's Berhampur Bureau Chief Mr. Samir Acharjya
during a photo-op with JMC students at BU

During the visit, Mr. Acharjya, who is also an alumnus of this university, had an interaction with the students of the department.

Sharing tips on good journalism, he said one, who is aspiring to be an anchor, should have practical knowledge and background information on the topic or issue he or she will be dealing with. The person must acquire A to Z knowledge on the issue, otherwise he or she may not be a good journalist or a successful anchor, he stated.

Speaking about presentation skills, Mr. Acharjya stressed on language proficiency. He insisted that pronunciation should be clear and spoken style must be emphatic.

Mr. Acharjya expressed grief over the unethical practices of journalists around the world. He opined that the news reports should be based on truth to achieve credibility of the audience.

He reiterated that media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy and journalists are equipped with the most powerful weapon of the world i.e. pen. They can fan the fire of change in the world at any time. Many journalists have already enlightened the world with their proven honesty and integrity, he exalted.

Detailing about the employability of journalism students in present scenario, Mr. Acharjya said a lot of news channels are operating in India now. Those, who are interested to pursue a career in electronic journalism, can grab the opportunity, he added. 

(A report by Bismay Pradhan and Prashanti Nahak, JMC, Semester-I, 2017)