Rohtak, Jan 22: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak on Sunday honoured Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar with the IIM Alumni Award 2023 for his exemplary contribution to public service and administration.
Advisor Bhatnagar, who is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, received this prestigious award during his participation in the 9th edition of the Annual Alumni Meet, 2023, hosted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak.
The alumni meet which was held after a gap of two years in physical mode due to the COVID-19 was attended by alumni of all the batches that graduated from IIM Rohtak in the last 10 years.
Addressing the alumni meet, Advisor Bhatnagar said that good learning is never wasted and one should always be able to learn and relearn based on the requirement of the job and organisation. “If you have the right potential, power, and knowledge, you can always contribute to society in the right manner,” he said.
He advised the students and alumni to work with persistence and conviction saying it is not only about learning from the faculty but peer learning is also equally important. “You must always have a positive outlook for learning, look at a problem with the view to find a solution to it,” he remarked.
The Advisor in his address also presented the developmental profile and growth story of Jammu & Kashmir and the vast improvement in the security post revocation of Article 370.
Director IIM Rohtak, Professor Dheeraj Sharma, set the tone of the event by addressing the alumni community. Speaking about the importance of culture in the IIM system, Professor Sharma said, “A sense of ownership is what builds the culture of an institute, and therefore apart from creating responsible managers and wonderful leaders, the IIM system ensures that its alumni internalize this value system.”
The Director said the culture becomes a way of life for IIM alumni as they become the flag bearers of the system in the corporate world and contribute continuously to the development of the nation.
Various alumni who spoke on the occasion appreciated the efforts of the institution’s leadership in building the largest and breakthrough management institution in the country. During the meet, the institute also gave away IIM Alumni Awards 2023 to different individuals for their contribution to the field of public service and social welfare.
