The 5th batch of Adamas University, based out of Barasat, had a roaring start with stalwarts on campus pitching with multifarious ideas addressing the 1200 strong new batch.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Sandipan Chakraborty, Chairman of TM Logistics of the Tata Group, called for a methodical approach with leadership and teamwork combined to be a part of a corporate giant like the Tatas. Alongside, the senior professor of management from Central Michigan University, US, Dr Debashish Chakravarty, spoke about 'ragging' to find hidden talent of the newcomers and explained learning to unlearn concept among other things. The Chancellor Prof Samit Ray brought to light the vision of global education in Bengal through Adamas, the French word meaning 'an uncut diamond'. The Vice Chancellor, Dr Madhusudan Chakraborty, introduced the university and its top functionaries to the newcomers.
Film producer and director, Viveck Vaswani, a Bollywood veteran from Mumbai, elucidated upon industry driven creative education and the roadmap for that. He also dwelt at length the emerging trends of web series and alternative distribution and business possibilities of meaningful cinema.