The Principal of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Colonel Ajay Kothiyal and noted singer Bobby Cash interacted with the management students at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) on Friday.
In his address Colonel Kothiyal shared his experience of mount Everest conquest and said that insurmountable condition becomes sailable with undeterred zeal and skills. Incidentally Colonel Kothiyal during his tenure in NIM has trained more than 1800 youth, out of which about 1400 have been selected in the Indian Armed forces.
He said that it is now open secret that business strategies are shaped and guided on the basis of precedence drawn from strategies executed by armies.“Corporate are learning ‘never-say-die attitude’ from armed forces to survive in the market”, he said.
Noted country music singer, Bobby Cash not only interacted with students but also enthralled the audience with his performance .
Replying to question of students, he unraveled the story behind transformation of Balkishore Das (his real name) to Bobby Cash and said that he remains Doonite by heart and soul . Dubbing life as a melodious commentary , Bobby said that legends like Einstein and Hawking were actually a great performers and one should know how to perform in adversities .
Col Kothiyal and Bobby Cash were later felicitated by director of CoMES Dr Dayanand Pandey.
The event was part of the ‘M Cube’ programe organized under the aegis of ‘College of Management and Economics Studies’ in UPES.
The program designed for orientation of the fresh batch of MBA students with twin objectives of helping them understand relevant aspects of the University and important facets of the business school.