Students of XlRI under the banner of Samarthya, a student body at XlRI dedicated to the cause of the development of the schoolchildren of Jamshedpur, organised ‘Reflections’ 15 on its campus to help the students understand the difference in perspectives between their generation and their parents’ generation. It is an annual conference held in XlRI, which is attended by students from class 9 to 12. This year the theme of the event was redefining reality and it focused mainly on understanding the perspectives of the two generations on usage of technology, evolution of relationships and total development of students. Students from little Flower, Carmel Junior College, MNPS, DBMS, Kerala Samajam Model School, ADlS Sunchine, JH Tarapore and St Mary’s will participate in the event.
The key speakers were: Rajni Shekhar, Dr. Sanjay Aggrawal,Psychaitrist, Tata Medical Hospital, Prof. ISF Irudayaraj, professor, OB, XlRI, also the Faculty Coordinator, Ronald D’Costa, XlRI alumni – BM – 1968 Batch, Ashu Tiwari, principal, MNPS andRatna Sinha – HR, TATA Metaliks. Dr. Sanjay Aggarwal from TMH who was one of the eminent speakers said that the youth is much more vocal about the issues that they face and this happens with every generation. Emphasizing on use of technology he said that the use of technology cannot be prevented and is of utmost importance for students and this the parents must understand but at the same time the students must also understand that they must not get distracted and show some patience and concentrate on long term goals rather than immediate gratification.
Debanjana and Ragamayee, the convenor and joint convenor of Samarthya, felt elated as the event turned out to be a great success and showers of praise came from the speakers, students, parents and teachers alike. They said that the 3rd edition of Reflection was special in the way that it maximised the interaction between generations through a noble way of intergenerational teams who played online games and traditional games like matkiphod and went through an experience that they never had before.