A South Asia Communication Conference on Media and the Marginalised Communities organised by the KIIT School of Mass Communication was inaugurated by All India Communion and Media Association president Prof Biswajit Das on Friday.
Prof Das said, “We have to be empowered by communication to get connected with the nation.” Prof Vibodh Parthasarathi, in-charge of Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, said, “Mass Communication is a developing field across existing institutions.”
In his presidential address KIIT University VC Prof Hrushikesha Mohanty said communication could be a way of trust building. In the context of technology, it is helping people communicate through the pangs of nostalgia of yesteryears.
KIIT Registrar Prof Sasmita Samanta, emphasising on indigenous communication, said that for communication, often words are not required.
Moreover, communication is being transferred from generation to generation and the basic core of the society is the base of communication.
Dr Bidu Bhusan Dash, Course Coordinator, KIIT School of Mass Communication, said the focus of the conference is confined to communication studies and journalism.