The International Women’s Day was celebrated with great pomp and show on Monday at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) campus. All women employees were felicitated by Vice Chancellor Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ. In his message, the Vice – Chancellor encouraged the women faculty and staff to be confident and workaholic. He ensured that the institution empowers and respects women in all fields and emphasized that the XIMB is a women friendly organisation where many women faculty and staff are in leadership roles both in administration and academics.
The speakers for the event were Dr Deepak Khuntia, Fr E A Augustine, SJ and Fr V Arockia Das, SJ. The event was organized by the administrative and HR team of the university led by Basant Mohanty, Mallika Pathak, Madhu C Panda, Reena Ravichandran, Smitha and others. There were inspirational thoughts, presentations and videos shared to mark the occasion. The event ended with fanfare and cultural activities thus promoting a ethos of social dignity and women empowerment.