IIM Raipur celebrated its 5th Establishment Day on Saturday which was attended by Professor BS Sahay, Director IIM Raipur, Shivraj Singh, Adviser to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, DS Misra, Additional Chief Secretary and Amit Agarwal, Secretary Technical Education.
Addressing a gathering of staff members and students, Chief Guest, Shivraj Singh described the difference between intelligence and wisdom and stated that “a person may be intelligent but not necessarily wise”.
He elucidated his point by providing real world examples. He went on to say that prosperity may be a means to achieve happiness but the ultimate aim of a person should be to enjoy life and not to pursue material wealth. He reminded the audience that to be successful one has to be physically and mentally healthy.
“For a person to be mentally healthy he should not suffer from the negative attributes of mind like jealousy, hatred, cruelty, anxiety, fear and want”. He concluded his five-point success mantra with the statement “Compete with yourself and not with the world”.
Guest of Honour, D.S. Misra started by wishing the institute a very happy fifth birthday. He gave insights on how one could become a creative manager. Earlier Prof. Sahay, Director IIM Raipur, welcomed the guests. Describing IIM Raipur’s five-year journey right from its early Days, he asserted, “the strength of any institute lies in the quality of the students and the faculty and industry has responded very positively to IIM Raipur”.
“Although the first batch was started four months late, the course was completed on time - an impressive feat for a new IIM. The final placement and summer internship statistics for the first batch was excellent”, added Sahay. He expressed his gratitude to the industry for placing their trust in the institute and the students and supporting them from the very beginning.