Biharian Gautam Kumar has been chosen for the 2023 Hansen Leadership Programme.
The sole student from India, Gautam Kumar, is one of 20 young leaders chosen from around the world for the Hansen Leadership Programme, which will take place in California, USA, in 2023. His parents are daily wage workers from Masaurhi, Bihar. The 20-year-old from a BPL household has been chosen for the fully financed, one-month leadership training.
Gautam graduated with honours from Dex School. Sharad Vivek Sagar, a social entrepreneur and the CEO of Dexterity Global, informed him of his selection
Hansen Leadership programme at the University of San Diego aims to develop global leaders, focusing on world peace and international collaboration. Hansen covers Gautam’s expenses, including flights, lodging, food, local transportation, health insurance, and visa fees.
Graduate from Dex School and Dexterity to College under Dexterity Global leadership development programme he received full scholarship to get enrolled in Ashoka University, where he is currently pursuing computer science coursework.
Gautam expresses gratitude to Dexterity Global for their guidance and training, stating they helped him break barriers and make a difference in his leadership course. He remains determined to learn and develop at the University of San Diego to make an impact in the society .
Unsung heroes of Assam and Meghalaya
The Excellence Award on Arts, conferred on tanbor swer, daminot j wankhar-and adlyne khonglam for their contribution to the field of visual Art. The award ceremony was being jointly hosted by Anuprerona, a socio-cultural organization from Guwahati and Riti Academy, at Soso Tham Auditorium, State Central Library, Shillong, on July 15.
Anuprerona was founded in 2014 by Dhindranath Chakravorty, Founding President and Deep Jyoti Saikia, Founder Secretary. Whereas Riti academy of visual Arts were founded by Sri Raphael warjri in the year 1991 was s formed with the objective to nurture, sustain and propagate the genuine understanding of aesthetics with emphasis on indigenous conceptualization
The award ceremony was attended by Paul Lyngdoh, Minister, Arts and Culture and Tourism, as chief guest, while Frederick Roy Kharkongor, Commissioner and Secretary Arts and Culture, and N Munish Singh, Zonal Director, Indian Council for Cultural Relations as guests of honour.
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Youth Speak
Sensitive graces! Mandavi Sharma
the sound of footsteps,
which curl up my toes
the distant worlds,
that make fresh tears roll
when each and every well in this form
becomes deserted,
drier than the autumn leaves but wailing,
retching, howling with the wind
cannot long for a summer shower
so i beg for a typhoon.
it may completely rip me out but then i can
grip this truth for a little longer
tick and tok
with winter i have the typhoon i begged for,
breath of relief and a some more hope
i like the storm and how better it feels like home
even when all this time long I’ve been living on the shore