KiiT-Athon for National Sports Day

 Students of KiiT International School have arranged a mini Marathon on 29th Aug 2012. Prof. (Dr.) Harekrishna Satapathy, Hon’ble VC, National Sanskrit University, Tirupati and Dr Achyuta Samanta, Founder KIIT University, flagged off the first ever KIIT- Athon. The KiiT- Athoners were the primary and middle year students, along with the teachers. This was held to commemorate National Sports Day and to spread the message that KiiT International School believes in holistic grooming and experiential learning, which is the essence of international schooling. KiiT International School advocates learning beyond classroom because these are the demands of globalization and international varsities. Hence to place Odisha on the global platform KiiT International School offers IBDP (Geneva), IGCSE (Cambridge, UK) and CBSE (India). The sports and wellness club of KiiT-IS have also joined hands with KiiT-Athoners for 'save energy' awareness drive. Dr. Monalisha Bal, Chairman, KiiT-IS; Mr. Sanjay Suar, Pricipal; Ms. Emma Pacilli, Coordinator, KiiT IB Diploma; Mr. Surendra Nath Mohanty, Administrator, KiiT-IS and other officials were also present on the occasion.

10 KISS Students Selected for National Kho-Kho Championship

Three boys and four girls of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) have been selected in Odisha Sub-Junior Kho-Kho team for participating in Sub-Junior National Kho-Kho Championship (Boys & Girls) scheduled to be held from 28th August to 1st September 2012 at Bakaro Steel City, Jharkhand. Dalimba Majhi, Mamita Jani and Nagamani Baskey have been selected in the girls’ team while, Sukulal Hembram, Sunaram Kisku, Pradeep Ku. Dehuri and Malaya Ku Majhi have made it to the boys’ team. Similarly, three KISS students have been selected in Odisha Senior Kho-Kho team for Federation Cup (Men) scheduled to be held from 28th August to 1st September 2012 at Bakaro Steel City, Jharkhand. Selected students are Sidhanath Soren, Kalidas Murmu and Narsingh Majhi. Mr. Kalandi Charan Rout, Sports Teacher of KISS will accompany as Coach of Odisha Senior Kho-Kho team for Federation Cup (Men). 

Talk on 'Volunteerism in the U.S.' at KIIT

“Millions of volunteers are devoting their time working with youth through mentoring, tutoring or teaching in the U.S.”, said Ms. Diana Aviv, President and CEO of Independent Sector, a coalition of non-profit organizations. In a talk organized by the U.S. Consulate General, Hyderabad and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on ‘Volunteerism in the U.S.’ on 24th August 2012, Ms. Diana said, more than a quarter of volunteers participated in fundraising activities or sold items to raise money for a charitable organization.

Praising the efforts in KIIT & KISS by Founder Dr. A. Samanta, she said all should learn from the exemplary work done here. Giving examples of US voluntarism she said some 63 million American adults volunteer each year. The time they put into serving their communities contributes significantly to the national economy. She also informed that the American international volunteer agency, the Peace Corps, founded by former President Kennedy, has placed 2 lakh volunteers in community development jobs in 134 host countries.

Comparing young and adult volunteers in U.S., she said, contrary to conventional wisdom, most of the people volunteer in mid-life and their number gradually declines approaching retirement. However, individuals who volunteer during early retirement do so with greater frequency than their mid-life counterparts. Among older adults the volunteer rate remained steady at 23.6%. This was 9.2 million adults dedicating 1.7 billion hours to community service.

Ms. Aviv is touring India as part of a speaker program sponsored by the U.S. State Department. She is the president and CEO of Independent Sector, the national leadership network for America’s nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs. By representing tens of thousands of organizations across the country, Independent Sector advances the common good by leading, strengthening, and mobilizing the charitable community.

She also explained how Americans who do not have the means to make large financial donations to charities find ways to donate their time and skills to those who need it. Ms. Aviv also took questions from students of KIIT & KISS.

Prof. P. P. Mathur, VC, KIIT University delivered the welcome address, while Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Registrar proposed vote of thanks.

Rare surgery in KIMS
Tracheal Stenosis Repair by Coblation

Mr. Bijaya (40) from Nayagada district lost his voice and experienced abnormal breathing following a road accident two years back. He was breathing through an opening made externally over trachea (tracheostomy) since the accident.

At KIMS, laryngofissure and removal of abnormal tissue from narrowed segment of trachea were done using ‘Coblator’. This is a new technique performed for the first time in Odisha. The patient successfully regained his voice immediately after surgery. The voice was recorded. The surgery was conducted by Dr. Khageswar Rout, Dr. Anil Ku Das under supervision of Prof. R. N. Biswal in Ear-Nose-Throat Department of KIMS. Dr. Amit Pradhan was the anesthesiologist. Both surgeons, Dr. Raut and Dr. Dash, have received training in reputed institutes outside Odisha.

Voice loss and breathing problem are common in neck injury and prolonged intubation patients. This new method for restoration of voice and respiration is a boon for road accident patients. KIMS now provides the management of airway and voice problem in road accident patients at affordable price and patients need not go outside Odisha for this expensive treatment.  

KIIT, KISS Mourn Vilasrao Deshmukh's Death

 Students, staffs and management of KIIT and KISS expressed grief over the demise of Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh, Hon'ble Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences. Shri Deshmukh had visited the two institutes twice during 2011 and 2012, in the run up to the 99th Indian Science Congress at KIIT University. He had won everyone's heart with his charisma and pragmatism. Paying rich tributes to the late Union Minister, Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS said that his guidance, support and contribution in the unprecedented success of the 99th Indian Science Congress can never be forgotten.

KIIT & KISS Celebrate 66th Independence Day

The 66th Independence Day was celebrated with patriotic fervor at different campuses of KIIT & KISS. President of KIIT & KISS, Smt. Saswati Bal hoisted the Tricolour and graced the occasion as Chief Guest in KISS. Addressing 20,000 tribal students of the Institute, she advised every student to strive to become a perfect human being. Speaking on the occasion as Guest of Honour, Shri Nilmadhav Panda, eminent cine director said, students should keep in mind what they are doing and how far their works are appropriate. Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS expressed his gratitude to Shri Panda and members of Green Screen Lab for their presence in KISS and KIIT. The occasion was also graced by Ms. Sussan Benn, Founder, Performing Arts Labs (PAL), London and more than 20 nationally and internationally acclaimed film makers and script writers of the Green Screen Team. Mr. R. N. Dash, Secretary, KISS also spoke on this occasion. Dr. P. K. Routaray, CEO, KISS presided over the meeting, while Dr. P. K. Das proposed the vote of thanks. Students presented colourful march past and cultural programmes on the occasion.

‘Green Screen Lab 2012’ inaugurated in KIIT

KIIT School of Film and Media Sciences in association with Eleeanora Images Pvt. Ltd (EI), New Delhi and Performing Arts Labs (PAL), London is organizing a 10-day workshop ‘Green Screen Lab 2012’ for quality children’s cinema in India to create a ‘new wave’ in Indian Children’s cinema with imagination, care and respect for the family audience.

Inaugurating the workshop, Dr. A. Samanta Said, KIIT has been organizing many national and international workshops including 99th Indian Science Congress. By hosting Green Screen Lab 2012, students of KIIT School of Film and Media Sciences will be benefited.

Speaking on the occasion, Nila Madhab Panda, whose “I am Kalam” is one of the most-awarded and critically-acclaimed Indian children’s films of recent times said “The call for entry to the Lab elicited a huge response and the selection jury had a tough time picking up the chosen 18 as the quality of the submissions was generally quite high. In fact, this gives us great hope about the future of children’s cinema, which has been a neglected genre in India largely,” Also he informed that he would be making a film, where students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) would be involved as KISS is the real inspiration for children film makers to make a film.

Sussan Benn, Founder PAL said, we can make better cinema if it will be experimented. Mr. Shravan Kumar, CEO, Children’s Film Society India (CFSI) said these types of workshops are very essential for Indian Children’s film makers, so that they can learn more about Indian children’s psychology. Later he informed about a proposal from CFSI to tie up with KISS for making children’s film. Mr. H. S. Khatua, CEO, KIIT School of Film and Media Sciences proposed vote of thanks.

Noted German Director, Arend Agthe, Indian new-age filmmaker Onir and screenwriter Sanjay Chouhan of “I am Kalam” and “Paan Singh Tomar” fame will mentor 18 screenplays for children’s cinema at this Green Screen Lab 2012, while at least 5 films are likely to get funding for production in 2013. The 18 screenplays include six from North-East India as part of the Lab organisers’ idea to bring out the many exciting stories from the neglected region to the mainstream India and beyond.

The selected screenplay writers are Adhiraj Singh (Forgot About Mina); Anusha Nandakumar & Sandeep Saket (Mountain by the Roadside), Bassanti Pathak (Pincha My Talking Dog), Bhaskarjyoti Das (The Puppet Theatre),Dominic Megam Sangma  (My Mother’s Dream), Gaurav Saxena (Rangzen), Jyoti Nisha (Kahani Chamki Aur Cheeku Ki), Reema Borah  (Yeh Jo Hara Hai), Reema Sengupta  (Kayko), Romi Meitei  (My Home),  Shazia Khan (Sabiha), Soumendra Padhi (Time to Run), Sudipto Sen (Amatali), Utpal Borpujari (Ishu) and Vijay Rajan Singh (A Roadside Dream), Irfan jami (jaagna mana hai'), Mohinder Singh (Bhujang) and K Ramchandran (Children of Rhythm).

In the fully-residential Lab, there will be intensive group and one-one sessions with Lab mentors and experienced directors, as well as advice on international children’s film production, marketing and distribution from visiting guest mentors from India and Europe. There will also be screening of and discussions on internationally acclaimed children’s films.