“Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” organized at IHM Ranchi

On the occasion of National Tourism Day, a "Vlog Competition" was organized on the theme "Dekho Apna Desh - Vocal for Local" at IHM Ranchi

On the occasion of National Tourism Day, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav was organized at IHM Ranchi. The event was blessed by Shri Hemant Mehta Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi General Manager and Dr. Subhakant Mohanty Indira Gandhi National Open University, Ranchi Senior Regional Director as the Guest of honor. This program was coordinated by Miss Aarti Tevatia, Assistant Lecturer of IHM Ranchi.

A "Vlog Competition" on the theme "Dekho Apna Desh - Vocal for Local" was also organized on the occasion wherein students of all NCHMCT affiliated Institutes across the India were invited to participate. The competition was inaugurated with the Lamp Lighting and Saraswati Vandana. In his welcome speech, Dr. Bhupesh Kumar, Principal of IHM Ranchi thanked the guest of honors and all the participants. The principal mentioned that No matter how dire the situation has come, our country has always performed better and has progressed. Especially during this pandemic, our country has performed better than before and the growth rate of our country is expected above 9 percent. The same situation should apply on the Tourism and Hotel industry which will lead to better development in the tourism and hotel industry.

Shri Hemant Mehta applauded the attendees and IHM Ranchi for this initiative and said that the tourism and hotel industry is not only attracting tourists but also providing a lot of employment opportunities. At present, India is ranked at 34th with a climb from 56th rank in 2017, in addition to heritage and cultural tourism, medical tourism is also increasing in the country.

Dr. Subhakant Mohanty said that National Tourism Day is celebrated to make people aware about tourism in the country so that development of Tourism places as well as nearby places can be done. IGNOU is also running some programs for the development of this sector which will help the working people to enrich their knowledge and develop skills in the field of travel and tourism. 

The Vlog competition was organized virtually on Google Meet. Students from 12 IHMs participated in the competition. The Vlog’s were evaluated on the basis of creativity, depth of thought, creation and presentation, attractiveness of a particular destination, and information provided about the destination. The Jury of this competition were Dr. Bhupesh Kumar, Principal of IHM Ranchi and Mr. Ravi Omkar, HR Manager, Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi. The Jury congratulated all the winners and also explained how to create a better Vlog in future.

The first prize in the competition was won by Mr. Manish Kumar, first year student of B.SC H&HA, IHM Ranchi, second prize was won by Ms.  Shubhangi Kumari, final year student of IHM Kolkata, third prize was awarded to Mr. Vivek Saxena, first year student of IHM Silvassa and consolation prize was given to Douglas Devassia, from IHM Mumbai. The first-place winner was awarded with 3000 rupees, second place with 2000 rupees, third place with 1000 rupees and 500 rupees was given as consolation prize, also, all the participants were given the e-certificate. The event was concluded with vote of thanks by Mr. Alok Aswal, Head of Department, IHM Ranchi, with congratulations to all the winners and participants.