"Public Relations and Integrated communication" - An interactive session with Vikram Kharvi

Mr Vikram Kharvi, Vice President, Adfactors PR, the leading PR Agency in South Asia shares his views on "Public Relations and Integrated communication - Opportunities and evolution"  

During the session, he will  share as to how the corporates, small and mediaum industries, including individuals  can make use of the PR and Communication for their branding and marketing.  He will also share the various career opportunities in this domain for youngsters. 

Ms Sukruti Narayanan, Actor and communication professional from Australia  hosts the show.

Watch the show live and even thereafter. 

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Career opportunities in visual effects and computer graphics - Dhanapal Padmanabhan- Saturday Talk - Episode 7

Prime Point Foundation in association with eMagazine PreSense and Next Gen Political Leaders (NGPL) present the Saturday Talk 7th Episode on 5th Sep 2020 at 4 pm. 

Mr Dhanapal Padmanabhan, a well known and Film Director and Mg. Director of  iGene DI and VFX studio, a leading post production house in South India  explains the career opportunities in visual effects and computer graphics.  

Ms Sukruti Narayanan, Actor and communication professional from Australia  hosts the show.

Please watch live.

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Sangamam: Fusion of Great Minds" - A new intellectual initiative from Prime Point Foundation

Prime Point Foundation with the support of eMagazine PreSense and Digital Journalists Association of India (DiJAI) is starting a new initiative of Intellectual Discussion titled "Sangamam : Fusion of Great Minds" to be hosted every last Sunday of the month at 6 pm through Zoom, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook . 

Two nationally renowned intellectuals will be invited to discuss a topic of relevance.  

Although the discussions will be streamed live through YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, only selected interested intellectual persons will be invited to login to Zoom for direct interaction with the experts and raise questions.  

The first episode of this new initiative will be held on Sunday, 30th August 2020 from 6 pm to 7.15 pm IST.

Padma Bhushan Dr A Sivathanu Pillai (Eminent Scientist of DRDO and ISRO and Father of BrahMos Missile) and Dr A V Srinivasan (Internationally renowned Neurologist) will discuss and deliberate on the topic, "Mind, Brain and Science : Where do they Meet?".  

Both have  50 years of experience in their respective domains and are well-known for their excellence and achievement. 

After the discussion, there will be a Question and Answer Session for 15 to 20 minutes, from the audience who login to Zoom.

This is an exclusive Premium Programme. 

This programme can be watched live through the links.

https://youtu.be/JqUHjooHQiE

https://twitter.com/prpoint

https://www.facebook.com/prpoint 

Please watch live here:

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20th anniversary of Prime Point Foundation

The 20th Anniversary event of Prime Point Foundation was a grand success. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal (Hon'ble MOS for Parliamentary Affairs), Shri Hansraj Ahir (Former Hon'ble MOS Home Affairs), Shri T S Krishnamurthy (Former Chief EleCtion Commissioner of India) Dr Y S Rajan (Co-author of the book India 2020 with Dr Abdul Kalam), Dr Maria Zeena Johnson (Chancellor, Sathya Bhama University), Mr B Suresh Kamath (Mg. Director, Patterns) and Mr Nurullah (Senior Tamil journalist) who have all supported during the incubation and take off period shared their views. 

The proceedings can be watched from this link. 

https://youtu.be/Wn2zWiv_0fY

The photos can be seen from this link.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/U1carUUXKFxLDC7t6

Prime Point Foundation thanks all the well wishers who have supported in the journey of 20 years.

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Watch live - 20th Anniversary of Prime Point Foundation

We are pleased to announce that the 20^th Anniversary Celebrations of the Prime Point Foundation on Sunday, 5^th July 2020 at 6 PM through Zoom.  Prime Point Foundation was started on 5^th July 2000 and is completing 20 years.  During the incubation period of the first ten years, we had many challenges and opportunities, as well as exciting experiences.  We had the unique opportunity of being guided by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and many other eminent persons. The India Vision 2020 initiative and the launch of eMagazine PreSense were the great achievements during the first ten years.

During the ‘take off’ period of the next ten years, our eMagazine PreSense launched five active and successful initiatives viz (1) Education Loan Task Force (ELTF), (2) Sansad Ratna Awards, (3) Digital Journalists Association of India (DiJAI), (4) Digital Security Association of India (DiSAI) and (5) Next Gen Political Leaders (NGPL).  Now, with the support of our well-wishers and our team members, we maintain the highest standards of values and ethics in our service to the nation.

It is time for our team  to convey our humble ‘Thank You’ to all  our well-wishers who have helped us through their unstinted support and guidance during our journey. 

Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal (Hon’ble MOS Parliamentary Affairs), Mr Hansraj Ahir (Former MOS Home Affairs), Mr T K Rangarajan (Former MP, Rajya Sabha), Mr T S Krishnamurthy (Former Chief Election Commissioner of India), Dr Y S Rajan (Co-Author of the book, India 2020 with Dr Abdul Kalam), Dr Maria Zeena Johnson (Chancellor, Sathyabhama University), Mr B Suresh Kamath (Mg. Director, Patterns) and Mr R Nurullah (Senior Tamil Journalist) have guided and supported us during the incubation and take-off stages. 

During our celebrations, we would like to express our gratitude to them for their support.  I am pleased to inform that they have all agreed to join the celebrations and bless our team.

The proceedings can be watched live from 6 PM on Sunday, 5^th July 2020 through the following link.

https://youtu.be/Wn2zWiv_0fY

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11th edition of Sansad Ratna Awards - Press Release - List of Awardees

11th edition of Sansad Ratna Awards 2020 - Awardees

Press Release

Sansad Ratna
Awardees 2020 Announced

Performance
Review of Parliamentarians Strengthens Democracy – Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal, MOS
Parliamentary Affairs

New Delhi 24^th June 2020

Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, observed that recognition and performance review of Parliamentarians by the civil
society helps strengthen democracy, during the presentation of the list of MPs nominated for the 11^th edition of the Sansad Ratna Awards 2020. When 'We the people' elect the Parliamentarians and legislators, they have the moral responsibility to monitor the performance of the elected representatives, said the Minister, who is the Chairman of the Jury Committee of Sansad Ratna Awards.  

Mr. N. K. Premachandran MP and Mr. Shrirang Appa Barne MP are the other Jury Members.  All the three Jury Members have been outstanding  Parliamentarians  and recipients of the Sansad Ratna Awards in the previous Lok Sabha. The Sansad Ratna Awards were instituted in 2010 by a Chennai-based NGO Prime Point Foundation, and the eMagazine PreSense, following the suggestions of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (former President of India) to honour the perfection-oriented Parliamentarians. He himself launched the first Awards function in May 2010.  The awardees are selected by a Jury Committee of eminent Parliamentarians, observing  absolute transparency based on the performance parameters provided by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and PRS India.

Jury Committee Members L to R - Mr Shrirang Appa Barne, Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal, Mr N K Premachandran

According to Mr. K. Srinivasan, Chairman of the Prime Point Foundation and Sansad Ratna Awards Committee, the Jury Committee nominated three Parliamentarians for 'Sansad Maha Ratna Award' based on their sustained quality of performance in the 16th Lok Sabha. This is a prestigious award presented once in five years.

Eight Lok Sabha Members, two Rajya Sabha Members and one Departmentally Related Standing Committee will be receiving the Sansad Ratna Awards 2020 for their performance in the 17^th Lok Sabha.  The actual date for the awards’ presentation event will be notified after normalcy is restored in the country,
after tackling the pandemic COVID-19.

  

Sansad Maha Ratna Awards

Mr. Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJD, Cuttack, Odisha), Mrs. Supriya Sule (NCP, Baramati, Maharashtra) and Mr. Shrirang Appa Barne (Shiv Sena, Maval, Maharashtra) will be receiving the coveted 'Sansad Maha Ratna Award' for their sustained qualitative performance in the 16th Lok Sabha. This Award is presented once in five years.

Standing Committee

The Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Agriculture receives the Sansad Ratna Award 2020 as the best performing committee.  The Committee was
selected based on the reports presented to Parliament, supported by the number of sittings.  Mr. P C Gaddigoudar (BJP, Bagalkot Karnataka) is the Chairman of the Committee.

  

Lok Sabha

Eight sitting Lok Sabha Members will be receiving the Sansad Ratna Awards 2020 under various categories, based on their performance during the first year of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Ms. Supriya Sule (NCP, Baramati, Maharashtra) gets the Sansad Ratna Award 2020 for her overall performance in Initiated Debates, Questions and Private Members Bills in the first year of the 17th Lok Sabha. 

Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre (BJP, Dhule, Maharashtra), Dr. Heena Gavit (BJP, Nandurbar, Maharashtra) and Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, (NCP, Shirur, Maharashtra) will be receiving the Sansad Ratna Award 2020 for Questions, Women and First-time MPs categories respectively. 

Dr. Shashi
Tharoor (INC, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala), Dr. Nishikant Dubey (BJP, Godda, Jharkhand), Mr.  Ajay Misra (BJP, Kheri, Uttar Pradesh) and Mr. Ram Mohan Naidu (TDP, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh) have been
nominated for the ‘Jury Committee Special Award’ for their overall qualitative performance and individual efforts. 

Rajya Sabha

Mr. Vishambhar Prasad Nishad (Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh) and Ms. Chhaya Verma (INC, Chhattisgarh) have been nominated for their overall performance in Rajya Sabha during the first year coinciding with Lok Sabha.  This category of
honouring the sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha has been introduced this year.

Commendations

Ms. Supriya Sule, accepting the honour of Sansad Maha Ratna said, “I am humbled to be nominated for the Sansad Maha Ratna award this year. This award symbolises the immense responsibility bestowed upon me and the people's expectations I am to fulfil in coming years. I pledge to continue to work for the betterment of all our people.”

As the Chairperson of the Agriculture Committee, Mr P C Gaddigoudar said, “I am happy and delighted to receive this honourable award initiated by our Late President Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam. I am very thankful to all the committee members for actively participating in all meetings and providing valuable inputs and
suggestions at the appropriate time to achieve this feat. 

On behalf of the Agriculture Committee Members and stakeholders, we are elated to receive this prestigious Sansad Ratna Award”.

Mr Bhartruhari Mahtab, accepting the honour of Sansad Maha Ratna Award said, “Recognising the
performance of the Members of Parliament by the Civil Society is highly commendable in this time when cynicism is ruling the roost in political life and there is all round pessimism relating to politics.  The Sansad Maha Ratna Award is a unique endeavour, not only recognising the genuine work of Members of Parliament but also to attract the youths of this age towards public life.  This also encourages MPs to work for the people of this country. This definitely gives a boost and also reminds us that there are some in this society who are taking note of our actions inside the
Parliament. I feel humbled on being conferred the Sansad Maha Ratna, which is presented once in five years, and also thank Prime Point Foundation and the
Sansad Ratna Award Committee who have taken into account the performance”.

End

Media contact:

Press Release issued by Mr K. Srinivasan, Chairman, Prime Point Foundation and Chairman, Sansad Ratna
Awards Committee Mobile: 9176650273

Mr Bhawanesh Deora, President, Sansad Ratna Awards Committee (Mobile: 9385363537) 

www.sansadratna.in | sansadratna@gmail.com

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Jury Committee Meeting for nominating awardees for Sansad Ratna Award 2020

Sansad Ratna Awards 2020 - Jury Committee Meeting through Zoom

The Second Jury  Committee Meeting of Sansad Ratna Awards 2020 for 17th Lok Sabha was held on 10th June 2020 through Zoom.  Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon'ble MOS Parliamentary Affairs and Chairman of Jury Committee chaired the meeting.  Shri N K Premachandran MP and Shri Shrirang Appa Barne MP, the Jury Committee Members were also present.

The Jury Committee considered the performance of the MPs based on the data provided by PRS India and Lok Sabha site and nominated the Members for Sansad Ratna Awards 2020.  The Awards Committee will be individually writing to them for acceptance of their nomination.

Originally, 11th edition of Sansad Ratna Awards function 2020 was scheduled to be held at Constitution Club, Delhi on 29th July 2020.  Due to lockdown and uncertainty, the committee has cancelled the event.  Award function will be held later based on the situation.

Meanwhile, Sansad Ratna Awards Committee will announce the names of the Awardees (after they accept the nomination) on 24th June 2020 through a Press Release.

Awards will be presented to top performers of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and also the Standing Committees.

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NGPL holds workshop on communication for young political leaders

Participants with leaders

NGPL brings together young and senior leaders of all parties in a single platform

Next Gen Political Leaders (NGPL), a registered NGO has organised a full day workshop on 15th Feb 2020 at Madras Management Association (MMA) building on 'Communication and Personality Development for Young leaders'. Young political leaders and political aspirants belonging to all parties participated. Even Senior leaders from all parties shared their experience. The uniqueness of this workshop was that all ideologically opposite leaders were very cordial respecting each others views.

NGPL is the fifth initiative of monthly eMagazine PreSense, published by Prime Point Foundation.

Smt. G Priyadarshni (National President of NGPL) and Sri Sridhar Raj (Executive President of Tamil nadu Chapter) welcomed and shared the roadmap of NGPL.

In the first session, Shri M Selvaraj, CPI MP from Nagapattinam and Dr Jayakumar, Congress MP from Thiruvallur shared the functions of Parliament. This session was moderated by Prime Point Srinivasan.

In the second session, Prime Point Srinivasan made a presentation on "How to build brand image for political leaders".

In the third session, Shri V Rajendran (Chairman, Digital Security Association of India) and Shri Pradhan (Ethical hacker) made presentations of the cyber security aspects.

There was an Elocution competition among the participants, managed well by Smt. Nandini Alagar of Congress Party. 6 participants made presentation on 'the expectations from youth in the politics'. The topper Shri Rajesh was given a prize.

In the fifth session, Sri Ravindran Doraiswamy and Smt Bhanu Gomes (both political analysts) shared their views on the communication and the speaking skills required for young leaders. Sri Nurullah, Senior Journalist moderated this session.

In the last and final session, Sri D Kuppuramu (Senior Vice President of BJP, Tamil Nadu) and Dr VPB Paramasivam AIADMK MLA from Vedasanthur shared their views and advices to grow in political career. This session was moderated by Smt. G Priyadarshni, National President of NGPL.

Sri Hemanth Annadurai from DMK proposed vote of thanks.

Around 70 young leaders from different parties participated. Interestingly, Sri D Kuppuramu, Senior Vice President of BJP attended the full programme from 9.30 am till the end taking notes like any other young participant.

"Though, I have nearly 40 years of political experience, I learn daily from everybody. This workshop has given me an opportunity to meet various young and senior leaders of all parties and learn from them. I continue to be a student of politics" said Shri Kuppuramu in a humble tone.

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