This story is from September 23, 2019

Corporate head honchos, leading media veterans hail government’s move on Kashmir

Corporate head honchos, leading media veterans hail government’s move on Kashmir
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NEW DELHI: 'The citizens of India are celebrating our union with our brothers and sisters of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as it is the soul of India,' this sentiment was echoed during a panel discussion on revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir.
The government on August 5 announced the abrogation of the special status given to J&K under Article 370 and its bifurcation into Union Territories (UTs).

The panel on 'Benefits of The New Reorganization Bill & Superseding of Article 370 &35A' was comprised of Bina Ramani (founder and CEO, Malabar Secrets), Rashi Dhir (partner and executive director of DMD Advocates, and alumnus of Harvard Law School), Manoj Gorkela (deputy Advocate General of Supreme Court of India, and alumnus of University of Lucknow), Lieutenant commander (Dr) Ashvini Jakhar (founder and CEO of Prozo.com, and alumnus of Indian School of Business), Manish Jain (founder & managing partner of JLJ Law Offices, and alumnus of Harvard Business School), Anshu Khanna (owner, Goodword Media Services) and Sakshi Vij (founder and CEO of Myles, co-chair, HAE India Forum, and alumnus of Harvard Business School).
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The other panel on "Role of Media in Maintaining Peace in a Country" included Brajesh Kumar Singh (group consulting editor, Network 18) and broadcast industry veteran Ashok Venkatramani (ex-MD of Zee Media, StartUp Entrepreneur, and alumnus of Harvard Business School).
Singh spoke about the importance of media and its role in maintaining peace and harmony. He stressed on the need to focus on other neglected regions of
Ladakh and rural Kashmir.
The event was hosted in partnership with Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs India Forum, Goodworks Media Services Pvt Ltd, The Bespoke Purpose, Malabar Secrets, and Om Books International.
These panel discussions took place under the aegis of 'Pursuit of Peace and Happiness' which intends to act as a unifying platform to bring together people from different walks of life, to listen, understand and discuss certain policies which can help and lead the nation towards unity.
'Pursuit of Peace & Happiness' was hosted under the leadership of Rachna Sharma, co-chair of HAE India Forum, CEO Phuro Innovations and alumnus of Harvard Business School. The event brought into focus the benefits of the Re-organisation Bill and Superseding of Article 370, 35A.
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