India Against Negativity (IAN) forum launched

ENARADA, Bhubaneswar, August 31, 2014

The first ever forum to protest against negativism and protect the victims of negativity, India Against Negativity (IAN) was launched today.  The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Justice A. K. Patnaik, former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Justice M. M. Das, Former Judge, Orissa High Court, Gajapati Maharaj Divyasingha Dev, Prasanna Patsani, M. P., Rajiv Biswal, M. P. Rajya Sabha, Jokin Arputham, renowned social activist and many distinguish persons from all walks of life were seated on the dias.

While speaking about the objective of such a forum, the only one of its kind in the world, the convener, Dr. Achyuta Samanta highlighted how negativity kills the positive thinking.

Founder of KIIT & KISS and Convenor of IAN welcomes CM Naveen Patnaik.

The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in his deliberation lauded the formation of this forum which he said as a noble initiative. For he believe that such a forum can spread the message of positivity.

Justice A. Patnaik, the chairman of the advisory committee of IAN expresses his happiness over the formation of IAN during the time of Naveen Patnaik, whose illustrious father late Biju Patnaik had tried to drive out the negativism from the minds the Odias. There could not have been a better place than Odisha for such a pan Indian forum like IAN, he said.

Justice M. M. Das, the vice chairman of the advisory body of IAN did go little further in describing the forum the most appropriate which he believed would help people to through away the word ‘no’ from their lives.

Eulogizing the efforts of the convener Dr. Samanta, Dr. Patsani denounced the effort of jealous people who have been trying to malign good people with good intension for establishing world class institutions.

In his address Mr. Biswal spoke from his experience on to how he could come out of negativity which helped India win the world cup after almost three decades.

The inaugural session followed by three panel discussions. In the first plenary session Sudhanshu Bhusan Mishra, former Chief Secretary of Odisha said, negativity is found in elite people and scholars than the downtrodden. He also said launching of IAN is desirable and timely initiative; we have ultimately to counter negativity. Gajapati Maharaj Sri Divyasinga Dev said spirituality can eliminate negativity.

Swami Shibachidananda Saraswati, Secretary Sibananda Centenary High School, Swami Atma Pravananda, Secretary, Ramkrishna Mission, Rajaram Satapathy, Bureau Chief, The Times of India, Bhubaneswar and Prof. N. L. Mitra explained what is negativity and how it block the progress of individual society, state and country. They also express their views how to counter negativity and develop positivity.

Among others P. K. Mohanty, Former Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, Nitinjit Singh IPS, Faizan Mustafa, VC, NLU, Hyderabad, Pranab Pani, Founder Member, Central Secretariat Director & Spokes Person, Odisha without Border, Pratap Chandra Sarangi Former MLA, BJP, Manoranjan Panigrahi, IRS Commissioner of Income Tax(TDS), Bhubaneswar Circle, Sashibhusan Behera, M.L.A, Odisha, Dr. Hussain Rabi Gandhi, Ex-President, Odisha Sahitya Academy & Advisory Board Member, IAN, Ravi Behera President, Samajwadi Party, Dr. Sruti Mohapatra Noted Social Activist and Chief Executive, Swabhiman, Member, Advisory, Board, IAN, Dr. Itirani Samanta, Editor, The Kadambini, Smt. Saswati Bal, Advisory Board Member, IAN were participated in day long panel discussion and express their views.

In the valedictory session, chief guest Dr. S. C. Jamir, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha said that, discrimination, jealousness and delay in delivery of services by government agencies to the common people are the main cause of negativity. There should be balance between negativity and positivity.

IAN is the right forum to make together positive minded people. Globalization and liberalization are behind our negativity said Soumyaranjan Patnaik, Editor, The Sambad. Negative minded people easily form a group which tries to choke the voice of positivity. Now the time has come, the positive minded people should come forward and work together to counter negativity. In this day long lunching programme two thousand people of all walks of life joined to support the IAN.

Bhunaneswar is the Head Quarter of IAN, along with seven national branches in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Ranchi and Patna; and thirty regional branches in all thirty district head quarter of odisha. IAN has enrolled more than ten thousand members in seven days of its inception, sources said.

Justice A. K. Patnaik, Justice, M. M. Das, B. B. Mishra, Former, DGP, Odisha, Prof Harekrishna Satapathy, VC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Bidyapita, Tirupati, Dr. Hussain Ravi Gandi are in the advisory board of IAN, while Dr. A. Samanta, Dr. Bimalendu Mohanty, Pradosh Patnaik, Ashok Pandey, Sasanka Chudamani and Dillip Hali are the Founder Member of IAN.