JU Udhampur Campus organizes Intl conference on ‘Positivity’

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 9: The Institute of Positivity organised 2nd international conference in collaboration with Udhampur Campus of Jammu University on ‘Positivity, Steppingstone Toward Positivity & Growth,’ here today.
Prof Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice-Chancellor JU, who was guest of honour on the occasion, said that we should stop blaming ourself for failures and must have control on our emotions. “The first and foremost thing is happiness, it is the state of mind that makes us feel stable. With positive mind setup, people will be more energetic, healthy and happy,” he said .
“Education leads to confidence, confidence leads to success, success leads to peace, peace leads to positivity, positivity leads to happiness, happiness leads to health,” he said, adding that positivity is not only bringing a smile on the face and making other people happy, but making a change in the attitude and the outlook of the person.
Earlier, Dr Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Founder & Patron, Institute of Positivity, former Secretary, Foreign Affair, Govt of India, mentioned that the vision of the Institute of Positivity is building democratic progressive nation and creating society based on positivity. He said that it is necessary to transform destructive to constructive tendencies that will come through education and more importantly from civil society.
Special Guest Lt Colonel Bharat Pannu, World Champion Ultra Endurance Cyclist, shared his personal experience and his journey from common man to world champion cyclist. He stated that we should make right use of opportunities in the best possible manners.
Earlier, Prof Parikshat Singh Manhas, Rector, Udhampur Campus, JU, in his welcome address, focused on how to make things positive to perform in efficient and effective manner. He also insisted that there is a need to build such more institutes facilitating positivity and development.
Earlier, guest speaker Meenakshi Batra, CEO, Charities Aid Foundation India, said that we must learn from the experience of others to stay positive.
In the valedictory session , Tripti Dutta, Director, Institute of Positivity, acted as a session moderator. She presented the vote of thanks.
All the teaching faculty, including Dr Neetu Kumari, Mamta Sharma, Taruna Dubey. Dr Shilpa Gupta, Dr Kamini Datta, Dr Ritika Sambyal, Nikhil Khajuria, and Dr Ajay Salgotra were presented during the webinar.