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FICCI FLO, Kolkata Chapter organizes Flo 2020-21 finale: KEFI
Kolkata: FICCI FLO, Kolkata Chapter, organized a Flo 2020-21 finale – KEFI: Love for Life where FLO Chairperson Sunira Chamaria reminisced about the events taken up by them throughout the year. Ms Chamaria launched FLO’s-first ever yearbook that showcases its members. The book has articles by FICCI Flo Kolkata speakers, and around 130 general interest articles contributed by the members. Chief Guest Mr Vivek Gupta, Editor, Sanmarg, TMC candidate and print sponsor of the book, talked about women empowerment and the commendable work that FICCI Flo Kolkata chapter has been doing. Past chairs also attended the event, including Ms Jyoti Jain, Ms Rajkumari Saharia, Ms Renuka Shah, Ms Shashiprabha Jalan, Ms Suchandra Bhutoria, and Ms Usha Agarwala. The event saw a performance by Ankit Batra, who sang songs on friendship such as “Na Koi Hai Na Koi Tha Zindagi Mein Tumhare Siva.”
Ms Chamaria talked about the events that took place throughout the year and how these events were a great success with the help of the members. During the year, FICCI Flo Kolkata hosted veteran historian and Indophile William Darymple, the famous authors Amish Tripathi and Bhavna Roy. This year, Flo Kolkata hosted several Bollywood personalities such as director Neeraj Pandey, director-actor-poet Muzzfar Ali, actress Bhagyashree, and Suzanne Khan. These personalities spoke on the various silos in life in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
She talked about the Village Adoption Program in a village in Murshidabad, a school for 81 children was built in collaboration with Durga Devi Trust and Vidya Bharti. “We feel thankful for this opportunity to create infrastructure for education that is bound to change lives not only of the children but perhaps families and in turn of the entire village. It is true that a gift of education lasts a lifetime,” she said.
FICCI Flo Kolkata also helped create a fully equipped occupational therapy center for special needs children at the Samaritan help mission in the largely backward area in Howrah. She also talked about the two-day nature trail at Nolen Gur for members to discover the brown gold of the region. Under the guidance of the renowned theatre personality Ramanjit Kaur, FLO Kolkata undertook a self-exploration journey with the theatre workshop “What’s in your Pocket”.
She recalled the events organized by FICCI Flo Kolkata including heritage walk in the erstwhile French colony of Chandarnagar, tasty Tuesdays with renowned chefs, Health and wellness under fit@flo; visits by Chief Economic Adviser Dr KV Subramanuin, the Ex-minister of state for finance, Jayant Sinha, ace business strategist Ajay Singh, Spicejet, the dynamic father-daughter duo Anand and Priti Rathi, and Mohandas Pai of Infosys fame.
Thanking superpower sponsors Damodar Ropeway and Infra Ltd. and Victoria Vistas, Ms Chamaraia, said, “this year has taught us that adaptation and innovation are the way forward, and each of our speakers has embodied that, taking us all a step closer to success in our spheres.”
