A motivational session report
by
Pujarjita Sarkar
On 7th August 2025, Amity School Of Communication (ASCO) organised an enriching session for the second year bachelor’s students of Journalism and Mass Communication, at Amity University Kolkata. The speaker of this session was Col. (Dr.) Shantonu Roy, who is a retired colonel from Military Station, Panagarh (West Bengal) and has served in several key military operations like - Operation Vijay (Kargil), Operation Rakshak and Parakram (Pakistan Border), and Operation Pawan (Sri Lanka). He is currently a successful entrepreneur who is also the founder of Team Fearless Leaders, an initiative to coach and guide young minds on various essential arenas of life including leadership, stress, professional success, and daily life to ensure a smooth navigation through this ever-evolving, competitive world.
This session was organised and coordinated by Associate Prof. Moumita De Das of Amity University Kolkata, who played a key role in conceptualising and arranging this insightful event for the students. Dr. Shantonu was felicitated by Prof. Moumita along with other experienced faculty members of the Communications Department.
Dr. Roy indulged in a detailed and informative lecture, focussing on the importance of life skills to improve the quality of our lives, differences between a manager and a leader, pre-requisites and mandates of being an efficient leader, and ways to influence the ones around you with positivity and make people trust you, without having to assert any power or control to make others follow your path. With the help of an elaborate and comprehensive presentation, Dr. Roy broke down the nuances of leadership in today’s times and focussed on every fundamental dimension of the same. He cited examples of some key figures who have been considered the epitomes of leadership from both the distant past and the contemporary era including Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Virat Kohli, to name a few. He also explained the distinctions between the various types of leadership and highlighted the necessity of understanding the distinctions between each of them. Dr. Roy also laid special emphasis on the role of accountability which is one of the most vital aspects of becoming a real leader. He stressed on developing flexibility, humility, and honesty to be able to surrender yourself and admit your mistakes whenever necessary, and take accountability for your actions to your team. Towards the end of the session, the students asked their doubts and wide-ranging questions regarding the topic and Dr. Roy cleared all of them with patience and utmost precision.
Students actively interacted with their intriguing queries.
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