Jakhama, Nagaland: An engaging NEIR programme was held at St. Joseph College (Autonomous), Jakhama, where students and faculty gathered to hear a strong and honest talk on life, skills, and work. The session left many students thinking about their future and the choices they make every day.

Rajat, while speaking at the programme, heaped praise on Biswadeep Gupta, Managing Trustee and CEO of KRC Times. He described Gupta as a man of vision who believes deeply in knowledge, discipline, and hard work.

Addressing the students, Biswadeep Gupta shared his own life journey in a simple and direct way. “I grew up in Dimapur. I studied in KV Dimapur. I have been travelling all along my life,” he said. He told students that travel teaches you more than books alone. It opens your mind and helps you understand people and work.

A major part of his speech focused on discipline. He said discipline is not a choice. It is a need. Valuing time, he stressed, is the base of success. “Once time is lost, it cannot be returned,” he said. He urged students to respect time from a young age, as habits formed now stay for life.

Gupta also spoke about mistakes. He said accepting mistakes is the first step to growth and development. Knowing where you went wrong helps you become better. Hiding mistakes only slows you down.

He then spoke about the KRC Foundation and its work. The Foundation focuses on media, communication, and other skill-based areas. He explained how students and young people can benefit from it. KRC Times, he said, publishes a daily e-paper. All participants of the programme will get a one-year free subscription of KRC Times.

He encouraged everyone to read a newspaper daily. “Reading a newspaper is a very, very good idea,” he said. It builds knowledge, improves language, and keeps you aware. He added that KRC Times is available on smartphones. You do not have to wait for the morning. News is in your hands, anytime.

Talking about life balance, Gupta said we must balance our personal, private, and professional lives. Ignoring one can disturb the other two. Knowledge, he said, is important, but skills decide employment. “Employment will happen because of your skills,” he said. Education today is a platform, not a guarantee. Skills are a must for employability.

He shared that the KRC Foundation has helped provide jobs to nearly 5,000 people in this region. He also spoke about his own learning process. “The Foundation website was developed by me, despite me not being a website professional,” he said. The message was clear. You can learn anything if you are willing.

The Foundation, he said, aims to provide knowledge on how to be employable. This is where KRC Times plays a key role. It connects people to information, ideas, and opportunities.

Gupta also shed light on entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. He said an entrepreneurial mindset is needed even for professionals. Without it, you cannot grow. Today, he said, there is manpower everywhere, but entrepreneurs are few. Professionals, he added, are hugely respected by entrepreneurs when they show skill, honesty, and initiative.

He spoke strongly against unemployment. “Being unemployed is a curse,” he said. He urged students to prepare for jobs seriously. Do not remain dependent after graduation. No work is bad, he reminded. Depending on parents even for mobile recharges is not healthy.

His message was firm but caring. Prepare yourself. Build skills. Respect time. Read daily. Be independent.

The session ended with loud applause and quiet reflection. For many students at St. Joseph College, the words spoken that day were not just advice. They were a wake-up call.

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