MECON Conclave 2025, which was organized by the Film Federation of India in collaboration with Techno India Group, covered a wide range of topics related to the media sector. It also included the West Bengal government’s intention to collaborate with Whistling Woods to share knowledge with the state’s candidates.

The sessions began with Dr Devlina Kumar’s amazing invocation dance to Saraswati Vandana.

 It was followed by the lamp lighting in the esteemed presence of Rev Fr Dominic Savio, Principal St Xavier’s Autonomous University, Mr. Babul Supriyo, Minster of It and Electronics, WB Govt, Mr. Sujit Bose, Minister of Fire and Emergency Services, Mr. Firdausul Hasan, President FFI, Dr Snehasish Sir, President Press Club, along with senior dignitaries of FFI.

Rev Fr Dominic Savio was felicitated with the FFI Achiever’s Award 2025 on the occasion. He was presented with a Uttorio and Certificate by Mr. Babul Supriyo, Mr. Sujit Bose, and Mr. Firdausul Hasan.

Mr. Satyam Roychowdhury, Managing Director Techno India Group, and Chancellor Sister Nivedita University was felicitated with the FFI Achiever’s Award for his contribution to the field of media and entertainment in general and media education.

“I want to be identified just as a singer more than a political personality. My better half is music and art, and I’m connected to both. You young people are aware of your desires. I knew what I wanted to do when I worked in a bank in 1991. Keep that desire alive, that fire burning. On my whiteboard, I scribbled something 25 years back in Mumbai. Although there was pressure from family to return, dreams come true if you hold onto them. Make your art your religion and believe in it. It will come true. I follow Gautam Buddha’s teaching that the mind is everything; you become what you wish to be. My mantra is Paulo Coelho’s if you want something dearly, the universe conspires to give it to you” said Babul Supriyo.

Three sessions discussing different facets of the media sector followed the introductory session. The topics were Film Industry in the Region: Problems & Prospects,  TV: Content & Carriage in Future, and OTT & Digital Media: New Horizons.

An amazing initiative to throw light on the different happenings in the media industry.

Priyanka Dutta