The Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association (IIMCAA) organised its 11th annual alumni meet - Connections 2023 - on Sunday, 26 February 2023, at its New Delhi headquarters. The 7th IFFCO IIMCAA Awards winners were announced during the event. Prof Sanjay Dwivedi, Director-General, IIMC, awarded the cheque and trophies to the winners and felicitated winners at the yearly get-together.
The event started with the Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan of Urdu Poets Waseem Barelvi, Aqeel Nomani and Rana Yashwant. In the second session, the Golden Jubilee batch (1972-73) and Silver Jubilee batch (1997-98) alumni were felicitated.
The winners of the IFFCO IIMCAA Awards were felicitated in the third session of the event. Odisha's litterateur Dr Gayatribala Panda received the ‘Alumni of the Year’ award. ‘Public Service Award’ went to Sushil Singh, Amit Katoch, Pee Lee Ete and Pankaj Chandra Goswami.