Bhubaneswar: ASTHA School of Management launched its management journal ANWESHAN (Vol.V) during a programme here on December 30, 2022.

Prof. (Dr.) Swarup Chandra Sahoo (Editor in-chief), Prof. (Dr.) Sharmila Subramanian (Editor), and Prof. Sanjay Adlakha (Associate Editor) and a galaxy of luminaries from academics graced the occasion.

Dr. Bankim Mohanty, Executive Director-cum-Secretary, ASTHA School of Management gave a welcome address and expressed his sincere gratitude to all the noted academicians and industry experts.

The programme concluded following queries asked by media persons at a press meet. The Editor-in-chief, Editor, Associate Editor of ANWESHAN and executive Director-cum-Secretary of the institute responded to media. The launching of ANWESHAN was coordinated by Prof. Jinasis Mohanty, Prof. B.P Kar and Prof. Dipan Kumar Jena.

The multidomain journal is published annually with the theme of research in higher education as highlighted in the National Education Policy (NEP) - 2022. It aims at promoting and publishing theoretical and empirical research papers relating to business management and strategy issues.

Research and innovation in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India is critical. As per statistics, the research and innovation investment in India is only 0.69% of GDP as compared to 2.8% in the United States of America and 4.3% in Israel.

ANWESHAN has been highly appreciated by eminent academicians and industry stalwarts of the country. The Volume V of ANWESHAN includes research articles, case studies, expert reviews, book reviews, best national seminar papers and best internships papers.