Name: Sanghamitra Jena
Profile: Founder of touring company, Eastern Treasure India Tours
She says:Every time someone threw a stone at me, I picked it up and made it a part of my foundation.
In life, you have to always look at what is left.
(This story appears in the 05 March, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
Dear Madam, It\'s give me immense happiness to be able to write a mail to a great ladu like you. Keep on doing the good work. You are an ideal for many people. If I ever plan to visit some places over there, I shall be more than happy to be a part of this group. I would like to go to Bhitarkanika and Similipal at least once in my life. Looking forward to meet you some day. Thanks. Best regards, Ashutosh
on May 20, 2013Dear Sanghamitra Mam.. u r really done alot for our odisha tourism. mam i am in airforce and i have a lot of plan for developing our odisha tourism in large scale after my retairment.ur guidance and support may boost our tourism.
on Oct 27, 2012Dear Mr. Mohanty, Thanks a lot for appreciation. Pls. be in touch whenever you need any support from my side.My email ID is tours@easternindiatours.com. . My websites are www.bhitarkanikatour.com and www.treasureindiatour.com . With regards, Sanghamitra
on Jan 12, 2013A story about a wonderful journey, told so well. Mr. Bagchi, the stories that you write about, are inspring. Having grown up in Bhubaneswar I know what you mean and imply when you aer telling the world tales such as these. Real people, real situations who have triumphed against all odds. Ms. Jena, you are a role model for a lot of us. Best wishes for the road ahead.
on Apr 11, 2012Congratulation to Sanghamitra. I would love to see this lady as I am going to start a Travel Consultant office in BBSR and I need her for my corporate clients from USA, UK and Canada. Appreciate if you can provide me her contact.
on Apr 24, 2011Being a woman entrepreneur she has proved the world that "if there is a will ,there is definitely a way to move forward."
on Aug 14, 2010Commendable job done.You have shown n inspired that if you have patience & dedication, miracle can happen.
on Jul 12, 2010Great story. Truly touching and inspiring. Thank you sir for publishing.
on Feb 19, 2010Quote: "I am not in Mumbai or Bangalore. This is Orissa. This is not a land of enterprise. For girls, there is a cul-de-sac called marriage. Yet, here is Sanghamitra who has built a business in the middle of nowhere." Very true. In Orissa, for women it is pretty difficult to set up a business. Cudos to your Ms. Jena.;-)
on Feb 19, 2010Great post. She is a Gem.
on Feb 19, 2010Women is Orissa like West Bengal are oppressed a lot. Typically it is a male dominated society and women do not get the recognition they deserve - bar a few instances in politics. <br /> <br /> It is important that they get into the mainstream soon to have a better society. <br /> <br /> Bengal, a state, which was used to respect women a lot, has lost that for some time and a state which respects women goes a long way.<br /> <br /> Thanks for sharing the post.
on Feb 19, 2010The Story of Ms Sanghamitra Jena is very inspiring and vividly shows her Journey
on Feb 21, 2010Thanks a lot to Mr Bagchi to have discovered an exemplary talent from the remote area of Odisha.As a sibling of Ms Sanghamitra, I have seen and believed how in life we must always look at what is left and go on.........
on Feb 22, 2010Thank you Mr.Bagchi to recognise Ms. Jena's talent which is very encouraging for the women of our generation. Expecting more
on Feb 22, 2010A role model to many want to be entrepreneurs, Sanghamitra Ji needs better recognition and publicity so that she can inspire many more such stories and actually guide the people who are standing at the door and still thinking whether to get in or not. well knowing Bengal and its hospitality industry, she is an eye opener to many and to the government itself.
on Feb 23, 2010Terrific example of entrepreneurship. She did this in Odisha. I have visited her website i.e. www.bhitarkanikatour.com.Nice feedbacks as well photos. I will surely visit the little known (no more now) place. Nature Camp at Bhitarkanika will be my Next Eco-Destination. She is a example for a long time to come.
on Feb 23, 2010Ms Sanghamitra Jena no doubt has infinite courage, caliber and confidence... You are certainly a source of inspiration and encouragement for all ... Keep going Ma'm !!!<br /> Thanks a lot to Mr. Bagchi for recognizing her potential and publishing
on Feb 24, 2010Keep your head high. Somebody will always be there to cheer you up when you feel sad and encourage to move ahead. Keep going !!!
on Feb 24, 2010Thank you for the article on Ms. Jena's profile as a woman entrepreneur. She was my classmate, a true friend, and very bold, adventurous and confident on her own. She has proved herself against many odds and hats off to her. Best wishes to her future adventures as an enterpreneur. <br /> My next destination during summer may be her tent in Bhitar Kanika & Dangamaal.
on Feb 27, 2010Dear I basically belong to Sambalpur, Orissa, but now i am putting up at New Delhi. Please i want to work with you, I have passion to explore India, I love photography, i want to show our India in a way. Please let me work with you.
on Mar 4, 2010When I wanted to vist Orissa I went onto the internet and came up with 2 or 3 possible tour operators. On receiving replies from them all I realized that one company was run by a woman called Sanghamitra, and that's how I chose to visit Orissa. It was a superbly organized tour and we were very satisfied indeed with the quality of service we got. <br /> I have every intention of re-visiting orissa and you may bet on it that I shall travel with sanghamitra Jena again! Indian women are amazing. I don't know why more are not in public places like Sanghamitra. Thank you for the above article. I have learnt a great deal of Ms Jena's life from it. Congratulations to her and her team.
on Mar 5, 2010Great post. Entrepreneurship in spite all possible hurdles - highly apathetic central govt. of India, no power, electricity, education...<br /> <br /> Kudos to you Ms. Jena ...
on Mar 12, 2010Great post on commitment and dedication towards ones' passion!
on Mar 13, 2010