State youths success story
By Ajit Patowary
GUWAHATI, Jan 12 Believe it or not, a youth from the State who went to
Austria to do a postgraduate course in hotel management in 1989, is now the
owner of a hotel management company in that country and a four-star hotel in
Gotzis city there! He is Yasobanta Mahanta. He hails from Helem in Sonitpur
district. He did his B Com from Gauhati University appearing from the Gauhati
Commerce College and then went to Chennai. In that South Indian city, he
completed a three-year course in hotel management. And then in 1989, he sailed
for Austria.
Son of a primary school teacher couple, Mahanta did not have any business
background, he said when talking to this correspondent on the sidelines of the
Friends of Assam and Seven States (FASS) international meet at the Vivekananda
Kendra Institute of Culture here on Friday.
He is maintaining links with the Federation of Industries and Commerce, NE
Region (FINER) for development of tourism in the region for the past two years.
He also took a group of 22 people to Austria from the city in May 2007.
He said that he was hopeful that through the FASS, he would be able to help
tourism grow in the region.
He has identified the main obstacles on the way of developing tourism industry
in the region. Some of them are, he said, lack of skilled people and
professionals.
He has a vision too for development of this sector in the region. Through
involvement of the local people at all the stages one should aspire to develop
the regions tourism sector, he said, adding, the obstacles like lack of
skilled people, professionals etc should also be overcome for the purpose with
a positive outlook.
On how he could promote his career in Austria, he said that through hard work
and further education, he could establish himself in that European country. I
could rise through struggle, he said.
Commenting on the support he received from the Austrian Government, he said
that in that country the Government always used to help new entrepreneurs
specially in the tourism sector. But to receive such supports, aspirants should
also be capable. Professionalism and competence are the two most essential
qualities for the purpose, he said.
In reply to a question he said that he had not approached the Indian Government
for any support to his business ventures in Austria.
(The Assam Tribune,13.01.2008)
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