BJP Assam General Secretary selected Asian Young Leader

Guwahati, 16 Aug: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State General Secretary Prodyut Bora, 36, has been selected as a Young Leader of Asia by the Asia Society. This honour marks him out as a young person who, in the opinion of the awarding organisation, has the potential 'to impact global affairs over the coming decades.'
Founded in 1956 by John D Rockefeller III, the New York-headquartered Asia Society (http://www.asiasociety.org) was initially established to promote greater knowledge of Asia in the United States. Today the Society is a global institution—with offices throughout the US and Asia—that fulfills its mandate of understanding and promoting Asia through a wide range of programmes.
The Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative is a programme of the Asia Society wherein it selects a group of young people working in various fields—all under the age of 40—who, endowed with high levels of education, a wealth of ideas, and a new sense of confidence, 'will shoulder greater responsibility in shaping Asia's future.' Past awardees from India include NDTV's Managing Editor Barkha Dutt (2006), and pathbreaking television producer Niret Alva of Living on the Edge and Indian Idol fame (2007).
The Asia Society is planning to hold the 2010 Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 3-5th. The focus of this year's Summit is "Unity in Diversity: Responsible Leadership in the Asia-Pacific."
Prior to his current appointment, Prodyut Bora was the National Convenor of BJP's Information Technology (IT) Cell. His technology work for the Party led to his recognition as one of India's 100 Top CIOs (Chief Information Officers) by CIO magazine.
Educated at, successively, the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dun; St Stephen's College, Delhi; and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Prodyut Bora is currently the youngest General Secretary in the BJP pan-India.
The Asia 21 Young Leaders is the second such honour for Prodyut Bora in the last 2 months. Just recently he received intimation that he was being selected for the 26th annual Young Leaders Conference organized by the Council for the United States and Italy (www.consiusa.org)--a joint initiative of the US and Italian governments—in Genoa, Italy, in mid October.
Prodyut Bora's acceptability and success in such international fora suggests that there is a need—and space—for good people to enter politics.