This document summarizes the activities of North East India Image Managers (NEIim) from 2011-2012. It established objectives and an interim committee. The committee finalized a constitution which was passed. Registration is underway. It organized events like a candlelight peace march and cultural activities. It highlighted misrepresentations of NE India online and in media. However, some ideas could not be realized due to limitations in expanding beyond Delhi and Guwahati, and a planned perception survey report was not finalized.

1. Review of the Activities 2011-12
For North East India Image
Managers (NEIim)

2. Abhijit started the initiative on Facebook
Went live online!
Offline presence!
Ideals identified & objectives set to be achieved
Interim task committee

4. Interim committee deliberated and agreed
upon a well defined constitution of the group
Constitution was passed by the General
Assembly during its Third Meeting
Registration process is underway
Name of the group finalised
Logo of the group is designed & finalised

6. Candle light peace march on 30th October, 2011 to protest against any kind
of terror
Remembering Dr Bhupen Hazarika – facilitated a cultural bridge building
exercise between DU’s Ramjas College & GU’s Gauhati Commerce College
Economic blockade of Manipur – An Open Letter to the Citizen of India
Perception Survey Study among non NER Indian communication
professionals & corporates

7. IGNOU blooper, SBI blooper, Yatra.com mis-representation
etc. are some of the online initiatives that were initiated by
group members and duly rectified
Highlighted the racial profiling of NE students during Chinese
premier’s visit to New Delhi
Provided media support to various NE events, like Tokhu Emong
Festival, Magh bihu by Assam Association, Extreme sports
festival in Manipur etc.

8. CNN IBN started a dedicated blog
Taj Express includes more from NE
Union Minister quotes interim findings
Noted parliamentarian raises the issue in Lok Sabha
Reactive opinions in many regional newspapers from NE

9. Many of the Struggling to
brilliant ideas expand our
could not be horizon
translated beyond Delhi
into reality & Guwahati
The report on
the Survey
could not be Non-
finalised and functional
submitted to website
concerned
authorities