KJ SIMSR Horizon Dec - 2014 issue Dec 2014 | Page 51

SPECTRUM
Nostalgia, the annual alumni
homecoming event is one of
the most anticipated and
magnificently
celebrated
occasions in SIMSR. This year
it was no exception and
needless
to
say
that
Nostalgia'14
was
a
tremendous success. The
theme for this year was
Safarnama - Road back to 77.
Preparations had started well
in advance, towards the end of
which the entire college
premise was embellished with
lamps, posters, banners, pit
stops showcasing glimpses of
a student's journey to SIMSR
and beyond. Every committee
had put up a stall in the
amphitheater and Chanakya
Building lobby.
It was since noon, that the
alumni had started arriving in
clusters and Alumni Committee members had begun registering them
diligently. The event was inaugurated by Professor Dr. Satish Ailawadi,
Director along with Prof C.P. Joshi, Dr. Radha Iyer and Ms. Rupali
Guptare. With the Convocation ceremony happening on the same day,
the entire campus looked very festive with joyful and smiling faces
hovering around. After the initial welcome, the Sports Committee took
charge of all the sport enthusiast alumni and escorted them to the sports
ground. They tried their hands at badminton, squash and basketball.
Then, the Annual General Meeting was conducted in which we had 18
esteemed alumni from all walks of life. We shared with them in detail our
progress and achievements for the year, the challenges we face and also
the milestones we have set for ourselves as the K J Somaiya Alumni
Committee. The meeting provided us with vital insights that will prove
valuable in pursuing our vision and mission. The next in the event list was
Parichay, the networking event. This is a new initiative kicked off from this
year, where forty-five alumni from different batches interacted with each
other and the faculty. The multilateral dialogue brought new perspective
on current job requirements as well as global market scenario.
By late evening, there were around 500 alumni who had paid visit to the
campus at the call of their alma mater. Furthermore, batches of 2001 and
2004 were felicitated by Dr. Radha Iyer. The former students were more
than glad to come on stage and share memories of their life at SIMSR.
They were given gifts as a token of admiration and good luck for future. To
top that, there were spellbinding performances by NSPA and SIMSR's own band MAUJ. The serene
classical and fusion music mesmerized everyone. After that, the DJ took over the stage and all the students
and alumni shook a leg in the open theatre. It was a sight to behold. The ceremony ended at 11pm with a
grand banquet dinner organized for our alumni. Gifts were distributed to all. We collected feedback from our
alumni They were very happy to be back at their Alma Mater and bade us a touching goodbye with a
promise to come back again along the road of 77.

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