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VISTA
The Staff Welfare Committee hosted a Garba and Dandiya event for the students and faculty in the month
of October which was widely appreciated by all.
Somaiya Social Cell successfully completed the Joy of Giving week to provide relief to the J&K flood
victims. A total donation of Rs 14,595 was collected & donated to the victims of J& K floods.
I had the privilege of traveling to University of Applies Sciences, Steyr, Upper Austria to teach a course in
logistics in the month of October 2014.
SIMSR also welcomed Prof. Paul Marer-Professor of Business, Central European University, Hungary,
Budapest on November 03, 2014. We are thankful to him for teaching a course for the International
Business batch of 2014 during his stay with us in the month of November 2014.
On 08 November, 2014, the Convocation Ceremony for PGDM batch of 2012-14 & PGDM (Executive)
program batch of 2012-13 & 2013-14 was organized with Dr. Anil K. Khandelwal, Board Member-GAIL, ExChairman & Managing Director–Bank of Baroda, as the Chief Guest. Shri Samir Somaiya, President,
Somaiya Vidyavihar presided over the convocation programme. It was a delight to have our students back
at their Alma Mater to receive their degree certificates. The programme saw students and faculty
resplendent in their convocation attire, inspiring speeches by the dignitaries on the dais, distribution of the
certificates, concluding with the ceremonial tossing of the convocation cap. On the very same day, the
Alumni Committee presented their annual event, Nostalgia, the home-coming event of the alumni to their
Alma Mater.
A group of delegates from John F. Kennedy School of Government visited SIMSR on 17th November, 2014
and shared their insights on the various career options in the field of social sciences.
I conclude my diary on a very proud note of having completed an eventful and memorable half term and
look forward to another equally promising half year.
Dr. Satish Ailawadi
Director
K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research.

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