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Sanidhya Chennai The Chennai heat gave way to the smell of wet earth, the damp grass, and the slosh of puddles on the evening of 2nd June 2013. Sanidhya was back in Chennai and this time at the President Hotel and Towers, Mylapore, to connect with the esteemed alumni and faculty. The event was graced by the Director of XIMB Fr. Paul Fernandes, S.J, Dean (Admin) Fr. P D Thomas, S.J along with Prof. Sasmit Patra. The event began on a nostalgic note with a Sanidhya Video celebrating 26 years of XIMB. Next, the regional coordinator Mr. Shyam Sunder, an alumnus from the batch of 1993 felicitated the Director and the faculty. Prof. Patra took over the proceedings and invited the Director to deliver the welcome note. Fr. Paul gave a briefing on the Xavier University. Later, the Director, Mr. Sunder, and the faculty cut the Sanidhya cake which was followed by an alumni interaction moderated by Prof. Patra. Mrs Vidya S, an alumnus from the batch of 1991 shared her experiences and stressed the importance of being open and humble. A presentation by Mr Argho Sen, took the alumni down memory lane. 6 Mr. Sunder delivered the vote of thanks and the guests were treated to a variety of palatable dishes for the evening. The evening ended on a high, with the alumni reminiscing their joyful days at XIMB by taking to the dance floor. The evening was a memorable one for the alumni, which they would cherish for a long time to come.