TAPMI celebrated the 22nd Annual Convocation day
on 29th March 2008. The Batch of 2006
– 2008 received their Post-Graduate Degrees in
Management on this solemn Saturday evening at
Valley View International, Manipal. It was an
event that affirmed the commitment of the
institution to quality education. For the
students who received their degrees and their
parents there were moments of pride and joy; the
junior students watched their seniors with
respect as they took the stage after two years
of rigorous hard work.
The Chief Guest on this occasion was Mr. Habil
Khorakiwala, Chairman of Wockhardt Group, who
has transformed Wockhardt into one of India’s
leading research-based global healthcare
enterprises with relevance in the fields of
biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals
and as well as super specialty hospitals. Mr.
Habil Khorakiwala holds a Masters Degree in
Pharmaceutical Science from the Purdue
University, USA and is an alumnus of the Harvard
Business School, USA. His inspiring convocation
address was much appreciated.
The evening began with the lighting of the lamp
and an invocation song. It was followed by a
short speech by Sri K. K. Pai, Chairman, TAPMI
Governing Council, who congratulated the
Director and the faculty members for working to
make the institute one of the best in the
country. He also spoke of the new campus in
glowing terms. The Director, Prof D. Nagabrahmam,
read the annual report. He spoke of the
achievements of the students and faculty in the
past year and also the future course of action
with the introduction of new programmes. The
faculty was commended for the distinctions they
have achieved in their respective research
fields. Everyone was proud to learn that the
outgoing batch had made their mark in the
outside world, by winning some of the most
coveted prizes in the management festival
circuit. This was followed by the oath taken by
the students and the graduation ceremony.
The student-executives from the Executive Post
Graduate and the HP Corporate College Programmes
conducted at the Bangalore centre (TAPMI – CEE),
also received their degrees at Manipal.
Awards and Achievements: No batch is complete
without a set of extra-ordinary achievers! The
Special Merit Awards were presented by
the Chairman, Shri K. K. Pai, to the outstanding
performers of the batch. This year, the three
most meritorious students, in the order of their
ranks, were Ms. Rajani Khetan, Mr. Rishabh Gupta
and Mr. Chirayu Patel. Ms. Rajani Khetan, the
star of the batch, also bagged the Dr. S. Dandapani Award for Academic Excellence and the
AgrEvo Student of the Year award. She also
received the Dr. A. S. Aiyer Memorial Award for
being the most meritorious student in Finance.
Ms. Arpita Khadria and Ms. Rajani Khetan,
received the Smt. Gangamma Ammannaya Award
as
the best lady students in Marketing and Finance,
respectively.
Release of publications: One of the biggest
assets of TAPMI is the quantum of research and
academic work that is carried out in the
institute throughout the year. This includes
collaborative research projects by the students
and the faculty members. The compilations of all
these papers, in the form of two Compendiums
–Academic Research Papers and NGO Projects, were
released by the members of the Governing
Council. The annual newsletter Update 2008,
which covers the achievements and events of the
academic year gone by, was also released on this
occasion.
The evening ended with vote of thanks and the
National Anthem. This was followed by dinner on
the Valley View lawns. By the time, the students
and their parents started leaving there was a
feeling of nostalgia creeping in. An institution
teaches you a lot more than the courses. It
teaches one to carry with oneself a mark of the
alma mater, so that wherever he/she goes, the
values imbibed are carried far and wide!
TAPMI wishes the batch of 2006 – 08 the very
best for the future!
