XLRI Jamshedpur celebrated its 58th Annual Convocation with great zeal. In continuation of almost forty-five years tradition, XLRI conferred the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace’ on Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of the State of India. Mr. H M Neruakar, Chairman, Board of Governors, XLRI presented the prestigious medal to Ms. Bhattacharya in presence of Fr. E Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI and other dignitaries.
The batch of 2014, comprising 245 students of Post Graduate Programmes in Management, 5 students of Fellow Program in Management from Jamshedpur Campus and 35 students from Executive PGP course from Dubai Campus, received their graduating certificates and medals. This year, 119 students of 2013 batch of 15-months PGDM (General Management) Programme also received their graduating certificates and medals.
Expressing her gratitude to XLRI, Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya said, “I feel privileged to receive ‘Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace’.
Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya also delivered the convocation speech to the graduating students. She congratulated and inspired the students with her words and shared some of her experiences on common challenges which they can face in their future lives as employees.
On this occasion, reading out the annual report of the institute Fr. E Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI focused on the achievements and milestones of the institute during the academic session 2013- 14. “This year has once again brought laurels to XLRI in different spheres that have done us proud. XLRI has made its presence felt on the academic ground particularly at the international level and contributed on social grounds as well. Today, we have with us the international students of the Global MBA Programme. XLRI has also adopted two villages in Jharkhand under the project ‘SUGRAM’ that aims to shape the two villages as model villages thereby empowering the underprivileged communities to shape their development through holistic and sustainable approaches”, he said.
“We are honored to have Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya among us as the first woman in XLRI’s 65 years of existence to deliver the convocation address and the first lady recipient of Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace. She is the first woman Chairman, State Bank of India which holds a legacy of 208 years. She has been instrumental in setting up several new companies/initiatives of the Bank and has always been sensitive and empathetic to gender issues in the bank, introduced a sabbatical facility up to two years for the women employees in SBI Capital markets as MD and subsequently in the Bank as Chairman and has been a member of the expert committee of bankers to prepare a blueprint for the first all-women bank” he added.
About XLRI
XLRI Jamshedpur is a premier, private management institute in India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the Steel city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
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