Graduation felicitation Ceremony Class of 2020

When the students graduating from The Bhawanipur College were asked ‘what were the most memorable moments you had during these last 3-year journeys? Eventually, every student with the same enthusiasm said, “it’s the Graduation Felicitation Ceremony”. 

Every year this ceremony takes place at Kalamandir or the GD Birla auditorium. Around 300-400 students graduate from the college with first division, but this time all the records broke having over 1000 students graduating with the first division from the college. Amidst the pandemic, the college decided to change the arrangements to ensure students’ health and safety. On the 11th, 12th and 13th day of April 2021. The college organised the convocation ceremony, which took place in the newly designed Concept Hall of the college. Generally, every year the ceremony is a one-day affair but this time due to the pandemic the ceremony was divided into 10 slots, to comply COVID-19 protocols.

It is a moment of pride for the parent when their child is felicitated in front of a large crowd. Due to the ongoing situation, the students’ parents were not invited to the ceremony. However, to enable their parents to capture the moment of their children being felicitated on their graduation day, the college streamed the entire ceremony live on Facebook and YouTube.

On the first day, that is on 11th of April, the event was started by Dipti Panchariya and Harsh Dave welcoming the students and the crescendo team. Subhalakshmi Majumdar started the ceremony by singing the melodious Rabindra Sangeet. Thereafter Smt. Renuka Bhatt, Mr. Jogesh Shah members of the management, Teacher in-charge Dr. Subhabrata Gangopadhyay and Dean of Student Affair Prof. Dilip Shah inaugurated the ceremony by lighting the lamp.

Our beloved Prof. Dilip Shah conveyed to the students that the ceremony is happening for the 7th year this time. He said that 7 years ago about 300 students graduated with the first division but this time he gladly mentioned that over 1000 students have graduated with the first division and all of them are being felicitated. Further he addressed that 3 year ago, when all the students entered the college, they were just like that caterpillars but now after graduating all the students have transformed into beautiful butterflies. Now they are an ambassador for the college and wherever they go in their life the name of the college will always be associated with them. Further he added that if they kept God as their partner in any endeavour then they can be sure of success as he will never let them down.

Thereafter Mrs. Renuka Bhatt congratulated the students and administered the oath to the students. Being excited and proud, all the students held their hands on their chest and took the oath that,

“I pledge to use my knowledge, experience and skill to the best of my ability for the well-being of humanity. I will conduct myself responsible and shall respect the right and opinion and dignity of all. I will be a loyal ambassador for my alumna matters and will seek to maintain and enhance its reputation in all my dealings. I will endeavour to be known as a person of honour and will repute ever seeking to earn the peace of good conscience.”

After the oath was taken the students were called upon the stage and were given their certificate by the experienced veterans. At the end of the ceremony Prof. Dilip Shah told the student that he will not say bye on their farewell rather he said “avjo”, which means come again. He said that their relationship with the college will always remain. Taking all the COVID-19 protocols into consideration they avoided the group photo of the students, but selfie corners were made for them to capture the memorable moment. At last students enthusiastically tossed their hats in the air just like those old traditions. This was the first slot of the convocation ceremony out of the three days. All the slots took place in the presence of renowned dignitaries.

In the second slot on 11th of April society’s Director General Mr. Suman Mukherjee, Smt Amita Patel were present. After that Shubhlakshmi from the crescendo team sang a melodious song, Smt Amita Patel administered the oath to the students and Prof. Dilip Shah mentioned, on the work of Mrs. Sohila Bhatia for her commendable role in organising the ceremony. Mr. Suman Mukherjee addressed the students that from today, all the students are set free in the sky to shape up their career. He indicated that as grown-ups all the students must overcome the obstacles they will face in their life. Secondly, he mentioned it’s important to understand that no one is perfect in this world, and lastly, he said that everyone has to work hard to reach their destination.

In the third slot, Prof. Minakshi Chaturvedi, Mrs. Nalini Parekh and Chairman of the Board of The Institute of Chartered Accountant Mr. Sunil Goyal were present in the ceremony as guests of honour. Mr. Sunil Goyal in his speech advised the students to plan for future, work on how to implement the plan. He also added that being unstable and agile will not get you anything as your name is associated with the college’s name. Today India is a country of the young generation, so not just students’ names but the country’s future is also in their hands, and then he also added that intelligence will shape their future.

In the fourth slot Wing Commander Mr. Vishnu Sharma, shared his self-experience that there was a time when he thought his dream of being a pilot would never come true, but he stayed strong, and his hard work paid off and his experience was really inspiring for the students.

In the fifth slot the chairman of the Institute of Company secretary (Eastern Region) Mr Sudhir Bhartiya in his speech said that his dream was to become a chief in ICS and it came true after a lot of success and failure. Further, he also mentioned about the web series called ‘Scam 1992’ and its dialog “Success kya hai? Failure ke baad ka chapter.”

In the 6th slot Prof. Saspo Chakraborty, HOD (Commerce Evening) with Director of ABP group and well-known Radio Jockey Mr. Jimmy Tangree were present as the guest of honour. Jimmy Tangree in his speech mentioned to all the students that whatever they take up in their lives do it with full dedication, and whatever they feel is the best for them, they should pursue it. Further he said that, just like the blob drops to the ocean, he has witnessed the colleges’ success going up day by day. Then he said that there will always be a downfall in life, and without such challenges there is no excitement in life. And lastly, he said a story about a young boy who was going to attempt suicide, and how he saved him as a radio jockey.

In the 7th slot of convocation All India President of Institute of Cost Accountant Mr. Vishwaroop Basu, Smt. Nalini Parekh and Dr. Sandeep Dan and Prof. Saspo Chakraborty dignitaries were present. Mr. Vishwaroop Basu addressed to the students that knowledge is a mixture of creativity, courage, and truthfulness. With greetings, he also mentioned the students are entering into a competitive world and he wishes them great success ahead.

In the 8th slot, Prof. Sameer Kanti Dutta, Smt Nalini Parekh and Dr. Subhabrata Gangopadhyay gave their valued presence. Smt. Nalini Parekh administered the oath to the students. Thereafter, the Vice Principal of Department of Science Prof. Sameer Kanti Dutta, expressed his happiness to the students that a lot of students have secured first division this year.

In the 9th slot Smt. Amita Patel, Dr. Subhabrata Gangopadhyay and Prof. Debjani Ganguly gave their presence. Prof. Debjani Ganguly in her speech mentioned that even in the difficult time of the pandemic such a great ceremony is organised by the college.

In the 10th and the last slot Dr. Sidhartha Sankar Saha, Dr. Tridib Sengupta and Dr. Suman K Mukerjee was present as the signatories on the dias. Dr. Tridib Sengupta in his speech introduced the chief Guest, Dr. Sidhartha Sankar Saha, Dean, PG Faculty of Commerce, Business Management and Social Welfare Director, IQAC, University of Calcutta. Dr. Sidhartha Sankar Saha, in his speech addressed to the students by congratulating them and thereafter, he stated the importance of management in the upcoming time in India.

During all the slots, cultural songs and folk dances were performed by Sucheta Munchi Saha, Suparna Mukherjee, Soumi Chatterjee and team. And tunes of Mahatma Gandhi’s “Vaishnov jaan to tene kahiye” created an appropriate ambience. 

Representatives of the Management, honorable guests and experienced veterans wore the traditional convocation gown at the ceremony. And at the end of all the slots, refreshments were distributed to the students.

All together the 10th slots, the total number of 938 students who were felicitated. Rest could not attend the convocation as they were unavailable. Out of 938 students, 690 students from commerce department, 108 from management department, 108 from science department and 32 from Arts department. Below mentioned are the name of the top rankers of their stream-

Commerce – 1. Shivam Dixit 2. Kashinath Mohapatra 3. Prachi Bajaj 4. Maitreya Chatterjee 5. Kaushal Singhi. 

Arts– B.A. English (H)- Sutirtho  Roy , B.A. History (H)- Neena  Ghosh ,  B.A. Journalism and Mass Comm (H)- Dhristi  Shah, B.A. Political Science (H)- Swaroop  Sarkar, B.A. Sociology (H)- Rittika  Chakraborty           

Science – B.Sc. Chemistry (H)-Moupriya  Mukherjee & Nafisa  Siddiqui, B.Sc. Computer Science (H)- Soumalya  Pakrashi, B.Sc. Economics (H)- Mrigank  Agarwal, B.Sc. Mathematics (H)- Avishek  Adhikari, B.Sc. Physics (H)- Nashita  Rahman                     

BBA – 1. Mudit Daga 2.  Vinita Adlakha 3. Kunal Daga 4. Ritika Lunia 5. Thushar Venugopal.

In all sessions the high point was when Prof. Dilip Shah called out “Three Cheers for Bhawanipur!!” and the crowd cried “Hip Hip Hurray!!”. With this all the scholar’s hats were tossed up in the air…. What a sight to behold. 

 

Reported by – Khushali Gandhi ( 3rd year)