“We talked,
We walked,
for a Moment in Time.
You passed through my life that day and left your mark.
You may never pass my way again,
Or you may stay for a lifetime.
No matter what,
I want to say thank you for the impression you made
that will stay with me for eternity.
I enjoyed the walk,
I enjoyed the talk.
I am blessed for that moment in time”
The two year walk through the journey of life in KIAMS will forever be remembered by each of its students. Bonds were formed over late night assignments, the chapter called life was taught in classes and so many memories played like a movie over this moment in time.
Samanvay-2012 was an endeavour for the alumni to play the movie of college life once again and remember their cherished memories. It was an initiative taken by us to stay in touch with our alumni and to ensure that our alumni feel connected irrespective of the physical boundaries. These meets have been providing a platform for all alumni to know the progress KIAMS has made in the years from when they left the college. The meets are not only an occasion for the alumni to get nostalgic but also to help us to maintain the strong connection with our alumni and gain from their knowledge and expertise of the industry.
On the day of Samanvay, the atmosphere was tempered with nostalgia. The ceremony started with the hosting of the KIAMS flag which was followed by the lighting of the lamp done by our two directors Dr.Gopal Iyengar and Dr. Janaki Naik, the alumni representatives of B-13 and B-14, Mr. Sandeep Kayastha the administration head and our key note speaker Prof.Giribala Dewasthale, who in her speech highlighted the importance of the alumni’s bond with the college. The highlights of the event were the speeches by the Alumni who shared their experiences. They were all very nostalgic about the two years that they had spent in the college. They were all unanimous in echoing their feelings that the institute has played a very vital role in shaping their destiny. The present alumni representatives introduced themselves and the presentation of Pragati was shown followed by the meeting held near the stepping stone of the Alumni Association was laid.
Then came the time for which we were extremely curious and that was the interactive session with the alumni. For the graduating batch, it was an opportunity to gel with their predecessors, who had been there, done that, and had now moved on to newer horizons in their lives.
The post lunch session included games like tug of war, kite flying, pottery making and T-shirt painting which brought out the inner child in all our alumni. Time slipped by like the grains of sand in an hour glass and the evening came with the twinkling stars in the sky, the moon was up and our entire campus was decorated as if stars themselves had come down to celebrate.
Then came time for the real party to kick in, the cultural night was arranged with dance, songs and skit performances by the students and even by some alumni. With the beats of the last song played still in our heads we moved on to Ashwamedha, the sports event of KIAMS. The lamp was lit by our alumni and sports representative and then there was the prize distribution followed by lighting the torch of Ashwamedha. It was a pleasure to see people from the oldest batches dropping in and sharing in the laughter and easy conversation.
The night was turning dark and the breeze lowered its temperature, and among this there was a rock-band performance and a born fire, it was an awesome feeling sitting under the open night sky with our alumni, an open born-fire accompanied by scrumptious rabri and jalebi. The day ended with everybody present jiving away and simply, having fun.
Morning again knocked the door and everybody met at the breakfast which was followed by adventure sport activities like rappelling and spider web, then post lunch, we took our alumni for an outing to the Pawna damn.
The time for Samanvay to draw to a close had now come, we bid farewell to our alumni’s and hoped the next Samanvay would come soon.We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they are called memories. Some take us forward, they are called dreams. Samanvay is one such time machine which brings us close to both our memories and our dreams.
By:
Mrinali Rao
Alumni Representative
KIAMS B-14
