To commemorate the golden jubilee of the Agricultural College and Research Institute, the Madurai Agri College Old Students Association (MACOSA) will host celebrations on September 20 which will bring together over 1,000 alumni members from 1965, who have passed out of the college.
Speaking about the event, M.P. Vasimalai, president of MACOSA, said that alumni who now hold various posts in the government as well as those who had settled across the world were convening to remember their association with the college.
“There will also be interactions with students of the existing batches where we talk to them about the scope of their studies and offer them guidance and share our experiences,” he said. The alumni had also come together to institute endowment prizes for outstanding students across departments through donations for a corpus fund. While the meet on Sunday would have cultural programmes, distribution of endowment awards and a heritage walk at Yanamalai in which the alumni and the students could take part, there would be a series of sports events for the alumni members on September 19 .
A.R. Moorthy, secretary of the Association, said that the alumni expected to attend the programme on Sunday included C. Sylendra Babu, ADGP, Sanila Velikeloth, Nobel Peace Prize awardee, and V.K. Subbaraj, Union Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers).
Source : The Hindu
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