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Scholarship Day 2009. Shri Kapil Sibal, Union
Minister for Human Resource Development, today
presented the prestigious annual SSN scholarships
worth Rs 4 Crore to meritorious scholars and Shri K
Ponmudy, Minister for Higher Education, Government
of Tamil Nadu was the guest of honor at the
function. |
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| The onset of the month
of November had the SSNites buzzing as the
D-day, the Scholarship Day, was due. The
students' hard work during the previous year
was being rewarded at the Annual Scholarship
Function, the 4th of November 2009. In
addition, the college was gearing up to meet
the esteemed Chief Guests for the day, Mr.
Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister for Human
Resources and Development, and Dr. Ponmudi,
the Minister of Higher education for
TamilNadu. The function was graced by
adorable dignitaries - to name a few, Dr.
Mannar Jawahar, Vice Chancellor, Anna
University; Mr. V. S. Arunachalam, former
Scientific Advisor to the Minister of
Defence, Government of India, and several
others from the corporate sector. |
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The Management of SSN Institutions has always been
encouraging to the deserving students by awarding
scholarships every year. Needless to say, this has
been a motivating factor in the lives of many
students. Hence, it comes as no surprise that SSN
Scholarship Day Function is one of the most-awaited
events in the SSN chronicle. This prestigious
function began at 2.30 p.m. with a short prayer.
This was followed by the distribution of
scholarships worth Rs. 4 crores were distributed to
475 students,by Padma Bhushan Dr. Shiv Nadar,
the Chairman and Founder of SSN. The scholarships
were awarded in four different categories - Merit
Scholarships,Merit-cum-Means Scholarships,
Walk-in-Walk-Out Scholarships, Sports Scholarships,
Rural Government School Toppers Scholarship.
This was followed by a short tea break at 4 p.m. |
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The second part of the function witnessed the
presence of the guests of Honour, Mr. Kapil Sibal,
and Dr. Ponmudi. A brief audio-visual presentation
about the life at SSN campus highlighted the birth
and growth of the college to one of the premier
institutes of India - One Man, One Dream fulfilled.
Dreams turned to visions, and visions to reality.
The result - SSN Institutions! The presentation was
received with a thunderous applause by the SSNites.
Mr. R. Srinivasan, Chairman of SSN Institutions
Management Board, Founder and CEO of Redington
Limited, delivered the welcome address and
introduced the Vamasundari Scholarship Trust. As a
sign of respect, Dr. Shiv Nadar honoured, our
esteemed Chief Guests, Shri. Kapil Sibal and Dr. K.
Ponmudy, with a shawl, in the traditional way. Ms.
Kala Vijayakumar, President, SSN Institutions,
narrated the genesis of the Scholarship schemes and
introduced the Chief Guests. Mr. Kapil Sibal and Mr.
Ponmudi gave away the scholarships, to one student
from each category. S. Divya, II IT A, a scholarship
recipient, expressed her gratitude for being a proud
beneficiary of the Rural Scholarship Scheme. Dr.
Ponmudi recounted his views on the state of
education in India today, with some humorous
anecdotes interspersed. Mr. Kapil Sibal's keynote
address began on a more serious note, emphasizing
the need to improve the standard of the basic and
higher education in India, in addition to developing
the field of vocational education. He stressed the
importance of research, and the necessity to build
up a knowledge base to bring the Indian education
system on a par with the international one. As a
token of our gratitude and thanksgiving, Mr. R.
Srinivasan presented mementos to our Chief Guests. A
vote of thanks by Dr. Shiv Nadar, brought this
session to its close. But the celebration was far
from over.
The activities reached a feverish pitch as the
cultural show followed. A grand effort was put in by
the students of SSN. A violin solo by the talented
Rajeev, II ECE B, a dance performance by Vaishnavi
and party, were part of the show. However, the
highlight of the cultural show was a music
performance by the famous playback singer Karthik.
He gave voice to many popular film songs, keeping
the audience enthralled. His melodic strains and
enthusiasm provided an edge-of-the-seat thrilling
experience to the listeners, who thoroughly enjoyed
the show. Thus, the event-filled evening came to a
musical conclusion. It would be fair to say that the
Scholarship Day function was a very memorable one,
not only for the scholarship awardees and their
families but to all the SSNites. |
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