Karkala: Nitte Pharmacy College Students’ Council inaugurated

Bellevision Media Network

Karkala, 29 Aug 2016: Students’ council inauguration and Freshers’ day celebration of Nitte Gulabi Shetty Memorial Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and was held on Saturday August 27.

 

The day began with a prayer and lighting of the lamp to invoke divine blessings of the almighty.

 

 

Dr R Narayana Charyulu, head of department of pharmaceutics delivered the welcome address and introduced the chief guest.

 

Umesh Baikunje, director, Baikunje Consultancy, Bangaluru and an alumnus of the college inaugurated the student council of the year 2016-17.

 

He recalled the nostalgic moments of his college days and gratefully recognized the contribution of his teachers in his career. He called upon the students to stop thinking as employees but start aspiring to be employers. Be Job creators and not job seekers. He said, ‘Our country needs entrepreneurs and there is a lot of opportunity in the pharma domain.’

 

Vinod Aranha, director, Nitte Institute of Architecture was the guest of honour.

 

Citing the example of the chief guest Baikunje, he said that the college has produced great alumni and called upon the students to follow the example set by their predecessors. 

 

 

Presiding on the function, principal Dr C S Shastry commended the conduct and active participation of the outgoing student council and said that the new team has a task cut out and has to live up to and perform to the standards set by the predecessors.

 

The outgoing student council president Balasubramanya shared his experience and along with the council members handed over charge to the newly elected student council president Marlon Miranda and his new team.

 

This was followed by variety entertainment program jointly put-up by the seniors and the freshers. Akshay Abraham Thomas was adjudged Mr Fresher and Shanty Mary Jose as Ms Fresher 2016 respectively.

 

Daniel Anila Roy, general secretary of students’ council proposed the vote of thanks. Bharath Raj KC, Assistant Professor of department of pharmacy practice compered the programme.