tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191685692011-04-21T11:22:13.674-07:00On Nov 19-20, 2005, they came back home in the sleepy town of Jamshedpur... from batches of 1959 to 2005... and relived 2 best years of their livesmadhukarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02721957971977767171noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19168569.post-1153129368939028652005-11-21T02:42:00.001-08:002006-07-25T21:04:33.263-07:00<h3><u>November 19th</u>: This is how it began...</h3><br /><h3>the arrival...</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/a00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/a00.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/a01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/a01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/a02.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/a02.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/a03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/a03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/a04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/a04.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/a05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/a05.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3>the inauguration...</h3><br /><b><center>and guess <i>who</i> was there?!</center></b><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/00.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/01.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/01.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center><b>The meet started with a devotional song by alumnus Geetha R (03BMD)</b></center><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/02.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/02.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/04.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/04.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/05.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/05.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/06.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/06.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3>the interactions lasted the day...</h3><br /><h3>the faculty updated the homecoming alumni about the new vision, developments, changes in the institute...</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/01.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/01.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/05.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/05.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><h3>...and received useful suggestions, ideas, feedback from the homecoming alumni...</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/02.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/02.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/04.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/04.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/06.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/06.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><h3>the alumni also shared their cherished memories of the alma mater... <br /><center><b>What It Means To Be An XLer</b></h3></center><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/01.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/01.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/07.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/07.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><h3>in fact, we even had some <i>virtual alumni participants</i>!!!</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/000_1740.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/000_1740.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/000_1742.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/000_1742.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><h3>and of course...<br />...a leisurely lunch with the faculty, staff, and students</h3> <b>hosted by Fr Casimir Raj, S.J., Director, XLRI</b><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/01.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/01.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/02.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/02.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/03.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/03.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><h3>...and what better place or occasion than this to celebrate one’s Silver Jubilee Wedding Anniversary</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/04.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/04.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3>The evening at the Tata Auditorium</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/02.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/02.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><h3>a treat to listen to a lively Panel Discusion on<br /><center><u>India Inc. has failed Mera Bharat</u></h3></center><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/03.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/03.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><b><u>Speakers:</u><br /><li> B Muthuraman, MD, Tata Steel <br /><li> Subodh Bhargava, CEO of VSNL and past president, CII<br /><li> KR Nair, ex-Development Commissioner, GOI & Director, IILM<br /><li> Vineet Rai, CEO Aavishkaar India Micro Credit Venture Fund</b><br />moderated by<br /><b><li> Govindraj Ethiraj, Corporate Editor (CNBC)</b><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/04.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/04.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/06.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/06.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3>…followed by a grand dinner graciously hosted by <b>Mr Muthuraman (75BME), MD Tata Steel & Chairman, XLRI Board of Governors</b></h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/14.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/14.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/13.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/13.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/15.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/15.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/12.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/12.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/16.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/16.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3>…and topped by a night-to-remember jamming with the students at <b><i>The JLT</i></b></h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/01.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/01.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/02.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/02.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/05.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/05.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/08.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/08.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/04.6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/04.6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/06.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/06.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />--<br /><h3><u>November 20th</u>: Next morning...</h3><br /><h3>Some participated in the golf tounament at the Beldih golf course...</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/golf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/golf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3>...while others enjoyed the relaxed fellowship</h3><br />during the breakfast <b>hosted by Mr Rana Sinha (78BMD), MD Telcon, and President, Jamshedpur Alumni Chapter</b><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/02.6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/02.6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/05.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/05.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/04.7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/04.7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/01.6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/01.6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/06.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/06.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><h3><u>Time to say ‘bye’</u></h3><br /><h3>The farewell lunch at Beldih Club</h3><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/DSC02328.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/DSC02328.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center><b>Hosted by Mr Bushen Raina (BME73), MD Tata Tinplate, & the National President, XLRI Alumni Association</b></center><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/10.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/10.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/DSC02324.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/DSC02324.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/DSC02322.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/DSC02322.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/1600/06.6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/507/157/400/06.6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center>Felicitating Mr Dominique Thomas (58IR batch) "The Oldest Alumnus in the Homecoming" - with Director, Fr Casimir Raj (left) and Mr Bushen Raina (right)</center><br /><br /><i><h3>...till we meet again next year</i></h3><br />during...<br /><center><H3>XLRI Alumni Homecoming<br />November 18-19, 2006 @ XLRI Jamshedpur</center></h3><br /><br /><center><strong>So XLers! book your dates!!<br />…and leave your comments, wish-list, suggestions below:</strong></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19168569-115312936893902865?l=xlhomecoming05.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>madhukarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02721957971977767171noreply@blogger.com0