A Memory to Treasure

Excitement was in the air as the chopper neatly landed in the front lawn. Out emerged two figures. Much was expected, and delivered, in the space of the next two hours. What went on inside the large dome of white that resembled a hangar which houses aircraft, is difficult to describe, but the emotions of all the stars of the event were running at a high.

The stage had the look of a film set, well-crafted to look stunning, with necessary details like the name of the event, the date (11 March 2011) and the name of the major dignitary who was the Chief Guest- Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal. The second dignitary was Mr. Kamal Nath, the dynamic Union Minister. Yours truly was the third person on stage. The medal winners were all agog, and so were all the graduating students and their proud parents.

The occasion, as you may have guessed, was the Convocation held for the first time at IMT Nagpur. It was a memorable occasion, and time just flew by, ending with a lunch, and a press meet, and a farewell to the guests, everything well-choreographed thanks to efforts of all volunteer staff, faculty and students. Now an encore will be expected every year. Hats off to everyone who made it a success.