A season of goodbyes, and new beginnings. This is how our beloved Class of 2021 is going to remember this year. It is their time to pause, reflect and refresh, as they leave behind - their second home for the past few years and step into new territories. They are young and smart, and ready. The University has prepared them well. Some are excited about their dream role in that coveted firm, and many are busy packing, to start afresh their new journey at that prestigious institution of higher learning. As they flock to different destinations to achieve diverse feat, there is something that is bound to bring them together, a piece of their heart that they are leaving behind at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR. They will always share the pride and memories of this place, which has shaped them in ways more than one.
Our current issue of Whistling Teal celebrates the Class of 2021, as we take you through the highlights of sixth Convocation Ceremony, held virtually on 24 July 2021. The ceremony commemorated the graduation of more than 500 students, who received their Doctoral, Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in the presence of our Guest of Honor, Mr. Vineet Nayar, Founder Chairman of Sampark Foundation.
The Convocation was an event to remember, as our Pro-Chancellor, Mr. Shikhar Malhotra addressed the Class of 2021 and conferred Honorary Doctorates on four eminent global personalities for commendable contributions in their respective fields. Read about them inside the issue.
A keeper’s edition, this Whistling Teal, also brings to you ‘Memorabilia of Class of 2021’ - a collection of pictures, words, and memories. An extension to the Memorabilia, Deans’ and Directors’ messages and Faculty Reminisces is a compilation of our faculty members recollecting the times spent with the recently graduated Class.
There is more to the issue - we are now officially the youngest ‘Institution of Eminence’, read about this and more in the Highlights section. Take a recap of the talks, and events we have had in the past six months under the campus Buzz and Campus Beat sections; and read Accolades and Student Achievements to know more about the awards and honors that our faculty members and students have won.
And as the pandemic continues to change the world we live in, we are changing too. Our students, faculty, and staff members are now more resilient, strong and informed. While we continue to learn and adapt to the ‘new normal’, we shall all be reminded of these lines from one of the greatest books of all times, E.R. Braithwaite’s To Sir, With Love - “It is our duty to rebel. Not to destroy, but to build upon the grounds laid before us.”
