Sunday, July 21, 2019
Welcome address during Valedictory Session by Prof. (Dr.) Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan, Director SLSH, on 6th July, 2019.
Welcome Address by Prof. (Dr.) Sarfaraz
Ahmed Khan
A very warm good
morning to everyone! We are honoured to have eminent personalities on the dice
today with us. We welcome our Chief Guest, Hon'ble Justice G. R. Swaminathan, Judge,
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. We are grateful to you sir for accepting
our invitation and decided to devote your time for giving your valuable advice
to our new students. We welcome you, at
SLSH.
We welcome our
Guest of Honour, Mr. Abhishek Tripathy, IRS, Government of India! We are privileged to
not only having him here but also for a workshop for our students post lunch.
We extend our warn welcome to you, at SLSH.
We have our Special Guest Ms.
Debolina Saha, Senior Associate Key member of Doresey and
Whitney’s, Hong Kong. It is our immense pleasure to have your presence, amongst
us today! We welcome you, at SLSH.
We have Prof.(Dr)
Vijender Kumar, VC-NLU, Nagpur, who took time from his busy schedule to grace
this function. We are grateful to you sir for agreeing to come here and advise
our students for their new journey. We welcome you, to SLSH.
I also welcome our Deputy
Director Dr. Anuratha Binnuri, students, teaching and non-teaching faculty members,
for the Valedictory function of the 2019-Induction program.
The 5-day induction program for the batch of 2019-24 began as a huge number of parents, teaching and non-teaching staff gathered here on Monday. A short film on the idea of Symbiosis was screened. The film highlighted how
Prof. Dr.
S.B. Mujumdar conceived the idea of establishing an international university
after seeing the plight of international students in India.
In the
inauguration session, the students had the opportunity to hear from three
eminent stalwarts Hon'ble Justice B Sudarshan Reddy, Former
Judge, Supreme Court of India, Vice Chancellor of National Law School of India
University, Bangalore, Prof. Dr. R. Venkata Rao, and Retd. IPS officer, Dr.
P.M. Nair. They congratulated students, shared their inspiring life stories and
advised for their future pursuit. Their experiences and insights from their
works have enlightened all of us with the importance of legal education and
learning values in order to attain social justice.
Post lunch,
while the students took part in the ice-breaking session, the parents attended
a workshop in the convention hall. The new batch mingled with each other during
the ice-breaking session and got to know their classmates. Symbiosis Centre for
Emotional Wellbeing (SCEW) provided the workshop for the parents on
"Raising Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient Children in Today's
World". This is an initiative of Symbiosis International University that
caters to the emotional well-being of students and staff. A team of qualified
and experienced psychologists interacted with the parents on how they can play
a very supportive role in developing the emotional resilience of their
children.
In the
evening, the mentor-mentee program was conducted. All the teachers have to be
available to their students to sort out any problems, be it academic or otherwise.
The purpose of this program is to make the students understand that our faculty
members are approachable and helpful for them. Each faculty members became mentors
for 18 students. Similarly, we also assigned one senior batch students among
the toppers as a mentor for every six freshers. The program was a grand success
with each faculty members interacting with a group of their mentees in a very
amicable way. We want to assure that the new students feel welcomed and knew
whom to go to if they have any problems on the campus.
In the next
couple of days, presentations on various cells and centers' activities were
given. We had a total of 31 presentations from all centers such as Moot Court
Association, Training and Placement Cell, International Cell, Center for Legal
Aid, and so on. Students and their faculty in-charge briefed the freshers on
their aim, objectives, activities, and their forthcoming programs. This session
let the students understand the diversity of academic activities carried out on
the campus. Now, it is their time to decide which center they want to get
associated with.
We also had a session on Symbicare focussing
on health, sports activities, and general well-being of the students in the
residential campus. A detailed session on examination rules and academic
progression were conducted by Dr. Srinivas Bandameedi. We had members from the
IT and Library department demonstrating students on how to use Internet
facilities and access online resources.
We were delighted
to have our student alumni, Namrata Chakraborthy and Nalamalpu Pavan Krishna
Reddy, sharing their experience studying at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, for
five years and getting placed in their current organizations.
Stepping into
the important phase of their lives, students need to understand the gender
differences and that SLS-H places great importance on its zero-tolerance policy
about sexual harassment. Therefore, we organized 'Gender Sensitization Program'
with the best available resource persons, Prof. (Dr).Rekha Pande, Director, Centre
for Women Studies, University of Hyderabad and Dr. Swetha Luthra, Legal
Consultant at Support Against Sexual Harassment (SASHA), a well known NGO
working on the issues relating to sexual harassment at workplace. It was a very
lively and interactive session.
We made sure that every day
of the first four days ended with sports and cultural events where students can
get to know each other of their talents. The fifth day was full of fun as
all students with faculty members went for an outing in an amusement park
(Wonderla).
We tried to ensure that the
week-long induction program for
the batch of 2019-24 had a mixture of serious academic activities to most jovial cultural
programs. We hope these
days were very informational, eventful and unforgettable.
Dear students, the next five years
requires your focus on balancing studies and healthy life. From Monday next
week, all your classes will begin and it would be the time to get serious, work
hard, and excel in your academics while maintaining discipline throughout. If
you can achieve this, believe me, many of you can, rather shall, become Judges,
solicitor general, advocate general, renowned lawyers, erudite academicians,
entrepreneur, or excel at any career of your choice. With a note of caution, if
you do not do this, success will remain a distant dream.
Dear students, the only ‘mantra’ that
can lead you to your goal is your tenacity to do the ‘hard work’. So, work
hard, work hard and work hard!
Thank you! All the Best!
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Induction Program - Welcome Speech by Director
Induction Program - Welcome
Speech by Director
Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Sir,
respected Shri Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao Sir, respected Shri Prof. (Dr.) P.M.
Nair Sir, my colleague at SIBM Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kr. Jain Sb, respected Col. B S
Bali (Retd) Sb, my colleague Dr. Anuradha Binnuri and Dr. Srinivas Bandimeedi, faculty
members, guardians and dear students; What a lovely morning we have to begin
the induction program for new students!
I am honored to welcome the chief guest Hon'ble
Mr. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, Former Judge Supreme Court of India. We are
grateful to you sir, for accepting our invitation and devoting your valuable
time from hectic schedule for the students. Your kind words to our students
will go a long way in pursuit of their legal studies.
To grace this occasion, who will be better
than Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India
University, my teacher and Guru, to give advice to my students on the very
first day of their new journey. We welcome you, Sir!
We are also privileged to have amongst us,
Prof. (Dr.) P. M. Nair, I.P.S., a well-known crusader having mission to end
modern-day slavery. Sir, I am personally grateful for your inspiration and
support during my research work on the issue relating to human trafficking. Your
words of wisdom and courage will encourage our students to work for social
justice and help in the attainment of the goal of ‘justice education’. We
welcome you, Sir!
I welcome all the parents who have chosen
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, amongst many law schools in the country. Believe
me; you have made the right decision for your children’s bright future. We
welcome you all. I also welcome the
faculty members, administrative staff, and all students.
Dear students of batch
2019-24, it is my immense pleasure to welcome you all to the Symbiosis Law
School, Hyderabad. I congratulate each and every one of you for having secured
a place at this university on merit basis and become part of the Symbiosis
family.
Today, being here means that
you have opened up a new chapter in your life. Today, being here means you are
brave to take up challenges. Today, being here means you are ready to stand up
not only for yourself but for others.
Today, my dear students, you
have the autonomy to write your own story starting from here. But, how will you
do that? This is where Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad is here to help you.
A person learns from the
teacher, his/her intelligence, classmates, surroundings, and experience. We at
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad dedicate to provide you such a learning
environment where you learn and grow as a person in all possible ways.
Symbiosis Law School,
Hyderabad has excellent faculty team with diverse expertise. You have the
opportunity to interact with and learn from best legal minds, law teachers,
judges, and legal practitioners. We are with you as you would like to become
lawyer, or academician, or entrepreneur or any other career you choose for
yourself.
Symbiosis Law School is rich in diversity,
even more diverse than most of other, top law schools in the country including
the NLUs. You now belong to a big group of the student body who are coming from
as many as 28 states in the country. In fact, a mini India is what you will be
experiencing in this residential school. All the students will get to interact
with each other whether it is for the studies, extra-curricular activities or
leisure activities. You will also find new friends most of whom would become
your friends for the rest of your life. They would be the people with whom you
share the memories of your next five years. You
have a vast campus with all facilities for a comfortable living and studying
environment. We hope that you will have a 'home away from home' experience as
the campus has been planned.
The resources provided by the
library are huge. Our faculty members and non-teaching staff members work hard
with dedication to bring all the best of opportunities in front of you. Remember, everyone here is chosen. It is
your intelligence, talent, your audacity that has brought you here. We value
each and every student for who they are and who they are becoming.
Despite the excellent
teaching faculty members, administrative staff members, friendly campus
environment, it is you, who can help your own learning by making use of this
opportunity. And, dear students, that is why I would like to give you some
valuable piece of advice before you start this amazing journey.
1. Take responsibility for
your learning: As you will experience greater freedom from this point of your
life, you should always remember that more responsibilities also come along
with it. At Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, we expect you to be self-reliant.
This means, you are responsible for what you do. You should ensure that you do
what is required of you. Just to name some of your responsibilities - make sure
you attend your lectures on time, pay attention in class, maintain discipline,
work on your assignments, and so on.
2. Make use of the resources:
Be it your teachers, books at the library, or online platforms, make sure you
make the most out of your time here. There will be a number of opportunities
available for you throughout these 5 years. You must grab them all, give your
best and learn from it. Use the resources wisely and responsibly.
3. Embrace the difference:
Each one of you is unique. You are different from each other because you came
with a different background. In a big institution like this, it is easy for you
to stick with what is familiar. But, you will lose the opportunity to know a
different person, a different perspective, different ideas, or different
interest if you do so. Therefore, I advise you all to mingle with everyone and
embrace the differences between you all.
4. Difficulties are good so,
face it with a smile: Let me give you an example. When we ride a bi-cycle upward
on a slope, it is always difficult. We get tired. We sweat. Our legs hurt. But,
imagine riding a bi-cycle down the slope. It is very easy. We move faster. We
do not need to put any effort.
When you find it hard to work
on that particular assignment, when you find it hard to get that marks you
targetted, you must always remember that you are cycling upward. When you face
your challenge and continue to work on it without giving up, you are moving
forward in your studies. That is the only way you can reach heights. If you
feel relaxed, if you are not putting any efforts, it means you are going down
and down the slope. So, difficulties are good for you. Face them with a smile.
Students, the new page in
your chapter is blank. I hope you take this advice to your heart and write your
own stories by making use of the wonderful opportunity to learn new things,
acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and enhance your personal attributes
in a profound way at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.
Again, I welcome you all to
be part of the Symbiosis family.
Thank you one and all for
your presence here today. Thank You.
Welcome address delivered by Prof. (Dr.) Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan, Director, SLSH
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