PROF. (DR.) SARFARAZ AHMED KHAN
WELCOME ADDRESS AT THE INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF WEEK LONG INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR BA LLB AND BBA LLB STUDENTS AT SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL HYDERABAD ON 28TH SEPTEMBER 2020
Hon’ble
Justice A. K. Sikri Sir, Respected Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey Sir, Respected Madam Swati Lakra, Prof. Kris
Gledhill, Respected Madam Vibha Datta Makhija, Respected Mr Shailendra Komatreddy
sir, my colleagues Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kumar Jain, Col. S.S. Joshi, Dr Anuradha
Binnuri, Dr Srinivas B, my colleagues from faculty and administration, all
parents and guardians and all my dear students, a very warm Good Morning to all
of you.
It is indeed a great Honour and Privilege to have Hon’ble Justice A. K. Sikri Sir, Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court and Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, amidst us today. Sir your presence is a blessing for our new students and your guidance will be a treasure for them to preserve throughout their life. We are grateful to you for accepting our invitation to be Chief Guest in the Inauguration function of the Induction Programme. I welcome you, sir.
I would like to welcome Madam Swati Lakra, ADGP Women's Safety Wing Telangana police, dear ma'am may your presence make all students hearing you today aspire to stand for the rights and empowerment of women in the country with the help of legal instrumentalities which they will gather in this institution. I welcome you, Ma’am.
I now would like to Welcome Prof. Kris Gledhill, Auckland University of Technology Law School, New Zealand your presence here today makes me think that COVID has brought people closer to each other, may your presence today help this new batch understand the international spectrum and scope of law. I welcome you, sir.
I welcome Madam Vibha Datta Makhija, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. May your presence enlighten my student today to be a great litigator and give them real motivation to become a Zealous Advocate which the country needs today. I welcome you, Ma’am.
I now would like to welcome Mr Shailendra Komatreddy sir, Managing Partner, Tatva Legal, Hyderabad. May your presence today instil in my students the confidence to become a great corporate lawyer and understand the importance of deadline and time. I welcome you, sir.
I also welcome my colleagues Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kr. Jain, Director SIBM Hyderabad, our campus administrator Col. S. S. Joshi, our Dy. Director Dr Anuradha Binnauri, our Examination Head Dr Srinivas Bandameedi, and all our faculty members and administrative staff present today. We welcome you all.
I am delighted to welcome all the parents and want to thank all of you for choosing SLS-H as a partner for educating and shaping the career of your children. Dear parents, please be rest assured that you have made the right choice and we at SLS-H always strive to make the best out of each student. We welcome you all.
Dear Students, we congratulate you for getting selected for SLS-H and becoming part of Symbiosis Family.
Today is a big day. I would say today is a day of celebration to mark the beginning of a new journey to a new world. Dear students, now for the next few minutes I speak directly to you. During this interaction, I intend to give you one important key to unlock this new world and to sustain it–I call it the golden key of goal setting.
John Maxwell[1]once
said “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities.
They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” I must agree that 5 years
is a long time and enough time to generate and understand potential and excel
in your desired field if you fix your goal appropriately. The golden key that I
now present to you is all about how you set the goal. I want you all to be
SMART. I know you all are smart, intelligent, and good students for a fact that
you have crossed the competitive selection procedure and today you are sitting
before me to hear your induction week welcome address.
But what I meant from SMART here is established
Management Goal Setting Theory, explained by G. T. Doran, it consists of five alphabets SMART[2]
and for you, this is the golden key to unlock your success. These 5 pointers
will help you develop a smart goal. Let us see what SMART stands for-
The First alphabet ‘S’ stands for Specific. Your
goal must be specific which ideally means that it should be simple, sensible,
significant. Make sure that you are extremely specific with your goal. Do not
dream of a thousand goal. Just aim a bullseye.
The second alphabet ‘M’ stand for Measurable. It might
be difficult to always measure your goal but there must be some meaningful or
motivating measurable objects that you design to measure accessibility to your goal
. Make sure you can track the progress of your goals.
Before going to the third alphabet, let me quote Rudyard
Kipling, who in the year 1912 said, ‘I keep six honest serving men. They taught
me all I know; Their names are What, Why,
When How, Where, Who? Utilize these six men well dear students, utilize them when
you are fixing your goal or at any stage you need to raise questions to utilize any
of the six words and seek the answer. This will help in not only fixing goal but
attaining it too.
The third alphabet is ‘A’ stand for Achievable. This
implies that try to have a goal which
stretches your ability but remains possible
The fourth alphabet is ‘R’ stand for Relevant. This
implies it should be reasonable, realistic, resourced and results-based. Make
sure your plan drives you forward and keeps you authentic. That is to say, your goal must be realistic.
The last alphabet T stand for Time-bound. This implies
time-based, time-limited, time/cost limited, timely and/or time-sensitive. Fix
some deadlines to reach it, do not procrastinate.
Remember this Golden Key and always be SMART in fixing
your goal.
Let me now give you some idea about the place where
you will spend a precious half-decade of your life so that you and your parent
feel much comfortable. The SLS-H campus where you will be coming soon is a robust
and plentiful boasting world-class state of the art infrastructure and an
environment-friendly atmosphere with lush green fields spread across the
periphery of the campus. This provides for vibrant student life and adequate
space for stimulating student activities thereby creating a conducive academic
environment and encouraging personality development. The SLS-H since inception,
become a pioneer in conducting research and establishing various Cells and
Centres and it now boasts of about 28 functional and active Cells and Centres.
It has also signed several Memorandum of Understandings with key governmental
and non-governmental institutions including Memorandum of Understanding between
the Legal Aid Cell and The Women Safety Wing of the Telangana State Police. It
has also organized more than 9 National and International Conferences, Seminars
and Symposiums, around 9 training programs and capsule courses, more than 25
webinars, numerous guest lectures and various other special events and
celebrations in the recent academic cycle. The current year newsletter ‘Stride’
is a testimonial to such gigantic activities, both curricular and
extra-curricular activities at SLS-H.
I welcome you all again to enjoy the campus and prove
yourself an asset for the university.
Thank you, have a wonderful 5 years journey.
[1]John
Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many
books, primarily focusing on leadership.
[2]In
1960’s, Edwin Locke put forward the Goal-setting theory of
motivation, available at <https://www.managementstudyguide.com/goal-setting-theory-motivation.htm>
access 27-9-2020. In the year 1981 G. T. Doran explain it elaborately in his
article; Doran, G. T. (1981). "There's a S.M.A.R.T. Way to Write
Management's Goals and Objectives", Management Review, Vol. 70, Issue 11,
pp. 35-36. See for more information: <https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/brief-history-of-smart-goals.php>
access 27-9-2020.
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