Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, a distinguished alumna of our College who graduated from the Department of Chemistry in 1975 is an embodiment of women’s empowerment which is the mission of the College since its establishment 99 years ago. The Chief Guest for this Graduation Day assumes special significance as the College is on the threshold of its Centenary. With only 100 days to reach a significant milestone in the annals of WCC – the 100th year, we consider ourselves privileged and blessed to belong to this institution that has a glorious history and bears testimony to God’s faithfulness and goodness in the past ten decades. She has held significant portfolio’s in Beijing, HongKong, Geneva and Hague before she took charge as the Ambassador of India to Japan in August 2012. She was appointed the Ambassador of India to Sweden, Lativia and Qatar. Rita Jacob Cherian, former faculty members, members of the Management, friends and well wishers, it gives me immense pleasure to greet you this afternoon and welcome you to the 99th year Convocation of our College.ĭeepa Gopalan Wadhwa joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979, four years after she graduated from WCC. Abraham Zachariah, Heads of the Departments on the dais, Staff and students of the College, dear Parents & Graduates, Alumnae members, former Principal of WCC, Dr. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, respected President of the WCC Association, Mr. Most esteemed Chief Guest, Hon’ble Ambassador of India to Japan, Smt.
We are indeed honored to have such a dynamic and accomplished alumna of the College to deliver the Graduation Day address on this momentous time in the history of our College.
Wadhwa, we see the fulfillment of the vision of our founders to produce intellectually sound, morally upright and socially aware women. 6 Graduation Address.19 Centenary Section.23 Prizes.26 Farewell.39 Club Reports.48 Album.64 Calendar of Events.94 Legend. Mallika Ezekiel, Manasa R., Sneha Christall,Janani Mohanraj, Lakshmi RBġst Row (L-R): Cynthia S, Neha Anna Thomas, Leah Govias, Vineeta Sherlyn, Madhumitha S, Tessy Mathew, Niyati VenkatesanĬONTENTS Principal’s Report. We hope you find this issue entertaining, uplifting and most importantly, inspiring! Janani Mohanraj, III B.Com Honoursģrd Row (L-R): Saanchi Agarwal, Amita DanielĢnd Row (L-R): Gazala Anver, Anugraha Abraham, Irene Lal Mechery, Ms. Without further ado, read on and enjoy the marvelous creations of your peers and watch the legends leap out of the pages. This year’s magazine has a simple story book layout, which I hope you enjoy. We thought it was apt to make Legend the theme for this year. Our college, on the brink of celebrating its centenary year, is a legend in its own right. Be it those legendary bedtime tales that you heard from your grandmother, the famous legendary personalities whom you read about in the newspapers or even the simple people forming part of your daily life who you perceive as legends. For in doing so, they enrich the mind of the avid reader and sustain the legends they have created. It is to those who took up their pens and gave voice and form to their latent ideas that we are truly thankful. In this issue, tales of humour, irony, wit and beauty emerge in tandem with the underlying theme of legend. We enjoyed an overwhelming response from students who warmed to the idea of legend. This issue also takes on the format of a story book to take you back to the days of yore, filled with possibility. To celebrate the 100 year legacy of our college, we have a special section on centenary events on campus. It was with this understanding that the editorial team decided upon the theme Legend for this issue of Sunflower. Its form may change as it passes from ear to ear, and yet, it enriches each mind, providing us with the succour to grow rooted and thrive. Emerging in its entirety, it gains new brilliance in its triumph against the ordeal of time. EDITORIAL Perhaps, the most significant quality of a legend is that it endures.