The Twentieth Annual Convocation of IIM Indore held on Tuesday. The Pre-Convocation Ceremony took place on March 25, felicitating the Scholarship Achievers and Gold Medalists. The Convocation was graced by Sanjay Nayar, CEO, KKR India Advisors Private Limited.
The ceremony began with an amazing and colourful convocation procession where the Chief Guest, Board and faculty members of IIM Indore walked through the aisle towards the convocation venue. Deepak M Satwalekar, Chairman, IIM Indore then declared the convocation open. Congratulating the graduating students, he said that, ‘You’re privileged graduating from IIM Indore, however, this would help you take advantages of the learnings as you race ahead in corporate world and grab opportunities which come only to a few. You need to focus on your goals, work hard and aim for learnings rather than outcomes and rewards’.
Noting that the work culture and environment both are changing at a rapid rate, Satwalekar said that either you can sort the problems you’re facing today or you can anticipate the problems you might face tomorrow. ‘During this time, make sure to find the opportunities in the problems, or the scenario which is being developed’, he said. Work environment is changing culture is changing and social will be diff from what is today. As you see these changes, will you use what you’ve been taught or anticipate tomorrow’s. He asked the participants to keep their values and principles rock solid and constant. ‘Be true to yourself and always follow your principles, no matter what—for that will help you in achieving your goals’, he concluded.
Besides, the Scholarships and Awards given to students during the ceremony on March 25; medals for Academic Excellence were presented to the participants by the Chief Guest.
This was followed by conferring degrees to the graduating students. Sanjay Nayar then addressed the gathering. He started his speech by sharing memories in Ahmedabad during his education and his early days of his career.
He shared some takeaways from three intersections he faced during his life time- first during his early career, second as a manager and third as an entrepreneur.
‘As a guy who did a job, I learnt that we should preach simple things and give
100% to whatever work we’re doing. We should understand and get the courage to take risks—we may learn this over the years, but risks would help us learn from mistakes. Also, always maintain a balance between professional and personal life, arrogance and humility and remember that you might be vulnerable, but you will still be able to achieve if you focus on your goals’, he said.