IIM Sirmaur HOLDS 7TH ANNUAL CONVOCATION
New Delhi/Shimla: The 7th Annual Convocation of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur was conducted on Thursday at the Institute’s campus at Paonta Sahib in the gracious presence of Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairman, Rothschild India and Senior Advisor, Advent Private Equity was the Chief Guest for the occasion and delivered the Convocation Address. Professor Prafulla Y. Agnihotri, Director, IIM Sirmaur, presented the Director’s Report on the occasion. Also present were Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Sirmaur, awarded MBA Degrees to the graduating students in the presence of families of graduating students. According to the Press release by the institute, 238 students were conferred the MBA and 50 were conferred the Master of Business Administration on Tourism and Hospitality Management (MBA. Among the graduating students, there are 87 girl students. Rohit Dadheech received Chairman’s Gold Medal for the MBA. Director’s Medal was awarded to Debahuti Deo while Gaurav Sonawane received award for the Best All Round Performance while Rahul Ranjan and Chhavi Bansal received awards for proficiency in Finance and Marketing areas respectively.
PENGUIN TO LAUNCH collection of short stories
KOCHI: Penguin, the leading book publishing company in the country, is making an innovative step in the field of short stories, the most popular segment in the world of literature. For the first time in India, the publishing house is bringing out a collection of ten short stories set in South and South East Asia over the last five decades. My Mother Pattu, the collection of stories authored by Saras Manickam, who shuttles her days between India and other countries in South East Asia will be a new experience to short story aficionados in India, according to a release issued by Penguin on Thursday.