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The Newspaper of SRMIST For private circulation only Volume 12 Number 5 The Pro Vice Chancellor the Charman of SRM Group, Chancellor, Kaviperarasau Vairamuthu, Scholar Silamboli Challappan and Poet Arivumathi at the event launch of Chancellor’s anthology of poetry. The winner of the short Film Festival honored by Mr.Baghyaraj with the Dean (FSH), Pro Vice Chancellor, Chancellor and Mr.Pandiarajan looking on. 2 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 12 Number 5 FDP ON “Data Analysis for Research in Management and Social Sciences” STAFF WRITER the gathering. The chief guest Dr.R.M.Harindranath, Data addressed the gathering with the Analysis Expert, was the SRM School of Management, topic “Introduction to Theory resource person for the 3rd Ramapuram organised a Faculty Building”. Then in the workshop day of FDP. He covered the Development Program on he covered various topics related topics on Confirmatory Factor “Data analysis for research in to Exercise on Theory building, Analysis, Structural equation management and social sciences”. Basic Statistics, Parametric & modelling, Partial least squares This program helps in enhancing non parametric test, Linear and –Structural equation modelling knowledge in data analysis using multiple regression. SRMIST Alumni SPSS and Amos and it was a (PLS-SEM), and Bayesian SEM. three days workshop. Eminent Dr.P.Murugan, Assistant Dean(S&H) and HOD(MBA) resource persons were invited Professor, Department of visited the venue during session Chennai chapter and participants from various Management studies, University and interacted with expert. parts of our country participated of Hyderabad was the resource STAFF WRITER Dean (S&H), HOD (MBA) in this program. person for 2nd day of FDP. He The Chancellor and the experts distributed the The Chennai based alumni of On Day1 the Resource person covered the following topics interacted with certificates to the participants. SRM inaugurated the Chennai invited was Dr.Jayanth Jacob, Mediation analysis, Reconsidering The program was very much chapter of SRMIST Alumni the alumni and Assistant professor, Department Baron and Kenny mediation successful, participants gave Association recently under the of Management studies, Anna analysis, Moderation analysis, exhorted them to excellent feedback regarding the auspices of the Hon. Chancellor University who was the special Testing Moderation analysis and have an active Dr Paarivendhar at the Vadapalani guest of the day and for the interpreting graphs. Director program and was much happy campus, SRMIST. The event was chapter. inaugural program. Dr.C.Sundar, General along with Dean(S&H) that they were able to enhance attended by over 200 alumni Head of the department, MBA and HOD visited the venue their knowledge in this field and from the city. The Chancellor gave the welcome address. Dean during the session and interacted gained lot of experience in this Director Campus Life and Dr interacted with the alumni and E&T and Dean S&H felicitated with the experts. Faculty Development Program. Duraivelu, Dean, Vadapalani exhorted them to have an active campus felicitated the alumni. chapter. He mentioned that the Mr Arokia Inian (1991 Mech), strength of the alumni is the President, Chennai chapter and strength of the Institute and Director, Eminent Software and that the University is growing Solutions gave the welcome continuously with top grades in speech. Mr Kritik Abiram NAAC and NIRF. He asked the (1995 ECE), Director, Anjanas, alumni to share their knowledge gave the vote of thanks. The with the students and to contribute representative alumni ranged by way of scholarships, book from the earliest batches of donations, etc. The highlight of 1989, 1990 and 1991 to the the program was the Chancellor’s latest batches of 2017 and 2018. offer of discounts to alumni in The Chancellor presented a SRM hospital, admission of copy of his book Paavendhar wards to SRMIST and other Kavithaigal to the alumni. A sister concerns of SRM. He also host of entertainment events reminded the alumni of their duty was held with performances by in voting for the right people alumni and students. The alumni in the upcoming elections. Prof reiterated their commitment to Venkataramani, Director Alumni the alma mater and voiced their Affairs, Dr Leenus Martin, support for future events. Suffering of Syrian Refugees at Sea SARVESH VISHNU Syrian refugees after reading of a letter from a father to his about Alan Kurdi, a three year son. The book revolves around Sometimes little can be old Syrian boy who drowned the melancholic and nostalgic overwhelmingly a lot. Nothing to death, on the second of experiences, the Syrian refugee gives the above sentence more September, 2015, attempting father, had in his hometown, meaning than the following to flee to Europe from Syria. Homs, while his time in Syria. book: Sea Prayer, a marvel His body washed ashore on By mentioning intricate details of a book written by Khaled the Turkish shore. Nearly four such as the stirring of olive trees Hosseini and published in 2018 thousand people were reported and the smell of fried kibbeh, Exceptional illustration by Dan Williams by Bloomsbury Publishing. It to have been consumed by the he inculcated hope while he and is Hosseini’s response to the Mediterranean sea in the similar his son waited to be rescued and imparts hope with his work. and the duped skies with his sufferings of the Syrian refugees. manner. Hosseini brings to its by a ship to take them across It is impeccably accompanied art. In times of despair “Sea The novelist expresses his readers a glimpse of the sufferings the sea to safety. Hosseini by the exemplary illustrations Prayer” serves as a beacon of compelling feelings towards of the refugees ingeniously planted elucidates upon the sufferings of by Dan Williams, seamlessly hope in this beckoning sky of the heart wrenching stories of on the basis of love, in the form the victims all around the world capturing the treacherous sea pain and sufferings. 2019 | Spectrum | Volume 12 Number 5 3 Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu releases SRM Pongal Celebration’19 Founder Chancellor’s anthology of poetry STAFF WRITER The entire place created the feel of a traditional set up with the STAFF WRITER SRM Institute of Hotel pongal ambience being decorated Management known for its An anthology of poems penned with thoranams, mango leaves, academic brilliance & state of the by the Founder Chancellor of a symbolic farmer’s hut was also art infrastructure is commited to SRM Group of Educational made in the centric portion of deliver an exceptional brilliance Institutions, Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar decoration. blended with wonderful was released and launched in opportunities in celebrating A new mud pot was decorated a grand event at the Ramada the traditional festivals and it and sweet pongal was prepared Plaza, Chennai which was gives more significance to all out of the newly harvested rice, attended by a large number of the traditional festivals so that jaggery, ghee and was enriched poets, scholars and enthusiasts. it could impart great knowledge with cashew nuts, raisins and The event started with the to upcoming hoteliers. flavored with elachi. A lump welcome address of Dr. R. of fresh, lush turmeric along Pongal was celebrated in a Balasubramanian, President of with sugarcane added charm traditional and also in exuberant Tamil Perayam and Pro VC of and brought the exact feel to grandeur in its premises. The 107 SRM Institute of Science and the setup. Invocation dance by Harini and Abirami of students and 20 faculties of SRM, Technology. He pointed out the Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication Sikkim, who were present for A sumptuous traditional lunch that there was yet another facet was served with crispy parupu many eminent scholars felicitated Silamboli Chellappan and other the campus exchange program, to Dr. Paarivendhar that has vadai and thengai thuvayal as Dr. Paari Vendhar on the launch distinguished guests of honor. Mr. were welcomed heartily. not yet been well known – his starters, sarkaraivalli kizhangu of his book. In his own intricate Ravi Pachamoothoo, Chairman Students from Hanam fascination and passion for Tamil poriyal, a delicious kootu poetry from a very early young and analytical manner, Shri SRM group of Institutions made University, South Korea who prepared out of seven authentic age. “Dr. Paarivendhar is not Vairamuthu lavished praise his gracious presence during are in SRM for one month vegetables, steamed rice, aromatic just an academic, educationist, the event and he thanked all the training also witnessed the on the different aspects of Dr. arachuvecha sambar, kalyana philanthropist, social activist poets, scholars and enthusiasts traditional Pongal festival. Paarivendhar’s poetry besides rasam, mochakottai kuzhambu, and social reformer. He is a for their support in making the taking note of the generosity of Students from Hanam university ever delicious and everloved poet as well who has penned event a grand success. the Founder Chancellor, not just & Sikkim participated and appalam and a creamy semiya on a number of themes” in an academic context but his Compeered by the Secretary of enjoyed our traditional Pongal and sago payasam was served The Founder Chancellor’s overall concern for the welfare Tamil Perayam, Dr. B. Jaiganesh Celebration and witnessed our as dessert. anthology of poetry was released of the disadvantaged sections the book release function ended rich heritage exhibiting our Sugarcane was made into by the renowned Padma Bhushan of society. with a vote of thanks by the thankfulness to Farmers and Shri Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu Co-ordinator of Tamil Perayam, Mother Nature through the small pieces after peeling the In his address and in his own outer skin and was distributed to and the first copy was received poetic fashion, Dr. Paarivendhar Mr. Mathiyazhagan. festival of Pongal. by yet another renowned poet the Sikkim and Korean students spoke of his varied inspirations Senior administrators, teaching The purpose and significance Shri Arivumadhi.