ALUMNI UPDATE

             A QUARTERLY NEWS LETTER OF THAPAR UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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Vol.28 No.1                                                       Thapar University, Patiala – 147 004                                                           Jan-Mar 2010

 

 

Elections of the Executive Body of Thapar University Alumni Association for term 2010-2012

 

Elections to the Central Executive Committee of T U Alumni Association were held on the 12th December 2009 along with Re-Union of the 30-year old graduates “1975-79 batch” at Thapar University Auditorium. Dr. Maneek Kumar, Professor-in-charge, Alumni Relations conducted the elections as Returning Officer. The alumni from many batches enthusiastically participated in the election process and casted their votes More than 250 votes were polled. In all 19 nominations were received, 3 were absent and ten new members were elected through secret voting.

 

Voting process

The Returning Officer counted the votes in the presence of the candidates and their nominees and declared following as the elected members:

1.      Er. Paras Kumar Jain, BE-188/70

2.      Er. Bhupinder Singh, BE-39/75

3.      Er. Mrs. Shahshi Kansal, BE-98/75

4.      Er. Pawan Kumar Gupta, BE-104/75

5.      Er. Rajiv Sharda, BE-44/79

6.      Er. J P S Trehan, BE-74/79

7.      Er. K K Sood, BE-75/79

8.      Er. Ram Partap Singhal, BE-105/79

9.      Er. Ashwani Kumar Kansal, BE-3/80

10.  Er. Pardeep K Chugh, BE- 145/80.

 

 The immediate past office bearers elected automatically were:

1.      Er. F. Lal Kansal, BE-48/58 (President)

2.      Er. Rakesh Kad, BE-200/74 (Secretary)

                   3.  Er. Brijinder Singh Pari, BE-14/74 (Treasurer)

 

Later on, in the CEC meeting on 2/01/2010, the following were co-opted in the new CEC:

  1. Er. Maninder Pal Singh, BE-32/79
  2. Er. Manoj Kumar Bansal, BE-34/79
  3. Er. Sandeep Aggarwal, BE-169/79

 

 

 

 

Re-Union of the Silver Jubilee “1980-84 batch”

The Thapar University Alumni Association organised Re-union of the Silver Jubilee “1980-84 batch” function on Saturday, the 24th of October 2009 with great enthusiasm and spirit in the University campus. The function started at 12:00 pm with the registration process of the alumni from 1980-84 graduates and soon they were all engaged in interaction with each other and revived their old good days and their joy knew no bounds. Some of the alumni from this batch took tour of the campus and in particular they enjoy their visit to the hostels. Later after the lunch, all were also present at the time of Group photograph.

 

Silver Jubilee 1980-84 batch group photo

 

After evening tea, felicitation of the alumni from this batch started.  Nearly 106 alumni from this batch, were presented to the Chief Guest Dr. K. K. Raina, Deputy Director, T U and each of them with his family was honoured by inviting them to the stage and giving them memento. The photographs of the alumni of this batch at the time of their admission in the institute were displayed through LCD projector.

 

Felicitation in progress

 

Re-Union of the 30-year old graduates “1975-79 batch”

The Thapar University Alumni Association organised Re-union of 30-year old graduates “1975-79 batch” function on Saturday, the 12th of December 2009 in the University campus. The function started at 4:00 pm with the registration process. After the registration process, all were also present at the time of Group photograph. Later after evening tea, felicitation of the alumni started. This function coincided with the Annual General Body meet of the Association along with the elections to the Central Executive committee of the Association. Nearly 21 alumni from this batch,were presented to the Chief Guest Dr. K K Raina, Deputy Director, Thapar University and each of them with his family was honoured by inviting them to the stage and giving them a  memento. The photographs of the alumni of this batch at the time of their admission in the institute were displayed.

 

Felicitation in progress

 

Family get together of 1974-78 batch

The alumni from 1974-78 batch organized get together of their batch on 5th Dec., 2009 at Baikunth Resorts, Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), which was attended by about 30 families from this batch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profile of Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) winner-2009

 

Er. Jayant Davar, BE-180/84 (Mech)

 

Born on 18th Oct., 1961, Mr. Jayant Davar had his schooling at Springdales in New Delhi. He did his Bachelor’s  of Engg in Mechanical Engineering, with honours, from TIET (now Thapar University) in the year 1984 and is

also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. As a fresh graduate from TIET, Mr. Davar did his apprenticeship at Tata motors, Pune and Piaggio, Italy.

 

Mr. Jayant Davar is the founder and currently the Vice Chairman & MD of Sandhar Technologies Limited, Gurgaon. The Company manufactures a range of auto components which include locking systems, rear view mirrors, door handles, sheet metal stampings, zinc and aluminium pressure die cast parts, injection moulded plastic parts, and mould & dies.

 

The year 1985 was a watershed year in his life as the Indian economy was opening up from its archer licence raj and many international automotive companies – Maruti Suzuki, Hero Honda, TVS Suzuki, Bajaj Kawasaki etc. had began setting up their manufacturing plants in India, opening up an opportunities for the supply of high quality components. Borrowing a small sum of money from his parents he set up a small workshop for the supply of pressed sheet metal components to Maruti & Hero Honda by the name SANDHAR, with just 5 people. In 1987, he grabbed another opportunity to manufacture automotive locking systems, for which he joined hands with Honda Locks Mfg Co – A 100% subsidiary of Honda Motor Corporation, for bringing the requisite technology in the country. This collaboration is still going strong.

 

In year 2005, ACTIS CAPITAL LLC UK, a leading private Equity firm invested in Sandhar Technologies limited as a minority stake.

 

In the year 2006, Sandhar acquired one of its competitors based in South of India with notable presence with India’s 3rd largest motorcycle manufacturer. In the year 2007, Sandhar acquired a niche auto component supplier based in Barcelona, Spain. This was Sandhar’s first overseas acquisition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elections of the office bearers of Executive Body of Thapar University Alumni Association for term 2010-2012

 

A meeting for the election of the office bearers of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of T U Alumni Association for a two year term 2010-2012 was held on 30/01/2010 in the committee room, Thapar University, Patiala. The following have been elected unanimously:

1

Ram Partap Singhal

President

2

Krishan Kant Sood

Vice-President

3

Jatinder Pal Singh Trehan

Secretary

4

Rajeev Sharda

Joint Secretary

5

Pardeep Kumar Chugh

Treasurer

 

 

The dinner started at 9:00 pm along with an arrangement of a DJ-cum-ghazal programme.  The alumni revived their memories of their golden days at T U by dancing till midnight. All the alumni were charged with old memories and in the end their trip to the institute was a memorable experience for them and their families.

Dancing to the DJ tunes

 

Re-Union of the Golden Jubilee Entrant “1959-63 batch”

The Thapar University Alumni Association also organised Re-union of “Golden Jubilee entrant “1959-63 batch” function on Saturday, the 14th of November 2009 in the University campus. The function started at 2:30 pm with the registration process and afterwards tour of the campus, which revived their old memories. All were also present at the time of Group photograph. Later after evening tea, felicitation of the alumni started. Nearly 17 alumni from this batch, were presented to the Chief Guest Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee, Director, Thapar University and each of them with his family was honoured by inviting them to the stage and giving them a shawl and a memento. The photographs of the alumni of this batch at the time of their admission in the institute were also displayed. The dinner started at 9:00 pm along with an arrangement of a Ghazal Programme and fireworks display.

1959-63 batch alumni

 Scholarships & Special Prizes

Thapar University Alumni Association Executive    

 Committee has recommended Mr. Rakshak Vohra, BE

 final year student  s/o. Er. K K Vohra (BE-102/67)

 and Mr. Sahil Garg, BE-2nd year s/o Er. Mani Kant  

 Garg (BE-31/79) for alumnus ward  scholarships,

 amounting to Rs. 50,000/- per  semester, for the  

 academic year 2009-10.

Mr. Rakshak Vohra receiving the cheque from the President

 

 

23rd Convocation of Thapar University:

23rd Convocation of Thapar University was held on 23rd November, 2009 at T U Campus. At this convocation, a total of 986 degrees were awarded: 21 Ph.D. , 213 M. E. , 4 PG Diploma, 87 M.Sc., 13 M. Phil, 110 MBA, 58 MCA and 483 B.E/ B. Tech. During this convocation, a total of 28 students received/medals awards for their outstanding and meritorious academic, scholastic and all-round performance also.

 

The Distinguished Alumni Award was given to Mr. Jayant Davar of 1980-84 batch.

 

23rd Convocation in progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This wholly owned subsidiary Company in Spain enjoys 20% Global market share for its products – Aluminium die cast parts for vehicle restraint systems and wiper systems. Same year,Sandhar also established, a wholly owned subsidiary named PT Sandhar Indonesia in Jakarta for supplying auto components to one of its reputed existing customers, which is a leading OEM.

 

In slightly more than 2 decades, Sandhar has grown to a moderately sized operation with more than 3500 employees and a presence in 3 continents across 21 manufacturing plants. In an industry that changes constantly, in terms of both technology & products, Sandhar has stood out from its struggling early days to its current status as a major player in the field of auto parts manufacturing.

 

The group under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Davar, currently has 18 manufacturing facilities across India, one in Spain and one in Indonesia. The group uses almost all the major technologies of manufacturing, which are at the technological forefront in India, using State of the art production equipment, resulting in a product quality in the lead ahead of its business rivals. It is also considered as highly reliable single source JIT (just-in-time) supplier to most of its existing customers.

 

Sandhar operates on a basis of the continuous pursuit of technological advancement, and employs up to date technology to create a congenial working environment matching its human centered management approach. The success of Sandhar is based on the principles set up by Mr. Jayant Davar, of creating a brand name and first class products, and providing excellent product and service through scientific management.

 

The global customers of Sandhar group include Hero Honda motorcycles, Honda Siel cars, TATA motors, Ashoka Leyland, John Deere, Lombardini, Siemens,  Electrolux-Canada, ABB India, Walter Germany, Suzuki, Yamaha Motors to name a few.

 

Mr. Davar has been actively involved in several professional bodies as chairman –CII (Haryana council), President HSCI suppliers club, Chairman ACMA, CII-Northern region. He is currently President automotive component manufacturers association of India.

 

Mr. Davar and Sandhar today are a case study at Harvard Business School, being taught to Management graduates.