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1. Purple
Heys
2018!
Issue : 14
May 2019

2. Purples Day Out!
“No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are
thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.” - Robert Southey
It was yet again a time to celebrate and relive the cherished memories of college life. PSGR
Krishnammal College for Women was proud indeed to host the Mega Alumni Meet at our
college premises on the 8th
of December, 2018.
Purples Day Out turned out to be a beautiful
amalgam of the oldand the new, of tradition and
novelty, of the infallible constant that define
Krishnammal and the variables that are necessary for
progress. It was truly a remarkable sight to see so
many women come together to celebrate their
youthful days as they filled the campus with joy and
life, yet again.
An ineffable aura of joy and elation pervaded
the campus of Krishnammal, as friends greeted each
other with warm hugs and an instinctive smile on
their faces. From students who have recently finished
their journey in the college to the first student to
have ever graduated from the college, the day
celebrated the friendships that were formed and
maintained through the years.

3. GRG BRAND AMBASSADORS

4. Distinguished Alumni Awardees 2018

7. Singapore Alumni Meet 2019
Our Principal Dr. S. Nirmala hosted the alumni
meet at Singapore from 27th
to 28th
May, 2019.
Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director for GRG
Centre for Advanced Studies visited National
University of Singapore and Singapore
Management University.
“Home is where the heart is.” It was a joyous occasion to meet with the buddies away from our alma
mater, our second home. The gathering however brought back the cherished memories of the past as
we continue to foster relationships for the future.

8. Adding Feathers to our Cap!
Commandant’s Gold Medal was awarded to Capt. N.V. Kavitha by
Brigadier Tapan Lal Shah for being first in Order of Merit during
Refresher Course at Officers Training Academy, Gwalior during July 2018.
Capt. N.V.Kavitha was also given Excellence Award (2018-19) by
Commodore Vijesh Kumar Garg, DDG, TN, P&AN Directorate and
DDG’s Commendation Card 2018-19
F/Cdt R, Arthy being honoured for
receiving All India Bronze Medal for Best
Cadet Event during Republic Day Camp at
New Delhi.
She also participated in Youth
Exchange Program (YEP) at Bhutan in 2018
and she was the only female cadet from
South India.
Sgt Kalaiyarashi was trained
to jump from a height of
1200 feet using a parachute
at Agra and represented
Tamilnadu at All India Thal
Sainik Camp.

9. Our Student Parliamentarian
entral Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
conducts National Youth Festival every
year. This year it was a mega event with
active participation of youth across the country-
renaming the event as National Youth Parliament
Festival (NYPF). Organized by the NSS wing, the
competition took place at 3 stages: District, State and
National. Four topics were given at each stage that
took place in the model of elocution and
parliamentary set up with the finals at New Delhi.
With district level at Coimbatore, state level at
Chennai and National level at New Delhi, Asvitha
represented Coimbatore at the National event as a
delegate in Vigyan Bhavan on 27th February, where
Hon. Prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi addressed
the students. Nearly 2000 members between the age
group of 18-25 took part in the event from all parts of
the country. The event indeed connected India
culturally, ethnically, linguistically, religiously and
geographically that NYPF was a perfect picture of
united India in diversity. It served as a platform to
debate and discuss various issues of the country that,
post the event each and every individual knew a
person from all the states in the nation.
Asvitha had a chance to visit Ambedkar
International Centre too on 26th Feb, where the
competition took place and was privileged to be one
amongst the voice of new India. The program was
telecasted live on DD National and the video was
uploaded on YouTube.
(https://youtu.be/cWlaUuNsJ94)
“Journey to New Delhi for NYPF didn't
just provide me a platform to express my thoughts
and opinions about India but it took me to the next
step of becoming a better citizen of the country
through active
participation in
the society,”
recounts Asvitha.
Thus it was a
memorable
experience of one
week that made
all events
nostalgic and
remarkable.
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10. Purple Homecoming
Tree Planting Event on Purples Day out
Department of M.Com organized a community service
programme along with the Alumni to mark the 15th
year of
inception of the Department of M.Com. The Alumni planted
50 tree saplings at Bannari on 8th
December, 2018.
The Department of IT gathered its alumni members about 50
of them and interacted with the students about their
memories down the lane. The alumni were shown a
presentation of the department activities followed by games
conducted by the juniors.
Department of Mathematics celebrated its alumna Dr. B. Tamilselvi,
who received Nation Builder Award. To foster their relationship with
the department, saplings were given away to the alumni. Dr. S. Chitra,
former Head of the Department gave sapling to Mrs. S. Selvi first
batch student in 1978. Mrs. Geetha Mukund former Associate
Professor gave sapling to Mrs. A. Parameswari, first batch student in
1978 and Dr. B. Tamilselvi, former Head of the Department gave
sapling to Mrs. Suganthi, a second batch student. The Alumni enjoyed the Classical dance that was performed by the
current students with enthusiasm and laughter.
Dept of M.Com
Dept. of IT
Mathematics

11. Two of the alumni members of Department of Zoology, Dr. Banumathy, Consultant Obstetrician &
Gynaecologist, HOD (Academic)- Sri Ramakrishna Hospital and Manju Baskar, Squadron Leader, Air Wing Commander,
Indian Air Force were recognized as Best Alumni of the year.
Dr. Sharmila Banu, Orator, alumni of Department of Zoology, was one of the guest speakers of the day. In
commemoration of 40th
year of establishment of the Department, a Department Alumni meet was organized as a part of
Purple’s Day out. Mrs. Vasanthi, Former HOD, Mrs. Felicia and Mrs. Akthar graced the occasion with their presence.
Alumni members of various batches also participated.
Manju Baskar, Squadron Leader, Air Wing Commander,
Indian Air Force was recognized as Best Alumni of the year. (Left:
Meeting with Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi)
Zoology

12. Catchup with Campus News
GRG Centenary Celebrations Basketball at Sports Arena
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women organized a GRG Centenary Trophy 2018 “State Level
Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tournament for Women” from 18th – 20th July 2018 at GRG Centenary
Sports Arena.
The championship was held as a part of the Centenary celebrations of GRG Trust, the
tournament witnessed players from top colleges including players from M.O.P. Vaishnav College for
Women, Ethiraj College from Chennai, Lady Doak College from Madurai, Hindustan University,
Chennai, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, Namakkal Pavai Engineering College and PSG
College of Arts and Science and PSGR Krishnammal College from Coimbatore.
Chennai’s M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women emerged as winners at the finals of the GRG
Basketball Championship and won a cash prize of Rs 25, 000 and the overall championship Trophy.
Our College Magazine has won the
Best College Magazine Award
from Divyodaya for the year
2017-18.

13. Evanza
Department of B.Voc (Garment Designing) and B.Sc (Costume Design and Fashion) organized
a mega Inter Collegiate event EVANZA’19 on 2nd
Feb 2019.
Mr. N. J. Sathya, Leading Costume Designer in film industry, inaugurated the Mega event. More
than 15 Colleges had participated and presented around 100 costumes on the stage. ‘Kids fashion
show’ was organized and the costumes were designed by II B.Voc (Garment Designing) students. The
Chief Guest for valedictory function was Mrs. K. Jayashree, Proprietor of “Iraivi Boutique” Chennai.
She is the beloved sister of famous Film Star Vijay Sethupathy. Mrs.Jayashree along with the other
judges Dr. Asrutha and Mr. Manoj distributed the prizes; more than 150 garments were designed by
PSGR Krishnammal College students and it was presented on the stage.

14. is said that college days are the best
years in any student's life and this is
certainly true in my case as I fondly
recall my days spent as a Masters student of
Literature in Krishnammal. Being a part of this
esteemed institution helped me to grow in ways that
I never thought were possible! I still love and cherish
every minute I spent here since it provided me with
an excellent set of professors who guided me every
step of the way and also paved the way for my career
prospects.
Becoming a teacher who handled the
IGCSE syllabus in the Indian Public School was all
possible due to the wonderful campus placement
opportunities that were available to me during the
completion of my course. After teaching for two
years, I decided to pursue my Masters in
Education in Lakehead University, Ontario,
Canada all thanks to the continued help and
support from the professors who were my greatest
well-wishers. I firmly believe that I am now able to
successfully integrate myself as an international
student meeting the requirements of a foreign
university all thanks to the feedback I received
during my period of study in Krishnammal.
The valuable feedback I received for
improving my writing skills and the excellent
guidance I received for my final year MA project
were immensely helpful and continue to have an
impact on me even today.
Being a part of this institution has moulded
me in more ways than one and it has certainly
helped me to travel and explore places outside my
comfort zone. I owe a lot to the institution, my
professors, my peers and to all the continued help
and support I still receive even after passing out
and becoming an alumna.
It
Ms. Vineetha Mary
MA English Literature Batch 2016

15. Study Abroad Program
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, US July 2018
PSGR Krishnammal College for
Women organized Students “Study Abroad
Program” on Issues of Gender, Society and
Justice from 12 June 2018 to 7 July 2018.
This program was coordinated by
Prof. Susan M. Shaw from Gender and
Sexuality Studies in the host institution
Oregon State University, US and by two
faculty members Dr. A. Kumudha, Dean,
School of Business and International Affairs and Dr. M. Jayamala, Assistant Professor,
Centre for Women’s Studies from PSGR Krishnammal College for Women. The participants
were 29 undergraduate students from various disciplines of PSGRKC.

16. HELP UNIVERSITY–MALAYSIA
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women organized Students Study Abroad Program entitled “NEW
VENTURE CREATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT” in collaboration with HELP
UNIVERSITY–MALAYSIA during 28th
November 2018 to 12th
December 2018. Twenty two of our
students from different disciplines underwent the program along with 2 faculty members, Dr.G.
Indrani ,Head & Assistant professor, Department of B.Com(AM) & (FS) and Dr. S. Geetha, Assistant
professor, Department of B.Com(CA) & M.Com.
A series of class room lectures were
given by the eminent faculty
members, Dr. Lim Chui Seong, Dr.
Ooi Kok Kee and Dr. Kishan Adnani
from Help University on the topics
Entrepreneurial Process, Business
and Marketing, SWOT & PESTEL
analysis, tagline, business plan,
funding and sources of financing,
etc., As a part of assessment, the students also had a group presentation on new business ideas.
Students had experiential learning through a company visit to Royal Sellangar, a Malaysian based
pewter manufacturing company.

17. NOTTINGHAM TRENT
UNIVERSITY
‘Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development Programme’ was
conducted at NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, London, UK from 4th
July to 22nd
July, 2018. Twenty three students participated in the programme accompanied by two
staff. The students were introduced to the prospect of new courses offered in the
University and lectures and group activities on Entrepreneurship, aeroplane making,
simulation learning and innovation of mobile journalism were taught through the ten
days of the programme.

18. Educational Trip to Paris –
29th September to 10th October 2018
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women in association with Indo-French Hub, Mumbai, travelled
to the City of light ‘Paris, France’, with 22 students and 3 faculty members. Students benefitted
15 hours of classroom learning
and plenty of outside learning
by visiting famous historical
monuments, artful cathedrals,
museums, also travelling
through (RER and Metro) SNCF
networks.
The students had French classes
taught by native French teachers
in Lycée- Jean Pierre Timbaud in
Brétigny and were awarded with course completion certificate from the Centre of International
Exchange, Paris, France.
The trip also included visits to the monumental Eiffel Tower, the world famous Louvre
Museum, the historical Arc de Triomphe, Disney land, Notre- Dame Cathedral, Montmartre
Basilica, Versaille Palace and its mesmerising garden.

19. Edited
&
Designed by
Ms. C. Keren Vinita
Ms. V. Visali
Ms. Sanjana Rose
Mathews
Assistant Professors,
Department
of English.