Alumni of Coimbatore college back on campus after 17 years

Coimbatore :

The 1994-97 batch of the PSG College of Arts and Science PSGCAS on Sunday met for the first time since they completed graduation in 1997. Over 600 students from across the globe participated in Casoria, the reunion meet.

The students who completed their undergraduate courses in 1997 were invited for the reunion on Sunday. Kanda Subramaniam S, a professor of the Tamil Department at the PSG College of Arts and Science and an alumnus of the 1997 batch said, “While alumni from places in and around Coimbatore were the majority, there were people from Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. Alumni from the US, UK and Sri Lanka also made it.”

The alumni, along with their families decided to meet on the second Sunday of February every year. The reunion at PSGCAS had the alumni electing one coordinator for each department, to manage communications and coordinate social activities, Subrmaniam said.

The alumni members also had an opportunity to meet the faculty members who had taught them at college, most of whom had retired. They took a tour of their old classrooms and college premises.

“We all shared memories of the good-old times and updated our friends about life since graduation. It was nostalgic for us all,” said Subramaniam.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Coimbatore / TNN / February 16th, 2015