Mr. Siddharth Roy Kapur, alumnus of batch of 1997, has been appointed as CEO of UTV Motion Pictures. Earlier Mr. Kapur has been UTV Motion Pictures EVP- marketing, distribution and syndication.

Mr. Nitin Paranjpe will be taking over as managing director and chief executive officer, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), from Douglas Baillie.

Mr. Paranjpe is currently executive director, home & personal care.

Ms. Lalita Gupte (alumna of batch of '71) was awarded The Kesari Gaurav Sanmaan on 12 January, 2008. Her role is vital in taking ICICI bank technologically ahead and in creating a multi-faceted financial organisation, because of which she has been chosen for the Kesari Gaurav Sanmaan for economics.
The Kesari Foundation, founded in 2003 to honour personalities and organisations who are devoted to social work, awards individuals for their significant accomplishments in the fields of music, art, economics, acting and social work.

ICICI Bank's JMD & CFO Ms. Chanda Kochhar (alumna from the batch of '84) has bagged the 7th Annual Teacher's Achievement Award organised by Beam Global Spirits & Wine. Ms. Kochhar was given the award under business category at a glittering ceremony held in Mumbai on November 17, 2007. The Teacher's Achievement award is given to achievers in diverse categories such as photography, science, theatre and creative and performing arts.

Mr. Harish Manwani (alumnus from the batch of '76) received the CNBC Asia Business Leader of the Year award for 2008 at a ceremony hosted by business news network CNBC in Seoul on Jan 16, 2008. Mr. Manwani, president of Unilever's Asian and African operations is part of an eight-member team that runs Unilever's worldwide operations.

Nostalgia, the annual alumni reunion of JBIMS, was held this year on the 8th of March in Mumbai. The venue was The Mayfair Rooms, Worli. The event, as always, saw enthusiastic participation from Bajaj alumni.

The evening was flagged off with musical performances by current students of JBIMS - the golden oldies they sung set a 'nostalgic' mood for the evening ahead. The Director's address followed, wherein he informed our alumni about the highlights of the past year at Bajaj and formally welcomed everyone to Nostalgia 2007. This was followed by an energetic dance performance by JBIMS students and the foot-tapping numbers had everyone in the audience cheering and clapping along.

As per tradition, Nostalgia 2008 saw the felicitation of the Silver Jubilee batch, i.e. the batch of 1983. Alumni of this batch from across the world were in attendance and this made the proceedings even more special. There was a mood of reminiscences and fun as the alumni shard their thoughts on completing 25 years of being Bajaj Alumni. They announced a generous contribution by their batch towards improving some parts of the college infrastructure and this gesture made Nostalgia 2008 even more special.

We also had the Decade Batch felicitation, carrying ahead from its debut last year. Members of the batch of 1998 celebrated 10 years of being Bajaj alumni and relived the warm camaraderie of their JBIMS days.

Towards the end, our alumnus Mr. Rajagopal (batch of 1974), who is a visiting faculty at JBIMS, addressed the alumni present. He set a great example for everyone with his passion for JBIMS and his speech motivated one and all to do their bit towards rebuilding brand Bajaj.

Our beloved Professor Moradian also addressed the students and alumni, encouraging them to come forward and help JBIMS soar to greater heights in the future. His speech, peppered with his inimitable witticisms was the perfect way to conclude the formal part of the evening, after which people went on to enjoy drinks and dinner and later hit the dance floor. After all the fun and enjoyment, everyone present joined in to sing the Bajaj anthem - a fitting end to a perfect evening! Updated alumni directories along with a token of appreciation were presented to our alumni before they left.

Nostalgia 2008 was a great success and the support and participation of our alumni made this reunion even more memorable. We hope this continues year after year and that the flame of the Bajaj legacy continues to burn bright forevermore.

Check out Nostalgia '08 photographs at :

Continuing with our series of Alumni meets in Singapore, the most recent one was held on Saturday, November 17th 2007. It was a drinks and dinner session that took place at the Tiffin Room, the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. We had attendance from the older as well as recent batches. We would like to thank Mr. Navin Bhutoria from the 2004 batch who helped in the venue selection.

The Delhi Chapter was held on Saturday,15th December 2007 at Mr. Ashutosh Garg's residence.
Ankur Garg (from the Batch of 96) spoke on Wealth Creation.

The Bangalore Chapter was held on Saturday, 17th November, 2007 at Royal Orchid,1,Golf Avenue
Airport Road, Bangalore, 560008

The London Chapter was held on Saturday 17th November 2007 at Bombay Palace,50 Connaught Street, London W2 2AA

In our bid to keep the synapses of our alumni network vibrant and alive, we are very happy to announce that alumni chapter meetings have been scheduled around mid-November across Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong and London. We take special pleasure in announcing that from this time onwards, we shall be organising alumni chapter meets at Pune and Kolkata as well!
Alumni Chapters are informal get-togethers, over dinner, where the Bajaj alumni in each city can meet up, exchange reminiscences about their days at JBIMS and also get updated about the latest happenings at the Institute. Not only this, alumni can choose to use these meetings as fora to discuss industry happenings and as knowledge-transfer platforms. And, of course, these meetings are useful in keeping the professional and personal network buzzing! You can say that these chapters are like Nostalgia, but on a city-level and are especially meaningful for all of you who cannot make it to Mumbai around the time of Nostalgia, our annual Alumni Get-together.

Winners don’t do different things, they do things differently – but Bajaj-ites do different things – AND do them differently! We are proud to announce that three of our alumni have done just this. Ketan Gohil (producer), Atul Taishete (director) and Raj Singh Verma (actor) from the batch of ’96 have made a film, titled ‘Rewind’. Not only is film-making an unusual move for management graduates, but also the way this movie has been made is different– the film is a ‘reverse’ film and moves from the end to the start - and within each scene, the action is reversed as well!

‘Rewind’ has had its World Premier at the Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland) and is also selected to be screened at the Palm Spring International Festival and the LA International Short Film Festival (US), the Montreal World Film Festival (Canada) and the Milano Film Festival (Italy).

And you can visit the website of the film:
www.rewindthefilm.com

We’re sure you’ll enjoy this remarkable brainchild of your fellow Bajaj-ites!

You can view the trailer of this unique film at:

Continuing its proud tradition of inducting every new batch with a lecture by one of its most prominent alumni, JBIMS inducted the batch of 2009 with a lecture by Mr. Noshir Kaka, Director, McKinsey & Co. Mr. Kaka; an alumnus of the batch of 1994 is the global Practice leader of the Outsourcing and Off-shoring Practice at McKinsey.

In a highly interactive session Mr. Kaka spoke about his experiences at the institute and the great legacy of JBIMS. He highlighted the advantages the students of the institute enjoy by virtue of being located at the heart of the business district of India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Recounting his own experiences Mr. Kaka talked about how he undertook several live corporate projects while at the institute and even received two pre-placement offers.

Mr. Kaka talked about the very competitive nature of admissions to JBIMS which serves as an excellent filtering mechanism and ensures a very high quality level of students that make it to the institute. Mere interaction between different members of the batch is an opportunity for learning and knowledge sharing.

The batch was introduced to the universal concept of a structured approach towards problem solving. Mr. Kaka emphasized the importance of developing a definite framework for collecting data and facts, and an analysis which involves testing of a hypotheses leading to a crisp recommendation towards a solution.

Having worked at the McKinsey office in London for a year, Mr. Kaka also briefed the batch about the experience of serving on overseas assignments as well. Drawing on his experiences in sectors as diverse as ITES, Oil & Gas, Banking and Aviation he helped the batch gain a holistic perspective of various businesses and functions.

The session entailed invaluable advice for some of the brightest young minds in the country at the very start of their management program. It served as a great source of inspiration to the batch of 2009.

Some photographs of the induction can be seen at the following link:

The Chennai Chapter was held on the 16th of June, 2007. It was held at Marina Towers in Egmore. The Chapter saw participation of 17 alumni from various batches like '87, '80, '75, '91, '02, '03 '06 and '07. Unfortunately few of our ethusiastic alumni from other batches like '76, '93, '97 were not able to make it due to prior commitments . The chapter was conducted for second year in succession and has facilitated interaction between the Chennai alumni. We look forward to an increased participation from our alumni based in chennai in futher chapters

We are grateful to Mr. Vijay Sambrani (Batch of '87) for his support and guidance for making the chapter successful.

Ms. Vinita Bali, MD, Britannia Industries Ltd. visited JBIMS in the first week of the new academic year 2007-2008 for a session on challenges of an international career with students of the senior batch. An alumnus of the institute, Ms. Bali, has had a rich array of top management experience in leading multinationals like Coca Cola and Cadburys across geographies spanning the Americas, Africa, and Europe.

The session assumes great relevance given the increasing the number of international placements at JBIMS. Ms. Bali outlined the strong process driven culture which is a hallmark of leading corporations in the US and Europe and the nuances in the work cultures in India and abroad. She spoke at length on her experiences and the challenges faced at various stages in her career.

Given the highly demanding and fast paced lives of modern corporate executives, Ms. Bali made a strong case for maintaining a healthy work-life balance. She cited the example of globally acclaimed marketing guru Mr. Sergio Zyman, with whom she worked at the Zyman Group as Managing Principal and Head of the Business Strategy practice. In her very lucid style, Ms. Bali made the session highly interactive, inviting a several questions from the audience.

It was an excellent way to kick start the new academic year for the batch of 2008, through a session with one of the institute’s most successful alumni.

Continuing with our series of Alumni meets in Singapore, the most recent one was held on Saturday, June 9th, 2007. It was a drinks and dinner session that took place at "Ivory - The Indian Kitchen" in Singapore. Many thanks to our coordinators from the batch of 2006 who helped us organize this get-together. We look forward to greater participation from our Alumni in such chapters going forward.

The first-ever Hong Kong Chapter was held on the 31st of May, 2007. It was held at the Bulldogs Bar and Grill in Lan KWai Fong, the party district of Hong Kong. The Chapter saw participation from nine alumni, which makes it half the Alumni based in Hong Kong. There was enthusiastic response from the other alumni as well who could not make it due to prior commitments. There was a good mix of different batches with participation from the batches of '92, '93, '96, '97, '99, '01 and '03. The chapter has facilitated interaction between the Hong Kong alumni and we look forward to a bigger turnout the next time around.

Many thanks to Hemant Tanna, Vivek Krishnani (both '97) & Puneet Gupta ('99) for making the chapter successful!

Some photographs of the chapter can be seen at the following link:

Click on the link below to view some of the images from Nostalgia 07 !

Nostalgia, the annual alumni reunion of JBIMS, was held this year on the 10th of March in Mumbai. The venue was Blue Sea, Worli Sea face. The event witnessed a record turnout.
The get-together kicked off with musical performances by students of JBIMS, which set the mood for a great evening ahead. We also had the Director’s address and on behalf of the entire Bajaj fraternity he formally welcomed everyone to Nostalgia 2007. The ever enthusiastic and talented students of JBIMS also performed a dance medley later, wherein they recreated the magic of the years gone by, right from the '60s to the present.
The Silver Jubilee batch felicitation was carried out amidst great celebration. This year it was the batch of 1982 that had completed 25 years of being Bajaj alumni. The alumni who were present announced an exclusive contribution by their batch towards improving some parts of the college infrastructure and this generous gesture made Nostalgia 2007 even more special.
We also had the Decade Batch felicitation, which was carried out for the first time this year. Members of the batch of 1997 celebrated 10 years of being Bajaj alumni and relived the warm camaraderie of their JBIMS days.
Towards the end, our alumnus Mr. Jugjiv Singh (batch of 1984), who was instrumental in organizing the Delhi chapter, addressed the alumni present. He set a great example for everyone with his passion for JBIMS and his speech motivated one and all to take that extra step towards reinforcing brand JBIMS.
Our respected Professor Moradian also addressed the students and alumni, encouraging them to come forward and help JBIMS soar to greater heights in the future. He requested the alumni to register on the new JBIMS Alumni website (www.jbimsalumni.org) in order to support our efforts towards making this a common platform for interaction among all Bajaj’ites.
On this note people went on to enjoy drinks and dinner and later hit the dance floor. After all the fun and enjoyment, everyone present joined in to sing the Bajaj anthem - a fitting end to a perfect evening!
Updated alumni directories along with a token of appreciation were presented to our alumni before they left.
Nostalgia 2007 was a great success and the support and participation of our alumni made this reunion even more memorable. We hope this continues year after year and that the legacy of Bajaj lives on just as strongly in the future…