The Beautiful Life

Tanmay Nayak, Director, NUSSD smiles on as Jyoti is honoured by Prof S. Parasuraman From a normal graduate girl, brought up in the city of Nanded to being a programme manager at NUSSD , TISSian Jyoti Kapale has come a long way… Jyoti's story makes an interesting read on how training at TISS has changed her life forever. Meet Jyoti Kapale, (MA, counselling psychology, 2013) whose sheer dedication and hard work has helped NUSSD, the flagship project of TISS, earn a reputation as a creator of employability among youths in one of the most backward talukas of Maharashtra. To the people of Ambad taluka in Jalna district, situated around 96 kilometres away from Aurangabad, she is heir own ‘Jyoti madam’, who have helped their children develop into skilled professionals armed with employable course certificate, that has helped them earn jobs with reputed banks and other financial institutions. These children are now drawing the kind of salary their family had never ever ...

Chief Guest at the event--TISS alumni Mr Yogi Shriram (second from left) seen with Mr Ajit Gupte (extreme right) and Prof Rajan Saxena Ajit Gupte urges alumni to extend support to NMIMS NMIMS alumni may have risen high in career and grown matured with experience, but they still cherish the strong and vibrant bond which they had developed over the years with their alma mater. NMIMS, one of the foremost management institutes in the country, hosted its annual Grand Alumni Meet on the evening of 24th November 2018. The event marked the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the batches of 1995 (FTMBA) and 1993 (PTMBA). As they completed twenty-five years of passing out from the institute, the Alumni Association of School of Business Management felicitated them with a trophy. Friendly talks resounded across the hall, where the ex-students along with current students and faculty members of NMIMS got together for the Alumni meet. They did not take much time to recognise each oth...

File Picture: Prof Armaity Desai is seen with Mr JRD Tata. The former director strongly feels that the values system practised by the Tata group should not be forgotten by TISSians When we met Prof Armaity Desai, she was waiting for us in her cosy bedroom filled with a large number of books, and select pictures of her brother and parents, that adorned the space which gave away a sense of warmth and wellbeing. Prof Armaity Desai has aged with grace, she looks elegant, poised with confidence and is beaming with energy. Even at 84 years of age, she appears charismatic, who can bring immense value to any venture she takes up. Prof Armaity Desai was so quick in answering all our questions, and her responses were loaded with wisdom, which reflected values nurtured carefully over the years. What strikes the most while one interacts with Prof Armaity Desai is that she has an excellent memory. She could not just remember the names of her faculty, colleagues and students, in...

Prof P Vijayakumar: Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs, TISS and Chairperson of C SOL.   Transcendence is a flagship annual event of Centre for Social and Organisational Leadership (C SOL), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) that attracts delegates across spectrums and spheres from national and international level. Committed to continuously advance the global and local thinking and practice of Organisation Development, Change and Leadership (ODCL), C SOL has been evolving to understand current practices and develop more effective and adaptive leadership in businesses, government, civil society organisations and communities. Transcendence is aimed at creating a platform for exploring the emergent paradigms in OD, Change and Leadership through the showcasing of transformative efforts accomplished by organizations and communities. Transcendence is organised by the ODCL Executive Diploma & the ODCL Masters students of TISS. The C SOL team supports them. TISS Al...

Dr Balsing Rajput at TISS Library.  (PC: Swapnil Agaskar ) Once a TISSian, always a TISSian I think the success of any school can be measured by the contribution the alumni make to our national life.  --- John F. Kennedy Fellow TISSians have been grabbing the media spotlight worldwide. Mohammed Tarique  (SW-2005) and his team exposed the gruesome reality of shelter homes in Bihar during the social audit conducted by them. For more than a decade Taique has been passionately pursuing social issues by implementing innovative solutions to create long-lasting social impact and policy implications. Jeroo Billimoria (SW-1998) who is considered world's leading social entrepreneurs received a Royal Honor from the King of the Netherlands by being appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau. Jeroo is now ranked among renowned Dutch politicians, artists and scientists. TISSian Sumitra Bhave’s movie Kaasav (The Turtle), won the Swarna Kamal, (the Nation...

When creative persons meet at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Aparna Sharma and Arun Kaimal …..The HR thought leader and Author thanks TISS for laying a strong foundation in her life Some episodes in your life, like stories of campus life, are eternal. Reliving those moments after a span of few decades can definitely leave one with a sense of nostalgia. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) alum Aparna Sharma, PM&IR (1994-96) spent an entire day on the Mumbai campus. It was quite evident that she was completely spellbound as she gracefully strolled the iconic edifice that once was her second home. Sunshine on my head. Aparna Sharma visited exemplary spots… literally lived those institutes days at TISS campus once again. At TISS Alums  Association (TISSAA), we ensured she enjoyed every moment of her stay here. It was indeed pleasure welcoming her to the campus. She visited one of her classrooms, strolled along the gangway. Aparna...

10-year-old, Urvi Patil with her dad AnilPatil At just 10 years, Urvi Patil has reached impressive heights in following her hobby. The girl became the youngest girl ever to scale astounding 13,800-feet in the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in the freezing temperature of minus 8 degrees Celsius. She completed the arduous Himalayan mountaineering journey with the wind speed of 30 to 40 km per hour, scaling the SAR PASS trails of the Shivalik range of the mighty Himalayas. Urvi said, “initially, to get acquainted with this fiery environment, we went for smaller treks including Kasol, which is a base camp with 6,500 feet, and next to Grahan (7600 ft) Padri (9 300 ft) Minthas (11200 ft) Nagaru (12500 ft) biskery (11,000 ft) and Bandakthaz (8000 ft). Urvi’s father, Anil Patil, said the young climber likely doesn't fully comprehend the magnitude of her achievement in successfully scaling the treacherous terrain. Urvi has managed to accomplish the task, which even the l...

The TISS Convention Centre reverberated with applause as TISSian Krupa Ravi performed. The audience was left awestruck as the captivating performance by Krupa Ravi drew to an end. All of them, one by one, rose to their feet, clapping in tandem to share their response to her graceful performance. Taking their salutation as a mark that she was successful in conveying her message, a young TISSian Krupa thanked joining her hands as gracefully as she tapped her feet and swayed across the stage for over thirty minutes mesmerising the spectators at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) campus. While the speechless dialogue between the audiences and Krupa continued, Prof P. Vijayakumar moved a bit further towards the stage. He stood still witnessing to a unique episode unfolding, which, was his one of the most coveted creations. Though, the entire show which consisted of several narrations was curated 21-year-old Krupa, the mastermind who worked on the unique concept of thi...