Alumnae Reunion 2017

The Alumnae Reunion of Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women was held at the College auditorium on July 15, 2017. The meet was attended by more than1000 alumnae of over six decades who graduated from the year 1960 to 2017. Some of them were visiting their alma mater for the first time since their graduation and naturally were thrilled to be back in the campus again.

Alumnae Achievers Felicitated in 2017

1. Mrs.RehanaBanu Ameer, Councillor, Vintry Ward, UK, and Entrepreneur was recognized and felicitated with the Distinguished Alumnae Achiever Award.

2. Mrs. M. Jayalakshmi, Retd. SubRegistrar, and a well known Tamil Poet received the Lifetime Professional Alumnae Achiever Award.

3. Kalaimamani Shobana Ramesh, Classical Dancer and Social Worker, was felicitated with the Alumnae Achiever Award.

All the Achievers went down their memory lane and shared with the audience their experiences in the College and their lives.

Mrs. Rehana Banu Ameer, Councillor, Vintry Ward, UK, who is an alumna of our institution, in her special address, shared her experiences as a student of JBAS. She also emphasized on the importance of uplifting women and spoke of her vision in life which is to achieve the unthinkable, to develop young women of our society, and to prove to themselves and the world what they are capable of. In highlighting her role as an alumna, she was happy to inform the College that she will initiate research projects and sector skill development between Indian and British Educational Institutions with a focus on empowering young women, contribute to the mentoring club. She also established an endowment to the outstanding students of the Department of Zoology, in the name of her parents as a tribute to them. She has initiated the scholarship by awarding three students from III B.Sc. Zoology, Shaziya Naaz, Ambreen Fathima and Salima.

Mrs. M. Jayalakshmi, a popular TV and Radio artist narrated her journey from S.I.E.T College to Government Service and spoke of her interest in Tamil literature. She urged the students to have a goal in life and work hard to pursue it so that they will be successful. She summed up her speech with a quotation in Tamil which states, “Beauty is to be admired, Knowledge is to be shared, Mind is to think and Life is to be lived”.

Mrs.Shobana Ramesh paid a tribute to teachers and outlined their importance in the life of all students. She spoke of the children she adopted irrespective of religion and caste, and the service and reform she brought in engaging the people who have served prison terms and given them a second chance in life. She also stated that she had empowered more than 2500 women in the 220self help units set up in Rajapalayam under the aegis of Bharati Foundation.

The senior alumnae who attended the Alumnae Reunions regularly were felicitated. Dr. Mahjabeen presented the alumnae and Mr.Munir Hoda gave away the mementoes.

• Mrs.Amritavalli (1965from the Dept. of Chemistry).
• Mrs. Shantabala (1965, PUC )
• Mrs. Nasreen Enayath (1973-79,Dept. of English)
• Mrs.Vanabala Padmanaban (1972-76, Dept. of Commerce)
• Mrs. Vijayalakshmi (1982-86, Dept. ofCommerce).