Loyola Alumni Association (LAA) & Loyola College organise “Loyola Centenary Conclave” on the 28th February 2025 (Friday) to celebrate a century of academic excellence and set the tone for the next hundred years.
Loyola College, Chennai – 600 034 commemorates the 100th year of its education ministry.
Founded in 1925 by Rev. Fr. Bertram SJ, Loyola College has emerged as a beacon of academic excellence in India. Ever since its inception, it has imparted quality education, offered civic and political leadership formation, focused on education for those at the margins, maintained economic and environmental justice, and fostered secularism and peace. Recognized as a “College of Excellence” by the Government of India, this autonomous institution boasts a rich history of nurturing exceptional talent across diverse fields.
Over the past century, Loyola has produced a remarkable lineage of alumni who have excelled in science, research, academia, business, sports, and many other domains. Loyola Alumni Association (LAA), with over 60,000 members, stands as a testament to this enduring legacy. Loyola has nurtured several alumni to imbibe the core values of Jesuit education and enabled them to translate those values into concrete actions. Justice K. Chandru, Actor Suriya, Dr. G.Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT, Mr. Malcolm Adiseshiah, an Indian development economist
and educator, Mr. R.Venkataraman, the eighth President of the Indian Republic, Dr. C.Rangarajan, a distinguished economist and former governor of Reserve Bank of India, Mr. P.Chidambaram, former Minister, Padmabushan Dr. S.S. Badrinath, Chairman of Sankara
Nethralaya, Padma Vibushan Dr. Pratha C Reddy, Founder of Apollo Group Hospitals, Justice
Jasti Chelameswar, former High Court Justice, Justice M.M. Sundresh, Mr. M.O.H. Farook, an able administrator, Mr. N. Vittal, IAS, Mr. AK Viswanathan, IPS, Dr. N. Mahalingam, Chairman of Sakthi group of companies, Mr. N.Ram, the Managing Director of the Hindu, Mr. P. Sainath, a renowned journalist, Mr. Vijay Amritraj, Mr. Anand Amritraj, International Tennis players, Mr. Vishwanathan Anand, International Chess player, Mr. Sharat Kamal, Indian Table Tennis player, Maran Brothers, Mr. Vetrimaran, National award winning film director, Actor Arvind Swamy, Actor Vickram and the list is endless. They have substantially impacted the public sphere.
During the centenary year, Loyola has planned a number of programmes to enhance the
academic excellence and to reinvigorate its social responsibility to the society. The theme of the Centenary Conclave is the Enduring Value of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Fostering Innovation and Employability. About 800 invited participants comprising Head of academic institutions both colleges & leading schools, faculty from fellowship Arts & Science colleges, distinguished Loyola Alumni, government officials & policy makers involved with education,
Industry connect organizations like FIEO, FICCI, CII & MSME and members from the media
attend the programme.
The conclave comprises three panel discussions and a tete-a-tete. The speakers of Panel 1 –
The Enduring Value of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Institution’s Role in Shaping Thought Leaders – are Mr.Sujith Kumar, HR Business Leader – Infosys, Rev.Dr. C. Joe Arun SJ, Director -LIBA, Mr.K.V .Ramani, Founder – Sai University and Ms.Thangam Meganathan,
Chairperson – Rajalakshmi Institutions.
Mr.Vishwanath Anand, World Chess Champion, Mr. Sharath Kamal, Olympic Medal Winner
– Table Tennis and Ms.Alisha Abdullah, Indian Racing Driver are the speakers of Panel 2 –
Nurturing Champions: Legacy in Sports and Physical Education.
The speakers of Panel 3 – Fostering Innovation and Employability: The Role of
Industry-Academia Collaboration – are Mr.Guru Keerthi, Co-Founder of Carat Lane, Mr.Vasudevan, Managing Director, Equitas Bank, Dr.J.S.Rajkumar, Chairman & Chief Surgeon, Lifeline Hospitals and Mr. Vinod Saraogi, Founder, Go Colours.
The highlight of the conclave is tete-a-tete wherein Mr. Arun Ram, Resident Editor, Times of
India will chat with Shri. Nambi Narayanan, Indian Scientist.
The members of college administration who felicitate the programme are Rev. Dr. Antony Robinson, SJ, Rector, Loyola Institutions, Rev. Dr. B. Jeyaraj SJ, Secretary, Rev. Dr. A. Louis Arockiaraj SJ, Principal. Loyola College and Rev. Dr A. Louie Albert, SJ, Director, LAA.
The officials of LAA who organise the event are Dr.G.Viswanathan, President, LAA & Chancellor, VIT, Mr. Thamilarasu, Vice president, LAA, Mr. J.Balamurugan, General Secretary, LAA, Mr. M.A. Robin Jacob, Joint Secretary and Program Chair, Mr. George B. Cherian, Centenary Convenor, LAA and Mr. Arun Prasanna, Progrmme coordinator.
The proceeds of the event go to Fr Kuriakose Scholarship fund, a crowdfunding initiative to support the education of the rural poor, underprivileged, first generation learners, visually
challenged and tribals. M/s. TIL HealthCare is the official sponsor of the event.
