LAUNCH OF BBA - BCA PROGRAMME June 17, 2016 Friday 2 pm

The first question that I pose before this audience is regarding the nature of this programme - is it a regular programme or something else? You answer in positive and say that this is regular.  This is indeed regular, and that means your being here on a regular basis. 

However, this is REGULAR with a difference. This is an age of innovation.  The whole nation is going ga-ga after the 'innovation mantra'.  This programme is innovative in some manner - in the sense, we are making some 'improvisation' to circumvent the constraints of 'space' through a manipulation of time - say, 'timing'. 

This has been launched after a prolonged preparation of about two years.  I recall with gratitude the efforts taken by Dr. Krishnakumar who is sitting so silently behind. The way he presents himself gives me some recollection for our inspiration today. 

There are four terms that are dangling before my vision as we launch these programmes today:

1. Business

2. Administration

3. Computer

4. Applications

We spell 'business' with an 'i', but the 'I' is silent, it's 'biznes', where the 'U' is pronounced as 'I'.  This is the spirit of a true and successful 'business'.  It puts 'I' in the place of 'U', and keep 'I' silent - unobtrusively, putting the U as if it were I. 

Administration is about ad + ministrare --> to minister to.  It's all about service - to render service to whom you are supposed to be administering. 

So let's say that a HEARTIAN business administration would look out to serve the clientele in such a manner that the client feels s/he is being treated as if the business person is treating oneself, caring for oneself. 

We speak about this as a computer age! From our childhood and school days, when computers were said to be huge machines quite unreachable, inaccessible and unaffordable, they have become so common, and encompassing every aspect of life.  Over the years, its scope has only widened. 

It is more about application of computer technology that you are going to learn.  How to apply what (whatever) you learn to life for enriching life.  As Gandhiji put it:'Learn for life', so that we become disseminators of 'abundance of life' (Jn 10:10). 

Today, we began this function with the prayer led by Yadu: "നല്ലതേ തോന്നാവു, നല്ലതേ ചൊല്ലാവൂ, നല്ലതേ ചെയ്യാവൂ നിൻ കൃപയാൽ" May we, by your grace, think good, speak good, and do good!

May this journey be an ongoing and neverending  discovery of good ideas, good interactions  and many good and great accomplishments together.  

ॐ सह नौववतु  सह नौ भुनक्तु सह वीर्यं करवावहै 

तेजस्वी नावधीतमस्तु मा  विद्विषावहै  

ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शान्तिः !!

SH is a rather free and liberal space - hence no uniform is proposed; however, for your grooming, some dress code would be prescribed, at least for a few restricted days. 

You are being given two guardian angels, dressed in the white robe - Fr. Tomy Palatty CMI and Fr. Nijo CMI. 

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in whom is the treasures of all wisdom, bless us!