At the Dr D.V. Jaiswal Auditorium of Babulal Gaur Government Postgraduate College, BHEL, Bhopal, representatives from the fields of education, research, administration, politics, medicine, journalism, real estate, travel, tourism, hotel, business and homemaking attended as former students and shared memories of their college days over cups of tea.
Principal Sanjay Jain welcomed and felicitated all the alumni present, saying that a college is known not by its building but by its students. He expressed happiness that despite studying with limited resources, the former students of this college had achieved notable success in their respective fields and enhanced the institution’s pride by building careers in India and abroad. He wished everyone a bright future.
Programme convener Deeksha Barde said former students of the PG Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management, Prashant Khanwalkar and his wife Suchitra Khanwalkar, remembered their college days and described the quality education they received as the path of their lives. Journalist Brijesh Jain and Aarti Patel shared memories of meeting their life partners at this college and recalled its positive academic environment. Former students Ramakant Pawar and Prakash Choukse remembered their struggles for college development as student politics and students’ union office-bearers. Brijesh also narrated how he and his friend Montu would contribute Rs 10 each to get petrol filled and come to college. Sandeep Gupta remembered the samosa parties, while Sage University Director General Ashish Dutta refreshed memories of moments spent with teachers of his time. Hira Makoria expressed regret that the college did not have such a good building in his time.
In the discussion, Pawan Verma, Balveer Meena, Devendra Gondne, Manindra Singh, Deepak Soni, Bhagwati Raikwar, Sunita Mehra, Preeti Thapa, Leena Wilson, Suraj Rathore, Nitesh Gohani, Asib Khan, Roshni Sharma, Yogesh Jaiswal, Amrita Kariyari, Aarti Patel, Mamta Vishwakarma, Salma Khatoon and Sona Choudhary also shared stories of their time. They said, “The teachers of this college gave us not only bookish knowledge but also the opportunity to build careers in various fields according to our talents. Even if only one student was present, there was an opportunity to study in classes. BHEL College and Miss BHEL College, career fairs, the rush to take admission in the college and the excitement of cultural programmes are still in our memories. Coming to the college campus feels as if we have come to our own home.”
More than 50 alumni present decided that they would organise a grand cultural programme in the first week of January 2027. The alumni thanked Principal Sanjay Jain and convener Deeksha Barde. Tourism expert Lalit Gaur, Anupama Yadav, Pratibha Dehariya, Kailash Thakre, Preeti Mishra, Seema Srivastava and Varsha Chauhan participated on the occasion.
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