Bangalore: St Joseph's graduates get tips for success from entrepreneur

From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Jul 21: A successful entrepreneur and mentor Claudius Pereira, founder and Managing Director of System Tech Pvt Ltd, provided valuable tips to the new post-graduate diploma holders  in business management of the St Joseph’s College of Business Management to strive for success by starting from their strengths as that alone would pave the way for overcoming any weakness and realize their ultimate dreams.

He was delivering the 16th Convocation Address of SJCBA, after the Chairman of the Governing Council and Rector of St Joseph’s Institutions in Bangalore Rev Dr Stany D’Souza presented the post-graduate diploma certificates to 110 of the 120 students – the other 10 being conferred the diplomas in absentia at a solemn and glittering function.

Claudius Pereira, the author of the book on his family saga,''Echoes of Footprints,” that created history with book launches in the three countries of India at Bangalore, UK and USA, advised the students to dream big because all great careers generally start with big and great dreams, which need to be pursued with passion, determination, dedication, decisiveness and right aptitude.

''Success does not come to you by itself. You need to go and work for it,” Pereira said pointing out that he was speaking from experience as he himself had come up from utter poverty to achieve success and prosperity which also included failure.

Pereira, who claimed that he had started with a measly monthly salary of Rs 300 to establish three successful companies and tasted failure, said the Josephites should never be discouraged or disheartened by failures because failures provided valuable lessons to learn from the mistakes and strive for success.

''Don’t ever give up in the face of adversity or setbacks because failures are and should be the stepping stones for future successes,” he said asserting that, ''there is no gain without pain.”

In his presidential address, Rev Dr Stany D’Souza emphasized the importance of education in the transformation of self and the world by teaching new things and also in learning them so as to help in the formation of individuals and future citizens.

''Life is about growing and picking good habits as transformation cannot be achieved without changes in ideas, attitudes, beliefs and priorities,” Fr Stany D’Souza said stressing the need for not allowing negative attitudes to dominate the hearts and minds for the development of healthy society.

The overall gold medal for first rank was given to Amitha M R, silver medal to Sahana B S and bronze medal to Rahul Laxman. The gold and silver medal winners in management were Amitha M R and Anita K B, financial marketing Sharon Flavia Misquith and Deepak Hegde, human resource management Shana B S and Rahul Lakshman and operations management Amitha M R and Joselyn Pereira .
               
The 16th Convocation function got off with recitation of the readings from three Holy Scriptures – Bible, Quran and Bhagawad Gita – by students. Prof Edwin Castelino, Dean, presented the annual report for the year 2012-13. Prof Vandana Nair compered the entire programme. Prof Venkatesh Raj proposed a vote of thanks.