I am proud to announce that the Finance Club at Jaipuria Noida was inaugurated on the 7th of August, 2012. The Dean, Associate Dean and members of the Finance Club were present for the interactive and energetic first meeting. To kick-start the event, members did a little role-playing, attempting to bring out the role of finance in our day-to-day lives. It was followed by a poem recital, which motivated all the listeners present. I then had the privilege of addressing the Finance Club members and outlining the kinds of activities we could undertake in the coming year. I was also happy to hear many suggestions from those present. Finally, Professor Prabhat Pankaj spoke to the gathering, and his heartfelt words were very encouraging to us.
Now that the inaugural event is over, I can take a moment to express my gratitude to all the people who helped make this happen. As everyone knows, there is always a lot of effort behind the scenes to make any event successful. The name of the club, the logo and the motto has been decided after a lot of deliberations. We have settled on the name ‘Hiranya’, which means wealth. We truly do believe that knowledge enhances our skill-sets and makes us better professionals, and it is for this reason that we have kept our motto – “Shared Knowledge Leads the Way.”
Organisationally, the club will be divided into three central committees, led by Vice Presidents, who will in turn report to the Club President. I am proud to announce that this year’s Club President is Abhishek Pramanik from PDGM (A). The first committee is the External Committee, led by Saransh Garg, PDGM (B), and will look after external activities including guest talks, panel discussions, alumni interactions and other such events. The second committee is the Internal Committee led by Mayuri Datta, PDGM (S), and will look after games, debates and quizzes. The third committee is the Research Committee, which will encourage students to write finance articles, undertake small research projects and produce a newsletter. Umesh Yadav, from PGDM (B), will head this committee.
In the coming year, we are very confident that our Finance Club, Hiranya, will go from strength to strength. However, none of this is possible with the active interest and support of the student body, and for that reason I encourage all of you to come and attend our events, submit your articles and join the Club. After all, knowledge is profitable!