A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E Loyolite 2013 Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous) Vijayawada - 520 008 Andhra Pradesh 1 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E LOYOLITE - 2013 Editor-in-Chief D Praveen Editors : Dr. R Ravindra Bhas, Dept of Telugu Dr. M Srinivasa Reddy, Dept of History 2 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E Editorial In the long journey of life of an individual or an institution there are always many milestones: silver jubilees, golden jubilees, diamond jubilees and so on. At every phase, there are copious aims that spawn prolific achievements. Just as a miracle is an answered prayer, success is an accomplished aspiration. Today, winning plaudits, ALC takes pride of place in the field of higher education as a precious premier institution – as dear as a diamond. The success mantra above all is divine intervention inasmuch as ‘service to God and country’ is the article of faith with ALC. Ever since the inception, at every milestone and between every two, ALC has been articulating her plans for the future, achieving one goal after another without gloating much about fruition. Here are just a few glimpses of such expressions and their fulfillment: The very first annual report (1954-55) of Fr Theo Matthias, SJ, the Founder-Principal, concluded with these words: “Serious and far-reaching changes in the whole structure of university education are imminent … whatever may be the system in force, Andhra Loyola College may ever stand for sound all-round education, character building, and service to God and country.” ALC realized this ambition through the achievements of the first batch of students themselves that compelled the society to turn its eyes upon them. In his Silver Jubilee College Day Report (1979), Fr G. Francis, SJ, the then Principal had this to say: “One of the major recommendations of the UGC for the development of quality education was to promote the idea of autonomous colleges … It is now more than three years since we submitted our proposals for autonomy … I hope that there will be a break-through for this venture.” Fulfilling this yearning, the UGC conferred autonomy on ALC in 1988. This marked a breakaway from the not so productive system till then followed. On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee (2004), in his annual report, the then Principal, Fr C. Peter Raj, SJ, foresaw a few challenges ahead as is the case with any healthy transformation: “Time is not too far off when the foreign Universities will set up their campuses on Indian soil … Every institution including Andhra Loyola should gear itself up to face stiff competition in offering top quality education …” ALC attained the status of CPE (College with Potential for Excellence) under the X Plan of the UGC; and, looking to her laurels, took up the choice-based credit system in next to no time. ALC, holding all the aces, proved her mettle thus standing up to any possible challenge from the academe. And the present Principal, Fr GA Peter Kishore’s vision in his annual report at the Inaugural of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations (2012-13) went on record: “...may we also move forward, ...to the frontiers of higher education in tune with the diversification the college has already embraced... ” Amen to that. His words “move towards the frontiers” are in perfect harmony with the irresistible 3 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E philosophy of the indefatigable Ulysses: “To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.” The attempt to reach one of the frontiers is, I presume, a two-pronged initiative: 1) growing into a Deemed to be University, which has been on the cards for quite some time now; and 2) starting a medical college. Reading the runes, these two are no longer drawn-out. Together they form the unassailable accretion that further increases the repute of ALC on the horizon. Thus, every successive Principal has contributed a lot to ALC and consequently the Jesuit administration and management has always been on an even keel. The foundation of ALC itself being a big dream until 1954, the chronicles prove that almost every dream of ALC has come true as of now. With all these and many more achievements, ALC, a mixed bag of courses and resources, stands out as a standard-bearer for excellence in academia. Though success is the middle name of ALC, she humbly but steadily continues to be in her typical propitious dream of excelling herself. ALC will soon hit the big time, as it were, even as she gets ready for the third cycle of accreditation by the NAAC. The point at issue is that we should deposit every good plan in the true-blue hands of God in order to savour true success and to celebrate in the future not only the Platinum Jubilee and the Centenary but many more jubilees thereafter. At each jubilee, new challenges are taken up, a new agenda is set and a new set of aims is laid down making ALC stronger in the sequence of from silver to gold, gold to diamond, diamond to platinum and so forth. Perhaps, gradual consolidation is the implicit logic behind such a felicitous and fruitful evolution. They say four C’s define and determine the dearness of a diamond: cut, clarity, colour and carat; and ALC, at a premium for students, is brimful of all these attributes: enlightening the students towards their multifaceted development; catering with a clear intention of solicitous service to the students; encouraging the students to overcome any kind of polarization; and bestowing upon everyone associated with ALC the much coveted weight in the society. With such an assiduous nature she imbues the students with the grit of being men and women for others. ALC thus in herself is a legendary precious diamond, if ever there was one, and richly deserves celebrating the Diamond Jubilee. May ALC play Moses, lead and continue the exodus no holds barred, always go the extra mile for the stakeholders, and help them reach the Promised Land! Let’s strike up together Jim Reeves’ “Take my hand, precious LORD, lead me on” for ALC. March on, ALC! Praveen Dasari 4 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E Contents English 1. Editorial 3 2. Annual Report for 2012 - 2013 7 3. Fr Gordon Memorial Lecture 76 4. College Diamond Jubilee Inaugural 81 5. FR. T. INNIAH, SJ - Memoirs 82 6. New Hostel Golden Jubilee Celebrations 84 7. On the Retirement of Dr. P. Ramanujam 88 Telugu 11111..... Äq+<√‘ê‡Vü‰\‘√ Ä+Á<Ûä ˝§jÓ÷\ eÁCÀ‘·‡yê\T ÅbÕs¡+uÛÑ+ 89 2. &܈ˆ $.ÄsY. sêkÕì ø£<∏ä˝À¢ ãVüQ»q J$‘·+ 91 3. ø√kÕÔ+Á<Ûä C≤q|ü<ä kÕVæ≤‘·´+ 95 4. ñ‘·ÔeT ø£<∏ës¡#·sTT‘· ô|~›uÛ§≥¢ 103 5. eÁ»dü+ø£\Œ+ 104 5 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E 6 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E Annual Report for 2012 - 2013 Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous)::Vijayawada 59th College Day Report - 2012-2013 6th March 2013 Respected Chief Guest, His Excellency Shri. E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh, i.exe the Guests of Honour, Prof. V. Venkaiah, Vice Chancellor, Krishna University, Sri. Lagadapati Rajagopal, Honorable Member of Parliament, Rev. Fr. P. Antony S.J. Provincial, Andhra Jesuit Province, Rev.Fr.D Ravi Sekhar, SJ, Rector of Andhra Loyola Institutions, and the Director of Kaladarshini, Rev. Fr. Dr.A. Francis Xavier, SJ, Correspondent, Dr. N. Ramesh Kumar, IAS, an illustrious alumnus of the College and currently the Prl. Secretary to the Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Sri. Buddha Prakash M Jyothi, the District Collector, Krishna, Sri. N. Madhusudhan Reddy, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada, Rev.Fr.Dr.G.Jayaraj, SJ, Vice Principal (PG), Rev. Fr. S Raju, SJ, Vice Principal (Degree), Dr.G.Murali Krishna, Vice Principal (Degree), Rev.Fr.P.Balashowry, SJ, Vice Principal (Intermediate), Dr.M.Srinivasa Reddy, Dean of Humanities, Dr.G.V.Ramana, Dean of Sciences, Dr.N.A.Francis Xavier, Dean of Student Affairs, Sri K.V.Vijaya Babu, Chairman, ALC Staff Association, Heads of the Departments, Rev Fr.G.M.Victor Emmanuel, SJ, Controller of Examinations, Rev Fr Melchior, SJ, Director of New Hostel, Rev Fr.N.Bujji Babu, SJ, Director of Gogineni Hostel, Rev.Fr.Anthony Theckemury, SJ, Advisor to the Andhra Loyola College Alumni Association, Dr. G. V. Mohan Prasad, President, ALCAA, Rev.Fr.J.Thainese, SJ, Director and Correspondent of Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dr.O.Mahesh, Principal, ALIET, Rev Fr.Showri Raju, SJ, Headmaster, ALCAA School, Rev. Fathers and Brothers of the Society of Jesus, who toiled and moiled in this soil to make ALC what it is today, Rev. Fathers and Brothers of the present Management, distinguished members of the Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Andhra Loyola Institutions, Rev.Fathers and Brothers of the Management, beloved Principals from neighbouring colleges, Mr.P.W.Wilson Rosario, the Student Representative and Miss B Aarthi, the Girl Students Representative, beloved staff of yester years, Alumni and Alumnae of our college, Friends, Invitees, Parents and Members of the Electronic and Print Media and my dear students! On the Occasion of the Inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee of Andhra Loyola College, I feel blessed to present the 59th Annual Report of the College. 59 Years of ALC: A Recollection and Reflection Before I present the Annual Report, it is my duty to glance down the path that has led up to where we are now at Andhra Loyola College and render a brief account of that momentous journey. It is well-known that Andhra Loyola College is administered by the members of the Society of Jesus, called Jesuits, a Catholic Religious Order, who have been rendering yeoman service in various fields including education, for over 450 years. Jesuits also strive to promote social justice and ecumenical dialogue. The Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by a Spanish knight called St. Ignatius of Loyola is rendering its services across the Globe in 112 countries. Over this long period, the Jesuits have had to contend with several struggles and even a suppression. But, guided by the Divine Spirit and the charism of Ignatius of Loyola, they have stood up to them as warriors in serving God through serving His people. The entry of the Jesuits in India began with St. Francis Xavier in Goa, and was strengthened by martyrs like St John de Britto. The Carnatic Mission, established by the French Jesuits in 1700, was instrumental in 7 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E serving the needy in the southern part of the Telugu land in the 18th century until its suppression. The Jesuits returned to the Telugu Land only in the year 1953 after a decade long persistent efforts of the Catholic Bishops of Andhra in general and those of the late Bishop Ignatius Mummadi, the then Bishop of Guntur Diocese in particular. The Genesis of the College dates back to 1943 when Dr. C. R. Reddy the then Vice-Chancellor of Andhra Univeristy suggested to Bishop Ignatius to strive for the establishment of a College in Andhra by the Society of Jesus. Bishop Ignatius then started his untiring and relentless efforts towards the same. When Bishop Ignatius went to Rome in 1948 for his “Ad Limina” visit, he met Very Rev.Fr.John Baptist Janssens, the then Superior General of the Society of Jesus, and convinced him of the need for starting a Jesuit College in Andhra area of Madras State and the Jesuit Superiors agreed to consider the sincere appeal made by the Bishop. Rev.Fr.F.K.Devaiah,S.J who was working as Headmaster of the St.Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Dindigul, was transferred to Loyola College, Madras, in April 1952 and finally given the task of selection of site for a Jesuit College in the Telugu Speaking area of the then Madras State. Bishop Ignatius, Fr.Devaiah and many local leaders like Y. Satyanarayana IPS, K. Rahuramaiah and others applied themselves to the task of acquiring sufficient land for the needs of a Jesuit College. There were many requests and delegations from the people of Baptla, Vetapalam, Nambur, Muktyala, Seetanagaram, Gannavaram, Vijayawada etc., to start the College in their respective places. After considering various proposals for the College site, Fr.Pinto, the then Vice Provincial of Madurai, favored setting up the College in Vijayawada. On 2 Jan 1953, the decision was informed to Fr.Devaiah. At Ram Mohana Roy Library, Vijayawada, the elite of Vijayawada met on 27.02.1953 and expressed their desire to contribute and collect money to buy 100 acres of land for the College site. Different teams of volunteers with Jesuit Fathers went round the Coastal Districts and tried to collect enough money to acquire the land for the College site. The Loyola College Society was registered at Guntur on 30th June 1953 and the lands purchased for the College site were registered in its name. By the end of November 1953, 80 acres of the proposed site were acquired and the Jesuits decided to go ahead with the setting up of the College. Sri C.M Trivedi, the first Governor of Andhra State, was invited to lay the Foundation stone. On 9 December 1953, at 4:00 pm the College site was blessed by Bishop Ignatius Mummadi. The Foundation stone of the Gogineni Hostel was blessed by the then Archibishop of Bangalore, Most Rev.Thomas Pothakamury, and it was laid by Sri Gogineni Venkata Subbaiah Naidu, the biggest donor. At 5:00 pm, the foundation stone of the College was blessed by the then Archibishop of Hyderabad Most Rev.J.Mark Gopu, DD and the Governor Sri.C.M.Trivedi laid the Foundation stone. The building work began in January 1954 under the supervision of Br. Giani David, the Italian architect and finally classes started off on 12th July 1954. Over these 59 years, Andhra Loyola College has unfailingly occupied a premier position in the State by meeting the educational needs of its people with excellence and steadfastly adhering to the Jesuit educational goal of producing men and women for others. The College started in 1954 with 5 courses in intermediate and in 1957 the College started B.Sc. course with chemistry as Main and Mathematics and Physics; Botany and Zoology as ancillaries. Other degree courses BA and B.Com came into existence in 1958. Now the College has a variety of diversified conventional degree courses and innovative and job oriented courses. The College can boast off of starting B.Sc. and M.Sc. Visual Communication with Electronic Media, first ever in coastal AP. The college also started another innovative programme B.A. Music/Dance and Animation Design and Sound first 8 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E in the state of AP. The college at present runs 5 courses in Intermediate; BA with four combinations; B.Sc with 9 combinations; 2 B.com programmes and BBA. There are 7 PG Programmes run by the College. The College was granted Autonomy in 1988 and is now enjoying its Silver Jubilee status of Autonomy. As an autonomous college the college made rapid changes in its curriculum to suit the regional and national needs. Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is introduced by the College (first among the colleges of coastal AP) from the academic year 2005 – 2006. Uniqueness of CBCS of the College – 1. Introduction of Subject Electives (Special) in all the three majors 2. Introduction of Subject Electives (Skill-Based) in all the three majors 3. Introduction of General Elective which is multi-disciplinary in nature, add-on skill development elective. 4. Introduction of Project work in UG disciplines. To enhance the employability and vertical mobility of students, the curriculum is designed in such a way that it includes components of General Elective, Subject Electives (Special) and Subject Elective (Skill- Based). To cope with the learner differences, the Department of English has introduced ‘Streaming’ for the General English Course, with A, B and C streams. And now reduced to A and B streams. The English Language Laboratory brings in the element of practical approach to language learning. The Department of English has made the General English course more functional and rather than content-based and memory-oriented. The College lays emphasis on formation of values in the students through its Value Education Course. A pass in this course is mandatory for students to be eligible for the award of the degree. As a part of the Foundation Courses in the CBCS, all students are required to take-up a course in “Fundamentals of Information Technology (FIT)”. Special Remedial Coaching for SC and ST students is being organized for the past two years, under the scheme sponsored by the University Grants Commission. Andhra Loyola College organizes a distinct extension programme named ALERT, an acronym for ‘Andhra Loyola Extension for Rural Transformation’ from the academic year 2003 - 2004. During the Diamond Jubilee year the College started yet another extension programme - ALANA an acronym for Andhra Loyola Assistance for Neighborhood Accompaniment. The chief goal of ALANA is to involve our students and their classroom learning in a meaningful way for the benefit of the Schools run by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. The different categories of financial aid given by the management of the College are – · Earn While You Learn · Student Aid Fund · Management Scholarships · Sports Scholarships · Fee concession for children of non-Teaching staff · Subsidized Lunch Scheme Besides, it has won the coveted College With Potential for Excellence status from the UGC and been re-accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.65 out of 4.00 with ‘A’ Grade. The College also received grants from UGC twice, for Basic Scientific Research Scheme, a rare opportunity for a College. Furthermore, its alumni have scaled the heights of the hall of fame in different fields in India and abroad. However, we strive with the belief that the best, as the poet so perceptively pointed out, is ‘yet to be.’ 9 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3 A N D H R A L O Y O L A C O L L E G E We shall, on this historic occasion of the inauguration of our diamond jubilee, rededicate ourselves to striving for the best. With this sobering thought and resolution, let me set about the task of presenting the Annual Report of ALC for the year 2012-2013. New Appointments: During this academic year, as many as thirty teaching staff have been recruited in the Degree and Intermediate sections, nine in the Postgraduation section. Students’ strength: The total number of the students in the college is 3430. Of this, 883 are in the Intermediate section, 2196 in the Degree Section and 351 in the postgraduate section. Examination Results: Here is an overall picture of the examination results of the previous academic year with respect to the Intermediate, Degree and Postgraduate sections. The results of the Intermediate Public Examinations registered an 80% pass rate, in spite of the fact that there was a large scale failure due to the Physics paper that affected the entire State results. Degree Results: B.Sc DCS DSC DML DP DCS DB DZ Pass % 80.00 91.43 94.55 92.16 88.00 64.71 94.44 DCP DBM DEC DVC DCV DBC 90.38 77.78 89.19 100.00% 95.65% 87.50% B.Com., B.Com . BCA B.Aà DEH DET DGH DEM General Computers 94.87 97.44 85.71 84.21 50.00 100.00 89.47 B.A., DEH DET DGH DEM Pass % 84.21 50.00 100.00 89.47 and the overall results of the Degree sections is 88 % 10 L O Y O L I T E - 2 0 1 3