Indira School of Communication

CONVOCATION - Batch 2009-11  

Chief Guest: Jackie Shroff

Special Attraction – Staging of play Chanakya by Manoj Joshi

The Indira School of Communication, Wakad, Pune, hosted its sixth convocation ceremony for the pass outs of its post graduate programme on Janaury 18, 2012, Wednesday at Dhruv Auditorium in the Indira Institute campus at Wakad. The chief guest at the function was popular film actor Jackie Shroff, who handed over the degrees. Presiding at the function was Dr. Tarita Shankar, Chairperson of the Indira Group of Institutes and Group Director, Prof. Chetan Wakalkar of the IGI. Famous Hindi play Chanakya, based on the life and work of Chanakya, the ancient Indian strategist was presented by actor Manoj Joshi and his troupe.
Jackie Shroff regaled the audience with his impromptu speech. Established as a lead actor and with a kitty of 170 films to his credit, Jackie went on to explain that Dev Anand was instrumental in casting him in his film career ages ago, when he started off. Dressed in a formal black jacket, Jackie also wore the Convocation gown looking dapper.  He exhorted the students to work hard and to care for their families as they grow up.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Tarita Shankar said, “The students at ISC are a creative lot and make justice to their work with their creative inputs”. She commended the students for their short films and other endeavours. Students were awarded degree certificates and awards and honours for various achievements. 
Manoj Joshi, film and theatre actor, director of the play Chanakya, spoke about the relevance of Chanakya’s political and economic strategies in today’s modern times. The play Chanakya that followed the degree awarding ceremony gripped the audience with its ancient Hindi and superlative performances. Chanakya came alive amongst the audience with Joshi’s apt portrayal, riveting audiences to the lively script. The crew of the play, especially lead actor and director, Manoj Joshi was offered a standing ovation.
AsmitaDani, Director, ISC gave the welcome speech and Rinku Nagpal, Placement Manager, proposed the vote of thanks. Devangini Kulkarni, a passing out student, shared her memories at ISC, her alma mater.