Chennai Alumni Meet - a Report

Hi,

Special thanks to PNS, Suresh Reddy, G Sreenivasan (GS), Sethu and MKR Karthik for helping with getting the whole evening off the ground. We had close to 50 people turning up, including the classes of 2008 & 2009.

No music, no speeches, just one distraction (more on that later), meant that folks had a lot of opportunity to catch up with each other - there were enough decibels for some folks in the next hall to walk in and 'request' us to pipe down; but on a Friday evening? Fat chance!

We'll do it again - maybe a few months later!!

The distraction? A quiz on Jampot & XL. Questions are given below.... answers later!

Cheers,
Shantaram


Questions:

1. How was the 'R' in XLRI expanded earlier - 'Resources' or 'Relations'?
2. What will be the total tution fee for BMD/PMIR Students joining XLRI in 2008?
3. What is the PIN code that XLRI is located in?
4. What is the official website of XLRI?
5. What are the 2 rivers of Jamshedpur?
6. By what name is the Theatre Society at XLRI known?
7. In which year was the 3 year BME program begun at XLRI?
8. In which district of Jharkhand is Jamshedpur located?
9. Born in Jamshedpur, she went on to become Ms. World in 2000. Who?
10. What is the name of the band that has had such 'hits' as 'GMD' and 'XL ki Kudiyan'?
11. After whom are the women's residences at XLRI named?
12. What was Tatanagar Railway Station earlier known as?
13. What is the medal given to the best outgoing BMD student called?
14. Which naturalist and author of books such as 'My Family & Other Animals', was born in Jamshedpur?
15. Who is the chairman of XLRI's Board of Governers?
16. Who was the recipient of the Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial & Social Peace in 2007?
17. Who, along with Fr. Quinn Enright, founded XLRI in 1949?
18. Whose birthday on March 3 is celebrated as Founder's Day?
19. How many electives must a BMD / PMIR student mandatorily take at XLRI?
20. The best PMIR student receives the JM Kumarappa Gold Medal. The second best?
21. Before being renamed 'Jamshedpur', what was the city known as?
22. After whom is the Library at XLRI named?
23. Which professor from XLRI addressed the UN General Assembly on July 5/6 2007?
24. What is the name of the train that connects Chennai Central & Tatanagar Junction?

How many will you get right ?