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Working committee President Surendra Shetty was in touch with GPS and managed to get an appointment today.  A group of six Working Committee members (except Sharat Hegde who is in Koppala) went to University and met GPS and Waheeda Sultana.   Members included President Surendra Shetty,  Florine Roche, Ronald Anil Fernandes, Smitha Jaideep, Krishna Kishore and Krishna Mohana Talengala.   GPS welcomed us with cool drinks in  tea cups (paper cups) and Surendra Shetty (SS) briefed them the purpose of our visit.  We told them the purpose  of our visit and needless to say  GPS was very happy or at least he looked happy.  We also told them the tentative plan i.e honouring six permanent faculty who taught us, inviting VC and two registrars as guests for the function.  We also informed him that our programme starts at 10 and ends by 12.30 with lunch.  Post lunch alumni members will meet and discuss about forming a permanent alumni association and also catch with other developments or gossip (about themselves).
We also requested GPS to find out the availability of the senate hall (which is under repair now) or if that is not ready any other alterative hall for our programme scheduled for Dec 20th. .     He has promised to get back to SS by this evening.  SS will follow the matter with GPS and inform us about these developments in a day or two.
At the same time GPS also showed us the MCJ class room hall which can accommodate about 50 to 60 people.  Anyways, we have kept the options open and the availability or the suitability of the hall will be confirmed on the 26th when again we have to go to the university to meet the VC.
We spent about one hour with GPS and got some stills clicked which are already posted in Whatsapp.  Then we went to meet the VC to invite him to preside over our function.  He was not available and therefore we have to meet him on 26th as there is a function in University on the day and he is sure to be available in the campus.  We spoke to his PA and collected his email and mobile numbers and Ronnie has agreed to follow this matter and keep the WC members informed about the development.
Then we went to meet Registrar Evaluation Prof B Narayana to invite him to be the chief guest of our function.   He was kind enuf to agree and hence his participation is confirmed.  We could not meet Registrar P S Yadapadithaya as he was not available in the campus.  Ronnie has once again volunteered to do the needful to talk to him over phone and confirm or we will try to meet him on 26th   if he is available in the campus on that day.
We went around some of the blocks where many of us have some fond memories of the activities we had indulged in during our two years in the Campus.   Some were nostalgic as they recollected good old memories of the good or bad time they had in the campus.  We left the campus at around 1.45 and reached Mangalore by 2.15pm.  Except KK and KM the remaining four had lunch together and departed at 3pm with the promise to meet once again on 26th.  
So on 26th we will have a clear picture  and based  on that we can go ahead with our plan including holding the next meeting may be on 27th itself but we will decide on 26th.      We want presence of more number in the next meeting.  Those interested to participate be prepared and come with suggestions, if any for the next meeting.
Jai ho
Florine Roche
9:10PM, 18 Nov