Mr Madhukar Kamath, Chairperson, Mudra Foundation Society declared the Convocation open. The Scholastic gold medal went to Indronil Goswami. 24 students of 16th batch of the Creative and Crafting Communications Course were also conferred with Post Graduate Certificates at the Convocation. Also, MICA, in partnership with WWF, observed the aEarth Houra and lights were switched off at 8:30 pm.

The Year Book was released on this occasion by AG Krishnamurthy along with a book aChutnefying Hinglish Highlightsa authored by Prof Rita Kothari of MICA. A third book, ‘Culture, Consumption and Brandinga co-authored by Prof Atul Tandon and Prof. Rajneesh Krishna was also released by Mr Gerson.

On this occasion the Chief Guest, Mr AG Krishnamurthy, recalling his experiences at MICA, said, aI come to MICA after 6 years with great deal of pride.a He advised the graduating batch that in these troubled times, students need to realize that success is a process, not an event. He said, “I have learnt in 30 odd years that, to create professionals, we need to follow the ‘panchasutras’, or the apower of 5a, which include ‘Dream very big’, ‘Be the master of your trade’, ‘Be positive’, ‘Do not aim for materialistic things’, and ‘Never give up’.”