ICRI celebrates its First Annual Day in City

A Fancy Dress Competition depicting cultures of India by ICRI Students

Hyderabad|India|September'2009: Institute of Clinical Research (India) (ICRI), the country’s premier Clinical Research Institute dedicated to promoting ethical research and high-quality Clinical Research education celebrated its first Annual Day on the 15th of Sept.

Many dignitaries, doctors, medical practitioners and clinical research professionals from local hospitals such as Wockhart, Yashoda, KIMS, Global and NIMS hospitals graced the annual day celebrations.

Welcoming the gathering Prof. P. Satyanarayana, Principal of ICRI and Head of the Department of Health Care Management welcomed the gathering. He said that as the pioneers of Clinical Research studies in India, ICRI imparts innovative and intellectually challenging education of the highest academic standards. The teaching methodologies and experienced faculty at ICRI are instrumental in giving the industry Clinical Research professionals who are competent to take up responsible tasks within the industry. And announced that the day belonged to the students. And there was no dais and no more speakers.

The Day was marked with cultural programs such as Fancy Dress Competition, Singing, Dancing. Fancy Dress on Cultures of India depicting bride and grooms of Kashmir, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Goan, Andhra, Bengali was the highlight of the cultural programmes. Ms. Shravani donned the role of Bharathamatha attracted one and all.

Ms. Prasanna and Mr. Sahitya Kumar enthralled the audience with their spellbinding singing talent. Particularly Sahitya Kumar’s song ‘Mana bharatha deshamlo brathuku bharamypothunnadi. Mana samskrithi heenanga, bahu goranga vanchinchabaduthunnaid, yochinchamantondi” got a huge response from the audience.

Ms. Pavan Nanci’s fusion dance received thunderous applause from the audience. Western song numbers ‘Knocking on heaven’s door and Zombie’ performed by Grace on vocals, Anup on Guitar and Amit on Key Board too received appreciation from the audience.

The winners of various competitions were given away prizes. Prasanna and Sahitya Kumar bagged First and Second prizes in Singing; Fancy Dress on Indian Culture bagged first prize; Ms. Akanksha and Sohan bagged first and second prizes respectively for dance.

Ms. Rashmi is adjudged as the winner in Essay Competition and Dharma Kaushik as the runner up. The topic given was “Your vision as an Indian on the eve of India’s Independence Day 2009” . While forty decided to participate in the essay competition, but, 15 had the courage to write on the spot topic and the rest left the hall, announced the faculty while giving away prizes to the winners.

Rashmi in her essay envisioned a free India, safe India, secured India, united India and developed India. Her dream India is that gives free education to one and all. I love my India, right or wrong. If it right, i keep it right. If it is wrong, i set it right, she said emotionally immediately after receiving her prize.