It was time for the students who learnt the traits of fashion, to come out of their cocoon and re-invent fashion in their own way. To mark the start of a new beginning, yards of silken thread, scissors, sketches and pencils were seen being exchanged with the solemnity of a black robe and a sacrosanct pledge as the future designers took an oath of fairness and quality.
This marked the annual Convocation2012 ceremony of the NIFT Bangalore and Kannur which was held recently at the institute’s auditorium with the future designers of the country.
The occasion was graced by the presence of the established names in the industry like Sarabjit Ghose, Executive Director of Laguna Clothing as the chief guest, Neelam Chibber, co-founder of Mother Earth as a special guest and Dr Sandeep Shastri, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Jain University as the guest of honour.
“We are happy with this batch’s performance this year and we are also glad that most of the students have already been placed,” said Director Kakarla Usha of NIFT.
The ceremony started with the students singing Saraswati vandana to seek the blessings of the deity for their prosperous career. This was followed by the chief guests bestowing their best wishes and advices upon the graduating students. While Neelam Chabbar shared some of her student-life experiences, Shri Sarabjit Ghose asked the students if they could re-invent global fashion while dealing with the pressures of their work-life.
The auditorium was full of promising faces, all draped in white and golden, with their black rug on. On the other side, it was an emotional partition from the years of attachment from their friends, faculty and the student-life.
“Student life was certainly better in many ways. One had the freedom to make mistakes. However, now we have to be prepared to face the realities of life, once we are in the field. This convocation is like a re-union with my classmates, friends and faculty after five months. This couldn’t have been better,” said Pallavi Gopikumar who just finished her Undergraduate course from the Institute. The ceremony was concluded with the distribution of certificates and medals to the students of each department with the assistance of their respective faculty of both the Institutions.