CHENNAI: Youngsters require great confidence to face whatever they may come across in life and emerge successful, said Madras High Court judge Justice K Venkataraman. Delivering the graduation day address at Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College in Arumbakkam here on Saturday, he said every achiever in this world had striven hard to reach the heights, overcoming several obstacles. Narrating two stories to drive home the point that god would come to the rescue of those with confidence, he said, “If you think it is not possible, it will remain impossible for ever. But if you think something is possible, it can be achieved.” Stressing that students should never forget their teachers and parents Justice Venkataraman, who is an alumnus of the institution, said Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College had not only given him a good education but had also imparted good character, which was very important for a judge. S Narasimhan, Principal of the college, said the first batch of PG students (2009-11) under the autonomous pattern had done extremely well and posted exemplary results. Of the total 374 students, 332 emerged successful in the final examinations held in April/May 2011, he said. Pointing out that the placement cell was very active throughout the year, he said, “The professional PG courses – Social Work, Human Resource Management, Management Studies, Computer Science and Applications – have an excellent placement record of well over 90 per cent in frontline organisations here and abroad.” On the research front the college has to its credit an enviable track record of over 425 MPhils since the 1980s, including 30 for the year 2011 who will be taking their degrees along with 322 PG graduands, and close to 100 PhDs in the short span of ten years from 2001, he said. P Haridas, secretary of the college, spoke and an ‘Almanac of Graduands’, profiling the alumni, was released on the occasion.
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