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2005 MBBS BATCH

The farewell to the UG batch of 2005 and the PG batch of 2007 was held in the auditorium and the amphitheathre on october 2nd( a dry day!!!!) by the batch of 2007. The venue which was shifted at the last minute from the lawns(due to the unhappiness of the rain gods) was apt for the roman theme. a larger than life portrait of Caesar (all credit to Anush, 2007) along with pillars and roman chariots played their part. kudos to the junior most batch of 2009 for dressing up in togas that lent the ambience a truly roman flavour.though the director fr.lawrence d’souza could not be there due to prior engagement, in his letter , he wished the 2005 batch and the pgs all the best for their future and to keep the flag of their alma mater flying high and live upto the motto of st.johns.
After the arrival of the dignitaries( Rev. Fr.Glen [Assoc. Director -FIN], Rev. Fr.Matthew [Assoc. Director - College] , Dr.Prem pais [Dean] , Dr.Sandhya [Vice-Dean], Dr.Kilpadi[HOD, Surgery] and Dr.L.N.Mohan who was the chief guest) ,Mr. Jino Joy [MBBS 2007, President Farewell Comm-09] delivered the welcome speech. This was followed

Magazine Release

by speech from the dignitaries. The MCs for the evening Ryan and Swathi (from batch of 07)then called on Alex and Romina from the Batch of 2005 to take part in release of their batch magazine.
The next event was 4 liners which was announced by Priyanka mathias and yours truly( i.e. nitin). usually though its boring, it was livened up this year due to the nature of the 4 liners themselves which were humourous and also background music for each person which was selected by the mad med men of 07 batch. I have to digress here and thank each and every person like Abey, Gopal, Murtuza, Jarin, Denzil, Md, Basanth , Mp, and everyone who helped me with the 4 liners. though it was tiring, it was really enjoyable and fun to gather information and insults!!! and humorous incidents of the 2005 batch.
This was followed by the distribution of mementoes nd the 4 liners for the post graduates. this was coordinated by Dr.sharon and Dr. jessy.

Mad Med Men Jnrs

it was time for the most awaited event of the evening: mad ads on the batch of 2005. it was done by the MAD MED MEN from the 2007 batch. the plot revolved around the storyline of JOHNITANIC wherein on a sinking ship, the fight for a girl(?????) between TWAYYYNE and JUDI take place amidst various characters from the 2005 batch including a dead man make their appearance. the climax of the revealation of who the girl(????) was left everyone in splits.
This was followed by a dance from the batch of 2007 which had won first place in ICC on special request by the batch of 2005. As always , the juniormost batch 2009 put up a performance in the form of a theme dance which showed that they have a lot of potential.

2009 Dance Team

As the stomachs started rumbling, it was time to move to the food court where a toast was raised for the graduating students. a sumptuous dinner awaited everyone in the amphi theatre and to liven up the environment there was music also. a band featuring embers from batch of 2002-2007 rocked the stage. But the highlight had to be the band perfromance by the 2005 batch . People rushed from food court at this point of time to listen to 2005 belt out their popular numbers like Mitwa, Yeh mera dil, etc. in the end a photo slide show depicting tsome of the memorable moments of 2005 batch along with a song specially written for the occassion drew cheers from the crowd and sent some into nostalgia.

There was just enough time to squeeze in a 30 min dance party( the official word for disc) . DJ Valz from 07 played out popular numbers and though there were shouts of more, the conking of the instrument and the permission for

deadline meant that a memorable evening had to come to an end.
All’s well that ends well. This was a farewell to a batch who have imprinted themselves and their deeds in everyones heart and have set lofty standards that are quite difficult to scale. Heres wishing them all the very best.
p.s: i apologise for any spelling/grammatical or factual error as this was typed during a hypoglycemic state. editing will be done shortly.

The Class Representatives for 2009 MBBS batch were elected yesterday in a quick meeting at the chaplaincy center. The election was supervised by the 2007 batch.

The Class Representaives for the 1st year MBBS are:-

1. Alex

2. Nirupama

Congrats and All the Best !

After Jeffrey and Nitin (2007 Batch) its Sharan & Team from 2008 Batch for representing our college and country at the International Physiology Quiz in Kaula lumpur, Malaysia.

Earlier in April 2009 The duo had secured Second Place, behind the host team in An All Karantaka Physiology Quiz Competion. This made them eligible to appear for the international Quiz. The Team consists of Mr. Sharan, Ms. Ann Sarah Koshy, Mr. Karthik Shyam and Mr. Bharadwaj Ravindran (2008)

Last year Nitin, Jeffrey who finished First in the state level, accompanied by Wiiliam and Trinity(batch of 2006) could not make it past the written round narrowly missing the top 16 by finishng 18th.

Any way, All the Best to Sharan and Team from all fellow Johnites !!

WATCH OUT !!!!

(Nitin’s, “What happened in Kaula Lampur ????” — Comin SOON)

Farewell Dinner for 2005 MBBS batch and PG Batch of 2007 is sheduled on October 2nd, In St. Johns College Lawns.

The Blue Gold Rhapsody was released to a crowd of Johnites on 1st July, 2009, at the College Foyer. The function was presided over by Rev. Fr. Lawrence D’Souza, Director of SJNAHS. Rev. Fr. Mathew Kattiyangal, Associate Director of College, Rev. Fr. Prakash Sagili, Joint Associate Director of Hospital, Dr. Binu Joy, Associate Professor, Radiodiagnosis (also, Advisor to the BGR), and Dr. Mary Varghese, Associate Professor in Ophthalmology were present on the occasion.

The Blue Gold Rhapsody, on paper.

Our Director addressing the gathering before the release.

Sherwin Desouza receiving his copy of the magazine and the certificate from Fr. Mathew

Nitin Yashas recieving the same from Fr. Prakash

Dr. Binu Joy addressing the gathering

Dr. Danny George, Editor-in-Chief, addressing the gathering

Post your comments and feedback on the Blue Gold Rhapsody here at Johnknight.in

Its that time of the year again, when the national weeklies come out with their ranking of the top professional colleges.

outlook ranks st.johns 13th

india today ranks st.johns 12th. interestingly, the perceptual rank of st.johns is 6th according to india today

(the perceptual rank is obtained based on the ratings given by experts in the field on a scale of 1-5 for various parameters like reputation, academic input, student care,  infrastructure, and job prospects. which is then combined with the factual rank obtained by using the factual information supplied by the colleges to arrive at the overall rank.)

Dr. Pretesh Kiran (Dept. of Com. Med) on NDTV about Swine Flu in Bangalore

Malayala Manorama

Dr. Sajy (Batch of 2002) was selected to perform with A.R. Rahman in his Jai Ho Concert in Kozhikode on May 3.

Here are some newspaper clippings (CLICK TO READ)

The Hindu Daily