Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA :

Mumbai :

The ex-students of  Vile Parle’s Mithibai College will hold their seventh reunion Saturday December 9 at Club Millennium,  Juhu.

“We will felicitate composers Sajid-Wajid, film director Vikram Bhat, stage artiste  Paritosh Painter and Afroz Shah who initiated the Versova beach clean-up,” said Krishna Hegde, convenor,Mithibai Ex-Students Association (MESA).

The glamour quotient coupled with social messages makes the Mithibai alumni meet an awaited event. This year, performances by Purani Jeans, Cutting Chai and An Evening Down Memory Lane are on schedule.

Mithibai College has among the largest number of students worldwide and approximately one million alumni in different countries.

Hegde said, “It has been a tradition to felicitate outstanding ex-students for their achievements at our reunions. We are very excited with the names selected for this year’s  MESA Hall of Fame 2017.”

The previous edition of the reunion saw a turnout of over 500 alumni. Senior media professional Balakrishna Pillai’s batch is celebrating its silver jubilee since passing out. He said, “Our reunions are one of the largest and grandest in India. For us, reunions are not just about get-togethers but also celebrating the success of our college mates and being socially responsible. Since MESA was founded about 19 years back, besides getting the students together at regular intervals, it has arranged various blood donation drives, health camps, fund raising for Kargil jawans, supporting the education of underprivileged and other activities.”

“It is not uncommon to spot a film star, industrialist or sportsperson at other college reunions but at ours, celebrities seem to outnumber the average alumni! Ex-students like Ajay Devgan, Raveena Tandon, Vivek Oberoi, Praveen Amre attend the reunions frequently,” said Khalid Khan, MESA president.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Mumbai News / by Bella Jaisinghani / TNN / December 07th, 2017