P.G.

Department of Human Resource

Management
D.G. Vaishnav College

Proudly presents to you

Coordinated by

Dr. Vidhya Srinivasan

Head of the Department

Organized by

Students of
 Second year MHRM

D.G. Vaishnav College

D.G. Vaishnav College, an institution affiliated to the University Of Madras was established in
the year 1964 with the core values of duty, discipline and dignity. The college believes in holistic
development of its students rather than mere quantification of academic knowledge. The
Institution nurtures over 6000 students in diverse fields of specialization with the help of
dedicated staffs. The college has been accredited with grade “A” by the NAAC Committee. In
addition the college has also been granted autonomy this year.

Department of Human Resource Management

The M.A. in Human Resources Management programme, initiated by the “Post Graduate
Department of Human Resources Management”, was launched in the year August 2008. It is an
intensive two year full-time course which is a combination of both class-room instruction as well
as practical training. It is a job-oriented course which is designed to nurture the skills and
confidence in young men and women to become efficacious HR professionals. The broad
objectives of this programme are to sensitize students to the social, political, economic, and
ecological environments of the society; and to enable them become effective business leaders
and decision-makers to contribute to organizational effectiveness.

‘Concurrent Fieldwork’ is a significant feature of this P.G. programme. The course is

designed in such a way that it provides excellent exposure to the students in various facets of the
industry starting from manufacturing and service sectors to IT and ITES sectors. Here, the
students are placed in the HR departments of various reputed organizations to gain hands-on
experience in the operations of HR.

‘Summer Placement’ is an important step for the students towards the understanding of
“Industrial Organizations” and “Human Resources” outside South India as the department
mandates each of its students to undergo their internship outside the boundaries of South India.
This enriches the students’ practical knowledge through exposure and observation, which in turn
helps them acquire relevant people skills and knowledge.

Dr.Vidhya Srinivasan, Head – P.G. Department of Human Resources Management,

strongly believes that HR professionals should not only equip themselves with strong Managerial
and People-oriented skills but should also have a clinch over the basic concepts of Social-Work
practices undertaken by a company. Hence, “Corporate Social Responsibility” training is an
additional exclusive docket included in this curriculum which invokes a sense of corporate
commitment in the students towards employees, community, and society at large.

The department, which constantly strives at enhancing student learning, organizes regular
guest lectures by inviting eminent personalities from a spectrum of industries, which allows the
students to move one step ahead from a regular theory-conducive environment to a practical-
conducive environment. These sessions help in updating the students about the latest and current
trends prevailing in the ever competitive market. Thus, fostering the budding professionals to
carve a niche for them in the industry.
The department encourages the students to attend regular HR conferences, Seminars and
various Workshops. One such Workshop, in which the student community has been an active
member, is the “Indian Society for Training and Development” (ISTD), which helps in providing
orientation skills on Training and Development, as well as specializes in functional areas of
Training and Human Resource Development. This is yet another erudite platform organized by
the department for the students, where experts from leading companies and consultancies train the
students on various aspects.

From Video Discussions, Case-Studies, and Assignments to Presentations, Industrial

Visits, and Workshops – the journey of this passionate department still continues, with an only
aim of invoking a sense of “self-confidence”, “leadership”, and “professionalism”, in every
student. And all this would have never been possible without the active support of Dr. Vidhya
Srinivasan – Head of the Department and her zealous six member faculty team who mentor
the students in all their endeavors by conscientiously working behind the scenes and providing
them with the best training environment.

TANTHRA - Training Association and Network towards Human Resource

Advancement

PERFORM was the Flagship event of the Department of Social Work till 2008. With the
bifurcation of the Department into Human Resource Management, now, PERFORM has been
rechristened as TANTHRA which means STRATEGY as today, the focus of HR has moved
from Personnel Management to that of a Strategic Business Partner. TANTHRA, now the
flagship event of the Department of Human Resource Management serves as a platform for
discussing and debating HR related issues. The focus of the event is on establishing and
maintaining a network with the professionals in the field of HR who are the major audience of
the program. With the objective of orientation to corporate culture, the HR graduates are
nurtured through inputs in organizing, budgeting, mobilizing resources and networking. This
program is organized by the students every year

PERFORM was a forum in which eminent and experienced professionals from HR fields
discussed and debated on HR trends and practices. This forum in the last 18 years has seen
academicians like:-

Dr. T.V. Rao

Dr. Athreya
Dr. Sanjay Sharma

Reputed consultants like:-

Mr. Anil Sachdev (Growtalent.com)
Mr. Raja Krishnamoorthy (Prolease)

Senior HR Practioners like:-

Mr. G.S.Ramesh (Hyundai)

Mr. Dilip Ranjekar (Wipro Technologies)
Mr. P. Dwaraknath (Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Health Care Ltd)

CEOs like:-

Mr. K.V.Shetty (India Pistons)

Mr. Pradeep Mohapatra (RPG) etc., who have offered their guidance and advice through the
forum.

PERFORM 2008

The theme for ‘PERFORM 2008’ was “Development of Human Capital Towards Enterprise
Value Addition.”

The speakers were:-

• Dr. Sripada Chandrasekhar (Vice President - People Relationships Management

Capgemini, Mumbai)

• Mr. Sruthi Ananthachari, PHR (Director Human Resources - Corporate Shared

Services, CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.), Chennai)

• Prof. Sunil Maheshwari (Professor - IIM, Ahmedabad)

• Mr. Jagadish Ramamoorthy (Director & CEO - Allsec Technologies Ltd,

Chennai)

• Mr. Sudheer Koneru (Chairman - India Board - SumTotal Systems, Inc.,

Hyderabad)

• Mr. Alavi Hussain Schal ( Director HR - Areva Ltd, T&D, Chennai)

• Mr. J. Paneerselvam (President and Director - Hiyoshi India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai)

• Mr. Sanjiv G. Pallikal (MD - Reach Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Chennai)

• Mr. K. Achuthan (Chief People Officer - Reliance Capital, Gujarat)

 • Mr. M.S.Venkatesh (Group President - HR & People Solutions, Educomp
Solutions, Gurgaon)

• Mr. Sriram Rajagopal (Director - Human Resources, Cognizant Technology

Solutions, Chennai)
• Mr. U. Sundar Vadivel (Head - HR & Communications, Lite-on Mobile/ Perlos
India)

• Dr. Pallab Bandyopadhyay (Vice President - HR (Asia pacific), Perotsystem,

Bangalore)

• Mr. S. Deenadayalan (Founder Director - Centre for Excellence in Organization

D2C (Divergence to Convergence) and CEO Talent Search, Bangalore)

• Mr. S.V. Nathan (Regional Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad)

• Mr. Ajit Mathai (Project Director, HEWITT, Chennai)

• Mr. Pratap.G (Country Head HR, Sony Ericsson, Chennai)

This event was conducted at Taj Coromandel on 20 September 2008. It was a gathering where
Executives and student Trainees specializing in HR gathered to enhance their knowledge on Hr
and related aspects.

TANTHRA 2009

TANTHRA 2009 was conducted at HOTEL GREENPARK, Chennai on 31st October. The
theme being “Generation next: HR Practices”. It focused on the change in the HR processes
which could make HR indispensable in the future and align itself with the paradigm shift in the
mindset of the next generation. TANTHRA 2009 also featured a Workshop on “Innovation in
HR” conducted by Mr. David Wittenberg, CEO, The Innovation Workgroup, Delhi. The
speakers of the event were as follows:-

• Mr.Anand Rangachary (MD- South Asia & Middle East Frost & Sullivan,Mumbai)
• Mr.Ravindran (MD – SHRM- India, Mumbai)
• Dr.PVR Murthy (CEO – Exclusive Search Consultants, Chennai)
• Mr.Ramkumar Ramamoorthy (VP, Cognizant Technology Solutions,Chennai)
• Mr. Naveen Narayanan (VP-HR, Accenture)
• Mr. Ganesan (VP-HR, Tata Consultancy Services)
• Mr. Joseph John (Head HR, Wipro Technologies)
• Mr. Selvam George (Chairman- 5E serpraise,Bangalore)
 • Mr.C.Mohan kumar(Exe Director –HR, Nagarjuna Oil Corporation, Chennai)
• Mr. Dharmarajan Narayanan (Head HR, Larsen & Tubro, Chennai)
• Mr. Srikant Srinivasan (Special Director - HR, Ashok Leyland,Chennai)
• Mr.Naresh Kumar Pinisetti (Director- Vestas Wind Technology India pvt ltd, Chennai)

TANTHRA 2010

TANTHRA, this year is going to be held at HOTEL LE ROYAL MERIDIAN, Chennai on

20th September 2010 with a greater amount of zeal, enthusiasm and professionalism.
“HR Trends” is the theme of TANTHRA 2010. The speakers expected for the event are as
follows:

Mr. Shrihari Udupa (Chief People Officer, Price Waterhouse Coopers)

Mr. S.V. Nathan (Regional Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad)

Mr. Sudheer Koneru (Chairman - India Board - SumTotal Systems, Inc., Hyderabad)

Mr. M.S.Venkatesh (Group President - HR & People Solutions, Educomp Solutions, Gurgaon)

Mrs. Hema Ravichander (Ex-Head HR, Infosys)

Mr. Ramkumar (VP, CTS)

Mr. Santhrupt Mishra (Chairman & Director, Birla Corporation)

Ms. Lipsa Mishra (VP-HR, Tata Teleservices)

Mr. Ravindran (President, SHRM India)

We the students (future HR Professionals) are looking forward for this great event.

For further clarifications, please contact the number mentioned below.

Contact No:

With Warm Regards,

Students
II Year M.A.HRM
(TEAM- TANTHRA 2010)