Tanthra 2010
Tanthra 2010
Tanthra 2010
Coordinated by
Organized by
Students of
Second year MHRM
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.
‘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.
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.
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:-
CEOs like:-
PERFORM 2008
The theme for ‘PERFORM 2008’ was “Development of Human Capital Towards Enterprise
Value Addition.”
• Mr. J. Paneerselvam (President and Director - Hiyoshi India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai)
• Mr. Sanjiv G. Pallikal (MD - Reach Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd, 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
Mr. Sudheer Koneru (Chairman - India Board - SumTotal Systems, Inc., Hyderabad)
Mr. M.S.Venkatesh (Group President - HR & People Solutions, Educomp Solutions, Gurgaon)
We the students (future HR Professionals) are looking forward for this great event.
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