CAS 2022 University Award
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) is the First Indian Higher Education Institution to be conferred the CAS University Award since the inception of the award program in 2016. It is one of the four Universities selected this year by a panel of judges among a competitive field of 43 applicants from around the world for innovative and exemplary ways it prepares students for a career in the property and casualty insurance industry. The other three are Bryant University, Drake University, and the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, all from the USA.
MBA Day 2022 Celebrated – Industry C-Suite Address Students on Need for Selfless Leadership
The Department of Management and Commerce, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam campus celebrated their 36th MBA day on 21st August 2022 with a conclave themed Stealth Leadership – A Model Towards Selfless Leadership.
The students had the opportunity to listen and interact with the three leaders from the industry – Sri Mayank Bathwal, CEO of Aditya Birla Health insurance, Sri Vinay Tonse, MD & CEO, SBI Funds Management Private Ltd., and Deputy Managing Director, SBI, and Sri D. Lakshmi Narayanan, MD Sundaram Home Finance. The leaders dwelled on the theme by sharing their perspectives with examples and lessons learned during the course of their professional journey so far, illuminating the young minds.
The conclave commenced with a prayer and the lighting of the lamp, followed by a welcome address by Dr. K Sayee Manohar, Head Dept. of Management and Commerce. The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. B Sai Giridhar, Registrar SSSIHL, followed by the keynote address by Dr. CB Sanjeevi, Vice-Chancellor SSSIHL. The Guest of Honour Sri R J Rathnakar, Managing Trustee, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, shared leadership lessons he had learned from the founder chancellor, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
The final segment titled ‘Ask me Anything’ saw students interact with a panel of five industry leaders – Sri Ram Gopal, CEO, Barclays Bank India, Sri Rangarajan Krishnan, CEO, Five Star Business Finance Ltd., Sri Anand Nergunam S, Global VP Revenue, Management & Growth, Zoho Corporation, Sri Bharath M Sundaram, Vice-President, Everest Group, and Sri Jitendra Panjabi, CEO, EM Investco Capital Advisors (all SSSIHL Alumni).
The students and staff were extremely grateful to all the leaders for their insightful talks on the importance and role of a good selfless leader in today’s highly self-centered world.
View Detailed Report Here.
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Watch the Recording here:
Session 1: https://youtu.be/RBZcSKuWIek
Session 2: https://youtu.be/MOLwwJRTXzQ
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning Celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav‘ an excellent initiative by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has had great reach and impact on the student community across the country.
Highly motivated and charged, the students and staff of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning participated with great patriotic spirit and enthusiasm in the Har Ghar Tiranga program and the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, leading to the 76th Independence Day celebrations, also commemorating 75 glorious years of Indian Independence, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
It allowed them to revisit and remember India’s rich history, heritage, culture, and achievements and to pay homage to the valiant sons and daughters of our Motherland for their sacrifices, by rising to the call and presenting their patriotism through various activities like flag hoisting, music, theatre, panel discussions, speeches, declamation and more. A summary and report on the various activities conducted by the students and staff is shared below.
Har Ghar Tiranga at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
The students and staff actively participated in the Har Ghar Tiranga program between 10-15 August 2022, across all its campuses, through various activities.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
The students and staff actively participated in the observance of the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, on 14 August 2022 across all its campuses.
Celebrating 75 glorious years of Indian Independence and 76th Independence Day at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
The students and staff actively participated in celebrating the 75 glorious years of Indian Independence reminiscing the struggle and sacrifices made by Mother India’s brave and noble children, across all its campuses.
View Report on 76th Independence Day Celebrations at SSSIHL.
“This land of Bharat is the motherland for great people,
who acquired name and fame in different continents.
This land of Bharat is the battlefield where the warriors of the
foreign country was driven out and freedom from foreign rule acquired.
This land of Bharat has acquired great name and fame for erudite scholarship.
This land of Bharat is a divine land which has produced great
intellectuals in the fields of music, art, literature and various sciences.
Having been born in such a great land of Bharat, Oh students!
The responsibility to protect the wealth of righteousness of this country is yours”
-Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Founder Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Workshop on Confluence of Shakti, Siddhi and Samsiddhi – A Report
The Department of Management and Commerce, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur Campus held a one-day workshop on the 6 August 2022, titled Confluence of Shakti, Siddhi, and Samsiddhi. When translated into English, it reads as Confluence of Power, Knowledge, and Success.
The workshop saw five accomplished women leaders from the industry – Mrs. Premamala Ramalingam, Managing Director, Jouve India, Mrs. Vidya Shah, Founder Director of Bhooma Trust for Knowledge and Culture, Mrs. Sosmeta Sheshadri, Director Delivery Excellence, Life sciences Practice, Cognizant, Ms. Gayatri Rao Korde, Senior Vice President of HDFC Bank, and Ms. Bharathi Krish, Transformation Coach and Impact Professional – participate and illuminate the young minds through their inspiring talks, interactions and activities on various topics involving the students.
The workshop commenced with a prayer and the Lighting of the Lamp, followed by a welcome address by Dr. U Suma Rao, Associate professor, Dept. of Management and Commerce, and introductory remarks by Dr. K Sayee Manohar, Head, Dept. of Management and Commerce.
Prof. B Sai Giridhar, Registrar, SSSIHL delivered the inaugural address, which was followed by the keynote by Dr. C B Sanjeevi, Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL.
The activities, interactions, and experiences shared by the guest speakers left the students highly energised and enlightened at the end of the workshop. The students found the content and speakers extremely engaging and informative.
For a detailed summary please click here.
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Watch the Recording here:
Morning Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50I6H-QQuNI
Afternoon Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkW-GdhDV58
SSSIHL Participates in the 3rd AP Higher Education Planning Board Meet
The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) organized the 3rd Meeting of AP Higher Education Planning Board on the 29 & 30 July 2022 at Anantapur. The Theme for the meet was “Education 4.0 – A Roadmap for a New Era of Higher Education.
Prof. C B Sanjeevi, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning had the privilege and opportunity to participate in the event and share the Institutional Best Practices of SSSIHL with Vice-Chancellors from over 30 Universities in the State of Andhra Pradesh who participated in the 2-day event.
Sri Botcha Satyanarayana, Minister of Education, Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh was the Chief Guest and Sri J Shyamala Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh the Guest of Honor for the meet. The event was presided by Prof. K Hemachandra Reddy, Chairman, APSCHE & Chairman, APHEPB, Andhra Pradesh and had Dr Buddha Chandrashekhar, Chief Coordinating Officer, AICTE, as the key speaker.
2022 CAS Individual Research Grant Awarded to SSSIHL Actuarial Data Science Team
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) appreciates Casualty Actuarial Society for awarding the 2022 Individual Research Grant to the Actuarial Data Science group, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
The project team is led by Professor Pallav Kumar Baruah and Satya Sai Mudigonda.
About Individual Grants Competition:
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA) Committee on Knowledge Extension Research (CKER) announce the 2022 Individual Grants Competition to support the advancement of knowledge in actuarial science and contribute in an important way to areas of interest to the actuarial profession.
About CAS:
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is a leading international organization for credentialing and professional education. Founded in 1914, the CAS is the world’s only actuarial organization focused exclusively on property and casualty risks and serves over 9,100 members worldwide. CAS members are experts in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, finance, risk management, and enterprise risk management. Professionals educated by the CAS empower business and government to make well-informed strategic, financial and operational decisions.
About SSSIHL Actuarial Data Science:
SSSIHL is actively involved in actuarial data science research, specifically in the area of fraud detection. It has to its credit about 30 research papers/book chapters, 20 dissertations in non-life actuarial stream and 2 PhDs awarded in the area of actuarial data science. In fact, SSSIHL is one of the first University to award PhD in Actuarial Science in India.
About the Project:
The project is in the area of Insurance Fraud Detection using Actuarial and Data Science techniques. The project commenced on 1st June 2022 and will end by March 2023.
We wish the SSSIHL Actuarial Data Science Team all the best for the execution of this project.
Sri Suryanarayana Murthy Wins the First Prize for His Sitar Recital at Pt. Rupak Kulkarni Flute Academy’s Music Competition 2022
Sri Suryanarayana Murthy, Asst. Lecturer, Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music, SSSIHL, won the First prize for his Sitar recital in the above 18 Years category at the Pt. Rupak Kulkarni Flute Academy’s Music Competition 2022.
The online competition was organised in honour of renowned Flutist Pt. Rupak Kulkarni’s Musical journey of 45 years. The academy invited entries for Flute, Sitar and Tabla in two age categories – below and above 18 years. The winners were selected by Flutist Pt. Rupak Kulkarni and Sitar Maestro Pt. Niladri Kumar and then invited to a live ceremony held at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai where they received their prizes from the judges.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning congratulates Sri Suryanarayana Murthy for this achievement and is proud to have him as our faculty at Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music.
Prof. Madhu Kapani Asserts the Role of Mothers in Building a Nation at an International Conference held by GLS University and WILPF Foundation
Prof. Madhu Kapani, Hon. Professor, Dept. of Education, attended a two-day International Conference on ‘Empowering Women – Empowering Humanity’ organized jointly by Gujarat Law Society’s University and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF- foundation, India Section) on 26-27 March 2022, at Ahmedabad. Invited as chief guest for the Valedictory Session on the 27th March 2022, Prof. Madhu Kapani presented a paper on ‘Redefining Womanhood – Good Mothers are a Nation’s Pride’.
The paper explored the role of several illustrious, noble and brave Indian women, who brought honour and glory to the sacred land by their unflinching adherence to the ideals of dharma, shaping the ethos of the country. Through various anecdotes and examples, the paper emphasized how women with sterling virtues have not just been the very foundation of the nation and its pride upholding the culture of their motherland but also singularly responsible for the blossoming of children of character and thereby shaping them into potential leaders of the nation.
Prof. Madhu Kapani also shared the example of how Mother Easwaramma was instrumental in bringing to life three mammoth projects viz., Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Education), Sri Sathya Sai Super-Specialty Hospitals (Health), and Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Project (Water) that are offered free to the people. Thus, sharing how in every age it is the goodness and greatness of the mother that has made their sons illustrious exemplars.
The presentation was very well appreciated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr. B.H. Joshi of GLS University and the audience. Prof. Madhu Kapani was also honored with a Certificate and a memento at the event.
