First batch of city law college rekindles memories after 37 years at reunion
TNN | Jan 23, 2019, 00:34 ISTCoimbatore: Nostalgia was tangible when the first batch of Coimbatore Law College met 37 years after they graduated. Fifty-two former students of batch ‘82 got together on the old campus at Race Course last Saturday.
The college was started in 1979, along with the Trichy Law College, under the Government Law College in Chennai, making it one of the oldest law colleges in Tamil Nadu. It was shifted to its own premises on Maruthamalai Road in 1991.
The first batch, which had 96 students, graduated in 1982. While some of them are judges, others are successful advocates and judicial officers.
The reunion opened floodgates of memories. “We reminisced about our teachers. Professor Adiseshan was the principal. He taught us the Constitution of India. Advocate Sivaraman, who was a leading lawyer in the city, taught us mercantile law,” said Sundaravadivelu, a former student.
The college was housed in a colonial building owned by the Tea Estates India Limited near Thomas Park at Race Course. “The building’s ownership has changed hands. But when we approached him, the present owner was gracious and allowed us to have our reunion here,” Sundaravadivelu told TOI.
Advocate UM Suriyaakumari said the building at Race Course was like a second home to them. “As we were the first batch, we did not have much facilities in terms of infrastructure. But we took it upon ourselves and made things happen. What still remains fresh in our memories is the college day celebration we conducted. We invited the then district collector as the chief guest and the programme was a huge success.”
“The current owner had bought the building with a plan to demolish it and construct a new building on its place. But he changed his mind and has now renovated it,” Suriyaakumari added.
The reunion was organised by advocates Sundaravadivelu, Ramakrishnan, Jayaprakash and Sanjayan under the Coimbatore First Set Law Alumni Association.
The college was started in 1979, along with the Trichy Law College, under the Government Law College in Chennai, making it one of the oldest law colleges in Tamil Nadu. It was shifted to its own premises on Maruthamalai Road in 1991.
The first batch, which had 96 students, graduated in 1982. While some of them are judges, others are successful advocates and judicial officers.
The reunion opened floodgates of memories. “We reminisced about our teachers. Professor Adiseshan was the principal. He taught us the Constitution of India. Advocate Sivaraman, who was a leading lawyer in the city, taught us mercantile law,” said Sundaravadivelu, a former student.
The college was housed in a colonial building owned by the Tea Estates India Limited near Thomas Park at Race Course. “The building’s ownership has changed hands. But when we approached him, the present owner was gracious and allowed us to have our reunion here,” Sundaravadivelu told TOI.
Advocate UM Suriyaakumari said the building at Race Course was like a second home to them. “As we were the first batch, we did not have much facilities in terms of infrastructure. But we took it upon ourselves and made things happen. What still remains fresh in our memories is the college day celebration we conducted. We invited the then district collector as the chief guest and the programme was a huge success.”
“The current owner had bought the building with a plan to demolish it and construct a new building on its place. But he changed his mind and has now renovated it,” Suriyaakumari added.
The reunion was organised by advocates Sundaravadivelu, Ramakrishnan, Jayaprakash and Sanjayan under the Coimbatore First Set Law Alumni Association.
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