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We commemorate the life of our great founder, Padmashri
W e c ommemor a t e the lif e of our g r ea t f ounder , P admashr i
Dr. TMA Pai who uplifted the lives of millions, for genera-
Dr . TM A P ai who uplif t ed the liv es of millions , f or gener a -
,
A thunder
A thundering shiver travels through your spine,
a
v
our spine
ing shiv
els thr
ough y
er tr
tions to come by creating equal opportunities for acquir-
tions t o c ome b y cr ea ting equal oppor tunities f or ac quir -
ing ser
e
tion, and bank
es
ing healthcar
vic
, educa
our st
acuum in y
omach,
ou can f
You can feel the sudden vacuum in your stomach,
eel the sudden v
Y ing healthcare, education, and banking services. .
T
he lump in y
ying t
our thr
t den
wn
oa
The lump in your throat denying to go down
o go do
Hailing fr om a family of far mers , y oung M adha v w as e x -
Hailing from a family of farmers, young Madhav was ex-
posed t o the ec onomics and dynamics of business a t a
posed to the economics and dynamics of business at a
o abandon its sugar
A
o a child asked t
y jew
Akin to a child asked to abandon its sugary jewels.
.
in t
els
k
very young age.
v
ession;
Y ou r ealiz er y y oung age .
You realize your transgression;
our tr
r
e y
ansg
Despite having a tumultuous childhood which lead to
D
espit
ving a tumultuous childhood which lead t
e ha
o

ounds y
e sur
A pur
A purple haze surrounds your head;
ple haz
r
our head;
r
tion, he managed t
e
adua
o g
ly educa
t
disruptions in his ear
disruptions in his early education, he managed to graduate
Your very own binoculars to perceive yet unsolved agonies
Y our v er y o wn binoculars t o per c eiv e y et unsolv ed agonies

t the age of 27.
or a
as a doc
as a doctor at the age of 27.
t
o set off t
ll r
o Hong Kong ,t
tise as a sur
All ready to set off to Hong Kong ,to practise as a sur-
A
eady t
o pr
ac
en the w
ar
p ev
ope
, t
es
mest desir
ar
o w
nd a k
A
And a kaleidoscope, to warp even the warmest desires. . -
aleidosc
geon,and pa y off his c ollege debts ,he w en t t o his ag ing
geon,and pay off his college debts ,he went to his aging
No amoun
t hues of ligh
v
en
No amount of different hues of light can save you now. .
e y
ou no
er
t can sa
t of diff
w

.
mother for her blessings.
mother f
or her blessings
o M
v
Her golden words to Madhav, of striving to work for the
Her golden w or ds t er ed and out of sor ts , o w or k f or the
iving t
, of str
adha
Shattered and out of sorts,
Sha
tt
w
wellbeing of Indians changed his mind and sowed the
ed the
ellbeing of I
w

ndians changed his mind and so
o;
ith none t
W
o call out t
With none to call out to;
seeds to the Manipal empire as we see it today.
seeds t o the M anipal empir e as w e see it t oda y .
t f
P A nd the fault f or their absenc v er all uplif our shoulders . -
t of a c
ood tha
om
or the o
tmen
Pai understood that for the overall upliftment of a com-
ai underst
And the fault for their absence is upon your shoulders.
e is upon y
munit
munity, they needed to be healthy, educated and their
t
y
y
ed and their
, educa
, they needed t
o be health

y t
o look past it all
Y
,
ou tr
You try to look past it all,
.
es needed be managed pr
his led him
finances needed be managed professionally. This led him

financ
of
T
essionally
to establish KMC medical college and hospital (India’s first
t o establish KMC medical c ollege and hospital (I ndia ’ s first
.
e is ev
s ey
’
But the mind
er pr
t
esen
But the mind’ s eye is ever present.
private hospital) and the syndicate bank as we know it to-
pr iv a t e hospital) and the syndica t e bank as w e k no w it t o -
ou get struck
Y
t
enue of ha
, in
oc
o a v
You get struck, into a venue of havoc, ,
v
d
a
day.

y.
Amidst a puzzling spectrum of dimensions,
A midst a puzzling spec trum of dimensions ,
Dr
t
alues
. P
as a man of v
-
Dr. Pai was a man of values, uncompromising in his integ-
omising in his in
ai w
eg
ompr
, unc
y and honest And with home losing its value;And with home losing its value;
, and pur
y of w
rity and honesty of word, deed, and purpose. He was pas-
, deed
r
d
or
-
pose
as pas
. He w
it
y
sionately driven to serve the needy. He always strived to
siona t ely dr iv en t o ser v e the needy . He alw a y , s str iv ed t o
Y
, f
You wait, for something to anchor by ,
ou w
ait
o anchor b
or something t
change the aging methods of the society that were hurt-
change the ag ing methods of the societ y tha t w er e hur t -
Hoping t
o t
ouch the g
Hoping to be able to touch the g wledge .
ing it, without its knowledge.
o be able t
, without its k
ing it
noround once more;round once more;
M
y man who had set out t
y though
az
o
t tha
Many thought that he was a crazy man who had set out to
t he w
an
as a cr
er naïv
o the scars of time
,
Nev
e t
ea
. But t
oda
think
achiev e an un Never naïve to the scars of time, e car r y f or w ar d
, as w
y
able f
t
achieve an unthinkable feat. But today, as we carry forward

e r
tle of his vision and v
emind ourselv
alues
, w
es
the mantle of his vision and values, we remind ourselves
the man And to allow fantasies to thrive again.And to allow fantasies to thrive again.
a
tion.
as his c
on
tinued inspir
that life itself was his continued inspiration.
t lif
e itself w
tha
y
o e
hen, t
T
Then, to finally be able to explore the sky;
o finally be able t
;
e the sk
xplor
or
y f
ar
r
w
e pledge
ef
e w
W
ould car
e studen
t w
or
d
We students therefore pledge, that we would carry forward
, tha
ts ther

y set up b
ed
e ar
y this man, t
e indebt
the legacy set up by this man, to whom we are indebted
o whom w
the legac With the fleeting clouds as your canvas,With the fleeting clouds as your canvas,
to, for life.
t o , f or lif e .
y
e on.
v
k out and I will mo
ou sa
t will w
You say “It will work out and I will move on.”
Y
“I
”
or
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