Manipal: TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) 2016 Batch raised Rs 23 lakhs from their batch mates, more than Rs 10 lakhs from corporates, International Paper (India) Ltd, CIPLA Ltd and Rs 5 lakhs from implementation partners to build 3 classrooms, an auditorium, toilets and a water tank at the Government Composite High School in Rajeeva Nagara of Manipal.

As part of their reunion celebrations, fifty eight classmates recently met after 20 years and visited the school where construction is in progress. The building block is their give back to the town that set them on the path to professional success and is in memory of two of their batch mates they lost.

In true TAPMI tradition of being more than just successful professionals, this batch decided to make a difference where it matters the most – education. They believed that education is paramount in global India’s plan for the future.

It has and will always be a key part of the blueprint for progress. And hence, doing something in the area of education was their way of paving the way for another child’s future. Especially in a school that needed the infrastructure and benefits.

Some of these batch mates came from abroad- Canada, USA, UK, France, Kuwait and UAE, just to be part of this momentous occasion. The head master of the school, P Balakrishna thanked the TAPMI Batch of 1996 for their noble gesture.