I'm delighted to be here today
This diploma course is bound to play
A major role in industry.
I'm honoured that today we see
A landmark silver jubilee.
A momentous day to be here
A day that's full of joy and cheer.
I'm also glad I'll get to see
The solar panels we built for free
A steady source of green energy,
One more step for victory
Over the scourge of Climate Change.
I always find it very strange
That due to negligence or greed.
We do not pay enough heed
To this existential threat.
Our obligations must be met.
Our development will derail
If our planet were to fail!
In daily life we always see
The importance of quality.
But in pharma as well as food
Great emphasis should be construed
Because our lives would be at stake.
Our industry had to awake
When US FDA assailed
Our pharma firms, our plants then failed
In India and in USA.
For us it was a sorry day.
Once or twice we all may fail.
But it doesn't pay to wail!
If you fail, make sure you learn
That is the only way to earn
The knowledge that you need to win.
It's necessary to bear and grin.
But that itself is not enough.
In introspection be quite tough.
Each time you fail please face the heat
And you'll ensure you won't repeat!
But to avoid another flaw
Bear in mind Murphy's law:
"Whatever can, will go wrong".
So always think hard and long.
If you never want to goof
All processes should be foolproof!
Now meeting every specification
Should not be cause for much elation.
It might suffice for satisfaction
But we need much greater action
In order to create delight.
We should also keep in sight
If our product's fit for use.
From my experience there's bad news.
As real life is very tough.
Specifications aren't enough.
The unforeseen can still go wrong.
All procedures must be strong.
If constant improvement is the vision,
Specifications need revision!
There is a strong correlation
With a satisfactory application
And quality as perceived
By a customer who's not deceived
By mere adherence to specification.
And that has been my observation.
The World is changing very fast
And nothing now, seems like the past.
So to survive in this rat race
New skills at a rapid pace
Must constantly be acquired
To ensure that you’re not fired.
And what those future skills will be
Is difficult to foresee.
And so you’ll need agility
Broader learning and flexibility.
Not just knowledge but its application
In an actual, real life, situation,
Quite rarely alone, mostly in teams.
And team dynamics, it seems,
Will be important for success.
Thus specific knowledge might be less
Important than interacting well
And knowing enough to tell
What would be well worth a try,
Experiment and adapt on the fly.
Everywhere one often hears
That usually the best of years
Are student years when you’re learning.
Yet most of you will now be earning.
New pressures will surely mount
But then what will really count
Is if you continue your student life.
Be friends with all, avoid all strife.
And even while you’re busy earning
Make sure that you’re always learning.
Have lots of fun but never shirk
And always try to enjoy your work.
Indeed if work becomes your passion
That’s fine or else try and fashion
Something else that is exciting.
My hobby which is writing
Amusing speeches all in verse
Ensures I’m not verbose but terse,
Keeps audiences and me entertained.
And I do feel that much is gained.
And carefully we should tread
But happiness should be spread.
Happiness requires good health
But not success or much wealth.
All studies show that in the end
The more people that you befriend
The happier you yourself will be.
One sees this very clearly,
“What goes around comes around.”
Is good advice that’s very sound.
And once you clearly understand
Our purpose is giving a helping hand,
Much happiness will come your way
As sure as night that follows day.
But if our values are very strong
And we refuse to do what’s wrong
And try and lend a helping hand
And make an effort to understand
All people with a different view
Your thought process will renew.
Then brilliant ideas will surely flow
And lead you where you need to go.
Indeed if you now see the light
Your future will be very bright.
