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Tribute to Founder
The popular Chinese proverb states, “If you are planning for a year, sow rice, if you are planning for a decade, plant trees, if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.” This sums up the entire philosophy of the time and life of legendary, Dr. K. C. G. Verghese, a visionary, who built the entire edifice of the Hindustan Group of Institutions. His profound qualities of enthusiasm, perseverance, vision and live networking has created a springboard for many aspirants to mould their careers. Dr. K. C. G. Verghese, though born in an ordinary middle class family in Kerala, by dint of his hard work, rose to one of the top-ranking educationists. He held on sturdy to his dreams and converted them into reality. Being the pioneer to promote technical education in our country, Dr. K. C. G. Verghese helped students explore their potential and made them realize education, hard work and commitment to the nation are the only means to get themselves employable and overcome poverty. His relentless
Late Dr. KCG Verghese Founder - Chairman
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Hindustan Group of Institutions
(1940-2006) work drove him to success. He firmly believed, “Every human being has infinite potential. The role of an educator is to bring out the best in every individual and that of an educational institution to provide the best facilities and the right ambience.” The Hindustan Group of Institutions caters to over 18000 students. It has an amazing staff strength of almost a 3000 and a scintillating alumni of over 80,000 students. These are the testimonies of his deep-rooted desire to fulfil his aspirations. He was a patriot and always advised the youngsters to serve their own country.
His penchant for ‘Wheels and Wings’ made him adventurous throughout his life and his indomitable spirit always rose to the occasion and facilitated him to lead. His personality had all the nuances of a great human being. He valued friendship and showed great respect, love and concern to his teachers, family members and parents.
The best tribute we can ever offer this architect of the Hindustan Group of Institutions could be to emulate his ideals and work toward realizing his dreams. Let Dr. K. C. G. Verghese’s vision, “TO MAKE EVERY MAN A SUCCESS AND NO MAN A FAILURE,” inspire us to follow his footsteps. God chose his company on Valentine’s Day. This adorable and affable human being will forever be remembered by all of us on this day, year after year, as ‘V-Day’, the ‘Verghese Day!’
