The initial core group who mooted the idea of the Manipal Alumni Association consisted of Dr.V.Surendranathan, Dr. R. L. Anandan, Dr. Rasihd, Dr. Jeyaratnam, Dr. Pathmarajah, and Dr.S.S. Thevan. This group met regularly in each other’s houses or in restaurants and organised the first get together in September 1979. This was followed by the first annual Dinner Dance in the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur…
