It can be difficult to be certain about if or how 12 months can change your life. But alums of the Social Communications Media (SCM) department of Breach Candy's Sophia Polytechnic have attached a different meaning to the acronym of their course name — Something Changed Me. Now considered to be a top-rated mass communications programme in the country, the one-year postgraduate diploma course was established in 1970 by Sr Milicent Francis. As the course turns 50 this year, the institution along with Avid Learning will organise a summit titled #Changemakers tomorrow, featuring alumni and faculty who've worked towards bringing about a positive change in society.

Speakers will deliver a seven-minute interactive presentation detailing their journeys. The alums who will be speaking range from actor Richa Chadda, filmmakers Reema Kagti and Paromita Vohra, to journalists Maya Mirchandani and Shalini Singh as well as transmedia artist Poulomi Basu. Faculty members Jeroo Mulla, P Sainath and Jerry Pinto will also be speaking at the event. The department has been working on organising the event for a couple of months. The presentations will be followed by the launch of the book Lives of the Women, Volume III, written by the students and edited by Pinto.