Braving rain and inconvenience, students from far off places arrived in big numbers and took part in various competitions held as part of the prestigious ‘Magnova '10', a two-day literary and cultural fest being organised by the business management students of P.B. Siddhartha College of Arts and Science, which began on Friday.
Though the events began late in view of the incessant rain, students enthusiastically and actively participated in the events.
Students came from as far off as Nellore and Visakhapatnam, even as the Siddhartha students made all arrangements to receive outstation students.
Speakers at the inaugural function advised students to be always positive minded and surefooted to excel in their respective areas of study and to carve out a bright career opportunity. They also pointed out that the present generation had an immediate challenge in overcoming the ever increasing competition in view of the increased access of educational opportunities everywhere.
Krishna University Vice-Chancellor M.K. Durga Prasad, Siddhartha Academy secretary N. Venkateswarlu and other dignitaries graced the inaugural. Principal N. Satyanarayana, head of the department Dakshina Murthy and other faculty were also present.
Dwelling at length on various aspects of present day education, Prof. Durga Prasad said education sector was expanding in a big way with a variety of new courses in various areas of knowledge being offered to the students in accordance with their aspirations.
He said that with hard work and enough exposure, the students would be able to do very well in any field of specialisation these days.
Mr. Venkateswarlu said it was a matter of pride for the students that they were able to organise the Magnova events on their own and such responsibilities would enable them to sharpen their skills so as to become effective leaders in future.
He wanted the students to use every opportunity and participate in competitive events such as Magnova so that their overall profile would improve drastically to increase their future chances.
