Thousands of students from over 150 colleges have converged at Karunya University to take part in and witness the best of technology, management and entertainment.
The three-day techno-management fest ‘Mindkraft 2012' that formally took off on Friday has a potpourri of events that range from the serious to the light. Besides the 46 technical competitive events, there are the non-technical competitive events, non-competitive events, cultural programmes and aero-modelling shows, to keep the students engaged.
While the visiting students got a chance to display their skills through the competitive events, the hosts got to show it in another way. Each department got space at the expo to display a project that all students got to work on. Innovative projects such as water reservoir, green house, solar car, and others were exhibited by the students.
This was open to school students, who got a fill of what their seniors did at an advanced level. Individual coin and rupee collections were also displayed.
Workshops and lectures on latest advances in technology were also held. The non-technical competitions were removed from the ordinary. While the interesting one was the photography competition, the unique one was the ‘Euphony', the band competition. Eight teams from the host university competed for the top slot with their own compositions in Western, fusion and rock.
The fest was inaugurated earlier in the day by George Joseph, former Director, Space Application Center, Ahmedabad. He called upon students to ensure that they did not encroach upon the environment while pursuing development. It was necessary to leave behind a society that could be assured of sustainable development.
Pointing out that science was universal and did not differentiate between developed and a developing country, Mr. Joseph said innovation was the key that led to significant changes in the application of technology.
“India is becoming a knowledge-based society. Communications should be viewed beyond the arena of entertainment. Tele-medicine and tele-education need to make rapid strides to reach out to many,” he said.
Paul P. Appasamy, Vice-Chancellor of the university, said the chief guest had suggested that Karunya build its own satellite in the next few years. He urged students from all disciplines to contribute towards this venture.
Vivek Velmurugan G, delivery head, Health and Social Services, Accenture IDC, Chennai, and Anne Mary Fernandez, Registrar of the university, were among those who spoke.
The Hindu is the media partner for the event.
