College Day _ "Utsav 2k17" celebrated with great joy in the Campus
20-May-2017
College wore a festive air as "Utsav 2k17", the College Day was
celebrated in the Campus. Mr. Dikshith Rai, Founder, Codecraft
Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Mangaluru and Mr. G Govindraj Prabhu, Sales Head
Publishing and Export, Manipal Technologies Ltd, Manipal were the Chief
Guests of the Inaugural Ceremony. For the very first time, the Sahyadri
Chande Team played Chande as an accompaniment to escort the guests onto
the dais. The Chief Guests inaugurated the programme by the beats of
Chande which was a unique experience for all gathered during the
ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. G Govindraj Prabhu mentioned that he was
trained on Personality Development only after he joined job and at
college, priority was given to academics alone, however at Sahyadri
there is balance between academics and other activities like Cultural,
Social and Management which shall make students ready fit to the
industries. He emphasized on Innovation being the Mantra of the Day and
urged the students to not limit themselves to their domain area, but
explore and involve in whatever tasks they perform.
Mr. Dikshith Rai, during his speech highlighted few pointers that played
a key role in his success - Be nice to yourself and to others, Develop
Skills every day, work hard and there is no alternative to it, Compete
with self to be better each day than competing with others.
Prof. Balakrishna S S, Vice-Principal, read out the annual report for
the academic year 2016-17 and highlighted the achievements and accolades
received by the institution.
In his Presidential address, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal stimulated
students to derive pleasure out of whatever task they do which fetches
excellence to self. He also re-iterated the importance of holding
Cultural Celebrations which is a means to recreate energy and the same
energy should continue in studies as well. He also shared an anecdote
which symbolised the current situation students are in. They are
resistant to all the initiatives taken by the institution for their
development, however during the long run these initiatives and
activities make the students stand strong in comparison to their peers.
Mr. Devadas Hegde, Trustee, Bhandary Foundation also graced the event.
Academic toppers of each semester and Best Outgoing Students of each
branch were felicitated and the Student Council was honoured. Winners of
the recently held Tech Vision 2017 were also called onto the dais for
prize distribution. Students showcased their talent in a scintillating
cultural programme - Cultural Extravaganza.