Way to Transform Shridhar University Pilani Celebrates Engineers Day 2010
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Online, September 17, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Sep 15 is observed as Engineers Day in India as a mark of respect to Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was born this day in 1860 and died on April 14, 1962. The theme for this year celebration is "Impending Paradigm Shifts in Engineering Sciences and Future Challenges"
Shridhar University Pilani celebrated the same by organizing a talk to the students and faculty in the lecture theatre of the university. Pro Vice Chancellor Prof BR Natarajan gave a presentation on the life history of Sir Visvesvaraya and spoke on the theme for this year celebrations.
Prof Natarajan in his talk emphasized that a true interdisciplinary approach evolving out of a curriculum integrating the sciences with engineering blended with humanities is vital for facing the emerging challenges which include the preservation of global eco system threatened by environmental problems. Maj Gen SS Dhaka also spoke on the occasion and Miss Kitty Mukherjee proposed the vote of thanks.
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