A techno festival with a difference

HOWRAH: Are you a stranger in Kolkata?Don’t know the exact location where you are or, the exact distance of theplace you want to be at? Just click the mouse and know it all, with the help ofCD. Or, paddle the cycle to make the land more fertile – really a low costirrigation project.It was a festival with a difference. There were aplethora of ideas to transform the socio-economic fabric of life at thetwo-day-long technology festival organised by Bengal Engineering College (DeemedUniversity), Shibpur.“The programme had been designed primarily tokindle the spirit of innovation, creativity and competitiveness on a globallevel among the student community. Such an approach is a prerequisite forcreating an academic ambience that may, in the long run, catalysetechnology-driven economic development of the country,� said Amal JyotiSengupta, Vice-Chancellor.Lauding the students’ efforts, A.K. Ghosh,professor-in-charge of students’ activities, said: “It’s beenjust three years since IT as a subject has been introduced. And our students arecompetent enough to match with any IT institution in the country.�