Dr. R.Senthil Kumar, HOD/EEE Saveetha Engineering College,Dr.S.Rajesh, Director, Saveetha Engineering College,Dr.N.M.Veerayian, Chancellore, Saveetha University,Dr. P.Sivakumar, Director, CVRDE, DRDO, Chennai,Professor. R. Dheenadayalu, Dean, ICT, Saveetha Engineering College,Professor C.Sheeba Joice, SaveethaEngineering College ,
Chennai: “KNOW THYSELF, DREAM BIG, BE A PROUD INDIAN, BUILD STRONG INDIA”
clarion call by Dr.P.Sivakumar, Director, CVRDE, Avadi.
Saveetha Engineering College is organizing a 3 day techno management festival called
“DRESTEIN”.(DReam,dESign,compeTE,Win) every year since 2009. Drestein 2015 is
organized from 14th September to 16th September 2015
The mega event has been inaugurated today 14th at 9 am in Saveetha Campus, Thandalam.
Dr.P Sivakumar, Director, CVRDE has been the Chief Guest and Dr.N.M.Veeraiyan, Founder
President and Chancellor, Saveetha University presided over the event.
In his inaugural address, Dr.Sivakumar has recalled the advice of Dr.Kalam to DREAM BIG
and applauded the College for including the Dream as the first part of the acronym DRESTEIN.
Dr.Sivakumar has urged the students to follow the following simple but effective tips:
a) Learn from nature - He quoted how CVRDE observes from Ants, Cockroach, peacock in
designing the robust and sturdy Defense vehicles
b) Be proud to be an Indian and bring back the glory of peerless wisdom of India in all fields of
study through Nalanda, Taxila Universities
c) Know yourself Quoting the famous song of Kannadasan, “Unnai Arindhal, Nee unnai
arindhal indha ulagathil poradalam” he urged the students to know themselves, their strength
and weakness and proceed.
d) Be motivated and motivate others. He quoted the motivation given by Mr.Desai of TITAN
Watches to make the thinnest watch in the world to the surprise of the well known watch
manufacturing country Sweden.
e) BE INQUISITIVE : Last but not the least, he advised the students to be inquisitive, always in
search mode and spend their time usefully in the libraries, referring to journals and constantly
enrich their knowledge.
Dr.P. Sivakumar, the distinguished Scientist has endeared the audience by his simple but
effective speech delivered in English and Tamil.
Earlier, Dr.N.M.Veeraiyan , in his presidential address, congratulated the organizers and students
for improving the DRESTIEN year after year and assured the support of management.
Prof.R.Dheenadayalu, Dean, welcomed the gathering. Dr.S.Rajesh, Director, Dr.R. Senthil
Kumar, Dr.C.Sheeba Joice, the coordinators of DRESTEIN were present.
More than 2000 registrations, from outside college, 16 workshops on various technologies,
Around 60 Project displays, 36 technical events, 50 poster presentations and many more events
will be rolled out in these three days.
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