Amid much fanfare and enthusiasm, a three-day long ‘Youthopia 2015’, the annual cultural and technical fest of DIT University began on Thursday. The event witnessed aoutstanding turnout of students from various colleges. Congratulating the students and teachers on the occasion, Chief Minister Harish Rawatj, who inaugurated the festival as chief guest of the function, said that such programs are essential for the holistic growth of students.
This fest, which has been entirely designed and organized by the students, will provide them an opportunity to learn skills of leadership and teamwork. Additonal Chief Secretary RakeshSharma spoke regarding the power and potential of youth playing a major role towards the technical and economy growth of our economy.
The inauguration ceremony continued with GaneshaVandana followed by Indian and Western dance performances that grooved the audience. With this, the program shifted to various cultural and technical events which included Design Thinking, Code Hunt, Kurukshetra, Solve for X-1, Indian, western and folk solo and group performances. Students of the faculty of Architecture displayed exemplary talent by creating artifacts out of waste materials at the exhibition.
The Technical Exhibition displayed exceptional student creativity in designing projects and models. Other informal events that were carried out – Tarck o Ball, Sack Race, DIT Roadies, Paper Plane.