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IIT open
house closes with dreams for many
Sunday April 24, 2011 09:38:11 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Rupali Verma's eyes rolled in surprise when a set of paper boxes
started to fall over to finally come up with a 'Welcome' message
on the final day Saturday of the annual open house at the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.
Rupali, a class 10 student, was among thousands of students who
got a feel of the IIT at its annual event organised to showcase
new research works by its students and professors.
For school children the visit was like beginning of a dream years
before some of them could actually make it to this premier
technology institution in the country.
"I want to study here (IIT Delhi) after my Plus-2. I have come
with my parents to see how it is inside the campus," Rupali said
pointing towards her parents.
IIT Open House is a daylong event organised every year to provide
an insight into the path-breaking research work, student projects
and the numerous advanced facilities available in IIT Delhi.
"Besides, it also serves as an opportunity to attract the best
talents in the country to IIT Delhi," said Shourie Chatterjee,
electrical engineering professor.
A model for earthquake resistant off-shore buildings, a
page-turning machine for the physically-challenged, a body posture
correction alarm, a low-cost Braille display for the
visually-challenged and voice-based complaint management system
for urban municipal bodies were among the many projects displayed
at the event.
Among other high technology projects showcased were remote
reconfigurable acoustic surveillance platform, bioactive
nanocomposite fibers, medical textiles, pattern blending drawframe,
content distribution network for rural areas and cognition theory
examining the language, emotion and culture.
This year's open house coincided with the IIT's golden jubilee
celebrations.
During the closing ceremony, Ambuj D. Sagar, a professor in
faculty of humanity and social sciences, outlined the limits that
should guide the use of any new technology.
"Society is facing grand challenges and we must understand what
those challenges are. What technology can do is the solution of
those problems but it is also also a part of the problem many
times," he said.
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