75th Independence Day

15 August 2021

आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव

The 75th Independence Day of the country was celebrated in mixed mode on 15 August 2021 with a colorful blend of technical and cultural pre-events, and a solemn virtual gathering to join the flag hoisting, Independence Day Address by the Director, and cultural performances. This year's program includes:

Flag Hoisting and National Anthem (Livestreamed from Admin Block)
Independence Day Address by the Director, Prof. Santanu Chaudhury (Boardroom)
Cultural Performances by Students of IITJ and KV, & Faculty and Staff Members
Inauguration of an Eco-friendly Roof as a part of the Campus Sustainability Project coordinated by CETSD in collaboration with OIE
Tree Plantation (near new Workshop building)

Inauguration of Eco-friendly Roof.mp4

Inauguration of Eco-friendly Roof

Tree plantation 15 Aug 2021.mp4

Tree Plantation

All Photos (IITJ Internal Link)

Independence Day Program

09:25 AM Arrival of the Director

09:30 AM Flag hoisting and National Anthem (live-streamed on Webex)

09:40 AM Independence Day Address by the Director, Prof. Santanu Chaudhury (from Boardroom)

09:50 AM Cultural performances by IITJ Students

10:25 AM Cultural performances by KV Students

10:50 AM History of Science and Technology in Independent India - Dr. Prasenjit Tribhuvan

11:00 AM Cultural performances by Members of Staff, Faculty, and families

11:15 AM Performances by Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Team of IIT Jodhpur

11:25 AM Announcement of Prizes of all Pre-events

11:30 AM Vote of Thanks by CCCD (End of Virtual Event)

11:45 AM Inauguration of Eco-friendly Roof (Campus Sustainability Project) at SME Building (In-person)

12:00 PM Tree Plantation near new Workshop Building (In-person)

Independence Day Pre-Events

To celebrate the emergence of science & technology in Independent India, the Board of Cocurricular Affairs is organizing two tech contests:

Tech Ideation Competition: Idea for India (Idea of a new technology or product for self-reliant India)
App to Bridge the Gap (Concept of an app that can empower the people)

For both the competitions, participants need to submit an audio recorded powerpoint presentation (max. 5 min) describing their original idea about product /technology/App. It can be submitted as an individual entry or as a group entry (not more than 4 members)

Photo and Video Contest for Faculty and Staff Members
Photo Contest on 'Art & Technology' - Photograph invites (in jpeg/png/pdf format) of any of the following: interactive installations, electronic objects or interfaces, a moving image/animation, rapid prototyping photographs, digital images, holographic images etc.

Video Contest on 'Emergence of science & technology in Independent India'

Entries invited from the faculties/staff (including family members) in the form of short videos (mp4 not exceeding 200 MB) relevant to the mentioned theme. The video should be your original work and should not exceed 3 minutes.

Article Writing Competition (for students) by PHEME - Newsletter Club and Board of Literary Affairs

Articles invited on the themes:

1. What, according to you, is the most important technological breakthrough after independence and why?

2. Is India really independent when it comes to scientific evolution?

3. How has scientific freedom and a constructive environment post independence resulted in a more self reliant India ?

Competitions for Campus children (by Office of Students)

Drawing, Singing, Poetry, Dance, Musical Instruments (3-5 years) / (6-9 years) / (10-14 years)

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