Assam Engineering College fest begins

GUWAHATI: Amid much fanfare and enthusiasm, Pyrokinesis - the annual fest of Assam Engineering College began on Saturday - with an interactive session attended by noted journalist Arnab Goswami, Uday Kumar Dharmalingam, designer of the rupee symbol and Gaurav Gogoi, the son of chief minister Tarun Gogoi. The event witnessed a good turnout of students and teachers.
During the session, Uday Kumar Dharmlingmam said, "I feel honoured to be in Assam which makes me happy to be here. I wanted to design a symbol which would be universally appealing and accepted and began to think about the minute details. It suddenly struck me that amalgamation of two letters from Devangari and Roman scripts would make the symbol more acceptable. So I went ahead with the design."
He added, "Students need to have self confidence and should believe in themselves to move ahead in their lives. It is the catalyst that helps them in achieving their goals."
Gaurav Gogoi, chief minister Tarun Gogoi's son, spoke on the empowerment of youth and stressed that the region's youth have great potential to bring about development in the northeast and the country. "Overall, the interactive session was very enriching and interactive as the students got an opportunity to hold discussions with the respected panel of guests," said Tsangpo Luit Kashyap, a member of the organizing committee.
Apart from the interactive session, students from other colleges took part in various activities such as rock competition and quiz on the first day of the fest.