My speech at the BITSAA Tea Party - A farewell message to all 2K4 BITSians.

My last blog on campus - my speech at the Director's farewell party on the 21st of April 2008 and also my last speech in a public appearance on campus as a student so lots of nostalgic feelings about this

Speech :

"Hounarable Vice Chancellor Prof L Maheswari, our own director Prof T C Goel , honorable guests , respected faculty,reverend staff and my dear 2004 BITSians.

I share this heavy and heartfelt moment of moving out of this serene campus BITS Pilani Goa for various reasons we all know.

No moment in life will comeback but the feeling that we have spent 4 years like 4 hours will haunt us and we will never feel so bad about the remaining days as we will for the days we spent here at BITS Pilani Goa.

Friends,bunking classes,birthdays,LTs,Audi Moviez,DC,Mess chats Monginis Coffee breaks,Jhopdy dips,Waves , Quark,Zephyr hostel fights , Vasco trips are only few reasons why we would miss this awesome place.

While some of my other friends who spoke or will speak here about why the time will never return.I will take a a different stand - having been an active member of the BITSAA Goa in 2006/2007.I would like to caution all my classmates that the ownership of responsibility is taking a new face from the pioneer batch of having started more than 70% of activities today on campus - we are going to be the pioneer alumnus batch of BPGC without choice.

Responsibility 1

Best colleges are the best colleges because they produce the best products and we have to prove that BITS Pilani Goa campus is no different to this.

Responsibility 2

I strongly believe that more than 99% of students,if not all, would feel that BPGC has changed their life for good and for all thos who think that way we should take an oath that amongst us atleast 20 to 25 students visit campus every year to enjoy and share your real life experiences with our younger siblings on campus at that point of time telling them about where you sat after dinner and various other things.

Responsibility 3

Contribute through scholarship/funds - another strikingly important reason why colleges stand out and the rest donot. The 1000Rs that you burn in Forum,Bangalore over one weekend can change the life of many needy and talented students on campus and help them be the best brains in India and across the globe. As alumnus we should raise some find through varios channels and contribute to the multidimensional growth of BITS Pilani Goa Campus.

Responsibility 4

Everyone will agree with me that BITS Pilani is one of the finest in India because of the PS Programme and its placements, all of us should keep the flag flying higher by acting as a brand ambassador where ever we work and endorse the brand BPGC to persist them to hire graduates on campus and that to in numbers that are non-parallel.

Responsibility 5

The final responsibility and a different one too, since we are the numero uno batch at BPGC we have witnessed more than 25 outstanding leaders on campus , rather than just being satisfied by just doing a 9 to 5 job and taking home lakhs of Rs , all of them or all of us for that matter should focus on creating employment by being entrepreneurs ourself creating jobs for the future Indians and never live by the dogma of others thinking.

"Responsibilities gravitate on shoulders that can shoulder them"

Having given a 5 point responsibility agenda,I would like to thank many with few sentence.

I would like to thank the CS/IS faculty , Economics and Management Dept and all other faculty , the support staff at BPGC and all you juniors who are worthy and brilliant to the cause, the BITSAA team,T6 friends,personal friends.

I conclude by quoting Steve Jobs

"Stay hungry,
Stay foolish."
"Live each day as if it were your last"

God bless 2004,God bless BPGC.

Thankyou. "