Founder’s Day Celebration 2021
18 February 2021
With great passion and enthusiasm, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani celebrated its 70th Founders Day on Tuesday, 16th February 2021 (Basant Panchami) in the Institute premises. The Vidya Vihar Campus of BITS Pilani was formally inaugurated by First President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad on Basant Panchami, in the year 1951, which is perennially celebrated as Founder’s Day every year. This year too, the celebrations spanned over the entire day, with the participation of a large number of students and faculty members virtually.
In the morning at 9:00AM, Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya, honorable Vice chancellor, BITS Pilani, Prof. S. K. Barai, Director BITS Pilani, Pilani campus Prof. S. K. Verma, Dean Administration, and many faculty members offered floral tributes at the statue of the Founder Chairman, Late Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla. Thereafter, Bhakti Sangeet was organized under the guidance of Dr. Anil Rai followed by online streaming of Thyagaraja Aradhana Program by Ragamalika-student association group, where many students recited beautiful classical Kritis originally composed by Saint Thyagaraja. A grand cultural event was organized in the Central Auditorium in the evening at 5:00 PM. To mark the auspicious beginning of the cultural event, Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya, honorable Vice chancellor, BITS Pilani, Prof. S. K. Barai, Director BITS Pilani, Pilani campus Prof. S. K. Verma, Dean Administration & Dr. Shilpi Garg, Faculty-in-charge, Institute functions, lit the traditional lamp followed by Saraswati Vandana. This was followed by various dance and musical performances by students belonging to seventeen regional associations, exhibiting the diversity in culture of different states of India. About 150 students participated virtually in the event and a huge number of students, faculties, staff and their families attended and enjoyed the live streaming of the event. During the ceremony, 14 non-teaching staff who will be retiring this year was felicitated as a token of appreciation for their committed service to the Institute. In addition, 7 Best performance awards and 15 Certificates of appreciation were also given to selected non-teaching staff for their outstanding contributions in their field of work and functional administration of the Institute. The colorful event ended with the Vote of thanks by the Faculty in charge Institute Functions. Undoubtedly the events were filled with joyful moments and kindled the sense of belonging to the Institute.