From 3rd 6th January, IIT-M to host 20th edition of Shaastra 2020
Posted on: 01/Jan/2020 2:47:47 PM
From 3rd January till 6th January 2020, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras or IITM would be hosting Shaastra 2020 and this upcoming ‘Shaastra’ would be the 20th edition of the annual event.
It is now said that in this year the theme would be ‘Parsec to Plank’ and it would focus on miniaturization. It is known that this is a technical trend in which the sizes of electronic, mechanical and optical products are constantly being scaled down in size while maintaining the same or superior quality.
This event would connect various parts of the institute and by this event it would be possible to learn how to go beyond classroom to reach out to the large student community across India. This was according to Mr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, director of IIT-M.
It was mentioned by professor, M.S. Sivakumar, dean (students), IIT-M that the engineers could have fun by taking part in various challenges.
It must be noted that in this year the students introduced Assistive Technology or AT Makethon in association with IIT TTK Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development R2D2 which developed India’s first indigenously designed standing wheel chair. The elder persons, adults and kids with physical issues would get highly benefited by this standing wheel chair.
Important point is social media channels could also provided details regarding the Shaastra. The Shaastra 2020 would have defense tech summit and defense expo where the products of national defense technology start-ups would be displayed. Live demonstrations plus hands on workshops would be there.
Spain based artist Heimdall would be making his presence felt at Shaastra with laser harp performance plus techno-entertainment show by IIT students termed ‘Envisage’ would be superb. Magic show by famous illusionist Vivek Desai would be a superb treat for the eyes in this event.
For this year, nearly 40 events and 30 workshops have been scheduled and a total footfall of nearly 40,000 students, participants and visitors are expected. On all days, from 3rd to 6th January, there would be exhibitions featuring students innovations, start-ups and visiting college teams are organised at the KV grounds.
