CHENNAI, August 14 (MExN): Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, presented the alumni excellence awards to its alumni during the Crystal Connexions Alumni Meet conducted on August 15. Actor and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Kamal Haasan was the chief guest in the function.
In his address Kamal said, “We rarely speak of the freedom to fail, without which, no innovation is possible.” He added, “In India, failure, too, is often treated like a life sentence, and that fear kills more dreams than poverty will ever,” he said.
“The more you fail, the more educated you become. If freedom means anything, it means the right to fall and rise without fear,” he added.
VIT Founder and Chancellor G Viswanathan said he strongly believes that only education, can make India a developed country. Institute’s vice president GV Selvam urged students to become entrepreneurs and provide jobs to others, stated an update.
Vice Chancellor of VIT VS Kanchana Bhaaskaran, Pro Vice Chancellor T Thyagarajan, director of VIT Chennai K Sathiyanarayanan, Additional Registrar, VIT Chennai, PKManoharan, and President of Institutional Chennai Chapter, VITAA Manojkumar Rajagopal, also took part in the function.
