Mangaluru, Feb 2: The three-day national level fest organised by the city based St Aloysius College inaugurated on Thursday innovatively by spray painting the seven names of the fests by Mr A.S Naik, Chief Manager, Central Bank of India, Mangaluru along with the guest of honour Kishore Alva, Joint President of ADANI group Ltd., Udupi and the dignitaries on the dais.
“A fest is structured to provide students a platform to realize their creative talent in the fields of technology, sports and cultural activities” opined Kishore Alva. In his speech, he also emphasized how Aloysian fests act as an excellent platform for all students to work towards a common goal and develop a sense of responsibility in them. He also asserted how fests enhance a student's personality to achieve greater heights and to gain experience.
As an alumnus of St. Aloysius College, he walked down the memory lane by recalling his college days and how the institution shaped him into becoming a good leader. He concluded by proposing to join hands with the institution to reach further milestones.
Rev. Fr Dionysius Vas SJ, Rector of St. Aloysius Institutions in his presidential speech motivated the young competitors to put their head, heart and hands into all the activities. “We need transformational leaders today. Transformational leaders are filled with charisma” and he looked forward to finding such leaders through fests.
“Students should not be satisfied with mediocrity, not to be satisfied with what you are and what you can be but to achieve something great” said Rev. Fr Swebert D'Silva SJ in his welcome address. He highlighted the mission of the institution “excellence in everything that we do” and encouraged the students to strive for success. He also mentioned that fests are a great opportunity for young people to gather and make the nation a great one.
The Aloysian fest is an umbrella of seven fests –ARTBEAT, COMPOSITE, IMPRINTS, ACME, SPINOUT, ALOYSIAD and ASTITVA bringing together over 90 colleges with more than 1500 participants across the country to exhibit their talents. The occasion concluded with the inaugural of the Artbeat and Imprints exhibition.
The dignitaries present on the dais were Dr A.M Narahari, the Registrar, Rev. Fr Praveen Martis SJ, Campus Minister, Fest Co-ordinator Dr MukundPrabhu, Ms Michelle D'Souza, President of the Students' Council along with the staff and student co-ordinators of the fests.
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