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GREAT ENGINEERING PIONEERS

Good evening everybody. Today I am here on behalf of the highway team to present our theme regardingnaming of our conference halls and meetings rooms.

The title of our theme is Great Engineering Pioneers. As the title suggests, it is based on pioneers invarious engineering disciplines, who have excelled in different fields and enlightened the ordinary man.These great souls have carved out their own niche in the world of engineering with the courage to dreamfor stars and go for them. They continue to be the eternal source of inspiration that we can always look forward for guiding light at times when the horizon ahead of us is the darkest.

We are all part of corporate world and do play major role in shaping the world through our part inengineering and it is our responsibility to provide a better future for the society.

With this introduction, we present the inspiring personalities on which our theme is based. I would like tostart with the names of conference halls.

CONFERENCE HALLS

VISVESVARAYA HALL:

Inspired after a great visionary thinker, socialist and a Bharat Ratna awardee Sri. Visvesvaraya .Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, popularly considered as The Father of Civil Engineering in Indiawas the driving force behind the construction of many major dams and water supply schemes across thecountry. He had set up many public libraries in Mysore and Bangalore and was instrumental inencouraging education among girls. He motivates us to always think of the future, bringing into existenceand giving shape to dreams not for ourselves but for the society. Every year, the 15 th September, his dateof birth, is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory.

Sir M. Visvesvaraya - a DREAMER, THINKER AND A MAN OF ACTION .

RAMANUJAN HALL:

After one of India's Greatest Mathematical Geniuses , who made substantial contributions to theanalytical theory of numbers and algebraic geometry and infinite series, Mr. Srinivasa Ramanujan .Ramanujan's talent suggested a plethora of formulae that could then be investigated in depth later resulting in continuous research and many more new discoveries. Being a college drop or belonging to

poor family couldnt deter him from reaching remarkable milestones in his short span of life. Spanning amere 32 years.

But why a mathematician?

BECAUSE MATHEMATICS IS THE BASE FOR THE WHOLE OF ENGINEERING.

MEETING ROOMS

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METCALF:

Name after The Blind Jack, Mr. John Metcalf , one of the first professional road builders in the worldduring industrial revolution. He started by winning contract for just 5 Km road, which he explored aloneand worked out most practical path. He later went on to build around 290 Km of road during 17 th century.The most remarkable thing about Metcalf he was BLIND from age of six.

He proved us VISION IS THE ART OF SEEING WHAT OTHERS CANNOT SEE.

CORBUSIER:

Inspired after The Legendary Architect, Designer and Urbanizer , Mr. Le Corbusier , famous for being instrumental in the studies of modern urban planning. He was dedicated to providing better livingconditions for the residents of crowded cities. He pioneered the use of reinforced concrete in theconstruction industry. He is the trendsetter of the Modern Architecture. Le Corbusier produced a plan for

the Chandigarh city that conformed to the modern planning principles.

The open hand, a recurring motif in le corbusier's architecture, symbolizes "peace andreconciliation - open to give and open to receive."

FUZLUR:

Named after The Pragmatic Visionary, and Greatest Structural Engineer Of 20th Century Mr.Fuzlur Khan. He was popularly known as The Einstein of Structural Engineering for hisinnovative use of structural system that remains fundamental to modern skyscraper constructions. He isknown for venturing beyond the conventional methods of analysis and design to produce efficient andeconomic designs, yet sought after elegance.

About his work in his own words, I HAD A VISUAL FEELING OF WHAT IS GOING ON . . . AKIND OF EMPATHY TO THE STRUCTURE.

TESLA:

After The Master of Lightening , the genius who lit the world, Mr. Nicola Tesla . He was a truevisionary far ahead of his contemporaries in the field of scientific development. Teslas greatestachievement is his alternating current system, is today lighting the entire globe. He designed the firsthydroelectric powerplant in Niagara Falls in 1895.

HE SHOWED US THAT WHATEVER THE MIND OF MAN can CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE,IT CAN ACHIEVE.

Let our imaginations be fuelled be these legendary visionaries and Let us hoist ourselves upon theshoulders of these giants to look beyond infinity and march forward.