Social Wing of NIT Silchar

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GYANSAGAR, NIT SILCHAR
Since the time of existence of civilization whatever man has created, he conceived the idea
from its surrounding. The idea of social engineering comes into mind from the simple fact
that as a social animal one cannot expect to grow unless the surrounding is apt for the
same. Gyansagar is a society service wing of NIT Silchar volunteered by the students of
institute which is encouraged and approved by Prof. (Dr) N.V.Deshpander, Director, NIT
Silchar. Since last four years, Gyansagar has put its effort towards the development of the
society. The development is in terms of general education, IT education, agricultural
awareness, health awareness, job-opportunity awareness, exploring the inherent qualities
of kids in villages, etc.
Gyansagar was started in the year 2009 by a group of students led by
Mr. Aditya Choudhary, an electrical engineering 2012 pass-out
student from NITS. Since then, it has taken huge leaps to become a
social organization which benefits the nearby villages and
communities near NIT Silchar. It had been headed by the dynamic
leadership of Prof. (Dr) A. K. Sil, Professor, Department of Chemistry,
NIT Silchar, since its establishment. Recently, during the month of
September, 2013, the headship was handed over to Dr Kedar Nath
Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, NIT silchar.
The various activities of Gyansagar are being carried out
smoothly due to the consistent effort of the chief
student coordinators Mr. Nitish Rajpurohit and Mr
Mukesh Swarup. We have around 250 student
volunteers with coverage of 7 villages, reaching out to
more than 500 village kid students. Undoubtedly, the
whole hearted support of the student community of NIT Silchar is highly appreciated. The
ongoing activities with its broad domain are represented in the figure (cycle).

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Activities organized by Gyansagar, NIT
Silchar (during 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)
Gyansagar aims at creating a difference in the lives of children and people of nearby
villages through quality education, awareness programs and courses that brings them at par
with the national level of education. This year Gyansagar witnessed a lot of events and
programs that transformed lives of people who enrolled for it. Dr. Kedar Nath Das, the
Head of Gyansagar, played a crucial role in organizing all these activities. The major
activities are listed below.
1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014
Education Outreach Program
It started from initial
efforts of the founder Mr
Aditya Choudary (an Ex-
student of NIT Silchar) since 2009. The village outreach
program today covers seven villages and reaches out to
around 500 students. The villages included at present
are Babu Tilla, Madhu Tilla, Tambu Tilla, Sadhu Tilla ,
Fakir Tilla, Bel Tilla, Borakhai Teagarden.
Our team of about 250 volunteers goes to these villages on every weekend to contribute
to their knowledge development. Initial resistance of the villagers has worn out after looking
the enthusiasm of our volunteers to teach and of the students to learn. Hence, it has been
going on for five years now.
Apart from the villages, the educational outreach program also takes place in the Lower
Primary School of our NIT campus where girl student-volunteers to teach on weekends.

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JULY-DEC 2013:
NITS-CIT (National Institute of Technology
Certificate in Information Technology):
In today’s world in which the need to possess basic computer skills is becoming extremely
crucial, Gyansagar decided to adopt a course of computers in which all essential basics of
computers were taught to a batch of 85 students comprising of college staff, working adults
as well as people from distant villages who had never before touched a computer. Over a
period of three months an extremely dedicated team of volunteers from our college
developed the course framework under the guidance of coordinators and taught on those
lines for three hours every weekend. After assessment, those who had performed well were
awarded a certificate on the NITS-CIT Convocation Day on 19th January 2014 and it was
indeed a very proud moment for all of us.
10th March 2013
BALKALAKAR (in collaboration with ISAC)
Under this event competitions like dance, drawing, games etc were organized for the
village children. And at last prizes were distributed to encourage them.

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5th Jan 2014:
PRAYAS
In collaboration with Paarban (a management
fest of Department of Management of NIT Silchar),
Prayas was organized which witnessed participation of
four hundred village kids from various nearby villages of
Babu tilla, Madhu tilla, Tambu tilla, Sadhu tilla, Fakir
tilla, Bel tilla etc. The kids were involved in a lot of
activities like drawing competition, dance competition, craft models competition and the
best works were put in the exhibition stall from where some brilliantly made models were
sold and the kids were awarded with the money. On the Convocation Day of NITS-CIT, the
winners of Prayas were also showered with gifts, prize money and certificates to appreciate
them and boost their confidence.

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26th Jan 2014
Kite Fest on
Republic Day:
For the first time ever in NIT Silchar,
Kite festival was organized in NIT
Silchar and all the village kids that
came to witness were also made a
part of the celebration. A lot of colorful kites adorned the sky of NIT Silchar on that day.
Students and faculty members have also participated in this festival.

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16th Feb 2014
Clothes Donation
Camp
Like every year, this year also Clothes
Donation Camp was organized in campus
many times and around 800 units of clothes
were donated to villagers of nearby villages. A dedicated team of volunteers worked
extremely hard to make this camp a success.

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9th March 2014
One day workshop
on “Design and
Innovation”
On 9th of March, Gyansagar in collaboration with TEGIP-II organized a workshop on Design
and Innovation by Professor M.P Ranjan and A. K Gogoi. India
needs design today across all 230 sectors of our economy. They
discussed various issues and perspectives that can contribute to a
better understanding of these opportunities. After all, design is a
powerful force that shapes culture and is beneficial for
communities and businesses alike. Prof. M.P Ranjan for National
Institute of Design, Ahmedabad has worked for years to study the
design prospects with the use of Bamboo by visiting many local
development sites in North-East and shared valuable insights with
us. On the other hand, Professor A.K
Gogoi from IIT Guwahati shared his
insights from his intensive research
work on Systems Design.

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29th and 30th March 2014
Two days Exhibition
Workshop on
“Miniature Engineering
Working Models” of
Guinness book of World Record Holder
Mr. Iqbal Ahmed
Gyansagar organized this two days exhibition workshop in
collaboration with Mechanical Engineering Department of NIT
Silchar. Mr I. Ahmed had never heard of ‘model engineering’
but through observation
and his own
experimental learning he
was able to create
miniature working models of steam engine and boiler,
brass lathe with electrical motor, 4 cylinder internal
combustion engine and several milling machines. His
work was inspiring not only for all those who are
pursuing a course on mechanical engineering but for others as well. Around 700 delegates
including students, faculty members and kids of NIT Silchar and nearby Universities and
schools, were participated.

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28th Mar 2014
Smokeless chulha under
Gyansagar R&D NIT
SILCHAR
Introduction: A Chulha (stove) conceptualized by
Philips Design to provide a healthy or smoke free kitchen for the village society. It is 4 times
more efficient in terms fuel and 2 times more efficient in terms of time over traditional
chulha. Hence it can save millions of life and fix environmental issues to save a huge amount
of fuel (wood), a primary cause of deforestation.
Mission: Reaching the village home kitchen to replace the killer inside the kitchen
(traditional chulha) by the smokeless chulha which makes home smoke free and hence
protect the women and children to the health diseases caused by smoke.
Under Gyansagar R&D 25 very enthusiast and dedicated members have taken the initiative
of Smokeless chulha to manufacture and install the chulha at village homes. Team is also
working to improve the model given by Philips Design to improve the chulha efficiency.