IN FOCUS
An interview with Mr. Devesh Tiwari (Batch-1978, CE)
Your popular name:
Devesh
Tell us about your journey after passing out of Pantnagar.
I worked as Teaching Associate in department of Civil Engineering, PCT. Then i joined UP housing Board in 1984 and got posted at Lucknow and then at Haridwar. Then i joined UP PWD in 90 and posted at Haldwani. After moving to many places i m presently at Khurja .
How was the environment like at Pantnagar during your times?
It was very pleasant and healthy. Weekly movie at Gandhi Auditorium & evening at Badi market, Fruit cream in Cafe still come to my mind.
Any interesting memories of your batch/batch mates?
We were in Tagore and running a wall magazine named "Ankur ". MR. Anand Saroop was our VC. I went to his office to take his message for ANKUR. But he said he would visit our hostel to have a look of the wall magazine. He visited hostel & also had a look of magazine & gave his message.
What changes have you observed in the college?
A lot has changed. Most significant is the Placement Cell and Central Computing Facility.
What do you like most about Pantnagar?
The University Library , its subsidized text book scheme & senior-junior relationship
What are your reflections about the alumni meet? How can we increase student alumni interaction?
"SAMANVAY TEAM" is doing a great and remarkable work which we have not done in our time. Team means together everyone achieves more & by this principle we can increase interaction.
Any other suggestions or comments.
In one of the engineers days function, comments of Dr. M. Chaudhary,ex dean, PCT are still fresh in mind.Those were:
a)Talk to each other and don't talk at each other.
b)Keep image of almamater & country at high.
An Indian went to USA for studies and faced a query that Indian who live on trees how climbed up?
Indian smartly replied- by LIFT
Happy Jyoti Parv to all of you.