PVP College of Architecture, Pune.: 70th Independence Day Celebrations : Marathon, Flag Hoisting, Magazine, Year Book 6, EXIT Book release & Treasure Hunt

Monday, August 15, 2016

70th Independence Day Celebrations : Marathon, Flag Hoisting, Magazine, Year Book 6, EXIT Book release & Treasure Hunt - 15/08/2016

We at PVPCOA celebrated the 70th Independence Day of India on 15th of August 2016 with great enthusiasm and vigour.

Like every year, this year too the Independence Day started off with the Marathon. The boy's marathon spanned a distance of 8 km from PVP Hostel to College, while the girl's marathon spanned a distance of 5 km from Bhugaon to College. A total of 33 students and 4 faculty members participated in the Marathon.

The winners for Marathon were:

Boy's Winners : 1)Aniket Salunkhe (IV Year) 2)Gandhar Shete (III Year) 3)Vedant Mithari (II Year) Girl's Winners : 1)Shalvi Gujar (IV Year) 2)Mayuri Bhandari (II Year) 3)Rujuta Chouhan (III Year)

This year the Chief Guest for the event was one of the youngest BCCI umpire, Mr. Swaroopanand Kannur. He stressed the importance of believing in oneself and working hard to achieve the target one has set in one's life. The event emphasised the importance of Sports in one's life. PVPCOA faculty member Ar. Harshada Brahme gave a speech on nurturing talent and being disciplined to achieve the set aim. Third year student Uchchita Joshi described the importance of sports in one's life. After the flag hoisting and National Anthem, the Year Book 6 and the EXIT book was released by the dignitaries. Year Book is a compilation of Student's work in Second Semester of Academic Year 2015-16, while the EXIT book is a compilation of Final year Thesis work which also documents the process of thesis in PVPCOA. Later the much awaited PVPCOA Magazine - Keystone was also released.

A Treasure Hunt was organised by the students after the celebrations, the purpose being that the newly arrived first year students can get acquainted with the college campus.