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Former captain of the Indian Cricket Team Sourav Ganguly, inaugarates Annual School Festival "Youthopia 2010" at Heritage School, Kolkata on 6th May

The moment Sourav Ganguly got off his blue BMW at The Heritage School on Thursday, he was as sure about his next move as he was about half-volleys outside the off stump.He strode past the children who had gathered to welcome him, towards a physically challenged girl sitting in the distance.The gesture won more hearts at Heritage than all of Sourav's runs in IPL 3. "I was sitting there just hoping to catch a glimpse of him. I couldn't believe it when I saw him coming towards me. When he shook my hand, all the cameras turned towards me... it was a nice feeling... it was the happiest moment of my life," Harshita Bajaj of Class IV, the girl Sourav had walked up to. The cricket hero left Harshita's side only after he was assured that another kid was on standby to help the girl into the auditorium where Sourav was to inaugurate the school's first fest, Youthopia. The welcome speech by principal Seema Sapru after the inauguration was drowned out by the voices of 9...

Social responsibility is also a part of education beyond classrooms

Heritage has blossomed smiles on millions of poor people.... The Rotaract Club of Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, in association with the Rotaract Club of Calcutta Lansdowne Street, visited the Adarsh Vidya Bhavan, in Bhowanipore, on the 25th February, 2010, as part of their new project The Rotaract Club of Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, in association with the Rotaract Club of Calcutta Lansdowne Street, visited the Adarsh Vidya Bhavan, in Bhowanipore, on the 25th February, 2010, as part of their new project. Members of both the Clubs, were accompanied by the German delegates, who were in the city at that point of time. The activity started from 9 am sharp. For more than an hour, the members had initiated multiple social activities with the 60 poor students of the school which include playing different games with them and helping them to acquire different skills apart from their regular studies. This was followed by the distribution of note books and food pack...

Innovation beyond classrooms by the youth of India

Education not only teaches us to follow lectures but going beyond it................................igniting the creative minds It was an array of activities at Heritage Institute of Technology (HIT) on Friday with the fourth edition of Dakshh 2010, the annual technology festival, getting under way. Engineering colleges from across the state will take part in the three-day fest, which is being held on the Anandapur campus of the institute. "You are as important as diode to a rectifier" - one can get to hear lines like this in the Tech@Heart competition, in which participants will use engineering lingo to convey their feelings for their loved ones. Students will put their skills to test during the fest and have dollops of fun as well. The opening day saw students from institutions such as Bengal Engineering and Science University, Jadavpur University and Institute of Engineering & Management queuing up for registration. The iRobotics prelims, in which robots created ...

Heritagians being invited by "The Wall Street Journal", Asia for nomination for the 2010 Asian Innovation Awards

It is a matter of pride for the institution at Kolkata in India to get invitation for the Asian Innovation Awards, 2010 conducted by Wall Street Journal for the Asia-Pacific Region in the world The Wall Street Journal Asia is now accepting entries for the prestigious Asian Innovation Awards 2010. The Asian Innovation Awards are committed to finding the next big ideas in Asia, from entirely new inventions to the advancement of a classic. Entries to The Asian Innovation Awards comes from individuals, small businesses, large corporations or academia in Asia Pacific. The deadline for entries is Friday, April 9, 2010, at 11:59pm Hong Kong time. An independent panel of judges had been selected by The Wall Street Journal Asia who would judge this year's entries. The leading criteria for judging are: - Level of creativity or degree of innovation; - Quality of execution; - Potential impact on quality of life or productivity. Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata West Bengal...

International Educational Psycologist Dr. Raj Sethia, delivers De-Schooling Experience @ Heritage

I am speaking not because of education but inspite of education" says Dr. Raj Sethia in an Interactive Session at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, on 9th April, 2010 where all the faculty members of Heritage School, The Heritage Academy and The Heritage Institute of Technology got the ignited exposure of the learning experience which nurtures every educationist to think education beyond classrooms ahead in the school of tommorrow. The introduction of the session was been contributed by Dr. B.B. Paira, the Director of Heritage Institute of Technology where he introduced Dr. Raj Sethia as an internationally renowned Consultant in the domain of Transformational Leadership and Cross-Cultural Learning , equipped with a Post Graduate in Business Management and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. He is privileged to be the sole Indian member of Montessori Europe , fluent in eight languages including German and French. Also he had been a Keynote Speaker at various seminars in E...

National Conference on Green Energy and Sustainable Development" organized by Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata with the support of WBREDA

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Bibek Bandopadhyay, Advisor & Head, Solar Energy Centre, MNRE, Govt. of India. He was accompanied by many respectable dignitaries including Mr. S. P. Gon Chaudhari, MD, WBGEDCL & Chairperson, National Advisory Committee, and NCGESD. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Bibek Bandopadhyay, Advisor & Head, Solar Energy Centre, MNRE, Govt. of India. He was accompanied by many respectable dignitaries including Mr. S. P. Gon Chaudhari, MD, WBGEDCL & Chairperson, National Advisory Committee, and NCGESD. The presence of Mr. H. K. Chaudhary, Chairman, Vikram Solar & Secretary of Kalyan Bharti Trust added to the stature of this national event. Other experts in the field of renewable energy like Dr. S. N. Dave, WASH Specialist, UNICEF and Dr. T. Chakraborty, Director, NEERI were present. The programme started with a melodious note by Swami (Prof-Dr) Vejadananda, Organising Secretary, NCGESD, President, VIEM and Professor, Heritage Inst...

Seminar on Advanced Membrane Technology contributes to the Knowledge Economy

Seminar on "Glimpses on Recent Advancement in Membrane Technology" was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata in collaboration with Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, at Heritage Institute of Technology on 5th March, 2010. A Seminar on "Glimpses on Recent Advancement in Membrane Technology" was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata in collaboration with Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, at Heritage Institute of Technology on 5th March, 2010. The Seminar was formally inaugurated by Professor S. Datta, Pro Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University. In his key note address he spoke about the latest development in Membrane Technology in the field of Science. After that, Prof. B.B. Paira, Director HIT and the Chairman, Organizing Committee of the Seminar welcomed the Chief Guest and other eminent speakers present and explained...

Social responsibility beyond classrooms

The Rotaract Club of Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, in association with the Rotaract Club of Calcutta Lansdowne Street, visited the Adarsh Vidya Bhavan, in Bhowanipore, on the 25th February, 2010, as part of their new project The Rotaract Club of Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, in association with the Rotaract Club of Calcutta Lansdowne Street, visited the Adarsh Vidya Bhavan, in Bhowanipore, on the 25th February, 2010, as part of their new project. Members of both the Clubs, were accompanied by the German delegates, who were in the city at that point of time. The activity started from 9 am sharp. For more than an hour, the members had initiated multiple social activities with the 60 poor students of the school which include playing different games with them and helping them to acquire different skills apart from their regular studies. This was followed by the distribution of note books and food packets to those students. It really gave a huge sense of satisfac...

Olympian Bodru Banerjee felicitates Annual Sports festival

The Annual Sports Festival, 2010 was celebrated by Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata from 26th Feb. 2010-27th Feb, 2010 with vibrant participation from the students of Btech, MBA, MCA, BBA and BCA. The Chief Guest for the concluding session of the Annual Sports Festival, 2010 was Shri S. Harmilapi, the Regional Director, Sports Authority of India, Kolkata. The Guest of Honour was Olympian Shri Samar Banerjee, who represented India in 1956 Olympic Football Game. The Annual Sports Festival, 2010 was celebrated by Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata from 26th Feb. 2010-27th Feb, 2010 with vibrant participation from the students of Btech, MBA, MCA, BBA and BCA. The Chief Guest for the concluding session of the Annual Sports Festival, 2010 was Shri S. Harmilapi, the Regional Director, Sports Authority of India, Kolkata. The Guest of Honour was Olympian Shri Samar Banerjee, who represented India in 1956 Olympic Football Game. The Chief Guest & the Guest of Honour felicita...

Padmashree Shri B. Bhattacharya and former Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre inaugarates Seminar on Disaster Management at Kolkata

On 26th Feb. 2010, an informative seminar is being inaugurated by Padmashree Shri B. Bhattacharya at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. Shri B. Bhattacharya is currently the member of Nuclear and Radiological Emergency, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India and was the former director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. A Seminar on "Disaster Management" was organized at Heritage Institute of Technology on 26th Feb. 2010. The Seminar was formally inaugurated by Padmashree B. Bhattacharya, Hon'ble Member of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). In his key note address he spoke about the role of Science and Technology in Holistic Management of Disaster. Shri Bhattacharya presented an excellent presentation on the boons of Science and technology in Predicting Disasters in the Nation. Before the key note address Prof. B.B. Paira, Director HIT welcomed the Chief Guest and other eminent speakers present and explained the basic objective of...

Again winners in 2010, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata creates a benchmark in NEN E-week at Bangalore

From February 6 - 13, over 450 educational institutions from the NEN community ( National Entrepreneurs Network) came together across the country to promote entrepreneurship and celebrate the theme 'India: Opportunities Within'. Those institutes that best demonstrated the spirit of E-Week (Entrepreneurs Week) and provided extraordinary leadership to make E - Week a success, received their awards and recognition at Bangalore on Saturday, 13th February, 2010. During the E Week, a staggering number of 510157 people - students, faculty members, parents and friends took the E Week pledge : " Today I renew my pledge to help build an Entrepreneurial India" and engaged themselves in a host of innovative & creative meaningful events and pursuits. This year, once again, the E-cell of Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata "OORJA", has won "The Champion's Award in Entrepreneur's Week India 2010" for initiating seminars, workshops and projec...

Heritage bridges the gap between Industry and Education

Mr. Anil Sinha, President- HR, Corporate and Legal affairs, Hindalco Group visits the Heritage campus for sharing of experience with the students of MBA in current trends of HR management in leading organizations. On 19th March, 2010, the Management Education Centre of Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata conducted an Industry Oriented Guest lecture of Mr. Anil Sinha, President- HR, Corporate and legal affairs, Hindalco Group, Kolkata in the campus where the students of MBA got a practical exposure in the current trends of HR management in leading organizations. The guest lecture was attended by more than 100 students of MBA at the seminar hall of Management Education Centre of Heritage Institute of technology. Mr. Sinha has depicted a clear transparent picture of the challenges faced by today's HR manager in different organizations where there are lots of paradigm shift going on in the corporate world. He said that growth for an individual in an organization relates to th...