There's a geek inside each one of you - the one who uses smartphones, the one who loves video games, and the one who spends hours surfing the Internet- and Techkriti'13 has a lot in store for each one of you.
Hi Junta!
From Day 1 itself, the Techkriti'13 team had envisioned the festival to be geeky, and not nerdy!
To elaborate on the not so fine difference; a geek is an outwardly normal person who has taken the time to learn technical skills. Nerds, however, are also characterised by social inactivity. A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks.
Being a geek just means having an eccentric devotion to a particular interest and being passionate about something. In the words of Garret Freymann-Weyr-
"Geeky people often have. . . . a mind with its own heartbeat"
Techkriti and IIT Kanpur have been the torchbearers of technological excellence in the country. The launch of Jugnu (nano-satellite built at IIT Kanpur) and Satellite Imaging Railway Navigation (SIMRAN) system to check rail accidents are the recent hallmarks of our technological prowess. But this time around, we aim to go one step further and contribute to make our planet greener. We realise that expressing concerns about the environment does not serve much purpose, unless those concerns are addressed by concrete and timely actions.
In this regard, we have planned that Techkriti'13 will be a Carbon Positive festival. The first step in this direction will be to eliminate our carbon footprint. This will be done through Prakriti-The Plantation Drive, where more than 400 saplings would be planted in all corners of Kanpur city, in around a week from now. If you want to join us in the drive or would like to contribute in some way,feel free to contact us.
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