Transformation: A revolutionary act or process which brings about change in our
lives. It is the phenomenon which governs the birth of many ideas, inspirations,
motivations and I got the opportunity to undergo such a transformation at the first ever
DSC Summit 2018, as I became a part of the exciting congregation of DSC Leads
lives. It is the phenomenon which governs the birth of many ideas, inspirations,
motivations and I got the opportunity to undergo such a transformation at the first ever
DSC Summit 2018, as I became a part of the exciting congregation of DSC Leads
from all over India, who religiously worship technology
in their own campuses and ecosystems!
My journey to the DSC Summit began with an email stating that I had been
selected as the DSC Lead of PICT, on the 30th September 2017, a day I
remember so well! Since then, I had been conducting sessions on mobile
development along with the ACS Facilitator, Nikita Kotak, and Akshay Ubale,
a friend who is extremely passionate about development on my campus, out of
my interest to learn about technology and share the learnings. We enjoyed the
process as it was! The sessions were going well, we were still to get the
bigger picture of things, at that time! All of that was about to be levelled up soon!
The DSC Summit, the catalyst, began with the enthusiasm of leads from all
over the nation, moving towards one goal: harnessing the power of technology to
create impact in the society! Till that day, each of us had been engaging in technological
activities in our respective campuses, transcending limits and yet, a little oblivious to
what other leads were doing. And there we were, on the first evening of the Summit,
gathered at one magical place, Goa, introducing ourselves, talking about our work,
our likes and dislikes and networking with each other! On the very first evening,
I got to know about the wider perspective of things, which was only to be expanded
further on the next days!
selected as the DSC Lead of PICT, on the 30th September 2017, a day I
remember so well! Since then, I had been conducting sessions on mobile
development along with the ACS Facilitator, Nikita Kotak, and Akshay Ubale,
a friend who is extremely passionate about development on my campus, out of
my interest to learn about technology and share the learnings. We enjoyed the
process as it was! The sessions were going well, we were still to get the
bigger picture of things, at that time! All of that was about to be levelled up soon!
The DSC Summit, the catalyst, began with the enthusiasm of leads from all
over the nation, moving towards one goal: harnessing the power of technology to
create impact in the society! Till that day, each of us had been engaging in technological
activities in our respective campuses, transcending limits and yet, a little oblivious to
what other leads were doing. And there we were, on the first evening of the Summit,
gathered at one magical place, Goa, introducing ourselves, talking about our work,
our likes and dislikes and networking with each other! On the very first evening,
I got to know about the wider perspective of things, which was only to be expanded
further on the next days!
We had sessions on leadership which gave me teachings of a lifetime, design thinking
workshop which introduced me to innovative and effective ways of problem-solving,
panel discussion on careers in technology on the first day! The next day unfolded exciting
tech-talks, a talk on internationalization, storytelling, and much more.., each of which gave
tremendous amounts of learning, much more than any tutorial, lecture or book :D
workshop which introduced me to innovative and effective ways of problem-solving,
panel discussion on careers in technology on the first day! The next day unfolded exciting
tech-talks, a talk on internationalization, storytelling, and much more.., each of which gave
tremendous amounts of learning, much more than any tutorial, lecture or book :D
Here’s a slightly more detailed account of the sessions in the Summit:
Day 1:
Day 1:
- The Persuasive Leader by Anson Ben: The session on effective communication skills
gave me teachings of a lifetime!
- The Design Thinking workshop by University Innovation Fellows: Ghanshyam S and the Fellows
conducted a fun session which enabled us to interact with a local business person, understand
his/her problems and develop a solution prototype. The activity helped me to understand a
creative, innovative and fun process to approach a problem, gave me an opportunity to
work in a team and exposed me to innovative ideas!!
- Product Excellence by Dimple Batra: The session by Program Manager at Google gave wonderful insights on how to develop fantastic products.
- Panel Discussion on Careers in Tech- Anson Ben, Shikha Gupta, Arjun Pratap, moderated by
Day 2:
Included sessions like:
- Google’s culture of innovation By Deepak Raghuwanshi
- Developing in Android By Amrit Sanjeev
- Machine Learning/Getting Started with Tensor Flow By Manoranjan Padhy
- PWA & AMP By Yohan Totting & Kumar Gaurav
- Actions on Google By Chhavi Gupta
- Internationalization By Naveen Nigam
- Delivering Effective Workshops By Lalit Singh Manral
- Storytelling (Amplify your Community) By Rafael Guetta
- Panel Discussion Being a Community Lead - Karan Saxena, Chhavi Gupta,
This discussion made me understand that the scope of DSC activities
can extend far and wide beyond the college campus. It was truly
motivating to hear success stories of each of the community leads,
including one involving the setting up of a startup support
platform by the Mangalore Government, because of startups being founded
by the efforts of the Community Lead!
can extend far and wide beyond the college campus. It was truly
motivating to hear success stories of each of the community leads,
including one involving the setting up of a startup support
platform by the Mangalore Government, because of startups being founded
by the efforts of the Community Lead!
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Suhail talked about what Google looks in a candidate before hiring, howstudents can prepare and how we, as DSC leads can spread informationregarding this. Google looks for the following qualities while hiring candidates:
- The thought process
- Leadership skills
- Domain knowledge
- A hint of Googliness!
- CodeJam Kickstart
- YouTube Livestreams
- Tech Dev Guide
- Developmental Workshops
With these exhilarating sessions, we also had a fun DJ night, where all of us put on our
dancing shoes and grooved to the beat! The standup comedy by Azeem Banatwala
lightened the air!
lightened the air!
The DSC Summit was a combo of networking, leadership skills, problem solving and
more than that, FUN!! Every minute, I learnt something and eventually realized that
I have a world full of possibilities, to be traversed, explored and discovered!
With every step that I took, I could learn something new, move closer to transformation,
for, “Life and death are illusions, we are in a constant state of transformation”!
