10/05/2026
๐๐ฟ. ๐ง๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
The NIT Kurukshetra Alumni Association (NITKKRAA) organised the ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐๐ ) โ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, in the gracious presence of ๐๐ฟ. ๐ง๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐บ๐ท๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ, along with nearly 100 distinguished alumni, donors, and well-wishers. The evening's centrepiece was the unveiling of 'KuruSetu' โ a proposed Alumni Centre on the NIT Kurukshetra campus โ which was warmly appreciated by both dignitaries. The Director and the Chairperson, while encouraging deeper alumni involvement in mentorship, placements, entrepreneurship, and institutional development, both expressed serious concern about the declining mental and emotional health of students and urged NITKKRAA to take ownership of building a sustained, long-term mental health support programme. Generous donors and contributors were felicitated, and a productive discussion on the roadmap for structured alumniโinstitute collaboration rounded off a memorable and forward-looking evening.
The evening commenced with a welcome address by ๐๐ฟ. ๐.๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐๐,
, followed by a presentation by ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ recounting a decade of alumni contributions spanning scholarships, student welfare, infrastructure support, and institutional development initiatives.
The highlight of the evening was the unveiling of ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ โ a proposed Alumni Centre within the NIT Kurukshetra campus โ presented by Er. Atul Lal. Envisioned as a permanent bridge between alumni and the Institute, KuruSetu aims to serve as a dedicated hub for mentorship, industry interaction, networking, and sustained alumni engagement. The concept was warmly appreciated by both the Chairperson and the Director, who recognised it as a transformative step in deepening the alumniโinstitute relationship.
Addressing the gathering, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐บ๐ท๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต appreciated the unwavering support of the alumni community and called for deeper engagement in mentorship, placements, entrepreneurship, and institutional development. He also spoke with particular concern about the declining mental and emotional health of students, acknowledging that recent distressing incidents had underscored the urgency of the issue. He urged alumni โ as people who have walked the same path โ to help build a sustained, structured mental health support programme for students, emphasising that this is a responsibility the alumni community is uniquely placed to fulfil.
๐๐ฟ. ๐ง๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ expressed genuine happiness at the strength and enthusiasm of the alumni turnout and warmly appreciated the vision behind KuruSetu. She encouraged alumni to invest deeply in mentorship, industrial exposure, placements, and student well-being. She, too, spoke directly about the mental and emotional well-being of students, describing it as one of the most pressing challenges facing institutions today. Acknowledging recent untoward incidents with visible concern, she urged NITKKRAA to take ownership of building a long-term, sustainable mental health programme โ rooted in empathy and human connection โ and expressed her earnest hope that the Association would rise to this moment with urgency and compassion. She also emphasised the importance of organising more such alumni gatherings regularly to keep the fraternity engaged and connected.
A moving felicitation of donors and contributors who have generously supported scholarships, awards, welfare initiatives, and infrastructure projects was a highlight of the evening. The programme also featured a productive interaction session on the roadmap for alumniโinstitute collaboration, with discussions around a possible Joint Working Committee to oversee specific projects.
The event concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Er. Vipin Rai Sardana, Secretary, NITKKRAA, followed by dinner and warm networking among alumni across generations. DAM โ 2026 reaffirmed, in the most heartfelt terms, the enduring bond of the alumni community with their alma mater and their collective resolve to contribute meaningfully to its future.
