Daksh (Technical Festival)
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The word Daksh means “competent”. The word derives its origins from "King Daksh Prajapati”, son of Lord Brahma. Also known as the King of Himalaya, Daksh Prajapati, obtained complete knowledge of Ayurveda from his father and learned it word by word. Daksh is also said to be the father of Sati, a goddess who is well known as the first wife of Lord Shiva, the destructor. According to Hindu mythology, King Daksh Prajapati is linked with the popular story of Sati. The King performed yagya in his house, but didn’t invite Lord Shiva. Feeling insulted, Sati burnt herself in the yagya kund. Provoked by the incident, the followers of Lord Shiva killed King Daksha. However, later on Lord Shiva brought him back to life.
Daksh is also the technical festival of SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India. The fest was inaugurated in February-March 2007 and was a great success, with participation from a number of universities from all over India. The second edition of the festival was held from 25th to 27th February.
The festival comprises various competitions testing the technical skills and knowledge of the participants in various branches of engineering. There will be events based on Computing, Biotechnology, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,Civil Engineering and Robotics. Also on the schedule are open house events, including Computer gaming, a Technical Quiz, Design Competitions, Idea Presentations etc.
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The second edition proved to be a much bigger success than the first one with the number of participants at almost 6 times the first one. DAKSH has thus officially become the second largest technical festival in South India after IIT Chennai's SHAASTRA.
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STATS(2008)::
No. of registrations::12000
Total No of particiapants::3264
Total prize money::INR 700000
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[edit] External links
- Daksh Home Page - The official website of the event. Contains full details of the competitions.
- SASTRA University Home Page - The Website of SASTRA University
