Theme: The Startle Stroke

Waking up early in the morning, sitting on the bed feeling the breezy air touching the skin,
Opening up the eyes, splashing water on my face, having blurry eyesight and an empty mind.
Looking at the white canvas of life, and a wide range of colors,
Splashing them randomly on the canvas with a desire to make some sense of it all,
Choosing amongst the paintbrushes, some to get those thick strokes, some for fine art, and some for the peculiar details.
Giving our own personal touch to our blank canvas,
Hoping that the strokes come through to make it worthy, make it different,
Leaving us startled that the canvas of life which was once blank is now full of colors, full of meaning.

Thakur College of Engineering and Technology
Thakur Village, Kandivali East
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400101
India

Gauri Pathare

Classical singer

Gauri Pathare is an Indian musician and a winner of the All India Radio competition. Gauri has performed at most of the prestigious classical music festivals in India including Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav, Tansen festival, Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan, Kesarbai Kerkar Sammelan, Pt. Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Sammelan, etc. She has frequently performed in India, France, Switzerland, USA, Australia, Canada, Dubai, United Kingdom and Singapore.Gauri has conducted numerous classical music workshops overseas and has had her live performances broadcast on Australian radio.

Harshvardhan Joshi

Athlete/Mountaineer

Harshvardhan Joshi (born 13 November 1995) is an Indian mountaineer from Vasai, Maharashtra. He has climbed six mountains of 6000 meters and above in his mountaineering career which started in 2016. Indian mountaineer Harshvardhan Joshi has achieved the rare feat of scaling the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest, using eco-friendly means.

Manuj Jindal

IAS

He is an IAS officer who secured AIR 53 in UPSC CSE. After being rejected by the NDA, Manuj managed to receive a scholarship to the University of Virginia, US, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in commerce.

Prathamesh Jaju

Astrophotographer

He is a 16-year-old amateur astro- photographer from Pune has captured over 50,000 images of the moon and ultimately pieced them together to create a detailed image of the earth's only natural satellite. Using huge magnifications, Jaju captured multiple videos of the moon, in which small craters were also captured. The image is so clear that one could zoom in as much as he wants without losing the details. The image created by Jaju also holds scientific value, as different colours seen in the picture indicate mineral deposits on the lunar surface.

Sunny Hinduja

Actor

Sunny Hinduja is a film actor of Indian origin, who is known for his work in the Hindi and International film industries. He made his acting debut in 2010. Sunny has burst upon the Indian film scene in recent years with several noteworthy performances in key roles.

Sushmita Singh

Miss teen world

The 18-year-old has been crowned the Miss Teen World 2019; the event took place at El Salvador, USA recently. She is a mass media student and is also interested in painting, sports and oration.