The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani provides an atmosphere that nurtures techies and whiz kids who are encouraged to do what they believe in. October each year is the time of metamorphosis of the Institute and the quaint town Pilani in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan turns into a pulsating amalgam of youth.

For BITSians OASIS is the widening of the mind and of the spirit and epitomizes the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being. The 96 hours of nonstop excitement and entertainment has a spectrum of On Stage and Off Stage Music, Dance, Theatre, Poetry, Photography and whole lot of Creative events.

With "UNIO MYSTICA" as the theme, for the 38th All India Cultural Festival OASIS 2K8 scheduled from 21-24 October, Sanjeev Sahi a proud alumnus of BITS Pilani who shot to fame with his stellar leadership role in the Human Resource Development of aviation major HAL Bangalore triggered a mind blowing start on October 20th evening.

Mr Sanjeev Sahi who did his Master of Management Studies (MMS) from 1972 to 1977, puts passion into whatever he does. After his stint with Steel Major SAIL, Power Majors NTPC and NJPC, Mr Sahi joined HAL Bangalore in 1995 and presently is the Director Personnel. In addition, he holds high level positions in the apex body of Public Sector Undertakings in India - Standing Conference of Public Enterprises - SCOPE.

Recalling his nostalgic days at BITS, Pilani, when Mr Sanjeev Sahi thundered with his punch line that BITS educational system empowers you for facing the toughest of challenges in life, there was delirium all over. Proud to be a BITSian, Mr Sanjeev Sahi who is a dreamer, performer and achiever is undoubtedly a torch bearer of Brand BITS Pilani.

For BITSians OASIS is all about Passion driven by Passion and that is why it continues to remain as the jewel in the crown among college festivals in India.

For the college youth of the nation, OASIS indeed is much more than an isolated area of vegetation in a desert and once in a lifetime experience that no one even remotely connected with it once, would even dream of missing ever again.

Youngsters from all over the country have converged at Pilani for this year OASIS to experience the Unio Mystica which promises the tranquility, the hysteria, the liberation and the celebration of the unconventional.

The popularity of OASIS year after year itself is a testimony to Brand BITS Pilani. No wonder that this year OASIS has a fantastic bundle of sponsoring organizations which include NOKIA, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, BLENDER, MONTE CARLO, GATI, THE WEEK, NDTV, MTV, CASIO, intel CAMPUS GAMING STAR, GupShup, Shahnaz Husain, ibibo, Foodking, Coffee Day, Domino's Pizza, Nescafe etc.

BITS Pilani which has the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the path breaking BITSAT and setting a bench mark in industry university collaborations is one among the top ranking universities towering above the rest in various best college surveys in India today. BITS offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa and Hyderabad campuses apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute who are Proud to be BITSians peaking with Passion Quotient for Alma mater and spread across the globe from Australia to America are the true ambassadors of Brand BITS Pilani.

Dr BR Natarajan
Vice President BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA)
Professor, BITS Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India
Email: brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in
Phone 91-1596-242210
Fax 91-1596-244183
www.bits-pilani.ac.in

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