Sophomore year ends.Three months of holidays.No plans. Regrettable.
Sad but True.
Although it was quite late already, I tried to land a project in IISc and paid a visit to the lush,beautiful campus. IISc is truly a sylvan paradise which houses some of the most brilliant scientific minds of our nation. And then there are these undergraduates who swarm this place every summer. Literally a plague of locusts. Anyways, I found a cool professor who was willing to let me in. He did hint at my lack of knowledge in the field he was working on. So, i decided to put the IISc idea to rest and try something different.
I volunteered at a non profit organization that works to improve civic literacy and increase citizen participation in the local government. To get a feel of what they do, i studied their various initiatives for a few weeks. I also managed to get an article on Namma Metro published in their Bi-monthly Newsletter.
And then, Industrial Training at Aircrafts Division,HAL.This was an Undergraduate course requirement. I spent roughly a month at this place and divided my time between the Electrical Looms Shop, Final Assembly and Aircraft Equipping. More of Mech Engg and less of Electrical. Anyways, I learnt the basics of Aerodynamics, Hydraulics and an overview of Aircraft Production. It gave me an opportunity to observe and experience stuff that is normally out of reach for the general masses except at shows like Aero India. Walking on the wings of the last production Jaguar was really a thrilling experience. Apart from the Jaguar, I also got to view the Hawk Mk-132,Tejas,IJT,Lakshya and Kiran from up close. Sadly no cameras to capture these once in a lifetime moments. National Security. Understandable. Apart from that, the work culture is no different from that in any other Government supported Industries.
Sad but True.
Although it was quite late already, I tried to land a project in IISc and paid a visit to the lush,beautiful campus. IISc is truly a sylvan paradise which houses some of the most brilliant scientific minds of our nation. And then there are these undergraduates who swarm this place every summer. Literally a plague of locusts. Anyways, I found a cool professor who was willing to let me in. He did hint at my lack of knowledge in the field he was working on. So, i decided to put the IISc idea to rest and try something different.
I volunteered at a non profit organization that works to improve civic literacy and increase citizen participation in the local government. To get a feel of what they do, i studied their various initiatives for a few weeks. I also managed to get an article on Namma Metro published in their Bi-monthly Newsletter.
And then, Industrial Training at Aircrafts Division,HAL.This was an Undergraduate course requirement. I spent roughly a month at this place and divided my time between the Electrical Looms Shop, Final Assembly and Aircraft Equipping. More of Mech Engg and less of Electrical. Anyways, I learnt the basics of Aerodynamics, Hydraulics and an overview of Aircraft Production. It gave me an opportunity to observe and experience stuff that is normally out of reach for the general masses except at shows like Aero India. Walking on the wings of the last production Jaguar was really a thrilling experience. Apart from the Jaguar, I also got to view the Hawk Mk-132,Tejas,IJT,Lakshya and Kiran from up close. Sadly no cameras to capture these once in a lifetime moments. National Security. Understandable. Apart from that, the work culture is no different from that in any other Government supported Industries.
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