Ambassador of India to Qatar, Dr. Deepak Mittal, and President of Arab Engineers Forum, Eng. Jassim Ahmed Al Jolo, with other officials during souvenir release at the event.
Doha: Institute of Engineers India (IEI) of Qatar chapter has marked 53rd Engineers’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the legendary engineer Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, at Liverpool John Moores University Qatar.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was conducted in hybrid mode for the first time. Dignitaries and executive committee members joined in person at the venue, with over 500 members and engineers from Qatar, India, and other parts of the world joining in via zoom online.
Chairman of IEI Qatar chapter, Eng. Abdul Sathar welcomed the delegates and opened the 53rd Engineers Day 2020 with an inspiring address, calling upon all members of the engineering profession and the wider community to utilize their skills, knowledge, and efforts for the welfare of society and humankind.
The Chief Guest was Ambassador of India to Qatar, H E Dr. Deepak Mittal, also the Patron of IEI Qatar chapter. In his inaugural speech, Dr. Mittal lauded the Indian community resident’s contribution to Qatar, including its engineers, towards strengthening and furthering Qatar and India’s friendly relations through their work.
He highlighted the importance of engineers as builders and the engineering profession as the backbone of any country and the innovations they bring about for society’s benefit. Dr. Mittal reiterated the significance of blending quality and frugality that Indian engineers are well known for and must continue to strive for in every future engineering projects they undertake, across all engineering areas.
He commended the IEI Qatar chapter’s dedicated efforts in bringing together the engineering community through excellent events and meaningful themes despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 throughout this challenging year.
Prof KK Aggarwal, Chairman of National Board of Accreditation, India, highlighted the IEI Qatar chapter’s efforts as a high performing arm of the organisation and complimented the Government of Qatar for supporting the cause of the engineering profession in a big way. He highlighted the importance for engineers to be aware of and prepared for the ever-changing engineering paradigms.
Padma Shri Mylswamy Annadurai, fondly known as Moon Man of India for having led various prestigious Indian space exploration missions like Chandrayaan 1, Mangalyaan, and Chandrayaan 2, graced the occasion.
During his speech, he described how India was successful in its maiden Moon and Mars exploration programs at a fraction of the cost of other international undertakings. Ingenuity, Innovation, and Adaptability were the three keywords of wisdom he shared with attendees to ponder upon and consider.
President of Arab Engineers Forum, Eng. Jassim Ahmed Al Jolo recognised and applauded the contribution of Indian engineers towards Qatar’s national vision and the part they have played in building the nation.
Sunitha Shyam, CEO and Founding Partner of Veritadyne Strategic Consulting, delivered the keynote address on the 53rd Engineers’ day themed ‘Engineers for a Self-Resilient India’. She highlighted the significance of the coming together of potential and ambition to achieve India’s national development agenda through self-reliance while ensuring that it is not interpreted as enforced isolation, robbing the country of necessary and meaningful global engagements and partnerships.
