Toycathon 2022 kicks off at Galgotias University, Experts pledge to bring back lost glory of Indian toys
On Tuesday, Galgotias University hosted the grand inauguration of three-day Toycathon-2022. The programme was attended by Prof. Rajendra B. Kakde, Advisor, All India Council of Technical Education as the chief guest and Mr. Pankaj Pandey, Member of the Ministry of Education (Innovation Cell) as the special guest.
Prof. B. Kakde said that there was a time when we used to make toys at home and play. The toys of that time were without sound and were mostly made of wood. But today in this modern and innovation era, talking and laughing toys are being made. It is the effort of the Government of India that such toys should be made which inform the children about our culture as well as the life of our great men.
Pankaj Pandey said that Toycathon is the result of the dream of Hon’ble Prime Minister, which is going to establish new dimensions in the development of Indian toys.
Arindam Mandal said that the toy market affects the economy globally. Toys are not just toys. They bring smile in life. Toycathon is the opportunity that will take your life back to childhood.
42 teams from educational institutions from eight states of the country including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Kerala, Uttarakhand are participating in this competition.
The 250 participating students will work continuously for the next 72 hours on making the technology of toy making in the country stronger and easier. The main objective of this competition is to discover and redesign traditional Indian toys.
This Toycathon competition is being organized under the aegis of Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The Government of India has launched Toycathon 2022 as an opportunity to promote innovative toy and game ideas across India under the “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”.
By organizing this competition, Galgotias University is making a very important contribution to the self-reliant India campaign. Dhruv Galgotia, Chief Executive Officer, Galgotias University said that I wish the participants of Toycathon an event that brings to the fore the Indian culture, Indian ethos and rich civilization in the form of innovative digital and paper based toys and is available in every part of the world. “I am sure the next 3 days will be full of innovation and action. And each participant will give their best. AICT Chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Director of Innovation Cell in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Mohit Gambhir and Chief Innovation Officer Anil Jere played an important role in preparing the outline of this important program to make India self-reliant in the world of toys,” he added.
The program is being organized under the patronage of Dr. Preeti Bajaj, Vice Chancellor of the University.
