Talk given to IIIT Una B.Tech. in-coming students, as part of the Orientation program.

1. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what
we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
@ponguru
/in/ponguru Ponnurangam.kumaraguru
B.Tech. Orientation
Dec 18, 2021
IIIT Una
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (“PK”)
#ProfGiri CS IIIT Hyderabad
ACM Distinguished Member
TEDx Speaker
pk.profgiri

2. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what
we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
@ponguru
/in/ponguru Ponnurangam.kumaraguru
B.Tech. Orientation
Dec 18, 2021
IIIT Una
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (“PK”)
#ProfGiri CS IIIT Hyderabad
ACM Distinguished Member
TEDx Speaker
pk.profgiri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albus_Dumbledore

3. Request
+1 :-) :D :P
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri:_The_Surgical_Strike

5. How’s the Josh?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri:_The_Surgical_Strike

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer

7. I Know don’t Know What
You Did This Summer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump

9. Life is like a box of
chocolates. You never
know what you're gonna
get ~ Forrest Gump
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Make friends – Participate in clubs, if it is not there, create one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots

11. Kamyab Hone Ke Liye
Nahi Kabil Hone Ke Liye
Padho, Kamyabhi …Piche
Ayegi….. ~ 3 idiots
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“Study to excel, not to be successful, Pursue excellence
and success will come chasing you.”
Stay focused on learning – Ask for help, don’t hesitate –
Everybody needs help
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annaatthe

13. Kalaam vazhvil
ponnanathu Adhaai
gavanam vaithu
munneridu ~ Annaatthe,
Annaatthe song
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Time management – Regrets – 1, 2 semester missing out –
CGPA ‘also’ matters – Others? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annaatthe

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https://youtu.be/ji5_MqicxSo

15. “The brick walls are there for a reason. They’re not
there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to
give us a chance to show how badly we want
something … The brick walls are there to stop the
people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re
there to stop the other people.”
“I mean, I don’t know how not to have fun. I’m dying
and I’m having fun. And I’m going to keep having fun
every day I have left. Because there’s no other way
to play it.”
~ Randy Pausch
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petta_(film)

17. Aasa Adakkida
Therinja Inga
Ellaam Kaaladiyil
Kedakkum ~ Petta,
Ullaallaa song
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Control your wants – FOMO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petta_(film)

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https://precog.iiit.ac.in/blog/2021/06/09/precog-from-fomo-to-a-learning-mindset/

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https://precog.iiit.ac.in/blog/2021/06/09/precog-from-fomo-to-a-learning-mindset/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372222/

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Woh jeena bhi koi
jeena hai jis mein
kick na ho
Connect to Randy Pausch?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372222/

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How to find it? Not same for any 2 of us

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26. Can’t think of movie reference L
• Build Network – will be life long connections, especially outside
branch / batch / college
• Especially ^^^^ Online, more important
• Don’t categorize yourself early, ML, Dev, front end, etc.
• Watch all the latest movies, series but addiction to Netflix and the
likes will take you nowhere, many students have realized this later
• Little cautious of what you try, do not misuse the freedom, don’t let
your parents, well-wishers down
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27. Acknowledgements
All students who gave inputs
All gyaans that I got from my well wishers
Shriram, Dhruv, Mrityunjay from Twitter
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Thanks!
Questions? pk.guru@iiit.ac.in
http://precog.iiit.ac.in/
@ponguru
pk.profgiri
linkedin/in/ponguru