Released on: October 17, 2007, 7:07 pm

Press Release Author: Dr BR Natarajan, BITS Pilani Rajasthan 333031 India

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: A realm in which everything appears as it is infinite can
happen at this time of year only at OASIS 2007.

Press Release Body: 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 \'Open Accessible Student Integration System\" 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 matrix of On Stage and Off Stage Music, Dance, Theatre, Poetry,
Photography and whole lot of Creative events.

With \"Psychedelia\" as the theme, for the 37th All India Cultural Festival OASIS 2K7
scheduled from 16-19 October, Sunit Rikhi a proud alumnus of BITS Pilani who shot to
fame with his stellar leadership role in the development of Intel's process
technology automation for 300mm fully automated wafer fabs triggered a mind blowing
start on October 15th evening.

Proud to be a BITSian, Sunit Rikhi who did his B.E. (Hons) Electrical & Electronics
Engineering from 1974 to 1979, puts passion into whatever he does. His passion for
technology and the undying mission to make something different puts him indeed as a
techie cut above the rest. Its no wonder that today he is the Vice President
Technology & Manufacturing Group and Director Advanced Design Logic Technology
Development, Intel Ronler Acres Campus, Hillsboro, Oregon USA.

Recalling his nostalgic days at BITS, Pilani, when this thorough bred BITSian Sunit
Rikhi thundered with his punch line that BITS educational system prepares you for
facing the toughest of challenges in life, there was delirium all over. When he
recited a poem linking every aspect of BITS Pilani, the Richter scale measured over
8 in the jam packed auditorium of the Institute to trigger a psychedelic tsunami of
applause for every line of his poem.

For BITSians OASIS with a budget of over 30 Lakhs 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 name it Pulse, Mood Indigo, Spring Fest, Saarang,
Antaragni, Alcheringa, Rendezvous, Thomso and what not. No wonder over 800
participants from about 40 colleges are at Pilani for this year OASIS to experience
the psychedelia.

No wonder that this year OASIS has a fantastic bundle of sponsoring organizations
which include Banking Major SBI, Hush it up Hutch Vodafone, Entertainment major STAR
Channel V, Café Coffee Day, Pizzawala Dominos, Games India Kreeda, IT major
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Generation Next cola major Pepsi, Not Just Another
Magazine JAM, spreading all over SMS Country, Style Setter Gazelle and Apna Orkut
Reliance Bigadda.com.

The inaugural function on Monday which included creative mime show and dances ended
at midnight with a dazzling show of fireworks

For a BITSian, 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.

About BITS Pilani: Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
Rajasthan which has set a bench mark in industry university collaboration is one
among the top ranking universities in India today offering degrees in various
disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the near future at
Hyderabad campus apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD
of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates.

Web Site: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Contact Details: Dr BR Natarajan, Professor & Dean, Birla Institute of Technology
and Science (BITS) Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India Phone
Office 91-1596-242210 Fax 91-1596-244183 Email brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in