Team Sampada was really glad to interview Aishwarya GM, batch of 2013 ISE who is an International Level Athlete from namma UVCE. Here are the snippets from the conversation:
Team Sampada: What inspired you to take up engineering as your career option?
Aishwarya GM: I have always had long term goals. One step closer to it was a degree in engineering. It was a passion and to learning something related to computer science.
TS: What was your sports experience in UVCE?
AGM: My peak achievement period in my athletics was while in engineering. I represented India in Asian Indoor Athletics Championship when I was in 5th semester. And after that I won a bronze medal at the All India University Championship. Also I got the honor to receive the Puttaswamy Gold medal for Achievements in Sports from Bangalore University. I have represented India and Karnataka at various International and National Athletic competitions and have been on winning streak. These were few of my major accomplishments.
TS: Did the teachers help you with portions when you missed classes?
AGM: People hardly knew I was into professional sports, except for my friends. Of them, very few teachers knew. UVCE has been a great place where I have been able to balance both classes and my sports.
TS: How important do you think it is for one to balance sports and academics in the student life?
AGM: I believe in the ideas developed from multi-potentiality. Books alone or sports alone can take you only upto a certain level in life. When you think big you need to think like a leader ! The more you know, the more knowledge you can spread. Sports is also a means of education. It depends only on the way you perceive it. I wanted to stand outside the crowd therefore my intention was to balance more than one discipline. Well, in college with whatever I was exposed to I could cover only my academic and sports and I have fared well in both.
TS: How far has sports changed from your college time to till now?
AGM: Well, sports in India are never going to change. Now I do not have much time. Few change of plans. I have been thinking of training in athletics abroad. But as of now, not sure about anything.
TS: What would be your message to the students who took up engineering and also have a sports background?
AGM: They need to strive to hang on and learn as much as possible from both. Remove the myth that it’s not possible to give equal importance to both studies and sports. It’s all in the mind. My life is an example. Now it’s time to make it the example of many others’.
Tejaswi P K , 2nd Sem EEE for Team Sampada
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