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Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt

Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar

Describing her long-term goal, she says, "Moving abroad and enjoying a lavish life has never appealed to me. I dream that one day my efforts and knowledge will positively affect my motherland India and that it will change the nation’s stand in the world."
Hailing from Pune, Maharashtra, Saniya Patwardhan, a third-year BTech student of Mechanical Engineering, calls the last two years the most happening years of her life. “IITGN gave me all the opportunities that I wished for – be it sports, cultural activities or academics,” expresses Saniya.

On a free day, you would either find her preparing for a match or for dance. In September 2021, Saniya’s selection as a Goalkeeper for the Gandhinagar District Football team in the State’s Football tournament was her “dream come true” moment. She attributes her success to the mentorship and training she got from IITGN. Interested in classical and western dance forms, she has participated in various competitions at the institute. She believes participating in these contests has helped her boost her confidence and gave her a chance to say bye to stage fright. In addition, working as the core of the Marketing team for Blithchron 2022, the annual cultural festival of IITGN, has helped her inculcate leadership skills and time management.

Saniya’s most fascinating project work evolved as a part of a summer research internship at IIT Delhi, wherein she worked on implementing a novel control law for a Quadruped robot that would reject disturbance.

KNOW MORE ABOUT SANIYA
  • 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲: Just keep swimming (Meaning: Never give up) (From the film “Finding Nemo”)
  • 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: My willpower
  • 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱: Chaotic
  • 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Doing what you love so that every piece of hard work seems worth the effort
  • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗜𝗧𝗚𝗡: Time management is crucial throughout our life. When we, the BTech students, are loaded with assignments and projects, this is the skill that gets shaped on a daily basis.
  • 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲/𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: Patience and calmnes