Mysore/Mysuru: Kodava Education Society has released a souvenir titled ‘The Silver Lining (1999-2024)’ to commemorate the silver jubilee celebrations of the Coorg Institute of Technology in Ponnampet, Kodagu district.

The souvenir features messages from various VVIPs and dignitaries, including Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who has extended his best wishes to the management, students and the souvenir team.

Other notable messages include those from the Minister for Higher Education Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Vice Chancellor Dr. S. Vidyashankar, former Kodava Education Society President C.P. Belliappa (who served from 2007 to 2022), current Society President Dr. M.C. Kariappa, Hon. Secretary C.P. Rakesh Poovaiah, Founding Principal Prof. Chaluve Gowda, Principal Dr. M. Basavaraj and various alumni.

The Coorg Institute of Technology, established in 1999, has been a boon not only to the youths of Kodagu but also to engineering aspirants across the State. The souvenir acknowledges the contributions of Executive Committee members from 1997 to the present and philanthropists who aided establishment of engineering college over the past two-and-a-half decades. Additionally, the souvenir highlights academic and sports achievements of students and ialumni who have made a mark in various fields.