Randy Pausch
Pausch delivered his "Last Lecture", titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", at CMU on September 18, 2007. He gave an abridged version of his speech on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in October 2007. The talk was modeled after an ongoing series of lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical "final talk", with a topic such as "what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance?" Before speaking, Pausch received a long standing ovation from a large crowd of over 400 colleagues and students. When he motioned them to sit down, saying, "Make me earn it", someone in the audience shouted back, "You did!"
Paramarsh
2013 also saw a panel discussion titled ‘Follow Your Dreams’ saw the confluence of four eminent stalwarts: Charu Sharma, Nitin Gupta, Dr. Madhu Mehta and Dr. Anil Kane that yielded a stimulating session with an innate aim of inspiring the students to aspire, act and achieve.
The 14th edition had an interplay titled ‘Screw it, Let's Do It' focusing on inspiring the students and motivating them to keep working towards achieving their goals. Apart from these, there were two guest lectures by Dr. Kiran Bedi and Mr. Hussain Zaidi that were the attractions of the event.