MTU felicitates 'Team Thoibi', participant of Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021-2022

IMPHAL, May 31
The Manipur Technical University Faculty Union organized a felicitation programme for the Team Thoibi, which participated in the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021-2022 (Physical Edition) at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh which was held from May 23-26.
As per a press release by MTU, the felicitation programme was graced by Vice Chancellor of Manipur Technical University (MTU), Dr Bhabeshwar Tongbram and presided by the President of the MTU Faculty Union, Dr Thokchom Chhatrajit Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics.
Under the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Toycathon 2021 was conceived to challenge India’s innovative minds to conceptualize novel toy and games based on Bharatiya civilization, history, culture, mythology and ethos.
Toycathon is an inter-ministerial initiative organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell with support from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles, and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Team Thoibi was the only team from the entire North Eastern States to participate at the Nodal Centre.
The team consisted of four students (Longjam Priyashwori Devi, 8th semester, Dept. of ECE, MTU; Sorenshangbam Monika Devi, 8th semester, Dept. of CSE, MTU; Pratiksha Samom, 8th semester, Dept. of CSE, MTU and Oinam Geeta Devi, 8th semester, Dept. of ECE, MTU) as participants and one faculty mentor (Yengkhom Chandrika Devi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, MTU).
Team Thoibi developed an eco-friendly and handmade doll name “Eta Laiphadibi”. The main idea behind Eta Laiphadibi is to deliver a simple way to educate pre-school learners. The idea also incorporated schemes like “Beti Bachao Beti Padhhao”, “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”, “Environment Conservation”, “Digital India” and “Climate Change”.
Team Thoibi received the “Award for Appreciation” from the Galgotias University along with prize money in the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021-2022, added the release.