Ph.D Welcome Function

Few pieces of wisdom:-

Prof. Phatak:
D - think Deep
E - Enjoy
W - Work hard

Prof. Ranade and Nagarajan:
Aim for beauty, utility and originality in your work.

Prof. R. K. Joshi:
If you feel you are working hard, it means you are really struggling or beating your head on a wall. Then its time to take a break or get a chai. In fact, when you start making progress, you wont feel the stress of hard-work and work will become enjoyable for you and you will be able to work really long hours, which will finally make others feel that you are working hard!