The 234th birth anniversary of Charles Babbage, the Father of Computers, was celebrated grandly on Friday, 26-12-2025, at Sri Ramakrishna Degree and PG College (Autonomous), Nandyal. The program was jointly organized by the Department of Computer Science and Applications along with students and faculty.

The event was attended by the College Director Sri G. Hemanth Reddy and Principal Sri K. B. V. Subbaiah. Faculty members and students paid floral tributes to the portrait of Charles Babbage.

As part of the celebrations, quiz competitions and PowerPoint presentations were conducted. Faculty members highlighted Charles Babbage’s contributions to modern computing, including his visionary concepts and inventions such as the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, which laid the foundation for today’s computer technology.

Addressing the gathering, Principal Sri K. B. V. Subbaiah emphasized that although Babbage’s machines could not be fully built due to technical and financial limitations, his ideas on input, output, memory, and processing guided future generations. He stated that modern computers, smartphones, and artificial intelligence are outcomes of Babbage’s far-sighted vision.

Head of the Department Sri S. Venkata Rao encouraged students to draw inspiration from Babbage’s life, stressing innovation, perseverance, and continuous learning in the rapidly evolving technological era.

The program concluded with prize distribution to quiz winners and a vote of thanks to the PRO team and faculty members who contributed to the successful organization of the event.