manipal my parents had to paint the house walls several times because i used to draw car pictures on them i was obsessed with cars and i wasnt aware there was a career in car designing says dilip chhabria founder of dc designa wellknown designer and innovator shared his life journey career in modifying cars and success story with the students of manipal university on friday the event was organised by manipal institute of technology manipali was very shy filled with inferiority complex never liked going to college but i was pursuing my hobby outside classroom i had a lot of time for myself since i was shy and it was the genesis of my career so people who are shy should feel proud about it he said when asked by the moderator to describe his days as a college student for him car models were his role modelstalking about his girlfriend in his college days dilip said on a lighter note my girlfriend strengthened my inferiority complex by dumping me very fast which helped me succeed so guys if you want to be successful get dumped he continued to add that his exgirlfriend called him after 25 years and told him that her son loves his car design and is a huge fan then i realised i was not that bad after all today her daughter has become my daughterinlaw he saidafter college he left for us to pursue studies in car design i expected to be an entrepreneur but not a car designer since my dad was into manufacturing electrical component however he supported my passion and individuality and thus i kickstarted my career in 1993 he saidhis love for cars inspired the names of his children he named his daughter minica and son as bonita my son is still angry at me for choosing this name he addeddilip revealed that he soon earned name and fame when dc designed the bond car aston martin v8 vantage cars are like moving billboards and they get noticed very easilyhe saidwhen asked about his favourite design he said that its always the latest one its like love youre always in love with the latest crushno future for diesel carsaccording to dilip the road for diesel cars will come to end soon due to emission problem petrol and electric car will increase