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(L to R) : Divya Upadhyay (JM), Udita Prajapati (JM), Neha (AE), Chandani Upadhyay (AE), Pallavi

(AE), Shruti Neha (AE), Soumya (AE)

Kumar Shubham (Student Editor), Nishant Mohan (Publication Head), Tushar Chauhan

(AE), Siddhart Singh Chandel (AE), Aniket Kumar (Creative Head), Vishal Ranjan (AE),

Nitish Agarwal (Secretary), Shambhu Sharan (Distribution Head), Saurav Kant Adarsh

(Treasurer).

Nishant (JM), Rajesh Roushan (JM), Rohit Kashyup (JM), Rishabh Anand (JM), Ankur

Chandra (JM), Saurabh Satyam (JM), Ujjwal Sinha (PR Head).

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1st Year Members :

(1) Abhigyan Shashwat (13B1012), (2) Suryansh Singh Chandel (13B1062), (3) Prateek Mandal (13B2055), (4)

Anjali Gautam (13B3035), (5) Shipika Verma (13B3084), (6) Abhishek Kumar (13B1055), (7) G.Chaitnya

(13B2056), (8) Sapna Tiwari (13B2072) (9) Kunwar Gautam (13B2067), (10) Divyanshu Shahi (13B3006) (11)

Shivani Tripathi (13A2060) (12) N. Sagarvenkateshwar (13A2033) (13) Rishabh Bhargaya (13B2060), (14)

Nikhil Raj

AE : Associate Editor JM. : Junior Member

The Legacy Continues....

Dear readers,

Welcome to the second edition of “Parallel World”!

A lot of water has flown under the “Gandhi Setu” since the last edition and the Institute has seen a lot of changes. The faculty strength has gone up considerably on account of the fresh regular appointments!

rd thWe had our 3 convocation on the 29 of Sep.2013 and the occasion was blessed by Hon'ble Dr. A.P.J. Kalam, ex-president of India.

Now the Institute has a visiting Psychological counselor and that is a step ahead in keeping with the stressful life we lead and since it has been medically proven that the students and professionals are the most affected, thus this support system. I would advise all to make full use of this facility.

The Institute also has a team of doctors available on campus to take care of physical indisposition of students and staff, so, no more running around to find a Doctor in the time of need.

Once again I request the faculty to contribute meaningful, research oriented articles or any article reflecting their field of interest and career achievements.

Happy reading!!

Dr. (Mrs) Kalpana Sinha

Chief Editor

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Success of the first edition of our college magazine “Parallel World”

provided a great impetus to our intentions and instilled a positive vibe in the

PW team. This served a great way in our upcoming monsoon edition

shedding out the maiden mistakes and polishing various rudimentary

sections.

First of all I would sincerely like to thank our DIRECTOR, Dr. Asok De

Sir for trusting us with the job and giving us the fiscal support without which

our endeavor would have been a futile venture. I would also like to extend

our earnest gratitude to our professor-in-charge and chief editor Dr. Kalpana

Sinha (HOD, HSS Dept.) for her time to time priceless inputs that kept the

wheels rolling.

And at last but not the least I take this opportunity to thank all the

members of PW team for their dedicated and diligent labour put in besides

developing a perpetual bond that helped us stay afloat during arduous times

which finally resulted into culmination of an abstract idea into a conceivable

enterprise-“Parallel World”.

Nitish Agrawal

Secretary

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

1. R-VALUATION2. PARAMANTRA 6-7

3. PARADIGM 84. PARALLEL U 10-15

(i) If You Were Here….(ii) Life: What Does It Mean?(iii) Because Of You(iv) What Does A Student Want :

Good Knowledge Or Good Placement?(v) Hello India "keep It Away"(vi) Electroceramics: Workhorse Of The Future Technologies(vii) Live It(viii) History Of Invention(ix) Was She Real Or Just An Apparition….?(x) vtuch eqykdkr !!!

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5. PARATECH 16-23(i) Project Loon: Balloon Powered Internet (ii) I.i.t. Madras Students Invent Economical Quake Resistant

Panels Made Of Glass Fibre-reinforced Gypsum(iii) Futuristic Technologies(iv) Perpetual Printing(v) The Bmw I3 – An Intelligent Breakthrough(vi) A Tag That Saves From Mosquitos(vii) Before “man On The Moon”- A Brief History Of Space Exploration

6. Paradise 24-27(i) Uttrakhand : Land Of Gods

7. PARAINFO 28-35(i) Cat's Eye On Cat(ii) Renaissance-ii(iii) Campus News(iv) Upcoming Fests

8. PARAMONTAGE 36-379. PARAMINGLE 38-48

(i) Forrest Gump: Life In A Breeze(ii) The Great 'ray'(iii) Holy Abode - Konark Temple

NostalgiaRemembering The LegendsFrom Rags To RichesIq QuestionsCrosswordQuiz TimeWhat's Special About This NumberOnline In 60 Seconds

10. ANSWERS 49

(i) Prof. M. P. Singh (hod-cse & It)(ii) Prof. D. K. Singh (hod-ece)

The economy of any country is a reflection of its splendour, its hold, and its dominance over the capital-fuelled world and India – “the second fastest growing economy” is no exception to this. But much to our chagrin (although true), recent events divulge the bleak visage of our country's economy.

Well, no points for guessing!! Indeed our topic of discussion is the current depreciating value of Indian currency against the U.S. Dollar. But, before moving further, let us have a succinct description of Current Account Deficit (CAD) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which play a deciding role in determining status of any currency in the international foreground.

Current Account Deficit occurs when a country's total import of goods, services and transfers is greater than the country's total export of goods, services and transfers. This situation makes a country a net debtor to the rest of the world. A substantial current account deficit is not necessarily a bad thing for certain countries. Developing countries may run a current account deficit in the short term to increase local productivity and exports in the future.

Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's border in a specific time period, though GDP is usually calculated on an annual basis. It includes all of private and public consumption, government outlays, investments and exports that occur within a defined territory. GDP is commonly used as an indicator of the economic health of a country, as well as to gauge country's standard of living. GDP is not intended to gauge material well-being, but serves as a measure of a nation's productivity, which is unrelated.

The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. India recorded an all time low Current Account deficit of 4.60 percent of the country's Gross

stDomestic Product in December 2012. Even India's economy grew by 5% in the year to 31 March 2013, its slowest pace in a decade, and failed to pick up the pace in the first quarter of current fiscal year.

On August 28 2013, Indian Rupee hit record low against US Dollar when the violent market swings pushed the Rupee close to 69(68.85 precisely). Now, an obvious question arises- what were the main reasons for such a prodigious depreciation in Indian currency?

Well, the situation was aggrandized not by a single reason, rather a cluster of them accelerated the plummeting of Indian currency. As per the rudimentary laws of economics if the demand for USD in India exceeds its supply then it's worth will go up and that of the INR will come down in that respect. Since the great depression of 2008, the Indian economy has been continuously slowing down. IIP (Index of Industrial Production) had been falling and the growth had been perpetually shrinking. All industries were suffering losses and the rate of unemployment in the nation increased. The basic fundamentals of the economy had been vexatious. However, Indians kept on importing from the world market. The high import of gold and

crude oil in such a situation burdened the current account deficit and caused it to rise to an unreasonably high level of 6.8%. This weakened the Indian position in the international arena. Foreign Institutional Investors (FII's) lost faith in the Indian economy and started withdrawing money from the Indian markets. Foreign entrepreneurs reduced Foreign Direct Investments (FDI's) in the Indian industry. Thus, the valuable forex which was required to finance the current account deficit did not flow in the system which further worsened the deficit.

The major event that triggered the rupee to depreciate by such a pace was the statement of the US Federal Bank's chairman Mr. Ben Bernanke wherein he expressed the unwinding of the bond purchase programme in the US. The US had been printing money to bolster its economy. Now with the revival of the economy the Chairman plans to unwind the programme. This statement led to unrest in the US economy and the US investors started withdrawing money from the overseas market. With the increased

valuationdemand of dollar, the prices of dollar in the global markets rose and the prices of all other currencies weakened against the dollar, among which rupee was one. But because of the already existing current account deficit and reduced growth the Indian currency was badly hit. Rupee came to an all time low of 68.85 against the dollar.

This depreciation of the Indian rupee has impacted the government, the industry and the individuals of the nation. With the depreciation of rupee the imports have become costlier and thus importing crude oil became a burden. With every single value fall a burden of Rs. 9000 crores is created on the government in the

form of subsidy. This has caused the fiscal deficit of the government to increase.

At the industry level the cost of borrowing has been increased for the companies which had taken foreign loans. The increased liability has burdened companies which now resort to retrenchment to cut down expenditure. This has led to unemployment in the economy. Further with depreciation, the prices of imported raw material and technology have increased which has caused the overall costs of the companies to increase.

At the individual level the prices of all imported goods have increased. Students going abroad to study now have to shed 20% extra for every dollar. This has caused the cost of foreign studies to increase which burdens the Indian families. Electronic consumer goods such as computers, laptops, televisions, mobile phones, etc. with imported components have become costlier. International food chains which run outlets in India also became expensive. Ranging from foreign vacation trips and air fare to cost of basic amenities, everything has got costlier.

Whether one looks at the past few months, two years or five years, the fact is that the rupee has depreciated a lot. Everyone is scratching their heads as to how far this will go and market participants are discussing as to what India can do to reduce this weakness.

Suggestions have ranged from raising the duty on gold, to opening more sectors to FDI, to selling shares held by SUTI, to removing the ban on iron-ore exports.

The present scenario had been somewhat revived by the Reserve Bank of India that decided to open a special window for helping state owned oil companies – Indian Oil Corp Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. beneficiaries had been able to buy dollars through this window. These companies, together, required about 8.5 billion dollars every month to import oil and it is expected that this will help them meet the requirements. These have had an immediate effect as is evident from the fact that the INR has started at 67 against the USD at the early proceedings in the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market.

The government made another controversial move to restrict the amount of money Indian citizens can take out of the country, and similar restraints were placed on outgoing corporate investment.

Moreover, at minor and individual level, the small scale domestic industries and handicrafts should also work in a proper way so that the indigenous goods are promoted. Instead of fleeing to the foreign countries in search of lucrative jobs, the Indian students and scientists must go into research work within our country and develop new technologies so that India may not be further dependent on foreign countries for goods.

The present situation is gloom but it's not yet doom. The need of the hour is to take some stringent and necessary measures, both at individual as well as at national levels so as to efficiently cope up with such a deplorable and tough situation.

The rupee menace should be systematically tackled by the Indian government and RBI or else it will soon cause the Indian economy to break down. The world will lose faith on the nation and the entire industry will suffer a huge setback.

The

KUMAR SHUBHAMStudent Editor

PARALLEL WORLD TEAM

The PARAMANTRA section gives an outlet to the feelings of the Professors of the

institute to share their important and enlightening ideas and experiences with the

students which may prove to be a boon for them in the near future. Prof. D. K. Singh has been the Head of Department of Electronics and Communication department since 2011. He passed out from BIT Sindri in 1988. He is very popular among the students because of his cheerful personality and highly inspirational and motivational talks. He has been elemental in the personality development of the students. He shares his valuable guiding words with Parallel World :

D K Singh – HOD electronics and communication engineering

Simulation and modelling of optical communication and coding theory is my principal subject of PhD. The field of optical communication has a wider application in the IT era mostly comprising long distant communication, higher bandwidth and optical fiber. Major research is taking place in the field of optical communication. My focus is on optical amplifier along with the new emerging Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) - different from transitional fiber.

Coding theory - In the field of data transfer, security of data transfer is of utmost importance. Coding is a process through which digital data is converted into digital signal and then transferred. This area is essential for DS, because the volume of data is increasing day by day. For that purpose a lot of work is required in the field of coding to make data secure.

Other emerging areas in the field of Electronics Engineering are:-

· Signal processing

· Image processing

· Data communication

· Data security

· Computational and electromagnetic theory

· Data communication and networking

· Optical switching

· VLSI

· Embedded system

My message to students is that they should focus towards their aim, whatever they have aspired before and dreamt in school days. And whatever be the area, one should be sincerely devoted towards it and should strive forward with hard work, perseverance and visionary approach i.e. keeping in mind the technology that would affect the world in coming future.

And at last but not the least since a sound mind resides only in a sound body one should be careful about health too. Sports should not be taken as extra-curricular rather co-curricular.

Best wishes to all of you. Have a nice career.

Q. What was your subject of PhD? Tell us something about it.

Q. What are the other innovative fields in the branch of Electronics Engineering picking up?

Q. What message you would like to give to the students?

Prof. D. K. Singh (HOD-ECE)

Prof. M. P. Singh (HOD-Cse & IT)

A dynamic personality with an aura that not only influences but also inspires students, Prof. M. P. Singh is a PhD from

MNNIT Allahabad in wireless networking. He joined NIT Patna as an associate Professor in December 2005. He

recounts his initial days in the college as a learning experience. He is credited as the pioneer of the first multi-

facilitated Computer Centre of NIT Patna. Here's an excerpt from a small interaction with him.

I specialise in networking and to be specific, wireless networking.

In the present scenario, I would say COMMUNICATION AMD COMPUTING is the prominent field to look into. It has a

great future and countless possibilities for the young minds. A student who has an interest in entrepreneurship

should definitely emphasize on EMBEDDED SYSTEMS. In China, most of the household goods are an

implementation of communication and computing which are in turn dependent on embedded system. In

embedded systems fuzzy logic is employed which is again a good field to explore. Embedded systems are a tool for

making smarter devices.

Another very interesting field is – DOMAINS OF AI. Artificial Intelligence is a subject that has an immense

importance in computer science. It can make the lives of the physically disabled a lot better through speech

processing, cognitive science and machine learning.

Data mining has become an old area .So, presently communications is the best option for the students and in that

social networking is the current arena to look into.

Work hard and don't compromise with your studies but don't be a bookworm too. Have some time out and enjoy

also.

Q.- What are your fields of expertise?

Q.- What according to you are the imminent spheres for exploration in the computer technology for the new students?

Q. What is your message for the students?

Americans spend more than $630 million a year on golf balls. One alternative title that had been considered for NBC's hit "Friends" was "Insomnia Café."6 7

ParadigmThere are many alumni of the institute who are well placed with a decent package and are doing great to achieve the goal of their lives.Some of them have achieved unprecedented success and can set an example for the students of the institute.This section aims to present some excerpts from the lives of such people which can act as an encouragement and inspiration to the students, thus boosting their morale and confidence.

Vasu Gupta, an Electrical Engineering graduate from NIT Patna had his moment of success when he topped the IES examination in 2012. A sincere student throughout his academic life, the 2k10 passout is an amazingly vibrant and charming personality. Currently working in PGCIL(Power Grid Corporation of India Limited), he expects to join Railways in December. Excerpts of an interview-

Obviously, it is really a great privilege to have studied at a prestigious and historical institute like ours. The fact that one has graduated from this iconic institute is in itself a testimony of one's technical and intellectual prowess. Wherever you go, when people know of your association with NITP, expectations soar high.

A- I started preparing for IES after one year of passing out from college. During my college days, I used to prepare for GRE, ofcourse i used to work hard for it, but honestly, I had no solid & die hard determination for it.

See, when you are in campus, you can't know what exactly it is that you want from your life, how you want your life to be. It's like the same thing when choosing a stream during +2 or an engineering branch. Whatever one is preparing for in college, in most cases, it is just under the influence of one's whims and fancies regarding a particular area and even more than that, the influence of advice and theories of your great friends. The truth is, one cannot say what Ginger tastes like until he really tastes it.

I had an open mind for all the fields like MBA, MTech, GRE and all. I was just not sure from inside. I had to stay in India as I am the only son in my family. And doing MTech from IISc or IITs is always a better option than doing MS from abroad as far as technical learning is concerned. Also after working for one

How does it feel to be an alumni of one of the oldest and prestigious college of India?

When and how did u start preparing for IES? Was there any special thought/thing that persuaded u or incited u to pursue your career in engineering services?

year at Vedanta, and getting first hand knowledge of experiences of people of all fields, I got oriented towards a life where I can have a good social esteem and repute, a great deal of autonomy and decision making power, and a challenging but stable work where I can indulge myself in all social and family activities, and my hobbies. Keeping in mind my capability at that point, and the money and time I can devote for studies, I decided for IES although IAS is always a better option. I joined MadeEasy at Delhi in May 2011 and prepared for one year. Both at GATE and IES, I had a single attempt.

Every moment that I lived at campus is an ecstasy, a great learning and experience to relish throughout my life. It's like a live picture running through my mind every now and then. I really find it difficult to pin point a single event. It will surely go into a book.

Whatever you do, give it your 100%. Whatever you are supposed/required to do, do it with the best of your efforts. Get yourself fully involved in each and everything happening at the campus, be it studies, cultural activities, sports, social politics, NGOs and all. But be active and try to utilize each and every moment of the day. This will ensure that you are a very well developed personality at the time of your graduation with plethora of qualities, abilities, and experience. Never waste a single moment, always strive to add something extra to your basket. Each of your sincere work always pays you up in magnification. Always listen to your heart and it's never too late in life.

Prof. Hamid Akhtar of Jamia Milia University, also a faculty at MadeEasy, is much more than an idol for me. He does his work so passionately and with full love and dedication, you will rarely find a person in sixties so keen towards new ideas and as energetic as him. He always remains calm, serene, and happy. It's my dream to be like him someday.

Any event or incident of your college life that you would like to share with us.

What is your message to the present students?

Whom do u consider your idol in your life and why?

The most used letters in the English language are E, T, A, O, I and N. Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest, and highest continent on earth.8 9

If you were here…There would be no fear.So far but still so near.You are the reason I'm still here.

I remember our every bit..When the air used to be mystically lit.Euphoric was every day and night..For I had you in my sight.

The wonderful time we spent…And the places that we went.That thunderous voice of the holy river..Made us rusty and caused us to shiver.

The sting in my heart shifts to my eyes…When I think about the awaiting colossal emprise.Faith within and God overhead…We'll voyage on and leave many verses unsaid.

The road is gloomy and stretched… But nothing is too far-fetched.For as long as `WE` are there… Eternal is our swear.

Because of youMy world is now whole,Because of youLove lives in my soul.Because of youI have laughter in my eyes,Because of youI am no longer afraid of good-byes.You are my pillarMy stone of strength,With me through all seasonsAnd great time of lengthMy love for you is pureBoundless through space and time,It grows stronger everydayWith the knowledge that you'll always be mine.At the alter I joyously say 'I do',For I have it all nowAnd it's all because of you.

What is life? This question is vast,It is an opportunity, first and last?Well different people consider it in different manners,Some regard it as a mystery, for others it is a pleasure.

The answer to this question is present in large spectrum,

Bestowed by the

greedy mind,

Still source of it is

difficult to find.

It takes everybody

under its control,

Rises always rises

like the price of petrol.

It eats the growth of

the nation,

Desert doing poverty

implementation.

Always wakes coz

authorities are asleep,

It takes the fun of

red lights and jeeps.

Seems to be done

with compulsory

criteria,

Loves the people like

fungus and bacteria.

People celebrate

while drinking that

poison,

Spreads everywhere

like a huge human

erosion.

Different leaders took

their steps to erase it,

But nation's captain

need to hit its roots

and blaze it.

Show off some

unity, fight like a

unit,

Kick corruption away

from the nation, we

all have to do it……we

all have to

do it.

Life contains the mixture of sorrow, joy and freedom.Varying ideas, beliefs and notions people possess,Intellectuals also define it, whenever to masses they address.

Some consider it a race, so run as fast as u can,Some think it to be a gamble, playing now and then.Some perceive it as a candle, to enlighten and diminish it every second,For some it means to live to its fullest before it comes to an end.

Actually life is not a race, or a gamble, or any dare,It's a precious Almighty's gift, to be handled with care.It should be spent in earning respect, love and a special goal,So that even after death, you are remembered as a divine soul.

Money has nothing, no soul; still whole world seems to be dancing on its gestures. Every person having a decent

knowledge is being sold, and he himself likes to be sold for money. Every part of knowledge is for getting money. Thus it

seems that money is more powerful than knowledge now a days.

But it should be kept in mind that Knowledge is the king and money its slave. Knowledge is not a physical quantity; it

cannot be purchased from any market. Through money, one can only purchase the limited resources of knowledge, but not

the abundant knowledge that is stored in it. Knowledge is the technology that rules the world.

The time for hunting a 'good' college arrives after one is done with his/her schooling. But the meaning of a 'good'

college stands different for different people. It depends completely on a student that what does a 'good institute' means to

him. Whether he wants to receive a quality education or wants to grab a decent currency package post studies. Increasing

globalization, improvement in lifestyle, upcoming technologies have changed man's behavior and his views towards studies.

None wants to work hard for studies, but for placements. Every extra-curricular activity is seen as a ticket to MNCs.

Thus we need to change the frame of the world. The way of acquiring a decent position in an organization, and hence

earning money goes through the pit stops of knowledge. No flyover will direct you to that position without stoppages. And it

is to be understood that the knowledge alone that can make a man prosper after he is placed. Knowledge should be improved

for a better placement. Money keeps on going and coming but it's the knowledge that remains with its owner and it can be

utilized later to earn money again. Money is more powerful for some, but it takes knowledge to make money. Money may

lead to the formation of more money or may create some new knowledge but without knowledge, it is pointless to think of

using it in an effective way.

“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this

world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.” -Henry Ford

Parallel UThis section is for those budding writers having great literary capabilities to showcase their poetry, story-writing ,calligraphic skills and other qualities like sketching, painting etc. Keeping in mind the need of such a platform,this entire section has been dedicated to the articles submitted by the students as well as faculty members.

IF YOU WERE HERE…. BECAUSE OF YOU

LIFE: What does it mean?

Hello India "Keep it Away"

What does a student want : Good knowledge or Good placement?

ndANKUR CHANDRA, CSE 2 YEAR Ankur Rai, (1201001)

Divyanshu Shahi (13B3006)

Gurdeep Singh (1003049)

APOORV TIWARI 1206034)

The most used letters in the English language are E, T, A, O, I and N. Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest, and highest continent on earth.10 11

Electroceramics is a superior form of ceramic substance that can be implemented in several fields. The name electro-ceramics was given because the traditional ceramics had unique functional capabilities as well as properties in the field of electrical, optical and magnetic. These features of electro-ceramics have grown to be of vital importance and are successfully used in many organizations and technologies. As compared to the old traditional ceramic, electroceramic is completely a new way that was introduced since the Second World War. It also had a huge impact on the electronic uprising along with the progress in the quality of life of the developed countries.

electronics and even automation.

The use of electroceramics in the electronic industries can be divided into two categories. Based on the materials, electroceramics can be put to use for inter-connection and the packaging of semi-conductor wirings. In addition to this, electroceramics when applied in circuit or wiring modules, allows them to function according to their own terms. Some examples of such circuit modules allows for better security are sensors and capacitors. This use of electro-ceramics forms a huge market while the second function is unique in its own way, due to the materials put into it. The application that uses these types of electro-ceramics are closely related to each other and in most cases seem to form a crystal structure. Electro-ceramics are also known to play an important part in the medical industry. Applications that are used for medical purpose have started to implement the use of the electro-ceramics dielectric elements. This property helps in the optical correction surgery because it aids in increasing the life of surgery equipment used for the operation. Moreover, electro-ceramics also assists in the MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging field. The electro ceramic capacitor helps in maintaining and tuning the magnetic field which is produced by MRI systems.

There are several other current uses of electroceramics. They can be applied in insulating, resistor, high dielectric capacitors, ultrasonic transducers, communication filters, thin film capacitors, ultrasonic motors and others. With so many uses and excellent features, one can say without a doubt that the current uses of electroceramics have definitely started to play a very important role and will continue to do so in the life of both humans and machines.

In India, the field of Electroceramics is mainly pursued by defence sectors such as DRDO labs, CSIR labs IIT's, NIT's and universities. From device application point of view, much is required to be done. There should be government industry device development oriented initiative for research and growth of electroceramics. For example, India is faster becoming hub for medical tourism, if we can provide devices for above mentioned applications, it will boost Indian economy. Similarly, we can increase our presence in the international market for maritime based devices, smart materials based devices, defence equipment etc.

Electroceramics are high technology materials whose properties and applications depend on the close control of structure, composition, ceramic texture, dopants and defect distribution. With the rapid development of microelectronic devices such as capacitors, resonators and filters, electroceramics have been on an increasing demand.

Electroceramics cover wide range of applications in the field of sensors, Smart materials, MEMS, Solid State Ionics, Fuel Cells, Dielectric materials etc. With a major thrust on the environment friendly materials, a wide range of lead-free materials are being developed for transducer applications. These materials touch virtually different spheres of life: In healthcare such as heart valve, tooth implant, joint and hip replacement and in energy harnessing, space, information and communication,

Man has evolved over a million yearsFrom a stooping ape like creatureAnd this is in fact a unique feature.He struck off two stones to make fireWhich in fact increased his desireHe used fire to cook and keep him warmAnd realized it did not cause any harm.The wheel was a remarkable inventionWhich led to new inventions by future generationsWheels quickened the pace of developmentAnd he soon discovered its supplementWith the passage of time, machines came inAnd led to industrialization.And with this people found jobs

And it gave them lots of satisfactionRotating and rumbling the machines movedFor many years to it people were gluedTrees were cut, land was clearedAnd then soon people fearedGreen Revolution took placeAmong the countries for it there was a racePlants were grown every whereSo that there was pure atmosphereAnd then came T.V. , computers and mobilesTo carry it everywhere has become the styleTechnology will soon rule our livesBut what we need is a warm hug and few kind words to lead a happy life.

Electroceramics: Workhorse of the Future TechnologiesDr. Dev Kumar Mahato, (Physics Dept.)

LIVE ITKrishna Pandey (1101013)

History of Invention

Was she real or just an apparition….?

PREM KUMAR CHOUDHARY (1207034)

ndRishabh Anand (2 year, CSE)

The night is windless. The trees are motionless and it gives me a bad feeling, the feeling of not finding her in the balcony. Looking up at the cloudy night sky I see a solitary white heron, passing above my terrace. The poor soul calling out for its companion, aimlessly, all in vain. Sometimes I feel just like that lost heron, standing each night on my terrace, just to catch a glimpse of her. The chances are bleak, but still. There is something about her that glows like a splinter in my heart; a splinter dying for want of air, ready to run all ablaze. For the past two and a half years I've been doing the same thing- climb up to the terrace each night, stare at her balcony and come down dejected and lost. It's been two and a half years since we talked to each other. It was the month of March, the year 2011.March, the month of spring when everything comes to life, the month that marks the beginning of something new, but for me…….it was the end.

Initially we used to have an occasional and short chat, initiated mostly by her. I must admit I was a nerd; ask me to talk to a girl and I started shaking in my boots. But destiny had something else in store for me. I started noticing her, unlike any other girl. I remember the day she was dancing in the rain with her younger brother. Oh! and there goes the day when she wore a pink floral-print to a party. How can I forget that Holi of 2009, the first time I saw her at a hands distance? She stayed with her maternal grandparents and uncle. The family was a bunch of educated yet rowdy homo-sapiens, whose hobby was to fight among themselves for no good reason. Household utensils were their weapons. But looking at her one could never tell that she lived in such a disturbed environment. Always with a smile and sweet words on her lips, she was quite an angel. It was not her physical appearance that enchanted me but her simplicity, her ability to remain calm despite the turmoil brewing inside her. She was and is still a great source of inspiration for me. It took me quite a few years before I realised what I liked her for.

Why do I go to my terrace each night? To see her apparition standing in the balcony on breezy nights. I move to my terrace to relive that night, that night when I first realised why I liked her. The cool breeze was blowing through her hair but her face was not as cheerful as the weather. She looked disturbed; maybe another family quarrel was in progress downstairs. A drop or two of sparkling pearls rolled down her cheek. I couldn't bear to see them. Without losing a moment I called out to her. Hearing my voice she hastily wiped off the tears and lo!, there she was, standing in front of me with that mild smile of hers, covering that vast sea of grief that she had been holding inside her. Not alluding to the reason of her grief, I kicked off a chat, making lame attempts in between to crack a joke or two, to win her a smile. It was the first and the last time that a chat between us was initiated by me. Not knowing that it would probably be our last meeting, the talk lasted for about half an hour, ranging from her favourite Bollywood number to her favourite colour. The actor she liked the most to her favourite cuisine. But that was it. From that night till date, I stand at my terrace in the hope of another interaction, similar to the one we had that night but only to be disappointed. Did her grandparents send her to a boarding school or is she still there indoors, in her room, waiting for another breezy night? only God knows.

There is no sign of a light wind and the weather is gloomy. Maybe it's not the perfect weather for her to appear in the balcony. I feel I must go downstairs now and come back tomorrow when the weather is right, when the breeze is perfect for that heavenly apparition to appear again after two and a half years of eager anticipation...

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China only has one time zone. Eleven of the 50 U.S. states are named after an actual person.14 15

With the aim of providing Internet connectivity to remote areas of the world,

Google started Project Loon, a research and development project using high-

altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 20 km (12

mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 3G-like speeds.

The balloons are placed in Stratosphere flying twice as high as Planes and are

manoeuvered by adjusting their altitude to float to a wind layer after identifying

the wind layer with the desired speed and direction using wind data from the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Users can connect

to the balloon network using a special Internet antenna attached to their

building. The signal travels through the balloon network from balloon to

balloon, then to a ground-based station connected to an Internet service 2provider (ISP), then onto the global Internet. Each balloon can cover an area of about 1,256 km (485 sq mi).

The system aims to bring Internet access to remote and rural areas poorly served by existing provisions, and to improve

communication during natural disasters to affected regions.

History

All this began in 2008, when Google was trying to strike a deal with Space Data

Corp. that sends balloons 20 miles (32 km) up in the air for providing

connectivity to truckers and oil companies in the southern US.

Being unsuccessful in deal, Google started an in-house project in 2011 under

incubation in Google X with a series of trial runs in California's Central Valley and

officially announced as a Google project on 14 June 2013.

Google began pilot experiments in New Zealand on 16 June 2013, where about

30 balloons were launched in coordination with the Civil Aviation Authority

from the Tekapo area in the South Island. About 50 local users in and around

Christchurch and the Canterbury Region tested connections to the aerial

network using special antennas. After this initial trial, Google plans on sending

up 300 balloons around the world at the 40th parallel south that would provide coverage to New Zealand, Australia, Chile, and

Argentina. Google hopes to eventually have thousands of balloons flying in the stratosphere.

Future Prospects and Applications

This technology is being developed to avoid the expensive Fibre-Optic Cable laying which involves digging, underground

installation for Internet Connectivity. Google feels this will greatly increase Internet usage in developing countries in regions such as

Africa and Southeast Asia that can't afford to lay underground fibre cable.

The high-altitude balloons fly around the world on the prevailing winds (mostly in a direction parallel with lines of latitude, i.e. east or

west). Solar panels about the size of a card table that are just below the free-flying balloons generate enough electricity in four hours

to power the transmitter for a day and beam down the Internet signal to ground stations. These stations are spaced about 100 km (62

miles) apart and bounce the signal to other relay balloons that send the signal back down. This makes Internet access available to

anyone in the world who has a receiver and is within range to a balloon.

The first person to connect to the "Google Balloon Internet" after the initial test balloons were launched into the

stratosphere was a farmer in the town of Leeston, New Zealand, who was one of 50 people in the area around Christchurch who

agreed to be a pilot tester for Project Loon with a basketball-sized receiver resembling a giant bright-red Google map pin

attached on outside wall of their property in order to connect to the Internet.

ParatechTo keep the students updated with the latest technological

advancements and developments in the world,this PARATECH

section has been included in the magazine comprising latest and

innovative ideas and discoveries .

Project Loon: Balloon powered Internet

Why are the balloons placed in Stratosphere? Can you think of any other method to provide Internet Connectivity everywhere?

What advantages does your method have over the other existing methods?

Think over the questions asked in the footers. You can mail your answers to parallelworld.nitp@gmail.com . The best answers will be published on the Facebook page

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Can panels, made of gypsum

reinforced with glass fibre be used as

load-bearing walls replacing brick in a

multi-storied building? Can they also

be used as floor/roof in place of

reinforced cement concrete (RCC)

slab? Put up these questions to IIT

Madras students and they give a

thumbs-up in return.

A few years ago, Rapidwall

B u i l d i n g Syste m s , A u st ra l i a ,

developed a technology to make

gypsum strong and water-resistant

enough to be used as load-bearing

walls. This is done by calcinating

process where glass fibre is combined

with gypsum plaster to produce glass

fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRG)

panels. Now, researchers at IIT

Madras have taken this technology to

the next level. They have developed a

technology to make GFRG panels also usable as floor/roof, thus eliminating the use of RCC slabs. An eight-storied building, for

instance, can be built using the panels as load-bearing walls, floors/roofs and staircases.

They also collaborated in the indigenous development of an excellent water-proofing material. Water-proofing is essential

for prolonged durability of the GFRG panels, especially in the case of roofs and toilets. A demonstration building — ground plus first

floor — has being built inside the IIT-M campus. The building, with electrical and sanitary fittings, took just 29 days of construction

after the foundation was completed.

The building will have four units — two with a carpet area of 269 sq. ft are for the economically weaker section, and another

two, with a carpet area of 497 sq. ft, are for the low-income group (LIG). The demo structure demonstrates that the material can be

used for cost-effective, mass-scale and quickly buildable housing, with improved water-proofing. The demonstration building at IIT

Madras is about 25 per cent cheaper than conventional ones. What makes the rapid construction possible is that the panels are

prefabricated and cut to desired sizes based on room sizes with openings for doors and windows.

A panel has two skins of 15 mm thickness that are interconnected at regular intervals (25 cm). The cavities formed by these

interconnections are used for several purposes — filling with concrete, and laying electrical conduits and plumbing pipes.

Two steel bars instead of one and filling all cavities with concrete in the lower floors in the case of a high-rise building is the mantra.

The number of concrete-filled cavities and steel bars keeps reducing from the ground to the topmost floor. The topmost floor will

need very few concrete-filled cavities. A reduction in amount of concrete used in turn reduces the total weight of the building. The

ripple effect is the reduction in the foundation cost. Aside from the savings and speed of construction, the buildings are subjected to

lesser earthquake forces. This is because of their lighter weight. For the floor/roof, the panels are placed over the vertical wall panels

and the top skin of every third cavity is cut open. Steel reinforcement is placed in these cut cavities before being filled with concrete.

The concrete-filled cavities tend to behave as hidden beams. The panel is then covered with a 5-cm thick concrete topping. Since the

panels have a smooth finish, the need to plaster them does not arise. The total weight of the building is reduced substantially.

Tests conducted have shown that GFRG panels reinforced with concrete are also capable of resisting lateral loads caused by

earthquakes. During an earthquake or strong wind, buildings tend to sway and the walls are subjected to enormous loads exerted

laterally. The Building Material & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) has approved GFRG for construction in India.

The ever transient world of technology is progressing at a rapid rate. Enthusiastically many people have given wings to crazy

ideas by transforming them into reality. Let us explore a few ideas which will sooner or later be a very common sight.

Solar-Powered Retinal Implant

A research in Stanford could prove to be a boon for the blind. This

retinal implant actually fits behind the retina. It is far less invasive than other

retinal implants and is reversible too. To reduce the number of complications

such devices cause, it has been made to communicate wirelessly with a pair of

sunglasses. The image is directly projected on the retina. It is solar powered and

energy efficient too.

Saving Water Bottles

There is a huge amount of waste created by littering empty water

bottles. Reusable bottles have helped displace some of the plastic,

but some just prefer bottled water. The Water Bean comes to the

rescue. Entrepreneur Graeme Glen, the brains behind the

WaterBean, claims one person will go through 167 bottles per year.

Add the fact that 75% of plastic bottles go un-recycled, and that

makes 1.5 million metric tons of weight added to our already

overflowing landfills. It's tubular, so it easily fits in almost any plastic

water bottle. After it becomes submerged, you simply shake the

bottle for about five seconds and swirl the water around. Its filter

makes tap water drinkable. Its filter is made from activated coconut

carbon and is fully compostable. The Water Bean, with proper care,

could last a lifetime.

Anti-Gravity 3D Printer

Peter Novikov and Saša Jokić are the brains behind material, a

3D printer that can work without a dedicated print surface. It looks a lot

like a robot arm from an automobile assembly line. Its specialized print

heads use a filament that is much thicker and dries quicker than typical

3D printing devices. While still innovative and captivating, material

doesn't do detail well and can't quite capture the intricacies that a

typical 3D printer can. But the possibilities created by this giant

extremity are almost endless.

Graphene

In the last several years, graphene has become a favorite topic in

material science circles. The fairly newly-isolated graphene is a mere one

atom thick layer of carbon yet does more than just about any other single

material: it conducts electricity better than silicon or silver, is harder than

diamonds and is even antibacterial. But as amazing as it is, graphene

couldn't be made to produce electricity until a recent experiment at

Stanford. The experiment aimed to imbue graphene with piezoelectricity:

I.I.T. Madras students invent economical quake resistant Panels made of glass fibre-reinforced gypsum Futuristic Technologies

Can such technology be used in defence as well? If yes, then how?

In which other sectors will this be useful?What could be the possible applications of Graphene in the near future?

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the ability to generate electricity when force is applied to it. The Stanford experiment involved adding atoms of lithium, hydrogen,

potassium and fluorine or combinations of hydrogen and fluorine or lithium and fluorine to one side of the graphene. The addition

breaks the perfect symmetry of the graphene which otherwise prevents the material from being piezoelectric. According to the

experiment, the doctored graphene exhibited piezoelectric levels that were comparable to standard three-dimensional materials.

See-Through Solar Cell

UCLA researchers have developed a two-layer, see-

through solar film that could be placed on windows, sunroofs,

smartphone displays and other surfaces to harvest energy from the

sun. The new cells could serve as a power-generating layer on

windows and smartphone displays without compromising users'

ability to see through the surface. Also they can be produced such

that they appear light gray, green or brown, and so can blend with

the color and design features of buildings and surfaces. It is more

energy efficient than previous devices as it is consists of two thin

polymer solar cells instead of a single cell. The materials required to

construct these cells are processed at low temperatures, making

them relatively easy to manufacture.

Printing has come a long way since the computer landed on the desktop. Initially,

there were daisy-wheel printers, then dot-matrix printers, then inkjet and laser printers came

into existence. But the problem with all of these output devices is that they require lots of

paper and expensive consumables, like toner. So why can't we have an inkless, toner-free

printer that allows the operator to reuse paper? Well it turns out that this isn't a new idea.

“Xerox” has been experimenting with so-called electronic paper since the 1970s. Its most

promising solution is a type of paper called "GYRICON". A GYRICON sheet is a thin layer of

transparent plastic containing millions of small oil-filled cavities. A dual coloured bead, which

is free to rotate, sits inside each cavity. When a printer applies a voltage to the surface of the

sheet, the beads rotate to present one of the two coloured sides to the viewer, offering the

ability to create text or pictures. The images will remain on the paper until it's fed through the

printer once again.

A Japanese company, Sanwa Newtec, is offering its own version of inkless, tonerless and rewritable printing technology. Its

product is called the PrePeat rewritable printer, which, like the Xerox solution, requires plastic paper. But PrePeat uses a different

technique to produce an image. Each sheet of paper comes embedded with leuco dyes, which change colour with temperature --

coloured when cool and clear when hot. The PrePeat printer heats and cools the paper to first erase an image and then create a new

image in its place. A single sheet of this paper can be reused 1,000 times before it needs to be replaced.

But unsurprisingly, a single PrePeat printer costs almost $6,000, while a pack of 1,000 sheets of paper costs more than

$3,300. So the average PC user, most likely won't be willing to shell out that kind of money to replace a standard printer.

THE TECHNOLOGY- The BMW i3, aka Mega City Vehicle (MCV), is a 5-door sedan urban electric car developed by BMW. The

i3 is part of BMW's "Project i" and is being launched as a new brand, BMW i. BMW's "Project i" is a program aimed to develop a

lightweight eco-friendly urban electric car designed to address the mobility and sustainability needs for people who live in mega

cities. The BMW, "Project i" has three phases.

The i3 is BMW's first zero emissions mass-produced vehicle due to its electric powertrain, and BMW is the first company to

launch a volume production vehicle on the market featuring light weight carbon-fibre reinforced plastic to improve the vehicle's

energy consumption. Official range is 130 to 160 km (80 to 100 miles), and up to 200 km (120 miles) in the most efficient driving

mode. BMW will offer a range extender (“REx”) option powered by a 647 cc two-cylinder gasoline engine with a 9 L fuel tank that

engages when the battery level drops to a pre-specified point, acting purely as a generator to produce electricity to extend the range

to about 240 to 300 km (150 to 190 miles). The BMW i3 will be delivered in several European countries.

The BMW i3 – an intelligent breakthrough

PERPETUAL PRINTING

How can we cut down the costs for PrePeat Printer?

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BMW AG

BMW MEGA CITY VEHICLE

2013

Leipzig, Germany

5-door hatchback

25KW 647cc, two-cylinder generator, with a 9-liter

fuel tank (optional)

130 kW (170 hp)

Automatic, simple speed with fixed ratio

22 kWh lithium-ion battery

240 to 300 km (150 to 190 miles) (BMW)

130 to 160 km (80 to 100 miles) with range extender

7.4 kW on-board charger on IEC Combo AC, optional Combo DC

2,570 mm (101 in)

3,999 mm (157.4 in)

1,775 mm (69.9 in)

1,578 mm (62.1 in)

1,195 kg (2,630 lb) (DIN) with range extender

1,315 kg (2,900 lb) (DIN)

Richard Kim

Which features you wish to be added to build your dream car?

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Taking advantage of the fact that the vehicle does not need an internal combustion engine up front, the i3 has been designed

from the ground up. The BMW i3 features a single pedal that acts as both accelerator and brake. When the driver releases the pedal, the

vehicle's kinetic energy is used to power a generator that recharges the battery. This has the effect of slowing the car down. BMW has

employed single pedal because some 75% of all deceleration manoeuvres are initiated without the brake while in urban traffic.

The lithium-ion battery pack will take about four hours to fully charge from the 240-volt charging unit. The i3 is expected to go

from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 60 mph) in less than 8 seconds. The BMW i3 has a 130 kW (170 hp) electric motor that will be mounted on the

rear axle to drive the rear wheels. The top speed will be limited to 150 km/h (93 mph).

INTERIORS- The seat covers combine responsibly sourced wool and naturally tanned leather using a tannin agent made from

olive leaves. The dash is inlaid with eucalyptus wood sourced from European forests, while information is fed to the driver through a

16.5 cm freestanding instrument cluster and 22.3 cm central information display.

OPERATING MODES- The BMW i3 allows the driver to select the car energy consumption through three different drive modes:

COMFORT, ECO PRO or ECO PRO+ mode. In the standard COMFORT mode the i3 delivers a range of 160 km (100 miles). The ECO PRO

mode increases the driving range by around 10% through a different accelerator pedal mapping which uses less power. In ECO PRO+

mode, all settings are geared to achieving the maximum possible range, increasing the driving range by about 25% compared with

COMFORT mode. In this mode the maximum speed of the BMW i3 is limited to 90 km/h (56 mph) and electrical devices such as the

heating and air conditioning are switched to energy-saving mode.

RANGE EXTENDER OPTION- BMW will offer a gasoline range extender engine as an option. The range extender will be

powered by the 647 cc two-cylinder gasoline engine. The range extender engine will only engage when the battery level drops to a pre-

specified point, acting purely as a generator to produce electricity to extend the range to about 320 km (200 miles).

VARIANTS-The i3 will be available with three trim levels, Mega World, the standard model in the US, Giga World and the top-

of-the-line Tera World. The base Mega World comes standard with 19-inch forged Aluminium wheels, BMW Navigation, BMW

ConnectedDrive with eCall, the BMW i Remote, an alarm, 7.4 kW on board charger and LED headlights, DRLs and tail lights. The interior

is donned in bright, lightweight Sensatec and sustainable cloth, which is made from recycled materials. It also features a leather

trimmed steering wheel and grained dash trim. The next level Giga World has all the features of the Mega but with the addition of Giga-

specific 19-inch wheels and an interior wrapped in leather and wool cloth. A universal garage door opener is included for easy access to

the i3's BMW i Charging Station. It also has Comfort Access, a sunroof, and satellite radio. The Tera World adds unique 19-inch wheels,

luxury full leather, olive leaf-tanned interior, with textile accents and contrasting stitching, and anthracite floors mats.

Available for every trim is the technology and driving assist, and the parking assist packages. The driving assist package

includes the wide-screen Navigation Professional with advanced real-time traffic and the new touch pad, Traffic Jam Assist, BMW Assist

with Enhanced Bluetooth and USB with BMW Apps, Online Information services, Deceleration Assistant, ACC Stop & Go, Speed Limit

info, BMW ConnectedDrive services, Forward Collision Warning, Pedestrian Protection and City Collision Mitigation. The parking assist

package includes a rear-view camera, Park Assistant, which helps take advantage of tight parallel parking opportunities, and Front Auto

Park Distance Control.

A tag that saves from Mosquitos

Before “Man on the Moon”- A brief history of space exploration

Mosquitoes are hardwired by nature to bite us, and we

either haplessly swat them away, or resort to Mosquito-

nets. Imagine an anti-mosquito bubble wrapped all around

you protecting you from them. Wearing a small square

sticker, not only would save us from some really

uncomfortable moments, it could be a major game changer

in the way we prevent mosquito-borne diseases like

Malaria, Dengue Fever, and West Nile Virus. The sticker like

this is not some far away concept dreamt by scientists in a lab, it's a real thing that we'll likely be able to find on the shelves

of our local stores sometime in the not-so-distant future.

Essentially, the Kite Patch is a little square sticker that emits a cloak of chemical compounds that blocks a mosquito's ability

to sense humans. According to its developers, users simply have to place the patch onto their clothes, and they become

'invisible' to mosquitoes for up to 48 hours. This is big news for developing countries and people who are exhausted in

hands-on battle with the illness-spreading insect.

That's exactly where Kite's creators, a collaborative team made up of innovation venture capital group ieCrowd and

Olfactor Laboratories, intend to ship these off as soon as they're done blowing past their second goal on global

crowdsourcing site Indiegogo. Launched just last month, the campaign surpassed its original goal of $75,000 in just four

days and is now gunning for a new goal of $385,000.

“Landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth within a decade” was a national

goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. This dream would have been just a dream if

mortals would not have pushed their limits to discover the lunar surface.

The earliest practical work on rocket engines designed for spaceflight, an exciting field,

occurred simultaneously during the early 20th century in three countries by three key

scientists: in Russia, by Konstantin Tsiolkovski; in the United States, by Robert Goddard; and in

Germany, by Hermann Oberth.

In the 1930s and 1940s Nazi Germany saw the possibilities of using long-distance rockets as

weapons. Late in World War II ,under Hitler, London was attacked by 200-mile-range V-2

missiles designed by Werner Von Braun, which arched 60 miles high over the English Channel

at more than 3,500 miles per hour.

After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union created their own missile

programs. On October 4, 1957, the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space. Four years later on

April 12, 1961, Russian Lt. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth in Vostok 1. His flight lasted 108 minutes, and

Gagarin reached an altitude of 327 kilometers (about 202 miles).

The first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, went into orbit on January 31, 1958. In 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to fly

into space. On February 20, 1962, John Glenn's historic flight made him the first American to orbit Earth.

On July 20, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong took “a giant step for mankind” as he stepped onto the moon. This marked a

milestone in this quest to discover the unknown mysteries of the dark space and is an inspiration for all the future projects

to come.

Malaria is the single largest killer on this planet. Can it be eliminated completely like small pox?

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UTTRAKHAND : LAND OF GODS

ParadiseThe PARADISE section of the magazine mainly covers the great cultural heritage and celebrated history of our country and what can be done for the potential development of places of great importance. This edition of the magazine covers the holy state of Uttrakhand.

“Land of gods” Uttarakhand, earlier called Uttaranchal preserves the glory of Northern part of India with its enchanting beauty. The mythological land of Uttrakhand is surrounded by indomitable snow bound Himalayas, heart-taking glaciers giving birth to mighty rivers Ganga and Yamuna. Lush green valleys and meadows, calm mountain lakes, stately forests with varied flora and fauna, heartland of Vedic civilization and adobe spiritualism, classical music and dance with rich culture. Ferrying some of the touched and untouched natural places, it has been favourite haunt for tourists and adventurers. Dehradun being the largest city of Uttrakhand is its capital. It is the only state in India with Sanskrit as one of its official languages. Ancient rock paintings, rock shelters, Palaeolithic stone tools (hundreds of thousands of years old), and megaliths provide evidence that the mountains of the region have been inhabited since prehistoric times. Uttrakhand has a total area of 53,484 km², of which 93% is mountainous and 64% is covered by forest.

For more than a thousand years, pilgrims have been visiting this region in the hopes of salvation and purification from sin. Gangotri and Yamunotri, the sources of the Ganga and Yamuna respectively, fall in the upper reaches of the state and together with Badrinath (dedicated to Vishnu) and Kedarnath (dedicated to Shiva) form the Chota Char Dham, one of Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious pilgrimage circuits.

Haridwar, meaning "Gateway to God", is a prime Hindu destination. Haridwar hosts the Kumbha Mela every twelve years, in which millions of pilgrims take part from all parts of India and the world. Rishikesh near Haridwar is known as the prominent yoga centre of India. The state has an abundance of temples and shrines, many dedicated to local deities or manifestations of Shiva and Durga, references to many of which can be found in Hindu scriptures and legends. Uttrakhand is, however, a place of pilgrimage not only for the Hindus. Hemkund, nested in the Himalayas, is a prime pilgrimage centre for the Sikhs.

Tibetan Buddhism has also made itself felt with the reconstruction of Mindroling Monastery and its Buddha Stupa, described as the world's highest, southwest of Dehradun. Some of the most famous hill stations in India are in Uttarakhand. Mussoorie, Nainital, Dhanaulti, Lansdowne, Sattal, Almora, Kausani, Bhimtal, and Ranikhet are some of the popular hill stations in India. The oldest national park on the Indian sub-continent, Jim Corbett National Park, is a major tourist attraction. The park is famous for its varied wildlife and Project Tiger run by the Government of India. In addition the state boasts Valley of Flowers National Park and Nanda Devi National Park in Chamoli District, which together are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Due to its proximity to the Himalaya ranges, the place is full of hills and mountains and is suitable for trekking, climbing, skiing, camping, rock climbing, and paragliding.Where the faith is lost..!!

In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centred on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India, some regions of Western Nepal, and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy

thrainfall. As of 16 July 2013, according to figures provided by the Uttrakhand government, more than 5,700 people were "presumed dead." This total included 934 local residents. Destruction of bridges and roads left about 100,000 pilgrims and tourists trapped in the valleys leading to three of the four Hindu Chota Char Dham pilgrimage sites.

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th thFrom 14 to 17 June 2013, the Indian state of Uttarakhand and adjoining area received heavy rainfall, which was about 375% more than the benchmark rainfal l during a normal monsoon. This caused the melting of Chorabari Glacier at the height of 3800 metres, and eruption of the Mandakini River which led to heavy floods near Gobindghat, Kedar Dome, R u d r a p r a y a g d i s t r i c t , U t t a r a k h a n d , H i m a c h a l Pradesh and Western Nepal, and acute rainfall in other nearby regions of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and

some parts of Tibet. The upper Himalayan territories of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are full of forests and snow-covered mountains and thus remain relatively inaccessible. They are home to several major and historic Hindu and Sikh pilgrimage sites besides several tourist spots and trekking trails. Heavy rainfall for four consecutive days as well as melting snow aggravated the floods. Warnings by the India Meteorological Department predicting heavy rains were not given wide publicity beforehand, causing thousands of people to be caught unaware, resulting in huge loss of life and property. In the city of Dehra Dun, capital of Uttarakhand, this was the wettest June day for over five decades.

The Indian Air Force, the Indian Army, and paramilitary troops evacuated more than 110,000 people from the flood ravaged area. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Public Works Department and local administrations worked together for quick rescue operations. Several thousand soldiers were deployed for the rescue missions. Activists of political and social organizations are also involved in the rescue and management of relief centres. The national highway and other important roads were closed to regular traffic. Helicopters were used to rescue people, but due to the rough terrain, heavy fog and rainfall, maneuvering them was a challenge. By 21 June 2013, the Army had deployed 10,000 soldiers and 11 helicopters, the Navy had sent 45 naval divers, and the Air force had deployed 43 aircraft including 36 helicopters. From 17 June to 30 June 2013, the IAF airlifted a total of 18,424 people - flying a total of 2,137 sorties and dropping/landing a total of 3, 36,930 kg of relief material and equipment.

As this devastating calamity took place, was the nature as whole was one to blame? Was this sudden ugly face of nature just an Act of God? Is it okay to believe that we couldn't have done anything to prevent this?Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc on the region because of the fragile nature of the Himalayan range and poor soil stability in its steep slopes. But it is man-made factors that have compounded the scale of the disaster."The valleys of the Yamuna, the Ganga and the Alaknanda witness heavy traffic of tourists. For this, the government has to construct new roads and widen the existing ones. “Buildings have switched over to reinforced concrete cement from wood and stone, which radiate more heat at night, making the region warmer", says Maharaj Pandit, professor with the Department of Environmental Sciences in Delhi University. He says that a study should be conducted to assess the carrying capacity of the Himalaya and development should be planned accordingly. “Himalayas are warming faster than any mountain region due to the cemented houses”, said Pandit.

The Himalayas are sick and will die unless there is massive forestation and a moratorium of at least ten years on tree felling. And if they die, the country will surely die in a chain of natural disasters.” -Hindustan Times, 1977. Although written over 35 years ago, the warning sounds eerily relevant. A deadly cocktail of rampant tourism, increasing population pressure and a spate of hydroelectric power projects have clashed with climate change, leading to tragic results for residents. “While exploiting the river banks in the Himalaya, it is essential that river history be taken into account, so that these resorts don't become death-traps for tourists,” Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Magsaysay award winning leader of the Chipko movement, had written in Hindustan Times fifteen years ago. As the 1977 report prophesies, “Time is running out not only for the Himalayas but also for the country. It is best that we listen this time around. “

'Why they didn't give warning to residents of those areas? Why evacuation orders were not issued (a normal protocol in almost all developed countries in case of such anticipated natural calamity)? Why proper disaster response team was not in place so that when such disaster strikes not all government machinery panic and don't know what to do and where to start? These are the few questions on the face on the government that are still lost in the debris of Uttarakhand.

RESCUE OPERATION

MANMADE OR NATURAL?

UTTARAKHAND: WARNING BELLS ON DEAF EARS

thAs per the article by Mira Behn published in The Hindustan Times on June 5 , 1950, “Something is wrong with Himalayas. Year after year the floods in the north of India seem to be getting worst. There is a vital change in the species of trees which is creeping up and up in the southern slopes-those slopes which let down the flood waters on the plains below”. According to her, the reason for the landslide was the Himalayan Oak trees that were holding the soil to the ground but they were replaced by the Pine trees that were in demand that time. To destroy the Oak forest is to cut out the heart and thus bring death to the whole structure. These deserve the utmost care and attention that the government can give them.

How beautiful is this camouflage of nature on us..!!

But it takes no time to turn into uncontrolled dust..!!

When we try to manipulate it in our own way..!!

It is us along with it that would die and decay..!!

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CAT'S EYE ON CAT

ParainfoThe grandeur of any institution is mainly determined by the

coordination ,understanding and cooperation between the college

administration and the students . This section ensures a genuine

and reliable source which can tackle this problem and keep the

students updated with the institution.

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test organised by one of the IIMs out of 13 IIMs based on the

policy of rotation. The stature of CAT is incomparable among all such entrances such as XAT, MAT, CMAT, IBSAT, NMAT, etc.

in INDIA. It is a unique breed of entrance exam which focuses on testing some of the basic qualities essential for

managers i.e. the grit to work hard, smartness to choose the best alternative, quick thinking and above all perseverance.

This test scores a person on the bases of quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning.

Unlike JEE and CIVIL SERVICES exams which test depth and width of knowledge of the aspirants, CAT evaluates the

presence of mind and the ability to perform under pressure. One cannot prepare for CAT during the last 10 days, as one

generally does for college semester exams. A minimum of 3 to 9 months of regular preparation is essential. The Indian

Institutes of Managements (IIMs) (which were initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, based on

the recommendation of the Planning Commission) started this exam and use the test for selecting students for their

business administration programs. Every year around 2 to 2.5 lacks students appear this exam for having admission in

MBA courses of 13 IIMs (the most prestigious B-schools in INDIA) , IITs , NITs, FMS and over 150 B – schools across the

country. CAT is normally conducted every year during a 21 day testing window (estimate but may vary) in the months of

October and November. A candidate can appear for CAT only once during this 21-day testing window.

CATS' ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:-

The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates

belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (It may also refer to a Person with

Disability (PWD) category)]. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification

examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

CATS' RESERVATION:-

As per the Government of India requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for

Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the

“non-creamy” layer (NC-OBC). In addition, 3% seats are reserved for persons with disabilities (as per the provision of

Person with Disability Act, 1995) meeting eligibility requirements. The three categories of disabilities are:

(a) low-vision/blindness

(b) hearing impairment

(c) locomotor disability/cerebral palsy.

CATS' SELECTION PROCEDURE:-

Basically here we will be dealing with the selection procedure of IIMs only. As it will be quite difficult to discuss the

selection of every B - school taking admissions through CAT. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights

allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. Generally the candidates have to face two stages of

selection procedure.

1. STAGE ONE:- Initial screening

In this stage the candidates are shortlisted using the percentile score. The cut-off percentile varies from 100 to 80

from one IIM to another. Generally a student having more than 92 percentile make to one of IIMs.

2. STAGE TWO:- final short list for WAT and PI

The candidates fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria mentioned in stage 1 are short listed for WAT (Written Ability

Test), GD (Group Discussion) and PI (Personal Interview). A merit list of candidates is prepared, category-wise, based

on academic performance which includes performances in SSC (Class X), HSC (Class XII) and BD (Bachelor's Degree).

Composite Score (CS) is calculated for each candidate which is sum of the weighed academic performances as

mentioned in table below.

Weightages used for calculating CS

Academic Performance Weightages th10 Standard/ HSS 35%th12 Standard/HSC 35%

Bachelors' Degree(BD) 30%

Composite Score (100%) = HSS (35%) + HSC (35%) + BD (30%)

A normalisation scheme is used to normalize the academic scores across Boards, Universities and Institutions

prevalent.

3. Final Selection:-nd The shortlisted candidates according to the 2 stage have to attend WAT and PI. The Final Composite Score (FCS) is

calculated for each candidate which is the sum of the weighted performances in academics, personal interview and

written ability test as mentioned below….

Weightages used for calculating FCS

Academic Performance Weightages th

10 Standard/SSC 17% th

12 Standard/HSC 17%

Bachelors' Degree(BD) 16%

Personal Interview 35%

Written Ability Test(WAT) 15%

Final Composite Score (FCS): - SSC (17%) + HSC (17%) + BD (16%) + PI (35%) + WAT (15%)

And the final decision to admit a student is made on the basis of this FCS.

CATS' Syllabus:-

CAT Verbal / English Ability Syllabus: Reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, syllogisms, analogies, antonyms

and synonyms, fill in the blanks, sentence correction, idioms, etc.

Vocabulary: Vocabulary questions test the candidate's knowledge of the primary meanings of words, secondary

shades of meaning, usage, idioms and phrases, antonyms, related words, etc.

Grammar: Grammar-based questions test the candidate's ability to spot and correct grammatical errors. CAT

generally tests knowledge of high school level grammar and includes areas like subject-verb agreement, use of

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modifiers, parallel construction, redundancy, phrasal verbs, use of articles, prepositions, etc.

Verbal Reasoning: Verbal reasoning questions are designed to test the candidate's ability to identify relationships or

patterns within groups of words or sentences.

CAT Quant/Maths Ability Syllabus: Number systems, geometry, trigonometry, probability, permutation combination,

algebra, mensuration, time and work, averages, percentages, profit and loss, quadratic and linear equations, etc.

CAT Data Interpretation Syllabus: Interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts

(column, bar, pie), Venn diagram, etc.

Data is given in form of tables, charts or graphs. In this section it is tested that how candidates can interpret the given

data and answer questions based on it.

CAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus: Clocks, calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, blood relations, logical sequence,

assumption, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement, etc.

CATS' HIGHS:-

Higher number of applicants: The management education scenario of India that witnessed a pall of gloom in the last

couple of years is seeing a glimmer of hope with net increase of 4.5% applicants in year 2012. In year 2012 around 2.14

lakh students registered for CAT in comparison to 2.05 lakh in year 2011. It is expected that this year (2013) it may cross

2.5 lakh registrations.

More female candidates: CAT has witnessed an exponential increase in the number of female candidates enrolling for

the exam. Last year, as many as 60,876 female candidates registered out of the total 2.14 lakh candidates which is 28.4%

of all. This year a record increase in girls participation may be observed seeing the latest changes made by IIMs to boost

the girls participation.

CATS' LOWS:-

Disruptions at test centres: As CAT is a computer based test, few disruption due to power cuts, network problems, etc.

do not let the candidates enjoy a 100 per cent glitch-free testing experience. But now condition has changed and these

are no longer a major issues to sort out.

Diversity still a far cry: Management is a holistic science, and hence CAT is a test which should not only be taken by

engineers but also students from other backgrounds. Though the educational backgrounds vary among Science,

Commerce, Bachelor of Business Studies, Agriculture, Architecture, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chartered

Accountancy etc. Students of the humanities and medical backgrounds are yet to catch up.

ASME, founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, is a professional association, an engineering society, a standards organization, a research and development organization, a provider of training and education, and a non-profit organization. Founded as an engineering society focused on mechanical engineering in North America, ASME is today multidisciplinary and global.ASME Student Chapter NIT Patna was inaugurated on 18 April 2013 by Shri Manas Bihari Verma, Hon'ble Chairman, Board of Governors, NIT Patna. ASME Student Chapter NIT Patna, the first of its kind in our college is accredited with organizing variants of event in the college premises under its ambit in a brief tenure, which includes the following:

· Pro-E classes in College premises· Sudha Factory Visit· Workshop on Water Rocketry· Workshop on Ornithopter· Moto Smart quiz

Three members from ASME Student Chapter NIT Patna also attended the Leadership Training th

Conference held in Rajkot on 20 July, 2013.At present Student Chapter NIT Patna has 55 Student members registered in addition to 3 professional members.

ASMERENAISSANCE-II

Student Section Advisor - Dr .Prakash ChandraChairperson - Ujjwal Kumar

Secretary - Ashish Ranjan

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Computer Society of India is the first and largest body of computer professionals in

India. It was started on 6 March 1965 by a few computer professionals and has

now grown to be the national body representing computer professionals. It has

71 chapters across India, 418 student branches, and more than 90,000

members. Being closely associated with students, the Society has developed a

well-established network of "Student Branches" all across the country. The

activities conducted for the students associated with the Society include lecture

meetings, seminars, conferences, training programmes, programming contests and

practical visits to installations. In an ever changing environment, CSI offers professional

counseling being a great need of the hour.

With 103 student member registered till now, CSI arranges various workshops on topics like robotics,

microcontrollers etc. in our college and keeps students up to date with the latest advances in the field.

The membership fee too is very nominal on an annual basis.

BRANCH COUNSELLOR- M. P. SINGH (HOD C.S.E DEPARTMENT) rdSTUDENT COORDINATOR- NITISH AGARWAL (C.S.E 3 year)

CSI(Computer society of India)ExE, formerly known as Technical Society, was founded in the year 2006 by few of our seniors of 2k5 batch who carried it forward continuously for 3 years after establishment under the aegis of 'Technical Society'. In December 2011,it was reformed as ExE under the coordination of Mragank Shekhar, a student of 2k8 batch. Since then ExE is holding its pioneer and major grip in the development of the students of NIT Patna in almost all possible aspects. The main mission is to keep our students technically updated and make them capable to not only show their skills but also to grab the tussles in the tech-events they participate. ExE delivers lectures on Robotics, Embedded System, Programming languages (viz. C++, JAVA), Linux OS (Red Hat), Cloud Computing and Designing tools (viz. Catia, PRO-E). ExE organises its classes frequently on weekdays as well as on weekends. The club has organised an exposure session on the topics like MATLAB, interfacing with LINUX and PYTHON. ExE has enabled students to compete and win in techfests of other reputed colleges like ISM Dhanbad, IIT Patna, MNNIT Allahabad etc.. ExE aims to Leverage the potential of engineering student community through symbiotic knowledge sharing, undertaking industry oriented projects and develop astrong scientific temperament to enhance the overall research and innovation capabilities of the local academia. In the words of Manish Kumar who also heads the ExE club of 2k10 batch “Knowledge Should be practically oriented”.

thThe event “ROBO SOCCER” was successfully organised recently in the premises of NIT Patna on 20 of October'2013 in which the participants had to make a manual robot which can play soccer. It was a one-on-one knock out tournament which was organised by the students of third year (Saurav Trivedi, Gunjan Agarwal, Krishna Sharma, Surabhi Tulshyan, Anurag Baidyanath, Amritanshu), assisted by the students

thof second year. The event was managed by Manish Kumar (CSE-4 year) and Gyan Shankar Singh th(Mechanical-4 year).The team 'Highland Fort' bagged the first prize while 'Robo Rivals' and 'Apoclyptic'

stood second and third respectively. Team 'Boss K7 MSC' won the prize for best Mechanical Design.

ExE (Extreme Engineers)

IEEE, Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers, an association dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity, is the world's largest technical professional society. It is designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of the electrical, electronic and computing fields and related areas of science and technology that underlie modern civilization.The IEEE, Inc., USA operates through student branches spread all across the globe with its headquarters in New Jersey, USA. This professional body continues to provide the latest information and best technical resources to innovators world wide. It is the world's largest technical professional society connecting more than 3,40,000 members across 150 countries.

IEEE-NIT PATNA is a newly registered student branch (Student branch code-13191 and school code-60060786) under Kolkata section of IEEE with 26 IEEE student members at present. With the active participation of the students and the faculty members, the branch is ready to launch its wide range of technical activities in the days to come. Students and faculty members are encouraged to join IEEE at www.ieee.org/join

Kumar Abhishek (Branch Counsellor)Shruti Neha (Student Chair-Person)

Email-shruti.neha.in@ieee.org/neha.shruti4@gmail.comFacebook page: www.facebook.com/ieee.nitp

STUDENT BRANCH

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Campus News

A workshop on “Water Rocketry” was

organised under the banner of ASME NIT Patna

Student chapter in collaboration with IIT KGP

and ISRO. The workshop was a great success

with huge number of students turning up for

the event.

The preliminary round of the Personality

Premier League (PPL) was conducted by

ABHYUDAY Club with CAREER LAUNCHER as

the Title Sponsor for the event. Top 75

Students were selected for subsequent

rounds.

A workshop on “ORNITHOPTER AEROTRIX”

was organised under the banner of ASME NIT

Patna Student Chapter , in collaboration with

IIT KGP and NSSC. Immense participation of

the students was encountered.

A workshop titled “Networking and Ethical

Hacking” was organised by the CONSPICIENS

Club under the banner of “NETCAMP”.

Yet another workshop titled “Micro-controller

Programming” was organised for the Techies

in the college by Computer Science and

Engineering Department. This workshop was

mainly aimed for enhancing the Embedded

System skills of the students.

The prestigious J.P. Memorial Quiz was

conducted in the loving memory of Late Prof.

Jay Prakash, the former HOD of Civil Deptt. of

NIT Patna. It was an Inter-School event with its

final round being held in our college.

An Event of “BRAIN-TEASER” was organised by

CONSPICIENS Club to present the Mind-

Boggling situations in front of the participants.

The top 3 winner were awarded cash prizes.

Abhishek

Semester, CSE have been selected for South

Korea student exchange program. They are

currently studying at HANDONG UNIVERSITY,

South Korea.

Kumar and Jitendra Swami of 7th

Our much awaited Fresher's party-“UDJEEVAN

2K13” was organised to welcome the fresh

batch of 2k13. Mr. Yashu Arora and Miss.

Nupur Bhargav were entitled as Mr. Fresher

and Miss. Fresher of UDJEEVAN 2K13. Mr.

Govind Rathi and Miss. Avantika Gautam were

entitled as Mr. Eve and Miss. Eve of UDJEEVAN

2K13 respectively.

The formation of a music band is under process

in our college. Interested students may contact

Mohit Mukul(ECE Department, 2k11 Batch

Contact No. 9931919591).

Upcoming Fests

courtesy : www.knowafest.com

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ANANDI (1205025)

ARPANA KUMARI (1205027)

PRITISH PANKAJ

KAUSHIK

ParamontageThe PARAMONTAGE section is the photo collection section or work of art or fragments of beauty of diverse elements of NIT Patna. Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment but photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. So, this section gives the students a path to cherish the memories of their college life.

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An American epic romantic comedy-drama, Forrest Gump is a

film based on the novel with the same name by Winston Groom.

Released in 1994, the movie starred Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary

Sinise and Sally Field and was directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story

depicts the life of a native of Alabama, Forrest Gump who witnesses

and influences some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th

century in the United States specifically between 1944 and 1982.

The movie begins with a scene at a bus stand in Savannah,

Georgia where the male protagonist, Forrest Gump is sitting next to

woman and a feather falls to his feet. Forrest picks up the feather and

puts it in the book Curious George. He then narrates his life story to that

woman.

On his first day of school, he meets a girl named Jenny, whose life is

followed similar to Forrest's at times. He gets into a college on a football

scholarship due to his ability to run at lightning speed. After acquiring

his graduation degree, he enlists in the army and is sent to Vietnam.

There he becomes friend with a black man Bubba, who convinces Forrest to go into a business with him when

the war is over. Later while on patrol, Forrest's platoon is attacked. Though Forrest rescues many of the men,

his friend Bubba is killed. Forrest's heroism gained him the Congressional Medal of Honor Award.

While Forrest was recovering from a bullet injury, he discovers his ability for ping-pong, eventually

gaining popularity and later playing ping-pong competitively against Chinese teams. During his visit to

Washington D.C for an anti-war rally, Forrest reunites with Jenny who has been living a counter culture

lifestyle. After returning home, Forrest endorses a company that makes ping-pong paddles, earning himself

$25,000, which he uses to buy a boat, thereby fulfilling his promise to Bubba. His commanding officer from

Vietnam, Lieutenant Dan, joins him. Lt. Dan invests the money in Apple Computer and Forrest is financially

secure for the rest of his life. One day, Jenny returns to visit Forrest and he proposes marriage to her. She

declines, though feels obliged to prove her love to him.

In present-day, Forrest reveals that he is waiting at the bus stop since he received a letter from Jenny

who asks him to visit her. Once he is reunited with Jenny, Forrest is aware of the fact that she has a young son,

of whom Forrest is the father. Jenny tells Forrest that she is suffering from a virus. Together the three move

back to Greenbow, Alabama. Jenny and Forrest finally marry but she dies soon afterward.

The film ends with the father and his son waiting for the school bus on little Forrest's first day of school. The

white feather from the beginning of the movie is seen to fall from within the pages of the book which his son

was taking to the school. As the bus pulls away, the white feather is caught on a breeze and drifts towards the

sky.

Forrest Gump emerged as one of the top grossing movies in North America released that year. The

film won the Oscar Awards for Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Zemeckis, Best Actor for Tom Hanks, Best

Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing. It also gained multiple other awards and

nominations, including Golden Globe Awards, People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards. In 2011, the

Library of Congress selected Forrest Gump for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being

"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

A fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, graphic

designer, film critic and above all a world-class Indian filmmaker,

Satyajit Ray is a name included among the most adroit men in the

world. Originally from the city of Calcutta, Satyajit Ray was brought

up in poverty in a family prominent in the world of art and

literature. As a filmmaker, he directed 36 films, including feature

films, documentaries and shorts as well, and earned enormous

popularity and appreciation from the critics. During his entire film

career, Ray bagged in an uncountable number of awards including

32 Indian National Awards and also the very renowned Dada Saheb

Phalke Award. Moscow, Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals are just a few out of the many International Film

Festivals where he was bestowed upon with praises and several honorary awards. Satyajit Ray began to rule

the cinema world after his very first film 'Pather Panchali' which alone earned him 36 international awards.

Being counted among the all-time best directors, he also gained fame in literature and is the originator of the

famous Bengali fiction characters 'FELUDA' and 'PROFESSOR SHONKU'. The 'Great Ray' crossed the gate of rd

mortality and switched over to the other side on 23 August,1992 at an age of 70, but even in his death,

success never left his side and he was awarded with an honorary Oscar Award and the highest civilian honor of

India, Bharat Ratna during his last days.

Paramingle

FORREST GUMP: Life In A Breeze

THE GREAT 'RAY'

BIOSCOPE

This PARAMINGLE section is the fun section comprising

games,facts and other interesting and miscellaneous items so

that the students can take out some time from their busy, hectic

and monotonous schedule to lighten themselves.

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KONARK SUN TEMPLE situated at the north east corner of Puri, Orissa is

one of the most magnificent temples and a great tourist place of India.

Also known as the giant chariot of Lord Surya, it has a glorious history

and reflects the genius of the architects who envisioned and built it.

Legend says that the temple has a great aura of powers which comes

from the two powerful magnets which were built in it that allowed the

kings' throne to hover around in the air. Since the temple is considered as the huge chariot of the sun, the seven

horses pulling the temple towards the east (dawn) represent the seven

days of the week and the 12 pairs of wheels symbolize the 12 months of

the year. The Sun Temple comprises Bhogamandapa (hall of offerings),

Jagamohana (pyramidal roof), a statue of Surya and the sculptures decorating its exteriors include deities, mythical

beasts, aquatic monsters and various floral beasts. In spite of the fact that the temple was unable to be built completely,

the marvellous technique used to build the temple makes it the only one of its kind and the best place of tourist attraction

in Orissa.

HOLY ABODE - KONARK TEMPLE

An eerie silence residing in a room filled with CHILDREN gazing

along the same direction with a rash excitement in their eyes. What

could it possibly be!!that has such a hold on them? Guess what? It is a

television set in which a man in red dress is spinning recklessly and the

music is playing “SHAKTIMAAAA………………N”. Yes, these children are

none but me, you and your every single friend and a few years back we

used to be absolutely crazy about this show. Those were the days when

we used to forget everything, whether it be studies or games or lunch

at 12pm every Sunday to watch our all-time favorite superhero saving

the world. It was amusing watching Shaktimaan fighting 'Kapala' or 'Dr.

Jackal' sent by 'Tamraaj Kilvish' while on the other hand him doing

stupid things as “Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar…………. go on………… go on further”, a camera-man who worked with

'Geeta', the reporter. The amazing, what it seemed to be a magical journey used to end with 'Chhoti Chhoti Magar

Moooooti Baatein' which made us learn a lot of lessons which even our parents were unable to teach us. And further, the

next day meant for us to spend discussing about the previous episode and speculating about the next episode with our

friends at school. But these are the days that are gone now and we would never get to re-live them and witness the

powers of Shaktimaan or the very creepy Tamraaj Kilvish saying “ANDHERA KAYAM RAHE”!!!!

OUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO

For some he defined romance on screen, for some his heart-warming

performances brought tears, and for a whole lot of Bollywood celebrity Rajesh

Khanna, Hindi cinema's "first superstar", was the "phenomenon" whose "magic"

will live on forever through his memorable films, dialogues and songs.

He acquainted the Indian Film Industry to the height of wild adulation and

heightened stardom with an inexplicable, utterly chaotic impact on the minds and

hearts of his worshipers.

Just as the man himself, Kaka as he was fondly addressed by friends and

film fraternity, is often attributed to as Bollywood's original superstar for his

dazzling charisma, distinct mannerisms and a wonderful aptitude for making absurd appear amusing. It was a glorious

chapter in the history of Hindi cinema and those who witnessed it can never forget it.

'Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya' went the timeless melody from the movie Hum

Dono. Nonchalantly puffing a cigarette and wandering through the woods with gay

abandon, Hindi cinema's legendary hero Dev Anand embodied the spirit of this ode to life

on screen and in personal life. His fans will always remember him for his sparkling

performances in films like HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA, , C.I.D, KALABAAZAR, GUIDE, PAYING

GUEST, JEWEL THIEF, KALA PANI, PREM PUJARI, HUM DONO, and TERE GHAR KE SAMNE.

The songs of his films have touched generations for ages. His inimitable style, active lifestyle

and never-say-die spirit earned him the title 'Evergreen'.

RAJESH KHANNA

DEV ANAND

“HE CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF MUSIC” . These words truly justify the heart

throbbing Michael Jackson. From his emergence as the lead singer in The Jackson Five;

where he charmed the world with his dazzling smile, amazing voice and unique dance

moves, to his unfortunate and sudden death, he still remains the king of pop. MJ's story was

a quintessentially American tale of celebrity and excess that took him from musical boy

wonder to global pop superstar to sad figure haunted by lawsuits, paparazzi and failed

plastic surgery. At the height of his career, MJ was indisputably the biggest star in the world;

he sold more than 750 million albums.

Despite the numerous controversies and legal issues, the man who gave the world

the famous 'moon walk' had a fan following which no other star would ever have dreamt of.

It was the most glorious chapter in the history of pop music which ended shocking the

millions of fans world-wide due to a sudden cardiac arrest.

MICHAEL JACKSON

REMEMBERING THE LEGENDS

NOSTALGIA....gone are those days, still have those feelings !!

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"He's out!” And two contrary feelings disputed within world : relief, that the

bowlers would no longer be oppressed by this phenomenon; regret, that a miracle had

been removed from among us. In a nutshell, unquestionably the greatest batsman in

the game, arguably the greatest cricketer ever, and one of the finest sportsmen of all

times, Sir Donald George Bradman of Australia was so far ahead of the competitors as to

render comparisons meaningless and to transcend the game he graced. He was, without

any question, the greatest phenomenon in the history of cricket, indeed in the history of

all ball games. In terms of numbers, Don Bradman's achievements are so staggering that

many of them will almost certainly never be equaled. Bradman was cricket's first

modern hero, a man who transcended his game, embodied the modern Australian

journey, and became a symbol of mastery over fate.

Melodies interwoven with emotions; compositions originating from profound

sentiments; heartfelt tunes plucking at the chords of intense feelings – Jagjit Singh is a

legend who redefined the status of ghazals in Indian music and left this world with the

eternal gift of soulful music. . A man known for his great sense of humour, he skillfully hid

his sorrow from the world. Known for his humility and willingness to live for others, Jagjit

Singh was a true icon of a man – a lyrical genius who will be alive forever through his

endearing melodies.

SIR DON BRADMAN

JAGJIT SINGH

“Success is ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm”, Winston Churchill said. Yet, it is hard to imagine that the rich and famous of today had at one time gone through an endless struggle and lived in rags.

RAJNIKANTH Rajnikanth, the famous Indian film actor, media personality and cultural icon was the youngest of four siblings and after his mother's death when he was nine years old, he struggled with on the breadline doing odd jobs as a coolie in his community. He performed various jobs before joining the Bangalore Transport Service (BTS) as a bus conductor. He began to take part in stage plays after Kannada playwright and director Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in mythological moral plays. Since then, there was no looking back. He emerged as a Tamil megastar from 70s till present.

Dhirubhai Ambani who founded Reliance once procured a tin of groundnut oil on credit from local wholesaler and sold the oil in retail on the roadside. The few rupees he earned as profit gave to his mother. Next, he began setting up bhajia stalls at village fairs during weekends when his school was closed. After completing his matriculation at the age of 16, he travelled to Aden in Yemen where he worked as a gas station attendant and then as a clerk in oil company. He opened his first textile mill at Naroda in Ahmednagar. By 2007, the combined fortune of the family was $ 60 billion, making Ambani's the second richest family in the world.

DHIRUBHAI AMBANI

A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

GULSHAN KUMAR

CHARLIE CHAPLIN :

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in a poor Tamil Muslim family. In order to supplement his family income he started working as a newspaper vendor at an early age. In his school days, he had average grades but was described as bright and sincere student. He had a strong desire to learn and would spend hours on his studies, especially mathematics. He graduated in physics and opted for aerospace engineering for further studies. His prominent role in India's 1998 nuclear weapons established him as a national hero.

Gulshan Kumar was the founder of T-Series music label and an Indian Bollywood movie producer. Gulshan was born in a Punjabi Hindu family. His father was a fruit juice seller in Delhi, where he started working early. When his family acquired a shop selling records and cheap cassettes, this was the beginning of a vast music empire. He founded Super Cassettes Industries and later a music production company in Noida.

Charlie Chaplin had seen a distressful and traumatic childhood, before he became the greatest actor of the silent era. He grew father-less, and his mother being in a mental hospital. He raised his brother and himself, making petty living. The way he lived out the most unimaginable hardships, his life story became the most heart wrenching rags to riches stories ever.

FROM RAGS TO RICHES

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The queen of the fantasy novels and author of the Harry Potter series is currently worth $1 billion. The writer has grown out of a humble background where her single mother lived on welfare in Edinburgh. Rowling reveals that she even tried committing suicide at a time when she was broke and depressed. The celebrated author is a known name in most households today.

The star, who has won millions of hearts and even “God” in Bruce Almighty, once actually lived in a VW camper van and tents for years. According to him those tough times made him what he is today. Carrey, known for his matchless sense of humour, developed it as a trait while growing up in those difficult conditions.

Who has not read about the marvels of this tech giant? He is, and will remain, the most renowned personality in the world along with Bill Gates. He was the adopted child of a working-class couple, who could barely afford his college. And look what the man has done! Even after Steve Jobs is gone, his innovative technological devices continue to engage and fascinate.

The eye-candy and Hollywood heart-throb DiCaprio also makes it to the list of rich people who overcame severe adversity to come out winners. He grew up from a neighbourhood of prostitutes and drug dealers to become an ace actor. Surely going by his screen image one would not know of the past that made the man.

Q.1 By moving one of the following digits, make the equation correct. 62 - 63 = 1

Q.2 You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you

leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can you

get all three across safely?

Q.3 An 18-wheeler is crossing a 4 kilometre bridge that can only support 10,000 kilograms and that's exactly how

much the rig weighs. Halfway across the bridge a 30 gram sparrow lands on the cab, but the bridge doesn't

collapse. Why not?

Q.4 You are a cook in a remote area with no clocks or other way of keeping time other than a four-minute and a

seven-minute hourglass. On the stove is a pot of boiling water. Jill asks you to cook a nine-minute egg in

exactly 9 minutes, and you know she is a perfectionist and can tell if you undercook or overcook the egg by

even a few seconds. How can you cook the egg for exactly 9 minutes?

Q.5 A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the

second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which

room is safest for him?

Q.6 The word CANDY can be spelled using just 2 letters. Can you figure out how?

Q.7 Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.

"hehe" is not acceptable.

Q.8 I can sizzle like bacon,

I am made with an egg,

I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,

I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,

I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole,

what am I?

Q.9 FOUR is HALF of FIVE.

Is this statement True or False?

Q.10 If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?

IQ QUESTIONSSTEVE JOBS

LEONARDO DICAPRIO:

JIM CARREY:

She presents the most inspiring stories on TV ever, but her own life is no less moving. Winfrey has lived a childhood, which included sexual abuse, utter poverty with barely hand-to-mouth earnings from a farmland. She is now worth $2.4 billion, and will soon launch her own Oprah Winfrey Network cable channel. Yet, she stays grounded by putting in most of her recourses into social welfare and exposing the evils of the society

J.K. ROWLING OPRAH WINFREY

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Across(1) Actor who played the male protagonist in the Twilight

Series. (6,9)(2) Bollywood movie based on Chetan Bhagat's novel “The

Three Mistakes Of My Life”. (3,2,3)(3) Book named “Three Decades in Parliament” is a

collection of the speeches of this politician. (4,6,8)(4) Female singer who sang the famous Titanic song “My

heart will go on”. (6,4)(5) Famous TV show in which Lawson family owned a human

like robot. (5,6)(12) Oscar winning movie having Indian actor Suraj Sharma in

leading role. (4,2,2)

Down(6) Author of the novel “The God Father”. (5,4)(7) Yearly sports tournament held in the Hogwarts

University in the Harry Potter series. (9)(8) Author of the novel “Freedom behind Bars”. (5,4)(9) Writer who created the famous character “Pitwick”. (7,7)(10) Popular character of the show “The Big Bang Theory” who plays the role of a physics scientist. (7,6)(11) Indian girl who recently witnessed the Men's Wimbledon final as a special guest because of her lead role in a

documentary which won the Oscar Award (5)

CROSSWORD

REBUS

What's Special about this number

A rebus is a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters. Can you puzzle out these????

QUIZ TIME

Let us check how real a tech savvy you are.Here you need to identify the brands whose logos we have placed down:

1. 4.

7. 10.

2. 5.

8.

3.

6. 9.

1.

6.

11.

16.

2.

7.

12.

17.

3.

8.

13.

18.

4.

9.

14.

19.

5.

10.

15.

20.

1, 2, 3, 4 ……Pretty boring it sounds right !!! Here are some facts about every because : Har Number kuch kehta hai !

0 is the additive identity. 1 is the multiplicative identity. 2 is the only even prime.

3 is the number of spatial dimensions we live in. 4 is the smallest number of colors sufficient to color all planar maps.

5 is the number of Platonic solids. 6 is the smallest perfect number.

7 is the smallest number of faces of a regular polygon that is not constructible by straightedge and compass.

8 is the largest cube in the Fibonacci sequence.

9 is the maximum number of cubes that are needed to sum to any positive integer.

10 is the base of our number system. 11 is the largest known multiplicative persistence.

12 is the smallest abundant number. 13 is the number of Archimedian solids.

14 is the smallest number n with the property that there are no numbers relatively prime to n smaller numbers.

15 is the smallest composite number n with the property that there is only one group of order n.

16 is the only number of the form xy = yx with x and y different integers. 17 is the number of wallpaper groups.

18 is the only number that is twice the sum of its digits. 19 is the maximum number of 4th powers needed to sum to any number.

20 is the number of rooted trees with 6 vertices. Thinking the list is finished ?? Nah ! Stay tuned for more in Next issue.

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ONLINE IN 60 SECONDS

We say that a lot can happen over a coffee but literally, a lot more can happen over a minute spent online. This tiny bit of time we hardly care about, might go in refreshing a webpage or waiting for someone's reply but for every minute that passes about 2 million searches are made on Google and a whopping 72 hours of videos get uploaded on YouTube!

Answers :1. Airtel Telecom2. A T & T Networks3. Huawei 4. HalfBrick Studios : Creator of Fruit Ninja Game5. Maya : The Animation

6.Alienware : Gaming laptop subsidiary of Dell7. Matlab8. Steam9. DirectX for Microsoft10. AMD – Advanced Micro Devices

QUIZ TIME

ANSWERS

REBUS CROSSWORD

I.Q. Solutions

1) Balanced Meal

2) Merry go round

3) Painless operation

4) You're under arrest

5) Pen is mightier than sword

6) No one is to blame

7) In between jobs

8) Try to understand

9) Forgive and forget

10) Missing you

61. 2 - 63 = 16(2 = 2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64, ∴ 64 - 63 = 1)

2. Take the chicken over first. Go back and bring the grain next, but instead of leaving the chicken with the grain, come back with the chicken. Leave the chicken on the first side and take the fox with you. Leave it on the other side with the grain. Finally, go back over and get the chicken and bring it over.

3 . Since the bridge is 4 kilometres long, the halfway point would be 2 kilometres. The 18-wheeler would have used much more than 30g of fuel to drive 2 kilometres.

4. i. Flip both hourglasses over and drop the egg into the water.

ii. When the 4-minute timer runs out, flip it over (4 minutes elapsed, 3 remaining on the 7-minute timer).

iii. When the 7-minute timer runs out, flip it over. (7 minutes elapsed, 1 remaining in the 4-minute timer)

iv. When the 4-minute timer runs out, flip the 7-minute timer over. (8 minutes elapsed. 6 minutes remained in the 7-minute timer, but flipping it over leaves one minute's worth of sand on top. When it runs out exactly nine minutes will have elapsed

5. The third room, since the lions would be dead.

6. The answer: C and Y

7. Headache

8. Snake

9. It's True. The Roman Numeral FOUR (IV) is in the middle of the word Five : F(IV)E

10. A secret

11) Life begins at 40

12) Growing economy

13) Reading between the lines

14) Tricycle

15) Touch down

16) Generation gap.

17) Stand in the corner

18) Mixed doubles

19) Close Encounters

20) Raised Eyebrows

Across

1. Robert Pattinson

2. Kai Po Che

3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

4. Celine Dion

5. Small Wonder

12. Life Of Pi

Down

6. Mario Puzo

7. Quidditch

8. Kiran Bedi

9. Charles Dickens

10. Sheldon Cooper

11. Pinky

ON THE INTERNET, WE ALL KNOW THINGS CAN MOVE AT A LIGHTING-FAST PACE. IN JUST A MINUTE, YOU CAN READ THROUGH AND COMPOST A FEW TWEETS ALONG WITH LOCK AT DOZENS OF FACEBOOK PHOTOS. THEY SAID WE'VE FAILED TOGETHER THIS INFOGRAPHIC TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATED VIEW OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ONLINE IN 60 SECONDS DURING 2013.

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