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Srishti 2009 is the college magazine of Coimbatore Institute Of Technology (CIT), Coimbatore for the year 2009. Contains student contibutions and group photos. A magazine by the students, for the students.

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Students’ Union 2008-09

Sitting (from left to right)

Hostel General Secretary P.K. Pradeep

Students’ Union Secretary M. Chellapriyadharshini

Administrative Officer Dr. S. Shanmugam

Vice Principal Dr. V. Selladurai

Principal Dr. R. Prabhakar

Students’ Union Staff Advisor Dr. N. Murugan

Students’ Union Chairperson A.S. Nirmaladevi

Chief Editor Srishti S. Vignesh

Standing First Row (from left to right)

YRC S. Gowdhaman

Literary Club Paul A. Emmanuel

Quiz Club G. Chocklingam

Dramatix Joint Secretary R. Aravindh

Dramatix Secretary R. Arvindh

Associate Editor Srishti R. Amshuman

Placement Secretary G. Aravind

Arts Club S. Anand

Students’ Union 2008-09

Standing Second row (from left to right)

Film Club R. Vijay Sivanesan

Music Club R. Nandhakumar

Karate Club M. Sivarajan

NCC R. Sankaranarayanan

Ilamparavai Editor N. Purushothaman

Muthamil Mandram R. Sudhakar

Associate Editor Srishti V. Sylvester Pious

Standing Third row (from left to right)

Photography Club S. Sridhar

NSS R. SathishS. VijayakumarS.M. DheebanChakkaravarthy

Nature Club S. Vignesh

Sports Club S. Arunkumar

NSS C. Deepa Sarojini

Girls’ Hostel General Secretary K. Saranya

Members not in the photograph

Space Club T. Ragland Navamani

YHAI G. Sakthivel

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A Taste of CITThe best days of my life

A tribute to Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan

From CIT to Townhall

Into the Night

Spinning the YarnGod plays dice

It started with a Five star

The Girl inside the glass paperweight

Yet another beginning

Campus Walk Association Activities

Placement Report

Interface and Technovation 2009

Quest ’09

Brahma ’09

Writer’s Workshop

Alumni Watch

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I think, therefore I amRelics of Religion

The Girl, the Dog and the Umbrella

India shining

Caste based society

Freedom – My Perspective

Just in Time

The Golden PageWhy Atheism is not necessarily a solution

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22

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Visual TreatsThe Emerald Isles

Frames of Mind

Painting

Pencil Sketching

Altitude of AttitudeA glimpse of Indian fashion

The Economic Cycle

One India

Media Matters

Team work

Chandni Chowk to China

Destiny (re)written

GenNext

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Book ReviewWhite Tiger96

Fun TimeEditorial’s choice

Crushed

Tarot Tarun

My Birthday Nightmare

SpotlightsChandrayaan

Mumbai Attack

The Great Recession 2008

It’s a Black Day for America

Face to FaceInterview with V.B.Chandrasekhar

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Poet’s CornerThe love of my dream

Way beyond the world

Hall of Reckoning

Slipping Sand

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From the Correspondent

MESSAGE

Srishti ‘09 is an excellent piece of publication that

demonstrates the literary, art, wit and imaginative skills of

our students. Congratulations to the entire team for

keeping the tradition high and raising the bar of

presentation skills.

Dr. S.R.K. Prasad

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From the Principal

MESSAGE

Srishti ‘09 is a wonderful blend of knowledge, information,

titbits, poems, literary work and graphics to make the issue

interesting and coveted. I congratulate the staff advisor and

the student editorial team of Srishti ‘09 for their brilliant

and original efforts.

(Dr. R. Prabhakar)

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From the Vice-Principal

MESSAGE

Srishti 2009 is an innovative piece, which showcases the hard

work put in by the editorial board. I congratulate the team and

the students who have contributed articles and helped in the

creation of the magazine. I wish them all success for their

future endeavor.

(Dr. V. Selladurai)

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From the

Students’ Union Staff Advisor

MESSAGE

I am glad to know that the Literary Club of CIT is bringing

out Srishti 2009 with enhanced quality. Our students’

creative capabilities and talents will be revealed through

this magazine and well recognized by all. I congratulate all

members of the organising committee of Srishti for their

untiring efforts to bring out a master piece in Srishti 2009. I

also congratulate all students who have contributed with

great care to incorporate even very minute details for

improving the overall quality of Srishti.

(Dr. N. Murugan)

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From the

Staff Advisor

MESSAGE

Srishti 2009 exhibits the magnificent artistic splendour of the

creative minds. The innovative ideas unleashed with chosen

words have made the literary articles fascinating. Each article

is an exquisite literary piece which perfectly blends eloquent

expressions and ideas. The aspirations, perspectives and

cherished ideas expressed in an elegant language bring to lime-

light the vision and expertise of the students. I extol the

tremendous work done by the editorial board which worked

with all zest and zeal, relentlessly to bring out this outstanding

literary magazine Srishti 2009.

(Mrs. P. Shanthi)

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Message from the

Associate Editor

Message from the

Associate Editor

Message from the Secretary

MESSAGE

Srishti, is one of the best things that has happened to the Literary Club of

CIT. This year’s edition stands out to reveal those investigative journalists,

poets, creative writers and thinkers that CIT houses. The enthusiasm that

we received as soon as the announcements were made regarding the

submission of articles has been something that has kept us going

throughout. I can vouch that working towards bringing out this magazine

was a pleasure in every way. The editorial team has done a commendable

job in bringing out this year’s edition. Creativity would be too ordinary a word

to describe what Srishti ’09 is all about. To know more, ‘Read On!’

(Paul A. Emmanuel)

I cannot, in one line express the

effort and pain that has gone into

this magazine and thus my only

request to you is that you read

Srishti from start to the end and

justify the efforts.

(R. Amshuman)

We have an abundance of information. It can be found in newspapers,

magazine, on the internet and in many more places. With each person

having different views and ideas, most of the information is more or

less biased. It is difficult to see through all this and get to the truth.

This magazine is one such collection of ideas and perspectives on

different issues. I hope your own research and opinions add value to

what you read in this year's Srishti. We had a great time putting

together this magazine. I would like to thank all those who made it

possible. Hope you too have a great time reading this magazine

(Sylvester Pious. V)

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Fashion is a sort of

communal art through

which a culture examines

its idea of beauty and

goodness. Fashion is

usually a synonym for

glamour, beauty and style.

Talking about India, our

motherland has her own

unique native costumes

and traditional attire. While

traditional clothes are still

worn in most of rural India, urban India is changing

rapidly with international fashion trends. It is much

reflected by the young and the glamorous in the

cosmopolitan metros of India. The Fashion

industry is a booming one where glamorous

models display new styles every day. The face of

Indian fashion has totally changed from a weaver

in olden days to today’s fashion designer who is

celebrated for his or her creativity. The fusion of

Indian and western styles is seen in the streets

and on the ramps of fashionable cities. Indian

Fashion has also made its mark in the

international market after being worn by some of

the fashion icons like the pop star Madonna in

recent years.

Indian fashion designers like Manish

Malhotra, Ritu Beri, Ritu Kumar,

S a t y a P a u l , e t c . , h a v e

contributed greatly to the

i n te rna t i ona l marke t .

Fashion in India covers a

whole range of clothing

from the benarasi saree

Chandni BhagtaniII year, ECE

A glimpse of

I N D I A N

f a s h o nin the north, the

Punjab to the Kanchipuram saree of the south.

In my opinion, the first true Indian designer was

Mahatma Gandhi when he urged the people of

India to wear khadi garments. It was not only a call

to create self-reliance but a call to wear something

that could prove the unity of India. Therefore,

khadi became not only a symbol of revolution and

resistance but part of an Indian society.

The year 1947 not only marked the partition of

India but also the division of cultures, traditions,

dress codes and lifestyle.

After the partition, the

saree became the

most popular dress

of Indian women and

the salwar kameez

for Pakistan. The

S a l w a r K a m e e z

gained popularity

i n I n d i a ,

changing the

whole fashion

colorful turbans of Rajasthan and

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Srishti ‘09 11A Glimpse of Indian Fashion

scenario here. Today, it stands as the second

most popular dress in most parts of India.

Varying from the ethnic touch to the cocktail

look, the salwar kameez has come to suit all

occasions.

The bindi is also the most enduring part of our

cultural inheritance. The popularity that the

bindi is currently enjoying in Indian fashion

cannot be matched by any other cosmetic. A

majority of the female population whether

young or old, modern or traditional wears

either the traditional blood red bindi or

colored ones to match their outfit.

Saree, the most popular attire worn by

millions of Indian women is, by far, the most

elegant. More than the grace and glamour,

the saree symbolizes the continuity of an age

old tradition of the Indian way of life. Every

rustle of this unique garment has an ancient

culture. Cool baggy jeans from Pepe, a loose t-

shirt from Levis with the photo of a devil or a

funny caption on it, a cloth belt from Armani,

junk jewellery, a wrist band and a hand bag

from Gucci. All these are the “identifiers” of

typical Indian youth! The professional male

group of India is confined to linen shirts, a 3-

piece suit as worn by superstar Aamir Khan in

“GHAJINI”, a leather belt, trousers and formal

shirts from Allen Solly, Van Heusen,

Raymonds, etc. Indian cinema has a very wide

influence in the changing trends of Indian

fashion. The youngsters tend to copy the filmy

looks of the actors and it becomes the trend of

the season. From the boy next door John

Abraham’s “DHOOM” looks to the

Anarkali salwars of “MUGHAL

E-AZAM”, each movie an

star creates a new mar

ever changing fashion i

The Lakme India fash

week, Wills lifestyle wee

and Indian fashion week

showcase the Indian

designers’ work across

India. These events

have also influenced

the fashion industry

worldwide. The foreign

desig-ners thus hav

a n o p p o r t u n i t y o

collaborating with th

Indian designers an

launching their fashion

trends. Viewing the

diverse Indian styles and

varied trends we can

surely be regarded one

of the most fashionable

people on the planet.

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Srishti ‘0912

The Love of my

DREAMS

T. Ragland NavamaniIV year EEE

All my life, I had a dre

Which always made me beam.

The simple thought of seeing you smile,

Brings one to my lips, and stays there for a long while.

The thought of kissing your tender little cheek,

Makes me show between mine, every single teeth.

Oh yes, the thought of the scary pain,

But does it matter, I had you to gain.

Feathers behind an arrow, that didn't give a breeze,

But stung me like a swarm of flaming bees.

So special you are, that He wanted you, my little baby,

All for Himself, as His crown jewel, a priceless red ruby.

– Mother of a stillborn child

am,

The thought of my hands around you,

Evokes images of a flower, tender, lovely and new.

The joy of teaching you something new,

Always makes my cheeks turn a bright red hue.

The plain thought of just looking at you,

Brings a joy that could be understood only by a select few.

Or so I thought, but God had a plan

That unfolded, like the feathers of a fan.

He loved you more than I did,

So I am forced, and to you, farewell I bid.

And here I am, with the memory of a distant dream,

It brings a tear down my cheek, but, it used to make me beam. The bes

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hen I sat to write, one last

time for SRISHTI, I was Wpretty sure of what to

write. I went through myriad

experiences of these 3 ½ years,

comprising of moments of pleasure,

moments of pain, humbled-by-friend-

occasions (numerous actually), gloomy

days when I was hurt hard, incredibly

exciting events, moments when I was

jubilated etc. Finally at the end of my

stay here, I realized that life has been

fine at all these times. And this is what I

am writing about. These pages will

tell how your dear writer experienced

CIT…

It all started in the Audi during the

orientation programme. From there,

Palani block took care of my first year.

My room in the second floor, with two

G. ChockalingamIV year, Civil The Best Days

of my Life

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roommates in the always busy wing corridor, provided fun and fervor. GS meetings, 9.00 O'clock restrictions,

Open TV room, ED charts and Chairman Tutor were the watch words in first year. Never would one forget the

drill run during P.T hour (which I attended only once), where almost every boy ran straight to the hostel. The

first class-bunk, gave immense joy.

The best thing about First year remains in the simple fact that the section-wise split up for common subjects

and department-wise for electives made everyone know guys from the other departments. A six day per week

workload didn't deter our enjoyment at the hostel. Since computers were forbidden in the first year hostel,

Suryan FM was a big hit. Fitting workshop & the messy mess were dreaded most. Floor cricket, puerile chats

and the eagerness-to-explore-Coimbatore, were the hot happenings. Constant rumours about ragging and first

semester results still flicker in some distant corner of my mind.

Second year or more professionally - sophomore year, is easy to define with this word - FR-EE-EE-EE-DO-OO-

OO-MM. One of my friends would sound similar to Braveheart's Mel Gibson in hooting the same word. The

hostels were changed and so were the sections paving way for the official entry into respective departments.

Complete freedom at the Maradumalai hostel turned many into mavericks. As it is always, the senior tag

aroused some to rag juniors. Meanwhile, everyone on planet CIT was given a new watchword-M3. As it is said,

for some it was really MI3. Here, every sophomore had his own story to share, own flirts to pursue and every

senior had a word of caution for his junior. Computers were welcomed into every floor with at least one movie a

day, running NFS Underground and most importantly having excellent video-song collections. Frivolous

fights went on between the main and the annexe blocks. To enjoy fresh air, many including your writer

practiced sleeping on the annexe roof. The Hostel day matches were welcomed with funny & creative names.

2nd year saw most of the people joining clubs and earning member tags. Second year meant a lot personally.

One was instilled with virtues like team work & responsibility in the club events. Academically, all the basics

were taught but it depended upon each and every individual, whether he/she learnt it.

Pre-final year…

The hostels were changed for the final settlement-Tirumalai block. An activity filled year, where you were

forced to show responsibility to conduct national level symposiums. Hoping for the best to come, 5th semester

and 6th semester were open to any career option. Dreams of CAT, GATE and GRE ran through many eyes.

Night labs of any department turned into a gaming arena where C.O.D, A.O.E, Counterstrike, Trackmania

were competed in LAN until the security came and said "thambi; time aachu". In the mandatory IPT, when we

observe anything that could match characteristics in the remote part of our brain, on what we learnt, a fear of

future starts to haunt one indefinitely.

At this point of time, many, including your writer, developed certain pre-final year characteristics."

a) You are irritated when someone pretends to be an under-performer.

b) You are against any senior who advices you.

c) Placements appear as a pipe dream for many 7 pointers.

d) Mid-Sems become a routine. Attending 50th mid-semester exam during the 5th semester would be a

personal milestone for everyone. Well, the mid-sem arrival can be easily figured out by the number of

vehicles at the hostel premises.

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Srishti ‘09 15The best days of my life

e) You blame the education

system every week. You

come out of lab-viva,

wondering whether the

viva questions were in

Arabic or Greek. "

Towards the end of the pre-

final year one started hearing

words like Mock, GD, and most importantly R.S.Agarwal on a regular basis. The vacation was spent

encountering numerous rumours of TCS, CTS, IBM, Infy & Accenture being the Day 1 Company. Some even

spread panic saying, "I got TCS sample paper! Haven't you!!" like everybody one wished to get an offer in the

placement week itself.

Come final year, placements became the buzzword. Hostel notice boards overflowed, displaying criteria and

process details. Happening topics like- IPL, Inflation & Nuclear Testing were exchanged as ideas for the group

discussion and questions from the previous candidate were rehearsed at the door of every interview panel.

90% of CITians opt for the placements as if they are entitled only to that. Only few start preparing for M.Tech,

MS, or a bunch of competitive exams. For some, until they aren't placed, only their friends give hope and it is

relished when he/she finally cracks it.

Mandatory Final Year Characteristics to be exhibited:

a) Mess food becomes unpalatable even once a week and KB, restaurants at Hopes, etc.. are too distant to

walk. Try to get a bike from someone for these long distances.

b) You visit the gym for the first time in your life.

c) You give your mandatory attendance at the tennis court, after entering the college premises at 9.00 pm.

d) Many develop contempt for marks, even when the C.G.P.A goes down as low as our sensex of today and you

console yourself saying, "It is my lowest, I'll cheer up. At least my name figured in the success list".

Snaps with friends all through CIT became mandatory. Sentiments ran high once the final days were

numbered. Short trips were organized once a month in a quest to create memories to cherish forever.

You might have encountered true friendship, care from all when you were weak, broken love, words that

consoled, words that comforted, places where you went wrong and certainly no matter whether you are a

guy/girl, living at C.I.T with your friends would have been the most joyous, memorable and sensible moments

in your life.

Life here at C.I.T is wonderful. It

makes the gradual transition from

adolescence to adulthood more

meaningful.

Surely, these are the best days of my

life.

At the end of all continuous assessments and amazing doubts

like, "Machan arrear vacha mid-semester thiruppi eludhanuma?”...

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Srishti ‘0916

The

Just like the cycle of life with i t s v a r i o u s s t a g e s , economics also has its own

cycle, which includes growth, inflation, recession, etc. Let’s start with growth. In a well governed economy, there are many factors which fuel growth. In the case of developing countries such as India and China, reform is the key factor. However, in general the major factors are demand exceeding or equaling supply, reduction in taxes and interest rates which boosts liquidity in the market, greater government spending, a good supply of large (skilled) working force, a stable government, securi ty from internal and external threats, friendly government policies, etc. E c o n o m i c g r o w t h i s a combination of the above mentioned factors. So how do we s e n s e t h i s g r o w t h ? I t i s characterized by a boost in income and spending power, rising standards of living, increased employment generation and so on. As we can see, the results of growth themselves, become the contributors of growth. As income and spending power rise, more products are consumed starting from vegetables to consumer durables (TV’s, computers, fridges etc.). Also the taxed amount increases due to more transactions resulting in lesser tax rates and increased government spending in infrastructure and development activities, leading to rise in living standards and more security and stability resulting in further growth. Thus, growth in itself is a continuous cycle.

But if this is the case, then why do we have recession at all? To answer this, first we must discuss about inflation. Inflation is the phenomenon of a general increase in prices of commonly

KarthickIV year EEE

CycleEconomic

inflation is born. Just like growth, inflation is also a continuous cycle in itself. As income increases, the buyer spends more, hiking demand, resulting in a rise in prices and more profit for the seller, who in-turn has to pay a higher price for the goods that he is buying. So we can safely state

that inflation follows growth. Inflation in itself will not affect

traded commodities like food, fuel, steel etc. There are many reasons for its occurrence. In a well governed state, the main culprit for recession is growth. The populace indulges in more spending due to its increased disposable income which results in a demand-supply mismatch with a higher demand for goods ranging from vegetables to vehicles. In such a scenario, the seller will opt only for those who pay more and in-turn everyone is forced to pay more even if they do not have the means to do so. The buyer will adjust to this by hiking h i s i n c o m e b y increasing the price of his services or the profit margin in his g o o d s . T h u s

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The Economic Cycle Srishti ‘09 17

as instability, internal or external threat, tightening of liquidity, supp ly-demand mismatch , inflation, unfriendly government policies to name a few. The major cause of the current global recession is the recession in America which in turn is due to the

economic mismanagement of those in control of liquidity flow, namely the investment bankers and f lawed, shor t - s ighted economic po l i c ies o f the government. Other factors include the mismanagement in the top echelons of the sectors such as the automotive industry and the aviation industry to cite a few. Another major cause of recession is globalization. Even though the fundamentals of growth are intact in many countries such as China, they are facing recession due to America’s recession; since the latter is their major trading partner and they are dependent on her for their growth. One more reason is the government policies. As in the case of India, the government resorts to tightening liquidity by increasing the interest rates and taking the money out of the system in order to control inflation (which is an election threat) and in the process has strangled growth. Similar to growth and inflation, recession is also a continuous

cycle. But unlike the former, recession is universally hated by the government and all sections of the society. Hence, they act quickly to solve the problem of recession and in the process re-introduce growth. This is achieved by preventing recession from spreading from one sector or region to another, by introducing economic stimulus packages, increasing the liquidity in the market, etc.

Finally, we come to the case of (economic) depression. It is the phenomenon of a long and severe slump in economy and market. The worst depression in the history of the planet is that of 1929-33. It started in America and its impact was felt all over the world. It was a major cause of Hitler’s rise and eventually led to the Second World War. But depressions are rare. Actually, the most severe recession is termed as a depression. A recession becomes a depression when it spreads across all sectors and affects everyone and brings the economy to a s t ands t i l l . Depression is a vicious cycle and the on l y so lu t i on i s t he combination of all the methods used to fight recession and to allow time to cure.

As we can see, growth, inflation and recession follow in a cycle one after the other with depression jumping once in a while. Growth results in inflation and recession, and the solution to recession results in growth again and the cycle continues. The general case is that when people experience a long period of growth, they become complacent and over-confident resulting in decrease in efficiency and their willingness to take more risks assuming that growth will last forever, forgetting the previous recession.

growth as long as it is less than growth. So, if inflation is a natural successor of growth, what is the problem? The problem is that growth is not distributed equally among the populace while inflation affects everyone equally. As we can see from the case of India, only some sections of the populace accrue the benefits of growth while others, especially the economical ly weaker sections are left out. If left unchecked, this situation will result in social unrest and destabilize the country. Hence, the government steps in and takes corrective measures to ensure the equal distribution of growth to reduce the sufferings of those left out and rescue them from the clutches of inflation. This is done through various measures such as regulating, subsidizing and rationing the price of essential commodities such as rice, wheat, sugar and fuels. Another renowned method is to control and reduce inflation by tightening the liquidity in the market through increase in interest rates. But the efficacy of this method is questionable, for whether it controls inflation or not, it will surely dent growth as liquidity is a main criterion for continuing growth. Another measure is to generate more employment for the left out section through schemes like NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India), or to dole out an unemployment salary (welfare states), etc.

Coming back to the question on recession; ‘It is the phenomenon of a temporary (a year or two) economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced’. Recession is the opposite of growth and some of its causes and consequences are also the opposite of the causes and consequences of growth. The causes of recession are varied such

• In a well governed state,

the main culprit for

recession is growth.

• Growth results in inflation

and recession, and the

solution to recession results in growth again and the cycle continues.

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SiddarthanII year Chemical

Relics

Religionof

rom the macrocosms of the universe, the galaxies, the stars F and the planets to the miniscule of

the atoms, the bacteria and the virus, everything we know is governed by a supreme power, a power which can only be felt rather than be seen, a power whose existence can be seen in the changes in our backyard but is beyond our wildest imaginations. What is this power that governs us? What is it that is responsible for all the changes happening around us? What is this supreme power?

When man first thought of these and when he realized he could not get certain things under his belt he started to respect t he se power s . Th i s respect marked the beginning of worship, the origin of the word RELIGION and hence the term GOD. Religionists of the ancient world worshipped every aspect of nature as God. This was the reason that a majority of the ancient

civilizations like Egyptian, Greek , Aztec , Mayan , Norse , Indus valley all had Gods in the name of nature and natural phenomena with Pagan being the oldest and the purest form of nature worship.

As the sands of time passed, religion turned over a new leaf. A human factor entered the citadel of nature worship. This marked the beginning of humanoid forms as Gods or even prominent humans as Gods. Religion evolved to meet the

changes in society but this evolution stopped all of a sudden, a millennium ago, when people failed to u n d e r s t a n d t h e t r u e meaning of religion and started following religion blindly as a faith, a belief, rather than as a means of guidance or an external

conscience.

The trend has carried on till now. Several things that are done have no real meaning, and when people are asked the reason behind such practices, the immediate and the most common

answer we get is that the religious practice is a tradition which we have to follow, failing which we would incur the wrath of God. The true reason, however, for such religious practices, lies beneath the surface.

It is in the nature of humans to do what others ask them not to. So in order to make people follow certain regulations for the betterment of the society, phi lanthropis ts took advantage of God as a fear factor. They made these rules compulsory

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The true reason, however, for such religious practices, lies beneath the surface

“I love religion but I hate religionists”.

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religious practices so that people dare not disobey them. When we dig deep into such practices we will find that all of t h e m h a v e a m o r a l background, a proper reason behind every practice.

In Hinduism people are expected to light a lamp at six in the evening. The reason behind this practice is that this was introduced when there was no electricity and it would become dark by six in the evening. So, to light up the house people used to light lamps. But today every house is lit up by more than a dozen lights but still people have the practice of lighting an oil lamp.

Similarly, people buy new clothes during festivals. Until two hundred years ago, people bought new clothes only once or twice a year and to make them special, they used to buy them on festival days. But today, though people buy new clothes everyday, they still have the practice of buying new clothes on festival days with tradition as a lame reason.

People, especially those in south India, have the practice of drawing beautiful designs, using rice flour in front of their houses every morning, called the ‘Kolam’. This practice was derived from Buddhism and Jainism where people

believed even the smallest of creatures like an ant should be cared for. But today people use coloured sand instead of flour which does not serve the real purpose of this practice. Yet it is being followed in the name of tradition.

In Islam the most commonly misunderstood word is ‘Jihad’. It means war against anti-social elements that tend to destroy innocent people and the roots of Islam. But in the name of Jihad, terrorists around the world kill thousands of innocent civilians, which completely contradicts the real meaning of jihad. Moreover it is against the rules of Islam which respects even the smallest creature on earth.

These practices give a clear view of religion being misinterpreted by the masses, where faith has blinded the inner eye of people, restricting the power of common sense which distinguishes them from the rest of the living world.

“COMMON SENSE IS THE ONLY THING IN THE WORLD WHICH IS NOT SO COMMON”

Gandhiji once said,

“I love Christianity but I hate Christians”

But I believe in a broader view “I love religion but I hate religionists”. People of the world should start finding out the real roots of every religious practice, eliminate those which are irrelevant to the modern society and follow only those which have certain uses, faithfully. Moreover people should open their inner eye and start thinking freely and make religion an accelerator for the betterment of the human society rather than having it as a speed breaker.

Srishti ‘09 19Relics of Religion

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Srishti ‘0920 S. VigneshIV year Chem

Way beyond the

W rldDwindling raindrops never touch the soil for no greens grew

Nowhere seen are the towering trees piercing the blanketing blue

Vanishing down the ravines are sinuous rambling rivers without a clue

The scorching sun squeezing out the chest, till the bitter end

Short of lush fields, high and dry are the countryside

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness are nowhere beside

Remain standstill the dark clouds, for no rain drops reside

Cracks and fissures embellishing earth is the foregone conclusion

Gone are the days when humane in human flourished

No signs of harmony and peace that could be nourished

Only the damn outlook seems cute with noble thoughts cherished

Hard as a boulder the soul is poisoned with flowing blue blood.

Every single pebble falls to rack and ruin except the futile law

Innocent Flesh and blood, the victims here, true hearts thaw

Still breathing are the heartless beasts, falling upon the rest tooth and claw

Benevolence and munificence vanishing into thin air

In every phase blunders are done, yet no steps to rectify

But still open is the arena, before the weeds could nullify

See not through the eyes, but through the heart for relationships to fortify

Life is beyond worldly stuff, realize, and the day is yours.

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The summer of

2004 wil l remain forever as one of the most

beautiful paintings in my memory canvas, etched with the exotic, wonderful & colorful hues of the emerald islands - Andaman, nature's gift, pride of the Bay of Bengal, a traveler's haven.

The first glimpse of these enchanting islands, with gently swaying palm trees on white sandy beaches, teeming with an infinite variety of flora & fauna, is indeed majestic. It

showcases nature in all her glory.

As I hovered some 30,000ft above the sea, I saw nature spreading her luscious green wings across the blue tranquil waters beckoning me to come and play on her lap.

Stepping down on this seakissed land, I was drawn to the unspoiled beaches offering a panoramic view of the seaside. Nature tussled with me, frightening me with her mighty waves, which towered over me in

Havelock Island.

There can be no better way to begin a day than a refreshing bath in nature's own spa, slapped by waves and tickled by the soft white sand at the Rangat Beach. For a day which had so beautifully begun, the conclusion could be nothing short of a perfect sunset. As

the sun receded from the skyline in Chidiyatappu, nature changed coats and the sky turned into a gorgeous shade of orange-yellow.

A trip to Andaman is incomplete without exploring her greatest treasure- the coral reefs of Jolly buoy. The breath-taking view of the bewitching corals through the glass bottomed boats would make one marvel at the Almighty's artistry. Nature with its crafty fingers seemed to be

painting a live, colorful & strikingly beautiful masterpiece. Mounds & mounds of multi hued, different sized corals, sparkle under the rays of the sun which pierce through the crystal clear blue blanket; warming the gorgeous fishes swimming through the coral cliffs, the open-

mouthed sponges & the tentacle dangling anemones hitched into the crevices in the underwater glitterati, were indeed a marvel to behold.

The long ride, under an arch of entwined mangrove branches, over cool and calm waters en route to the limestone caves of Middle Andaman is a unique experience.

Long rides in boats are part and parcel of Andaman's tour itinerary. But these long rides are neither boring nor eventless, because you are kept company by shoals of fishes, jumping just over the waterline. (Catch a glimpse of a group of

dolphins, merrily playing in the cool waters of the Redskin Isles). When nature dances in all her beauty in these emerald isles, man does not fail to miss the treat for the eyes. As the day draws to a close, the Port Blair harbour is

a glorious sight to behold. As the boat draws near the shoreline, the harbour looms ahead; spreading her luminous arms & shines like a million candles set against a deep blue starry sheet.

For an island of such spellbinding beauty, it has a sad and gruesome tale, flavored with patriotic fervor, to tell. The walls and beams of the notorious Cellular jail scream out the painful and heart rending story of

the men who won our nation's freedom.

Man's ingenuity interlaced with the Master's handwork is boldly splashed with history, culture & adventure in this island's sea kissed soil. Andaman makes you fall in love with the green earth.

Nature melts you with her subdued sunlight that shines with innocence and mystery through the clear blue waters.

Lose yourself in nature, in these emerald islands and find peace and tranquility, which is so rare a commodity in the concrete jungles we live in.

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Srivatsan.VIII year EEESrishti ‘0922

“Every author really wants to have letters printed in the paper. Unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.”

-P.G.Wodehouse

The Girl, the Dog

and the Umbrella

Life is said to contain, among other things, a

certain number of ‘ups’ (semester holidays,

IVs, passing lab tests) and ‘downs’ (days

before exams, failing lab tests, IVs getting

cancelled). While the actual number of ups

and downs in a person’s life changes with the

subject under question, the numbers are more

or less equal to each other. I find that very

disturbing. For, like any normal person, I wish

to have ‘ups’ all the time. But the ‘downs’,

especially the nasty ones, have this annoying

nature of being inevitable. So how does one

deal with ‘downs’? Everyone has his or her

own method. Some take a break and go watch

a comedy, some talk to their friends and find

comfort, some sleep it over and I settle down

with a Wodehouse, the man who put

words together in the funniest ways

possible.

Now to the story of my own

association with the man and the

books he wrote:

I had just matured out of my Enid Blytons (I

love them even today, though. Who doesn’t?),

and was into my Jeffrey Archers and Sidney

Sheldons when the Wodehouse thing

happened. For a novice to the habit of

reading, a Wodehouse book can be quite a

..*yawn*. You get the point. The first time I

laid my hands on a Wodehouse novel (on a

friend’s recommendation), I slept halfway

through the first page, and it took me a week to

reach the second. The book, in one word, was

boring. It was filled with sentences so long that

by the time I reached the next full stop, I forgot

when I had seen the previous one. My brain

was not able to process the initially intolerable

and complex paragraphs that seemed to have

words which I couldn’t dream of pronouncing.

Project Wodehouse came very close to being

abandoned after that first disaster. And it

would have been had I not had the sense to try

another Wodehouse. To be truthful, I skipped

a lot of those longwinded paragraphs in

between, because they were too boring; the

language was way higher than anything I had

ever read before. For example, am quoting

Wodehouse:

“I was sauntering on the river bank with a girl

named something that has slipped my mind,

when there was a sound of barking and a large

hefty dog came galloping up, full of beans and

buck and obviously intent on mayhem. And I

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was just commending my

soul to God and feeling that

this was where the old

flannel trousers got about

thirty bobs worth of value

bitten out of them, when

the girl, waiting till she saw

the whites of its eyes, with

extraordinary presence of

mind opened a coloured

J a p a n e s e u m b r e l l a

in the animal’s face. Upon

which it did three back

somersaults and retired into

private life”.

This translates to, in plain English:

“I was walking along a river bank with a girl

whose name I’d forgotten. There was this dog

that suddenly came running towards me to

bite my leg. The girl had the presence of mind

to use the umbrella she was carrying to scare

the dog away”.

Get my point?

But after a couple of more books, the fact

dawned on me that while the plot and the

characters were no doubt funny by

themselves, the real laughs were hidden

inside those seemingly long drawn-and-

incredibly-boring paragraphs, that I didn’t

have the patience to go through earlier.

It took a lot of time and persistence before I

was able to truly appreciate the magic of

Wodehouse, which lay in his ability to

perceive the world very differently from other

“normal” people. Things that mattered big in

a normal person’s world, like education,

career, love, marriage, divorce and things

like laws, taxes and even

death did not matter as much

in Wodehouse’s world, are

regarded at the most as

annoying nuisances or given

e x t r e m e l y c o m i c

in te rpre ta t ions in the

wodehouse world. The

things that mattered big in

Wodehouse’s world were

(non-Wodehouse readers

might find this strange) pigs,

newts, and silver cow-

creamers and yes, chef

Anatole’s cooking. And his

description of these drew us into his world

where we laughed when the people in his world

laughed; we laughed even more when they

cried (the few times they did), for that was

funny too!

In spite of the times in which Wodehouse wrote

(there was an economic depression

sandwiched in between two world-wars and

the invention of weapons of mass destruction),

what deeply bothered Lord Emsworth (a

recurring character in Wodehouse novels) was

the lack of proper nutrition for his porcine pet (a

pig, in simpler terms). And who can blame

Wodehouse for being detached from reality,

when people read his books to escape the

tedium and darkness of the real world?

The man preferred to touch people’s hearts

with humour and innocence rather than reality

and depression. Wodehouse brought hope and

happiness to my world, and to that of countless

others. Who knows, the light at the end of the

dark tunnel might be the place where someone

tells you the story of a girl who used her

umbrella to save a man from a dog’s bite.

Things that mattered big in a normal person’s world, like education, career, love, marriage, divorce and things like laws, taxes and even death did not matter as much in Wodehouse’s world...

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Schindler's List - An all time awesome movie, which brought alive the horrors of holocaust. A biopic of Oscar Schindler and how he protected the 'Schindler Jews' makes this movie a classic. The girl in the red sweater, red being the only colour we see in this black and white movie, stands out distinctly, showcasing the pathos of the characters.

Jodhaa Akbar - This Ashutosh Gowarikar's portrayal, of a romance between a Rajput Princess Jodhaa and the mighty Akbar, kicked up a lot of controversies. Aishwarya Rai Bachan shining with cool and royal poise and Hrithik Roshan with steel cold eyes and ramrod straight back royalty bring the Mughal times alive. If you want to melt along with characters on screen, do watch this movie.

Batman, The Dark Knight - Needless to say, this was one of the best hits 2008.Heath Ledger's brilliant portrayal as ‘The Joker’ won him an Oscar for the best supporting actor in 2008. It was a tragedy, that Ledger was not alive to receive it. Also to be mentioned is the excellent adaptation of the comic book series by Christopher Nolan.

Shawshank Redemption - This movie based on a Stephen King's novel is a story of a single man's determination to fight against all odds. It is a must watch movie for people who love to see the power of human will in action and all those who watch it will probably draw a parallel with their own lives.

Juno - A movie with very crisp, sarcastic dialogues make the audience sit up and cheer for the undying spirit of the adventurous Juno. The movie starts with hip hop, rhyming music that underlines the spirit of the movie. Watch it if you want to remember the movie next day, with a faint grin tugging at your lips.

Anbe Sivam - A movie that brings out the concept of finding God in Man is the best from

Kamal Haasan ever. Two contrasting characters with the common quest of finding happiness, come together and take us along in a journey filled with amazing incidents and characters who tell us what their interpretation of God is. At the end of the movie one realises, that a person's very existence is to make the life of another person meaningful. Thus folks, Love is God.

Mumbai Meri Jaan - The lives of five common citizens of Mumbai change forever after the suburban bomb blasts. Their beliefs are shaken and they undergo an emotional turmoil, ultimately realising that whatever happens one should never give up his/her spirit.

Kung-Fu-Panda - Laugh till you cry, at the adorable and affable Panda whole resilience transforms it from a soup chef to a legendary dragon warrior. Our editorial board's unanimous choice makes this movie, a must watch animation flick.

Khuda ke Liye - This Pakistani film by Shoaib Mansoor, is a 'once in a life time' effort that rises above the mediocrity of Lollywood. It gives you a new vision about life in Pakistan where people are not very different from us or from any others, anywhere else. Islam as such is portrayed in an entirely new manner giving glimpses of its power, beauty and mystique. It is about social reform & protest with music at its core.

Vedam Pudhidu - A gripping perspective on caste and class discrimination is brilliantly portrayed in this revolutionary Tamil movie by a then 'in experienced' director, Bharathiraja with a skeleton cast. Sathyaraj his career best role with panache. The movie won several accolades and is still looked upon by new directors as a benchmark that each strives to achieve. This would be part of any must watch list.

SRISHTI AWARDS

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Srishti ‘0926

10th September 2008, Geneva

The master brains of CERN had finally built it - the Large Hadron Collider - the invention of the eon. After triggering a few protons into this giant ring of a particle accelerator, they are going to break the silent secrets of the universe which have been untouched for ages. Nature's secrets are hard to explore, since nature is fabricated in such a complicated way. But challenging nature and God-who has woven the threads of the universe, the humans have got the key to God's treasury and in a couple of months they'll ransack everything.

Same date, Heaven

God was silently watching these experiments, but he could not tolerate the invention of LHC. It was the biggest ever invention that had happened during the 3 billion years of human civilization. If they do switch on the LHC and get the results of their mega project, then for certain the humans would get to know about the spark which made the Big Bang during the formation of the universe. It meant that they could go on to find Him.

3 billion years ago, same place

During the creation of the universe God had passed a bill in the Council of Lesser Gods and Fairies that, if the humans tend to invent something big, that could solve the puzzle of the universe, they had to be stopped.

God had done this many times when the situation arose. When the technocratic people of the Indus valley had invented a communication system to connect to God, he feared that they might find him and so he made the whole valley disappear. He made the great mathematics prodigy Ramanujan die young, since the mathematical theorems he obtained were far more advanced and helped solve the complex mechanisms of the universe. Also He was the one, who terminated the Columbia expedition.

But His counterpart Prometheus, a Greek God and a Titan always wanted to help humankind. He was the one who stole fire from the Lesser Gods and gave it to mankind; God punished

him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him.

On seeing the stupendous inborn talent of Thomas Alva Edison, God had made him deaf to prevent him from getting school education. But it was

Prometheus who helped him by paving a smooth way to invent some thousand devices. God's hand worked on Stephen Hawking also. He

had cursed him with a muscle-wasting motor neuron disease. But Prometheus was there to make him the master brain behind the LHC.

God has now started to think what should be done to fend off humans from seeing the results of the LHC experiment. He

has now decided to stop this kind of rise of humans to the next level; to stop this forever.

He felt a pang in his heart since he was going to put an end to earth. He made up his mind to use the most powerful weapon to destroy the whole world so that there would not be any nuisance from the humans

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anymore. Lots and lots of weapons bloomed in his mind; ideas like collision of giant meteors, a strong sun storm, tossing the globe out of the orbit etc. But one weapon was simple in operation and more effective and that was switching the Gravity control panel off. Even though he had not used it yet, he knew the catastrophic effects it would render.

Even if gravity was switched off for a

microsecond, the effect would be so disastrous, that

the entire world would die. As the earth rotates at a

speed of over a thousand miles per hour at the

equator alone, when the gravity goes off, every free

body would accelerate by a thousand miles per hour from east to west. Inside the buildings, people

would bump and crash into the ceiling. The earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere would also float off

into space for the same reason. But only a few things like trees and buildings would stand rooted to the

earth. The earth itself would most likely break into chunks and float off into space, since it is also held

together by gravity!

This should not happen. But the Creator decided that it should. He even fixed the date for the

catastrophe: 2nd January 2009, few days before the result analysis. He indeed had a soft corner, for

he wanted the humans to enjoy the new year day; their last day.

31st December, 2008

Just two more days to go. Somehow Prometheus got to know

about this and he desperately wanted to deter God’s plan. He

knew how to do it. He just had to enter the disaster control room of

God and damage the Gravity control panel. Once it was done the

people would be saved, since the rule prohibits God from revising

the plan a second time.

But he knew it was as difficult as cleaning the Aegian stables

since the control room was protected by the lock engineered by God himself during the creation of the

universe. Prometheus loved the humans so much that he wanted to do this. Light came in the form of

Aiyannar, one of the Gods in the Lesser Gods council. He owed so much to the people of his hamlet,

since they offered him every year, a feast, without fail. Even though his territory was restricted to a few

villages, he wanted to save the entire world.

He gave his most powerful 'Veecharuval'-the holy, long blade, more powerful than even Thor's

Hammer. It could destroy anything with a single stroke. Prometheus broke the lock with the

Veecharuval. He was dumbstruck on seeing the control room. There were umpteen number of gadgets

and devices showing the present happenings of the world - The hurricanometer displayed a typhoon

over the mid-Atlantic, a quakogram showing a tremor in Turkey and a flood-o-meter detailed on the

floods in Chile.

He found the Gravity gauge in the left corner of the room. With all his power, reminding himself

about God making him a prey to the eagles, he slid the blade into the gauge. It exploded like a bomb.

Same date, Earth

The whole world is celebrating the New Year as usual- sweets, beer, temple, friends, movies,

orphanage visits, etc. the world is getting ready for another bright and cheerful day - 2nd January.

God plays dice

“He gave his most powerful 'Veecharuval'-

the holy, long blade, more powerful than even Thor's Hammer. It could destroy anything with a

single stroke”.

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Joan Mary. DIII year CSESrishti ‘0928

I was just nine years old when my parents took me to my first circus. It was luckily before circuses were forced to stop using animals for performances. While I do appreciate the concerns of animal lovers, I still have cherished memories of my first circus.

Seated next to me was a gentleman in his early forties, wearing the traditional silk dhoti and shirt. His family sat next to him engrossed in the performance. He seemed to be more interested in my restless antics than the antics of the clown. My parents had long ago given up on my endless curiosity; so they remained stoically silent even when I asked them why the clowns had to have paint on their faces.

"Because they want to make little kids like you laugh", the gentleman sitting next to me said good humouredly.

"It makes them look scary", I shrugged, "They could do the things they are doing without the paint and still make us laugh."

My mother glared at me, but the gentleman laughed saying, "Ma'am, you have a little bundle of energy here!"

"A big bundle of explosive energy", my mother muttered.

"Now, would you like a Five Star?" he took one from his wife's handbag.

"I cannot take chocolates from strangers", I scowled at my mother, "But if you tell me your name, you won't be a stranger. Then I can take the Five Star."

"An excellent point", he smiled looking at my mother who sighed, "My name is Shashi Tharoor."

"What do you do?" I asked him even as I nibbled on the Five Star.

"I am a…", he seemed to be trying to find the right word, "A writer and a traveller."

"I will become a writer and a traveller too when I get bigger", I promised even as my mother handed me a handkerchief for my messy fingers.

H

I was walking home from school in the rain clutching my umbrella. Though it was only four in the evening, the skies were dark and the roads deserted. I shivered as the cold wind blew, literally rattling my bones. I had to get home as soon as possible.

A cycle veered past me, splashing muddy water from the roadside onto my white school uniform. I cursed loudly in Malayalam. If there was something that my mother hated more than muddy feet in her house, it was muddy clothes. Removing the mud stains was a tough affair.

The cyclist stopped and waited up for me, probably thinking that I had been hurt.

"YOU SPLASHED MUD ONTO MY SHIRT!" I ended my very vocal sentence with another curse which if my father had heard, would have earned me a long lecture.

"I'm sorry", the tall cyclist stooped down a bit and peeped under my umbrella, to face a very angry twelve year old girl.

"It's you, Five Star", he chuckled lightly as he pulled his raincap away, "I should have suspected that the little bundle of energy would have grown into a perky girl by now!"

I smiled helplessly as a slightly older Shashi Tharoor ruffled my hair.

"Why are you cycling?" I asked interestedly as we walked together along the narrow road.

"I am visiting my ancestral home in Palakkad. Whenever I come here, I cycle or walk through the fields. It's something I like doing", he smiled, "And what are you upto, Five Star? Still wondering why clowns have painted faces?"

"No", I scowled, "I am bigger now. When I become older, I am going to become a writer.

“I told you then!" after a few moments, I asked again, "You are still a writer, right?"

"Sort of", he grinned, "But I will stop writing when you start, promise! And I will ask you for a special story."

HHHHH

It was Republic Day. I impatiently waited with my fellow members of the school parliament, for the chief guest. I hated coming to school on holidays. But since the principal had threatened to roast anyone who absented themselves for the occasion, I had managed to drag myself out of a pleasant sleep and come to school.

HHHH

Five–starIt started with a

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With the usual band, thaalapoli (flower ceremony) and red carpet, the guests were welcomed. I was practically replaying one of the old movies in my mind all through the long, boring speeches regarding patriotism and sacrifice. As if any of them would fight in Kargil with the enthusiasm they showed on stage!

Finally, the chief guest began to speak. As soon as I heard his voice, I looked up. It was my old Five Star cyclist, Dr.Shashi Tharoor, who worked in the United Nations Secretariat as a diplomat. And he did not mention patriotism. He talked of great people, of their lives, of their sorrows and failures. It was inspiring.

As the chief guest came to meet the members of the parliament, he spotted me and smiled. I was very nervous. If he joked about our cycling episode to the principal, I was sure that I would get the long overdue T.C.

"Five Star", he shook my hand cheerfully, "We meet at the most interesting times. So, you are now in your tenth standard? And the Editor of the school magazine?"

"Yes, sir", I smiled nervously.

"Where is that famous scowl of yours?" he teased me, "Or did you suddenly turn into a Buddhist in three years?"

"Your speech was good. I liked it", I said quietly, "Especially as you didn't ask us to do anything you wouldn't have done yourself."

"Frank as ever", he laughed, his eyes darkened as he continued, "I did read your story in the magazine."

"Did you like it?" I asked hopefully, eyes wide and anxious.

"Mmm…", he frowned as if in thought, "Ask me when we meet next, Five Star."

I scowled. He laughed and went to join the principal and the other dignitaries.

HHHHH

I joined another school in a different state after my tenth. It was a time of uncertainties.

New language, new customs, new faces…..I virtually forgot about Shashi Tharoor and my childhood dreams as I plunged into the new routine.

I heard of his failed attempt in the United Nations Presidential race and I grieved for his lost opportunity. I have always believed him to be a capable man.

The Onam after I joined college, I was at Palakkad. Though, by rule, I am a late riser, the day after Onam, I rose early and went out to the fields. It was a beautiful day, with the fields freshly reaped and the lands awash with rains. I made my way to the large pond behind the fields and settled down for the day. My family rarely stirred out of the house on days after celebrations and I was sure that I would be disturbing them if I stayed in the house.

Around five in the evening, I heard a tuneless humming. A few seconds later, Shashi Tharoor strode through the surrounding trees, towards the pond, clad in traditional Kerala style. He looked older and wearier.

"Hello!" he smiled as he saw me, "I always seem to be running into you, Five Star!

Though it has been a long time since we last met and you look older."

"I am older", I pointed out testily even as I smiled and got up to shake his hand enthusiastically, "I wish you had won."

He smiled, but there was a slightly bitter quality to his smile now. He said quietly, "I am sure that the better man won! Now, since you say you are older, what about the story you promised to write for me?"

"I will write it", I promised eagerly, "What should it have? Politics?"

"No", he rolled his eyes, "A bit of everything", he paused, "Tragedy, Romance, War, Jealousy, Politics, Death, all in a new way", he smiled wryly, "I ask for too much, Five Star."

"I am not a good writer", I said sincerely, "But I will try for your sake, Someday I will write a story with all that you want”.

"Good", he smiled as we watched the sun sinking down under the trees, "I have always found sunsets to be the most beautiful wonder of nature."

I smiled, "You are right, sir. But I wish you had won."

"Happiness doesn't lie in winning, Five Star", he smiled softly, "It lies in the will to appreciate the world and those who live in it. I can say that I am happy with what I am."

“Maybe one day", I murmured, "I will be able to say the same words; that I am happy with what I am."

HHHHH

Happiness doesn't lie in winning, Five-Star", he smiled softly, "It lies in the will to appreciate the world...

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Mother India is a truly magnificent nation on the face of this ravaged earth. A nation, home to incredible excellence in all fields known to man, be it nuclear or space or any other technology. The exquisite words used by the poets fail to convey the greatness that is India.

A country may be an economic super power, a wealthy one or a militarily strong nation, a nation with a lot of achievements to its name. All this does not match the prosperity of a culturally strong nation. Our nation is a stronghold which will stand even while all others fall. It's easy to draw a picture with no color. Painting the picture is what takes real skill.

The modern era is the age of the nuclear family. We live in times when unity is not seen even in families. Joint families are fast becoming things of the past. At such a time, the Indian army managed to bring together the entire nation in a small village at Pataudi, Haryana. It was at the National Integration Camp (NIC) that Cadets from all the states of India came together to carry the spirit of the Nation.

Cadets eagerly awaited the sun rise which would bring them together in the parade ground and then it would be India that shone. Smiling is a simple action, everyone can do it. But bringing a smile to another's face is something difficult. Unforgettable and memorable were the moments when we basked in the glory of smiles of the cadets from Maharashtra to Bengal and Kerala to Haryana.

Game periods simulated the war field, but it didn't matter who scored the points, India triumphed. For any target, competition is necessary. Integrating a nation must not shackle the effort to attain the pinnacle. Bharath Matha's various children displayed their strength in different disciplines such as tent pitching, traditional dance and singing competitions with vigour and a will to win.

The tent pitching competition brought a view of "Nation building", where tents were pitched side by side by the

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competing states and Uttar Pradesh conveyed that they construct strong buildings for India by clinching the title.

We as Indians should be proud of

our seven north Eastern States.

Their unique talents, rare as uncut

diamonds, were showcased. Gujarati

Dandia dance , Bhangda of Punjabi , Kerala's Kalari

fight , Delhi's fashion, Buddhism in Bihar, Silambam

from Tamil Nadu etc are a few examples which

added essence to the camp. This goes on to show

the diversity of tradition, the richness of culture and

the wealth of talents in our great nation.

We were then shown around Delhi. The capital of

India simply astonished us with its planning,

magnificence and its bustling traffic. We were also

taken in by India's most powerful addresses

(10 Janpath, Sonia Gandhi's residence, Akbar

Marg….). The Delhi metro showed us how an

immensely populated city commutes so easily and

efficiently. The silent preparations for the Common

Wealth Games made us truly proud. India gate

silently exulted as a mother would, at a visit by her

children. Saluting the Amar Jawan Jyothi marked

the zenith of our trip to Delhi.

It is a sight that no Indian

must miss.

The National Integration Camp

was an experience that showed

each cadet a glimpse of what

we stand to gain if we stand

united. It also showed us that

differences in culture, language

or tradition are never barriers in

friendship.

INDIA

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“Survival of the fittest" is nature's law. Fighting is more ancient than man himself. This struggle to subdue one another in combat, unarmed or armed is possibly a legacy handed down to us from our ancestors. This desire for domination sowed the seeds for martial arts. Anyone who has ever seen a Bruce Lee, Jet Li or Jackie Chan movie would have been amazed by the jawdropping action sequences. The last ten years has seen a tremendous rise of interest among Indians, for the East Asian martial art forms especially Kung fu and Karate, as a means of self defence and maintaining fitness. But not many people know that India has had something to contribute to most forms of martial arts practised around the world. India has probably the most number of martial art forms practised in a single country. Almost every state has a history of its own. The importance of martial arts in Indian culture is visible in many ancient Hindu temples which have statues of deities and warriors in various combat postures. In fact, the Vishnu Purana describes Dhanurveda (from dhanus and veda in Sanskrit meaning bow and knowledge respectively) as one of the traditional eighteen branches of knowledge.

One of the widely known martial art form, which is also gaining popularity in the West nowadays, is Kalaripayattu. Kalaripayattu literally means "the way of the battlefield." This martial art originated in the kingdom of Cheras, in present day Kerala. However, Kalari was just one of many martial arts that evolved from the ancient martial art of Vajramukti, or "Thunder Fist." Kshatriya Vajramukti is mentioned in the great Ramayan. Indrajit, the son of Ravana, was mentioned to be highly proficient in its use. Vajramukti branched out into various Indian martial arts Simhanta, Kalaripayattu, and Nata being the most famous. Kalaripayattu continued to evolve through many years. The Sushruta Samhita (dating back to 4th century) identifies 107 vital points on the human body of which 64 were classified as being lethal if properly struck with a fist or stick. Sushruta's work formed the basis of the medical discipline ayurveda which was taught alongside various Indian martial arts, especially those that had an emphasis on vital points such as Varma Kalai (which was made famous by Kamal Hassan in the movie, Indian).

We would have not seen Shaolin Kung fu had it not been for the Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma. It is believed that Bodhidharma was born a prince of the Pallava dynasty in their capital of Kanchipuram, and was an exponent of kalari. Wong Kiew Kit, 4th generation successor of the Southern Shaolin Monastery in a television interview to The Discovery Channel said "The Venerable Bodhidharma came

from India to China to spread Buddhism. In 527 AD, he settled down in the Shaolin monastery in Henan province, and inspired the development of Shaolin Kung fu. This marked a watershed in the history of Kung fu, because it led to a change of course, as Kung fu became institutionalized. Before this, martial arts were known only in general sense." The Chinese school of martial arts agrees with the South Indian School on the principle of 107 pressure points. Even today, wall paintings and murals at the Honan Shaolin Temple in North East China show ethnic Indian Monks sparring and training in boxing skills with Chinese Monks.

Elements from Indian mythology, like the Naga, Rakshasa, and the fierce Yaksha were modified and converted into the protectors of Dharma; these mythical figures from the Dharmic religions family figure prominently in Shaolin boxing, Chang boxing and Stave fighting. A teacher of Kung fu traditionally commands deep respect of students and a lesson always starts with a bow from the students to the teacher. The teacher here is not looked upon only as a coach as in western martial arts like boxing and fencing. He is looked upon as a mentor and guide who helps to pave a path for the student's life. This relationship between a teacher and student could have its roots in the Guru Shishya tradition of India. Around the 3rd century BC, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali taught students how to meditate single mindedly on points located inside one's body, which was later used in martial arts, while various mudra finger movements were taught in Yogacara Buddhism. Various Kung fu forms contain positions identical to these mudras. The theories behind yoga, ayurveda and tantra, such as kundalini (coiled energy), prana (life energy), nadi (meridians), chakra (energy points) and marmam (pressure points), are present in Indian fighting systems, which form the basis of another chinese art form "Tai Chi".

The state of Tamil Nadu is considered to be the cradle of modern and scientific staff fencing, popularly known in Tamil as Silambam. The Pandya kings of Tamil Nadu promoted Silambam, as did their Chola and Chera counterparts. Silapathikaram, a Tamil literary work dating back to 2nd century A.D., refers to the sale of silamabam staves, swords, pearls and armour to foreign traders. The ancient trading centre at Madurai city, renowned globally, was said to be thronged by Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians among others who had regular sea trade with the ancient Dravidian kings. The Silambam staff was one of the weapons that was in

Syed Shahid Imdadulla

IV year EEE

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great demand with the visitors. The Akananuru and Purananuru describe the martial arts of ancient Tamil Nadu including forms of one to one combat, and the use of spears, swords, shields, bows and Silambam. Some records trace the origin of this art to a divine source Lord Muruga, and within the Tamil mythological framework, sage Agasthya is also credited with the genesis of Silambam. The ancient Tamil kingdoms were instrumental in spreading Silambam throughout Southeast Asia. During the 18th and the 19th centuries Silambam was much more prevalent in Southeast Asia than in India, where it was banned by the British government. It is still practiced by the South Indian communities of Malaysia, where it is now a popular recreational sport and also a means of self defence.

Thang Ta (The art of the sword and the spear) is a popular term for the ancient Manipuri Martial Art known as Huyen Lallong. The art was developed from the war environment of the tiny state of Manipur in Northeast India. It played an important role in the geopolitical environment of medieval times between India and China with many independent states at war with each other. Constant life and death struggles between clans, tribes and states resulted in the devising of ways and means of safeguarding the lives of the citizens and at the same time developing an inner attitude to problems of life, death and afterlife. Thang Ta thus became an expressive art form which however retained its fighting character at the secret home schools of individual teachers or Gurus, after being prohibited during the period of the colonial raj (1891 1947). It survived during the period of the state's integration with the Indian Union in 1949, since when the art has been shown in festivals.

Tibet has the most striking evidence that the oriental martial arts of today have their roots in India. For in Tibet, survives the ancient Indian martial art of Simhanta (Lion's Roar!) in its relatively unchanged form. Simhanta is one of the most ancient Indian martial arts, one of the first styles to evolve from Vajramukti. Tibetan Simhanta, sometimes called Tibetan Kung fu, is Indian in every aspect. From the Sanskrit names, to the Hindu mantras, to the techniques, which are drawn from Vajramukti and Kalari. The major mantra of Tibetan Simhanta, which all practitioners recite, is "Om Ah Hum Vajra Simhanada Sangha Hum," which praises Narasimha, and is in the Sanskrit language. The other major symbolic animal in Simhanta is the ape. A further point of note concerning a pre Tibetan 'Ape' as Totem animal in the original Hindu SimhanadaVajramushti, is the importance of the God Hanuman.

After a series of victories, the Muslim conquerer Babur established Mughal rule in North India during the

16th century. The Mughals, Persians of Mongol descent, practiced martial techniques such as wrestling and mounted archery. By combining indigenous mallayuddha with Turkic and Mongolian wrestling, they created the grappling style pehlwani which has remained popular until today, particularly in the states of Haryana and Punjab in North India. The Indian wrestling form of pehlwani became prominent in western catch wrestling tournaments and Karl Istaz applied the training methods of Indian pehlwans to shoot wrestling. The wresting form used in modern Olympic games is Roman Wrestling, which shares many

of its moves and tactics with its Indian form. In addition, modern styles such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu credit India as a founding influence on their fighting principles.

The practice of the Indian club swinging was first introduced to England by British soldiers who had studied the discipline while stationed in India during the 19th

century. The Indian clubs were used by military cadets and appeared as a gymnastic event in the 1904 Olympics. Russian officials travelled to India, under the employ of NKVD physical training centre, "Dinamo", to observe its native martial arts. V.A.Spiridinov was assigned to Mongolia, China and India to research the Mongol Vedic martial arts. The collection of techniques from martial arts of various countries including India formed the basis of the Russian martial art Sambo.

India has also influenced various other Asian martial arts, particularly in Southeast Asia. Examples include Indo Malay Silat, Burmese Naban and Bando, Filipino Escrima and Kali, Thai Krabi Krabong and Cambodian Bokator. Indian martial arts also influenced the various forms of Indochinese kickboxing, namely Muay Thai from Thailand, Tomoi from Malaysia, Muay Lao from Laos, Pradal Serey from Cambodia and Lethwei from Myanmar. Contrary to its name, Muay Thai actually originated not in Thailand, but in Khmer. For much of its history, Khmer was Hindu, and it was the Nayar, the Khmer Kshatriyas (warrior caste) that developed it. Indian influence is predominant in Khmer. Frescos on the Angkor Wat depict scenes from the Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, showing Kshatriyas engaged in martial arts. Most likely it was the Indian influence through Sri Lanka that led to the development of Khmer martial arts.

This is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Though a handful of martial arts are still practised in our country, the internal system of meditative practices and its essentially spiritual character has been lost through lack of knowledge and commitment by the further generations. There are many Indian martial art forms which became extinct with the foreign invasion, but continue to live in the wall painting and statues in ancient temples. The study of Indian martial arts is a vast territory which is yet to be explored completely.

- Kalari was just one of many martial arts that evolved from the ancient martial art of Vajramukti.

- The oriental martial arts of today have their roots in India.

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The Departmental Associations in our

college act as the liaison between the IIPC (Industrial

Institute Partnership Cell) and the students. This helps the students acquire

the much needed information about the state of art industrial facilities and in turn add value to their employability and entrepreneurship skills. It also acts a platform to hone the organisational skills of the students through various inter and intra-collegiate events conducted in partnership with industries.

The primary functioning of the association happens in weekly hours allocated as a part of the curricular time-table. Apart from these regular meetings, Associations also conduct seminars, workshops and other co-curricular activities. It also hosts mock placements and other placement related training activities. The staff advisor and the final year office bearers organise these events for the juniors with help from the final year students. Given below is a brief description of the various international conferences and activities conducted by the Associations of each department. A National Level Technical Workshop on C O L L A B O R AT I V E P R O D U C T D ATA MANAGEMENT (CPDM) was organized in association with EMPOWER CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED, Chennai, on 12th September, 2008. The Chief Guest was Mr.Balaji Dagupati, the Managing Director of Empower Consultancy Private Limited. He spoke on the need of database management system and its role in product design and development. Ms.Riddhi Vijay, the Manager, Academic Initiatives from Siemens India Limited, spoke on the possibility of establishing a Centre of Excellence in the CIT campus for the benefit of undergraduate and postgraduate students enabling them to take up projects in collaboration with SIEMENS INDIA Ltd. About 40 delegates from industries, 20 delegates from academic institutions and research institutions and 15 students, research scholars and practicing engineers participated in the workshop. The programme was wel l appreciated by all the participants.

In today's modern digital age, software based systems are becoming the core infrastructure of effective and efficient activities of everyday life. During the historical development of industry, human society has experienced many industrial revolutions. Currently, the world is undergoing a hi-tech industrial revolution with information technologies, with digitization, computer network, and artificial intelligence as its main features. Digitization is a natural stage in the evolutionary process of modern engineering design. The role and future of the digital factory in various engineering fields is full of potential and bright possibilities when it is used with quality software.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL FACTORY (ICDF) 2008 was jointly organized by BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTRE (BIRC), Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA and supported by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, European University of Lefke, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The valuable support received from all categories of sponsors were gratefully acknowledged. The conference started with the inaugural address delivered by Dr. M.P. Chandrasekharan, Dean -Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran fel ici tated the conference. The conference closed on 13th August 2008 with a valedictory given by Cdr. A. Thakur, Deputy Director, Naval Research Board, New Delhi.

THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON SENSORS, SECURITY, AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS (ISSSIS) 2009 was jointly organized by the Coimbatore Institute of Technology and the Oklahoma State University, Oklahama,USA. Our correspondent Dr.S.R.K.Prasad delivered the Presidential Address. Dr.Karl N. Reid, Dean, Oklahoma State University inaugurated the conference. Prof M.Devaraju, Head of the Department ,Computer Technology, CIT, with the help of the students and staff members organized all the events with great dedication and zeal.

Activity Summary

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

Staff Advisor Dr. M. Thirumarimurugan

Secretary Mr. K. Sudarshan

Seminars/Workshops Personality Development Programme by Mr. Madhu Namboothri, Director, Time.

A Lecture On Process Equipment Design and Drawing By Mr. A. Pitchiah, Industrial Consultant, Krishna Industrial Corporation.

Intra Department Event Technofest, Quintessence

Magazines Synergy

Staff Advisor Mr. M.P. Muthuraj

Secretary Mr. S. Ananda Uvanesh

Seminars/Workshops Guest Lecture on Environmental Facts by Mr. Elongavan.

A Seminar on Software Packages by Arris Cadd and Cadd Centre

Magazines Edifice

Staff Advisor Mrs. P. Chitra

Secretary Mr. S.K. Raja

Seminars/Workshops A Seminar on PLC by Mr. Kumar from Arris Cadd, Coimbatore

A Seminar on 'Current Status of it Industries' by Mr. Sathish from CTS, Chennai

A Seminar on "Embedded Software" from Arris Cadd, Coimbatore

A Seminar on 'Cadd Stimulation Software' by Mr. R. Santhosh Kumar From Cadd Centre Training Service

Intra Department Event Emissions

Magazines Resonance

At

ssociat on Activi ies

A

i

Association Activities

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The Departmental Associations in our

college act as the liaison between the IIPC (Industrial

Institute Partnership Cell) and the students. This helps the students acquire

the much needed information about the state of art industrial facilities and in turn add value to their employability and entrepreneurship skills. It also acts a platform to hone the organisational skills of the students through various inter and intra-collegiate events conducted in partnership with industries.

The primary functioning of the association happens in weekly hours allocated as a part of the curricular time-table. Apart from these regular meetings, Associations also conduct seminars, workshops and other co-curricular activities. It also hosts mock placements and other placement related training activities. The staff advisor and the final year office bearers organise these events for the juniors with help from the final year students. Given below is a brief description of the various international conferences and activities conducted by the Associations of each department. A National Level Technical Workshop on C O L L A B O R AT I V E P R O D U C T D ATA MANAGEMENT (CPDM) was organized in association with EMPOWER CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED, Chennai, on 12th September, 2008. The Chief Guest was Mr.Balaji Dagupati, the Managing Director of Empower Consultancy Private Limited. He spoke on the need of database management system and its role in product design and development. Ms.Riddhi Vijay, the Manager, Academic Initiatives from Siemens India Limited, spoke on the possibility of establishing a Centre of Excellence in the CIT campus for the benefit of undergraduate and postgraduate students enabling them to take up projects in collaboration with SIEMENS INDIA Ltd. About 40 delegates from industries, 20 delegates from academic institutions and research institutions and 15 students, research scholars and practicing engineers participated in the workshop. The programme was wel l appreciated by all the participants.

In today's modern digital age, software based systems are becoming the core infrastructure of effective and efficient activities of everyday life. During the historical development of industry, human society has experienced many industrial revolutions. Currently, the world is undergoing a hi-tech industrial revolution with information technologies, with digitization, computer network, and artificial intelligence as its main features. Digitization is a natural stage in the evolutionary process of modern engineering design. The role and future of the digital factory in various engineering fields is full of potential and bright possibilities when it is used with quality software.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL FACTORY (ICDF) 2008 was jointly organized by BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTRE (BIRC), Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA and supported by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, European University of Lefke, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The valuable support received from all categories of sponsors were gratefully acknowledged. The conference started with the inaugural address delivered by Dr. M.P. Chandrasekharan, Dean -Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran fel ici tated the conference. The conference closed on 13th August 2008 with a valedictory given by Cdr. A. Thakur, Deputy Director, Naval Research Board, New Delhi.

THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON SENSORS, SECURITY, AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS (ISSSIS) 2009 was jointly organized by the Coimbatore Institute of Technology and the Oklahoma State University, Oklahama,USA. Our correspondent Dr.S.R.K.Prasad delivered the Presidential Address. Dr.Karl N. Reid, Dean, Oklahoma State University inaugurated the conference. Prof M.Devaraju, Head of the Department ,Computer Technology, CIT, with the help of the students and staff members organized all the events with great dedication and zeal.

Activity Summary

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

Staff Advisor Dr. M. Thirumarimurugan

Secretary Mr. K. Sudarshan

Seminars/Workshops Personality Development Programme by Mr. Madhu Namboothri, Director, Time.

A Lecture On Process Equipment Design and Drawing By Mr. A. Pitchiah, Industrial Consultant, Krishna Industrial Corporation.

Intra Department Event Technofest, Quintessence

Magazines Synergy

Staff Advisor Mr. M.P. Muthuraj

Secretary Mr. S. Ananda Uvanesh

Seminars/Workshops Guest Lecture on Environmental Facts by Mr. Elongavan.

A Seminar on Software Packages by Arris Cadd and Cadd Centre

Magazines Edifice

Staff Advisor Mrs. P. Chitra

Secretary Mr. S.K. Raja

Seminars/Workshops A Seminar on PLC by Mr. Kumar from Arris Cadd, Coimbatore

A Seminar on 'Current Status of it Industries' by Mr. Sathish from CTS, Chennai

A Seminar on "Embedded Software" from Arris Cadd, Coimbatore

A Seminar on 'Cadd Stimulation Software' by Mr. R. Santhosh Kumar From Cadd Centre Training Service

Intra Department Event Emissions

Magazines Resonance

Associat o c i it e

A

i n At v i s

Association Activities

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Srishti ‘0936

The year 2008 has been a very forgettable year

for students as well as professionals across the

globe. Plagued with a global recession similar to

the dot com crash back in 2001, most colleges in

the state have struggled to place their students in

reputable firms. CIT's standing as a favourite

among recruiters, has helped the majority of our

students find lucrative employment. Around 500

students getting placed in a total of 67

companies that visited our campus this year,

stands proof for the students' rich domain

knowledge combined in right proportions with

worldly know-how. Star recruiters include global

players like Volvo, SP Constructions, Oracle,

Areva, Verizon, Motorola etc. Even in this current

economic scenario where companies are

looking at downsizing, we manage to provide

opportunities for deserving students to get

recruited in more than one company.

The placement Cell under the guidance of our

Placement Officer Dr.K.Subramanian and

Additional Placement Officer Dr.V.Selladurai has

done an exceedingly good job in not only getting

the students placed, but also creating

awareness among them about entrepreneurship

and higher education. The office bearers of the

placement team include 27 students from UG

and 16 students from PG courses.

Two placement secretaries are chosen, one

each from the circuit side and non-circuit side to

lead the team. Three placement co-ordinators

are chosen from each branch of study to assist

them. The Placement Cell, which is entirely run

by the students, stands proof of the managerial

skills of CITians. Right from inviting the

companies to our campus, driving the students

to prepare for the placements and making the

HR’s feel at home, the members of the

Placement Cell have exhibited their prowess.

We, CITians feel proud to say that we have

achieved yet another pinnacle, where CIT is

currently ranked 25th among top engineering

colleges in India by the "Outlook" magazine. CIT

is also ranked among the top five engineering

colleges (excluding IIT) in TamilNadu by a Tamil

daily. Thanks to our management, alumni,

recruiters and above all the students for helping

us achieve these and for making sure that we are

well positioned for further glory.

PLACEMENT REPORT

Srishti ‘09 37

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

ASSOCIATION OF CSE AND IT

Staff Advisor Mr. S.J. Sugumar

Secretary Mr. S. Manivannan

Seminars/Workshops Guest Lecture on Carrier Options by Mr. Mathu Namboothri.

A Seminar on PLC by Arris Cadd

A Seminar on 'Expectations from Today's Individuals' by Mr. Muralikrishnan

Intra Department Event Electro

Magazines GridNetworks

Staff Advisor Dr. V. Senthil

Secretary Mr. R. Rajesh

Seminars/Workshops Cad/Cam Seminar by1. Arris Institute Coimbatore, 2.Rhizome Institute Coimbatore, 3. PSG Institute Coimbatore

A Seminar on "Stress Corrosion Analysis on Aerospace" by Dr. Bobby Kannan (Australia)

A Seminar on 'Graduate Marine Training' by GE Institute Pune

Intra Department Event Glimpses and Spark

Magazines MomentumBrain Drive

Staff Advisor Mrs. R. Renuga

Secretary Mr. A. Raghav - CSE, Mr. P. Manikandan - IT

Seminars/Workshops T.I.M.E Workshop on "Career Options"

ACM Seminar on "Software Testing"

TCS Workshop on "Challenges in Applications Development"

Intra Department Event Syllogism

Magazines Online

Association Activities

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Srishti ‘0936

The year 2008 has been a very forgettable year

for students as well as professionals across the

globe. Plagued with a global recession similar to

the dot com crash back in 2001, most colleges in

the state have struggled to place their students in

reputable firms. CIT's standing as a favourite

among recruiters, has helped the majority of our

students find lucrative employment. Around 500

students getting placed in a total of 67

companies that visited our campus this year,

stands proof for the students' rich domain

knowledge combined in right proportions with

worldly know-how. Star recruiters include global

players like Volvo, SP Constructions, Oracle,

Areva, Verizon, Motorola etc. Even in this current

economic scenario where companies are

looking at downsizing, we manage to provide

opportunities for deserving students to get

recruited in more than one company.

The placement Cell under the guidance of our

Placement Officer Dr.K.Subramanian and

Additional Placement Officer Dr.V.Selladurai has

done an exceedingly good job in not only getting

the students placed, but also creating

awareness among them about entrepreneurship

and higher education. The office bearers of the

placement team include 27 students from UG

and 16 students from PG courses.

Two placement secretaries are chosen, one

each from the circuit side and non-circuit side to

lead the team. Three placement co-ordinators

are chosen from each branch of study to assist

them. The Placement Cell, which is entirely run

by the students, stands proof of the managerial

skills of CITians. Right from inviting the

companies to our campus, driving the students

to prepare for the placements and making the

HR’s feel at home, the members of the

Placement Cell have exhibited their prowess.

We, CITians feel proud to say that we have

achieved yet another pinnacle, where CIT is

currently ranked 25th among top engineering

colleges in India by the "Outlook" magazine. CIT

is also ranked among the top five engineering

colleges (excluding IIT) in TamilNadu by a Tamil

daily. Thanks to our management, alumni,

recruiters and above all the students for helping

us achieve these and for making sure that we are

well positioned for further glory.

PLACEMENT REPORT

Srishti ‘09 37

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

ASSOCIATION OF CSE AND IT

Staff Advisor Mr. S.J. Sugumar

Secretary Mr. S. Manivannan

Seminars/Workshops Guest Lecture on Carrier Options by Mr. Mathu Namboothri.

A Seminar on PLC by Arris Cadd

A Seminar on 'Expectations from Today's Individuals' by Mr. Muralikrishnan

Intra Department Event Electro

Magazines GridNetworks

Staff Advisor Dr. V. Senthil

Secretary Mr. R. Rajesh

Seminars/Workshops Cad/Cam Seminar by1. Arris Institute Coimbatore, 2.Rhizome Institute Coimbatore, 3. PSG Institute Coimbatore

A Seminar on "Stress Corrosion Analysis on Aerospace" by Dr. Bobby Kannan (Australia)

A Seminar on 'Graduate Marine Training' by GE Institute Pune

Intra Department Event Glimpses and Spark

Magazines MomentumBrain Drive

Staff Advisor Mrs. R. Renuga

Secretary Mr. A. Raghav - CSE, Mr. P. Manikandan - IT

Seminars/Workshops T.I.M.E Workshop on "Career Options"

ACM Seminar on "Software Testing"

TCS Workshop on "Challenges in Applications Development"

Intra Department Event Syllogism

Magazines Online

Association Activities

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List of IT Companies

List of Non-IT Companies

Star Companies to watch out for

1. Accenture

2. Adaptec

3. Aditi

4. Aricent

5. AIG

6. Carevoyant

7. Cordys

8. Commvault

9. CSC

10. D.E.Shaw

11. Fidelity

12. HCL

1. IOCL

2. SUNDARAM CLAYTON

3. GAMMON INDIA

4. DELPHI - TVS

5. SANMAR

6. GODREJ

7. AREVA

8. ESSAR GROUPS

9. ADITYA BIRLA(TANFAC)

10. ASHOK LEYLAND

11. SUNDARAM FASTENERS

13. Informatica

14. Infosys

15. I Gates

16. I Flex

17. Manhattan Associates

18. Misys

19. Motorola

20. Mu Sigma

21. National Instruments

22. Nokia-Siemens Network

23. Nortel

24. Oracle

25. Sutherland

26. Target

27. TataElsxi

28. TCS

29. Tesco

30. Thoughtworks

31. Toshiba

32. Verisign

33. Verizon

34. Wipro

35. Yahoo

12. PRICOL

13. HCC

14. STERLITE

15. ABB

16. TVS TYRES

17. L & T

18. SP CONSTRUCTIONS

19. CCCL

20. BRAKES INDIA

21. TVS TYRES

22. GODREJ & BOYCE

23. ITC LTD

24. VA TECH WABAG

25. SYNERGY

26. EMAS

27. MAYTAS

28. TATA CHEMICALS

29. HCC

30. JOHNSON TILES

31. FLSMDITH

32. TCE

Srishti ‘0938 Srishti ‘09 39

PLACEMENT POLLS

LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES

'Economic slowdown', 'recession', 'fiscal crises- these seem to be some of the buzzwords that are making the rounds throughout the world. The subprime crisis that originated in the U.S. of A, the previous year has taken its toll on companies irrespective of their domain and this in turn has led to a lull in campus placements. People are eagerly anticipating the re-emergence of the market which according to financial experts may not be experienced until May 2009 or even after. Under such trying circumstances, when a large majority of companies would only look at cutting costs and labor, maintaining a successful placement record would only seem a distant dream to universities. The need of the hour, hence, is to sincerely look out for other alternatives that enable us to counter the turbulent market conditions. 'The Placement and Entrepreneurship Cell' (PEC) of CIT is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring the successful coordination and management of placement and entrepreneurship activities every academic year and it has been doing it successfully all these years without compromising on the quality of placements and the all important 'student to job ratio'. But to be frank, there has been a dearth in promoting entrepreneurship and other related activities by the PEC over the past two-three years and thereby the response of the students towards such initiatives has been lukewarm. It was an area of imminent concern, according to us the placement coordinators, to address these issues, given the sorry state of the market at present. To ensure that the current placement year (2008 - 2009) ends on a positive note without having to face the dejection of many students, we decided to channelize our efforts in educating them about higher education opportunities in India and abroad. We are therefore currently involved in preparing a list of prospective institutes that offer good educational and placement opportunities in countries like the UK, the USA, Australia, Germany etc. Information is also being gathered on the possible scholarship and endowment prizes that students could avail, since pursuing higher education in a foreign country does take a heavy toll on one's pocket. Also, a lot of initiatives are being taken to conduct seminars and workshops that focus on entrepreneurship and on the importance of higher education. We are putting in our best efforts to ensure that placements, entrepreneurship and initiatives to promote higher education go hand in hand, without compromising each other on any aspect. With the blessings of the Almighty and the constant support of our staff and well wishers, we are confident of ending the current academic year on a happy and positive note.

FromThe Placement Team,CIT

Placement Report Placement Report

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List of IT Companies

List of Non-IT Companies

Star Companies to watch out for

1. Accenture

2. Adaptec

3. Aditi

4. Aricent

5. AIG

6. Carevoyant

7. Cordys

8. Commvault

9. CSC

10. D.E.Shaw

11. Fidelity

12. HCL

1. IOCL

2. SUNDARAM CLAYTON

3. GAMMON INDIA

4. DELPHI - TVS

5. SANMAR

6. GODREJ

7. AREVA

8. ESSAR GROUPS

9. ADITYA BIRLA(TANFAC)

10. ASHOK LEYLAND

11. SUNDARAM FASTENERS

13. Informatica

14. Infosys

15. I Gates

16. I Flex

17. Manhattan Associates

18. Misys

19. Motorola

20. Mu Sigma

21. National Instruments

22. Nokia-Siemens Network

23. Nortel

24. Oracle

25. Sutherland

26. Target

27. TataElsxi

28. TCS

29. Tesco

30. Thoughtworks

31. Toshiba

32. Verisign

33. Verizon

34. Wipro

35. Yahoo

12. PRICOL

13. HCC

14. STERLITE

15. ABB

16. TVS TYRES

17. L & T

18. SP CONSTRUCTIONS

19. CCCL

20. BRAKES INDIA

21. TVS TYRES

22. GODREJ & BOYCE

23. ITC LTD

24. VA TECH WABAG

25. SYNERGY

26. EMAS

27. MAYTAS

28. TATA CHEMICALS

29. HCC

30. JOHNSON TILES

31. FLSMDITH

32. TCE

Srishti ‘0938 Srishti ‘09 39

PLACEMENT POLLS

LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES

'Economic slowdown', 'recession', 'fiscal crises- these seem to be some of the buzzwords that are making the rounds throughout the world. The subprime crisis that originated in the U.S. of A, the previous year has taken its toll on companies irrespective of their domain and this in turn has led to a lull in campus placements. People are eagerly anticipating the re-emergence of the market which according to financial experts may not be experienced until May 2009 or even after. Under such trying circumstances, when a large majority of companies would only look at cutting costs and labor, maintaining a successful placement record would only seem a distant dream to universities. The need of the hour, hence, is to sincerely look out for other alternatives that enable us to counter the turbulent market conditions. 'The Placement and Entrepreneurship Cell' (PEC) of CIT is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring the successful coordination and management of placement and entrepreneurship activities every academic year and it has been doing it successfully all these years without compromising on the quality of placements and the all important 'student to job ratio'. But to be frank, there has been a dearth in promoting entrepreneurship and other related activities by the PEC over the past two-three years and thereby the response of the students towards such initiatives has been lukewarm. It was an area of imminent concern, according to us the placement coordinators, to address these issues, given the sorry state of the market at present. To ensure that the current placement year (2008 - 2009) ends on a positive note without having to face the dejection of many students, we decided to channelize our efforts in educating them about higher education opportunities in India and abroad. We are therefore currently involved in preparing a list of prospective institutes that offer good educational and placement opportunities in countries like the UK, the USA, Australia, Germany etc. Information is also being gathered on the possible scholarship and endowment prizes that students could avail, since pursuing higher education in a foreign country does take a heavy toll on one's pocket. Also, a lot of initiatives are being taken to conduct seminars and workshops that focus on entrepreneurship and on the importance of higher education. We are putting in our best efforts to ensure that placements, entrepreneurship and initiatives to promote higher education go hand in hand, without compromising each other on any aspect. With the blessings of the Almighty and the constant support of our staff and well wishers, we are confident of ending the current academic year on a happy and positive note.

FromThe Placement Team,CIT

Placement Report Placement Report

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V.B. CHANDRASEKHARHere is a brief introduction to this "Chennai Super King".

Mr.V.B.Chandrashekar (Known popularly as VB)-director of "Chennai Superkings" (Indian Premier League), is a distinguished alumnus of CIT. His father was a famous lawyer. VB is the youngest among his brothers and sisters. Since his elder brother and sister were software engineers, under pressure from the family he had to opt for engineering. He did mechanical engineering in CIT after he had completed his B.Sc in mathematics. As with any educationally forward middle-class family, there was a pressure on him to do well academically. But subsequently, the results he showed in cricket, earned him the support and confidence of his parents and well-wishers to continue in that path. After completing his engineering he decided to concentrate more on cricket and played in the Ranji Trophy for Karnataka and then got the opportunity to play One Day Internationals (ODIs) for our country.

Even after leaving the field he continues to associate himself with cricket and he is currently the chief selector of the "Chennai super kings". Since Chennai super kings were the runners-up in the IPL, his job has become even more crucial to choose the right players within the given price limit, not to show the same result this time but to better it and clinch the IPL trophy.

It was a great opportunity for me (Vignesh) and Ramaseshan (Ram) - our cricket team Captain to meet him in person and interview him. We fixed an

Interview with V.B. Chandrasekhar Srishti ‘09 41

together. In fact cricket was the unifying factor and I had a number of fans even at that time.

How did you manage both your academic studies and cricket?

Who said I managed both? I managed only cricket and my friends were there to help me out with my academics. In fact most of my record works and laboratory works were done by my friends and they really motivated me to concentrate more on cricket. At the same time I was a no nonsense guy in my academics and managed to score average marks and obtained my degree without the slightest of hiccups.

Sir, can you tell us about your cricketing experience in CIT?

(smiling) Wah! It was a great experience and I have a lot to tell you. I was very enthusiastic about cricket at college. I spent almost all my time in the cricket field during my stay here. I devoted a lot of time to practice. I didn't mind paying the markers that extra bit to make them work on holidays. Our cricket team had a healthy rivalry at that time with the PSG arts college team. Whenever we both met head to head, it was almost like an India-Pakistan match.

Which do you think is the most unforgettable experience in your life?

There was one instance when the captain picked me in the playing 11 without my knowledge, and the semester examinations were going on. It was a match between CIT and PSG (local India-Pakistan). The very same day I was writing my Engineering Chemistry exam. Since I was in the main eleven I was updated with the score and was called several times to bat as the team was in a very bad position. The score board read 80/8. I received paper slips notifying the required runs and wickets left, at least 10 times in the exam hall some way or the other. The last of which read "need 120 runs, 2 wickets left, enough of your chemistry paper, come out". This time I realized that I should no longer wait and came out halfway through my exam. As I was coming, I was watching my friend getting out and returning to the pavilion. I didn't even have time to pad myself. I went in at 82 for 8, scored a century and remained unbeaten. We won the match for CIT against PSG arts. (Chuckling) The funniest part of it was

Ram :

VB :

Vignesh :

VB :

Ram :

VB :

that I passed my chemistry exam by a narrow margin. Then I was elected the captain of CIT cricket team for the next three years. Also I got the opportunity to captain Bharathiar University for 3 consecutive years. And not once during my stay did I have an attendance% that permitted me to write my exams. Every time I had to meet the professors to seek permission to write my semester exams.

Vignesh : How do you see yourself as the chief selector now?

VB : (with a deep sigh) Well…. It's a job constantly under pressure. It's a task of selecting the right players for the team, the sort who can win you matches . It's twenty-twenty and the players have to be good hitters of the ball making the opponents go for a leather hunt.

Ram : How did you manage to select Manpreet Goni to the side?

VB : (thought running across his mind) Goni played well in the Ranji, and I thought he would be a better player to be on the side. It is actually a big story the way Goni entered the squad. He was punctual and made sure of his presence whenever we called him. Also he has exceptional talents and is strongly improving as well.

Vignesh : We are really elated to spend time with you. Finally, what's the message you would like to leave for us?

VB : CITians have all the potentials. It's up to you students to bring out your hidden talents. If you feel that you could shine well in the area of your interest, then just go ahead, no matter what others say. Get the suggestions from people around you but arrive at a decision that is not influenced by peer pressure. Be confident and make sure that you are up to it. Building castles in the air does not help. My best wishes to you all.

That was VB exclusively for you .....

S. VigneshIV year Chemical

Interview with

a p p o i n t m e n t with him at 5 p.m. in Jenney's Club for his interview.

Here is engraved that fantastic 30 minute face-to-face interaction.

Vignesh : How was your stay at CIT?

VB : I always cherish the memories of m y c o l l e g e life. Before I joined CIT I already had a b a c h e l o r ' s d e g r e e i n mathematics. And may be, I g u e s s t h a t could be the reason why I associated myself more with the guys of my age rather than being with my classmates. But this was until the first year and later vanished as we all mingled

V.RamaseshanCaptain,

CIT Cricket Team

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V.B. CHANDRASEKHARHere is a brief introduction to this "Chennai Super King".

Mr.V.B.Chandrashekar (Known popularly as VB)-director of "Chennai Superkings" (Indian Premier League), is a distinguished alumnus of CIT. His father was a famous lawyer. VB is the youngest among his brothers and sisters. Since his elder brother and sister were software engineers, under pressure from the family he had to opt for engineering. He did mechanical engineering in CIT after he had completed his B.Sc in mathematics. As with any educationally forward middle-class family, there was a pressure on him to do well academically. But subsequently, the results he showed in cricket, earned him the support and confidence of his parents and well-wishers to continue in that path. After completing his engineering he decided to concentrate more on cricket and played in the Ranji Trophy for Karnataka and then got the opportunity to play One Day Internationals (ODIs) for our country.

Even after leaving the field he continues to associate himself with cricket and he is currently the chief selector of the "Chennai super kings". Since Chennai super kings were the runners-up in the IPL, his job has become even more crucial to choose the right players within the given price limit, not to show the same result this time but to better it and clinch the IPL trophy.

It was a great opportunity for me (Vignesh) and Ramaseshan (Ram) - our cricket team Captain to meet him in person and interview him. We fixed an

Interview with V.B. Chandrasekhar Srishti ‘09 41

together. In fact cricket was the unifying factor and I had a number of fans even at that time.

How did you manage both your academic studies and cricket?

Who said I managed both? I managed only cricket and my friends were there to help me out with my academics. In fact most of my record works and laboratory works were done by my friends and they really motivated me to concentrate more on cricket. At the same time I was a no nonsense guy in my academics and managed to score average marks and obtained my degree without the slightest of hiccups.

Sir, can you tell us about your cricketing experience in CIT?

(smiling) Wah! It was a great experience and I have a lot to tell you. I was very enthusiastic about cricket at college. I spent almost all my time in the cricket field during my stay here. I devoted a lot of time to practice. I didn't mind paying the markers that extra bit to make them work on holidays. Our cricket team had a healthy rivalry at that time with the PSG arts college team. Whenever we both met head to head, it was almost like an India-Pakistan match.

Which do you think is the most unforgettable experience in your life?

There was one instance when the captain picked me in the playing 11 without my knowledge, and the semester examinations were going on. It was a match between CIT and PSG (local India-Pakistan). The very same day I was writing my Engineering Chemistry exam. Since I was in the main eleven I was updated with the score and was called several times to bat as the team was in a very bad position. The score board read 80/8. I received paper slips notifying the required runs and wickets left, at least 10 times in the exam hall some way or the other. The last of which read "need 120 runs, 2 wickets left, enough of your chemistry paper, come out". This time I realized that I should no longer wait and came out halfway through my exam. As I was coming, I was watching my friend getting out and returning to the pavilion. I didn't even have time to pad myself. I went in at 82 for 8, scored a century and remained unbeaten. We won the match for CIT against PSG arts. (Chuckling) The funniest part of it was

Ram :

VB :

Vignesh :

VB :

Ram :

VB :

that I passed my chemistry exam by a narrow margin. Then I was elected the captain of CIT cricket team for the next three years. Also I got the opportunity to captain Bharathiar University for 3 consecutive years. And not once during my stay did I have an attendance% that permitted me to write my exams. Every time I had to meet the professors to seek permission to write my semester exams.

Vignesh : How do you see yourself as the chief selector now?

VB : (with a deep sigh) Well…. It's a job constantly under pressure. It's a task of selecting the right players for the team, the sort who can win you matches . It's twenty-twenty and the players have to be good hitters of the ball making the opponents go for a leather hunt.

Ram : How did you manage to select Manpreet Goni to the side?

VB : (thought running across his mind) Goni played well in the Ranji, and I thought he would be a better player to be on the side. It is actually a big story the way Goni entered the squad. He was punctual and made sure of his presence whenever we called him. Also he has exceptional talents and is strongly improving as well.

Vignesh : We are really elated to spend time with you. Finally, what's the message you would like to leave for us?

VB : CITians have all the potentials. It's up to you students to bring out your hidden talents. If you feel that you could shine well in the area of your interest, then just go ahead, no matter what others say. Get the suggestions from people around you but arrive at a decision that is not influenced by peer pressure. Be confident and make sure that you are up to it. Building castles in the air does not help. My best wishes to you all.

That was VB exclusively for you .....

S. VigneshIV year Chemical

Inter iew wv

ith

a p p o i n t m e n t with him at 5 p.m. in Jenney's Club for his interview.

Here is engraved that fantastic 30 minute face-to-face interaction.

Vignesh : How was your stay at CIT?

VB : I always cherish the memories of m y c o l l e g e life. Before I joined CIT I already had a b a c h e l o r ' s d e g r e e i n mathematics. And may be, I g u e s s t h a t could be the reason why I associated myself more with the guys of my age rather than being with my classmates. But this was until the first year and later vanished as we all mingled

V.RamaseshanCaptain,

CIT Cricket Team

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Srishti ‘09 43Chandrayaan

Bino. KIII year Mech.

November 14, 2008, 8:06pm- The instructions from ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

(ISTRAC), separated the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. The spin up-rockets were fired after achieving a safe distance of separation from Chandrayaan-1. The final 25 minutes count down started…

November 14, 2008- MIP’s onboard video imaging system, the radar altimeter and the m a s s s p e c t r o m e t e r g o t a c t i v a t e d . Chandrayaan-1 started receiving information from these instruments as the MIP continued its descent. The mass spectrometer began examining the extremely thin lunar atmosphere.

The history of Indian rocketry dates back to 1750, when this science was perfected by the then Sultans of Mysore, Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan, for military purposes. The Jourks (rocket men) of Tipu’s army won many wars against the British colonial armies with these weapons. Finally the British forces won the Battle of Seringapatam and captured Tipu’s war rockets. Then followed a period of 150 years during which rocket science in India remained dormant.

Indian rocketry was reborn, af ter independence, thanks to the technological vision of Prime Minster Jawahar Lal Nehru. Prof Vikram Sarabhai took the challenge of realizing this dream. That was a time when there was acute food shortage in India, and these men took the bold decision of making rockets and satellites. Very few took the space program seriously. But Sarabhai was determined to make his vision come true. He

hand picked experts in every field of space s c i e n c e a n d persuaded them to work for India’s space program. On seeing his charisma, who cou ld s t op getting attracted to him! His visionary space program used to sound like science fiction to people those days . The space program started with a message to the world:

“There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space-flight. But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society.”

- Vikram Sarabhai

The name of the hamlet- Thumba got registered in the world catalogue when India successfully launched its first rocket on November 21, 1963. For the western world it was a matter of astonishment that so much was achieved with so little. I remember a mail from my friend which had the photo of a person carrying the cone of Nike Apache rocket to the launch pad on a bicycle.

N o v e m b e r 1 4 , 2008- The onboard retro rockets began firing to slow down the MIP.

People questioned the viability of the I n d i a n s p a c e program. Sarabhai and his band of young scientists

proved them wrong but it was a painstaking process, beginning with simple sounding rockets, which could go only up to a height of 100 km and were used to study a phenomenon called the equatorial jet. They had a large number of failures during the development stage. But these were the stepping stones for the ultimate dream of developing a Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV).

Then the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) came into existence which had higher load carrying capacity followed by the development of the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which gave India the capability to park satellites in the geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36000km. The next big feat was the development of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Space missions that travel beyond a distance of 100,000 km from the earth are usually termed deep space missions. With all these achievements India entered an elite group of nations which had the capability to send satellites into deep space.

ISRO’s next big dream- India’s first deep space mission, sprung up. They called it mission- Chandrayaan. On October 22, 2008, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C11, successfully launched the 1380 kg Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft into the transfer orbit from Sathish Dhawan Space

Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-1 aims to further expand our knowledge about

Earth’s only natural satellite – the moon. It would also perform remote sensing of our nearest celestial neighbor using its 11 onboard scientific instruments. It was Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam who gave the idea of incorporating a device which could land on the moon, which later turned out to be the Moon Impact Probe (MIP). The mission was planned to land it near a spot called the Shackleton crater close to the lunar South Pole.

November 14, 2008, 8:31 pm- It was children’s day. The video of the descent went blank. MIP successfully hit the lunar surface.

“The moon was favorable to us. We have travelled all the way to the moon. We have given the moon to India”, announced ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair after the successful landing.

Unlike other space agencies, ISRO never enjoyed big budgets for R&D and space programs. But thanks to the dedication and skill of several scientists, the space program is one of the outstanding successes of the country. All thanks to the great minds who had the vision of linking space technology with the development of a backward nation. We shall forever be indebted to them.

People questioned the viability of the Indian space program. Sarabhai and his band of young scientists proved them wrong but it was a painstaking process...

We have given the moon to India”, announced ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair.

C.I.T

. TA

LK

S

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Srishti ‘09 43Chandrayaan

Bino. KIII year Mech.

November 14, 2008, 8:06pm- The instructions from ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

(ISTRAC), separated the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. The spin up-rockets were fired after achieving a safe distance of separation from Chandrayaan-1. The final 25 minutes count down started…

November 14, 2008- MIP’s onboard video imaging system, the radar altimeter and the m a s s s p e c t r o m e t e r g o t a c t i v a t e d . Chandrayaan-1 started receiving information from these instruments as the MIP continued its descent. The mass spectrometer began examining the extremely thin lunar atmosphere.

The history of Indian rocketry dates back to 1750, when this science was perfected by the then Sultans of Mysore, Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan, for military purposes. The Jourks (rocket men) of Tipu’s army won many wars against the British colonial armies with these weapons. Finally the British forces won the Battle of Seringapatam and captured Tipu’s war rockets. Then followed a period of 150 years during which rocket science in India remained dormant.

Indian rocketry was reborn, af ter independence, thanks to the technological vision of Prime Minster Jawahar Lal Nehru. Prof Vikram Sarabhai took the challenge of realizing this dream. That was a time when there was acute food shortage in India, and these men took the bold decision of making rockets and satellites. Very few took the space program seriously. But Sarabhai was determined to make his vision come true. He

hand picked experts in every field of space s c i e n c e a n d persuaded them to work for India’s space program. On seeing his charisma, who cou ld s t op getting attracted to him! His visionary space program used to sound like science fiction to people those days . The space program started with a message to the world:

“There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space-flight. But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society.”

- Vikram Sarabhai

The name of the hamlet- Thumba got registered in the world catalogue when India successfully launched its first rocket on November 21, 1963. For the western world it was a matter of astonishment that so much was achieved with so little. I remember a mail from my friend which had the photo of a person carrying the cone of Nike Apache rocket to the launch pad on a bicycle.

N o v e m b e r 1 4 , 2008- The onboard retro rockets began firing to slow down the MIP.

People questioned the viability of the I n d i a n s p a c e program. Sarabhai and his band of young scientists

proved them wrong but it was a painstaking process, beginning with simple sounding rockets, which could go only up to a height of 100 km and were used to study a phenomenon called the equatorial jet. They had a large number of failures during the development stage. But these were the stepping stones for the ultimate dream of developing a Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV).

Then the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) came into existence which had higher load carrying capacity followed by the development of the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which gave India the capability to park satellites in the geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36000km. The next big feat was the development of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Space missions that travel beyond a distance of 100,000 km from the earth are usually termed deep space missions. With all these achievements India entered an elite group of nations which had the capability to send satellites into deep space.

ISRO’s next big dream- India’s first deep space mission, sprung up. They called it mission- Chandrayaan. On October 22, 2008, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C11, successfully launched the 1380 kg Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft into the transfer orbit from Sathish Dhawan Space

Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-1 aims to further expand our knowledge about

Earth’s only natural satellite – the moon. It would also perform remote sensing of our nearest celestial neighbor using its 11 onboard scientific instruments. It was Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam who gave the idea of incorporating a device which could land on the moon, which later turned out to be the Moon Impact Probe (MIP). The mission was planned to land it near a spot called the Shackleton crater close to the lunar South Pole.

November 14, 2008, 8:31 pm- It was children’s day. The video of the descent went blank. MIP successfully hit the lunar surface.

“The moon was favorable to us. We have travelled all the way to the moon. We have given the moon to India”, announced ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair after the successful landing.

Unlike other space agencies, ISRO never enjoyed big budgets for R&D and space programs. But thanks to the dedication and skill of several scientists, the space program is one of the outstanding successes of the country. All thanks to the great minds who had the vision of linking space technology with the development of a backward nation. We shall forever be indebted to them.

People questioned the viability of the Indian space program. Sarabhai and his band of young scientists proved them wrong but it was a painstaking process...

We have given the moon to India”, announced ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair.

C.I.T

. TA

LK

S

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Mumbai

ChandrasekarIII year EEE

e have been through a very eventful year. 2008

was the year when India joined the Nuclear

Elite after the 123 Nuclear Agreement was Wokayed by both the US and Indian legislatures. It was also

the year when India won its first individual gold in the

Olympics. India clinched the Border – Gavaskar trophy

from Australia in cricket. When the whole world thought

that all was well, the economic recession set in. Towards

the end of the year, the rupee started weakening. There

was political turmoil in the disputed state of Jammu and

Kashmir.

But we Indians will never forget 2008 and not just for the

above reasons. This was the year when India faced its

worst terror attack ever. The incidents of terror that took

place between 26th and 29th shook the entire nation. The

country had never witnessed a terrorist attack of such

magnitude in the past. It proved to the nation that even

the establishments frequented by the rich and the

famous were open to terror attacks, and it was more than

just a pointer to the extent of sophistication involved in

training terrorists and planning such dastardly acts.

Prior to the Mumbai attacks, there were bomb blasts in

major Indian cities namely Jaipur, Ahmedabad,

Guwahati, Bangalore and Delhi. These attacks were a

continuation of the series of attacks that started in 2007.

But sadly, we never did learn from the past and most

state governments chose to ignore the specific

intelligence inputs that were given to them. The Mumbai

attacks eventually made the government act. However,

the opinion that had we been more vigilant, one or more

of these attacks could have been prevented will prevail

for sometime to come.

The Mumbai attacks are certainly India’s 9/11 in more

than one way. Firstly, people from all walks of life

suffered losses. Till the 26/11 attacks, mostly the poor

This is not surprising, for the organization

is headed by a man who lost 36 members

of his family during Partition and is

strongly anti-India. Unfortunately for

India, there are a number of people who

subscribe to this ideology in Pakistan. To

compound our problems, much of

Pakistan’s poor populace sends its

children to madrassas for education,

where students are taught religious

subjects in addition to science and

mathematics. But the madrassa education

system in Pakistan has remained

unregulated leading to accusations that

these institutes preach rel igious

fundamentalism. Western powers like

America firmly believe that madrassas

serve as training grounds for terror

organizations.

India has been persuading Pakistan to act

against terror groups which operate from

its soil. Pakistan on the other hand has

been reluctant to act against them and has

often been dismissive of allegations of

terrorism against it. The democratic

government in that country is very young

and a wrong step against popular opinion

may see the government being toppled by

the real power centers namely the Army

and the ISI (Inter Service Intelligence).

The ISI is a covert organization that has

allegedly been funding, training and

encouraging terrorist groups operating

from the country to orchestrate terror

attacks in different parts of India. So, if the

government were to act against the two

organizations mentioned above, it could

well spell doom for democracy in

Pakistan.

The Indian government cannot squarely

blame Pakistan based outfits for all the

attacks which have taken place in 2008.

The name “Indian Mujahideen” has

repeatedly surfaced during investigations.

This group, investigative agencies

suspect, is the handiwork of the Lashkar.

The LeT has long attempted to establish a

pan India jihadi organization for close to a

decade. The Indian Mujahideen could well

be a manifestation of the LeT’s ideas. To

add to India’s woes, most Indian

Mujahideen members who have been

killed or arrested seem to be educated

young men who have been successfully

indoctrinated by their mentors in

Pakistan.

The terror attacks have in some ways

taught Indians to live with terror. People in

and the downtrodden suffered because of

terrorist attacks. The urban educated elite,

who thought that they were insulated from

being attacked, were rudely awakened.

The educated youth of the country who

have so far been hesitant to be a part of the

political set up, started protesting against

the people in power. The slogan “Enough

is enough” acquired a lot of significance in

the aftermath of the attacks. There were

protest marches throughout the country

which made the government sit up and

take notice. Much of the action that the

government has taken today can be

attributed to these protests.

Fingers were pointed at Pakistan based

terror organization Lashkar–e–Taiba

(LeT) after the Mumbai attacks. This

organization’s main ideology is to wage

jihad (holy war) against India and to make

it a part of Islamic Pakistan. Obviously,

this ideology is dangerous and extremist.

Even if there is a terror attack, people continue to work and shops make it a

point not to down shutters so as to send a message to the perpetrators of the attacks.

India are learning quickly to put up with

terror attacks. Even if there is a terror

attack, people continue to work and shops

make it a point not to down shutters so as

to send a message to the perpetrators of

the attacks. This is to be expected as India

features on the list of five countries on

which the impact of terrorism has been

most damaging.

T h e h o l e s i n I n d i a ’s s e c u r i t y

establishments stood exposed at the end

of every terror attack. India’s police force

is so badly armed and trained; in the

aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, it was

shown that our Police constables use

rifles which were used during the Second

World War. Our Coastguard was not even

aware that a bunch of terrorists were able

to take control of a fishing vessel and

reach Mumbai without any hassles.

Monitoring every minor action taking

place along a 7000 km long coastline is as

good as an impossible task but it is

imperative that we maintain stricter vigil

on our western coast and also the

southern coast where we face a threat

from the LTTE.

In the wake of the Mumbai attack, the

Central Government has passed a new anti

terror law and a bill for establishing a new

National Investigating Agency (NIA). It will

be interesting to see how successful the

NIA is, in India’s fight against terror. In

addition to these measures, many of the

state governments are contemplating to

have an NSG like commando force in their

reserve Police force. This again is a very

good step in the right direction. At the end

of it, it is clearly seen that India’s action

against terrorism has been reactive and

not active. It is time that this attitude

changed. Not very often does one get to

read articles in successive editions of

Srishti on the same issue. Let us sincerely

support our Government in its fight

against terror so that we do not have to

read an article on terrorism in Srishti’10

also!

C.I

.T.

TA

LK

S

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Mumbai

ChandrasekarIII year EEE

e have been through a very eventful year. 2008

was the year when India joined the Nuclear

Elite after the 123 Nuclear Agreement was Wokayed by both the US and Indian legislatures. It was also

the year when India won its first individual gold in the

Olympics. India clinched the Border – Gavaskar trophy

from Australia in cricket. When the whole world thought

that all was well, the economic recession set in. Towards

the end of the year, the rupee started weakening. There

was political turmoil in the disputed state of Jammu and

Kashmir.

But we Indians will never forget 2008 and not just for the

above reasons. This was the year when India faced its

worst terror attack ever. The incidents of terror that took

place between 26th and 29th shook the entire nation. The

country had never witnessed a terrorist attack of such

magnitude in the past. It proved to the nation that even

the establishments frequented by the rich and the

famous were open to terror attacks, and it was more than

just a pointer to the extent of sophistication involved in

training terrorists and planning such dastardly acts.

Prior to the Mumbai attacks, there were bomb blasts in

major Indian cities namely Jaipur, Ahmedabad,

Guwahati, Bangalore and Delhi. These attacks were a

continuation of the series of attacks that started in 2007.

But sadly, we never did learn from the past and most

state governments chose to ignore the specific

intelligence inputs that were given to them. The Mumbai

attacks eventually made the government act. However,

the opinion that had we been more vigilant, one or more

of these attacks could have been prevented will prevail

for sometime to come.

The Mumbai attacks are certainly India’s 9/11 in more

than one way. Firstly, people from all walks of life

suffered losses. Till the 26/11 attacks, mostly the poor

This is not surprising, for the organization

is headed by a man who lost 36 members

of his family during Partition and is

strongly anti-India. Unfortunately for

India, there are a number of people who

subscribe to this ideology in Pakistan. To

compound our problems, much of

Pakistan’s poor populace sends its

children to madrassas for education,

where students are taught religious

subjects in addition to science and

mathematics. But the madrassa education

system in Pakistan has remained

unregulated leading to accusations that

these institutes preach rel igious

fundamentalism. Western powers like

America firmly believe that madrassas

serve as training grounds for terror

organizations.

India has been persuading Pakistan to act

against terror groups which operate from

its soil. Pakistan on the other hand has

been reluctant to act against them and has

often been dismissive of allegations of

terrorism against it. The democratic

government in that country is very young

and a wrong step against popular opinion

may see the government being toppled by

the real power centers namely the Army

and the ISI (Inter Service Intelligence).

The ISI is a covert organization that has

allegedly been funding, training and

encouraging terrorist groups operating

from the country to orchestrate terror

attacks in different parts of India. So, if the

government were to act against the two

organizations mentioned above, it could

well spell doom for democracy in

Pakistan.

The Indian government cannot squarely

blame Pakistan based outfits for all the

attacks which have taken place in 2008.

The name “Indian Mujahideen” has

repeatedly surfaced during investigations.

This group, investigative agencies

suspect, is the handiwork of the Lashkar.

The LeT has long attempted to establish a

pan India jihadi organization for close to a

decade. The Indian Mujahideen could well

be a manifestation of the LeT’s ideas. To

add to India’s woes, most Indian

Mujahideen members who have been

killed or arrested seem to be educated

young men who have been successfully

indoctrinated by their mentors in

Pakistan.

The terror attacks have in some ways

taught Indians to live with terror. People in

and the downtrodden suffered because of

terrorist attacks. The urban educated elite,

who thought that they were insulated from

being attacked, were rudely awakened.

The educated youth of the country who

have so far been hesitant to be a part of the

political set up, started protesting against

the people in power. The slogan “Enough

is enough” acquired a lot of significance in

the aftermath of the attacks. There were

protest marches throughout the country

which made the government sit up and

take notice. Much of the action that the

government has taken today can be

attributed to these protests.

Fingers were pointed at Pakistan based

terror organization Lashkar–e–Taiba

(LeT) after the Mumbai attacks. This

organization’s main ideology is to wage

jihad (holy war) against India and to make

it a part of Islamic Pakistan. Obviously,

this ideology is dangerous and extremist.

Even if there is a terror attack, people continue to work and shops make it a

point not to down shutters so as to send a message to the perpetrators of the attacks.

India are learning quickly to put up with

terror attacks. Even if there is a terror

attack, people continue to work and shops

make it a point not to down shutters so as

to send a message to the perpetrators of

the attacks. This is to be expected as India

features on the list of five countries on

which the impact of terrorism has been

most damaging.

T h e h o l e s i n I n d i a ’s s e c u r i t y

establishments stood exposed at the end

of every terror attack. India’s police force

is so badly armed and trained; in the

aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, it was

shown that our Police constables use

rifles which were used during the Second

World War. Our Coastguard was not even

aware that a bunch of terrorists were able

to take control of a fishing vessel and

reach Mumbai without any hassles.

Monitoring every minor action taking

place along a 7000 km long coastline is as

good as an impossible task but it is

imperative that we maintain stricter vigil

on our western coast and also the

southern coast where we face a threat

from the LTTE.

In the wake of the Mumbai attack, the

Central Government has passed a new anti

terror law and a bill for establishing a new

National Investigating Agency (NIA). It will

be interesting to see how successful the

NIA is, in India’s fight against terror. In

addition to these measures, many of the

state governments are contemplating to

have an NSG like commando force in their

reserve Police force. This again is a very

good step in the right direction. At the end

of it, it is clearly seen that India’s action

against terrorism has been reactive and

not active. It is time that this attitude

changed. Not very often does one get to

read articles in successive editions of

Srishti on the same issue. Let us sincerely

support our Government in its fight

against terror so that we do not have to

read an article on terrorism in Srishti’10

also!

C.I

.T.

TA

LK

S

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Srishti ‘0946 A tribute to Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan Srishti ‘09 47Radhika. MIV year IT

Vaishnavee. K.BIV year IT

Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan

J e y p o r e S u g a r C o m p a n y L i m i t e d .

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan, obtained an M.B.A.

degree in the year 1952 from the Sloan School of

Management at MIT and had the distinction of

being the first Indian Sloan Fellow.

He was blessed with three sons. The eldest son

is Thiru.R.Prabhu, Ex-minister of fertilizers in the

Rajiv Gandhi Government and currently

Member of Parliament in the Congress party.

The youngest son, Dr.S.R.K.Prasad, is

currently the Managing Director of

Krishna Industrial Corporation and

Correspodent, Coimbatore Institute of

Technology.

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan realized that

the only way this nation could

h a v e a n a l l r o u n d

development was by

imparting high quality

technical education to

students. His vision was

to provide education and

training for all with freedom of thought. Prof. P.R.

Ramakrishnan felt Universities are not built by

mortars and bricks alone but are built by a man's

hard work and intellect. With this motto in mind,

way back in 1950, he conceptualized the

idea of Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan after his return to

India had a vision to start an Engineering

College on the lines of MIT. Along with his

father Sri.V.Rangaswamy Naidu and brother

Sr i .R.Venkataswamy Naidu, Prof .P.R.

Ramakrishnan started Coimbatore Institute of

Technology in 1956.

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan managed the affairs of the college as Principal for 25 years till he stepped

down from office in 1981. The college had grown from strength to strength and attained the status as

one of the Premier Engineering Colleges in India under his guidance. He was also a promoter of many

industries in Coimbatore. Among all his activities the closest to his heart was the running of this

educational institution.

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan started a Tamil Daily "Nava India" and served as its Managing Editor. He was

elected as Member of Parliament for two terms, representing Pollachi Constituency from 1957 to 1962

and Coimbatore Constituency from 1962 to 1967. He had served as the Treasurer of Tamilnadu

Congress Committee in the Indira Gandhi Govt. He was the Managing Director of Ramakrishna

Industrial Corporation Limited, involved in the manufacture of Textile Ring Frames, with Japanese

collaboration. He served as the Managing Director of Madras Aluminium Company Limited. He had

served as Coimbatore District Rotary Governor. He was also the President of Operational Research

Society of India. Before he left us he was the Chairman of the Jeypore Sugar Company Limited,

Chennai, Krishna Industrial Corporation, Chennai, Managing Trustee of V.Rangaswamy Naidu

Educational Trust and the Correspondent of Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Though he is not with us anymore, he still occupies an eminent part in the hearts of CITians. His

mission and vision will be our motivation, thereby invigorating our desire to succeed and to serve the

society and the country at large.

e was a man with a vision. A vision

which has helped us all realise our Hdreams. He was a man who crossed

boundaries in his quest for quality education.

Nothing stopped him, not even the Second

World War. Reformer, leader and entrepreneur

are all synonymous with his person. Popularly

known as PRR, Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan was

born on February 12th, 1916 as the second son

of Thiru. V.Rangaswamy Naidu and Tmt.

Chinnammal.

He did his schooling in Sarvajana

H igh Schoo l , Pee lamedu ,

Coimbatore fo l lowed by a

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics

in Presidency College, Chennai. He

then went to United Kingdom to

p u r s u e h i s h i g h e r

studies. When the

Second World War

broke out, he left the

UK and traveled to the

USA and joined the

world famous Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT) for his B.Sc. and M.Sc.

degrees in Electrical Engineering.

He served in the General Electric Company,

USA, for a period of seven years. He then

married Madam Rajeswari, daughter of an

eminent industrialist and former bureaucrat

Sri.V.Ramakrishna, I.C.S. It is a fact that,

Madam Rajeswari Ramakrishnan is one of the

earliest lady entrepreneurs in our country.

Currently she is the Managing Director of the

A TRIBUTE TO

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan realized that the only way this nation could have an all round development was by impatring high quality technical education to students.

The college had grown from strength to strength and attained the status as one of the Premier Engineering Colleges in India under his guidance.

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Srishti ‘0946 A tribute to Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan Srishti ‘09 47Radhika. MIV year IT

Vaishnavee. K.BIV year IT

Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan

J e y p o r e S u g a r C o m p a n y L i m i t e d .

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan, obtained an M.B.A.

degree in the year 1952 from the Sloan School of

Management at MIT and had the distinction of

being the first Indian Sloan Fellow.

He was blessed with three sons. The eldest son

is Thiru.R.Prabhu, Ex-minister of fertilizers in the

Rajiv Gandhi Government and currently

Member of Parliament in the Congress party.

The youngest son, Dr.S.R.K.Prasad, is

currently the Managing Director of

Krishna Industrial Corporation and

Correspodent, Coimbatore Institute of

Technology.

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan realized that

the only way this nation could

h a v e a n a l l r o u n d

development was by

imparting high quality

technical education to

students. His vision was

to provide education and

training for all with freedom of thought. Prof. P.R.

Ramakrishnan felt Universities are not built by

mortars and bricks alone but are built by a man's

hard work and intellect. With this motto in mind,

way back in 1950, he conceptualized the

idea of Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Prof. P.R. Ramakrishnan after his return to

India had a vision to start an Engineering

College on the lines of MIT. Along with his

father Sri.V.Rangaswamy Naidu and brother

Sr i .R.Venkataswamy Naidu, Prof .P.R.

Ramakrishnan started Coimbatore Institute of

Technology in 1956.

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan managed the affairs of the college as Principal for 25 years till he stepped

down from office in 1981. The college had grown from strength to strength and attained the status as

one of the Premier Engineering Colleges in India under his guidance. He was also a promoter of many

industries in Coimbatore. Among all his activities the closest to his heart was the running of this

educational institution.

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan started a Tamil Daily "Nava India" and served as its Managing Editor. He was

elected as Member of Parliament for two terms, representing Pollachi Constituency from 1957 to 1962

and Coimbatore Constituency from 1962 to 1967. He had served as the Treasurer of Tamilnadu

Congress Committee in the Indira Gandhi Govt. He was the Managing Director of Ramakrishna

Industrial Corporation Limited, involved in the manufacture of Textile Ring Frames, with Japanese

collaboration. He served as the Managing Director of Madras Aluminium Company Limited. He had

served as Coimbatore District Rotary Governor. He was also the President of Operational Research

Society of India. Before he left us he was the Chairman of the Jeypore Sugar Company Limited,

Chennai, Krishna Industrial Corporation, Chennai, Managing Trustee of V.Rangaswamy Naidu

Educational Trust and the Correspondent of Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Though he is not with us anymore, he still occupies an eminent part in the hearts of CITians. His

mission and vision will be our motivation, thereby invigorating our desire to succeed and to serve the

society and the country at large.

e was a man with a vision. A vision

which has helped us all realise our Hdreams. He was a man who crossed

boundaries in his quest for quality education.

Nothing stopped him, not even the Second

World War. Reformer, leader and entrepreneur

are all synonymous with his person. Popularly

known as PRR, Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan was

born on February 12th, 1916 as the second son

of Thiru. V.Rangaswamy Naidu and Tmt.

Chinnammal.

He did his schooling in Sarvajana

H igh Schoo l , Pee lamedu ,

Coimbatore fo l lowed by a

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics

in Presidency College, Chennai. He

then went to United Kingdom to

p u r s u e h i s h i g h e r

studies. When the

Second World War

broke out, he left the

UK and traveled to the

USA and joined the

world famous Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT) for his B.Sc. and M.Sc.

degrees in Electrical Engineering.

He served in the General Electric Company,

USA, for a period of seven years. He then

married Madam Rajeswari, daughter of an

eminent industrialist and former bureaucrat

Sri.V.Ramakrishna, I.C.S. It is a fact that,

Madam Rajeswari Ramakrishnan is one of the

earliest lady entrepreneurs in our country.

Currently she is the Managing Director of the

A TRIBUTE TO

Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan realized that the only way this nation could have an all round development was by impatring high quality technical education to students.

The college had grown from strength to strength and attained the status as one of the Premier Engineering Colleges in India under his guidance.

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Srishti ‘0948

Interface 2009 was held on February 13 & 14 of 2009 and Technovation on 14th & 15th of the same month. The student organisers did a marvellous job during those three days. Financial backing by corporate and

non-corporate sponsors continued to be as generous as ever despite the economic recession. The organizers were able to conduct the events despite the one-week government holiday that came out of the blue, barely six days before the scheduled days for the symposiums. All this speaks volumes about the expertise and confidence of the students to manage such a large-scale endeavour in a remarkably short time. The participants came from all over Tamil Nadu in droves! This year's Interface and Technovation certainly held up the 'Brand CIT' with pride.

The setting of the pitch

Events in CIT belong to a class of their own because of the long-held policy of letting the students organise them with guidance from the management. Interface and Technovation 2009 were no different in this regard. The office-bearers were chosen from the various departments and the quest for sponsors was launched. Students simultaneously worked on the event websites namely, http://www.interface09.com and http://www.technovation 2009.com. The websites helped the organisers to take advertising to an entirely new level. No stones were left unturned; invitations were sent to nearly 300 colleges in the country. Students had fun choosing the slogans for the symposiums. They came up with intriguing, yet,

simple lines. It was 'Where Brains Count More', for Interface and 'Inclination towards Infinity' for Technovation. IOCL, SBI, Clariant, Black Thunder were a few among the many sponsors enjoyed by Interface and Technovation this time. The generosity of the sponsors helped the organisers to take the exciting events to an entirely new level of perfection. CITians should be proud that, even in such tough times, the corporate world continues to have 100% belief in the efforts of the students to organize such a symposium. This truly highlights the enviable position of CIT on the corporate world rankings.

And The Games Began!

There was a thrill of suppressed excitement that hung in the air on the morning of February 13th 2009. The Chief Guest, Dr.Manmohan Thampi, lit the kuthuvilakku to signal the launch of Interface 2009. The Chief Guest for Technovation was Mr.C.Murugesan, SM Aqua-Sub Engg Works. And things were off to a flying start.

With more than 75 events held over the three days, the participants had a wide range to choose from. The exciting events scheduled were all the more attractive with the substantial prize money adding sheen to them. The technical symposiums underlined the adventurous and hard-working spirits of the student community at CIT. But, the crowning factor was that the events highlighted the deep unity of the students and the administrative staff once again. All in all, the three days enlivened up the college with the perfect concoction- hardworking and brilliant organizers, enthusiastic participants, willing sponsors and the generous administrative support.

INTERFACE & TECHNOVATION 2009 literary

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S. SridharIV year, EEE

Snehal JainII year, IT

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Srishti ‘0948

Interface 2009 was held on February 13 & 14 of 2009 and Technovation on 14th & 15th of the same month. The student organisers did a marvellous job during those three days. Financial backing by corporate and

non-corporate sponsors continued to be as generous as ever despite the economic recession. The organizers were able to conduct the events despite the one-week government holiday that came out of the blue, barely six days before the scheduled days for the symposiums. All this speaks volumes about the expertise and confidence of the students to manage such a large-scale endeavour in a remarkably short time. The participants came from all over Tamil Nadu in droves! This year's Interface and Technovation certainly held up the 'Brand CIT' with pride.

The setting of the pitch

Events in CIT belong to a class of their own because of the long-held policy of letting the students organise them with guidance from the management. Interface and Technovation 2009 were no different in this regard. The office-bearers were chosen from the various departments and the quest for sponsors was launched. Students simultaneously worked on the event websites namely, http://www.interface09.com and http://www.technovation 2009.com. The websites helped the organisers to take advertising to an entirely new level. No stones were left unturned; invitations were sent to nearly 300 colleges in the country. Students had fun choosing the slogans for the symposiums. They came up with intriguing, yet,

simple lines. It was 'Where Brains Count More', for Interface and 'Inclination towards Infinity' for Technovation. IOCL, SBI, Clariant, Black Thunder were a few among the many sponsors enjoyed by Interface and Technovation this time. The generosity of the sponsors helped the organisers to take the exciting events to an entirely new level of perfection. CITians should be proud that, even in such tough times, the corporate world continues to have 100% belief in the efforts of the students to organize such a symposium. This truly highlights the enviable position of CIT on the corporate world rankings.

And The Games Began!

There was a thrill of suppressed excitement that hung in the air on the morning of February 13th 2009. The Chief Guest, Dr.Manmohan Thampi, lit the kuthuvilakku to signal the launch of Interface 2009. The Chief Guest for Technovation was Mr.C.Murugesan, SM Aqua-Sub Engg Works. And things were off to a flying start.

With more than 75 events held over the three days, the participants had a wide range to choose from. The exciting events scheduled were all the more attractive with the substantial prize money adding sheen to them. The technical symposiums underlined the adventurous and hard-working spirits of the student community at CIT. But, the crowning factor was that the events highlighted the deep unity of the students and the administrative staff once again. All in all, the three days enlivened up the college with the perfect concoction- hardworking and brilliant organizers, enthusiastic participants, willing sponsors and the generous administrative support.

INTERFACE & TECHNOVATION 2009 literary

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he financial crisis which broke out in the year 2008

is one of the worst in modern history. There are Tseveral reasons for the sub-prime mortgage crisis

and the financial crisis which followed it, the main reasons

being excessive debt, global trade imbalances,

weakness in the manufacturing sector of American

economy, high oil price and high inflation. The Americans

relied heavily on debt to finance their high style of living,

Americans with little or no income borrowed from

American banks. These loans were high risk, asset

backed loans. Millions of loans were dispatched to poor

people who clearly didn’t have the capacity to repay those

loans from their income. By giving easy credit, investment

banks gave the people an opportunity to purchase

houses beyond their capability. The demand for new

housing increased and so did the price. Housing prices

rose rapidly. As housing prices increased people began to

borrow more from the banks (i.e.) their mortgage value

increased. Many of them made money from increasing

housing prices.

In 2007 inflation and oil price all over the world surged to

historic levels. Rise in asset prices and increased liquidity

(money supply) resulted in a massive rise in demand.

Real estate and asset values increased in many countries

mainly due to easy availability of credit. Demand for all

goods and commodities increased. Developing countries

grew at a tremendous pace as they were sources of

cheap goods and services to the developed world. The

increase in demand resulted in a massive increase in

prices, especially oil. Several industries were affected,

especially the manufacturing and the airline industry.

SrinathIV year EEE

Srishti ‘09 55The Great Recession 2008

The Great

2008Recession

recess

ionInflation was taking its

toll on the lives of the

common man. In an

a t t emp t t o t ame

inflation and squeeze

the availability of

credit, central banks

all over the world

increased interest

rates and took several

other measures to

squeeze the money

supply. This even-

tually led to a slow

down in the later part of 2007.

Due to these measures, housing prices in the US

didn’t rise as expected and there was a small drop

in prices. This had a catastrophic effect. The

increased interest rates and lowered housing

prices meant that people couldn’t repay their loans.

Mortgage loan became

greater than the market

value of assets. These

assets are known as toxic

assets. Nearly 6% of the

hous ing loans fa i led

(people could not repay those

loans) in the early part of 2008.

Massive number of houses and

assets were put up for sale and

banks refused to lend any more sub-prime loans.

The housing demand fell and prices fell by nearly

40% in the first half of 2008. Suddenly, assets

were valued lower and people felt they were not

so rich. Many had debts greater than their asset

values and they were not capable of repaying

their debt. As prices in other sectors reduced,

more assets became toxic and defaults (failure to

make payment) and foreclosures increased. This

was the subprime mortgage crisis.

Gradually even good assets turned toxic and banks were taking heavy losses. Unable to meet their obligations to their depositors Lehman Brothers (One of Americas biggest investment banks) declared bankruptcy. A long list of banks turned to the government for help. The government now stepped in to prevent a collapse of the American financial system. They purchased massive amounts of toxic assets to stem the fall in prices and protect the banks. The government also gave some money to banks and financial institutions so that they could resume lending to good business and industries. This plan caused the government trillions of dollars.

The financial crisis hit the economy hard and led to a sharp recession (negative economic growth). By the end of 2008, most of the major economies entered into a recession. Banks refused to lend thereby leading to a credit crisis. Most industries depend on credit to carry out their usual activities. The lack of credit meant that industries could not function properly and even good companies were in trouble. The steps taken earlier to reduce inflation had a negative impact on the global economy. The shortage of credit affected the entire chain of businesses all over the world. Fall in demand, credit crisis and job losses threaten the entire global economy.

From 1997 onwards, many countries (emerging

economies like China, Brazil, Russia, South

Korea etc) became highly export oriented.

They exported cheap goods and services to the

American people. Now America’s and Western

Europe’s home grown industries were unable to

compete with the emerging economies owing to

their low cost. Gradually American and

European companies shifted to China, India and

other emerging economies where land, labor

and other costs were cheaper. As a result, the

US manufacturing industry weakened even

during the boom. The weak manufacturing

sector has suffered losses and unemployment.

Some of the big stalwarts of the American

economy like GM, Ford and Motorola are in big

trouble. Job losses in US are leading to a steep

fall in consumer demand, investor confidence

and asset prices.

India’s banks and finance institutions are safe

but its economy is exposed. India runs a trade

deficit of approximately 4% of GDP (it went up to

7% in 2008) and relies on foreign investments to

finance these deficits. Pull-out by foreign

investors and capital is India’s major problem.

Fall in IT and other exports would have a bad

impact on the Indian economy. However the

nation has good domestic consumer demand. A

good economic stimulus package and low

interest rates could quickly put Indian economy

back on high growth rate. India’s strong financial

institutions are a great advantage when

compared to the rest of the world.

The American government has now resorted to

the last ditch effort of printing money and

spending. What we are witnessing now is an

unwinding of the events that took place for a

quarter century. Money was created out of

nothing and that money is now disappearing.

The governments are trying to make up for this.

Only when asset prices stabilize, finance

institutions become stronger and resume

lending, can the economy recover. When the

economy recovers, trillions of dollars given in

bail-outs will begin to surface, causing massive

inflation. Taxes will reach historic levels and

recovery will be slow and painful. We must

endure this so that corrections can be made and

financial markets are well regulated.

Inflation was taking its toll on the lives of the common man.

Money was created out of nothing and that money is now disappearing.

C.I.T. TALKS

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he financial crisis which broke out in the year 2008

is one of the worst in modern history. There are Tseveral reasons for the sub-prime mortgage crisis

and the financial crisis which followed it, the main reasons

being excessive debt, global trade imbalances,

weakness in the manufacturing sector of American

economy, high oil price and high inflation. The Americans

relied heavily on debt to finance their high style of living,

Americans with little or no income borrowed from

American banks. These loans were high risk, asset

backed loans. Millions of loans were dispatched to poor

people who clearly didn’t have the capacity to repay those

loans from their income. By giving easy credit, investment

banks gave the people an opportunity to purchase

houses beyond their capability. The demand for new

housing increased and so did the price. Housing prices

rose rapidly. As housing prices increased people began to

borrow more from the banks (i.e.) their mortgage value

increased. Many of them made money from increasing

housing prices.

In 2007 inflation and oil price all over the world surged to

historic levels. Rise in asset prices and increased liquidity

(money supply) resulted in a massive rise in demand.

Real estate and asset values increased in many countries

mainly due to easy availability of credit. Demand for all

goods and commodities increased. Developing countries

grew at a tremendous pace as they were sources of

cheap goods and services to the developed world. The

increase in demand resulted in a massive increase in

prices, especially oil. Several industries were affected,

especially the manufacturing and the airline industry.

SrinathIV year EEE

Srishti ‘09 55The Great Recession 2008

The Great

2008Recession

recess

ionInflation was taking its

toll on the lives of the

common man. In an

a t t emp t t o t ame

inflation and squeeze

the availability of

credit, central banks

all over the world

increased interest

rates and took several

other measures to

squeeze the money

supply. This even-

tually led to a slow

down in the later part of 2007.

Due to these measures, housing prices in the US

didn’t rise as expected and there was a small drop

in prices. This had a catastrophic effect. The

increased interest rates and lowered housing

prices meant that people couldn’t repay their loans.

Mortgage loan became

greater than the market

value of assets. These

assets are known as toxic

assets. Nearly 6% of the

hous ing loans fa i led

(people could not repay those

loans) in the early part of 2008.

Massive number of houses and

assets were put up for sale and

banks refused to lend any more sub-prime loans.

The housing demand fell and prices fell by nearly

40% in the first half of 2008. Suddenly, assets

were valued lower and people felt they were not

so rich. Many had debts greater than their asset

values and they were not capable of repaying

their debt. As prices in other sectors reduced,

more assets became toxic and defaults (failure to

make payment) and foreclosures increased. This

was the subprime mortgage crisis.

Gradually even good assets turned toxic and banks were taking heavy losses. Unable to meet their obligations to their depositors Lehman Brothers (One of Americas biggest investment banks) declared bankruptcy. A long list of banks turned to the government for help. The government now stepped in to prevent a collapse of the American financial system. They purchased massive amounts of toxic assets to stem the fall in prices and protect the banks. The government also gave some money to banks and financial institutions so that they could resume lending to good business and industries. This plan caused the government trillions of dollars.

The financial crisis hit the economy hard and led to a sharp recession (negative economic growth). By the end of 2008, most of the major economies entered into a recession. Banks refused to lend thereby leading to a credit crisis. Most industries depend on credit to carry out their usual activities. The lack of credit meant that industries could not function properly and even good companies were in trouble. The steps taken earlier to reduce inflation had a negative impact on the global economy. The shortage of credit affected the entire chain of businesses all over the world. Fall in demand, credit crisis and job losses threaten the entire global economy.

From 1997 onwards, many countries (emerging

economies like China, Brazil, Russia, South

Korea etc) became highly export oriented.

They exported cheap goods and services to the

American people. Now America’s and Western

Europe’s home grown industries were unable to

compete with the emerging economies owing to

their low cost. Gradually American and

European companies shifted to China, India and

other emerging economies where land, labor

and other costs were cheaper. As a result, the

US manufacturing industry weakened even

during the boom. The weak manufacturing

sector has suffered losses and unemployment.

Some of the big stalwarts of the American

economy like GM, Ford and Motorola are in big

trouble. Job losses in US are leading to a steep

fall in consumer demand, investor confidence

and asset prices.

India’s banks and finance institutions are safe

but its economy is exposed. India runs a trade

deficit of approximately 4% of GDP (it went up to

7% in 2008) and relies on foreign investments to

finance these deficits. Pull-out by foreign

investors and capital is India’s major problem.

Fall in IT and other exports would have a bad

impact on the Indian economy. However the

nation has good domestic consumer demand. A

good economic stimulus package and low

interest rates could quickly put Indian economy

back on high growth rate. India’s strong financial

institutions are a great advantage when

compared to the rest of the world.

The American government has now resorted to

the last ditch effort of printing money and

spending. What we are witnessing now is an

unwinding of the events that took place for a

quarter century. Money was created out of

nothing and that money is now disappearing.

The governments are trying to make up for this.

Only when asset prices stabilize, finance

institutions become stronger and resume

lending, can the economy recover. When the

economy recovers, trillions of dollars given in

bail-outs will begin to surface, causing massive

inflation. Taxes will reach historic levels and

recovery will be slow and painful. We must

endure this so that corrections can be made and

financial markets are well regulated.

Inflation was taking its toll on the lives of the common man.

Money was created out of nothing and that money is now disappearing.

C.I.T. TALKS

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for

A m e r i c aBlack Day It's a

Indeed! and America has changed. Change. Writing on such a huge personality was daunting, I kept falling into a quick sand, a quagmire of failed expectations and standards until I reminded myself of this journey of change. A journey of change, that had brought a onetime self confessed drug abuser, a confused youth all the way from Hawaii to Washington D.C. , to the highest office in his country and arguably the world.

They would have been proud today.

In heaping praise and accolades onto Barack we perhaps forget that this journey did not start at Hawaii nor did it start in the recent past, a mere 50 years past. This is a story of more than 200 years, of the journey another president made, of a war he fought , of the right he defended

and of another man, a man of immense stature, one who set his claims and refused to budge until he got them. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King would have been proud today. But by what one knows of them, they would have believed that this is but the beginning in a sea of change.

I want you to know the real Obama.

We imagine that the great men we adore were always the men they are now. We never see them as the awkward kid, the confused youth, the angry son raised by a single mother or a boring executive in an accounts company. I wanted to know this Obama, warts and all. What made him tick? Why is he the man he is? And I want you to know.

A lifetime of change.

Barack Hossein Obama was from Kenya. With a scholarship he came to Hawaii and there met his wife. To them was born his namesake Obama Jr. (but always known without the Jr.). He was raised by his single white mother when his father left them for Harvard and then back to Kenya. The father had left but had left behind an image that his son would look up to for the next 25 years. Barry (as he was

primary, in the fight to be the democratic candidate for President. My only thoughts about him, as of others, were about his relationship with Osama. I never believed then that he could win the Democratic primary let alone the White House, not with a name like that. Seems a long time back.. But I did hear his name a lot more from then on, each time spoken with a higher tone until it was almost deafening. Now I know that a firm foundation had been laid in service in Chicago and that he was the most likely winner at any point, in hindsight. IN HINDSIGHT. But then all I thought was, what the hell? But his campaign of change caught on and his speeches became immortal and were even aired on TV… and all through those three words were a recurring theme.

YES WE CAN!!

"Yes, We Can!" "Yes, We Can!" When the crowd began to chant I wanted to join in. Tears came unbidden to thousands of eyes irrespective of color, age or nationality. The change had occurred and irrespective of what followed America had achieved. That such a man won, was not the miracle, that he won in spite of his background was. Not since Lincoln, had a President come from a more ordinary background and not since Kennedy had a President come in with such a massive popularity vote. The change was here and what a change. He had given hope where only dirt resided before. He replaced corruption, incompetence and plain stupidity with his own inspiring image.

The President of the United States of America

What stands out throughout this journey, this journey of change, this journey of hope, is that basic honesty, the exuding warmth of that smile that seems to include everybody and his constant need to help. Another change that occurred was the huge number of students and youngsters involved in Obama's campaign. Perhaps they could feel the hope pulling them there, the hope of real change happening. But he is still a black man in a white man's world, some say. While others claim that the blacks should not claim him for their own as he is half white. But the truth is, that Obama is on the pedestal of scrutiny and he is definitely more black than white. For he will fall, he is only human and when he falls he will be a black man falling. But maybe we should stop this nonsense and as he himself would say- accept the fact that he is not the President of the Black states of America or the White states of America but of the United States of America.

known) then followed a confused path to the Occidental University and then to the Columbia State University, New York. Throughout he was plagued by self doubt and confusion about the hate between the white and the black. His search for answers took him to Chicago, Illinois where he joined the Developing Communities Project (DCP), an NGO of sorts.

There he found himself.

This was probably the most formative period of his life. The answers to my questions of 'what make him tick?' probably lie here. His time with the DCP saw some major successes and some dismal failures. He was involved in cleaning up a very depressing black community and installing a school program for the kids there. He went there as a confused young man not knowing what he wanted from life, confused about the whole white-black issue. Though he had been teased and tortured quite a few times over his color, he could not forget the love of his white mother or his grandparents. But he found that black people were still treated like scum and that a lot of them, themselves did not feel that they deserved any better. Thus he found himself in organizing, organizing the public against the Govt., for the public.

He then went onto Harvard to study law because he felt that it would help him help people better. The rest of the story, as they say is history. He became a senator, first of the state of Illinois and then representing Illinois at the U.S. Congress. And today, he is at the oval office.

Is he related to Osama?

When I first heard about Obama, it was way back when he announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party

• 44th President• Electoral margin -

365 to 173• 52.9% - Popular vote• The first African

American president of the Harvard Law ReviewQ

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act

s

TI . . T. AC LKS

Page 57: srishti 2009 - coimbatore institute of technology college magazine

for

A m e r i c aBlack Day It's a

Indeed! and America has changed. Change. Writing on such a huge personality was daunting, I kept falling into a quick sand, a quagmire of failed expectations and standards until I reminded myself of this journey of change. A journey of change, that had brought a onetime self confessed drug abuser, a confused youth all the way from Hawaii to Washington D.C. , to the highest office in his country and arguably the world.

They would have been proud today.

In heaping praise and accolades onto Barack we perhaps forget that this journey did not start at Hawaii nor did it start in the recent past, a mere 50 years past. This is a story of more than 200 years, of the journey another president made, of a war he fought , of the right he defended

and of another man, a man of immense stature, one who set his claims and refused to budge until he got them. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King would have been proud today. But by what one knows of them, they would have believed that this is but the beginning in a sea of change.

I want you to know the real Obama.

We imagine that the great men we adore were always the men they are now. We never see them as the awkward kid, the confused youth, the angry son raised by a single mother or a boring executive in an accounts company. I wanted to know this Obama, warts and all. What made him tick? Why is he the man he is? And I want you to know.

A lifetime of change.

Barack Hossein Obama was from Kenya. With a scholarship he came to Hawaii and there met his wife. To them was born his namesake Obama Jr. (but always known without the Jr.). He was raised by his single white mother when his father left them for Harvard and then back to Kenya. The father had left but had left behind an image that his son would look up to for the next 25 years. Barry (as he was

primary, in the fight to be the democratic candidate for President. My only thoughts about him, as of others, were about his relationship with Osama. I never believed then that he could win the Democratic primary let alone the White House, not with a name like that. Seems a long time back.. But I did hear his name a lot more from then on, each time spoken with a higher tone until it was almost deafening. Now I know that a firm foundation had been laid in service in Chicago and that he was the most likely winner at any point, in hindsight. IN HINDSIGHT. But then all I thought was, what the hell? But his campaign of change caught on and his speeches became immortal and were even aired on TV… and all through those three words were a recurring theme.

YES WE CAN!!

"Yes, We Can!" "Yes, We Can!" When the crowd began to chant I wanted to join in. Tears came unbidden to thousands of eyes irrespective of color, age or nationality. The change had occurred and irrespective of what followed America had achieved. That such a man won, was not the miracle, that he won in spite of his background was. Not since Lincoln, had a President come from a more ordinary background and not since Kennedy had a President come in with such a massive popularity vote. The change was here and what a change. He had given hope where only dirt resided before. He replaced corruption, incompetence and plain stupidity with his own inspiring image.

The President of the United States of America

What stands out throughout this journey, this journey of change, this journey of hope, is that basic honesty, the exuding warmth of that smile that seems to include everybody and his constant need to help. Another change that occurred was the huge number of students and youngsters involved in Obama's campaign. Perhaps they could feel the hope pulling them there, the hope of real change happening. But he is still a black man in a white man's world, some say. While others claim that the blacks should not claim him for their own as he is half white. But the truth is, that Obama is on the pedestal of scrutiny and he is definitely more black than white. For he will fall, he is only human and when he falls he will be a black man falling. But maybe we should stop this nonsense and as he himself would say- accept the fact that he is not the President of the Black states of America or the White states of America but of the United States of America.

known) then followed a confused path to the Occidental University and then to the Columbia State University, New York. Throughout he was plagued by self doubt and confusion about the hate between the white and the black. His search for answers took him to Chicago, Illinois where he joined the Developing Communities Project (DCP), an NGO of sorts.

There he found himself.

This was probably the most formative period of his life. The answers to my questions of 'what make him tick?' probably lie here. His time with the DCP saw some major successes and some dismal failures. He was involved in cleaning up a very depressing black community and installing a school program for the kids there. He went there as a confused young man not knowing what he wanted from life, confused about the whole white-black issue. Though he had been teased and tortured quite a few times over his color, he could not forget the love of his white mother or his grandparents. But he found that black people were still treated like scum and that a lot of them, themselves did not feel that they deserved any better. Thus he found himself in organizing, organizing the public against the Govt., for the public.

He then went onto Harvard to study law because he felt that it would help him help people better. The rest of the story, as they say is history. He became a senator, first of the state of Illinois and then representing Illinois at the U.S. Congress. And today, he is at the oval office.

Is he related to Osama?

When I first heard about Obama, it was way back when he announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party

• 44th President• Electoral margin -

365 to 173• 52.9% - Popular vote• The first African

American president of the Harvard Law ReviewQ

uic

k F

act

s

TI .T. A.C LKS

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Srishti ‘0958 Srishti ‘09 59

Media Matters<< media matters

During the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, people in the rest of the nation were made to

believe that the media was giving them information-like the number of policemen surrounding

the Taj, or, the possible entrance/exit routes in there-which they were supposed to listen, and

give their opinion on, to show their care for the country. And this was done despite the National

Security Guards' persistent warnings about the terrorists gaining crucial information from this

news.

For another example, consider the pub attacks in Mangalore. The media did a good job of

opposing the so-called moral police. But, most of it was done by showcasing upon ridiculous

demonstrations and protests such as "Pub Bharo", and asking every woman to join; as a mark

of solidarity. Also, the protesters such as "Sri Ram Sene" and "Maharashtra Navanirman

Sene" have gained such notorious fame all across the country just because the media chose

to interview hooligans and offered them a chance to make their propaganda via national

television rather than snubbing them by giving them no spotlight.

And also to be noted is the mute participation of the camera men and the crew during such

atrocities. For example, a small girl in Haryana was found guilty of theft of a paltry sum and

was reported accused by her employers. The police constable who was in-charge beat the girl

mercilessly despite her cries. A news channel was onsite and reported it live, but, the crew took

no steps to stop the cruelty. Same was the case of the Mangalore pub incident. The media

claims to be the guardian of justice and yet, does not take the necessary steps to justify its

claim.

On another note, the media also exploits people and diverts them towards glitz and glamour,

even during grief. Like in the case of asking celebrities, their opinions on the terrorist attacks-

Mr. Ram Gopal Verma-for his association to films on underworld mafia or, it could be Mr.

Prahlad Kakkar-"for his association with Deepika Padukone, et al"(That's how he is known in

MTv!).

At the same time, the farmers' suicide bear no place in the media and no coverage is given to

the information that the government has announced loan waivers and subsidies for them. The

farmers are not the centre of attraction and they are left to suffer, because the media is busy

telecasting a condolence meet conducted inside an air-conditioned hall, attended by cine-

stars wearing Armani suits/gowns with Versace glasses.

During panic, people tend to lack clarity of thought and align themselves to the most quickly

possible external line of thinking which comes in a structured manner. The public craves for

details and statistics. It waits for analysis and comparisons, or a parallel being drawn between

any other known situation. The media takes advantage of this instinct and by providing facts

and figures-even though it is of the costs of the Armani suits-makes people think that they have

a guiding hand which shall help them cross the path of danger.

This trend needs to be corrected and that can be emphasised only by us-the viewers, by

making the choice of listening to information only when it is valuable and authentic. Or else, we

stand affected by the media and let our minds be governed by it.

R. SoorajIV year Mech.

Media Matters

The public craves for details and statistics. The media takes advantage of this instinct and by providing facts and figures making people think that they have a guiding hand which shall help them cross the path of danger.

The media must have complete freedom to speak, but, its voice should be neutral, clear,

and pertain to make people aware of the situation; not be wary of it. But, in the present

era of communication advancement, 'sensational news' seems to be the buzzword

attributed to all information. We are engulfed by a media which claims that each bit of news is

worth a fortune and of immense value to everybody's day-to-day activity.

Each news item broadcasted, is associated with either a higher amount of fear and chaos, or a

glossier amount of luxury and societal status. The news is made to be associated with some

cause and people are made to adhere to, or even appreciate the cause.

Nowadays, there seems to be an unwritten law that news

has to be provided incessantly and as soon as possible. A

deliberate rush to be ahead of the competing channel

develops an attitude of blowing up even commonplace

incidents, creating hype about them and with use of

sensational coverage, the public is made to react

emotionally rather than be provided the exact knowledge of

the situation.

In any given situation, the media tends to react with an

impulse which it calls as swiftness and quickness in passing on

information to the general public. Incidents are captured on camera and broadcasted at a

break-neck speed. If one channel or, a media arrives at the place of the incident, then there is a

tendency to dominate the situation and disseminate the information in its own individual

fashion, which, more often than not, is biased or incomplete.

There is also a degree of insensitivity and imperviousness among the journalists to any

situation they report. Though it is claimed that these are

maintained for unbiased coverage, it is often used as a

tool for exploiting the grief by giving a comparison

between the journalist-who is unaffected by the incident

and the victim, who is portrayed as completely shattered

by it.

For example, consider the Tsunami, when each channel

had sent a journalist to the spot where he/she was

standing poised with a microphone in hand and asking a

victim about how her husband was killed, or how her child

was lost. Moreover, the victim would be given close-up shots in the T.V. frame while he/she

was crying and the public would be made to feel insecure. And this could be seen as the same

pattern of reporting any other tragedy.

H

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Srishti ‘0958 Srishti ‘09 59

Media Matters<< media matters

During the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, people in the rest of the nation were made to

believe that the media was giving them information-like the number of policemen surrounding

the Taj, or, the possible entrance/exit routes in there-which they were supposed to listen, and

give their opinion on, to show their care for the country. And this was done despite the National

Security Guards' persistent warnings about the terrorists gaining crucial information from this

news.

For another example, consider the pub attacks in Mangalore. The media did a good job of

opposing the so-called moral police. But, most of it was done by showcasing upon ridiculous

demonstrations and protests such as "Pub Bharo", and asking every woman to join; as a mark

of solidarity. Also, the protesters such as "Sri Ram Sene" and "Maharashtra Navanirman

Sene" have gained such notorious fame all across the country just because the media chose

to interview hooligans and offered them a chance to make their propaganda via national

television rather than snubbing them by giving them no spotlight.

And also to be noted is the mute participation of the camera men and the crew during such

atrocities. For example, a small girl in Haryana was found guilty of theft of a paltry sum and

was reported accused by her employers. The police constable who was in-charge beat the girl

mercilessly despite her cries. A news channel was onsite and reported it live, but, the crew took

no steps to stop the cruelty. Same was the case of the Mangalore pub incident. The media

claims to be the guardian of justice and yet, does not take the necessary steps to justify its

claim.

On another note, the media also exploits people and diverts them towards glitz and glamour,

even during grief. Like in the case of asking celebrities, their opinions on the terrorist attacks-

Mr. Ram Gopal Verma-for his association to films on underworld mafia or, it could be Mr.

Prahlad Kakkar-"for his association with Deepika Padukone, et al"(That's how he is known in

MTv!).

At the same time, the farmers' suicide bear no place in the media and no coverage is given to

the information that the government has announced loan waivers and subsidies for them. The

farmers are not the centre of attraction and they are left to suffer, because the media is busy

telecasting a condolence meet conducted inside an air-conditioned hall, attended by cine-

stars wearing Armani suits/gowns with Versace glasses.

During panic, people tend to lack clarity of thought and align themselves to the most quickly

possible external line of thinking which comes in a structured manner. The public craves for

details and statistics. It waits for analysis and comparisons, or a parallel being drawn between

any other known situation. The media takes advantage of this instinct and by providing facts

and figures-even though it is of the costs of the Armani suits-makes people think that they have

a guiding hand which shall help them cross the path of danger.

This trend needs to be corrected and that can be emphasised only by us-the viewers, by

making the choice of listening to information only when it is valuable and authentic. Or else, we

stand affected by the media and let our minds be governed by it.

R. SoorajIV year Mech.

Media Matters

The public craves for details and statistics. The media takes advantage of this instinct and by providing facts and figures making people think that they have a guiding hand which shall help them cross the path of danger.

The media must have complete freedom to speak, but, its voice should be neutral, clear,

and pertain to make people aware of the situation; not be wary of it. But, in the present

era of communication advancement, 'sensational news' seems to be the buzzword

attributed to all information. We are engulfed by a media which claims that each bit of news is

worth a fortune and of immense value to everybody's day-to-day activity.

Each news item broadcasted, is associated with either a higher amount of fear and chaos, or a

glossier amount of luxury and societal status. The news is made to be associated with some

cause and people are made to adhere to, or even appreciate the cause.

Nowadays, there seems to be an unwritten law that news

has to be provided incessantly and as soon as possible. A

deliberate rush to be ahead of the competing channel

develops an attitude of blowing up even commonplace

incidents, creating hype about them and with use of

sensational coverage, the public is made to react

emotionally rather than be provided the exact knowledge of

the situation.

In any given situation, the media tends to react with an

impulse which it calls as swiftness and quickness in passing on

information to the general public. Incidents are captured on camera and broadcasted at a

break-neck speed. If one channel or, a media arrives at the place of the incident, then there is a

tendency to dominate the situation and disseminate the information in its own individual

fashion, which, more often than not, is biased or incomplete.

There is also a degree of insensitivity and imperviousness among the journalists to any

situation they report. Though it is claimed that these are

maintained for unbiased coverage, it is often used as a

tool for exploiting the grief by giving a comparison

between the journalist-who is unaffected by the incident

and the victim, who is portrayed as completely shattered

by it.

For example, consider the Tsunami, when each channel

had sent a journalist to the spot where he/she was

standing poised with a microphone in hand and asking a

victim about how her husband was killed, or how her child

was lost. Moreover, the victim would be given close-up shots in the T.V. frame while he/she

was crying and the public would be made to feel insecure. And this could be seen as the same

pattern of reporting any other tragedy.

H

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Writers’ WorkshopA bunch of pens, quires of paper and the brains of 40 heads were all in action with the expertise of the top notches in the field of journalism to create yet another Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Frost in the back breaking effort of the Literary Club. The workshop, the first of its kind in CIT took place from 5th – 7th September ‘08. Creativity took centre stage at the Writers’ Workshop 2008, marking the inauguration of the Literary Club on the 5th of September. The workshop started with “free writing” by Mr. M.Santhosh Kumar (UESI), stressing on the writer’s block. Dr. Babu Verghese (MAI) followed, narrating the life of a journalist, giving students an insight to the world of mass media and pointing out the power of the pen over the gun.

The second day kicked off with an inspirational speech by Mrs.Seline Augustine, Associate Editor, The Hindu, quoting on ‘the art of editing’. The workshop continued peeping into short stories with Mr. Timothy Peace, encouraging and instilling skills into young minds. ”Put all your thoughts on paper and ride them like a horse until you have poetry”- Robert Frost, was brought into practise by Mr.Santhosh Kumar, generating poems from thin air.

The final day had many interesting sessions in store for the participants. Mr. John Tilak from Thomson Reuters briefed on the basics of writing – ‘what to write and what not to write’. Other sessions included “How to interview a VIP” and “Reporting an incident”.

Though the three day workshop came to an end bidding adieu to the guest speakers, it was the beginning of a new chapter for many budding writers who attended the workshop.

Your turn to answer the God...

he third edition of CIT's annual quiz,

'Brahma' was held on the 24th of TAugust 2008. This year's edition was

an Open Quiz, which attracted participants

from all over the city. There were also

participants from cities like Chennai,

Cochin, Bangalore and Calicut. Brahma is

fast becoming one of the better-known

quizzes in the region not just for the quality

of quizzing but also the prize money.

Brahma has special significance because it

is the only quiz in the state, which is

conducted in the odd semester. The quiz,

(Chennai), IIM-K, Indian Quizzing League

(Chennai), a school team from SBOA

(Coimbatore) and a college team from PSG

TECH, Coimbatore fighting it out. The

finals consisted of 5 rounds and it turned out

to be an engrossing two and half hours of

quizzing.

The Chief Guest was Prof Rangarajan from

PSG CAS who is a prominent quizmaster in

Coimbatore. The Guest of Honor was Mr.

Senthil from Infosys, Mauritius, who is an

alumnus of CIT. The quizmaster for the day,

R.Amshuman lived up to the demands of a

this year did not disappoint the 300 people

who had turned up that day for it was an

opportunity for the audience to learn a lot of

new things apart from trying to give the

established quizzers a run for their money.The prelims stood out for its innovative and

novel idea of having all the answers starting

from each letter of the alphabet in order (A

to Z). The finals had teams from QFI

state level quiz, entertaining the audience

and quizzers with interesting info-bits and

CIT TrophiesThe second edition of the CIT basketball trophy took place on the 15th & the 16th of March, 2009. It was an inter-engineering state level tournament with 14 teams competing for glory at CIT. The finals was between the host (CIT) and Kumaraguru College of Technology, (KCT) in which KCT won by a slender margin after a hard tussle with our college.

Captains: CIT- Arunkumar.S ; KCT - Shyam

At about the same time a similar contest was taking place nearby. The CIT cricketing trophy’s inaugural edition happened between the 15th and the 19th of March 2009. The arena was set and on the 19th the two gladiators, the host(CIT) and Banariamman Institute of Technology (BIT) fought it out blow for blow to establish supremacy but luck favoured BIT or maybe we were just being good hosts as they won by as small a margin as one wicket.

Captains : CIT - V. Ramaseshan ; BIT - R. Gowtham

Batsman of the series: R. Gowtham (BIT)

Bowler of the series: A. Karthik (CIT)

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Writers’ WorkshopA bunch of pens, quires of paper and the brains of 40 heads were all in action with the expertise of the top notches in the field of journalism to create yet another Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Frost in the back breaking effort of the Literary Club. The workshop, the first of its kind in CIT took place from 5th – 7th September ‘08. Creativity took centre stage at the Writers’ Workshop 2008, marking the inauguration of the Literary Club on the 5th of September. The workshop started with “free writing” by Mr. M.Santhosh Kumar (UESI), stressing on the writer’s block. Dr. Babu Verghese (MAI) followed, narrating the life of a journalist, giving students an insight to the world of mass media and pointing out the power of the pen over the gun.

The second day kicked off with an inspirational speech by Mrs.Seline Augustine, Associate Editor, The Hindu, quoting on ‘the art of editing’. The workshop continued peeping into short stories with Mr. Timothy Peace, encouraging and instilling skills into young minds. ”Put all your thoughts on paper and ride them like a horse until you have poetry”- Robert Frost, was brought into practise by Mr.Santhosh Kumar, generating poems from thin air.

The final day had many interesting sessions in store for the participants. Mr. John Tilak from Thomson Reuters briefed on the basics of writing – ‘what to write and what not to write’. Other sessions included “How to interview a VIP” and “Reporting an incident”.

Though the three day workshop came to an end bidding adieu to the guest speakers, it was the beginning of a new chapter for many budding writers who attended the workshop.

Your turn to answer the God...

he third edition of CIT's annual quiz,

'Brahma' was held on the 24th of TAugust 2008. This year's edition was

an Open Quiz, which attracted participants

from all over the city. There were also

participants from cities like Chennai,

Cochin, Bangalore and Calicut. Brahma is

fast becoming one of the better-known

quizzes in the region not just for the quality

of quizzing but also the prize money.

Brahma has special significance because it

is the only quiz in the state, which is

conducted in the odd semester. The quiz,

(Chennai), IIM-K, Indian Quizzing League

(Chennai), a school team from SBOA

(Coimbatore) and a college team from PSG

TECH, Coimbatore fighting it out. The

finals consisted of 5 rounds and it turned out

to be an engrossing two and half hours of

quizzing.

The Chief Guest was Prof Rangarajan from

PSG CAS who is a prominent quizmaster in

Coimbatore. The Guest of Honor was Mr.

Senthil from Infosys, Mauritius, who is an

alumnus of CIT. The quizmaster for the day,

R.Amshuman lived up to the demands of a

this year did not disappoint the 300 people

who had turned up that day for it was an

opportunity for the audience to learn a lot of

new things apart from trying to give the

established quizzers a run for their money.The prelims stood out for its innovative and

novel idea of having all the answers starting

from each letter of the alphabet in order (A

to Z). The finals had teams from QFI

state level quiz, entertaining the audience

and quizzers with interesting info-bits and

CIT TrophiesThe second edition of the CIT basketball trophy took place on the 15th & the 16th of March, 2009. It was an inter-engineering state level tournament with 14 teams competing for glory at CIT. The finals was between the host (CIT) and Kumaraguru College of Technology, (KCT) in which KCT won by a slender margin after a hard tussle with our college.

Captains: CIT- Arunkumar.S ; KCT - Shyam

At about the same time a similar contest was taking place nearby. The CIT cricketing trophy’s inaugural edition happened between the 15th and the 19th of March 2009. The arena was set and on the 19th the two gladiators, the host(CIT) and Banariamman Institute of Technology (BIT) fought it out blow for blow to establish supremacy but luck favoured BIT or maybe we were just being good hosts as they won by as small a margin as one wicket.

Captains : CIT - V. Ramaseshan ; BIT - R. Gowtham

Batsman of the series: R. Gowtham (BIT)

Bowler of the series: A. Karthik (CIT)

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Srishti ‘0962

Destiny (re)written !!!

Inquisitiveness is intrinsic in human beings. One

who is really skeptical about facts and seeks to

supplement what ever he hears with reasoning,

stands to attain true knowledge. And the ones

who make it to the pinnacle of glory are always

connoisseurs of the art of reasoning.

In this multifarious world of hustle and bustle,

people hardly find time to be themselves, leave

alone to reason out things. Thus in course of

time, they tend to slowly lose the innate power

of reasoning, and start to take things as they are.

On the contrary, the fittest are those who survive

by making the correct use of the opportunities

that knock on their doors. They try to reason out

every single thing they come across. This doesn't

mean they are always correct. They still do err,

but the decisions they make are whole hearted

ones. As Albert Einstein rightly said, "Anyone

who has never made a mistake has never tried

anything new". By mastering the art of

reasoning, they have become seasoned in the art

of decision-making. They never regret the road

they have

c h o s e n .

They walk

the path to

s u c c e s s , a s

they welcome

the right sort of

change by rolling out

the red carpet, no matter

what risk it necessitates. It's

these sorts of risks that are

accepted by those who succeed,

reluctantly accepted by those who fear to

succeed and totally avoided by some for fear of a

big fiasco.

Take for example, the instance that lead to the

birth of the electronic watches. The story goes

back to Japan's greatest economic meltdown. A

scientist from Japan, during one of his research

experiments, came up with a miraculous result -

the methodology required for making electronic

watches. Being steadfast and patriotic, he

informed all the major Japanese firms that, he

was ready to offer the copyright of his invention

for reasonable compensation. Rather than

accepting his offer, one of the Japanese firms did

a great mistake by not only failing to recognize

the significance of his invention, but also

satirically ridiculing him and his invention in

the media. This incident gave birth to the awe-

inspiring digital Swiss watches, after a Swiss

major, realising the great potential the invention

had, acquired the copyright for lump sum. The

Swiss major then grew by leaps and bounds. Do

you now realise the importance of making a

shift at the right time?

Another success story comes from the banking

sector. Two decades ago, a hugely popular

bank in America, appointed a technical

committee to look into the posibility of

modernising the bank. Within a fortnight or

two, this committee came up with a report on

various developments, feasible in the

forthcoming fiscal quarters. One among those

was to automate the bank with computers and

banking devices like ATMs, thereby

connecting every nook and corner of the world

through networking- the idea behind core

banking solutions. The then CEO of the bank

adjudged that, though the introduction of the

new scenario would bulge their profit bag, it

would show the door for many employees. Out

of sympathy for his employees, he asked for a

survey to be conducted among them on the

issue. As expected, the employees voted "Nay"

without raising too many quibbles about the

proposition of the committee. The deal went

futile in a slapdash fashion. The CEO, who was

encumbered with the power of deciding, again,

failed to read the business paradigm that states

"One man's loss is another's gain". His

successor, though, took the risk and paved the

way for core banking - the first step towards

'Globalisation'.

The phantoms of fear are more fearsome than

reality. If any Indian entrepreneur can claim to

have understood this fact, it would be none other

than Mr.Narayanamoorthy, the founder of the

leading India-based software firm, Infosys. His

resolve and voracious appetite to succeed made

him mortgage his wife's jewels for US$250,

though he and his family were in a state of

penury. He wrestled the fear of risk and failure,

overcame it, and now, stands successful till date.

Had he not had the courage to make the shift, he

would have renounced his business unborn and

stood without fulfilling his dream.

A change, for the purpose of changing, or an

ostentatious change, or a tentative change

decided by a capricious person often backfires.

But to savour the taste of success, a premeditated

change or a shift in paradigm, decided at the right

time, by a right person, that might yield fruitful

consequences, is a welcome one.

Once you overcome your fear of risks and failure,

you succeed. Does some kind of fear haunt your

mind still? Then, you shall never realise your

dreams. The very purpose of life is to live a life of

purpose. So, Think! Act! Succeed! Better late than

never!

Srishti ‘09 63Destiny (re)written!!!

AarthiIV year IT

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Srishti ‘0962

Destiny (re)written !!!

Inquisitiveness is intrinsic in human beings. One

who is really skeptical about facts and seeks to

supplement what ever he hears with reasoning,

stands to attain true knowledge. And the ones

who make it to the pinnacle of glory are always

connoisseurs of the art of reasoning.

In this multifarious world of hustle and bustle,

people hardly find time to be themselves, leave

alone to reason out things. Thus in course of

time, they tend to slowly lose the innate power

of reasoning, and start to take things as they are.

On the contrary, the fittest are those who survive

by making the correct use of the opportunities

that knock on their doors. They try to reason out

every single thing they come across. This doesn't

mean they are always correct. They still do err,

but the decisions they make are whole hearted

ones. As Albert Einstein rightly said, "Anyone

who has never made a mistake has never tried

anything new". By mastering the art of

reasoning, they have become seasoned in the art

of decision-making. They never regret the road

they have

c h o s e n .

They walk

the path to

s u c c e s s , a s

they welcome

the right sort of

change by rolling out

the red carpet, no matter

what risk it necessitates. It's

these sorts of risks that are

accepted by those who succeed,

reluctantly accepted by those who fear to

succeed and totally avoided by some for fear of a

big fiasco.

Take for example, the instance that lead to the

birth of the electronic watches. The story goes

back to Japan's greatest economic meltdown. A

scientist from Japan, during one of his research

experiments, came up with a miraculous result -

the methodology required for making electronic

watches. Being steadfast and patriotic, he

informed all the major Japanese firms that, he

was ready to offer the copyright of his invention

for reasonable compensation. Rather than

accepting his offer, one of the Japanese firms did

a great mistake by not only failing to recognize

the significance of his invention, but also

satirically ridiculing him and his invention in

the media. This incident gave birth to the awe-

inspiring digital Swiss watches, after a Swiss

major, realising the great potential the invention

had, acquired the copyright for lump sum. The

Swiss major then grew by leaps and bounds. Do

you now realise the importance of making a

shift at the right time?

Another success story comes from the banking

sector. Two decades ago, a hugely popular

bank in America, appointed a technical

committee to look into the posibility of

modernising the bank. Within a fortnight or

two, this committee came up with a report on

various developments, feasible in the

forthcoming fiscal quarters. One among those

was to automate the bank with computers and

banking devices like ATMs, thereby

connecting every nook and corner of the world

through networking- the idea behind core

banking solutions. The then CEO of the bank

adjudged that, though the introduction of the

new scenario would bulge their profit bag, it

would show the door for many employees. Out

of sympathy for his employees, he asked for a

survey to be conducted among them on the

issue. As expected, the employees voted "Nay"

without raising too many quibbles about the

proposition of the committee. The deal went

futile in a slapdash fashion. The CEO, who was

encumbered with the power of deciding, again,

failed to read the business paradigm that states

"One man's loss is another's gain". His

successor, though, took the risk and paved the

way for core banking - the first step towards

'Globalisation'.

The phantoms of fear are more fearsome than

reality. If any Indian entrepreneur can claim to

have understood this fact, it would be none other

than Mr.Narayanamoorthy, the founder of the

leading India-based software firm, Infosys. His

resolve and voracious appetite to succeed made

him mortgage his wife's jewels for US$250,

though he and his family were in a state of

penury. He wrestled the fear of risk and failure,

overcame it, and now, stands successful till date.

Had he not had the courage to make the shift, he

would have renounced his business unborn and

stood without fulfilling his dream.

A change, for the purpose of changing, or an

ostentatious change, or a tentative change

decided by a capricious person often backfires.

But to savour the taste of success, a premeditated

change or a shift in paradigm, decided at the right

time, by a right person, that might yield fruitful

consequences, is a welcome one.

Once you overcome your fear of risks and failure,

you succeed. Does some kind of fear haunt your

mind still? Then, you shall never realise your

dreams. The very purpose of life is to live a life of

purpose. So, Think! Act! Succeed! Better late than

never!

Srishti ‘09 63Destiny (re)written!!!

AarthiIV year IT

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Having a crush is like walking through life

wearing rose-tinted glasses. Everything

a r o u n d s e e m s s o s i m p l e , s o

uncomplicated. As many may already know, there

is a very distinct difference between having a crush

and falling in love. In the case of the latter, it is

understood that when you make efforts to build a

relationship, you expect the same in return. But

when you have a crush, the most beautiful part is

that it doesn’t matter if your crush does not have

crush on you too. You still end up having fun all the

way through. You practically live on cloud nine

everyday. Now I don’t know much about falling in

love, because fortunately or unfortunately, It never

did happen. But for a crush, I think I have enough

‘work’ experience to bring out this article. Many of

you may have your own experiences. Since I had

the opportunity, I just thought I’d put out my

perspective.

Personally, I feel that the experience of having a

crush can be divided into three phases. The first

phase is Impressions, the second phase is Bliss,

and the third stage is Failure (or maybe not).

Now I believe that the first

stage is the best and most

fulfilling. This is when you

realize you actually have a

crush on someone. That

person, who seemed so

normal until then, suddenly

starts looking extraordinarily

beautiful. You don’t know

how it happened or when it

happened. But at that

moment, all else will matter

little or nothing to you. From

the very next day, you start

going about every day of

your otherwise ordinary life

with your crush in mind. You

start listening to tacky love songs all of a sudden.

You choose your clothes with the intention of

impressing her(/him). You walk past her classes,

even though they’re a mile away from yours, just to

Srishti ‘0964 Srishti ‘09 65Crushed

catch a glimpse of her. And when you do see her

outside class, you can feel your heart jump all the

way to your head giving you such a high that

everything around blacks out - Except her. Looking

at your crush is like looking at the sun. You look at

her for a second, and then you look away. But in

that time, you would’ve seen enough to keep you

going for the rest of the day. You involuntarily

become another person, and start looking for ways

to impress her, or in some cases, atleast let her

know you exist. Some of the sure-shot ways of

finding out if your friend has a crush on someone

are if:

1) They talk really loud in English (which they’d

never do otherwise) when that person around.

2) They dress up really well, girls behaving

excessively girly and guys a little too macho when

that special someone is around.

3) The guy will deliberately try to bring up that girl’s

name in the conversation (or vice versa), just to see

if he can learn something new about her.

4) He just blurts it out unintentionally. Trust me, I did

it once.

Regardless of how many efforts you put in, or how

much time it takes, when she finally looks at you for

the first time, you feel this simple sense of

satisfaction, something you’d never feel even if you

unintentionally aced your mid semester. Once this

task has somehow been accomplished, you’ll want

more. Maybe a smile, a wave, or just a simple ‘Hi’.

Any of these, and you are set for phase two.

Now there are a few people who just aren’t that

greedy (or maybe they just don’t have the guts) to

work for that sign. They are just happy the first

phase worked out and aren’t bothered where

phase two is heading. In six years of ‘work’

experience, I too found myself being content a

couple of times. And due to various personal

reasons, reasons my fellow students may

understand, my relationship somersaulted to

phase three. But when you do make it phase two,

it’s pure bliss.

Crushed << JUST ANOTHER CRUSH >>

What you do in phase two is of little or no

consequence in phase three. You talk about the

most trivial issues as if they’re matters of national

importance. She tells you the dumbest of jokes

and you find yourself laughing like a retard, and

loving it at the same time. You try cracking the

same joke amongst your peers, and still feel like a

retard. Only this time, you realize that maybe you

are one. All those unending phone calls through

the night, hundreds of messages in the inbox,

pointless conversations in the lunch hour, and

stupid arguments make this phase both silly and

divine at the same time.

Somewhere through phase two,

you find that there is something

missing in the relationship. It is not

going the way you wanted it to.

Maybe you are not doing the right

things, maybe the right things don’t

matter, or maybe it was just not

meant to be. Whatever the reason,

you gradually realize that the spark

that once fueled the crush was

slowly fading away. This is when you slowly slip

into, or sometimes crash into phase three.

This phase, in my opinion, is the most confusing

and bittersweet of all the three. It is also the most

memorable. This is when the guy or girl learns

lessons (often the hard way) about heartbreak. It

is bitter for a various reasons. Sometimes, at the

end of phase two, some may find themselves

unintentionally, yet gleefully sitting in the ‘Friends’

zone, or even worse, the ‘Brother’ zone. Both the

former and latter may come as such a rude shock

that before they realize what hit them, they’re

already knocked out cold.

Rakshabandhan is absolute doomsday for these

hapless creatures. They literally suffer a heart

attack when they see their crush walking toward

them with a rakhi in her hand. Even though a

million voices in their head are urging them to turn

around and bolt, they just stand there, nailed to

the ground, wondering how this could be

happening to them. And before they complete that

thought, they are forced to come to terms with the

fact that it is the end of yet another crush. Believe

me, If it was me, I’d run like my life depended on it.

To this day, every time I pray, I thank god for not

letting that happen to me, and I thank my few

crushes, wherever you are, for not putting me in that

situation.

There are others who may find themselves being

mercilessly jilted, wherein their crush will confess

his/her love for some other jerk. And a few of these

poor souls will be forced into the torture of listening to

their crush yapping about her love for this ‘other’ guy

(@#!*).

Though you can be really angry for your former

crush for all or any of the above

reasons, I still say the last phase is

sweet in its own way. Why? At the end,

none of this matters! That’s exactly

what I said in the first place. Even

though you’ve hit rock bottom, you

can still climb all the way up, dust

yourself off, and get ready for the next

ride. In the case of a crush, there is

always light at the end of the tunnel.

Always.

So people, I just want to say that having a crush is

one of the best things that can happen in your teen or

early adult life. You’ll feel like it’s everything you’ve

ever wanted and it’s all that you need to keep you

going. Whether you take it to the next level or not is

up to you. If you do, I wish you all the best. And if you

don’t, better luck next time! And remember, for a

crush, there is always a next time. Just like an

extremely clichéd, yet ever-famous movie tagline

goes:

“Someone Somewhere is waiting for You” ;-)

C. Sakthi SwaroopIV year ECE

CRUSHED

“ Looking at your crush is like

looking at the sun. You look at her for a second, and then you look away. ”

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Having a crush is like walking through life

wearing rose-tinted glasses. Everything

a r o u n d s e e m s s o s i m p l e , s o

uncomplicated. As many may already know, there

is a very distinct difference between having a crush

and falling in love. In the case of the latter, it is

understood that when you make efforts to build a

relationship, you expect the same in return. But

when you have a crush, the most beautiful part is

that it doesn’t matter if your crush does not have

crush on you too. You still end up having fun all the

way through. You practically live on cloud nine

everyday. Now I don’t know much about falling in

love, because fortunately or unfortunately, It never

did happen. But for a crush, I think I have enough

‘work’ experience to bring out this article. Many of

you may have your own experiences. Since I had

the opportunity, I just thought I’d put out my

perspective.

Personally, I feel that the experience of having a

crush can be divided into three phases. The first

phase is Impressions, the second phase is Bliss,

and the third stage is Failure (or maybe not).

Now I believe that the first

stage is the best and most

fulfilling. This is when you

realize you actually have a

crush on someone. That

person, who seemed so

normal until then, suddenly

starts looking extraordinarily

beautiful. You don’t know

how it happened or when it

happened. But at that

moment, all else will matter

little or nothing to you. From

the very next day, you start

going about every day of

your otherwise ordinary life

with your crush in mind. You

start listening to tacky love songs all of a sudden.

You choose your clothes with the intention of

impressing her(/him). You walk past her classes,

even though they’re a mile away from yours, just to

Srishti ‘0964 Srishti ‘09 65Crushed

catch a glimpse of her. And when you do see her

outside class, you can feel your heart jump all the

way to your head giving you such a high that

everything around blacks out - Except her. Looking

at your crush is like looking at the sun. You look at

her for a second, and then you look away. But in

that time, you would’ve seen enough to keep you

going for the rest of the day. You involuntarily

become another person, and start looking for ways

to impress her, or in some cases, atleast let her

know you exist. Some of the sure-shot ways of

finding out if your friend has a crush on someone

are if:

1) They talk really loud in English (which they’d

never do otherwise) when that person around.

2) They dress up really well, girls behaving

excessively girly and guys a little too macho when

that special someone is around.

3) The guy will deliberately try to bring up that girl’s

name in the conversation (or vice versa), just to see

if he can learn something new about her.

4) He just blurts it out unintentionally. Trust me, I did

it once.

Regardless of how many efforts you put in, or how

much time it takes, when she finally looks at you for

the first time, you feel this simple sense of

satisfaction, something you’d never feel even if you

unintentionally aced your mid semester. Once this

task has somehow been accomplished, you’ll want

more. Maybe a smile, a wave, or just a simple ‘Hi’.

Any of these, and you are set for phase two.

Now there are a few people who just aren’t that

greedy (or maybe they just don’t have the guts) to

work for that sign. They are just happy the first

phase worked out and aren’t bothered where

phase two is heading. In six years of ‘work’

experience, I too found myself being content a

couple of times. And due to various personal

reasons, reasons my fellow students may

understand, my relationship somersaulted to

phase three. But when you do make it phase two,

it’s pure bliss.

Crushed << JUST ANOTHER CRUSH >>

What you do in phase two is of little or no

consequence in phase three. You talk about the

most trivial issues as if they’re matters of national

importance. She tells you the dumbest of jokes

and you find yourself laughing like a retard, and

loving it at the same time. You try cracking the

same joke amongst your peers, and still feel like a

retard. Only this time, you realize that maybe you

are one. All those unending phone calls through

the night, hundreds of messages in the inbox,

pointless conversations in the lunch hour, and

stupid arguments make this phase both silly and

divine at the same time.

Somewhere through phase two,

you find that there is something

missing in the relationship. It is not

going the way you wanted it to.

Maybe you are not doing the right

things, maybe the right things don’t

matter, or maybe it was just not

meant to be. Whatever the reason,

you gradually realize that the spark

that once fueled the crush was

slowly fading away. This is when you slowly slip

into, or sometimes crash into phase three.

This phase, in my opinion, is the most confusing

and bittersweet of all the three. It is also the most

memorable. This is when the guy or girl learns

lessons (often the hard way) about heartbreak. It

is bitter for a various reasons. Sometimes, at the

end of phase two, some may find themselves

unintentionally, yet gleefully sitting in the ‘Friends’

zone, or even worse, the ‘Brother’ zone. Both the

former and latter may come as such a rude shock

that before they realize what hit them, they’re

already knocked out cold.

Rakshabandhan is absolute doomsday for these

hapless creatures. They literally suffer a heart

attack when they see their crush walking toward

them with a rakhi in her hand. Even though a

million voices in their head are urging them to turn

around and bolt, they just stand there, nailed to

the ground, wondering how this could be

happening to them. And before they complete that

thought, they are forced to come to terms with the

fact that it is the end of yet another crush. Believe

me, If it was me, I’d run like my life depended on it.

To this day, every time I pray, I thank god for not

letting that happen to me, and I thank my few

crushes, wherever you are, for not putting me in that

situation.

There are others who may find themselves being

mercilessly jilted, wherein their crush will confess

his/her love for some other jerk. And a few of these

poor souls will be forced into the torture of listening to

their crush yapping about her love for this ‘other’ guy

(@#!*).

Though you can be really angry for your former

crush for all or any of the above

reasons, I still say the last phase is

sweet in its own way. Why? At the end,

none of this matters! That’s exactly

what I said in the first place. Even

though you’ve hit rock bottom, you

can still climb all the way up, dust

yourself off, and get ready for the next

ride. In the case of a crush, there is

always light at the end of the tunnel.

Always.

So people, I just want to say that having a crush is

one of the best things that can happen in your teen or

early adult life. You’ll feel like it’s everything you’ve

ever wanted and it’s all that you need to keep you

going. Whether you take it to the next level or not is

up to you. If you do, I wish you all the best. And if you

don’t, better luck next time! And remember, for a

crush, there is always a next time. Just like an

extremely clichéd, yet ever-famous movie tagline

goes:

“Someone Somewhere is waiting for You” ;-)

C. Sakthi SwaroopIV year ECE

CRUSHED

“ Looking at your crush is like

looking at the sun. You look at her for a second, and then you look away. ”

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Aravind. G.IV year, CSEndia

Shiningi – oh really?

I

LOOKING AT BOTH FACES OF THE COIN:

ndia Shining was a political slogan that was popularised by the then-ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2004 Indian General

Elections. Though it didn’t win the election for them, it did its part in promoting India internationally. And since then, for quite a while, we have been associating these terms to any successful endeavour of which India is a part. Hence it’s no surprise that we find these words repeated time and again.

We are now entering into our 62nd year of Indian Independence. India has developed a peculiar attitude - one in which tradition refuses to bid adieu and modernity fiercely pushes its way forward. There are numerous fronts on which we have emerged triumphant after all these years of hard toil. The media as a whole seems to be trumpeting the rise of India as a world superpower. While it would be foolhardy to list out all these here, as the list is innumerable, a few definitely deserve mention. These include the Right to

Information Act (RTI) - a real boon for the citizens provided it’s made use of properly, Chandrayaan I – India’s first mission to the moon, the burgeoning rate at which Urban areas are developing, the IT boom, a reasonable decline in poverty levels, our emergence as one of the fastest growing economies in the world etc to name a few. While these help in depicting India as an up-and-coming prosperous Nation, I do basically feel that they represent only one side of the coin. Let us be fair, though.

Most of the India Shining claims are true only for ten percent of the population. The other side of the coin deserves to be mentioned. The poor seem to be as poor as before. Prices are rising rapidly. The middle class has risen, and the wealthy have become more visible than ever before. Weekly news magazines like India Today, The Week, send out glossy supplements filled with very expensive gadgets, and I wonder how many of its readers can afford them. Anyway, all this grandeurs doesn’t seem conducive to a peaceful mind.

How do they bear it, the vast majority who can’t even dream of possessing any of it? Maybe, the press was too busy gawking at what celebrities wear, what they do, how Team India is currently performing; I reckon these issues took a back seat.

The Sensex might have taken a tumble now, but it was on a dream run earlier with the markets booming and the investors thrilled. But it is worth recalling that this happens in a country where 65% of households do not have a bank account. And where tens of millions of farmers live and die-in debt. It can be reckoned that the fastest growing sector in India is not IT or software, textiles or automobiles, but inequality. This has grown faster than one could have anticipated over the past decade.

India’s horrendous ranking:

It is also in these past few years, that India slipped from rank 124 to 127 in the Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Programme. That is an index measuring average achievement in terms of “a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.” And it shows that you are better off being poor in Botswana, El Salvador, Guatemala or the Occupied Territories of the Palestine - than in India. Ours is a country which accounts for the largest number of malnourished children in the world, which is still home to about half the planet’s hungry people, where nearly nine out of 10 pregnant women aged between 15 and 49 years suffer from malnutrition and anemia, and where about half of all children under f i ve su f f er modera te or severe malnourishment or stunting, with most of them being girls. To complicate matters further, in at least three states, no mid-day meal scheme was in place till 2003. That is, a year after the Supreme Court made it mandatory for them to have one. The planned destruction of agriculture in the name of development has pushed millions into mass

migrations. That in turn, has seen more children drop out of schools and even colleges in large numbers. Dalit and Adivasi students are the worst-affected. Studies from crisis districts clearly show that. For too many, there is no work to be found. And quality employment is unavailable for a major portion of our populance.

Other Issues under the scanner:

In the villages, the collapse of communities has destroyed social bonds and broken up families. The debt owed to moneylenders has mounted as farmers are denied credit by banks. (It is simpler today to get low-interest loans to buy a Mercedes Benz than it is to raise one for agricultural purposes.) As what little remains of the public health system deteriorates, people are at the mercy of private providers. Health expenditure is now the second fastest growing component of rural family debt.

Last May saw problems in water supply in the slums of Mumbai. Thousands of women queued up for water in the slums each morning for hours. In and around the same Mumbai, others had no such problems. There were 24 amusement and water parks using 50 billion

litres of water a day for the entertainment of the rich. In Rajasthan, plagued by water scarcity for five years, we plan more water parks and golf courses. A single golf course takes 1.8 to 2.3 million litres of water a day through the season. On that amount of water, one lakh villagers in that State could have all their water needs met right through summer. This unfolds in a country that wants to spend what equals roughly a fourth of its GDP on linking tens of rivers.

In the mindset inequality has bred amongst us, one aspect that stands out as perhaps the

saddest, is the absence of outrage over the farmers’ suicides across the country. Too many academics, researchers and journalists have looked away. And nowhere in media was exclusive coverage given to this issue.

Globalisation – or re-colonisation perhaps?

Globalisation has contributed to ever widening circles of prosperity and we in India have benefited from it. But its benefits have not been equitably distributed. Ensuring inclusive growth within nations, and inclusive globalisation across nations, is a central challenge that faces us. The development gains that many countries have made are today threatened by a possible food crisis, a global energy crisis and most recently, unprecedented upheavals in international financial markets. The net impact of these problems is that both the industrialised economies and the developing economies face inflation and a slowdown in growth after several years of robust expansion. Industrialised countries can afford periods of slow growth.

India Shining - oh really? Srishti ‘09 67

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Aravind. G.IV year, CSEndia

Shiningi – oh really?

I

LOOKING AT BOTH FACES OF THE COIN:

ndia Shining was a political slogan that was popularised by the then-ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2004 Indian General

Elections. Though it didn’t win the election for them, it did its part in promoting India internationally. And since then, for quite a while, we have been associating these terms to any successful endeavour of which India is a part. Hence it’s no surprise that we find these words repeated time and again.

We are now entering into our 62nd year of Indian Independence. India has developed a peculiar attitude - one in which tradition refuses to bid adieu and modernity fiercely pushes its way forward. There are numerous fronts on which we have emerged triumphant after all these years of hard toil. The media as a whole seems to be trumpeting the rise of India as a world superpower. While it would be foolhardy to list out all these here, as the list is innumerable, a few definitely deserve mention. These include the Right to

Information Act (RTI) - a real boon for the citizens provided it’s made use of properly, Chandrayaan I – India’s first mission to the moon, the burgeoning rate at which Urban areas are developing, the IT boom, a reasonable decline in poverty levels, our emergence as one of the fastest growing economies in the world etc to name a few. While these help in depicting India as an up-and-coming prosperous Nation, I do basically feel that they represent only one side of the coin. Let us be fair, though.

Most of the India Shining claims are true only for ten percent of the population. The other side of the coin deserves to be mentioned. The poor seem to be as poor as before. Prices are rising rapidly. The middle class has risen, and the wealthy have become more visible than ever before. Weekly news magazines like India Today, The Week, send out glossy supplements filled with very expensive gadgets, and I wonder how many of its readers can afford them. Anyway, all this grandeurs doesn’t seem conducive to a peaceful mind.

How do they bear it, the vast majority who can’t even dream of possessing any of it? Maybe, the press was too busy gawking at what celebrities wear, what they do, how Team India is currently performing; I reckon these issues took a back seat.

The Sensex might have taken a tumble now, but it was on a dream run earlier with the markets booming and the investors thrilled. But it is worth recalling that this happens in a country where 65% of households do not have a bank account. And where tens of millions of farmers live and die-in debt. It can be reckoned that the fastest growing sector in India is not IT or software, textiles or automobiles, but inequality. This has grown faster than one could have anticipated over the past decade.

India’s horrendous ranking:

It is also in these past few years, that India slipped from rank 124 to 127 in the Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Programme. That is an index measuring average achievement in terms of “a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.” And it shows that you are better off being poor in Botswana, El Salvador, Guatemala or the Occupied Territories of the Palestine - than in India. Ours is a country which accounts for the largest number of malnourished children in the world, which is still home to about half the planet’s hungry people, where nearly nine out of 10 pregnant women aged between 15 and 49 years suffer from malnutrition and anemia, and where about half of all children under f i ve su f f er modera te or severe malnourishment or stunting, with most of them being girls. To complicate matters further, in at least three states, no mid-day meal scheme was in place till 2003. That is, a year after the Supreme Court made it mandatory for them to have one. The planned destruction of agriculture in the name of development has pushed millions into mass

migrations. That in turn, has seen more children drop out of schools and even colleges in large numbers. Dalit and Adivasi students are the worst-affected. Studies from crisis districts clearly show that. For too many, there is no work to be found. And quality employment is unavailable for a major portion of our populance.

Other Issues under the scanner:

In the villages, the collapse of communities has destroyed social bonds and broken up families. The debt owed to moneylenders has mounted as farmers are denied credit by banks. (It is simpler today to get low-interest loans to buy a Mercedes Benz than it is to raise one for agricultural purposes.) As what little remains of the public health system deteriorates, people are at the mercy of private providers. Health expenditure is now the second fastest growing component of rural family debt.

Last May saw problems in water supply in the slums of Mumbai. Thousands of women queued up for water in the slums each morning for hours. In and around the same Mumbai, others had no such problems. There were 24 amusement and water parks using 50 billion

litres of water a day for the entertainment of the rich. In Rajasthan, plagued by water scarcity for five years, we plan more water parks and golf courses. A single golf course takes 1.8 to 2.3 million litres of water a day through the season. On that amount of water, one lakh villagers in that State could have all their water needs met right through summer. This unfolds in a country that wants to spend what equals roughly a fourth of its GDP on linking tens of rivers.

In the mindset inequality has bred amongst us, one aspect that stands out as perhaps the

saddest, is the absence of outrage over the farmers’ suicides across the country. Too many academics, researchers and journalists have looked away. And nowhere in media was exclusive coverage given to this issue.

Globalisation – or re-colonisation perhaps?

Globalisation has contributed to ever widening circles of prosperity and we in India have benefited from it. But its benefits have not been equitably distributed. Ensuring inclusive growth within nations, and inclusive globalisation across nations, is a central challenge that faces us. The development gains that many countries have made are today threatened by a possible food crisis, a global energy crisis and most recently, unprecedented upheavals in international financial markets. The net impact of these problems is that both the industrialised economies and the developing economies face inflation and a slowdown in growth after several years of robust expansion. Industrialised countries can afford periods of slow growth.

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It can be reckoned that the fastest growing sector in India is not IT or software, textiles or automobiles, but inequality.

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revenue to the country, one thing that has to be sacrificed is their valuable services to our motherland. In that sense, one may find that Bollywood actors may hold India more beloved than any other (and you know why). No harm intended and regrets if readers find this comment rude.

How about participating?

There are many NGO and Government Initiatives out there that have been setup for the betterment of the Nation and it is only required that we actively participate with emancipation of the various ills of society plaguing the rural and urban areas alike, not equally though, like poverty, illiteracy being the sole aim. Also it can be assuredly said that such things will not just be of immense benefit to us, but also one that will be able to provide such immense satisfaction and everlasting happiness without draining our physical and monetary resources.

IS ’REAL’ INDIA SHINING?

We can say that India is a country where ‘The old think old, and the new think new’. An India where feminism and women power are being shouted from the rooftops, while in some remote corner, a helpless female dies in the name of dowry. India is an India of fashion shows and models. But India is also an India of beggars and the underprivileged. And this is a reality we cannot ignore. Is India, then, shining? To those born with silver spoons in their mouth, life is a merry circus-a kaleidoscope of color and mirth. They don’t fear a fall; there are velvet cushions to hold them up. Monetary concerns don’t haunt them-money flows in without their turning a hair. Power, wealth, influence, they have it all. India for them is the grandeur of its `modernity’ - the shopping malls, the gadgets that make their lives simpler, the new cars that roll out every year, and the expensive parties that they attend. Life for them is an easy journey, to nowhere in particular. To them, India shines-and will always do so. Is this the real India? And is India shining?

WITH RURAL INDIA SHINING, INDIA WILL SHINE!

Developing countries certainly cannot. The explosion of financial innovation, unaccompanied by credible systemic regulation, has made the financial system vulnerable. The resulting crisis of confidence threatens global prosperity in the increasingly interdependent world, in which we live. The world food crisis is the cumulative consequence of the neglect of agriculture in the developing world, aided by agricultural subsidies in the developed world.

Possible corrective measures – How about ‘Indianisation’!

While there are several issues to be addressed, there are a few things that we as Indians can definitely do right now. We need new technologies, new institutional responses and above all a global compact to ensure food and livelihood security. Also we could resort to using Indian Products, while not completely isolating foreign goods. (Hi! I am not being insane, it definitely makes sense). There are quite a few Indian brands that one can be proud of and these include Bajaj, Rexona, Hindustan Lever, Tata Motors, Wipro etc. with products catering to all necessities that one can ask for. There are multiple surveys that point out how much of a fad India has for foreign goods (do I have to mention Coke or Pepsi). As a result of this, quite a lot of money has been siphoned out of the country (Rs. 4000 crore during the financial year 2006-2007) while the same could have been utilised not just for the betterments of Indian brands but for the people as well in numerous ways. Another suggestion that I would like to put forth may not go down well with most people but still worth giving a thought. The Government is spending whopping amounts of money on our education and to make it more affordable to the masses (Would you really believe if I bring to your notice that the average amount spent by the government on a student during an academic year is around 15000-20000 an year and this figures are definitely bound to rise over the years). With all such efforts from their end, does it really make sense when some of the brightest minds invest their valuable time and efforts in developed countries like the US, Australia etc. While this would bring in a lot of foreign

India Shining - oh really?

The day was indeed a special occasion for the old students of CIT as they got together with their family in the campus. The groundwork for this Silver Jubilee Reunion was started well before January 2007, since it involved the hectic work of collecting the contacts of 195 people. The job was made easier by launching a website for the 1983 batch. Meanwhile meetings were arranged in Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode and Neyveli to know the updates and to boost the momentum of the process.

Thanks to the organizing committee, untiring efforts had paid-off. Everybody came with their family and rejoiced their good old days walking around the refurbished campus. Taking their sons and daughters to their hostels, they remembered their gleeful hostel life and they could not resist visiting their rooms where they had once stayed. As arranged earlier they had a splendid dinner at the Jenny club with an entertaining magic show. As the second day was allotted for snaps, there were a lot of 'clicks' around the campus, with their family and their peers. The melodious musical performance made the pleasant December morning even more special. The blissful reunion ended with everyone yearning for another get-together as they became emotional and sentimental. The day had ended but the nostalgic feeling of the reunion will be ever-green.

Srishti ‘09 69

A REPORT ON THE CIT 1983 BATCH SILVER JUBILEE REUNION

27th and 28th December, 2008 and

ALUMNI DAY14th March, 2009

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revenue to the country, one thing that has to be sacrificed is their valuable services to our motherland. In that sense, one may find that Bollywood actors may hold India more beloved than any other (and you know why). No harm intended and regrets if readers find this comment rude.

How about participating?

There are many NGO and Government Initiatives out there that have been setup for the betterment of the Nation and it is only required that we actively participate with emancipation of the various ills of society plaguing the rural and urban areas alike, not equally though, like poverty, illiteracy being the sole aim. Also it can be assuredly said that such things will not just be of immense benefit to us, but also one that will be able to provide such immense satisfaction and everlasting happiness without draining our physical and monetary resources.

IS ’REAL’ INDIA SHINING?

We can say that India is a country where ‘The old think old, and the new think new’. An India where feminism and women power are being shouted from the rooftops, while in some remote corner, a helpless female dies in the name of dowry. India is an India of fashion shows and models. But India is also an India of beggars and the underprivileged. And this is a reality we cannot ignore. Is India, then, shining? To those born with silver spoons in their mouth, life is a merry circus-a kaleidoscope of color and mirth. They don’t fear a fall; there are velvet cushions to hold them up. Monetary concerns don’t haunt them-money flows in without their turning a hair. Power, wealth, influence, they have it all. India for them is the grandeur of its `modernity’ - the shopping malls, the gadgets that make their lives simpler, the new cars that roll out every year, and the expensive parties that they attend. Life for them is an easy journey, to nowhere in particular. To them, India shines-and will always do so. Is this the real India? And is India shining?

WITH RURAL INDIA SHINING, INDIA WILL SHINE!

Developing countries certainly cannot. The explosion of financial innovation, unaccompanied by credible systemic regulation, has made the financial system vulnerable. The resulting crisis of confidence threatens global prosperity in the increasingly interdependent world, in which we live. The world food crisis is the cumulative consequence of the neglect of agriculture in the developing world, aided by agricultural subsidies in the developed world.

Possible corrective measures – How about ‘Indianisation’!

While there are several issues to be addressed, there are a few things that we as Indians can definitely do right now. We need new technologies, new institutional responses and above all a global compact to ensure food and livelihood security. Also we could resort to using Indian Products, while not completely isolating foreign goods. (Hi! I am not being insane, it definitely makes sense). There are quite a few Indian brands that one can be proud of and these include Bajaj, Rexona, Hindustan Lever, Tata Motors, Wipro etc. with products catering to all necessities that one can ask for. There are multiple surveys that point out how much of a fad India has for foreign goods (do I have to mention Coke or Pepsi). As a result of this, quite a lot of money has been siphoned out of the country (Rs. 4000 crore during the financial year 2006-2007) while the same could have been utilised not just for the betterments of Indian brands but for the people as well in numerous ways. Another suggestion that I would like to put forth may not go down well with most people but still worth giving a thought. The Government is spending whopping amounts of money on our education and to make it more affordable to the masses (Would you really believe if I bring to your notice that the average amount spent by the government on a student during an academic year is around 15000-20000 an year and this figures are definitely bound to rise over the years). With all such efforts from their end, does it really make sense when some of the brightest minds invest their valuable time and efforts in developed countries like the US, Australia etc. While this would bring in a lot of foreign

India Shining - oh really?

The day was indeed a special occasion for the old students of CIT as they got together with their family in the campus. The groundwork for this Silver Jubilee Reunion was started well before January 2007, since it involved the hectic work of collecting the contacts of 195 people. The job was made easier by launching a website for the 1983 batch. Meanwhile meetings were arranged in Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode and Neyveli to know the updates and to boost the momentum of the process.

Thanks to the organizing committee, untiring efforts had paid-off. Everybody came with their family and rejoiced their good old days walking around the refurbished campus. Taking their sons and daughters to their hostels, they remembered their gleeful hostel life and they could not resist visiting their rooms where they had once stayed. As arranged earlier they had a splendid dinner at the Jenny club with an entertaining magic show. As the second day was allotted for snaps, there were a lot of 'clicks' around the campus, with their family and their peers. The melodious musical performance made the pleasant December morning even more special. The blissful reunion ended with everyone yearning for another get-together as they became emotional and sentimental. The day had ended but the nostalgic feeling of the reunion will be ever-green.

Srishti ‘09 69

A REPORT ON THE CIT 1983 BATCH SILVER JUBILEE REUNION

27th and 28th December, 2008 and

ALUMNI DAY14th March, 2009

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arot Tarun

Delhi Daredevils

You are always content to sit high and dry. Nobody is going to be fooled by your name. Your field of action no longer suits you. Join the Lalu Prasad Yadav School of Business. TT with his infinite wisdom has found out that students should give four cows and two goats as donation. Pig donors earn extra points.

Mumbai Indians

Your lucky stars are all missing. Your only way to avoid misfortune is to go on a long medical leave and seek them. Make sure you come back only after all the drama is over. This

way no one can blame you if any misfortune befalls in your absence. Worried about attendance lag-Run to Sachin for advice.

Deccan Chargers

You are totally out of charge this season. A tea from the college mess will charge you up. The greater the size of the organism found

floating in your tea, the greater the charge. By the way your bottle of V.V.S coconut oil has already expired. Time to replace it.

Kolkata Knight Riders

You will impress everyone with your clothes and style but that is about all that you can do. Your gang’s poster boy can do nothing but flaunt his six pack abs. Yet the sun will shine on you. You will not have any financial problem. Generous contribution to the TT trust will solve all your problems.

Royal Challengers

You will be ravaged by internal conflicts. Even TT who commands unbelievable power and influence can do nothing to save you from your never-ending list of problems. Your only consolation is that there will be no dearth of Royal Challenge to revive

you when you are depressed.

If you guys are not the supporters of any of t h e a b o v e

teams, you will be happy to know

that you share your fate with those of the cheer girls. No

matter what you do or don’t do, what you do(n’t) wear, you will find yourself to be the center of attraction.

Tarot Tarun

In the line of Om Kapoor, Zeishar, Himes Bhai comes Kilijoshi Kanan in his new avatar Tarot Tarun. The reincarnated KK now TT has lost none of his lollu or the wisdom with which he predicts your fortunes. We have dealt you the cards. Let’s see what you end up with.

Rajasthan Royals

You might be the underdogs, but who knows every mistake may turn out to be a hair in a bald pate. Fear not of shame, for you have Shane. Your fairy godmother is a close friend of Sarah Palin and she can exert her influence.

Chennai Super Kings

You might be ferocious lions at the start but you will

be reduced to pathetic meows i n by the end. But all is not lost. On

the coming full moon, what you lost t i ll now will reach you in unexpected wrong turns. Yeah, you are right, you share the same fate as Dhoni, our new Ad Film sensation.

Kings XI Punjab

Your Kismat cross connection will lead you to be slapped around by all your so called bhais. Don’t fret because you will

be offered promising roles in all mega serials for your skill in shedding tons of tears at short notice.

ARCHANA Asokan SNEHAL Jain HARINI Ragothaman II year, IT

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arot Tarun

Delhi Daredevils

You are always content to sit high and dry. Nobody is going to be fooled by your name. Your field of action no longer suits you. Join the Lalu Prasad Yadav School of Business. TT with his infinite wisdom has found out that students should give four cows and two goats as donation. Pig donors earn extra points.

Mumbai Indians

Your lucky stars are all missing. Your only way to avoid misfortune is to go on a long medical leave and seek them. Make sure you come back only after all the drama is over. This

way no one can blame you if any misfortune befalls in your absence. Worried about attendance lag-Run to Sachin for advice.

Deccan Chargers

You are totally out of charge this season. A tea from the college mess will charge you up. The greater the size of the organism found

floating in your tea, the greater the charge. By the way your bottle of V.V.S coconut oil has already expired. Time to replace it.

Kolkata Knight Riders

You will impress everyone with your clothes and style but that is about all that you can do. Your gang’s poster boy can do nothing but flaunt his six pack abs. Yet the sun will shine on you. You will not have any financial problem. Generous contribution to the TT trust will solve all your problems.

Royal Challengers

You will be ravaged by internal conflicts. Even TT who commands unbelievable power and influence can do nothing to save you from your never-ending list of problems. Your only consolation is that there will be no dearth of Royal Challenge to revive

you when you are depressed.

If you guys are not the supporters of any of t h e a b o v e

teams, you will be happy to know

that you share your fate with those of the cheer girls. No

matter what you do or don’t do, what you do(n’t) wear, you will find yourself to be the center of attraction.

Tarot Tarun

In the line of Om Kapoor, Zeishar, Himes Bhai comes Kilijoshi Kanan in his new avatar Tarot Tarun. The reincarnated KK now TT has lost none of his lollu or the wisdom with which he predicts your fortunes. We have dealt you the cards. Let’s see what you end up with.

Rajasthan Royals

You might be the underdogs, but who knows every mistake may turn out to be a hair in a bald pate. Fear not of shame, for you have Shane. Your fairy godmother is a close friend of Sarah Palin and she can exert her influence.

Chennai Super Kings

You might be ferocious lions at the start but you will

be reduced to pathetic meows i n by the end. But all is not lost. On

the coming full moon, what you lost t i ll now will reach you in unexpected wrong turns. Yeah, you are right, you share the same fate as Dhoni, our new Ad Film sensation.

Kings XI Punjab

Your Kismat cross connection will lead you to be slapped around by all your so called bhais. Don’t fret because you will

be offered promising roles in all mega serials for your skill in shedding tons of tears at short notice.

ARCHANA Asokan SNEHAL Jain HARINI Ragothaman II year, IT

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Srishti ‘09 73Why Atheism is not necessarily a solution

“ There's probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your Life. ”

theismWhy

is not necessarily a solution

theism

K. SandeepII year, EEE

gol

n p

g

dea

e

If you have been reading the papers recently or if you have been to London of-late, you would have

probably noticed this, This is the newest avatar of the atheist campaign that is gaining popularity globally. The

fact that the campaign was able to raise £140,000, £135,000 more than what its founders originally intended,

while human welfare organizations are struggling for funds speaks for itself.

Some of the recent events that have taken place in the name of religion and God are

certainly very disturbing and undermine the very aim of faith. These events lend credit

to the claim that the path of religion leads to destruction of self, as well as society.

This raises a big question. Is atheism the only solution? Will atheism show us the way

to end this madness? Perhaps not! Instead of trying to prove why religion is the best, I'll

demonstrate why atheism is not exactly the best solution.

Religion has been the founding stone of civilization. It sets the basis on which man

could congregate and build empires that would not vanish at the touch of the hat. In fact, religion was initially no

more than a set of beliefs and rules strung together. It kept communities from disintegrating and provided a

platform to settle internal disputes and to maintain order in the community. Ancient Egypt or Rome could be cited

as good illustrations to the role that religion played in shaping them as powerful civilizations.

Religion has been the cornerstone of civilization and it still is. We might have come a long way

from hunting in the wild, but Man's instincts have largely remained the same and it takes

little time for him to return to his ancient unsavory ways. As the world embraces

atheism more, it has also been taking a step back in terms of

morals. Of course, it might be purely co-incidental. But then again,

it might not.

The main reason that we have been able

to come so far through all the hard

times is religion. Think of a

guiding hand or religion to choose the right

path, but the majority, without an external

stimulus might choose the wrong path, a path

of corruption, lies and deceit. Of course, I might

be wrong, but then there is a bright chance that

this might happen.

Atheists might say that 'atheism' is simply the

non-belief in the existence of God but for all

practical considerations, when there is no form

of higher authority to answer, the individual will

be lax in following. There is a good chance that

thoughts like, "I'm not responsible to anyone,

so why should I care?" will crop up. When

combined with the thought, "I'll circumvent my

rule this one time. After all it is a rule I set for

myself",it forms a deadly duo

that is likely to pull the person

down.

Religion also provides the

necessary incentive for the

individual to be considerate

and helpful, without any

reason. It may just be the fear

that drives it, but the end result is desirable. But

of-course, the person need not be religious to

be ‘good' to others.

Moreover, without a consensus on the rules to

be followed, atheism falls short in bringing a

peaceful and progressive society. As an added

bonus, man can fall back to the bastion of

religion when he feels isolated. It is one of the

most soothing forms of escapism that helps an

individual to get back on his feet.

Let me come back to the first line of this article,

the quote on the London's buses. A society

being devoid of rules develops chaos and

unrest, which atheism seems to point to.

Simply put, atheism does not have the faculty

to manage the complications arising out of the

clash of individual agendas in a society without

a unified code of conduct. Religion is nowhere

close to being the foolproof method of

preserving order in a society, whereas,

Atheism is just as good at being a solution as it

is to being the source of troubles.

world, where religion as a concept, did not

exist. In that world, mankind would have

destroyed itself a hundred times over by now

chaos would have reigned supreme.

Proponents of atheism argue that religion has

been and still is the root cause of many a

bloody conflict. They quote from the Crusades

to the recent terrorist attacks. However,

religion in itself is rarely the cause for violence.

The politics behind it is the culprit. People in

power abuse their ability to reach out to the

masses, use religion as a tool and bend the

public to do their bidding, all for selfish gains.

The Babri Masjid problem, despite its religious

roots, did not flare up just because of religion. It

was more of an attention-

seeking effort by politicians.

Now, the next question would

be about the necessity of such

a practice which perpetrates

violence. But, religion is just

one of the tools used by

politicians. All major religions in

the world are built on ethics,

which enumerate ways for the betterment of

the self and the society as a whole. All religions

openly condemn acts of mal-intent to fellow

human beings.

The laws of today's political administration

have been adopted from religious codes.

However, the reach of religion is more

pronounced than the law. 'Crime cannot be

controlled unless the criminal decides to forgo',

is another popular saying. This shows that the

change must be effected from within the

person. No matter how it is framed, law has

been and will always be seen by the public as

an external agent meant to govern them and it

is a common mentality to feel rebellious

towards any external force that directs us.

While the law reaches out to the analytical

mind, religion has the power to reach the

person's emotional core.

What would happen if the world shuns

religion? There are people who do not need the

The laws of today's political administration have been adopted from religious codes. However, the reach o f r e l i g i o n i s m o r e pronounced than the law.

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Srishti ‘09 73Why Atheism is not necessarily a solution

“ There's probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your Life. ”

theismWhy

is not necessarily a solution

theism

K. SandeepII year, EEE

gold

n p

ge

ae

If you have been reading the papers recently or if you have been to London of-late, you would have

probably noticed this, This is the newest avatar of the atheist campaign that is gaining popularity globally. The

fact that the campaign was able to raise £140,000, £135,000 more than what its founders originally intended,

while human welfare organizations are struggling for funds speaks for itself.

Some of the recent events that have taken place in the name of religion and God are

certainly very disturbing and undermine the very aim of faith. These events lend credit

to the claim that the path of religion leads to destruction of self, as well as society.

This raises a big question. Is atheism the only solution? Will atheism show us the way

to end this madness? Perhaps not! Instead of trying to prove why religion is the best, I'll

demonstrate why atheism is not exactly the best solution.

Religion has been the founding stone of civilization. It sets the basis on which man

could congregate and build empires that would not vanish at the touch of the hat. In fact, religion was initially no

more than a set of beliefs and rules strung together. It kept communities from disintegrating and provided a

platform to settle internal disputes and to maintain order in the community. Ancient Egypt or Rome could be cited

as good illustrations to the role that religion played in shaping them as powerful civilizations.

Religion has been the cornerstone of civilization and it still is. We might have come a long way

from hunting in the wild, but Man's instincts have largely remained the same and it takes

little time for him to return to his ancient unsavory ways. As the world embraces

atheism more, it has also been taking a step back in terms of

morals. Of course, it might be purely co-incidental. But then again,

it might not.

The main reason that we have been able

to come so far through all the hard

times is religion. Think of a

guiding hand or religion to choose the right

path, but the majority, without an external

stimulus might choose the wrong path, a path

of corruption, lies and deceit. Of course, I might

be wrong, but then there is a bright chance that

this might happen.

Atheists might say that 'atheism' is simply the

non-belief in the existence of God but for all

practical considerations, when there is no form

of higher authority to answer, the individual will

be lax in following. There is a good chance that

thoughts like, "I'm not responsible to anyone,

so why should I care?" will crop up. When

combined with the thought, "I'll circumvent my

rule this one time. After all it is a rule I set for

myself",it forms a deadly duo

that is likely to pull the person

down.

Religion also provides the

necessary incentive for the

individual to be considerate

and helpful, without any

reason. It may just be the fear

that drives it, but the end result is desirable. But

of-course, the person need not be religious to

be ‘good' to others.

Moreover, without a consensus on the rules to

be followed, atheism falls short in bringing a

peaceful and progressive society. As an added

bonus, man can fall back to the bastion of

religion when he feels isolated. It is one of the

most soothing forms of escapism that helps an

individual to get back on his feet.

Let me come back to the first line of this article,

the quote on the London's buses. A society

being devoid of rules develops chaos and

unrest, which atheism seems to point to.

Simply put, atheism does not have the faculty

to manage the complications arising out of the

clash of individual agendas in a society without

a unified code of conduct. Religion is nowhere

close to being the foolproof method of

preserving order in a society, whereas,

Atheism is just as good at being a solution as it

is to being the source of troubles.

world, where religion as a concept, did not

exist. In that world, mankind would have

destroyed itself a hundred times over by now

chaos would have reigned supreme.

Proponents of atheism argue that religion has

been and still is the root cause of many a

bloody conflict. They quote from the Crusades

to the recent terrorist attacks. However,

religion in itself is rarely the cause for violence.

The politics behind it is the culprit. People in

power abuse their ability to reach out to the

masses, use religion as a tool and bend the

public to do their bidding, all for selfish gains.

The Babri Masjid problem, despite its religious

roots, did not flare up just because of religion. It

was more of an attention-

seeking effort by politicians.

Now, the next question would

be about the necessity of such

a practice which perpetrates

violence. But, religion is just

one of the tools used by

politicians. All major religions in

the world are built on ethics,

which enumerate ways for the betterment of

the self and the society as a whole. All religions

openly condemn acts of mal-intent to fellow

human beings.

The laws of today's political administration

have been adopted from religious codes.

However, the reach of religion is more

pronounced than the law. 'Crime cannot be

controlled unless the criminal decides to forgo',

is another popular saying. This shows that the

change must be effected from within the

person. No matter how it is framed, law has

been and will always be seen by the public as

an external agent meant to govern them and it

is a common mentality to feel rebellious

towards any external force that directs us.

While the law reaches out to the analytical

mind, religion has the power to reach the

person's emotional core.

What would happen if the world shuns

religion? There are people who do not need the

The laws of today's political administration have been adopted from religious codes. However, the reach o f r e l i g i o n i s m o r e pronounced than the law.

Page 74: srishti 2009 - coimbatore institute of technology college magazine

If you don't have the exact change, you are

doomed. You might not be able to open your

mouth, let alone your purse in the extremely

crowded area. Then you would find yourself in

the seemingly middle of the bus, and have no

clue how you came over there (Partly by the

jostling and partly by the quaking of the bus).

Your nose would find a whiff of something new

every second. From the horrible stench of sweat

from the college boy standing behind you to the

fragrance of the Johnson and Johnson baby

soap of the baby screaming beside you. You

would see palms searching for the conductor

who would be traveling on the foot board. The

palms, some soft, some very rough, some

clutching a flowery dainty

“hanky” and some alarmingly

yellow (later struck me that it

should be turmeric, for I had

thought that it might be an

extreme case of jaundice) all

carry change. You gasp for

breath and manouevre your

bulk towards any source of

light. This time you try

shutting your nose, for there

is a stench from the girl in jeans who must have

emptied three or four bottles of perfume, enough

to knock you out for a couple of days.

The twist in the tale comes when a co-passenger

behind you finally decides to get off the bus. The

question is HOW? It would be more tangible to

walk on the scaffolding across a fifty storey

building. You tend to think that your destination is

far, far away, but before you know it, it's already

there and you punch yourself through a mass of

tightly intertwined human bodies. Sometimes,

unfortunately, women with long hair get it stuck in

the zip of a hand bag of a bob-haired girl and they

scream "my stop, my hair, my stop". Then the girl

would scream, "hey, leave my bag"...Conductor

screams "quick quick". Ultimately, the three of

them shriek, and the passengers up front smile

knowingly, as they have been through this all

their life.

It's the ladies above 60 who finally get to realize

their insecurity in this country that has been

independent for more than 60 years. It would

start with the old dame asking the conductor for

the whereabouts of the stop (though it's obvious

that she has been taking the same route from the

time she was born). Admitting her frailty, she

starts the torture of elbowing the person in front

of her fifteen minutes before her stop arrives (in a

journey, not lasting more than eighteen minutes)

and start edging her way towards the source of

light. The wackiest part is that they ALWAYS, (the

caps indicate, that it is indeed ALWAYS) get

stuck just at their stop and usually get entangled

with a college student's or school child's bag.

The kid screams and the lady develops a morbid

fear that the bus would move off without dumping

her and she tries, with the heart

of an Olympic swimmer (who

finds that a guy has just inched

past him when he is just half a

foot from the finish line), to wade

her way through. The kid

screams more as the bag

somehow gets entangled around

his neck. And the lady calls out

the names of a thousand Indian

deities to help her, who in the form of a tough

looking lady come in to the hullabaloo. Expertly,

she untangles the duo. While the kid is gasping

for breath, the old lady tumults out of the bus and

just remembers that she had forgotten to tell her

son that she is out.

"Chinraaaaasu...." she screams from outside

(uncannily like Manorama in "chinnagounder").

When she gets no response from the other side,

she is all panicked now. Before we can witness

the next scene of mother-son hugging or an

estranged mother's melancholy, the bus

catapults away. The one sole non participant

observing to this kind of high level mega serial

drama is the speaker of the FM radio,

broadcasting a "Kittu mama, Susie mami" show.

If you could really manage all these and still,

safely land at your destination, it's fantastic; you

have beaten a B-school student. Is there a better

way to learn management skills?

Srishti ‘09 75From CIT to Townhall

From CIT to TownhallTo travel from CIT to

Townhall at five pm

in a town bus is the

best way to learn

m a n a g e m e n t

skills. Once you

reach Townhall you

would get to know how

the mortal body, except

for the soul gets kicked, squashed,

squeezed, pulped and in that vein,

add a couple of adjectives that would

suit a banana inside a mixer.

After a minute or so of waiting in the

CIT bus stop, you would see people

get all tensed up, as if awaiting a

rhinoceros from Kaziranga. At a

distance one would catch a glimpse of a

misshapen object with seemingly extra

attachments slowly waddling towards the bus

stop. And, of course, by now you would know

that the frame is nothing but a bus, stuffed with

the extra-ordinary, ever resourceful citizens of

Coimbatore.

The bus, if it is private, screeches to a stop and

the conductor is the real

player here. Of all the

optimists we could ever

meet, this guy is the best

for imagining his bus to be

of the size of a football

ground where everyone

has a place."Keep moving

in, move, move", is all he

says repeatedly as he

calls for more of the junta to come in. They fit

themselves even in the nooks and corners of the

bus before one realizes that the

bus is standing lopsidedly, in

fact shaking ominously

near the edges of the

amazingly small bridge

near hopes. Here one has

visions of Vishnu and Shiva

alarmingly near, but the

valiant hero of the day stomps

his hoof over the accelerator and

the bus whizzes forward.

M.A. UttaraIII year, ECE

If you don't have the exact change, you are doomed. You might not be able to open your mouth, let alone your purse in the extremely crowded area.

Page 75: srishti 2009 - coimbatore institute of technology college magazine

If you don't have the exact change, you are

doomed. You might not be able to open your

mouth, let alone your purse in the extremely

crowded area. Then you would find yourself in

the seemingly middle of the bus, and have no

clue how you came over there (Partly by the

jostling and partly by the quaking of the bus).

Your nose would find a whiff of something new

every second. From the horrible stench of sweat

from the college boy standing behind you to the

fragrance of the Johnson and Johnson baby

soap of the baby screaming beside you. You

would see palms searching for the conductor

who would be traveling on the foot board. The

palms, some soft, some very rough, some

clutching a flowery dainty

“hanky” and some alarmingly

yellow (later struck me that it

should be turmeric, for I had

thought that it might be an

extreme case of jaundice) all

carry change. You gasp for

breath and manouevre your

bulk towards any source of

light. This time you try

shutting your nose, for there

is a stench from the girl in jeans who must have

emptied three or four bottles of perfume, enough

to knock you out for a couple of days.

The twist in the tale comes when a co-passenger

behind you finally decides to get off the bus. The

question is HOW? It would be more tangible to

walk on the scaffolding across a fifty storey

building. You tend to think that your destination is

far, far away, but before you know it, it's already

there and you punch yourself through a mass of

tightly intertwined human bodies. Sometimes,

unfortunately, women with long hair get it stuck in

the zip of a hand bag of a bob-haired girl and they

scream "my stop, my hair, my stop". Then the girl

would scream, "hey, leave my bag"...Conductor

screams "quick quick". Ultimately, the three of

them shriek, and the passengers up front smile

knowingly, as they have been through this all

their life.

It's the ladies above 60 who finally get to realize

their insecurity in this country that has been

independent for more than 60 years. It would

start with the old dame asking the conductor for

the whereabouts of the stop (though it's obvious

that she has been taking the same route from the

time she was born). Admitting her frailty, she

starts the torture of elbowing the person in front

of her fifteen minutes before her stop arrives (in a

journey, not lasting more than eighteen minutes)

and start edging her way towards the source of

light. The wackiest part is that they ALWAYS, (the

caps indicate, that it is indeed ALWAYS) get

stuck just at their stop and usually get entangled

with a college student's or school child's bag.

The kid screams and the lady develops a morbid

fear that the bus would move off without dumping

her and she tries, with the heart

of an Olympic swimmer (who

finds that a guy has just inched

past him when he is just half a

foot from the finish line), to wade

her way through. The kid

screams more as the bag

somehow gets entangled around

his neck. And the lady calls out

the names of a thousand Indian

deities to help her, who in the form of a tough

looking lady come in to the hullabaloo. Expertly,

she untangles the duo. While the kid is gasping

for breath, the old lady tumults out of the bus and

just remembers that she had forgotten to tell her

son that she is out.

"Chinraaaaasu...." she screams from outside

(uncannily like Manorama in "chinnagounder").

When she gets no response from the other side,

she is all panicked now. Before we can witness

the next scene of mother-son hugging or an

estranged mother's melancholy, the bus

catapults away. The one sole non participant

observing to this kind of high level mega serial

drama is the speaker of the FM radio,

broadcasting a "Kittu mama, Susie mami" show.

If you could really manage all these and still,

safely land at your destination, it's fantastic; you

have beaten a B-school student. Is there a better

way to learn management skills?

Srishti ‘09 75From CIT to Townhall

From CIT to TownhallTo travel from CIT to

Townhall at five pm

in a town bus is the

best way to learn

m a n a g e m e n t

skills. Once you

reach Townhall you

would get to know how

the mortal body, except

for the soul gets kicked, squashed,

squeezed, pulped and in that vein,

add a couple of adjectives that would

suit a banana inside a mixer.

After a minute or so of waiting in the

CIT bus stop, you would see people

get all tensed up, as if awaiting a

rhinoceros from Kaziranga. At a

distance one would catch a glimpse of a

misshapen object with seemingly extra

attachments slowly waddling towards the bus

stop. And, of course, by now you would know

that the frame is nothing but a bus, stuffed with

the extra-ordinary, ever resourceful citizens of

Coimbatore.

The bus, if it is private, screeches to a stop and

the conductor is the real

player here. Of all the

optimists we could ever

meet, this guy is the best

for imagining his bus to be

of the size of a football

ground where everyone

has a place."Keep moving

in, move, move", is all he

says repeatedly as he

calls for more of the junta to come in. They fit

themselves even in the nooks and corners of the

bus before one realizes that the

bus is standing lopsidedly, in

fact shaking ominously

near the edges of the

amazingly small bridge

near hopes. Here one has

visions of Vishnu and Shiva

alarmingly near, but the

valiant hero of the day stomps

his hoof over the accelerator and

the bus whizzes forward.

M.A. UttaraIII year, ECE

If you don't have the exact change, you are doomed. You might not be able to open your mouth, let alone your purse in the extremely crowded area.

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Srishti ‘09 77Srishti ‘0976

C

The gelling of the team

The arrival of the truck

ome third year, the urge to set ourselves apart was really killing us. We had had enough of being just another brick in the wall. We really

wanted to do something that would set us apart and Shaastra 2008 provided us with an opportunity to do that. Being mechanical engineers, there were a lot of events in store for us, but the event that stole away the limelight was "FIRE n' ICE": an event based on Internal Combustion Engines This event was about building a mini monster-truck (yes, a real monster truck), powered by an IC Engine. Sounds ultra cool? Oh yeah, you bet it was!

There was no doubt in my mind when it came to choosing my teammates. Bino-my classmate, Karthik (from EEE), Shreyas and Nikith (both from other colleges) were my obvious choices due to the fact that they were both talented and dedicated. And more importantly, all of us end up having a fun time together.

We had our first meeting at Barista. Being absolute amateurs in RC racing we decided to buy and study an existing RC monster truck. There was a 2-fold benefit in this, first, we would get the required complex parts, and second, it would give us an insight into all the minute details to be kept in mind while designing another truck. After having selected our "expensive toy", our first hurdle was to transport it to India from the USA. Shipping was not an option. I tried asking my friends around, if they knew anyone returning from the US. I knew this was a futile effort, but miraculously my classmate's brother was returning to India in 2 days. I was jumping for joy! I sent a mail immediately, and

Mukunda ShankarIII year Mech

Team Work

really hoped for a quick reply. He said that he would be really happy to help us in whatever way possible. I couldn't believe my ears. Bino, my supercharged pal was ready to go to Bangalore to pick up the truck on Sunday (just after the midsem) and by making this one-day visit, he saved a lot of time for our team. On his way back, kids were crowding near him to look at the box of the truck, and some people even assumed him to be a salesman and started asking him the price of his product!! Bino arrived with the truck at my place. This was where the fun started.

The truck was simply a masterpiece. We admired it,

from every angle, but work had to start. At the right

time, we got expert advice from Murarie, an RC

enthusiast. When we showed him our designs for the

truck, he advised us to stick to the original design as

much as possible. It sounded sensible, but, we knew

that there was a lot of work to be done. We got our act

together immediately. Bino and I worked on the CAD

models. We started with the main platform, housing

the engine and the gearbox. We knew that the

meshing of the gears required precision, so we

borrowed a digital vernier from the Civil department.

We are really grateful to the department for their timely

help. In a week's time we completed modeling all the

required parts. For the platform alone, we decided to

go in for EDM wire-cut, a precision manufacturing

process. Al l other parts were machined

conventionally. Our expenses had gone way over the

roof, and we still had a part to manufacture - The

Chassis frame. We were in a fix. And suddenly, it

dawned on me to make use of our Central

Workshop. We took the materials to the

workshop and started to work immediately.

With the assistant's initial help, we completed

most of the profile manually using hack-saw

blades and filers - I felt like I was in the first year

again! It seemed a near impossible task . But

Bino was undeterred. In short, I would say that

he is an embodiment of dedication. He worked

with the hacksaw and filer and brought the

profile to shape after 5 hours of continuous

manual labor! And to top it all, we had our mid

semesters the very next day!! But then, that's

Bino, who worked hard despite the

pressure….kudos to him!

Bring me to Life- Song of the truck

Simultaneously, we were assembling our truck, and

all of us were working rigorously. Whenever we

encountered a hurdle, Shreyas came up with brilliant

instant-fix ideas! He was really the idea-factory of our

team. Nikith also came up with simple solutions to

complex problems! Karthik played a vital role too.

With his portable driller, he worked his magic,

rectifying all the errors in the manufactured parts.

The list of the parts we manufactured were the

platform on which the engine sat, the suspension

system, the steering, the chassis and the bulkheads

between which the differential is housed and of

course the wheel hubs, the most complex part of the

assembly, that no other team had manufactured.

The thing that set our truck apart was the body cover

that really made it look like a monster! We had a

major problem with the steering and I had given up

hope, so had Karthik. But then it was Bino, who

motivated me and made me realize my folly. Shreyas

worked meticulously and came up with a quick fix

idea even to this problem. Our morale was soaring.

Bino was the grease monkey, meshing the clutch

and the gear box but then, I guess I had an important

role in the team too! "VRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM

MMM", the truck finally sprung to life!!! It looked like a

caged monster waiting for its prey! Force

Coimbatore looked to be heading in the right

direction!

The competition

We reached IIT-M and wasted no time in fine-tuning

our truck. Come 3rd October, we were geared for the

prelims. The first round comprised of a drag race and

weight pulling event. While practicing, the truck spun

out of control and banged against a concrete wall!

CRITICAL DAMAGE. I was filled with guilt being the

controller. Everything was over. Even in that

depression, Bino was undeterred. He motivated us

and we fixed the truck to make it run. But the damage

had been done. We did the weight pulling first, but

my hopes weren't high. But then, divine grace

poured on us yet again, and to our surprise, we stood

first in that round! Next we tried the drag race, and

our timing wasn't bad and we stood fifth. After the

drag race, we noticed that we had been dethroned

from first place in the weight pulling event. So, we

gave another try and pushed our truck a little too

hard, and it caused further damage. We thought that

this was not something severe, but it turned out to be

one of our worst nightmares. The results were out

the next day. We stood fourth overall and were

through to the finals!!! We started mending the truck

by evening…but it turned out to be too late. We

figured out the problem, and it hit us like a shockwave.

Apparently, by pushing our truck too hard, we had

destroyed the spring of the clutch, a highly crucial part.

There is no way to fix a broken spring, so we had to get a

new one. But this was not the kind of spring one can get

in a hardware shop; it was a specialized spring. Some

help from the the non-finalist Coimbatore teams, we

thought would be great. It was 11 pm and astoundingly

enough, a Coimbatore team agreed to help us out. We

went to Saidapet and got the part we were looking for.

We came back by 12:30 am and then the moment of

truth. We replaced the broken clutch, and like magic,

we were back in the game! In a matter of 8 hours, it was

time for the finals! While practicing, the truck developed

a snag. We realized that it was the same clutch

problem. This time, it was for me to take the lead. My

teammates who were cynical initially, acquiesced to fix

the truck. We had just 5 minutes before our turn. But we

worked like an F1 pit-stop crew, and everything was

fixed just in time! (this time there was no damage to the

spring, it had just unhooked). We did two runs, it wasn't

really impressive and we stood only 5th. But there was

no sorrow in our hearts. We felt a great sense of

achievement! We felt the spirit of engineering!!! We felt

we were engineers!!

The fact that, we were the only ones to conform to most of the rules, gave us a sense of satisfaction. Getting a consolation prize out of 50 participating teams from all over India was an added perk. The crux of the entire journey was that, we had learnt what it meant to work as a team. There were a lot of ups and downs but all this was overshadowed by what we had achieved. It was our undeterred spirit and mutual support that kept us going. Yes, there's a lot more room for improvement but we're just kids in the arena of the big boys, and with experience I'm sure one day, we'll win the first prize.

Team work is divine!

Team Work

* The thing that set our truck apart was the body

cover that really made it look like a monster!

* The fact that, we were the only ones to conform

to most of the rules, gave us a sense of

satisfaction.

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C

The gelling of the team

The arrival of the truck

ome third year, the urge to set ourselves apart was really killing us. We had had enough of being just another brick in the wall. We really

wanted to do something that would set us apart and Shaastra 2008 provided us with an opportunity to do that. Being mechanical engineers, there were a lot of events in store for us, but the event that stole away the limelight was "FIRE n' ICE": an event based on Internal Combustion Engines This event was about building a mini monster-truck (yes, a real monster truck), powered by an IC Engine. Sounds ultra cool? Oh yeah, you bet it was!

There was no doubt in my mind when it came to choosing my teammates. Bino-my classmate, Karthik (from EEE), Shreyas and Nikith (both from other colleges) were my obvious choices due to the fact that they were both talented and dedicated. And more importantly, all of us end up having a fun time together.

We had our first meeting at Barista. Being absolute amateurs in RC racing we decided to buy and study an existing RC monster truck. There was a 2-fold benefit in this, first, we would get the required complex parts, and second, it would give us an insight into all the minute details to be kept in mind while designing another truck. After having selected our "expensive toy", our first hurdle was to transport it to India from the USA. Shipping was not an option. I tried asking my friends around, if they knew anyone returning from the US. I knew this was a futile effort, but miraculously my classmate's brother was returning to India in 2 days. I was jumping for joy! I sent a mail immediately, and

Mukunda ShankarIII year Mech

Team Work

really hoped for a quick reply. He said that he would be really happy to help us in whatever way possible. I couldn't believe my ears. Bino, my supercharged pal was ready to go to Bangalore to pick up the truck on Sunday (just after the midsem) and by making this one-day visit, he saved a lot of time for our team. On his way back, kids were crowding near him to look at the box of the truck, and some people even assumed him to be a salesman and started asking him the price of his product!! Bino arrived with the truck at my place. This was where the fun started.

The truck was simply a masterpiece. We admired it,

from every angle, but work had to start. At the right

time, we got expert advice from Murarie, an RC

enthusiast. When we showed him our designs for the

truck, he advised us to stick to the original design as

much as possible. It sounded sensible, but, we knew

that there was a lot of work to be done. We got our act

together immediately. Bino and I worked on the CAD

models. We started with the main platform, housing

the engine and the gearbox. We knew that the

meshing of the gears required precision, so we

borrowed a digital vernier from the Civil department.

We are really grateful to the department for their timely

help. In a week's time we completed modeling all the

required parts. For the platform alone, we decided to

go in for EDM wire-cut, a precision manufacturing

process. Al l other parts were machined

conventionally. Our expenses had gone way over the

roof, and we still had a part to manufacture - The

Chassis frame. We were in a fix. And suddenly, it

dawned on me to make use of our Central

Workshop. We took the materials to the

workshop and started to work immediately.

With the assistant's initial help, we completed

most of the profile manually using hack-saw

blades and filers - I felt like I was in the first year

again! It seemed a near impossible task . But

Bino was undeterred. In short, I would say that

he is an embodiment of dedication. He worked

with the hacksaw and filer and brought the

profile to shape after 5 hours of continuous

manual labor! And to top it all, we had our mid

semesters the very next day!! But then, that's

Bino, who worked hard despite the

pressure….kudos to him!

Bring me to Life- Song of the truck

Simultaneously, we were assembling our truck, and

all of us were working rigorously. Whenever we

encountered a hurdle, Shreyas came up with brilliant

instant-fix ideas! He was really the idea-factory of our

team. Nikith also came up with simple solutions to

complex problems! Karthik played a vital role too.

With his portable driller, he worked his magic,

rectifying all the errors in the manufactured parts.

The list of the parts we manufactured were the

platform on which the engine sat, the suspension

system, the steering, the chassis and the bulkheads

between which the differential is housed and of

course the wheel hubs, the most complex part of the

assembly, that no other team had manufactured.

The thing that set our truck apart was the body cover

that really made it look like a monster! We had a

major problem with the steering and I had given up

hope, so had Karthik. But then it was Bino, who

motivated me and made me realize my folly. Shreyas

worked meticulously and came up with a quick fix

idea even to this problem. Our morale was soaring.

Bino was the grease monkey, meshing the clutch

and the gear box but then, I guess I had an important

role in the team too! "VRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM

MMM", the truck finally sprung to life!!! It looked like a

caged monster waiting for its prey! Force

Coimbatore looked to be heading in the right

direction!

The competition

We reached IIT-M and wasted no time in fine-tuning

our truck. Come 3rd October, we were geared for the

prelims. The first round comprised of a drag race and

weight pulling event. While practicing, the truck spun

out of control and banged against a concrete wall!

CRITICAL DAMAGE. I was filled with guilt being the

controller. Everything was over. Even in that

depression, Bino was undeterred. He motivated us

and we fixed the truck to make it run. But the damage

had been done. We did the weight pulling first, but

my hopes weren't high. But then, divine grace

poured on us yet again, and to our surprise, we stood

first in that round! Next we tried the drag race, and

our timing wasn't bad and we stood fifth. After the

drag race, we noticed that we had been dethroned

from first place in the weight pulling event. So, we

gave another try and pushed our truck a little too

hard, and it caused further damage. We thought that

this was not something severe, but it turned out to be

one of our worst nightmares. The results were out

the next day. We stood fourth overall and were

through to the finals!!! We started mending the truck

by evening…but it turned out to be too late. We

figured out the problem, and it hit us like a shockwave.

Apparently, by pushing our truck too hard, we had

destroyed the spring of the clutch, a highly crucial part.

There is no way to fix a broken spring, so we had to get a

new one. But this was not the kind of spring one can get

in a hardware shop; it was a specialized spring. Some

help from the the non-finalist Coimbatore teams, we

thought would be great. It was 11 pm and astoundingly

enough, a Coimbatore team agreed to help us out. We

went to Saidapet and got the part we were looking for.

We came back by 12:30 am and then the moment of

truth. We replaced the broken clutch, and like magic,

we were back in the game! In a matter of 8 hours, it was

time for the finals! While practicing, the truck developed

a snag. We realized that it was the same clutch

problem. This time, it was for me to take the lead. My

teammates who were cynical initially, acquiesced to fix

the truck. We had just 5 minutes before our turn. But we

worked like an F1 pit-stop crew, and everything was

fixed just in time! (this time there was no damage to the

spring, it had just unhooked). We did two runs, it wasn't

really impressive and we stood only 5th. But there was

no sorrow in our hearts. We felt a great sense of

achievement! We felt the spirit of engineering!!! We felt

we were engineers!!

The fact that, we were the only ones to conform to most of the rules, gave us a sense of satisfaction. Getting a consolation prize out of 50 participating teams from all over India was an added perk. The crux of the entire journey was that, we had learnt what it meant to work as a team. There were a lot of ups and downs but all this was overshadowed by what we had achieved. It was our undeterred spirit and mutual support that kept us going. Yes, there's a lot more room for improvement but we're just kids in the arena of the big boys, and with experience I'm sure one day, we'll win the first prize.

Team work is divine!

Team Work

* The thing that set our truck apart was the body

cover that really made it look like a monster!

* The fact that, we were the only ones to conform

to most of the rules, gave us a sense of

satisfaction.

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Srishti ‘0978

Ramkumar & KarthikIV year, ECE

GenNext Srishti ‘09 79

G xenNe t

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do you ink?Ge x Y

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next

Karthik: Hi Dude .Wassup?

Hey Man!!

Karthik: So,How's life ??

Life's Good. I'm just a little concerned though…

Karthik: Concerned?

Yeah! I'm worried about the changing attitude and lifestyle of generation next.

K: Gen Nex? You mean people in their twenties??

Mostly…Well! What do you think?

K: I think we need more freedom, space &exposure to carve out a niche for ourselves.

Freedom? But its mostly misused. "Wider is the gate, Broader is the temptation".

K: Not Exactly. Present scenario is that, "we aren't acting but acted upon". Till we are 25, our parents influence us in absolutely everything; All the way from the choosing the color of our jeans to the color of our future genes. For the next ten years, we become pliable to our wife's wishes & for the next 25, our life becomes children-centric. Then, one day our time is up. How many of us can say that, "I am what I am because of the choices I have made in my life?"

But don't you feel that the wisdom of our parents is necessary to guide us through this adulterated world? Do you think we are omniscient?

K: No, we may not be omniscient but neither are they. Empathetic Communication is certainly lacking. It is said that, "No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside". Now, the sad part is that, our life is rife with these persuasions.

If their guidance is beneficial, why shouldn't we accept it?

K: All that guidance just makes us conservative. On the other hand, Steve Jobs (Apple), Bill Gates(Microsoft), Michael Dell (Dell), Page and Brin(Google), Mark Zuckerburg (Face Book), were all entrepreneurs, and managed to make colossal fortunes in their early twenties. These guys had the Carte Blanche to follow their heart and take tough decisions without being influenced. If our present attitude prolongs, we would never have such people who change the world in the near future.

Hey! What about the lamentable condition of our culture? In the name of globalization, our culture is continuously degraded. In this so called "Connected world", we don't even know who our neighbor is. Everyone is moving towards a nuclear family and is deprived of love and affection as in a joint family. No moral stories from Grand Parents, no advice from siblings, nothing.

K: In this fast world, change seems to be inevitable. Culture needs to evolve and adapt with time. Why not "change for the good" as said by the first Afro American President Barack Obama in his historical acceptance speech, even though I am against the mushrooming nuclear family vogue.

It doesn't stop there. Video Games, films, books and even cartoons contain a lot of violence which instigates the younger lot to indulge in immoral activities. Juvenile delinquencies have flared up. To substantiate this, hear this piece of news, an altercation between two school students culminated in the killing of one guy by the other.

Ram Kumar:

Ramkumar:

Ram Kumar:

R:

R:

R:

R:

R:

R:

K: Of Course it is a matter of concern, but I don't feel it's an epidemic rather it is strictly confined to the individual's moral values and conscience. Every system has pros and cons. But at the end of the day, the important thing is which weighs significantly more. Perhaps, it is like sacrificing a candy for a cricket match.

R: I would definitely go for a candy.

K: It may sound clichéd, but it’s worth mentioning: Our Current educational system is really sick. It doesn't give room for innovation and creativeness. Even our country's vainglorious IT industry has a serious limitation. Its Products are mostly non-transformational and non-revolutionizing. Projects requiring high skills and research are mostly dealt by IBM, Accenture and other MNCs based in the US. The so called IT revolution may even turn out to be a fleeting one. This is the reason why we fear the Chinese influence in the software gamut in the near future.

R: I even have to mention the complacency of youth lagging in drive and motivation. We also ought to know our responsibility and the value of time and money.

K: Freedom and responsibility is certainly a false dichotomy. Focus again shifts to granting liberty which entails drive and motivation. For knowing the value of money, parents must make their children a part of the decision making process in the family affairs. But what is the reality?

R: Whatever! ….But I feel that change is good but not at the cost of existing good values. Blind westernization is unacceptable. We came to this world because of our parents. All of our interests can be pursued, at the same time our parents' feelings have to be considered.

K: India is getting bigger in the world map not because of the corrupt politicians, derelict bureaucrats, ever weakening resources nor the flawed education system. But because of the fact that nearly 70% of our population is very young and raring to go. We are waiting to be untethered, unbridled and to debouch.

May be we need the guidance, but not the guarding; we can be provided with choices but not with choices made for us; the path can be shown but we shouldn't be pushed into the path.

R: Hey hang loose da. Let’s have a cup of tea.

K: Hoops! Its time...Need to be in KG complex in another half an hour...Bye!

R: I guess u were right in your argument, we need more freedom . Ha ha… Ok bye da!

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Srishti ‘0978

Ramkumar & KarthikIV year, ECE

GenNext Srishti ‘09 79

G xenNe t

ly.Most ..Well! What h

do you t ink?Ge Nx Y

u

ne ? o

e n ople in

m ape

th twe te??

eirn i s

next

Karthik: Hi Dude .Wassup?

Hey Man!!

Karthik: So,How's life ??

Life's Good. I'm just a little concerned though…

Karthik: Concerned?

Yeah! I'm worried about the changing attitude and lifestyle of generation next.

K: Gen Nex? You mean people in their twenties??

Mostly…Well! What do you think?

K: I think we need more freedom, space &exposure to carve out a niche for ourselves.

Freedom? But its mostly misused. "Wider is the gate, Broader is the temptation".

K: Not Exactly. Present scenario is that, "we aren't acting but acted upon". Till we are 25, our parents influence us in absolutely everything; All the way from the choosing the color of our jeans to the color of our future genes. For the next ten years, we become pliable to our wife's wishes & for the next 25, our life becomes children-centric. Then, one day our time is up. How many of us can say that, "I am what I am because of the choices I have made in my life?"

But don't you feel that the wisdom of our parents is necessary to guide us through this adulterated world? Do you think we are omniscient?

K: No, we may not be omniscient but neither are they. Empathetic Communication is certainly lacking. It is said that, "No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside". Now, the sad part is that, our life is rife with these persuasions.

If their guidance is beneficial, why shouldn't we accept it?

K: All that guidance just makes us conservative. On the other hand, Steve Jobs (Apple), Bill Gates(Microsoft), Michael Dell (Dell), Page and Brin(Google), Mark Zuckerburg (Face Book), were all entrepreneurs, and managed to make colossal fortunes in their early twenties. These guys had the Carte Blanche to follow their heart and take tough decisions without being influenced. If our present attitude prolongs, we would never have such people who change the world in the near future.

Hey! What about the lamentable condition of our culture? In the name of globalization, our culture is continuously degraded. In this so called "Connected world", we don't even know who our neighbor is. Everyone is moving towards a nuclear family and is deprived of love and affection as in a joint family. No moral stories from Grand Parents, no advice from siblings, nothing.

K: In this fast world, change seems to be inevitable. Culture needs to evolve and adapt with time. Why not "change for the good" as said by the first Afro American President Barack Obama in his historical acceptance speech, even though I am against the mushrooming nuclear family vogue.

It doesn't stop there. Video Games, films, books and even cartoons contain a lot of violence which instigates the younger lot to indulge in immoral activities. Juvenile delinquencies have flared up. To substantiate this, hear this piece of news, an altercation between two school students culminated in the killing of one guy by the other.

Ram Kumar:

Ramkumar:

Ram Kumar:

R:

R:

R:

R:

R:

R:

K: Of Course it is a matter of concern, but I don't feel it's an epidemic rather it is strictly confined to the individual's moral values and conscience. Every system has pros and cons. But at the end of the day, the important thing is which weighs significantly more. Perhaps, it is like sacrificing a candy for a cricket match.

R: I would definitely go for a candy.

K: It may sound clichéd, but it’s worth mentioning: Our Current educational system is really sick. It doesn't give room for innovation and creativeness. Even our country's vainglorious IT industry has a serious limitation. Its Products are mostly non-transformational and non-revolutionizing. Projects requiring high skills and research are mostly dealt by IBM, Accenture and other MNCs based in the US. The so called IT revolution may even turn out to be a fleeting one. This is the reason why we fear the Chinese influence in the software gamut in the near future.

R: I even have to mention the complacency of youth lagging in drive and motivation. We also ought to know our responsibility and the value of time and money.

K: Freedom and responsibility is certainly a false dichotomy. Focus again shifts to granting liberty which entails drive and motivation. For knowing the value of money, parents must make their children a part of the decision making process in the family affairs. But what is the reality?

R: Whatever! ….But I feel that change is good but not at the cost of existing good values. Blind westernization is unacceptable. We came to this world because of our parents. All of our interests can be pursued, at the same time our parents' feelings have to be considered.

K: India is getting bigger in the world map not because of the corrupt politicians, derelict bureaucrats, ever weakening resources nor the flawed education system. But because of the fact that nearly 70% of our population is very young and raring to go. We are waiting to be untethered, unbridled and to debouch.

May be we need the guidance, but not the guarding; we can be provided with choices but not with choices made for us; the path can be shown but we shouldn't be pushed into the path.

R: Hey hang loose da. Let’s have a cup of tea.

K: Hoops! Its time...Need to be in KG complex in another half an hour...Bye!

R: I guess u were right in your argument, we need more freedom . Ha ha… Ok bye da!

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Srishti ‘0980 Sylvester Pious.VIV year, ECE Caste based society Srishti ‘09 81

“India lives in several centuries at the same time. Somehow we manage to progress and regress simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing outward from the middle - adding a few centuries on to either end of our extraordinary C.V"

- Arundhati Roy.

I was silently nodding my head in acceptance when I first read that quote by Ms.Roy. We live in a country caught between modernisation, which threatens to tear apart ancient institutions and a large society which tries to hold on to those values.

The Mumbai terror attacks on November 2008, masked the passing away of V.P.Singh. He can arguably, be called the father of coalition politics. He was also a very controversial figure in our nation's political history. So controversial that after a short reign of one year, as the prime minister of India, he resigned from active politics and took to art and poetry. He stirred up a controversy that has had repercussions till date. From being considered a reformist leader, he sunk into infamy for trying to implement the Mandal Commission recommendations that advised reservation of 49.5% for backward classes (up from an existing 27 % for SC's and ST's). The 'not so old' struggle by students of central institutions, the court cases, and the implementation of quotas for OBC's are fallouts of the decision made by him.

- The One Thing You Dont Speak About

Caste Based Society

My aim here is not to debate on his actions. Primarily because of the gray areas between what is right and wrong, the gray areas in which most of the world's dynamics lie. What I intend to do is to try and shed some light on this controversial topic. For caste based reservation is not something that is pointless nor is it the panacea. For some of us 'caste based reservation' is something that prevented our entry into top engineering colleges, For some of us it is something that made it possible to get into the same top colleges. For some of us caste is something that is a part of our traditional cultural entity, for some of us it is a relic of the past, and to some of us it is immaterial as long as it does not stand in our way. But whatever be the case, we the student community in colleges have come in contact with caste and have either benefited or suffered due to it.

An interesting thing that I would like to note here is that caste is not uniquely Indian. The Vedas define the structure of a Hindu community to consist of the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishnavas, and Sudras. This classification is similar to what was followed in Europe along with the guild system. They had the nobles, priests, soldiers and serfs. Serfs were the labourers and servants who worked for the other classes. But that was back in the 10th century. So what has made their societies move

on? The founding of America, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and Renaissance have all played their role in the development of the European society.

But why is that when someone mentions caste, it has become to mean the castes in India. So why did not the caste system in India 'almost disappear' like it did in the western world? The main reason is that Hinduism, more than being a religion, is a way of life for the people. The caste system has been written into the Hindu religion by the scriptures so strongly that it is not possible to change the system without religious reform. Any religion's main goal is to provide a code of morality for its followers to believe in and follow. Religion helps create responsible individuals who will be easy to govern. The fear of god strikes terror in those who think of committing crimes and faith in god acts as a source of hope to those in need.

In Hinduism, the moral code is called 'Dharma'. In this life, if you live by the rules laid out in the Vedas and also do the work that your caste decides for you, you will get a chance to be reborn in an upper caste (being). The concept of caste when mingled with that of reincarnation and the core values of the religion makes reform difficult. The system is (was) so rigid that it provides(ed) no social mobility during a person's lifetime.

So the next logical question is that if Caste system is a by product of the Hindu Vedas, why do people of other religions too have caste identities? This question can be answered by the observation made by analysing the reports by various commissions l ike the Kalelkar commission of 1955 and the Mandal Commission of 1980.

Kalelkar notes that "He found that the special

concessions and privileges accorded to the

Hindu castes acted as a bait and a bribe inciting

Muslim and Christian society to revert to caste

and caste prejudices and the healthy social

reforms effected by Islam and Christianity were

being thus rendered null and void. Muslims came

forward to prove that except for the four upper

castes, all the other Muslim castes were

inferior and backward. The Indian

Christians also were prepared to fall in

the trap…" (page vi, para 20).

We can see that caste as seen by

the Indian government is there just

t o i d e n t i f y t h e b a c k w a r d

communities. Mandal commission

reports do make good reading for

those who have time for it. For

those who still believe that the term

OC that they saw when they

appeared for counselling meant

"Other Castes", this might as well

be an enlightening experience.

Our Indian Society has never been a

perfect one right from its beginning. Any

reform done to the system has to come

from us, Indians. The British had no need to

enforce reforms and it would have been

• Caste based

reservation is not

something that is

pointless nor is it

the panacea.

• Our Indian

Society has never

been a perfect

one right from

its beginning. Any

reform done to

the system has to

come from us,

Indians.

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Srishti ‘0980 Sylvester Pious.VIV year, ECE Caste based society Srishti ‘09 81

“India lives in several centuries at the same time. Somehow we manage to progress and regress simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing outward from the middle - adding a few centuries on to either end of our extraordinary C.V"

- Arundhati Roy.

I was silently nodding my head in acceptance when I first read that quote by Ms.Roy. We live in a country caught between modernisation, which threatens to tear apart ancient institutions and a large society which tries to hold on to those values.

The Mumbai terror attacks on November 2008, masked the passing away of V.P.Singh. He can arguably, be called the father of coalition politics. He was also a very controversial figure in our nation's political history. So controversial that after a short reign of one year, as the prime minister of India, he resigned from active politics and took to art and poetry. He stirred up a controversy that has had repercussions till date. From being considered a reformist leader, he sunk into infamy for trying to implement the Mandal Commission recommendations that advised reservation of 49.5% for backward classes (up from an existing 27 % for SC's and ST's). The 'not so old' struggle by students of central institutions, the court cases, and the implementation of quotas for OBC's are fallouts of the decision made by him.

- The One Thing You Dont Speak About

Caste Based Society

My aim here is not to debate on his actions. Primarily because of the gray areas between what is right and wrong, the gray areas in which most of the world's dynamics lie. What I intend to do is to try and shed some light on this controversial topic. For caste based reservation is not something that is pointless nor is it the panacea. For some of us 'caste based reservation' is something that prevented our entry into top engineering colleges, For some of us it is something that made it possible to get into the same top colleges. For some of us caste is something that is a part of our traditional cultural entity, for some of us it is a relic of the past, and to some of us it is immaterial as long as it does not stand in our way. But whatever be the case, we the student community in colleges have come in contact with caste and have either benefited or suffered due to it.

An interesting thing that I would like to note here is that caste is not uniquely Indian. The Vedas define the structure of a Hindu community to consist of the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishnavas, and Sudras. This classification is similar to what was followed in Europe along with the guild system. They had the nobles, priests, soldiers and serfs. Serfs were the labourers and servants who worked for the other classes. But that was back in the 10th century. So what has made their societies move

on? The founding of America, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and Renaissance have all played their role in the development of the European society.

But why is that when someone mentions caste, it has become to mean the castes in India. So why did not the caste system in India 'almost disappear' like it did in the western world? The main reason is that Hinduism, more than being a religion, is a way of life for the people. The caste system has been written into the Hindu religion by the scriptures so strongly that it is not possible to change the system without religious reform. Any religion's main goal is to provide a code of morality for its followers to believe in and follow. Religion helps create responsible individuals who will be easy to govern. The fear of god strikes terror in those who think of committing crimes and faith in god acts as a source of hope to those in need.

In Hinduism, the moral code is called 'Dharma'. In this life, if you live by the rules laid out in the Vedas and also do the work that your caste decides for you, you will get a chance to be reborn in an upper caste (being). The concept of caste when mingled with that of reincarnation and the core values of the religion makes reform difficult. The system is (was) so rigid that it provides(ed) no social mobility during a person's lifetime.

So the next logical question is that if Caste system is a by product of the Hindu Vedas, why do people of other religions too have caste identities? This question can be answered by the observation made by analysing the reports by various commissions l ike the Kalelkar commission of 1955 and the Mandal Commission of 1980.

Kalelkar notes that "He found that the special

concessions and privileges accorded to the

Hindu castes acted as a bait and a bribe inciting

Muslim and Christian society to revert to caste

and caste prejudices and the healthy social

reforms effected by Islam and Christianity were

being thus rendered null and void. Muslims came

forward to prove that except for the four upper

castes, all the other Muslim castes were

inferior and backward. The Indian

Christians also were prepared to fall in

the trap…" (page vi, para 20).

We can see that caste as seen by

the Indian government is there just

t o i d e n t i f y t h e b a c k w a r d

communities. Mandal commission

reports do make good reading for

those who have time for it. For

those who still believe that the term

OC that they saw when they

appeared for counselling meant

"Other Castes", this might as well

be an enlightening experience.

Our Indian Society has never been a

perfect one right from its beginning. Any

reform done to the system has to come

from us, Indians. The British had no need to

enforce reforms and it would have been

• Caste based

reservation is not

something that is

pointless nor is it

the panacea.

• Our Indian

Society has never

been a perfect

one right from

its beginning. Any

reform done to

the system has to

come from us,

Indians.

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you see." I didn't see, but I knew why my dad

had laid down those rules when I was a kid.

Caste based reservations instead of their

stated objective of ensuring social equality

have been quite counterproductive with people

from backward castes trying to ascertain their

caste identity. Even commissions appointed to

review these reservations have come to the

same conclusion. Kalelkar himself says that,

"Two years of experience have convinced us of

the dangers of the spread of casteism and…

have also led us… to the conclusion that it

would have been better if we could determine

the criteria of backwardness on principles other

than caste" (page xiv, para 60). But these reservations

still continue because of the unavailability of

any other metric to gauge social inequality and

backwardness.

In a country where communal strife is already

the order of the day and parties flaunt their

secularism or Hindutva ideology to create vote

banks, caste based politics is also on the rise.

People are becoming more caste conscious in

a very unhealthy way. Unless a powerful social

reform movement takes place, this trend is

going to continue. Kalelkar notes in his report,

" A l l c o m m u n a l a n d d e n o m i n a t i o n a l

organisations and groupings of lesser and

narrower units have to be watched carefully so

that they do not jeopardise the national

solidarity and do not weaken the efforts of the

nation to serve all the various elements in the

body politic with equity" (page iv, para 14).

Our constitutional goal is to establish a

casteless and classless society. And any belief

that reservation based on caste is helping us

achieve that is an illusion. A society that our

constitutional charter desires can only be

achieved through a conscious demand for

change by the public. The reform has to start

with oneself first. We will not achieve a caste

free society, a reservation free society

tomorrow. But if we are ready to make a sincere

attempt at creating one, it is surely possible to

do so.

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catastrophic to them even if they had tried.

Caste was just another card in their pack of

divide and rule. It took great leaders like

Periyar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Ambedkar to

address the imme-diate evils of untouchability

in the society. These practices continue to this

date in the rural regions of India, best portrayed

by films like ‘Swades’.

Just because the urban population does not

face the full brunt of the evils of caste system

and sees the all rosy side of tradition and culture

in the continuance of caste, does not mean that

casteism is not similar to racial discrimination.

It took great reformists like Raja Ram Mohan

Roy, the founder of Arya Samaj, to bring

customs practised in Indian society like sati and

polygamy to an end. These issues have more or

less disappeared from mainstream society. But

after that there have been very few reform

movements.

I remember this small incident that happened

during a train journey to Chennai with 3 of my

friends. My dad had always advised me against

talking about politics in the public. I was

discussing with my friends about options

available to us after college. The talk dragged

on from placements to higher studies. Then the

issue of implementation of reservation in IIMs

came up. I was arguing in favour of reservations

being there to make sure that backward

communities got due representation. I was of

the opinion that once social equality is

es tab l i shed , rese rva t i ons wou ld be

unnecessary and that the practice will cease to

exist. This was when one of the passengers

who had been a silent observer so far, made a

remark. "Reservations in India will not be gone

as long as India remains a democracy. There is

not enough political will to do something like

doing away with reservations. Look at them,

already trying to implement more and more

reservation" he said. I tried to point out to him

that the IIMs were implementing reservations in

a phased manner, and that they were

increasing intake to make sure that the general

candidates are not being affected. To this, he

said, "Well I don't know those things, I am FC

Right to Freedom

Right Against Exploitation

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Srishti ‘0982

you see." I didn't see, but I knew why my dad

had laid down those rules when I was a kid.

Caste based reservations instead of their

stated objective of ensuring social equality

have been quite counterproductive with people

from backward castes trying to ascertain their

caste identity. Even commissions appointed to

review these reservations have come to the

same conclusion. Kalelkar himself says that,

"Two years of experience have convinced us of

the dangers of the spread of casteism and…

have also led us… to the conclusion that it

would have been better if we could determine

the criteria of backwardness on principles other

than caste" (page xiv, para 60). But these reservations

still continue because of the unavailability of

any other metric to gauge social inequality and

backwardness.

In a country where communal strife is already

the order of the day and parties flaunt their

secularism or Hindutva ideology to create vote

banks, caste based politics is also on the rise.

People are becoming more caste conscious in

a very unhealthy way. Unless a powerful social

reform movement takes place, this trend is

going to continue. Kalelkar notes in his report,

" A l l c o m m u n a l a n d d e n o m i n a t i o n a l

organisations and groupings of lesser and

narrower units have to be watched carefully so

that they do not jeopardise the national

solidarity and do not weaken the efforts of the

nation to serve all the various elements in the

body politic with equity" (page iv, para 14).

Our constitutional goal is to establish a

casteless and classless society. And any belief

that reservation based on caste is helping us

achieve that is an illusion. A society that our

constitutional charter desires can only be

achieved through a conscious demand for

change by the public. The reform has to start

with oneself first. We will not achieve a caste

free society, a reservation free society

tomorrow. But if we are ready to make a sincere

attempt at creating one, it is surely possible to

do so.

Caste based society chemical

cdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcd

cdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcd

Righ

t to E

qual

ity

catastrophic to them even if they had tried.

Caste was just another card in their pack of

divide and rule. It took great leaders like

Periyar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Ambedkar to

address the imme-diate evils of untouchability

in the society. These practices continue to this

date in the rural regions of India, best portrayed

by films like ‘Swades’.

Just because the urban population does not

face the full brunt of the evils of caste system

and sees the all rosy side of tradition and culture

in the continuance of caste, does not mean that

casteism is not similar to racial discrimination.

It took great reformists like Raja Ram Mohan

Roy, the founder of Arya Samaj, to bring

customs practised in Indian society like sati and

polygamy to an end. These issues have more or

less disappeared from mainstream society. But

after that there have been very few reform

movements.

I remember this small incident that happened

during a train journey to Chennai with 3 of my

friends. My dad had always advised me against

talking about politics in the public. I was

discussing with my friends about options

available to us after college. The talk dragged

on from placements to higher studies. Then the

issue of implementation of reservation in IIMs

came up. I was arguing in favour of reservations

being there to make sure that backward

communities got due representation. I was of

the opinion that once social equality is

es tab l i shed , rese rva t i ons wou ld be

unnecessary and that the practice will cease to

exist. This was when one of the passengers

who had been a silent observer so far, made a

remark. "Reservations in India will not be gone

as long as India remains a democracy. There is

not enough political will to do something like

doing away with reservations. Look at them,

already trying to implement more and more

reservation" he said. I tried to point out to him

that the IIMs were implementing reservations in

a phased manner, and that they were

increasing intake to make sure that the general

candidates are not being affected. To this, he

said, "Well I don't know those things, I am FC

Right to Freedom

Right Against Exploitation

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II year, IT

Hall of Reckoning

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Hall of Reckoning

Great bards are born in exam halls,

And great ballads from ink pens,

For it is here, time awaits,

Till the huge bells beckon.

There are a few with mighty hearts,

Whose eyes rest on white angels.

For it is here, love stretches its arms,

Only to flood or ebb when arrears fall.

Then there are those Hunted,

Living under the shadow of Fear,

To be excused from the Great Hall,

When the Hunters make their call.

Yet there are others in numbers less,

Who sharpen their swords ere the dawn,

But blunt them long before the call,

Only to see their name high on the wall.

civil

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II year, IT

Hall of Reckoning

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Hall of Reckoning

Great bards are born in exam halls,

And great ballads from ink pens,

For it is here, time awaits,

Till the huge bells beckon.

There are a few with mighty hearts,

Whose eyes rest on white angels.

For it is here, love stretches its arms,

Only to flood or ebb when arrears fall.

Then there are those Hunted,

Living under the shadow of Fear,

To be excused from the Great Hall,

When the Hunters make their call.

Yet there are others in numbers less,

Who sharpen their swords ere the dawn,

But blunt them long before the call,

Only to see their name high on the wall.

civil

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Srishti ‘0986Uttara M.A.

III year, ECE

Ananya was beautiful. When I say beautiful, I mean it. Ananya was beautiful, for you could stop

for a second and then one more second and finally think, "Wow.... maybe if I have a little girl

someday…" She lived her life so happily, for it was as beautiful as she was. This was probably

because she was only ten years old and because she had the time to stop, stand, stare and smile at every pretty niche of

her life.

Anything she saw filled those inquisitive eyes with wonder. The earthworm that slowly crawled in her garden; the yellow

flowers that dropped from the trees to form a wide carpet beneath the trees; the ink blue darkness and the stars... She

wouldn't allow anyone to pluck her roses. She loved looking at the sky at night...She loved the constellations.

Sometimes she felt that she had sprouted wings when her dad pushed her in the swing. And she would shout

"wheeeee...this is fun… will fly will fly". The universe dazzled her. Sometimes she would stop beneath a tree and look at

the sunlight streaming through the green branches. People called her a lovely girl. And she called everything lovely.

As I was saying Ananya loved space. She took her little telescope to the terrace on most of the days and pretended to

peep in to Andromeda. And would come back shouting to her mother that she had seen an alien space ship which would

actually be an airplane. She would say that one day she would go to space, and would see her garden from the window of

her space ship. If her mother had let her stick posters in her room, she would have gotten life size stills of Sunita

Williams and Kalpana Chawla. But her mother, like any other, felt that the telescope and the pocket book of astronomy

was enough for a girl of ten years. If she was not looking through her telescope, she would be playing her game:

"Anananya, Chawla and the wicked three pronged man from Jupiter".

Her parents were proud of her. They were proud that their daughter was one who loved everything around her. Ananya

bounced around so much, that sometimes it was a bit too hard for her parents to curb her enthusiasm. Her parents

usually forgot their deadlines, dues, bills, premiums, irritating bosses, crappy office food, etc… when they took Ananya

for a walk, for she could notice things that they couldn't and could explain to them what she thought of them. It was fun

listening to her.

One day she was at her door waiting for her dad. For, it was her usual ritual to fling herself at him as soon as he entered.

Today, when she heard the slow whirr of the Zen estilo, she started bouncing from the tips of her toes and when her dad

walked in with a huge brown package with a tiny satin ribbon, she forgot her fling and instead went to inspect the

suspicious looking package. "Hmm", though she didn't think well of the brown and pink combination, she attributed it to

her dad's character, messy but sweet.

She screamed, for in this package was a 'Dell inspiron notebook'. Her dad watched his baby smiling with joy as she

quickly started tinkering with her new toy. But good sense prevailed and he managed to get the notebook off her hands

before she could do something dangerous to it.

It was Ananya's mother who taught her how to use it. You know, plugging in the right part, playing games, using paint

brush and the rest. It thrilled Ananya to play road rash. And slowly, days went by for her parents. Slowly because, there

weren't any more of the screams at the shooting star that whizzed past , or the "oooooohhh" at the sight of the view from

space , or "how can you do this to my garden", or "oooh, mumma, THAT place looks beautiful" for Ananya no longer

walked with them.

Ananya was busy delving deep inside her laptop. The telescope lay forgotten. If it weren't for her mother all her flowers

would have withered without water. There were no more Chawla and Martian games, because she was busy with

Pacman, Prince of Persia (I and II) and Mario. Her world was no more filled with crayons but with 'pick colour and

customize colour' in paint brush. And when yesterday, Ananya's mother found her astronomy book at the bottom of her

shelf, with a layer of dust, she also found her daughter slumped on her chair, closely peering at the game where there

was an animation swimming in a valley....with "you have only two more lives" blinking next to it with a half blurred

heart...along with a sack of glittering gold coins and diamonds on screen

Ananya's mother looked at the glass paper weight next to her daughter; A beautiful glass girl, bobbing up and down and

swirling inside the glass globe. It reminded her of a girl who used to stand watching how rain drops pattered on her

window pane, rhythmically….

The inside the Paperweight

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Srishti ‘0986Uttara M.A.

III year, ECE

Ananya was beautiful. When I say beautiful, I mean it. Ananya was beautiful, for you could stop

for a second and then one more second and finally think, "Wow.... maybe if I have a little girl

someday…" She lived her life so happily, for it was as beautiful as she was. This was probably

because she was only ten years old and because she had the time to stop, stand, stare and smile at every pretty niche of

her life.

Anything she saw filled those inquisitive eyes with wonder. The earthworm that slowly crawled in her garden; the yellow

flowers that dropped from the trees to form a wide carpet beneath the trees; the ink blue darkness and the stars... She

wouldn't allow anyone to pluck her roses. She loved looking at the sky at night...She loved the constellations.

Sometimes she felt that she had sprouted wings when her dad pushed her in the swing. And she would shout

"wheeeee...this is fun… will fly will fly". The universe dazzled her. Sometimes she would stop beneath a tree and look at

the sunlight streaming through the green branches. People called her a lovely girl. And she called everything lovely.

As I was saying Ananya loved space. She took her little telescope to the terrace on most of the days and pretended to

peep in to Andromeda. And would come back shouting to her mother that she had seen an alien space ship which would

actually be an airplane. She would say that one day she would go to space, and would see her garden from the window of

her space ship. If her mother had let her stick posters in her room, she would have gotten life size stills of Sunita

Williams and Kalpana Chawla. But her mother, like any other, felt that the telescope and the pocket book of astronomy

was enough for a girl of ten years. If she was not looking through her telescope, she would be playing her game:

"Anananya, Chawla and the wicked three pronged man from Jupiter".

Her parents were proud of her. They were proud that their daughter was one who loved everything around her. Ananya

bounced around so much, that sometimes it was a bit too hard for her parents to curb her enthusiasm. Her parents

usually forgot their deadlines, dues, bills, premiums, irritating bosses, crappy office food, etc… when they took Ananya

for a walk, for she could notice things that they couldn't and could explain to them what she thought of them. It was fun

listening to her.

One day she was at her door waiting for her dad. For, it was her usual ritual to fling herself at him as soon as he entered.

Today, when she heard the slow whirr of the Zen estilo, she started bouncing from the tips of her toes and when her dad

walked in with a huge brown package with a tiny satin ribbon, she forgot her fling and instead went to inspect the

suspicious looking package. "Hmm", though she didn't think well of the brown and pink combination, she attributed it to

her dad's character, messy but sweet.

She screamed, for in this package was a 'Dell inspiron notebook'. Her dad watched his baby smiling with joy as she

quickly started tinkering with her new toy. But good sense prevailed and he managed to get the notebook off her hands

before she could do something dangerous to it.

It was Ananya's mother who taught her how to use it. You know, plugging in the right part, playing games, using paint

brush and the rest. It thrilled Ananya to play road rash. And slowly, days went by for her parents. Slowly because, there

weren't any more of the screams at the shooting star that whizzed past , or the "oooooohhh" at the sight of the view from

space , or "how can you do this to my garden", or "oooh, mumma, THAT place looks beautiful" for Ananya no longer

walked with them.

Ananya was busy delving deep inside her laptop. The telescope lay forgotten. If it weren't for her mother all her flowers

would have withered without water. There were no more Chawla and Martian games, because she was busy with

Pacman, Prince of Persia (I and II) and Mario. Her world was no more filled with crayons but with 'pick colour and

customize colour' in paint brush. And when yesterday, Ananya's mother found her astronomy book at the bottom of her

shelf, with a layer of dust, she also found her daughter slumped on her chair, closely peering at the game where there

was an animation swimming in a valley....with "you have only two more lives" blinking next to it with a half blurred

heart...along with a sack of glittering gold coins and diamonds on screen

Ananya's mother looked at the glass paper weight next to her daughter; A beautiful glass girl, bobbing up and down and

swirling inside the glass globe. It reminded her of a girl who used to stand watching how rain drops pattered on her

window pane, rhythmically….

The inside the Paperweight

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computer science

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Freedom : My PerspectiveFreedom : My Perspective

One simple question posed: If we are truly free, why do we have to adhere to whatever our corrupt

politicians so dramatically proclaim? So, we all read in school about how our country is democratic,

right? And we mention it on every Independence Day, Republic Day and all other conceivable

occasions. And we all hold our right to freedom of speech and expression dear and we all stand up

for the national anthem before the movie starts. But why am I asking all these uninteresting

questions? I am sure that is the thought racing through your minds right now. Well, my point is not a

simple one, and I don't expect too many people to understand. But here goes….

Our forefathers created this nation with the very noble ideas of Liberty and

Equality. But these people also framed a law stating that any disrespect

shown to the national flag or anthem and other such symbols of a pseudo

democracy is a punishable offence!

Now I ask, is this not a contradiction? If all men are created equal and if

all have the right to speak out, why can't a citizen disagree with the ideals

of the nation he lives in? I raise a simple issue that if I live as a free man

in a free country, why am I being forced to stand up to a song that I feel is

intrinsically wrong? This is just hypocrisy. And ours is not the only nation

that's suffering!

As strange as it may seem, I really don't identify with nationalism, because I

believe all men are the same. Why differentiate between men? Why have

borders? True, people who have a common culture can have the freedom to stay together if they

want to, but why have rigid borders and differences on the basis of race and nationality? The truth, I

believe, is that the priests, politicians and religious leaders want to crush your individuality! They

impose upon you all these borders and rules, to stop you from thinking independently and from

living as you wish. Of course, they do all this under the garb of culture, political revolution and

religion, and yes, through education. Consider this, if we are truly free, why do we end up doing

what we did not want to, in the first place. And we end up leaving our dreams and forging them with

someone else's, because they think as they are older they are therefore wiser. This is the sole

reason why many budding sportspersons, musicians or fashion enthusiasts give up their hopes of

becoming big in the fields of their particular interest. They don't have the freedom to oppose. They

tend to be a part of the crowd.

The point is that we have unconsciously surrendered our lives to these unforgiving people who try

to impose their authority upon us without being able to justify themselves. The goal of society is

merely to create a herd, because a herd has no individuality. Animals move in herds! And all this is

being done to curb your freedom. Just look at all that your politicians are saying and your priests as

well. Look into it deeply and you will find that they are all out to crush your individuality.

This is my call to revolution against those very forces that have been oppressing us!

(Disclaimer : The opinions expressed in this article are that of the author himself and in no way

represent the opinions of the editorial board)

electronics & comm.

True, people who

have a common

culture can have the

freedom to stay

together if they

want to, but why

have rigid borders

and differences on

the basis of race

and nationality?

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Freedom : My PerspectiveFreedom : My Perspective

One simple question posed: If we are truly free, why do we have to adhere to whatever our corrupt

politicians so dramatically proclaim? So, we all read in school about how our country is democratic,

right? And we mention it on every Independence Day, Republic Day and all other conceivable

occasions. And we all hold our right to freedom of speech and expression dear and we all stand up

for the national anthem before the movie starts. But why am I asking all these uninteresting

questions? I am sure that is the thought racing through your minds right now. Well, my point is not a

simple one, and I don't expect too many people to understand. But here goes….

Our forefathers created this nation with the very noble ideas of Liberty and

Equality. But these people also framed a law stating that any disrespect

shown to the national flag or anthem and other such symbols of a pseudo

democracy is a punishable offence!

Now I ask, is this not a contradiction? If all men are created equal and if

all have the right to speak out, why can't a citizen disagree with the ideals

of the nation he lives in? I raise a simple issue that if I live as a free man

in a free country, why am I being forced to stand up to a song that I feel is

intrinsically wrong? This is just hypocrisy. And ours is not the only nation

that's suffering!

As strange as it may seem, I really don't identify with nationalism, because I

believe all men are the same. Why differentiate between men? Why have

borders? True, people who have a common culture can have the freedom to stay together if they

want to, but why have rigid borders and differences on the basis of race and nationality? The truth, I

believe, is that the priests, politicians and religious leaders want to crush your individuality! They

impose upon you all these borders and rules, to stop you from thinking independently and from

living as you wish. Of course, they do all this under the garb of culture, political revolution and

religion, and yes, through education. Consider this, if we are truly free, why do we end up doing

what we did not want to, in the first place. And we end up leaving our dreams and forging them with

someone else's, because they think as they are older they are therefore wiser. This is the sole

reason why many budding sportspersons, musicians or fashion enthusiasts give up their hopes of

becoming big in the fields of their particular interest. They don't have the freedom to oppose. They

tend to be a part of the crowd.

The point is that we have unconsciously surrendered our lives to these unforgiving people who try

to impose their authority upon us without being able to justify themselves. The goal of society is

merely to create a herd, because a herd has no individuality. Animals move in herds! And all this is

being done to curb your freedom. Just look at all that your politicians are saying and your priests as

well. Look into it deeply and you will find that they are all out to crush your individuality.

This is my call to revolution against those very forces that have been oppressing us!

(Disclaimer : The opinions expressed in this article are that of the author himself and in no way

represent the opinions of the editorial board)

electronics & comm.

True, people who

have a common

culture can have the

freedom to stay

together if they

want to, but why

have rigid borders

and differences on

the basis of race

and nationality?

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My eyes were red and watering.

The room started to spin around

me. Suddenly my friend held up

two fingers and asked, “Ithu

Evalo?” Everything appeared to

be blurred. I replied, “Athu veral

da.” There was a stunning silence

for a moment but later on I

realized that I had invited the

death race again. Dozens of

hands once again engraved their

finger prints on my back. It was

their playground that night, and

they were trying every new trick

on me. I was like a stray dog

getting beaten up with whatever

objects people had. Or maybe I

was looking even worse than

one!!

After the entire bullying session

got over, my birthday cake

appeared, with a bright candle lit

on it. I wondered how this could

alone go by tradition. Before I

It was February 22nd. Everyone

seemed to be pretty busy doing

nothing as usual. But my fear was

m o u n t i n g a s m i d n i g h t

approached. I locked myself in

my room. It was 12 A.M and the

‘Elite Panel’ started lashing at the

door, shouting and threatening

to break the door down if I

refused to open it. I was petrified.

Why? It was my Birthday.

Last year, same day, same time,

my group of friends (the Elite

Panel) knocked the door gently.

With a big smile I opened the

door. “Bang!” I got one on my

face. A ruthless mob barged in.

One of them said, “Machan

arambikalamaa??…” That was it.

Tap..!! Tip..!! Dap..!! Dup..!!

Chap..!! . My back turned into a

bongo drum. All those smacks

left solid imprints. Two of my

friends suddenly lifted me. It was

party time and everyone’s legs

were at work, kicking me harder

than a football. This new concept

called “Air Podhumathu”, was

invented with my poor back

being its first victim.

could complete that thought,

“Boom!!” the creamy cake was all

over me and I stood licking all the

cream around my mouth. It was

not over yet. They then poured a

stinking solution, smelling worse

than a rotten egg, containing all

the possible items from paste, ink

to a fresh egg. This session went

on for another half an hour

before they finally let me free. At

the break of dawn I realized that

my appearance had changed

completely with a slightly

swelled back, reddened eyes,

r i g i d m u s c l e s , a n d a n

overwhelming stench. Then I

heard those magical words for

which I had to undergo these

tests of strength, “Happy

Birthday da..!!”

This is what celebrating a

birthday in boys’ hostel means.

So tell me now, Should I open the

door? If you say no, thinking of

saving me, then you are wrong.

The penalties for delayed

opening will be punitive. Let’s

see what happens this time..!!

MaheshIII year, Mech.

Nightmare

Birthday

electrical & electronics

“ This new concept called

“Air Podhumathu”, was

invented with my poor back

being its first victim”.

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My eyes were red and watering.

The room started to spin around

me. Suddenly my friend held up

two fingers and asked, “Ithu

Evalo?” Everything appeared to

be blurred. I replied, “Athu veral

da.” There was a stunning silence

for a moment but later on I

realized that I had invited the

death race again. Dozens of

hands once again engraved their

finger prints on my back. It was

their playground that night, and

they were trying every new trick

on me. I was like a stray dog

getting beaten up with whatever

objects people had. Or maybe I

was looking even worse than

one!!

After the entire bullying session

got over, my birthday cake

appeared, with a bright candle lit

on it. I wondered how this could

alone go by tradition. Before I

It was February 22nd. Everyone

seemed to be pretty busy doing

nothing as usual. But my fear was

m o u n t i n g a s m i d n i g h t

approached. I locked myself in

my room. It was 12 A.M and the

‘Elite Panel’ started lashing at the

door, shouting and threatening

to break the door down if I

refused to open it. I was petrified.

Why? It was my Birthday.

Last year, same day, same time,

my group of friends (the Elite

Panel) knocked the door gently.

With a big smile I opened the

door. “Bang!” I got one on my

face. A ruthless mob barged in.

One of them said, “Machan

arambikalamaa??…” That was it.

Tap..!! Tip..!! Dap..!! Dup..!!

Chap..!! . My back turned into a

bongo drum. All those smacks

left solid imprints. Two of my

friends suddenly lifted me. It was

party time and everyone’s legs

were at work, kicking me harder

than a football. This new concept

called “Air Podhumathu”, was

invented with my poor back

being its first victim.

could complete that thought,

“Boom!!” the creamy cake was all

over me and I stood licking all the

cream around my mouth. It was

not over yet. They then poured a

stinking solution, smelling worse

than a rotten egg, containing all

the possible items from paste, ink

to a fresh egg. This session went

on for another half an hour

before they finally let me free. At

the break of dawn I realized that

my appearance had changed

completely with a slightly

swelled back, reddened eyes,

r i g i d m u s c l e s , a n d a n

overwhelming stench. Then I

heard those magical words for

which I had to undergo these

tests of strength, “Happy

Birthday da..!!”

This is what celebrating a

birthday in boys’ hostel means.

So tell me now, Should I open the

door? If you say no, thinking of

saving me, then you are wrong.

The penalties for delayed

opening will be punitive. Let’s

see what happens this time..!!

MaheshIII year, Mech.

Nightmare

Birthday

electrical & electronics

“ This new concept called

“Air Podhumathu”, was

invented with my poor back

being its first victim”.

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The sand has slipped out of my hand,

But has carved a mark that will remain forever,

As I turn back and see, I behold green

pastures with very few barren patches,

The intricate melodies of my past

still resound in my ears,

the laughter and the giggles still play tunes,

While the tears still melt in my heart.

The very thought of having had such a

beautiful existence gives me profound happiness,

What I see ahead is nothing

but pitch darkness with not a lamp to guide me,

No piece of music to clasp my hand and say that

I am there with you,

but I know that if I walk on

I’ll reach a junction, where all

paths would meet and maybe at this

place I’ll rediscover a few particles,

Of the sand which once slipped out

of my hand!

Slipping Sand

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information technology

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The sand has slipped out of my hand,

But has carved a mark that will remain forever,

As I turn back and see, I behold green

pastures with very few barren patches,

The intricate melodies of my past

still resound in my ears,

the laughter and the giggles still play tunes,

While the tears still melt in my heart.

The very thought of having had such a

beautiful existence gives me profound happiness,

What I see ahead is nothing

but pitch darkness with not a lamp to guide me,

No piece of music to clasp my hand and say that

I am there with you,

but I know that if I walk on

I’ll reach a junction, where all

paths would meet and maybe at this

place I’ll rediscover a few particles,

Of the sand which once slipped out

of my hand!

Slipping Sand

Srishti ‘0992

B.T

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h.

Info

rma

tio

n T

ec

hn

olo

gy

SooryaIII year IT

information technology

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Paul Abraham EmmanuelIV year, Mech.

This is the statement, not of the lazy or the tardy but that of the most capable sect. However, tardiness, which is to be blamed, is not what I am trying to advocate over here. Rather, I would like to focus on the other end of the spectrum which houses the 'early birds', those ultra-prompt pigeons who zoom home 'in time'. Here, by 'in time' I mean 'well ahead of the stipulated time'.

In the extreme 'on demand/on request' environment that we live in, anything done before time is considered an inventory, which in the end might turn out to be less useful or in some cases, even a waste. Remember the state of General Motors! If 'change' is one's anthem, then a project completed 'in time' does not leave much opportunity for change itself, even if there's additional time at disposal.

I personally visualize a few negatives in an 'in time' delivery: The chances of overlooking a potential opportunity increases when one tends to become overly concerned of delivering 'in time'. One tends to focus more on 'delivery in time' rather than the required 'best possible delivery'. Being a part of the editorial team of Srishti '09, I realised that a lot of articles that we received well ahead of the due date, (including the very first article that we received following the announcement) just didn't make it! On the contrary, a lot of articles that were submitted 'on time' or rather 'just in time' made it! And of course, the pressure and the anxiety to deliver 'in time', more often than not, actually ends up destroying the concept of 'fun at work'.

Proficient is definitely not the right word to be used while referring to all in-timers. A proficient person, in reality uses every day and every opportunity until the given time (due date) is up. The insecure nature of the in-timers is something to be considered. They are so obsessed with the laurels that follow 'in time submission' since they are insecure of their ability to deliver the best. They mostly come up with set patterns for a solution and hence flexibility and openness to alternatives is something they never take into account. 'Change of plans' is something they constantly fear and if such a situation ever arises they end up caught totally off guard.

Creativity, which is built up with the rush of adrenaline, actually gets pumped up to optimum levels during the last few days prior submission. And this in turn brings the best out of a person's potential. A gold medallist (be it athletics, swimming or boxing) might never have topped the charts in the heats or the qualifying rounds. The secret is to be resourceful and maximise our efficiency. To sum up, I believe that 'Fools Rush In'.

Having in one way crucified the disciplined and the hardworking, let's not jump to conclusions. Remember, that it's the time conscious and quality wise irresponsible lot that I was talking about. It sure does help to be prepared, but to be open to 'change' even till the last moment makes a world of a difference. Therefore, the honors belong not to the early or the late, but to those that finish 'just in time'!

mechanical

One tends to focus more on 'delivery in time' rather than the required 'best possible delivery'.

The secret is to be resourceful and maximise our efficiency.

Justin Time

‘ Do not attempt today that which can be done tomorrow ' !

Srishti ‘0994

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B.E

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ec

ha

nic

al

En

gin

ee

rin

g

Paul Abraham EmmanuelIV year, Mech.

This is the statement, not of the lazy or the tardy but that of the most capable sect. However, tardiness, which is to be blamed, is not what I am trying to advocate over here. Rather, I would like to focus on the other end of the spectrum which houses the 'early birds', those ultra-prompt pigeons who zoom home 'in time'. Here, by 'in time' I mean 'well ahead of the stipulated time'.

In the extreme 'on demand/on request' environment that we live in, anything done before time is considered an inventory, which in the end might turn out to be less useful or in some cases, even a waste. Remember the state of General Motors! If 'change' is one's anthem, then a project completed 'in time' does not leave much opportunity for change itself, even if there's additional time at disposal.

I personally visualize a few negatives in an 'in time' delivery: The chances of overlooking a potential opportunity increases when one tends to become overly concerned of delivering 'in time'. One tends to focus more on 'delivery in time' rather than the required 'best possible delivery'. Being a part of the editorial team of Srishti '09, I realised that a lot of articles that we received well ahead of the due date, (including the very first article that we received following the announcement) just didn't make it! On the contrary, a lot of articles that were submitted 'on time' or rather 'just in time' made it! And of course, the pressure and the anxiety to deliver 'in time', more often than not, actually ends up destroying the concept of 'fun at work'.

Proficient is definitely not the right word to be used while referring to all in-timers. A proficient person, in reality uses every day and every opportunity until the given time (due date) is up. The insecure nature of the in-timers is something to be considered. They are so obsessed with the laurels that follow 'in time submission' since they are insecure of their ability to deliver the best. They mostly come up with set patterns for a solution and hence flexibility and openness to alternatives is something they never take into account. 'Change of plans' is something they constantly fear and if such a situation ever arises they end up caught totally off guard.

Creativity, which is built up with the rush of adrenaline, actually gets pumped up to optimum levels during the last few days prior submission. And this in turn brings the best out of a person's potential. A gold medallist (be it athletics, swimming or boxing) might never have topped the charts in the heats or the qualifying rounds. The secret is to be resourceful and maximise our efficiency. To sum up, I believe that 'Fools Rush In'.

Having in one way crucified the disciplined and the hardworking, let's not jump to conclusions. Remember, that it's the time conscious and quality wise irresponsible lot that I was talking about. It sure does help to be prepared, but to be open to 'change' even till the last moment makes a world of a difference. Therefore, the honors belong not to the early or the late, but to those that finish 'just in time'!

mechanical

One tends to focus more on 'delivery in time' rather than the required 'best possible delivery'.

The secret is to be resourceful and maximise our efficiency.

Justin Time

‘ Do not attempt today that which can be done tomorrow ' !

Srishti ‘0994

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Aravind Adiga was an unknown person before his "White Tiger" hit

the stands with a bang. With a booker behind its name for this

debut novel, it kicked up a lot of controversies. If you are a kind of

person who hated Slumdog Millionaire because you felt it was a bit

too unfair on India, then you are bound to hate this book. But for

folks who are not in a state of denial, this book would make them sit

up and grip it. The story revolves around Balram Halwai, who

narrates his tale to the Chinese Premier visiting India. He tells the

premier all the horrors prevailing in Indian villages. He also tells

him that the only way a person can reach the upper echelons of the society in India

is by deceitful methods.

Balram earns his name "The White Tiger" because of his excellence at his school.

But he is forced to drop out. He goes to the city and gets his break when he is hired

as a chauffeur of a rich man. As he drives his master to rich malls, he becomes

increasingly aware of the opportunity and wealth around him. He realizes he would

never get what he wants, unless he makes the obvious choice. There are places

where the protagonist gets in to a moral dilemma and convinces himself that his

master deserves the disloyalty his servant would mete out to him. The way Balram

delves in to himself to find his darker side would make a chill run down our spine.

The author's sarcasm at the efficiency of Indian Executive and Judiciary systems

provides some of the lighter moments of the book.

The language is very simple, as the protagonist is a person who drops out of high

school. No verbosity, no grandeur, white tiger struck it rich just by its simple

narration of harsh reality. This article is perhaps more edited than the book itself.

One should give the credit to Adiga, for pointing out the very obvious flaws in the

democratic system that we refuse to see. Balram Halwai is perhaps, one of those

common men who hate mediocrity. The quest to quench his desires takes us along

with him to the not-so- beautiful nooks and crannies of the modern India.

One of the members in the editorial board who read The White Tiger quips

"There are no swirls of saree,

Nor lies, or grains of rice,

Start reading this book,

You will be gripped in a trice.

The end is chiseled in such a way that one would not be indignant at all. For a few

days after the read you would actually love the book. Then one day, when you sit

back and think, you would probably feel "White tiger does not deserve all the hype".

Srishti ‘0996

Book Review – White Tiger

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B.Sc. Computer Technology ‘A’

B.Sc. Computer Technology ‘B’

computer technology

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Aravind Adiga was an unknown person before his "White Tiger" hit

the stands with a bang. With a booker behind its name for this

debut novel, it kicked up a lot of controversies. If you are a kind of

person who hated Slumdog Millionaire because you felt it was a bit

too unfair on India, then you are bound to hate this book. But for

folks who are not in a state of denial, this book would make them sit

up and grip it. The story revolves around Balram Halwai, who

narrates his tale to the Chinese Premier visiting India. He tells the

premier all the horrors prevailing in Indian villages. He also tells

him that the only way a person can reach the upper echelons of the society in India

is by deceitful methods.

Balram earns his name "The White Tiger" because of his excellence at his school.

But he is forced to drop out. He goes to the city and gets his break when he is hired

as a chauffeur of a rich man. As he drives his master to rich malls, he becomes

increasingly aware of the opportunity and wealth around him. He realizes he would

never get what he wants, unless he makes the obvious choice. There are places

where the protagonist gets in to a moral dilemma and convinces himself that his

master deserves the disloyalty his servant would mete out to him. The way Balram

delves in to himself to find his darker side would make a chill run down our spine.

The author's sarcasm at the efficiency of Indian Executive and Judiciary systems

provides some of the lighter moments of the book.

The language is very simple, as the protagonist is a person who drops out of high

school. No verbosity, no grandeur, white tiger struck it rich just by its simple

narration of harsh reality. This article is perhaps more edited than the book itself.

One should give the credit to Adiga, for pointing out the very obvious flaws in the

democratic system that we refuse to see. Balram Halwai is perhaps, one of those

common men who hate mediocrity. The quest to quench his desires takes us along

with him to the not-so- beautiful nooks and crannies of the modern India.

One of the members in the editorial board who read The White Tiger quips

"There are no swirls of saree,

Nor lies, or grains of rice,

Start reading this book,

You will be gripped in a trice.

The end is chiseled in such a way that one would not be indignant at all. For a few

days after the read you would actually love the book. Then one day, when you sit

back and think, you would probably feel "White tiger does not deserve all the hype".

Srishti ‘0996

Book Review – White Tiger

BO

OK

RE

VIE

W

Editorial

B.Sc. Computer Technology ‘A’

B.Sc. Computer Technology ‘B’

computer technology

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I was not sure if what I was doing was right or wrong. But the story just intrigued me. I boldly started and within a few minutes I cracked the password for the laptop and was through. There was a text file in it and as I opened it, the first few lines read… “”YOU ARE TRESPASSING IN SOMEONE’s LIFE … IF YOU WANT TO LIVE; LEAVE THESE LETTERS … ELSE THEY WILL MAKE YOU MAD …” I was surprised by this caution and wondered what to do. But no matter what it was, I decided to finish the work I had started and continued reading the file.

*****

For 3 years, I had been working in a top secret project for national security. I am one of the best hackers in the country. So I got this job and literally 24*7 I was engrossed in my work. I am a bachelor and stayed in the quarters that was allotted to me. I had never felt that I needed a companion.

When I opened the door I was surprised to see a letter lying in front of my room. That was the first letter posted to me in years. I was even more surprised to see that it carried no address or stamp since it was hand delivered.

The letter read,

Dear…You don’t know me. But I know you very

well. I l ive very near you. I see you dai ly. I don’t know where to begin and how to tell it. I have been trying for months to talk to you. But I am too shy and have always withdrawn not to show even my face. Now I have mustered all my courage and have written this letter. I can’t express in words how I have kept you deep inside my heart and how much you have disturbed me.

You torture me every night in my dreams and I want to see you in person. I don’t know how you would feel by reading this letter. But, I love you so much and want to talk with you. If you would like to meet me, then come to the bus stand tomorrow by 5.30 pm. I will be in a violet dress with a rose in my hair. With love...

I was on cloud nine. I never thought this

would happen in my life. I didn’t go to work the next

day. I read the letter again and again to check if it

was really true or just a prank. Later, I dressed up

and reached the bus stand at 5pm, with her letter. in

my hand. As 5.30pm drew near, my heart began to

pound. It was difficult to breathe. I glanced at

everyone in that bus stand. Suddenly I saw a

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Srishti ‘09 99S. AnushIII year, CSE98 Srishti ‘09

Into the NightIt was one of the memorable times when

The night sky came close for us !!!

From time immemorial the human race has always had a

dying thirst for new discoveries and so did it progress

revealing the tiniest inch of space in and around, not even

sparing the sky so high. Till date, the search into the

expanding universe has been so profound that the

discovery of extraterrestrial bodies has outnumbered the

species on earth!

Now it was our turn to plunge into the mysteries of the

dark. Time to pack and kick off on a space tour.

TIME: 6 pm

EVENT: sunset

So did the voyage start at dusk, when the crowd gathered on the terrace to witness the

crescent of the moon, thin and light just bellow was the brightest star, Venus. The

expedition started with a pair of binoculars viewing the surrounding adjusting to highest

precision. Next was the higher magnification of the telescope to clearly view the moons

surface with its craters which was too real to believe followed by the shining Venus. It was a

live show, the real feel of actually getting closer to the moon itself, as though we were in

space for a minute and peeping into the Venus from there.

TIME: 7 pm

EVENT: stargazing

The thrill of the night's expedition began here, with the twinkling stars approaching us,

time to gaze with the naked eye, with the aid of a high power laser clearly pointing out each

constellation. First spotted was the belt of Orion, then the winter triangle with the three

bright stars Betelguese-Procyon- Sirius-the second brightest star. The Hunter and his dog

were followed by the Gemini brothers, Leo, Virgo and the Phoenix. The whole sky was

showing itself, each pattern clearly seen through the telescope, with even hidden stars

showing up brightly including the cluster above the Orion belt. One of them was actually

moving, which happened to be a satellite orbiting the earth. It was awesome to see a

satellite in orbit.

TIME: 8 pm

EVENT: Saturn's show

All is well that ends well, so did our voyage into the night sky with the special focusing of

the Saturn with its beautiful rings stealing our hearts. So clear and undisturbed in the east

which was the master piece of the night. It was a wonderful experience to remember for

ever.

But our journey into the space wouldn't stop here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(This star gazing workshop was a part of Quest ‘09)

M. EswariII year, Chemical

“ I saw somebody in violet approaching me. She was an angel coming to take me to heaven. I suddenly went weak in my knees. I waited for her to reach me.”

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I was not sure if what I was doing was right or wrong. But the story just intrigued me. I boldly started and within a few minutes I cracked the password for the laptop and was through. There was a text file in it and as I opened it, the first few lines read… “”YOU ARE TRESPASSING IN SOMEONE’s LIFE … IF YOU WANT TO LIVE; LEAVE THESE LETTERS … ELSE THEY WILL MAKE YOU MAD …” I was surprised by this caution and wondered what to do. But no matter what it was, I decided to finish the work I had started and continued reading the file.

*****

For 3 years, I had been working in a top secret project for national security. I am one of the best hackers in the country. So I got this job and literally 24*7 I was engrossed in my work. I am a bachelor and stayed in the quarters that was allotted to me. I had never felt that I needed a companion.

When I opened the door I was surprised to see a letter lying in front of my room. That was the first letter posted to me in years. I was even more surprised to see that it carried no address or stamp since it was hand delivered.

The letter read,

Dear…You don’t know me. But I know you very

well. I l ive very near you. I see you dai ly. I don’t know where to begin and how to tell it. I have been trying for months to talk to you. But I am too shy and have always withdrawn not to show even my face. Now I have mustered all my courage and have written this letter. I can’t express in words how I have kept you deep inside my heart and how much you have disturbed me.

You torture me every night in my dreams and I want to see you in person. I don’t know how you would feel by reading this letter. But, I love you so much and want to talk with you. If you would like to meet me, then come to the bus stand tomorrow by 5.30 pm. I will be in a violet dress with a rose in my hair. With love...

I was on cloud nine. I never thought this

would happen in my life. I didn’t go to work the next

day. I read the letter again and again to check if it

was really true or just a prank. Later, I dressed up

and reached the bus stand at 5pm, with her letter. in

my hand. As 5.30pm drew near, my heart began to

pound. It was difficult to breathe. I glanced at

everyone in that bus stand. Suddenly I saw a

YA

B

et nother eginning

Srishti ‘09 99S. AnushIII year, CSE98 Srishti ‘09

Into the NightIt was one of the memorable times when

The night sky came close for us !!!

From time immemorial the human race has always had a

dying thirst for new discoveries and so did it progress

revealing the tiniest inch of space in and around, not even

sparing the sky so high. Till date, the search into the

expanding universe has been so profound that the

discovery of extraterrestrial bodies has outnumbered the

species on earth!

Now it was our turn to plunge into the mysteries of the

dark. Time to pack and kick off on a space tour.

TIME: 6 pm

EVENT: sunset

So did the voyage start at dusk, when the crowd gathered on the terrace to witness the

crescent of the moon, thin and light just bellow was the brightest star, Venus. The

expedition started with a pair of binoculars viewing the surrounding adjusting to highest

precision. Next was the higher magnification of the telescope to clearly view the moons

surface with its craters which was too real to believe followed by the shining Venus. It was a

live show, the real feel of actually getting closer to the moon itself, as though we were in

space for a minute and peeping into the Venus from there.

TIME: 7 pm

EVENT: stargazing

The thrill of the night's expedition began here, with the twinkling stars approaching us,

time to gaze with the naked eye, with the aid of a high power laser clearly pointing out each

constellation. First spotted was the belt of Orion, then the winter triangle with the three

bright stars Betelguese-Procyon- Sirius-the second brightest star. The Hunter and his dog

were followed by the Gemini brothers, Leo, Virgo and the Phoenix. The whole sky was

showing itself, each pattern clearly seen through the telescope, with even hidden stars

showing up brightly including the cluster above the Orion belt. One of them was actually

moving, which happened to be a satellite orbiting the earth. It was awesome to see a

satellite in orbit.

TIME: 8 pm

EVENT: Saturn's show

All is well that ends well, so did our voyage into the night sky with the special focusing of

the Saturn with its beautiful rings stealing our hearts. So clear and undisturbed in the east

which was the master piece of the night. It was a wonderful experience to remember for

ever.

But our journey into the space wouldn't stop here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(This star gazing workshop was a part of Quest ‘09)

M. EswariII year, Chemical

“ I saw somebody in violet approaching me. She was an angel coming to take me to heaven. I suddenly went weak in my knees. I waited for her to reach me.”

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person approaching me who was clothed in violet.

My heart skipped a beat. But I immediately

realized that she was 40+ and didn’t wear a rose. I

controlled myself. Half an hour passed. It

occurred to me that this could be a prank and no

one was going to turn up. When I had made up my

mind to leave the place, I saw somebody in violet

approaching me. She was an angel coming to

take me to heaven. I suddenly went weak in my

knees. I waited for her to reach me. Suddenly a

bike halted beside her. She sat behind a young

man and before I could move a muscle, my angel

was gone. I had not even taken a proper look at

her face. I tore the letter in the same place and

went back home.

Throughout the night, every single word of that

letter was torturing me and I never slept. Come

morning, I saw a letter at my doorstep. I opened it

with half hatred and half expectation.

“Dear…

I am really very sorry for what happened

yesterday. I can understand how you would have

felt watching me go away like that. But trust me, I

love you. That was my brother who took me and I

never expected him to be there. I didn’t have the

courage to meet you with him there. So I was

forced to leave you alone. I am really sorry for

what I did and I will make up for it. There are two

cinema tickets in the envelope. I want to spend

some time with you. You take the tickets and

expect me in the theatre. Waiting for you

darling…With lots of love…”

I was half hearted that day

but was determined

to give it a try. I

went inside the

theatre exactly

two minutes before t h e s h o w

started. No one was sitting in those

seats. And the half empty theatre didn’t

surprise me. After a few minutes, a young elegant

woman approached me. She sat beside me and

immediately took my hands into hers. A silent hour

passed. I have never had such a wonderful

evening. Suddenly, she turned towards me and

asked in a sweet voice “Shall we go out

somewhere?.” I found myself nodding in assent.

We went to a café nearby and ordered two coffees

and sat beside each other. She smiled at me

which sent shivers down my spine. Then she

slowly took out a laptop from her bag and asked me

“Do you know hacking?”

“Bingo !!!” I exclaimed.

“You are the best hacker I have heard of. That’s why I

was following you”, she said. I could sense her

intentions and realized that I was capable of helping

her.

I happened to see what she said was true. Truly it

was a job for me.

“I have an elder brother. In the past few days he has

been acting very weird. Yesterday he left home for

good. He asked us not to trace him. The answer to

the questions where he went and what happened to

him are inside this laptop. I don’t know its password”,

She said.

“He also said that he would come back once I

understood what was inside that laptop”.

“I will try my best”, I assured.

She gave me her contact number, asked me to

contact her if I got anything, kissed my cheek and left

the place with a worried look on her face.

I was not sure if what I was

doing was right or wrong.......

Yet another beginningSrishti ‘09100

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Students’ Union 2008-09Executive Members

Club Members

Sitting (from left to right)

Hostel General Secretary P.K. Pradeep

Students’ Union Secretary M. Chellapriyadharshini

Administrative Officer Dr. S. Shanmugam

Vice-Principal Dr. V. Selladurai

Principal Dr. R. Prabhakar

Students’ Union Staff Advisor Dr. N. Murugan

Students’ Union Chairperson A.S. Nirmaladevi

Chief Editor Srishti S. Vignesh

Standing First Row (from left to right)

YRC S. Gowdhaman

Literary Club Paul A. Emmanuel

Quiz Club G. Chocklingam

Dramatix Joint Secretary R. Aravindh

Dramatix Secretary R. Arvindh

Associate Editor - Srishti R. Amshuman

Placement Secretary G. Aravind

Arts Club S. Anand

Students’ Union 2008-09

Club Members

Executive Members

Standing Second row (from left to right)

Film Club R. Vijay Sivanesan

Music Club R. Nandhakumar

Karate Club M. Sivarajan

NCC R. Sankaranarayanan

Ilamparavai Editor N. Purushothaman

Muthamil Mandram R. Sudhakar

Associate Editor - Srishti V. Sylvester Pious

Standing Third row (from left to right)

Photography Club S. Sridhar

NSS R. SathishS. VijayakumarS.M. DheebanChakkaravarthy

Nature Club S. Vignesh

Sports Club S. Arunkumar

NSS C. Deepa Sarojini

Girls’ Hostel General Secretary K. Saranya

Members not in the photograph

Space Club T. Ragland Navamani

YHAI G. Sakthivel

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