Techniche VI - College of Technology, Pantnagar

Moments. At first glance, only a simple word. But think about it, it’s not so simple. In actual fact, our whole life is
synonymous with moments. The pleasure is momentary, melancholy is momentary, hourlies obviously momentary,
tashan is momentary, ruckus is in the moments, even eternity is in the moment. Look around far and wide, you willl see
entirety as nothing but a collection of moments only. Then why not cherish these priceless moments, why not relish these
backroom moments. Capture these moments of your life, feel their aura and live them with this latest issue of
TECHNICHE.
THE COLLEGE EDITORIAL BOARD
Sitting (L to R): Diwanshu Joshi, Jyotirmay Mishra, Siddhartha Sharma, Sankalp,
Dhruv Gaur, Anshuman Bhat, Mayank Tilara, Abhinav Dimri (Editor).
Standing:
Row1 (L to R): Reetika Rana, Toshi Gupta, Roopali Joshi, Surabhi Gupta, Aditi Jain,
Vidushi Rastogi (Co Editor), Radhika Gupta, Mrinal Sah.
Row2 (L to R): Himani Maheshwari, Shruti Thussu, Prachi Jain, Vivek Saini,
Bhomik Pandey, Kamni Saxena, Sakshi Singh.
Row3 (L to R): Gaurav Gupta, Jasmit Singh Chawla, Prof. D.S. Murthy (Staff Counsellor),
Shashank Gandhi.
All opinions expressed in this bulletin are those of the respective authors. The Editorial Board bears no responsibility.
For internal circulation only.
Published under the guidance of Staff Counsellor, Engineering and Technology Society,
College of Technology, G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar.
TECHNICHE, ISSUE II, 2008-09
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
TECH-BIT
Mentor’s Column p4
“Virtues like positive
attitude, dedicated
efforts and strength of
character are the
assets that can help an
individual to steer past
any obstacle in life
with flying colour...”
Tech-No -Logic p6
At the quantum level
there is no solidity, no
boundary, no
distinction. Atom
interacting with atom
creates solidity but
energy interacting
with energy creates
nothing solid. Energy
only exchanges...
Critech p32
He is back there, but
in a different role to
play. From an
importunate student,
he has turned into a
consummate
instructor.
Some people live there
nightmares...
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Tech Ethos p26,20
Colosseum
Accolade
Litrosphere
Face 2 Face p29
One word for
Pantnagar crowdEuphoric!
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vfLrRo
One day the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were
greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: "Yesterday the person who had been hindering your
growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral." At first everyone was sad to hear
that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person
might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived to pay their last respects. One by one the
employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. There
was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next
to the mirror that said: "There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: YOU”. You are
the only person who can revolutionize your life. Your life does not change when your boss, friends, partner,
company etc. changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs,
when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. There is no doubt that we Pantnagarites
have this kind of ardour. Every new day here brings out a new resurgence that speaks about the amount of
our potential and our longing to keep raising the bar.
Walking back to the pavilion, what a roller coaster ride it has been, from Litrosphere to Razzmatazz,
Accolade to Colosseum; an entire array of events providing endless opportunities from personality
development to out-and-out fun. But lurking beneath the surface is the poignant fact that the very same
people organising an event are the participants of others; while the rest are carelessly busy taking their forty
winks in their hostels. These extravaganzas carry some purpose of accomplishment but the lack of
participation surely undid the flaming spirit with which they where ignited. Well, I guess soon just first
years would be the ones seen in the queues before the Registration desks. I thought learning to be a life-long
process where age hardly matters. It's a matter of great concern that the great ‘technocrats’ of our college
failed to draft a suitable piece of technical article for the college magazine, which surely made me wonder
where the TECH from NICHE is.
The College Editorial Board- a group of guys n gals chosen to bang their heads together in a fracas over
ideas, creating a ruckus out of futile concerns and most importantly, proctor TECHNICHE so that it
never reaches its creative and literal low. Nah! It's not a name but an enthusiasm to work, an insight to create,
a will to achieve, a niche to glorify and a mirror to rectify. In all, it's an invigilator of the tantrum of splendid
thoughts striving to pierce through coloured pages to attain immortality. A gala of ingenious talents, a
coming together of imagination and feeling, information as well as fun.
On behalf of the Editorial Board, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. M. P. Singh, Dean,
College of Technology for his constant encouragement and support. I am also grateful to Prof. D. S. Murthy,
Staff Counsellor, Engineering & Technology Society for his guidance. I am highly obliged to
Dr. Anurag Kumar Swami, Head, Department of Electrical Engineering for his eloquent article on
'Preparing for Global Competitiveness'. A special thanks goes out to all the students for their contributions,
especially the Hindi poets for giving us a tough but wonderful time as we got nearly four times the poems we
necessitate. Surely, there are some gems out there.
I would also like to thank all the members of the College Editorial Board for their sincere effort, be it in
editing the articles or designing the pages. If it wasn't for you all, this issue couldn't have seen its dawn.
Lastly, I would like to wrap up with these lines- “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given
this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you
are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is
something that you have left behind...let it be something good.”
Abhinav Dimri
Vice- Chancellor’s Message
Tech- Envision
To make a professional, one must not only concentrate on acquiring knowledge but also stretch his/her dimensions into
various aspects of professional education. One such aspect is soft skills. Development of this speciality not only makes one stand
out among people of similar background, but also benefits the society as a whole. This is so
because the concept of soft skills basically focuses on the improvement in communication
between people. For an idea to take shape, it is necessary that people communicate and share
knowledge. Most students today are migrating to the banking/management sectors. What these
fields demand is proper apptitude for effective administration and management and
communication skill. A flair for interacting with people and persuading them lies at the heart of
this. Professional institutes are not only temples of higher learning but also cradle of a culture that
inculcates the aforementioned qualities in the students. A glowing example of this is College of
Technology, where an independent student body organises various inter-college festivals,
managing each detail, minute and major, to bring out a spectrum of opportunities for students to
avail. All these experiences serve to improve a budding professional's credentials. Although
there are several opportunities available to students for self-improvement, it is wholly a matter of students' discretion whether
they utilise them to extract the maximum advantage. We have to understand that the age of spoon feeding has long been left
behind; to take up an opportunity on hand is solely their own responsibility.
Another important aspect of education is progress. In a world that is moving ahead at a restless, unthinkable pace,
stagnation of mindset, thoughts and ideas will only lead to obsolescence. The true essence of learning is that it must never cease
and should liberate the thought process. A person who remains rigid and is uneasy with the act of accepting new ideas, has not
imbibed but merely steered through exams and obtained a degree or certificate only in name. A person learns not only from the
environment but also through introspection looking inside teaches us to not only criticise but also to appreciate.
No doubt, that Techniche, whose 6th issue is soon to be released, is the very soul of progress. The College Editorial
Board deserves accolades for the commendable work they have put in to bring out this magnificent publication. The students
who have used Techniche as a medium of interaction with the rest of the college, too, deserve to share the glory. A college
magazine reflects the culture of the college. It should be a matter of great pride for all students that they can learn, talk, share and
teach, all through a voice that reaches the whole student community.
With best wishes
Vice-Chancellor, G.B.P.U.&T.
Dean’s Message
In a world growing at a fast rate, it is necessary that we too gear up and try to match its speed. Although our college has
much more to offer than any other college in Uttarakhand, it still needs to be upgraded a lot. We have so far been able to provide
modern IT facilities and now, a college library will commence operation very soon The fully
equipped college library and round the clock high speed internet facility at CCF will surely help
the students to take a plunge in engineering researches and excel on the academic front. I expect
that every student of this prestigious institution should augment his/her skills each day and not
only become a successful engineer but also dignified human beings
As with every time, this year too, many students have succeeded in GATE,CAT etc. And
some will even be attending foreign colleges. Their success deserves our acknowledgement and
should be a guiding light to all the students with similar aspirations.
All these developments are pointers towards one single fact: the college is surely on the
path of progress and this should infuse a certain confidence in the students. The day is not too far
away in time when our pedigree will succeed in getting national as well as international recognition.
I'm glad to note that yet another issue of Techniche is ready for release and I earnestly congratulate the College Editorial
Board for another successful mammoth exercise. The magazine has now become an essential part of COT's life and I hope that it
continues to serve its purpose of sharing ideas, giving expression to creative minds among the student body and light hearted
entertainment.
I wish you all success.
Dean, College of Technology
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Mentor’s Column
PREPARING FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
Globalization has set in rapid changes in the world economy. Technology and Engineering are changing at a faster rate,
accelerating the economic growth. In order to use knowledge for development, a country must ensure that its people have the
right set of skills, competencies and values to address the challenges and opportunities in this changing economic scenario.
Engineers play a key role not only in solving global problems but also in creating and
transferring knowledge. Liberalization of the Indian economy, its gradual integration
with the world economy and rapid transformation into a knowledge-based society are
increasing the demands for a well-trained workforce that is not only literate and has
mastered specific skills, but is also able to acquire new skills and knowledge
independently.
The impact of globalization on the engineering profession consequently creates a
challenge to understand what it means to be a successful engineer in today's global
environment and how best to get prepared to face these challenges. Effective engineers
must possess a broad range of knowledge and skills going beyond the technical
knowledge of an individual's native discipline. More recently, a broad process of
integrated learning has emerged in response to the changing needs in engineering
education. Integrated learning stresses on going beyond the technical content, resulting
in improved communication skills, increased design content, lifelong learning, and
team skills, and an enhanced awareness of management as well as other disciplines.
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Thus, a set of characteristics which present day engineering graduates must possess to be successful in their careers may
A strong foundation in basic sciences, mathematics and engineering fundamentals
A capacity to apply these fundamentals to a variety of problems
Knowledge and experience in experimental methods
Knowledge and skill in the fundamentals of engineering practice
Advanced knowledge of selected professional-level technologies
Strong oral and written communication skills
A sense of corporate and business basics
A sense of social, ethical, political and human responsibility
A historical and societal perspective of the impact of technology
A unifying and interdisciplinary broad view
A culture for life-long learning
A creative and intellectual spirit, a capacity for critical judgement, and enthusiasm for learning.
The time in which we are living now features innovation and originality. Engineering is a profession that links various inventions
to common people. Needless to say, with its vital role in the society this profession demands its practitioners to be technically,
and even scientifically, competent, as engineers are developing new products, producing them and/or serving their clients with
their expertise. However, technical expertise alone does not make a good engineer, the professional morality and responsibility
of engineers, which has long been neglected in university education, is also an indispensable component. Engineering ethics
have been becoming an increasing concern over the past decades, during which the world witnessed some momentous events
like stratospheric ozone depletion, cloning technology, the Challenger disaster and so on, which are closely related to the issue of
engineering ethics. Creativity and original thinking are often acquired qualities and not necessarily inherent and they are
certainly some of the most important qualities a good engineer must possess. Very often, one finds that students from large cities
and those who come from families with educated parents are able to find jobs a lot more easily than students from rural areas,
mostly because of their communication abilities and not necessarily due to their technical superiority.
Last but not the least, virtues like positive attitude, dedicated efforts and strength of character are the assets that can help an
individual to steer past any obstacle in life with flying colours.
Dr. Anurag Kumar Swami
Professor & Head
Department of Electrical Engineering
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TECH-NO-LOGIC

THE NATURE OF
HUMAN EXISTENCE
I
n the human organism, first we have physical and material
aspects. The operation of five senses makes this aspect very
concrete and real. In this sphere, the operation of time has its
visible effect as things are born and then die. The law of cause
and effect seems to be governing the physical sphere. Then
there is another sphere beyond the physical one it is the
invisible beyond the visible. Some call it the quantum domain
of energy and information. The five senses don't touch this
domain. The core of the self with its thought-structure and
belief system making up the ego is an essential part of the
quantum domain. The physical or the material is not separate,
but is the manifestation of the energy and information
pervading the quantum domain.
As per the “Theory of Relativity”, matter and energy
are the same. Mass equals Energy, although it may have
different forms. On deeper analysis, the solid objects made up
of molecules and atom turns out to be particles
having no solidity at all. These particles are
waves of energy and information. So, starting
from the solid world of matter, we reach the
domain of pure energy and information. Here
the world of five senses and solid molecules
and atoms turns out to be non-existent. With al
this, everything is so different, especially
when we were believing and dealing with a
world of solid objects.
This world of energy (with information
en c oded i n to i t) vibrates at diffe r en t
frequencies. As the vibrations are so fast that our normal
vision cannot catch it, the result is that we only see objects and
matter as such. Our senses are too slow as compared to the
speed of energy vibrations. We are so much addicted and used
to the world of five senses that we don't have any realization
of energy and information spanning the cosmos. Our
ignorance also keeps us tied to the world of forms. That way
this world has been rightly called “Maya” or “Illusion” by the
Eastern Sages.
At the quantum level there is no solidity, no
boundary, no distinction. Atom interacting with atom creates
solidity but energy interacting with energy creates nothing
solid. Energy only exchanges. At energy level, we are one,
running into each other, exchanging energy and information
with each other.
Now the question arises “Why don't we see this
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deeper drama and invisible inter-action?”
Aware of the formless being of cosmos. the history
of conscious self (jiva) becoming aware of the Formless
ultimate substance of cosmos. This is nirvana, liberation,
mukti, because we do not have the quantum eyes and senses
to see or conceptualize the cosmic energy. Had we this
faculty or cosmic vision, we could easily see that all solid
objects are rushing in and out of the cosmic void at the speed
of light. As senses are connected at the mental level, it is here
in the mind that we imagine the physical organism and the
material phenomena. Both mind and thoughts are aspects of
the same field of energy. It is only the mind that
misinterprets one collective energy soup as different
physical entities.
At another level, there is the field of consciousness.
As information is encoded in energy, intelligence is encoded
in consciousness. Consciousness and
Energy (matter) are two different entities
although they correlate and cooperate
with each other. Their interaction is so
wonderful and natural that they don't look
like different. It is only recently that
consciousness is being recognized in its
own right but still it is not being given
proper or due place in scheme of cosmos.
In a thinking organism, the thinking
process and the element of consciousness
are different. What is that element that
thinks, rationalizes and formulates concepts? Who is the one
that builds the ego structure and confers continuity in the
organism? It is the consciousness. Thoughts which engross
the mind are always evolving and changing but
consciousness is one, same and static since the birth of the
organism. It is the consciousness of an organism (called
jiva) that runs the body, thinks thoughts and feels feelings
and yet it is detached from physical organs of organism.
The existence of consciousness is all pervasive,
being inherited in all living cells and in material
configuration. In fact it connects living organisms and
material objects. Among all the species, human beings are
the most evolved at the mental level. The level of awareness
in humans is to the extent where they can experience the
whole cosmos not only in parts but also as one integrated
whole.
Innotech
spaceless-ness. The real knowledge is to understand the
changeless 'ME' as kindred, to the formless being of the
cosmos. The realised self is conscious of consciousness and
aware of awareness and knowing that all the experience or
changes are outside him and peripheral in existence.
So human self is the conscious being and has the power to
be Sartori of Zen masters aware of the formless being of
cosmos. the history of conscious self becoming aware of
the formless ultimate substance of cosmos. This is nirvana,
liberation, mukti. In this state the self by becoming aware
of the formless constant of the common, realises the reality
of non-change, timeless-ness and
Ramnik Marwah
Final Year, Production Engineering
Life is Wise…
“Life is no brief candle for me. It is a splendid torch which I
have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn
as brightly as possible before handing it over to the next
generation.”
my field of perfection. I left no stone unturned and no note
unread to become a maestro. One fine morning when I
woke up, I saw success with its arms wide open. Success
hugged me and said “You have finally achieved me.” A
tear trickled down my eyes...
hese are the golden words said by George Bernard Shaw.
Life is a knock of the Almighty's blessings on you. God has
been wise enough to provide us at least two options for
every situation in life. Love or hatred? Success or failure?
Abundance or dearth?
With the passage of time I found success heavier and
heavier to be handled. I again went to my friend. He had
grown old. His eyes spoke the story of his life. He looked
wiser. I asked him “How to handle success?” My friend
replied, “Help all those who are struggling for success.
Share your success and experiences. This is the best way to
handle success.”
T
In this wise world, we are left free to choose the right
option. Once, I was a layman in this world. I had heard of
just two words in life: SUCCESS and FAILURE. I asked
my friend “What should I choose?” Ignorant of the reality,
my friend suggested to me that I go for failure. I again went
to my friend and asked, “What should I do to achieve
failure?” My friend said, “You don't need to achieve
failure, just do nothing and Failure will achieve you.” I did
the same. I passed my days sleeping, wandering uselessly
and one day failure finally achieved me. I said, “Failure,
you are so easy to get! I'm not contented with what I
achieved.” Failure got angry and shouted, “Then go to
success.” I did the same.
I did the same. I utilized my name and fame to bring out the
best of the resources I had acquired from my success. I
opened music schools, a charity trust and presently I'm
living my life more like a saint...
Do you want to know what the secret of my success is?
Hard work is something always credited. I owe my
success to someone else. It's my secret friend. Do you
want to know who? My old friend's name is WISDOM...
Down the line, let's start from beginning. When I was
young, so was Wisdom. His account of experience was
zero. When asked about “SUCCESS or FAILURE,” he
made a random decision and asked my Mind (instead of
my heart) to help him out. Mind being very cunning
suggested to me that I go for failure to reduce its work
load. After Failure achieved me, Wisdom analyzed the
dire consequences and asked my Heart if he had any
advice. Heart made him realize that at no point of his
achievement, was he contented. When I asked Wisdom for
the second time, he consulted both Heart and Mind and
gave a unique and fruitful advice. When I went to him for
the third time, Wisdom had grown old and he gave the best
answer to my question.
Learning from my last experience, I reformed my question
and again asked my friend, “How can success achieve
me?” My friend replied, “Success won't achieve you, you
need to achieve success. Just work hard on your field of
perfection.” This answer was not so easy to be
implemented. “My field of perfection??##@@” What
would that be? I cross questioned my friend. He asked,
“What you love to do is your field of perfection.”
I thought deeply, “I love to walk on a calm, lonely road. Is
this my field of perfection? I'm good at cracking jokes and
playing pranks. I'm also good at moving my eyeballs round
and round. Oh! I'm also good at adding two numbers, I love
to help people, and I'm beautiful too...” BLAH, BLAH,
BLAH... but nothing seemed fruitful...
This was in short- the story of the four letter word called
LIFE. A life is perfect when the past shares a major share
of future decisions…
Nidhi Kohli
“Hey, I'm good at singing. People say so. Very often in
parties, I'm requested to sing. Yes I've got it. Music is my
II Year, Computer Engineering
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Book Review
THE
WHITE
A
TIGER
n “X-Ray Image” is the word that strikes the mind when someone speaks of “The White Tiger”. Neither characterized
biologically nor medically, it's an image unique of its kind- a transparent X-Ray image of our nation-INDIA. It's for ages
that we people have been raising slogans of Her Highness and vanity but never ever did anyone dared to speak of the factthe very component our nation is carved of. Aravind Adiga, a common man like all of us, the son of a rickshaw puller dared
to think something different and unfolded the truism of an underprivileged being treated as mere scapegoat by the cruel
masters through his Man Booker prize winning successful fiction- The White Tiger. The title personifies a man Balram
Halwai alias Munna, missing from a small village Laxmangarh, in the district of Gaya. This title was bestowed upon him by
an inspector in his school.
He explains his life story, his publicity as a ‘wanted’ on the walls, with the help of his silver Macintosh laptop to His
Excellency Wen Jiabao of China, who was to come to India a week later; how he stepped into the real world of entrepreneurship
on his own guts, fighting tough against the cruelties cast upon him by his employer Mr. Ashok and his family. Balram hit the nail
on the head when he expounded the inside of India from Culture to Culprits, its facade Surroundings to Surreptitious moves to
survive, rages of the Rags to the raptures of the Riches. Having 4 years of experience, Munna was employed as a driver for Mr.
Ashok's family where because of his loyalty, he made his way from initial Maruti Suzuki to Honda City and was moved to the
giant New Delhi. One day drunk Pinki Madam, Ashok's wife ran the Honda City over a kid in the darkness of the night and sought
salvation by cajoling Balram to work as a knight in shining armour, imposing the charge on him. In his village, his grandma kept
waiting for her share of money from Balram which was soon given over. When Pinki walked off Ashok, Balram proffered solace
to his master owing to a speck of reverence he had for Ashok. Ashok's brother Mukesh always seemed a nuisance to Balram
owing to the barbarism faced by him.
Finally one day, Balram decided to end the days of Mr. Ashok and he killed hit by hitting him with a bottle of Johnnie
Walker Black and with this final Coup de Grace, he ended his days of servitude. Through this masterpiece, Aravind Adiga not
only developed a picture of the dark side of India in the retinas of world but also made a show of bravery and intestinal fortitude
hidden in the abyss of the underprivileged. How the rich deploy the interests of poor for their own amusement, exposing the lives
of the poor at stake just for increasing theirs. It's an unprecedented revelation for all such practitioners of servitude that even a
poor has a voice but all you need is to dream big and fight for your freedom. This magnum opus which added a feather to
Aravind's cap came out as a roaring success having a roar in resonance with that of “THE WHITE TIGER”.
Ankit Gupta
III Year, Production Engineering
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Critech
WHAT’S hOT? WHAT’S NOT!!
A gamut of events in 2nd semester succeeded in solving twin purposes. From the Rs. 10,000 prize money in Yuva's leadership
hunt that lured students to go around campaigning from pillar to post to multiple fests like Dharohar, Litrosphere, Razzmatazz,
Accolade, everything fell into the right place to provide multiple opportunities for participation and of course, multiple
suspended classes.
Tech Fair got more than its fair share of attention as EB's razzmatazz with Biotech stunned everyone and conspiracy theories
surfaced in hushed whispers…
National level conferences in all departments kept all professors engaged, adding more bliss to our lives. (We always knew
TEQIP would do us good…)
The bald and beautiful final year guys are proving that global recession isn't a surprise.
Also, as the world reels under recession, Colosseum's mega budget brought new cheer from among clouds of apprehension.
But the 'EUPHORIA' of the last few days died down quick as hourlies lurking in the shadows returned to haunt the unaware and
the (gladly) lecture starved.
Life is a ramp for indigenous fashionistas, (Accolade only enforced this fact.) After Afghani salwars and dupatta less kurtis, it's
now schoolbags (oops! sorry handbags), from small to BiG to LARGE, that find favour with the ever glamourous COT gals.
‘Spark’ become outdated, ballet and canvas shoes are the flavour of the season.
Though momos continue to sizzle, golgappe (pani-puri) in Badi elicit a lip- smacking welcome.
'Tech'niche embraces ‘tech’nology, creates a 'niche' for itself online; now surf previously unseen content on tech-niche.co.nr.
CROSSWORD
26. Title awarded to people who wait at least a year to come
to COT.
28. Pantnagar's equivalent of a hotel, on the banks of the
Chakpheri.
29. Khurps ka “Ticket to UIUC”.
30. Boys ka khana- paani, distant dream for girls.
31. Service to the society in 3rd year.
32. 'GATE' to the IIMs.
DOWN
2. Small market, 'BIG' in name.
3. Massive building, the last bastion of textbooks in
Pantnagar.
4. Bi-weekly supply of fruits and vegetables.
6. 'Couples' Canteen'.
9. Organisers of Accolade, Samanvay, and Litrosphere.
11. The tearful experience savoured with fearful chutney.
12. It 'weighs' spirits down when GPA sheet appears too
'light.’
13. Musical expression of feelings, that both teases and
pleases.
15. Poster presentation competition in Colosseum.
16. Entry denied without use of fingers.
17. A COTian's first brush with money, marketing and
management.
19. Newest in COT's trinity of inter- college fests.
20. The Person who gives you a real life “Prison Break”
experience.
22. 'Magha Mart' and Century beckon…
24. Not just a bathing utility but also the name of the
champion of 'cram- exams.'
25. Genre of PJs known to have originated in Pantnagar
itself, hiss………………..ssss™.
ACROSS
1. Where do you see a poster saying, “The female of the
species is more dangerous”?
5. Usual hangout between classes specializing in flies and
chholey samose.
7. Awe- inspiring abode of Pantnagar's 'First citizen.'
8. Authority to be blamed for messy time-tables and
clashing exams.
10. This is where you learn to bell the 'cat'.
13. People trusted with the well being of students.
14. Encounter with gears, saws and hammers.
16. The college that is gifted with 2 buildings.
18. Where you face the 'music' for committing heinous
crimes against Pantnagar administration.
21. COT ka Saif Ali Khan se 'rishta'.
23. “In GOLD we trust.”
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Techtonic
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Journey for life: a science fantasy
oday's main headlines: “The Earth's President inaugurated an atomic power plant and a methane company on Mars. After
travelling 56 million km, the Earth's President inaugurated these establishments for Martians who come from earth. The
President had been specially invited as the chief guest to witness this historical event.”
-Inter planetary news
After reading this, you might think that this is just a piece of fiction. Actually, this is our future. In the near future, we will
have to leave the planet earth and find ourselves a new home, to protect the existence of the human species. The search for this
sort of rehabilitation ends at the red planet, Mars. There will be lots of obstacles in the course of execution of this ambitious
scheme but the itinerary of the entire journey has been decided now and the countdown has begun.
Dr. James Garvin who has led numerous scientists on the subject of Mars and Lunar exploration at NASA and Dr. Paul
Delaney, professor of Physics and Astronomy at Toronto's New York University, have outlined the extra- ordinary challenges and
the obstacles faced by the international space community in sending a manned mission to Mars and bringing it back.
The spacecraft that will take a crew to Mars will be assembled in space. Up to 10 rockets will be required to carry equipments and
the astronauts to the mother ship. The 56 million km journey could take up to 3 years. Will the fuel be nuclear or super heated
charged particles? Engineers must get the right answer to this question in the first time itself or the astronauts will die.
Preparing the human body to survive in deep space will be a greater challenge. Living together for three years in a confined
environment, the astronauts will become each other's caregivers. They will face zero gravity with its debilitating effects on
muscles and bones, solar storms, cosmic radiations and microscopic particles piercing through the skin of the spacecraft and
penetrating the astronauts' body could cause brain damage and cancer.
The human spirit may be the Achilles heel of the Mars mission. Mental breakdowns, sexual tensions, near suicides have
already taken place during shorter space missions and there will be a 50% failure rate in Mars landing.
The last 6 minutes of the Mars flight will be the most terrifying. Only an inflatable aeroshell will protect the capsule as it enters
the Mars atmosphere at a temperature of 4000°C and a speed of 16000km/hr. After the capsule's speed has reduced, the astronauts
will have 90 seconds to pin point a safe location to land.
Search for life, is there life on Mars? Scientists in North America are combing the most barren places on Earth to search
out bacteria and amino acids or carbonates. That might offer clues to the type of life forms that may have developed
independently on Mars that could harm human beings. Arctic's frigid Devon's Island, British Colombian Pavilion Lake, Chile's
Atacama Desert and caves in New Mexico may offer compelling chronicles.
Success or failure will decide our future on Mars. Till then we can only do one thing: “Pack our baggage.”
Amit Burman
I Year
Electronics and Communication Engineering
O
PROBABLY AND POSSIBLY
ne fine Tuesday night a conversation defies out of me the importance of these two words in our daily life...........
It seems as if our life rages between these two words.
Webster defines "Probably" as something to be expected.
“Possibly" as something feasible.
We "Wake Up" every morning trying to reach out for our dreams. But what happens every night at the end of the day before sleep,
when our instincts prove out to be nothing more than a failure. Our dreams get lacerated and plained and we again are the same old
surrogated creatures of divine GOD, blaming our fiascos and non-performance on others.
We go on making new amendments in our promises. Our obsessive goals which were probabilities some times back are absolute
possibilities now.
But here is the other side:
Probably you move out today on your not so great transport; Possibly one day a Mercedes might be transporting you.
Probably you are a good singer ; Possibly sometime in the future you could be the best of them out there.
Probably you are wearing branded clothes; Possibly you could be their brand ambassador one day.
Probably you are talking about some great personalities today; Possibly people will be talking about you one day.
Probably you are a failure today; Possibly you could be a huge success tomorrow.
So guys never give up your hopes and dreams. Try to turn feeble probabilities into huge possibilities because life is all about
making choices and the fittest survives.
Go for Possibilities because Probabilities are too easy for you. BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!
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Dhruv Gaur
I Year, Computer Engineering
Techtonic
the art of engineering
Introduction
The popular encyclopedic definition of engineering considers it as the link between art and science. An engineer is
supposed to develop safe, efficient and economical solutions to practical problems by applying scientific knowledge. In other
words, engineering becomes a way of life, an experience that is common to genuine engineers irrespective of their different
circumstances.
Development of a Professional
There is a significant difference between engineering and other forms of education. Engineering education has to
undergo a continuous further development through thinking, observation, and discussion. While working on various projects
and associated problem- solving, developments require special efforts on the part of an individual.
Budding engineers should not feel downhearted for initial apparent imperfections as many things in life are not fully
understood in an absolute sense due to insufficient knowledge of environment, human behavior and reaction of various
circumstances. Sound sense of design comes after varied experience coupled with knowledge and individual flair.
As far as professionalism is concerned, for an engineer, the first aspect should be confidence as a result of education and
training. It is inadmissible to give an answer about the safety of a structure in any way other than, “Yes, it is safe,” which
contrasts a politician who may use the words, “May be or depends upon the circumstances.”
Perception of Life from an Engineer's Point of View
The idealization of the absolute is at the heart of engineering. The procedure which an engineer adopts is closely
associated with assessment of risk, which must be based on realistically estimated magnitudes of hazard and probability of its
occurrence as derived from judgment and statistical data.
It is apparent, however, that all good engineers have a positive view of life to absorb all human experiences and learn from
examples of their predecessors in their exercise of the Art of Engineering. Engineering appears to have brought the future
ahead and would be as rewarding as it has been for many all over the world.
Vikas Parmar
II Year, Civil Engineering
A
Nanotechnology: Viruses Are Put To Work
Building Super Batteries
team of engineers at MIT has harnessed viruses to make components for a remarkable new kind of battery,
half the size of a human cell and far more efficient than our usual AAA.
The researchers used a threadlike virus that had been genetically engineered so that electrically conductive
materials, such as cobalt oxide would bind to its surface. Because the long, thin virus has so much surface area
relative to its volume, it can pack a lot of charge into a little space. The metal-coated microbe can thus be used to
build energy storage devices wth a power density much higher than that of traditional batteries.
Although the viruses eventually degrade, the metal structures they create remain behind. These structures are
strong enough to be transferred and to be embedded into another surface. So far, the team has succeeded in
creating a battery with one virus- built terminal, and one conventional terminal, and is working on a battery with both
terminals virus-built.
Microbatteries could potentially power all kinds of miniaturized electronics, including tiny medical implants.
As Paul Hammond says, ”This whole idea of building a battery being heavy, dirty chemical process doesn't have to
exist. We can imagine printing batteries on to different surfaces.” Hammond is a self-assembly expert who has
helped to develop the technique. Viruses have always been injurious and harmful for us but really shocking and
wonderful it is that how these viruses could be useful for us at this level.
Suchita Deval
I Year, Electrical Engineering
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Face Off
Is absolute GPA the realistic statistics of a student's academics
or the need of the hour is relative GPA ?
As children, did we go to school only to become the toppers
of our respective classes? Certainly not! It was, to learn. And
then, through exams, it was judged how much we imbibed.
Pondering similarly about ourselves at the college level, we,
the 'Bachelors of Technology' come here to learn and
understand the various scientific concepts and techniques,
and not just to outdo each other and win, no matter how.
Therefore, an absolute GPA is undoubtedly a better
parameter for analyzing a student's academic performance
than a relative one. Aiming for a higher 'relative GPA' would
just be like running aimlessly, only to overtake some other
person, but reaching nowhere. Moreover relative GPA of the
entire class solely depends upon the performance of the
highest scorer, which is unfair. Besides, that student too may
not be intelligent enough. Thus the relative GPA is a lame
concept. It is only the absolute GPA that can be the true test of
a person's actual knowledge.
Relative GPA is the burning need of the day as compared
to an absolute one. The students of an institution tend to
lead a harmonious and cordial life amongst each other,
while themselves maintaining their status in the
environment. And when the whole of the surroundings are
put on an equal balance, the realistic performance of an
individual can be better acknowledged. It is so because the
whole surroundings are taken as a single inertial frame;
considering the fact that exactly the same facilities, same
hurdles and same questions were put forward to all. Thus,
relative GPA gives a better picture of the overall
performance of a student than an absolute GPA.
Pooja Gaur
I Year
Electronics & Communications Engineering
Aditi Jain
I Year, Production Engineering
Although marks may not be the true measure of a student's
performance, they certainly are an indicator. Several
prominent colleges use the relative GPA to indicate their
students' academic performance; but I still believe that
relative marks project a much narrower picture of academics
than an absolute GPA does. An absolute GPA shows the true
marks of a student in a subject, whereas a relative one shows
only the student's marks compared to others. If the whole
class fares badly, then the meaning of higher marks or
highest marks is lost and the grades become a farce. And why
should a student's grade sheet suffer because he scored one
mark less than 5 others who scored equal and highest marks,
when in practice they all did only marginally better?
Besides, an ideal education system should be such that it
stresses the importance of competition with oneself rather
than with others. This is the true essence of learning and the
reason why schools of primary education still work on the
absolute marks system. Hence I totally agree with the
concept of absolute GPA, although colleges following this
system can make amends on their marks sheets by showing
the student's relative position in the class as well.
Vidushi Rastogi
II Year, Computer Engineering
13
I would have been packing my bags for boarding a flight
to Hanover University, Frankfurt, Germany this
summer for an internship had my GPA been a little
more. I tell you, frankly, that 'little more' was just
0.05… After college, we face a tough competition
against students of IITs and NITs where they have
relative GPA system. You can beat them in knowledge
and projects but when it is with numbers they stand far
above you. Suppose a student with GPA 7.8 in class if
holds a second position with the topper being at 8.5, if
awarded relatively will be touching a scale of 9. An 8.5
here won't even stand a chance out there when
compared against the 9.9 scored by ‘them ’as GPA. So
even if we all are at the same level, why do we have to
pay a higher price? For how long will Pantnagarites
have to keep their future at stake with an absolute GPA?
Like I can say, with this absolute GPA system, we welter
and they run.
Utkarsh Srivastava
III Year, Mechanical Engineering
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Innotech
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A WORLD WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
found in mythological literature) was replaced with lean
built and cat walk.
The world without boundary concept was more
encashed by those of us hunting for’ green’ pastures.
It's amusing to see how Green Card Aspirants (or
Holders) justify their westwards flocking on the pretext of
serving the entire human species. Discarding 1/6th of the
humanity, it's ironical how a better place to serve humanity
can be located amidst the (much better) 300 millions.
With the youth preferring so called humanist and global
ways of life, the hitherto highly sought after armed forces
were bound to face decimated aspirants, which eventually,
they did.
Interestingly, Globalization, which was as much
the need of Indians as much it was of the West, the Miss
World, Miss Universe awards of the 90's, if gave us a
reason to be proud, then as much they gave the cosmetic
multinationals a new found market which had over nightly
awakened to branded glamorization. Also the 'High
Quality, Low Price edition' of labour may not have been
available in such consistent fashion to their laboratories
and industries.
Closer still, Globalisation has perhaps benefited
them more. They were already at the apex- economically,
socially and militarily. Globalization was like calling for
cease fire. In the absence of acute nationalism, each party
remains where ever it was.
It was our India which propagated the concept of
Universal Brotherhood (Vasudhev Kutumbhkam) much
earlier than the West ever did and words like chauvinism
and fanaticism were alien to this land. For a country, which
for centuries believed in peaceful coexistence, India does
deserve its rightful place under the sun. It is unjustified to
leave it bleeding with wounds, facing constant threats and
crippled with hunger, for the sake of Globalisation.
Nationalism is the need of hour, and will remain so for at
least the next 100 years.
he last decade of 20th century-A new coin of human
advancement called Globalization, after being long in
air, finally lands in India and soon replaces the nascent
currency of Nationalism(Just 2 centuries old). Distances
collapse and the world melts into a (Global) village.
Economically and culturally, India is once again thrown
open to rest of world with a promissory note of 'ViceVersa'.
The rattles of this new coin grow louder and the
new world doesn't remain an isolated item of economics
glossary but is associated with humanities, languages
and sciences as well. The zeal to serve the entire human
species rather than just our native country is appreciated,
awarded and reinforced into our conscience. Phrases like
'Universal Brotherhood’, ‘World without boundaries'
etc. are echoed under West sponsored loudspeakers and
soon become popular sentiments among the youth, at
least amongst the educated ones. It is this extended
definition of Globalisation that I shall be more concerned
with in this article.
The million (Oops, Sorry! billions or trillions or
even more) dollar query is whether G'tion benefitted
India or Not? Yes, possibly it did but certainly after
extracting a heavy and irreversible price. We caught a
peculiar habit of ridiculing our own customs, age old
beliefs and culture. The way we dress, the language we
use, the music we like and so on all being written in
western handwriting. So what's wrong about it? Well,
nothing except that in the long run we tend to lose
confidence in our race.
Consequently what we produce, what we build
and what we think, becomes a function of what has
already been produced, built or thought in the West. We
all turn into nothing more than a copy machine which
howsoever perfect may be, will do nothing more than a
replication, be it scientific advancement or a movie
production. This replication becomes even more vicious
if we constantly stare at the West to acknowledge and
certify every inch of progress we make.Even something
as intrinsic as the definition of beauty was unspared. The
hitherto craved broad figure and elephantine walk (as
Prashant Kaushik
Final Year, Computer Engineering
Face 2 Face with Smt. Bharti Shivaji
If ever the history of Mohiniyattam is written, the contribution of Bharati Shivaji to this exquisite & graceful dance form of Kerala
would certainly be a special chapter. A rare combination of performer, choreographer, author & Guru, Padmashri Smt. Bharati
Shivaji's name has today become synonymous with Mohiniyattam. We got an opportunity to actually meet her and have her
answer a few of our queries. Some Excerpts...
Techniche: There is lack of interest towards Indian dance form in today's youth. How do you think that the youth can be attracted
towards it?
Bharati Shivaji: We have to cater towards the need of the youth. It's not that the youth don't want it but if you are going to give
them something stale or something dull, they will never like it. We have to make it interesting for them to relish it.
For the full interview log on to http://tech-niche.co.nr
15
Critech
BEAUTY VS TALENT
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!!
Yogesh Kumar
I Year, Civil Engineering
Megha Punetha
I Year, Biotechnology
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Are we professional enough to be professionals?
eird question, huh... before you draw any conclusions,
how about you read a few more lines, sit back and think, we
mean really think, and then decide.
The prologue begins with the selections into the
first year of COT, and thus the story begins. Shit scared of
the seniors in this foreign land and undecided of our fate, we
find ourselves clubbed together in the common rooms in the
wings of Tagore Bhawan (pardon us for using this specific
hostel, but this is our story after all), each one trying to
narrate his tale of 'dincharya' and how the 200 pound, 6 feet
hulk scared the shit out of them by simply glaring. The
stories as told by each one of them is slightly exaggerated
but then these are the only figments of imagination that you
get when you happen to be staring at your 'third button'.
They say, every cloud has a silver lining and soon
enough, the ‘freshers’ after their 'registration,' gets the love
and care of papas, dadas and pardadas. Let us take this
opportunity to highlight another positive impact of these
common room midnight meetings. We the freshers, totally
strangers just a few weeks ago, emerge as BROTHERS,
especially, “ Bhai tere liye to jaan bhi haazir hai” types after
a few rounds of pure, harmless, unadulterated cold, 'drinks'.
Soon follow the jamming sessions of inductions.
Inductions into the Executive Body, the various bureaus, the
Alumni Cell, the Editorial Board, the branch chapters and
what not.
Slowly, down the line, as we grow older but not
wiser, the pack of friends previously consisting of 30 to 40
friends, starts to narrow down. First to 15, then 10 and by the
time third year arrives, it's all down to 3 best buddies, a
handful of good friends and an acquaintance with 1500
people. As time passes, being senior undergraduate students
gets them christened with designations in their respective
bureaus and chapters, with the sole aim of organised work.
But to all this lies a repercussion deep hidden, that as your
responsibilities and contribution as a professional, gaps
begin to form between friends. This is due to the sole
reason that previously we, who had common hangouts,
now find it difficult to find 'common' time as each one is
busy with his schedule. Another aftermath of this is that
the common thinking between friends, who are now
working in different teams, begins to differ, especially
when conclusions have to be drawn across a table. This
difference of opinion which is but natural due to different
fields of expertise of the professionals, tend to stick and
no hatchets are buried. Working in confined groups,
which is actually the need of the hour, spares one with
lesser time for hangouts and hence the gap which never
existed, now grows manifold into a two way highway.
Hence the question, are we professional enough to
discuss matters and draw conclusions 'professionally' so
that the hard feelings do not tend to linger and that one's
personal and 'professional' lives does not mingle?
The people who once started out as friends are
merely acquaintances now, not because there is a war
against the mujaheedins, but probably because we are not
spending enough time together. Well, this reminds us of a
line from Kal Ho Na Ho, “Samay hi to nahin hai mere
paas.” Man, we're getting nostalgic! But seriously
'brothers,' you've got to squeeze out some 'time-outs'.
Epilogue: we are taking a 'time-out' sitting with
our 'brothers'...writing this article on a piece of a napkin,
while a voice shouts out, “Ganpat, another round of pure
harmless unadulterated cold 'drinks' ”.
Farhan Khan,
III Year, Mechanical Engineering
Siddharth Mehrotra and Puneet Goyal
III Year, Computer Engineering
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cqjk le;
rstl
e`.e; txr] e`.e; euqt] e`.e; thou dk lkj gSA
migkj dgsa ;k n.M dgsa] e`.e; lkjk lalkj gS AA
vkt Bxk lk eglwl djrk gw¡ eSaA vrhr esa Hkfo’; dh ns[kh x;h rLohj vkt dqN fod`r lh yxrh gSA vlgk; lk ns[krk
gw¡ vius liuksa dks tyrs gq,] vkSj eSa dj Hkh D;k ldrk gw¡ \
iyfNu esa ckrsa pyh tkrh gSaA
iyfNu esa jkrsa pyh tkrh gSaA
jg tkrk gS tks losjk oks <w¡<sa]
tyrs edk¡ is losjk oks <w¡<saA
tSlh cph gS] oSlh dh oSlh] cpk yks ;s nqfu;kA
viuk le> ds viuksa dh tSlh] mBk yks ;s nqfu;kA
fNV&iqV lh ckrksa esa tyus yxsxh] lEHkkyks ;s nqfu;kA
dV&fiV ds jkrksa esa iyus yxsxh] lEHkkyks ;s nqfu;kA
eSa viuk ifjp; nsuk rks Hkwy gh x;kA eSa +^le;^ gw¡A gj vPNs&cqjs igyw dk lk{kh gksuk esjh fu;fr gSA eSaus euq’; dks mlds
¡ gj txg fey
mn~Hko ls ns[kk gS vkSj eSa tkurk gw¡ fd euq’; gksuk D;k gSA vkt euq’; dh rjg fn[kus okys gfì;ksa vkSj ekal ds <kps
tkrs gSa ysfdu lgh vFkksZa esa ftUgsa euq’; dg ldsa] ,sls yksx dgk¡ gSa\ eaSus rFkkdfFkr balkuksa dks ph[krs ns[kk gS] nwljksa dks dkslrs gq,
+ nkj Bgjkrs gq, ns[kk gSA dqN gh fnuksa igys eSaus ns[kk fd dqN
ns[kk gSA viuh det+ksfj;ksa vkSj vlQyrk ds fy, nwljksa dks ftEes
Nk= bl ns”k dh cngky fLFkfr dh ppkZ dj jgs FksA lHkh ns”k dh bl nqnZ”kk dk dkj.k Hkz’Vkpkj dks ekurs gSaA vkt eSa vkils ,d
iz”u iwNrk gw¡& D;k vius Lrj ij vkius ges”kk fu’i{k :i ls lp dk lkFk fn;k gS\ ;fn vHkh vki lp ckyrs gSa rks vkidk mRrj
gksxk&ughaA rks D;k vius jktusrkvksa vkSj vf/kdkfj;ksa ls ,sls O;ogkj dh vis{kk j[kuk mfpr gksxk ftls Lo;a vki gh viukuk ugha
pkgrs gSa\ vkf[kj oks jktusrk vkSj vf/kdkjh Hkh vki tSls gh balku gSaA
tks fn[ks gS ;s nqfu;k ogha rd ugha gS]
flrkjksa ls vkxs tgk¡ vkSj Hkh gSA
;s ge gh ugha gSa ogk¡ vkSj Hkh gSa]
gekjh gj ,d ckr gksrh ogh gSA
eq>s ,srjkt ugha gS dgha Hkh
oks vkfye gSa] Q+kfty gSa gkasxs lgh ghA
exj Q+ylQ+k ;s fcxM+ tkrk gS] tks oks dgrs gSa]
vkfye ;s dgrk oks bZ”oj gS] Q+kfty ;s dgrk oks vYykg gS]
dkfQ+j ;s dgrk oks bZlk gS] efUty rc dgrh balku ls]
fd rqEgkjh gS] rqe gh lEHkyks ;s nqfu;kA
,s cq>rs gq, pUn cklh fpjkxksa]
rqEgkjs ;s dkys bjknksa dh nqfu;kA
dgrs gSa f”k{kk dbZ leL;kvksa dk lek/kku gS ysfdu vkt eSa lcls T;knk fn”kkghu bu f”kf{kr ;qokvksa dks ikrk gw¡ tks leL;k dk
lek/kku nsuk rks nwj] leL;kvksa ls gh voxr ugha gSaA f”k{kk MkWDVlZ vkSj bfUtfu;lZ cuk ikus esa rks l{ke gS] fdUrq balku cuk ikus
esa vlQ+y yxrh gSA fe=rk] izse] vkRelEeku tSls “kCn ekuo lH;rk ls feVrs gq, izrhr gksrs gSaA D;k&D;k dgw¡] fdl ls dgw¡ dksbZ
lquus okyk dgk¡ gSA eSa rks cl ;gh dg ldrk gw¡ &
tSlh cph gS] oSlh dh oSlh] cpk yks ;s nqfu;kA
viuk le> ds viuksa dh tSlh] mBk yks ;s nqfu;kA
dgha ,slk u gks fd ml Lof.kZe egy ds ;s cps [k.Mgj Hkh vn`”; gks tk;saA ysfdu eq>s irk gS vki ykx D;k lksp jgs gSa&^cM+k
cqjk le; vk x;k gS*A “kk;n ;gh esjh fu;fr gSA
ekus”k iky ^e`.e;*
lwpuk izks|kSfxdh] r`rh; o’kZ
(ys[k esa iz;qDr xhr ds ys[kd ih;w'k feJk gSaA)
17
Poetech
Solitude
But what was once mine, beckons to me;
I’m held captive by the splendour I see.
The moment’s here and here I come along
Soaring to the place where I belong.
With my mind as free as a stallion unbridled,
I can pass the assay of any fire that ever kindled.
I feel all of life is one universal celebration,
To beauty a tribute, to the spirit, a salutation.
I seek that solitude where the mind is wild and free,
With my best friends: I, myself and me...
All around me, I see a little wild glen.
Far removed from this maddening crowd of men.
With my arms eaglespread and the wind in my hair,
I go round in circles as the chirping birds stare.
I rejoice in the bounty of this beauty unmatched,
In sweet surrender, with wonderment attached.
I run till the edges and back again, I challenge the winds
that tear this glen,
Twirling the tender blades of grass,
I lock the moment to never let it pass.
The long bylanes of a time that’s past
May have an ocean ‘tween, untreaded and vast,
Ankita Pant
III Year, Mechanical Engineering
Apprehension Creeps
fopkj izLrqr fd;k gS---
I cry...
But there’s no one to collect my tears.
It has come to this.
This... basest of all realities
A day comes
And yet another...
But I’m still there
Somewhere in my past...
Trying to redress the mistakes
A fool to hope against hope
Dumb to cling to that false support
I don’t know where I am going or why.
People say I’m spoilt for choice,
But if you see...
Do I have any?
It’s throttling me
I need to break through
The impasse, the anxiety, the pain.
There’s apprehension
And pessimism...
Seems as if this will end at
Something which is nothing!
May be, that’s what I fear,
I fear, I resent, I detest...
I don't want to be a loser,
No! Not at any cost!
But then a voice booms out:
This was inevitable...
Will either be this or that...
A festival of smiles
Or I’ll be kept wondering, why only me???
foPkkj izLrqr fd;k gS
eu ds dkO; /kkjs us
dfork djus ds ckjs esa
“kh’kZd u t+jk Hkh tfVy gks
Rkks lkslk;Vh gh D;ksa u fo’k; gksA
“kq#vkr djus dk fcxqy ctk;k
nksLrksa us czkUPk PkSIVj dk uke lq>k;k
cksMZ cukus dh vuojr izfØ;k lgh ugha
fdUrq lhfu;j ds lEeq[k vkokt+ mBh ughaA
fo’k; cnyus dh t#jr gksus yxh
cM+h lkslk;Vh dh ckrsa Pkyus yxha
uke vkSj dke dk fo’k; lqy>k ugha
fdUrq ekeyk bruk Hkh my>k ughaA
“kh?kz gh ,d ddZ'k Loj vk;k
ftlus vksfj;UVs”ku dk Q+jeku lquk;k
igys gesa I;kj ls dkWeu #e esa cSBk;k
fQ+j u tkus fdruh nsj I;kj ls idk;kA
Vsd Qs+;j ds uke ls LikWUljf”ki ds fy;s nkSM+k;k
txg&txg geus gh D;ksa gkFk QSyk;k\
vius xq.kxku buds dHkh [kRe u gks
budk cl Pkys rks ;gh lcds Hkxoku Hkh gksaA
,fMVksfj;y cksMZ ij dHkh vkSj foPkkj dj ysa
igys blls viuk dke rks fudys
,d ckj viuk dkO; Ni tk;s
fQj dejs esa budh Hkh f[kYyh mM+k;saA
nsos”k iqusjk
izFke o’kZ] tuir vfHk;kaf=dh
Anushree Pande
I Year, Electrical Engineering
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varukZn
D;k rksy yh viuh vkt+knh\
dHkh&dHkh yxrk gS fd ge fdlh esys esa th jgs gSaA vkSj blesa vkifRrtud Hkh ,slk dqN ugha fn[krkA ,dkar dh [kkV ij
ysVks rks fpUrk ds [kVey lrkrs gSaA HkhM+ esa lCk dqN gjk fn[krk gSA ij vdsysiu dk lwjt lCk dqN >qylk nsrk gSA dbZ eqgkojs
dkuksa ds vklikl ePNjksa ls fHkufHkukrs gSaA dbZ eqgkojs tSls “;keiV~V ij mdsjh xbZ Xkw<+ fyfi;ksa esa vB[ksfy;k¡ djrsa gSaA dqN rks
dbZ eghus ls [kw¡Vh ij Vaxh thal ds CkSd ikWdsV esa ykbCkzsjh dh jlhn ds lkFk latks, gq, iM+s gSaA dqN eqgkojs fe=ksa ds lq>koksa esa ;w¡ gh
QwV iM+rs gSaA mnkgj.k Lojwi&*lquks lcdh djks vius eu dh*A bl eqgkojs esa Xkgjk vkd’kZ.k gSA blesa Lora=rk dk varCkkZs/k fNik gSA
Lora=rk gj fdlh dks I;kjh gksrh gSA fdarq gj fdlh ds fy, vkdkaf{kr Lora=rk dh ek=k ,d lh gks tk,] ;s ukeqefdu gSA oSls Hkh
vius eu dh djus ls ;s eryc drbZ ugha fd gesa dqN vyx gh ;k vyx Hkh djuk gSA eu ds fopkjksa ij fdlh dk dkWihjkbZV ugha
gksrkA fdUgha nks O;fDr;ksa ds ;k nks leqnk; ds fopkj ,d ls gks ldrs gSaA dqN phtsa vki ;w¡ gh Lohdkj dj ysrs gSa D;ksafd vki fdlh
dks vkgr ugha djuk pkgrsA ,d vkSlr cqf) okyk euqq’; Hkh tkurk gS fd ftuds vkxs ge eRFkk Vsdrs gSa] os Hkxoku ewfrZ;ksa ls ckgj
ugha mNy iM+saxs ;k rM+ds pkj cts vtku yxkus ls vkleku ls uwj dh ckfj”k ugha gksxh] yksxksa dh uhan Hkys [kjkc gksxhA fnu Hkj
miokl j[kdj gktek rks lgh gks ldrk gS] ij lkjs Dys’k feV tk, ,slk ugha gks ldrkA fdlh us jke ;k d`’.k dks ugha ns[kk] xzaFkksa
dh izekf.kdrk dks dlkSVh ij dkSu [kjk mrkj ik;k gSA fdlh vYykg us fdlh cans ds dku esa] fdlh igkM+h dh xqQk esa dqN
QqlQqlk;k] oks iSxEcj cu x;k A dy dksbZ nwljk cank mB dj ;s dg ldrk gS fd eSa fcpkSfy;k gw¡] eSa Åijokys dh ckr rqe rqPNksa
rd igq¡pkm¡xkA ge eku Hkh ysaxsA ge ijra+= gSa] ge ca/ku esa gaSA tks ca/ku esa gS] ogh rks nkl gSA nkl Hkyk vius eu dh dSls pyk,A
gekjs ikl tks Hkh gS] fdlh u fdlh dh nsu gSA iaruxj us gesa D;k fn;k\ ;s fopkj ;w¡ gh ugha dkSa/kkA vanj cSBk
uk;d ph[krk gS] igys ;s lkspks rqeus iaruxj dks D;k fn;kA dk;ns ls ge dqN ugha ns ldrsA fe=ksa dks m/kkj Hkh ughaA iaruxj
cgqr dqN nsrk gS] u i<+ks rks ,-ih-; tokuh ds rsoj fn[kkvks rks lh-ih-A ekre ij yEck pkSM+k m/kkjA fe=ksa dh iwjh Q+kSt] tks dHkh
lkFk esa [kM+h fn[krh gS] rks dHkh fojks/kh [kses esaA lhfu;jksa us tc gekjs oL=ksa dks vius dCts esa fy;k rks ge cgqr jks, FksA fcydqy
oSls gh tSls dksbZ uotkr uaxk iSnk gksus ij jksrk gSA ij bl ?kVuk us ml okilh dk ekxZ iz”kLr fd;k tks vkt+knh ls lth FkhA
uotkr dh mlh vkt+knh dh rjQ] tc ge fujhg rks Fks] ij dqN Hkh djus dks Lora=A nsfo;ksa ds vkfyaxu vkSj pqacu Lohdkjus dks
Hkh Lora=A fdruh Lora=rk mfpr gS] ;s dkSu fuf”pr djs\ esjs fopkj esa ftruh nh tk,] mruh de gSA vkf[k+j balku ,d bdkbZ dh
rjg gh vkrk gS vkSj tkrk Hkh blh Øe ls gSA /kq¡, ds cknykas ds chp nedrs vkSj pgdrs psgjs vkea=.k nsrs gSa] fd vkvks rqe Hkh Hkw[ks
yxrs gks] tjk vkt+knh p[k yksA rkjh[k+ ds lkFk&lkFk tSls fj”rs Hkh cny tkrs gSaA HkkoukRed Lrj ij blls cM+h vkt+knh D;k
gksxh\ pyks vc cgqr gks x;kA tSls eSa fy[kus ds fy, vkt+kn gw¡] oSls vki i<+us ds fy, vkt+kn gksA i<+ks ;k uk i<+ks] eq>s tks fy[kuk
Fkk] fy[k fn;kA gkFk dh [kqtyh feV xbZ vkSj fnekx dk [k+yy Hkh tkrk jgkA
xksfoan dqekj
f}rh; o’kZ] tuir vfHk;kaf=dh
MAN IS THE ONE
Man will not cease
Until he has deserted each and every corner of
the Gaea
Man will not fathom his faux pas
Till he reduces the planet to rubble
Man will not comprehend when to stop
Until he has mutilated the whole earth
Man will not snivel
Till each dweller of the globe is swept off
excluding him
Man will not keen
Until there remains no one to hearken his
bellow
Man will not bank
Till not a single drib of water he finds to douse
his thirst
Man will not sow
Until he can't find a shady tree throughout
Man will not smother
Till that heavy haze is supplanted by the smoke
from his factories
Man will not famish
Until the land disgorges tuff rather than staple
Man will not frisson
Until he is swathed in an ice block through the
coming ice age
And man will not deem the torment of his
misdemeanour
Till no fresh sunup exists for the MOTHER
EARTH
Deepshikha Sharma
I Year, Mechanical Engineering
19
Techethos
To be surrounded by powerful thoughts for some constant duration of time is
usually a rarity. However, this year the Science and Literary Bureau just about
managed to do the above under the name of 'LITROSPHERE'.
Litrosphere '09 was the first of its kind at College of Technology, with twelve major events under its
belt. It was the first competition where people saw branches battling it out, not with hockey sticks or cricket
bats, but with powerful words and expression.
English and Hindi debates saw great level of participation but little audience, which surely was a point of worry for the
organizers. However, the Sports quiz, M.E.L.A quiz, Jut a Minute(JAM) and Instantia (English Extempore) saw great
amount of enthusiasm not only amongst the participants but also the audience.
The desk events were a good hit amongst students who could not make it to the stage events. There was creativity shown
with science fiction and creative writing, stories in all possible ways. Many innovative ideas came to surface at Sales
Appeal, where each branch was seen enticing the spectators by marketing its own unique products, in its even more
unique ways.
Judging in Litrosphere '09 was of ‘topmost’ level and the organizers really need to be congratulated for this. The
participants this
year surely have set a good standard for future Litrospheres. The Electronics and
Communication branch emerged as winners but the other branches still remain a force
to
to reckon with. In all Litrosphere’09, was a complete event with students at their
literary
best. Hopefully, Litrosphere'10 will attract more audience and raise the bar to the next
level.
After fine tuning our grey cells in Litrosphere, the countdown began for the
much awaited cultural fest of our college, Accolade. It brought to light
the innovative and inquisitive insight of the university students. For
onlookers, Accolade was held on 24th- 26th January, but it started much
ear for the participants who tried to brace themselves quickly in the cramped schedule.
A combination of 'Vaastu' and 'Utsav', Accolade had many feelings juxtaposed, fun and boredom,
joy and sorrow, nervousness and excitement; it had it all.
Events like face painting and tattoo making saw many 'wild' but appealing ideas brewing up on
the theme ‘Wildlife’.
The myriad of eye pleasing, bright colours devised in varied ways made the Rangoli Competition quite
interesting.
Playing with clay has always been fun in childhood. Clay Modelling brought those old memories back.
Then Utopia's group and solo dance performances electrified the entire stage and even had the audience
tapping their feet on the seats.
'
‘Malhaar', the singing competition, was a grand success though some felt a few participants
voices were like black velvet on sand paper. The hooting further, from the audience encouraged
the
singers on the stage to shed all their fears.
The rock band made the listeners jump hysterically on the drum beats, dance to the rhythm of the guitar and frantically
sung songs.
A special mention is to be made of the ramp-show 'Stylecheck', the first ever in Pantnagar. With sizzling models dressed
in sensuous attires, what more could have COT asked for.
Dandia, the main attraction of Accolade was a fascinating ‘dream’... many
unlucky students could not learn the new trendy Dandia on
Bolloywood songs like 'Dard-e-disco'. With all the events
taking place simultaneously, Accolade made the participants
enhance their decisive power and tax their brains in choosing
where to go. In all, Accolade was entertaining, a breakthrough
in the monotonous daily college routine.
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/kjkssgj&09
Techethos
S SPIC MACAY us Q+jojh ekg esa ‘/kjkssgj&09’ dk vk;kstu fd;kA ;g 3 fnu ds le; esa lEiUu gqvk ftlds nkSjku dbZ lkjh
izfr;ksfxrkvksa ds }kjk Hkkjr dh lkaLd`frd /kjksgj ls ifjp; gqvkA bu izfr;ksfxrkvksa esa vyad`r easgnh] iraxckt+h] jaxksyh ,oa vkVZ
esyk “kkfey Fks ftUgksaus jfookj dh cksf>y lqcg esa mRlkg dk lapkj dj fn;kA ‘>jks[kk’ Hkkjrh; flusek dks lefiZr ,d pyfp=
mRlo Fkk ftlesa bl o’kZ ‘enj bafM;k’ o ‘Lonsl’ ljh[kh fQ+Yeksa dks iznf”kZr fd;k x;kA nwljs vk;kstuksa esa v/;kid ,oa fo|kFkhZ
x.kksa ds chp gqvk xgu okrkZyki ‘lEokn’ Hkh Fkk ftlesa fo”ofo|ky; lEcfU/kr fo’k; mBk;s x;sA bu rhu fnuksa esa la/;k esa
vk;ksftr fd;s x;s jaxkjax dk;ZØe Hkh vR;f/kd iz”kaluh; FksA iz[;kr u`R;kaxuk ‘Hkkjrh f”kokth’ }kjk ‘eksfguh;V~Ve’ dh izLrqfr
,oa “kkL=h; xk;d ‘ia HkksykukFk feJ’ ds NsM+s lqjksa us n”kZdksa dk eu eksg fy;kA rhljs fnu dh la/;k esa lekiu lekjksg esa yksd
u`R; izfr;ksfxrk ‘>ud’ dk vfUre pj.k iw.kZ gqvk ftlesa izfrHkkfx;ksa us vn~Hkqr ÅtkZ dk izn”kZu fd;k rFkk SSPICMACAY ds
vius lnL;ksa }kjk Hkh dbZ euksjatd dk;ZØe gq,A ‘FkMZ fFk;sVj’ dh fo”ks’k izLrqfr ‘naxs’ la/;k esa vkd’kZ.k dk dsUæ jghA bl izdkj
ls fofo/krk ls lqlfTtr&/kjksgj] izfrHkkfx;ksa dks vkdf’kZr djus esa vR;Ur lQy jgkA
YUVA 09-THE YOUTH AWAKENING FESTIVAL
“Darkest of dawns, thickest of fogs, coldest of mornings & mist, yet, 600 young but strong, motivated folks, came,
gathered & marched as Stevenson stadium gushingly gazed upon.” This was the morning that celebrated the unveiling of
Yuva’09, through a youth march. YUVA, the youth awakening festival, owes its organization to the joint efforts of Vivekanand
Swadhyay Mandal and Sanskritik Chetna Parishad, Pantnagar. Spread over the period between Vivekanand Jayanti, Jan. 12 &
Netaji Subhash Chandra Jayanti, Jan. 23, YUVA is a celebration of the spirit of patriotism and humanity.
“If my own nation, the country that nourished, loved & flourished you & me, the country that I thrived upon, is burning &
crying, how can I be a silent passerby?” Citing this statement, nationalist youth delegates from universities across the nation
descended upon our university to participate in the ritual of MANTHAN’09, the national symposium on Terrorism & Youth Role
for which big wheels of Indian national internal security, former Governor General Assam, and J&K, Shri S.K. Sinha, Former
Director CBI Shri Joginder Singh, & Ex-DGP, U.P., Shri Prakash Singh had been invited.
ANAND LEHER, a cultural night saw performances by eminent Gaavaniyar troup from the Thars, a fabulous mix of folk
& sufi music, puppetry & folk dance, provided some unforgettable refreshing moments.
UDBHAV, the National Debate, invoked the young blood from across the nation which is supposed to be the decisive
entity in determining the direction of National Security, in which orators from 13 universities took part.
After a cognitive churning in MANTHAN and UDBHAV, NETRITVA, the leadership hunt, gained tremendous popularity &
support. 27 teams, each tasked with a noble message to float, participated with great vigour & resolution. They explored the
dysfunctional elements in our much disliked system of administration, education & society, invented praiseworthy solutions &
spread their hailed message throughout the university & beyond.
The other events in Yuva’ 09 included BHARAT KO JANO, the G.K. competition & CREATIVE ARTS competition for
school going children.
And now that Yuva’ 09 has culminated, let us hope that these tides of superfluous energy, of youth sensitization and of an
elite perceptual stream reach far and widespread, towards horizon, towards humanity and yet, towards you, me & we all. Let us
believe!
Vivekanand Swadhaya Mandal
RAZZMATAZZ
The day 9th February meant a special occasion for freshers . Stalls, sponsorship, publicity posters, the chaotic furore was there all
around. It was time for RAZZMATAZZ, the ‘Tech-Fair’. All the branches eager to maintain the ‘branch repo’, strived hard, thinking
out innovative ideas to publicise their respective stalls.
On the much anticipated day, the PCT compound basked in the glory of a number of canopies or call them, shops of the day. The
students left no stone unturned in making their 'shop' the best; right from posters to benches, from artefacts selling to keeping
accounts, they indulged in all.
The hot and spicy Chinese, the appetizing chole-bhaturas, the chillers, the smoothers and the very cool ice-creams; imagine the bliss
created at the collection of such comestibles at a single place. But wait! How can we forget the eye candies of the fair- that's the
courier stall and the request stall, the two best ways to express one’s feelings. Both of the stalls collected huge amounts of money and
were great hits.
Amidst profits and losses, the tech- fair ended with many sweet memories. As far as the budding Pantnagarites feelDays come and surpass like wind,
But leave behind only impressions,
That too in the mind,
To be cherished forever...
Waiting for the same razzle - dazzle in Razzmatazz next year...
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I’
LOSS OF VALUABLES
We ought to come to college, even if the tears of 'mamma’
try holding us back. Till this point, we console ourselves
with the expectations of our family, glittering dreams in
their eyes to see us 'SUCCESSFUL' and 'INDEPENDENT'.
So we come and become a part of this place. And
the saga of making friends, hanging out at BC, CC, PP,
having crushes, falling in love, proposals and lot more fun
begins. So do I dare touch upon the absolutely prohibited
topic of crushes and love, the most talked about inside and
coined as ‘maal-i-cious in-tensions’ outside. Maybe I do
dare…that's the spirit of being in Final Year! And I humbly
seek permission from the faculty, promising I won't delve
into the details of this issue. My point here is to embark upon
the importance of this single issue that consumes more of
our thoughts and grabs far more intense attention than our
academics and career plans. So some of us get our partners
in our college, some of us, if guys have the opportunity of
looking around (Home Science College and Haldwani need
not be mentioned!!!), then some of us, if girls, are
approached by guys from other colleges (nationally!!!),
some of us remain single till the end or do have some bittersour experiences and rest of us promise ourselves to conceal
our feelings and make a full-fledged attempt to dump our
emotions into that corner of our heart, where even we can't
reach. So to which category do I belong? Perhaps to each
category (except the one meant only for guys). But most of
us experience these things in early days of college life.
Here's a twist in my life. After having all afore-mentioned
experiences in yesteryears, finally in final year I fell in a trap
which I can't even name, the thought of coming out of which
is a distant dream. I came across someone 'most valuable'
for me in this place. I started liking him and now somehow I
find myself lost in his thoughts. I had said this place is
awesome because I wake up every morning, thinking of
him. Before I step out of the hostel, I try making sure I'm
well-dressed and not the shabby girl as I used to be. I like
looking good when I stand in-front of the mirror, because
somewhere in the backyard of my mind, I have him looking
at me. And there itself I catch myself talking to him, all in
my 'fantasies'. I find it hard to forgo that 'ehsaas'.
The moment I step out of the hostel, my eyes begin
searching for him. I can't resist the temptation to look at him
and my joy knows no bounds if I catch a glance of him. Is it
like some childhood infatuation, I don't know.
All I know is, I like him and every time I try finding a reason,
I'm supplied with a new fresh reason to fall for him. This
lovely place has introduced him to my life and has itself
become all the more beautiful for me. I said this place is
awful because having looked for him wherever I go, when I
don't find him, the pain and agony is unbearable. I start
recognizing the fact that I'm on a wrong track. But the
feeling associated with it is so beautiful that I don't regret the
tears I shed for it. I'm guilty of 'liking him', right?
m in the final phase of my journey in this place. And
suddenly this place has become awesome and awful at the
same time. College life is indeed the most 'valuable' part of
our lives, so we obviously tend to develop a nostalgia
towards it, especially while approaching a
transformational change… where from being the integral
part of it, we'll soon become the seniors to be bidden
'farewell' to.
Don't worry, this article is not about the
vicissitudes of college life. Of course, many of the final
year students will soon be discussing their most happening
and most memorable incidents with you. But this article is
about something that we really find hard to touch upon and
disclose even though it is the most intricate and integral
part of our age group and merely reflecting upon this reality
leaves me bewildered.
Have you ever wondered what we do with the most
valuable things in our life? If it is a gift from a best friend,
we keep it in our shelves, if it's a card, it hangs on our walls,
if it's a garment, we wear it more often and so on. The crux
is that we keep them as close to our heart as we can. The
little apprehension of losing the gift leaves us shivering. If
anyone tries touching it, the quickest reminder is, 'Yaar be
careful, it means a lot to me'.
But what do we do with the people who are most
valuable in our lives? Let's start off with the school friends.
As soon as we complete school, we are bound to be
distanced from them. If not totally, at least we cannot spend
morning till noon, which extends to evening tuitions,
anymore with them. Yes, we can still meet them every now
and then if fate permits, thanks to the culture of alumni
meets in some schools and the fact that we used to belong to
the same city, which is not the case with college friends!…
Then we ought to join college after school, so comes the
time to be distanced from parents… Oh! Am I here going to
mention 'homesickness', something that all of us, without
exception, conceal in the deepest corner of our hearts? No,
I'm not even going to talk of the tears which rolled down
unabashedly on first call from parents (I'm sure this is not a
girlish trait, which many boys would like to term it as… It
happens with most of us human beings, when distanced
from the most valuable people in our lives). Well, in case of
girls, it's an unannounced departure for the rest of their
lives… College, then job, then marriage and never coming
back except like a guest. If some of us have sisters, we
know how much loving and caring they are and in this
stage, if its time she gets married, it's an additional 'loss of
valuables'. Here I would like to consider all those people
who have nieces and nephews back at their homes, now is
your permanent seclusion as a family member. Because
they'll never realize that you grew up in the same family as
them. We are guests now. Sometimes even semester breaks
are not enough to fetch us the ‘back to home’ satisfaction.
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People find it illegal and immoral to go crazy for
someone like this. But I feel my love is pure and free of
expectations from him. Well, does our heart ever ask us
before falling for someone? And what is the 'so big mistake
of my feelings that I should dump them'? Okay, their
mistake is they originated for a person who is not made for
me!!! So let there be darkness… (And no light- did God say
that?). So I have to let go of someone so precious and
valuable for me. On one side, I want him for ever and ever
but in reality I can’t have him even for a moment. But he
has made all my dreams associated with this place come
true, and he doesn't know this. I hope someday I'll become
his friend, neither can I have more, nor do I expect to. All I
can
promise him is a wonderful friendship. But maybe in
reality, someday I'll lose him in the sands of time and
he'll be as strange to me as he was before he came to my
life.
And now the 'more valuable' people…it’s high
time we prepare ourselves to bid farewell to the most
loving and wonderful friends we could ever have. Having
spent four years with them is like a saga of a lifetime.
Simply inexpressible and memorable is every moment
spent with 'college friends'!!!
This article is dedicated to all the people who hide
their 'feelings' deep inside and crush them…
ANONYMOUS
INTROSPECT, INSPECT AND INITIATE
E
ver thought what better we are than what we were 5
minutes ago, or a year ago? Ever wondered about the
reasons leading to repeated failures to achieve a goal?
We say we like team work because it always
provides us with an option of blaming someone if things go
wrong. You win- your talent, your hard work; you loseyou always have your destiny to curse and never try to
lighten God's burden of guilt (read ridicule). I think we
must not wait for ourselves to commit all the blunders
known to the universe; some things can surely be learnt
from others' mistakes too. As a saying goes, “Growing is
compulsory but becoming wiser is optional.” Nowadays, if
someone is getting unprecedented heights, he simply
increases the headcount of those trying to pull him down
with a much greater force which could instead be used
constructively. Mindsets have changed and we have started
living in a shadow of negativity that has engulfed us to an
extent that we only try to cut short others’ success ladder
than concentrating on creating our own.
If we stand too close to a mirror, we cannot see
ourselves and life, according to me, is all about
maintaining an optimum distance from ourselves and also
to see if there is someone behind, waiting for us to get aside.
We all have dual personalities within ourselves- one what
we really are and the other, we think we are; and mostly, we
tend to believe the latter notion, as it is always a more
pleasing and satisfying option. We prefer to live in a self
recognised society that gratifies and caters to our emotional
needs and aspirations. Hardly do we pay any attention to
someone's ideas or sentiments- whether he or she is not well
acquainted with us; or if it is understanding beyond our
comprehension, thinking whatever we don't know is not
worth knowing. We neglect the fact that rejecting an idea is
more of rejecting the person himself that dooms his
confidence and ego. In such a case, both parties prove
wrong in the long run if rejection stops one from trying
further and makes him lose his confidence on his idea,
forgetting that ideas are no one's monopoly, nor is their
comprehension within someone's intellectual domain. We
must not change with circumstances rather we should learn
from them and move on. Fear and laziness are two main
factors that thwart the very inception of our journey
because we forget that the journey of a 1000 miles starts
with a single step.
We don't mind approaching someone umpteen
times for a selfish motive, not realizing that we too may
someday find that helping hand at the end of our arm. How
many times have we ever shown a friendly gesture to
anyone or voluntarily helped out someone, selflessly?
We must immediately get into a pinching shoe to
realize where it really hurts and start taking an initiative to
do better and to deliver. We must do more and to do more,
we must think more. So think big and think positive.
Ironically, even I have dedicated the majority of
my words to negativity but it’s only to spark off an
epidemic of positivity. Strange, but true.
There is nothing new about these issues and
though some will appreciate and some will criticize, the
real question is that how many will INTROSPECT?
Because at present, ignoring reality may not matter to us
but its consequences definitely will.
Suhas Kachru
II Year
Electronics and Communication Engineering
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‘Euphoria’: The state of mind where creativity is at its best.
Well if not at our creative best, then at least, at our energetic best is certainly what Colosseum'09 left us with after Corroboree.
Colosseum'09 was probably the most awaited tech- fest in the history of College of Technology. With a big budget, high prize
money, thirty five events and certainly not to forget, Euphoria (once again,) it promised the students to be a one of its kind affair.
CENTRAL EVENTS
Ranbhumi- Tangled wires, buzzing motors, clicking buttons, high prize money- that's Ranbhumi for you. From performing basic
maneuvering to demolishing opponents, the machines did it all as the contenders with novel innovations fought out in a battle of
robots. The event included three categories, two for mechanical robots and one for autonomous. Emotions ran high as robots
slammed against one another or used their artificial intelligence to get misguided from their tracks, the event had it all. The turmoil
abstracted was the key to the events’ success. It was the survival of the fittest robot which saw the developer team to be the winner
of their respective categories.
Abhivyakti, the technical paper presentation competition contest witnessed eliminations based upon the abstracts submitted by
participants. The final round was to judge the presentation skill, knowledge about the topic and way of answering the queries
raised by judges and audience. The event was conducted at branch level with six categories and respective winner spots.
Final Solution- A symposium conducted by the Cultural Bureau, this year asked the participants to innovate their ideas on the
topic ’Westernization: inclining or declining face of Indian culture.’ A presentation in the first round and a judge’s choice Group
Discussion in the second round really tested the participants’ wide knowledge on the subject. Hopefully, next year same zeal will
be observed.
Biz-Czar- Another traditional event provided a great platform for the management aspirants to test their mettle. Some
revolutionary business plans sought to promise a very bright and wealthy future for the winners.
Kurukshetra- The computeronics block computer labs gave way to a battlefield as gamers fought their skills out in Kurukshetra,
the LAN gaming contest of Counter-Strike, Fifa'08 and NFS Most Wanted. The Counter-Strike event was the most anticipated
one and the winner team took away a handsome cash reward.
Aurum- The probe for ‘gold’ began with a written round, sieving out more than 35 entries from the rest of the crowd. Group
Discussions further reduced the numbers, leaving 14 contestants- 7 boys and 7 girls to pair up to form 7 teams that battled it out for
immunity in a spectacular preliminary round. 114 BN became witness to the most astonishing final round in the history of Aurum.
These finalists floundered to grab the title of the most impressive personality of Colosseum in three rounds in the final event, with
their attributes contributing to their success or failure in the event.
Inspire India- Starting with a simple G.K. quiz on India related topics, only eight teams were able to grab the seats for the finals.
The final round was a mock parliament with each team representing a political party and a pre-decided bill to defend in the
parliament. Each political party was given a chance to present its own bill and try its best to win the favor of the opposition parties
in order to pass the bill. It saw the future youth leaders presenting their views on the steps to be taken for the welfare of the country
and how to work towards achieving India- a dream nation and make it stand high in the world. Mr. R.R.Singla presided over the
parliament as the speaker.
X-Quiz- It, an ‘exquisite quiz’ organised by the Science and Literary Bureau was the testing time for some of the most
knowledgeable contenders. Beginning with an elimination quiz on paper, only 8 teams made it to the next round and the audience
too were able to lay their hands on a few chocolates by answering open questions.
Iconoclasm-The case study contest commenced after 12 teams were selected from numerous entries on the basis of a written
elimination round. Struggling through ‘rebelling shadows,’ contestants solved a few enmeshed cases in the first round and
established a new business corporation within a span of 15 minutes to sleek out under the knife for the third round. The rollercoaster ride reached its climax with a gripping third round that unmasked the iconoclasts for this year.
Jugat-The search of many a great analytical minds began as they found themselves competing with time, assembling and
disassembling a design on the spot. The team quickest to perform bagged the right to advance to the next level, which of course
was tougher than its predecessor.
Nations-As the last of the contestants took their seats, the air in the room was thick with anticipation. The moment spelled a
temporary rush of patriotism for the flag behind which each one of them sat and the hush-hush of the last minute strategies was
broken by the much awaited entrance of Mr.Robinder Sachdev. The event required the contestants to answer a question and
defend their nation's policies amidst the high tide of diplomacy, strategy and politics which had gripped the conference. The event
was finally concluded by an exhilarating group discussion which was more of a bombardment of views and counterviews in the
constraint of little time each speaker got to speak.
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BRANCH EVENTS
LECTROGLINT made an endeavour to provide the participants a platform to bask in the rays of knowledge, rejuvenate their
thought process and explore their own creativity through two events, 'Oye! It's Faraday' and 'Shodh.' 'Oye! It's Faraday,' with mind
boggling puzzles, amazing videos and burning topics of discussion received an overwhelming response. 'Shodh' was a poster
presentation competition and an effort to involve both technical and creative skills. The participants were required to create posters
on some given technical topics. Both events were great successes.
ELECTRONIKA gave everyone a chance to be the director himself in its event ‘Director's Cut’. Each participant was provided
with a CD of numerous clips and using Windows Movie Maker as a tool had to make his own movie using the clips. It was a great
event to check one's innovative ideas and technical skills. Another undertaking of Electronika, ‘I SEE IC’ was a technical event
related to designing of integrated circuits in the shortest possible time by looking at circuit diagram. A team needed speed, skill and
thorough understanding to be the best at the event.
GENESIS organized ‘Hide The Heat’ in which participants had been selected after a preliminary round based on intermediate
level physics, battled it out in the final round to make a vessel that lost minimum possible heat, from the few insulating materials
provided. Another event organized was ‘Imagineering,’ formed from the coalescing of the words, ‘Imagination’ and ‘Engineering,’
symbolic of the imagination of engineers, which it was meant to fire. It was a paper presentation competition in which cases of
present problems and future issues were to be discussed. 12 technical papers were selected for the final round. Both the events
challenged the participants to bring out their best and proved to be successful in their own right.
INTERFACE-The elimination round of the first event under 'Algoholics,' organised by Interface, called 'Lord of the Code' saw a
laudable participation. An online objective-type quiz tested the clarity of the fundamental concepts of geeks-to-be. The second
round, also online, tested real-time programming skills. ‘Hourcrux', the other event, was all about tricks and tweaks in Windows
XP Professional operating system.
MECH CHAP- Junkyard Wars the main showcase event of Mech-Chap. In the elimination round, the participants were given
thermocol, rubber sheets, ice cream sticks, drawing pins, tape etc. The teams with most creative and noteworthy model were
selected for the finals. In the finals, the 10 teams selected were asked to construct a working water cannon from the junk provided to
rotate a turbine. The winner was selected on the basis of design, practicality and effectiveness of the machine devised.
Automotives, the other event, after eliminations, saw firstly a workshop on automobiles and then dissembling of Maruti A-star to
show its working. Both the events were grand successes.
NIRMAAN- With two events under its belt namely ‘I-Bridge’ and ‘Home Shanti Home,’ Nirmaan was at its creative best as the
enthusiasm amongst participants was something to really to watch out for. Full house in Home Shanti Home ensured to watch out
for some really beautiful houses which sure gave our college budding architects. I-Bridge was for mind rattlers, where people saw
their dream truss bridges buckling under expectations (mind you, load was also applied) in front of their own eyes!!! However,
praise did pour in from everywhere, even from the rival participants.
PLEXUS-Imagination took a new birth when Plexus rolled out with ‘Animacion,’ a Flash based animation contest. With anaemic
participation, only 10 teams of 2 members each competed on the theme “Colosseum” to test their technical prowess and
originality. In this event the participants were given the task of preparing an animated poster on “Colosseum” using softwares like
Flash, Photoshop etc. ‘Web-o-mania’ caught the attention of budding web designers who proved themselves on Dreamweaver 8,
battling it out for best design on the basis of innovation, interactivity, attraction and user friendliness of the web pages.
SPRINKLER, organised the robot making competition called ‘Tracksion’. In this, participants had to make robots from wood and
clip them with trolleys provided by the organising team. The one completing the track fastest was declared winner. ‘Kriti’, the other
event, was a machine drawing competition. It attracted participants from the students of COT as well as from other leading
colleges of northern India. Both the events were highly appreciated.
In addition to these events, how can we forget the unforgettable nights of Colosseum which included:
Ahlaad: The first night of Colosseum'09 was made memorable by 'Ahlaad', the 'kavi sammelan'. Quick, witty and pinch-tickling
bombardments of humour turned everyone into a laughing cracker. The serious verses were equally good, though not taken by the
younger audience as seriously as intended.
DJ Nite: Stomping feet, banging heads, twisting bodies, raised voices and sprinting breath- the DJ night is here. The tired
participants and organisers busted the ice on the second night of Colosseum'09. Being telecasted live on Radio Mantra, the DJ
Night gave many a new found talent and passion- dancing.
Corroborre: “Euphoria” the main attraction of Colosseum'09, were simply at their best. Students rocked the dusty dance floor like
anything and to such an extent that the rising dust clouds were mistaken to be smoke clouds by a few! Only afterwards, when it hit
their bronchioles did they realize it was dust and not any special effect. On a serious note Palash Sen was at his top notch and even a
sore throat did not stop him from filling the crowd with energy levels that literally sky rocketed through the open space.
If nights were rollicking, days were equally rocking with Informals being held all over from morining to evening. Entertainment
knew no bounds with events like treasure hunt, wall painting, paper dance, egg- parachute, dares, etc. keep fueling our adrenaline.
In the end, Colosseum was thoroughly enjoyable and before anyone knew it, it was over just with the very air of anticipation,
participation and excitement with which it had started.
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COLlAGEUM
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An Interview with Palash...
Face 2 Face
Dr. Palash Sen, F ather of Hind Rock, had a very frank exchange of views with the College Editorial Board.
Some excerpts from coversation.
How did the name ‘Euphoria’ come to your mind?
Well, the other options were Diarrhoea and Pyorrhoea, so Euphoria! was the best option(smiles). It actually means the state of
mind where you are at your creative best.
You have performed at different colleges, any incident that you remember while performing at your own college?
Too many to remember. Two years back I played at my own college and it was very nostalgic. All the teachers were remembering
how I used to sit in the classes and sing throughout. In fact, in my Pathology class, I always used to sing a song.
Any of your college incidents you would like to share them with us.
There was this lady called Dr Madhushree and everyone was scared of her. One day I actually sang an entire song unknowingly
in her class and then she asked me, “Palash if you are finished, may I continue?”
Are there any real stories behind your songs?
Yes, there are. In fact, all my songs have a real story behind them.
Did you have any G.F. in your college life?
None. There was not a single girl who did not make me her brother and the one who didn't, I got married to her.
It means that on the stage, all your emotions are coming out...
Absolutely. I know all your pain. In professional colleges, guys have a very sad life. Girls think that guys are nerds and probably
they don't know anything.
What do you like about Pantnagar? You've been here twice!
I like two things about Pantnagar. Firstly, the education system. The college life here is very strong and magnificent. It has got a
history and culture to itself. Then obviously the crowd, there is a certain crowd which dances to anything. But when we are
playing here, the greatest thing is that the people are singing with you. The band and people are one. That's the greatest feeling.
What was the biggest change you saw from the previous time?
People were more aware this time. Tonight it was very special.
You are a lyricist, composer, singer, actor, doctor, what else remains to be seen of you?
I am also a good father. I have two kids. Whatever free time I get after singing and acting, I spend it with them.
Is recession affecting you?
No. I don't think so. We've already done four shows this week and the next one is in two days. That makes it 10 shows in March
for us
What are the future prospects of Hind - Rock?
I don't know. The problem is that due to recession companies have stopped releasing non-film music. So, unless a band gets
support like we got, it's impossible to make an impact. I just hope the trend changes, people shouldn't be listening to Hindi-film
music only.
The person you admire the most?
My father. In fact, both myfather and mother.
Are you Bengali or a Punjabi?
None. I am a half Dogra and half Bengali.
Any Message for us?
Call us back exactly in two years time.
One word for Pantnagar crowd.
Euphoric!
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lPkeqp xt+c FkkA
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gj Dykl esa ,d ubZ dgkuh, cl gksrs ik= ge iqjkus FksA
oks NksVh lh ^cM+h* dh ;k=k, oks ih. Ikh. dh lSj,
dqN Hkwys ugha ge vc Hkh, Hkys gh gks x;s gksa vc xSjA
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vk¡[kksa esa ueh gS, ij gksBksa is g¡lh yk x;kA
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ml NksVh cw¡n dk Li”kZ eq>s dkWyst dh ;kn ns x;kA
tc ;qok Fkh /kM+dusa, vk¡[kksa esa eaft+y dk tT+ck Fkk,
dqN dj xqt+jus dh yyd, le; dks eqV~Bh esa djus
dk gkSlyk FkkA
dHkh ckrksa esa jkr xqt+j tkrh, dHkh Hkfo’; tkuus dks
drkj cu tkrhs
Ekksfudk pqusjk
PkrqFkZ o’kZ] fo|qr vfHk;kaf=dh
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dg jgsa gks rqe gesa Hkh tkuksA
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INVISIBILITY NOW A FEASIBILITY
flowing around a rock. An observer looking at the cloaked
object would then see light from behind it- making it
disappear. The object would not even cast a shadow.
Meta materials are a mixture of metal and circuit
board materials such as ceramic, teflon or fibre composite.
They are artificial structures with features smaller than the
wavelength of light. It is this fine structure that gives the
material light-bending qualities. And it is nano-scale
engineering that has enabled scientists to engineer the
material elements to within about .00000066 of a metre.
How is it different from stealth (an aircraft that cannot be
detected by a radar) technology? Well, stealth technology
does not make an aircraft invisible but reduces the crosssection available to radar, making it hard to track, but the
wonder material makes objects disappear completely.
So, the technology is promising and the
breakthrough, breathtaking. Apart from the very obvious
military applications, what about more real-life
applications of an invisibility cloak that one can think of?
Perhaps an invisibility cloak on all the dirt and muck
around us would make our lives beautiful. The slums and
stinking manholes on roads could be easily taken care of...
nvisibility cloaks have played a major part in
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Much before that,
H.G.Wells in his novel, ‘The Invisible Man’ immortalized
the immoral doings of a man who triumphed over science
by becoming invisible. Of course, the idea of invisibility
has fascinated people for millennia and has been an
inspiration to or ingredient of myths, novels and films. It
has been on humanity's wish list since ages. Scientists
have never really stopped working towards the elusive or
as some may say, purely imaginary goal of achieving
invisibility.
A recent breakthrough has kindled hopes of
fusing fact with fiction in times to come. Scientists at the
University of California in Berkely, California, U.S.A.,
announced that they are very close to developing
materials that could render people invisible. A team lead
by Xiang Zhang has come out with a material that can
control the direction of travel of visible light. It can bend
light around objects, thus hiding them from view. A cloak
made from such material could render anything from
people to large objects like ships and tanks invisible. The
startling find has caught the fancy of the old and young
alike.
We see objects because they scatter the light that
strikes them, reflecting some of it back to the eye. But the
wonder material also known as “meta-material”, curves
light waves completely around the object like a river
Rahul Kanyal
Final Year, Production Engineering
Snapshots Courtesy:
1. Aditi Jain, I Year, Production Engineering
3. Andeep Rana, II Year, Civil Engineering
5. Rajnish Singh, III Year, Production Engineering
2. Alok Bhardwaj, II Year, Civil Engineering
4. Kimmi Pal, I Year, Production Engineering
6. Sidhartha Sharma, I Year, Civil Engineering
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(The survey was carried out in hostels: Tagore, Patel, SJ, Sarojini and Mandakini in February. For detailed analysis log on to our website).
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IT’S ALL ABOUT SUMMER
Innotech
options open. It will be helpful in the longer run and also, it
will show clearly your aptitude for research.
Now coming to the third year, there is a nonending list of opportunities for you. Here I will tell you
about all those which I came across. You need to search for
the opportunities on your own and no one will help you.
This is the phase when you need to stop relying on spoon
feeding. Never walk with the crowd, never follow in
anyone's nose but carve your own path to reach the acme.
The following is a short list of opportunities available in
India for third year students.
1. Summer programme by Mechanical Engineering
Department, IISc, Bangalore.
2. Summer research fellowship by IIT Mumbai, IIT
Delhi, IIT Chennai.
3. SURGE programme by IIT Kanpur.
4. VSRP, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
5. Summer Research fellowships by JNCASR,
Bangalore.
6. Summer Research fellowships under IAS fellows by
Indian Academy of Sciences.
7. Mentoring of engineering students by INAE fellows.
8. Summer Internships by DAAD (German Academic
Exchange Service.)
9. Project work opportunities and YSRP by RRCAT,
Indore.
10. Summer programme by NCRA, TIFR.
11. Summer training at NMRL, DRDO.
The list does not end here and it's not possible to
list all here. Remember, the competition for all the above is
very tough as they select very few out of thousands.
Though it's not impossible for you to avail these, you need
to have a solid profile and credentials enough to beat an
IITian or NITian. You need to prove your worth to the
selection committee. And for that purpose, the first 2 years
will come into play. The selection is based on your research
profile, aptitude for research, international papers,
academic awards, scholarships, projects done, etc.
Develop the habit of surfing the net daily exploring the
sites of all the research institutes in India. Keep mailing
professors and scientists and directors of these research
institutes asking them if there is any opportunity for a
research internship. Keep your eyes open for any
opportunity that is available anywhere. Try forming
contacts with high profile people at these places.
Finally, I am confident that this information will
help you a lot and now all you have to do is to work really
hard. The above information is my search which helped me
make my way into Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Mumbai for my summer research fellowship. I want you
people too to spread the name of our university so that the
prevailing gap between IITians and us can be abridged and
we can compete with them with our nerve and credentials.
` s students step into the green fields of G.B.P.U.A.&T.,
many of them start harbouring a grave misconception and
underestimate the place they have come to, thinking that it
lags too far behind IIT's and NIT's. This thought is very
obvious, owing to the superficial rumors about the latter. It's
a fact that students from IIT's do have resources far better
than what we have and have a world class reputation but
people take that for granted. The difference lies, not
elsewhere but within the minds of the students and to
abridge that gap, one needs to slog his guts out.
I would like to share my experiences of summer
internships with you. During the span of 4 years of under
graduation one encounters the summer vacations 3 times.
In the summers after 1st year almost all the students seek
fun and enjoy the freedom from college at home. In the
summers after 2nd year, very few put their hands at
something worth use. And finally, in the summers after 3rd
year, when its time for industrial training, what students do
is to look out for a jack to get into a company from where
they can arrange for a certificate. I would like to advice all
juniors, “Please don't do that, because that's what creates
the difference”. Generally people are not aware of the
opportunities to avail during summers. After passing out,
the only weapon you can boast of will be your CV/Resume.
And it's only in this 4 year span when you can work best for
it. This weapon only will make you stand tall against an
IITian or NITian.
After the first year, since you do not have
knowledge of your courses and you are just a beginner, you
should try to gain a neat hand on some software related to
your field. For Mechanical and Production students,
CATIA, PRO-E, and SOLID EDGE are some options. CS,
IT, Elcom students should better go for a language course.
There are many private companies providing these
trainings charging you around Rs.10,000/-. Appin
Solutions in New Delhi is one place where you can work in
the field of Embedded Systems, Networking, and Robotics
etc. CETPA provides training in CATIA, PRO-E. It will be
the best if you could arrange to work at IITs on a project
which although is difficult to get for a 1st year student.
Now the second year students: try your best to get
into any IIT or IISc or any research centre for your summer
internships. The word internship means to pursue training
through practical experience. Although students at this age
do not have such credentials but still give a try, try to seek
sources or references. And if no such option is available,
then go for the way which I opted. Go to the IITs and visit
the professors of your department individually and talk to
them if there is some possibility of working on a project
under their guidance. They may not be providing you with
an official certificate but even if you do not get it, don't lose
hope and the opportunity. After the completion of your
project, you can ask your guide for a certificate on his letter
pad. And yes, sometimes you can get to work in a field very
new to you. So don't just stick to your field but keep your
Ankit Gupta
III Year, Production Engineering
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I
t was a moist afternoon after a heavy down pour. “I don't
like this place,” he said when I first met him. His rage suited
his harsh expressions. “It'd be a nightmare if I've to stay
here for my whole life”.
Another
Critech
Curious Case
The first few weeks were a sort of decent routines of which
studying was an essential and mostly preferred part. The
sincerity may be attributed to a hugely burdened school life.
But soon, a wind started to blow which assured that not
much effort is needed any longer. The first half of the year
was a mere glance at the life afterwards. He was graded
above seven, though he didn't care. “I still don't see why
they've made the labs?” He was always in a mood for
complaining. He cursed the barricades in the dance nights,
abused the entry times, examinations and evaluation, the
attendance deadline, the formalities of getting registered
and the list went on. He had a point and wasn’t wrong in
saying that. “Is there something you admire?”- once a girl
of his class asked. “Yes, I do”. And he turned pink.
that a student once bright in school, was struggling with
studies here. Meanwhile, he was addicted to some
electronic illusions which swept a considerably large
fraction of his spare time. “Killing time is a suicide, not
murder”-it was written on his cupboard, perhaps by some
senior who had stayed in that room in previous years.
Nevertheless, he was a good orator and was quite popular
for the distinct impression he gave while he held the mike.
Everyone's got some special abilities too.
In the following year, he realized that a sort of countdown
had begun. It was about the days he was left with, in this
place. This time there was something exotic in his mind as
he decided to do something substantial and fruitful. But all
the plans and intentions were crushed under a series of
exams. Till the end of the semester, he found himself taking
tests and more tests. “Exams suck,” he said. It had been a
long time since he had last cursed the system. Just a few
weeks after New Year, there emerged an unusual chaos, as it
was the time for a nervous breakdown. He and his peers
were going to be examined by professional companies for
recruitments. He tried to assure himself that a 'one month
fight' would save the day for him just like those one- night
ones. After a battle that indeed continued for the span of a
month, the day had come. He appeared in the exam, though
he wasn't confident enough. But, to his delight, he made
through it.
By the next few months, he was involved in many “social”
activities. Days, weeks and months passed and at the end of
year, he had grown compatible with that place. In the
successive year he gradually explored the amusements .He
started approaching places like ‘redwells’ to immerse into
the redness of those wells. “Should I assume that I am
enjoying life to the fullest?”- he carelessly asked. May be he
ought to think that but I to ld him that it was unwise on the
whole. The only thing he was reluctant to, is what he was
actually supposed to be there for!
And since it was obvious, he was under the threat of
academic considerations. Who on earth would've believed
“What's the best quality you think you have?” the
interviewer asked. “I am consistent”, he replied confidently,
“at whatever I'm up to at the time”. He was straightforward
in most of the questions that were being fired at him.
Later that evening the results were declared. When the
results were announced, it seemed that a tight obstruction in
his chest had dissolved. He had been selected. The
remaining part of that evening, he was bawling with pain,
despite the bliss of the day, thanks to the kicks and bashes.
Besides the giggling and ruckus in the corridors that night,
there was a silence in his mind. He held himself on his chair
in his room and started pondering over something.
“What've I become!” he said to himself, “A mere month of
effort and I'm through. What if I'd have made same effort
right from the beginning? I could've come out with research
papers, inventions. I could've…!”
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Critech
There was no doubt that he hadn't become a good engineer.
Was he ashamed of that? That recent exertion had changed
his conviction. Something weird had struck his mind. He
intended to employ the rest of his time left there (that'd be
about a year,) to groove himself. He ventured off to learn.
To the astonishment of the instructors, he was curious in the
classrooms. He sought to learn about new technologies and
advancements. He was more frequent on the web. Apart
from that, he was also caught roaming around the library
many times. “Are you all right?” I taunted him, “Is there
something wrong with you?” But he had a certain belief that
he could make a better professional.
But fate had something unlikely for him. The last few
months had been a sort of disappointment as that company,
for unknown reasons, had suspended it’s selections. That
hit him hard. To his annoyance, there wasn't even a single
'authorized' helping hand to look into the case. A sense of
betrayal drenched him but his anger was directed not
towards the company, but towards his own fate. He cursed
this 'irony.’
was a mess of thoughts in his mind. “I always blamed the
system. I was right in doing so but I too, share the guilt in the
crime. I used to say that there should be a little of this and a
little of that to make a perfect system. Now, time is
demanding a renaissance. Someone ought to bring a
change.”
He had completed his course and had left that place. That
summer went past to give way to a promising rainy season.
His appearance was less colorful than usual. The only
satisfaction was that he had a better profile than ever. There
were no more opportunities left there in the campus, and he
himself didn't step out of that place to manage a job either.
Why, I didn't dare to ask.
It is nearing evening and the rain water is flushing down.
He is back here, but in a different role to play. From an
importunate student, he has turned into a consummate
instructor.
Some people live their nightmares...
-An Observer
Despite the sadness of the hour, he moved on with his
pursuit. One night, among the last few at that place, there
The Fading Stripes
He wants nothing but materialistic gains:
False glimmering glitters and artificial shine,
More, more, more- that's on his mind;
A mind which was so beautiful, so pure when it was made,
Is now tainted only with stains.
He is so deep in the sea of sins
That there he does not receive any light
But surprisingly, he is happy with the darkness in sight.
Oh CREATOR! How degraded your creation becomes,
So lowly, so base, so decayed…
And now it is up to you to decide:
Whether Panthera tigris or man deserves to survive,
Who deserves this beautiful life?
With majestic eyes, burning bright,
Wearing the mantle of black stripes,
The awesome creature roams around with a kingly stride.
With just one growl he can swell tides,
And one wave of his paw can end lives.
But WILL he survive?
Or punish the tides of Time,
Is man so important that he will decide the fate of
Panthera tigris' life?
Is man so special that he can slay this beautiful life,
Just to proclaim his might?
But oh! CREATOR, your most beautiful creation has turned
out so ugly!
Man is now so base that he will do anything that suits his
taste:
He will kill, he will slay,
Destroy anything that comes his way.
Drishti Anand
I Year, Mechanical Engineering
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I will always remember...
For many of us its farewell time from a place where we spent last four years of our life, for me it's time to part from a place where
I've spent my entire life. Let me provide you a day scholar's insight to it.
From a time when as a school goers we used to rag freshers at the University for fun to a time when to avoid seniors’ hostels I had
to reach Tagore Bhawan via Nagla and if still caught, my father's designation was (hypothetical) Anti Ragging Squad.
From a time when cemented space between NCT & PCT used to be our skating venue for vacations to a time, it became my Alma
Mater. From a time when hostels meant potential badminton and basketball courts to us, to a time when they became our 2nd
address.
From a time when the place where Mandakini Bhawan is, used to be the best cricket ground of Pantnagar, to a time when even the
entry to that road after entry time is barred.
From a time when college goers used to be some alien citizens of Pantnagar, to a time when I myself became a part of them and
they, an integral part of me.
Although Pantnagar will continue being my home, but these 4 years, something I'll treasure all my life and I will always long for,
will never come back...
For some, this feeling will gradually disappear with change of place, but for me, I'll always miss a part of me every time I'll cross
the college, hostels, TIC, Badi, Chhoti, Lohni, Bisht, stadium...
Harit Joshi
Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
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Memoirs
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SAISON à PANTNAGAR