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HAPPENINGS
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Republic Day
26 January, 2015
•>CHORDS
21 October, 2014
•>AAGHAZ
11 November, 2014
» PECFEST
15 September
ON
SCHEDULE
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Sports Meet
Mar 13-15, 2015
»{ndustrial Week
6-10 April, 2015
MUSIC CLUB
,, Encore
12 February
'' Nostalgia
16 April
DRAMS
., Spandan
17 February
» Chitrahaar
2 April
SAASC
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PECMUN 2.0
21-22 February
APC
., Photography
Workshop
10 March
., Graffti Workshop
6th April
Republic Day Celebrations
With great patriotic fervour, PEC
University of Technology celebrated the Republic Day on 26
January 2015 which marked the
66th anniversary of the adoption
of the Indian Constitution.
The event commenced with the
flag hoisting by the Director Dr.
Manoj Arora followed by the
National Anthem sung by one
and all. Deputy Director Prof.
Sanjccv Sofat, Dean Students
Affairs Dr. Perminderjit Singh,
Dean Academic Affairs Dr.
Praveen Kalra, Dr. Divya Bansal
and Prof. Mccna Mahajan along
with other faculty and staff
members were present during
the event.
Addressing the gathering the Director highlighted the recent developments in institute.
He
stated that the institute has started with its new curricula and, recently
introduced,
QEEE program is successfully
running. He made a special
mention of the steps being taken
towards signing MOU with
University
of
Michigan,
University of Nottingham and
New
Jersey
Institute
of
Technology. He also infonncd
the gathering about the proposal
of setting up a Material and
Nano
Science
Lab
m
collaboration with DRDO and
efforts being made to establish
campus
wide Wi-Fi and
Evsurveillance.
The members of the Music Club
presented melodious renditions
of patriotic songs. Inspiring
Speeches by Gargi Verma and
Abhishck Garg instilled the
spirit of patriotism among those
present.
The
Bhangra
performance by the Punjabi
Editorial Board charged up the
atmosphere at the event. The
Director accompanied by his
wife
Mrs.
Mala
Arora
distributed the prizes to the
winners of the poster making
competition organized by Arts
and Photography Club . The
event concluded with the
releasing of tri-colour balloons
by the Director and Mrs. Mala
Arora ..
HTGHLTGHTS
• MOUs with foreign
Universities to be
signed
• Campus wide WiFi
and c-Survcillancc
to be setup
• ProposaJ of setting up
a Material and Nano
Science Lab in
collaboration with
DRDO
1967 Batch revisit their alma mater
Since the time of its inception in
November last year, the Office
of Alumni Affairs at the institute
is working progressively to
come in close contact with its
Alumni based abroad and in
India. The mission of this office
is to fulfill the aspirations and
dreams of PEC Alumni for its
Alma Mater. Need of this office
has always been felt but ice
breaking effort was done by the ~
present Director and Alumnus
Dr. Manoj K Arora. The office
has initiated a drive to bring
alumni back to the institute for
their
intellectual,
technical,
academic and financial support.
On 9th December 2014, veterans
of 1967 batch visited campus.
The
distinguished
guests
included Mechanical engineers action conflict with Pakistan.
Mr. Gian Singh Kanda and Mr. Mr. Bansal worked as a pilot for
PK Puri, Mr. Pravcsh Chopra the Indian Navy, Mr. Pravcsh
and Mr. Sudarshan Taneja of Chopra now works for the
electronics and aeronautical banking sector and Mr. Pramod
engineers Mr. R.P. Bansal and Kashyap, who currently works
Mr. O.P. Kl1Urma. Mr. Kanda and for electrical switchgear panel
Mr. Puri have formerly worked manufacturing in Dubai.
for the Indian navy, and the All were received near the
former now works for the water admin block, and then escorted
department of Detroit, USA. Mr. to the Director's Conference
Sudarshan Taneja heads Boeing Hall by our energetic fleet of
avionics in Seattle. Mr. Puri Stu dent Council of students for
(now retd.), had worked on Alumni Affairs for a short
with
Deputy
missile boats decorated for discussion
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Director, Deans, Heads of
Departments
and
TPO,
following which all proceeded
for a quick round of the campus.
Visit to workshops and then the
athletic ground was also
undertaken. They were keen on
visiting their own departments
too.
Our guests were well-received
by the Mechanical engineering
Department
and
a small
felicitation ceremony was held
there for them. All of them were
feeling nostalgic to visit their
Hostels.
As
repeatedly
requested by them in their
preceding mails, lunch with
Rajma chawal was served at
Kurukshetra
Hostel.
The
presence of Student Council
members with them throughout
their
visit
was
highly
appreciated by them.
The elated alumni heartily
donated a sum of Rs. 2.5 lakhs
on the spot for expanding
alumni relation activities and
assured a continual intellectual
and financial support.
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EXPERT
EQUIPMENT
PROCURED
LECTURES
1.Rakcsh Kumar and Ghosh, AK.,
"Estimation of lateral-directional aerodynamic derivatives from flight data
using conventional and neural based
methods," The Aeronautical Journal,
Royal Aeronautical Society, UK,
Vol.118, No.1210, December, 2014.
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2.Rakcsh Kumar and Ghosh, A.K.,
"Estimation of Longitudinal and Lateral Aerodynamic Derivatives from
Flight Data using Maximum Likelihood Method," Journal of Aerospace
Sciences
and Technologies,
AeSI,
India, Vol.66, No.4, November, 2014.
3.Kumar, R.akcsh, and Ghosh, A.K.,
"Estimation of Lateral Aerodynamic
Derivatives
using Least Squares
Method," Proceedings Advancements
& Futuristic Trends in Mech. Engg.
(AFTME-2014), October 17-18, 2014,
pp. 85-89.
4. Ravindcr Pal Singh and Uma
Batra," Effects of hydrolyzation, aging
time and temperature on rheology of
sols and effects of aging and sintering
temperatures on structural and thermal
properties of calcium phosphate powders" Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research 2014, 6(9):469487, ISSN: 0975-7384
5. Suchita Kohli , Uma Batra and
Seema Kapoor "Influence of Zinc
Substitution on Physicochcmical and
In-vitro Behaviour of Nanodimensional Hydroxyapatitc"AJEATVol. 3 No. 2
July - December 2014, pp 62-67
6. Sharanjit Singh,Mamta Sharma,"
SWARF Forging on Alloy Steel" Progress in Science & Engineering Research Journal2014
7. Dr L. N. Shanna, 'Use of Gcoinformatics in lineament studies for the best
site for Hydroelectric project- A case
study from Sach Khas, Chamba District, H.P', Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol XXXIX (I), July 2014, pp
217-222
8. Dr. Anju Singla and Parul Grover, "
Financial Support for MSMEs - An
Analysis", Presented at National Conference on Global Trends in Entrepreneurship', organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training
and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh
on 27-28 November 2014.
TEQTP
I .Prof.
Sudcsh
Rani, Assistant
Professor, CSE Deptt attended two
days national workshop on "Network
Simulator (NS-2) in Association with
CSI" at SRM University, NCR
Campus, Modinagar at Ghaziabad
(U.P).
2.Dr.
Sanjccv
kumar, Associate
Professor, Applied Science did a short
term
course
on "Structure
&
characterization of materials" at I IT
Kanpur.
3.Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Assistant
Professor, E&EC organized an expert
lecture on "Frontiers in Magnetic
Recording
Research:
Vision
for
10tb/M2" at PEC University of
Technology, Chandigarh.
4.Sh. Sandeep Sethi and Sh. Naresh
Kumar, Accounts Section attended a
workshop
on "Complexities
in
implementation of revision of pay, pay
fixation, under fundamental rules" at
Kochi, Kcrala.
5.Prof. Siby John, Professor, Civil
Engineering
Department
attended
workshop on "Instructional Design,
Multimedia
and E-Resources in
Higher Education" at Centre for
Education
Beyond
Curriculum
(CEDBEC),
Christ
University,
Bangalore.
6.Dr.
Sanjccv
Kumar, Applied
Sciences Deptt. attended workshop on
"Masterclass in Nanoscalc physics &
devices"
at Tata
Institute
of
Fundamental
Research
(TIFR),
Mumbai.
7. Prof. Nagendra Sah, Electronics and
Communication Engineering attended
a
international
conference
on
"Analysis
of multicast
routing
protocols using quality of service and
QOS Analysis in mobile Ad-hoc
networks using bandwidth utilization
technique
at
International
Association of Computer Science and
Information Technology (IACSIT),
Singapore.
8. National
Conference
on
"Advancement and futuristic trends in
Mechanical
Engineering
(AFTME-2014)"
was organized at
PEC
University
of Technology,
Chandigarh.
9.A
session
on
"Business
communication" was organized at
PEC
University
of Technology,
Chandigarh.
I 0. Prof. Manoj K Arora, Director,
PEC
University
of Technology
attended a workshop on "Good
Governance,
Leadership
and
Management".
I .JD Shanna "Modified Hall Pitch Establishing Relationship of Mechanical
Properties with Structural Parameters
for ADI" 52nd National Metallurgists
Day And 68th Annual Technical Meeting At College
Of Engineering
Punc,2014
2.Honcy Garg, JD Sharma," Wood
Polymer Composite Its Synthesis And
Mechanical Properties" 52nd National
Metallurgists Day And 68th Annual
Technical Meeting At College Of Engineering Pune,2014
3.Hitesh Naval, JD Sharma," Effect of
Corrosive Environment on ADI Wcldarnent" 52nd National Metallurgists
Day And 68th Annual Technical Meeting At College
Of Engineering
Punc,2014.
CONFERENCES
l. Total Station and Planimeter purchased in survey lab as 0/1 Survey
Lab
2. Radar Gun and ARC GIS software
purchased under RIPA Project
NEW JOTNEES
1. Dr. J.D Shanna attended 52nd
National Metallurgists Day And 68th
Annual Technical Meeting At College
Of Engineering Pune in November,
2014.
1. Mr. Prabhsimran Singh Bindra
joined as Network Administrator. He
has
spccialisationin
Acadcmin
Information System Development and
Web Development
2. Prof. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu
presented poster in ESRI
User
conference, New Delhi on 11112/2014.
2. Mr. Manish Kumar joined
Registrar
at PEC University
as
of
Technology.
Expert lecture by
Dr. Charanjit Singh Bhatia
The department of Electronics and
Communication Engineering
organized an expert lecture on "Frontiers in
Magnetic recording research: vision
for 10 Tcrabits/inch"" on I 0th December 2014 in the conference hall which
was attended by a gathering of approximately 90 enthusiastic UG, PG, PhD
students and Faculty members from
various departments. The lecture was
delivered by Dr. Charanjit Singh
Bhatia, Professor, ECE Department of
National University Singapore (NUS).,
Singapore. Prof. Bhatia discussed
about the state-of-art technological advancements to increase the storage capacity of a Hard disk drive upto
10 Terabits/inch2. He further demonstrated the latest research activities on
spin dependent transport in various
materials which can be utilized for
magnetically storing the digital data
for future hard disk drives. The lecture
was highly enlightening particularly
for the younger generation of engineers and researchers to understand
the technological innovations taking
place in the field, around the world.
Dr. Nccna Gupta, Head, ECE Department said that this is an initiative towards establishing academic tic-ups
and encouraging collaborative research initiatives with National University Singapore.
Lecture on "Big Data" by a Research Fellow from
MIT, USA
An Alumnus of ECE Dcptt, PEC, Dr.
Pararnveer Dhillon presently a Post
Doctoral Research Fellow at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
(MIT), USA delivered an expert lecture on "Big Insights from Big data"
on 19th Jan 2015 organized by the
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department of PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. The
lecture was attended by a large no. of
UG students, Research scholars and
faculty of ECE department. Dr. Nccna
Gupta, Head, ECE Deptt motivated the
students to get benefited from the experiences of illustrious alumnus of the
institute. Dr. Dhillon explained about
Big Data that is a large collection of
data sets which becomes difficult to
process using traditional data processing applications. He described the
growth of data sets due to increase in
various data collection devices like
mobile devices,
remote sensing,
radio-frequency identification (RFID)
readers, and wireless sensor networks
etc. Dr. Paramvccr completed his MS
and PhD from University of Pennsylvania, USA. The lecture was highly
enlightening for undergraduate students to understand the technology innovations taking place in the field.
Freshmen showcase their talent!
CHORDS
The Music Club of PEC roared its presence to the freshmen with one of their
biggest events 'Chords' held on 21 October 2014.Thc annual event of the
club provides the new recruits with a
platform to showcase their talent. The
foot tapping performances included all
genres ranging from Bollywood to
Rock. The highlights of the event were
"Let it go", "Kala Chan" and "Jiycin
Kyun". The dignitaries present for the
event were Director Dr. Manoj Arora,
Urnesh Sharma and Meena Mahajan.
AAGHAZ
PEC witnessed a fun-filled evening as
Natyamanch, the dramatics club of
PEC University of Technology, organized its flagship inaugural event with
the name AAGHAZ' 14. The event saw
the club's new recruits perform in as
many as five skits and eight dance performances. The direction of the skits
and the choreography of the dances
was done by second year students
under the supervision of the senior
members of the club. The skits focused on satire and moral values of the
society. The event showcased some
standout performances in the form of
comical acts and Bollywood dance
forms. The skits with the names 'B
Tech Vale Dulhania Le Jaycngc' &
'Chhotu Ka Sapna Money Money' enthralled the audience. The Chief Advisor Clubs Prof. Meena Mahajan
praised the students on their superb efforts in such a less time. Other faculty
members including Deputy Director
Dr. Sanjeev Sofat, Dean Student Affairs Dr. Pcrmindcrjit Singh and Associate DSA Dr. Divya Bansal , 0/1 Dramatics Club Mr.Arshdcep Singh were
also present on the occasion. The event
was well received by the audience and
was a great success.
ResearchScholars Congregationunder CRIKC
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering organized Research Scholars Congregation, a one-day workshop
under Chandigarh Region Innovation
and Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) on
November 12th, 2014. Prof. (Dr.)
Manoj K. Arora, Director, PEC Uni vcrsity of Technology and Professor A run
Kumar Grover, Vice Chancellor,
Panjab University, inaugurated the
workshop and enlightened the participants with their valuable keynote addresses. Vice Chancellor, Panjab University enlightened the audience with
his insightful words. His address focused on inter-disciplinary
research
and value of computing in almost
every domain of science and engineering. According to him, Computer Science and Engineering is an expanding
research field dri vcn by emerging application domains which can be integrated with applied sciences and other
engineering fields to excel in research
and development.
Director, PEC University of Technology emphasized on original work in research and no plagiarism. His intuitive
words gave all the participants a new
way to look at PhD - Purity, Honesty
and Dedication.
All the esteemed
members present in the workshop
came up with an idea of forming a
Research Scholars Association in order
to provide a common forum to the
research scholars of Chandigarh and
adjoining region to interact with each
other and exchange ideas.
According to Head of Department,
Prof. Rajcsh Kumar Bhatia and
workshop coordinator, Dr. Poonam
Saini, the idea was to create a common
interaction platform where researchers
from different institutes under CRIKC
could congregate and get acquainted
with
each other's
expertise
in
Computer Science and Engineering
domain. The research scholars got an
opportunity to discuss their research
ideas with co-researchers as well as
eminent personalities in order to
revitalize their innovation ability. The
workshop arranged the expert talks
from eminent professors as well as
offered an opportunity to participants
to present their ideas in the form of
posters.
The PEC University of Technology celebrated its annual Tcchno-Cultural fest
Hero PECFEST 2014 and witnessed a footfall of more than 5000 people from a
multitude of colleges from all over India. The fest started with the inauguration
ceremony wherein Dr. Manoj Arora, Director, provided highly inspirational
words and thereby declared the fest open. Celebrating Ekta Divas, a marathon
many more were organised. The day also saw students showcasing their artistic
talent in Bhangra Theque as well as Naach Meri Jaan - a dance competitions.
The day was dotted with lots of quizzes on various topics.
For the techno-freaks, an informative workshop on
also organized as a part of
';\ruttdhati'
,
was held under the name
marking the unity of PEC's students
in promoting the cause of women safety. The ceremony was attended by Ms.
Sa vita Bhatti as chief guest, who flagged off the marathon. As the day progressed,
the various technical and cultural clubs of the college hosted a melange of events
throughout the college grounds. There were fun cultural events such as
"Drama
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the technical part of the fest. Li vc ses-
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sions provided services to produce next gen robotic solutions.
the biggest technical attraction of the day, was a 12 hour rhapsodic hacking session presided over by a panel of expert judges. The day finally came to an end
with a vibrant and high-spirited performance by the famous
Corned~ group
<East qttdia
which had the audience in splits. The exuberance of blaring
guitars, crashing drums & raspy vocals in the <Eq)~oncert was also a treat
to the eyes and cars. The night ended with the filming of a movie at the college's
auditorium.
The fourth and the last day of PECFEST 2014 started with an air of technicality,
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the night began with enthralling
dance performances and ramp walk by the talented students of the university.
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walked down the ramp showcasing their beauty and talents and adding a considerable amount of glitz and glamour, with the lucky ones receiving a direct entry
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into the auditions of~
On Day 2 budding engineers showcased their prowess in the field of engineering
and technology through the display of various models and innovative projects
like an electric-gun,
a 'Pedi-Cab' and a quad-copter as a part of
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haisao, Guest lectures
and technical talks were also organised, which were a
great learning opportunity for students. Nukkad Natak, a street play competition
and Street Mayhem, a hip-hop dance competition was a visual treat for the spec-
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tators. Short films were showcased as a part of the
in collaboration with Shamiana, which was inaugurated by Diwan Manna,
Chairman, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Aka demi.
with 'Producir' followed by 'Stand-up comedy' to tickle our funny bones. Transitioning into a more serious mode, with the movie quiz and the finals of Cross
Swords, the conventional debate and quizzes like the movie quiz and the entrepreneurial quiz, the fest saw mental skills put to the test. The fest also witnessed
students showcasing their musical skills in the 'solo instrumental music competition', and portraying their writing skills with an 'on the spot story
writing competition', along with a plethora of technical competitions like
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Prez, and many more. The afternoon was
taken up by an amazing personality,~
<\)arun t\sarwal. He talked about
his journey over the years in candid manner and Jett audience enthused about
their future.
The main event of the day was a definite and massive crowd magnet. The most
awaited night of the year was back, and as promised, delivered to Chandigarh an
CJ3e1111y q)a.ya.(,
Coke Studio returned to PECFest -with the highly acclaimed rock
band f\gnee at the TNT RockNyt. The band stayed true to its name, as it set
adrenaline rush unlike any it had seen before. With
the
renowned playback singer, on the stage, STAR NIGHT at PECFEST was the
zenith of the fest. Benny was a joy to listen to, as the last, crowning event of
PECFcst with his various hit and spirited songs running a surge of exhilaration
through the audience. With the whirlwind of soft melodies and peppy dance
numbers, he left the crowds mesmerized and shouting for an encore.
the stage afire with its soulful rendition of Saadho Re and Silsila which managed
to work the audiences into a state of near frenzy. On Day 3 Literary events like
Crosswords - conventional debate, GD sessions, What an Idea!, Spell Bee and
All in all PECFEST 2014 was a massive success and it saw scores of people
from more than hundred different colleges in the region come and take part in
various contests and competitions.
The
Dramatic win at IIT-B Fest
PEC University of Technology's Dramatics Club once again brought laurels
to the institute and the city when it
outdid all competition to emerge victorious at Asia's largest fest, the annual
cultural festival of llT Bombay, the biggest celebration of its kind, Mood
Indigo 2014 or Mood-I as it is popularly known as which was organized
from 26th-29th Dec in Mumbai.
They not only won the first prize in
street play and stage play competitions
but also bagged the awards for 'Best
team in Dramatics events', 'Best Contingent' and 'Overall 2nd Runners Up'.
The street play team was adjudged the
best out of a total of 85 teams from all
across the nation. Their thoughtprovoking take on redefining the
Indian Education System, 'Padhega
India tabhi toh Badhcga India' left everyone speechless. It involved making
the people aware of education schemes
like , 'Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan' and
many more. They challenged the virtues of the present state of the Indian
education system comparing it to the
yesteryears by picking up verses from
the Mahabharata.
The stage play team also performed
exceedingly well and emerged triumphant out of a total of 42 teams among
which only 5 had managed to make it
to the finals. The team consisting of
twelve members pcrfonncd a stage
play called, "Ashwathama" based on
INVINCIBLE YET AGAIN
Dramatics Club of PEC University of
Technology, Chandigarh is at its best
again. The Dance team -TNVINCJ13LES participated in Centrifuge-western group dance competition at ITT
Kharagpur during Springf est' 15, the
annual cultural fest of fIT Kharagpur.
ln an interesting turn of events, the
team emerged victorious and bagged
first prize. The exhilarating performance enthralled the audience which
was present at the institute auditorium
in deluging figures. The members of
the team had been practicing intensively for 25 days braving the chilly
cold weather of December-January.
With no help from any professional the
senior members of the team choreographed a constant 10 min song
track.The people at the auditorium was
so overwhelmed that they were at the
edge of their scats throughout the performance and gave a standing ovation
to the team members as a tribute to
their dazzling and heart-throbbing per-
Iormancc,
To a performer, its the recognition and
applause matters more than anything
in this world and same happened here
too. Every member was more happy
with the response from the audience
that they were already indifferent with
the result of the competition. Ultimately the team was announced victorious
by the judges who happened to be the
senior choreographers al the famous
'Shiarnak Davar Academy'. Dance is a
form of art and the students from this
prestigious institute have been proving
lime and again that it's not only engineering that they pursue here. They are
also actively participating in other cocurricular activities and not just participating but also excelling in them, with
accolades coming from places even
1000 miles far away such as HT
Kharagpur.
the life of the Kaurav warrior by the
same name in the aftermath of his
father, Dronacharya's demise. They
won the hearts of all the three judges,
namely, Govind Namdcv, bollywood
actor famous for movies like Oh My
God, Singham Returns etc., Anang
Desai, famous for his role in khichdi
TV serial and Vircndra Saxena known
for movies like Saathiya, Bheja Fry 2
etc.
This has been a highly successful year
for the club with back to back wins at
2nd prize street play), llT Delhi (1st
prize stage play) and finally conquering
Asia's largest fest, Mood Indigo. It
couldn't get better than this! The student members of this club worked very
hard for these achievements and that
too after the study hours of the college
with constant support by their teachers,
faculty and other staff. The club hopes
to work with the same zeal and to better
its performance in the coming years.
SPORTING SUCCESS
Badminton (Boys) team secured second position at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National
institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Badminton (Girls) team secured fourth position at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National
institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Chess (Boys) team secured second position at National Institute of Technology,
Kurukshctra
Chess (Boys and Girls) combined team reached in quarter final in North Zone at
Amity University, Noida
Chess (Girls) team secured third position at National Institute of Technology,
Kurukshctra
Technical Achievements Across
Nation
Time Lining, llT Ropar
First Prize
Hover On, Thapar University
First Prize
Tajitu Wars, llT Guwahau
Third Prize
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Lying in the open on a summer's eve
Jn the arms of the planet earth below
And covered above with the sky's
might
l never cease to wonder at the nature's
canvas
Trillions of stars fall short of images
Which filter through my mind, left,
right and centre.
As if all the great masters got together
To paint the canvas with love and care
Reflecting the colours of the setting
sun
Orange, red, blue, grey and lit with
fire.
The night descends and the stars arc
peeking
Like the words in the poet's mind
When the poem is about to be born
And lo, now they arc out in abundance
Winking down at me like naughty
sprites
Tearing
down the never-ending
darkness.
And now the moon makes her
appearance
Resplendent in all her finery like a
bride
As if taking slow and shy steps toward
her groom, the mighty sun
Wearing the veil of the star spangled
sky
The night descends and the stars are
pecking
Like the words in the poet's mind
When the poem is about to be born
And lo, now they are out in abundance
Winking down at me like naughty
sprites
Tearing down the never-ending
darkness.
And now the moon makes her
appearance
Resplendent in all her finery like a
bride
As if taking slow and shy steps toward
her groom, the mighty sun
Wearing the veil of the star spangled
sky
-lshita Suri, 2nd year, ECE
Everyday Fears
She opens her eyes, still under the
protection
of
her
blankets.
Disorientation is momentary, after
which the reality of where she is and
what she has to face hits her. She
grimaces at the clock and sneaks a
couple of minutes more of oblivion.
However, after 5 minutes she has no
choice. She trips and runs through her
morning routine, swallows what seems
like stale bread for breakfast and gulps
a couple of sips of lukewarm, over
sweetened tea to get it all down.
Glancing at the clock, full blown panic
sets in and she rushes to her first hour
of hell. Sitting in the front row, she
plays the part of a studious pupil,
religiously pretending to take notes
while she really doodles in her
notebook. From time to time, she
breaks the facade and checks her
phone. Let there be a new message. A
ghost of a joke? A snippet of
conversation? Anything? But nothing
saves her from the continuous droning
of the teacher. To top it all on: time all
but stops. But eventually the first hour
ends, followed by the second, the third
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ls this anger due to a sudden outburst
of religious sentiment or is this an incessant cycle of a preconceived notion
of dominance?
The Charlie Hebdo attacks on the 7th
of January, 2015 have sparked global
outrage with regards to the satirical
publications of the French magazine.
Questions have been raised on the artistic freedom ofjournalists and caricaturists and a large school of thought
seems to be siding with the 'offended'
parties. 111e Western world is currently
in a tangle due to this precarious situation. On the one side, the safely of journalists needs to be ensured and the confidence to practice their trade without
any inhibitions must be reinstated. Conversely, the onus is upon governments
around the world to find viable answers lo such erratic displays of religious retaliation.
We must, however, understand the reality behind the events of the fateful fortnight. Is this uproar actually because
people care about how the Muslims
feel after the publications or is due lo
an inherent fear of what an insulted
Muslim may do?
A very interesting aspect that has not
been touched upon by the multitudes interested in the situation is the identity
and background of the perpetrators,
Cherif and Said Kouachi. The Kouachi
brothers, born and brought up in
France, witnessed the suicide of their
mother at the lender ages of 10 and 12
respectively and were left to fend for
themselves. After moving through
foster families and orphanages, the
brothers found themselves in Yemen,
with certain terrorist organizations. At
he end of it all, the attacks carried out
at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters
were in the name of 'avenging the
Prophet' from a magazine that is ironically known for its satirical remarks
across the spectrum of religions. It isn't
hard to connect this to the embedded
thoughts in radical minds that nonbelievers are not worthy of the simple
right to life.
So, is it really a sense of sympathy that
has forced even the French citizens to
condemn the magazine, or is it the cemented fear in the minds of millions
which is the governing force behind
their actions?
The poem First They Carne, by Pastor
Martin Nicmollcr finds its meaning
taken upon almost literally in this scenario.
They came for the Communists
And T did not speak out
As l was not a Communist.
They came for the Socialists
And l did not speak out
As Twas not a Socialist.
They came for the Jews
And l did not speak out
As l was not a Jew.
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me.
With that thought, we need to understand and accept the sheer importance
of religious thought in today's Godfearing society and then pursue our actions with their implications in mind.
-Slddhant Anand, 2nd year, ECE
and finally the fourth. Perhaps the most
excruciating. The first out of the class,
she rushes out to breathe the fresh air
and enjoy her precious moments of
freedom. But all good things come to
an end and sooner, rather than later, she
has to drag her feet back to class. Lost
in a dream world of her own design she O
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knocking the teacher over. Then comes
her favourite part of the day. The select
few hours of the day she is allowed to
spend with the Internet. Now time
decides to fly by and before she knows
it, she has to sleep. Pushing through ,
weary eyes, she goes through a video
or two until finally, accepting defeat,
she slowly allows sleep to take her.
Just before welcoming sweet oblivion,
she starts to mentally prepare herself
for the monotony of tomorrow.
Finished,
Fresh out of school,
Pink cheeked and bright eyed.
Began,
Ajourney we started,
Oh, we were such fools.
Torn,
The story was steered,
Out of our hands and away from the
rules.
faded,
The picture of old,
We were losing ourselves in the ploy.
Tell me which story begins,
Al the ending.
-Dlvija Rawat, 2nd year, CSE
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in a room solving crossword puzzles
have in the greatest ever conflict
throughout the history of mankind. A
quote from 'The Imitation Game' quite
simply answers this, "Sometimes it is
the people that no one imagines
anything of, who do the things that no
one can imagine".
The movie throws light on the covert
life of mathematician Alan Turing,
considered as the father of computer
science. The focal point of the movie is
Turing's stint at the Bletchley Park, the
centre for British Intelligence, during
the Second World War and their
attempts at cracking the famous (or
infamous) Nazi code, The Enigma.
With flashbacks into Turing's school
life at Cambridge and instances into
Turing's life after the war, the story
maintains a rich balance, carefully
unfolding one chapter after another of
Turing's life.
Director Morten Tyldum diplays a
phenomenal historical drama with an
outstanding clarity of vision, backed
up by powerful screenplay and a stet lar
performance
by
Benedict
Cumberbatch.
Cumberbatch,
well
known for his portrayal of Sherlock
Holmes in the hit TV series, has
outdone himself. The actor doesn't
play Turing so much as inhabit him,
bravely and sympathetically
but
without mediation; that's your job.
The Imitation Game definitely tops the
chart of biopics this year, easily pulling
down The Theory of Everything
(melodrama overload) and Foxcatcher
(too good to be true). No doubt the
movie got a staggering 8 Oscar
nominations.
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