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“The path to spirituality is the road less traveled. Because it is less traveled it is covered with underbrush, brambles, thistles, and thorns. The way is painful and lonely. Yet, because it is less traveled, it is also the path that leads to discovery, adventure, and joy. It is the way of the warrior. It may very well be the path you were meant to follow.” Chuck Gallozzi

So today I took a little time out and put together a little inspiration ‘feed’ for the magazine. We have tried to epitomize the meaning of ‘the road less travelled’ through ‘out of the box’. In popular concept the meaning of ‘the road less travelled’ is nothing but the unconventional or uninvestigated option. The notion is near to what is nowadays called ‘alternative’.

We spend a lot of time and energy considering some important choices about our professional as well as personal life. I’m pretty sure we do that quite a lot which in fact can be frustrating. But

life’s not for that. It’s to bask in the sun as much as you can. So we decided to give you an edge over this dilemma.

Here let me sum it up for you. These are somethings that we prepped up for ‘stepping out of the box’.

1. Life’s all about the choices you make. So when you make a choice, make the better one not the easier one. Have the ‘courage to be bold’. Che Guevara was a medical surgeon by profession which he had to forgo. It was a tough decision. Had he not, we wouldn’t have the small patch of land called Cuba on the world map.

2. Never sell out on your dreams no matter how weird they are. Remember you could be the next William S. Harley or Arthur Davidson for all that matters! These guys pioneered the idea of putting engines on cycles and formed the iconic Harley Davidson. This idea would have been outrageous then. Imagine life without limits. Whatever you think, just think bigger! Simple. To my engineering friends, try making an invisible cloak or a rain maker for a change!

3. Find your passion and it’s no longer work. ‘Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work’ - Thomas Edison.

4. How many are the ‘first man’ to land on the moon? Quite obvious right?

5. Do the ordinary in an unordinary way. Sir Richard Branson is his name and I don’t have to elaborate more on him. Now this maverick is on the verge of sending ordinary people into space on his Virgin Galactics. A rather very unordinary way of marketing to say the least!

6. The world has inspired you a lot and it will continue to do so. Guess what? Inspire the world for a change. A fan was asked about Lance Armstrong’s superhuman spirit and cancer after he won the last Tour de France. His first sentence - “Wow!!!Wasn’t he supposed to die??” That sentence literally embodies

the man he is. The bottom line – Nothing can stop a good man!

7. Never forget that the most valuable thing in life is the quality of life that you lead. But on the contrary, life as we know it has no re-sale value. And adding to that as my friend puts it ‘Seriously s**t happens!!!’. No point moaning about it. It’s just what you define it to become. So blame yourself.

8. Don’t go over the top. Even insanity has a limit. You don’t buy a Ferrari and get rich. Get rich and buy a Ferrari!

9. Get busy living or get busy dying! - Shawshank Redemption (Hollywood Flick). Don’t ask me what the world has come to. This is the law of the world in black and white!

10. Finally when it all comes down to you and the 6 feet of mud around you, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.

This magazine is a pot-pourri of some fabulous imagination expressed through words and colours. May it remind you of a forgotten road to adventure and may it inspire you to take that road.

Think Original. Happy reading folks!!!

Editorial

Melvin Mathew StephenStudent Editor

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EDITORIAL BOARD

STAFF EDITORMrs. Rebecca T Thomas

STUDENT EDITOR Melvin Mathew Stephen

ASSOCIATE EDITORSSebin John MathewSachith Soju

ORGANISING MANAGERSMaria GeorgeVeena Mathew

PROOF READERSGouri NandakumarJoseph KoshyJustin Joshua

LOGISTICS MANAGERSPrasanth AbrahamLavin Samuel

PRINTANASWARA OFFSET PVT LTDERNAKULAM

DESIGNCHRISTY ADAIKKALAM

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21.05.10 - 05.06.10 Sale and submission of Applications for 2010 batch.

07.06.10 - 11.06.10 Website details listed and ranklist on 11.06.10

08.06.10 The final phase of metamorphosis of CE students. Inauguration Hon. Minister for Water Resources- Sri N.K Premchandran. Organised by- Dr. Kamalavalli Amma, HOD Civil.

14.06.10 Short Term training program for Faculty on image processing with practical applications organised by the Dept. of ECE.

02.09.10 - 04.09.10 26th National student convention of CSI- Organised by CSI.

24.09.10 National Level Technical Fete-UTBHAV 2010 -organized by FORTICRETEZ.

21.06.10 S3, S5 & S7-Classes started.

30.06.10 S12 classes started.

30.07.10 Executive Committee of Senate 2010 elected.

06.08.10 Fresher’s Day 2010.

20.08.10 Onam Celebration.

25.09.10 National Seminar on “Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the knowledge Era”. Organised by PIC, Kerala & College.

01.10.10 Blood verification Camp conducted SUT and GUYS.

04.10.10 - 13.10.10 First Sessional Exam for S12 and Second Sessional Exam for S3, S5 & S7.

08.11.10 - 13.11.10 Short-term training program on Electrical System Design organized by Dept. of EEE.

09.11.10 Talk on Bio Informatics.

22.11.10 Visist to Centre for Bio Informatics, University of Kerala.

21.12.10 - 22.12.10 COMNET, National Conference on “Communication Systems and Networks” by Dept. of ECE.

23.12.10 Aditya Birla Group-Stimulus, Technical Quiz program for civil engineering students organized by Ultratech Cement.

14.01.11 Bytes 2011 organized by CSI.

18.01.11 - 21.01.11 Mar Baselios Trophy.

03.02.11 - 06.02.11 CROSSROADS 2011.

23.02.11 - 27.02.11 Youth Fest-Kerala University.

25.02.11 Inauguration of IET-MBCET student chapter organized by Dept. of EEE.

25.02.11 ‘Aryabhateeya 2011’, National Conference on recent developments in Science and Technology in India organized by Aryabhateeya Committee.

26.02.11 IEEE Gold Congress and Networking organized by IEEE Kerala and MBCET chapter.

10.03.11 Preliminary Quiz for IEEE members to go for “Power Quiz – State level” organized IEEE Kerala chapter.

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83. HIGHWAY FACTOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; SOME ASPECTS84. Hcp IS-emkp tZi-¯nsâ KXn-hn-K-Xn-IÄ 87. LIFE IMPORTED!88. VENERATED89. SPECIAL ACHIVEMENTS90. YOUTH FESTIVAL91. ONAM & CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS93. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 94. THE WEE-HOURS OF ANANTHAPURI95. TALES FROM THE ‘MOSQUITO CITY’

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MAR BASELIOSCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYBETHANY HILLS, NALANCHIRATHIRUVANANTHAPURAM-15

ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011

Iam extremely privileged to present the annual report of the activities of the college for the academic year 2010-11. This is the second report during my tenure as Principal. The year gone by was a successful one in every aspect. I congratulate everyone in this regard.

In the academic year 2010-11, the classes commenced for the senior students on 21 June 2010 and the first year classes on 30.6.2010. A total of 326 students were admitted in the first year in six specializations viz. ECE, CSE, IT, EEE, ME and CE.. The total number of students on the rolls

is 1359. There are 102 faculty members 45 technical staff, 15 office staff and 22 supporting staff.

Academics: There has been a consistent progress in the academic front. Like the previous years, the final year results stood at the top tier and some of the semester results are the highest in the Kerala University.

New Courses: We have applied to AICTE for sanction of an additional batch in ECE and two M. Tech. programs.

1. Telecommunication Engineering

2. Power Control and Drives

I am happy to inform that we have received AICTE approval for starting the above courses. The

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who extended their whole hearted support for the

development of our institution.

formality related to the affiliation of the courses to the University of Kerala is underway.

PlacementPlacement touched new heights this academic year. During the current academic year, so far our students received 160 job offers. The companies in which our students got placed include, Infosys - 76 offers, HCL Technologies - 31 offers, UST Global - 26 offers, Accenture - 7 offers, IBS - 3 offers, NEST - 2 offers, Syntel - 1 offer, Subex - 1 offer, Merchant navy: 13, totaling to 160.

Conferences & Research PublicationsA National Conference on Communication Systems and Networks. COMNET 2010 was conducted on 21 & 22 Dec 2010. This was the second national conference steered by ECE department, which provided a platform for researchers and academicians to discuss the recent developments in the fields of optical communication, microwave communication, wireless communication, broadband networks, sensor networks, network protocols and security. The Conference was inaugurated by Dr. Surendra Pal, Prof. Sathish Dhavan, Professor and Advisor, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore and the Keynote address was given by Dr. Vijayan K Asari, Professor, University of Dayton, USA.

The 26th National Student Convention of the Computer Society of India was conducted at our college on 2, 3 and 4 of September 2010. Capt. Raghuraman, Chief Executive Office, National Intelligence Grid inaugurated the Conference.

There were more than 20 research papers published by our staff in various national and

international journals and conferences during the current academic year.

Faculty development:Prof M K Giridharan, Dean (Academic) has published two books ‘Electrical System Design’ and another ‘Electrical Systems Design Data book’. The books are published by IK International Publishing House.

Seven of our faculty members are pursuing Ph D programs in top ranked institutes. Another four are doing part time PhD. Six faculty members are on leave for doing M Tech.

The Second phase of WIPRO Mission 10X Faculty Empowerment Programme was held in MBCET from April 19-20, 2010.

Microteaching: Microteaching sessions were conducted for the newly joined teachers in Dec 2010 to hone their teaching skills.

The staff club conducted competitions in cultural and sports events during Onam to rejuvenate their talents. Christmas was celebrated in a grand manner on 23 December 2010

Intranet: The networking of the campus through intranet is complete and has become operational from Jan 2011.

The following players represented Kerala University team to participate in the All India Inter University Competitions.Mufthi Nijum -- S6 CS … Kho-KhoSubin Sabu – S8 CE … Shuttle BadmintonNeethu Ninan S1S2 ECE… Shuttle badmintonAshin Xavier Philip – S6 ME … BasketballAmit Sebastian – S4 IT … BasketballJithu Varghese Jacob – S1S2 ECE … BasketballJoel Jose Paul – S1S2 ME … Table TennisAdheena K Lathief. - S1S2 IT … Table TennisAnju K Thomas – S8 CS … Table Tennis.

Arts & SportsThe K. U. Yuvaganolsavam was held during 23rd Feb 2011 to 27th Feb 2011. Many students from our college participated in this and won various prizes as follows:1st prize - light music (Immanuel henry – S4 CE),1st prize – western solo (Alfred Eby Issac – S8 CS),2nd prize – essay writing (S.R. Nanda Kumar – S6 CS)2nd prize - Group song, Western group song, Group Dance.3rd prize – Recitation (Junita Mariam John – S1S2 CS)3rd prize – Stringed instrument eastern (Vidhya Varma E. S6 IT)3rd prize – Oppana, Margamkali.

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Our basketball team won the ‘Mar Baselios Trophy, ARENA 2011 (Amal Jyothi Trophy), FISAT Trophy, Mangalam Trophy, MAGNUM ’11(Vishwajyothi trophy), Mariam Trophy, P.A. Aziz Trophy and Mohandas Trophy conducted in the last few months.

In K U sports Competitions, our College won

I Prize - Shuttle Badminton (Women),

I Prize – Chess (Women)

I Prize – Table Tennis (Men)

I Prize - Table Tennis (Women)

II Prize – Shuttle Badminton (Men)

II Prize – Basket ball (Men)

II Prize – Power Lifting & Weight Lifting

PLM Centre: ‘Dassault systems’ is the world leader in developing and providing Advanced PLM solutions to the industry verticals like Automotive, Aerospace and Heavy Engineering. MBCET is pursuing status of “Dassault Systems Academic Partner” as a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) centre of excellence. MBCET joined hands with Dassault Systems (France) and EDS Technologies to start a state of the art PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Centre of Excellence in MBCET, the first of its kind in Kerala. The training program on CATIA DESIGNER was started and is progressing quite well.

Energy Audit and Research Cell was inaugurated on 22 July 2010 by Sri A M Narayanan, Head of Energy Management Centre, Kerala. This was followed by a talk on ‘Energy” by Prof R V G Menon. The Cell aims to take up research and consultancy in Energy related areas.

A national seminar on ‘ Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge Era’ was held on 25 Sept 2010, which helped in creating awareness in patenting procedures, trademarks, copyrights and industrial design rights among our budding engineers.

Library: This year we have added 1145 books in the main library, which took the total volumes to 13698 and titles to 4909. We subscribe 20 international journals and 45 national journals, in addition to the access to 345 on-line journals.

Short term Courses:The Civil Engineering department conducted a short term program entitled ‘The final phase of Metamorphosis of Civil Engineering Students’ for the outgoing Civil Engineering students. The two week program, which was inaugurated by the Hon Minister of Water Resources Sri N K Premachandran provided opportunity for participants to attend lectures by veterans from different walks of Civil Engineering and field

visit to on going mega-projects.

The IT department conducted short term programme on Core Java.

The ECE department conducted short term programme on ‘Image Processing with practical application’, workshops on ‘Introduction to Microcontrollers’, PSPICE and MATLAB programming, VLSI Technology and ‘introduction to Arduino’.

The EEE department conducted an ISTE approved Short term Training programme on ‘ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN’ from 8-13, 2010. The course received an overwhelming response.

Seminars: This academic year, the departments of the College conducted technical seminars/guest lectures and workshops by inviting experts from Industry and academia. These seminars were organized to make the students aware of the industrial practices and technological advancements.

Department Associations and technical festsCSI Student branch of MBT has won the prestigious ‘Best student Branch’ award for the year 2010. This is the first time the award was presented to a College in South Kerala.

CESA, the CE association conducted a national technical fest’ UTBHAV’ 2010 on 24th October. The fest was inaugurated by the Hon Minister for Law, Sports and Youth Affairs Sri M Vijayakumar. The day turned colorful with the participation of around 200 students from 15 Engineering Colleges. The inauguration of the Website of CESA, release of Newsletter of CE department and the societal bureau of CESA ‘THANAL’ were also held on the day.

CYBER MAESTROS , the student Association of CSE launched the newsletter ‘SYNTAX’ and conducted seminar on ‘Recession in the Software Sector’, Trustworthy Software, and ‘Cracking the Brittleness Problem-Path to Robust Intelligence’ by Dr. Darsana, Bowie University, USA.

ECE dept released their newsletter ‘E Wave’ on 23 Sept.

ILLUMINA, the EEE student Association held two workshops; one on ROBOTICS and the second Awareness of the Professional Body –IET.

IEEE conducted an IEEE GOLD meet on 26 Feb.

Our students won a number of prizes in Intercollegiate cultural and technical fests organized in various colleges and departments.

College Senate: The election to the College Senate was held on 30.07.2010. The following students were selected to various posts: Diana Christy Edison of S7 ECE as the Speaker, Lijo Abraham of S5 CS as General Secretary, Minchu Merine Koshy, S7 IT as Joint Secretary, Amal Joshy, S5 IT as Media Secretary, Kiran R S S7EEE, as Cultural Secretary, Shon Thomas Babu, S7 ME as Sports Secretary, Jobin Jose of S5 EEE as Social Activities Secretary, Bobin Saji George, S5 ME as Treasurer.

I take this opportunity to congratulate the office bearers for their excellent team work in conducting various functions in the College.

Community RelationsThanal, the societal bureau of Civil Engg. Dept. adopted a tribal colony in Kilimanoor. Cloths, eatables and other gifts were distributed to the inhabitants. The students celebrated Christmas with the inhabitants. They collected medicines and conducted a medical camp on 23 Jan. The members of Thanal make visits to the Sisu Bhavan and Mother Theresa Orphanage; supply food and cloths to the inmates.

The College Senate, in association with SUT medical College conducted blood group identification camp on 1 Oct 2010.

The Senate collected books from the students for setting up a library for the inmates of an orphanage.

Part of the amount collected by students on Celebrations was given for charity work.

ConclusionI would like to thank the Bursar Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Management, Faculty, Technical Staff, Office staff and the supporting staff, who extended their measureless co-operation and whole hearted support for making the College vibrant and responsive. I record my sincere gratitude to all students and their parents for their active support for the development of our institution.

‘Duc in Altum’ is our Motto. Yes Let us renew our pledge to move towards greater heights of excellence and greater depth of knowledge in an epoch of knowledge explosion. I am sure God will continue to guide us and give us new insights for qualitative improvement and achieve excellence as a premier professional higher education institution. It is team work. Let us together continue our march to the new horizons of Wisdom.

Dr. T M George Principal

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Hello readers ! Everyone has a perspective on life. I am no exception. Here is mine:

“Life is a drama. you are the actor or actress when it comes to his or her life. Whether you’ll become the best actor or actress completely depends on the

lessons you learn from the scenes of your dramatic life”. Please, don’t stop reading. This is not serious stuff.

This article is a portrayal of various acts and scenes of my college life

where, of course, I am in the lead role. These are some of the things I learnt

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RETROSPECT -1- BEING INFORMAL Those were the early days of my college life. When you are one among 57 tough looking guys, the defense mechanism you adopt is to be the toughest (basic survival technique). So I inhaled in maximum‘air’ with expanded eyes to generate a macho kinda look. I must say that I succeeded, to a great extent. The exchange of words with fellow students were occasional and that too with extreme formality. Suddenly on one fine afternoon someone patted me on my shoulder, I looked back. It was a classmate. I prepared myself for yet another formal conversation. He was so humble, loving and informal that I didn’t notice the passage of time. For the first time in college I felt comfortable and happy. I still remember the beautiful smile he had on his face. He used to smile earlier also. But this time the smile was special because after the conversation I knew that I had a friend. The realization that formal conversations don’t create happiness and friends, was a lesson in my life...

In the journey of life we all are in the pursuit of happiness. In many cases being formal does not reveal the real person inside. My dear friend, thank you for ripping off my mask of formality. Thank you for teaching me that one will be treated as they treat others. Thank you for making me “informal”.

RETROSPECT -2- BEING PRIMITIVE

I belong to the third category. We used to ‘scavenge’ on those people who brought food from home. It is an easy technique to save pocket money. During the lunch time the third category people will assemble and wait for the first category people to open their lunch boxes. When they open it, the situation closely resembles that of savage beasts fighting over a piece of bone.

On one fine day, I decided to bring lunch from home. All I remembered was opening the lunch box. The attack of the primitives was horrifying. The pain of carrying lunch all the way from home and not getting anything to eat from it is very huge. I realized it for the first time. It takes a lot of pain to bring food from home but the pain of sharing it with everyone is even more.

All these days the ‘category 1’ students were enduring that pain but they suffered it with a smile on their faces. My dear friends, thank you for teaching me that “sharing food with another human is an intimate act which should not be considered lightly”. Thank you for teaching me that “in relationships sharing means loving”.

Denny ThomasS8, ME

Be proud of your college. Be proud of being an MBTian.

Dedicated to WYLD [S8, Mechanical]

Any similarities to persons living or dead is purely coincidental

BESIDES B-TECH.

There are 3 categories of people in my college:

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RETROSPECT - 3 - BEING IGNORANTThis incident takes place in the final year. Now we are the superseniors. It is the time when most of us had a dream girl, a true love in college(many of them being‘one way traffic’). Some of us had multiple true ‘loves’, throughout the entire span of college life. The pressure of not having a girl friend was huge. This was because the 57 idiots will randomly pick any girl matching your size and put it into your head to carry with you. Due to this reason most of us would find someone at some point. But a friend of mine didn’t have any such preoccupations till the final year.

Suddenly, on one fine morning Mr X came to me and said he found his miss perfect, Miss Y. He explained the situation of their first meeting and said.... “Buddy, it is love at first sight”... “She is very charming”. Initially I thought this was just an infatuation. But as time progressed i understood that he was mad about her. He always framed opportunities to meet and have a chat with her. I began to have the feeling that the situation was going out of control as my friend began showing signs of emotional breakdown. It even reflected in his academics. His purpose of coming to college and writing series exams had only one intention, to see his Miss Perfect. The support from our part was strong which was his only hope. It seemed like the only reason of his existence was her. I haven’t seen a guy who was so serious about a girl. I have seen many time-pass relationships during college life. But he actually redefined my concept of love. He taught me how earnest you have to be in relationships.

The poor guy was a rookie. He didn’t know how to propose to a girl. The love gurus used to give expert comments and tips regarding the matter. Time passed on and he was becoming more and more desperate with each passing day. His concentration levels were declining, academic graph showed a negative slope and he always had only one topic to discuss.

After few days I heard the shocking news of the semester. He is quitting. I asked him why? He said that after these developments in his life he could experience changes in his character. He was short tempered at home, was always restless, and had little enthusiasm in his usual areas of interests. The first one to

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notice these sudden changes were not his best friends, but his parents. He said his mother was continuously asking him about these changes. Initially he avoided those questions. Finally, one day his mother asked him to give the girl’s phone number so that she can talk to her if he wants. That took him by surprise and he confessed everything to his parents. He said he cried infront of his parents after that. His parents were supportive but still he decided to quit.

We can always make decisions in life. My friend was so special as he realized the unconditional love of his parents. We are always ignorant to the parental love and are busy running behind other pleasures. I am proud to say that I have a friend who is different. He taught me that love is a commitment. If one cannot realize the unconditional love from family then how can he understand a third person’s emotions. I really feel sorry for the girl who didn’t know any these of things. I must say that she really missed a nice guy. My dear friend, thank you for lifting me from the shell of ignorance. Thank you for teaching me that love is a commitment. Thank you for teaching me the essence of love.

My dear patient readers, there are several others lessons which I learnt besides B-Tech. I learnt how determined, dedicated & devotedone has to be in a profession and in life, from college faculty, I learnt the importance of being straight-forward in life from our HoD, punctuality from the bursar, how to search for books from the librarian, how to eat from cafeteria and canteen, sincerity towards work from lab assistants, faithfulness from security, co-ordination from office staff, service from cleaning staff and lots more. If I elaborate each and everything to the minutest detail, then the magazine editor is gonna kill me. Above all I don’t want to test the patience of my readers.

My dear friends, enjoy each and every moment in college. Don’t let yourself be frustrated by the college policies. Everyone learns something from college and that’s for sure. It is not the core papers which define your personality, but it is the things which we learn besides B-Tech that adds color to our life. Be proud of your college. Be proud of being an MBTian.

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1st year: Phew! We had workshop but no cir-cuits. So no problem!!

S3 exams: “If it goes this way you will never ever pass the lab”, said my- not- so- happy internal after checking out a graph (RC coupled ampli-fier !!) where not even one point matched with the chara that I had copied from a guy from an-other batch. Tears, they say, is a powerful tool for girls, for making things happen the way they want. But Lo!! Even I have been blessed with that girlish gift. This really helped me pass my third semester unit exam (Guys, it helps!!) I did not get the output, I was shocked and my eyes welled up with tears. The external called me, seeing a 19 year old guy cry did melt her heart and I got a 40. Thank you God! But it was just a beginning.

S4 exams: With the question in front of me be-ing an encrypted code, I began my quest for the answer which I knew I would never get. As if it was a prophecy made long back, the inter-nal announced, “Jackson did u get the o/p?”. Loud enough, so that the male external with abundant ego problems could hear clearly.

Before a NO could come out of my mouth, she declared – “I know you did not, come here lets have VIVA!!”- as if I was the undisputed VIVA champion. I still do not know how I passed that lab, but I did to my amazement. Phew!! That was a close encounter with failure.

S5 exams: By now I was almost certain of the

fact that I would not get an o/p. With this posi-tive frame of negative thoughts, I entered the arena where my knockout in the preliminary round was certain and only the external was unaware of this fact!! Well I got my question as usual. But hey !! for the first time I felt I knew something. I know!! I know!! But why can’t I proceed!! Blanked out!!Nooo… I looked at the question and prayed like never before. But this time, it was the external who came to my res-cue in the form of an angel and said “Don’t wor-ry Son! Its simple. Just connect the transistor to ..blahblah… K!” and the rest is history. I crossed the barrier again!! But my next lab in S5 itself made me suspect the floor beneath my feet. I entered the lab with the calmness of a Buddhist monk, who knew the outcome of the evil deeds in his previous birth (guess that was bit too….. much). I still remember the date, 22nd of De-cember, I got the jinxed question paper with six innocent but deadly questions imprinted on it. I had got the sixth question, oh noo… it was the question our batch grappled with for almost a week and failed at least nine times be-fore getting the output. I was sure of not get-ting the o/p in two attempts the smartest in my class had to struggle with it for such a long time. After staring at the question for over half an hour I went to the external, another char-acter who I am sure had earned a certificate for failing maximum number of students in his teaching career (cool…….),“Sir! Could you change the question as I am not sure whether

I would be able to do it?”, I asked with my most serene voice. He stared at me as if I had asked him to change his will and write it in my name. “Thats absurd!! I mean its not possible, there is no such option”. He asked me to try again. That attempt which he had referred to lasted for the next two and a half hours. The man kept his oath, he failed me!! And for the first time in my engineering life I Failed.

S6 exams: ‘We shall overcome’ had been my fovourite phrase till it changed to ‘will I ever overcome??’ that day I had set my auspicious right foot inside the lab. Phew! The external was a lady and that was a breather for me (lady-externals are easily moved by tears!!) As usual

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Gandhi’s autobiography “My Experiments with Truth” but no friends, this is my story or rather my horrific experience

with lab experiments. Not exaggerating, I am not that bad a student. Blessed with

abundant grace by Goddess Saraswati, I guess she

forgot to bless me with the same for the labs. Poor me!

Here goes my story.

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we were handed over the questions and I still remember the sympathetic look on my inter-nals face and it clearly said “Poor Boy! When will he ever get an o/p!”. I myself had made a steely resolve of not obtaining the o/p but to my ex-treme amazement, luck was on my side and yess! I got partial o/p and guess what? I passed!

S7 exams : The fact that I got an o/p in the pre-vious semester exams had boosted my morale and my confidence was sky-high. But dear friends, fate had some other plans for me. “How did you pass your S1-S2 exam, fool?”- was the third question the external shot at me after I had blurted out some unrelated crap in re-sponse to the first two questions. I have never felt of myself this way in the earlier instances when I was unable to answer the questions dur-ing VIVA VOICE. But this question consumed me from inside and I deeply wished I would evaporate from the hot seat! Finally after heavy

pounding, sarcasm and humiliation I returned back to my seat, to my ‘companions’ - bread-board, wires, shipper, CRO power supply …I am sure if the components had the power to speak, they would have advised – “It’s not your cup of tea, pal! We have stayed here too long but never ever have seen a useless student like you. Leave us and please give up”. Somehow those three hours passed and I don’t know how I fared. The only thing I clearly remember is the age- old semester remark on my answer sheet. “No o/p obtained !!”.

Again…

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FRIENDSHIP

Githin Shaji S1S2 CS

§Ä, “sIm¨n sF]n-FÂ sIt¦aw; \ap¡pw In«Ww ]Ww F¶ Nm\Â NÀ¨ t]mse-bm-Ipw.

C´-y³ Ihn-bmb tUmw samsdbvkv Hcp ]

Xn-äm Ip ap¼v Fgp-Xnb Xd-Sn-¡-änÂ \n¶v (From the cheap seats) F¶ IhnX C§-s\-bm-Wv. XpS-§p-¶-Xv.

Ah-\pZn-¨-t¸mÄ DbÀ¶p taLm-c-hw,

shbnÂ hm«n-sbm-cm-bncw IWvT-§-fnÂ

\n¶mbn tIÄ¡mw Bbncw

lrZ-b-§-sfm-¶mbv an-Sn-¡p-h-sXmcp

_me-\m-bv....

sXmI -I-fnÂ \n¶v CSn-ap-g-¡hpw lrZ-b-

§-fnÂ \n¶p sN -I¯m-fhpw krjvSn¨p IS-¶p-h-cp¶ _me-s\-t]m-se-bmWv C¶v sIm¨n sF ]n FÂ Soapw. C´-y-bn-te¡v Hcp temI-I¸v F¶Xv Hcp aeÀs¸m-Sn-¡m-csâ kz]v\w am{X-am-bn-cp¶ Ime-L-«-¯nÂ, Szân þ Szân temI-I-¸n\v C´-y-bnÂ Hcp cmP-Iob knwlm-k\w \ÂInb IÀ¯-

h-y-¯nÂ, ]¦-fn-bmb ae-bmfn {ioim-´pw, knwl-f-ho-cyw H«pw tNmcm¯ Pb-hÀ²-\bpw, C´-y³ {In¡änsâ kz-Im-cy Al-¦m-c-amb e£-aWpw AS-§p¶ sIm¨n Xs¶ IncoSw NqSpw F¶p Icp-Xp-¶-hÀ Npcp-¡-a-Ã. F¦nepw P\-\hpw ac-Whpw kt´m-jhpw k´m-]hpw hnP-bhpw ]cm-P-bhpw hsc BtLm-j-ambn amäp¶ ae-bmfn, CXpw BtLm-j-am¡pw XoÀ¨.

It hurts so much u know,It feels so much u know…

Thinking of old friends I know.

Their faces make me cry,Their hearts make me lie...

Every time I see their facesReminds of the days spent with them,

Laughing and crying each day…Teasing, with different names...

Thinking of the past I surrender those daysthat were never meant anyways…

Friends were the ones whom I trusted the most

Neverthless they weren’t the ones I loved the most...

Friends were supposed to be forever,And forever is the one that ruined me...

People are the ones, who are to blame,friendship is the one whom it all takes...

Bijo Joseph AbrahamS6 IT

Friendship was the word that defined my status once,And all that happened so fastthat before I could read the last statusthe ship sank and the ones whom I cared,the ones whom i trusted,And the ones whom i loved were lost in this world....

Where friendship was just the beginning and nowhere to end.Because friends were not made by ownFriends are the ones that need no definition

Because the ship is steeredwas not the ship I boarded...

The things I didwere not the things I usually do....

Because all that changed me was in you....

And for now I’ m changed

And people say I look differentor I sound different

But how can I impress them,Tell them I’ m the one you knew earlier...

It’s a letter that changed,And it’s a promise once made.....

And that’s not me, it’s only ‘U’.......

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During those youthful days, those days when my world was ruled by the likes of Thierry Henry and Michel Schumacher, when I used to flick through TV channels I used to notice certain continuously scrolling red and green writings at the bottom portion of news channels. Back then I never really gave a second thought about it nor did I realize that the same stuff was going to consume a great deal of my time in the years to come. Guys, I am talking about the Indian stock markets and my experiences on it.

My first knowledge on the stock markets came from my uncle when I was in 10th standard. Once I found him watching NDTV Profit very keenly. That was the first time I saw a person who really understood the continuously scrolling series of letters and numbers. Curiously I asked him what it was and he explained to me in detail about the markets and the sensex and the nifty n all. At that age I never really understood much. But still, I had a big realization that it was all about money.

A few years later, when I was in the 3rd semester, my brother gave me the basic ideas of stock market. On his advice I began a demat account with a stock broking firm. Winning a virtual stock exchange competition also helped a lot in gaining my ‘financiers’ trust. During those early days, I did not invest anything. By chance, that was probably the best move I ever made in the markets for very soon the Indian markets came crashing down. Within a short period of time the BSE SENSEX which reached a peak of 21,000 pts came crashing down to 15,000 pts.Realizing the volatility of the markets I decided to delay my entry into the markets. My intuitions again proved to be right for the markets crashed again to about 10,000 pts. This time the bear run was a result of the global recession. The future of the markets looked very gloomy. Business news were filled with the losses people have incurred due to the crash. But for me it was the right time to enter the markets.

My 1st investment was made in Reliance vision mutual fund. Mutual funds were much more risk free when compared to shares but the growth was restricted. It was a launching pad for my ambitions in the market. Two years later I was able to sell the MF at about double the amount for which I brought it. In December 2008 there was a rumour in the business world that Larsen And Toubro, an engineering giant, was going to split the company. A split, especially that of a well established firm, would mean a lottery for the share holders as they get bonus shares in all the newly formed smaller companies. For this reason, along with the fact that the share prices were at its lowest, I decided to buy L&T scrip. Even though a split never materialized, I never regretted buying this particular share for it never failed to deliver.

In march 2009, the sensex dipped to 7000 pts. Any investor with money in his account would grab this opportunity. I was also very tempted at this point for I found a scrip that was really interesting. But I did not have any funds at that point. It took a lot of pleading and even had to sacrifice a promised new ride to get the funds sanctioned. Hindalco industries is an aluminium major owned by the Aditya Birla Group. At that point the price just dipped to its lowest at about Rs.37. I was able to get the share for around Rs.40. this particular buy still remains my best buy in the markets. Two years down the line the scrip is valued at Rs. 200.

I follow a simple rule while buying in the stock markets. Invest in companies that perform the most or invest in companies that have a huge growth potential like a clean energy firm. For me public sector firms like IOC, NTPC, SAIL etc are always worth buying. Only once did I break this golden rule. It was when I brought shares of Sri Ashtavinayak Cine Vision last year. Its a low valued stock. They are a production/distribution firm and have produced movies like GOLMAAL. What made me buy this stock was the fact that its price fell to around Rs 20 in a very short period even when sensex was gaining. I thought this was temporary and the price would go back up soon. I bought it for Rs 20. But however the prices fell to single digit figures and stayed there for some time. I was beginning to lose hope when help came in the form of one of my least favorite bollywood actor SALMAN KHAN. His movie ‘dabang’ was distributed by this company. Dabang was a huge success in the box office and based on its success the share prices shot up. It went all the way to rs.50. I sold my shares at about rs. 40. Very recently when I checked this firms prices it was back in single figures again.

It was in S5 that I learnt that my fellow classmate and dear friend Cibin was also actively trading in the stock markets. In class we used to discuss about the markets. He has a far better knowledge on the topic and used to give me valuable tips. But when I have a serious decision to make or when I am confused and don’t know what to do, I always turn to my brother who always comes up with a very valid solution. Without his guidance I would never have survived the difficult phases. In those early days, I had a very annoying problem. I never wanted to sell the scrip that I brought even when it was yielding good profits. My concept was that if the markets rise then the value of my scrip was also going to rise. So why sell it. why kill the goose that lays the golden egg. This was my broth-ers response ‘brother, you are holding on to your shares as if it were your wife. Never do that. Consider them as your girlfriend and change them at the right time’.

MY RIDE WITHTHE BULLS AND BEARSAshok. B

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TOP LEFT TO RIGHT1. Fr. Wilson Thattaruthundil - Bursar 2. Dr. T M George - Principal 3. Prof. M K Giridharan - Dean (Academic) & Head of Electrical Dept.4. Prof. K M Raju - Dean (Administration) & Head of Mechanical Dept. 5. Dr. Sakunthala S Pillai - Dean (Research & Development)6. Prof. K O Koshy - Head of Computer Science Dept. 7. Dr. A Komalavalli Amma - Head of Civil Dept8. Mr. S Viswanatha Rao - Head of Electronics Dept. 9. Prof. Kunjunjamma Chacko- Head of Basic Sciences Dept.10. Mr. Biju Varghese - Head of Information Technology Dept. 11. Mr. Joji Varghese - Head of Physical Education Dept.

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TOP LEFT TO RIGHT1. Diana Christy Edison- Speaker, 2. Shon Thomas Babu- Sports Secretary 3. Lijo Abraham- General Secretary

4. Minchu Merine Koshy- Joint Secretary 5. Bobin Saji George- Treasurer 6. Kiran R.S -Cultural Secretary

7. Jobin Jose- Social Service Secretery 8. Amal Joshy - Media Secretary 9. Asha.S- Staff Advisor, 10. Rejish Babu- Staff Advisor

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TOP LEFT TO RIGHT1. Anjali B -S8 CS, 2. Anupama Satheesh S8 EC, 3. Denny Thomas S8 ME

4. Harikrishnan G- S8 CE, 5. Jenu Raichal James S8 IT

6. Ramesh Chandran R -S8 EE

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4. Harikrishnan G- S8 CE, 5. Jenu Raichal James S8 IT

6. Ramesh Chandran R -S8 EE

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TOP LEFT TO RIGHT1. Devika S.L - S4 CE, 2. Anupriya S - S4 CS, 3. Manu V V - S4 EC , 4. Kalyani Gopakumar - S4 EE

5. Ananthan S.P - S4 ME, 6. Ashika M P - S4 IT, 7. Arun Raj .V.E - S6 CE, 8. Gouri Nandakumar - S6 CS

9. Neethu Sebastian - S6 EC, 10. Rekha S V - S6 EE, 11. Rijin Rajan S6 ME

12. Amal Joshy - S6 IT, 13. Shaziya A - S8 CE, 14. Anjali B -S8 CS, 15. Revathy Sivanandan S8 EC

16. Chandreyee Manna - S8 EE, 17. Jishnu Chandran - S8 ME, 18. Veena U.K - S8 IT

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AGENTLEWORDLIKE ASPARK OFLIGHT,ILLUMINATESMY SOUL

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GOESDEEPER,

IT’S YOU THATMAKEME WHOLE.

THERE IS NO CORNER, NO DARK PLACE,YOUR LOVE CANNOT FILL

AND IF THE WORLD CAUSING WAVES,IT’S YOUR DEVOTION THAT MAKES THEM STILL.

AND YES YOU ALWAYS SPEAK TO ME,IN SWEET HONESTY AND TRUTHYOUR CARING HEART KEEPS OUT THE RAIN,YOUR LOVE, THE ULTIMATE ROOF.

SO THANK YOU MY LOVE FOR BEING THEIRFOR SUPPORTING ME, MY LIFE I WILL DO THE SAME

MY BEAUTIFUL, DARLING DEAR.

IF I COULD HAVEJUST ONE WISH,I WOULD WISH TO

WAKE UP EVERYDAYTO THE SOUND OF YOUR BREATH

ON MY NECK,THE WARMTH OF YOUR LIPS

ON MY CHECK,THE TOUCH OF YOUR FINGER

ON MY SKINAND THE FEEL OF YOUR HEART

BEATING WITH MINE.....KNOWING THAT

I COULD NEVERFIND THAT FEELING

WITH ANYONEOTHER THAN

YOU.30

\nÝbapI mhm\nSbnÃ.ImcWw Imew F¶Xv Ipsd\nizmk§fpsS BsI¯pIbmWv F¶pw, CXnÂ GXp \nÝmks¯bmWv Xn«s¸Sp¯n hbv¡pI F¶Xpw cmlpensâ Gähpw henb BIpeXbmbncp¶p.

hymk³ Hcp e£w tÇmI§Ä¡pÅnsemXp¡nbXv, t{SmbnbnÂ ]¯psImÃw t]mcmSnbXv CXnlmkKmYbm¡nbXv Hs¡ Cu Hähm¡ns\ þ BIpeXsb þ hngp§m³, AXpambn t]mcmSphm³ Bbncp¶p F¶v cmlpen\dnbmw. F¶n«pw ]mhw cmlpe³ BIpes¸«p; shdpsX.

a\pjy]p{X³ apÄ¡ncoShpw h¨v, ac¡pcnipw hln¨v ]Xn\mev alm

CS§fnÂ \n¶v BIpes¸«p. II p\n¶ kv{XobpsS amXrXz¯nsâ lrZb¯nÂ

{]hmNI³ I I hymIpeXbpsS hmÄ ]pfªpIbdn.

lntcmjnabnÂ \nanjmÀ²w

sImI v arXyphnsâ taL]Sew XoÀ¯Xv BIpeXbmbncp¶p Ft¶mÀ¯v cmlpe³ asämcp lntcmjnamZn\amb C¶v, 2010 HmKÌp amkw Bdmw XobXn shdpsX BIpes¸«p. Fń \mbncp¶p... Fń\mbncp¶p CsXÃmw ? KmÔmcn \nehnfn¨Xpw, sF³Ìo³ s\m¼cs¸«Xpw AXpXs¶. amdnS¯n\v knen¡¬ Cw¹mtâj³ þ lrZbhmÂhv, lrZbw Xs¶ FÃm AÀ°¯nepw kzáÃm¯hÀ þ C\n \mt\mbpKamWv

HdnPn\tem, Uyq¹nt¡täm ? AtXm t¢m¬ BtWm ?

koXtbm ambmkoXtbm ? GXmWv bYmÀ°w?

CXns\Ãmw D]cn bm{ńIXbpw

Ir{XnaXzhpanÃm¯ hyànbpsI ¦nÂ AXv GsX¦nepw ayqknb¯nÂ ]pcmhkvXphmbn kq£n¡s¸Spw.

`mcytbmtSm, `mcy]nXmhnsâ kz¯nt\mtSm,

_m¦v A¡uI nt\msSm hnt[bs¸Sm¯, AhnsSsbm¶pw ]Wbw hbv¡s¸Sm¯ a\ÊpÅ Hcph³ þ Hcp a\pjy³ ?

'\otj' ]dªXv icnbmtWm ?

Ahkm\s¯ a\pjy\pw IpcninÂ ]nSªp Ignªp.

AXn\memWv Cu ktµlw. \qdpiXam\w a\pjy³. k¼qÀ®a\pjy³ F¶ Hcp tNmZyw Dcp¯ncnbp¶Xv.

adp]Sn C§s\bmWv cmlpe³ Hcp a\pjy\mbncp¶p. \qdpiXam\hpw Hcp a\pjy³. A£c¯nepw A¡¯nepw

cmlpe³ Hcp a\pjy\mbncp¶p. \qdpiXam\hpw Hcp a\pjy³.

A£c¯nepw A¡¯nepw FgpXn t\m¡m³ ]Wns¸«p ]cmPbs¸«v cmlpe³

BIpes¸«p. UnPnäembn Nnń¨mtem ? A¡§fpsS A]mcX A¼çn¡p¶p.

FgpXnt\m¡m³ ]Wns¸«p ]cmPbs¸«v cmlpe³ BIpes¸«p. UnPnäembn Nnń¨mtem ? A¡§fpsS A]mcX A¼çn¡p¶p. H¶n\pw ]qPy¯n\p anSbv¡mWv PohnXw C¶v. AXmWs{X Iw]yq«À temIw. H¶n\pw, ]qPy¯n\p anSbv¡v..... cmlpesâ BIpeX DÄ¡nSneambn.

BcmWv Cu cmlpe³? H¶dnbmw

Hcp k¼qÀ®a\pjy\mWv. ho Ipw Atemkcs¸Sp¯p¶ B hr¯nsI« tNmZyw; XpS¡¯nÂ Ipdn¨X.v Fń\mWv A§s\ ? a\pjys\¶p t]mtc Fń \mWv "k¼qÀ® a\pjy³"" F¶ {]tbmKw.

thWw. D¯cm[p\nIXbpsS ImeL«w Ignªv ]ns¶bpw apt¼m«p t]mIpI-bsÃ kvs]jyssetkj³.

AGENTLEWORDLIKE ASPARK OFLIGHT,ILLUMINATESMY SOUL

AND ASEACH SOUND

GOESDEEPER,

IT’S YOU THATMAKEME WHOLE.

THERE IS NO CORNER, NO DARK PLACE,YOUR LOVE CANNOT FILL

AND IF THE WORLD CAUSING WAVES,IT’S YOUR DEVOTION THAT MAKES THEM STILL.

AND YES YOU ALWAYS SPEAK TO ME,IN SWEET HONESTY AND TRUTHYOUR CARING HEART KEEPS OUT THE RAIN,YOUR LOVE, THE ULTIMATE ROOF.

SO THANK YOU MY LOVE FOR BEING THEIRFOR SUPPORTING ME, MY LIFE I WILL DO THE SAME

MY BEAUTIFUL, DARLING DEAR.

IF I COULD HAVEJUST ONE WISH,I WOULD WISH TO

WAKE UP EVERYDAYTO THE SOUND OF YOUR BREATH

ON MY NECK,THE WARMTH OF YOUR LIPS

ON MY CHECK,THE TOUCH OF YOUR FINGER

ON MY SKINAND THE FEEL OF YOUR HEART

BEATING WITH MINE.....KNOWING THAT

I COULD NEVERFIND THAT FEELING

WITH ANYONEOTHER THAN

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cq]mćoIcWw, {Sm³kv¹mtâj³, {Sm³kv sP³UÀ þ hmSI amXrXzw, hmSIbvs¡Sp¯ ]nXrXzw þ sSÌv Syq_v t__n shÀ¨zÂ Unssk\À t__okv.....CXn\nSbv¡v \qdp iXam\w a\pjy\p

t Im ?

icoc¯nsâ Hcp `mKsa¦nepw b{ánÃm¯, Ir{XnaaÃm¯ a\pjy\p

t Im?

hoWv Is¿mSnªh\v ÌoÂ Cw¹msâj³.

Hcp Irjnhe ]p{X³, {KmaoW³ P·nbpsS ]p{X³, AsÃ¦nÂ sSIvt\m {Imäv, sF.än hnZKv[³ F¶n§s\ k¦ev]n¡mhp¶ A\ptbmPyamb PohnX´kv Iev]n¨p sImSp¡pI. hmb\¡mc\v CjvSapÅ sXmgnÂ Ah\p \evIpI. A§s\ cmlpes\ ImWpI.

AÃenÃmsX Ignbm³ hIbpÅh³ F¶v Npcp¡w.

cmlpe³ Hcp `mcybpw Hcp Ip«nbpw AS§p¶ Hcp AWp IpSpw_¯nsâ DSabmb Hcp bphmhmWv. AXnsâ ku`mKy§fpw ZuÀ`mKy§fpw Abmsf

cq]s¸Sp¯ns¡m Incp¶p.

cmlpe³ Hcp aebmfnbmbncp¶p. F¶p ]dªmÂ, cmhnse Dd¡apWcpt¼mÄ `mcy\ÂIp¶ Hcp I¸p NmbIpSn¨psIm-

Iv ]{Xw hmbn¡p¶ Hcp bphmhv. A§s\ Hcp Znhk¯n\v

IS HE LISTENING ?

“Sometim

es it feels as if God is listening to m

e”

We very often hear and use these w

ords ourselves. I know

of a wom

an who tried to stay strong in the

path of God w

hile coping with an alcoholic husband.

For 18 years, she asked God to change her husband.

Yet it never happened.

Who are w

e to think when w

e repeatedly ask God for

something good, som

ething that could easily glorify H

im, but the answ

er doesn’t come? Is H

e listening or not ?

Lets look at the life of Jesus. In the Garden of G

ethse-m

ane, He agonized for hours in prayer, pouring out

His heart and pleading, “Let this cup pass from

me”

(Mathew

26:39). But the Father’s answer w

as clearly “N

o.” To provide salvation, God had to send Jesus to

die on the cross. Even though Jesus felt as if His fa-

ther had forsaken Him

, He prayed intensely and pas-

sionately because He knew

that God w

as listening.

When w

e pray, we m

ay not see how G

od is working

or understand how H

e will bring good through it all.

So we have to trust H

im. W

e just have to let God do

what is best.

“We m

ust leave the unknowable to the all know

-ing one. H

e is listening and working things out H

is w

ay” – Dave Branon.

These words that I read from

a book, really inspire m

e when I kneel dow

n to pray, God listens!!

By C. Sojy Rajan,A

sst. ProfessorD

ept of EEE

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Bcw`wIpdnbv¡p¶ Hcp hyàn..

AhnsS \n¶mWv XpS¡w F¶p tXm¶p¶p.

Hcp Znhkw ]{Xw hmbn¨t¸mÄ cmlpe\v hÃmsX tXm¶n. AbmÄ H¶mw t]

PnÂ ‘sh I¡m’ A£c¯nÂ hmbn¨ hmÀ¯.... t_mw_v kvt^mS\w .... A\h[nt]À sImÃs¸«p. \nch[n t]À¡v ]cnt¡äp. IrXyamb kwJy

Fń\mWv ..... F´mWv CsXms¡ ?

“F´v ? GsXms¡ ?” `mcy tNmZyw Xncn¨p

tNmZn¨t¸mÄ cmlpe³ c Ip Imcy§sf¡pdn¨v ho Ipw BIpeXs¸«p : Rm³ Dds¡bmtWm tNmZyw tNmZn¨Xv ?

c Imas¯ BIpeX. Rm³ tNmZn¡p¶ tNmZyw aäpÅhÀ

Ft¶mSpw tNmZn¡p¶p. AXp sIIm tÃ `mcy tNmZn¨Xv ..... ? At¸mÄ AsX´mWv A§s\? cmlpesâ aq¶mas¯ BIpeX.

HmôknÂ t]mIp¶ntÃ ? C¶p eohmtWm ? `mcybpsS kzcapbcp¶p. tNmZy§Ä.... cmlpe\v t\À¯ Hcp \Sp¡w.

hoI pw BIpeX !

tImfnwKv s_Â i_vZn¨p.

“H¶p t\m¡ptam.... ” `mcy.

“tamt\ ... H¶p t\mt¡y..... ” AhfpsS i_vZwho Ipw.

“\nbv¡ph¿ tlmwhÀ¡v XoÀ¶nÃ ....” aI³ {]XnIcnbv¡p¶p.

“t\m¡p. F\n¡v \qdpIq«w ]WnbpI v. H¶p t\mt¡y....” `mcybpsS BIpeX A§s\.

cmlpe³ Fgpt¶äv hmXnÂ Xpd¶p. h¶Xv `n£¡mc³ F¶v ]dbm³ ]mSnÃ. icoc¯nsâ Hcp Ahbhw amänhbv¡p¶ ikv{X{Inbbv¡v klmbw Bhiys¸«ph¶ hyànbmWv. Ahbh¯nsâ t]cv AhchcpsS Xmev]cy{]Imcw ]qcn¸n¡mw; A´Êpw tbmKyXbpw A\pkcn¨v. C¡me¯v A§s\bmWv.

cmlpe³ HmÀ¯p ]s Ims¡ `n£¡mÀ h¶ncp¶Xv Hcp t\cw `£Ww, tcmK¯nsâ ZpcnXw {]ISn¸n¡Â XpS§nb BIpXeIfpambn«mbncp¶p.

Ct¸mÄ hcp¶Xv......

a¡Ä hntZi¯mbncns¡ Häs¸«p Ignbp¶ hr²À.....

AhcpsS Bhiyw Aev]wKuchtadnbXpw Xnc¡p ]nSn¨ Cu temI¯nÂ Xm§m\mhm¯XpamWv. Ipd¨p cq] tNmZn¨ncps¶¦nÂ kln¡mambncp¶p. CXv AXÃ. ]ns¶tbm....

AhÀ¡v kwkmcn¡Ww \½Ä AhtcmSpw AhÀ \½tfmSpw kwkmcn¨ncn¡Ww. Fńs\sb¦nepw Ipdn¨v kwkmcn¡Ww.

asämcp klmbhpw AhÀ¡pth I.

cmlpe³ BIpeXbdnªp. A¼c¶p. Rm³ `mcytbmSpw, Ip«ntbmSpw, AbevImtcmSp kwkmcnt¨m? kwkmcn¡Wtam? kwkmcn¡pI F¶ ]oU Abmsf BIpes¸Sp¯n. kw`mjW¯nsâ A]cym]vXXbpw hyÀ°Xbpw òXnbpWÀ¯n. IXIv ASn¨n«v cmlpe³ apdnbnse¯n ]gvknÂ \n¶v \qdp cq]sbSp¯p ]pdt¯bv¡p sN¶v hmXnÂ Xpd¶p.

cmlpesâ BIpeX A¼çmbn.

cmlpe\dnbmw. NnÃd \mWb§Ä BÀ¡pw `n£ sImSp¡pIbnÃ. sImSp¯mÂ Bcpw hm§pIbnÃ.

]{X¯nÂ ]dbp¶pI v. AXv hmÀ¯bpsS kXykÔXbv¡mWv. ]t£ cmlpe\v AXv HmÀ½n¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. AsÃ¦nÂ AbmfXv CjvSs¸Sp¶nÃ. Xes¡«nt\mSptNÀ¶v IfÀ t^mt«mbnse I_Ô¯nÂ I®p Ipcp§n cmlpe \ncp¶p. AbmfpsS DÅnÂ hoÀ¸pap«Â \ndbp¶p. cmlpe³ _²s¸«p I®p-IÄ

tImf§fneqsS sIm Ipt]mbn.

hml\m]ISw .... AhnsSbpw I®pIfpS¡n \n¶p. a\Êv acW¯nÂ sImcp¯p\n¶p. cmlpe³ BIpeXbdnªp H¶mas¯ BIpeX......

ASp¯ t]PnÂ .....

AXn\Sp¯ t]PnÂ .....

]ns¶ A{Iaw, AgnaXn ..... AhmÀUv

BtLmjw ..... BiwkIÄ .....

]ns¶ Nca hmÀjnI¯nsâ t^mt«mIÄ ...... cmlpe³ AdnbmsX tNmZn¨p :

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Nnet¸mÄ No¯ tIÄt¡I n hcpw. am{XaÃ, Ct¸mÄ klmbw tXSn F¯nbncn¡p¶Xv \nÊmc Imcy¯n\Ã. Ahbhw amänhbv¡Â

ikv{X{Inbbv¡mWv. AXpsIm ImWv Bdp cq]bnsemXp¡w F¶v Xmlpe³ \nivNbn¨Xv. ]t£.....

IXIpXpd¶v cmlpe³ ]pd¯pt\m¡n....tKbvän\Sp¯v hsc t]mbn t\m¡n.

BKXs\ImWm\nÃ. luknw§vtImf\n tdmUnÂ Is®¯p¶ Zqcwhsc t\m¡n. BcpanÃ.

AbmÄ FhnsS ? FhnsSt¸mbn ? cmlpe³ A¼c¶p. BIpeXs¸«p.

ASp¯ ho«nsem¶pw AbmÄ Ibdnbn«nÃ F¶v Dd¸phcp¯n.

Bcmbncp¶p AbmÄ ? cmlpe³ BIpeXs¸«p. IXIS¨p ]{Xhmb\bnte¡v aS§th cmlpe³ tNmZn¨p.

Fń\mWv CXv ? BcmWv AbmÄ ? Fń\mWv AbmÄ h¶Xv

? F´psImI mWv ]Ww hm§msX t]mbXv ? ]WsaSp¡m³ apdnbv¡It¯bv¡p t]mbt¸mÄ, IXIS¨Xv A]cnNnXtcmSpÅ

`bw sIm ImWv. ]WsaSp¡m³ t]mIpIbmWv F¶p {]tXyIw ]

dbm¯XpsIm Iv AbmÄ t£m`n¨p t]mbXmIptam ? F¦nÂ AbmÄ sKbäpIS¡m\pÅ kabw BIp¶XtÃbpÅp. ]ns¶ F´mWv C§s\ ?

cmlpe³ kzbwtNmZn¨p. Fń\mWv a\pjy³ acn¡p¶Xv ? Fń \mWv a\pj\v tcmKw hcp¶Xv ? Fń\mWv a\pjy³ Ahbh§Ä amänhbv¡p¶Xv ? Fń\mWv a\pjy³ PohnXw \o«nhbv¡p¶Xv ? sO ]mSnÃ. cmlpe³ kzbw \nb{ńbv¡m³ ]mSps]«p.

Fń\mWv Rm\n§s\sbms¡ tNmZnbv¡p¶Xv ? C§s\ tNmZnbv¡phm³ Rm\mcmWv? _p²sâ ]qÀÆm{iantbm ?

“t]mWntÃ ?”......“Dw”.......“eohmtWm ? ”...........“Dw” `mcybmWv.

“Fsâ s]mt¶. ]nSn¸Xp]Wnbp Imbn«tÃ”. AhÄ IhnfnÂ D½h¨p.

cmlpe³ At¸mgpw BIpeXbdnªp. Fń\mWv AhÄ Fs¶ Hcp Npw_\¯neqsS abs¸Sp¯p¶Xv ? XWp¸n¡p¶Xv ? Bizkn¸n¡p¶Xv ? Npw_\w Häns¡mSp¡ensâ, ASbmfs¸Sp¯ensâ kqNIamWv F¶ BIpeX cmlpe\nÂ s]mSp¶s\ apf¨p.

Rms\m¶pw Bhiys¸«nÃtÃm. Ahfpw Bhiys¸«nÃtÃm. ]ns¶ Fń\mWv AhÄ A§s\ sNbvXXv.... ?

cmlpe³ BIpes¸«p.

AXnsâ AklyXbnÂ cmlpe³ C§s\ sNmZn¨p. Fń\mWv Rm³ BIpes¸Sp¶Xv ? BIpes¸Sm³ Rm³ BcmWv? Fń\mWv C§s\ tNmZy§Ä tNmZnbv¡p¶Xv ? tNmZn¡p¶ Rm³ BcmWv?

AhcpsS Bhiyw Aev]w KuchtadnbXpw

Xnc¡p]nSn¨ Cu temI¯nÂ

Xm§m\mhm¯XpamWv cmlpe³ BIpeXs¸«p...

Dr. George Zachariah Professor in English

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s]mgnªp t]mb inincw

Anjali M.PS8 CS

B t^mt«m, AXmWv Fs¶-s¡mI v A§s\ Hs¡ sN¿n-¨-Xv...

“IpS-¡¼n !!!” Btcm Ahsf ]n¶nÂ \n¶p hnfn-¨p. Hcp \nan-jw, Hcp

an¶Â ]nWÀ t]mse HmÀa-IÄ HmSn-sb-¯n. IpS-¡¼n ??? tImtfPv Pohn-

X-¯nÂ AhÄ¡v NmÀ¯n-In-«nb t]cv. ]t£ Cu aÄ«n \mj-WÂ I¼-\n-

bpsS CS-\m-gn-bnÂ AXp hnfn-¡m\mcv ? sXsÃmcp AÛp-X-t¯mSp IqSn

Xncnªp t\m¡n. Hcp ]gb kl-]m-Tnsb ho Ipw I Ip-ap-«nb kt´mjw

apJ¯p hcp-¯n-s¡m Iv AhÄ sNmZn¨p : “Hm ssa tKmUv !! \o\m, hm«v

F kÀss{]kv ? hm«v bq UqbnwKv lnbÀ ?”\o\ ]dªp: Rm³ Fsâ

sdk-yqsa sImSp-¡m³ h¶-Xm. Rm³ Fsâ I¼\n hnS³ Xocp-am-\n-¨p.

CXv tI«v AhÄ ]dªp: “ AsX-´m-bmepw \¶m-bn. F\n¡v Hcp Iq«pw

Bbn.” \o\: ”sF Bw C³ F ldn. Iym¨v bp teäÀ. ss_.” \o\ t]mb

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Hm tKmUv, AXpÂ. tZ...CXnÂ

\o\sb H¶p t\m¡q, eqIv Aäv slÀ t^kv. tkm ^®n... ssdäv ?

tijw AhÄ Nnń-¨p. ieyw, ChnsS a\p-

j-y³ F§s\ ]nSn¨p \nev¡Ww F¶p

Xe ]pI-bv¡p-t¼m-fmWv Hmtcm ]pXnb

Ah-Xm-c-§Ä.”

Ch-fmWv hoW. B[p-\nI Imes¯

s]¬Ip-«n. \memsf II mÂ CwKvfojv

am{Xw kwkm-cn-¡p¶, ho«nÂ h¶mÂ

CwKvfojpw ae-bm-fhpw IeÀ¶ aw¥o-jnÂ

kwkm-cn-¡p-¶-hÄ. '\ns¶ t]mse \n

sâ AbÂ¡m-c-t\bpw kvt\ln-¡pI'

F¶p IÀ¯mhp ]d-ª-t¸mÄ kvt\

lw Fs´¶p t]mepw Adn-bm-¯-hÄ.

4 hÀjs¯ F©n-\o-b-dnwKv ]T\w ]

qÀ¯n-bm¡n Ct¸mÄ hfsc {]ivk-X-amb

Hcp sFSn Øm]-\-¯nÂ tPmen sN¿p-

¶p. hoW kt´m-j-h-Xn-bm-Wv. B{K-ln-

¨-sXÃmw AhÄ t\Sn. Xm³ kvt\ln¨

]pcp-j³, Xm³ B{K-ln¨ t]msemcp

tPmen, hoSv, FÃmw. kz´w PohnXw sI«n-]-

Sp-¡p-¶-Xn-\n-S-bnÂ aäp-Å-h-sc-¡p-dn-¨pÅ

Hcp Nn´ t]mepw Ah-fnÂ \oc-k-ap-f-hm-

¡n.

“Hm tKmUv, AXpÂ. tZ, CXnÂ \o\sb

H¶p t\m¡q, eqIv Aäv slÀ t^kv. tkm

^®n. ssdäv?” hoW Ah-fpsS `À¯m-

hn-t\mSp tNmZn¨p. em]vtSm-¸nÂ Xsâ]

gb tImtfPv Imes¯ t^mt«mkv t\m¡p-

I-bm-bn-cp-¶p AhÄ. ]nIm-km-bnÂ s\

IvÌv sF¡¬ {i²n¨ AhÄ em]vtSm¸v

j«v Uu¬ sN¿m³ `mhn-¨p. Ahsf

XSp¯p sIm Iv AXpÂ ASp¯ t^mt«m

¢nIv sNbvXp. CXp I I hoW tcmjm-Ip-

e-bmbn At{Im-in¨p : “sF tSmÄUv bq «p

tÌm]v AXpÂ” CXpw ]dªp em]vtSm-¸p-

ambn AhÄ apdn-bn-te¡p \S-¶p. AXpÂ

au\w ]men¨p. Imc-Ww, Cu {]Xn-I-c-W-

¯nsâ AÀ°w Ah\p \¶mbn Adn-bm-

am-bn-cp-¶p.

hoW Dd-§m³ {ian-¨p. ]t£ AhÄ¡v

AXn\p Ign-ªnÃ. AhÄ Btem-Nn¨p:

“Fń-\mWv Rm³ AXp-en-t\mSv i_vZ-ap-

bÀ¯n kwkm-cn-¨Xv ? B t^mt«m, AXmWv

Fs¶-s¡mI v A§s\ Hs¡ sN¿n-¨-Xv.

_«v hm«v Cukv tdmwKv hnXv Zmäv ]nIv?” Hcp

\nanjw hoW aqI-bm-bn. AhÄ Btem-

Nn¨p:” sF tUm¬Sv lmhv F\n t{]m_vkv

hnXv F\n Hm^v ssa {^- Ivkv. FIvkv-]

äv A`n-cman. FÃm-h-cp-tSbpw A`n. ssh

Bw sF lmhnwKv t{]m_vkv hnXv slÀ

? 3 hÀj-ambn Rm\-hsf I In-«v. Rm³

sNbvXXv sXäm-sW¶p F\n-t¡m-cn-¡epw

tXm¶n-bn-«n-Ã. Cäv Cukv BÄ _ntImkv

Hm^v tZmkv t^mt«mkv. sF lmhv Sp Unenäv

Cäv kq¬. AZÀssh-kv....”

cmhnse Ft´m tPmen-bnÂ GÀs¸-«n-

cp¶ Ah-fpsS a\-Ên-te¡v s]s«¶v

B cwKw IS-¶p-h-¶p. ¢mkv apdn¡p

ap¶nÂ h¨v hoW A`n-tbmSv IbÀ¡p-I-

bmW.v A`n ]dªp “hoW, sF t\m bp

tamÀ Zm³ F\n-h¬”. CXp tI«p hfsc

tcmj-t¯m-Sp-IqSn hoW ]d-ªp: “t\m bp

tUm¬Sv. sFtläv bp tamÀ Zm³ F\n-

-h¬ Fevkv” B HmÀa-bnÂ \n¶v sR«n

DWÀ¶v hoW Btem-Nn¨p: A`n-bp-am-bpÅ

FÃm _Ô-§fpw Rm³ A¶v Ah-km-

\n-¸n-¨p. AhÄ Fs¶ A\p-\-bn-¡m³

{ian¨p. ]t£ AhÄ¡v Fs¶ \¶m-bn-

«-dn-bmw. Fsâ IqsS XÀ¡n¨p Pbn-¡m³

AhÄ¡m-hnsÃ¶pa-dnbmw. hoW Xt¶mSp

Xs¶ tNmZn-¨p: “sbkv, jn t\mkv an tamÀ

Zm³ F\n h¬ Fevkv. ssh? hmkv tZÀ

t\m h¬ Fevkv Sp t\m an?

hoW-bpsS PohnXw C§-s\-bm-bn-cp-¶p.

]¯mw ¢mknÂ {^ Iv F¶mÂ Bsc¶v

AhÄ¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. FÃm-h-cp-sSbpw

ap¶nÂ AhÄ H¶p am{Xw ]d-ªp. “ [\y

Cukv ssa s_Ìv {Î v”. AXp Ignªv

¹kv h¬ PohnXw. hfsc hy-X-y-kvX-amb

kvIqÄ, Npäp-]m-Sv, tlmÌÂ PohnXw. Ahn-

sS AhÄ¡v Hcp ]äw Iq«p-Imsc In«n.

]ns¶ AhnsS [\-y¡v Øm\-ap- Im-bn-

cp-¶n-Ã. “NmÀeokv G©Âkv” AXm-bn-

cp¶p Ah-cpsS Kmw§nsâ t]c.v tImtf-

Pv Pohn-X-¯n-te¡v IS-¶-t¸m-tg¡pw

NmÀeokv G©Âkpw ]ncn-ªn-cp-¶p.

tImtf-Pnse Ah-fpsS BZ-ys¯ ¢mkv.

BcpsS IqsS Ccn-¡-Ww, Bsc {^ Iv

B¡Ww F¶hÄ¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. Htc

Hcp _©nÂ am{Xw 2 t]À. AhÄ¡v Ahn-

sS Ccn-¡mt\ \nhÀ¯n D Im-bn-cp-¶p-

Åp. ASp-¯n-cn-¡p¶ Ip«n-tbmSv anI n.

t]cp tNmZn¨p. IqsS \S¶p. ]t£

Ahsf Ah-fm-¡nb kqlr-¯p-¡sf

AhÄ Is I-¯n-bXv B ska-ÌÀ XoÀ¶-

t¸m-fm-bn-cp-¶p. ]ns¶ AhÀ Hcp-an-¨m-bn-

cp¶p. AhÄ DÄs¸sS 4 t]À. F§pw

kt´mjw \nd¨pw, X§-fpsS PohnXw

Bk-zZn¨pw AhÀ 3 hÀjw B tImtf-

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Progress has been the catch word of the human race since time immemorial. From the primeval man of the stone age to the hyper-active ‘man’ of the current age, human race has come a long way and changed dramatically. Together with their outward change, there also came about a huge psychological transformation. Fast paced development and unhealthy competition has inflicted on the human minds many evils, which clearly spells doom for our future.

The current age is such that the increased work pressure, expectations of individuals, and the zest of mankind to get better and better is beginning to lack fire. As a result, terrorism and naxalism has spread like wild fire across the globe. People are increasingly getting attracted towards ‘evil’ and are beginning to break away from all that is good in this world. The propaganda of terrorism and terrorists incites the future generations towards more and more violence, as they feel that ‘being led’ is the only good thing in life. As a result, all the bright youth of the current generation are under a huge threat of being drawn into violence.

As a result of this, we see that all mishaps happening around the world are caused either directly or indirectly by this hostility in the minds of people. One of the major problems faced by the Defense section of each and every country in this world is, Bomb Scares. Bomb Scares have been around for years now, but it is only lately that their frequency has increased to tremendous proportions. Bombs, in the early nineteen hundreds were used by either governments or terrorist groups. It is known to all, how America dropped the atom bomb on Japan from which the latter has still not recovered fully. Though initially bombs were used only during wars, as time progressed they became the weapon for nearly all anti-social, anti-government groups.

A bomb scare, as one may put it, is an ‘instrument’ of terror sent out by some individuals or groups that there is some explosive set up in the locality. As per statistics, nearly 75% of bomb scares turn out to be true. Bomb scares have such a great psychological impact on the general public that the commotion created by the panic-stricken mass can itself be as lethal as a minor bomb. The reason being the inherent tendency of man to hold on to one’s life till the very end. It is not possible that an entire group pays no regard to a bomb scare. As a result, it will cause devastation both before and after it blows up. A bomb is very successful in causing irreparable damages.

This issue of bomb-scares have become the topic of discussion lately because of many reasons. One of the main reasons is their increased frequency. In India itself, in the past five months, nearly five major blasts and several other minor blasts took place and the sad fact is that they were all ‘scares’ initially which materialized into realities which filled the hearts of millions with utter despair. One such incident was a blast in a train where a bomb alert was issued but the RPF (Railway Protection Force) thought it was some flimsy attempt to scare the people. This resulted in the loss of several precious lives. But who is to be blamed?? We cannot fully blame the policemen, for day-in-and-day-out they are fooled by ‘anonymous’ bomb scares and when the occasional ‘real scare’ comes, they turn a deaf ear to it.

Bomb scares have the potential to bring an entire city to a stand still and thus shatter its economic and social activities over a period. This is usually the case with Bombay which is plagued with bomb scares almost daily. The twin blasts in Bombay last year caused a shock in the city from which it has not yet recovered completely. This is just an example of how a bomb-scare can create havoc in one’s life.

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Fhn-sS, BtcmSp, F´v

At\-z-jn-¡Ww F¶-hÄ¡-dn- bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.

s]s«¶v ssZhw ImWn¨p sImSp-¯Xv

t]mse AhÄ Hcmsf II p...

PnÂ Hcp-an¨v ]Tn-¨p. AXnÂ hoW-bpsS

a\-km£n kq£n-¸p-Im-cn-bm-bn-cp¶p A`n.

hoW¡p F´p {]iv\-ap-s -¦nepw A`n-

bp- m-bn-cp-¶p AhÄs¡m¸w. F¶n«pw

AhÀ¡n-S-bnÂ Ft´m kw`-hn-¨p. Xsâ

FÃm-amb A`nsb AhÄ XÅn-]-d-ªp.

kml-N-c-y-§-fmhmw hoWsb sIm Ip

AsXÃmw sN¿n-¨-Xv.

hoW H¶p s\Sp-ho-Às¸-«p. AhÄ

Xt¶mSp Xs¶ ]d-ªp: “A¶p Rm³

A§s\ Hs¡ sN¿m³ ]mSn-Ãm-bn-cp-

¶p. Fsâ Pohn-X-¯nÂ kw`-hn-¨-Xn-s\

Ãmw Rm³ Ahsf ]gn Nmcn. AhÄ ]

d-ª-Xm-bn-cp-¶nte kXyw ?Fsâ sXäp-

Isf Rm³ I In-sÃ¶p \Sn-¡pIbmbn-

cp-¶ntÃ? Poh-\p-Xp-eyw kvt\ln¨ Fsâ

Iq«p-Im-cn-tb-¡mÄ asäm-cmsf Rm³ hniz-

kn¨p. Iymw-]kv {]W-b-§Ä FÃmw kX-y-

k-Ô-aÃ F¶-dn-bm³ Rm³ Gsd sshIn

t]mbn. kX-y-¯nÂ AXp-ens\ I Ip-ap-«p-

¶-Xn\p F{Xtbm ap³t] Rm³ B kXyw

a\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-cp-¶p. F¶n«pw Rm³......

ZoÀL-\m-fs¯ At\-z-j-W-¯n\p tijw

In«nb t^m¬ \¼À D]-tbm-Kn¨p hoW

A`nsb _Ô-s¸Sm³ {ian¨p. hn^-e-am-bn-

cp¶p B {iaw. AhÄ ho«n-te¡pw hnfn-

¨p. Ahn-sSbpw AtX AhØ. ASp¯

Znhkw AhÄ A`n-bpsS ho«n-te¡p

t]mbn. hoSp ]q«n-bn-cp-¶p. ASp¯ ho«p-

ImÀ ]dªv AhÄ Adn-ªXv A`n-bpsS

A½bv¡v kpJ-an-sÃ-¶m-bn-cp-¶p. AhÀ

]dª Adnhp h¨v AhÄ Hcp Bip-]-

{Xn-bnÂ sN¶p. Fhn-sS, BtcmSp, F´v

At\-z-jn-¡Ww F¶-hÄ¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-

¶p. s]s«¶v ssZhw ImWn¨p sImSp-

¯Xv t]mse AhÄ Hcmsf I Ip, A`n-

bpsS tN¨n-sb. AhÄ HmSn tN¨n-bpsS

Acn-In-te¡v sN¶p tNmZn-¨p, “ tN¨n...

A`n”. tN¨n H¶p \Sp-§n. ]ns¶, Hcp

s\Sp-ho-Àt¸msS ]d-ªp “hcq“.

B apdn-bpsS hmXnÂ Xpd-¶Xpw hoW

BZyw I Xv A`n-bpsS A½-sb-bm-Wv.

AhÄ H¶v A¼-c-¶p. Bân¡v Hcp Ipg-

¸-hp-an-Ã-tÃm. At¸m ]ns¶ ? AhÄ B

ImgvN I Ip XIÀ¶p t]mbn. AhnsS

B Bip-]{Xn InS-¡-bnÂ aäm-cp-aÃ, Xsâ

A`n-bm-bn-cp-¶p. AsX, Xsâ A`nsb

Im³kÀ F¶ òIc kXzw ImÀ¶p Xn¶p-

sImI- n-cn-¡p-¶p. AhÄ A`n-bpsS ASp-

t¯¡v sN¶p. Xm³ Hcp-]mSv sshIn

t]mbn F¶p tXm¶n AhÄ¡v. ]mXn ab-

¡-¯n-em-bn-cp¶p A`n. “Aò” hoW

hnfn-¨p. B i_vZw A`n Xncn-¨-dn-ªp.

A`n-bpsS I®p-IÄ hnSÀ¶p. “hotW, \o

h¶tÃm” A`n ]dªp. AhÄ £oWn-X-

bm-bn-cp-¶p. i_vZ-¯nepw cq]-¯nepw.

hoW s]m«n-¡-c-ªp. “F\n¡v am¸p Xcq

A`n. Rm³ F{X henb sXämWv sNbvX-

sX¶v Rm³ Ct¸m a\-kn-em-¡p-¶p. ”hoW

G§n. “F´m hotW, A§s\ H¶p-an-Ã.

\ns¶ H¶p ImWm³ ]än-b-tÃm. F\n¡v

AXp aXn”. A`n hoWsb Bi-z-kn-¸n-¨p.

Ahn-Sp¶v AhÄ t\sc t]mbXv tUmIvS-

dpsS ASp-t¯-¡mWv. tUmIvSÀ ]d-ªp.

“tlm¸v DI v, _«v B Ip«n..... C³ tamÌv

Hm^v Zv tIk-kv, t]j-yânsâ hni-zm-khpw

ss[c-yhpw DsI ¦nte tcmKw t`Z-am-

Iq. B apdn-bpsS 4 Npa-cp-IÄ¡p-ÅnÂ

kzbw Xf-¨n-«n-cn-¡p-I-bmWv B Ip«n. B

Ip«nsb ASp-¯-dn-bp-¶-hÀ, kplr-¯p-

¡Ä A§s\ BÀs¡-¦n-epta Ct¸m

B Ip«n¡p at\mss[cyw \evIm³ Ign-

bq. tamÀ Zm³ slÀ ^manen. sZ³ Bw

jyqÀ. jn hnÂ kÀsshhv. {Î vknt\bpw

B Ip«n Adn-bn-¨n-«n-Ã. Bscbpw ImWm

\pw Iq«m-¡p¶n-Ã. hoW Ipd¨p t\cw

au\w ]men-¨p. F¶n-«-hÄ ]d-ªp.”Rm³

Ahsf Xncn¨p sIm Ip-hcpw tUmIvSÀ.

sF t\m slÀ tamÀ Zm³ F\n h¬ F

evkv. F\n¡v Ignbpw”

Xsâ A`nsb PohnX-s¯mSp s]mcpXn

tXmÂ¡m³ k½-Xn-¡msX, Xsâ sXäp-

IÄs¡mcp {]mbÝn-Xyw F¶ t]mse

A¶p apXÂ hoW D -Imbn-cp-¶p A`n-

s¡m¸w. Ahsf Pohn-X-¯n-te¡p ssI

]nSn-¨p-bÀ¯m³. hn[nsb XSp-¡m³ a\p-

j-y\p Ign-bnÃ. ]t£ ssZh-¯n\p Ign-

bpw. Ah-cpsS kulr-Z-¯n\p ap¶nÂ

ssZhw A`n-bpsS hn[n amän Fgp-XntÃ???

¢mkvdq-ansâ \mev Npa-cp-IÄ¡p-ÅnÂ HSp-

§m-\p-Å-XÃ kulrZw. s]¬ kulr-Z-§-

sf-¡mÄ ZrU-amWv B¬ kulr-Z-§Ä.

F´p-sImI v ?Nnń-¡q....

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F³Pn\obdnwKv.... B hm¡v tI«mÂ Xs¶ Hcp FSp¸v DI v. Fsâ aI³/aIÄ F³Pn\obÀ BsW¶v ]d-bp-¶Xv ho«nÂ

Hcp B\-bpI v F¶v ]dbp¶Xn\v Xpeyambn IcpXp¶p, Cu Imew. e£§Ä apS¡n AhÀ Ip«nIsf F³Pn\obdnwKv

tImtfPpIfnÂ tNÀ¡p¶p. F³Pn\nbdnwKv Ft´m henb Un{KnbmsW¶v IcpXn Ah³ tImtfPnÂ hcp¶p; a\ÊnÂ Hcp]mSv

{]Xo£Ifpambn.

]{´ mw ¢mÊp Ignbpt¼mÄ Xs¶ tImtfPv F¶p ]dªmÂ ‘ImämSnXWepw, XWe¯caXnepw”BsW¶v Ah³ IcpXp¶p. tImtf

PnÂ F¶pw kacambncn¡pw, hÃt¸mgpw ¢mÊnÂ IbdnbmÂ aXn, Ip«nIfpambn N§m¯w IqSp¶ A²y]IÀ, \qdnÂ \mÂ¸Xv

amÀ¡p hm§nbmÂ aXn ... tlm!...... F´p kpJw!! C§\s¯ kz]v\§fpambn Ah³ tImtfPnsâ ]SnIbdp¶p. ]t£ tImtfPnÂ

F¯nIgnªt¸mÄ BWv A¡nSn]änbXv.

Ah³ a\ÊnÂ hn`mh\w sNbvXsXm¶paÃ tImtfPv. “ImämSn¯Wepw XWe¯caXnepw” kn\nabnÂ am{XamsW¶p Ah\v

t_m[yambn. ¢mÊnÂ IbdnbntÃÂ Aä³U³Êv Xcp¶nÃ. \qdnÂ \mÂ¸Xv t]mbn«v Hä¡ kwJyt]mepw In«p¶nÃ. F§pw ivaim\

aqIX am{Xw. thm«psN¿m³ {]mbapÅ Ip«nIÄ t\m«v FgpXp¶p. AhÀ tlmwhÀ¡ns\Ipdn¨p kwkmcn¡p¶p. FÃmhcpw Hmtcm

{Kq¸v tNÀ¶v \S¡p¶p. c Ip knwImÀUv DÅhsâ Hcp {Kq¸,v aZy]n¡p¶hcpsS thsd Hcp {Kq¸v, ]Tn¡p¶hcpsS Hcp {Kq¸,v

]Tn¡p¶hsc Ifnbm¡p¶hcpsS thsdmcp {Kq¸v. CsXms¡II v Ah³ Ae¼p¶p. Ahsâ Nn´ ]Tn¯¯neÃ.

BZyhÀjw Xs¶ Gähpw ]n¶nes¯ s_©nÂ Xs¶ Ah³ \nebpd¸n¡p¶p. A²ym]IÀ ¢mÊv FSp¡pt¼mÄ ]n¶nes¯

s_©nsâ Ukv¡n\p Iotg samss_enÂ kn\naImWp¶p, sKbnwIfn¡p¶p; aäpÅhcpsS ]mân\p ]n¶nÂ \ofapÅ t]¸À

hmem¡nXncpIn shbv¡p¶p. ¢mÊnÂ {i²n¡p¶hcpsS sNhn¡pÅnÂ t]¸À XncpIn C¡nfns¸Sp¯p¶p. At¸mgmWv A²ym]I³

Ahs\ t]cp sNmÃn hnfn¨p ¢mÊn\v ]pd¯m¡nbXv. ¢mÊn\v ]pd¯p t]mIp¶Xv BWXzw BsW¶v IcpXn Ah³ XeapIfnte¡v

DbÀ¯n]nSn¨v Cd§nt]mIp¶p. A¶p apXÂ B A²ym]I³ “tX¸³” BsW¶v Ah³ ap{ZIp¯p¶p.

A§s\ Dg¸n¯Ãn H¶mw hÀjw IS¶pt]mIp¶p. c Imw hÀjambn; ko\nbdmbn F¶ `mhambn. Pq\nbÀ Ip«nIÄ h¶p. dmKn§n

\pÅ kabambn F¶h³ IcpXp¶p. kpµcnIfmb s]¬Ip«nIsf am{Xw XncsªSp¯p dmKn§n\p £Wn¡p¶p. I®pcp«n,

i_vZw DbÀ¯n t]Sn¸n¡p¶p. \mev hÀjw ChnsS ]Tnt¡ IXtÃ¶p IcpXn AhÀ Ahsâ ap¶nÂ `b`àn _lpam\t¯msS

\n¶psImSp¡p¶p. ss_¡nÂ hcp¶ Pq\nbÀ Ip«nIÄ¡v Ahsâ hI hne¡v. ^mj\nÂ XmSnþaoi hfÀ¯p¶hÀ¡v hne¡.v

A§s\ Ahsâ dmKn§v eoe-IÄ \ofp¶p. c Imw hÀjw ]mXnbmbt¸mÄ H¶mw hÀj¯nsâ ]co£mêw h¶p. almIhn

keow IpamÀ ]mSnbt]mse, k¹nIÄ XoÀs¯mcp sIm«mc¯nsâ ap¶nÂ Ah³ ]I¨p \n¶p. A[nIw Xma-kn-¡msX amXm

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]nXm¡Ä KpI Ifpambn. dmKn§pw Ae¼pambn \S¶v, c Imw hÀjhpw Ah³ [mcmfw

k¹nIÄ hmcnIq«n. aq¶mw hÀjambn. At¸mgmWv CROSSROADS sâ hchv; aq¶mw

hÀjamIpt¼mÄ tImtfPv apgph\pw Fsâ Cu NpaenÂ BsW¶ [mcWbmbn. F¶pw

¢mÊv I«v. A²y]IÀ tNmZn¨mÂ CROSSROADS. F¶pw D¨bv¡v I«v, skIyqcnän

tNmZn¨mÂ CROSSROADS. F¶pw t\cs¯ ho«nÂ F¯p¶p. A½ tNmZn¨mÂ CROSS-ROADS. A§s\ Ah³ CsÃ¦nÂ CROSSROADS CsÃ¶v Ah³ Xs¶ IcpXp¶p.

A[nImc kzc¯nÂ ]etcmSpw BÚm]n¡p¶p. IgnhpÅ Ip«nIsf AIän \nÀ¯n,

Ah\v CjvSapÅhsc Imcy§Ä GÂ¸n¡p¶p. A§s\ CROSSROADS Ignªv t]

mbn. A§s\ Ccn¡pt¼mgmWv H¶p sse³ ASn¨mtem F¶p Ah³ Nnń¡p¶Xv.

Hcp s]¬Ip«nsb II p]nSn¡p¶p. IjvSs¸«v AhsfsImI v CjvSamsW¶v ]

dbn¸n¡p¶p. Ah\v F¶pw tImtfPnÂ hcWsa¶v tXm¶n XpS§n, ]Tn¡m\Ã,

Ahsf ImWm³. AXp sIm Iv Aä³U³Ênsâ amÀ¡v In«n. t{]an¨v Ipd¨p\mÄ

Ignªt¸mÄ AhfpsS bYmÀ° sse³ ap¶nÂ {]Xy£s¸«p. òjWns¸Sp¯n. t{]

a¯n\v Hcp Ipg¸w D Iv. Ibn¨n«v Cd¡m\pw ]änÃ, a[pcn¨n«v Xp¸m\pw ]änÃ. HSp

hnÂ a\ÊnÃm a\tÊmsS Ahsf Ah\v hn«psImSp¯p. PohnXw aSp¯p F¶p

tXm¶n XpS§n. Ah³ tImtfPv Xocm³ th In {]mÀ°n¨p. Znhk§Ä F®n-s¡m- In-

cp-¶p. Ah³ Nnń¨p, aq¶mw hÀjw icn¡pw Ae¼n t]mbn. H¶pw ]Tn¨nÃ. H¶mw

hÀjt¯bpw, c Imw hÀjt¯bpw k¹nIÄ. aq¶mw hÀjamIpt¼mÄ \Ã Al¦mcap-

ImIpw. ko\ntbÀÊnt\mSv ]pÑhpw Pq\ntbÀÊnt\mSv tZjyhpw.

A§s\ Ahkm\ hÀjambn. FÃmw Ignªp F¶p Ah\p tXm¶n XpS§n. C{Xbpw

\mÄ H¶pw ]Tn¨nÃtÃm, F¶tXm¶Â. PohnX¯nÂ BsI Hcp iq\yX. A§s\

Ccn¡pt¼mgmWv aq¶mw hÀj¯nsâ ]co£m êw hcp¶Xv. Al¦mc¯nsâ

B hÀjw k½\n¨Xv Hcp Ip«\ndtb k¹nIÄ. C\nbpw \¶mbn ]Tn¡mw F¶v

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tImtfPnÂ \n¶v F´p t\Sn F¶p tNmZn¨mÂ Ah\v D¯cw H¶p am{Xw.”k¹nIÄ”. A§s\ \jvSt_m[§sf Ipdn¨p Nnń¨ncn¡pt¼mgmWv CSnsh«nbhsâ XebnÂ

]m¼v ISn¨p F¶ t]mse tImtfPnÂ t¹kvsaânsâ hchv.

Hcp kp{]`mXw sImI v FÃmhÀ¡pw tPmenbmbn. Ahsâ tXmfnÂ ssIbn«v \S¶hÀ,

Iq«¯nÂ IqSn Ae¼nbhÀ, ¢mÊnÂ InS¶v Dd§nbhÀ, ]co£bnÂ aäpÅhcpsS

t\m¡n FgpXn Pbn¨hÀ, FÃmhÀ¡pw tPmenbmbn. Ahsâ ap¶nÂ k¹nIÄ am{Xw.

Iq¼mcw t]mse k¹nIÄ. Iq«pImscÃmw tPmen¡mcmbn. B ¢mÊnte¡v Ah\p

hcm³ Xs¶ tXm¶p¶nÃ. FÃmhcnÂ \n¶pw Häs¸« AhØ. ]ecptSbpw klXm]

w \ndª t\m«w. Iq«pImÀ ‘C³t^mknÊv, Sn.kn.FÊv, hnt{]m’ Fs¶ms¡ ]dbpt¼mÄ

Ah³ k¹nbpsS XobXn At\zjn¨p\S¡p¶p. tPmenIn«nbhÀ A²ym]IÀ¡v a[pc

]elmcw hnXcWw sN¿p¶Xv Ah³ t\m¡n\n¶p. Ah\pw In«n Hcp eUp. Ibn¨n«pw

AXv Ah³ Xn¶nd¡n. AIt¯]ÃpIÄ ISn¨p]Sn¨p apJ¯v Nncnhcp¯n¨p,

FÃmhÀ¡pw Congrats ]dªh³ aSp¯p. Iq«pImÀ¡v tPmenIn«nbXnÂ DÅ Akqb

AÃmbncp¶p Ah\v, kz´w AhØbnepÅ AS§m¯ \ncmibmbncp¶p. A²ym]IÀ

Ahs\ Xmgv¯nImWp¶Xmbn Ah\p tXm¶n. FÃmcnÂ \n¶pw HmSn Hfn¡m³ Ah³

Znhk§Ä F®nsImtI Ccp¶p. Ah\p a\Ênembn \½sf \mambn ImWp¶Xv

\½psS kÀ«n^nt¡änsâ ASnØm\¯nemsW¶v. ]t£ AXp a\Ênem¡m³ Ah\p

\mev hÀjw th In h¶p.

Ahsâ ]X\¯n\v D¯chmZn BcmWv ? Ahsâ B{Klw Hcn¡epw Xnc¡msX

Ahs\ F³Pn\obdnw§n\v hn« amXm]nXm¡tfm, AtXm, ]Tn¡m³ hn«t¸mÄ I Ihsâ

amthÂ Fdnªp \S¶ Aht\m? AtXm F³Pn\obdnw§mWv Pohmßmhpw ]camßm

hpw F¶p IcpXp¶ kaqltam? ImcW¡mÀ BcpXs¶ Bbmepw \ap¡v Øncw

Bizmkw ]Icp¶ AtX D¯c¯nÂ Xs¶ icWw ]nSn¡mw “FÃmw Ahsâ hn[n”.....!!

Ah\pw In«n Hcp eUp. Ibn¨n«pw

AXv Ah³ Xn¶nd¡n. AIt¯]

ÃpIÄ ISn¨p]Sn¨p apJ¯v

Nncnhcp¯n¨p...

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It has been a year since I got to know about my illness…and today is my last day they say..!! I always thought no one could predict one’s

life, but, in my case my doctor has succeeded in it. I’m so tired and yet I’m standing here at the top of this hill waiting for my love, to see him, to hold him one last time, to be with him till my very end.

It has been ten years now since I met him. We both graduated from the same school. He was a year senior to me, Henry - his name! He is like every girl’s dream guy…tall, dark and handsome with that charming smile and those brown eyes which shine like two beautiful stars in the sky. But….you know appearance can be deceiving. He may fool you with his manly looks, but he’s so childish and emotional…Hahaha…crazy guy!! Even though we fell in love the first time our eyes met, we took more than a year to express our feelings to each other. I still remember those moments like it was yesterday.

“Hey..!! Sorry I’m late”, I turned around to see him standing behind me panting hard. I couldn’t believe my eyes!! “Wow....this is the first time I’m seeing you like this!! It had always been the other way around!! Are you getting old…?”,I asked him, slowly wiping off the sweat that had almost covered half of his face. He didn’t say anything.He looked at me, caught my arms and pulled me close to him and hugged me real tight. He was so warm. Oh! I just wished it would never end. “Oh! I will really miss you my love”, I thought to myself. I covered my face in his shoulders so that he won’t see my eyes filled with tears. But then a warm wetness on my right shoulder. Was it raining?? I looked at the sky and saw that it was clear and didn’t show any sign of a rainy day. Then, what was it?? Is it….?? I looked at his face and saw the one thing I never wished to see, those brown eyes, were filled. Oh dear God, why? I thought to myself. I was shattered and was not able to handle it.

“Hey…what happened?? I wanted to see your stupid smile and here you are leaking from your eyes and nose..?!! Gather yourself up, you fool!!”. I said hiding my own tears and laughing idiotically. He wiped off his tears and looking into my misty eyes, said “It’s funny to hear you say that, Cry baby…!”. “ Hey!! Who are you calling cry baby??”, I said landing a small punch on his shoulders, walking away from him, wiping the remaining tears. I went and sat down, under the shades of the great mahogany tree. This tree had been a witness to all the love stories in the city, and I always thought that it’s still standing here just to keep those stories alive, our being one among them.

“Do you remember the first day we came here, my love??” I asked him who was unusually silent today. He simply looked at me and said,” How can I forget, dear..! That was the day, on which I made the most precious decision of

my life!! “. I was clinging onto his arm and was eagerly waiting to hear those beautiful words - “You are my life “ He ran his fingers through my hair, looking deeply into my eyes and said, “ To buy the most beautiful car in the world”. That stupid man…..! “Oh!!!! I hate you…!! You and your stupid car…!! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you…...!” I screamed at him and started walking away from him, down the hill. He’s such a fool! Why does he always have to ruin such beautiful moments! He always had to make fun of even the tiniest things I care. I know he is doing it on purpose! But still…!! My thoughts were disturbed, when I suddenly started to realize that, I was gasping for air. Oh no….What is happening to me?? I cannot breathe!! I lost my balance and fell down. I could hear him running towards me screaming out my name. He came and sat next to me and laid me onto his lap!! “Its ok…Just breathe….breathe…!” he said while he was frantically trying to call for an ambulance. I can feel my pulse dying out! Yes, it is time I thought to myself. I looked into his

eyes and remembered all those beautiful moments I shared with him. I love you my dear…..!! Goodbye…forever..!!! I slowly closed my eyes which I knew were never going to open again, with only the picture of my love, my Henry. “Lucy….Look at me c’mon look at me!”. He was calling out to me.” No…No….No…!” he cried out loud hugging my motionless body that was there lying on his lap. But then he reached into his pocket and took out a small beautiful red box and said “Oh Lucy dear….. I thought you would ask me why I was late today…! But you didn’t!! And now you have left me here, alone, without an answer - “Dear….Will you marry me????”

If only he would hear me say - “Yes…My Love..!!!”

Chithra SomanathS6 CS

The Unanswered Question

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Maria Franklin Judea J. S8 EC

Before beginning my article, I want to tell you that I’m nothing close to the talented writers whose articles you

might have been reading. I just want to share some humble thoughts, which drilled their way into my mind, though I’m not sure I comprehend them fully.

Let me give you a simple description of the situation I’m writing this article about. Its 2.42 am and I’m sitting on my bed trying to get some sleep. I tried imagining not only sheep, but also endless number of chickens, ducks, horses and even buffalos jumping fences! But my mind keeps switching back to the day I’ve had... a day which left me speechless and stunned… a day which I’m sure I can never forget… a day when a deep tragedy struck one of my dear friends, which I would have found impossible to live through.

It left me wondering – what is this life all about? I know most of you out there would think that I’ve either got nothing better to do or that I’m the kind of weirdo who goes crazy about philosophy. I am neither. But something seems to have ignited a spark in

me which makes me wonder – Is a person born in this world just to live for a given span of time over which he has no control and then die? Shouldn’t there be a deeper meaning…a purpose to life?

Whether you are religious or not or whether you believe that this life is the testing period for God’s creation by which he filters the good from the bad, isn’t it justifiable that we ensure at least that the little time and the short life we’re given is made beautiful and worth living?

As an anonymous saying goes “The only valuable deeds that we do are those that have an influence on others and make life better for them”. I’m not saying that it means we should strive to make our lives secure or stop enjoying ourselves because that would totally contradict what I’m doing with my life, but at the end of the day, aren’t we left wondering – All those empty pleasures are nowhere close to the joy and satisfaction we get when a small favour is done to someone who is desperately in need of it. Even a smile from a stranger is a ray of sunshine on the pitch black heart of a depressed person. Wouldn’t the world be a much better place to live if we know how to

share more – not only wealth and riches but our happiness and sorrows with others? Wouldn’t the search to realize what brings true love and joy in our lives be worth it?

It’s high time we stopped for a minute to think – what is it that really makes us happy? I bet your real answer would be the one in which your deeds radiate into the lives of others making their journey of life a bit more bearable and beautiful.

The only valuable deeds that we do are those that have aninfluence on others and make life betterfor them

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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

FORUM @ MBCT PRESENTS“Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference. “

Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

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There comes a time when we face life’s crossroads. Paths diverge in front of us. And we should choose one of them. And that choice makes all the difference. Robert Frost’s poem is indeed

a celebration of the grand adventure that is life. The road taken may not be a bed of roses. There will be no one to give you company in the journey. The path is dark, winding and wild. And every step you take adds to the self doubt in you. It is a road heavy on perils. But so are the rewards, for the choice itself makes all the difference. Because unlike the much travelled path which is smooth, well lit and well commuted, it gives you to rise above the sea of ordinary humanity and shine as a beacon of courage. It inspires one to take the road less travelled and dream of rising above mediocrity and be a winner; for

“Winners don’t do different Things, They do things differently”- Shiv Khera, You Can Win.

Our country is on the road to being a super power in all aspects of human expression- Technological, Entrepreneurial, Philanthropic, Aesthetic to name a few. However, when playing it safe seems to be the course most people adopt, how we could make a statement with a difference, we wonder. We carry within us role models whose audacity and difference made them stand out. However, when it comes to taking the road less travelled, our skepticism has no bounds. And being the bearers of tomorrow’s technology, we need to be ever more committed in choosing not the easiest path but having the courage to traverse through the unexplored and to tread where no one has treaded before. This forum is not any different except that it is a prayer for difference, for the courage of choice, for taking that one decisive decision that no one has ever taken before, that could change your life and the lives of all around you.

We present you some inconspicuous yet praise-worthy lives of people who dared to take the road less travelled which however brought some credible change to the society. These were people who had the choice to make an adjustment of convenience and lead a life of normal scale, ordinary means and limited reach. Yet they cried out for a difference. These are people who refused to be recognized for the pay cheque they get, the cars they drive or the accessories of luxuries they possessed. They were determined to be not branded mediocre, to do what they set out to do with steely resolve and unwavering focus and the difference they were able to bring about not just to their lives. We inquire deep into what made them choose the road less travelled, their journey down the path, a brief retrospect on the journey so far and finally their message to those standing in the crossroads of life, looking at the road less travelled with skepticism. But most importantly, on how rewarding their journey has been…

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ANSHU GUPTA“Roti, Kapada aur Makan” is the survival mantra in our country. Roti is indispensible and requires daily replenishing. Makan is far set and requires consistent and long term effort to achieve. A lot of NGOs in India hence work towards this goal. But the need for clothing is as essential as any, even though all of us take it for granted. So did Anshu Gupta, the eldest among the four siblings from a middle-class family with limited resources. His upbringing taught him the relevance of making the most of the little. An understanding further imbibed from his mother who has played a profound influence in his life. A brilliant mind, he studied journalism as well as Advertising & Public Relations from The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, and then Masters in Economics. The story of this typical young man however took a very

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critical turn in the year 1998 when he founded Goonj, his dream project to provide the deprived people the right to earn proper clothes. Today the organization has a strong network of 300 volunteers and supplies 3000-4000 kgs of clothing materials to the poverty stricken, mass both in rural and urban India.

The Choice… While still a graduate student in 1991, I traveled to Uttarkashi, North India after a major earthquake. Missing out on my classes, I lived in tents for days and helped in the relief efforts. This shocked my urban sensibilities. After completing my studies, I joined the corporate sector. Insatiate, I craved for that feeling of satisfaction that went beyond one’s personal goal and self-interest. This longing to give back to society, do something different to benefit thousands and involve people’s participation inspired an idea. I ultimately left Escorts as Manager, Corporate Communications in 1998 to work full time on this idea. Goonj, this dream for many years, was set up in the same year. From collecting clothes from my own house, relatives and friends and distributing them on the roads in the chilly winter nights of Delhi, this dream has come a long way. Today, we have organized an effective distribution channel for disposing off reusable resources lying in urban, well-off households. We gradually shifted surplus urban resources to some of the poverty-stricken rural areas.

The Journey…We began the nationwide movement Goonj in 1998 with just 67 clothes from my own closet. Initially we used to collect the excess and unused clothes from urban households and distribute it to the needy people. The idea, as such, is very simple but requires well orchestrated operational research and logistics. Goonj collaborates with grass root organizations to understand the real needs of people and likewise prepare a development plan for social and economic development of that area. Clothes do not involve heavy investments, but protect millions from extreme weather, shelter the homeless from the elements. A nationwide movement ‘Vastradaan’ is geared toward this end. Working with local grassroots organization operating in rural areas, Goonj has built a network of about 60 distribution partners with bases in West Bengal, Assam, Uttaranchal, Kashmir and Jharkhand. Goonj makes handicraft items from unusable clothes and sells it in the market. Goonj also saves on the transportation costs by asking people for Re. 1 for every item they donate. Goonj’s revenue was Rs. 1 crore in 2008-2009. Goonj gets donation from individuals and organizations. Awards are a good source of funds as well.

Retrospect…We think back with a great sense of satisfaction at the journey we had so far. Despite its initial glitches, aid really started pouring in and people were really helpful since our model was unconventional and yet made sense. Goonj provides clothes, bags, uniforms, sanitary napkins to the needy people in remote areas. It also makes people more active in volunteering.

We have also led to infrastructure development in rural areas like hand pump, cleaning in Bihar, wall building, well creation, bridge engineering etc. Goonj has made remote areas self dependent and self sustainable. Rural people feel dignified since they are not getting clothes in charity but are actually earning it. Urban people are being sensitized about the harsh realities of the rural areas. Today, Goonj sends over 50 tons of clothes per month across the country through a network of 150 grassroot organizations spread across the length and breadth of the country. We have made clothing a matter of concern and engaged local people in solving local developmental issues and provide clothing as a dignified earning

The Message…Think differently and believe in your ideas; and others will believe in you is what I have learned from my experience. Compassion for my job has driven me all along. I had the passion to leave a lucrative job and work for the people and I believe the journey down the road less travelled can be more rewarding. But mere passion can’t get you there. You ought to have a meticulous plan and an effective system design. Being a thinker and a doer will guarantee success down the road less travelled.

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JOE MADIATHJoe Madiath was born in Kanjirapally, Kerala. He was a student of Madras University and the President of the Madras University Students Union. He founded the Gram Vikas in 1979. Joe is the key visionary behind defining the aspects of Gram Vikas. Even as an outsider, his rigour sustains unperturbed support from the population. Joe’s foresight in propelling development is extremely inspiring.

However, more emphasis could be laid on providing health care services. Also, majority of work on sanitation and health is currently being carried out in only 8 out of 27 districts. Joe was an outsider with respect to both region and religion. A team that came to analyse Gram Vikas had a member who had been a Sarpanch in a village in Chattisgarh. The group hence tried to apply and analyse the model adapted by Joe to his village. The schemes used for maintaining cleanliness within the village were something that the ex-sarpanch would take as learning and replicate in his village. He was inspired to build toilets in 20 houses within the village. Joe’s vision has thus not only inspired others but is also helping rural India catch up with its urban counterparts.

The Choice… While I was the president of Madras University students Union, we founded the Young Students Movement for Development (YSMD). To fulfill my zeal for adventure and satiate my hunger for experience, I embarked upon a yearlong cycle journey through India, Nepal and Bangladesh. In this phase, I witnessed the warmth of friendly people as well as the extent of human cruelty. A bit disturbed but hopeful, I gathered 400 YSMD volunteers to work in relief camps for Bangladeshi refugees. Then I moved to Orissa, a state ravaged by natural calamities and Gram Vikas was set up here in 1979. We had the vision to create an equitable and sustainable society where people live in peace and with dignity and to promote

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processes which are sustainable, socially inclusive, gender equitable and achieve a dignified quality of life among all villagers.

The Journey…I was an outsider with respect to both region and religion. Despite people’s initial apprehension towards our motives, we worked incessantly for the people. We did not instruct them about what should be done; instead we worked with them and became one amongst them. When people were constantly falling prey to malaria and cholera, instructing them to go to school right away did not make sense. We identified that areas of water supply and sanitation had to be targeted first. The idea of working with any rural area is to make them self reliant. When people come together to build something by themselves, they not only learn the methods but take the ownership and responsibility to maintain it. Gram Vikas asks the kids in a family to report if the toilets are unclean and levies a fine of Rs. 5-10 on the family if ill-maintained. We used health and sanitation as a platform to integrate people of all the castes. These critical masses now participate in the local panchayats and make decisions in favour of the people.

Retrospect…Our journey has been pretty satisfying and fulfilling. And the changes we see around us is hugely gratifying. Merely creating a provision for water in taps has bettered the health and sanitation in the area and has decreased the burden women faced in carrying water to the households. This now allows women to find time and energy to focus on work and income generation. Agriculture for sustenance, introduction of horticultural crops and empowerment through self help groups have resulted in improved economic situations. Gram Vikas has helped enable local people to govern themselves. Outsiders are able to get a sense of the village and the increasing rate of development within the country. Also, people are able to interpret the co-existence of tribes and urbanity. We have helped a village grow, not just financially or geographically but even in the minds of the villagers.

The Message…Compassion is what it takes to work for people. To be able to do this to the poorest is ironically very rewarding. The youth today must have the zeal to work for the nation. They afterall have the power to bring people together, Be adventurous, go beyond the usual paradigms and you will find the journey engrossing. Unceasing work is what the road less travelled offers you and its very exciting

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NELVIN JOSEPHTechnology that thinks for you Incredible it might seem, but Nelvin Joseph had decided to have his own company way back in his second grade, after watching the Schwarzenegger-starrer Terminator. He wanted to make those man-machines himself. Around 17 years hence, Nelvin, a B.Tech, has started his own company all right. And while he isn’t actually making man-machines yet, he sure is on a track that makes his childhood dream appear achievable, to say the least. His company, Artin Dynamics, is into artificial intelligence, making products that have a mind of their own. Started only in April 2008, it is a product-oriented company with a dedicated R&D division, which develops technology that can be patented and used in its products. The turning point came in August, when TBI Technopark selected their proposal for incubation. The selection came on August 26, a mere 3 weeks after applying for it. The achievement made it the youngest company and Nelvin, all of 23, the youngest CEO to be based in the Technopark.Artin Dynamics is easily among the first in India to work exclusively in the AI domain, and in merging hi-tech with clean tech. To its credit, the company has already launched its first product, SPARA, which helps reduce the power bill of enterprises by addressing an everyday issue - automatically switching off electronic devices such as computers that are not in use.

The Choice… That is a very simple question to answer. I always wanted to walk against the crowd. I hate anything which is ordinary. Everything to my bicycle to my motor bike to my cars are altered and modified beyond recognition. I try to answer questions differently, do programs differently and try everything differently. There are very rare cases when I have tried to copy someone. Hence when it came up to me to choose my career, I had decided to choose this path long back. I had decided when I was in primary school that I would start a company which does research on Artificial Intelligence. It actually started off from the inspiration I got after watching the film Terminator. Might sound childish but somehow I guess I am not a guy who lets go of my dreams. Furthermore, the very concept of working under someone, especially as a robot who does things to the word as told by the superiors did not attract me at all. I wanted to explore possibilities, stretch my imagination and creativity, use every inch of my potential and help create a world where the same can be done. Hence the push to choose this path.

The Journey…The journey so far is like the roads in Kerala. There are stretches where you basically expect every single part of your vehicle to fall apart and then there are stretches where you can accelerate to you vehicle’s potential. It’s never easy.. I have had marathon working hours of over 36 hours at a stretch.. We have slept in our office on the floor tired from pushing ourselves. I’ve had my set of bad decisions, I’ve met with wolves out to hunt down entrepreneurs but as any adventurer would say “It’s the rush of adrenaline which is there to keep you alive and kicking”. Taking this road is definitely not for the weak hearted, especially not for people who think ‘QUIT’, the moment the first tile falls down. You will have to survive hunger, tiredness, being looked down on and every single thing imaginable but once you are through that land, you can look back and say “wow, that was quite a lesson of life”. I guess that is exactly what I would say and feel when I am asked this question.. “It was one hell of a lesson so far”.

The Retrospect …We started off around 3 years ago. There were four of us and all of us went against what our entire friends and family wanted us to do. They wanted something which paid per month and we wanted something which paid in sweat. The journey was full of ups and down but there was one common thing which was always there, the willingness to push and to push against all odds. We just were not willing to surrender. Year one was awesome and we kind of like paved the way for the “entrepreneur Bug” to walk in and bite others. Year two was even better with awards and accolades all along the way. In year 3, we fell and that fall was really really heavy since we were really pretty high up the ladder.. We suffered every inch of the year through every single thing a company can go though but then as year 4 started, we new that our determination to get up, dust ourselves and start climbing again had paid off. We were back.. Memories are present for everyone of us all over this span...

The message …First thing to know is that, if you plan of using google maps to find your way here, you are going to be really disappointed.. Yes probably you can find your way back to the salaried road but not to the end of the rainbow. If you have the guts, and a gut to follow, then take it..Even if you don’t reach the rainbow, you will definitely get to see some good sceneries. After all the goal is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.. It’s the view that you get on the road less travelled which you should enjoy and yearn for !

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R. ELANGOR. Elango is the President of the Kuthambakkam village Panchayat, 30 Km away from Chennai city on Chennai - Thiruvallur road near Thirumazhisai. But there is more to this Chemical Engineering graduate from the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Calcutta. Since the age of 18, Elango started working towards finding solutions to the social problems in his village. He ran a tuition centre and coached the village children. He also created a Youth Educational Society and tutored students from Kuthambakkam and surrounding villages.He was a a full time employee at Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi. On returning to his village, Elango was disturbed by the slump in all the developmental initiatives that he had started. Elango believed his education would be useless if it didn’t help him bring about a transformation in his own village. Today, Elango has created a model village, a village that‟s economically independent and does not import goods from urban manufacturers. It raises the question of social consciousness of entrepreneurs and whether or not businesses should internalize social consciousness in their system, involve the community, use their indigenous knowledge and achieve a balance between profit and integrity. He had established a registered charitable trust called Trust for Village Self Governance (TVSG) to support the village Panchayat in mobilizing re-sources other than Government grants. By the end of the first term, in 2001 October, KuthambakkamPanchayat had reached a state of fulfillment in all the basic needs.

The Choice…Life is all about choices. I’ve always felt so. In my childhood I had the choice of walking 7km daily to high school or to stop my schooling. I chose the latter. My village faced social problems and I worked to find a solution to it. Though not a big role, I thought tutoring students could help build up a better future. Just as a vehicle needs fuel to run, so did the developmental activity in my village need a spark. Quitting my job for this purpose never left me regretting. Since majority of India comprises rural economy, leaving the issue unattended could crumble the Indian economy. My education would be useless if it didn’t help me bring about a transformation in my own village. You may call it ‘Home calling’, similar to “Swades”.

The Journey…I’ve had highs and lows every day. And each day is an experience. My aim is to create a model village, a village that’s economically independent and does not import goods from urban manufacturers, towards which me and my team have been somewhat successful. Now this move raises the question of social consciousness of entrepreneurs and whether or not businesses should internalize social consciousness in their system, involve the community, use their indigenous knowledge and achieve a balance between profit and integrity. I did not face resistance from the urban manufacturers because I never took it up as a movement to stop importing products from the urban market; my aim is only to make my village economically independent. And what good will it be if I am not involved in the political system of the village, which basically runs the village and make the Panchayat Raj System effective and functional.

Retrospect…Although the rough start, things have started turning out to be smooth. I stayed in the village for two years and tried to reorganize all the developmental programs. There were a lot of problems attached with the village developmental

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process. With the support of the local volunteers and well wishers we were able to overcome the problems posed by local politics, corrupt officials, illicit arrack brewers and land grabbers. In 1994 when the Tamilnadu Panchayat Act was passed I started working with groups at various parts of Tamilnadu to spread awareness about the new Panchayat Raj system. Being elected the President of the Kuthambakkam village Panchayat I had to constructively use my authority to motivate the members of the village panchayat to work for the total development of Kuthambakkam Panchayat. I’ve had various opportunities to visit various model villages in India like Raligonsidhi in Maharastra, Chitrakoot in Madya Pradesh and Alwar district in Rajasthan. In the fight against corruption I tried to eradicate the illicit liquor and alcoholism in Kuthambakkam which increased the resistance from the corrupt officials and bootleggers. Some of my gandhian principles helped me go on and within three years, in October 1996, the Kuthambakkam Panchayat was face lifted to a large extent.

The Message …If one plans to live his life for others, doesn’t expect anything in return then this is for him. A good job might not be the most paying job. Whatever job one does, he should have passion. And out here it takes passion, courage, a little sacrifice and the goodness of heart to make a change. The youth can make a huge difference. The need of young blood overflowing with energy and enthusiasm is evident from the pace at which this movement is going. Today’s researchers and scholars have made better impact on the society. For e.g. Innovation borrowed from IISc made an economic impact better than that planned by the government. Life’s full of choices, make a wise one.

SHANKER RAMAKRISHNANIt was film for him since the beginning... A man with loads of enthusiasm and energy and endowed with a very humble nature. There’s a reason why his name is doing the rounds of tinsel town.

Law, business& Cinema....though his interest remained the latter. He specialized in Law, which gave him the opportunity to interact with people of different fields. He did his M.B.A from CUSAT and settled with a job in ‘Times of India’ in Bangalore. At a particular moment, whether he felt his luck or had a Déjà vu, he risked his entire career and plunged headlong into the film industry pretty confident that he would leave no stone unturned in that regard…This was the moment where he took the less travelled path to reach his real destiny.

He came up with brilliant works in Urumi and Kerala Café. You’d think that he’s been quite successful in acquiring his dreams. But for him the journey has just begun…

The Choice…I have chosen the path of a film student... And any students’ path is not so less traveled... We live in a time of thousand opportunities.... Yet, Cinema is not a natural professional

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choice which an ordinary young man in my generation and space often make. There are no formal training schools in our State for a proper film education for an enthusiast- at least to gain a minimum technical orientation regarding the medium. The film press is also market oriented with no academic angles for an aspirant. That leaves one with a freelance way of self-educating in a cinema industry system which is not supportive and mostly unsympathetic to a new comer. The usual mode is to get the ‘lucky’ rub off experience by working with and getting oneself corrected and modeled with existing practitioners. The ‘unlucky’ ones travel independent and get luckier with learning things in trial and error and become better by time. The chosen ones and the focused people land up in the prestigious film schools in India and abroad and shape themselves up for being film makers. I took one of the longest paths after quitting myself from the comforts of my Banglorean life and made a home return to work in films full time...

Cinema for me was an absolute dream and I would have ended in it whatever other vocations I had tried to be in. I owe, my decision to pursue this as an interest, to my immediate friends and the support which my school and college gave me in all artistic initiatives regardless of the amateur handicaps it had...

The Journey…Professionally I was initiated to the technique by hands on working experience with a string of Ranjith films like Kaiyoppu, Thirakkadha, Prajapathy, Rock N Roll, PaleriManikyam, Pranchiyetan and the Saint etc. Ranjietan, has given me the platform to open myself in the circuits of cinema and explore the possibilities in film making and writing. In 2009, Kerala Cafe happened in the interlude of Paleri as we were discussing the possibilities of an ensemble directorial bouquet featuring some directors in our industry. It was inspired by the Paris jet ‘aime...(Paris I love you). I landed up directing one film in it only because of Ranjith who had a faith in me to replace his slot and offer me an opportunity. Prithviraj extended his support and so did senior actors like ManianpillaRaju, Sukumarichechi and Rahman. Jayasurya came to the sets and heard the narrative of his part in Island Express, such was the trust in the team. The film is a part of Kerala Cafe anthology and it is my homage to Peruman survivors and victims’. Working with Santosh Sivan extends oneself with exploring the seamless possibilities of film making as a primal instinct. He has trained my notions of space and its use in the cinematographers perspective and organising logistically difficult shoots.

Retrospect…

I don’t regret having taken this decision. In my case things turned right as I foresaid. I performed well when someone trusted me. I have never let them down. This year, I am working on a film with Amal Neerad- both of us are sharing a fantastic spirit to deliver an entertainer in the vintage thriller genre, which would be something of its first kind in Malayalam cinema. It is a very prospective project.

The Message...

The road I am on is of constant learning and the way has abrupt twists and turns. I am driven by the guidance of my teachers, love of my brotherhood, and a deep driving and undiluted desire to make my films. And am sure where there is a will there is a way...

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THE RISE AND FALL OF SERPENTINE

These thoughts are like serpents, slithering around my mind, and as they sink their fangs into me, they fill me with their pride.

I never thought that i’d become, the monster in my dreams, those binding chains are broken now, this creature becomes free.

Once again I come face to face, with all the hate inside of me, it rules my heart and my soul, puts me out of my misery.

But then I look into those eyes, those eyes that always seem, to be searching for, something more, deep inside of me.

And then through all the burning hate, a voice begins to speak, “friend or foe”, it asks my heart, the monster becomes weak.

As the monster lies subdued, the answer becomes clear, I lock him in his holding cell, the anger is replaced by fear.

Fear that in my hasty rise, that I had failed to see, a heart behind those beautiful eyes, that loved me, just for me...

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It’s been 2 years since I’ve made the biggest turn in the way of my life. I’ve gone through pains, a lot of sufferings, and even walked

through the road of death. I can hardly think how my life would have been now, if i had never found my savior. Actually, I never did anything to find him, it was he who found me, and he saved my life. He found me in a pool of vomit. A pool of wickedness, dirt, filth, immorality, hatred and foolishness! Shame and guilt filled within me when I saw him.

I’ve tried to clean myself so many times, and I’ve tried to get out of this pool. But I was born in it, ever since my mother conceived me; I’ve been trapped in this. Whenever I saw people outside this pool, jealousy filled in me although they were few in number. They told me that they too were in it, but someone saved them, someone whom this world never knew. Since I was in this pool filled with darkness, I had no clue of what they were talking about. I and everyone else, this world, did not know that this was the only way to get out of this. We just hated them and that unknown guy who took them out. We also hated each other, for darkness was all around us.

In order to get some joy and happiness, I went after love. As everyone else did, I did too. But

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LIFElike most of them, I failed to win love. The more I went asking for it, the more my heart suffered. They did not even care about the pain in my heart because of them. I kept drowning in the infatuation of it, and gained nothing.

I searched the devil’s arena for pleasure. But it made me drown in the filth of vomit and weakened me too badly. I could not stop because of the temporary satisfaction it gave me. I thought that, this was the way of life and everyone else here is the same. I lost all power over myself.

I thought I could fly high and escape. So I ran after fame. And I got it! Once I had it, I wanted more of it. When I knew that I had it once and it wasn’t growing, I got angry. It gave me nothing good!

After sometime, I looked ahead. And I saw time running out. I only had 3 years left. And I had to find someone to take care of my life or find a way to take care of myself. I had none! I was always very unlucky, a big looser in every issue.

Whenever I was sad and broken, there was no one to comfort me, no one to give me hope and no living thing to help me win anything. Out of the depths of the brokenness I decided to quit, and bring an end to my life.

As I was about to do so, someone, dressed in white, with a double edged sword, with a huge crown on his head, pulled me up swiftly from the pool. And out of the blood he sprinkled from his wounds many years ago, he washed and cleansed me. Out of my shame and guilt, i cried out to him to forgive me. He hugged me telling me that he has forgiven me. And I could stand with his people and join them. He warned me not to go into that pool again, and not to have fellowship with the people in it, the world.

And he gave me a companion, it was he himself, and told me to trust in him always, and go and show myself to the world, and tell them what he had done for me and he will come to rescue to who calls on his name. For he loves everyone out there but they do not know him, yet they claim to know him.

He saved me. And I can always see the beauty of the light. From him I have found true love. And it’s hard to explain the beauty of it to the world.

My name is Vinay, and this is the testimony of my life on how my Jesus saved me.

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BLISSFUL TOGETHERNESSEarlier, when the dull routine of the school days Overwhelmed and distressed me, I used to envision a campus life, Full of splendour and luster – An Eden, where I could smell the flowers Feel the wind on my face, And be free in mind and spirit.

The long awaited day arrived The gates were wide open I entered with a ‘pounding’ heart, with hopes of a cheerful world.

Soon I realized the futility of my dreams No colour, no rejoicing, no liberty when the students of arts and science raised slogans, roamed about and honked classes, Each day for eight long hours We remained still and silent inside the classroom confined within the four walls.

Assignments, internals, lab exams and theories the stifling world pulled me down, the dullness of the uniforms distressed me, I fluttered my wings in vain, life draining out of my frail body. None to care for my well- being I knew I was doomed.

But from where I thought my life was nearing its end My friends showed me it had just begun My sorrows became mirthful when shared Tearful eyes sparkled when I was in their midst.

When many brains and hands worked together, the heaviness of assignments lightened the boring lab work became freaky experiments Desks became dining tables, Books, pillows.

The intense experience taught me the real worth of friendship, of togetherness, love, and sharing I learnt to value every single minute of happiness and to turn a hell into a little heaven – a heaven of my own! Anupama JeevanS4 C.S

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her face cracked into grin and her eyes lit up with genuine amusement. She turned back to soak the view, the city bustling with life below and beyond. But he felt they were alone. He wanted the amber sun to always linger above the horizon. He wanted the wind to ply with her hair on his face. He wanted the viewpoint all for himself and to have her in his arms. He wanted this moment to last forever. He loved her. He

loved her beyond himself

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And crowded was how his journey began. The bus, with its tapestry of humanity that it bore in its bosom, had different kinds of people. Some he has met, some he has not and some he would never have, had he not embarked on this journey of his. It was stifling hot in the bus, as it crept through the busy streets. It was hard to distinguish one person from another in it, given the crowd. Not to him though. And that’s because he never tried to. His mind was fixated on a singular being, and she was the cause of his journey. She was all he had in mind and this journey when done would

complete him. And she was the cause for that.

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There were other girls in the table. They might have been prettier, better dressed and possibly better talkers than her. He couldn’t know for sure. He kept stealing glances at her every now and then. Their eyes rarely met. She did not

The wind made her hair fly and brush his face. He thought it carried a fragrance. It was the scent of…well, her. The

view point was windy. It always was. He had always loved the place, its pointed edge, its sharp fall and the view it opened to. He was standing behind her and as the hair brushed his cheeks, he moved closer to her and put his

arms around her waist. He did not know how he felt but when she turned to look,

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talk to him as much as she did to others. He wanted to say something smart or funny. He wanted her to notice him, appreciate him and maybe admire him. He wanted her to be drawn to him by his charm. But he did not have the nerve to do something eye catching. His charm was just ordinary. So, he just watched her face light up every time she laughed. It was as if she was trying to fight the urge to laugh. She failed spectacularly. While they were all leaving, he did tell her something sweet. He didn’t remember what it was. All he remembers was the smile she

gave in return.

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The journey, which started of rough kind of attained a comfortable pace as they proceeded to better roads and the crowd in the bus thinned down. It had been smooth sailing for some time. But he was not interested in it. He had his mind on one thing. To any bus farer, this condition would have been a relief. But he had the familiar feeling that something was missing. What he wanted was for this journey to be worth its purpose. And he realized it was too perfect to be fulfilling. A very bad jolt of the bus made him realize that they were back to poor roads. It

also meant he was nearing his destination

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He rehearsed it only a million times. He even

practiced his body language. He came just short of writing the lines down. Even so, each sentence had meticulous diligence behind it. He finally came to terms with the fact that he was no charmer. His words should make up for that. So, when he saw her standing with some of her friends, he realized it had a lot more to it than learning lines. He wanted to get her alone before he could tell her. But more importantly, he was surprised at how quickly his resolve to talk to her melted away. After 5 minutes of convincing himself, he finally went for it. Needless to say, his practice meant nothing; he did a bad job. He was not sure if she paid any attention to what he was saying. She seemed more amused by his predicament. Two days later, when he had gathered enough audacity, he made the same move with her, with better intent and less awkwardness. This time, it was she who got uneasy. However, after two days, he got her response. He was the happiest any person has

ever been.

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The wind made it tough to stand still. It was windy. It always was at the view point. He finally stood erect and scanned what lay in front of him: the city with its bustling life, and its sea of humanity. His mind however was still fixated on that one thing. He felt as if suspended in time. The sun seemed stationery, the clouds were motionless and the wind seemed obsolete. And he had the whole place

for himself. He closed his eyes, but his entire life did not flash in front of him. Just the image of a shiny tear rolling down the cheek. He loved it the most. And now, it was lost. And with it, was all the beauty in the world. With

a deep breath, he took the first of his last steps.

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They sat together on the bench beneath the shade. She rested her head on his shoulder. She was crying. She had never done that in front of him. Despite having been in a relationship for some time, he thought she was emotionally impervious to him. And he was surprised at how it had all broken down. She was crying, and he suddenly felt a surge of affection towards her. He couldn’t remember what caused her distress. For he thought the tears which rolled down her cheeks jeweled her. She was beautiful when she was crying. She was even more beautiful than she was when he saw her across the table. She had come to him for consolation. He was not going to give her that. He wanted her to look beautiful as she was now. He wanted to feel for her the sudden urge of affection that he felt for her now.

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“Life is crazy. Life is unfair”. I am sure that any college student would readily nod in agree-ment on reading these lines. No doubt we have had our share of suffering in these 21 years of life. But often we fail to realize how lucky we are. I am sure that at least half the people reading this wouldn’t hesitate to wake their mothers up in the middle of the night for a cup of coffee on exam days. You say that you want a new pair of jeans and there! you are strutting around in your new denims!

We often forget to stop and think about our unprivileged brothers and sisters. Fellow MBTians, let me introduce you to a youth volunteer network, make a difference – MAD. At least some of you would have already heard about us and our activities. In a nutshell, we go to orphanages and poor homes on a weekly basis and teach the children English. Why English? I can tell you from experience that many of these kids are brilliant. Most of them study in vernacular medium schools and often drop out of school after the 10th standard since textbooks are, from there onwards, available only in English. They can’t cope with the sudden change, drop out, and hence lose a possible bright future.

Having been a member of MAD for two successive years, I would like to share with you my experience in MAD. If I said that after joining MAD my life has totally turned around, that it has flipped 180 degree, then I would be lying! I wouldn’t say that MAD has totally changed my life, but it has certainly affected me a lot. I am a lot more content with my life. At the end of the day when everything else has gone wrong, I can be certain that there is at least one thing that I am doing right.

When I have two kids pulling each of my hands, calling me chechi, chechi, chechi! – it makes me happy. It tells me that I am an important part of their lives. MAD has taught me that even an ordinary person like me can inspire! I teach in Jayamatha Boys home and the Brother who runs the place told us that the kids we teach have actually started improving in their academics. Now that’s the kind of true reward and appreciation we get!

My two year journey has not been a bed of roses. There are days when my kids really drive me crazy and just won’t listen! But there are also days when they really show me what I mean to them. Ah! Nirvana !

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Standing 3rd row (left to right): Harikrishnan G,EjazNazar, Sony Simon,SubinBabu, SwathykrishnanR ,Jibin Jacob Thomas,Vinu S, GeorgeThottan J, LewisFransis, AbdulKhalique,Vivek Job,Shafeeq Mubarak S,Vaishak M Santhosh, JamesEapen,Arjun R, Deepu John Koshy,Sajith S,SubinKurian Thomas

Standing 2nd row (left to right): Anu ElizabethPanicker ,Preethu Maria John ,Veena G,Thushara P B,Shaziya A, SmrithyCheriath ,Sona Simon,Meera Mary Joseph ,AshaAchankunju ,Anupama Krishna D, Swathy G.S, Lisa Mary Thomas, Tanu Ann Thomas,Archa Rose Michael,Tenu Sara Thomas,Amritha Nair C,ReshnaRaveendran,Arathy A R

Standing 1st row (left to right): Linta Ann Varghese, Geethu Sarah Alex,Allzi Abraham, RemyaRS,Radika P ,ShikaSubha Kumar Divya M S,Anju S Rahim ,Midhila Elsa thomas,MareenaGeorge,WinnyBabu ,Shamili Mohan ,AnuLekshmi K L ,Shabna Rafi S ,Ginu Susan R ,Megha Prasad ,PriyaBeenaSudevan ,Shabnamsha S M ,Sandhya P, Duithi George ,LekshmiRavikumar

Sitting(left to right) : Ms. Smitha Jacob, Ms. Christin Sheena R, Ms. BindiyaHari P, Mr. Teby John Sam, Mr. H. Ratheesh Kumar, Mr. P. N. Mohan, Mr. P. S. Abraham,Prof. K. M. Raju, Bro. Sunny Philopose,, Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George, Prof. M. K. Giridharan,Dr. Sakun-tala S. Pillai ,Dr. KomalavalliAmma,Ms. S. Jayasree, Ms. Raji S. S,Ms. Tisny D. B, Mr. Lamento T. Somervell, Mr. Rakesh T. Menon, Ms. Manju Dominic

Standing 3rd row (left to right): Reni Elizabeth Reji, Jisha Jose, Nikhila Mariam George, Cucku Susan George, JessyBabu, Arunima K Alex, MaryRenu, Divya SS, Anna Ricci Benson, Smitha Susan George, Jittu Mariam John, Merlin Sebastian, Anjali M P, Rintu Mary, ShruthiVijayan, AlveenaPoulose, KarthikaSurendran

Standing 2nd row (left to right): Vineetha V G, Preethy Nair, Lekshmisree U P, GayathriSasikumar, Asha Lisa John, RekhaYesudasan, SvethaSankar, NigarSulthanaSherief, Sreekarthika R U, Anju K Thomas, Shalini B Nair, Saumya Mariam Sunny, Shilpa S Kumar, Nisha Varghese, Anju R Nair, Anjali B, AneesThankachan, MenonShilpa M Padmakumar

Standing 1st row (left to right): SachuMoncy, Vimal V Nair, Akhilesh S Kripa, ArunChandran, Appu Nair, Deepak Krishnan, Jacob James, Ajithkumar G S , Paul JrFernandes, Nighil Tom, SibiKurien, GirishKarthikeyan, Pradeep R Krishnan, Mebin Jacob, Roney Thomas, Vineeth Mathew, Ben John, Alfred Aby Isaac, CebinRajan Varghese, Vishnu A S

Sitting(left to right) : Ms. AnupriyaVysala, Ms. AnithaSandeep,Ms. Anne Dickson,Ms. Sini Antony, Ms. Snitha S. K, Prof K O Koshy,Prof. K. M. Raju, Bro. Sunny Philopose,, Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George, Prof. M. K. Giridharan, Dr. Sakuntala S. Pillai, Mr. Bharath Narayanan, Mr. Arif M. K,Ms. MerinKuriakose,Ms. Sreekutty S, Ms. Anuja A,Ms. Vidya C. A

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Standing 3rd row (left to right): Sijo George, Nithya S Nair, NamithaReghunath, Sherin, Ann Varghese, Anupama Satheesh, Devi Vishwanath, Anupama Mary Thomas, LiniLal, Revathy S Benjamin, Maria Franklin Judia J, Remya H, Anjana Ananadan, Shilpa John, Preena Mathew, VineethaMathai, Treesa Mary Joseph, Swathikiran S

Standing 2nd row (left to right): RevathySivanandan, Dona Elizabeth , Reeni Sara Thomas, Divya V, Diana Christy Edison, Mamatha Raj, Asiya Ashraf, Keerthi Thomas, Leksmi B S, B Subhasree, Akanksha, Roshny G kumar, Maria George, Priya Elizabeth Jacob, Anza Rani James, Minju Jose Mathew, Parvathy G, Ponni V, Kavya Ajith

Standing 1st row (left to right): VineethJayendranath, C Rahul, Jackson P Jose, Jayasenan J S, Prejith Alex, Melvin Mathew Stephen, Prince M Varghese, Vivian Francis Gomez, Jestin George Jacob , Renjith Henry, Nikhil Radhakrishnan, Arun Joy Andrews, Aju Sony, SanjoaRughas, Tijo Thomas, Jayakumar R, Aravind S, Jiju T Varghese, Sanju Mathew, Ashley Joshua Christin, Joji Jose

Sitting(left to right) : Mr. Jinu Baby, Ms. Deepa P. L,Ms. JijaRajmohan,Ms. P. S. Swapna,Mr. Naveen S,Mr. Niyas K. Haneefa,Mr. P. C. Sajan Jose, Mr. S. ViswanathaRao, Prof. K. M. Raju, Bro. Sunny Philopose, Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George, Prof. M. K. Giridharan,Dr. Sakuntala S. Pillai,Ms. M. J. Jayashree ,Ms. Luxy Mathews,Ms. AncyAnselam,Ms. Sreedevi P,Ms. Anila P. Thomas,Ms. RemyaElizebeth Mathews,Ms. A. S. Dhanya

Standing 3rd row (left to right): ThasneemNoohu, Vasara G R, TibyAchamma Abraham, Geethu A S, Malavika SS, Miria Johnson Edavana, Lenisha Vincent Chirayath, Arya R B, ReshmaRajagopal, JojiAnu John, Keerti S Nair, Jeena Mary Abraham, Sheethal Susan Jacob, Lekshmi P, Liya Abraham

Standing 2nd row (left to right): BittuSajan George, Keerthi P, Remya Rebecca Manuel, Nita John, Meecah Mary Varghese, Cristlyn Ann George, Ann Susan Babu, Nikita Mariam Rajan, SaiGayathri B,AmbiliBalan L, Bhavana L B, RashmiRajendran, ChandreyeeManna, Saumiya S, DivyaPrabha M V, Amitha Merlin Varghese, RakheeVijayan, Stephy S Daniel, Sangeetha Raj, JacobTomy

Standing 1st row (left to right): VijayaSankar V, Rahul S Nair, Abin K Zacharia, Chithrasenan C, NidhinLalichan, Charles Thomas, LinoKochuvilayilLalachan, Aswin M G, AnoopKrishanan U R, Kiran R S, M S Lokanath, Shinu Mon M S, Aswin R B, Ramesh Chandran R, Gibin Varghese, Jona Thomas John, Shejil A Shaji, Athul V P, Samuel Jacob, Feby C Varghese, Harikrishnan R S, Vineeth V L

Sitting(left to right): Mr. AneeshRajendran, Mr. Aneesh Kumar K. T, Mr. F. R. RejishBabu, Ms. Shyju Susan Mathew, Ms. N. A. Divya, Ms. P. Sandhya, Ms. P. Sheenu, Prof. K. M. Raju, Bro. Sunny Philopose, Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George,Prof. M. K. Giridharan,Dr. Sakuntala S. Pillai, Prof. B. PrasannaKumari,Ms. Beena Paul, Ms. Jomole Joseph Peedikayil, Ms. M. I. Sridhanya, Ms. A. V. Soumya, Ms. Charivil Sojy Rajan


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Standing 4th row(left to right): Jijan Varghese Skariah, Praveen P U, Nibu Mathew Babu, Nithin Mathew Koshy, Vishnu Vinay, Justin P Thomas, Ananthu S, Avery T Thomas, Ashok Abraham, SujithSudhakaran

Standing 3rd row(left to right): Nisu Mariam Varghese, Tessy Easow, Neethu S J, Abana Mary Martha, Neethu Mohan, Priyadarshini S, Sona Sojan, Navia Jacob, Deepa Chandran S, Iba Mary George, Sonia Nair R, Divya Mary Varghese, Catherine Jose

Standing 2nd row (left to right): Neethu Mariam Kuriakose, Neethu K John, Deepthi David, Jeethu M Bovas, Preethi Andrews, Sari T Nair, Jenu Raichal James, Nithya Sara Joseph, Litty Thomas, Annie Alex, Diana Oom-achan, Roshan S Cherian, Minchu Merine Koshy, Sheba Mary Abraham, Remya Sara George, Jiji K Mohan

Standing 1st row(left to right): Nithya G Nair, Simi P V, Anju K S, Krishna M S, Deepthi Thomas, Arpitha R S, Ganga Babu, Chinju Elizabeth Varghese, Deepthi S Nair, Susan James, Joji S John, Jishma Elizabeth, Steacy Var-ghese, Anju Ajay Thomas, Veena U K, Rani Maria Joy

Sitting(left to right): Ms.Ani Varghese, Ms.Smitha V, Mr. S. R. Sandeep, Mr. S. Vishnu Kumar, Mr.Biju B. Varghese, Prof. K. M. Raju, Bro. Sunny Philopose,, Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George, Prof. M. K. Girid-haran, Dr.Sakuntala S. Pillai, Ms. S. Asha, Ms.Indu V, Ms. Devi Priya V. S, Ms. Lovely Davis

Standing 3rd row(left to right): Justin M Thomas, Hiran George Thomas, Bibin Michael Kumpukatu, Alwin Thomson, Roshan Varghese Roy, Shon Thomas Babu, Rethin Raju,Amal Dev, Suraj K, Sarun Jolak George, Sebin John Mathew, Christin Samuel, George Abraham, Bineesh C Mathew, Alan Michael, Chacko A K, Anzar H

Standing 2nd row (left to right): Anoop Abraham, Kailas S , Sarath R S, Rohit P, Ashok B, Rajasekharan G, Rahul K R, Jishnu Chandran, Rohan Baby Mathews, Rohit Thomas, Rohit Job, Bechu Jacob Philip, Nidhin Lalichan, Abhilash M S, Rohan Stephan Luke, Vishnu Gopal V, Steaphen Alexander

Standing 1st row (left to right): Jijo Varghese, Denny Thomas, Sachith Soju, Harikrishnan J, Lijo P Varghese, Shibin Thomas, Ajith Francis P, Lovein Mathew George, Glisten Varghese, Imran Faizal, Nidhin Mathew, Jithin John Maathew, Jinu Mammen Varghese, Rohit J Wester,Visakh H, Prakash I L, Mahendran S

Sitting(left to right) : Ms. Neeshma Radhakrishnan,Ms. R. K. Vineetha ,Mr. Sujith S, Mr. Arun Lal A, Mr. M. Pradeep, Mr. K. S. Venkatesh, Prof. K. Gisuthan, Prof. K. M. Raju, Bro. Sunny Philopose,, Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George,Dr. Sakuntala S. Pillai, Prof. M. K. Giridharan, Mr. Remil George Thomas, Mr. Ayswer A. S,Mr. V. P. Premchand,Mr. Francis J. Emmatty, Mr. Anoop M. R, Mr. S. Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Rag R. L, Mr. Rupesh S


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kt´m-jn--¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-¶p.

{InkvXp-aÊv Xte¶v apwss_-bnÂ \n¶v XpS-§m-\n-cp¶ “Smäm Pm{KXn bm{X” bv¡v apt¶m-Sn-bm-bn, c Ip Znhkw apt¼ Rm³ ]q\-bnÂ

F¯n-bn-cp-¶p. FXmI v 80C XWp-¸n-te-¡mWv Rm\-hnsS sN¶n-d-§n-b-Xv. Ing-¡nsâ HmIvkvt^mÀUv F¶-dn-b-s¸-Sp¶, C´-y-bnse

Gähpw anI¨ hnZ-ym-`-ymk anen-«dn l_v F¶p hnti-jn-¸n-Im-hp¶ Øew.

ILS \v kao-]-apÅ Hcp dnkÀ¨v C³Ì-yq-«nsâ BÀ¡n-sS-IvNÀ II v CjvS-s¸«v t^mt«m FSp-¡m³ {ian-¨-Xn\v skI-yq-cnän ]nSn-¨p-

sImI v t]mb-Xpw tem¡Â _Ênse Id-¡-§fpw Hs¡ Nne HmÀa-IÄ. ^nenw C³Ìn-ä-yq-«n-t\m-SpÅ t{]aw sImI v Rm\pw Hcp

kplr¯pw IqSn AXn-\-Sp-¯pÅ ayq-kn-b-¯nÂ Ib-dm³ F¶ t]cnÂ Iym-¼-knÂ Ib-dn-¡q-Sn. \Ã NpÅ³ sN¡-·msc hmbv

t\m¡m³ AXn\v ap¶nse tj¡v IS-bnÂ ]e-t¸mgpw h¶n-«p-s I-¦nepw BZ-y-am-bn-«m-bn-cp¶p Ahfpw AXn\v DÅnÂ. icn¡pw

kvamÀ«v Iym-¼-kv. Hcp tImWn-embn Hcp t£{Xw hsc D Iv. C´-y³ kn\n-a-bpsS cmin Xs¶ amän-a-dn¨ Hcp-]mSv kn\nam Po\n-b-Êp-

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IÄ¡v P·w \ÂInb al-¯mb Iem t£{Xw. B Iym-¼kv \ndsb kn\n-a-bm-Wv. kn\n-asb s\t©mSp

tNÀ¯ GsXm-cp-h\pw F¯n-t¨-cm³ sImXn¡p¶ CSw.

]psW-bnÂ \n¶v apwss_¡v Xpcp-Xpcm s{Sbn³ D Im-bn-«pw, a\-:]qÀÆw Xs¶ _ÊnÂ t]mIm³ Xocp-am-

\n-¨p. BsI aqt¶m \mtem t]c-S-§nb B tem¡Â _ÊnÂ C´-y-bnse BZy Bdp hcn -ssl-kv]oUv

sslth Bb- apwss_ ]qsW sslth-bn-eq-sS-bpÅ B bm{X \sÃmcp A\p-`-h-am-bn-cp-¶p.

apwss_ þ C´-y-bpsS hmWn-P-y, km¼-¯nI Xe-Øm-\w. t_mfn-hp-Unsâbpw, BCCI bpsSbpw kz´w

\K-cw. ‘ChnsS Bcpw \S-¡m-dn-Ã.... FÃm-hcpw HmSp-I-bmWv F¶mWv ]d-bmdv; AÃ AXmWv kXyw Hcp-

h-i¯v kp`n-£-X-bpsS BImi Npw_c-§fpw adp-h-i¯v Zmcn-{Z-y-¯nsâbpw, At[m temI-¯nsâbpw

thcp-IÄ ]nSªp InS-¡p¶ tNcn-Ifpw Htc t]mse ImWp-¶ Htc Hcp CSw. Cu ]e tNcn-I-fn-tebpw

A£-c-m`-ymk \nc¡v C´-y-bpsS icm-icn \nc-¡n-s\-¡mÄ IqSp-X-em-Wv F¶Xpw Hcp hkvXpX. kn²n hn\m-

bI t£-{X-¯n\v kao]apÅ cho{µ \mS-y-a-µn-c-¯n-em-bn-cp¶p cPn-kvt{S-j-\pw, saUn-¡Â sN¡-¸pw. tijw

sam¯w 400 t]cpbpw 20 {Kq¸mbn Xncn-¨p. ]cn-N-b-s¸-S-ensâ BZy thZn. Fsâ {Kq¸nÂ Rms\m-gnsI

_m¡n FÃmcpw hSt¡ C´-y-¡mÀ. kÀÆ{X lnµn !!! B `mj tI«mÂ a\-Ên-emIpw, X«n-ap«n ]d-sªm-¸n-

¡mw. A{X am{Xw. BZyw Hcp-am-Xncn IjvS-s¸-«p.

sshIp-t¶-c-t¯msS t^mÀaÂ C\m-K-z-td-j³ DI m-bn-cp-¶p. A¶v BZ-y-ambn R§-sfm-¶n¨v ‘Pm{KXn KoXv’ ]mSn. ]ns¶ AsXmcp DuÀÖ-am-bn. 400 t]cpw IqSn AXv ]mSp-t¼m-gs¯ kt´m-j-hpw, Xnf¸pw H¶p

thsd-bm-Wv. R§sf apgp-h³ tNÀ¯v \nÀ¯nb hen-sbmcp NmeI iàn-bmbn AXv amdn. R§-fp-sS

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IrX-Ú-X-bpsS AS-bm-f-am-bn-cp-¶p AXv. cm{Xn dbnÂthtÌ-j-\nÂ

sagp-Ip-Xncn I¯n¨v {InkvXp-aÊpw BtLm-jn¨v sFi-z-c-y-ambn bm{X

XpS-§n.

ASp¯ aq¶p Znh-khpw s{Sbn\nÂ Xs¶ Bbn-cp-¶p. sIm¦¬

hgn tIc-f-¯n-te¡v. Bh-i-y-¯n\v Xpc-¦-§fpw ]me-§fpw \ndª

\sÃmcp Zri-y-hn-kva-b-am-bn-cp-¶p B dq«v. IrX-y-ambn ]d-ªmÂ 91 Xpc-

¦-§fpw 2000 Â ]cw ]me-§fpw DÄs¸«, 740 Intem-ao-ä-dnÂ 74

a\p-j-y-Po-h-\p-IÄ¡p apI-fnÂ ]Wn-XoÀ¯ Hcp dq«.v C. {io-[-c³

F¶ a\p-j-ysâ \nÝ-b-ZmÀU-yhpw Hcp-]mSv a\p-j-y-cpsS ITn-\m-²-ym-

\-¯nsâbpw êw. Cu \qämI- nÂ dbnÂth Gsä-Sp¯ Gähpw

hen-bXpw ImTn-\-y-ta-dn-b-Xp-amb t{]mPIvSv CXm-bn-cn-¡mw.

Znh-khpw cmhnse Hmtcm-cp-¯cpw Fgp-t¶Â¡p-¶Xv Xs¶

Fs´¦nepw hnj-b-hp-am-bn-«mbn-cn¡pw. ]ns¶ ]IÂ apgp-h³

AXn-s\-¸-än-bpÅ NÀ¨-IÄ. ]pXnb Bi-b-§Ä... ]e kz-]v\-§Ä.

FÃm I¼mÀ«p-saânepw CXp Xs¶-bm-bn-cn-¡pw ØnXn. CSbv¡v

{Kq¸v hÀ¡p-Ifpw {]ktâj\p-Ifpw ImWpw.

BZ-ys¯ tÌm¸v sIm¨p-th-fn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. FÃm-hcpw IqSn AhnsS

_o¨nÂ Cd§n. tijw cm{Xn tÌj-\nÂ H¶n-¨n-cp¶v `£Ww Ign-¨p.

A¶v apgp-h³ BtLm-j-am-bn-cp-¶p. Hmtcm {]tZ-i¯p \n¶p-Å-

hcpw Ah-c-h-cp-tSXmb Iem ]cn]m-Sn-IÄ Ah-X-cn-¸n-¨p.

Cdm-\nÂ \n¶p h¶ Hcp kv{Xo- Ah-X-cn-¸n¨ Um³km-bn-cp¶p Iq«-

¯nÂ Gähpw Nncn-¸n-¨-Xv.

B c Ip Znhkw R§Ä ae-bm-fn-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p lotdmk.v Ah-cpsS

`mj-bnÂ 'aÃqkv '. ]ns¶ A¸\pw A½bpw ae-bm-fn-I-fm-bn-cn-¡p-

I-bpw, F¶mÂ ae-bm-f-t¯mSv ]pe-_Ôw t]mepw CÃm¯ Nne

't{^mUv aeq-kpw'. H¶v ]dbmw, tIc-f-¯nÂ F§-s\m-s¡-bm-sW¶v

]d-ªmepw shfn-bnÂ sN¶p Ign-ªmÂ

C{X ]c-kv]c kl-I-c-W-apÅ PmXn

thsd ImWn-Ã. I¬t{SmÄ dqsams¡

R§-fpsS I¬t{SmfnÂ Bbn-cp-s¶¶v

]d-bmw. ‘Ip«-\m-S³ ]p©-bn-se’ Hs¡

henb lnäm-bn. kI-ecpw ]ns¶ AXpw

]mSn \S-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p.

ae-bmfn F¶-XnÂ icn¡pw A`n-am\w

tXm¶nb Ah-k-c-am-bn-cp¶p AXv. A¶v

R§Ä D Im-¡n-b-Xnsâ A{X Hmfw

thsd Hcp kmwØm-\-¡m-sc-s¡m Ipw

D Im-¡m³ km[n-¨n-Xp-an-Ã.

Xncp-h-\-´-]p-c¯v XWÂ F¶ kwL-

S-\bpw sSIvt\m-]mÀ¡pw kµÀin-¨p.

C´-y-bnseXs¶ BZ-ys¯ IT ]mÀ¡mb

sSIvt\m-]mÀ¡nsâ BZy CEO Øm\-¯n-

cp¶ hnP-b-cm-L-h-\p-ambn Hcp skj\pw

D Im-bn-cp-¶p. Hcp hnP-bn-bpsS `mh-am-bn-

cp-¶p At±-l-¯n-\v. cmjv{So-b-¡m-cpsS

IpXn-c-¡-¨-h-S-§-tfmSv t]mc-Sn¨p \n¶,

aqe-y-§Ä ssIhn-Sm¯ hy-àn.

]n¶oSv `mc-X-¯nsâ Ings¡ Aä-amb

I\-ym-Ip-am-cn-bn-te¡v t]mbn. _wKmÄ

DÄ¡-S-ensâbpw Ad-_n-¡-S-ensâbpw

C´-y³ alm-k-ap-{Z-¯nsâbpw kwK-

a-Øm\w. AhnsS hnth-Im-\-µ-¸md

kµÀin¨ tijw hnth-Im-\µ tI{µ-¯nÂ

h¨v Hcp ]m\Â NÀ¨bpw \S-¶p.

Xangv \mSnsâ kmwkv¡m-cnI Xe-Øm-\-

amb t£{X-\-K-cw, a[p-ssc-bn-emWv ]n¶oSv

F¯n-bXv AhnsS sh¦n-S-k-zman F¶

Kh¬saâv tUmIvSÀ dn«-bÀ Bb tijw

Xsâ 58þmw hb-ÊnÂ Hcp t\{Xm-ip-]{Xn

XpS§n. hÀj-§Ä¡p tijw C¶v temI-

¯nse Xs¶ Gähpw hen-bXpw Nnehp

Ipd-ª-Xp-amb t\{X-Nn-InÕm tI{µ-amb

Ac-hnµv sF sIbÀ F¶Xv Adn-b-s¸-Sp-

¶p. Hcphsâ ITn-\m-²zm-\hpw a\-Êm-\n-

²yhpw Hcp-]mSv t]À¡v shfn-¨-amb IY.

58mas¯ hb-ÊnÂ B a\p-j-y\v C{X-

sbms¡ sN¿m-\m-hp-sa-¦nÂ buÆ-\-hpw,

Imehpw ssIap-X-em-bpÅ F\n¡pw

\n§Ä¡pw F{Xt¯mfw sN¿m\mIpw ?

tijw bm{X F¯n-t¨À¶Xv sNss¶bv¡v

kao-]-apÅ Hcp Ip{Km-a-¯n-em-Wv. £an-

¡-Ww... C¶-sXmcp Ip{Km-a-a-Ã. tImX-

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¼m¡w Hcp-]mSv apt¶-dn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.

AhnsS R§sf Im¯n-cp-¶Xv kn\n-am-

¡-Ysb shÃp¶ Hcp Pohn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p.

sIan-¡Â F©n-\o-bÀ tPmen Ifªv

{Kma-¯nÂ h¶v ]©m-b¯v {]kn-Uâm-

hp-¶p. B Ip-{Km-as¯ kzbw \ne-\

nÂ¡m³ {]m]vX-am-¡n-sb-Sp-¡p-¶p. Icp-

Wm-\n-[n-bpsS ]n´p-W-tbmsS Xan-gv\m-«nÂ

AtX-t]mse [mcmfw {Kma-§Ä hnI-kn-¸n-

s¨-Sp-¡p-¶p. Hmtcm XhW “CewtKm” ]dªp \nÀ-¯pt¼mgpw \ndª ssIb-Sn-

tbmsS R§-f-Xns\ kzm-KXw sNbvXp.

Xmc -]-cn-th-j-§-fn-Ãm¯ Hcp bYmÀ°

t\Xm-hns\ II kwXr-]vXn-tbm-sS...

ss\km-ansâ tZi¯v ‘\mµn’ F¶

kwL-S-\-sb-bmWv R§Ä tXSn-b-Xv.

B{Ô-bnse kIe kÀ¡mÀ kv¡qfp-I-

fn-te¡pw `£Ww D Im-¡p¶ Hcp X\n

^qUv ^mIvSdn F¶p Xs¶ CXns\ ]

d-bmw. At§-bäw Izm-fnän Im¯p kq£n-

¡p¶ Hcp ]»nIvþss{]häv kwcw-`-

¯nsâ DZm-l-c-Ww. C¶v C´-y-bpsS ]

e `mK-§-fn-te¡pw ‘\mµn’ hf-cp-¶p.

AXnsâ Imc-y-§Ä t\m¡p¶ eo\m

tPmk-^ns\ IrX-Ú-X-tbmsS HmÀ¡p-¶p.

ImcWw e£-¡-W-¡n\v Ipªp-§Ä

CXp sImI v ]«nWn InS-¡m-Xn-cn-¡p-¶p.

A¶v Xs¶ ISB Â h¨v Hcp ]m\Â

NÀ¨bpw D m-bn-cp-¶p. InSn-e³ Iym-¼kv

Xs¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p AXv. ]ns¶ A¶v Ign¨

B ssl{Z-_mZv _ncn-bm-WnbpsS cpNn

CXp-hsc \mho¶v t]mbn-«n-Ã.

]n¶nSv F¯n-s¸-«¯v Hdo-Ênse `ph-t\-i-

z-cnÂ. C´-y-bnse Gähpw henb ZpcnX

_m[nX {]tZ-i-amWo Hdo-Êm. C¶nXv

HUo-i-bm-Wv. Ignª 100 hÀj-¯nÂ 96

Zpcn-X-§Ä. tcmK-§fpw inip-a-c-W-\n-c-¡p-

sams¡ hfsc IqSp-XÂ H¸w \IvkÂ

tI{µ-oIrX Øew IqSn-bm-Wv ChnSw.

Ahn-tS-¡mWv “tPm aSn-b¯v ”F¶

Imªn-c-¸-Ån-¡m-c³ IS¶p sN¶-Xv. {]

mY-anI Bh-i-y-§Ä¡p hsc IjvS-s¸-

Sp¶ Cu a\p-j-yÀ¡n-S-bnÂ “{Kmw hnImkv

” F¶ Ct±-l-¯nsâ kwL-S\ \S-¯p¶

{]hÀ¯-\-§Ä kvXpX-yÀl-am-Wv. B

{Kma-§Ä R§Ä sNÃp-¶-Xn\v HcmgvN

ap¼v cmlpÂKmÔn kµÀin-¨n-cp-¶p.

Cu {Kma-§-fn-eqsS IS¶p t]mb-t¸mÄ Hcp Imcyw a\-Ên-embn; tIc-

f-¯nÂ Hscmä {Kmaw t]mepw CÃ! AhnsS \n¶v PmÀJ¬Unse

Pwj-Uv]qÀ F¶ Smäm-bpsS kz´w ÌnÂ knän-bn-te-¡mWv

t]mb-Xv. 1907 Â Smäm {Kq¸v Gsä-Sp-X¯ 15,000 G¡À Øe-

¯mWv C¶s¯ Pwj-Uv]qÀ. kÀ¡m-cntâXmbn ap³kn-¸m-en-än

t]mepw CÃm¯ Chn-Sps¯ kIe Imc-y-§fpw Smäm {Kq¸v t\cn-

«mWv t\m¡n \S-¯p-¶-Xv. AhnsS h¨v Hcp ]m\Â NÀ¨ D Im-bn-

cp-¶p. H¸w ÌoÂ ¹mâpw kµÀin-¨p.

lnµp aX-¯nsâ P· Øew F¶p Icp-Xp¶ D¯À {]tZ-in-eq-

sS-bm-bn-cp¶p ]ns¶ bm{X. Is®¯m Zqc¯v ]¨¸v \ndªp

InS¡p¶ ‘Zntbm-dnbm’ F¶ {Kma-amWv R§-f-hnsS kµÀin-¨-Xv.

I -IXn-te¡pw Gähpw at\m-l-c-amb Øew. Ahn-Sps¯ IÀj-

IÀ ]m«p-]mSn \r¯w Nhn-«n-bmWv R§sf kzm-KXw sNbvXXv.

]t£ ]n¶oSv I I apJ-§Ä¡v A{X kt´m-j-¯nsâ `mh-a-Ãm-

bn-cp-¶p. hr¯n-lo-\-amb hgn-I-fn-eqsS {]mIn Ae¨p \S-¡p¶

kv{XoIÄ, Ah-cpsS tXmfnÂ H¶pw Adn-bmsX aq¡f Hen-¸n-¨n-cn-

¡p¶ Ipcp-¶p-IÄ. Cu `mc-X-amtWm Xnf-§p-¶Xv??? Ipfn-¡m\pw

\\bv-¡m\pw aäv {]mY-anI Bh-i-y-¯n\pw DÅ kuI-cyw D -Im-Is-«..

B apJ-§-fnÂ Hcp {]k-¶X D Im-I-s«.... henb ]²-Xn-IÄ \

ap¡v hgntb hn`m-h\w sN¿mw.

sImSpw XWp-¸-¯mWv UÂln-bnÂ sN¶n-d-§n-b-Xv. AhnsS

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Hcp Xncn-ªp-t\m«w

R§Ä II Xv FÃm-h-cp-tSbpw {]nb-s¸« tdmÄ tamUÂ

'A³jp Kp]vX-'tb-bm-Wv. Abmsf hnti-jn-¸n-¡m³ F\n¡v

hm¡p-I-fnÃ! ‘ih-¯nsâ NqSp sImI v Rms\sâ ico-

cs¯ NqSm¡n \nÀ¯n. AsXs¶ ie-y-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶n-Ã.

F¶mÂ F\n¡v NqSpw Xcp-¶p’. Hcp s]¬ Ip«n-bpsS Cu

hm¡p-I-fmWv Kp]vX-sb-s¡m-I v ‘Kq©v’krjvSn-¸n-¨-Xv. aäv

{]mY-anI Bh-i-y-§Ä¡mbn \qdp-Iq«w kwL-S-\-Ifps -¦nepw

XpWnsb kw_-Ôn-¡p¶ asäm¶pw tI«n-«n-Ã. AÀ_³

Gcn-b-bnÂ Bh-iyw Ignªv If-bp¶ XpWn-¯-c-§Ä

kz-cq-]n-¨v, s{]mkÊv sNbvXv dq-dÂ Gcn-b-bnÂ hnX-cWw

sN¿p¶ Hcp kvss¹ sNbn³. Ignª 10 hÀjs¯ At±-

l-¯nsâ A²-zm\w Cý apgp-h³ ]SÀ¶p ]´-en¨ Hcp {]

Øm-\-ambn C¶v ‘Kp©n’s\ amän.

AhnsS \n¶v Gähpw henb kwØm-\-amb cmP-Øm-\n-te-

¡mWv t]mb-Xv. Ahn-Sps¯ Xntem-\nbm Fs¶mcp DÄ\

mS³ {Kma-¯nÂ _¦À tdmbv Øm]n¨ s_bÀ ^p«v tImtfPv

R§Ä kµÀin-¨p. 1972 Â Øm]n-X-amb tImtf-Pv, Pe-hn-X-

c-Ww, sXmgn-e-h-k-c-§Ä krjvSn-¡Â, sshZ-ypXn DXv]m-Z-\w,

Btcm-Ky kwc-£Ww XpS-§nb taJ-e-I-fnÂ {]hÀ¯n¨v

Xntem-\n-b-bpsS kmaq-lnI D¶-a\w km²-y-am-¡p-¶p.

KpP-dm-¯nse an¯m-]qÀ F¶ Øe-t¯-¡mWv tijw bm{X

IS¶p sN¶-Xv. Smäm sIan-¡Âkv ¹mâmWv an¯m-]q-cnse

{][m\ hy-h-kmbw AhnsS [mcm-f-am-bpÅ kzbw klm-bI

kwL-§-fpsS DXv]-¶-§Ä {_m³Uv sNbvXv s]mXp hn]-

Wn-bnÂ Ah-X-cn-¸n-¡p-¶-XnÂ Smäm {Kq¸v ap³ssI-sb-Sp-¡p-

¶p.

A¯-c-¯n-epÅ ]e kzbw klm-bI kwL-§fpw R§Ä

kµÀin-¨p. `mhn-bnÂ Hcp Pwj-Uv]q-cmbn an¯m-]qÀ amdn-

bmÂ AXn-i-bn-¡m-\n-Ã !

Ah-km-\s¯ tÌm¸m-bn-cp¶p AXv. ]mbv¡v sN¿-entâ

bpw ss_ ]d-¨n-ensâbpw Hs¡ ka-b-ambncp¶p ]n¶oSv.

BtLm-j-§-sfms¡ AXnsâ ]mc-a-y-¯nÂ F¯n. sam¯-

¯nÂ hfsc \Ã _l-f-am-bn-cp-¶p {Sbn-\nÂ. kuI-c-ymÀ°w

FÃm-hcpw ]e tÌj-\p-I-fn-embn Cd-§n. t]tcmÀ½-bn-

Ãm¯ GtXm Hcp tÌj-\nÂ Rm\pw Cd-§n.

H¶p Xncnªp t\m¡p-t¼mÄ... Rm³ þ H¶pw H¶pw, H¶p-

aÃ F¶ Xncn¨-dnhv H¶p IqSn ZrV-ambn. I I a\p-j-yÀ

A¯-c-¡m-cm-bn-cp-¶p. AhÀ sNbvXXv A{X-bv¡m-bn-cp-¶p.

Hmtcm-cp-¯À¡pw ]d-bm-\pI v Hcp-]mSv A²-zm-\-¯nsâbpw

kl-\-¯nsâbpw BX-y-ń-I-amb t\Sn-sb-Sp-¡-ensâbpw

kt´m-j-¯nsâbpw Hs¡ AXn-i-bn-¸n-¡p¶ IY-IÄ.

C¯-c-¡m-cpsS IqsSBbn-cn-¡m³ Ignªp F¶-XnÂ

Rm³ IrXmÀ°³. “F\n-s¡sâ 29 þmas¯ hb-ÊnÂ e`n-

¡p¶ FIvkvt]m-j-dmWv \n\¡v \nsâ 21þmas¯ hb-ÊnÂ

e`n-¡p-¶Xv ” F¶v cmlpÂ F¶ kplr¯v ]d-ª-t¸mÄ

AXv hen-sbmcp D¯-c-hm-Zn-X-z-ambn tXm¶n. ImcWw F¶nÂ

\n¶v A{X-t¯mfw {]Xo-£n-¡p-¶p.

HmÀa Hcp KÀ`-]m-{X-amWv. AXn-

sâ DÅn-te¡p t]mIp-¶-sXm¶pw

amäw hcmsX Xncn-¨p-h-cp-¶n-Ã. F¶mÂ \

ns¶-¸-än-bpÅ HmÀ½-IÄ¡v Hcp amähpw kw`-hn-¡p-¶n-Ã.

GIm-´X k-zbw Xnc-sª-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ kt´m-j-]qÀÆ-amb Hcp

A\p-`-h-am-Wv. F¶mÂ AXv aäp-f-f-h-cmÂ \ÂI-s¸-Sp-t¼mÄ Gsd

ZpxJIchpw. Cu ISpw-\oe IÀ«-\n« P\mebv¡p ]pd-¯pÅ temI-

¯nse kt´m-j-§Ä F¶nte¡p F¯p-¶nÃ. AÃ ... A§s\ ]

d-bp-¶Xp icn-bÃ. Rm³ kzo-I-cn-¡p-¶nÃ F¶p ]d-b-Ww. Hcp

a\p-j-ysâ kt´mjw Bcw-`n-¡p-¶Xp Ahsâ a\-ÊnÂ

\n¶m-Wv. _m¡n-bp-Å-hbv¡v FÃmw ss\an-jn-I-

amb A\p-`-h-§Ä \ÂImt\ Ign-bp-I-sbm-Åp.

hn.-ss_-_n-fnÂ ]d-ªn-«p Iv “\o Cu temIw

apgp-h³ t\Sn-bmepw, \nsâ Bßm-hns\ \jvS-

s¸-Sp-¯n-bmÂ ]ns¶ F´p {]tbm-P\w ?”.

AsX, Fsâ Bßmhp \jvS-s¸-«-cn-¡p-¶p. Rm³ \jvS-s¸-Sp-

¯n-b-XmtWm ? Adn-bnÃ. amä-an-ÃmsX XpS-cp¶ amä-¯nsâ {]bm-W-¯nÂ,

PohnXw apt¶m-«p-t]m-Ip-t¼mÄ Rm³ ]nd-tIm«p t]mIp-I-bmtWm ?

Ihn-IÄ ]mSpw t]mse tdmkm-]p-jv¸-¯nsâ kuµ-c-y-tam, ag-bpsS IpfnÀatbm H¶pw

Xs¶ AhÄ¡v CÃm-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ Rm³ F¶ hyàn ]qÀ®-\m-bn-cp-¶Xv Ah-fpsS

kmao-]y-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p. Fsâ kz-]v\-§Ä¡v Nnd-Ip-IÄ \ÂIn, Fsâ taml-§Ä¡v \nd-

§Ä \ÂIn AhÄ Ft¶m-sSm-¸-apI- m-bn-cp-¶p. AhÄ FsâXp am-{X-am-sW¶v Rm³ Dd¨p

hni-z-kn¨p. ]t£...

Hcp Iuam-c-¡m-csâ A]-Iz-amb a\-ÊnÂ \n¶p XpS§mw. \nk-zmÀ°-hpw AN-©-e-hpw ]cn-ip-²-hp-amWv

{]Wbw F¶v a\-ÊnÂ Icp-Xn-bn-cp¶ Imew. II - kn-\n-a-I-fpw hmbn¨ ]pkvX-I-§fpw B Nn´sb ZrU-

am-¡n. {]Wbw F¶ hnIm-cs¯ Adn-bm³ a\Êv sh¼Â sIm Ip. Ipd-tkmh kn\n-a-I-fnse \mb-Isâ IS-

¶p-h-chv t]mse s]«-¶m-bn-cp¶p Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n-te¡v AhÄ F¯n-b-Xv. F¶nÂ {]W-b-¯nsâ sam«p-IÄ

XfnÀ¯p. Ah ]q¯p. B ]q¡m-e-¯n-te¡v Rm³ Ahsf kzm-KXw sNbvXp. lrZ-y-amb ]p©n-cn-tbmsS AhÄ

AXv kzo-I-cn-¨p. R§-fp-tS-Xmb temI-¯nÂ R§Ä am{X-am-bn. kabw F¶Xv At]-£-n-I-amWv F¶v Rm³ Xncn-¨-

dn-ªXv B \mfp-I-fn-em-Wv.

FÃm kz-]v\-§-fp-tSbpw Ah-km\w \mw DW-cp-t¼m-gmWv F¶v tI«n-«pI v. Fsâ kz-]v\-§Ä Hcn-¡epw Ah-

km-\n-¡p-IbnÃ F¶v Rm³ hni-z-kn¨p. B hn-i-zmkw Al-¦m-c-ambn. \mw kz´w F¶v Icp-Xp-¶Xv asäm-cm-fpsS

kz-´-ambn amdp-¶-XmWv \½fnÂ Gähpw thZ\ Df-hm-¡p-¶Xv F¶v Rm³ ]d-bpw. Rm³ F¶pw ImWm³ B{K-

ln-¨n-cp¶ ]p©ncn C¶v asäm-cm-fp-tS-Xmbn amdn-¡-gn-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p. HmÀ½-IÄ F¶Xv Gsd A]-I-S-I-chpw AtX

kabw kuµ-cy ]qÀ®hpw BWv. F{X ad-¡m³ {ian-¨n«pw AXnepw iàn-bmbn AXv a\-kn-te¡v F¯p-¶p. _p²n

]d-bp¶p, CXv H¶n\pw Hcp Ah-km-\-a-Ã. PohnXw C\nbpw ap¼nÂ D Iv. \nd-§Ä¡pw kz-]v\-§Ä¡pw Hcn-¡epw

Ah-km-\-anÃ. F¶mÂ a\Êv ... a\Êv Ct¸mgpw B ]gb ]q¡m-e-¯nÂ B-Wv. AhnsS ag-hn-Ãp-I-fmÂ XoÀ¯ kz-]

v\-§Ä Ct¸mgpw \ndªv

\nÂ¡p-¶p. sNKp-thc ]d-ªn-«pI v Hcp a\p-j-ysâ ià-amb Bbp[w Ahsâ apdn-hp-I-fmWv F¶v. Fsâ apdn-hp-

IÄ FsâXp am{X-ambn Fsâ DÅnÂ \ne-\nÂ¡s«, Cu apdn-hp-Itf Rm³ kvt\ln-¡p-¶p. Ah Ft¶bpw. ImcWw

\o Cdp-s¯-Sp¯ tdmkm-]p-jv¸-¯nsâ apÅp-I-fm-emWv Ch F¶nÂ D Im-b-Xv. Rm³ Chsb CjvS-s¸-«n-sÃ-¦nÂ ]ns¶

Fń-s\-bmWv CjvS-s¸-SpI ?

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HmÀa Hcp KÀ`-]m-{X-amWv. AXn-

sâ DÅn-te¡p t]mIp-¶-sXm¶pw

amäw hcmsX Xncn-¨p-h-cp-¶n-Ã. F¶mÂ \

ns¶-¸-än-bpÅ HmÀ½-IÄ¡v Hcp amähpw kw`-hn-¡p-¶n-Ã.

GIm-´X k-zbw Xnc-sª-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ kt´m-j-]qÀÆ-amb Hcp

A\p-`-h-am-Wv. F¶mÂ AXv aäp-f-f-h-cmÂ \ÂI-s¸-Sp-t¼mÄ Gsd

ZpxJIchpw. Cu ISpw-\oe IÀ«-\n« P\mebv¡p ]pd-¯pÅ temI-

¯nse kt´m-j-§Ä F¶nte¡p F¯p-¶nÃ. AÃ ... A§s\ ]

d-bp-¶Xp icn-bÃ. Rm³ kzo-I-cn-¡p-¶nÃ F¶p ]d-b-Ww. Hcp

a\p-j-ysâ kt´mjw Bcw-`n-¡p-¶Xp Ahsâ a\-ÊnÂ

\n¶m-Wv. _m¡n-bp-Å-hbv¡v FÃmw ss\an-jn-I-

amb A\p-`-h-§Ä \ÂImt\ Ign-bp-I-sbm-Åp.

hn.-ss_-_n-fnÂ ]d-ªn-«p Iv “\o Cu temIw

apgp-h³ t\Sn-bmepw, \nsâ Bßm-hns\ \jvS-

s¸-Sp-¯n-bmÂ ]ns¶ F´p {]tbm-P\w ?”.

AsX, Fsâ Bßmhp \jvS-s¸-«-cn-¡p-¶p. Rm³ \jvS-s¸-Sp-

¯n-b-XmtWm ? Adn-bnÃ. amä-an-ÃmsX XpS-cp¶ amä-¯nsâ {]bm-W-¯nÂ,

PohnXw apt¶m-«p-t]m-Ip-t¼mÄ Rm³ ]nd-tIm«p t]mIp-I-bmtWm ?

Ihn-IÄ ]mSpw t]mse tdmkm-]p-jv¸-¯nsâ kuµ-c-y-tam, ag-bpsS IpfnÀatbm H¶pw

Xs¶ AhÄ¡v CÃm-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ Rm³ F¶ hyàn ]qÀ®-\m-bn-cp-¶Xv Ah-fpsS

kmao-]y-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p. Fsâ kz-]v\-§Ä¡v Nnd-Ip-IÄ \ÂIn, Fsâ taml-§Ä¡v \nd-

§Ä \ÂIn AhÄ Ft¶m-sSm-¸-apI- m-bn-cp-¶p. AhÄ FsâXp am-{X-am-sW¶v Rm³ Dd¨p

hni-z-kn¨p. ]t£...

Hcp Iuam-c-¡m-csâ A]-Iz-amb a\-ÊnÂ \n¶p XpS§mw. \nk-zmÀ°-hpw AN-©-e-hpw ]cn-ip-²-hp-amWv

{]Wbw F¶v a\-ÊnÂ Icp-Xn-bn-cp¶ Imew. II - kn-\n-a-I-fpw hmbn¨ ]pkvX-I-§fpw B Nn´sb ZrU-

am-¡n. {]Wbw F¶ hnIm-cs¯ Adn-bm³ a\Êv sh¼Â sIm Ip. Ipd-tkmh kn\n-a-I-fnse \mb-Isâ IS-

¶p-h-chv t]mse s]«-¶m-bn-cp¶p Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n-te¡v AhÄ F¯n-b-Xv. F¶nÂ {]W-b-¯nsâ sam«p-IÄ

XfnÀ¯p. Ah ]q¯p. B ]q¡m-e-¯n-te¡v Rm³ Ahsf kzm-KXw sNbvXp. lrZ-y-amb ]p©n-cn-tbmsS AhÄ

AXv kzo-I-cn-¨p. R§-fp-tS-Xmb temI-¯nÂ R§Ä am{X-am-bn. kabw F¶Xv At]-£-n-I-amWv F¶v Rm³ Xncn-¨-

dn-ªXv B \mfp-I-fn-em-Wv.

FÃm kz-]v\-§-fp-tSbpw Ah-km\w \mw DW-cp-t¼m-gmWv F¶v tI«n-«pI v. Fsâ kz-]v\-§Ä Hcn-¡epw Ah-

km-\n-¡p-IbnÃ F¶v Rm³ hni-z-kn¨p. B hn-i-zmkw Al-¦m-c-ambn. \mw kz´w F¶v Icp-Xp-¶Xv asäm-cm-fpsS

kz-´-ambn amdp-¶-XmWv \½fnÂ Gähpw thZ\ Df-hm-¡p-¶Xv F¶v Rm³ ]d-bpw. Rm³ F¶pw ImWm³ B{K-

ln-¨n-cp¶ ]p©ncn C¶v asäm-cm-fp-tS-Xmbn amdn-¡-gn-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p. HmÀ½-IÄ F¶Xv Gsd A]-I-S-I-chpw AtX

kabw kuµ-cy ]qÀ®hpw BWv. F{X ad-¡m³ {ian-¨n«pw AXnepw iàn-bmbn AXv a\-kn-te¡v F¯p-¶p. _p²n

]d-bp¶p, CXv H¶n\pw Hcp Ah-km-\-a-Ã. PohnXw C\nbpw ap¼nÂ D Iv. \nd-§Ä¡pw kz-]v\-§Ä¡pw Hcn-¡epw

Ah-km-\-anÃ. F¶mÂ a\Êv ... a\Êv Ct¸mgpw B ]gb ]q¡m-e-¯nÂ B-Wv. AhnsS ag-hn-Ãp-I-fmÂ XoÀ¯ kz-]

v\-§Ä Ct¸mgpw \ndªv

\nÂ¡p-¶p. sNKp-thc ]d-ªn-«pI v Hcp a\p-j-ysâ ià-amb Bbp[w Ahsâ apdn-hp-I-fmWv F¶v. Fsâ apdn-hp-

IÄ FsâXp am{X-ambn Fsâ DÅnÂ \ne-\nÂ¡s«, Cu apdn-hp-Itf Rm³ kvt\ln-¡p-¶p. Ah Ft¶bpw. ImcWw

\o Cdp-s¯-Sp¯ tdmkm-]p-jv¸-¯nsâ apÅp-I-fm-emWv Ch F¶nÂ D Im-b-Xv. Rm³ Chsb CjvS-s¸-«n-sÃ-¦nÂ ]ns¶

Fń-s\-bmWv CjvS-s¸-SpI ?

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INTRODUCTION

One of the social obligations of the highway engineer is to provide accessibility to all remote areas of a country and to make travel faster and safer. Usually greater attention is given to geometric layout, traffic flow conditions and quick methods of construction. In this regard, the issues which adversely affect human life such as air/noise pollution, aesthetic deterioration and ecological disturbances are ignored. It is here that we should develop proper standards for protecting our environment. Rapid traffic growth has paved way to air/noise pollution and visual/physical intrusion.

HIGHWAY PROJECTS

Highway projects are known to have an impact on physical resources such as hydraulics, surface water quality, air quality and soil. Improper cross drainage can result in swamps on either side of road embankment possibly leading to increased flood water levels. Water quality can be affected during construction and operation of the highway by runoff wastes. Pollution can occur through accidents causing spills of transported materials. Air quality can be affected by emission during constructions from tilted sources such as stone crushers and hot mix plants. During the operation phase, air quality can be affected by vehicular exhaust.

HIGHWAY FACTOR IN

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION:SOME ASPECTS

AIR POLLUTANTS

Air pollutants of primary concern include suspended particles, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon and lead. It is found that carbon monoxide content from petrol driven vehicles is more injurious to health than that of diesel-driven vehicles. So also carbon monoxide content in the vehicle emissions is highest for petrol driven cars followed by three- and two-wheelers. Air pollution affects human health, animals, vegetation and materials. Effective public transport system is one method to reduce vehicle-caused pollution to a considerable extent. Vehicles should be allowed to discharge smoke and gases up to a specified limit only and it may be checked at frequent intervals. Air pollution by load vehicles, if not controlled now, will increase by three fold in the next decade.

NOISE POLLUTION

Noise which is defined as ‘unwanted sound’ is the other source of environmental pollution. Keeping in view the number of cars and motorcycles in traffic flows, these vehicles appear to be a major source of traffic noise pollution. Also, due to mixed traffic conditions and congestion, continuous blow of horns takes place and causes noise pollution. The main noise pollution in urban areas goes to 75 to 85 decibels, where as The World Health Organisation limit for better health is 50 decibels. In India very little research work is done in this area and it has been suggested that a road with lower volume/capacity ratio

and smoother surface will have lower noise level. Location of passenger oriented wayside amenities and truck terminals away from the city centre can also reduce noise pollution to a great extent.

VISUAL/ PHYSICAL INTRUSION

To enhance traffic facilities and to provide parking places, we have spoiled the beauty and tranquility of monuments and historic places. An improperly aligned road can destroy basic environmental values and assets like parks, areas of natural beauties, woodland lakes, springs, wild life and so on. Location of service stations, petrol filling centers, petty repair shops, road side advertisements and other road furniture have eroded the aesthetics and beauty of the surrounding area. It is here that roadside plantation can play a very significant role. Plantation should be considered from the view point of protecting slopes, providing shades, reducing head light glare effects and screening of unsightly views. It improves the appearance of the road and helps in redressing environmental pollution and maintaining ecological balance.

CONCLUSION

The adverse impact of road transport in the form of air/noise pollution and visual/physical intrusion is alarming. The noise level in most of the Indian cities exceeds limits. The pollutants emitted through the exhaust of motor vehicles are phenomenal in magnitude. The Ministry of Environment and Forest have come out with environmental guidelines in this connection for project works. It is recommended that the Department of Environment of the State Government should have sufficient architects and planners in their set up so that spatial and visual aspects of environment are suitably taken care of. Environmental planners can suggest optimum location for buildings, industries, control lines for roads, thereby maintaining concentration level of pollutants within limits. All streets should be properly planned and planted so that the environment can be saved from physical degradation.

Prof.P.N.MohanDept. of Civil Engg.

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]Tn-t¨¡vWv. Ct¸m h¿m- Im-bn. Xf-¸n-«-Imev

sNmdn-ªp- ]p-®m-bn. Fsâ tam\v Xnsem¶pw

XmÂ¸-c-ypÃ”Acn-¸³, 80 hb-Êv, sX§p-I-b-ä-¡m-c³

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tIcfw Hcp hnkva-b-tZ-i-am-Wv, kmaq-ly imkv{X-ÚÀ¡.v en_-dÂ k¼Zv imkv{X-¯nsâ

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s¡mI- v, aq¶mw temI-¯n\pw H¶mw temI-¯n-\p-an-S-bnse Hcp IS-em-kp-tZiw. Gähpw

Xmgv¶ {]Xn-ioÀj hcp-am-\-¯n-epw, bqtdm-¸n-t\bpw Ata-cn-¡³ sFI-y-\m-Sp-I-tfbpw

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am[-y-a-§fpw CS-Xp-]£ ssk²m-ń-Icpw tIcfm tamUÂ F¶ Hma-\-t¸-cn«p hnfn-¨-Xv.

km¼-¯nI hnI-k-\-¯n-eq-¶m-sX-bpÅ kmaq-lnI hnI-k-\w, ]t£, Kpcp-X-c-amb {]

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sXmgnÂ ZmXm-hv C¶pw tIc-f-kÀ¡mÀ BWv). F¬]-XpI-fpsS HSp-hnÂ¯s¶ tIcf

tamUÂ AXnsâ A´:-Ñn-{Z-§Ä {]I-Sn-¸n-¨p-Xp-S-§n. km¼-¯nI apc-Sn¸v cq£-ambn.

hchv sNehv A\p-]mXw òa-amb CSnhv ImWn-¨p-Xp-S-§n. sXmgn-en-Ãm-bvabpw hne-¡-b-

ähpw cq£-am-bn. Cu {]Xn-k-Ôn-L-«-¯nÂ \n¶v tIc-fs¯ c£n-¨Xv cI v LS-I-§-fm-

Wv. H¶v KÄ^v_pw, cI v Xmgv¶p-h¶ P\-\-\n-c-¡v. ae-bm-fn-bpsS {]hmkw Hcp-]mSv

kmaq-ln-I-am-ä-§Ä¡v hgn-a-cp-¶n-«p. tZhm-e-b-§-fpsS ]p\-cp-°m-c-W-§Ä, kv{Xo-tI-{µnX

IpSpw-_-§-fpsS DbÀ¨, Gähpw {][m\ambn, KÄ^v ]W-¯n-eqsS ChnsS krjvSn-¡-

s¸-«, Kth-j-IÀI-fn-bm¡n hnfn-¡p¶ Hcp aWn-tbm-UÀ Ct¡m-W-an. tIc-f-¯nÂ Ipan-

ªp- Iq-Snb KÄ^v ]Ww Iqen-hÀ²-\-hn\pw hne-¡-b-ä-¯n-\p-an-S-bm-¡n. D¶X hnZ-ym-

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Ime-am-bn-cp¶p sXm®q-dp-I-fn-te-Xv. CXv taÂ¸-dª {]h-W-X-IÄ¡v B¡w Iq«n.

Hcp IS-emkp tZi-¯nsâ KXn-hn-K-Xn-IÄ (sXm-gn-en-S-§Ä sSIvt\m-{Ikn Iog-S-¡ptam ?)

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tIcf imkv{X-km-ln-Xy ]cn-j¯v 2006 Â \S-¯nb ]T-\-¯nÂ hy-à-am-Ip-¶-Xv tIc-f-

¯nÂ Gähpw IqSp-XÂ BÄ¡mÀ GÀs¸-«n-cn-¡p¶ tPmen IÀj-I-s¯m-gn-em-sW-¶m-

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F¶ ]Z-hn-aq-eyw F³Pn-\ob-dnwKv ôÂUv X«n-sb-Sp-¯p. ]«nI 1.1Â ImWp-¶Xv Gsd

hcp-am-\-apÅ sXmgn-ep-I-sf-¡p-dn-¨pÅ 5 hÀjw ap³]s¯ IW-¡m-Wv.

sXmgnÂ kwØm-\¯p sam¯w icm-icn amk IW-¡m-Ip¶ hcp-am\w F®w

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¶n-cn-¡p¶ kzo-Im-c-y-Xbpw A`n-\n-th-i-hpw, hnh-c-km-t¦-XnI hnZ-y-bpsS temIw hmKvZm\w

sN¿p¶ DbÀ¶ i¼-fw, am\-y-X, kmaq-lnI ]Zhn XpS-§n-bh-sbm-s¡bpw Hcp ]pXnb

sXmgnÂ þ hnZ-ym-`-ym-k- kwkvIm-c-¯nsâ Znim kqNn-I-fm-Wv. {]Xn-`mk§Ä {]iv\-§sf

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pXnb {]iv\-§-tfbpw \nÀan-¡p-¶p- v.

tIc-f-¯nÂ sXmgnÂ F¶Xv PmXo-b-X-bp-ambn _Ô-s¸-«p-sImI- mWv Hcp Ime¯v \ne-

\n-¶Xv. \t-hm°m\mćImew PmXn-sbbpw sXmgn-en-s\bpw ]qÀ®ambn hntÑ-Zn-¡p-I-bp-

Im-bn. am{X-aÃ `q]cn-jvI-cWw aqe-apÅ Irjn `qan-bp-sS Xp- Io-I-cWw Hcp `qcn-]£

a[-y-hÀ¤s¯ \nÀ½n-¨p. Ipe-s¯m-gn-ep-I-tfmSp ]qÀ®-ambn hnS ]dª Hcp P\-k-©-

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hne-bn-cp-¯nb sXmgn-ep-Isf (sX-§p-I-b-äw, ao³ ]nSn-¯w, IÅp-sN-¯v, N¡m«v) Fs¶-

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CS-§-fn-te¡v tNt¡-dn-bXv taÂ¸-dª \hh-tc-Wy a[-y-hÀ¤-¡m-cm-bn-cp-¶p. (KÄ^v

_qan-eqsS ]W-ap- Im-¡n-bXpw ChÀX-s¶).

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imco-cn-Im-[-zm-\s¯ sImSnb ]m]-am-bn-¡m-Wp¶ sshäv tImfÀ tPmen-tbmSv am{Xw

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The neighborhood house was festive since the past week. I knew the girl living next door. She must be about 24 years of age. She was beautiful and “qualified” – qualified in the sense that she was an eligible bachelorette!! Her mother came home to gossip with mine this afternoon –

“My daughter’s marriage is fixed. Betrothal will be this coming Tuesday. You should come. And bring Maya along. “

“Wow. That is so wonderful. What is the groom doing?”

“His name is Aditya .He is an engineer. Studied ABROAD! Now, works in a big firm in the US. Will take my daughter with him soon! VISA matters have to be dealt with soon. You could find an alliance for Maya at my daughter’s wedding. Aditya’s friends and family will be there. “She giggled after saying this – I doubted her intention.

She went on.....I overheard this piece of conversation. I noticed that she stressed on certain words like ‘abroad’, ‘US’ and ’VISA’ and the like, implying the importance she gave to these facts. I got what she meant. She was bitten by the US bug! And she was spreading the ‘infection’ to my mother also! (I am just 19. And she was already injecting my mother with thoughts of ‘marital bliss’ for me!)

I say...what is all this ‘ado’ about importing grooms from the US? Think about it – would an American mother be as proud as an Indian mother to have a son-in-law/daughter-in-law from India? The answer is an obvious NO! Why? That’s basically because – The West shouts out – “West is great” and Indians follow the same slogan! Keep in mind...The west never apes the East even though we ape them!

Most of the known weddings that took place this year had grooms from the West. All were Indians, settled abroad by choice or chance! So what is exactly this craving that parents of Indian girls have about grooms settled in the West? Why don’t they just pick from the brainiacs and eligible bachelors settled in their own homeland? Indian settled grooms could be much more brilliant and eligible too! Who knows?

At around the age of 20, many of the Indian boys are attacked by the ‘I-want-to-go-abroad-for-STUDIES’ virus. Then comes in a series of tests – GRE, TOEFL, SAT, IELTS...and what not! Half of them pursue this interest and are backed by parental support and agreement from parents for ‘funding’ the needs of their son. Finally the most adamant of these, get through and survive all the tests and battles and all the screening and end up in ‘Disney Land’ – US or

LIFEIMPORTED!

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Europe or Australia!! Why pick guys only? Girls are not less too; though only a minor fraction are able to convince Indian parents to grant permission to them for higher studies, than get stuck in ‘marital bliss’. From this - the smartest get abroad! The other girls get ‘married’ abroad. The guys cannot be blamed – they know that having a passport, a job abroad and a visa for themselves and the girl-to-be – pleases any Indian to-be-father-in-law!

The ambitious youth of today are not like the youth of yester-year. Hopefully, most of them have clear-cut notions about their future and are pretty planned about everything – which is definitely a good thing. The internet whirlpool makes matters even easier. Click buttons, scroll, and type and – there - you have what you want right in front of your eyes. Air-travel cost has reduced and travelling abroad is considered more of a ‘status-symbol’ than a ‘I-am-going-there-for-a-purpose’ thing.

Abroad is good in a way - Everything is big, roads are big, houses are big, well worth the value for everything. Pretty good customer service and bureaucracy goes better than other countries. Things are convenient, like drive through ATMs. Huge malls for window-shopping and otherwise. And there are all kinds of nature - deserts, mountains, forests, etc. And all different kinds of people you can interact with. Everyone is different and individuality is great. A lot of free thinking is promoted. Cars are cheap. Technology is advanced. Education is great, and higher level education is definitely the best in the world with a lot of options to choose from. Economy is better and the pay is higher too. Lower taxes are an added advantage. And most of all – a variety of recreational centres – branded cafes, restaurants, parks...etc. And ‘Nike’ and ‘Maybelline’ come at affordable costs.

The other side of the coin is corroded though. The average Indian gets fed up with burgers and pizzas in 3 days. Dal-roti and Idli-sambar would be a savory then. More than half the population abroad is obese. The West try to justify all the wrong things they do in the world, and the average citizen has some kind of pride and patriotism but they’ve never left their country and have nothing to compare to, yet they are patriotic and don’t know what to appreciate about their country. They think of themselves smart, but their knowledge of foreign cultures and geography are so limited to their small spectrum. Crime is extremely high, especially murder rate. A lot of gangs have a lot of free reins about the stuff they could do. People don’t differentiate between public and private. Everyone sets their status by the size of their house and the speed of their car. Family values are pretty much poor and kids address their dads and moms by their names.

So getting back to where I was – my neighbor seemed very excited about the fact that she was sending her graduate daughter abroad with this US guy. She poured out a whole bio-data of this guy to my mother who keenly listened to it all. I noticed that my mother was not a passive listener – which I hoped she would be. She inquisitively popped questions in between – indicating the need to know more about the guy from US. The neighbor left after an hour of lecturing my mother (which seemed like a decade though!).

This was so usual – I thought. This kind of talk was so common among Indian parents nowadays. Going abroad – is not a big thing. It is very different from what we imagine. Coping with the change in environment is difficulty #1. Then comes a sense of independency and responsibility. Survival becomes more important than living. Language, food, culture, people, and customs – everything is different. But this diversity does indeed have an advantage too. Life abroad will surely make you an Indian and not a Keralite or Punjabi or Gujrati! It brings about a broader perspective to the thoughts, and a wider outlook to life: Adjustment capabilities and survival skills – to be more specific. So a note to all the aspiring abroad-goers – It may be the most enjoyable thing in your life but the hardest too. It maybe the loveliest experience of your life. So – stay firm on the ground and dream and have a great experience !

VENERATED

In those splendid days,When path so vivid, lost in the jovial chat ,surpassing the surroundings... And thus we have,Not once, but many a times.... Benighted of the road ahead...!!Soon strangers to beloved.. How ironic...!!!here we sit,joys and sorrows shared,weaving dreams and aspirations... The bond,Deeper than the deepestClear as the summer blue,Naive as the blossoms... In you, I found comfort,Guided through my turmoils..Besides you, regained my smile..You are all I have and all I want Down the alley,with untold promiseswalking rapturously ahead.....

Winny Babu S8 CE

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SPECIALACHIEVEMENTS

3. SEBIN JOHN MATHEW, S8 MEWas selected to participate in Tata Jagriti Yatra’10, an All India Tour

that aims to promote ‘Enterprise Led Development’. He was the only student who got selected into Yatra from Kerala. He also won prizes

for Speaking events & Photography at various College fests like Mechanica, Dhwani, Illluminati etc.

4. MELVIN MATHEW STEPHEN, S8 ECHe was the Founder & President of MAD, Trivandrum. Presently MAD

caters to 5 orphanages with around 100 volunteers. He is also among the founding members of the blood portal, GUYS.

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1. RENJITH HENRY, S8 ECGot selected to the Air Force Service as one of thetwo Commissioned Flying O�cers/Technical O�cers from theapplicants all over India.

2. SACHITH SOJU, S8 ME Was elected as the Secretary of Uni-Y, the district youth club ofTrivandrum YMCA. He is also a leading student Jammer in South Indiawho has won at many college fests like Raagam, Dhwani, Dhruva etc.

2nd position in “Yuva Mastermind” The project “Robotic Arm for the disabled”, by Sanju Mathew, Saan-Joa Rughas, Anjana Anandan, Parvathy G and Mamtha Raj , of S8 EC, won Second place in “Yuva Mastermind” conducted by Malayala Manorama.

TOP LEFT TO RIGHT

01. Group Dance, 2nd. 02. Western Group Song, 2nd. 03. Oppana, 3rd. 04. Margamkalli, 3rd.

05. Group Song Eastern, 2nd. 06. Nanda Kumar.S.R, 2nd Essay Writting Malayalam

07. Vidhya Varma.E, 3rd Stringed Instrument Eastern,

08. Immanuel Henry, 1st Light Music 09. Junitha Mariam John, 3rd -Recitation English

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He participated in South Zone University Fest & won 2nd for Western Solo & Folk Orchestra.

He also won prizes in College Fests at CET & Mar Ivanios.

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CelebrationsOnam & Christmas

Christmas lights everywhere, Whole world in a shiny sphere,

As the year passed in hope and despair, Flashes by this solemn air.

The people I met, More things I yearned;

The things I learned, Like Christmas lights here and there.

The moments to live and cherish, The minutes to die and perish; Holds at the back of my head,

And plays a flashback in my mind.

These moments, those minutes Jingles of darkness,

Pinch of sorrow; Golden halo, shades of joy.

Silvery bells—platinum bells, Forget not, bygone era,

Love and lust live us like, Christmas lights everywhere.

Autumn, Spring, June and April, These are those that

Stay forever; Living nostalgia like leaves of balsam.

The roads have passed, Fate surpassed; Ideas encased,

Like Christmas lights here and there.

Letters a dozen, Waggling warp; All emboss meanings Like Christmas lights everywhere.

Minds hollow, Shadows shallow; Somewhere near, Someone here, I see a light, the stars, the horizon Like Christmas lights everywhere.

But everything not,

As it seems Sing in praise of the holy grace, Guided by God, Disciplined principles; But after all it’s just like Hope on! Move on!

Prithvi Lal. M

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POLLIs pay-cheque the only criterion for choosing a job

nowadays?

YES: 8 / NO: 22Best Comment:No, definitely not. I’d look for a job that’s appealing to me and the one which suites

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The ‘wee-hours’ of Ananthapuri

Wee hours also small hours. NOUN [PLURAL] INFORMAL

Definition

The hours following midnight, as in I stayed up working through the small hours, or The parents didn’t come home until the wee hours. The adjectives small and wee both refer to the low numbers of those hours (one o’clock, two o’clock, etc.).

If you guessed this column is about the night life of Thiruvananthapuram, you’re terrible wrong!!! Because TVM unfortunately and unlike its neighboring city, Cochin or other metropolitan cities like Bangalore & Chennai does not have a night life. So what are we trying to explain here? Well we’ve listed out 3 main regular hotspots in TVM that is buzzing (exaggerated) with life even after the wee hours. Do not mistake them for night life. They hardly make up for that. But you still can go to these places without precincts. And mind you these are the only ‘wee-hour spots’ in

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the Capital City (sigh!). We haven’t included the occasional discos, Thampanoor bus stand ‘thattukadas’ and the airport stores.

Sankhumukham beach

The beach has always been a haven for all the sleepless souls of the city. The rustic beach has calmness even at the small hours. You should know better not to try out something funny there at night. The place has round the clock police scouting. Here people throng to even at 2 and 3 in the morning. Many go there for a light somber. We reached the place at around 9 in the evening. Slept by 2. Got up at 6, had breakfast from the Indian Coffee House and were back on the asphalt. Typical helluva a ride for the penniless !! For those who haven’t tried it yet, a MUST DO. It’s worth the adventure. For those who have already done it, sit at home and watch ‘Travel and Living’.

The hitch: Be extra careful. You would probably end up losing your camera (or something else) as we did !!!

S P Grand Days Coffee Shop

For gourmets this typical 4-star coffee shop is best known for its sumptuous pastries. Open 24*7. You end up savouring every bit of the delicious morsel. You have to give it to them. Our verdict: Serving the best pastries in the capital city on par with the likes of Ambrosia, All Spice and St. Michaels etc. Value for money: 30 rupees/pastry (Yup it’s cheap) and that too with a variety of 15 flavours.

The hitch: In spite of all the above said ‘awesomeness’, they take at least 20 minutes for serving 2 odd pastries. Go there only if you’re prepared to wait head on. Customer frustration guaranteed!

Thattu Kada at Medical College Junction

Other than the fact that their specialty is bread toast there’s nothing new here. Operates from 1 to 6 in the morning. Decent food and reasonable price.

The hitch: Gets crowded at times. Not to mention polluting the place with waste. Nothing exemplary and nothing much to complain about. What else can you expect from the only eatery in the city around that time?

Tales from the ‘Mosquito City’On the other side of Kerala, a lot is brewing up. You probably didn’t notice because we folks have had a hard time figuring out the political perplexities happening opposite to Statue junction.

Anyways we have some interesting news for you. The ‘smart city’ of Kerala is fast surging ahead leaving the ‘capital city’ in dust. Here’s what we uncovered in the process:

LCD Auto-rickshaws!!!(This is no joke)Our sources tell us that around 15-20 rick’s with LCD screens are on the move right now anywhere between Vytilla, Edappally and Kaloor. Promoted by Ginger Red Promoter’s, these guys hell know how to take things to the next level! Guess they too have read the book on Guerilla Marketing! The initiative started off with backing of giants like Idea Cellular and Federal Bank. The promoters have even promised to share a part of their profit with the drivers to encourage them to charge reasonable rates. (Yeah sure! Like that’s going to happen!). There are plans to launch these hi-tech rick’s in TVM as well. Like when? 2020? Yes, we have it already figured out.

Now tempt your taste buds online!!!If it wasn’t enough for every Tom, Dick and Harry opening eateries in Cochin, now they have their very own, the first of its kind online food store in Kerala. You can search for eateries in Cochin and order your favourite dishes at the click of a mouse. Pretty amazing huh? There are couple of eateries from Chennai, TVM and other cities listed as well. Don’t get your hopes high, TVM has just 4 listings. So when is TVM going to catch up? Try it www.yummybay.com

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Those of you who have watched the Tamil movie ‘Enthiran’, or its Hindi version will agree with me that the most spectacular among the many breathtaking scenes were the formation scenes in the climax, thousands of robots, like snake, dragon, sphere, and robot giant. . . .

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Those of you who have watched the Tamil movie ‘Enthiran’, or its Hindi version ‘Robot’ will agree with me that the most spectacular among the many breathtaking scenes were the formation scenes in the climax, of thousands of robots, like snake, dragon, sphere, and robot giant. We know these were simulated scenarios with graphics technology. Then, have you ever thought, how this can be done in reality? Or is it possible in reality? Magnetizing to integrate or demagnetizing to disintegrate a collection of robots seems to be a task that we can digest. But the most challenging and nearly impossible aspect as it appears today is the development of an algorithm and the corresponding program to direct these robots to create the formation as required.

We are familiar with the terms virtual reality and augmented reality. Moving on, scientists and researchers are exploring the concepts of programmable matter that will lead to the creation of an ensemble comprised of millions of cooperating robot modules to self-assemble into arbitrary 3D shapes. And the long-term goal is to use such ensembles to achieve synthetic reality, an environment that, unlike virtual reality and augmented reality, allows for the physical realization of all computer-generated objects.

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Music is an expression of emotions either in words or produced on any-thing that makes sound. May it be singing in the bathroom, singing a lullaby to get a baby to sleep or even humming a tone in class to stop sleeping, music is very powerful and is undoubtedly a part of every

one’s life. But for some, music keeps boiling inside, waiting to spill out, to spread its vibes around for every one to feel and hear. The same happened with the six of us at Mar Baselios College of Engineering who knew they were talented and felt it a sin to keep silent.

Call it destiny, fate, just luck or whatever you want to call it, NEW EARTH was formed.

New Earth is a band with diverse flavours. Our genre is alternate/progressive/Chris-tian rock. But we love to experiment and have incorporated rap and hip-hop in few of our songs. For us, music is an escape path from all the pressures and tensions of this world. It takes us away to a land where everything is what we create and the laws are set by us. We wish to give the same feel to our listeners too.

Members: Haris Harvey (lead guitarist), Prakash Francis (rhythm guitarist), Rohit (base guitarist), Jyotis Jose Oomen (rhythm guitarist), Georgey Abraham (Vocalist).

BAND WORKS:

We have made 2 songs for an NGO called Make A Difference (M.A.D), TVM. It is an organization which teaches English to orphans and less fortunate kids. The songs are called “In my life” and “We need to make a difference”. New earth combined with Michael Teddy of S6 IT, to make the crossroads theme song for the year 2011. One of our compositions called “Hallelujah” was also featured in the crossroads album “Take my hand”. We have made over 10 songs and a few of them have been uploaded in facebook. Our college performances have been low so far. We performed at Dhwani (C.E.T) and Azure (A.J.C.E.T) from where we garnered a wealth of experience.

FUTURE PLANS

We wish to compose many more songs and perform on more stages. We earnestly pray and hope that our music not just stays with us but grow wings and goes all over the nation and the world. We don’t know what the future holds for us but we have certainly left it in God’s hands to take care of that.G

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Programmable matter refers to matter which has the ability to change its physical properties (shape, density, optical properties, etc.) in a programmable fashion, based upon user input or autonomous sensing. In the early 1990s, there was a significant amount of work in reconfigurable modular robotics with a philosophy similar to programmable matter. As we know, in the past five decades, computers have shrunk from room-size mainframes to light weight handhelds. This fantastic miniaturization is primarily the result of high-volume nanoscale manufacturing. This technology is now being used to create advanced micro-electromechanical systems. One possible outcome of continued progress in high-volume nanoscale assembly is the ability to inexpensively produce millimeter-scale units that integrate computing, sensing, actuation, and locomotion mechanisms. Such tremendous progress in engineering and technology has led to new research interests, which we would not have even imagined a few years back.

Currently, researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Research Pittsburghare are working on a joint project called ‘Claytronics’ to explore how programmable matter might change the computing experience. In this project, programmable matter consists of a collection of individual components, which are called claytronic atoms or catoms. Catoms can move in three dimensions in relation to other catoms, adhere to other catoms to maintain a 3D shape, communicate with other catoms in an ensemble, and compute state information with possible assistance from other catoms in the ensemble. The vast number of catoms in this distributed network increases complexity of micro-management of each individual catom. So, each catom must perceive accurate position information and command of cooperation with its neighbors. Organizing all of the communication and actions between millions of sub-millimeter scale catoms requires development of advanced algorithms and programming languages which work more efficiently for claytonics. Two new programming languages have been developed in this regard, Meld, a logic programming language and LDP (Locally Distributed Predicates), a reactive programming language.

The advancements in nanotechnology and computing, necessary for programmable matter to become a reality are feasible, but the challenges to overcome are daunting and will require great innovation. As the capabilities of computing continue to develop and robotic modules shrink, programmable matter will become useful in many applications. This distant technology is expected to create a paradigm shift in the way we communicate. Similar to how audio and video provide aural and visual stimulation, programmable matter will become an enabler to provide an aural, visual and physical sensation. A day will come when a user will be able to hear, see and touch the one communicating with them over a long distance in a realistic manner.

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Now and again it rains in Muscat. And when it rains, the rain always comes with a price. A price that is too dear to accept. But that par-ticular evening I had trouble trying hard to forget it. It was no different this time. Every time I passed by that place, the spot had become a grave reminder of how short our lives are, how easily disposable we are and how utterly wasted we can become. Four days into the New Year and I had started fighting my own pretensions.

JAN 3rd 2007:

It was a Wednesday and there were not many cars on the road. I was in the front passenger seat and as usual ‘bird watch-ing’ (read as ogling). The dashboard display showed 6:40 pm. We had reached one of the Porsche districts of the Sultanate. Though it

Fly OverPROLOGUE: ‘If it be now, it is not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now.If it be not now, yet it will come.’

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Kasim: F***! These guys!!...They are drunk.

There was clearly aversion in his voice. It took me 5 seconds to sink into what he had just said because judging by the speed of the Pajero, I knew they were obviously in for a whole lot of trouble. It was unnerving.

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Still I kept my eyes on the 4×4 trying desper-ately to catch its registration number. But it was no use as my friend was keeping a safe distance. Another 15 minutes went by. I saw the flyover rising up. Then it happened.

The vehicle sprung to the right side of the road. Its side collided with the rail beams, throwing the vehicle off-balance. Now the right wheels were barely holding the weight. It was a precarious situation. I sat there too petrified to do anything. To the obvious, the vehicle started rocking on the beam. It was to happen. The beam tore apart and the ve-hicle fell onto the next flyover completing a couple of somersaults in the process before it came to a halt. All this while I hadn’t realized that my car had also stopped. Springing out, I saw a sea of vehicles behind me. I edged forward to the badly tampered beam. What I saw there froze me to the very core. My heart suddenly seemed heavy and I could hear it beating. Blood was dripping from one of the windowpanes onto the road. It had formed a gooey blob on the road. I could hear silent thuds from the vehicle. Maybe someone was trying to break out. But the silent thuds died

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out instantly. Now all I could hear were some sirens in the distance. A lot of people had started gathering near the wreckage. One particular lady was screaming: “Mera beta…mujhe dekhne do…” Her pale face looked like as though ‘someone’ had sucked all the life out of her. Staring hard from where I stood, it was then that I realized my face and hands had become nervously cold. The evening was beginning to leave a sour tingle in my eyes. I hunched my head down and walked back to the car. The rain had stopped. So had everything else. And I guessed we were not going for the festival. My guess was right.

JAN 4th 2007:

‘Two die in flyover mishap’. The ‘Times of Oman’ had it on their front page the next day. ‘Witnesses claim the teenagers were drunk’. I read the word ‘witnesses’ over and over again. I’d never seen an accident before. I didn’t want to be even in the same league as ‘witnesses’. The word and all of it suddenly seemed too obnoxious to me. In a fit of con-frontation, I threw the newspaper on the floor. Why was I overreacting?

That evening we were en route to the super-market to pick up some provisions. When we reached the flyover, Dad cautiously slowed down as though he meant to do it. The

beams were still torn and the road lay ex-posed. Quite naturally the accident started clouding my mind. I started imagining it was my car that had run over. Out of desperation I ended up shaking my head.

EPILOGUE

It had started raining again. But the rain hadn’t tarnished the blood stain on the road. It reminded me of regret. Nothing else. I was in a fix. I tried to shake off the feeling but it wouldn’t go. More than ever I wanted to disagree with the pretexts. Maybe he had pushed his luck too much. Or maybe he was a degenerate. But still why the hell did he not think about it before he got drunk? What had he done? A lot of people drink. A lot of people drink and drive. And a lot of them even survive. Even he should have survived. It shouldn’t have happened. It just didn’t seem right to end up as a dead duck. Man come on, he was just my age. It should have happened to someone else. Then again he could have lived. Think about it. Everybody deserves a second chance. Don’t they? In spite of these reasons, that evening all these musings seemed futile to me. There I had lost it. And I had to let bygones be bygones. Fine so be it. However, you might say this expla-nation was quite fallacious. But my opinion was simply an unadulterated form of frustra-tion. As I have reached the closeline of this article I’d like to ask you a question that has eluded my sense of right and wrong.

WAS IT FAIR ???

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With each year passing by, the Baselios Basket-ball team is stamping its authority over all the engineering colleges in and outside Kerala. The team kept on fighting and kept on winning. It can indeed be said that our Basketball team has made a statement, a statement worth not-ing.

The year 2010-11 started off with the grueling practice sessions preparing the players for the

first major challenge of the year –THE KERA-LA UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL CHAMPI-

ONSHIP. Under the able captaincy of Glisten Varghese (S8 ME), the

team got off to a flying start in this academic year, being the runners up in the Kerala Uni-versity championship.

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ARENA 2K11 (Amal Jyothi Engineering College)

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And contributed an overall prize money of about One Lakh Twenty Thousand.

The team jelled together well and there was a great deal of enthusiasm within the team. The players played the game with terrific passion and the end results were before everyone to see.

Amidst those wonderful results, there were some startling performances from some ter-rific players in our Basketball Team. Worth men-tioning are the names of Ashin Xavier, who got selection to represent the senior Kerala team in the 63rd All India Basketball Champion-ship held in Delhi in Jan 2011. Sarath Mohan represented the Trivandrum team, in the All Kerala Basketball championship, who emerged as winners.

Amit Sebastian and Jithu Varghese represent-ed the Kerala University Basketball team in the Inter University Basketball Tournament held

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in Chennai. Glisten Varghese, Ashin Xavier and Sarath Mohan won several individual trophies for their outstanding performances in the tour-naments held this year.

All said and done, these efforts would have been in vain without the support and motiva-tion of the College Management, Head of Phys-ical Education Department, Mr. Joji Varghese and the coach of our Basketball team, Mr. Fran-cis Assisi and Mr. Sanchlin Nelson. We all hope that the coming year will take this team to fur-ther heights and the TITANS will come out with flying colours yet again.

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COLLEGE TEAMS

SHUTTLE BADMINTON (Women) First Team Championship University TournamentTanu Ann Thomas, Neethu Ninan,Tenu Sara Thomas, Nita JohnMr. Joji Varghese, Fr. Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George

Second Team ChampionshipUniversity Tournament

First row : Ramesh Chandran, Ashin Xavier Philip,Jithu Varghese Jacob

Amit Sebastian, Glisten Varghese, Nithin George, PrinceSecond row :Sarath Mohan, Justin Joshua, MrJoji Varghese

Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George,Subin Sam Varghese, Aneesh A E

Anju K ThomasS8 CS Individual Champion

Kerala University Table Tennis (Women)

She also represented Kerala Statefor the National Games held at Jharkand

Mufthi NujumS6 CS University Kho-Kho Team Member

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2nd in Kerala University Weight Lifting& Power Lifting

3rd in Kerala State Power Lifting

SHUTTLE BADMINTON (Men)Second Team Championship University TournamentBineesh C Mathew, Cebin Rajan Varghese, Renjit Henry, Jackson P JoseAkshay Mohan, Subin Babu,Mr. Joji VargheseFr. Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George

First Team Championship University TournamentTreesa Mary Joseph, Poornima Joseph, Anupriya S, Tanu Ann Thomas,Athira A S, Neha Shan, Mr. Joji Varghese,Fr. Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George

CHESS (Men)John Joseph, Steaphen Alexander, Lijo P Varghese, Rohit Thomas,

Subin Kurian Thomas, Mr. Joji Varghese, Alan Michael

Joel Jose PaulS1S2 ME Individual ChampionKerala University Table Tennis (Men)

TABLE TENNIS (Men)First Team Championship University TournamentPrasanth Abraham, Joel Jose Paul, Vineeth Jayendranath

TABLE TENNIS (Women)First Team Championship University TournamentDeepa Rose Francis,Adheena K Latheef, Anju K Thomas

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COLLEGE TEAMS

SHUTTLE BADMINTON (Women) First Team Championship University TournamentTanu Ann Thomas, Neethu Ninan,Tenu Sara Thomas, Nita JohnMr. Joji Varghese, Fr. Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George

Second Team ChampionshipUniversity Tournament

First row : Ramesh Chandran, Ashin Xavier Philip,Jithu Varghese Jacob

Amit Sebastian, Glisten Varghese, Nithin George, PrinceSecond row :Sarath Mohan, Justin Joshua, MrJoji Varghese

Fr Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George,Subin Sam Varghese, Aneesh A E

Anju K ThomasS8 CS Individual Champion

Kerala University Table Tennis (Women)

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Mufthi NujumS6 CS University Kho-Kho Team Member

Arun. RS8 ME

2nd in Kerala University Weight Lifting& Power Lifting

3rd in Kerala State Power Lifting

SHUTTLE BADMINTON (Men)Second Team Championship University TournamentBineesh C Mathew, Cebin Rajan Varghese, Renjit Henry, Jackson P JoseAkshay Mohan, Subin Babu,Mr. Joji VargheseFr. Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George

First Team Championship University TournamentTreesa Mary Joseph, Poornima Joseph, Anupriya S, Tanu Ann Thomas,Athira A S, Neha Shan, Mr. Joji Varghese,Fr. Wilson Thattaruthundil, Dr. T. M. George

CHESS (Men)John Joseph, Steaphen Alexander, Lijo P Varghese, Rohit Thomas,

Subin Kurian Thomas, Mr. Joji Varghese, Alan Michael

Joel Jose PaulS1S2 ME Individual ChampionKerala University Table Tennis (Men)

TABLE TENNIS (Men)First Team Championship University TournamentPrasanth Abraham, Joel Jose Paul, Vineeth Jayendranath

TABLE TENNIS (Women)First Team Championship University TournamentDeepa Rose Francis,Adheena K Latheef, Anju K Thomas

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WINNERS - IT WINNERS - EE RUNNERS UP - ME RUNNERS UP. IT

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MEMORIALAWARDS

Prof. R V Chitra Memorial Award,Vineeth V.L S8 EE

Annu Memorial Award,Lekshmi K S8 CE

BESTSPORTS PERSONOF THEYEARAWARDS

Ashin Zavier PhilipS6 MERepresented Kerala State for the Senior National Basketball Tournament, Delhi

Adheena k LatheefS1S2 ITRepresented Kerala State for the National Games held at Jharkand and the State Team for the Senior National Table Tennis Competi-tion

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MEMORIALAWARDS

Prof. R V Chitra Memorial Award,Vineeth V.L S8 EE

Annu Memorial Award,Lekshmi K S8 CE

BESTSPORTS PERSONOF THEYEARAWARDS

Ashin Zavier PhilipS6 MERepresented Kerala State for the Senior National Basketball Tournament, Delhi

Adheena k LatheefS1S2 ITRepresented Kerala State for the National Games held at Jharkand and the State Team for the Senior National Table Tennis Competi-tion

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There is a thing or two about Metropolitan cities such as ours. The name means that it’s a population of employed. It also means that the people

come from different places in the state. And they have significant but not substan-tial buying power. Now, there is a thing or two about tastes. When you are far away from home, there is nothing that evokes nostalgia better than the unique taste that you associate with the place that you call home. And if you are a stubborn jerk, you would only go for food that tastes like home. Finally, there is a thing or two about the city Thiruvanathapuram. It is a metropolitan city of sorts. The people who flock here from different parts of the state are mostly government servants. They are typically middle class people who would like to taste home every now and then.

And thus we embarked on a journey…to taste what the people in different parts of this state or even country like. This might sound dramatic, but it all happened in the small city of Trivandrum. The journey of a taste bud, through the less glamorous yet gastronomically celebrating journey through different eateries in the city, with unique tastes, stand- out delicacies and a very affordable bill at the end of it all…

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Chitira Cool BarYes, Rs 40 per sharja is expensive. It’s twice the price of a normal sharja. But then again, it’s twice the quantity. So go there if you re-ally want a cold drink. This however is the best reason why you should go to chitira cool bar near Theekumoodu junction. We all know how loud and annoying the shriek of mixer can be. It just pierces into your ear-drums and demolishes your peace. Well, here we have not one, not two but SEVEN Mix-ers… And guess what? It is the sweet music to the sweeter, nay, one of the sweetest bev-erages ever to go down your throat. When we ordered one tender coconut milk shake

with dates and nuts (one of their speciality) and one mixed juice(don’t remember exactly which one, there were so many), the place was deserted. In came our drinks and it was awesome. It was like the perfect marriage: each ingredient exhibiting its individualism while making a sweet synergy that caresses your tastebuds making you crave for more. It was simply poetic (sad to admit that in the literal sense, the drinks would have done a better job than me). But as 11:30 struck, the place was jam packed, probably due to the break in usual office hours. People from statue tread all the way to theekumoodu to squander away their break on the drinks that they serve here. And we totally understand it.

But let’s not just typecast the place as a joint for good drinks, because Chitira has claims to fame more than one. It’s like some obesity prone food products jingle: tasty and healthy. Only, they mean it here. It has grabbed the media lights more than once for their very unique healthy herbal juice. Its ingredients vary from bitter guard to ginger to chilli to a number of veggies whose Eng-lish terms I am not aware of. And they claim it helps fight blood pressure, cholesterol and a variety of conditions. So here is more than one good reason to go seek this El Dorado of tasty juices.

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The restaurant can’t accommodate more than 25 people. And it is extremely crammed. The menu is strictly limited to plate puri, tea, coffee and more puri.

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It’s addictive!

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The world around me started changing from that day and that inspired me to write this article. The �rst thing I noticed was that my dad started forcing me to wear sari on all occasionsto proclaim to the world that I am a prospective for the shaadi business.

Maria GeorgeS8 EC

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We are not embarrassed to admit that we do not know the actual name of this place. When in Bakery Junction, the above said ti-tle is your legend for asking direction to this place. The menu is slightly more than what the name implies. But pineapple juice is the face of this place. Have you ever ordered a pineapple juice on a steaming hot day and ended up complaining that it is too viscous or too thin? Well, here they get it just right. The thickness, the cream, the sweetness and everything else which determines the perfect pineapple juice. Not a day has been recorded when they made a dubious prod-uct. The place, more than 10 years old, of-fers snacks, sarbath, tea and coffee too. But as the pseudonym implies, its product is its Brand. Located opposite Kerala Olympic As-sociation, this place is never deserted and works from 9 am to 9:30 pm. This is highly recommended if you are ever at Bakery Junction on a hot day…or anywhere within a 5 km radius. They make the portion to kill for.

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The world around me started changing from that day and that inspired me to write this article. The �rst thing I noticed was that my dad started forcing me to wear sari on all occasionsto proclaim to the world that I am a prospective for the shaadi business.

When a girl enters the last league of her college life, the transformation from a girl to a lady is very fast and if you are placed in some MNC, then God help you...because the next thing that is in store for you in the list is...wedding bells.

I never used to believe in the fact that until a daughter gets married off her parents hearts are like pressure cookers. But I started believing in that, from the day I got placed in Infosys. When I reached home that day my dad hugged me so tightly that I had to tell him that he was suffocating me. After all the congratulations, he told me one thing “Now there is one thing left, I have to place you in some safe hands and finish my responsibility”.

The world around me started changing from that day and that inspired me to write this article. The first thing I noticed was that my dad started forcing me to wear sari on all occasions to proclaim to the world that I am a prospective for the shaadi business. My mother swore that she wouldn’t marry me off until I learn cooking. That led to an array of cooking disasters. I was a “Michaelangelo” at school in map drawing and all my drawing skills got reloaded onto my chappathis which perfectly resembled different continents.

But there was more in store for me. Making me learn all the family prayers by heart, teaching me to stitch buttons (with constant remarks “ithrapraayamaayiithuvareoru button polum thaykyanariyilla” ),anger management classes (accompanied by the age old saying “ ingane behave cheythal ninne aduthadivasam thanne veetilkondu vannuaakum”) vagera vagera...

However developed may India be, fairer people always have a better hand in success. Marriage is the entrepreneurship endeavor in which “looks” matter the most. Being a lanky, malnutritioned kid, getting scolded for my food habits is another inevitable story. I believe that it is a fallacy to think that you would become fair by putting some facepacks. I used to hate curd right from my schooldays. I don’t even like to eat it then imagine my plight when my face was smeared with curd for 20 minutes as part of my mother’s futile effort to make me look like Aishwarya Rai!!

When I see my parent’s effort to turn me into a perfect lady, I wish I was young again. With two sided pony tails, sitting in front of the scooter with my dad’s protective arms around me, fighting recklessly for those Barbie dolls...I seriously wish to relieve all those moments when I see my parents preparing to let go off me. But then those dreams come with a consequence...I have to study all these years once again...That means doing B.Tech once more... Oh come on, spare me!!

When you read this, you might feel that I am not at all interested to get married. But that’s not true. It’s just that I hate the pre marriage course at home to turn me into a “perfect bahu”. Like any teenage girl, I also dream about The day. I dream walking down the aisle of the church and the hero of my life will be looking at me the way I always hoped for. Too filmy...right?? But that will be the day when my wildest imagination will come true. The beginning of a fairy tale...

All said and done, I hope you got what I am hinting at...Yeah...Suitable proposals are invited.

PS1: To my lovely parents, the day I say “I do” will hopefully mark the beginning of “Happily ever after” and not “Clash of the Titans”..

PS2: For all the girls out there.. Edward Cullen (“Twilight” fame) and Hindi serial heart throb Anurag (“Tere Liye” fame) have already proposed me..I am in a dilemma as to whom to choose.

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There standing in all its glory & majesty was the statue of Christ. I don’t know why I felt it was special & totally different from all of its kinds. Those eyes were speaking something….

It wasn’t the first time I felt this, right from the first day I stepped into this campus I started noticing this, but I never gave it a thought. Today I had all the time to think ….

Those eyes didn’t speak of love or compassion nor was it of pain or suffering….

It spoke of the innate commanding power he had….but what was he commanding…?? And who was he commanding??

Those hand gestures had to go along with it…

Was he rebuking the demons..?? Or was he scolding the Pharisees…??

All of a sudden the incident of Christ calming the sea & storm was what came into my mind….

I don’t know how many of you would agree with me (do let me know), this is what I felt.

Maybe the super brains behind this had thought it best suited our college; someone to go to when the anger ‘storm’ of teachers raged on us or when the tide of sessional was against us.

Is somebody patting me…?? Sorry for the interruption…. Its time I returned to my answer sheet...

I think it was worth spending some time over this or else I would have regretted because now it’s no more…

PEACE!! BE STILL

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REPORTS College Senate

The College Student Senate of Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology for the academic year 2010-2011 was formed on 30/07/10 at the general body meeting which comprised of the student representatives and senate mem-bers.The meeting was inaugurated by Rev.Fr.Wilson Thattarathundil,Bursar of MBCET.The following students were elected to various designations of the senate:

Diana Christy Edison as speaker, Lijo Abraham as General Secretary,Minchu Merine Koshy as joint secretary, Amal Joshy as media secretary, Kiran R.S as cultural secretary,Shon Thomas Babu as sports secretary, Jobin Jose as social service secretary and Bobin Saji George as treasurer. Mr.Rejish Babu, Lecturer, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics and Ms.Asha.S,senior lecturer, Dept. of Information Technology were nominated as senate staff in charge by the college council. The oath taking of all the members also took place the same day. The very first venture of the senate was the freshers’ day 2010, held on 6th Aug.2010.The freshers’ of all the branches participated in various events like ad zap,interaction and various cultural programs. S1S2 Mechanical came out as overall champions followed by S1S2 Com-puter Science as runners up.The onam celebration was held on 20th Aug, 2010 at the student amenity center and the various competitions included athapookalam,maveli,uriyadi,vadamvali and onapattu.Mechanical branch came out as overall champions once again.Along with onam celebrations, the magazine club and chess club were inaugurated. Melvin Mathew Stephen of S7 EC was selected as the chief editor for the college magazine 2010-2011. Also, Rohit Thomas and Alan Michael of S7 mechanical were selected as the president and secretary of the chess club. The college magazine for the academic year 2009-2010 was released on the same day by bursar Rev.Fr.Wilson Thattarathundil and the first copy was received by the principal Dr.T.M.George.Mr.Steven Philip, the then chief editor of the magazine,spoke about the magazine.

As part of the blood donor’s day,the senate organized a blood verification camp on 1st Oct 2010 in association with SUT medical college, Trivandrum. In the afternoon, an awareness seminar on the importance of blood donation was also organized and Col. Raju, Superintendent, SUT medical college was the speaker.The Christmas celebration was held on 23rd Dec 2010.The various competitions included carol singing and crib making and Electronics and Com-munication Dept. emerged as overall champions followed by CS as runners up.As part of the social service activities of the college, the senate decided to collect books from each student of the college so as to set up a library for the inmates of an orphanage decided by the senate.This activity was done at the end of the academic year. Crossroads was yet an-other successful event of the senate. It was held from February 3rd to 6th. Even though it was organized by the third year students, the whole activity was coordinated, controlled and monitored by the student senate. The patron of the college, Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos inaugurated Crossroads ’11. The pro-show is an inevitable content of Crossroads and this year it was again a success creating a zippy for the show with the presence of the famous playback singers Krish and Divya. The last and the final activity of the senate was memorable and it also marked the beginning of a new culture of Mar Baselios College Of Engineering and Technology. A solemn farewell “EXODOS ‘11” prior to graduation was organized for the outgoing students. It was conducted for the first time in the college. The function was inaugurated by Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Patron, Mar Baselios College Of Engineering and Technology and Dr. Das Gupta, Director IIST, Trivandrum was the Guest Of Honour. The outgoing students were awarded the course completion certificates.

As a whole,the activities of the student senate for this academic year were appreciable, successful and also made a remarkable milestone in the history of MBCET. It wouldn’t have happened without the support and encouragement of the college management and staff.So I thank all my fellow staff members and the management for being with us in all the ventures.Above all, I thank the Almighty God for all the blessings He showered on us during this academic year.

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MBCETAA

Training and Placement Unit

At the end of the second year, since its inauguration, the alumni association is gaining momentum and is being steered towards achieving its objectives. The MBCETAA, currently has 525 life members and is increasing with more batches graduating every year. The annual meeting of the association was held on 6th February 2011, which was at-tended by 80 members. Finding time in their busy schedules to visit and contrive ideas for the betterment of their alma mater, the members, this time, decided on making the MBCETAA, a charitable trust. The paperwork for the registra-tion of the same, are being worked on. It was also decided that the annual meeting of the MBCETAA will be held on the second day of ‘Crossroads’ every year, giving the alumni an opportunity to retrospect. In its phase of being built into an established organization, the MBCETAA sponsored prizes for events in Crossroads 2010 and 2011. The event “Meet the Corporates”, which every MBCETian can be proud of, was supported by the association in both these years and also the event “Best Anthem” in the year 2010. With more alumni reaching the highest strata’s of professional excellence and more motivated members joining the group, the association is here to stay.

Over the years, MBCET has been a preferred destination for top recruiters in the country. With major com-panies like Infosys, HCL Technologies and UST Global visiting the campus this year and more than 165 job offers, placement is at an all time high. The high success rate bears testimony to the quality of our students. The numerous training sessions on Soft Skills, Aptitude Tests, Resume preparation, Group Discussions and Interviews organized by the Training and Placement Unit has also been a major contributor to the increase in number of job offers.

Campus Placement – 2011 batch (as on March 1, 2011)

COMPANY JOB OFFERS

Infosys 76 NEST 2HCL Technologies 31 Syntel 1UST Global 26 Subex 1Accenture 7 Cybernet Slash Support 2TATA Elxsi 6 Merchant Navy 13IBS 3

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Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.-- Rudyard Kipling

The Literary and Debating club, more popularly known as the L&D, started first as a thought. The thought, driven by the motive of shaping ideas and enhancing speaking skills resulting in the overall development of an individual, geared a group of students to take up the initiative to form this club. Statistics reveal that about 50% of the students leave behind their talents after high school due to lack of motivation, proper opportunities or professional support. This is where L&D comes into view. L&D emphasizes in sharpening literacy skills by conducting debates, talks by eminent personali-ties, creative writing competitions and so forth.

Engineering students are known for their ideas but many of them are either unable to express it or able to develop their blur ideas into picture perfect ones. Importance is given for public speaking where students are free to think be-yond the lines and articulate their views creatively.

Public speaking is presenting your thoughts and feelings in a meaningful way. Often, the misconception that only people involved in certain fields need to learn public speaking is seen. Public speaking is inter-related with communica-tion skills and can be described as a form of communication. Going for an interview and speaking to a group of inter-viewers or giving a class presentation; these are also forms of public speaking. In such situations, if we have the ability to communicate properly, it can help us shape our future. Surveys have revealed that most people are afraid of public speaking more than any other fears. We can reduce this fear to a large extent if we gather thorough knowledge of the subject matter on which we are going to speak. As a result, when we face the audience we just have to share with them whatever we have learned. Therefore, at any point of time in your life, if you get an opportunity to learn public speaking skills, grab it without giving it any second thought. Once you learn them, make sure you use the skills as often as pos-sible, as you can sharpen the skills further by means of more practice only. The most distinguishable feature of public speaking is to deliver it with confidence, credibility and conviction.

To develop the above mentioned literary skills of the students of our college, the L&D club was formed on the 16thof October 2009, as a platform for many new debaters and orators to be born. The objective of the club is: “The promotion of oratory among the students and the faculty of our college, along with clear thinking and sound reasoning upon mat-ters which may be deemed to be of vital importance.”

The most important venture taken by the L&D this year was the conducting of the “Best Journalist” event for Cross-roads ’11. The event was a major hit and the club received good appreciation among the staff and even other colleges as well. The club has been passive in the past few months due to lack of interest among the students. The L&D calls upon more students to be a part and take this club to greater heights. The handful still keeps the lamp burning and the spirit alive. May this light guide us.

Prasanth Abraham President, L&D

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IEEE is the world’s largest professional association, with over 395,000 IEEE members in over 160 countries around the world, dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.

IEEE Kerala Section is one of the most reputed sections in the Asia- Pacific region of IEEE. Since its inception, it has been holding either a national or an international seminar every year since 1984.

IEEE MBCET was awarded the BEST STUDENT BRANCH Award of IEEE Kerala Section in 2008. It was awarded to our student branch for our new ideas and commendable activities. And it still continues to be one among the most vibrant branches in Kerala section.

IEEE MBCET started its activities for the academic year 2010-2011 with an Arduino hands on workshop on the 14th of August 2010.

Arduino Microcontroller Workshops – A hands on workshop on the latest arduino platform was held for the stu-dents of MBCET. Two classes with over 30 students were thrown to a new world of programming. Arduino workshop aims at innovation and self-development. The classes were taken by Sanju Mathew and Nikhil Radhakrishnan of s8 EC.

CoMNeT (A national level conference on Communication Systems and Networks) -A national level conference on communication systems and networks was held at Mar Baselios College on the 21st and 22nd of December in asso-ciation with IEEE MBCET. The conference aimed at bringing researchers, professionals and academicians together to share their views, researches and experiences through paper presentations, tutorials and industrial exhibitions. A line follower competition was also held associated with it.

shrIEEEk – a fun filled tech event by IEEE MBCET, which is the only event of its kind in the whole of IEEE Kerala Section, was also held this year . Limiting the number of participants to 30 and increasing the amount of fun, it added a lot of excitement to the young engineers.

All Kerala Young Scientist (AKYS) – a state level competition by our IEEE student branch is one of the most prestig-ious events started by IEEE MBCET for IEEE Kerala section.

More than 10 colleges from all over Kerala with over 40 participants competing together to grab the title of ALL KERALA YOUNG SCIENTIST put forward a performance ever to be remembered as AKYS became one of the best events ever hosted by IEEE MBCET. The title of AKYS was claimed by Athul Raj of College of Engineering, Kalloopara.

IEEE Kerala Section GOLD Congress – The first IEEE Gold Congress ever to be conducted by Kerala Section was proudly hosted by IEEE MBCET. Honoured by the presence of the most eminent personalities of our industry and IEEE, namely Mr. S Gopakumar (Head of Computer Division, VSSC and former Students activities Chairman of IEEE KERALA Section), Mr.Amarnath Raja (Head of Humanitarian Technologies division, IEEE) and various others made it one of the top events of IEEE Kerala Section for the academic year 2010-2011.The main aim of the event was to show-case the benefits of IEEE membership to a student member and why one should continue his/her membership after graduating and moving on to the industry.

WIE CARE ‘SANTHWANAM’-A HUB1 charity event was held at Sree Chithra Poor Home, Shasthamkotta on the 24th of October 2010 with a participation of about 50 volunteers. It aimed at bringing volunteers of different student branches under one roof for a completely different experience: to spend one day with the children over there and giving them a fun-filled day.

WIE STAR- A WIE initiative spearheaded by our student branch in the Kerala section to conglomerate students, teachers and researchers, is a training session and initial planning conducted for students to help them reach better heights.

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With 152 members, the Student branch of Computer Society of India (CSI) at MBCET is the largest student branch in Kerala. Over the years, it has been a trend setter in the matter of conducting events regularly. An important event and a milestone in the history of the branch was the 26th National Student Convention - NSC 2010, which the MBCET Student Branch hosted in association with the Trivandrum Chapter of CSI from 2-4 September 2010.

The CSI Student branch was recognized for its dynamism when it received the Best Student Branch Award for the year 2010 from among the best engineering colleges in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Pondicherry.

Other activities organized for the year 2010-2011 included a one day Web Designing workshop, Bytes 2011 – Tech-nical Quiz competition, Industrial visit to Infosys, Neosoft – Intercollegiate Code Debugging competition and a talk on “Trustworthy Software” by Dr. R Narayanan, former Vice President (Learning & Development), Tata Consultancy Services.

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Bake & Sale – As a part of the Women’s day celebration the WIE members conducted a ‘bake and sale’ in the college campus. The program organized by the IEEE WIE members, was made successful by the participa-tion of more than 100 students. An amount of Rs. 3000 was collected and donated to a charitable society near Nalanchira.

Awareness Session – An awareness session was conducted by WIE Chair, Ms. Akansha Prasad for the mem-bers of WIE on the topic “What lies ahead for Women Engineers”. The session aimed at aspiring students to come forth in technical activities too.

With a participation of over 100 members, IEEE MBCET is aspiring heights by organising many more events which includes HUB1 congress, WIE STAR, TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUMS, Industrial visits and the list goes on.

Sanju MathewChairman, Webmaster | IEEE MBCET

Biju Varghese, CSI Student Branch Counselor, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology receiving the Best Student Branch Award from the President, CSI at the Annual Convention 2010 - Mumbai.

Inauguration of 26th National Student Convention by Capt. Raghu Ra-man, Head, National Intelligence Grid

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ILLUMINA, the association of the Electrical & Electronics Department of MBCET, has always aimed to improve the technical and creative skills of the students as a whole. Initially, the following members were elected to the executive council for the smooth conduct of the association programmes:

Jacob Tomy(S8 EE), Ramesh Chandran(S8 EE), Jona Thomas John(S8 EE), Rahul S Nair( S8 EE), Arya R B(S8 EE) and Teffy(S6 EE).

Our staff coordinatrs were Mrs.Jomole Joseph Peedikayil and Mr. AneeshRajendran.

The following activities wee conducted by ILLUMINA during the last two semesters:

1. 05-11-2010: A robotics workshop by ‘Rhydo Technologies Pvt. Ltd.’

2. 11-03-2011: A preliminary round of technical quiz was conducted by Illumina.

3. 26-03-2011: A robotics seminar was held by ‘Robo Genesis’

The association is also determined to continue with the social service activities which had started from the last year itself. Last year, our Eco Social & Resources Club had made visits to the paediatric ward of the Regional Cancer Centre(RCC) and the NirmalaShishuBhavan Orphanage and rendered appreciable services there. We are now plan-ning to do the electrical design and wiring of a house free of cost. Discussions are being held on this regard. It is being planned to be done as a joint venture with the college’s social service activities.

The Information Technology department association in our college was constituted with the purpose of promoting different activities among the students of the department. We have been able to bring together the staff and students of the department for creative activities as well as technical knowledge exchange.

We actively coordinated the 26th National Student Convention, organised by Computer Science of India, Trivan-drum Chapter and hosted by Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology (MBCET) during Sep 2- 4, 2010. The event was inaugurated by Capt. Raghu Raman, Head National Intelligence Grid. Paper presentations, project presenta-tions, technical quiz , elocution and some novel events like Dream Big – presenting innovative ideas about technol-ogy, Open Mind, etc. were the main events. This was an event which challenged the participants to capitalize on the advantages of open source software. We were able to bring it out into a great success with the help of all the students and faculty.

We also organized a one hour placement talk for the students of Sixth Semester conducted by the final year students and facilitated by the placement officer Mr.Biju B.Varghese. This was an interactive section where their anxieties about the placement and doubts about how to go about preparing for placements were answered by the final year students, Jenu Rachael James and Deepthy Thomas. It was a platform for them to share the experience they gathered from various placement rounds they went through and about the various steps of preparation they took to attain success.

In future we are planning to conduct a seminar on ‘The latest developments in IT’ and also a workshop on Web De-signing. New innovative ideas have been implemented into our site and the association invites all kinds of suggestions from its esteemed members.

The success of the association is mainly attributed to the constant guidance and support from the Information Tech-nology department faculty. We will keep our spirits high and work hard as we know that we have a legacy to uphold.

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We, the Civil Engineering Department has been successful in conducting many events un-der the banner of Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA). CESA began in the aca-demic year 2010-11 with a national level techni-cal fest “UTBHA’. The event was a great success with the participation of more than 250 par-ticipants from a number of professional colleges like College of Engineering, Trivandrum, TKM Engineering College. Kollam, UTBHVA really provides an efficient platform to unite students and professionals in the field of technology.

We were given a golden opportunity to inter-act with some highly qualified and experienced personalities in the Civil Engineering field. DR. Prof. Jayakumar (Director of CWRDM), Enger. T.R. Ajayan, (Director of Kairali TV) are a few Dr. Jayakumar concluded his session with an of-fer for the students of our college to do project with him.

The next mile stone in the journey of CESA was the formation of THANAL, a charitable or-ganization. We could perform many activities like a one day medial camp at Pappala and visit to orphanages like Sisubhavan at Palayam. Our vibrant students team working under THANAL even visited those tribal people in Pappala who were in need of clothes and medical assistance which we provided.

The success of the association is mainly at-tributed to the constant guidance and support from our HOD Dr. A Komalavialli Amma and the staff of the Civil Engineering Department. Our junior batches have been made aware of the association and its activities. It sure appear to be in safe hands and we can surely expect more ac-tivities hence forth.

The office bearers of the association for the academic year consisted of Anupama Krishna (S8), Megha Prasad (S8) Vasudevan (S6), Pri-yanka (S6), Jyothis (S4) Remya (S4). The staff in charge for the Association is Mr. Ratheesh Kumar.

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