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Quiet’11

www.magborad.blogspot.coma brand new and revised edition of Quiet

University Institute of Engineering & Technology,Panjab University

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Meet your D.R.’s

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Front; from left:Anantika Nautiyal, Aanchal Bajwa, Satya Vrat Shukla, Rajat Kashyap, Sunny, Arushi Narang, Ethi Chaudhary, Arushi Berry, Ishita Ray.

Behind; from left:Piyush, Abhinav Badola, Rishabh Behal, Dhruv Bhanot, Karan Kumar, Abhijeet Singh Rathore, Anu-pama Gumber, Mohnisha Sharma, Anshul Kashyap.

People not in the photo:Akshit Kumar, Deepayan Dutta, Gursimran Singh, Hardik Dhamija

People who have also worked on the magazine: Anshuman, Sankalp Sardana, Neha Singh

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From the desk of

Director

It gives me immense pleasure in unfolding this issue of Quiet. The magazine facilitates and boosts the exuberance that bursts forth from every corner of the campus and reverberates throughout. This edition is 12th in the series of the campus magazine which harbors the valued thoughts of the students and further sets a benchmark for the forthcoming editions. I believe that academics solely can’t prove credible enough for wholesome education. An individual needs to have an emotional quotient (EQ) in addition to intelligence quotient (IQ). One’s own perception is imperative for education.

This EQ and personal viewpoint is put forward in Quiet. I congratulate the Magboard team for their endeavor.

Enjoy reading!!

Prof. Renu VigDirector

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from the desk of

Editor (teacher in-charge)

In this e-age where everything is cyber and with most things getting micro and truncat-ed from short messenger service , twitter , microblogs to et-al , it is heartening to see

a tremendous effort by the students in putting together the magazine in the traditional mode which has its own place in our minds and hearts.

I hope the readers will enjoy it as much as the effort made by the students in compiling it .God Bless

Nisha Tayal

Teachers In-Charge:1. Nisha Tayal2. Inderdeep Kaur Aulakh3. Roopali Garg4. Kalpana Dahiya5.Veenu Mangat

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Few Words from

The ConvenerOur institute could rightly have been called the University roller coast-

er of Engineering and Technology… the ups and downs and surprises that are off ered during our journey though college equal, or rather, sur-pass those that can be provided by any fun ride anywhere in the world. This fast paced journey has been captured in the pages that follow.

It gives us inexplicable levels of joy to bring to you YOUR very own maga-zine QUIET ’11. This magazine attempts to add the literary and cultural component to the mix that UIET is. It, however, does not forget the basic

essence of the institute which proudly fl aunts Engineering and Technology in it’s name and brings to you a technical section as well –TECHILA.

We owe a lot to the teacher’s in charge who have been there to guide us. I would also like to thank the entire MagBoard team and everyone who has worked on the magazine for their contribution. But more than anything we are grateful to you – the readers and the writers! It could not have been possible without you.

We hope that you enjoy QUIET’11 as much as we enjoyed (and as much as we worked hard!) to bring it to you.

On Behalf of Team MagBoardKaran Kumar

Convener

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Dear readers,

I feel very delighted on having Quiet’11, fi nished! The process, though went through many irritating hurdles like software limitations, workfl ow problems, frequent crashes, hangs

etc. But I’m happy to see the end results. ‘End-Time touches’ have really ‘stood-out!’

Designing doesn’t have any limitations, but your interpreter sometimes shows up some! I originally initiated this project in CorelDraw X5! Thereafter, the number of pages grew to some limit along with my patience! On encountering those silly crashes and hangs (crash frequency => directly proportional to no. of pages => directly proportional to my patience), my patience gave up and I was compelled to switch to some other application. I choose Adobe© InDesign™ CS5.5 and i lived happily thereafter...! Hah! I hope you didn’t assume it as a joke! My personal experience with InDesign™ really went so well that it

‘did change my life!’

I’ve tried my best to synthesise this thought and I hope, the readers get a remarkable notice of this, while reading the magazine! The pages are vivid and simple in design. The color harmony has been chosen such that

the page’s design blends well with the topics.

I would also like to mention the tiring eff orts put up by our budding designers; Rishabh Behl, Sunny and Abhinav Badola.

I now sign-off , hoping readers to have a pleasant reading time...

-Rajat Kashyap

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Rajat KashyapMech. 3rd Yr

Ethi ChaudharyCSE 3rd Yr

Ethi ChaudharyCSE 3rd Yr

Ethi ChaudharyCSE 3rd Yr

Shrishti WarmanECE 4rd Yr

Shrishti WarmanECE 4rd Yr

Shrishti WarmanECE 4rd Yr

Rajat KashyapMech. 3rd Yr

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The

SoldierBrave

A middle aged lady was reading a letter and it seemed that it was written by someone whom she loved because at

that point, her entire world was encompassed in that letter. Everything was motionless in that room, deep silence,

as if some unheard stories were waiting to be heard. Suddenly a man with a commanding personality and dignity

entered that room. Dressed in a green uniform with stars and an Ashok Chakra which embellished his attire,

he came close to his wife and gently tried to take hold of the letter which she had been holding for the past forty

eight hours . She was expression less and tears had frozen on her face .It was thundering and raining outside ,the

sky was weeping for the parents’ loss. Col. Ashok took his wife to a their son, Saurabh’s, room. Th e lady smiled

on entering the room , for the fi rst time in ages. She stretched her hand towards a picture on the coff ee table. She

laughed as she commemorated the past .

As a young boy, Saurabh always wanted to join the army and fi ght for the country, just like his brave father. How

could God not grant the wish of the brave little boy? He wanted to fi ght a battle . How could God refuse ?

His regiment was posted in Kargil on September 12, 1999. He was on OPERATION VIJAY. Being the bravest sol-

dier of the regiment he was allotted the task of reclaiming what belonged to India - Tiger Hill . Th e enemies were

present at the top of the cliff , which made their position very comfortable and Capt. Saurabh had to climb the

treacherous hill and uproot the invaders from his motherland. His eyes sparkled, his heart was full of enthusiasm

and he looked up to heaven and requested the almighty to give him strength to serve his motherland . Th e brave

soldier was ready for the climax, just a single task was left . He took out a piece of paper and started writing, the

last message he wanted to convey to his parents.

He gave the letter to his friend with clear instructions that it should be delivered to his parents in case he didn’t

come back. If he did, then he would tear it into a hundred pieces himself . Unfortunately the worst happened. He

did not come back.

Th e letter was written by a brave soldier and every word spoke of that.

“ Dear mom , by the time you get this letter, I would be in heaven enjoying the warm hospitality of the *apsaras *

. Can you imagine mother that I fought the Kargil war? It was great- coming face to face with the enemy ,fi ghting

for the safety of my country and sacrifi cing my life for my country is a privilege ,you know that . Mom and Dad , I

love you both a lot . Please do not cry or lead your life with a heavy heart. You must not lament the death of brave

soldiers. So what if the soldier happens to be your own son . I am sure you both must be really proud of me, this

thought makes me so happy. I lived the life of a brave soldier and died with dignity, fi ghting for my motherland .

I have no regrets and mother, if a reincarnation happens ,then I would pray to God that he gives me the joy of

being your son in my next life too and joining the Indian Army again . Dad, there lives a 9 year old boy named

Kanchi in Daras village . I have been looking aft er his education and I am passing on this responsibility to you .

Treat him like your own son , he indeed is a lovely boy . I request you to give him Rs. 7000 every month . I thank

you from the bottom of my heart for such a lovely upbringing and for encouraging me to join the Indian Army

just like dad . It was the best thing that ever happened to me . In every moment spent here I have lived a full life.

I will love you till eternity .

Capt . Saurabh

Kargil , J & K

Surbhi SharmaECE, 3rd Yr

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DearGandhiji,

You left us 62 years ago. If you were still around, you would have been 140 years old. However, we have not forgotten you. You are on every banknote and most stamps. There are many statues of you. Prestigious roads in almost every city are named after you. Our politicians try to model themselves on you. They wear the fabric you promoted, they quote you at every in-stance, they’ve got a photograph of you in their offi ces and some even eat and live like you. There are books, TV programmes and movies about you. Seriously, you’d be impressed at how much we still adore you.

However, there are things that won’t make you feel proud. The India you spent all your life trying to free, is far from free. True, the colonists are gone. But there are still millions of poor people. In 60 years, we are still among the poorest nations on earth. This lack of money leads to a lot of problems in healthcare, infra-structure and education. In education, for instance, many children still don’t go to a good school. Those who do, don’t get into good colleges. And those who go to college, don’t get good jobs. We need to get rich, and fast. Not only to make more schools and colleges, but also because most Indian problems are linked to lack of money. Yet, it is considered un-Indian to think that way. The young generation, which thinks like that, is considered materialistic and greedy. The older genera-tion takes the moral high ground - slowness in work is termed patience, non-stop discussion and no action is called careful consideration and lack of improvement in standards of living is countered with claims about the need to live with austerity. And yes, in many cases politicians who speak like this claim to be your fans.

The younger generation wishes you could come down for one day and clarify these points. Is progress un-Indian? Is change bad? Is a desire to see my country as rich as some other nations materialistic? Is getting things done fast impatience? If you blessed our pur-pose of making a developed India, the job would become so much easier.The young generation needs you down here for some-

thing else too. We have a new battle here, just like the one you fought with the British. The enemy

is not so clear like it was in your case - the colonists. Our enemy is the old school of thought, or rather the people who defend the old school of thought. They do this in the name of antiquated Indian policies, culture and values. You could help identify this enemy more clearly. Many people who are at the helm of affairs

now have served India for decades, maybe with good intentions. But obviously, they don’t want to accept they screwed up. We wish they would though and we’d have a national day of shame. It won’t be easy, but from there we can make a new beginning. But they won’t, for, they are in power. And to defend themselves and their ways, they don’t mind crushing the aspirations, ideas and talent of an entire generation.

Yes, there is a lot of talk of India being a young na-tion and youth power. However, youth power is the big-gest myth going around India right now. Of course, youth has spending power - we can buy enough sim-cards, sneakers and fi zzy drinks to keep many MNCs in business. But we do not have the power to change things. Can the youth get a new college opened? Can the youth ask the government to give tax incentives to MNCs to relocate jobs to smaller towns? No way. We are wooed, used but seldom heard. If you came down, you could unite us. You used religious festivals as social events and propagated your cause. You under-stood that people need entertainment to bind them. Per-haps, we could integrate colleges in the same way, link all colleges - maybe for their annual festivals - and the message of change could be channeled through them. We have amazing technology such as the Internet now.

You would use it so well. If the youth unites, there could actually be youth power.

With our purpose blessed, enemy identifi ed and youth united - we could take the fi rst steps towards the new Indian revolution. After all, China had one, and only after that, did they get on the path of true progress.

But if it is not feasible for you to come back, we’ll have to try to bring about change ourselves. If we can be inspired to do that, we can say we have not forgotten you and understand the meaning of your birthday. We hope you had a good one up there!

Lots of love,The younger generation.

Rewin KoulCSE, 3rd yr

Letter To Gandhi

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after 25 years...

Most of the people to-day time think that all

the mysteries of the uni-verse have been unveiled successfully by the scien-tists, a part of which is true, but not completely. At the basement of the Royal fi eld apartment was a place where David found spir-itual, emotional and scien-tifi c satisfaction. He could spend days, months or even his entire life working in his laboratory which was the outcome of years of toil and his love for physics. In that lab David and his team which comprised of six oth-er young and capable sci-entists were carrying out an experiment whose re-percussions had the poten-tial of changing our past, present and future. Surpris-ingly, there was a rhythm in the mayhem inside the lab. People called him a prodi-gy, owing to his extraordi-nary intellectual capabili-ties at such a young age.

With great spirits and head held high approximately six-ty graduates of the Harvard University entered the con-vocation hall. All the peo-ple present were extremely excited and were counting

the last few seconds of c o n v o c a -tion com-m e n c e m e n t ,except for David, whose mind was occupied with a heavy thought. Two years back David had started his lab work on the subject “TIME TRAVEL AND PARALLEL UNIVERSE “. All his batch mates ad-vised him to stop his crazy work because they believed that he would never arrive at any conclusion and even if he did, the scientifi c so-ciety would not accept it. The success of his project was everything he want-ed. Though he had arrived at some astonishing and miraculous mathematical conclusions which proved time travel, but that was just not suffi cient, practical-ly proving his point was an onerous task. He remem-bers his uncle telling young David about ALBERT EIN-STEIN and his work on the general and special theory of relativity. That generated his interest and he decided to dedicate his entire life to the world of physics.

The huge commotion in the hall suddenly settled down with the arrival of the headmaster and all the professors. The ceremony was wrapped in an hour and all the graduates head-

ed straight for the ball par-ty which was organized at the club Kape. That night the ball started rolling and it never ended. While eve-rybody was easing out at the party, David was work-ing and he knew that he was extremely close. He could not believe what the huge LED screen showed, adrenalin level rose up his throat and he shrieked at his discovery, a discovery that could revolutionize the face of science. Finally it was ready, a machine that was capable of moving the space inside it at a speed near the speed of light. Da-vid stepped into the ma-chine, he did realize that he was putting his life at stake but he had always lived for this moment.One of the consequences of Einstein’s special theory is called Time Dilation – the time lapse between two events is not invariant from

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one observer to another, but is dependent on the relative speeds of the ob-servers’ reference frames, which precisely means that a clock slows down in a frame which moves at a very high speed (and may be approaching the speed of light).

Twenty fi ve years later..........All the pass outs of the batch 2010 of Harvard Uni-versity planned a reunion and everyone was cordially invited. There was a broad smile at everyone’s face, for they were meeting each other after twenty fi ve long years.Suddenly everyone present at the hall became horror struck, as if they had seen a dinosaur in the 21st centu-ry. But what they were see-ing was no less than seeing a dinosaur. David entered the hall and he looked ex-actly as he had on the day of convocation. He did realize that his arrival had raised everybody’s heart-beat. Realizing the grav-ity of the situation he went towards the podium and started saying what sound-ed impossible to everyone.

“Dear friends, yes it’s me David. I know that the same question is troubling you all. And here I am to give you all a satisfying answer.”He told them about the success of his project and

that he had demonstrated time travel to them.

“Twenty fi ve years were equivalent to few seconds in that machine and there-fore aging could not touch me, as you all know that a clock slows down in an ac-celerated frame.”

Next day all the city news-papers were full of stories of Time Travel. Critics dis-missed it by asserting that he simply got a plastic sur-gery done. A lot of stories were doing the rounds, as David was not ready to give a public statement as he feared that his discovery could be disastrous in the wrong hands.

Bella, his love, was deeply disturbed. Years passed by with no sigh of David. Bel-la’s parents got her mar-ried for they thought that it was the best way of healing her wounds.The thought of losing his love devastated his dream and he woke up. That day, after returning from the convocation cer-emony he had slept while working and fantasized quite convincingly about the entire experience of time travelling. So nothing had actually happened. He narrated his dream to his lab partners, they all had a good laugh and fi nally the work at the lab resumed.

I am eagerly waiting for David and his co –workers to practically prove time travel and hyperspace. Do you think it’s possible? Will they make it?

Surbhi SharmaECE, 3rd Yr.

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“When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day”.-Mahatama Gandhi

The purpose of Bhagavad-gita is to deliver mankind from the nescience of material existence. Every man is in difficulty in so many ways, and in the same way Arjuna also was in difficulty in having to fight in the battle of Kurukshetra.

Arjuna surrendered unto Shri Krishna, and consequently this Bhagavad-gita was spoken. Not only Arjuna, but every one of us is full of anxieties because of this material existence. Our very existence is in the atmos-phere of nonexistence. Actually we are not meant to be threatened by nonexistence. Our existence is eternal. But somehow or other we are put into asat. Asat refers to that which does not exist.

Bhagavad GitaQuestionout of so many human beings who are suffering, there are a few who are actually inquiring about their position, as to what they are, why they are put into this awkward position and so on. Unless one is

awakened to this position of questioning his suffering, unless he realizes that he doesn’t want suffering but rather wants to make a solution to all suffering, then one is not to be considered a perfect human being. Humanity begins when this sort of inquiry is awakened in one’s mind. In the Brahma-sutra this inquiry is called brahma jijnasa. Athato brahma jijnasa. Every activity of the human being is to be considered a failure unless he inquires about the nature of the Absolute Truth.

Therefore those who begin to question why they are suffering or where they came from and where they shall go after death are proper students for understanding Bhagavad-gita. The sincere student should also have a firm respect for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a student was Arjuna.

Lord Krishna descends specifically to reestablish the real purpose of life when man forgets that purpose. Even then, out of many, many human beings who awaken, there may be one who actually enters the spirit of understanding his position, and for him this Bhagavad-gita is spoken. Actually we are all swallowed by the tigress of nescience, but the Lord is very merciful upon living entities, especially human beings. To this end He spoke the Bhagavad-gita, making His friend Arjuna His student.

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Facebook is a social networking website which has become as integral as any-thing else in our lives. It is basically, for most of us, a medium to connect with strangers, relatives, friends and even foes in certain cases. An important fea-ture of it is the ‘Friends List’ which has the closest to the ‘Not so Friends List’ Anyway, this article is basically an attempt to draw attention to the people who’s updates cross the territory labelled ‘Bearable’ and go on to tread on the one labelled ‘Insanely Annoying’. Yes, I’m talking about those so-called friends whose status updates rile and irritate on an hourly basis. So here I am introducing a few of them:

1. The King/Queen of Shorthand: The person on your friends list who has this annoying habit of using shorthand for ‘GAWD KNOZ WT FRM OF ENG’(For the ignorant’s ‘God knows what form of English’). My point here is that using abbreviations of all forms is totally acceptable and even abbreviating to some extent(read ppl,msg,bal,ttyl,tc,fb) is alright but for certain updates, I actually feel like I need to be in the queue buying ‘Shorthand for Dummies’.Status Update:I kno m kewl bt i wndr ware lyfz takin me,i wndr wat 2 do nxt.mayb i shud 4get it nw nd thnk abt it l8r.w8in 4 ur rplys 2 mah upd8.

2. TheTeary One: The girl who uses social networking to gather prayers for her miserable and very transparent life.Status update:Life keeps presenting me with challenges and I keep knocking them down. Pray for me ppl :( :((And then some moron will press ‘like’)

3. The Jobless One: The guy who doesn’t do much, has stupid thoughts but updates his Facebook status every minuteStatus update:Inside the library! Haha im such a geek! (30 minutes ago)Just picked up a Salman Rushdie... guess hu’s entering Geekdom! (22 minutes ago)Couldn’t get through even a page...if it weren’t for his hot ex-wife that dude would soooo not be famous! (14 minutes ago)

4. The Proud Punjabi: The newbie parents who eerily put up pictures of their precious new-borns as their profi le pictures and pretend like they can talk and have relevant thoughts.Status update:Baby Ishan thinks that everyone who came to visit him in the hospital is super duper awesome!

5. The Wannabe Intellectual: The guy who has an inspirational quote for every hour of the day and would love to share it. Status update: “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up”

6. The ‘No clue why’ Liked One: The girl who is massively popular and you have no idea why.Status message:I just ate a grape!!-33 friends like thisAnd below that a nincompoop goes: “Awwww! Really? Miss you hon! <3 <3”

7. The ‘Excessive emoticons’ Dude: Ok, emoticons do express but even words do!Status message:Hurray!! I <3’d my day! :D :P : ) ;) B) ;;) =)) Thnx everyone! :* ;;) ;) :D(OK,me knowing so many of them makes me feel like I’m one of these. :P )

Note: This article has not been written by keeping any person (especially in my friends list) and resemblance to anybody’s status is purely coincidental. It is not intended to harm anyone’s emotions. Not removing/blocking me will be highly appreciated.

-Dhruv Bhanot EEE 3rd yr

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Meet your D.R.’s

Yuvraj Sharma

1. Inspiration- Mohit “Mon-ty” Taneja. Mismanage-ment by the previous DR’s. Wanted responsibility, to learn on the job leadership skills and networking.

2. Must have good manage-ment skills. Must have good oratory skills, to be able to

put across the demands of the student population. Should be a good listener.

3. Seminar room, try to stop fee hike, convocation., digitalization of the library.

4. Very helpful, always ready to listen to us and guide us.

5. The conclaves, events, fests should be promoted on a national scale. R&D should be encouraged.

6. Library. Peaceful with a wide selection of books for us to pursue.

Ritesh Chawla1. It’s the thought that can

make you bring a change. Our college has the poten-tial to reach a height. What it needs is a push. So seeing the support of my friends I was pretty sure if I take a step to focus the needs and improvements of UIET,the college can definitely up-lifted

2. The person standing for the post should be eligi-ble according to norms as mentioned. He should be approached by students and bold enough to repre-sent them to head officials. The DR should be resource-ful and honest enough to understand the needs and improvement of the col-lege.

3. Within my allotted term I would defiantly try my best to enhance the grades of UIET in terms of academics,infrastructure,performance and placements. Special attention will be given to organise industrial and educational trips for

students, so that they get industrial exposure.

4. Since the day i got nomi-nated faculty has very fairly acted as a touch bearer to me. They have always motivated me and keep on reminding me my duties. They suggest me with agendas and help me reaching out the officials through correct procedure.

5. To become a premier na-tional college UIET has to improve it’s level. Talented faces must be inspired .More attention should be given to academics. Tech/cultural fests should be taken seriously and more seminars and competitions

should be conducted. 6. ”Nescafe!!!!” it’s mainly it’s

location in the campus of esteemed Panjab Universi-ty. It’s a home-like feeling being here. Teachers are very interactive. The de-partments here give an ex-posure to different fields in life. The fresh green en-vironment motivates us to be active towards our goal.

Magboard conducted an interview with the DR’s (Department Representatives) and follwing were the questions asked by them;Q.1) Why did you stand for the election? What were your motivations? Q.2) In your opinion, what all the characteristics of a perfect DR?Q.3) What changes do you think you can bring in your departments within your allotted term?Q.4) How helpful has the faculty been since your appointment?Q.5) What all changes do you think UIET needs to become one of the premier national colleges? Q.6) Finally, what is your favourite thing about UIET?

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Ritika Chadha1. Well i really wanted to

work for the college, and lead the students to make this a better institute.... And that was the biggest reason for my decision to contest in the elections. There are some things that i wanted to do, some changes that i wanted to bring........ That was my biggest motivation to go ahead with the elections

2. Well no one is perfect.... So I would define the charac-

teristics of a good DR. He/she should be able to com-municate well with all the students and faculty of the college, understand their problems and require-ments and be in a state to take proper measures and find the required solutions. Moreover he/she has to be self confident, a good lead-er, determinant, honest, just and should have that fire in him/her to work.

3. I will be fulfilling my 3 agendas, which include extending library timings, creating a women’s cell, and a boardroom. Moreover i want to be able to solve the problems our students face in their day to day routine in college, and i re-ally want UIET to be among the best colleges of India.

I’ll be taking small steps towards climbing this big ladder.

4. Everyone has been really co-operative. All the fac-ulty members and direc-tor ma’am have listened to our opinions and talked to us...... We really look for-ward to working together in the next one year as a team in making every ven-ture successful beyond ex-pectations.

5. There are a lot of things to

be done....... More practical oriented teaching methods need to be introduced. In-dustrial visits need to be organised to provide the students with a greater exposure of the techni-cal world. More projects and initiatives need to be

taken and there are many other small things need to be done to improve our placements and to compete with the top colleges of the country.

6. The best thing about this college is its growth. In a small tenure of 8 years it is competing with the NIT’s in terms of admissions and is already on the 31’st posi-tion in the outlook. if in 8 yrs we can grow so much, there is an exceptional dedication in every person associated with this col-lege which makes us stand out..... And that is the edge that we have over the other colleges which makes me proud to be a part of this institute.

Vivek Kumar1. If a person is dynamic and

he wants to benefit society and want to bring a change in system with his thoughts then he needs a author-ity which can be achieved through elections. I am a student of UIET and i have seen many loopholes in the college which can be cor-rected easily if someone takes the charge of it, so i stand in elections. Many people like Steve Jobs and

Abraham Lincoln- the peo-ple with different ideology and dynamic perspective are my motivations.

2. The DR is a way for stu-dents to put their genuine problems in front of col-lege authority or in front of university. The perfect DR is the student who is a good listener and a good communicator with some diplomatic skills to handle situations.

3. When we stood in elec-tions, we all had some agendas which we’ll now try to implement in UIET for its development and benefit. On the other hand, our main power are the students who elected us and have faith on us, so

to solve their problem and help them in all possible manner are our duties.

4. This is one of the weak point- teachers and of-fice people don’t know us. But they are always helpful and cooperative and always help in taking UIET to new heights. But I personally feel that the communica-tion gap between a DR and faculty must be filled in some manner so that we can have better under-standing and work togeth-er for the same cause.

5. As I have said earlier also that there are some small small things which must be taken care of and su-pervised for the improve-ment of college. And the

students should be alert so that they can point out the things which should be modified and all the DRs will work together for rectifying it and then in no time we can reach to the list of premier college in INDIA.

6. The favourite thing in UIET is the strong bonding in Seniors and juniors which in not seen in many colleg-es. And this bonding brings both of them together and so they all can develop col-lege and develop them-selves.

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‘Nice Guys fi nish last…’ - Just another ‘Green day’ song or an aphorism we might have come across thousands of times? Actually it is much more than that. A syndrome, a nice guy syndrome! A ‘research problem’ to fi nd if it’s really true!!Let me start with the obvious question in our minds… ‘Who exactly are the ‘nice guys’??’“It depends”, is what I would say …For professors, the front benchers…?!For neighours, the guys who have never been caught ogling the girls on ‘gehri route’…(Lucky chaps!!)For relatives, the ones who have not been tracked down with girls yet … perhaps…?!Now ‘imagine’ a girl calling us ‘nice guys’, it sim-ply means, being ‘just’ friends, brotherly fi gures, body guards to protect them from all the evils in this world (we ourselves??!), In a nutshell, be pre-sent on ‘Rakhi’ day! Further, I guess we all know better! ;)

We can thus, imagine the complexity of this state-ment but do WE actually believe that ‘Nice guys fi nish last’? And how do we indeed react on being addressed this way??!“It depends”, is what I would say again…If a pro-fessor considers you a nice guy; a good internal grade is guaranteed! Hi5! ;) If family friends consider you ‘nice’, you actually managed to keep up your family’s name (good job!)

Now consider a girl uttering the very same words, ‘Nice Guy/Good Boy!’ this is when we feel dumb-struck! In reality we do not know how to react, or if I may say, where to run! I reckon we might want to run to that proverbial (Hindi) pond of water to drown ourselves in the new found shame.

Girls might call us ‘nice guys’, but I do not think it would really matter anymore, because I can bet, you would hardly fi nd us showing interest in them ever again! This is a rule of life which deserves a mention in the ‘bro code’ if not in the Vedas! ;)

‘Nice Guy/Bad Guy’ it’s for you to decide… As far as I am concerned, I would like to have all the fun, be ‘considered’ bad by girls, but be ‘truly’ nice and yet not fi nish last! J

‘Babaji’ urf ‘Guruji’ - Anshul Kashyap Electrical & Electronics, 4th year

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I recently read a book by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter titled “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”

and I must admit, it was a far more inspiring and engrossing read than anything I had en-countered lately. What makes it impressive is the way the author tends to get us hooked to each chapter as if he is telling his own story. Th e book itself is about fi nancial literacy and advocates fi nancial independence through as-set protection and amelioration, and liability elimination.

What happens in reality is this: Right from day 1, parents grill their children to at-tain high grades and work relentlessly towards fi nding a good job and what the child ends up becoming, is a graduate with a job but without any ounce of fi nancial knowledge in his brain that is fi lled up to the brim with bookish stuff that would never get him any place near “rich”.

Th ere is a reason as to why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer. Th e reason is the stark contrast in what a rich dad would teach his ward and what a middle class or poor dad would. Th e rich lay emphasis on fi nding loopholes in the system that could save taxes, build assets and do off with liabili-ties. Th e middle class and poor people lay em-phasis on education and jobs. Hence the child ends up working at a place where he has no say whatsoever, where his boss has the fi nal word, where he works for money and the gov-ernment and his workplace ridicules his hard work. Th e rich, on the other hand, make mon-ey work for them. Th ey are their own bosses

and their labour is money itself. Th ey invest, buy real estate, take risks, start their own enterprises and work out formulae to multiply their asset-base.

Diff erent strata of society have diff erent attitude towards money, life and work. Th is very diff erence further widens the economi-cal gap by an exponential amount. Wealth is measured as the number of days the income from his assets will sustain a person, and fi -nancial independence is achieved when his income from assets exceeds his expenses. It is imperative for each person to be taught the value of fi nancial literacy and capital man-agement so that he is able to independently keep track of his accounts and arrive at a stage where he can be called wealthy.

Neha SinghCSE- 3rd yr.

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The reason I am troubling my cold fi ngers is because I think my article

might help people (and more specifi cal-ly small children) not face the brunt of religious discrimination.

Th e other day my neighbors, a Muslim family (I hate referring that), who have a small girl named Aliza, had to receive the ugly shock of today’s society discrim-inating between a Hindu and a Muslim. One day she came back home dejected. A classmate of hers had refused to be her friend as her parents had warned her that Muslims were not good people. Th e poor girl was in a state of shock. I wont blame the friend, because today’s hypo-critical society and media and parents

further aggravate this situation. When I heard this, I was devastated thinking about the little child. She must have been heartbroken. Religion meant nothing to her. Since then whenever I see her, I hear a helpless cry from all people suff ering from such a cause. Th is is for each one of those.

Being a Hindu kashmiri pandit and hav-ing heard stories of our families’ suff er-ing during the militancy period in the 90’s I have generally been surrounded by talks which diff erentiate between Hindu and Muslim people.

However I have always been unable to understand why it is so. I remember, in

ReligionDiaries

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my childhood, I used to go to a catholic school, which was one of the best schools in the rather outdated city. We used to have a subject called moral science. In it we used to have stories about diff er-ent religions. I loved the fact that being a catholic school, it still emphasized on other religion’s stories too. At school, I had always been taught to consider that no religion is diff erent from the others. In fact once my teach-er asked me in my moral science class, which religion I supported and I said “I don’t know ma’am!”. To be very honest aft er about 12 years, I still don’t know. Th e teacher taught us that if we were ever asked which religion we followed, we should answer “humanity”. Th is an-swer left such a deep impression on me that I still remember it. Th is is one of the most fundamental things I have learnt at school, and I am pretty sure that I would never forget such teachings in my whole life. However as I grew up, the society suggested otherwise.

My memoirs of school were re-stricted to formulas and derivations, which to be very honest, I didn’t have any intention to apply further in life. Everywhere around me, I was surround-ed with Hindu Muslim division, thanks to the incessant bombings.

However, I never forgot the lesson taught to me at school. I don’t believe Muslims or their religion is any way re-sponsible for any terror in any part of the world. Yes, a portion of the Muslim

population is fanatical about its religion, but I think we have such people in Hin-duism or Sikhism too. But being a small community compared to the Hindus, these groups become more prevalent. If Muslims have the jehadis, Hindus have the shiv seniks. However, it is the case with only a few groups of people. And India being a very religion-fearing na-tion, faces the brunt of such a division. Maybe I am going too far, but all I want to emphasize is that we, we the people, or I might say we, the educated are at fault. We should drive away such notions of religious contributions to the wrong do-ings in society altogether. All I want is to let that child to know that there is no such thing as a Muslim being diff erent from a Hindu. All I want is to get her smile back. All I want is that she nev-er again has to ask her mom the ques-tion “Maa kya muslim hona bura hai?”, which she asked that day. All I want is to see her happy. I have always been told that I am a Hindu. To be very honest I don’t think I am. I don’t think I belong to any religion.In the words of our Father, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,“I am a Muslim, a Sikh, a Hindu and a Jew and so are all of you.”

REWIN KOUL CSE 3rd Yr.

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Division of States In India!The seduction for kingdom and glory were

the root causes for the banishment of Al-mighty. Yes I am talking about the Lord Ram. At that time, it was Kekeyi’s two promises and now it is somebody’s fast unto death. Earlier the suff erer was the Lord Ram and now it is the common man.

Mahatama Gandhi quoted on Oct 6, 1946 : “Th ey may cut me into pieces but they cannot cease me to befriend all Muslims and hold them as prisoners of our love.” But the same force worked when Nehru and Patel persuad-ed him that if the Congress did not approve of the plan, the control of the government would pass to the Muslim league. And lugu-briously, the rancor of that division is still a Live Wire.

Yes friends, the states have been divided into smaller ones right from the British rule in the name of simplifying governance. Of course, I am talking about the division of Bengal to asunder the unity of Hindu and Muslim hearts.

Nowadays, it’s the instigation by the political parties in the wake of unequal distribution of resources in order to fi ll the lucrative vote banks. More number of states means more CMs of the same party, means easy black money and power for another 5 years to the central government.

I vehemently oppose the makers of the con-stitution who empowered the parliament to

reorganize the states by a simple procedure. Although the aff ected states are free to ex-press their views, but, they cannot stop this from happening.

I think with the human tendency of Nuclear Families, we will soon have Nuclear States ready with Nuclear weapons to get more share of land or petrol or water! So as under-ing the states, one rich in resources with met-ro cities and plunging the other into extreme poverty is of no use. If by chance, two adja-cent states have diff erent political parties in power, then without doubt, their CMs would die before sharing a resource. Th is scarcity of resources would lead to mutual disputes and no scope of peace and prosperity.

Th e solution for true growth is friendship, integrity in order to utilize the resources most effi ciently and not division. Th e need of the hour is the true intent of the government to deliver what it promised. It shouldn’t make false promises if standing up to them impairs its ability to stand itself.

Agam SehgalTPCHR head

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I have always been very fond of nature since the day I opened

my eyes to this amazing world and have been discovering beauty in everything that surrounds me. Be it a little insect with black spots on its red body or be it a whole range of mountains under the cloudy sky; everything around is simply beautiful. Simply, because God’s job is not to stun. He created eve-rything with such generosity that it easily blends into every other thing around. Every object of na-ture complementing the rest of it. God knows no divisions. Veil a sin-gle element for a while, and it feels incomplete. See, even He practises the holistic approach. He has cre-ated the world in its best form. Th e small things equally as important as the big ones; He knows no bi-asing. So take care of small things and the big ones will automatically fall into place .

Beauty resides in every cre-ation of the Almighty, he has not made a single mistake( might have reminded you of some twisted nos-es or misplaced eyes and ears). My love for beauty may very well ex-

plain the reason for me not remov-ing the spider webs from the walls of my hostel room considering their unbeatable patterns. As they say, beauty resides in the eye of the beholder. I believe, the ugliness sprouts from the agitated grey mat-ter of over exhausted mind-set too stubborn to appreciate any beauty around them. So next time you fi nd a fault with any body’s nose, take it as an alarm ring. Your mind-set has turned into a jungle with weeds of ugliness; its time to spade them out to turn it into a beautiful gar-den. Its not that no one can have the fi gures on his face misshaped or misplaced; its your focus that’s on the wrong things. Every person has got something special in him; has been born with his own gift of beauty. We as beholders, need to shift our focus to this special quali-ty. Beauty is not always substantive or visual. It dwells within us, grows double the moment we start ap-preciating it. A Th ing of Beauty is sweeter than the sweetest melodies ever heard (as you can compose your own melody every time you behold it) and it lasts forever.

So lets celebrate the Beauty of Life with full fervour. Lets dance along with the magical trees tap-ping on the beats of the wild wind whizzing past the forest. Take a moment to enjoy a child’s giggle, and you can get the same glee on your face too. Feel the glory of the rising sun and the dignity with which it sets. Let the calmness of the moon soothe your burning soul. Walk bare foot on the wet grass and observe the dew pearls on broad leaves. Close your eyes for a second, relieve your self from all your shackles, and then reopen them to the world to dive in the ocean of the beauty of your own soul.

Priyanka JunejaECE, 3rd Yr.

World’sSoBeautiful

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While looking at the columns of ‘Inner Voice’ in HT, the

fi rst thing that strikes my mind is the meaning of ‘inner voice’. It seems to urge us to seek within us and search our true self compiling the thoughts by self-introspection and self-realization of a soul.

Just as poet Pablo Neruda in his poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ em-phasized on the need for self-intro-spection. It is in this moment that we realize our follies, our virtues, and our ultimate purpose for which we are rushing here and there; day and night. In todays busy life, very few people have a few moments to spare -to sit in silence, seek God and thus realize their true self.

Someone once said, ‘God is the friend of silence’. Sitting silently for sometime with closed eyes is better than going to temples and praying for accomplishment of our tasks.

How many of us have ever asked ourselves these questions- Do I know who am I? What vices and virtues do I possess? Have I

ever spared time to seek God in silence? Am I so busy working for myself that I forget to remember God, my Creator? Am I so involved in creating diff erences, building up walls of hatred and jealously that I have forgotten that in the end, we all are children of one God? Do I always pray to Almighty for my purpose? Don’t I have any relation with God beyond such purposes? In these moments, I surely believe we all will come to know that from the dawn to the dusk, we are working, praying, speaking and doing everything else for our own selves. Have we ever thought that there are many more children of that same God suff ering more than us?By sorting out diff erences on the basis of caste, creed, status and even gender, we greatly displease our Almighty and take him far-ther from us. Mother Teresa said “ Hands that serve are holier than the lips that pray.”

So, lets stand together to work and pray not only for ourself, but for the whole mankind created by the same God. Lets spare a few

moments for self-introspection and realization, to wipe out the evils of hatred, envy, exploitation and to make space for together-ness, brotherhood, tranquility and realize the strength of humanity.Let’s shed away the diff erences we harbour in our hearts and minds and stand together as the children of the same God. Service to man-kind is the only way to get closer to God. Before starting our day lets remember the prayer:-

“Awal Allah noor upay,Kudrat ke sab bandey,

Ek noor te sab jag upjaya,Kaun bhale ko mande”.

It is a message to all the peo-ple reading this article as it is the above said qualities that will make us work together for our country, which has taught us to have high regards for humanity and man-kind.

ARPANECE3rd Yr.

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There once lived a great mathematician in a village outside Ujjain. He wasoft en called by the local king to advice on matters related to the economy.

His reputation had spread as far as Taxila in the North and Kanchi in theSouth. So it hurt him very much when the village headman told him, “You maybe a great mathematician who advises the king on economic matters but yourson does not know the value of gold or silver.”

Th e mathematician called his son and asked, “What is more valuable - gold orsilver?” “Gold,” said the son. “Th at is correct. Why is it then that thevillage headman makes fun of you, claims you do not know the value of goldor silver? He teases me every day. He mocks me before other village eldersas a father who neglects his son. Th is hurts me. I feel everyone in thevillage is laughing behind my back because you do not know what is morevaluable, gold or silver. Explain this to me, son.”

So the son of the mathematician told his father the reason why the villageheadman carried this impression. “Every day on my way to school, the villageheadman calls me to his house. Th ere, in front of all village elders, heholds out a silver coin in one hand and a gold coin in other. He asks me topick up the more valuable coin. I pick the silver coin. He laughs, theelders jeer, everyone makes fun of me. And then I go to school. Th is happensevery day. Th at is why they tell you I do not know the value of gold orsilver.”

Th e father was confused. His son knew the value of gold and silver, and yetwhen asked to choose between a gold coin and silver coin always picked thesilver coin. “Why don’t you pick up the gold coin?” he asked. In response,the son took the father to his room and showed him a box. In the box were atleast a hundred silver coins. Turning to his father, the mathematician’s sonsaid, “Th e day I pick up the gold coin the game will stop. Th ey will stophaving fun and I will stop making money.”

Th e bottom line is:Sometimes in life, we have to play the fool because our seniors and ourpeers, and sometimes even our juniors like it. Th at does not mean we lose in the game of life. It just means allowing others to win a part of thegame, while we win the game. We have to choose what matters to us.

Abdul Hameed.

The Mathematician’s

Son

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‘Playing to win’is different from

‘Playing not to lose’

“Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear”

- Anthony Robbins

Have you ever watched a football game (or any game for that matter) when one team is winning

by a large margin, a blowout, but then the opposing team decides that they have nothing to lose? Th ey throw caution to the wind and start playing with to-tal abandon. By taking bigger chances and going for broke, the team starts to score quicker, taking bigger risks and getting better rewards. Th is team is playing to win.

Th e other team, who was winning by such a large margin, changes its focus, trying to play cau-tiously and protect their lead. Th is is playing not to lose. By the fi nal quarter, the team that is playing to win has caught up to the other team. What seemed impossible a few quarters earlier becomes a reality: they pull off a come-from-behind win.

How did this happen? Fear of losing can make one take the other’s eye off a desired goal.

So when you approach a new decision, it might be

worth asking yourself, “Are you playing to win or play-ing not to lose” When you’re acting to prevent loss, it takes energy away from acting from a place of good judgment and moving forward to win..

You would be surprised that whenever you set out to really do something, you usually do it, no matter how much risk is involved. Even if you fail, you will learn more in the process than you would if you were too scared to do anything.

Dhanvir SinghECE, 3rd yr.

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Be the fi rst one to act

loving & reach out

So many of us hold on to little resentments that may have stemmed from an argument,

a misunderstanding, the way we were raised or some other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us- be-lieving that this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle a friendship or family relationship.

A friend of mine, whose health isn’t very good, recently told me that she hasn’t spoken to her mother in almost three years. “Why not?” I asked. She said that she had a disagreement about something with her mom and that she wouldn’t speak to her again unless her mom called fi rst. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she resisted initially and said “I can’t do that. It was mom’s mistake so she should apologize”.She was literally willing to die before reach-ing out to her mom. Aft er a little persuasion, however, she did decided to be the fi rst one to reach out. To her amazement, her mom was grateful for her willingness to call and off ered an apology of her own.

As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, EVERYONE wins.

Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff ” into “really big stuff ” in our minds. We start believing that our own posi-tions are more important than our happiness. Actually, they are not!! If you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand

that being “right” is almost never more impor-tant than allowing yourself to be happy.

Th e way to be happy is to “let go” and “reach out to your loved ones”. Let other peo-ple be “right” .Th is doesn’t mean that you are wrong. You’ll experience the peace of “letting go” as well as letting others be right. You will also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”, they will become less defensive and more loving towards you. Th ey might even reach back. But, if for some reason they don’t, that’s okay too. You will have the inner satis-faction of knowing that you have done your best to create a more loving world, and cer-tainly you will be more peaceful yourself. And everyday tell at least one person some-thing you like ,admire or appreciate about them. Give compliments freely...Who knows this may be your last chance in life.

RAJVIR KAURECE, 3rd yr.

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Stress need not always be bad for you. Some amount of stress is required by all of us to

be able to concentrate, focus and reach our peak effi ciency. Positive stress can be helpful to you.

Find out how:** You are a car driver and you take part in all car races, but before the race you are stressed whether you will do well this year. Th e race begins and you put in your best eff ort. You can see the deadline approaching and you have won!! How do you feel?

**You are a fi nal year engineering student. It is exam time. Th ere is a lot to do and too little time. But this year, being the fi nal year, you have to perform well as you want to pursue post graduation. You are stressed. You burn the midnight oil, sacrifi ce all entertainment and put in all your eff ort and appear for the exam. Th e results are out and you have done extremely well. How do you feel?

Th e common factor is that though each of the characters is initially stressed, aft er putting in the right eff ort, the end result is relaxation.

Th is is positive stress. Any stress that ends with relaxation is termed as positive stress be-cause this is the stress which helps you achieve your goal.

Positive stress is required by all of us.Th is type of stress is also called EUSTRESS.

So,Concentrate.

Reach your peak efficiency.Focus on your goal.

Achieve what you want to achieve.

-PAYAL AGARWALCSE, 3rd Yr.

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Changing Trends -MEMRISTOR

It’s been said that any suffi ciently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Perhaps that explains the sense of wonder and awe we feel when we encounter things that impress us and force us to challenge our conceptions of what isn’t possible; technology has the power to do this in both subtle and spectacular ways. The most life-changing advances are ultimately conceived and made real by those who are most fas-cinated by the never-ending forward march.

There is immense satisfaction to be derived in understanding how all these things work and devising new ways to put them to use. We are privileged to be at the forefront, discovering and learning eve-rything there is and to know about all the things that captivate us.

Here we go to discuss about the new revolution in the world of electronics and IT that introduction of “MEMRISTOR” will bring. It is a combination of the words ‘memory’ and ‘resistor’, the memristor is the fourth fundamental electronic component that was introduced in 2008(the fi rst three be-ing resistance, capacitor and coil/inductor). The memristor is exciting because it could replace everything from hard disks, fl ash memory and conventional RAM. PCs would boot instantly. It was predicted in the year 1971 that memristors could be developed, and how Hewlett Packard has taken the lead in developing this exciting new technology. Memory chips will not only be faster than DRAM, but will need far less energy and will retain their state even when switched off, unlike conventional working memory used to-day. HP is confi dent of achieving huge suc-cess, replacing Flash, DRAM and even hard disks. The fi rst product will be a new stand-ard for working memory, called ReRAM (Re-sistive RAM) which will retain its contents even without power. This would enable genu-

ine instant-on PCs and laptops for the fi rst time, making the long wait for machine to boot up history! Further evidence that memristor technology is under development comes from the Korean memory manufacture HY-NIX, which has given HP a multi-year con-tract. Meanwhile, the US-based Rice Uni-versity has already started research on new materials for memristors. Since HP uses a titanium-based formula in its patented tech-nology, Rice University has already started experiments in building memristor prototype based on silicon oxide. The working samples switch in under 100 nanoseconds and can potentially scale way beyond what is possi-ble with fl ash memory today. The year 2011 will see further signifi cant advances.

MEMRISTOR

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It is a technology where the resources in the form of hardware or software are

offered on demand to the customers. You tap into the computing power over an internet connection.

Cloud-based computing is basically a method of processing data in a central hub or cloud and then streaming only

the outputs to the consumer, while chan-neling inputs back to the cloud and run-ning the cycle over.

In some ways it’s the absolute elimination of any hardware as far as the consumer is concerned, because the hardware is the cloud.

Cloud computing is broken down into three segments: Applications (SaaS) Platforms (PaaS) Infrastructure (IaaS)

Infrastructure-as-a-Service You can actually buy a “virtual server” over the Internet. It manages CPU time, storage network capacity, and other fundamental com-puting resoures. It’s all managed by “virtualization” software , such as VMware.

Platform-as-a-ServiceCloud platforms serve as a launch pad for cloud software, providing “prefab” functionality such as a user interface, user sign up and administration, role-

Cloudomputing

“Cloud computing refers to computing on the Internet, as opposed to computing on a desktop.”

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based security, federated search, multi-tenant data management and so on.Cloud platforms are offered “as a service”, meaning that you can use them over the Internet with no need to ever install, upgrade or host.

Software-as-a-ServiceThis is a model of software deployment where an application is hosted as a ser-vice provided to customers across the Internet.Removing the need to install and run an application on a user’s own computer is seen as a way for businesses to get the same benefi ts as commercial software with smaller cost outlay.

Cloud Computing Relevance:Cloud Computing is changing the way we use computers on a day to day basis. Online software services, rather than locally installed software, open up new possibilities for businesses to control IT costs while continuing to enhance em-ployee productivity.No need to worry about hardware components running from any platform.

Future Aspects: Automatic Updates Virus Scanning Seamless Gaming Multi-Platform Unlimited Movie Streaming Data Security Low Cost (Pay per use) Data Sharing

Payal AggarwalCSE 3rd Yr

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In this era of technology, new inven-tions take place everyday. It’s some-

times pretty hard to keep track of all these inventions. Same is the case with the ‘Segway Personal Transporter’, it is truly an ‘Unsung Wonder’, that even after 9 years of it being invented, this technological wonder has lost none of its sheen. In the early 18th century, a thing as simple as a bicycle became the talk of the town, ‘just’ because it could be balanced when driven properly. Im-agine the amount of leverage that one should actually give a vehicle which can not only balance itself, but ‘SELF-BALANCE’ on its two parallel wheels- here you have it, the ‘Segway Personal Transporter’…The Segway design might have some ‘rocket science’ involved, but in reality is inspired from the simple design of a hand-trolley. What’s even more aston-ishing is that, the working of this ‘won-der’ is similar to the way we humans walk… Its working is pretty humble, however complex the technicalities may be! A viscous liquid is present in our ears. When we move, the orientation of this liquid changes, thus sending a signal to the brain to move the other leg. This offsets the balance of the body and the person moves forward. Similarly, in a Segway, sophisticated tilt sensors along with gyroscopes (A simple ‘yo-yo’ also uses the gyroscopic effect of ‘precession’) calculate the orientation of the Segway with respect to ground. Signals are then sent to a cluster of mi-croprocessors which act as the brain of the body and control the speed propor-tionally. Thus a person standing on the base of this 2-wheeled scooter simply tilts himself in the forward direction to move forward and tilts backward to slow himself down or eventually halt. The complete vehicular experience has been delved into. From the types of

tyres, motors used to the human inter-face, all are unique and have the latest technology involved to make this vehi-cle one of the most formidable among its conventional counterparts, both in terms of its effi cacy and usage.In general, most countries permit Seg-way to be run on side walks with a limit on their existing speeds. Presently the usage is essentially limited to theme parks, large companies, etc. Segway en-tered the Indian market in March 2010 with 2 models. It is strange that even after being such an amazing invention, the Segway could not hog the limelight in most countries, not because of some basic limitations, but because their gov-ernments could not classify the Segway as ‘vehicles’. Such are the tales of life, not science!

Segway Specifi cations:Top speed: 12.5 miles per hour (20 kph). Weight: 83 lbs (38 kg) Width: The Segway’s footprint is 19 by 25 inches (48 by 63.5 cm). Weight capacity: 260 pound (118 kg) rider and cargo. Range: About 17 miles (28 km) on even ground, with a single charge on a lithi-um-ion (Li-ion) battery, and 8-12 miles with a single charge on a NiMH (nickel metal hydride) battery. Power: The Segway is powered by two rechargeable batteries. Segways come with either lithium-ion (Li-ion) or nickel metal hydride (NIMH) batteries. Brakes: The Segway doesn’t have a braking system (braking by leaning backwards).Sensors: 5 Gyroscopes and a collection of tilt sensors to keep it upright. Only 3 gyroscopes are needed -- the extra sen-sors are included as a safety precaution. It has an additional weight sensor built into its platform to tell the computer when a rider has stepped on.

Turning radius: Since it only has two wheels, the Segway can rotate around a single axis (the wheels turn in oppo-site directions). This gives the Segway a turning radius of zero. Driver interface: The Segway has a small LCD screen that tells the driver how much battery power is left and how well the vehicle is functioning.Wheels: Silicon based material for en-hancing traction while keeping the roll-ing friction to a minimal.Motor Assembly: Brushless D.C. Motors using Servo Mechanism.

-Anshul Kashyap- Electrical & Electronics, 4th Year.

The ‘UNSUNG’ Wonder-

Segway Personal Transporter

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Views On The

Indian Tech Industry

It’s a topic that has been oft debated -

that India’s tech in-dustry is a lot like the Chinese manufactur-ing phenomenon - Low cost, reasonable qual-ity, minimal innovation.

Here’s how the Indian IT companies operate (Infosys, TCS, Wipro and the second string such as Mastek, Saty-am, Patni etc). Hire en-gineers in bulk, never mind that they are not computer scientists or electrical engineers - if they can write a few lines of code in C/C++ and are academi-cally decent, they’re hired . After all, they don’t need brilliant en-gineers - just people who will do as they are told and reasonably in-telligent enough to get the client’s work done, and bullshit their way out of it if they don’t. They’ll rarely make CAD software for Electrical engineering or mechan-ical engineering. In-stead they will develop “end to end solutions”

for banking, fi nance, in-ventory management, web site development, etc. By develop I mean code, not design - there is a huge difference be-tween the two, some-thing which I will touch upon shortly. One im-portant thing to note is that the HR in most IT companies doesn’t give a damn about in-dividual interests. They will put you wherever they need someone to slog for them. And they wonder why so many people leave!!!

What is the nature of the work? At least 70% of the interna-tional projects in most indian IT companies is maintenance - i.e someone else has al-ready developed an ap-plication. All you need to do is add more fea-tures/change behav-iour as per client’s re-quest . Then there’s production support, which is worse. It is al-most call-center work - ensure that the ap-plication runs normally

and if it fails, get it up and running as soon as possible. Take calls from the client, update the status. In a sense, like a car mechanic - one didn’t get an engi-neering degree to be a car mechanic - one got it to design the car! Finally, if you are lucky you get a promotion - write code. But then, writing code is easy - it is like manufactur-ing a car. What is not, is designing a system that works effi ciently. Typically, foreign clients get the design done by the likes of Accenture, IBM, etc. The designs are then sent to the ‘desi’ companies, who do the coding at a cost much cheaper than IBM or accenture. Thus, all we do is don-key work. It is not tech-nology - it is program-ming. Technology is a new idea, paradigm or design - programming is implementing that design. Thus, most of the people in IT waste their engineering de-grees, doing mundane

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programming, until they are made project managers - after which they spend their lives approving timesheets, conducting appraisals and sucking up to the client . Wait a second - shouldn’t an experi-enced IT professional be doing advanced stuff and leave the bullshit-ting to the MBAs?Why is it so hard for the ‘desi’ companies to do the designing? The’ve not tried hard enough (yet) to get into this space. They just dont have the competence to get the job done. These companies are amazing at procedure oriented projects - if there is a procedure in place telling us what to do, we can do it. They dont have the ex-perience (and there-fore the brand equity) to attract IT consult-ing projects. Consult-ing is largely a reputa-tion driven business. In order to build such a reputation, they need to hire high-fl ying con-sulants - they dont come cheap. Even af-ter all this, there is no guarantee of re-sults! (Lately, Infsosys is trying to get into this space, I’m told, so good luck to them. )Why do we need to get

into high end IT - con-sulting and products? Simply because the algorithm of low cost, low margin services will run it’s course in the future. As pay-scales rise in india and the rupee appreciat-ing with respect to the dollar, margins become more and more slim. In time, India may not be as competitive as, say, Brazil or Russia - the American cos will take their projects out there! U can see trends in the manufacturing sector - earlier Taiwan was the manufactur-ing base for American cos, then SouthKorea and then these days, China. For too long have we been stuck in the procedure oriented IT services. It is time to invest in consult-ing and products, and take Indian IT to the next level, or else I fear we will remain stuck in this low-end nonsense. Indian companies thus have 2 choices - iden-tify and set shop in countries where the low cost, low margin algorithm can be ap-plied (TCS seems to be taking this route) or enter into high end IT, which is independent of geography (which In-fosys is working upon).

I believe the latter is the better route - it is a high margin business and reasonably high-tech. What is even bet-ter, is coming up with technology - like Java, effi cient databases, advanced operating systems (Like Sun, Oracle or Microsoft). That is real technology. It’s not that we can’t do it. It’s just that we dont want to risk it.Finally, a true story. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cor-poration (TSMC) was huge in the chip man-ufacturing industry, making almost 60% profi t. They could have delved into chip design, and potentially, de-signed low cost chips. However, designing is a risky business - what if the chip bombs? TSMC chose to stick to it’s core compe-tence - fabrication. In time, TSMC’s profi ts have declined to 20% or so... they’re still number one, but don’t make as much money as they used to... Are we learning yet?

Vishu kukkarCSE 4th year

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Windows Azure

In a single line, The Windows Azure Platform is an internet scale cloud services platform hosted through Microsoft Data centers.

This platform includes:• Windows Azure Operating System.• A set of rich developer services.

Windows Azure Operating System:

• It works as a development, run-time and con-trol environment supporting multiple proto-cols like, HTTP/HTTPS, REST, SOAP and XAL.

• It can handle the load balancing and resource management for you.

• Not only this, it deploys the service, manages the upgrades and failures to maintain availa-bility and prevents your headache of purchas-ing upfront technology from time to time.

• In simple words, it provides you with comput-ing and storage facility.

• Make Azure your servant!

It can provide you with 3 types of fantastic services:

Portal Service:It is an administrative portal for managing your acount for deploying, managing and monitoring your Windows Azure Services.

Storage Services:It provides you a persistent, durable storage in

the cloud, but for that you must have a storage account. Fundamental among them are: Blob service, Queue service and table service.

Compute Service:It provides an internet-scale hosting environment built on geographically distributed areas.It is built from one or more roles. A role defi nes a component that may run in the execution en-vironment.

It supports 2 types of roles:Web roleWorker role

Now this is awesome:“A service may comprise of one or both types of roles and may include multiple roles of each type” and “A role may interact, with the run-time environment by using the Windows Azure man-aged API.”

Development Envioronment:It provides a simulated environment for devel-oping and testing local computer. It includes the following tools:

Development Storage, Development Fabric, Te CS-Pack command Line and The CS-Run Command Line.

The story don’t stop here, it’s just the start, we need to go and explore it!

Agam SehgalTPCHR Head

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Android Vs. iPhone

Android is a mobile opera ng system ini ally de-veloped by Android Inc. Android was purchased

by Google in 2005. It is based upon a modifi ed ver-sion of the Linux kernel. The Android OS can be used as an opera ng system for cellphones, netbooks and tablets, including the Dell Streak, Samsung Galaxy Tab and other devices.The world’s fi rst TV running Android, called Scan-dinavia, has also been launched by the company People of Lava.

Google’s fl agship smartphones; Android phones that are marketed by Google: 1. G1 manufactured by HTC 2. Nexus One manufactured by HTC 3. Nexus S manufactured by Samsung

• Android Pros The “Install from non-Market sources” checkbox. (Essen ally an OS-provided “tap here to - jailbreak”.)

• Fantas c OS-level integra on of Google Voice.• Speech input off ered on every keyboard is very

cool but probably ul mately of limited use.• As-you-type sugges ons on Google searches are

nice.• Mul ple as-you-type comple on sugges ons on

the keyboard are nice.• User-editable dic onary for the keyboard is nice.

Android vs. iPhone: The Mobile WebThe fi rst measure of advanced func onality is the mobile Web. Both the iPhone and the Android plat-form are designed for easy Internet browsing -- so which pla orm’s users are most likely to take advan-tage of the InterWebbial SuperSpeedway?Turns out it’s Android’s. According to the new data collected by Nielsen and compiled by eMarketer, owners of Android phones are the most likely to use their device’s Internet func onality.

Android vs. iPhone: Mobile AppsThis one may be a bit surprising -- a er all, you’d ex-pect to see iPhone owners apping it up more o en, given the 100,000 op ons at their fi nger ps. An-droid owners, however, come out just barely ahead in the rela ve realm of applica on usage: Seventy-six percent of them say they u lize apps.

Android vs. iPhone: The Big PictureHere’s the good news: Both iPhone and Android users can grab some bragging rights from these studies. The truth is the two pla orms are neck-to-neck when it comes to using most of the so-called “advanced func ons” -- and prac cally every other mobile phone system is struggling to keep up.

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Technology Redefi ned….MICROSOFT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP : An Insight

“If you give people tools, and they use their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have

expected.” -Bill Gates

Keeping his words in mind, a very subtle interface came into existence as MSIG,

by the then Microsoft Student Partner, An-mol Batra, from our college.

MSIG-Microsoft Special Interest Group is an enthusiastic and special interest group for all technology-savvy, creative thinkers and hardworking engineers, lead by Mi-crosoft Student Partners from our college: Geetu Gill, EEE-3rd yr and Vikalp Handa, CSE-2nd yr.

It is the best place to arm yourself with the latest and the greatest Microsoft technol-ogies and tools airing.From its start, till date, it has been cred-ited with many commendable jobs .Some of them are mentioned below:

Various technical sessions on a variety of topics including C#, .NET, Windows 7, Windows Azure, Silverlight, Microsoft XNA Game Studio, MS Offi ce 2007/10 etc have been taken up by many students of our club under the guidance of the Microsoft Student Partners.

Students are encouraged to participate and exercise their brains in lab sessions where they have, in the past, built appli-cations on• Game Development using Visual Stu-

dio 2008Web-forms Development using Visual

Studio 2008.

All these Lab sessions/Hands-on Lab Ex-periences were in the form of a 3-Day Workshop.

It also deserves to be applauded for suc-cessfully organizing a no. of special events, namely, Quizilla ( in association with Enak-mos), The FacultyConnection and The Microsoft Dream-spark.

National level events like Dream Spark Yatra are embellishments. Technology en-thusiasts from all over the country partici-pated in the sessions conducted by Mi-crosoft Professionals in our campus with an appreciable gathering of more than a 1000 students.

MS Technologies’ Quiz was organized in Goonj 2010, where 85 students par-ticipated. Exciting goodies and certifi cates were given as prizes.And, to say the least, each one of the above mentioned events turned out to be huge successes, thanks to the exhilarating support from everyone. Now, if our past credentials are not enough, then we are bringing you the all new power packed sessions, conferences, webinars and a lot more…. with our arcade of 19 students selected this year.

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Some of them are summarized below: • An introductory session on Imagine

Cup 2011 which will provide students with some startling facts about the competition.

• Various competitions like Debugging the code, Cracking the puzzle, Code-a-Code, Logo Designing, Technical Quiz-zes are on calendar.

• A special Web Development session along with a hands-on lab session which will give students a glimpse of Web Matrix.

• A hands-on lab session on the Applica-tion Development for Windows Phone 7.

• Various quizzes, webinars, Develepors’Conference with direct casting from Redmond ,USA are also in the row.

What we aim for:Apart from holding discussions and core

sessions, we also aim to enhance the tech-nical awareness amongst the students pertaining to the various advancements on technology around the globe.It promotes community building compe-tency and also aims to provide technical resources & assistance in academic pro-jects related to the computing world to the students.

MSIG gives an MSDN subscription , Dreamspark Keys which can get you your very own free copy of latest softwares and utilities.

So what are you guys waiting for?? Watch out for the next MSIG session and get yourself updated with what’s new and what’s cool in the tech-world.

Courtesy- Geetu Gill (MSP ),Vikalp Handa (MSP)

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Committees

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Mitratouching lives

Gurveen Bhatia(CSE), was deeply touched by an appeal for monetary

help issued in a local newspaper by the poor parents of a heart patient named ‘Khushboo’. On reading the article she collaborated with friends to collect funds and succeeded on collecting 5000 INR in a single day. This endeavour culminated into the idea of starting a social welfare club named Mitra, touching lives in 2004. Mitra , a self funded group, organ-izes several events to raise funds and uti-lizes these funds to extend helping hand to less privileged people. Mitra has organ-ized events like

1. Visits to old age home in sector 15.

2. Visits to orphanage in sector 15 to cele-brate diwali and conducted various com-petitions there.

3. Visit to the blind school during lohri.

4. Sale of diwali card and bookmarks made by Mitra members themselves.

5. Sale of Candles and diyas made by Blind school students during diwali.

6. Environmental awareness Drive: Treas-ure hunt on cycles across the campus.

7. Fun-games Stall during Goonj: basically to raise funds to help the underprivileged people. For this we got sponsorships from Habib’s and various eating joints etc.

8. Environment day celebration: A street play to generate awareness about envi-ronment related issues among the audi-ence and a discussion with them after-wards.

President: Prakrit Dhillon (3rd Yr, Mech) Currently have 65 members in total.

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‘All work and no play...is the key to ruin your day’!

It has been established that, the lack of physical activity can lead to a very

disoriented life. Engineering, a fi eld full of stress and hard work, can be-come quite challenging, without prop-er scope of activity and leisure. The UTECHNOS Sports Committee ensures that the students of UIET have a proper way of developing their skills, both on and off the fi eld.

UIET has carved a unique niche in the University, by providing a fair share of players for every sport on the cam-pus. It is the only department to have a joint- Annual Sports Meet with the Sports Department of PU. Certain ac-tivities like the mixed Inter-Class Vol-leyball tournament and Inter-Branch Basketball tournament (for both boys and girls) are held only for UIET stu-dents. The Sports Committee organ-ises Inter-Branch Football and Cricket tournaments. Also, Tennis, Badminton, Chess and Table-Tennis tournaments are organized, which act as stress-bust-ers for the students and strengthen their team-spirit. The Annual Athletic Meet hosts a variety of track-events in

various categories, in which participa-tion is encouraged. These track-events especially provide the girls with an op-portunity to excel. Over the years, the performances of UIETians in various sports have drawn acclaim from the Director & have been very noticeable to the Directorate of Sports.

The teacher-incharges of the Com-mitte, Mr. Deepak Kumar & Mr. Y.P. Verma, have regularly encouraged the students to participate in large num-bers in all the sport activities. Under their able guidance the Sports Com-mittee aims to conduct various activ-ites in UIET and also introduce a few modifi cations in the event-schedule of the sports; subject to availability of time and enthusiasm of the students.

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Computer society of indiaUIET Chapter

Formed in 1965 by a handful of IT enthusiasts who were a

computer user group and felt the need to organize their ac-tivities, CSI (COMPUTER SOCIE-TY OF INDIA) plays a very infl u-ential role in guiding the Indian IT industry down the right path during its formative years. To-day, the CSI has 66 chapters all over India, 381 student branch-es, and more than 40,000 mem-bers.

In 2004, the CSI chapter was introduced in UIET under Prof. Harish Kumar as teacher in charge. A small and unnoticed effort then, has now trans-formed into a body of over 100 members. The society works un-der the guidance of the Execu-tive committee, whose members were selected from the student members of the society itself.

The mission of the CSI is to fa-cilitate research, knowledge sharing, learning and career enhancement of students while simultaneously inspiring and nurturing them to integrate into the IT sector.

For the benefi t of members, the chapter organizes monthly technical meetings, presenta-tions and workshops on various upcoming technologies in IT sector.

Informative lectures were de-livered by student members on topics “Changing scenario of Mobile Phones” and “Cloud Computing”. Thus CSI equips students with a full package ranging from knowledge to self confi dence and personality de-velopment thus helping in the overall growth of students.

In the past CSI has organized workshops on Flash Anima-tion and Photoshop. These are intensive in nature and involve lectures by high profi le profes-sionals and rigorous laboratory assignments. These workshops (with special reference to Flash Animation) have seen an over-whelming response from our enthusiastic students.

In Goonj 2010 i.e the annual technical cum cultural fest of UIET, various events were organ-ised which received huge suc-cess like: - “Netizens – a quiz on world wide web and Lanthrash- an event for gaming freaks”. Netizens is an event which lays emphasis on observing and an-alyzing the skills of people who use internet for various purpos-es. Lanthrash, the ultimate gam-ing event, includes games like NEED FOR SPEED, COUNTER STRIKE, FIFA and some more.

Besides CSI also organised a

mega quiz “Zeus of UIET” which aimed at identifying the brilliant minds of UIET.

Student members of CSI-UIET can also avail a monthly issue of CSI magazines with new and exciting Computer & IT technol-ogy based articles. There is also a provision of organizing tech-nical trips to various industries.

CSI-UIET hopes to see itself grow larger every year with in-crease in the number of its stu-dent members and promises to organize quality events quanti-tatively.

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Technical Committee is one of the most important branches

of UTechnos. The organisational structure is headed by the con-venor with a team of fi ve co-con-venors from different branches of UIET. There are a total of 21 members who put in equal efforts to make each step of the com-mittee a success. The commit-tee works as a family and takes up responsibilities of organising various technical events which help in nurturing and upbringing the technical talent of the stu-dents of UIET.

In the recent past, technical com-mittee has supported students in organising workshops on ro-botics as well as ethical hacking, through which, students have got to learn the basics of both. The committee has planned a visit to the physics department, Panjab University, where a few of the fi rst year students would be taken to show the working

of a cyclotron which would help the students understand it bet-ter. The technical committee has also taken up the responsibility of organising the CHASCON 2011, for which the members are work-ing hard to make the event suc-cessful. The various upcoming events include guest lectures by dignifi ed professors, a workshop on photoshop where students would be taught how to use pho-toshop. The committee would also be coming up with clubs on programming, robotics, etc. This would not only give a platform to students to exhibit their talent but would also give them a forum where all their related doubts could be cleared.

The committee also appreci-ates ideas from non-members and supports them in organising events.

TechnicalTechnical

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CORDSComputer Oriented Research & Development Society

Computer-Oriented Research & Develop-ment Society (CORDS) is an initiative

taken by students of the 2007-2011 batch of UIET, to form a group which will work for the development and maintenance of the in-stitute internet/ intranet applications and services, and engage in application-based research in the fi eld of computer science. CORDS came about as a result of the lack of a platform for students of UIET to develop and apply their skills in computer-based ap-plication development. The idea was original-ly conceived in 2008 as Information System Management Group (ISMG), but the scope of the group was somewhat expanded in 2010, leading to the creation of CORDS.The immediate aim of CORDS is to enhance and add to the web services provided by UIET. This will be accomplished by providing each student with separate login and ability to customize their home pages, with con-tent relevant to each student. A number of applications will be developed around this service, to enable easy access to informa-tion and other benefi ts.

CORDS has successfully developed an On-line Notice Board system for UIET, to digi-tize the process of uploading and viewing of notices. We have customized and deployed DSpace software to manage the digital con-tent generated by research work and pro-jects undertaken by students and teachers of UIET. We have also developed web appli-cations for the various committees of UIET, like TPC and Technical Committee.

The teacher-in-charge of CORDS is Prof. Dr. Sukhwinder Singh, Professor, Computer Sci-ence and Engineering. We also work closely with Mr. Naveen Aggarwal, Assistant Pro-fessor, Computer Science and Engineering.

CORDS Team (2010-11)01. Aditi Mehta- CSE 4rd year02. Atinder Pal Singh- IT 4rd year03. Gaurav Goyal- IT 4rd year04. Saurav Chopra- IT 4rd year05. Shiraz Bhalla- CSE 4rd year06. Anurag Dixit- CSE 3nd year07. Nitasha Garg- CSE 3nd year08. Riddhima Marwah- CSE 3nd year09. Shaman Chopra- IT 3nd year10. Supreet Pal Singh- IT 3nd year

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IEEE® (Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers) is a non-profi t international organiza-tion that was set up to initiate research activities. Over more than a century IEEE has ensured standards and prototypes for potential research that has ben-efi ted industry as well as hu-man living standards. Concisely, it provides a platform to share ideas and innovations through Spectrums, Journals, Confer-ences, video sharing and most important its global interac-tive network. The propensity also lies in other engineering branches with over 56 societies to support and validate hard work and research experiences.

We at UIET started with Stu-dent Branch to initiate student involvement, so as to meet in-ternational expectations. Our honorable Director, Prof. Renu Vig (Sub-Regional Head, IEEE), Mr. Yajvender P Verma (Branch Counselor, student branch) and the executive committee sets the guidelines for the work-ing of our Student Branch. This year 2010-2011, the committee comprised of Chairman (Vibhor Gupta, EEE), Vice-Chair (Aman-vir Singh, EEE), General Secy (Jasmine Kaur, EEE), Treasurer (Shashank Kapoor, EEE).

The primary aim that Student Branch had in mind was to in-crease participation of students in research and technical activi-ties. Our committee has always worked as a dedicated team to make every event a success, their initiatives and efforts have always been supported and ap-plauded. Our main efforts paid off through the IEEE Student conference ICAER’10 where of its fi rst kind in UIET. The main idea was to motivate students for manuscript writing. We received an over whelming response of papers from various colleges. A website was especially designed and proceedings were also pub-lished. The Student Branch now has its own website www.ieee-uiet.co.cc, wherein we try to in-teract with students by the way they like. Further IEEE events like ADROIT, EMCON, MI-CROV3, IEEE-GOONJ including workshops & seminar were also very successful and experienced massive participations.

Our main idea refl ects that an engineering student should be technically sound so that any core industry unconditionally accepts it. We at IEEE Student Branch have always made sure that students look beyond the purview of books, think out of

the box, get ready for industry challenges and most impor-tantly, get involved in research which holds the key to a pros-perous future. I wish all the best to the IEEE executive commit-tee. Hope they carry the name far more than we did.

All the best & RegardsVIBHOR GUPTAChairman (2010-2011)IEEE Student BranchUIET, Panjab UniversityChandigarh

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ACADEMIC & LITERARY COMMITTEE (ACLIT):

The Academic & Literary Committee (ACLIT) of UIET is part of the UTECHNOS umbrella

of committees and organizes various academic events at UIET through out the year. The com-mittee consists of ten members, including the convener and the co-convener, and is select-ed each academic year by a process of inter-views conducted by the committee teachers in-charge.

This year the committee is made up of the fol-lowing: Rubal Dhawan(Convenor), Neetika, Ru-chika Gupta, Surbhi Vijh, Hardik Dhamija, Hee-na, Kaveri Mahajan, Nupur Gupta and Anshul Goyal.

ACLIT organizes events such as quiz, debates, group discussions, extempore, IQ tests and fun-fi lled events like the AD-MAD, treasure hunt amongst others. This year, ACLIT organized vari-ous workshops for the students to guide them about the various post graduation options avail-able.

Apart from these events the committee organ-izes several events at the college fest, GOONJ. We take pride to add that at GOONJ’11, ACLIT events had record participation. ACLIT had tie ups with the leading MBA coaching institutes of

Chandigarh for conducting most of the events and adjudicating them. This year till now, we have organized various sessions on Group Dis-cussion, Personal interviews etc by collaborat-ing with the leading MBA coaching institutes of Chandigarh.

Besides, we have a few events lined up for the next semester along with GOONJ’12 and keep-ing up with the times, we will organize certain online events as well.

So, keep track of what’s going on by visiting the notice boards lest you miss out on an ACLIT event.

Any healthy criticism, suggestion or a note of apprecia-tion is always welcome and the same can be mailed to us directly at: aclit2010@gmail.com .

Rubal Dhawan(Convenor ACLIT)

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BOOK REVIEW

Anupama Gu

mber

ECE- 2n

d yr

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I just fi nished reading “THE WHITE TIGER” written by

ARAVIND ADIGA. This was the author’s debut novel and it won the MAN BOOKER PRIZE IN 2008.The story begins with a letter from a Bangalore (now Bengal-uru) entrepreneur to the Pre-mier of China who was to visit India in a week. The plot re-volves around Balram Halwai, the son of a rickshaw puller. The story is a dark satire on In-dian Democracy and shackles the very root of it!We see the rise of a corrupt-spirited entrepreneur and si-multaneously the death of an innocent man. The New Born entrepreneur is a murderer, shuts the police’ mouth by bribing them and thus is a typi-cal Indian businessman.Also explained in this book is The Great Indian Rooster Coop. We try to break free of it but every time we fail. But Balram, the white tiger, is no ordinary

person and is able to escape from it. He is one of the rare breeds who achieve what they think they can.The differences between the Chinese way of working and the Indian way are explained in a very light-hearted man-ner. The author mocks at the Indian democracy and brings forth an intriguing question “Is democracy a hurdle in India’s progress?”A quotable quote of the book is “The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave.” Overall, I would say that the book is worth reading and makes a good read. It keeps you hooked on to know the path chosen by Balram. Though, the end could have been explained in a better and elaborate man-ner. Also the concept of rooster coop wasn’t clear. The decision now rests in your hands.

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He Just

Wanted To Make A

Ding In

The Universe

On October, 5, 2011, the legend who spoke these words, completed his journey - he reached the fi nal des na on. And what a journey it was. One that will be talked about for eons.

This ar cle too, though, is about that mag-nifi cent journey, it’s defi nitely not a morose piece of text expressing grief over Jobs’ death. Rather, it is a celebra on of the life that he has lived. A life that has touched so many others without them even knowing it.

But then again this ar cle is not about his contribu ons to the world either. They are out there for everyone to see.

This is about THE MAN - Steve. Jobs.

What comes to mind each me I think of Steve is not what all he did but rather, what it was that drove him to do such things. And each me I try to assess the driving force. And though no amount of assessment or wri ng shall be able to describe his person, I did come up with something. So let’s delve into it.

Most of the things that were the building blocks of the wonder that Jobs was are ex-plained by the man himself in his famous Stanford address video (above). He loved what he did. He lived each day like it was his last. He stayed hungry. He stayed fool-ish. And the dots connected. Heck! He even fought with and defeated Cancer at one point in me. The display of courage and perseverance by Steve on being ousted by apple is perhaps the greatest the world has ever seen. He never ever gave up.

For most of us if we are able to adopt just these aspects of his ideology into our being it would help us change at least our lives if not the world. But here was a man who did not stop at just this much.

The fundamental answer as to what he did beyond all of this was reiterated me and again by not only Jobs himself but by the company he built.

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HE THOUGHT DIFFERENT.

When others felt that there was no other way, he came and shocked the world with newer ways to do something. This was perhaps the biggest pillar to his success. There were how-ever, even more ingredients in the mix. For instance his ability to cap vate and enthrall people with his presenta ons and keynote addresses. So successful was he with his pub-lic speaking capabili es that he was o en ‘ac-cused’ of crea ng a reality distor on fi eld. How amazing would a speaker have to be to be able to do that??? It boggles my mind just to think about it. Steve Jobs was perhaps the greatest showman the world has seen in a long long me. He was truly a rockstar when it came to a fan following.

Not only were the thought in Apple’s ex head honcho’s head diff erent but they were also far ahead of where the rest of the world was stuck. He was able to think ahead and always had the compe on following him. If you can do that you are ahead of the game.

His lead was extended by his a en on to de-tail and his perfec onist a tude which per-colated down to the products he made. Each product was a lesson in perfec on - fl awless (case in point being the MacBook Pro that I am typing this on). The best part was that he did not limit himself to just one -technology or the liberal arts, each of his ac ons was an amalgama on of the two.

I’m sure there were at least a billion more things that came together to make Steve Jobs. But these are a few which we can lay our fi ngers on. All about him was not hunky dory for sure but then it’s up to us to fi lter that out and learn all the posi ves that he embodied - the same posi ves that lead him to be one foresighted enough to tell another person what that person wants.

He told everyone to iden fy what they really wanted to do. He said all he wanted to do was make a ding in the universe.

Hah!

He dinged the universe like nobody’s busi-ness.

Such a life deserves to be celebrated. Such a life never ends. Steve will always live on.

Karan KumarEEE , 3rd Yr

“Death is the destination we all share.”

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PU student Hardik Dham-ija explores the world of a young lover in his debut novel, Love in the Reality... is not always easy!

Best things in life are often unplanned — be it your fi rst love or as in Hardik Dhamija’s case, his debut novel. Having joined Pan-jab University in 2009, this fi nal-year student of the University Institute of En-gineering and Technology was busy with his books and classes.

He would spend his free time loitering around the AC Joshi Library and en-tertaining his friends with snappy, fi ve-minute stories that he would make up on the spot.

And then, the writer in him took over. He turned a blogger, joined the uni-versity’s literary committee and started writing scripts for the dramatics club.

“But I had more to share. I had stories to tell, messag-es to put across and issues to address. And I wanted to do it in a way so as to in-

terest the young audience,” says the 20-year-old on the release event of his debut novel Love in the Reality...is not always that easy (Ma-haveer Publishers, Rs 125).

It’s a story of a fi nal-year engineering student Adi-tya and his life, love and his relationships with friends. The story moves back and forth in time and weaves in the life of Drishya Roy, who has been sexually abused when he was a child.

“Roy, who now turns into a Casanova, fi nds out that he is unable to build a lasting relationship because of his past. There are unfulfi lled dreams and an unsaid fear. The events in Roy’s life make you think if one can forget the past and move on,” says Dhamija, pressing on the ‘cause’ that he stands for ‘child sex abuse’. He feels that the issue, even though it’s rampant, is often not talked about openly in so-ciety. The novel has mo-ments of seriousness as well as fun.

There’s also a take on live-in relationships.

“Written over a span of six months, the book has in-stances from my real life and is a tribute to Panjab University,” says Dhamija, recalling the endless hours he has spent in the library in the course of writing the book.

“I have tried to retain the innocence of a teenager in the novel, while capture the naughty phases in their lives.

“Their restlessness, excite-ment and love — all fi nd place in my 189-page nov-el,” he adds. And future plans? Dhamija says his next novel will be about three friends who travel back in time to kill Aryabhatta and formulate a whole new ed-ucation system!

Love in the Reality-Hardik Dhamija

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Har Khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein,Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi.Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein,Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Maa Ki Loree Ka Ehsaas To Hai,Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi.Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.

Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain,Par Dosti Ke Liye Waqt Nahi.Gairon Ki Kya Baat Karen,

Jab Apno Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Aankhon Me Hai Neend Badee,Par Sone Ka Waqt Nahi.

Dil Hai Ghamon Se Bhara Hua,Par Rone Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.

Paison ki Daud Me Aise Daude,Ki Thakne ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.

Paraye Ehsason Ki Kya Kadr Karein,Jab Apne Sapno Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Tu Hi Bata E Zindagi,Iss Zindagi Ka Kya Hoga,

Ki Har Pal Marne Walon Ko,Jeene Ke Liye Bhi Waqt Nahi.......

VISHU KUKKARCSE 4th YEAR

Zindagi

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I saw a dreamI was walking down the road

Surroundings plush green

The sun shone over my headCasting a shadow

On the path I tread

Oh wait! There were twoStanding by my side were youYour fingers locked with mine

Reflected by your eyes was a heavenly shine

I kept gazing at you spellboundIn shadows was lost the world around

I was the happiest girl in the worldA princess with a crown

My eyes locked with his

Hands intertwinedLife felt like blissJoy undetermined

Suddenly I tripped

No hands to save me from the fallMy eyes wide open

I was falling through the dark

No sun over my head shoneThe dream was gone

No pair of hands to hold mineNo pair of eyes reflecting shine

Every feeling was so earthlyNothing divine!!!

-Priyanka JunejaECE-3rd yr.

Dream

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Lets be againKids

There were days when we didn’t need a reason to be happy,

Unlike present days when no reason seems big enough to smile.

When buying a new pencil wasn’t less than a celebration and to start working with pen wasn’t less than an achievement.

When morning had its own flavour with chirping birds and the rising red sun...

When Evenings were full of excitement and planning for new games..

When winning wasn’t for fame and loosing wasn’t a shame.

When we never actually bothered about loss or gain because we were busy enough to enjoy the game.

When we were bold enough to start up a new game because we had no time to regret our mistakes...

When nights used to end with a nice tale....

When we had time to do everything which we wanted to do...

Unlike our present days...

And now buying a new car gives more of monetary tension than the joy a ride gives.

When every achievement seems small...

When weeks pass away to see a sunset...we are too busy doing the work..forget about play.

When every morning has its own new plans, new expectations and frustrations...

When loosing means the end of everything..And life becomes more of a pain than just a game.

When we have a single excuse....lack of time...

There were days when success secrets were known to everyone because none bothered much about the same...

Today everyone is searching for solutions...the solutions with which everyone lived in his teenage.

Let’s be kids again..Let’s start this game once again...

Let’s forget about loss and gain...

Let’s be kids again!!!

Pallavi SharmaME(CSE)

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Some days no matter what you do,things just don’t work for you.

Some days no matter how hard you try,it just isn’t enough.Some days you just don’t know what is wrong,it feels like you are still waiting to be born.Some days it just doesn’t feel right,you feel that its just not worth the fight!Some days you wake up all lost,you see some paths but destinations... not.Some days you feel you are not loved,it feels like all your happiness is shoved.Some days all you need is that one smile,the person who tells you that you will last a while.

The day when you are lost,The day you feel you are loved not,The day you don’t know the destination is what.When sad,Come to me.Talk to me.I won’t love you.I won’t make you smile.With you, I will just walk the last mile..I won’t let you be lost.I won’t let you be alone.

Every tear you drop,is worth my thousand lives!!Maybe I cant say this to you,You are the only reason I don’t cry.You are the reason that I am strong.You are the reason that gives me hope.

And to protect your smile,I would Carry you through The Last Mile…

Vineet MehtaCSE 4th year.

IF YOU WANT TO

If you want to love, love your motherland.If you want to serve, serve humanity.If you want to oppose, oppose injustice.If you want to dispose, dispose inner vices.If you want to play, play a fair game.If you want to pray, pray for the greater good.If you want to judge, judge yourself.If you want to nudge, nudge for righteousness.If you want to speak, speak gently.

-ARPANCSE, 3rd Yr.

THE LAST MILE:

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Still alive, still breathingShe knew that any second

All of it would end.Th e medicines didn’t smell good

How much she wishedShe were instead breathing inTh e scent of beautiful fl owers!

Th e equipments didn’t seem nice tooBut she didn’t despise them much

Th ey atleast reminded the 13 year oldof her dream of being an engineer.

Th e hospitality of the nurses made her reminisceher sole aim of doing something for mankind.

She had envisaged a perfect lifeand her loving and caring family

right beside her throughout.Hats off to the irony

Th e family was sitting right beside herNo, their heart wasn’t fi lled with joy

but with the inescapable grief of separation.Th ey still weren’t able to gulp down

the truth, the mercilessnessof the malignant tumour.

Perhaps, a tear trickled down her cheekA tear of sadness, of pain

Th en, as if fearing it was her last breathShe whispered.............goodbye.

Her Timing was perfectAlas! Why couldn’t her Life be!!

KUSHAL WALIA Mech., 3rd Yr.

The

Irony

If tears could build a stairway,And memories were a lane,

I would walk right up to heaven,To bring you home again.

No farewell words were spoken,No time to say goodbye,

You were gone before I knewAnd only God knows why.

My heart still aches in sadnessAnd secret tears still fl ow,

What it meant to lose my dearest ‘sister’No one will ever know.

-Rajat KumarMech. 3rd Yr.

If

tears

could

build

a

stairway!

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On cloudless nights, whenever I look up to the skies, looking at the never ending stars, I am

reminded of Carl Sagan’s famous description of the earth- ‘Th e Pale Blue Dot’. I can’t help but wonder at how minute our existence is. If earth were a speck of dust on a sandy beach when compared to the uni-verse, imagine what we would be. And yet our seem-ingly inconsequential existence is perhaps the most signifi cant event in the history of the Universe.

Like the mythical phoenix, we have risen from the ashes, and not just that, we have the prowess to look upon the universe- A realization that moved me so much that I feel I can never come out of its awe. From our humble beginnings, we have risen to a standard that even God would be proud of us. “Th e sum re-mainder of equations” (Albert Einstein’s defi nition of God) is one amazing chess player. So many rules, yet everything is so interconnected. Th e laws of electricity are the laws of magnetism are the laws of sound are the laws of everything. Do you not wonder why music is so pleasant? Or why light should interfere construc-tively or destructively. Or how this Fourier guy made equations that ended up solving everything- acous-tics, optics, signal processing, quantum mechanics, econometrics...

We’ve all been so fascinated with magic, always look-ing about for a dirty lamp to rub, or (for the newer generation) looking forward to our eleventh birth-days… Who knows? You might be a wizard or a witch and an owl might just be on its way with a let-ter from Hogwarts. Yet there is magic all around us in ways that we have become so accustomed to that we have stopped seeing. Our ‘work’ is so engaging that we are unable to see the forest for the leaves! Our defi nition as Engineers has taken a backseat. We’re actively blinding ourselves from our real job. Rich-ard Feynman described a similar attitude in a rather

amusing story. I quote Professor Feynman from his lecture ‘Cargo Cult Science’, “In the South Seas there is a Cargo Cult of people. During the war, they saw air-planes land with lots of good materials, and they want to make the same things happen now. So, they’ve ar-ranged to make things like runways, to put fi res along the sides of the runways, to make a wooden hut for a man to sit in, with two wooden pieces on his head like headphones and bars of bamboo sticking out like antennas- he’s the controller- and they wait for the airplanes to land. Th ey’re doing everything right. Th e form is perfect. It looks exactly as it looked before. But it doesn’t work. No airplanes land. I call these things Cargo Cult science, because they follow all the appar-ent precepts and forms of scientifi c investigation, but they’re missing something important, because the air-planes don’t land.”

So the question we need to ask ourselves is ‘Have we become one of the Cargo Cult people?’ Because if we have, we have given up on the most fundamental nature of our race- genuine inquisitiveness, the only quality that separates us from other forms of life.

Th e next time you venture out on a clear cloudless night, look at the Orion, and try imagining being on the nebula on the dagger looking at the pale blue dot, and at yourself from millions of light years away. I’m sure you will realize how essential it is for you to con-tribute to Earth in ways that actually matter.

A little perspective is all we need…

Jivitesh Singh DhaliwalEEE, 3rd Year

On Cloudless Nights

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