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ICT to be UCTPage 5

GRE Vs CATPage 6

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Featured AlumniPage 9

Sun Sand and SummitA full blown accout of the trek earlier last month to

Sagargad Fort and the overnight stay at Kihim Beach.

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The team of The SPIRIT

Patron: Prof JB Joshi (Director,ICT)Editor for this issue: RadhikaGokhaleEditorial Board:Suchitra Pisal, Sameer Phadke, Puja Shangavi, Priyanka DharDesign Editor: T Vinod SarmaCo Editors:Divya Dias, Nandini Shekhar,Ankita Pai, Sneha Kartikeyan,Sonal SapaleVolunteers:Abhimanyu Narayanmoorthy,Rahul Patil.Cartoonist: Manisha JhaAdvisory Board: Prof VG Gaikar (Vice President,TA), Dr. VD Mundale, ProfS.S.Bhagwat, Dr. AK Sahu, Prof.SD Samant (Dean- Academic pro-grams), Prof SR Shukla (EditorBombay Technologist), Mr.Amogh Lokhande (Librarian)Acknowledgements: Akshat Rathi, Dr. Rita Doctor

Radhika GokhaleTYBTech

In the title, the word death comes beforelife. Now, you might think that I am apessimist. I indeed want to talk aboutdeath; but not in a negative way or as theend of life. Life is beautiful. But death isenigmatic. Its charm is far too faint to beseen with our eyes and much vague to befelt in daily life. It can be acknowledgedonly by a thoughtful mind. The song ofdeath sings of hope; but only when youhear it with your heart. If death is the ul-timate truth and none of us are going toescape it, then it makes more sense for usto accept it, rather than fight it. It is onebattle that man cannot win. So instead oftreating it as a battle, won’t it be much bet-ter if we deal with death in a more ami-able way?One day, we all have to say a final bye.

But before that day dawns, we have a fulllife to live. At one moment life may sud-denly seem so long, but when we give areal thought, don’t we realize that life invery short? Time, at once becomes themost valuable and the most perishable ofall our possessions. We have only one lifeand its pace is faster than any of us canimagine. If you have a sorry pending to besaid, now is the time to say it. Now is thetime to read that book; the one which youhave always wanted to read, and it simplydidn’t happen. Go and show how gratefulyou are to your parents and teachers. Tellyour friends how important they are toyou. Cultivate a hobby. Be your age. Pam-per yourself. Do all that you have alwayswanted to do. And take care that you don’tmiss out on anything. Bon Jovi was so cor-rect when he sang “It’s my life.. It’s now ornever.. I ain’t gonna live forever.. I justwant to live while I am alive..” When wegive it a sincere thought, we realize that itis this one life that we have, and we have todo all that our heart craves in this one lifealone. ‘Kal ho naa ho’ is not just a movie

title. It’s the unshakable truth. Death is in-evitable. It’s in our hands to make it beau-tiful. Every spring will be followed by anautumn. But the joy of seeing the rosesbloom is infinitely greater than the gloomassociated with its withering.Years will pass by and we won’t even no-

tice. I often hear my granny say, “I wishthat I had done this back then.” This is thetragedy of life. Throughout our life wework hard and proudly say that weworked till we dropped dead. And then aswe age, it slowly dawns on us that we havemissed out a lot. May this not happen toany of us! Next time when you will look atyour watch to read the time, think of allthe time that you waste. Every night wemust ask ourselves if we are satisfiedwith our day. Life is like a taxi. The meterjust keeps ticking whether you are gettingsomewhere or just standing still. Everysunrise rolls open a new canvas. Everysecond of that day throws myriad colourson the palette of mind. We cannot wait tillthe sunset to finish the portrait. Besides,it has to be finished today because tomor-row there will be a new canvas, newcolours and a new painting to be made.As Shakespeare had said, we all are ac-

tors and each of us has a part to play. Butif you notice, you will see that the play oflife has no particular script. You are thedirector for your specific role. So you maychoose to be the lead actor or an extra.What you do today will decide how yourtomorrow will be. Very few people areblessed with a long life ; but no matterhow much we live we can still make themost of our time. The moment we all areborn, we all enter a race. Here we don’tcompete with others. We compete withour self. We all should strive to be betterthan what we were. We have to win andcross the finish line before we cross thefine line between life and death.

Dear editor,I would like to mention that inspite of being

such a fine institute,ICT still does not haveenough accomodation for all the female stu-dents who wish to reside in the hostel prem-ises.Especially for thoseliving in areas likeThane,Vashi,Mahalakshmietc which aren't actually too far but the com-mute is pretty tiring during rush hours, there isa very long waiting list.Is there a solution tothis issue?

-Ruta TYTech

Dear Ruta,As far as a long term solution goes...there

are rumours(which haven't been confirmed asyet)... that the old girl's hostel(currently vacantand dilapidated)...may be renovated and

turned into another girl's hos-tel...but as for now...all i canoffer as a solution is to try and

use your time in college effectively so that youdon't have too much to do when you gethome...and if it's impossible to travel backhome on some particular occasions...then youcan always stay over at the girl's hostel as aguest...and look at the bright side..atleast youget fresh warm tasty home-cooked food every-day :)

Letters to the Editor

The fine line between Death and Life

3 TheSPIRITNovember 2007Every journey begins with a singlestep…on the accelerator of a bus.The trek to Sagargad organized bySparsh, the Nature Club of ICT,

began on Saturday 14th October, 2007.It was quite an odd sight to see somany students in college on a Satur-day at 6:45 am, and I could only helpbut wonder at what unearthly hoursome of them must havewoken up in order to reach col-lege on time. Unfortunately,the buses only left after anhours delay, during which Ipersonally melted in the swel-tering heat of a stationary buspacked to capacity. The ensu-ing four hour bus ride wasfilled with games of antak-shari, music and lots of con-versation. We reached the base at 12

noon, quite an unfortunatetime to begin a trek, in my opinion,but nonetheless, it only added to theexperience. Snacks were served to allbefore we set out on our long journey.Little did we know what lay in storefor us…

A battalion of students,Marching one by

one,Into the forests,up the hill,

Enemies of thesun.

The trek can bedescribed in manyways; it all de-pends on yourlevel of optimism.

Initially, there was an arduous uphillclimb on stony steps, the only relief

being that we were protected from thewrath of the sun by beautiful tall treesthat flanked the path. This led to anashram where one could rest by a coolwaterfall. Those brave enough to con-tinue with the ascent then had to faceless tree cover, grassy plains and betaunted by the sight of buffaloes beat-ing the heat by submerging them-

selves in a river. After a short break inthe school of a village, we faced a longuphill march on dirt and stone paths.As we reached higher and higher, thepaths became narrower, the throatsmore parched and the limbs grewtired, but a strong will and an endur-ing never-say-die attitude kept usgoing. We were rewarded by a greatview from the top, a crumbling fortand a prominent reminder of the im-portance of water by our own dehy-drated bodies.What goes up must come down…

After surviving the long trek up,reaching the buses again was only amatter of time and was definitelymore enjoyable! We made it back byevening and left for Kihim beach aftersunset.

On arriving at the resort at Kihimbeach we were allotted our rooms.Then, the little energy we had left wasspent in dancing and this was followedby dinner. After a hearty meal, thebonfire was lit, and an entertainingsession of singing, mimicry, dancingand poetry continued till past mid-night. The day had been long and tiring,but going to sleep was still not anoption worth considering as peoplewere awake till the wee hours play-ing games like hide and seek,singing, cracking jokes or makingconversation over nariyal pani.The next morning we were

greeted by a rising tide at thebeach. Slippers, phones and otherbelongings were left in the handsof friends as people ventured outinto the murky waters of the Ara-bian Sea. It was a welcome relief

from the hot, dry and dusty environ-ment of the day before. Why must all good things come to an

end?The visit to the beach was followed

by refreshing breakfast and photo ses-sion, after which we made our way tothe buses again. The ride back wasquite a blur for me as I tried to catchup on missed sleep like so many oth-ers, but I was filled with a sense of ful-fillment. I knew that my aches andsores would fade away, but neverwould I lose the exhilaration andmemories that came with the trek, asRobert Louis Stevenson said, “I travelnot to go anywhere, but to go. I travelfor travel's sake. The great affair is tomove.”

With the 75th year rolling in on Oct 1st 07, the over joyous stu-dents, along with the faculty and alumni attended the 'Inau-

gural Ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee Year Celebrations'. Itwas the 74th anniversary of the institute and marked the initia-tion of the celebrations, which are going to last for one full year.You must now be thinking, what we had celebrated on Aug 4th,2007 then? Let me clear the confusion.The birthdayof BUDCT/MUICT/ICT has officially been shiftedto Oct 1st after some research in the office.Dr.Anil Kakodkar (Chairman, Atomic Energy

Commission and Secretary, Govt of India) was thechief guest. Dr.A.D.Sawant (Pro-Vice chancellor,University of Mumbai) was the esteemed guest ofhonour. The occasion was also addressed by someother eminent speakers, viz, Prof J.B.Joshi, ShriS.M.Mokashi, Dr.R.A.Mashelkar. Prof.M.A.Shenoydelivered the vote of thanks.The welcome address was delivered by Prof.J.B.Joshi, who ex-

pressed his pleasure on this ceremony. He also discussed some

new projects being undertaken by research students like develop-ment of special energy efficient cookers. He declared that Exter-nal Revenue Generation (ERG) to salary grant from thegovernment is about four times and is among the highest in In-dian educational institutes.His address was followed by Dr. R.A. Mashelkar. "We got our

first freedom in 1947, freedom of trade came in 1991.It is now time for technological freedom", he said."Chak de UICT", were the words of Dr Mashelkar,sending shivers down the spines of the budding tech-nocrats.Finally vote of thanks was given by Prof. M.A.

Shenoy. The function ended with National Anthemas always.As the institute is expanding in all directions, it is

also expecting a separate university status. Thus, weare most likely to witness a change in letters again

of the 74 year pillars of UDCT, which will soon be UCT, viz, Uni-versity of Chemical Technology.

Simran KaurFYBTech

Prof. J.B.Joshi innaugrates the celebra)ons

ICT enters its 75thyear

SUN SAND AND SUMMIT

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UD SPEAKS

The T20 victory swept the nation off its feet.Yet, somewhere names of Indians whotouched the pinnacle of success in othersports vanished into oblivion. Cricketers be-came brand ambassadors while other sportsfailed to even find sponsors.

We ask our readers if cricket de-serves this lopsided attention v/s other sports.Prof. R.Adivarekar (Dept. of Textiles): “Giv-ing so much attention is not right but we haveno control over people viewing cricket. Mediais responsible to an extent as information re-garding other sports is not publicized. Faultlies neither with the sport nor sponsors as thefact remains that cricket sells and bringsmoney.”Gautami Newalkar (S.Y.B.Tech): “Cricketdoes not deserve the attention. Cricketershave become more of ‘stars’ than ‘sportsmen’due to electronic as well as print media. T20has gained popularity as it has copy-pastedworld football format.”Chinmay Surve (T.Y.B.Pharm): “It’s high timewe look beyond cricket especially after our de-bacle against Aussies. We must encourageplayers of all sports at base level to get futurechamps. Cricket should be supported but notbeyond limits.” Shamika Kulkarni (F.Y.B.Tech): “Cricket hasbecome phenomenal for us. It’s ironical thatconsistent wins do not get sponsors for othersports but consistent loss (except T20 victory)gains cricket undue adulation and endorse-ments.”

Mumbai…. Bombay, whatever you call it, the magneticforce that it exerts (oops…did I sound too technical???)

on anyone who sets their feet on it is immense. It would be in-teresting to meet anyone staying in Mumbai who would denythis! Well, I won’t say I thought the same way when Ishifted here a few years ago from Calcutta…okay,Kolkata. (God! These name changes really bug me!).Having spent thirteen years of my life in Kolkata, I wasobviously averse to coming to another city, completelynew to me. It was strange in the beginning. My friendsfrom back home would call up and ask, “Hey! So howmany filmstars have you met till now?” And believe itor not, I would actually try to look into all the big carspassing by hoping to catch a glimpse of one of them!Now when I look back, I realise that I could not havebeen more stupid!I took time to adjust to the ‘fast’ lifestyle and the weird Mum-

baiya language that is a mix of English, Hindi and Marathi.But now, I struggle to talk in pure English! I’ll HAVE to say,“You did the homework ‘kya’?” instead of, “Did you do thehomework?” Not that I’m guilty, really…. I mean, I feel like a

Mumbaiite when I talk like that!Initially, the local trains were such a terror! I just could not

figure out how people got into the compartments with an al-ready overflowing crowd! But, with time, I’ve realised that

local trains in Mumbai provide you with the mosteffortless journey ever! All you have to do is to standat the platform and the crowd will drag you insidewithout you putting any effort and again, when it istime to get down, with zero effort from your side,you’ll be pushed out of the train along with thecrowd!Now, it has so happened that my heart has

blended so well with the soul of Mumbai, that wher-ever my dreams may take me for a ride, I alwayswake up looking forward to the buzz the city has tooffer. That day, when my father was talking about

shifting to some other city, I realised that I’ve fallen in lovewith ‘amchi’ Mumbai. “No way!”, I thought, shifting anywhereelse is out of question! The charm of this city has taken meover and though I’ve not learnt Marathi that well, still I wouldsay, “I’m proud to be a ‘Mumbaichi mulgi!”

Pratyusha GhoshalSYBTech

November 2007November 2007TheSPIRITNovember 2007November 2007

Chivalry as originally de-fined meant the laws

and customs of theKnights in the MiddleAges. Over the years it hasbeen used to indicate theway a ‘gentleman’ shouldbehave with a lady andthis is the aspect I shall

be writing on. The first thing that comesto our mind is that a man should alwaysbe at the service of a woman, shouldopen the door for a woman and suchother things.The question to be asked is whether

the new age woman really expects allthis from men. Does she look at men asbody guards, as some one superior toher, some one who she needs in orderto progress in life? The answer I think isa big NO. The expectations havechanged and so has the behavior of themale species. All you guys out therewhen was the last time you actually heldout the door for a gal. Well if you did, did

you earn any brownie points or acknowl-edgement as to how ‘gentlemanly’ youare? I really doubt. The reason is simplewomen no longer want to be treated assome one different. They want to be ac-cepted as equals. They do not want tobe discriminated or handed out specialfavors. They believe in being given equalopportunities in the work place to provetheir abilities. This is the story of theNEW AGE WOMAN - a thorough profes-sional.Then what happens to the concept of

chivalry?? In the future chivalry wouldbe measured more in terms of how menwould treat women as their equals. Soin essence, chivalry would still be how agentleman treats a lady but in a differ-ent sense. So guys if you want to be con-sidered as chivalrous it is high time youbegan to change yourself. May be 100years down the line chivalry might be ameasure of how men would allowwomen to treat them!!! Tables mightturn but till then……..

Avinash NayakTYCE

GEN-Next Chivalry

TheSPIRIT of Mumbai

5 TheSPIRITNovember 2007Sanjay Katode(M. Tech Dyes) secured 3rd place in the 2nd Indoor Asian Games 07,Macau, China organised by Olympic Council of Asia., in Kick-boxing Event.Shirish Kumar of MTech (Textiles) and Richa Maheshwari of Final Yr Tech (Tex-tiles) have won the 1st prize in National level TPP held at PRAYAS 07 in SVIT, In-dore.Varun Prabhu, Ushma Doshi, Anuja Rane of Final Yr BPharm won 1st prize in Na-tional level TPP at BIOZEAL 07 held at TSEC.Amit Negandhi and Shweta Pai, TYBPharm won 1st prize in the TPP event of SYN-THESIS 07 of DJ Sanghvi College.Abhishek Kantak, Karan Buch, Gaurav Gite won 1st prize and Angad Mehta won2nd Prize in TPP in Chemergence 07.Avinash Nayak, Gokul Gopal and Akshay Chaubal won 2nd prize in the BusinessPlan event at Chemergence 07.Pushan Sharma and Anandita Bakshi presented their poster on 'Synthetic Blood'atthe 9th European Conference for The Advancement Of Assistive Technology at SanSebastian,Spain.

Our Achievers

ICT has been recognized time and again asa full fledged institute by national author-ities like AICTE, NAAC and UGC as well aseminent personalities who have also recom-mended complete autonomy to ICT in theform of deemed-to-be-University status. One must however understand the objec-

tives behind this conversion. How will ithelp and what is in store for the institute?First and foremost, there is no University

in India exclusively dedicated to the areasof Chemical Technology. Establishment ofUCT (University of ChemicalTechnology) will help develop thissubject in the country. ICT can be-come a nucleus in Chemical Tech-nology for parallel institutions.New institutions may be set upwith specific missions in Chemi-cal Technology and may get affili-ation and help from ICT. ICT canmore effectively collaborate withIndustry and other institutes inIndia or abroad. Through such interactionsit can generate new avenues in science andtechnology for improving country’s econ-omy. The institute can set up Centers of Ad-vanced Studies in a few more chosen areas,like biotechnology, product engineering,green technology, herbal technology andcutting across the traditional subject barri-ers, and provide global leadership in thesetechnology areas. These are expected tohave far reaching implications in the coun-try’s economy and well being of a commonman.In the University system, a proper bal-

ance between basic research and applied re-search is envisaged. The research andtraining at the Institute are being done withthis balance. The Institute identifies prob-

lem of relevance and trains students forsolving them through the application offundamental knowledge. This has created aniche for the Institute. The Institute cancontinue with this mandate as University. The Institute has maintained a national

status. All the Departments of the Institutehave been recognized by the UGC under itsSAP. In the Institute, 30% students are ad-mitted on all India basis through AIEEE.This status will be maintained. We are fullytuned to the university system. The vision

of our Institute is to help society,industry and economy; in partic-ular the non-formal sector of In-dustry. The new status willeliminate or decrease the possiblehurdles in filling up of the facultypositions in time and may pro-vide the best possible faculty tothe students. Also, we can attracttalented scientists/technologistsfor the faculty positions and re-

tain them through special incentives. Theadministration can be managed more effec-tively, as the whole administrative set upwill be present on one campus. Unneces-sary, irksome and time-consuming adminis-trative/procedural delays in theimplementation of the various teachingand Research programmes of the institu-tion will be avoided. The Departments will get proper aca-

demic recognition as the Departments ofthe University, which will help them to ef-fectively apply for funding separately tovarious funding agencies. ICT can also de-termine its own courses of study, prescribecurricula and revise the same regularly, re-consider the suitability of the currentcourses and introduce additional relevant

courses to respond to the rapidly chang-ing requirements of the Chemical Industry.This will help in generating highly compet-itive human resources. ICT can evolve moreinnovative and effective methods of evalu-ation of the students and make the evalua-tion system flexible, continues and highlytransparent.The Institute will be celebrating its ‘Plat-

inum Jubilee’ in 2008-09. It will be apt to ac-quire the Deemed University Status prior tothis event so that the Institute will celebratethis unique occasion under this longawaited, much desired and appropriate sta-tus.If ICT is granted this Deemed University

status, and supported and nurtured by theGovernment on the pattern of IITs, it wouldbecome a vibrant Centre of Excellence,which can be benchmarked in terms of ed-ucation, and academic and industrial re-search. The Institute would not onlyproduce fine graduates, but will also de-velop new technologies having direct rele-vance to the organized and unorganizedindustrial sectors. The institute could playa significant role in catalyzing the eco-nomic growth of the country.

A Tryst with Navratri

It all began when my friends got frustratedwith my constant lecture over how the ninenights of Navratri spent in dancing can beutilised for a blissful sleep. I was bundledinto a dress, so heavy with jewellery that itwas almost half my weight. Two sticks ofwood called ‘dandiya’ were thrust in myhands and I found myself on a groundwhere some singer was crooning songs Ibarely understood. (Authentic Navratridance; without hindi songs and a live per-formance: like I could make sense of it any-way!). There was barely enough place tostand, let alone dance without the dangerof poking the ‘dandiyas’ in someone’s eyes.As I started dancing, I was introduced to astep called popat (origin debatable) duringthe garba phase. I wonder how can one con-centrate on not bumping into each otherand then on those of others and not get hitsomewhere. But as the night progressedsomething miraculous happened. Call it thespirit of the festival, but I actually startedenjoying the juggling act and managed itquite well. I got lost in the energy and theenthusiasm of the moment without feelingsleepy even for a second. This is probablythe magic of nine nights of fun and revelry.And am I willing to risk a poke in my eye forthe pure joy of the dancing during thosenine nights. You bet!

Deemed to be University

-by Sneha Potdar

6 TheSPIRITNovember 2007

How To Survive without a cell phone...."A cell phone is everyone's best friend", so what should one dowhen you are forced to part with it..here's the know-how on howto "survive" in such dras(c condi(ons!!

* Rule no.1: Get your contacts. Always if possible store themsomewhere reliable so that you are prepared for the worst. Notthe comp, it can crash..preferably in a book..you have no ideahow handy this can be!!

* Collect those one rupee coins with passion! Force the taxidriver to give it to you, buy an extra mango bite from the can-teen, but make sure you are loaded with the "chu)a"

* Keep a track of all of PCO's nearby...plan your day such thatwhenever you might need to call, you know which direc(on torun in.

* Learn to recognize your friends..Differen(ate them betweenthose who will let you use their phone and those it is useless toask. Also very important, is keep rota(ng, don't ask the same per-son too o�en. That way, your list would just decrease.

* For people who wont let you call, convince them that you willjust give a missed call., but make sure the person you are callingwill call back.

* Finally, prac(ce the sweet face. If you are completely stuck andtheres no way of contac(ng someone immediately, no PCO, nofriend around, then approach that only stranger around you andsay, as sweetly as possible…"Excuse me bhaiya/uncle/aunty, mayI please use your phone…its an emergency.."

Two peaceful years later in UD, any student suddenly findshimself in a dilemma. It is that of deciding whether to

take higher studies in his field or taking up managementstudies; and this is a life changing decision. One wrong deci-sion may steer your life in a completely different direction.Professors try to make it real easy for us. “Why manage-

ment? You are a student of UICT. Your switchover to manage-ment will be a loss to technology.” With the confidence andexuberance which they project, you really feel likechanging your interests to research, even if they are re-mote at first. UICT is perceived as a ticket to go abroad;if you get into UD, you are sure to go out. But few peoplerealize that it all boils down to ‘individual interest’. Ifyou are genuinely interested in what you are doing nowand want to pursue it further in your life, MS, PhD isthe right choice. It does not mean that MBA aspirantshave no interest in chemical technology; they just wantto get a taste of both the fields. However, many peoplepursue MS, PhD just because it’s a tradition in UD, or itis the easy way to higher education (lets face it, CAT is a lottougher than GRE.)“Appers” generally have varied reasons to do so. In an opin-

ion poll that I took, few said they were genuinely interested inthe subject, others said they want to experience more of ‘stu-dent life’ by delaying job by five years, one simply said, “I likeblondes”. It is also lucrative because the scholarship you get

not only suffices your basic needs, but also helps you save alot of money in the five years. Whatever the case, these stu-dents surely have a bright future and earn a lot of respect inthe chemical industry. Again, in the same poll, MBA aspirants gave different rea-

sons. Interest, was obviously the majority; and since the statsshow that 60-70 percent of UD graduates become entrepre-neurs, MBA will help them make better ones. But few also

said that they had low scores and hence had no choice.Appers are generally the cream of the class. They getgood universities, good courses and have a great fu-ture. The low-rankers on the other hand, may have tosettle for a lower university, and they think that theymight as well try for some management institutewhich is reputed. Not that they don’t have a future inthe chemical industry; professors say that in the longrun, some low-rankers end up being more successfulthan the toppers.Eventually, as I said earlier, your interest should be

the ruling factor in your decision. MS, PhD is a great optionsince you are making a mark in the chemical field with yourresearch and technical knowledge. But in today’s competitiveworld, one cannot afford to be naïve when it comes to busi-ness, and hence MBA is also essential. Now it is the student’schoice what his future plans and priority are. And this ex-actly is the million dollar question: What to chose?

Rahul Pa)lTYCE

CAT: Expensive GRE: Very ExpensiveChoosing which to take: Priceless

The smell of earth was pervadingthe air around me. I sat on the

seashore, unwilling to budge, watch-ing the blue sky turn grey. I couldfeel the gentle breeze intensify intoa violent storm. Waves were lappingmy feet with intensified rigor, send-ing an occasional saline sprayacross my face. I could see the lightfrom the ships ashore fade away asthey retreated into deeper waters.The seagulls were flying over thesea, almost in a state of frenzy, try-ing to signal a warning ofwhat was to come. The at-mosphere was losing its el-ement of tranquility. Yet, Isat there, rooted, in antici-pation. Then came a mo-ment of calm- the wavesretreated, the sounds inthe atmosphere receded,everything came to astandstill, only to pave way for thestorm that ensued.I felt the first drop of water fall on

my face. It began to move down mycheek, almost as if it were dancingto the sound of thunder rolling inthe sky. The sea roared, the wavesrushed forward, fearlessly colliding

head on with the rocks along theshore only to be ripped into a multi-tude of drops. Knowledge of thisfate did not scare them from cascad-ing towards the shore or enervatetheir momentum. The rain intensi-fied; the impinging drops fell sohard on my face that I wanted tosquirm. But nothing persuaded meto get up and leave the beach. I satthere, watching the waves risehigher and higher till they defeatedthe impeding rocks, eroding and

sweeping them along withthe current into the seabed.Rooted to my place, Iwatched as the violentstorm completely ventedout her fury. There wasn’t amoment when I wanted toavoid the storm by runningaway from the beach. I satthrough, till the very end

of this battle of nature. Only thenwas I able to enjoy the fruits of vic-tory- the clear blue skies, the gentlebreeze with its intoxicating fra-grance, the welcome respite pro-vided by the sun's warmth and notto forget the calm waves gently lap-ping my feet again.

Divya VasudevanTYBTECH

The battlefield called LIFE

Obstacles are things that people see when they take their eyes of their goal...

7 TheSPIRITNovember 2007

You know you are in UICT when..

1.You breathe Hydrochloric acid and Acetic acid fumesall day not only when you are on the campus but off ittoo (after all it was concentrated dilution takes time!!) 2.You see people crying because they were given 459marks on the notice board but had actually scored 549(which you know only after you get your mark-sheet 15days later!!) 3.You see queues running up to the main entrance andwonder why people want admission in mid March; actu-ally people are in that queue to pay Rs.15 as library fineand Rs.2 as lab breakage fees. 4.You see so many “Ghanshamlal Trust” benches alongwith notices that one boy and one girl cannot sit on thesame bench together. 5.You can see smoke rising from the dirt being burnt onthe ground where as BIG (country’s greatest truly notsupposedly) people from the same campus publish scien-tific articles of their research on how to make the world agreener place. 6.Sitting in Munnaji’s canteen suddenly a crow poops(from God knows where) in your already so wet maggi.The poop distracts you and you realize that Billu the cathas just finished your cutting chai. 7.A huge notice board reads: Work in Progress. Do notEntar. (God knows how they spelt progress correctly!!) 8.You are stared at from top to bottom as you try to enterthe college (apparently the stare is for the clearly visibleID card not being displayed 3 inches above your waist!!). 9.You notice a Marathon being run for a cause: “BanChild Labour” yet you see toddlers delivering professorstheir chai and cleaning the tables at the canteen. 10.You notice a 2L conical flask filled with drinkingwater just behind a prof ’s desk where as a small 250 mLbeaker for the regular chai. (We eat and drink Chemistrytruly)

-by Akshat Rathi

Murphy’s Law- Whatever can go wrong will go wrongDivya’s Law- Life is crazy, be crazierSometimes when life hits us with another of its setbacks, wemay wonder why it just doesn’t kill us and get over with it? In-

securities of the present, worries for the future and memoriesfrom the past seem to haunt us and hold us in their grip.Weakness may make us long for eternal sleep. But life isway too sadistic a conundrum to let us off the hook thateasily. So what should we do? Beat it at its own game! Wemust react in new unexpected ways to make life fun andenjoy getting screwed. If life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade- instead

open a stash of tequila and invite it for a party! Change ispermanent- for better or worse- might as well enjoy the mo-ment! And how! We have huge open fields on our campusbut how many of us have left our inhibitions aside and danced inthe open air, felt one with the world. Try it; there is no other feel-ing like it. Once in a while after the books seem to be crammingup too much mental space, try questioning the book like a friend-‘Am I really understanding you? Or am I just taking you for

granted?’ If somebody breaks your heart, make a collage of thepieces. If those chemicals don’t respond to your conditions, singto them and get them to boil! Understand sadness, befriend your anger and above all let hap-

piness become you. Emotions should not be bottled inside. Letthem out and breathe in your life. Be free! For this you must go crazy for only then will stuff like

ego (ego not self respect), sensibilities (note-I’m stressingsensibilities here and not feelings- heart tells you to hurtsomeone- shut it the hell up!) and the expected mean littleenough for you to listen to your heart and nothing else-nothing else matters in the end except love and forgive-ness. My mom thinks I’m crazy sometimes for forgiving peo-

ple like I do. Guess what? I AM crazy. And I am extremelyproud of it. I may not give a damn for anyone’s sensibilities but inthe end I know life and I are having a blast messing each otherover (Trust me, its great fun once you get the hang of it!). GOCRAZY, HAVE A BLAST!!!

November 2007November 2007The philosophy of being crazy

How drunk does aman have to be todrive as danger-ously as a soberwoman?Answer: sevendrinks

Traffic jam on aSunday after-

noon? What could it be, Well, thinkyou guys, aah… You finally got it. Yes,it’s a woman driving.Women! Apart from being the

biggest problem in the world for usmen, they are an Even Bigger Prob-lem when let loose on the roads!According to the records, one of the

biggest pile-ups ofcars on the road wascreated by a woman.Wanna know how? Itgoes honk… honk…honk…aaaaaaaaaah-h h h h …sreeeeeeeeeeeeechBang… crash… boom… clang…thud!!! Reason? Trying to avoid run-ning over a kid who is at a near dis-tance of 200 meters!Women, women women…. When

will they understand that the road isnot their arena! Take my girlfriendfor example. She’s trying so hard todrive. Thank goodness she can’t. Aslong as she, along with many others,is not on the road, our masculine racestands a tiny chance of survival!Be it stationary or moving, living or

non-living, women just don’t carewhat, when or how they hit some-

thing or somebody. But it’s a must. It’salmost like they have some kind of acompetition going as to who can man-age to hit the most objects. Left… right … brake… everythinghappens suddenly, zooming past youin choc-a-block traffic or driving likea bailgaadi on a speeding highway.Seems funny? No it isn’t! Not whenyou’re on the same road as this dan-gerous species!If she crashes into you anytime, do

not even try to argue. The BEST thingto do is give her a sheepish smile andmove on. You’re safe. Engaging in abattle with the so-called fairer sexwill only end in disaster. Curious?Read on! According to statistical data, 70%

of women describe their love life asdissatisfying or un-rewarding, 65% ofwomen describemen as theirbiggest problem,and about 1 in 28are having theworst day of their

period. So I think we can safely saythat in every road accident involvinga woman, she isn’t a very happy per-son at that point in time! She encoun-ters the common man and unleashesher vengeance on him. The rest, asthey say, is history.The message that we must take

from this is that Danger lurks behindthose who venture on the road when awoman has taken the driver’s seat.Watch out for the sign: “BEWARE –Driving in front, back or anywherenear me is at owners risk.”

License to kill

Shyam GargFYTech

Divya DiasSYBPharm

8 TheSPIRITNovember 2007

Over the years man has utilized all resourceson the earth and has made an extensive

progress to such an extent that now we are fac-ing the problem of Global Warming. Initiallyglobal warming was considered to be a part ofearth's life cycle, but now the evidences areavailable that the changes are "unnatural" andare caused by man's industrial growth, neglect-ing environmental care. We cannot allow ourdesire for progress to blind us to the fact thatglobal warming is happening, and before it canreach to its extreme effects we need totake action to stop it.

Here's something that willopen the eyes of those who are not yetserious about the problem. The en-dangered ice masses at Greenlandand the West Antarctic Ice Shelfwhich were previously thought to bestable, are exhibiting disintegrationcharacteristics! Since these icemasses are land based if either one ofthem melts by global warming they could raisesea levels by 20ft apiece!Experts provide two possible solutions of thisproblem. One could be through mitigation andother could be through adaptation. Mitigationstrives to alleviate the effects of global warm-ing, if not to totally eradicate it. In mitigation,people are bent on stopping or postponing theeffects of global warming. It includes reductionin consumption of energy, use of energy effi-cient appliances, use of clean energy sourceslike solar power, hydropower and geothermalpower which reduce pollution and thereby de-crease global warming. In adaptation, peoplelook for ways on reducing the effects of theproblem. Both mitigation and adaptation would

mean people who would join hands in fighting acommon enemy.

"Think globally and act locally" viewof people would be the most important regard-ing such a problem. For facing such an issue,every one of us should start to resolve the prob-lem in our local surroundings. Such small ef-fects on collecting together will form asubstantial step to control this irreversibleprocess. The most accessible volunteer oppor-tunity to combat global warming is to change

the way you live, and to do it in the mostpublic way possible. Even the simplestacts like fitting low energy light bulbs inevery room, turning off appliances whenthey are not in use, and turning the ther-mostat down one degree can save lot ofenergy. Also, using eco-friendly fuels andvehicles will help prevent global warm-ing – at the moment some eco-friendlyoptions are more expensive than stan-dard fuel, but in the long run we will be

saving immensely. Another simple way to do isto recycle – instead of letting rubbish end up inlandfill sites, if you recycle it, you reduce waste,and save the energy that would have beenneeded to produce whatever the product wasfrom raw materials. Even campaigning and ral-lying about this issue will act as a figurative cat-alyst for a change and increase the number ofindividuals living an eco friendly life.

There is no time like the present andthe best time for action is now! We can still re-duce the damage, and maybe even repair someof it. There may still be hope. For the benefit offuture generations we all need to work individ-ually and collectively today.

Sushil KansurkarTYCE

Game Review

Global Warming-Winner of ar)cle wri)ng compe))on

FIFA 2008Publisher : EA SportsPrice : Rs. 1000

CHAK DE INDIA!!!!!!!-by Anish DeSouza

The Aussies had an unsurmountable 3-1 lead,We arose, anticipating an Indian fightback,

Ponting called right and chose to bat,But Clarke fell early and we were back on track,

Punter and Gilly lead the charge,But their wickets made their task seem large.In came Symonds, 'Monkey Face' the crowds

say,But Sreesanth's butterfingers made things go

astray,He scored a 100, the Aussies had 317 on the

board,Experts said, 'This will be a huge load.'But Sachin and Dada thought otherwise,

Boundaries flowed, 'CHAK DE INDIA', Nagpur roared.

However their dismissals had India on a rope,Dravid flopped, Yuvraj missed a long hop,

Dhoni and Robin battled hard,But in the end they fell too far.India fell short by 18 runs,

The cup was Australia's they had a lot of fun.And what about us, all was lost,

What do we do after this horrible run?But, look look here comes Pakistan,

What's that they say, They too want a rematch? Come on guys let's show them what we got (this

time Sree, don't miss a catch)

FIFA 07 was an ab-solutely outstanding

game and it's good to seeEA use the "if it ain’tbroke, don't fix it" strat-egy, and it means thatFIFA 08 is also amazing.They have kept all of thewonderful parts of 07such as the ManagerMode, customization fea-

tures, challenge mode and all of unlocks.They have even kept the same menuscreen style because it’s pretty and itworks. So what did EA do all this time??It features 30 leagues, 30 real stadiums

and more than 12,500 players all accu-rately recreated. Now you can dictate theplay with new manual controls forthrough-passing and crossing and alsocontrol the goalkeeper in one-on-one sit-

uations to deny the striker yourself. Youcan also design your own unique strat-egy to create the perfect formation andtactics. Set each player’s exact positionin the formation, and assign specific at-tacking and defensive runs to unlock theopposition.But for me it's the "Be a pro mode" that

is truly brilliant. We're all so used to con-trolling everything in the game play,every player, every move etc. But nowyou are on your own. Create you as aplayer and control only him. Just as inreal life the rest of the team play theirgame and you play yours. Call for theball, make your own runs and so on. Co-operate with up to three friends fixed totheir player on the same team, but com-pete with those same friends on individ-ual challenges. Now you can save and show-off your

best games or just the highlights! It is

easy to capture a game or key momentsand export as a video file to share withyour friends and foes. Brag about match-winning plays and goals or even capturethe entire ninety minutes to relive yourfavourite games. The game play also feels much harder

now. Player and team traits differentiatethe stars. Now it is more strategic tobreak down the opposition than ever be-fore with new defensive and positioninglogic that ensures players are in the rightplace at the right time, constantly consid-ering all threats and opportunities.FIFA 07 was awesome and FIFA 08 is

even better. There's so much to do, it's somuch more fun and more difficult. Getcloser to the action than ever before bymastering the skills required to play likea real professional soccer player in FIFA08. I love FIFA 08 and I think you will too.

Rohit DeoraTYCE

9 TheSPIRITNovember 2007In today's time, a great deal of emphasis islaid on inter-personal skills and societal

habits, and rightly so. Your success in the pro-fessional world, as a family person and as ahuman being largely is determined by how youperceive and interpret the people around you.Most people believe that in this day and age oftechnology and cut-throat competition, payingso much attention to these minor attributes isworthless. But that is where our judgment getsthe better of us. We overlook the most impor-tant characteristic of our fellow human beings-their individuality. After all, that is whatdistinguishes us from our primate an-cestors.Till about the last couple of decades

little or no emphasis was laid on thepersonnel in an organisation. Theidea of considering associates and thehuman work force as an asset was nota practice at all. Organizations oftensuffered due to the low morale of itswork force. It slowly reached a levelwhere problems of high attrition began to sur-face. Even the best of employers were facing se-rious issue of holding on to their vitalemployees. But the situation has changed now.Enormous attention is given to the human re-sources of an organisation. It is treated as anasset just as capital and infrastructure. Thisgave rise to the concept of HR management.Today it is one of the most vital tool used by or-ganizations to manage their work force effec-tively. They ensure that employees are treated

with concern, respect and justice is done tothem in every way. This has gone a long waytackling the threatening issue of high Attritionrates in the employment sector. HR manage-ment has gone a long way in improving workculture and work ethics in the professionalfront. But what HR teaches us need to be imple-mented in all walks of life. Treating a colleaguewith dignity and being a tyrant at home doesnot help the cause. Taking this one step further, this can be used

to our own advantage too. It's a very tricky af-fair, to judge people correctly. It is a skill that re-

quires us to shed our prejudices. Often,the cause of our professional and per-sonal problems is our inability to do so.You can easily judge the character ofothers by how they treat those who theythink can do nothing for them. Peoplewill forget what you said, people willforget what you did. But people willnever forget how you made them feel. Sodon't be in a hurry to judge people for

what they appear. Treat everyone with the samedignity and respect that you expect for yourself.If we make a little effort to learn this skill, itcan work wonders. It costs you nothing but therewards are ample. Your effectiveness in allwalks of life will soar exponentially. If we allbring about some simple changes in our atti-tude towards life, this world will be a much bet-ter place to live in.

Featured AlumnusGeetanjali Prasad

Attitude matters. . .

A moment’sRapture...The sun is beautiful on side one,Dark clouds, on other are laden.

“Aah! See my glory” , said thesun,

“It shows but in the hues here.” Said the side other.

When I saw the rainbow,Curved my lips, in a smile slow.

The seven coloured archOn the backdrop of darkness,Did my diluted joy harness.

A bow that two ends does bind,Makes a grey day, much light.

All the might of mankind,Can hardly, give such a sight.

It is such a moment’s rapture’That in one’s moment glum,May the tiny heart capture,And make the little life plum.

by Ankeeta MehtaSYBtech

Journalist and fiction writer SuketuMehta has recently returned fromNew York to Bombay and is searchingfor a way to experience and understandthe place he left as a youth. However, thegentle and genteel world that Mehta re-members no longer exists. Bombay hasbecome a claustrophobic's worst night-mare. 'Over 18 million inhabitants arecrammed into its 169 square miles, and

in parts of the city the population den-sity exceeds a million per square mile,'he writes.His book illuminates this mongrelized

world through its people, presenting ameticulous documentary of the living --and the struggling -- on this teeming is-land that is always struggling to stayafloat. In character sketches and bravereporting, Mehta throws light upon thecity's darkest andbizarre corners. Inves-tigating the city'sbloody 1992–1993 riots,he meets Hindus whomassacred Muslims,and their leader; theShiv Sena party chief,Bal Thackeray. Hindumobs went on a state-supported murderousspree, errupting into Muslim neighbor-hoods and stabbing, raping, and burningalive over a thousand men, women, andchildren. Muslim mobsters respondedby exploding 10 bombs in different partsof the city, killing and maiming hun-dreds. Daring to explore further the vio-lent world of warring Hindu andMuslim gangs, Mehta travels into the

city's labyrinthine criminal underworldwith tough top cop 'Ajay Lal' and comingacross hit men and terrorists having ab-solutely no remorse for their crimes. Heeats sweets with Inspector VijaySalaskar, Mumbai's most celebrated 'en-counter specialist' and knows about theways the police carry out encounters. Hemeticulously follows Mumbai's sex in-dustry, profiling an alluring, doomed bardancer, Monalisa who dances for gang-sters and businessmen, who literallyshower her with money as she writhesseductively on the dance floor and across-dressing male dancer who lives aparallel life. He has also mentioned day-to-day activities like a ledger record onthe sets of his friend Vidhu VinodChopra's film set 'Mission Kashmir.' Hissophisticated voice conveys postmodernBombay with a carefully calibrated bal-ance of wit and outrage while introduc-ing the reader to much that is truly newand strange. "When five hundred newpeople come in every day to live, Bombayis certainly not a dying city. A killingcity, maybe; but not a dying city." IfMehta is to be believed, "it's a hell of afascinating place." Truly a must-read!Book

Review

Maximum City : Bombay Lost and FoundBy Suketu Mehta

Publisher – Penguin KnopfPrice – Rs. 595Pages – 560

Gaurav MadiwaleTYBTech

10 TheSPIRITNovember 2007

To, The SPIRIT Team"The only thing that remains constant is change". With new memberson the magazines editorial board and with new members working onthe various aspects of The SPIRIT, its high time that SPIRIT under-goes a transformation.Assuming that I have the right to express my opinion, I will go on. Imay not be a very bright student but still I am aware that I.C.T. is avery career oriented place and here 'entertainment' should take a backseat. It was rather disheartening to see the major chunk of spirit de-voted to entertainment and gossip. In the era where every student isgiving either GRE,CAT or attending job interviews, SPIRIT couldhave been a great medium to pass on tips, information and relateddata from those in the competitive circle.Every time I opened SPIRIT, I saw the same names, well almost everytime. I really admire their enthusiasm but that in my opinion reflectsupon the fact that SPIRIT was not really accessible to all. Posters andhoardings invited articles but then why this inferior response? Is itlack of talent? Or is it that students were not comfortable in sendingthe articles in the first place? Or is it that they lacked motivation indoing so?'I AM AGAIN STRESSING ON THE POINT THAT THIS LETTER IS'NOT' A COMPLAINT, just my point of view on this issue and not justmine but that of many others which did not reach ears of the previouseditorial board. The fault is ours. It is our lack of responsibility. In-formative articles, debates, interviews, news, suggestion columnsalong with a right blend of right entertainment can really makeSPIRIT a place in our hearts.Its time we remove this misconception that SPIRIT is all about popu-larity. I genuinely appeal to all to contribute to this news letter ratherthan just talking about it and then I am sure that we'll get a productthat we'll all love and be proud of. Lets make it a medium throughwhich all of us can interact; teachers, non teaching staff, you and me.LET US ALL BE BENEFITED. Sumedh

Dear Readers,The last issue was a special issue marking the

beginning of the platinum jubilee celebrations and hencethe special front page. We would like to specially thank ProfJ.B.Joshi for giving us his valuable time for the interview.This issue will also be of 12 pages and we hope that all fu-ture issues are also the same. This issue was delayed duethe schedule of the exams and we apologise for the same.I would like to thank Sumedh for his initiative. We all

were indeed happy that someone is speaking about whatthey expect from spirit. The SPIRIT was started with a sole purpose of being a

‘Students Newsletter’ and the purpose hasn’t changed. Westill bring to you news about all the events which havetaken place in our institute in the previous month. Theother articles which are published are the interests and theviews of the students writing the article. I am sure theseviews are shared by many reading it.The team of The SPIRIT cannot pass on tips to the stu-

dents. Professors and alumni are the ones who can help us.We try our level best to include their views in every issue. Ideally I would be the happiest person if I didnt have to

publish the article written by the same author more thanonce. Unfourtunately, the response for any issue has notbeen enough to do so. As Sumedh said that everybodyshould contribute to The SPIRIT so that they can truly callit their own newsletter rather than that of a selected few.We apologise for any mistakes in the previous and cur-

rent issue. To contribute, email us atthespiritofict@gmail.com.

T Vinod Sarma

Can History and Science go together? Istrekking merely freaking out on forts?

Are forts simply tourist spots? Such ques-tions may sound crazy to one; if not, thensurely you must have missed this year’s 1stprogram of Manthan: ‘Safar Gad-Killyanchi’ held on Friday 12th October inICT. Manthan is one of the oldestcultural programs of ICT startedwith the initiative taken by thePG students and the guidance offaculty members such as ProfV.C. Malshe, Dr. (Mrs.) JayashreeNagarkar and Prof S.S. Bhag-wat. Manthan aims at rejuvenat-ing the students from theirroutine activities and showcasing theirtalents.A lecture on the theme of ‘Safar Gad-

Killyanchi’ was delivered by one of ourown faculty member ; who requires no in-troduction; Prof. S.D. Samant. The pro-gram started with ‘Ganesh Vandana’. Inremembrance of the great Maratha war-rior Shivaji Maharaj, Shivstuti was per-formed. Samant Sir then took us through

the journey of the forts. He briefed aboutthe categories and the architectural signif-icance of the forts, emphasizing on thevarious aspects and places that are ideallyto be seen on forts. Photographs were dis-played and he explained about the variousparts of forts such as Machi, Khandak,

Bale killa, Tatbandi, Mahadar-waja amongst others with a fewglimpses of history. He evenspoke about the contour plots,which are his specialty, for lo-cating a way around the fort. Hementioned that we should notonly visit the fort but also ex-plore them in all aspects.

It was a memorable evening for all thosewho participated in the aforesaid journeyguided by Samant sir. The K.V. auditoriumwas completely filled with a rapt audience.The program ended with a vote of thanksto all those present especially Prof. J. B.Joshi who was accompanied by Joshimadam. The program was concluded byVande mataram.

MANTHAN

ek x aN a l aa g at ao …. .

kuNaI kma- mhNaa , kuNaI dOva mhNaa ,ek xaNa laagatao hao%yaacao navhto vhayalaa .

Kod Ainavaaya- vhayalaajagaNao Asahya vhayalaa

ek xaNa laagatao hao%yaacao navhto vhayalaa .

AXa@ya sa%ya haotoAGaTIt GaDUna jaato

kaLasamaaor Asahayya vhayalaaek xaNa laagatao hao%yaacao navhto vhayalaa .

kaLacyaa AgnaIt AaplaI icatakahI kaL jaLto

sava- kalabaa*ya vhayalaaek xaNa laagatao hao%yaacao navhto vhayalaa .

Safar Gad-Killyanchi

11 TheSPIRITNovember 2007

ACROSS2 ICT is located on ParikhMarg(8)4 Dr. is the founder of aleading pharmaceutical company inIndia.(5)7 Which state does our cultural secre-tary originate from.(7)10 Initials of the professor who has re-cently been elected as a Fellow of the In-stitute of Chemical Engineers, UK(3)11 Prof. J.B.Joshi was appointed Direc-tor in the year Nineteen(6,4)12 The area of the entire campus isacres(7)

DOWN1 Two UDCT alumnus have obtainedthe FRS, Prof. M.M.Sharma andProf. (9) 3 How many gates does UD have? (8)5 What is the real name of Munna Can-teen? (8)6 Surname of Journal Secretary. (6)8 First name of our cricket team cap-tain. (7)9 Head of Social-Service cell.(6)

UnquotableQuotes

We hope you take this column inthe right spirit. No offense is meantto anyone whatsoever.

“Mere voice main testestrone hai!!”one male students says after beingteased about his aversion to the fe-male sex.

“Don’t worry..gravity will pull meup..”said one bright student after hewas asked to move away from theedge during the trek.

“Kindly only use the calculator onyour calculator..” said one professorwhile giving instructions during thesem exams.

“Accha..vodka is different andvodka on the rocks are differentbrands..” said a student, obviouslyhaving no knowledge about alcohol.

“He laughs last obviously did’nt getit” said a very wise senior studentwhile discussing PJ’s.

"How is it possible to find meaningin a finite world, given my waist andshirt size?" said an overweight, hu-morous post graduate student.

Identify theProfessor Horrorscopes

Aries (March 21- April 19):Bad news… the alien u had been dating last month,is two timing you with a carrot… apparently humananatomy is not the only thing the alien wanted tolearn

Taurus (April 20 – May 20):You'll feel like you can't do anything right today.Unfortunately, it turns out you're right...

Gemini (May 21 – June 20):Dancing around like a fairy will be a great way tolose weight and strengthen your legs.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22):You will discover that you cannot raise one eyebrowby itself. This will aggravate you, and you'll spendthe majority of the day in front of the bathroom mir-ror, trying to correct the situation.

Leo (July 23 – Aug 22):You will engage someone in a lively debate todayabout why German Silver is neither made in Ger-many, nor is it silver.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sept 22):Walk around the entire day wearing chemistry labglasses and a mask. Explain to everyone who asks,"Oh, you haven't heard about the benzene leak?"

Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 22):You are not actually an Aries but think it's cool toread everyone's horoscope... you nosy cow.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21):You will succumb to the realization that giving upchocolate and the fact that you now hate all peopleare indeed linked.

Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21):

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Capricorn (Dec22 – Jan 19):It’s a bad day to tease a bull

Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18):A lost item of yours will remain lost until you findit. But you won't.

Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20):If you're looking to get into bikini shape by summer,you should have started in October.

Compiled bySameer Phadke