From the Convenor’s Desk
What’s
Inside:
A MESSAGEFROM
THEPRINCIPAL
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: BHAVISHYA CHANDRA KAMINENI
MOVING FORWARD:
Now Transcending ONLINE!
I am pleased to con-gratulate Communicando andtheir Editorial Board on re-leasing the third edition of theTranscendent, CBIT’s veryown college newspaper.Shedding light on recentevents such as our collegebecoming autonomous andother ongoing activities thathave been taking place in theworld around us, it is safe tosay that change is in the air.As the world keeps growing,it’s imperative for us to adaptand grow with it.
Consequently, it’s nodifferent with the Transcen-
dent. Starting with this edi-tion, every edition of our col-lege newspaper will now beavailable online on our web-site. This step enables us totake advantage of the technol-ogy that is readily available tous today in order to keep upwith the fast-paced digitalworld, ensuring the wide-spread and efficient sharingof information.
In conclusion, takinginto consideration that this isa student-run college newspa-per, I take pride in recogniz-ing the hardwork and passionof our students who havetaken up and worked towardsthis initiative. I encouragesuch students and wish themsuccess and goodwill to showthis dedication towards theirfuture aspirations and the bet-terment of their college expe-rience.
-Dr. B. Chennakesava RaoPrincipal, CBIT
While working on this
issue, the phrase “moving forward”
has struck a chord in me. Remember-
ing how it all began, how Transcen-
dent started off as a mere thought,
slowly turning into a challenge of
making it a reality, and finally becom-
ing the unique and established stu-
dent-run publication that it is today,
has only served to exemplify this
timeless theme. Every moment, the
clock keeps ticking, leaving us help-
less at the passing of time. Wherever
we are, whatever we may be doing,
we cannot control how time passes. It
creeps up on us when we least expect
it. Before we know it, we have trav-
eled so far from where we have
started. It’s not until we take a look
back and see how far we’ve come,
that we realize all this time we’ve not
only been moving, but moving for-
ward. It’s inevitable. It happens un-
knowingly; one phase of our life leads
to another as we continue to grow and
adapt with every phase. As a fourth
year student whose college journey is
coming to an end, I’ve come to realize
how important it is to acknoweldge
this fact. The fact that we have no
choice than to leave one phase only to
enter another. That as the things
around us change, as the people that
surround us change, and as situtations
change, we have also got to
change.We have to learn, adapt, and
grow. From the time we started taking
our first steps, putting one foot for-
ward after another, we have been
moving and we will only continue to
keep moving. The point is that we
must keep moving forward. Because
unless we tread into uncharted territo-
ries, we will not achieve new heights.
And that is exactly the basis on which
the Transcendent has been incepted
and growing with every edition. This
edition is no exception. This time, we
are moving forward in more ways
than one. We have introduced new
members, modified the team struc-
ture, and have started to bring forth
new leaders, in order to ensure that
Transcendent continues to keep mov-
ing forward. Most importantly, we are
taking it online. We are hoping that
this big step forward will help CBIT’s
college newspaper expand its base
and open more doors to allow us to
transcend even further. On that note, I
am honored to introduce to you, Tran-
scendent’s first online edition. We sin-
cerely hope you enjoy it!
-Kirtana Bavanaka
Editor-in-Chief
Transcendent
is truly breaking all
barriers. I am so happy
to see the variety in the
articles written. I must
congratulate the whole
of the editorial team for
the splendid job that
they have done with
this issue. Be it aca-
demics, sports, latest
gadgets, science and
societal issues, Tran-
scendent caters to every
kind of student. I was
impressed to see the ar-
ticle related to women
safety. It is certainly the
need of the hour.
Youngsters must not
only be sensitive but be
sensitized towards var-
ious issues plaguing
our society.We all have
a responsibility to make
the world a better place
to live in and one way
of doing that is to
spread awareness
through our writings. I
hope Transcendent is
doing its bit in its own
way. Happy reading!!!
-Dr. A. Sandhya Reddy
Convenor, Communicando
-Smart adviceon CharacterBuilding!
-Interested in Interning?!
(SEE PAGE 3)
-Privacy in Cyber-
space, an issue of
concern?
-What is a ZeroRupee Note?
(SEE PAGE 4)
-Should we banVIP Culture? (SEE PAGE 6)
-Placement Prepfor the upcom-ing placementseason!(SEE PAGE 7)
-CBIT Sports:Captain’s Trophy
-Did you knowthese Sports ex-isted?
(SEE PAGE 9)
-Interested in Writ-ing?? Short Story Competition
inside!
-Blog Reviews,Book Reviews,
and more!
(SEE PAGE 10)
-AddictiveApps?
-Sitcoms: Nowand then?
-A-Z CBIT Style!
(SEE PAGE 11)
THE EDITORIAL
BOARD,
COMMUNICANDO
dr. b. ChennAKeSAvA
rAo
prinCipAl, Cbit
Convenor:
dr. A. SAndhyA reddy
ASSoCiAte profeSSor,
depArtMent of MAthS
And huMAnitieS
StAff CoordinAtor:
A. vijAyA lAKShMi
ASSiStAnt profeSSor,
depArtMent of MAthS
And huMAnitieS
editor- in-Chief:
KirtAnA bAvAnAKA
deputy
editorS- in-Chief:
S.A. Kruthi MohAn
AKShAy KulKArni
editoriAlS editor:
AMulyA MiryAlA
prASAnnA vorugAnti
newS editorS:
SuMAliKA AddAgArlA
SheetAl gArlApAti
SportS editorS:
AnAnd guptA
AvinASh t.
entertAinMent editorS:
hArShAl KuSuMA
tejA MAriyAdA
photogrAphy MAnAger:
niShithA MAlur
vijAylAKShMi K.
lAyout teAM:
AdviKA rAo
lAlithA dAKShAyAni
prAtiK M. veMuri
Anu rAdhA
SridulA ModugA
priyAnKA reddy
journAliStS:
priyanka j.K.
nikhil gopal Krishna
Swathi patnaik
Meghna vadapalli
nagaraju poshaveni
Shreya Anantharaman
Mallika gandham
Krishna harsha
Shruti gaddam
Avinash badeti
PPAAGGEE 22
EDITORIAL BOARD
Letter from the Editors
The
photo CreditS: SuMAnth tittu
by S.A. Kruthi MohAn And AKShAy KulKArni, deputy editorS-in-Chief
Not Pictured: Lalitha Dakshayani, Pratik Vemuri, Sheetal Garlapati, Advika Rao, Anu Radha, Priyanka JK,
Priyanka Reddy, Avinash Badeti, Shruti Gaddam, Avinash T, Swathi Patnaik, Shreya Anantharaman
Transcendentmeans
‘Breaking all barriers’.
Staying true to its name, the
‘Transcendent’ is expanding
into new territories from
this edition onwards. In this
age of internet revolution,
where everything is moving
online, it was almost a ne-
cessity for the Transcendent
to follow suit. So from this
edition onwards the Tran-
scendent will be published
online, along with our
printed publications for
major editions. Well that’s
not the only thing that has
changed about the Tran-
scendent. We have restruc-
tured the editorial board as
well and added new mem-
bers onto it; all as a part of
our continuing effort to de-
liver quality content and
news on a regular basis to
our readers.
Change really is the
only constant. One of the
biggest news in the last few
weeks was that of Facebook
buying Whatsapp for
around $19 billion. To put
that in context, the popula-
tion of India is approxi-
mately 1.27 billion and the
population of the world is
approximately 7.486 bil-
lion. So in theory, $10 mil-
lion could be given to every
person in the world and the
founders of Whatsapp
would still be left with sub-
stantial amount of assets.
Analysts have suggested
that the reason behind this
acquisition was the fact that
Facebook felt threatened by
the growing user base of
Whatsapp. In the past Face-
book had also tried buying
Snapchat for $4 billion for
similar reasons but that deal
didn’t go through. These
events could be indications
of Facebook trying to dom-
inate the information shar-
ing industry, especially after
they have hinted their inter-
est in monetizing data. Crit-
ics have although pointed
out that this could mean
greater online privacy is-
sues as Facebook is ru-
moured to provide
backdoor access to NSA.
What’s more inter-
esting is the fact that the
founders of Whatsapp, Jan
Koum and Brian Acton
were initially rejected by
Facebook, Twitter and
many other top tech compa-
nies. But it was their resolve
and passion towards what
they loved doing- building
software that kept them
going. In 2009, they built
the cross-platform messag-
ing app which was eventu-
ally bought by the company
which had earlier rejected
them. Ironic, isn’t it?
We as engineering
students have a lot to learn
from the above mentioned
story. The most important
thing to learn would be to
continue working on our
passions no matter what
hurdles come up. The secret
is to keep moving forward,
irrespective of what resist-
ance one comes across. Per-
sistence goes a long way in
paving the path for your
success.
It is a similar kind of
spirit that keeps the editorial
board of the Transcendent
motivated to come out with
editions despite exams,
projects and busy sched-
ules. When you work on
something that you truly
love, you need no external
motivation. Simply put, our
passion and persistence is
what drives us to deliver.
We hope that you,
the readers of the Transcen-
dent, will appreciate the
first online version of our
newspaper just as much as
you did the print version. In
any case, the editorial board
is always open to sugges-
tions and positive criticism.
PPAAGGEE 33
“The inclusion of race in the pro-
file of a person considered likely
to commit a particular crime or
type of crime is targeting specific
ethnic groups because they are
more likely to commit certain
crimes.”
And that is, clearly, the
textbook definition of racial pro-
filing; basically, it’s just a blatant
“accepted procedure” for racism.
That being said, (highly recom-
mended for a person reading this
article to know), there are certain
words which are commonly
mixed-up and I don’t really blame
them either, given the fact that we
just throw words like “stereo-
type” and my favorite “fits the
profile”, yes, those words, right
there, are words which we don’t
think about before using them.
Yes, I’m gladly going to decode
them down for you.
Stereotyping: It’s the practice of
“assuming” that certain things are
characteristics of certain “type”
of people.
Profiling: Use of statistical data
in order to select candidates who
“fit” in a particular criteria just
because a bunch of figures say so.
Well, I’ll just give you
the ‘best’ possible example prob-
ably in everyone’s books, after
9/11 there was an increase in se-
curity checks, solely, targeted on
people who belonged to certain
community, now, that is, racial
profiling. And the common ‘as-
sumption’ that we, Indians, eat
only curry and each one of us is a
computer geek is stereotyping.
Racial profiling is seen
most likely across international
airports and highways. Racial
Profiling has been around for
years, I don't see it fading away
anytime soon as it is practiced
across many parts of the globe.
Being racially profiled can hap-
pen to anyone no matter what
race you belong to.Right now, I
think the quandaring surrounding
the treatment of people belonging
to a particular ethnic group is best
example as to how racism is still
widespread in our own country.
The problem is nobody
seems to come to a consensus, as
to, how to solve this problem. It
seems to me that racism is still
part of our society, and sadly, it
probably always will be. We all
have prejudices of some sorts, be
it race, rich, poor, sex, sexual
orientation. We as a society need
to realize that this problem will
never go away. We need to work
around it, or through it.
Have you ever been
in difficult situations? Of
course, we engineers always
come across such phases in
our life. Sometimes we face
them with courage, motiva-
tion and skill. Other times we
just pray that luck will find us
and so we can ultimately pull
it off somehow.
Many times in life
we have to be creative, a
quick-witted learner and an
assertive decision maker.
Most characteristics come
through practice, other
through experiences. Some
realizations come through
mistakes and some require
both. Does possessing such
traits sound like perfection?
But as we all know,
nobody's perfect. We were all
born to be real and not per-
fect. Aim for it. Why? Be-
cause when we miss, we
realize that imperfection is in-
dividuality. Individuality con-
sists of many qualities; every
quaint quality differing from
person to person. As we
grow and go on a journey that
that leads to success there are
some qualities that are impor-
tant. Let’s take a glance at a
few of them.
Being authentic?
Being confident? Being in-
quisitive? There you are; a de-
cision maker! Chocolate or
strawberry? Life or death? We
make tons of quick decisions
unconsciously; others we hem
and haw over in agony. We
choose actions and form opin-
ions which are influenced by
reason, emotions, and memo-
ries. Here's a list to tackle
while you're on that fence.
Effective Decision Making
Although decisions can be
made using either intuition or
reasoning, a combination of
both approaches is often used.
Whatever approach is used, it
is usually helpful to structure
decision into:
•Reduce more complicated
decisions down to simpler
steps.
•Think ahead about what the
decision can lead to.
•Plan decision making to
meet deadlines.
•Listing all possible solutions.
The Lively Learner-Be hun-
gry for knowledge!
Step 1: -Inspired?-
The difference in who you are
and who you want to be is
What YOU Do. !! Have you
ever sat in a class and ran-
domly looked outside the
window and then doze off?
Yeah. I'm sure it happened to
all of us; we dream about so
many things; our ambitions,
our future etc. And in order
for those dreams to come true
we need to realize and learn
from our mistakes, our expe-
riences, and some practice as
well. But big-time learning
comes when you want to set
a goal and achieve it. All
those goals come to our
minds when we are truly in-
spired.
When you're work-
ing on a creative project and
the going gets tough, if you're
not motivated enough, you'll
quit. And it always gets
tough, whether you're a nov-
elist, musician, or even a cre-
ative entrepreneur.So here,
take these start-off keys for
inspiration!
1. Enjoyment, find something
that stimulates you.
2. Trust yourself.
3. Follow what your intuition
tells you.
4. Trust yourself and tell
yourself that “I can”.
5. The most important of all.
Take action every day, no
matter how small a steps it
seems.
Action is the fuel to the fires
of inspiration.
Creativity:
Star busting: Awakening the
power in you.Faced with a
problem or need a fresh idea?
Star busting is a form of
brainstorming that focuses on
generating questions rather
than answers. It can be used
iteratively, with further layers
of questioning about the an-
swers to the initial set of
questions. Your brain actually
loves questions. When you
develop a question, your
brain automatically searches
for answers, making your
learning faster and your cre-
ativity on high-alert!! So ask
away!
So all in all to be a
successful individual with in-
dividuality we need to be-
lieve in ourselves.And
remember the secret of get-
ting ahead is getting
started!!So build up that char-
acter and show the world
what you can do.
By this time, most ofus must have probably receivedat least a little career advice: getinto a good college (which wehave already done), keep yourgrades high and you will end upin a good job. Well that justdoesn’t seem to be the scenarioanymore!
As the global economyis becoming more global, thecompetition for good jobs oreven a graduate seat in a re-puted college is increasing rap-idly. It is no longer sufficientthat you stay more qualifiedthan your immediate peer, butyou have to be more qualifiedthan the countless others outthere. In today’s industry, justbeing resourceful is no longersufficient, to know where totake the right turn is alsoequally important.
We might not relish thetrue beauty of a rainbow by juststudying the concept of VIB-GYOR in our science books.Similarly, we might not be ableto actually apply and thor-oughly understand all the con-cepts of our theory knowledgeunless we experience and applyit in the real world.
So yes, in conclusionevery student who aspires towork in any core industryneeds an internship! Tha tnot only decorates your resume,but you will have gained thebasic knowledge. Now there area wide variety of internshipsone could take up. They couldbe paid or unpaid, creditable ornon-creditable, co-operative ed-ucation internships and manymore.
Summer Internships: These are usually eight
to twelve weeks long and canbe full or part time. Many of ustake up internships during sum-mer. These short term experi-ences provide a real insight intowhat it’s actually like workingin a particular job or careerfield.
Research internship atan IIT:Indian Institutes of Tech-nology have always beenknown for the research they un-dertake. They are modelledalong the lines of successful re-search parks in the world. Theyfocus not just on the incubationefforts, but also on the innova-tive output which is expected inestablished R&D companies.This is an experience in itselfand adds a lot of weight to your
resume. Many reputed IITsoffer summer internships tonon-IIT students. A few linksare given below:
1.IITM Summer FellowshipProgram: http://www.iitm.ac.in/content/iitm-summer-fellowship-20142.IITB Internship program, apart of Ekalavya:http://www.internshala.com/in-ternship/detail/summer-intern-ship-2014-at-iit-bombay13894374473.IITK SURGE( Summer Un-dergraduate Research GrantforExcellence):http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&lay-out=blog&id=563&Itemid=1234.IITD GIPEDI(The GlobalInternship Program in Engi-neering Design and Innova-tion):https://sites.google.com/site/gipediinterns/application-form-for-printout5.Internships at IITG:http://www.iitg.ernet.in/cseweb/summerinternship/home
Other research internships inIndia:
You could also applyfor a research internship in coresubjects like mathematics andsciences which will deal withhigh end topics like statistics ordata management, etc. If youwant to go for higher educationin a particular field, you couldalways have a preface to it inthe form of a research intern-ship at a full time research insti-tutes like these below:
1.IISc,Bangalore:http://www.iisc.ernet.in/#2.Raman Research Institute:http://www.rri.res.in/summer-studentprogramme.html3.Indian academy of sciences:http://web-japps.ias.ac.in:8080/fellow-ship2014/4.Indian Institute of ScienceAcademy and Research, Mo-hali:http://www.iisermohali.ac.in/summerProgram/summerPro-gram2014.html
International Internships:College graduates
today need a global perspectiveand exposure in order to remaincompetitive in the global jobmarket. Most student graduatestoday need to negotiate foreign
cultures regardless of wherethey choose to work after grad-uation. These will give youenough exposure to interna-tional standards and it would bea very rich experience, if werealso choosing to pursue an MSin that particular Institute.
1. Max Planck Institute forSoftware Systems (MPI-SWS)Internship Program:http://goo.gl/sJVgGM #Com-puter Science2. Industrial Technology Re-search Institute (ITRI), Taiwan Summer Internship Program:http://goo.gl/6hAfPg 3. The University of TokyoResearch Internship Program(UTRIP): http://goo.gl/mR-Woll (Deadline: March 3,2014)4. Charpak Scholarships -The Internship Program:http://goo.gl/e9JmvH (Dead-line: March 17, 2014) #France
Competitions:If you want to test
whether your skills conquer inthe current IT industry, the bestway to check this is throughparticipating in variety of com-petitions from coding conteststo entrepreneur idea challenges.Thanks to the many fests inCBIT, We already get a lot ofexposure to many coding com-petitions. But those conductedby top MNCs test other IT in-dustry required skills. Partici-pating in them would give youan exposure as to what is thecompetition in the world out-side the CBIT walls.
1) IBM's The Great MindChallenge (TGMC):http://goo.gl/5PXnMn (Dead-line: February 28, 2014)2) BNP Paribas Ace Manager:http://goo.gl/iHUdzn (Dead-line: April 10, 2013)3) Aakruti 3D Design & Mod-elling Contest:http://goo.gl/VmFYGf (Dead-line: February 20, 2014)4) Applits App Idea Competi-tion: http://goo.gl/sPql4K 5) Nokia India's YourWish is My App Season 2:http://goo.gl/hO9XU8 (Dead-line: February 24, 2014)
It’s time for us to nowstart our hunt for an internshipwhich helps us to become a realprofessional. So yes, it’s ourturn to be an intern!
YOUAREN’TJUSTANOTHERONE!
INDIVIDUALITYBY PRASANNA VORUGANTI, SUB-EDITOR
FIT THE PROFILEFIT THE PROFILEBY MALLIKA GANDHAM, JOURNALIST
OUR TURN TO BE AN INTERNOUR TURN TO BE AN INTERNBY SWATHI PATNAIK, JOURNALIST
An auto rickshawdriver was pulled over by a po-liceman in the middle of anight who said he could go ifhe was ‘taken care of’. Thedriver draws a pink colourednote, something like our fiftyrupee note, from his coatpocket and gives the cop thatnote. The policeman wasshocked but smiles and letshim go. Now, the policemandid not smile because he gotthe money, he smiled becausehe knew,that a change wascoming, a power is rising, be-fore which every person,whether official or not mustkneel!
That single currencynote is a weapon today and it’seven more ironic that the des-ignation of that note is RupeeZero. Now this is no whererelated to the government.But, it is a movement from thepeople, by the people and forthe people! These Zero rupeenotes are just fantasy money is-sued as a means of fightingcorruption at different levels ofthe government and; paid inprotest by angry citizens togovernment functionaries whosolicit bribes in return for serv-ices which are supposed tobe free. Zero rupee notes,which are made to resemblethe regular 50 rupee banknoteof India, are the creation of anon-governmental organiza-tion known as the 5th Pillar.
The zero rupee notesoriginated back in 2001. Satin-dar Mohan Bhagat, an Indianexpatriate who is a physics pro-fessor at the University of
Maryland and the director ofAssociation for India's Devel-opment, Inc. USA, is creditedwith originating the concept ofthe zero rupee notes. Upon re-turning to India for a visit,Bhagat was frustrated by thepetty bribes demanded by thegovernment officials that werepart of daily life and conceivedthe idea of a zero rupee note asa polite way of decliningparticipation. The non-prof-itable organisation, the 5th Pil-lar smiled upon Bhagat's ideaand put it into practice.
This NGO, 5th-pillarbegan its campaigning inChennai in 2007 and since then
it has printed and distrib-uted over 1.3 million zerorupee notes. Zero rupee noteshave been issued in 5 differentlanguages in our country. Andrecently, it has also helped totake the movement to othercountries suffering from cor-ruption such as Nepal andMalaysia.
Thus people have beentreating zero rupee notes as ameans of achieving zero cor-ruption. The note is a way forany human being to say NO tocorruption without the fear offacing an encounter with thepersons in authority.
So, next time some-one asks you for a bribe justtake out a zero rupee note andhand it to them. This will letthe other person know that yourefuse to give or take anymoney in order to performservices you must receive bylaw.
PPAAGGEE 44
Gurukul System was the
concept of education in ancient
India. Back then, students resided
with the gurus as a part of his
family & received knowledge
under the shadow of trees and in
the lap of Mother Nature. As
years flew by, this system got re-
placed by corporate schools.
These schools, though not a
replica of the Gurukuls, do have
residential facilities. Students
reach the institutes at early
hours and spend ample amount of
time with the teacher, gain knowl-
edge under a roof, amidst four
concrete walls. Students deal with
imaginary numbers in maths,
imaginary particles in physics
and imaginary chemical mecha-
nisms in chemistry. All of
these imaginary things really
make a student spend hours sit-
ting on a bench, feeding his brain
mostly & stomach occasionally.
Education system today
has become commercial and all
about marks, a marketing strat-
egy. Hoardings displaying pic-
tures of their meritorious stu-
dents, is their idea of business
promotion. These Institutes have
tag lines which are like other fast
moving consumable goods
(FMCGs). For example, fairness
creams promise a brighter skin-
tone, similarly these institutes
promise brighter future.
Since the introduction of
such a system, the students have
been constantly compared on the
basis of marks and the result of
this comparison ends with a
distinction of a winner and a
loser. The comparison seems legit
to many as the subjects are the
same & so are the facilities, then
why are the marks different? One
may say that interests of the stu-
dents do matter but then, can we
let the child risk his future just to
explore his interests?
No way.
Every student may
dream of a different destination
but with the rise of these insti-
tutes, there is only one path, no
matter what the desired destina-
tion maybe. Ultimately, they do
help students secure seats in
prestigious universities, if not all,
at least the selected few students
whose photos are on the
hoardings. Also, this business
never faces any loss as there is a
constant supply of students,
thanks to the population of India.
If there is a demand, there will
always be someone to supply.
By studying in some of
these Institutes, students are
obtaining higher marks but are
deprived of quality education.
Quality education is the right
balance of academics and
extracurricular activities. But, one
has to appreciate all the efforts
put in by the teaching & non-
teaching staff for helping the stu-
dents achieve tremendous targets.
With all that said, I would not
deny that marks are the yardstick
to measure the calibre of a stu-
dent, but what makes me wonder
is that are the marks really meas-
uring the true intellect of a stu-
dent?
Some know it as the TerroristSurveillance Program, others callit domestic spying.
Whatever the name, re-gardless of the politics, privacy incommunications has landed cen-ter stage. And the tech commu-nity has a lot at stake in how thecurtain falls on the issue.
Even the idea that ourintimate conversations betweenfamily and friends are fodder fora stranger’s ears or eyes is discon-certing. Some people expect pri-vacy to be an inherent componentof communication. But we’ve al-ready given up some privacy forthe benefit of convenient commu-nication. Ride any bus or walkdown any city sidewalk and youcan’t help but be bombarded bycell phone gabbers barking outpersonal information into theirhandsets, their voices stinging ourears. Personally, I’m still a littlecaught off guard when I callsomeone and they answer greet-ing me by name. Good old callerID has taken the surprise out ofincoming calls, and screeningphone calls has never been moreconvenient.
But in the last few years,the conversations surrounding aperson’s right to privacy duringcommunication shifted from an-noyance—how did that telemar-keter get my phone numberanyway? And why were my cellphone records purchased by athird party? - To one of the Con-
stitutional Laws. The New YorkTimes had broken the story thatPresident Bush had authorizedsurveillance without goingthrough the normal procedures ofgetting court approval.
The National SecurityAgency (NSA) had been author-ized to collect international phonecalls or email communicationmade within the U.S. without awarrant, if the person was be-lieved to have a link to Al Qaedaor other terrorist organizations.Critics declared that spying onU.S. citizens without goingthrough the proper legal channelsis a violation of the 1978 ForeignIntelligence Surveillance Act(FISA). FISA spelled out that“probable cause” had to beproven that a person had links toterrorism before governmentcould conduct surveillance.
The Terrorist Surveil-lance Program takes that thresh-old down a notch, by allowingNSA officials to snoop as long asthere is a “reason to believe” AlQaeda or terrorist activity is partof a phone call. Supporterspointed out that it wasn’t an av-erae Joe’s conversations that thegovernment was interested in.The wiretapping applied only to asmall population; those personsbelieved to be communicating di-rectly with terrorists.
Some shocking newswas revealed by the whistle-blower Edward Snowden lastyear when on 5th June TheGuardian published its first exclu-sive based on Snowden's leak, re-vealing a secret court ordershowing that the US governmenthad forced the telecom giant Ver-izon to hand over the phonerecords of millions of Ameri-cans and on 6th June a secondstory revealed the existence ofthe previously undisclosed pro-gram Prism, which internal NSAdocuments claim gives theagency "direct access" to data
held by Google, Facebook, Appleand other US internet giants. Thetech companies denied thatthey had set up "backdoor access"to their systems for the US gov-ernment.
So why should you
care? How does it affect you?Wouldn’t such measures greasethe already slippery slope of pri-vacy erosion and, if leftunchecked, become a sinister toolfor prying into people’s privatelives? What most disturbs manyInternet users is that they knowhow often they type in a query toGoogle. In almost a stream ofconsciousness, a word or phrasecould be typed into Google’sform, with the user unaware ofwhat significance a particularsearch might have to a third party.It has also been seen in the pastthat governments are using theseprivileges of access to privatedata to suppress civil liberties.For example there have been in-stances where the US governmenthas suppressed protests even be-fore they had begun by monitor-ing the emails of the partiesorganizing the protest. Even inIndia, a Facebook post led to anarrest of a young woman inMumbai.
There are various or-ganizations trying to fight for afree internet but whether they winor will the powerful govern-ments of the world crush one ofthe most basic human rights, theright to privacy, with an excuse ofinternational security is some-thing only time will tell.
PRIVACY IN CYBERSPACEPRIVACY IN CYBERSPACEBy akShay kulkarni, DePuTy eDiTor-in-Chief
WE WANT NO CORRUPTION
By SwaThi PaTnaik, journaliST
MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEMBy Surya Teja Sharma
PPAAGGEE 55
Behind the Scenes
CELERITASCBIT’s very own college magazine
In a college with a vast
number of students as ours, it
might at times be difficult to ex-
press yourself. In such a sce-
nario, it becomes necessary to
introduce a means by which stu-
dents are provided with a cre-
ative outlet and scope to
enhance their skills.
Enter Celeritas- our
very own college magazine
whose first issue received great
feedback from students and fac-
ulty alike, especially A.Vijaya
Lakshmi Ma’am. The editorial
team led by Nitya Muralidharan
from Mech (4/4) which success-
fully brought us one outstand-
ing issue so far, should indeed
be proud of themselves.
Let us see what Nitya
has to say about the work that
went into this compilation.
Q: Firstly, congrats on bringing
out such a great college maga-
zine for 2012-2013. How does it
feel?
A: Thank you. It feels wonderful,
and gives all of us (the editorial
team) a sense of achievement.
Personally, I take pride in being
part of such a talented team. It has
also helped us know what needs
to be done for the next issue.
Q: How hard did you and your
team have to work to make
sure the final product is what it
is?
A: It took a lot of patience and
dedication from all the team
members for the issue to come
out. We found ourselves falling
short of time, so everyone had to
go the extra mile. In spite of
exams going on around that time
we were overwhelmed by the
commitment shown by a few
members. In addition, we had the
constant support of faculty.
Q: How has the support from
the college been throughout the
journey?
A: It has been great. College has
supported the magazine at every
step, right from the initial stages
to the publishing and distribution.
While being a pillar of support,
faculty has always given us that
freedom which I think is very im-
portant for any form of creative
work.
Q: How proactive were the stu-
dents in contributing to the
magazine?
A:Only some contributions were
voluntary, there was a whole lot
of talking and convincing that we
had to do to get entries. Although
some of them are good writers
and artists, they had a few qualms
about having their work being
open to everyone, probably in an-
ticipation of criticism that might
come. But then we were able to
convince them and today they are
the most eager contributors for
the second issue.
Q: When can we expect the
next magazine?
A: The next issue will be out dur-
ing Shruthi 2014.
Q: Any message for the people
on the editorial board for the-
upcoming issue of Celeritas?
A: Congratulations on being a
part of the editorial board. This is
a great place to learn a lot many
things. We hope you make this
edition even better than the last
one. For the juniors especially,
we hope you guys will learn what
goes into the making of a maga-
zine, or a newspaper, whether it
isdesign, editing or publishing.
Sincerely hope you will carry on
this wonderful experience for
your juniors.
Fests Galore@CBIT
The upcoming events are arranged chronologically:
•7th, 8th March- Synapse (Dept of ECE)
•13th, 14th March- Literati (Communicando’s
Literary fest)
•14th, 15th March- Headstart (Dept of CSE)
•19th, 20th March- Electret (Dept of EEE)
•20th, 21st, 22nd March- Shruthi
•24th, 25th March- Mechanica (Dept of
MECH & PROD)
•28th, 29th March- Chemspark (Dept of
CHEM)
•28th, 29th, 30th March- CBITMUN’s ICC
The other fests set to take place are
•Neozion (Dept of Biotechnology)
•Yukthi (School of Management Studies)
•Civilizations (Civil Engg Dept)
The Time of Our LifeAfter two years of
monotony and the tedioussameness of hectic collegelife, the college tour in thefirst semester of third yearwas something everyone inthird year was really ex-cited about. It was not onlya reason to take a breakfrom the hectic schedule,but also to travel withfriends to places most of ushad never been to, gainnew experiences and fur-ther deepen the bonds offriendship.
Even though differ-ent branches had plannedtheir tours separately andhad gone on the tour on dif-ferent dates, the places oftravel were generally thesame. The CSE1 tourstarted at Agra, some of theother branches went toDelhi before going to Agra.We had all heard about thebeauty of the Taj Mahal be-
fore, but when we saw itwith our own eyes, we
were at a loss for words. Some of the
other memorable parts ofthe tour were river raftingat Kullu and the adventuresports at Kufri. Kufri wasthe place where we werefirst exposed to the harshwinter weather of theNorth. Here, we did adven-ture activities like zip lin-ing and bridge crossingforthe first time. Another ad-venture sport we really en-joyed was river rafting at
Kullu. As it was winter, theriver water was freezing
cold but this did not stop usfrom enjoying this sport. Ifanything, it made it evenmore fun as halfwaythrough the route we wereshivering and were not ableto even row the boat prop-erly.
But undoubtedlyone of the best experiencesof the tour was when wevisited Rohtang Pass.Some of the branches wereunlucky as Rohtang Passwas closed when they were
on the tour and they had toinstead go to Solang Valley.Being amidst the snowcovered peaks of the Hi-malayas was undoubtedlyan unparalleled experiencefor all of us. Apart fromplaying in the snow whichwas fun in itself, we alsohad a chance to ride thesnow bikes and try out ski-ing, although no one couldactually do it properly.
We also visited thelocal tourism spots at Delhi
and everyone shopped inthe famous markets there totheir hearts’ content. Someof the other places of visitduring the tour included theGolden temple, Mathura,Jallianwala Bagh andWagah Border.
This tour helped usunderstand about eachother,it helped us forgenew bonds and deepen theolder ones. Although we
left for the tour as friends,we came back as a family.
CBIT is known for its
many fests, the formal
and informal events
being equally popular.
Come March and the
college wears a festive
look with students from
our college and from
those across the state as
well coming together to
participate in the various
events organised.
It’s that time of
the year again and CBIT
brings you the ultimate
series of fests, promising
us all a fun-filled and
technically enriching ex-
perience.
BY SUMALIKA ADDAGARLA, EDITORBY SUMALIKA ADDAGARLA, EDITOR
BY AKSHAY KULKARNI, DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHEIF
PPAAGGEE 66
When we say VIP,
what comes to our mind first?
Waiting in long lines for hours
because there is a VIP whose
work is more important than
ours. Or traffic jams that are
easily a mile long because
there’s a VIP arriving. A closer
scrutiny reveals how VIP cul-
ture is at its worst in Hyder-
abad. There are five policemen
assigned to protect one VIP,
whereas there is only one cop to
protect a 1,000 of the city’s res-
idents.
Today in Hyderabad,
VIP culture has taken over
everything including the divine
.Even in temples, an ordinary
citizen has to wait for hours
while a chosen few get priority
treatment. This is not the only
instance of the type. It’s the
same story on the roads even
during peak rush hour traffic.
People need to wait forever
while the VIPs go whizzing by
in their vehicles.
Paying toll fee could
be mandatory for every aam
aadmi using the state highways,
but for a staggering 500 or more
VIPs zipping through these
roads in their swank sarkari
SUVs, this service comes com-
pletely free of cost. And this is
only after the number of digni-
taries who could avail this con-
cession had been brought down
recently.
While the city’s people
and more importantly the slum-
dwellers thirst for drinking
water, Hyderabad’s VIPs get
unlimited water supply even for
their pools! It’s true. Most of
the city’s water is diverted to
special taps to cater to the needs
of the privileged few. Mainte-
nance of ordinary localities is
neglected while the VIP areas
are pampered. Due to the prior-
ity given to the VIPs over the
common man, the resentment
of the people towards the public
figures is increasing and this in
turn could lead to greater tur-
moil in the state.
The ordinary citizen
has, in a lot of ways, been re-
duced to a second class citizen.
It’s high time that things were
changed. It’s time for us to
stand up and make our impor-
tance felt. Here is a quote that
came to mind for our so-called
VIPs: “You can’t live in New
York City and be the most im-
portant person in town, you just
can’t. There are too many other
important people here.”
Placements are one of
the most important parts of a grad-
uate’s life. What a student does
with the rest of his life and his/her
shot at success is decided more
often than not by the performance
during placements. But in order to
make sure that the students of our
college get placed, it is not enough
to make sure that well established
companies visit the college. The
coordination between students
and the Placement Cell plays a
crucial role. This is where the
Placement Coordinators, (popu-
larly known as PCs) come in.
The term Placement Co-
ordinators is often heard during
the conversations of third and
fourth years. They rely on the
Placement Coordinators for ad-
vice and guidance on how to pre-
pare for a particular placement.
PC’swill act as a communication
channel between the Placement
Cell and the students of a branch.
The major responsibili-
ties and targets of the Placement
Coordinators are:
•Being impartial and unselfish,
working in the interest of the en-
tire class.
•Assessing the strengths of a stu-
dent and encouraging him/her to
utilize resources and perform the
best
•Preparing the student for the var-
ious rounds of placements by or-
ganizing group discussions,mock
interviews and seminars.
•Aiming to achieve 100% place-
ments and bringing more core
companies to the campus.
•Providing more information
about various Internships and en-
couraging the students to work on
mini-projects (especially core
branches) to enhance their re-
sumes.
The Training and Place-
ment cell at CBIT began the
process of placements and train-
ing for the academic year 2014-15
in the month of December and
after a grueling recruitment
process, two to three PC’s were
selected from each section.
After.the announcement of the
new coordinators, the Placements
Officer of CBIT, Dr.NLN Reddy
congratulated everyone selected
and gave an inspiring speech.
1. New dimensions, new
faces; "aam admi " changes
the political scenario of the
country, definitely writing
history!
2. Our beloved state con-
stantly under pressure and
it has continued for quite
some time now! Outcome:
Bifurcation of the state.
3. Satya Nadella- the new
CEO of Microsoft. We
could not be more proud!!
4. And the God of cricket
retires! Will we ever be
able to get over it? I guess
not.
5. Surprising all, Stanislas
Wawrinka wins the Aus-
tralian Open against Rafael
Nadal!
6. Elections in full swing!!(
The eternal Congress v/s
BJP war continues) Rahul
Gandhi or Narendra Modi ?
7. Floods in Uttarakhand ,
floods in Karnataka, floods
in Coastal Andhra and in
Madhya Pradesh- disasters
that plunged us into de-
spair!
8. The shocking and ab-
solutely disheartening de-
mise of actor Uday
Kiran-the world of fame,
money and glamour not as
glittery as it seems?
Ban VIP Culture!BY VIJAYALAKSHMI K, JOURNALIST
Placement CoordinatorsBY JK PRIYANKA, JOURNALIST
HighlightsBY SHEETAL GARLAPATI, SUB-EDITOR One of the biggest
challenges in Robotic Engi-
neering includes mimicking
of the Robot in accordance
with human actions. Control-
ling an arm of a robot is one
of the most basic and impor-
tant aspects. To help students
understand these concepts
better, Robohaptica (a 2 day
workshop on Haptics) was
conducted in CBIT on 25th
and 26th Jan by CBIT Robot-
ics and Innovations club.
The main objective
of this workshop was to give
a basic idea regarding the
principle and working mech-
anisms of a robot arm theo-
retically as well as
practically. A kit comprising
of all the mechanical and
electrical parts needed such
as relays, motors, sensors
along with programmable
aurdino board was provided
to the participants.
HAPTICS is all
about the mechanism and
technology used in control-
ling the arm of a robot. The
workshop was open to stu-
dents from all streams and
every principle involved was
taught right from the basics.
Desire and interest to learn
were the only things required
and the students of CBIT
proved once again that their
passion for robotics is undy-
ing.
The workshop was
followed by a Humanoid
demo. These are the most
complicated and sophisti-
cated robots known to
mankind. The demo was
about a basic level hu-
manoid. The idea behind the
demo session was to intro-
duce sophisticated robots to
budding engineers to inspire
them to be innovative and
aim for technical greatness.
The statement ‘the
demand for Technology
never dies’ is quite true. The
number of participants who
participated in the workshop
was high. Students were
happy and eager to learn
something new and it was
evident that they could not
wait to apply their knowl-
edge and create something
innovative and better.
ROBOHAPHTICA in CBITBY SOMITH HARI
BIOTECH
ManojMD.Hammad-Ur Rehman
Sudarshini
CHEMICAL
RakeshPranav C Attavar
Nikitha
CIVIL-1
G.B.RohitLakshita Reddy
CIVIL-2
VarunJK PriyankaVivek
CSE-1
Venkat RajuShruthiSneha
CSE-2
NishithaSravanthi
Venudar Reddy
ECE-1
Sahith ReddyJagath ChandraRamya Keerthi
ECE-2
Sai TarunKrishna HarshaShaguftha Afreen
EEE
Arun KashyapNeelimaSahithi
IT
SureshJohendra JaswanthShradha Barpute
MECHANICAL
Sai ShashankHarika
Krishnam Raju
PRODUCTION
Nehanjali SrinivasanSai KiranSai Sachin
The Placement Coordinators for this year are:
PPAAGGEE 77
Over the past year, a lot
has been said about the safety of
women. The various possible rea-
sons for this, the punishments for
those found responsible and the
never ending whose-fault-it-really-
is have been discussed at length
and with great gusto. But one im-
portant aspect of this entire issue
which has not been receiving
enough attention is how women
can protect themselves when at-
tacked. Yes, everyone- Prevention
while taking self-defence classes is
always a good answer, not every-
one has the time or the means to do
so. A few safety tips for the women
out there which might come in
handy when in danger:
1) What should a woman do if she
finds herself alone in the company
of a strange male as she prepares to
enter a lift in a high-rise apartment
late at night? Experts Say: Enter
the lift. If you need to reach the
13th floor, press all the buttons up
to your destination. No one will
dare attack you in a lift that stops
on every floor.
2)What to do if a stranger tries to
attack you when you are alone in
your house, run into the kitchen.
Experts Say: You alone know
where the chili powder and
turmeric are kept. And where the
knives and plates are. All these can
be turned into deadly weapons. If
nothing else, start throwing plates
and utensils all over. Let them
break. Scream. Remember that
noise is the greatest enemy of a
molester. He does not want to be
caught.
3} Taking an Auto or Taxi at Night.
Experts Say: Before getting into an
auto at night, note down its regis-
tration number. Then use the mo-
bile to call your family or friend
and pass on the details to them in
the language the driver understands
.Even if no one answers your call,
pretend you are in a conversation.
The driver now knows someone
has his details and he will be in se-
rious trouble if anything goes
wrong. He is now bound to take
you home safe and sound. A poten-
tial attacker is now your de facto
protector!
4}What if the driver turns into a
street he is not supposed to – and
you feel you are entering a danger
zone? Experts Say: Use the handle
of your purse or your stole (du-
patta) to wrap around his neck and
pull him back. Within seconds, he
will feel choked and helpless.In
case you don’t have a purse or stole
just pull him back by his collar. The
top button of his shirt would then
do the same trick.
5} If you are stalked at night. Ex-
pert Say: enter a shop or a house
and explain your predicament. If it
is night and shops are not open, go
inside an ATM box. ATM centres
always have close circuit televi-
sion. Fearing identification, no one
will dare attack you. After all,
being mentally alert is the greatest
weapon you can ever have.
All of this said, women’s
safety is our prerogative and prior-
ity at this moment.We belong to a
tech savvy generation with most of
us owning smart phones. Taking
the safety of women to an entirely
new level, many software firms
have launched mobile apps for
women’s safety! The primary aim
of these apps is to ensure that
women in general are always safe
and secure even when alone or
stuck in tricky situations.
The ‘V with you’ app
launched by Channel V is one such
app that is considered quite effec-
tive. It is simple to use and efficient
as well. If you sense any form of
danger, clicking the power button
twice sends a pre-formatted SOS
message to 3 of your contacts with
your location. Though there are
some glitches at present, hopefully
these will get resolved in the near
future.
Other such apps designed
especially for the safety of women
that can help ensure women’s
safety to the maximum possible ex-
tent are I’m Shakti, iFollow-Ladies
safety, SOS, spotNsave, Feel Se-
cure, etc.
We hope these tips help because
your safety is our priority and
the future of this country!
A great first job can go
a long way in paving the road for
a rewarding career, which is why
campus placements occupy a
student’s mind right from the
day he or she enters professional
college. Consequently, ap-
proaching placements in a sys-
tematic manner is a must. Here
are the know-hows that every
third year student sitting for
placements should know and act
upon:
1. Build the right resume
Most job position openings re-
ceive hundreds of resumes and
applications. This will be the
first thing people see to get a
glimpse of who you are. You can
either get attention by being so
awful that you’ll be remembered
as an example of what not to do,
or you can stand out by having
an exemplary resume that is
crafted for the position and ac-
curately describes who you are
as an employee in one page of
text.
2: Know the Opportunities
Talk to your PCs and keep
abreast of companies visiting the
campus, the roles that they offer
and their selection processes.
3.Take mock interviews
a. Know all you can about inter-
views. Internet is a good place to
start.
b.Create, collate or download a
list of common interview ques-
tions.
c. Next, think about the inter-
view questions: strengths/weak-
nesses, long-term/short-term
career goals, what motivates
you, skills, career interests. De-
velop and answer your list of
questions.
d. Get someone with industry
experience (and of course, the
willingness to help), to review
your answers. Revisit your an-
swers and incorporate whatever
feedback makes sense.
4. Practice for written tests
Talking of hurdles, this is a big
one! If you don’t get through the
written tests (aptitude or techni-
cal), you don’t get to see those
smart company executives who
will eventually hand over your
job offer letter.
5. Ace group discussions
First, surf the Internet for some
good tips on GDs for the ground
rules. Then form a GD practice
group along with some serious
fellow students. GDs can be
tricky affairs because you need
to walk a fine line between being
too aggressive and too meek.
You can’t hog all the
limelight,yet you can’t hide in
the background. You can’t be too
loud or too soft. Practice well to
get the balance right.
Secondly, you must
share your own views, or else
you will not be able to speak
with conviction.But to develop a
viewpoint, you need facts and
awareness. Read newspapers,
magazines and watch news. Ba-
sically, know what’s happening
around the world. Awareness
will give you sufficient fodder
for a discussion.
6. File all certificates
Compile all your educational/
non-education certificates in-
cluding Class 10 and Class 12
mark sheets, technical certifica-
tions, the one that you received
for singing on School Sports
Day and NCC/ NSS certificates-
Every documentary proof of any
achievement so far. Arrange
them neatly in a file folder; have
them at hand during your inter-
view.
7. Prove yourself in personal
interview
As the name suggests it’s an in-
terview to know you. You have
to convince the interviewers that
you are worthy enough to be
hired at a package which they
are offering. It is very important
to understand and mend your
body language as your body
speaks even when you don’t.
When it comes to higher educa-
tion emphasize that job is your
first priority to gain experience.
Don’t give an impres-
sion that job is a backup plan for
you. Interviewer would like to
choose one who is passionate
about being a part of the organi-
zation.
Most importantly be confident
and enjoy every bit of it. All the
best!
Start Your Placement Preparation Right Away!
By Nishita Malur & Krishna Harsha, journalists
So That Women Can Fend For Themselves!
An engineer is
someone who invents and
fixes things and is always
looking for something new
to learn. In order to produce
engineers in the true sense
of the word, it is necessary
to expose budding engi-
neers to the various practi-
cal aspects of their
respective areas of study.
For this purpose, the stu-
dents of ECE1 and ECE2
(3/4) were taken on an in-
dustrial visit to RTTC (Re-
gional Telecom Training
Centre), BSNL on Feb 1,
2014.
Spread over a gen-
erous amount of land, the
centre is aimed at making
students industry-ready and
teaching them about the lat-
est innovations and tech-
nologies in the telecom
sector. All of us were made
to get out of bed and con-
gregate at RTTC, Gachi-
bowli on a Saturday
morning. Though there was
some initial cribbing about
having to sacrifice a holi-
day, it soon turned into an
activity of interest as we
began our tour of the facil-
ity.After a short opening
ceremony, we were taken to
various labs and taught the
basics of those disciplines.
The fields of study that we
came into contact with
were Optical fibre cables, C
Dot, copper wiring, broad-
band and antennas.
We got to under-
stand the practicalities and
finer details of what we till
then had studied about only
theoretically. A demo of
how the fibres are linked
was given to us and was
viewed by everyone with a
lot of curiosity. We found
out how calls get con-
nected, about the various
ways in which underground
cables are laid, the way an-
tennas work and also about
how our internet connec-
tion works. To find out how
something that we use so
frequently on a daily basis
works was quite great.
The RTTC is also a
popular place for students
to work on mini projects of
their choice. Also, a number
of courses are offered cater-
ing to the various interests
of the students. To become
technically accomplished,
all it takes is a little interest
on our part. Industrial visits
like these go a long way in
making us all worthy engi-
neers.
By Sumalika Addagarla, Editor
A Day out at RTTC
PPAAGGEE 88
There are thirteen
teams participating in this
year’s Shruthi Inter-branch
Cricket tournament. Three
of these teams Civil, ECE-
1 and MBA had secured
themselves a position in
the next round.
In the initial stages,
Production vied up with
CSE-2 and ended up on
the winning side and met
Ece-1 later in the next
round. In another fixture,
Mechanical locked horns
with CSE-1 and came out
on top to face EEE in the
next round who had earlier
defeated Biotech.
ECE-2 found winning
ways defeating Chemical,
and IT did that against
MCA in their first round.
ECE-2 had done well to
enter the semis by winning
their match against IT and
met Civil, who knocked
out MBA in their second
round.
However, in the first
semi-final, ECE-2 lost
their route after Civil de-
feated them to go through
to the finals. In the other
semi-final, ECE-1 and
Mechanical fought it out
and Mechanical came out
with flying colours and
will now meet Civil in the
grand finale.
All the matches have
entertained the ardent fans
of cricket to the fullest and
have helped in discovering
young, upcoming talent
from the first and second
years.
SHRUTHI MATCHES BY NIKHIL GOPAL KRISHNA, JOURNALIST
May 2013. For anytrue red, the time was signif-icant. Manchester Unitedlifted the EPL title for the20th time, a feat that is un-paralleled in English foot-ball history. The samemonth, prolific manager, SirAlex Ferguson, announcedhis retirement. And weknew, we knew thingswould never be the sameagain. But even an ardentadversary couldn’t have pre-dicted just how much of achange this would actuallymean.
David Moyes washandpicked and thrust intocharge at Old Trafford, nowhaving to face unrealistic ex-pectations from supportersin every game and criticscrawling across the socialmedia, simply waiting towrite the team off over a sin-gle loss. Unfortunately, theteam offered way too many.Suddenly, the league-beat-ing team is languishing at alowly seventh with even aChampions League spotshrouded in doubt. Whatwent wrong?
One look at the teamand you can see the talentjust coursing through. Reli-able cogs in the wheelGiggs, Rooney and Van Per-sie, joined by fresh talentlike Januzaj make up a for-midable line up. Transfersthis season too have beenpromising. Apart from Fel-laini, a promising signingfrom Everton, ManchesterUnited also acquiredChelsea’s Juan Mata. Nowthe threesome of Van Persie,
Rooney and Mata wasenough to excite earnestsupporters, but so far, too lit-tle avail.
Off-field disagree-ments aside, Rooney hasbeen a saving grace forUnited this season, and sohas Phil Jones, what withVan Persie plagued with in-juries and players like TomCleverly and Ashley Youngdisappointing. Why then arethe most loyal of supportersquickly losing hope of evena top four finish? Why isOld Trafford not a fort any-more, with teams like Ever-ton, Newcastle and Swanseafinding it easy to beat the reddevils?
The calls for Moyes’head are getting louder, butcan a change of guard reallybe held to blame? Manches-ter City and Chelsea too sawnew managers, or the returnof old, ‘Chosen’ ones, andthey aren’t struggling mid-way in standings. The teamstill shows glimpses of theglory time though, with avictory over table-toppingArsenal being a muchneeded respite and a fair runat the UEFA ChampionsLeague something to cheerabout.
While successfullydefending the league titlemight be a utopian hope, it’dbe foolish to write off themost successful Englishfootball club and expectthem to be incapable of amiraculous turnaround. Allhope is not lost. GGMU!
WHAT WENT WRONG?BY SHREYA ANANTHARAMAN, JOURNALIST
I’m just a boy next door
and one of a billion ardent
fans of a man, whose stature
in India is unimaginable. His
statistics in the game leave
one bewildered. He is un-
doubtedly one of the best
cricketers in the world and
the country’s favourite son.
A nation weeps as he bids
adieu to the sport of cricket,
worshiped as a religion in
the subcontinent. Not easy at
all for all the people who
have grown up watching
him play all their lives.
There was always one glim-
mer of hope in adversity -
whether I had spoilt my
exam, or the country was at
war - there was a constant
ray of light - Sachin Ramesh
Tendulkar. The fact that I
would watch him bat under
the Indian tri-colour brought
a smile to my face, it gave
me courage when I was
weak, gave me joy in times
of sorrow and gave me hope
in times of despair. Sachin,
truly is and forever will be
India’s ANTI DEPRES-
SANT.
Tendulkar was by far
the most followed and writ-
ten about cricketer of his
generation and earned the
respect and adulation of mil-
lions all over the world.
There has never been a
farewell to sport quite like
this, one perfectly designed
to induce a billion cheers
and a billion tears. The
chants “Sachin! Sachin!”
will continue to rule the
country for years to come.
It’s amazing that a
single man can bring a
whole country together.
Sachin carried the hopes of
a nation on his shoulders for
over two decades. From a
time, where India were min-
nows and looked down upon
by every other cricketing na-
tion to rise up to be one of
the world’s most dominant
side, Sachin played a major
role in India’s transforma-
tion. An Australian newspa-
per released a conversation
between the greats of cricket
Alan Border and Ian chapel:
Border: It’s scary, where the
hell do we bowl to him.
Chappell: Yeah mate, but
that’s with all great players.
Border :Well yes, but imag-
ine what he’ll be like when
he’s 28. I’d like to see him
go out and bat one day with
a stump. I tell you he’d do
okay.”That just tells you vol-
umes about the little man
and his ability with the bat.
Sachin, at 40 is the
youngest recipient of the
Bharat Ratna award and the
first sportsperson to ever re-
ceive it. The other astonish-
ing thing is the way the
Little Master has carried
himself all through these
years - with dignity and re-
spect and grace, upholding
the highest standards of
morality. The only aggres-
sion he has shown has been
with the bat, the only wrath
he has unleashed has been
met by the ball.
Now 24 years after
his foray into international
cricket, 34182 runs 200
wickets later, time has come
to bid farewell. Mile-
stones have been laid,
records have been set. The
events remain etched in the
minds of everyone who wit-
nessed them. One can only
salute to the splendour, the
master blaster SACHIN
TENDULKAR.
In a country with nu-
merous issues, Sachin had
been a breath of fresh air.
For that brief moment when
your head is held high
amidst all the controversies
surrounding the country and
when a nation in all its diver-
sity brought together by one
little man, chanting slogans
in harmony. Those moments
will forever be remembered.
It was fitting that Sachin
Tendulkar’s last perform-
ance on his home cricket
field should have been
among his very finest, even
if it didn’t come with a bat,
but with a microphone. The
newspaper highlighted Ten-
dulkar’s emotional and sen-
timental connect with
millions of his fans, almost
all of whom were in tears
during the duration of his
farewell speech.
“As all around the
Wankhede Stadium eyes
were being dabbed, the little
man just stood on the grass,
transfixing those followers
one last time, only for once
silent, as he gave a wonder-
ful speech charting one of
sport’s most fantastical ca-
reers. ‘My life, between 22
yards, for 24 years,’ as he
put it so perfectly,”
Badminton Men’s Winners :-Sreekar Reddy, 4/4 MECH-Saharsh Reddy, 3/4 CSE -Chaitanya M 1/4 MECH-Aditya, 1/4 EEE -Akhil Srinivas, CIVIL 2/4
Chess Runner’s Up: -Y. Sai Kumar Reddy, 4/4 IT-Tridev, 2/4 -Srinivas Varma, 1/4 MECH-T. S. Sai Pranav, 1/4 MECH-K . Prannetha,1/4 MECH
Table Tennis Women’s Winners: -N. Manasa Reddy -A.Ravali
Cricket Team – Runner’s Up -Anuraag, CIVIL 4/4-Shivam, MECH 4/4-Yaswant, MECH 4/4-Pushparaj, MECH 4/4-Pranay, ECE 4/4-Preetham, CSE 4/4-Vikas, CIVIL 4/4-Kondal Rao, MECH 3/4-Sanjay, CIVIL 3/4-Jaswanth, MECH 3/4-Rajat, MECH 3/4-Rajshekar, CIVIL 2/4-Akshay, MECH 2/4-Santosh, ECE 2/4 -Revanth, CHEM 2/4
BITS Arena Winners List
SACHIN:India’s Anti-DepressantBY AVINASH BADETI, JOURNALIST
*OU inter college Badminton Tournament was held on 24th and 25th ofJanuary in CBIT. Our college team was placed 2nd out of the 32 participat-ing college teams.*
Imagine a scenario: you are in a far offplace, it is snowing, the temperaturesare below zero degrees Celsius, the skyis overcast and the ground is white.What could you possibly do in such aplace? Play with the snow? Ski? Snow-board? Make snow angels? Is that it?Hmmm, a lot of countries would dis-agree with you. Yes you read it right,held once in every 4 years, this glob-ally acclaimed athletic event is as pop-ular as its summer counterpart ‘thesummer Olympics. These games arecurrently being held in Sochi, Russia.They have spent a whooping 37.5 bil-lion Euros (roughly INR 3,19,500Crores)! Much of this money wasnecessary to turn a tropical beach hol-iday destination on the Black Sea coastinto a venue for winter sports. Athletesfrom 205 countries will be taking partin this edition of this grandeur event.The games will start on 7th Februaryand end on 23rd February. There are atotal of 258 medals (86 gold, 86 silver,86 bronze) up for grabs. The followingis a list of the top three events to watchout for in the winter Olympics.
Freestyle Skiing: This particular eventmakes its debut this year. You must bethinking, what would I gain by seeinga bunch of extremely fit people racedown a slope on a pair of flat sticks?Guess what, freestyle skiing requiresthe participants to perform head-spin-ning tricks while heading down acourse that features rails, big jumpsand bumps, wearing those same flatsticks, which you thought were boring,just a few seconds ago.
Biathlon:Want to know what youwould be doing if you were in the Nor-wegian army? Read the sub headingagain, because that is exactly whatwould you would be doing! In thissport competitors have to ski along theflat, instead of downhill, for up to 20kilometres - and then, with their heartsstill pounding, hold a rifle super steadyand fire at a tiny target.
Skeleton:Did you ever want to useyour dinner plate for anything else buteating? Here’s your chance! In thisdaredevil sport, participants plummethead first down a steep track on a traynot bigger than your dinner plate. Iwould suggest buying a dinner platemade of steel.
Everyone is en-
thralled on hearing the word
IPL. Guess, how would it
be if an event like IPL was
held in our college? Yes
your dream has come true.
We CBITians, have
started a one of a kind
event, the Captain’s trophy,
similar to the IPL, this year.
T20’s require a flexible and
instantaneous mindset to
win the game. There were
sponsors, who bought the
teams, paying INR 20,000
for each team. Auctions
were held to buy players for
each team, the players being
any student who played
good cricket. Players were
given a base price. Each
team was given 1000 points
and players were auctioned,
who were picked up by the
team owners and captains
(same in some cases). The
highest bid was for Vikas of
Civil (4/4) who was sold for
400 points.
All the matches
throughout the tournament
were exciting and nerve
racking. The trophy was
lifted by the Demolishing
Ninjas. They demolished
the other five teams with
their great performances.
The final match was a nail
biting finish for the NIN-
JAS. It was a close match
up with the Royal Lions but
Demolishing Ninjas made it
by defeating them with 9
runs. Royal Lions couldn’t
win the final and ended up
in second position. Mystic
Mavericks occupied third
position. The consistent
performer throughout the
tournament with the bat
was, Preetham Reddy of
CSE (4/4). Koti Reddy of
Mechanical (2/4) was
awarded the best bowler for
his good economy and for
picking up the highest num-
ber of wickets. Maximum
sixes were hit by Anurag
Chowdary of Cvil (4/4).
Kondal Rao of (3/4) Me-
chanical was named the
player of the tournament.
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Not many would have
known this lad Stanislas
Wawrinka, if he hadn’t clinched
the Australian open recently in
January! His roots originate
from Switzerland, a country that
has produced one of the best ten-
nis players ever, Roger Federer.
Naturally, expectations on him
are bound to be high.
But the journey was not
all that smooth for Wawrinka.
He has had too many downs and
occasional ups in his career so
far. He never got through to the
final stages of any grand slam
and ended up on the losing side
every single time against ‘The
Big Four’ consisting of Federer,
Djokovic, Nadal and Murray.
But, he has had some good mo-
ments too, when he won gold at
the Beijing Olympics in doubles,
partnering with Federer, his
well-wisher. To add to this, he
took the match to the 5th set in
the US Open S/F against
Djokovic in 2013, but in vain.
He had also played a key role in
the longest doubles match ever
at the Davis cup tie against
Czech Republic in 2013.
It was at the marquee
event of the Australian Open that
his career took a turn. He was al-
ways rearing to go equipped
with his fast serves (approx. 232
kmph at times). He eventually
became the 2nd Swiss man to
win a grand slam title. In fact, he
is the first player since 2005,
outside the ‘top 4’ to win a major
title. He is also the 1st since
Bruguera in 93’ to beat, both the
top two seeds en route to his
grand slam victory and is the
first to defeat both Nadal and
Djokovic in the same tourney,
quite a great achievement in-
deed.
He achieved these feats
by showcasing his talent during
the event when he beat Djokovic
in a thrilling 5 set match in the
Q/F, with the 5th set being a 9-7
tie breaker. He then made his
way to the S/F and defeated
Berdych in 4 tight sets and
stamped his authority in the en-
suing final beating the world no.
1 Rafael Nadal in just 4 sets (6-
3 6-2 3-6 6-3), interestingly he
had never ever won a set against
the same opponent in the past.
Unbelievable, but true!!!
He absolutely enjoyed that glo-
rious moment when he received
the trophy from the great Pete
Sampras in front of the massive
crowd.
He found himself on
cloud 9 again on Jan 27th, after
he made it to the 3rd position in
the singles rankings, his highest
ranking ever. And above all,
there were accolades from for-
mer tennis superstars. His, is an
inspiring tale for players like
Berdych who believe that
Wawrinka has opened the door
for players outside ‘The Big
Four’ to win a major title, indeed
a true champion!
A CHAMPION IS BORNBy niKhil GopAl KrishnA, journAlist
Extreme, Enticing and Exceptional SportsBy KrishnA hArshA, journAlist
WINTER OLYMPICS
The Captains Trophy @ CBITBy nAGArAju poshAvEni, journAlist
Bored of playing cricket, football,
basketball, badminton, etc? Want
to try something unusually
whacky? Below are some sports
that will excite you enough to try
them out, no matter how crazy
they sound.
Extreme Ironing : Have you
ever ironed clothes? Difficult
task? Don’t worry if you haven’t
done it before. Here is your
chance. Extreme Ironing, a sport
in which people take ironing
boards and clothes to places like
a stranded rock on a mountain-
difficult to climb, whilst para-
chuting, while skiing or
snowboarding. A danger sport
which is a combination of thrill
and not to forget, gives you the
satisfaction of well ironed
clothes.
Gurning: A Gurn is a distorted
facial expression. Gurning com-
petitions are known to have
started in the UK named after
Crab apple, which is sour. It
makes sense because, it is a com-
petition of making ugliest faces
that you wouldn’t want to see in
the morning.
Chess Boxing: Do you know
chess? I bet you do. What about
Boxing? If you know them both,
then this unusual sport is for you:
Chess boxing. It is as simple as it
sounds. A combination of chess
and boxing, with alternating six
rounds of fast chess and five
rounds of amateur boxing. You
just have to be an Anand on the
board and a Tyson in the ring to
survive. Do you want to try?
Sheep counting: You read it
right. It is actually a mental exer-
cise in some cultures used as a
means of lulling oneself to sleep.
It is a sport in which a group of
sheep rush in front of competitors
who then try to count them accu-
rately. The one who makes the
most accurate estimation wins.
Not a big task, is it? What If the
group has 400 sheep’s and all of
them are white in colour. Well,
that is sheep counting.
Joggling: Do you know about
juggling? Juggling is keeping
several objects, generally balls, in
continuous motion in air, by si-
multaneously tossing and catch-
ing them. Now we all know about
jogging, don’t we? Here is a sport
which combines both juggling
and jogging, and that is Joggling.
One has to race towards the des-
tination while juggling. Is it a big
task to the one who can juggle?
Yes, because one has to finish a
100 meter race in 90 seconds
while juggling to qualify. The
world record for this enticing
sport is 13.8seconds! And even
crazier is the Triathlon, in which
people juggle while swimming,
riding a bike and jogging. In
2012, Joe Salter finished 0.25
miles of swuggling, 16.2 miles of
buggling and 4 miles of joggling
in a record time of 1 hour 57 min.
While swimming it’s not actually
juggling it’s swuggling and on the
bike it is buggling. Do you want
to do some crazy stuff? Make
sure it becomes popular.
By AnAnd GuptA, Editor
PPAAGGEE 1100
If you are interested in cre-
ative writing and you think
you have what it takes to be an
impressive writer, then this is
the perfect chance for you to
showcase your talent. Below
is an uncompleted short story,
complete it in less than 500
words and send it back to us.
If yours is the best, it will
most definitely be printed in
the next edition.
I was the most popular kid in
school, not to brag but I ex-
celled in everything I did. I
was the captain of the guys’
soccer team, straight A stu-
dent, got to date the popular
girls- nothing ever seemed
like a crisis to me. I have the
most precious parents, who
did so well in their lives, the
reason why we’re so filthy
rich. I lived very lavishly in
my huge mansion with two
BMWs, enough servants to do
all ‘normal kid’s chores’. I
don’t want to call myself a
spoilt brat because I treated
everyone alike, never showed
off my wealth. Everything
seemed to go perfectly alright,
except that one day that
changed my life altogether.
Short StoryCompetition Pictures! Cakes!
Dogs! More Pictures! Did Imention cake? Hey! Here’s aunicorn!
This is what a typicalpost on the blog belonging toa young 28 year old AllieBrosh contains. For the pastfour years, she has been illus-trating ‘webcomics’ of honestlife experiences defining awhole new approach to inter-net storytelling. Her approachto connect with the readersusing just colourful illustra-
tions of stick figure Allie in apink dress narrating her storywhich, by the way, will simplyhit you in the eye, has beenmet with an overwhelming re-sponse. All of her posts are ex-tremely hilarious, completelyco-relatable and honestly, youjust can’t get enough of them.
My own personalfavourites include “The god ofcake”, which has an illustra-tion saying “Cake is the onlything that matters” (how trueis that?), “This is why I’llnever be an adult” , “Dog” and“The scariest story” to name afew. However, not all of herposts have something to dowith hilarious situations. Herrecent battle with depressioncaused her to disappear for along time only to return with anarrative of how it affected herand how she finally managedto get out of it. The last twoposts definitely changed my
perspective on life. Even whiletalking about cringing detailsof her depression, she wascareful to add a hint of humourjust to make sure that the read-ers didn’t get a tad too uncom-fortable.
Allie recently pub-lished her book:‘ Hyperboleand a Half - Unfortunate Situ-ations, Flawed Coping Mech-anisms, Mayhem, and OtherThings That Happened’ whichlike her blog, consists of crudedrawings and rants aboutspellings, dogs, cake and pres-sures of adulthood. If thiswon’t get you to read her blogand hopefully, her book, Idon’t know what will. Hurryup and check out hyperbolean-dahalf.blogspot.com! Or themonster under your bed willeat you while you are asleepand rainbows will die.
Blog Review:HYPERBOLE AND A HALFBY S.A. KRUTHI MOHAN, DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Almost everyone has
heard the phrase: “It’s all in the
mind” but how many of us have
ever tried to understand its im-
plication? I know I didn’t until
I was gifted ‘The Secret’ by my
uncle. This book by Rhonda
Byrne changed my way of life,
renewed me, taught me how to
live a peaceful and content life
and be an architect of my own
happiness and success. In this
book, the author unveils a ‘se-
cret’ which she claims to have
been known for centuries. In the
words of the author, “It has been
passed down through the years,
highly coveted, hidden, lost,
stolen, and bought for vast sums
of money.”
The essence of the
book is the power of our minds,
which if identified and un-
leashed properly, can create
waves of positive changes in
our life. It deals with tuning our
thought process which has the
capability of making things hap-
pen; things that we otherwise
would have never have imag-
ined of occurring. Everything
that happens to us is directly or
indirectly the result of our ac-
tions that spring from our
thoughts, which if modeled
properly, can change our lives.
The book deals with the above
mentioned theory scientifically,
saying that our thoughts are
magnetic and a frequency is as-
sociated with each one of them
and when they are sent out into
the universe, they attract like
objects which are reflected back
to us. In short, our thoughts be-
come things.
This book answers
questions like why are we asked
to culture good and healthy feel-
ings right from our childhood.
As a matter of fact, these are the
things that decide the course our
lives take- The importance of
feelings and emotions, the need
to sometimes give in to things
that our hearts desire for, to pre-
maturely ‘feel’ the things that
we want to happen, take good
care of our health, treat our-
selves with love and respect, the
ways to make our relationships
with others work,the impor-
tance of expressing our grati-
tude to the Maker as well as
everyone and everything that
has touched our lives. All these
have been discussed intricately
in a detailed manner in the
book.
The best part is that the
theories mentioned in this book
are nothing new. It is just an or-
ganized representation of what
we have already experienced ei-
ther consciously or subcon-
sciously. Even before reading
the book, I made certain things
happen by just thinking strongly
about them. One of those major
things happens to be getting into
CBIT.‘The Secret’ was realized
by great men like Plato, Galileo,
Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie,
Einstein and other inventors,
theologians, scientists and great
thinkers and this realization has
gone a long way in helping
them achieve success and carve
a space in people’s minds and
hearts, to be remembered and
talked about incessantly for
generations to come.
Rhonda Byrne has
used statements and theories by
many eminent personalities
who are the co-authors of the
book, to illustrate and fortify the
concept of ‘The Secret’. They
include philosopher, coach and
personal coachBob Procter,
metaphysician, marketing spe-
cialist and author Dr. Joe Vitale,
entrepreneur and money mak-
ing expert John Assaraf,
philosopher,chiropractor, healer
and personal transformation
specialist Dr. John Demartini,
psychologist and trainer in the
field of mind potential Dr.
Denis Waitley, visionary as well
as founder of Agape Interna-
tional Spiritual Center Michael
Bernard Beckwith, and last but
not the least, author, teacher, life
coach and motivational speak-
erJack Canfield.
The book teaches vari-
ous techniques and shortcuts to
understand and implement this
concept in our lives. Through-
out the period of reading this
book, I was unconsciously nod-
ding my head in approval of the
theories discussed, realizing
how true and appropriate each
one of them is. All in all, it is a
must read in order to discover
oneself, understand one’s true
needs and desires, improve
one’s life in every possible as-
pect and make the most of the
power which resides within
oneself.
We girls desire attention,
love to flaunt and crave to be ‘the
perfectionist’. Attitude, self es-
teem and confidence are your
weapons, ladies, to a more pro-
fuse life, but the accessory that is
to be added to make an impres-
sion is definitely to look nothing
less than perfect. Welcome dar-
lings, follow my tips on how to
dress flawlessly and you will re-
alize what a difference it will
make in your precious little lives.
“Elegance is when the inside is as
beautiful as the outside.”-Coco
Chanel. Now since I’ve stressed
enough about the need to dress
impeccably, let’s get started!
THE CASUAL CHICTHE CASUAL CHIC
This is what you would wear on a
regular basis. You shouldn’t really
wear anything flashy, or very glit-
tery. This would create an impres-
sion that you are trying a little too
hard. You can never go wrong
with a well fitted denims, a chic
top, comfy flats(flip flop or bal-
lets), topped off with a high pony
or a messy side plait. Choose your
accessories carefully; delicate
ones which add a more sophisti-
cated look are preferable. Never
go bold with jewelry when it
comes to casuals. Try to look sim-
ple, the charm is added when
your clothes fit you perfectly
right. Choose the colors well,
neon’s are maybe in this summer
but, careful girls, not to go over-
board with them.
THE FORMAL LADYTHE FORMAL LADY
This is what you would assemble
for a conspicuous meeting or a
job interview. Let’s start talking
about colors first. A BIG NO to
colors that stand out. The most in-
clined colors are definitely black,
grey, brown, and navy blue. You
can never go wrong with those
colors. It could be a formal skirt
or trousers and now, pair it up
with a nice pair of heels. Once
again, the heels should be strictly
plain and classy. NEVER wear a
tie. A good well fitted blazer
would most definitely help with
the attire. See how I keep empha-
sizing on “well fitted”, otherwise
all your efforts to look formidable
would go flying out of the win-
dow. Make sure all your formals
are dry cleaned; it would look
brand new every time you wear
them. Don’t ever tie a bun, unless
you are going out to work in a de-
partmental store. A high pony or
straightened loose hair would do
the trick. Go minimal on make-
up.
THE INDIAN GIRLTHE INDIAN GIRL
This is the area where you are
perfectly obliged to experiment
with colors. I personally love to
wear bright kurtis with lots of
bangles and big earrings, with a
messy side plait. One can’t really
judge Indian wear because if well
fitted with good accessories, you
will look charming. The jewelry
opted can be simple or bold, it ba-
sically depends on how well you
can carry off the entire look.
THE PARTYTHE PARTY
PERFECTIONISTPERFECTIONIST
Parties are where you dress THE
BEST, no compromising. You
show other girls how it’s done.
The little black dress, sophisti-
cated heels, the classic shiny hoop
earrings are life savers when you
have nothing to wear. You can be
the flashy chic or the classy lady
at a party. Flashy chic is where
you dress in clothes that standout,
not lady gaga style, ofcourse, but
glittery to a considerable extent.
The classy lady would be the one
where you dress simple, but the
accessories, shoes and well done
hair adds to the sophistication of
a classy lady. We can’t talk about
colors in this section, but what-
ever color best highlights your
skin tone, should do. A matching
clutch and a well done manicure
are highly advisable.
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BY NISHITHA MALUR, JOURNALIST
BY TEJASWINI MARIYADA, SUB-EDITOR
The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
BY TEJASWINI MARIYADA, SUB-EDITOR
We are all proud CBITians, aren’t
we? Here is a list of words for each
of the alphabet. A list which we can
all relate to!
A- Attendance. Attendance has
very consistently been such a pain
for most of us.
B- Bunking. Wait, what's that
word? CBITians know nothing
about it. :P
C- Canteen. The all-time favorite
hangout place. :D
D- Day Dreaming. One thing we
all learnt from college is sleeping
with our eyes open (Giggles!).
E- Externals. That's one thing that
keeps all of our whatsapp groups ac-
tive all through the night.
F- Fests. CBIT fests have always
made it to the news and are un-
doubtedly the major reason behind
the exciting CBIT life.
G- Glamour. College Beauties,
yes! :)
H- Happy Days.We're pretty much
associated with that movie and we
all know why.
I- Internals. How do they man-
age to come back to us every time?
J- Jamming Sessions. This is when
we work for our extracurricular ac-
tivities.
K- Kodak. Click, Click, Click,
everywhere. Display Picture. Like.
You know what I'm talking about.
L- Library. The place everyone ab-
solutely has to go to right before
exams for the oh so heavy text
books
M- Misunderstandings. The rough
phases that we all go through.
N- Naturo. Nobody has change in
college. We have our own cur-
rency!
O- (OP) Ocean Park. Don't be
ridiculous! You've got to agree it’s a
part of CBIT.
P- Parking lot. Needless to men-
tion, something interesting is AL-
WAYS happening at the parking
lot
Q- QWERTY. That’s because we're
always texting.
R- Rollercoaster ride. Life in
CBIT is pretty much that.
S- Seniors. Them, we'll always re-
spect and fear.
T- Transcendent. The best col-
lege newspaper! *grin*
U- Unity. Whether it's mass bunks
or anything else 'WE' are always
united.
V- Vicky Bhai. Who doesn't know
him?
W- Waiting halls. Oh, the girls
love these rooms. A place offi-
cially assigned for them to gossip,
chat, squeal, giggle, do all the
makeup, take plenty of pictures and
what not?
X- Xerox Shop. This one's a big life
saver. We owe you our lives.
Y- Yawn.Our entire energy is spent
on refraining from doing this very
thing during class.
Z- Zeal. Zealous kids everywhere,
outside class. :P
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Do you believe in ghosts?
This question is bound to be
met with responses ranging
from total acceptance to mock-
ing scepticism. Incidences of
the uncanny have shown re-
markable similarities over the
centuries.
Millions around the
world believe in life after
death. Countless stories have
been told about experiences
with other worldly beings.
Most people claim to have had
some kind of encounter with
paranormal entities or ghostly
apparitions. Even those who
have not experienced such in-
cidents have heard tales of
speaking with the dead, being
possessed or witnessing eerie
sightings.
Apparitions in gen-
eral involve supernormal per-
ceptions of human beings or
animals, sometimes dead but
usually alive beyond sensory
range of witness. Seeing one’s
own double- also called Dop-
pelganger, wraith or fetch- is
sometimes thought to be a pre-
monition.
Most apparitions so
seem to exist for a specific pur-
pose, whether to give warning
or share important informa-
tion. Sightings are common
during war and at other times
of crisis.
In 1960, Mrs. John
Church was in India when she
woke up one night on hearing
someone call out her name.
She clearly saw her brother, a
pilot in Goshen, New York,
standing in the room in his uni-
form. After a moment, his
image slowly faded away. She
later learnt that he had a terri-
fying flight and almost crashed
right about the time she had
seen him in her room. Several
similar accounts have emerged
during times of war.
Sightings may also be
triggered when witnesses are in
situations of monotony, isola-
tion,coldness, starvation, ex-
haustion, frenzy, extreme
stress or danger. But appari-
tions are also seen when the
witness is in a relaxed state,
when the subconscious mind
may generate special images.
Another explanation is that ap-
paritions are forms of halluci-
nation.
No single theory can
explain all varieties of appari-
tion. Many sightings can be
due to distortion- because of
poor light, for example. A fan-
tasy-prone person may gener-
ate a mental image to cope
with unconscious needs or be-
liefs- a kind of wishful think-
ing, you could say.
Theorists suggest that
all living matter contains psy-
chic energy in which impres-
sions may be left and can be
retrieved by others. Perhaps
spirits travel through time
slips, windows that connect the
past, present and future. The
uncanny is always with us, as
it always has been.
Whether they are real
or just figments of our imagi-
nation, is something we may
never knowntil we experience
it ourselves.
THE UNCANNY
While I am outside, the
traffic buzzes by. As I enter inside,
I hear music pouring out from the
speakers and accompanying
this is the smooth glide of shoes
on a wooden floor.
A crowd full of excited
adults, young, and quite a few
number of children is reflected in
the mirrored walls. And there are
upbeat, peppy instructors train-
ing them step-by-step moves of
various dance styles.
Then I see, a young boy
dressed in a shirt, slacks and a
hip belt, grooving to the music,
guiding his partner through with
the flow of the subtle music with
a romantic ornateness. He may
not realize it, but he’s actually
a part of an international sen
sation- BALLROOM DANCING
IS HOT AGAIN!
After decades of low-
profile existence, Ballroom Danc-
ing is enticing dancers as well as
non-dancers of all ages, into a
transformative world of rhythmic,
formalized social exchange, with
its own order of etiquette. In the
past, people have considered
Ballroom Dancing boring and
monotonous. But now, they can
see that it is beautiful, exciting
and has an aesthetic appeal.
Ballroom Dancing, by
definition, involves holding and
being held by a partner, and danc-
ing that require travelling across
the floor, with the flow of music.
To say, you can’t pick it up in an
hour or two. Perfection takes time
and a lot of practice.
From world champi-
onships regulated by the World
Dance Council (WDC) to less ad-
vance levels of competitions, it
already has been recognized as a
dance sport. Dancers are judged
on the basis of various criteria
such as the poise, the hold or pos-
ture, the chime in the move-
ments and timing, the expression
and feel of dance, floor craft and
presentation.
Ballroom Dancing refers
most often to the ten dances of In-
ternational Ballroom and Inter-
national Latin-Waltz, Tango,
Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quick-
step, Samba, Cha-cha-cha,
Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
While Ballroom Dances are all
normally danced to western
music, the International Ball-
room allows only closed dance
positions whereas the Interna-
tional Latin has a different styling
and figures.
However in spite of the
amount of hard work it takes to
master this style, there are many
who are not only willing to watch
it but also invest their time and
money in the activity that has re-
mained under the pop and rock
culture for so long. And the rea-
sons for this are as varied as the
dance’s haute couture-executive
chic, flowy skirts, classy dresses
and high heels; midriffs, elegant
slacks, torn jeans and shoes or
flip flops. That did attract you to
Ballroom Dance, didn’t it?
Well, it is not just the
appeal of Ballroom Dancing.
There are so many other things
that’ll attract you to this art form.
It is a way to express passion with
the beauty of dance moves. There
is an elegant etiquette attached
to it and involves a beautiful am-
bience of togetherness that I think
people are craving for. It is this
very passion that would make
everyone want to choose this
style as soon as one gets the
essence of its artistry and charm!
Mobile applications (apps) have
come a longway, since their inception
in 2008. They include a long list of
games, social-networking apps, edu-
cation related apps, etc. The two most
popular mobile operating systems
namely iOS and Android have a com-
bined app collection of more than
10,000,000! In fact, some of these apps
have become so popular that you
would find them in almost every
phone. Listed below are a few of these
apps which have got most of us ad-
dicted to them in the recent times:
Flappy Bird
Released as a free app in the year 2014,
this particular game has gained some
attention for its notorious difficulty.
It is never ending and highly addicting.
All you have to do is guide a badly an-
imated bird through what look like
pipes from everyone’s favourite child-
hood game: Mario. Hmmm, sounds
easy doesn’t it? Well, let’s watch you
get a double digit score!
Candy Crush Saga
A2012 release, this game requires you
to match three or more candies of the
same colour in a row or column. The
game hasmany levels, with increasing
difficulty. Some levels as so tough that
you could be stuck on them for weeks
or even months (so am I, on the
195th!). This game is so popular, that
you would find at least one facebook
friend of yours asking you for a life
every day.
Imagine a situation, tomorrow is the
last date of submission of your assign-
ment and you haven’t even started
writing it, andwhatsapp doesn’t exist!
Just the thought scares you right? This
itself explains the popularity of this
app. Released in 2011; this app started
gaining popularity in the middle of
2012. It is a proprietary, cross-platform
instant messaging subscription serv-
ice for smartphones with Internet ac-
cess. We do not call or message
anymore, we whatsapp!
Snapchat
Bored of typing long text messages?
Want to try a new way to chat? Then,
do download snap chat! Snapchat is a
photo messaging application ("app").
Using this app, you can take photos,
record videos, add text to them and
then send them to a controlled list
of recipients. These sent photographs
and videos are known as "Snaps".
Users set a time limit for how long re-
cipients can view their Snaps (as of
December 2013, the range is from 1 to
10 seconds), after which they will be
hidden from the recipient's device and
deleted from Snapchat's servers.
How cool right?
Want a newway to socialisewith your
friends? Try instagram!
Released in 2012, this social network-
ing site has grown a whopping 23%
since 2012 compared to facebook
which grew just 3%. This shows you
the popularity of this app. Instagram is
a photo-sharing and video sharing
app. A distinctive feature of this app
is that it confines photos to a square
shape, has a wide range of effects
specifically designed to make your
pictures look a lot better and allows
you to add hash tags. This app has
striking similaritieswith Facebook but
still it has gone viral!
BY ANAND GUPTA, EDITOR
BY HARSHAL KUSUMA, EDITOR
BY MEGHNA VADAPALLI,JOURNALIST
BY SRIDULA MODUGA, JOURNALIST
A to Z CBIT
Step and Glide:Put Your Dancing Shoes On
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