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YEAR 1 | ISSUE 2 | APRIL, 2012

Dr. D. K. Jha

Dr. P.K.S. Nain

Dr. A.K.Jain

Dr. Bhim Singh

Dr. Ankit Gandhi

Ms. Anita Charles

Ms. Vinnie Mathur

Dr. Ekta Srivastava

Ms. Anshima P. Srivastava

Ms. Anindita Sahoo

Mr. Nihar Ranjan Roy

Mr. Kiran Verma

Dr. Hemraj Verma

Mr. Ayush Balooni - B. Tech

Ms. Vertika Anand - MCA

Mr. Rahul Kapoor - B.Tech

Mr. Prakhar Mathur - B. Tech

Ms. Niharika Singh - B. Tech

Mr. Kantinath Bannerjee - MBA

Welcome to the second issue of ‘The

G-Post’ , a quarterly newsletter of Galgotias

University. After the successful launch of our

first issue in January 2012, it undeniably

excites us to stay all geared up to bring to

you the second edition which will serve as a

knowledge capsule that would recharge your

mind.

Technology and Creative Arts do not run

transverse to each other in the present world. Steve Jobs, former

CEO of Apple Inc., once said, “Apple has always been at the intersec-

tion of technology and liberal arts. And that, many people think, is

the single greatest factor differentiating Apple from its competitors.”

The technology with which Apple created products such as iPad,

iPod, Mac and the concepts that had gone behind Genius Bars, WWDC, etc. were all driven by focusing on what resonates with

humans.

This is precisely the reason with publication of this newsletter that

is a humble endeavor on our part to make people aware and known

with all probity and sincerity about the various activities we and our

students are engaged in, also gives space to express creative abilities

of our students and faculty members. Imagination and creativity

also play a vital role in identifying areas where technological

developments could bring maximum benefits to the society and

bridge the huge gap that exists between the haves and the

have-nots. It is great therefore that our students are getting trained

early in their career in blending together creative arts and

technology in their mind.

The second issue is coming out with more strength and more

support from the students and my colleagues. I congratulate all

those whose efforts have helped produce the current issue of ‘The G-

Post’ and wish happy reading.

Dr. Deependra K. Jha

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Workshop on ‘Leadership

Management and Total Per-

sonality Development’….3

Know Your Teacher...4

Global Pursuit………….5

Participation in EDEX-2012,

Sri Lanka ………..6

Is it always rude to say

'No'?...................................7

Science & Technology…..8

Orientation of PhD

Programme………………8

Cool Apps to hang out

with ...powered by

Android…………………...8

Launching of book on

Anna………………………..9

FACEBOOK :The other

side !...................................10

Importance of Lean in

Building Professionals….10

Abraham Lincoln’s letter to

his son’s Teacher…...11

One Wish…………………...11

G-Quasar……………………12

Academic Excellence …..13

“Sometimes you have to

stand alone to prove that

you can stand”…………….14

Outcast………………………...15

Inaugration of Clubs at

Galgotias University…...15

Can Linguistics be

considered as a Science?...16

Life under flyovers ……….17

Green World Green Talk….18

A 5-day Mission 10X Faculty Empowerment

Workshop was organized from 21st to 25th

February, 2012 at GCET campus in collaboration

with WIPRO Technologies. 20 faculties from

Galgotias Universities and 8 from Ideal Institute of

Technology participated in the said workshop.

The objective of the workshop was to supplement

faculties’ existing facilitation skills and enable them

nurture student’s innovation, higher level of understanding of the subject being taught

while developing key technical and behavioral skills in parallel. It helped to unleash

faculty’s full potential and gave insight into Interactive Teaching Methodology & teaching

aids. It also aimed to develop key employability skills in students. Mission 10X portal is a

faculty community portal exclusively built for Indian engineering faculty that provides

many learning material and continuous engagement plan. It also provides interaction

forum and gives opportunity to share their experience.

Inaugural session of the workshop was held on 21st at 9:30 AM and valedictory session

was organized on 25th at 2:00 PM. Mr. Aaditya Sharma head WIPRO Technologies’

Academic Initiative (north India) was the chief guest of the valedictory session and Prof.

D.K. Jha, Dean GU presided over the session. Certificates were distributed jointly by Dean

GU and Mr. Aaditya Sharma to all the participants. Faculties also shared their 5 day experi-

ence and were delighted to be the part of the workshop. All participants enjoyed the

workshop and it was a great learning experience for all of them.

This 5 -day workshop will be followed by advanced workshop of 2 day duration for

practice of the innovative approaches in subjects of one’s interest by the end of the

current semester or early next semester.

Winning doesn’t always mean being first, Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.

- Bonnie Blair

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‘Leadership Management and Total Personality Development’

CEL ‘ Centre for Evolutionary Learning’ a non-profit global research network organized a workshop on ‘Leadership Management and

Total Personality Development’ for faculty members at Galgotias University from January 10 - 18, 2012. The programme kicked off on

January 10, 2012 in the presence of Prof.(Dr.) K.N. Tripathi, Vice

Chancellor, Prof.(Dr.) D. K. Jha, Dean, and Mr. Dhruv Galgotia,

CEO, Galgotias University. Prof.(Dr.) Jha, welcomed and

introduced the speakers, Mr. Dinesh Rai a retd. IAS officer

working as Chairman, Warehousing Development and

Regulatory Authority (WDRA), Col K.S. Mohan, Head –Research,

Analytics and Innovation at the AIBS, Mrs. Neeta Rai , founding

member on Leadership Board of CEL International, India Chap-

ter and Mr. Nischal Kapoor, IBM’s Worldwide Insurance Indus-

try Leader. The workshop was conducted through four sessions

of 90 minutes each. In this interactive workshop, the role of

leadership along with research was emphasized through various

exercises, so that teachers can provide encouraging,

empowering and supporting learning environment to the

students and enhance their performance in various fields. The

programme aimed at total personality development through self

-awareness, self-confidence, self-control, empathy, motivation

and social-competency.

The valedictory session on 18th January witnessed the faculty members discussing with the key speakers of the workshop. Faculties

also shared their experience of participation in the workshop and expressed that they were looking forward to more of such

interactive and learning workshops.

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What constitutes a university ? A University is recognized by the students it produces, who spread the

light of their Alma Mater with their achievements in the world. But more importantly they throw a light

on the talent of the torch bearers of their institute, their faculty members who nurture them. Galgotias

University is reputed to have the most deemed faculty members. In continuation to our efforts of

introducing these torch bearers, we are presenting another four faculty members in this issue to our

readers viz. Prof. (Dr.) S.K.Sinha, Research Coordinator, Prof. ( Dr.) Babita Tyagi, Head Department of

Mathematics, Dr. Ramarcha Kumar and Dr. Dhiraj Sinha.

received his B.Sc Engineering

(Electrical) from M.I.T Muzzaffarpur, Bihar ,

M.Tech from RIT Jamshedpur (Now NIT Jam-

shedpur) and Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee with spe-

cialization in Power System. He has 18 years of

teaching, research and industrial experience.

Presently, he is professor in the Electrical Engi-

neering Department. He is also coordinating the

research activities at Galgotias University.

Dr. Sinha started his career in industry and after working for 8 years he

switched over to academics. During his academic and industrial career

he held various key administrative positions. As a convener he has orga-

nized several workshops and lectures. His research interests include

Automatic Generation Control, Power System Stability, Power System

Transients, Power System Operation & Control etc. He has published

several research papers in reputed international journals and confer-

ences. He is an active researcher and has research interactions with the

faculty of IIT Roorkee. He has delivered several lectures related to his

research area during his academic career.

received her M.Sc ( Applied

Mathematics) from University of Roorkee (Now IIT

Roorkee) . After qualifying NET exam in 1989, she

joined the department of Mathematics , University of

Roorkee as JRF and availed the fellowship by CSIR.

She was later promoted to SRF and obtained her

PhD degree in Mathematics from the same

university in 1997.

Dr. Tyagi was elected President of mathematical

colloquium in the academic year 1990-91. She has been a bright student

since childhood and availed the merit scholarship and national scholarship

during her schooling and graduation. She has hold various administrative

position including Dean (Academics) , Dean (Students) and Controller of

Examination in various academic institute of repute in NCR region . Her

area of research interest is mathematical modeling . She has published a

number of papers in reputed national and international journals including

the journal of Elsevier science and Institution of engineers, UK. One of her

papers got merit certificate from institution of civil engineers and one

another got the prestigious Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur memorial prize

for the paper published in the Journal of Institution during 2007-08.

did his B.Tech in Electrical

Engineering from IET Lucknow, MS in

Telecommunication from ENST de Bretagne, Brest,

France and Ph.D in Microsystems from the University

of Cambridge, UK. He has worked at Paul Scherer

Institute, Switzerland, Infineon Technologies, Munich,

Smantenna Ltd., Cambridge and IET, Uttar Pradesh

Technical University. He is presently working as

Associate Professor of Electronics Engineering at

Galgotias University.

Dr Dhiraj Sinha has mainly done research in the area of thin film based an-

tennas, semiconductors and sensors. He has worked on research

projects for Nokia Research, Cambridge; Defense Science and Technology

Labs, Ministry of Defense, UK and Network Rail, UK. He has filed a number of

patents in the area of piezoelectric sensors, railway track monitoring

technology and antennas. He has got around ten years of teaching and

research experience.

He was the recipient of Eiffel Scholarship for studies in France and Wingate &

Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship for his doctoral research at

Cambridge. He also got Entrepreneurship prizes at London Business School

in 2009 and Cambridge University in 2008.

Dr Sinha has travelled extensively in Europe, the USA and India.

obtained his Ph. D. in

Economics from University of California (Irvine). He

received “Social Science Merit Fellowship” from the

School of Social Science, University of California

(Irvine), M.A. in Economics from Delhi School of Eco-

nomics, and B.A. in Economics from Deshbandhu

College, University of Delhi. During his M.A he was

awarded the “Manmohan Singh Fellowship” and he

was the first recipient of this scholarship. He did his schooling from Netar-

hat School, Jharkhand. He was the second rank holder in the Bihar School

Examination Board (All over state) for class Xth. Currently he is working as

an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Galgotias University.

He worked as research associate in the Institute for Human Development,

Delhi , as a lecturer at Zakir Husain (Evening) College, Delhi, and as a guest

lecturer at Miranda House, Delhi.

His areas of research are Political Economics, International Trade,

Development Economics and Game Theory. At Institute of Human

Development, he has worked on various projects like ‘Rural Urban

Migration’ & Bihar Development Report’. His book ‘Essays on the economics

of conflict’ is recently published by Proquest, University of Michigan. This

book explores the use of contest success function and metagame theory to

solve problems related to conflict.

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2012 is a year of new beginnings for the Galgotias University. The

month of January and February saw a series of international visitors

and the month of March, a new international partner.

True to its vision of providing a high quality, research driven, globally

oriented educational experience that enriches students, the

university invited Prof.(Dr.) Markus W. Exler from the Kufstein

University of Applied Sciences, Austria, to deliver a short course on

‘Mergers and Acquisitions’ to the students of MBA from 12th -18th

February.

A group of 24 German students from the Wurzburg University, Germany, visited Galgotias University on 24th February and had a lively

interaction with the students. A warm traditional welcome was given to them and students from both the Universities had an opportunity

to exchange information on the cultural, social and educational systems of both the countries. This interaction provided a great

opportunity for Galgotias University’s students to network and socialize with students from Germany.

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In the month of March, Galgotias University achieved yet another first. Galgotias University and

Northern Illinois University (NIU) located in DeKalb, Illinois, signed a Memorandum of

Understanding on 6th March to expand academic ties and promote closer cooperation and

collaboration. Galgotias University is now partnered with NIU to bring exciting academic

programmes and scholastic activities to its students.

Apart from this, delegations from the University of Toronto, Canada and University of North America,

also visited the campus. These were the first exploratory visits and discussions are underway in

making collaborations with these universities.

Galgotias University is also on its way towards bringing an international student community to its

campus. Several foreign students have already expressed their interest in seeking admissions from

the coming academic session. Galgotias University is making its way to becoming a top-rated

international University.

Galgotias University participated in the International education exhibition on Education & Careers (EDEX) held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. EDEX

is a platform that provides Srilankan students information about reputed institutions of

higher learning all over the world and helps them connect with these Universities.

Around 210 universities both national and international participated in the expo. A total of

90,000 students and parents attended the event, from 20th - 22nd January in Colombo and

27th -28th January in Kandy. Galgotias University was represented at the EDEX by

Prof.(Dr.) D. K. Jha, Dean of School of Engineering & Technology and Mrs. Anita Charles,

Head – International Relations.

Prof. Jha also visited The University of Colombo to meet with Prof. (Dr.) T. R. Ariyaratne,

Dean of Faculty of Sciences to discuss the areas of mutual cooperation.

The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your

future, alter your decisions today. -Anonymous

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Will you do me a favour? ... May I request you to kindly do this for

me? … I know I am troubling you, but will you help me in fixing this

problem? … These are a few familiar questions/requests that we

often come across in our life. And even if we don’t feel like accepting

many of these requests, we end up saying “yes, sure”! We are taught

since childhood that it’s bad or rude to say ‘no’ to someone’s

request and hence, we often respond by saying ‘yes’ even when we

don’t have enough time, intention or motivation to do the very thing

that matters least to have us say yes. How wise is it to leap upon

something which we don’t want to? By always being agreeable and

nice to everyone, we are subjected to ‘work

overload’ and ‘anxiety’. We often fail to justi-

fy our personal and family commitments

due to time mismanagement. Is saying ‘no’

always rude? How should we deal with the

unwanted requests without sacrificing our

personal and professional goals?

The putative, if not well understood, fact is

that we all have some personal ambitions

and professional goals. On top of that, we

need to manage our time and resources

properly in life in order to accomplish our

family responsibilities and professional

commitments. By agreeing to all the requests, sometimes, we may

be risking our performance quality. Saying ‘yes’ to someone else’s

request may mean saying ‘no’ to some of our own necessities. In

such a case, it is certainly not a matter of maintaining a balance

sheet otherwise the ‘yes’s will cancel out the ‘no’s. And we will be

left with nothing to push for. This needs a bit of thinking.

The real question is: why do we agree to something despite being

not mentally prepared for it? What are we afraid of? Do we fear

losing friends or being rude to relatives? At work place, we often

refrain from saying ‘no’ to our managers or fellow colleagues

because we fear that it will convey a wrong impression that we are

either incompetent or not committed to the job. The reason seems

valid at the first glance! But the ramifications go deeper.

People say that saying ‘no’ tactfully is an art. It’s possible to politely

refuse someone’s request. The idea is to give an impression that we

can manage our time well despite being helpful when time and other

things permit. I found some interesting tips for saying 'no' wisely (in

the book 'Ten ways to overcome overload' by

Elizabeth Bakken et al.) and I would like to share it with you all.

Don't automatically say 'yes': When someone asks you for

your time, don't immediately say 'yes' in response. Take some

extra time to think and review your schedule. You should care-

fully analyze your priorities and give an honest answer about

your availability. However, just be sure to follow up with your

response.

Be honest, direct and firm: Don't say 'yes' when you feel like

'no', and never say 'may be' just to put off saying 'no' until later.

Statements like 'I already have plans for this

weekend' make your position clear.

Be brief: The longer you talk, the more

you open yourself to giving in and accepting

additional responsibility. Statements like 'I

have to move now. Lets meet some other day'

are handy in this regard.

Use non-verbal language: Avoid sending

signals of defensiveness or wavering in your

body language, by looking down or bowing

your head. Have a relaxed body and be

confident. However, avoid confrontational

postures like finger-pointing.

Add a positive spin to 'no': Instead of saying just 'no, I can't do

it', add a positive statement to it. Statement like 'I am really

interested in doing this project but I would like to help you once

you have narrowed down your choices' adds a positive spin to

'no'.

Find a 'third right answer': Sometimes the best answer is

neither 'yes' nor 'no'. Try to come up with some alternative

suggestion that can save you from taking some extra unwanted

responsibility.

Personally, I often find it difficult to turn down a request made by

friends, colleagues or relatives. However, there are people who

believe in being ‘practical’ and don’t mind refusing someone’s

request. Many emphasize that learning to say ‘no’ without being

rude is one of the most challenging lessons in our life. And I must

confess that I have not been able to ‘learn’ this important lesson yet!

How about you?

Dr. Deependra Kumar Jha

The Dream is NOT what you see in sleep......Dream is which does not let you sleep.

-Dr. Abdul Kalam

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This adage well relates man and science: I like my new cell phone, my calculator works fine. My laptop is perfect but OH LORD!! I miss my mind... Science can amuse and fascinate us all But it is the technology that shapes the world. The two have taught mankind at least one lesson, Nothing is impossible with technological action. Science and technology multiplies around us, Our way of life has influenced the way technology has developed. The world without technology would be prey to something worse, But if undirected it would have been a momentum of curse. Technology while adding to our physical ease, Has pulverized everything from our basic amenities to our breeze. All the biggest technological inventions of man, From the computers, automobile to nuclear plans. All the above say little about his intelligence, But speak volumes about his laziness and negligence. Technology when misused, Poisons air, soil and water whereas lives are destruct. The fact is that science is the acquisition of knowledge, Whereas technology is the utilization of processes and products. Today the scenario is such that, Man is witnessed as slave of science. If the same continues for years, Who the hell is responsible for this reliance ? By:Baljeet Kaur Bisla, B.Tech(EEE)

Gone are the days when the platform Java Micro Edition was

widely used in mobile phones. Newer platforms with better

features and relative ease of using are catching up quite fast.

One of the front runners when it comes to popular mobile

phone platforms is Android. A good majority of the students in

our campus use Android phones and this is a good case in

point to understand the reach and success of the Android

platform. Android is a Linux based operating system

developed by Open Handset Alliance (OHA) led by Google.

With over 4 lacs applications available in Android Market till

January’12, a plethora of choices are left for the users

providing them a friendly mobile interface. The applications

fall into many categories like messaging, health,

entertainment, gaming, office work, to mention just a few. In

messaging, WAY2SMS allows selection of multiple phone

contacts for messaging ensuring fast delivery of SMS. Its

counterpart, GO-SMS allows allocation of text colour,

scheduled message delivery and different SMS ringtones for

specific contacts. In the category of entertainment,

applications such as PVR cinemas, INOX, BOOK MY SHOW

allow booking movie tickets through multiple payment

options with desired seat selection. The ‘YOU TUBE’

application is to be used for watching videos and the RAAGA&

SAAVN is used for listening to music across genres and lan-

guages. Apps like ANGRY BIRDS, GTA III, NFS SHIFT3D and so

on are apt for gaming enthusiasts. WIKIDROID powered by

voice search and GOOGLE TRANSLATOR are applications that

are used by people to communicate in different languages.

Photos can be edited through applications like PICSAY and

CAMERA 360 in the most accurate way as done on computers.

POLARIS OFFICE allows document viewing in all formats

while a TORRENT enables downloading big files. Applications

like THE TIMES OF INDIA and THE HINDU help the users get

updated on current happenings from around the globe. Also

the SCREEN CAPTURE SHORTCUT which helps to take a

screenshot of the current screen like the print screen key in

Windows. Next is the ULYSSE SPEEDOMETER. Using this one

can get the speed of any vehicle (in which one is travelling, of

course) using the GPS of your phone. One of the most popular

applications these days is WHATSAPP. It is a messenger which

is very light and lets you share files, images as other

messengers do. Another one is VLINGO which is a personal

assistant that enables the users to send messages without

typing, through voice command. The current version of

Androidis 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and versions like2.3

and 3.0 are still in use by many companies. It stands today as

leader in its segment and has indeed paved the way for a new

phase in mobile technology.

By : Rahul Kapoor, B.Tech(CSE)

h

The Orientation of the first batch of PhD program was held on 13th

February 2012 in order to provide the scholars some useful reference

information and to help them settle in their Ph.D program smoothly as

early as possible. The University offers Ph.D program in various

disciplines like Engineering, Basic and Applied Sciences, Library

Science, Humanities and Management.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof K N Tripathi welcomed and congratulated

the newly admitted scholars on being a part this program and

informed them about the university and its key people. He also told

the scholars what the university expects from them over the next few

years as a PhD scholar.

The Dean, Prof D K Jha informed the scholars about the nitty-gritty of

the program. He also elaborated on the requirements of minimum and

maximum numbers of credits that they have to earn for their

respective programs. Apart from that, he did emphasize on the quality

of research at Galgotias University and encouraged the scholars to

publish their research work in the leading journals across the world.

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The audience waited, and as an indication goes, guests entered the

stage. The entire crowd started with a loud eulogy directed at the

author. And then the author, Mr. Ashutosh who is a TV journalist

from a renowned news channel IBN7 comes on stage along with Dr.

Kumar Vishwas, who, besides being a known face among Hindi-

knowing people across the world as a poet, has been involved in

several social works and has been an integral part

of veteran social leader Anna Hazare's 'India

against corruption' team. People were in a frenzy

mixed with reverence and suspense for what is to

come aplenty for them in the forthcoming minutes.

More than 200 people gathered in the auditorium

on 27th march 2012. Soaring excitement filled the

hall with unfathomable presence of something that

can only be appreciated, if not deeply understood.

The copies of the book were to be sought; but not a

trace of tantalizing experiences of a book launch

was felt all over. Some were, of course, complaisant

and some were puzzled as to how to see through

the whole thing. The lighting of lamp by our guests

formally kicked the event off. Marching reticence

began to pervade the hall as the author started

speaking about his book.

The author has penned his first book on Anna’s agitation which has

been recently published by Harper Collins Publishers India. The

book is an attempt to re-construct the Anna movement rather than

Anna, the individual. The book titled ‘13 days that awakened India’

brings back the memories of days when the whole nation was unit-

ed in one cause to fight for strong Lokpal bill and this movement

actually shook the nation. It awakened, much less galvanized, the

country soul slumbering in the blanket of corruption. The author

discusses, with a chiselled enthusiasm, the national spirit that has

been there inside every individual but still hidden because of the

fear of being trodden away by a strong political trap and inability to

put their view point. What came afterwards chilled the

serious environment when Dr. Kumar Vishwas pep-

pered the excited moments with his famous poems and

shyaris. He even made the environment more vibrant

with his small gig and gags between the conversations

that lightened the whole atmosphere. He shared with

the audience his indelible experience and some special

moments from the journey that he actually lived with

Anna.

This was followed by a brainstorming question hour

session that was most awaited by the students as well

as by our respected guests who were more anxious to

offer answers to this young generation as they are the

pillars of future society. The event ended up with sign-

ing of few books by our special guests leading to hus-

tling of crowds to get those selected copies of books

marked the end of a beautiful evening.

The crowd dispersed slowly. But perhaps there was a sensation of a

change—a feeling of being shadowed under the new canopy of

democratic restructuring- a feeling deep enough but not even too

strong to be etched on the surface of our own ignorance confused

with effrontery.

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The impact of Facebook on the people is immense and is still on the

rise. No one will deny the benefits of being able to keep track of the

latest happenings and interact with friends or family but as each

coin has two faces, Facebook has also got a darker side.

Facebook, the most successful social networking site in the world,

has sadly become an addiction for the major portion of the society,

especially the youth. About 350 million people

are on Facebook, out of which 70% are between

the ages of 13 -25.People update every minute

details of their daily activities on the site.

Pictures and videos are created just for the sake

of uploading on Facebook. Hours are spent

thinking about the status to be updated and

several more hours are spent updating the

status and checking the “likes” and “comments”

on it. Facebook commonly acronymed as FB is accessible through

mobile phones and millions of users remain active on the site

through their cell phones. More than 50% of these people use Face-

book on their computers as well as mobile phones. The obsession

of these people with FB is such that they can’t stay away from it.

Facebook has become a drug for many!

Another important ill effect of Facebook is the negative exposure to

kids. Kids lack the maturity and are vulnerable to predators on

Facebook who are ready to grasp and influence the young minds.

Children below a certain age shouldn’t be allowed to use FB as

apart from these ill effects, the prolonged increased usage of

Facebook hampers the overall development of the children.

Children do not play outdoor games or enjoy the beauty of

environment.

Phishers and spammers have also appeared on the site and are a

severe threat to personal information. The amount of personal

information on Facebook is a point of huge concern and thus

privacy has become an enormous matter to think

about. Someone may extract your personal and

professional information and use it to do harm to

you.

Several instances of cyber bullying have also been

recorded in many places of the world. Cyber bul-

lying may not be physical but becoming emo-

tional and psychological its effects are devas-

tating for the victim and can often lead to suicide and depression.

The term social networking to me is misleading. People ‘believe’

that they are social but are they? No, the contact is minimal and

impersonal. People know what their friends and family are doing

just by looking at the “News Feed”, so why meet or call? The way of

communication has changed completely and people prefer chatting

online to talking face to face.

One thing that is for certain is that presently the better side of FB

has overshadowed the darker side but only time will tell how Face-

book will be in the future.

By: Naman Agrawal, B.Tech (CSE)

Lean is a manufacturing philosophy which eliminates all types of waste; on the other hand, it adds more value to the final product or ser-vice. Waste, according to lean, is a non value added activity for which the end customer is not willing to pay. As far as lean is concerned, the organizational activities are broadly classi-fied into three categories and they are: (a) Value adding activities- The activities that add value to the final product or service and required to be performed. (b) Non value adding activities- The activities that add no value to the final product or service but act as source of huge waste. (c) Necessary but non value adding activities- The activities that add no value to the final product or service but sometimes, it is neces-sary to perform these activities for the comple-tion of the task. A research is being carried out at Lean Enter-prise Research Center, UK to identify the con-tribution of various activities and it is found that: (i) 5% of the total activities are value adding activities. (ii) 60% of the total activities are non value adding activities.

(iii) 35 % remaining are necessary non value adding activities. Lean is a plethora of tools and techniques such as 5-S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Value stream Map-ping , Total Productive Maintenance, Andons, Kanban, Line Stop Authority, Low Cost Automa-tion, Poka- Yoke, Production Leveling, Quality Circle, Single Minutes Exchange of Die, Total Quality Management, Visual Control etc. Instead of going into the details of these tools and techniques of lean, here, I would like to discuss how you can apply the philosophy of lean for the betterment of our professional life. Here, I would give a list of activities to clarify the concept of lean. (i) Take a piece of paper and on the top of it, write down ‘why you are here in Galgotias Uni-versity’ and you get the main purpose of your stay at this place. (ii) Write down all the activities we perform during the whole day. (iii) Be honest and apply the philosophy of lean to segregate value adding and non value adding activities on the basis of our main purpose. Now, I would suggest you how to segregate your routine activities into value added and non value added activities.

1. Attending a lecture carefully →Value add-ed activity.

2. Self study at library in free lecture →Value added activity.

3. Gossiping with friends by bunking lecture→ Non value added activity.

4. Travelling from one lecture hall to another for Lecture→Necessary but non valve add-ed Activity.

5. Any other activity → By this way, you can map your routine activi-ties and would get to know the utility percent-age of the day. The non value added activities identified here are all waste and consuming your resources and time. This compels you to think and find out ways and means to curtail these activities. You should try your best to devote more time on the value added activities and these activi-ties will help you to reach your objective in a smooth and hassle free manner. By: Prof. (Dr.) Bhim Singh, Department of Mechanincal Engineering

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Respected Teacher My son will have to learn I know that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader. Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend. It will take time, I know; but teach him, if you can, that a dollar earned is far more valuable than five found. Teach him to learn to lose and also to enjoy winning. Steer him away from envy, if you can. Teach him the secret of quite laughter. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to tick. Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books…but also give him quiet time to ponder over the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on a green hill–side. In school teach him it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with the tough. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the bandwagon. Teach him to listen to all men but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through. Teach him, if you can, how to laugh when he is sad. Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness. Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders; but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob… and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right. Treat him gently; but do not cuddle him because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Let him have the courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind. This is a big order; but see what you can do. He is such a fine little fellow, my son.

Looking up in the sky, I noticed the cheerful birds that fly, Neither the regrets for the days that passed, Nor the plans for the days that would be last, No borders for them to cross, No money for them to lose. I wish if I could be one of those, Leaving all worries behind, Just flying in rows. I wish to fly with them in air,

There is no cast creed where, Where speech of silence is the master, Which can never scatter, Where there is no place for jealousy and hatred, Just what they know is to make “love portrait”. By: Rahool Kapoor, B.Tech (CSE)

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G-Quasar- the name is itself explanatory for what it means. From

the past few years the G-Quasar has become an inseparable part of

Galgotias Educational Institutes. Galgotias enriches, perhaps in a

tremendous way, the future of India by providing excellent quality

education to the emerging youth generation. Galgotias Educational

Institutions is known not only for its high ranking in academics,

intellect and active participation in games and sports but also for

G-Quasar that has been making waves everywhere and has touched

the life of every student in Galgotias and also other students all over

India. In short, G-Quasar has been the most eagerly awaited marked

event of the calendar. The G-Quasar is the most renowned event not

only for Galgotians but also for

students from other colleges

who, with stunning eagerness,

hold back for the fest of

Galgotias.

From this backdrop it can be

safely said that March 2nd to

4th were the most happening

days for students and faculty

members of the Galgotias Edu-

cational Institutions in 2012.

Months of preparations and wait culminated in the G-Quasar 2012.

The annual fest of the GEI was no less bright than the name it car-

ried. It shone like a bright star in the neighbourhood of Knowledge

Park II with different participating colleges adding to the glamour.

Three days of fun with the evenings adorned with the glitterati/

celebrities from the Music World made for a complete change in the

experiences of the days we pass. The first day started with the

inauguration by Mr. Dhruv Galgotia – the CEO of Galgotias Educa-

tional Institutions with Dr. D. K. Jha- the dean, Galgotias University

and Dr. Kumar Vishwas – a great Hindi poet who made the day more

exuberant- present there. The inaugural function saw metrist

Kumar Vishwas entertaining the audience with his witty composi-

tions on the current political and social scenario. Various heads of

institutions addressed the audience and conveyed their wishes for a

memorable Uni-fest. This was the second time when Galgotias Edu-

cational Institutions had a

Uni-Fest and the first time when

Galgotias University participated.

The inaugural function marked

the formal commencement of

events and after the ceremony

was over, parallel events began

on the formal and informal stag-

es. The environment breathed out

enthusiasm and zeal. Participants

and organisers hustled about

hurriedly to take care of their events. Dance, drama, songs, quizzes

and so many other events were on the list. The three day fest con-

sisted of about 100 events which were running parallel in auditori-

ums, fields and several class rooms. It was a haven for the entertain-

ment enthusiasts.

Quasar

Quasar or quasi-stellar radio source is the

most radiant source of energy in the

universe; in other words, it is the brightest

object of the universe. When quasar was

discovered it was deduced that it’s just a

star like object but with higher radiation. The closest quasars are

about 28 to 600 billion light years away! (This means if you were

there it would take me 600 billion years to see you from here).

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Besides the entertainment and literary events, the audience of G-

Quasar has also witnessed quite a few worth-experiencing technical

events. These technical events include Robotron Events, Aquabot,

Stalker, Robowars, Electronics Squad, Tom Chase, Brand Busterz,

Web Ace, Moto Quest and Code Quest. The participants of these

events entertained the audience with their scientific skills and novel

technical approach.

All the days commenced with events and ended with a special pack-

age for the audience. The first day had an eye-treat of Fashion Show

for its zealots. The fashion show saw many colleges participating for

the Best Fashion Show Award. Bhopal enthusiasts won the treat

there giving tough competition to the Galgotias University and Shar-

da University participants who stood second and third respectively.

Also, in the evening dance program, performances took the audience

to a height of excitement making them dance on their seats. Celebri-

ty nights ensured that the days end just with the right amount of

zeal. The first day of G-Quasar also covered dramatic events like

stand-up comedy and nukkad natak.

These events took the audience to old days when people used to

watch nukad nataks on television. Then came the literary events.

The highlight of the literary event consisted of RJ hunt and from-the-

poet’s heart. The second day concluded with the power packed per-

formance by Mika. The audience went ga-ga over his melodies and

danced to each tune. . People were dancing again in their

life they are not going to have this opportunity. If someone is not

dancing, then he/she is busy capturing in snapshots the guest, Mika.

His songs were amazing and are still on everybody’s mouth.

By the third day, signs of weariness started appearing on

the students’ faces who had been working to make this event a suc-

cess. Their planning and hard work had borne fruit and now the time

to relax was approaching fast. But the organizing committee had

already arranged for something exuberant to revive the lost energy

levels. The night of the final day saw not one but two celebrities per-

forming to cheer up the audience. First to arrive on stage was the ‘Yo

-Yo’ Honey Singh. By the time audience could bounce back from the

first performance, popular band RDB was there to take the fun

ahead. The audience’s glee knew no boundaries and it danced to the

tunes of RDB’s famous songs. The crowd was flowing in as it became

an ocean of fan-followings-- if one or two groups had gone out, it

would have certainly felt like drops of water taken out of the ocean.

The fest concluded with this performance but left behind memories

to cherish for the continuing year. Some would bid goodbye to the

GEIs this year with the memories to remain with them lifelong, while

some would concentrate on how to fix the faults next year. However,

at the end there was a proud smile on the face of every Galgotian.

With these ‘some’, we stand and wait for the next G-Quasar when

GEIs will shine like the most luminous object in the galaxy of this

neighbourhood.

Chaudhary, Nipun (2012) “Cross Culture Trauma: A Brief Overview on Henry James’ Novels’ “National Seminar on ‘Urban Catharsis:

The Psycho-Moral Cleansing Effects of Literature in English’, Lingyas University, Faridabad on 3-4 Feb. 2012.

Kapoor, Saurabh, Rawat S. and Dhawan S. (2012) “Numerical Investigation of Separated Solitary Waves Solution for KDV Equation

through Finite Element Technique”, International Journal of Computer Applications, Volume 40– No.14, pp 27-33.

Kumar, Deepak; Kumar Vivek and Singh, V. P. (2012) “Dynamic response of split feed multi-effect evaporators using Mathematical

Modelling and Simulation”, International conference on Fluid Dynamics and Themodynamics Technologies, Singapore, March 17-19,

2012.

Kumar, Deepak; Kumar Vivek and Singh, V. P. (2012) “Modeling and dynamic simulation of mixed feed multi-effect evaporators in pa-

per industry”, Applied Mathematical Modelling, (IN PRESS).

Kumari, Rashmi, Ansari, Rashid and Aggarwal S.K. ( 2012) “Modified Progressive Switching Median Filter for Digital Images”, National

Conference on Emerging Trends in Intelligent Computing & Communication (EICC-2012), Galgotias College of Engineering & Technol-

ogy, Greater Noida, U.P. India, April 13-14, 2012.

Rohatgi, Anjana (2012) “Urban Catharsis in the poetry of Nissim Ezekiel”, National Seminar on ‘Urban Catharsis: The Psycho-Moral

Cleansing Effects of Literature in English,’ Lingyas University, Faridabad on 3-4 Feb. 2012.

Sharma S K, and Singh, Bhim, “Proactive Approach to Ergonomic Processes: A Lean Thinking “ National conference on Advances in

Manufacturing Technology, NITTTR Chandigarh, 15-16 March , 2012, pp 217-220.

Singh, Ajay; Singh, Bhim and Dhingra, Ashwani K. (2012) “Drivers and Barriers of Green Manufacturing Practices: A Survey of Indian

Industries”, International Journal of Engineering Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 01, pp 5-19.

Papers Published by Galgotias University Faculty members (Jan-March, 2012)

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One bright morning when I woke up, I looked around myself, there

wasn’t anybody and there was a pin drop silence all over. I sat be-

side a window and found myself lonely. Sometimes I felt kind of lost.

I felt like everyone around me is going somewhere, doing something

and always with someone and I felt like I was all alone to share good

moments with. Hey buddies! I would like to share few words with

you.

Friends, life’s challenges are only there to show you that you are

stronger, more capable and more creative then

you ever thought. Sometimes situations are like

when you’re all alone, feeling like someone has

left you in a dark room and there is no light which

can show you the right path. All dreams and

hopes just go on drowning and the darkness just

covers all your dreams with negative thoughts.

This is the fact of life!

My granny is my ideal person and she used to say

two things to me: “you were born alone and you’ll

die alone” and “the only thing I have to do is stay

back and die”. Those two sayings are pertinent in

my message and making me remind of her, be-

cause they support my view that you’ve to stand

alone. The choice is not always made because you

want to, but because it’s absolutely necessary to take the right deci-

sion in your life. She used to say that man is his own master. He is

only responsible for good or bad things happening around him as

the cause of his deeds. The only person who has to support you is

‘you’ and he who knows how to glow light even in darkness is the

real survivor.

Here is a question I would like to ask you all. We often hold our-

selves back by waiting for the approval and support of others. Well,

but what will you do if that support never comes to you or the par-

ents never approve of the career choice you want to make, mate you

want to marry or a dream you want to pursue? What will you do at

that moment when your partner is waiting for you on one side and

on the other side is your family who is responsible for your upbring-

ing and by whom you are blessed? This is really a hard decision to

take.

Our friends and family have a funny way of innocently condemning

our choices, but holding themselves back out of fear as well. Just

forget and leave, put yourself first. We need to take the right deci-

sions in life based on our own experiences of what works and what

doesn’t. Doing the right things can sometimes harm you and can be

painful but it has to be done.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start

today and make a new ending. There is no person in the world capa-

ble of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t

supposed to be able to instantly solve the problems but we had to

face them head on. Sometimes you find your life flowing in direc-

tions that you haven’t anticipated. You may feel de-

pressed about something that happened in the past or

anxious about something that may yet happen. You may

find yourself feeling lonely even when you’re not alone,

unsuccessful although you’ve tried hard, lacking confi-

dence although you lack no resources, broken-hearted

because someone left you, or even worse, feeling bad

without knowing why.

Whenever loneliness pinches you, make her your friend

and think for yourself what you want to do in your up-

coming future by making the correct decisions. It might

be difficult and painful in the beginning; it would take

time but things get settled on and you’ll freshen yourself

up with new hopes and aspirations. The human being is

like an ultimate machine, if you know how to use it;

you’ll be able to control on your life instead of letting it control you.

You’ll be able to live a happy life.

Here I end up saying that whatever the situation may be, admit it the

way it is, face it and just wait for something good. I just want to give

a message to all those people who feel lonely in their life and hurt

themselves. I want to say that when life brings you in darkness,

don’t do anything. Just wait because a surprise is waiting for you.

God is planning something better for you. Now, I am happy because

God enlightened me with His blessings and had introduced me with

the fact of life.

“Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game,

play it! Life is love, enjoy it!”

That’s what life is!

Just believe in you and Him…

By: Megha Sengar, B.Tech (ECE)

People with clear, written goals accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them can ever imagine. - Anonymous

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The fact underlying the existing shallow empathies and callous-

ness of the modern society is both tragic and agonizing. Every

year, a great number of elderly people are abandoned by their

families, their careers and their societies and are forced to live in

elderly homes. Abandoned by society and without a voice these

people are left at the mercy of fate. Their silent cries and misery,

though unheard by the world, reflect on those gleamy eyes. These

people had been deserted when they become too much of a burden

for their families to take care of. They were sent off, dismissed as

burden? People may disagree but I feel that we are the burden on

the society and not them.

Our attitude and ethics are a disgrace. Those hands held our finger

and taught us to walk and the moment they need a walking stick,

we call them weak. We feel irritated and sigh in exasperation when

they do things slowly and don’t remember everything we said.

What kind of people are we? We are egoistic and selfish. We are

the burden. Many would argue that there is nothing wrong with

elderly homes but they are just not home. Nothing can equal the

value of sitting around the table with the family or playing with the

grandchildren. By sending them away, we are depriving them of

their last desires. After years of sacrificing everything for our sake,

don’t we deserve that much?

I find it unbearably sad to watch the elders of our community be

degraded and treated like vermin. Aging is eternal and they have

no control over the weakening body or a dwindling memory. Isn’t

that already enough for them to deal with? No, we give them more.

They not only lose health but also lose the respect, care and con-

cern they deserve.

We can change all this. Look at them with kind eyes. Ask them

about their lives. Get involved. Tell them you care. Go give them a

well deserved hug. It’s a simple act but one that speaks a thousand

words. Remember what goes around comes around. Treat them

the way you want to be treated. What you do to them is what you

will become.

“Act now and remember the past,

Or be ready to be an outcast…”

By: Naman Agrawal, B.Tech (CSE)

The afternoon of April 13,2012 witnessed the inauguration of vari-

ous clubs at the Galgotias University. Amidst the razzmatazz, the

clubs were inaugurated, the chief guests being Mr. Dhruv Galgotia,

(CEO, Galgotias Educational Institutions), Dr. D.K Jha (Dean,

Galgotias University) and

Ms. Vinnie Mathur (Head,

Student Club Affairs). The clubs

namely Q-Bits (for computer

wizards), Enthiraan (for

robotics), Lingo Freaks (for the

literary freaks), Aero modelling

club, HR club, Finance club and

Marketing club were

inaugurated as the excited Galgo-

tians ushered in these clubs in

their professional lives.

The ceremony was full of excite-

ment from the word ‘go’. The

band performance gave a feet tapping start to the event. The mellif-

luous environment was intensified as the singers soothed the ears of

many. Be it the performance of Shammya Madan of M.B.A or Gaurav

from B.B.A, the crowd cheered to the melodious rhythm. The dance

performance by Gaurav Nagrani and group not only entertained but

made one think “Its time to buckle up the dancing shoes!” However,

needless to say the latter performance by Studio D i.e. the girl’s

dance troop won great accolades. The poetry recital by Priyanka

was applauded by the audience as it highlighted the nitty-gritty

details of college life. The musical show put up by Shreya Srivastava

of CSE-05, Mansi Bansal of ECE-02, drummist Ankit Godle and

guitarist Aman Agrawal was enjoyed to the core by the audience.

Their very first song “Haye mera

dil” did capture the hearts of many.

It was with the blessings of Dean Sir

and Vinnie ma’am, that the

responsibilities were bestowed

upon the Head Co-ordinators and

the Co-ordinators of the various

clubs. The clubs viz. management,

technical and cultural heralded a

new enthusiasm of co-curricular

activities that every Galgotian has

been awaiting.

However, at the end of the

ceremony one of our reporters overheard a student talking to his

friend “Did you get the book issued from the library?” confirming

the

dedication of students towards their

studies. The various clubs aim to ease out the pressure of studies

and help develop the overall personality of the student.

May the journey of these clubs be a successful one. Bon Voyage!

By: Vindhya Singh, B.Tech (CSE)

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Can linguistics be a science? This question has been argued on since

the time language studies came into existence. Linguistics is a sci-

ence that studies human language, both spoken and written. It can

be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: lan-

guage form, language meaning, and language in context. Most of the

linguists subscribe to a perspective on/in their discipline that con-

sists in/of defining linguistics as the scientific study of language as

they have certain ideas/notions about doing things scientifically or

non-scientifically. While differentiating between the scientific and

the non-scientific study of language we can begin with two major

points of agreement.

The first and most important

point is that linguistics is empirical, rather

than speculative or intuitive, as John Lyons,

a well-known linguist argues. It operates

with publicly verifiable data obtained by

experiment or observation. As empirical

nature is the hallmark of a rational dis-

course of science, most people will believe

that the nature of language studies can

include linguistics in the category of scienc-

es. Another property which is closely re-

lated to being empirical is objectivity. In a

narrower perspective, objectivity demands

that some terms like ‘purist’ and ‘primitive’ etc. have to be clearly

defined or else completely rejected.

This issue has broader repercussions, even if linguistics has a kind of

equivocal relationship with what is called traditional grammar

taught at school. In its own way, the foundations of traditional gram-

mar rooted in philology that used to be practiced in before the ad-

vent of modern linguistics gave way to a secure anchoring to mod-

ern linguistics which is considered to be a science. But ironically

enough, when traditional grammar in being prescriptive ceased to

be any more than purist wrangling which is of meagre interest in

any scientific discourse, it is traditional grammar in its barest possi-

ble form that paved the way for a scientific linguistics not so much

by ushering in it as by consolidating the rational foundations of

what we see now as scientific linguistics.

The often discussed but much less appreciated fact is that

linguistics does not become a science by just following a so-called

scientific methodology in that there is no widely accepted view of

what science is or what a scientific methodology consists in/of. This

is still a moot point that spills over into linguistics too. Just data col-

lection or inductive method or empirical criteria cannot make lin-

guistics a science. One has to go deeper than this, perhaps. This is

important because one can, for example, follow an inductive method

of collection of data about the number of stars in the visible sky. This

does not thereby make counting stars a science.

In fact, the issue has connections to what we think science can

provide us with. We may not go into talks about value-free science

or discussions on whether science can be

theory-neutral. At least in linguistics, lin-

guistic model construction is hardly theory-

neutral. Schools of linguistics that have de-

veloped over a period of time are all jostling

with each other with varied criteria of sci-

entific tenor to be pursued in linguistics. To

give a good example, modern generative

grammar has changed the terrain of linguis-

tic study by pushing linguistics into the

mental or the cognitive. Linguistics is no

longer an intellectual enterprise that con-

cerns social practices. Rather language pro-

vides a window onto the operations and

structures of the human mind viewed as a machine composed of

modules. Linguistics has thus become a branch of cognitive science

as linguists are currently preoccupied with rules, mental structures

and representations. The object of linguistics has thus changed too.

Linguistics now looks inside the mind of the native speaker rather

than outside in the stream of corpus data or speech events.

This is significant for two reasons here in this context. One has to do

with the methodology of linguistics which has become more and

more deductive by stretching from a hypothesis down to the data.

The second has to do with the positing mental structures underlying

linguistic rules as the object of study. This has created a never-

before-seen confluence between disciplines as diverse as biology,

anthropology, computer science and mathematics in connection

with linguistics as a science which comes out to be rational and ob-

jective but has a human dimension.

By: Anindita Sahoo, Asst. Professor (Dept. of English)

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original

dimensions. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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It was a clear, bright Sunday morning of Lucknow when I decided to

acquaint myself with the people who live under the flyovers. I set

out and came across this 10 year old girl named Suniya.

“Do you live under this flyover?” I asked.

“Yes. Why? Will you ask us to move away from here?” she asked, her

worried black eyes meeting mine.

I noticed her tattered clothes and the filthy

state of her hair.

“No. I would like to talk to you for a few

minutes.”

“I can’t. I have to help my mother sell those

vegetables.” she pointed at her mother who

was a frail woman, “but if you can wait for

some time, we can talk.”

I agreed and strolled past them for a few

minutes when Suniya arrived.

“Do you go to school?” I began my questions.

“Do you think so? We can barely manage a

two time meal and you ask about school.” she

gave a short laugh, that was sheer mockery.

“So what do you do all day? Sell vegetables?”

“Yes, in the early morning and in the evening. During the day when

there are fewer customers, my mother sits at the shop and I cook the

meal.”

I looked around her ‘house’. It was between the pillars of the flyover.

There were rolled mattresses on one side, a few utensils lay by its

side (that I assumed was her kitchen) and then there was her moth-

er and the vegetable shop in front of her.

“And the rest of the day?”

“I play. You want to play too?”

“No.” She stuck out her lips and I consoled her saying, “but I will

some other day.” She smiled and looked up at me, I continued,

“Suniya, so tell me something about yourself.”

“I am Suniya and that is my mother over there, you already know

now. My father has a tea stall over there, next to that repairing

shop,” she pointed out in that direction, then continued, “and I have

a brother, he is younger than me and yes, he goes to school, because

they offer mid-day meal there and we have one mouth less to feed.

But it depends on how much my father can save to pay his fees. So,

for most of the days of the year, he stays at home.”

“Why don’t you go to school?”

“I told you. There is no money. Besides, I am a girl. I am supposed to

know all the household chores, that’s what my mother says. What

will I do if I get educated?”

Suniya continued speaking but I was lost in a train of thoughts. De-

spite efforts, girls are still denied education. I thanked God that I

could enjoy this basic right. And what to do with education? ‘You can

change your life with education’, I wanted to tell her. But no, she will

get trained in the household chores, as her mother tells her, as has

been the custom for centuries. One can not question the norms that

have been laid by our society. And of course, the society! The so

called society that treats Suniya and her likes as ‘unwanted weeds’.

Why bother about those who do not care about your existence? But

will she understand it? I look at her dark, black eyes. My thoughts

are interrupted by Suniya, “Are you listening?”

“Yes.”

“You know what? We used to live over there on

that side of the road. But when this flyover was

constructed, our huts were demolished and

there was a big man who told my father that we

will soon have a ‘roof’ above our heads.” she

stopped, looked at the flyover above her head

and then looked down at her bare feet, “we did

get this ‘roof’ above our heads but there are no

walls, no floor, nothing.” I saw a tear roll down

her cheeks. She sulked and then continued,

“That was warmer in winters and even the

wind seems not that harsh, as it seems now. It

was so much comfortable. But father says that we will have to ad-

just. We are poor and we have no choice. You are educated; will you

tell me why it has to happen with us?”

Her dark, enquiring eyes, full of tears, were searching for answers as

they looked up at me. I gazed down, dumbstruck. The questions

seemed to have died away. I asked her no more. ‘Why it has to hap-

pen with us?’ her question echoed in my ears. ‘I don’t know’ I want-

ed to tell her, but I kept quiet. I smiled an unconfident smile, placed

my hand on her shoulder then hastily stepped away from there.

On my way back home, as the car passed from the flyover, I gazed

out of the window. There was a new flyover coming up in the city.

There were families like Suniya’s that would get that ‘roof’ above

their heads. ‘Why it has to happen with us?’ Suniya’s question came

back in my mind. An uneducated girl’s simple question had left me

speechless. What could I have possibly replied to her? That I didn’t

know as we were not taught this question or maybe it has been the

custom since ages or possibly she would discover the answer herself

when she grows old enough or maybe it is because she was poor. We

take the poor people for granted-hardly bothering about their lives

as if they are not humans. Science has given us many gifts; however,

the problem lies not in the pace of scientific developments but in the

poor ground level management. Science does its duty of making our

lives simpler. However we fail to manage things the right way.

I had passed that flyover many times, hardly bothering about the life

that ‘flies under’ that mammoth civil construction-the flyover. How-

ever, a simple question left me wondering how the things are turn-

ing up with the advanced pace of science and what needs to be done

for sustainable development.

By –vindhya singh,B.Tech(CSE)

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We all live in the environment but do we know what environment means to us? Do we actually know the real meaning of environ-ment…….. The natural environment comprises of all living and non-living things that occur naturally on the earth. There is an urgent need to conserve our environment which is depleting at a rapid rate.

The key word today is RECYCLING. We should follow the recycling mantra-the 3 R’s-REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE. The success of creation of public awareness and involvement in environmental con-servation efforts will depend upon how best we can relate the environment to matters of personal concern of the indi-vidual.

By the year 2025 use of paper as well as recycling and reusing of paper without

waste will go a long way in preventing immense forests being out. Save all your waste paper and sell it to your kabadi wallah. Did you know that every 1,000 kgs of recycled paper spares the lives of 17 trees? Use both sides on a sheet of paper. If you ruin a sheet of paper because you wrote or printed something incorrect on it, don't throw it away. Save it and use the other side for taking messages, making notes and lists etc

Wildlife conservation is another important area of envi-ronmental conservation. Refrain from hunting animals and birds for your pleasure or past time. Do not buy articles made of the skins of endangered animals such as fur, coats, bags, purses and shoes made of skin of such animals.

Plastics do us a lot of harm. Most plastic materials are non-biodegradable and add to the garbage problem. So by 2015 we will see everyone carrying their own cloth bag or jute bag while shop-ping.

We should reduce noise at home and workplaces and hence prevent noise pollution. Do not play Radio and TV at loud pitch. Don’t honk unnecessarily while driving. Excessive noise can cause hearing im-pairment and irritation.

Last but not the least, keep your eyes open: Report any environment violation you see to the appropriate authorities and also use your influence to prevent environmental damage. Form environment clubs in your schools, colleges or neighborhood. Join the Kitchen Garden Associations and learn how to plant trees and about the types of trees. Also ask yourself can I recycle this? Look at any thing that you are about to discard and ask yourself how it can be recy-cled.

Here are some tips on how to slow mankind’s adverse impact on the earth.

1. Heater and air conditioner: Use thermostat to regulate temperatures. Seal windows and doors.

2. Light bulbs: Fluorescent light bulbs last longer, use less energy, and produce more light.

3. Refrigerator: Turn the thermostat up one degree to make it more energy – efficient.

4. Washing machines: Hand wash clothes/ dishes to reduce loads. Wash clothes in warm water. Avoid dryers.

5. Green is clean: Promote renewable energy resources like solar and wind power.

6. Buy recycled: It takes less energy to manufacture a recycled product than a brand new one.

7. Go organic: Chemical pesticides keep carbon contained in soil, releasing carbon into the atmosphere and making the soil unfertile.

8. Cars: Drive less. Improve your car’s fuel efficiency. Use public transport.

9. Turn off lights, fans and all other electricity switches when not in use or when you leave a room.

10. Use public transportation. Use your bicycle, or walk. The extra exercise will do you good.

11. Fix leaking taps. Even a slowly dripping tap can waste between 55 to 140 liters a day. That's like pouring 10 buckets of perfect-ly good buckets of water down the drain. Don't leave the tap on unnecessary. When you are brushing your teeth turn the tap on only when you need the water. Do not keep the water flowing throughout.

12. Use reusable bags for shopping. It isn't too much extra work to carry a shopping bag with you from home to the market; you just need to form the habit.

13. Make and distribute cloth and paper shopping bags for your near and dear ones.

14. Join or start eco- clubs in your societies and college.

On the occasion of World Earth Day on 22nd April, we invite everyone to come and join the launching of Galgotias Green Club!!

By: Vinnie Mathur, H.O.D. ( Student Affairs & Student Clubs)

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picasso

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Congratulations TOPPERS !!!

Tarun Gupta Enroll.No:1101301046 SGPA: 8.96 B.Tech (Civil Engg.)

Vindhya Singh Enroll.No:1101101168 SGPA: 9.22 B.Tech (CSE)

Palash Singh Enroll.No:1101401005 SGPA: 8.83 B.Tech (EEE)

Abhishek Ranjan Enroll.No:1101501048 SGPA: 9.0 B.Tech (ECE)

Smrati Singh Enroll.No:1101402002 SGPA: 7.61 M.Tech ( Power Elec. & Drives)

Kamal Upreti Enroll.No:1101102002 SGPA: 8.61 M.Tech (CSE)

Abhishek Jain Enroll.No:1101201005 SGPA: 9.08 B.Tech (ME)

Anupriya Ashthana Enroll.No:1101502013 SGPA: 7.56 M.Tech (Comm. Engg.)

Parul Teotia Enroll.No:1102101010 SGPA: 8.10 BCA

Asha Kumari Enroll.No:1103101002 SGPA: 9.0 BBA

Richa Pathak Enroll.No:1103102156 SGPA: 9.0 MBA

Nishu Pandey Enoll.No:1102102163 SGPA: 9.09 MCA

Galgotias University congratulates following students for securing 1st position in

their respective programmes. We are sure they will further excel in their grade

points going forward. At the same time we believe that other students will make it

little difficult for them in maintaining their positions.

DISCLAIMER:

All the write ups and views presented in the news letter are solely those of the authors. Galgotias University doesn't take any

responsibility, liability and blame for any libel or litigation arising out of the content.


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