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From:Pijush Gupta Date: Aug 5, 2010 2:19 PMTo: editorsnistenews@gmail.com,Subject: News from Alumni: First Novel PublishedDear Editor,This is Pijush Gupta, an alumni of NIST. In fact I am from the very first batch that passed out of NIST in 2000.This email is to let you know that my first novel “Have a Pleasant Journey” has been released. A simple story,the book is about a kid with an uncomfortable past who tries to find someone better than him in terms ofsadness quotient. Find he does and in his own words, “Atlas had found Hercules to let go of his burden.” Thisa story of how Abhay Dastidar heals his diseased past and moves on in his life with the help of a few people ingeneral and a special person in particular.“Have a Pleasant Journey” has being published by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Goa based publisher. Rightnow, the book is available for online ordering only at their bookstore. Based on demand, it might get listed onIndiaPlaza, Flipkart and be available in brick-n-Mortar bookstores.I understand that many NISTians dream of becoming authors one day and that’s why I have put together myexperiences in the form of an article.I would really appreciate if the NISTian or Nist e-News carries thisarticle. Attaching the article with this email.Your honest feedback would be genuinely appreciated.Cheers!Pijush, http://www.pigtale.co.inSubject: Bhavani(2005-2009) Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 14:35:13 +0530From: bhavani.padhi@wipro.comTo: akpanda62@hotmail.comDear Sir;Hope you along with all the NISTIANs are fine there. It reminds me a lot –the past days of my alma mater,the faculties, thestaffs and my colleagues. The working hours, the rules and regulations of WIPRO remind me a lot to the same things ofNIST.These are in every respect similar to as that of NIST.Even after working from morning 8:30 to 6:30 we are still able to holdthe nerve for working much more because of the kind of schedules we used to have in the last 4-5 years in the college. You willbe glad to know that your students have successfully completed the various stages of training and already been assigned theprojects. We all got surprised when prof.Sunil (Sr. technical manager in VLSI domain) correctly identified that we are Prof.Panda’s Students, as we gave the introduction that we are from NIST, Berhampur, Orissa.Thats the kind NIST has its image inVLSI domain across various industries. I hope, NIST will contribute much more talented students because of the rent lessefforts of the respected faculties, the staffs and finally of course the students. After a rigorous training for last 3 months, I amworking in the domain of system design and have been assigned to the project of NSN(Nokia Siemens Network).The projectis about the development of a complete system for a BTS which comprises of a team of 160 engineers with a time span ofaround 18 months. At last, my heartily congratulations to all the juniors who have got the placement and also my best wishesare for those who are still in race. Thanks to NIST for producing such a valuable amount of engineers every year. It will be ablessing for me if I can contribute something towards my college.With thanks and Warm Regards;Bhavani Sankar Padhi, System design, VLSI competency group, WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, BANGALOREContact no: 08088423923, Email id: bhavani.padhi@wipro.com, bhavanipadhi@gmail.comKartik was a Ph.D. student at NIST in Device Group. VLSI group use model file from TSMC for their simulation work.Dear Sir,How are you? With great pleasure, I would like to inform you that I got a job as principal Engineer in Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing Company and going to join there from May 24 2010. It’s due to your blessings and best wishes I think. Howis everything going on your side? Do mail me at your leisure.Thanks and Regards.Dr. Kartik Chandra Sahoo, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical EngineeringNational Chiao-Tung University1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.National Institute of Science & Technology, Berhampur, 761008 18 of 18