Edition 49

Edition 49 | A Publication of Delhi Technological University | November 2019 - January 2020

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Interview:Vinod Dham

Father of the Pentium Chip

12

Convocation

Yuvaan

FROM THE DESK OF THE

VICE-CHANCELLOR

6

E-Summit

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Expedition 4201

Mission Utopia

In The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo a red pill that

would allow him to discover that reality, as he knows

it, is an illusion created by overlords to keep humans

enslaved. While it is compelling to ponder that your

own consciousness is an illusion created by your

brain, it is tough to overlook the rife banality of reality.

Symbolising a world too realistic to be unattainable,

yet too radical to be achievable, the concept of utopia

borders on assuming an oxymoronic value. All

explorers have their unique idea of utopia; however,

for each one, it represents the hope of a better future,

within the bounds of reality, but unconstrained by

pragmatism. It signifies a life often far removed from

one’s own - an escape from the hackneyed perception

of a ‘normal’ life ingrained in us.

Searching for escapes isn’t just a product of your

egocentric perception but the illusory, dreamlike

nature of every single day that we spend. Still

somewhere, in a backdrop of this brickscape in

Bawana, we manage to unearth a corner of solace

where our prosaic misery is muted away. These havens

offer subtle mindfulness which can remind you of

the pleasures of platitude and the ability to interact

with your emotions in an instant, just like conscious

breathing. It is these escapes that serve to break the

insipidity of our everyday life and, in the ideal case,

impart to it a definite purpose. They remind us of our

inherent humanness and the versatility of our minds,

and provide us with the personality that differentiates

us from others of our species.

Across the spectrum of classes, assignments, projects

and examinations, we seek an aperture to vent our

vapid vexations and persistently pursue our passions.

For some of us, this escape comes in the form of

writing our hearts out or capturing the momentary

memories, illustrating and designing a montage of

dreams or developing reactive web elements. Unlike

Neo in The Matrix, you shouldn’t want to escape this

illusory world into a utopian one for it is a benign

one, designed by evolutionary processes to help you

thrive. But you shouldn’t mistake it for reality either.

So take the liberty to cherish this precious product

of judicious realism in between your long bouts of

utopian wishfulness and sterile escapism.

दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया |

मामयेव यये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामयेतां तरन्ति तये ||

-Shivam Jha, Vishesh Kashyap

Delhi Technological University continues to be

one of the premier engineering institutes in the

nation. The eminent University strives to set a

higher standard for excellence every year. Now,

in the 79th year since its inception, it is our onus

to give the bright minds of the nation access to

the best technical education in our capacity.

The 6th Convocation Ceremony was held in

the month of December, wherein degrees were

conferred to the students of the Class of 2019.

The event was graced by the presence of Mr. Anil

Baijal, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

and Hon’ble Chancellor, DTU, and Mr. Vinod

Dham, Founder, IndoUS Venture Partners and

the ‘Father of the Pentium Chip’.

The University organises several workshops,

seminars, and conferences for the students and

faculty throughout the year, such as the recent

editions of CAMNP and ICAPIE. Leading experts

from eminent institutes as well as industry

are invited to deliver lectures. Through these

activities, the students gain insight into various

technical and non-technical fields.

Apart from technical education, a student’s

holistic development is also essential. To this

effect, this period sees many cultural events

take place in DTU, from the Literary and

Film Festival, Yuvaan, to the celebrated cultural

festival, Engifest. These events give students a

chance to express their creative sides and apply

their management acumen to real-life situations.

The students of DTU took our pride a notch

higher as they participated in and won various

competitions across the country. Be it at technical

festivals, scientific symposiums or cultural

extravaganzas, our students excel everywhere.

It gives me immense pleasure to see them grow

in every sphere of life and further motivate and

guide their peers towards success.

DTU TIMES • November 2019 - January 2020 • 3

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GRAPH THEORY

AND ITS

APPLICATIONS

INAUGURATION OF KIDS DAY

CARE CENTRE

A day-care centre, Kidz Den, has been set

up near the staff residential area for the

wards of the faculty and staff members. Prof.

Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU

inaugurated the centre on the occasion of

Children’s Day in November 2019.

Department of Applied

Mathematics, DTU,

organised a TEQIP - III

sponsored one - week

Short - Term Training

Program on “Graph

Theory and its Applications” in November 2019. Prof. Yogesh

Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Chief Patron and Prof.

S.K. Garg, Pro-Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Patron. Prof. Sangita

Kansal, HoD, Applied Mathematics chaired the program and Prof.

Anjana Gupta, Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics

served as the coordinator.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RENEWABLE

ENERGY SYSTEMS

Department of Mechanical Engineering, DTU, organised a TEQIP-

III sponsored one-week Faculty Development Program on “Recent

Developments in Renewable Energy Systems” in November

2019. Prof. Vipin, HoD, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

was the Chairman. Prof. Amit Pal, Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. N.A.

Ansari, Department of Mechanical Engineering served as the Course

Coordinators.

TRAINING

PROGRAM ON

E-RTI ONLINE

PORTAL

Human Resource

Development Centre,

DTU organised a

Training Program on

“e-RTI Online Portal”

for the officers and

officials of DTU in December 2019. Prof. Nirendra Dev, Director,

Human Resource Development Cell was present at the event.

RECENT TRENDS IN SECURITY AND

CRYPTOGRAPHY

Department of Applied Mathematics, DTU, organised a TEQIP-III

sponsored one-week Short-Term Training Program on “Recent

Trends in Security and Cryptography” in November 2019. Prof.

Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Chief Patron

and Prof. S.K. Garg, Pro-Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Patron. Prof.

Sangita Kansal, HoD, Department of Applied Mathematics chaired the

program and Dr. Aditya Kaushik, Associate Professor, Department of

Applied Mathematics served as the Course Coordinator.

GEOHAZARD RISK

REDUCTION

INITIATIVES IN

SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Department of Civil

Engineering, DTU, organised a

TEQIP-III sponsored workshop

on “Geohazard Risk Reduction

Initiatives in South-East Asia” in November 2019. Prof. Yogesh Singh,

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Patron. Prof. Nirendra Dev, HoD,

Department of Civil Engineering chaired the event and Dr. Raju

Sarkar, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering served as

the Workshop Coordinator.

DISASTER MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT

Department of Civil Engineering, DTU organised a TEQIP-III

sponsored one-week Faculty Development Program on “Disaster

Mitigation and Management” in November 2019. Prof. Yogesh

Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU served as the Chief Patron

and Prof. S.K. Garg, Pro-Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Patron. Prof.

Nirendra Dev, HoD, Department of Civil Engineering was the Chairman.

Dr. Pradeep K. Goyal, Dr. Shilpa Pal and Dr. Ritu Raj, Department of

Civil Engineering were the coordinators for the program.

RECENT

RESEARCH

DIRECTIONS

AND KEY

CONCEPTS IN

ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERING

Department of Electrical Engineering, DTU, organised a TEQIP-III

sponsored Faculty Development Program on “Recent Research

Directions and Key Concepts in Electrical Engineering” with

Twining Partner MITS Gwalior in December 2019. Prof. Yogesh

Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Chief Patron and Prof.

S.K. Garg, Pro-Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Patron. Dr. Sudarshan

K. Valluru, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

served as the Course Coordinator.

ICAPIE 2019

Centre for Advanced Production and Industrial Engineering Research (CAPIER), DTU

organised the 4 th International Conference on Advanced Production and Industrial

Engineering (ICAPIE 2019) at Delhi Institute of Tool Engineering, Okhla in December 2019.

Prof. Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Chief Patron. Prof. S. Maji,

Director-cum-Principal, DITE, was the Organising Chair while Prof. Ranganath M. Singari,

HoD, Department of Design chaired the conference. The conference was graced by the

presence of Prof. H.N. Suresh, Military Engineering College, Hyderabad and Prof. R.S.

Mishra, Department of Mechanical Engineering, DTU.

GEOENVIRONMENTAL

ENGINEERING:

CHALLENGES AND

OPPORTUNITIES

Department of Environmental

Engineering, DTU organised an

invited talk on “Geoenvironmental

Engineering: Challenges and

Opportunities” by Prof. Krishna

Reddy, Director, Sustainable

Engineering Research Laboratory,

Department of Civil and Materials

Engineering, University of

Illinois, Chicago. The event was

coordinated by Dr. A.K. Haritash,

Associate Professor, Department of

Environmental Engineering.

LOHRI NIGHT

CONFERENCE

ON ATOMIC,

MOLECULAR,

OPTICAL AND

NANOPHYSICS

WITH

APPLICATIONS

2019

DTU Student Association organised

Lohri Night in January 2020 at

the Aryabhatta Ground. Students

congregated to celebrate the

auspicious festival which marks the

end of winter by lighting the holy

bonfire. Cheered by the warmth of

the bonfire, students danced to their

hearts’ content to the beats of riveting

DJ and Dhol performances.

Department of Applied Physics, DTU organised an international

conference on “Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Nano Physics with

Applications” (CAMNP-2019), in association with TEQIP-III and

DRDO-LASTEC, in December 2019. Prof. Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble

Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Chief Patron. Prof. S.K. Garg,

Pro-Vice Chancellor, DTU was the Patron while Prof. R.P. Tandon,

University of Delhi was the Co-Patron. Prof. Rinku Sharma, HoD,

Department of Applied Physics chaired the conference.

WORKSHOP ON FORM

EXPLORATION

Department of Design, DTU

organised a two-day workshop on

“Form Exploration" in association

with Nanyang Technological University,

Singapore, in January 2020. Prof.

Peer M. Sathikh, Associate Chair

(Academic), School of Art, Design and

Media, NTU, Singapore delivered a

lecture and interacted with the students.

Prof. Ranganath M. Singari, HoD,

Department of Design coordinated the

workshop.


REPUBLIC DAY

DTU celebrated Republic Day 2020, which began with the hoisting of

the national flag in the presence of the dignitaries. This was followed by

Saraswati Vandana in the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Auditorium. Prof. Yogesh

Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU delivered a thought-provoking

speech about India’s struggle for independence. The wards of the faculty

of DTU put up a lively dance performance, followed by a traditional dance

performance by Nrityangana. A cricket match was also organised between

faculty and students.

Prof. Yogesh Singh inaugurated the newly constructed Faculty Block,

consisting of 17 rooms on the second floor of the Department of Computer

Science and Engineering. He also inaugurated the newly built Corporate

Block. The new block has cabins which will serve as interview rooms and

is a part of the Department of Training & Placement.

GUEST LECTURE ON BRAND PERSONALISATION

AND AWARENESS

Delhi School of Management organised a guest lecture on the

topic "Brand Personalization and Awareness" in January 2020.

Guest speaker Mr. Abhishek Tandon, Marketing Head (APAC &

MENA), Empaxis Data Management Pvt. Ltd., provided his views

on the real meaning of a brand and the importance of data analytics

and marketing analytics in the industry.

RESEARCH SEMINAR ON “CURB YOUR

ENTHUSIASM”

Delhi School of Management organised a Research Seminar in

January 2020 on the topic “Curb your Enthusiasm: The Limits

to Offshoring and Globalisation”. The guest speaker was

Prof. Rajneesh Narula, OBE, John H. Dunning Chair of

International Business Regulation, Henley Business School,

University of Reading, UK. The seminar revolved around areas of

research such as Economic Development, FDI, Innovation, and

R&D.

GUEST LECTURE ON DATA ANALYTICS IN

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Delhi School of Management organised a guest lecture

on “Use of Data Analytics in Financial Markets”.

Mr. Rahul Ingle and Mr. Janak Shah, Co-Founders, Money Roller

were the guest speakers. The attendees were educated on how

equity and equity derivatives are traded in the market. They were

also briefed on the importance of data analytics.

Faculty News and

Achievements

Awards, Honours, and Conferences

Prof. S Indu, Dept. of Electronics &

Communication Engineering

• Organiser and Co-chair, ‘International

Heritage Symposium and Exhibition’,

National Museum, New Delhi

• Attendee, International Workshop,

‘Science of Intelligence’, IIT Jodhpur

Prof. Nand Kumar, Dept. of Humanities

• Attendee, International Conference on

Advanced Research and Innovation,

Institution of Engineers, Delhi

• Attendee, International Conference on

Advanced Production and Industrial

Engineering, DITE, Okhla, Delhi

Prof. Laxminarayan Das, Dept. of

Applied Mathematics

• Presenter, ‘A MATLAB Programming

Applied in Gradient Search Method to

Solve Quadratic Optimization Problem’,

National Conference on Emerging

Trends in Information Technology, UGC,

New Delhi

Prof. Pradeep Kumar Suri, Delhi School

of Management

• Session chair, Global Conference on

Flexibility, Innovation and Sustainable

Business, IIT Roorkee

• Speaker, ‘E-Governance and IT

Management’ during workshop-cumtraining

on Educational Administration’,

Ambedkar University, Delhi and Indira

Gandhi National Tribal University,

Madhya Pradesh

• Speaker, ‘E-governance for Improving

Organizational Performance’, National

Institute of Immunology, New Delhi

• Editor, ‘Transforming Organizations

Through Flexible Systems Management’

Prof. Rajeshwari Pandey, Dept.

of Electronics & Communication

Engineering

• Attendee, ‘Global Exhibition on Services’,

Confederation of Indian Industry,

Bengaluru

• Reviewer, International Journal of Circuit

Theory and Applications

• Reviewer, Computers and Electrical

Engineering

Dr. Rahul Katarya, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of

Computer Science & Engineering

• Keynote Speaker, ‘Impact of Social

Networks in Human Behavioral

Analytics’, IEEE International Conference

on Information Systems and Computer

Networks, GLA University, Mathura

• Speaker, ‘Role of Artificial Intelligence

to Detoxify Social Media Contents’,

IETE Foundation Day, ‘Role of Artificial

Intelligence and Machine Learning in

the Development of Society’, Institution

of Electronics & Telecommunication

Engineers, New Delhi

• Session Chair, ‘IEEE International

Conference on Information Systems and

Computer Networks’, GLA University,

Mathura

• Coordinator, Delegation from Nanjing

University of Aeronautics & Astronautics,

China

• Coordinator, Delegation from Embassy

of Germany

• Coordinator, Delegation from National

Formosa University, Taiwan

• Coordinator, Delegation from Rega

Technical University, Latvia

• Coordinator, Visit to ICCR with DTU

International students

Prof. Pravir Kumar, Dept. of

Biotechnology

• Executive Committee Member, National

Research Development Corporation,

Ministry of Science and Technology,

Government of India, New Delhi

• Specialist panel, Soldier Health & Drug

Development Panel, DRDO, Ministry

of Defence, Government of India, New

Delhi

• Grant Reviewer, Department of

Biotechnology, Government of India,

New Delhi

• Reviewer, Annals of Clinical and

Translational Neurology

• ‘Physiological stressors and

pharmacological intervention in

neurodegenerative disorders’, National

Conference on Biotechnology and

Bioengineering, Innovation and

Advancement for Sustainable Future,

Sharda University, Greater Noida

• Session chair and speaker, ‘Ubiquitination

mechanism in Alzheimer’s and

other neurodegenerative disorders’,

International Conference on Frontiers

in Neuroscience and Neurochemistry:

Dynamic Challenges and Approaches,

Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

Prof. Jai Gopal Sharma, Dept. of

Biotechnology

• Participant, Aqua Excel 2020 training

course ‘Fish Nutrition and Feeding’,

Institute National de la Recherche

Agronomique, France


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Dr. Chandra Prakash Singh, Assoc.

Prof., Dept. of Applied Mathematics

• Awarded Fellowship, Royal Astronomical

Society, UK

• Speaker, ‘Decaying vacuum energy

in Brans-Dicke theory’, International

Conference on Differential Geometry

and Relativity, Department of

Mathematics and Statistics, Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, UP

• Session Chair, International Conference

on Differential Geometry and Relativity,

Department of Mathematics and

Statistics, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Gorakhpur University, UP

Dr. Ram Singh, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of

Applied Chemistry

• Attendee, Indian Analytical Congress

2019, Amity University, Noida

Dr. S. Anbukumar, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of

Civil Engineering

• Organiser, ‘Training program on e-RTI

Online Portal for Officer and Officials of

DTU’, DTU

Dr. Shilpa Pal, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civil

Engineering

• Organiser & Speaker, ‘Modeling Dams

and Landslides – A route to Mitigate

Disaster’, ‘FDP on Disaster Mitigation

and Management’, DTU

• Speaker, ‘Vulnerability and Risk

Assessment of Buildings’, International

Workshop on Geohazards Risk

Reduction Initiatives in South and South

East Asia, DTU

• Speaker, ‘Importance of Earthquake

Resistant Structures for Smart Cities’,

FDP on Smart Cities: Challenges and

Opportunities, Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh

• Presenter, ‘Shear Resistance of Hybrid

Steel and Basalt Fiber Reinforced

Concrete Beams’, International

Symposium on Fusion of Science and

Technology, YMCA Faridabad

• Attendee, ‘International Conference

on Landslides Risk Reduction and

Resilience – 2019’, National Institute of

Disaster Management, New Delhi

• Attendee, ‘International seminar on

Performance Based Design of buildings

& Bridges for Enhanced Seismic

Resilience’, Indian Association of

Structural Engineers, PHD House, Delhi

Dr. Sudarshan K. Valluru, Assoc. Prof.,

Dept. of Electrical Engineering

• Coordinator, ‘Recent Research Direction

and Key Concepts in Electrical

Engineering’, DTU

• Chair, 3rd International Conference,

‘Computing and Network

Communications CoCoNet-SO-B: Best

Paper Session’, IITM, Kerala

• Chair, Seventh Symposium, ‘Control,

Automation, Industrial Informatics and

Smart Grid’, IITM, Kerala

Mr. Ashish R. Kulkarni, Asst. Prof., Dept.

of Electrical Engineering

• Speaker, Elecrama ETechNxt, Greater

Noida

• Panellist, ‘Startup track on EV and

Mobility by IEEMA’, NASSCOM Center of

Excellence, Gurugram

Mr. Anurag Chaturvedi, Asst. Prof.,

USME

• Presenter, ‘7 th Pan-IIM World

Management Conference’, IIM Rohtak

Dr. Rajeev Kumar Mishra, Asst. Prof.,

Dept. of Environmental Engineering

• Guest of Honour, ‘International

Symposium on Air Pollution-Causes,

Mitigation and Strategic Planning’,

Amity University, Haryana

Dr. Mohammad Zunaid, Asst. Prof.,

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

• Presenter, ‘Numerical Analysis of Three-

Dimensional Counter flow Multi Droplet

Shower Cooling Tower with Variation in

Inlet Water Temperature for Industrial

Application’, International Conference

on Atomic, Molecular, Optical & Nano

Physics with Applications (CAMNP), DTU

• Presenter, ‘Numerical Evaluation of

Inclined Jet Microchannel Heat Sink

Using Nanofluids’, CAMNP, DTU

• Presenter, ‘Numerical Analysis of

Microchannel Heat Sink With Pillars’,

International Conference on Advanced

Production and Industrial Engineering

(ICAPIE), DITE, Okhla

• Presenter, ‘Numerical Evaluation of

Three-Dimensional Counter flow

Shower Cooling Tower with Variation

in Inlet Water to Air Mass Flow Ratio

for Industrial Application’, ICAPIE, DITE,

Okhla

• Presenter, ‘Performance analysis of Solar

Updraft Tower for Power generation in

Sultanate of Oman’, ICAPIE, DITE, Okhla

• Presenter, ‘Energy and Exergy Analysis

of Three-Dimensional Counter flow


Inlet Air Relative Humidity for Human

Comfort’, ICAPIE, DITE, Okhla

• Presenter, ‘Mathematical Analysis of

Wind Turbine Blade at various Angle

of attack and Reynold Number’, ISFT-

2020, J.C. Bose University of Science and

Technology, Faridabad

• Presenter, ‘Mathematical Analysis

of Three-Dimensional Counter flow

Multi Droplet Shower Cooling Tower

with Variation in Inlet Air Dry Bulb

Temperature for Human Comfort’,

ICARI-2020, International Journal of

Advance Research and Innovation,

Institution of Engineers, New Delhi

• Presenter, ‘Numerical Analysis of Three-

Dimensional Counter flow Multi Droplet


Inlet Air Relative Humidity for Industrial

Application’, ICARI-2020, Institution of


• Presenter, ‘Numerical Analysis and

Surface Modelling of Air Plane Wings’,

ICARI-2020, Institution of Engineers,

New Delhi

• Presenter, ‘Heat Transfer Characteristics

of Microjet Impingements with Flow

Extraction’, ICARI-2020, Institution of


• Presenter, ‘Fabrication of Rapid

Compression Machine with Variable

Compression Ratio - A Review’,

ICARI-2020, Institution of Engineers,

New Delhi

• Attendee, ‘Geohazards Risk Reduction

Initiatives in South and SouthEast Asia’,

DTU

• Attendee ‘Recent Research Directions

and Key Concepts in Electrical

Engineering’, DTU

• Attendee, ‘Recent Developments in

Renewable Energy System’, DTU

• Attendee, ‘Resource Management

and Evaluation’ National Productivity

Council, Goa

Dr. Divyashikha Sethia, Asst. Prof., Dept.

of Computer Science & Engineering



Dr. Mukhtiyar Singh, Asst. Prof., Dept. of

Applied Physics



• Organiser, Grid Integrated Renewables

and Electric Transportation, DTU

Dr. Ravindra Singh, Asst. Prof., Dept. of

Design

• Member of Editorial Board, Design

for All Institute of India, Design for All

Publication

Mr. Prashant Giridhar Shambharkar,

Asst. Prof., Dept. of Computer Science

& Engineering

• Participant, ‘Disaster Mitigation and

Management’, DTU

• Dy. Coordinator, Ph.D. Admissions, DTU

• Department Representative, Discipline

Committee, DTU

• Member, Selection Process Committee,

USIP Interview, DTU

• Member, Preparation of Degrees/

Merit Certificates Committee for 6 th

Convocation, DTU

• Member, Overall Coordination

Committee for 6 th Convocation, DTU

• Member, Discipline Committee for 6 th

convocation, DTU

• Member, Technical Conference

Committee, ‘International Summit on

Quality Indices in Higher Education’,

DTU

Publications

Prof. S Indu, Dept. of Electronics &

Communication Engineering

• ‘Attention-guided deep convolutional

neural networks for skin cancer

classification’, 9 th International

Conference on Image Processing Theory,

Tools and Applications, Turkey

• ‘Artificial Neural Network based Task

Scheduling for Heterogeneous Systems’,

International Conference on Emerging

Technologies in Computer Engineering:

Machine Learning and Internet of

Things, SKIT, Jaipur

• ‘An Efficient Approach to EEG-Based

Emotion Recognition using LSTM

Network’, IEEE Colloquium on Signal

Processing and its Applications, Malaysia

• ‘A Low Power and High Speed 8-bit

ALU Design using 17T Full Adder’,

International Conference on Signal

Processing & Integrated Networks’,

Amity University, Noida

• ‘Enhancing Accuracy for Human

Trajectory Forecasting in Crowded

Scenes’, International Conference

on Image and Graphics Processing,

Singapore

Prof. Rajni Jindal, HoD, Dept. of


• ‘Pressure dependent piped water theft

detection with IoT based remote billing

and location alert’, IEEE/IIAI International

Congress on Applied Information

Technology, Indonesia

• ‘A Preventive Intrusion Detection

Architecture using Adaptive Blockchain

Method’, International Conference

for Big Data, Machine Learning and

Applications, NIT Silchar

• ‘Blockchain-based Integrity Protection

System for Cloud Storage’, Technology

Innovation Management and

Engineering Science International

Conference, Thailand

• ‘MTFCT: A Task Offloading Approach

for Fog Computing and Cloud

Computing’, International Conference

on Cloud Computing, Data Science and

Engineering, Amity University, Noida

• ‘Accurate Information Extraction

from Customer Comments Posted

Online’, International Journal of Recent

Technology and Engineering

• ‘IoT Stream Data Compression Using

LDPC Coding’, FICTA 2020, NIT Surathkal

Prof. Nand Kumar, Dept. of Humanities

• ‘The Effect of Technology on Agricultural

Production in Awi Zone, Ethiopia: ECM

Approach’, International Journal of

Ecological Economics and Statistics

• ‘Economic Benefit of Agricultural

Technology on Teff and Maize Crops

in Ethiopia: The Blinder-Oaxaca

Decomposition’, Journal of Poverty

Prof. A. S. Rao, Dept. of Applied Physics

• ‘Structural, Luminescence and EPR

properties of deep red emitting

MgY2Al4SiO12:Cr3+ garnet Phosphors’,

Journal of Luminescence

• ‘EPR and Optical properties of green

emitting Mn activated Sr2ZnSi2O7

Phosphors prepared by sol-gel method’,

Journal of Electronic Materials

• ‘A study on up-conversion and energy

transfer kinetics of KGdF4:Yb3+/Er3+

nanophosphors’, Journal of Molecular

Structure

• ‘Ultraviolet B emitting Gd3+ doped

LaP3O9 phosphors prepared by coprecipitation

procedure’, Optik

• ‘Luminescence and EPR properties of

UV-B emitting Gd doped NaBaPO4

Phosphors prepared by co-precipitation

method’, Optik

• ‘Photoluminescence and electron spin

resonance study on narrow-band UVB

emitting Gd-doped LaPO4 phosphors’,

Optik

• ‘Photoluminescence and EPR studies

of narrowband ultraviolet B emitting

trivalent gadolinium activated

CaLaAl3O7 Phosphors’, Optik

• ‘PL and EPR characteristics of Gd3+

activated SrMgSi2O6 phosphor

prepared by sol-gel procedure’, Optik

• ‘UVB-emitting gadolinium-doped

Ba2YZrO6 perovskite ceramic phosphor’,

Optik

• ‘Narrowband ultraviolet B emitting Gd3+

activated NaSrPO4 phosphor prepared

by co-precipitation method’, Optik

Prof. Jai Gopal Sharma, Dept. of

Biotechnology

• ‘Production potential of greater

duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza (L.

Schleiden) and its biochemical

composition evaluation’, Aquaculture

Prof. Laxminarayan Das, Dept. of

Applied Mathematics

• ‘A MATLAB Programming Applied

in Gradient Search Method to Solve

Quadratic Optimization Problem’,

Proceedings Emerging Trends in

Information Technology

• ‘Fibonacci Algorithm for Determining

Minimum Value of a Unimodal Function

using MATLAB Programmed Computing

Software’, International Journal of

Recent Technology and Engineering

• ‘Electrical power system transmission

quality and power supplier micro

grid control functional reliability’,

International Journal of System

Assurance Engineering and

Management

Prof. Pravir Kumar, Dept. of

Biotechnology

• ‘Pharmacological intervention of

histone deacetylase enzymes in the

neurodegenerative disorders’, Life

Sciences

• ‘Aβ, Tau, and α-Synuclein aggregation

and integrated role of PARK2 in the

regulation and clearance of toxic

peptides’, Neuropeptide

• ‘An In-Silico Investigation of Key Lysine

Residues and Their Selection for

Clearing off Aβ and Holo-AβPP through

Ubiquitination’, Interdisciplinary Science

Prof. Qasim Murtaza, Dept. of

Mechanical Engineering

• ‘Characterization and parametric

optimization of % change in residual

stress of Mo composite coating using

Taguchi approach’, Materials Research

Express

• ‘Experimentation and modelling of

CNT additive abrasive media for micro

finishing’, Measurement

• ‘Tribological behavior of HVOF carbon

coating for wear resistance applications’,

Materials Research Express

Prof. Rajeshwari Pandey, Dept.

of Electronics & Communication

Engineering

• ‘CFOA Based Negative Floating

Capacitance Multiplier’, Advances in

Electronics Engineering

Prof. Vijay Gautam, Dept. Of Mechanical

Engineering

• ‘Prediction of residual stresses in

biaxial stretching of tailor welded

blanks by finite element analysis’, IOP

Conference Series: Materials Science and

Engineering

• ‘Experimental and Numerical

Characterization of Residual Stresses in

Tailor Welded Blanks After Springback’,

Springer, Singapore

Dr. Chandra Prakash Singh, Assoc.

Prof., Dept. of Applied Mathematics

• ‘Matter creation in Brans-Dicke theory:

Observational tests and thermodynamic

analysis’, Physical Review D

• ‘Probing bulk viscous matter dominated

model in Brans-Dicke theory,

Astrophysics and Space’, Science

• ‘New holographic dark energy with bulk

viscosity in f(R,T) gravity’, Indian Journal

of Physics

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma,

Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Information

Technology

• ‘View-invariant Deep Architecture for

Human Action Recognition using Twostream

Motion and Shape Temporal

Dynamics’, IEEE Transactions on Image

Processing

• ‘A Two-fold Transformation Model

for Human Action Recognition using

Decisive Pose’, Cognitive Systems

Research

• ‘Sentiment Analysis using Deep Learning

Architectures: A Review’, Artificial

Intelligence Review

Dr. Rahul Katarya, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of


• ‘Opinion Leader discovery based on Text

analysis in Online Social Network’, IEEE

International Conference on Information

Systems and Computer Networks (ISCON

2019), GLA University, Uttar Pradesh

• ‘A survey of Different Methods in finding

Latent Relationships among Complex

Networks’, ISCON 2019, GLA University,

Uttar Pradesh

• ‘Deep Learning for Opinion Mining: A

Systematic Survey’, ISCON 2019, GLA

University, Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Ram Singh, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of

Applied Chemistry

• ‘Design, synthesis and evaluation of

Coumarin-Phenylthiazole conjugates

as cholinesterase inhibitors’, Chemical

Biology Letters

• ‘Facile Synthesis of 2-Arylimidazo[1,2-a]

pyridines catalyzed by DBU in Aqueous

ethanol’, Proceedings of the Royal

Society A: Mathematical, Physical and

Engineering Sciences

Dr. Shilpa Pal, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of

Civil Engineering

• ‘Shear resistance of steel fibre reinforced

concrete beams’, Journal of Structural

Engineering

• ‘Optimization of base isolation

parameters using genetic algorithm’,

Journal of Statistics and Management

Dr. Sudarshan K. Valluru, Assoc. Prof.,


• ‘Design and implementation of L-PID

and IO-PID Controllers for Twin Rotor

MIMO System’, International Conference

on Power Electronics Control and

Automation, Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi

• ‘Design of Intelligent Fuzzy Logic

Controllers to Control Trajectory Tracking

and Stabilization of Twin Rotor MIMO

System’, IEEE International Conference

on Engineering Technologies and

Applied Sciences 2019, Malaysia

• ‘Design and Real Time implementation

of fmincon , MOGA tuned IO-PID and

FO-PIλDμ Controllers for Stabilization

of TRMS’, International Conference

on Computing and Network

Communications (CoCoNet), Kerala

• ‘Experimental Investigation of Fully

Informed Particle Swarm Optimization

tuned Multi Loop L-PID and NL-PID

Controllers for Gantry Crane System’,

CoCoNet, Kerala

• ‘Optimization Strategy of Bio-Inspired

Metaheuristic Algorithms Tuned PID

Controller for PMBDC Actuated Robotic

Manipulator’, CoCoNet, Kerala

Dr. Anup Kumar Mandpura, Asst. Prof.,


• ‘Stacking seismic data based on

Ramanujan sums’, IEEE Geoscience and

Remote Sensing Letters

Mr. Deshraj Meena, Asst. Prof., Dept. of

Applied Physics

• ‘Phase dependent selectivity shifting

behavior of Cd2SnO4 nanoparticles

based gas sensor towards volatile

organic compounds (VOC) at low

operating temperature’, Journal of Alloys

and Compounds

• ‘Synthesis, characterization and gas

sensing properties of the rhombohedral

ilmenite CdSnO3 nanoparticles’, Physica

B: Condensed Matter

Dr. Mukhtiyar Singh, Asst. Prof.,

Dept. of Applied Physics

• ‘Graphene as charge transport layers in

lead free perovskite solar cell’, Material

Research Express

Ms. Navneeta Bharadvaja, Asst. Prof.,

Dept. of Biotechnology

• ‘Degradation of dyes using biologically

synthesized silver and copper

nanoparticles’,

Environmental

Nanotechnology, Monitoring &

Management

• ‘Media optimization using Box Behnken

Design for enhanced production of

biomass, beta-carotene and lipid from

Dunaliella salina’, Vegetos

• ‘Bio-plastic: An Alternative Solution to

Beat Plastic Hazard’, Fundamentals of

Plastic Waste Management

• ‘Microbial Remediation of Heavy

Metals’, Microbial Bioremediation &

Biodegradation

Mr. Paras Kumar, Asst. Prof., Dept. of

Mechanical Engineering

• ‘Microwave cladding on metallic surfaces:

A review’, Materials Today: Proceedings

Mr. Prashant Giridhar Shambharkar,

Asst. Prof., Dept. of Computer Science

& Engineering

• ‘Multiple Resource Management and

Burst Time Prediction using Deep

Reinforcement Learning’, International

Journal of Advances in Computer

Science & Its Applications

Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Asst. Prof., USME

• ‘Mapping disparities in education across

low-and middle-income countries’,

Nature

• ‘Mapping child growth failure across lowand

middle-income countries’, Nature

Ms. Ritu Agarwal, Asst. Prof., Dept. of

Information Technology

• ‘A Two-Phase Image Classification

Approach with Very Less Data’,

Computational Vision and Bio-Inspired

Computing

Mr. Rohit Beniwal, Asst. Prof., Dept. of


• ‘A Smart Discussion Forum Website’,

International Conference on Soft

Computing and Pattern Recognition

2019, Hyderabad

Dr. Sudipta Majumdar, Asst. Prof.,

Dept. of Electronics & Communication

Engineering

• ‘Extended Kalman Filter Based Nonlinear

System Identification Described in Terms

of Kronecker Product’, International

Journal of Electronics & Communications

• ‘Extended Kalman Filter Based State

Estimation of MOSFET Circuit’, The

International Journal of Computation

and Mathematics in Electronics &

Electrical Engineering

DTU Times interviewed Mr. Vinod Dham, ‘Father of the Pentium Chip’, a DCE alumnus of the 1971 batch,

who was the Chief Guest at Convocation 2019. We also interviewed his batchmates Mr. Gulshan

Kapur, Mr. Subha Rao, Mr. Sudhir Khanna, Mr. Suman K. Kwatra, and Mr. Umesh Chaddha.

What are the major changes you have seen

between DCE of 1971 and DTU of 2019?

The DCE in 1971 was a small place. I can draw a whole

map for you consisting of the library and the four

departments. This campus is a huge one, of area 165

acres, while our campus was only around 10 acres at

Kashmere Gate. There is no comparison; what you are

doing here is amazing. In 1971, probably less than 250

students passed out, while here, almost 1800 students

graduated this year.

Engineers today in India are failing to

capture the wide gap between the academic

curriculum and industry requirements.

What do you think students should do at an

individual level to bridge this gap?

There always will be a difference in the industry here

and the industry abroad, and that is why I went abroad

to get my Master’s degree. Nowadays, however, I

see a lot of Ph.D. students here, so hopefully, we are

improving the scope for higher studies here as well.

But earlier, going abroad was the only way to dig

deeper into a subject. There are a number of job-ready

courses these days which are gaining prominence.

These are aimed at bridging the gap between what

is taught in the university and what is required in the

industry.

Don’t work too long for one organisation. 5-7 years

is a good time to switch. If you are there in any

organisation, look for opportunities to show your

brilliance. Every organisation has, whether you like

it or not, Power Centres, which would really put you

into a proper perspective. Don’t just blindly work and

deliver, but also observe the people around you and

learn from them.

A lot of engineers generally go for nontechnical

jobs, as opposed to core technical

work. How can we interest more students in

the core field?

Engineering gives you excellent analytical skills

that are used in every field. Lots of engineers go

into business-related sectors and many of the skills

taught in engineering come in handy there. Nowadays

technology is in everything, so to maximise your

benefits, you have to be able to utilise the best of

both. To be honest, I don’t think it’s a negative thing.

Some students have an aptitude in the sciences, but it

is not practical for everybody to go towards research.

You will find a lot of engineers in the civil services as

well. It’s a way of life.

The alumni of DCE are in every single

industry in the world. How do you think that

the alumni network of DCE will be able to

help future students of DTU who will enter

different industries?

In Silicon Valley, there are a substantial number of

DCE graduates who are doing amazing things. There

are lots of them, dozens and dozens. I don’t know how

to bring all of them together but I wish there was a

network like there is at Harvard University. Harvard

has a brilliant alumni network which the alumni

constantly use for years after graduation to get jobs

and connections. Maybe the newer batches can take

an initiative towards making a social networking

website exclusive to DTU students and alumni.

Read the complete interview on dtutimes.dtu.ac.in/blog


GOLDEN

PRIDE

FUNCTION

CONVOCATION

The 6 th Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2019, held on 13 December 2019, witnessed great gusto and

jubilance all over DTU as graduates and postgraduates clad in black robes and convocation hats congregated

one last time to mark the end of their college lives.

The Convocation Ceremony was preceded

by the Golden Pride Function on 12

December 2019, which celebrated the

achievements of gold medalists and Ph.D.

awardees. Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, IAS,

Competition Commissioner of India was the

Chief Guest and Dr. Durga Das Agarwal,

Founder & President, Piping Technology &

Products Inc. graced the event as the Guest

of Honour.

The dignitaries bestowed the Chancellor

and Vice Chancellor Gold Medals on the

awardees. From the Class of 2019, Mudita

Saxena, M.Tech., CSE and Jatin, B.Tech.,

ECE were awarded the Chancellor’s Gold

Medal. 15 students from B.Tech., 4 from

B.Tech. (Evening), 20 from M.Tech., 2 from

M.B.A. and 1 from E.M.B.A. were awarded

the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal. 25

other medals and scholarships were also

awarded.

The day kicked off with the inauguration of the newly

installed National Flag by Mr. Anil Baijal, Hon’ble

Lieutenant Governor, NCT of Delhi and Chancellor,

DTU, following which the graduates assembled in the

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Auditorium for the Convocation

Ceremony to commence. Mr. Vinod Dham, Founder,

IndoUS Venture Partners, ‘Father of the Pentium Chip’,

and a DCE alumnus served as the Chief Guest for

the event. The ceremony saw the conferring of 2135

degrees, along with 2 Chancellor’s Medals and 42 Vice

Chancellor’s medals.

This was followed by the Convocation Address by the

Chief Guest who recounted his experience as an alumnus of DCE and reminisced about his time at Silicon

Valley, first as an employee and later on as an employer in his own company. He emphasised the value of

discipline, integrity, and smart work to achieve one’s goals. Prof. Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU

also addressed the gathering and wished the graduates luck for their future ventures. The 48 th edition of DTU

Times was released by the dignitaries along with the Booklet of Achievements (2015-2019).

Nostalgia erupted around the college as the students, now graduates, walked around the university one last

time and were photographed with their peers and parents. With their degrees in their hands and convocation

hats in the air, the graduates bade their college days a final adieu as they set out on a new journey.

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SOCIETY

NEWS

IOSD DTU holds FOSSASIA

OpenTechSummit

In January 2020, IOSD DTU organised the FOSSASIA

OpenTechSummit Day. The special guests included Mario

Behling, co-founder, FOSSASIA, and Mitch Altman, the

inventor of TV-B-Gone. The guests delivered talks and

workshops on OS Development and building a sustainable

open source ecosystem with FOSSASIA and OPEN-TEC.

An Open Hardware workshop was held by Mitch Altman

to teach students about soldering and various internal

components of hardware.

NSS DTU champions for a cause

In November 2019, NSS DTU launched its initiative ‘The Recycle

Box’ in an attempt to recycle paper waste generated around

the canteen and the stationery shop. An awareness session on

Rights and Responsibilities for Gender Equality was conducted

by NSS DTU in collaboration with Sakshi Foundation and The

Rakshin Project. It was an interactive seminar with the aim to

prevent, prohibit and intervene in instances of sexual offences

against children.

NSS DTU in association with Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS) organised

its Annual Rural Camp at Gopalpura, Alwar in December 2019,

with special emphasis on the preservation and protection of water

bodies. Volunteers participated in activities such as learning

about organic farming practices, setting up library facilities at

the community school, offering 'Shramdaan', setting up solar

panels, painting walls, performing a Nukkad Natak and cooking

in the community kitchen. They also got a chance to interact with

Dr. Rajendra Singh, ‘the Waterman of India’ regarding various

water preservation and river revival techniques.

In January 2020, the volunteers of NSS DTU collected clothes

that were donated at government-established night shelters

through the NGO Safe Approach for Nascent Termination of

Social Hazard.

Vibe swipes laurels

Vibe won the title of 'Don’t Kill the Streets' at the Street Dance

Competition held at Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology,

Delhi. In a 1-on-1 Street Dance Battle held at IIT Bombay,

Kapil Nagnyal secured the 1 st position. In January 2020, Vibe

conducted a Popping Dance Workshop for DTU students.

DTU Supermileage drives ahead

DTU Supermileage bagged the 1 st position in the Urban Concept

Category at the Shell Eco Marathon held in Bangalore. The team

was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs.

NSS DTU

Delhi-42 bags awards

Delhi-42 organised Quizzing 101 - The

Fresher’s Quiz in October 2019. At Sri

Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce,

Bramhdeep Singh and Harshit Gupta won

the 1 st position in the Business Quiz, with

Bramhdeep Singh also bagging the 3 rd

position in the Fin-Biz Quiz. Aaryendra

Kashyap secured the 1 st position at the

quiz held at SRCC.

DTU Supermileage

Sahitya wins accolades

Angad Sethi bagged the 1 st position at the KC Garg Memorial Turncoat Debate held

at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology. He was also awarded the title of 2 nd

Best Speaker at the Annual Freshers Intercollege Conventional Debate organised by

Deshbandhu College. At Symvaad National Parliamentary Debate, Angad Sethi and

Mihir Ranjan were Breaking Adjudicators. Mihir Ranjan was also a finals judge.

At IIT Bombay, Nilesh Nishant won the 1 st position in both Hindi Slam Poetry and

the Best of Competitions event. R Sahil bagged the 1 st position in Online Mascot

Designing, while S. Aditya was awarded 2 nd position in

Bollywood Quiz. Shubhang Gopal secured 3 rd position in

Turncoat Debate.

Sahitya

IOSD DTU

Team Inferno

Team Inferno blazes ahead

Team Inferno secured the 8 th position in the

Indian Rover Challenge held at VIT Chennai.

Their Preliminary Design Report has been

accepted for participation in the University

Rover Challenge to be held in Utah, USA.

Team members Karan Singh Bora and Vishal

Sharma presented a detailed report of their

robotic manipulator at the 1 st South Asian

Annual Mars Convention.

Panache wins big

Panache bagged the 3 rd position in the fashion show

held at Antaragni, IIT Kanpur. Vikhyat Singh bagged

the title of Mr. Antaragni 2019, while Jeevika Wadhwa

was awarded the title of Ms. Antaragni 2019. Dikshita

Saxena was crowned Ms. Impresionante 2019.

180 Degrees Consulting DTU

IGTS DTU

180 Degrees Consulting

DTU wins laurels

The team of Ekansh Prasad, Param

Chhura and Shivam Jha secured the 1 st

position at Encephalon - Live Business

Case Competition at the Operations

and Technology Conclave of XLRI,

Jamshedpur. Param Chhura and Shivam

Jha also secured the 2 nd position at

Enigma, HR Cross Competition at the

Annual HR Conclave of IIM Lucknow.

Aman Kalra and Saransh Garg bagged

the 1 st position at Pragyan - HR Case

Competition at IIM Kashipur. They were

also the national finalists at Case Club

League 2019, St. Stephen’s College.

Kshitij Rastogi and Vikhyat Tomar were

National Finalists at the PMx Product

Management Expedition at IIT Guwahati.

Ansh Agrawal reached the National

Finals of El Empresario, the flagship

management competition at IIM Rohtak.

IGTS DTU organises

Stratazenith

In December 2019, the Indian Game

Theory Society DTU in partnership

with Team Manan, Gokhale Institute of

Politics and Economics, Pune organised

Stratazenith. Another edition of the

same was successfully conducted by

them at Techfest, IIT Bombay and at the

Management Fest, IIM Lucknow (Noida

Campus).

MACS DTU conducts AI workshop

MACS DTU organised guest lectures on the

Democratization of AI which were delivered by Kazuya

Saginawa, CEO, DataGateway and Tetsuro Masunaga,

Director and Co-Founder, bitgrit. A workshop on

Blockchain & AI was organised in association with

bitgrit.

Pratibimb forges ahead

Pratibimb won the 1 st position at Aagaz - the Street

Play Event at Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay. The team also

performed at the Delhi International Queer Theater

And Film Festival Tarang 2019. In January 2020, the

Stage Wing performed at the Shorts Live Festival at

the Little Theatre Group Auditorium.


In other news…

• Members of CASRAE attended the 8 th International Symposium on Fusion of Science and Technology and presented

their research papers in various fields of Mechanical Engineering.

• Crescita, the HR Club of USME, conducted a seminar on Team Building. The seminar was delivered by Ms. Neha Kalra,

an HR specialist.

• Cubix DTU in association with Capital Cubing and Cubelelo organised the PB Smashathon Delhi 2019, an official World

Cube Association cubing competition.

• DTU Toastmasters conducted a demonstration meeting attended by its members and speakers from different

Toastmasters clubs across Delhi.

• D_CODER organised ‘Seniors Se Mulaqaat’, in which they invited DTU alumni to interact with and guide current students.

• Hertz Electric participated in Formula Bharat 2020.

• IMechE DTU Chapter served as the Knowledge Partners for the 8 th International Symposium on Fusion of Science and

Technology.

• Jijnasa DTU started the GrateFULL Program, under which they provide Sattvic meals to DTU students in exchange for

volunteering or donations.

• Pradarshani, the Dramatics Society of USME, secured the 2 nd position at the Ad Mad competitions at both Rukmini Devi

Institute of Advanced Studies and Ideal Institute of Management and Technology.

• Round Table DTU conducted recruitments for MAD (Make A Difference), an NGO that teaches underprivileged children

across India.

• SCEE DTU organised a Motivational Seminar hosted by Aman Dhattarwal, Founder, Apni Kaksha.

Abhivyakti

Kalakriti organised the 3 rd edition of its

annual Art Competition Abhivyakti in

November 2019. The competition consisted

of categories such as Big Canvas,

Doodling, Mandala, Go Virtual, Befree,

Craft and Below 15 Years. A showcase of

artistic masterpieces in the form of an Art

Exhibition from the Creative Arts societies

of various colleges was held at the Mini

OAT. The event also saw enthusiastic

participation from the students of the

NGOs Gyankunj and Navjoyti. The two-day

competition came to an end with a lively

performance by the band Ikhtyaar.

In January 2020, Kalakriti participated

in Rangsrijan, the Art Exhibition of Hindu

College and received the Popular Choice

Award.

DelTech

MUn ’20

The 9 th edition of DelTech Model United Nations

was organised by DelTech MUN and Debating

Society in January 2020. The opening ceremony

was graced by the presence of Justice R.K.

Agarwal as the Hon’ble Chief Guest. The event

simulated 5 committees: the United Nations

General Assembly, United Nations Security

Council, United Nations Human Rights Council,

Development Committee and the Delimitation

Commission of India. With a footfall of over 350

from over 15 institutes, the conference witnessed

unique constructive on global issues such as the

right to self-determination, arms control, and the

refugee crisis. The Best Delegation award was

won by Amity International School, Noida.

DIWALI MELA

The Rotaract Club of DTU Regency organised its annual

fundraising event Diwali Mela in October 2019. The

members of the club organised games, competitions, and

lantern lighting. Prof. Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor,

DTU, Prof. S.K. Garg, Pro-Vice Chancellor, and Prof. S.

Indu, Dean Student Welfare graced the event with their

presence. Students from NGO Gyankunj also participated

enthusiastically in the festivities. All collections from the

event summed up to INR 30,000 and were donated to NGO

CRY - Child Rights & You.

On the occasion of World Polio Day, the members of

RCDTUR participated in the flagging off of the Mission

Indhradhanush Message Car organised by Rotary Club of

Delhi Regency Next. The club also collaborated with the

Rotaract Club of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business

Studies for Project Srijan, which focuses on the collection,

recycling, and disposal of e-waste from college campuses.

RCDTUR started a Girl Empowerment Project aimed at

empowering girls residing in urban slums of Delhi by

conducting workshops on sanitation, hygiene, fitness, sports

training, and self-defense training. Promotional drives were

conducted in Shakurpur Basti to register 45 girls under the

program, followed by Sanitation and Hygiene Workshops as

well as Basketball Training.


First Years

The fuchhas are at their peak excitement levels, since the stellar

pronites, intense competitions and beautiful decorations are a novelty

to them. They are punctually present at every event. Irrespective of

their (un)familiarity with the performing artists, you can spot them

proudly spamming posters everywhere.

Third Years

Though all of them claim that they have ‘lowkey given

up’ and are too busy stressing about their futures, the

third years find a refreshing solace in Engifest. Seeing

their immediate seniors lamenting their final fest

season probably makes them cherish the experience

even more.

Second Years

While freshers travel in large packs, the second years

have significantly trimmed down their friend circle

to the bare essentials. A chunk of them have

become co-heads and are being pestered by friends

who pop out of nowhere to ask for VIP passes.

Fourth Years

The fest veterans, the seniors, feel a forbidden sense of

nostalgia. You may find them shedding a surreptitious tear

during the concerts or rushing to capture one final group

picture with long-lost friends. The approaching midsems

don’t scare them, but the beginning of the end surely does.

Delhi Technological University held the fourth edition

of Yuvaan - the Literature and Film Festival in January

2020. The theme of the event was “Eden de

Ubermensch”, which loosely translates to ‘a garden of

supermen’. The three-day extravaganza saw a huge

turnout as students and experts alike congregated to

celebrate literature and cinema. The festivities

commenced with an inauguration ceremony with Dr.

Sachidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA,

Ministry of Culture as the Chief Guest, while Mr. Ran

Mor, Founder, Life Art Festival and Mr. Kim Kum

Pyoung, Director, Korean Cultural Centre were the

Guests of Honour. The ceremony included the

lighting of the lamp by Prof. Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble

Vice Chancellor, DTU.

The first day of Yuvaan saw the Filtercopy team

comprising of Ayush Mehra, Devika Vats, Kriti Vij,

Priyam Saha, and Sanjana Sanghi alongside Rohit

Varghese interacting with the students of DTU.

Mandira Bedi launched her book ‘Happy For No

Reason’. The India Film Project hosted a film-making

workshop under its campus connect program.

Stained Pages, a bilingual creative writing contest,

was also organised. The day wrapped up with an

energetic performance by singers Vivek Singh and

Zaeden.

The artistic gala continued the next day with ‘Social

Nation: An Interactive Panel’ in which actress Mithila

Palkar and YouTuber Prajakta Koli fascinated the

crowd with their affable interaction. Shabdutsav, a

literary event comprising a slew of sub-events such

as Stand-Up Comedy, Hindi Paricharcha and Urdu

Mushaira, was organised in association with Kavi

Kumbh. Farhat Ehsas, Lakshmi Shankar Vajpayee

and many other acclaimed poets recited their poetry

and engaged in conversations about their art.

Manthan, the Hindi debate competition, and

Samarpan, the Hindi slam poetry competition, saw

avid participation. An array of competitive events such

as RJ Hunt, Netflix-and-Bid, and Quiz Time were

organised throughout the day.

On the final day, Entretein, a panel graced by actor

and director Dhruv Sehgal and content creator Viraj

Ghelani intensified the fervor of the fest. Debaters

gathered to argue at Socratic Circle, an English

debate competition. Comic Kaun, a stand-up comedy

show hosted by Raunaq Rajani, tickled the funny

bone of the audience. The fest ended on a hearty note

with the crowd dancing to DJ Shaan’s beats at the

concert ground.


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Interviews

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FilterCopy Cast

DTU Times interviewed the cast of the FilterCopy

YouTube channel, who were guests at the Yuvaan

Literature and Film Festival 2020.

Juliette Ménager

DTU Times interviewed Juliette Ménager,

Casting Director and the founder of Joule

Casting Studio, Paris, who appeared as a guest

in Yuvaan Literature and Film Festival 2020.

What are the main requirements for anyone

wishing to take up being a Casting Director as their

profession?

Casting directors have to keep their eyes open

for new protégées, and it has to be done in

collaboration with the director, the script, the story,

and of course, the budget. Casting directors scout

for talent that aligns with the projects that people

undertake. Whether in films, fashion, music or TV

serials, every platform has different requirements

and prerequisites.

How do you think the profession has changed over

the years?

Cinema is a field that runs on insight. A lot of casting

directors are women, perhaps because casting has

a lot of feminine aspects. Casting directors have

become increasingly important because of the

shortage of time. Platforms like Life Art thus become

integral, as here one can upload their profile and

create communities, increasing their reach to the

masses. The means of becoming famous have

changed now. Earlier, one had pictures and papers.

But now, with the advent of Netflix, Amazon, Hulu

and a lot of other online streaming platforms, talent

has to be scouted at a much faster rate. However,

I believe you still need to see the people, audition

them, and walk the old-fashioned path. You can

tell a lot about people just by the way they shake

hands, and no amount of online knowledge can

ever compensate for that.

What do you look for when you’re casting someone

for a specified role?

Charisma. The person should be someone I can

remember and someone who can remember me

in return. Looking for someone to cast in a role is

very much like looking for someone to fall in love

with, and I believe love is always at first sight.

There are many other factors that come into play

later, such as whether or not the actor is right for the

film and if the director and producer would get along

with him. When the relationship is finally established,

it is a little bit like a marriage. You have to know that

someone is the right fit and then work with them

through all upcoming challenges.

What are the differences between the various

platforms that portray cinema?

It’ll take anyone an entire year to understand the

intricacies of the varied platforms. I’ve been a casting

director all around the world, and each industry wants

something different. Films need people who are

willing to work for longer durations and have specific

skills, while in a music video, appearance becomes

vital. Every role has different requirements. In India,

sometimes a very famous model goes on to become

an actress. It depends on whether one has to talk,

dance or listen.

..

Ran Mor

DTU Times interviewed Ran Mor, Founder of the

Life Arts Festival, who was a Guest of Honour at the

Inauguration Ceremony of Yuvaan Literature and

Film Festival 2020.

As the Founder of the Life Arts Festival, what has

been your motivation to come up with this concept

that has turned into a worldwide phenomenon?

For the past 30 years, I’ve produced many festivals,

shows, and movies, and I’ve seen the industry change.

I believed in creating a single stage for every artist, film

star or even a YouTube celebrity. At the end of the day,

all of them create art. We’ve created a platform where

you can submit your film and can communicate with

the global community of artists. We’ve just launched

and already received thousands of submissions from

around the world. With Life Arts, we’re trying to create

a supportive network of artists with no intention of

commercialisation. The festival gives professionals a

chance to engage and see what’s happening in the

industry.

You mentioned that the industry has been changing

due to platforms like YouTube and Netflix. Do

you think that these platforms have changed our

perception of art?

Yes, of course. First of all, fewer people are going to

cinemas

..

or Film Festivals because everyone has a list

of movies they’d like to see on Netflix. The rules are

different now and these are great platforms for the

future. There’s a lot of creative freedom and this is a

more democratic form of art.

Read

Did you ever plan on becoming a YouTube celebrity

or was it something you stumbled upon?

My plan was very simple as I was always interested in the

world of films. The beautiful cinematic representations

of mundane things were always exciting. I wanted

to stick with this field. Even if I hadn’t been acting, I

would either be writing or producing. I wish to direct

my own feature someday.

I had zero plans. Initially, I wanted to be Miss World but

I fell short in terms of height. I really enjoyed acting and

I was always looking to get away from studies. During

college, I started acting in street plays and fell in love

with it. I believe I am extremely comfortable in front of

the camera due to my time doing theatre in school. I

never planned this career and just went with the flow.

What would be your message to the students who

wish to pursue arts after engineering?

I want to tell them that it is alright to fail. Failure is very

important in life. It is okay if one fails 55 times, since he

may succeed in his next attempt. Just keep at it. Do

not lose your will, which is the most important thing in

life.I believe one needs to have a healthy detachment

from what one is pursuing at the moment. It might

not always be the thing you end up doing later in life.

Whatever you end up studying in college can always

prove beneficial in the future, even if you end up

pursuing something entirely different. Having formal

education gives you an edge, but not going to college

doesn’t disqualify you from being successful in this

field either.

the complete interview on dtutimes.dtu.ac.in/blog


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INTERVIEWS

Dr. R.K. Rana

DTU Times interviewed Commodore (Dr.) R.K. Rana, Honorary Startup Advisor,

who was a guest at the Entrepreneurship Summit 2020 organised by E-Cell

DTU.

You have spent a long time serving in the Navy. How do you think

the Naval Environment has changed in terms of technology and

infrastructure?

When I joined in 1980, we started with the good old boilers and steam turbine.

The technology has improved considerably, especially in the case of onboard

ships and self-noise generation. Whether you see the weapon systems or

the control system, the computing technology has advanced the ability of

these systems. The control has shifted from manual to more technologically

advanced techniques.

Most engineering graduates deviate towards post-graduate studies

or a job. What made you join the military?

I am from a military background. My father was also in the Army. I grew up in that

environment and that is what motivated me to join the military. Fortunately, I

have gained experience in all domains while serving in the Navy. People look at

the Navy only as a ship for fighting, but there is a lot that goes on as supporting

acts for the fighting platform to deliver its best. Many people ask me about our

activities in such extreme circumstances, so I tell them that the moment we

join the Armed Forces, we sign our death warrant - that is our mindset.

Mr. Anubhav Tiwari

DTU Times interviewed Mr. Anubhav Tiwari, Head Outreach, Centre for Innovation

and Entrepreneurship, IIIT Hyderabad, who was a guest at the Entrepreneurship

Summit 2020 organised by E-Cell DTU.

What basic points do you look for in an idea that can be termed as feasible

for a startup?

The idea should be big enough to cater to the problems that exist. The ideology

that ‘my college is facing this problem, so I should build this product’ is wrong.

Since your college is not an accurate market size, you will have to see whether

that problem is actually being faced by the masses. Any potential idea should be

the solution to a problem being faced by the masses. That’s when you have the

potential to scale.

Do you think the use of Artificial Intelligence in startups today is a

beneficial step?

AI is the future and it is catching up. If you’re building something around AI, you’re

being futuristic, since it will cover most of the operational aspects of your company

pretty soon. Everything today is based on data and how you use that data to

make decisions. If any process has less human involvement and more unbiased

algorithms, the results will surely be better.

Does age become a barrier for entrepreneurs, given that the willingness

to take risks is generally varying?

No. The problem is not age, but the liabilities that you have to take care of. If you

have to take care of education loans, it will stop you from taking risks. If you have

a family to look after, you won’t put everything at stake for a start-up. So, it’s the

liabilities that stop you, not the age.

Mr. Akhil Choudhary

DTU Times interviewed Mr. Akhil Choudhary, CEO & Founder, Binary Semantics

and member of the DCE-DTU Alumni Association, who was a guest at the

Entrepreneurship Summit 2020 organised by E-Cell DTU.

What were the difficulties you had to face when you started Binary

Semantics 34 years ago?

One of the hardest things in the startup culture is convincing your family about

pursuing a startup. Many people asked my parents why they didn’t discourage

me from leaving my public sector job. Another challenge was the flow of capital.

There was nothing like incubation or seed fund back then. Even the banks

wouldn’t give us a loan because we started Binary Semantics as a software

company and banks did not understand the word ‘software’ back then.

As an entrepreneur, one has to play multiple roles. Did this excessive

workload ever burn you out?

Initially, we didn’t have the capacity to employ many people. I was the

Developer, Project Manager, and the Tester simultaneously. There were times

when I had to work for eighteen hours straight. However, if I had to do just one

thing for eighteen hours, I would get a burnout. Doing five different things kept

me energetic. After all, variety is the spice of life.

What was your vision when you started, and what’s been motivating

you all these years?

I was passionate about entrepreneurship right from my childhood. Despite not

having businesspeople in my family, it somehow came into my head. When I

was in school, I wanted to be a doctor and set up a chain of hospitals. Back then,

my vision was limited to just India. I eventually ended up in engineering and

computer sciences, and my vision changed to something global.

Mr. Atish Bhattacharya

DTU Times interviewed Mr. Atish Bhattacharya, Head, Talent Acquisition Leader,

DGM HR, Greenlam, who was a guest at the Entrepreneurship Summit 2020

organised by E-Cell DTU.

How do you think the appeal of DCE has changed ever since it

transformed into DTU?

DTU has always been a brand name in itself. It was always one of the top choices

for anyone who wished to pursue engineering. The campus size has definitely

increased after the transition and the facilities have also been upgraded. I have

often recruited from DTU and realised that the students of this college have

recognisable leadership qualities. This makes us want to visit the campus year

after year.

What is that one red flag that you recognise before you decide to

hire any failed entrepreneur?

I think that it’s not about failure, but the situation that one has been through. This

depends upon many internal and external factors such as the market not being

ready, the target audience not being the exact fit, or the marketing strategies

not working out. Although these things might lead to failure, they do not judge a

person’s capabilities in the long run. Organisations are happy to have workers back

if they work diligently.

Perception is also a major factor. Once, BATA, the shoe company, wanted to launch

its brand in Africa. A lot of critics were against this idea, arguing that the majority

don’t wear shoes in Africa. Someone saw this as an opportunity and it eventually

became a big success. It is important to remember that every company starts

with just one problem statement. Thus, it is important that a candidate can look

through any problem statement and devise their ideas around it.


Read the complete interviews on dtutimes.dtu.ac.in/blog

ESPERANZA

Esperanza - the Online Winter Photofest of Delhi Technological University was conducted by DTU

Times in December 2019. The competition saw over 250 spectacular entries from all across the country.

The themes were - Travel, Expressions, Street, Macro, Black and White, Architecture, Nature, Special

Effects, Minimalism, Festive. Rohit Singh, a professional photographer specialising in advertising and

corporate photography, was the judge of the contest.

1st

Ashu Gupta

Harsimran Manvaditya Singh

Hemant Saxena

3rd

Raghav Yadav

Delhi Technological University

Aakash Abhinav Kumar Bansal Singh

2nd

Nishit Goel

Sri Guru Gobind Singh College

of Commerce

Astitva Kumar

Delhi Technological University

Kartikeya Bector

Srishti Riyal

STUDENT

NEWS

AWARDS & COMPETITIONS WON

Milind Sahay, B.Tech., ECE, 4 th Year

Mohammed Mohsin Hussain., B.Tech., ECE, 4 th Year

Rahul Singh, B.Tech., ECE, 4 th Year

• Runner-up, Infineon India Campus Hackathon, Bangalore, India

Rohan Sharma, B.Tech., EP, 4 th Year

• Best Poster Award, International Conference on Atomic,

Molecular, Optical & Nano Physics with Applications, Delhi

Technological University, Delhi, India

Akshit Goel, B.Tech., EE, 2 nd Year

• Second runner-up, Dell Campassador Program

Anoushka Raj, B.Tech., ENE, 2 nd Year

• Second runner-up, Creative Writing Event, Odyssey, Indraprastha

Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, India

Aniket Gupta, B.Tech., PIE, 2 nd Year

Yashaswi Raj, B.Tech., ME, 2 nd Year

• Runner-up, Research Poster Presentation, 8 th International

Symposium on Fusion of Science & Technology, Faridabad, India

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED AND

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Tushar Srivastava, M.Tech., PSY, Class of 2019

• ‘Predictive Analysis of NARX, NLIO and RNN Networks for Short-term

Wind Power Forecasting’, International Conference on Data Sciences,

Security and Applications, Delhi, India

Maitree Leekha, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year

Mansi Agarwal, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year

• ‘Crisis-DIAS: Towards Multimodal Damage Analysis - Deployment,

Challenges and Assessment’. Association for the Advancement of Artificial

Intelligence Conference (AAAI) 2020, New York, USA

• ‘Emotion Analysis on Social Media: Impact of Psychological and

Contextual Cues’. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Conference (AAAI) 2020, New York, USA


Mononito Goswami, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year

• ‘A Multi-task Approach to Open Domain Suggestion Mining’. Association

for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference (AAAI) 2020, New

York, USA


Utkarsh Chawla, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year

Ayush Agarwal, B.Tech., IT, 3 rd Year

• ‘Multidimensional Analysis of Trust in News Articles’. Association for the

Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference (AAAI) 2020, New York,

USA

Minkush Manuja, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year


• ‘A Binary PSO Approach for Improving the Performance of Wireless

Sensor Networks’, Wireless Personal Communications, 2020


• ‘Discriminating Cognitive Disequilibrium and Flow in Problem Solving:

A Semi-supervised Approach Using Involuntary Dynamic Behavioral

Signals’, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Conference (AAAI) 2020, New York, USA

• ‘Modeling Involuntary Dynamic Behaviors to Support Intelligent Tutoring’,

Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference (AAAI)

2020, New York, USA

• ‘Detecting Patterns of Physiological Response to Hemodynamic Stress

via Deep Unsupervised Learning’, Machine Learning for Health Workshop,

NeurIPS 2019, Vancouver, Canada

Tanmay Singh, B.Tech., IT, 4 th Year

• ‘Detection of Flooding Attacks using Multivariate Analysis’, 2 nd

International Conference on Computer Networks, Big Data and IoT,

Madurai, India

Anshu Gupta, B.A. (Hons.), Eco., 3 rd Year

Vanshaj Gupta, B.A. (Hons.), Eco., 3 rd Year

• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Annual Research Conference,

Pune, India

Sidharth Bhasin, B.Tech., BT, 3 rd Year

• ‘In Silico Identification of Dengue inhibitors in Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia)’,

International Conference on Advances in Biosciences and Biotechnology

2020, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India

Priyansh Kedia, B.Tech., EE, 2 nd Year

• International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science,

Technology and Management, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

Rohit Kumar Mishra, B.Tech., ME, 2 nd Year

• Drone Festival of India, New Delhi, India

Anshuman Pandey, B.Des., 1 st Year

• ‘Sustainable Biodiversity in Urban Landscape’, Young Scientists’

Conference, Indian International Science Festival, Kolkata, India

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED



• Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Student

Scholarship

• Microsoft Research Travel Grant

Tanushree Ghosh, B.Tech., PSCT, 3 rd Year

Sumit Chaudhary, B.Tech., PSCT, 2 nd Year

• Goswami Brothers Alumni Gold Medal, Delhi Technological University,

Delhi, India

जब हम छोटे थे


Expedition 4201:

Mission Utopia

Prakhar Chaudhary, 2 nd year, BAE

Waking up to the view of the seamless watching

window and the incessant beeps coming from

computer screens showing blue-green dots,

Orthon realizes that he slept again in the Radar

Room. The sky is a sooty orange, and this gloomy

shade will linger on for another 5,000 hours. The

hour count, bound in an endless loop of 0-5832,

the number of hours in a day, reads 832. The

Ministry’s decision to follow Earth’s sleep cycle

has wreaked havoc on Venus. The entire Planet

is enveloped by sleep-deprived, disorganized,

yawning Venusians.

“‘Believer’ by Queen breaks all records and

becomes the top-grossing album!” – written

in an outrageously bright red, this is the main

headline of the 12-hour Venus Bulletin. Lately,

the Ministry, in an attempt to match the

humans’ apparently high level of efficiency,

is going insane copying them. From listening

to the same type of songs to wearing clothes,

all of it has been stretched to the extent of

becoming obnoxious.

Immediately after Orthon steps into his cabin,

it is engulfed by the monotonous, mechanical

voice of a reminder: “16 hours to Expedition

4201: Mission Utopia”.

Every Venusian has been eagerly waiting

to leave this 464°C furnace of a planet since

their ancestors surrendered to Earth. Now they,

6,923rd generation Venusians, are toiling hard

to reach Utopia first.

A final revision of our plan: we will travel across

time frames, gather all intelligence about the

location of Utopia, and reach it before anyone

else.

The lights of the vessel go red. When they turn

green, the Venusians are in the year 1516.

Thomas More has just published his book titled

“Utopia”, which is set in a city called Amaurot.

There is another Utopia - Palmanova’s fortress

of 1593. Further, there is the Pantisocratic,

egalitarian community of 1794. The vivid faces

of Utopia seem to be infinite in number, yet all

attempts at locating them on the map fall futile.

Following a general consensus, the vessel is

navigated towards the first-ever mention of

Utopia. A disappointed sigh follows. They have

been so desperately searching for a place

that literally means No Place. To hell with these

humans and their metaphors.

Back on Venus, the expedition report has been

filed. The rather philosophical first lines read,

“Perfection can’t be found, it can only be built.

Progression is Utopia.”

To this, the Ministry’s prompt reply is, “A human,

Adolf Hitler, tried to convert Germany into a

Utopian city. We want your research on this.”

With a sigh of resignation, Orthon contemplates

that perhaps this Monkey Syndrome, this lust for

perfection is why we continue to steer away

from what is good. Neither best nor perfect, but

good.

IMPOSTER SYNDROME

Akanksha Tanwar, 2 nd Year, IT

Whenever I get time to catch my breath between the classes and the ’code-chefs’ of our college, I remain still

and try to find purpose.

Do you ever cross the line of inspiration into the warzone of self-loathe? This seemingly harmless practice slowly

makes us feel dubious about our own journey. Habits of self-proclaimed prodigies spread like wildfire and the

benches that surround us transform into the deep end of a swimming pool.

These feelings, when not channeled properly, are the gateway to a sense of worthlessness. We quickly start

iterating over our shiny badges, marking them insignificant. We calculate our worth like a commodity. We make

promises to ourselves because we feel obliged to do so, only for them to haunt us in the future, extending the

long list of checkboxes that mock us for not being good enough.

It’s easy to lose focus on what matters - our own self - and shift it to the people who do not. The only way those big

LinkedIn updates won’t make us question our own worth is when we stop defining our success in terms of things

unrelated to us. Appreciating the path and possibilities that landed us where we are is an achievement in itself.

Sometimes, the best we can do is introspect, free from external factors. We need to listen to ourselves more and

block out the noise.

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reminder reminder of what of wasn’t. what wasn’t.


NEW YEAR, OLD ME

NEW YEAR, OLD ME ME

Pratiksha NEW Pradhan, YEAR, 2nd year, ECE OLD ME

A SERENDIPITOUS

EPIPHANY

Pratiksha Pratiksha Pradhan, Pradhan, 2nd 2nd year, year, ECE ECE

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during during the loving week the week arms between between of a mother Christmas Christmas who and stood and New by New him Year’s through Year’s Day, Day, do complete tasks to the best of their abilities when they do so out

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is our and thin, during leaving the an forging indelible ceremony. mark. His eyes You have glistened to enjoy with an the unending process;

can say “confetti”. So why, despite all the big plans being made motivating factor, it is destined for doom. People are inclined to

these these deluge resolutions of tears take take as a miserable he a set miserable out turn?

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during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, do complete tasks to the best of their abilities his insurmountable when they do sorrow;

out

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these resolutions take a miserable turn?

of curiosity and enjoyment. Emotional investment is imperative

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uproots the headrest from his seat. He takes a huge gasp of air just before he jolts the headrest into the glass pane, shattering it

thereupon. He leaps out of the broken pane YOUR like a hare and crashes LIFE’S onto the ground.

MAGIC

Supporting himself on his elbows, he watches dismally as his car plummets into oblivion. He flops on the ground, engulfed by the

YOUR LIFE’S A A MAGIC

night sky. He looks on as if to thank his mother in the stars. The question that accosts him now? How to get back home.

अमृतसर

Ishaan Gupta, 2nd Year, ME

REALISM YOUR LIFE’S PROJECT A MAGIC

REALISM PROJECT

Ishaan REALISM Gupta, 2nd Year, ME PROJECT

Ishaan Gupta, 2nd Year, ME

As omnipresent as God is, I've rarely met him one-on-one. Despite what everyone has led

me Ishaan to believe, Gupta, 2nd altitude, Year, ME in no way, makes a difference कपिल to शर्मा, the number प्रथम वर्ष, of questions सी. ओ. ई. one

As As omnipresent as God as God is, I've is, rarely I've rarely met met him him one-on-one. Despite Despite what what everyone everyone has led has led

keeps under his tongue. For when I stand at a mountain top, the only thing that may clear

me to me believe, to believe, altitude, altitude, in no in way, no way, makes makes a difference a difference to the to number the number of questions of questions one one

up As omnipresent is the cloud behind as God my is, I've eyes rarely as dawn met him fades one-on-one. away and Despite the horizon’s what everyone gradient defines has led

keeps keeps under under his tongue. his tongue. For when For when I stand I stand at a mountain at a mountain top, the top, only the only thing thing that that may may clear clear

itself. me to believe, altitude, in no way, makes a difference to the number of questions one

पिछली बार मैं अमृतसर 7 वर्ष पूर्व गया up था; is up और the is तब cloud the की cloud behind बहुत behind सी my eyes my लगने eyes as लगा। dawn as dawn घर, fades गली, fades away इमारतें; away and लगने and the horizon’s the लगा horizon’s की सब gradient पहले gradient भी defines ऐसा defines

The keeps very under act of his rising tongue. above For holds when just I stand as much at a mountain evasion as top, running the only away thing does. that The may lesson clear ही

itself. itself.

धुंधली यादें बार-बार वापस उधर जाने का आग्रह of up finding is the करती cloud a purposeful थीं। behind तो my utopia था। eyes तब is as मुझे a dawn laborious आभास fades हुआ one. away कि This यादों and may के the आकार be horizon’s because में जब gradient rarely वास्तविकता have defines we

The very The very act of act rising of rising above above holds holds just as just much as much evasion evasion running as running away away does. does. The lesson The lesson

known itself. the depth of an ocean without diving into one. If heaven exists, and indeed, if it

दिसम्बर में जैसे ही कॉलेज की छुट्टियाँ प्रारंभ of finding of हुईं, finding मैंने a अमृतसर a purposeful की utopia utopia के is रंग a फीके is laborious a laborious पड़ गए one. थे तो one. This मैंने This may उन्मे may be कल्पना because because के रंग rarely भर rarely दिए have थे। have we रंग, we

exists The very here, act we of rising should above begin holds our search just as somewhere much evasion between as running the home away that does. brought The lesson us up

known known the depth the depth of an of ocean ocean without without diving diving into into one. one. If heaven If heaven exists, exists, and and indeed, indeed, if it if it

राह पकड़ ली। ट्रेन से उतर कर पहले एक बार and of मन finding भर the चारों dream a ओर purposeful that देखा we keep utopia जिनका holding is कोई a laborious अस्तित्व hands with. ही one. नहीं This था। may अब जब be because वास्तविक rarely रंग फिर have उभर we

exists exists here, here, we should we should begin begin our search our search somewhere between between the home the home that that brought brought us up us up

और स्वयं को कहा,”लो भई, आ गए”, और and मामा

known

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जो अमृतसर

If heaven

की

exists,

यादें थीं

and

वो सब

indeed,

मुरझा

if it

and the dream that we keep holding hands with.

exists here, we should begin our search somewhere between the home that brought us up

It दिया। scatters यूँ तो equally मुझे सब across शहर different एक से ही phases लगते हैं of किंतु life. स्टेशन From a से blissfully मामा oblivious गईं। हम सभी childhood के मन में to बचपन the first को taste पुनः जीने of freedom की चाह होती that adulthood

and the dream that we keep holding hands with.

है। जानता

brings, seeking utopia feels almost redundant. This happiness leaves a memory on your lips only after you've tasted rebellion for

It scatters It के scatters घर equally के रास्ते equally across में जहाँ across different नज़र different पड़ती, phases लगता phases of life. बदलाव of From life. झलक From a blissfully a रहा blissfully है। oblivious oblivious हूँ बचपन childhood अमृतसर childhood to की the to तरह first the कोई first taste जगह taste of freedom नहीं of freedom है, परंतु that अब that adulthood लगता adulthood

the first time. This happiness refracts golden light into your eyes and sticks to your feet only once you get comfortable with walking है की

brings, brings, seeking seeking utopia utopia feels feels almost almost redundant. This This happiness happiness leaves leaves a memory a memory on your on your lips only lips only after after you've you've tasted tasted rebellion rebellion for for

barefoot It अनजान scatters जगह, on equally the अनजानी sand. across There's इमारत; different a सब form phases के of सब happiness एक of life. धुन From में out बदलाव there a blissfully made का up oblivious अगर of equal एक childhood बार parts फिर in बचपन fulfillment to the जीने first and को taste wonder. मिल of freedom जाएगा It breathes तो that शायद adulthood itself दोबारा into

the first the first time. time. This This happiness happiness refracts refracts golden golden light light into into your your eyes eyes and sticks and sticks to your to your feet feet only only once once you get you get comfortable with with walking walking

your brings, lungs every time you look at another sunset and call it prettier than the last. You learn that the softness inside your palms isn't

barefoot गुणगान seeking

on the कर sand. रहे थे। utopia

There's वैसे feels तो a बचपन almost

form of में redundant.

happiness भी मामा के out घर This

there आया happiness

made था तब leaves

up of उसे a

equal भी memory

parts जीने का on

in fulfillment मन your न करेगा। lips only

and वास्तविकता after you've

wonder. It breathes और tasted कल्पना rebellion

itself पर into चिंतन for

barefoot on the sand. There's a form of happiness out there made up of equal parts in fulfillment and wonder. It breathes itself into

the first fog making time. This a home—it's happiness the refracts grass, golden it's the light light, into it's your the eyes voice and behind sticks your to your eyeballs feet that only seeks once you a new get home comfortable every morning—but

with walking

your your तो lungs ये lungs घर every कोई every time बहुत time you नया look you नहीं look at था another परंतु at another अब sunset देखा sunset तो and उम्मीद call and it call से prettier अधिक it prettier than than के the इस last. the निष्कर्ष last. You You learn से learn जूझता that that the जब softness the मैं स्टेशन softness inside पर inside खड़ा your हो your palms वापस palms isn't

you're barefoot fine on with the it. sand. You're There's fine with a form your of version happiness of utopia out there that made doesn't up dwell of equal in altars parts or in the fulfillment footsteps and of wonder. a mosque It breathes but in rainstorms, itself दिल्ली isn't

into

the fog the making fog making a home—it's a home—it's the grass, the grass, it's the it's light, the light, it's the it's voice the voice behind behind your your eyeballs eyeballs that that seeks seeks a new a new home home every every morning—but

in your

you're पुराना-सा incessant lungs

fine with लगा, every snowfall,

it. You're मानो time

fine बूढ़ा you and

with हो look once गया at in

your हो। another a while,

version गली sunset भी in a

of utopia जैसे forest and कुछ fire. call

that सकरी-सी it God prettier often than

doesn't dwell जाने refuses the

in वाली last. to

altars ट्रेन meet You

or the का me, learn

footsteps इंतज़ार but that कर welcomes the

of रहा softness था mosque तो me अज्ञेय with inside teary

but in के your यात्रा eyes palms वृतांत as mine isn't

you're fine with it. You're fine with your version of utopia that doesn't dwell in altars or the footsteps of a mosque but rainstorms, का

snap the fog shut; making the waterfall a home—it's is always the grass, good it's place the light, to make it's the peace voice with behind him. your eyeballs that seeks a new home every morning—but

in incessant हो incessant गई है। snowfall, ऐसे snowfall, आश्चर्य and once and से once चीज़ों in a while, in को a while, देखने in a forest का in a सिलसिला forest fire. fire. God दो-तीन God often often refuses शीर्षक refuses to meet बार-बार to meet me, दिमाग but me, welcomes but में गूँज welcomes रहा था,”अरे with me with teary यायावर! teary eyes रहेगा eyes as mine याद?”। as mine

you're fine with it. You're fine with your version of utopia that doesn't dwell in altars or the footsteps of a mosque but in rainstorms,

snap snap shut; shut; the waterfall the waterfall is always is always a good a good place place to make to make peace peace with with him. him.

in दिन incessant चला और snowfall, फिर जब and मै अभ्यस्त once in हो while, गया तो in सब a forest कुछ fire. पहले God जैसा often refuses to meet me, but welcomes me with teary eyes as mine

snap shut; the waterfall is always a good place to make peace with him.

A PERFECT SOCIETY FOR

IMPERFECT HUMANS

The title is, effectively, what a utopia wishes to achieve. Humans tend to

strive for the next best thing, regardless of where they stand currently.

We strive not for excellence, but for perfection. Be it the exam taken or

the interview appeared in, we always come out thinking about what could

have gone better. There is an inherent flaw in this rationale of judging

by not a relative but an absolute metric, which lies in a question deeply

rooted in our psyche.

Is mankind meant to be perfect?

Since the original sin, philosophers have yearned to decipher the eldritch

truth about our race. Some say that man is inherently good, yet it is

his institutions that make him bad; others say that man is bad and his

institutions serve as a reflection of his self, giving him a path to absolution

by blaming it on unfavourable circumstances. In the words of Jose Ortega

y Gasset, “Man, in a word, has no nature; what he has is - history.”. Are

we inherently hardwired to pursue perfection, or are we a function of our

environment, constrained by variables set before us by society?

I ask a different question: does it matter? In today’s competitive society,

where each one is trying to outdo the other, mistakes are an inevitability

of existence. The smallest of mistakes may birth dire consequences, such

as the loss of admission into a dream institute by a single negative mark.

Even the Matrix wound up to the same conclusion: humanity cannot thrive in a utopia; something within feels off. A race such as ours

requires constant sacrifice, struggle, and a proportional success to truly stay engrossed in the game of life, seeking improvement,

not perfection. No human being is born perfect, and no one dies that way. The standards set to reach are destinations to be fulfilled

alone.

After all, the word utopia itself is coined from ‘ou topos’, meaning nowhere or noplace. Rather, utopia is a realization that the world

we are born into has its merits and its flaws. Love this world, and do a little to make it a better place, for what are our scars if not

a lesson from our past?

A SPORADIC DISPUTE

As my thoughts wandered from cheerful memories to dazing

regrets, a silence prevailed, a silence so loud it was coherent

with my milieu. Perhaps the process of introspection had begun,

and when it had begun I couldn’t help but ponder:

For all the tidings I have heard,

the one which I find the most absurd

despondent and wretched did it sound

unfolding the jittery strain which made the scars profound.

Those scars, I heard were made unseen

enveloped by a layer of dismal sheen.

My mind wanted to be big and proud,

but the inner voice was silenced by the crowd.

Mihir Ranjan, 2nd Year, EE

N. Krithika, 1st year, ENE

Nobody did support the plan that seemed to be outlandish,

the impulse to do something big slowly started to vanish.

Perhaps following the stereotype is the trend,

I ought to remain mundane so that no one is offend?

My mind became a silly place, struggling with new ideas

and causing self menace.

For every struggle is a victory, it fails to understand,

dancing barefoot is a way to create history.

And the path to success is always alone,

only self determination can carve the stone.

Idiosyncratic soul I’d kiss,

for solitude is the eternal bliss.


A SERENDIPITOUS

A SERENDIPITOUS

EPIPHANY

EPIPHANY

Sankhaya Singh Chandel, 2nd 2 year, COE

Thud! Peter is roused from his mindless stupor by an uncharacteristically loud bang. He regains consciousness only to realize

Thud! that, to Peter his utter is roused horror, from his his car mindless has forsaken stupor its by intended an uncharacteristically path and intent loud bang. on venturing He regains into consciousness the thickets that only intersperse to realize that, the

to road. his He utter swings horror, into his action car has and forsaken rams the its intended brakes, but path fails and to is stall intent its on rapid venturing advance into into the the thickets darkness that of intersperse the forest. the Beads road. of

He perspiration swings into crowd action his and forehead rams the as brakes, he struggles but fails to to take stall the its reins rapid of advance his frenzied into the metal darkness horse. of The the wilderness forest. Beads soon of perspiration transitions

crowd into a clearing; his forehead Peter as finds he struggles himself swiftly to take approaching the reins of his a cliff. frenzied metal horse. The wilderness soon transitions into a clearing;

Peter finds himself swiftly approaching a cliff.

Jumping off a cliff. This thought has occurred incessantly to Peter this evening, ever since the news of his ailing mother’s death

Jumping was broken off a to cliff. him. This Peter’s thought bond has with occurred his mother incessantly ran deep: to Peter she had this rescued evening, him ever from since an the abominable news of his orphanage, ailing mother’s catapulting death

was him broken into the to loving him. Peter’s arms of bond a mother with his who mother stood ran by deep: him she through had rescued thick and him thin, from an leaving abominable an indelible orphanage, mark. catapulting His eyes glistened him into

the with loving an unending arms of a deluge mother of who tears stood as by he him set through out on the thick arduous and thin, journey leaving an to indelible his mother. mark. The His eyes wee hours glistened had with aggravated an unending his

deluge

insurmountable

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sorrow;

he set

before

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himself

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his mother.

with

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wee

and

hours

slipped

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into a slumber.

his insurmountable sorrow;

before long, he found himself overcome with grief and slipped into a slumber.

Peter reckons that he has a couple of seconds before the car goes headlong into the nearing abyss. The brakes are already a

Peter reckons that he has couple of seconds before the car goes headlong into the nearing abyss. The brakes are already a lost

lost cause. He slams the door open. To his dismay, it refuses to give way, perhaps owing to the tussle in the woods, accelerating

cause.

his rapidly

He slams

beating

the

heart.

door open. To his dismay, it refuses to give way, perhaps owing to the tussle in the woods, accelerating his

rapidly beating heart.

“Use the headrest!” whispers his mother into his ears. Peter finds a glimmer of hope as he recounts how, as a child, his mother

“Use enlightened the headrest!” him on the whispers utility his of a mother headrest into to his break ears. out Peter of a finds car. The a glimmer episode of invigorates hope as he him. recounts To buy how, time, as a he child, kills his the mother engine

enlightened and uproots him the on headrest the utility from of a his headrest seat. He to break takes out a huge of a car. gasp The of episode air just invigorates before he jolts him. To the buy headrest time, he into kills the glass engine pane, and

uproots shattering the it headrest thereupon. from He his leaps seat. out He of takes the a broken huge gasp pane of like air a just hare before and crashes jolts the onto headrest the ground. into the glass pane, shattering it

thereupon. He leaps out of the broken pane like a hare and crashes onto the ground.

Supporting himself on on his his elbows, he he watches dismally as as his his car car plummets into into oblivion. He He flops flops on the on the ground, ground, engulfed engulfed by the by

night the night sky. sky. He looks He looks on as on if to as thank if to thank his mother his mother in the in stars. the stars. The question The question that accosts that accosts him now? him now? How to How get to back get home. back home.

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पिछली बार मैं अमृतसर 7 वर्ष पूर्व गया था, और तब की बहुत सी

पिछली बार मैं अमृतसर 7 वर्ष पूर्व गया था; और तब की बहुत सी

धु ंधली यादें बार-बार वापस उधर जाने का आग्रह करती थीं। तो

धुंधली यादें बार-बार वापस उधर जाने का आग्रह करती थीं। तो

दिसम्बर

दिसम्बर में

में

जैसे

जैसे ही

ही

कॉलेज

कॉलेज

की

की छुट्टियाँ

छुट्टियाँ

प्ारंभ

प्रारंभ

हुईं,

हुईं,

मैंने

मैंने

अमृतसर

अमृतसर

की

की

राह पकड़ पकड़ ली। ली। ट्रेन ट् ेन से से उतर उतर कर कर पहले पहले एक एक बार बार मन मन भर भर चारों चारों

ओर देखा ओर

और देखा स्वयं और को स्वयं कहा,”लो को कहा, भई, “लो आ भई, गए”, आ और गए”, मामा और के मामा घर की के ओर घर चल की

दिया। ओर चल यूँ दिया। तो मुझे यू सब ँ तो मुझे शहर सब एक शहर से ही एक लगते से ही हैं लगते किंतु स्टेशन हैं, किं तु से स्ेशन मामा

से के मामा घर के के रास्ते घर के में रास्े जहाँ नज़र में जहाँ पड़ती, नज़र लगता पड़ती, बदलाव लगता बदलाव झलक रहा झलक है।

रहा अनजान है। अनजान जगह, अनजानी जगह, इमारत; अनजानी सब इमारत; के सब सब एक के धुन सब में बदलाव एक धुन का में

बदलाव गुणगान का कर गुणगान रहे थे। वैसे कर तो रहे बचपन थे। वैसे में तो भी बचपन मामा के में घर भी आया मामा था के घर तब

आया तो ये घर था, कोई तब बहुत तो ये नया घर कोई नहीं था बहुत परंतु नया अब नहीं देखा था, तो परंतु उम्मीद अब से देखा अधिक तो

उम्ीद पुराना-सा से अधिक लगा, मानो पुराना-सा बूढ़ा हो लगा, गया हो। मानो गली बूढा भी हो जैसे गया कुछ हो। सकरी-सी गली भी

जैसे हो गई कु छ है। सकरी-सी ऐसे आश्चर्य हो गई से है। चीज़ों ऐसे को आश्चर्य देखने से का चीज़ों सिलसिला को देखने दो-तीन का

दिन सिलसिला चला और दो-तीन फिर दिन जब चला मै अभ्यस्त और फिर हो गया जब तो मै सब अभ्यस् कुछ हो पहले गया जैसा तो

सब कु छ पहले जैसा लगने लगा। घर, गली, इमारतें; लगने लगा की

लगने लगा। घर, गली, इमारतें; लगने लगा की सब पहले भी ऐसा ही

सब पहले भी ऐसा ही था। तब मुझे आभास हुआ कि यादोंके आकार

था। तब मुझे आभास हुआ कि यादों के आकार में जब वास्तविकता

में

के

जब

रंग फीके

वास्पवकता

पड़ गए

के

थे तो

रंग

मैंने

फीके

उन्मे

पड़

कल्पना

गए थे तो

के

मैंने

रंग भर

उन्े

दिए

कल्पना

थे। रंग,

के

जिनका रंग भर कोई दिए अस्तित्व थे। रंग, जिनका ही नहीं था। कोई अब अस्तित्व जब वास्तविक ही नहीं था। रंग फिर अब उभर जब

आए वास्पवक थे तो रंग यहाँ फिर आने उभर से पहले आए जो थे तो अमृतसर यहाँ आने की यादें से पहले थीं वो जो सब अमृतसर मुरझा

गईं। की यादें हम थीं सभी वो के सब मन मुरझा में बचपन गईं। को हम पुनः सभी जीने के की मन चाह में बचपन होती है। को जानता पुनः

हूँ जीने बचपन की चाह अमृतसर होती की है। तरह जानता कोई जगह हँ बचपन नहीं है, अमृतसर परंतु अब की लगता तरह है कोई की

अगर जगह एक नहींहै, बार परंतु फिर अब बचपन लगता जीने है की को अगर मिल एक जाएगा बार तो फिर शायद बचपन दोबारा जीने

उसे को मिल भी जीने जाएगा का मन तो न शायद करेगा। दोबारा वास्तविकता उसे भी जीने और कल्पना का मन न पर करेगा। चिंतन

के वास्पवकता इस निष्कर्ष और से कल्पना जूझता पर जब चिंतन मैं स्टेशन के इस पर निष्कर्ष खड़ा हो से वापस जूझता दिल्ली जब मैं

जाने स्ेशन वाली पर खड़ा ट्रेन का हो इंतज़ार वापस दिल्ी कर रहा जाने था तो वाली अज्ञेय ट् ेन का के इंतज़ार यात्रा वृतांत कर रहा का

था, शीर्षक तो अज्ेय बार-बार के यात्ा दिमाग वृतांत में गूँज का रहा शीर्षक था,”अरे बार-बार यायावर! दिमाग रहेगा में याद?”। गू ँ ज रहा

था, “अरे यायावर! रहेगा याद?”।

Alumni Advisors (Class of 2019)

Amit Dogra, Deepanshu Galyan,

Gursifath Bhasin, Siddhant Patra

Assistant Editors

Anushka Sharma,

Karan Singh Bora, Parangat Mittal,

Pratik Anand, Priyansh Soni,

Shrey Padhi

Columnists

Akanksha Tanwar, Ananya Kapoor,

Angad Sethi, Anjali Singh, Ankit

Kumar, Anoushka Raj, Apratim

Shrivastav, Artika Sharma, Disha

Malik, Gehna Sharma, Ishaan

Gupta, Kripi Badonia, Kapil

Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Mihir

Ranjan, N. Krithika, Prakhar

Chaudhary, Pratiksha Pradhan,

Sankhaya Chandel, Saurabh

Tiwari, Uday Sai, Umesh Saraswat

Associate Editors

Lokesh Narayan Shankar,

Srishti Mittal

Associate Designer

Anubha Kabra

Assistant Designers

Aavriti Arora, Pratyush Pranjal

Designers

Ainesh Chetri, Akshita Mishra,

Angad Bhalla, Kanishk Yadav,

Pranoy Kanungo, Raghav Byala,

Saatvik Agrawal, Samarth Yadav,

Sidharth Bhasin, Tripti Khulbe

Associate Developers

Nandana Tiwari, Sambhav Jain

Developers

Aryan Ganotra, Gaurav Khatri,

Shivam Bansal, Shivam Singhal,

Shreyansh Gupta

Associate Illustrator

Dakshita Joshi

Assistant Illustrator

Akshansh Aggarwal

Illustrators

Akash Chauhan, Anirudh Kundu,

Dhruv Vyas, Gopika Gopakumar,

Ikshvaku Shyam, Medhavi Thakur,

Tejasv Mohan, Vishrut Sharma

Photographers

Ankit Dutta, Bhumika Bhatia,

Divyanshu Parle, Jessjit Singh,

Kushagra K Agrawal,

Kushagra Kumar, Krish Modi,

Malay Raj, Manvir Singh,

Nischit Nagesh Poojari,

Prashant Singh, Priyansh Gupta,

Priyansh Verma, Shanal Bhele,

Shrey Dubey, Tuhina Chakma

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