Techniche 5th issue (Read-Only) - College of Technology, Pantnagar

Issue 1, 2008 - 09

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COLLEGE COLLEGE EDITORIAL EDITORIAL BOARD BOARD 

BOARD 

Himani Maheshwari, Jasmit Singh Chawla, Shruti Thussu 

Bhomik Pandey (Editor), Diwanshu Joshi , Gaurav Gupta, Kamni Saxena (Co-Editor), 

Mrinal Sah, Toshi Gupta, Vivek Saini 

Abhinav Dimri, Jyotirmay Mishra, Mayank Tilara, Radhika Gupta, Roopali Joshi, Sakshi Singh, 

Shashank Gandhi and Vidushi Rastogi 

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College of Technology, G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar.

TECHNICHE, ISSUE 1, 2008-09 

Tech-bit 

FACE 2 FACE P 4 

“Excellence in research and 

development. I want this university 

to be known not only 

for agricultural researches but 

also for engineering researches.” 

MENTOR’S COLUMN P 6 

“The foundation of success, 

regardless of your chosen 

field, is the attitude.” 

TECH-ACHIEVER P 14 

“Whenever you decide to 

shape your life the way you 

want to, there’s no one stopping 

you. It’s never too late to 

do anything and you must 

never lose hope.” 

TECH AWAY P 17 

Raise the bar! 

TECH TONIC P 22 

There are number of ways to 

get an image of somebody’s 

finger. The most common 

methods today are optical 

scanning (the one the CCF 

scanner uses) and capacitance 

scanning. 

CRITECH P 33 

War is peace, 

Freedom is slavery, 

Ignorance is strength. 

TECH ETHOS 

SPARDHA-08 P 18 

Celebrating Synergy P 26 

tojasa 

tojasa 

AMtnaa AMtnaa- AMtnaa AMtnaa-- 

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK 

Recently, a scientist got terribly interested in the miraculous structure of water. Water 

being the most receptive of the four elements, he thought would respond to non physical 

events too. So he set up a series of studies, applied mental stimuli and photographed it with a 

special microscope. He printed out words, taped them to the bottles of distilled water and left 

them overnight; first two samples which were under the influence of ‘Chi of love’ and ‘Thank 

you’ respectively were shining like gems scintillating in darkness while ‘You make me sick, I 

will kill you’ which was impinging on the third sample, proved to be a grotesquerie as it was 

not worth seeing. Thought and intent was the driving force behind the strange behaviour of 

the molecules of water. Just imagine how our own thoughts affect the water which constitutes 

more than 70% of our body. Water of this tarai belt is glistening like the first two samples, 

thanks to the vibrational energy from the creative thoughts of the fertile minds of this educational 

abode. Events like Spardha and Samanvay, each one being their brainchild, have 

successfully transmitted a positive vibration to the otherwise non-luminous H2O molecules 

lying beneath the foundation of our college. 

Samanvay ’08 was special for more than one reason. With every student playing his part for 

its grand success, one has a precognition that this spirit of synergism will continue to deliver 

the expected outputs. Rising of the curtain for the national level sports fest Spardha has been a 

remarkable one, Editorial Board, on behalf of entire college would like to thank the organizers 

for their Herculean efforts to promote sports culture in our college. 

The literal meaning of Techniche has been everyone’s fancy. Going beyond the explanation 

that we give by bifurcating Techniche in to ‘Tech’+ ‘Niche’, I think Techniche for 

College of Technology is analogous to wave-particle duality of light. It plays a dual role of 

both ‘Mirror’ and ‘Thread’ by firstly reflecting the thoughts of technocrats and secondly by 

unifying the students’ community. 

The Central Computing Facility (CCF) has been a ‘fruit’-ion. Its mouth-watering sweetness 

is more tempting than the one tasted by Eve. Don’t worry, as results will not be the same! One 

now dreams of a ‘College Library’ which will provide a variety to our COT’s orchard. 

On behalf of the Editorial Board, I would like to thank Dr. B. S. Bisht, the Vice- Chancellor 

of our university for sparing his valuable time to share his vision with us. I would like to 

express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. M. P. Singh, Dean, College of Technology for his constant 

encouragement and support. I am also grateful to Prof. D. S. Murthy, Staff Counsellor, 

Engineering & Technology Society for his guidance. I am indebted to Prof. Devendra Kumar 

for his lucid article on ‘Changing face of education’. A special thanks to Mr Siddharth Verma 

for his contribution as well. I am overjoyed to include the students’ community in this thanks 

giving as they are the real pedestal supporting this magazine. 

This time the Editorial Board has tried to create another interesting issue by skilfully interweaving 

both the Hindi and the English sections. I would like to thank all the members for 

their endeavour to bring something new each and every time. 

For inspiring those who have still not contributed for the magazine, I wish to quote Ernest 

Hemingway-“In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what 

you have to see, you dull and blunt the instrument you write with. But I would rather have it 

bent and dull and know I had to put it on the grindstone again and hammer it into shape and 

put a whetstone to it, and know I had something to write about, than to have it bright and 

shining and nothing to say, or smooth and well-oiled in the closet, but unused." 

Bhomik Pandey

Page 4 Face 2 Face 

Dr. B. S. Bisht, Vice- Chancellor of our University, in a 

candid interview with College Editorial Board, outlines 

his vision for the university and various areas that are 

under his scrutiny. 

Change is the law of nature. Since leaving this university 

in 1976 and again joining it after 32 years, what changes 

have you observed in the university? 

It has enlarged in size and has an excellent infrastructure 

with respect to experimentation, instrumentation and hostel 

facilities. There is a positive change in the library and the 

computing facilities. Remarkable change can be observed in 

the students also. They are not only better disciplined but 

also have an urge to acquire knowledge. 

In your life, you have had the opportunity to walk in the 

hallowed corridors of the best educational institutions. 

Where does Pantnagar figure in that? 

Pantnagar had been the base for all. One needs to have a 

very strong background to step into better educational 

institutions. Graduation from Pantnagar provided this base 

to me. 

The circle of life has brought you back from where you 

started. What similarities do you observe in your life as a 

student at first and now as the Vice- Chancellor? 

Coming back to Pantnagar was just like home coming. It is 

always a great feeling to meet the faculty people. I feel that 

mentally, I am the same person as I was as a student. As I 

walk through central roads or fields during the morning 

walk, I feel the same as though I am moving on a bicycle. I 

still feel like running; I was a cross-country racer. 

Your current position is an exemplification for the 

students who come from remote areas of the country. 

How much value you regard to that struggle? 

It’s quite a lot. What really helped me was an untiring effort, 

not being let down by difficulties and consistently pursuing 

for qualities to meet my targets. There were difficult 

moments as well. But what helps in the long run is your 

dedication. Life is like marathon, one has to keep running 

irrespective of bad weather and difficult terrain. There were 

moments of joy as well, but those I do not take as my own 

achievements. It was probably god given. Like this one. But 

maybe I was meant for this. This was the role given to me 

by the Almighty. I feel that destiny is not simply made by 

circumstances. Circumstances do help but it’s your constant 

efforts that matters the most. If it’s success, one should not 

be overjoyed and if it’s a failure, one should not be disheart- 

FACE FACE 2 2 FACE 

FACE 

ened. 

Sense of responsibility of shaping the careers of 

thousands of students invokes the feeling of… 

Great pleasure; concern and confidence in students, 

faculty, my own honesty and hard work.. 

What are your immediate priorities concerning the 

imminent challenges being faced by the university? 

University has to meet its challenges with respect to the 

task assigned to it by the state government, National Agriculture 

Research System, and has to fulfill the expectations 

of students, farmers, workers and industries. Although 

there are many difficulties, but we have to face them with a 

positive attitude and I am quite confident that we can do it. 

Even after 4 decades of establishment, our university is 

still regarded as an agricultural university. Your views 

about it. 

It is because in the beginning, it was established as an 

agricultural university and also it made a good name, but 

people are aware of other disciplines also like veterinary, 

technology, horticulture, forestry, home science, fisheries 

etc. Although it may not be very popular as an engineering 

college, yet those who have a little knowledge in this field 

know about the college and the quality of education provided 

here. 

The modes of entertainment you resorted to during 

your graduation years in university? 

We were very much engaged in games and sports. I used to 

participate in competitions like football, cross country

Face 2 Face 

races, painting competitions, etc. 

Pantnagar has been the harbinger of the Green Revolution. 

Now there is a need of another green revolution as 

highlighted by our honourable PM? What steps are you 

planning to take in this regard? 

I think the whole protocol has to be adopted. I’ve two 

approaches in my mind. Firstly, strengthening the basic 

science faculty like physics, chemistry and related disciplines 

like biosciences and nano-technology. Secondly, 

strengthening the application of electronics, mechanical and 

information technology by making them available to the 

farmers. And to achieve this, I seek the support of the 

Deans, Directors, Professors, faculty members, other staff 

and students. 

Infrastructure glitches such as regular power cuts, 

erratic water supply, do affect the morale of scientists 

and students alike. What initiatives are you going to take 

to improve upon this? 

These things upset me too. Basically there is a need for 

proper management, as in the case of electricity and water. 

We can minimize the electricity consumption by careful 

utilization. I have talked to the General Manager of the 

Electricity Board to redesign the distribution system so that 

electricity is available at the moment most required. Similarly, 

there is no dearth of water here; we just need to manage 

it properly. It can be done by finding viable systems like 

proper design of facilities with control systems and quality 

control. 

What steps do you plan to take, to increase the student 

exchange program with foreign universities? 

Besides existing programs we have tried to come up with 

new programs during the 11 th five year plan. At ICAR I 

planned that myself. The strengthening phase may require 

modes like introducing the concept of project work in a different 

country. Courses offered in other universities can be 

honoured here and can be included in your transcript. There 

can be short duration visits to gain experience. Then there 

can be a provision of Dual degree Programs. 

In this era of globalization there is a knowledge gap regarding 

IPR issues in our own university. How important 

is this issue in your scheme of things? 

It is important in the sense that our efforts should give us 

due credits. If you have invented something you should earn 

good name for it as it is your intellectual property. We 

should also honour the efforts and brainpower of others; it is 

very important as far as research and development is 

concerned. In areas like agriculture, veterinary, horticulture, 

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etc., we are doing excellent work. We would like to earn 

out of these achievements. Earning includes not only the 

name in the form of patents but also getting revenue out of 

those by commercializing them. We would be adopting the 

ICAR pattern of IPR related issues and its management. 

Ultimately in future these aspects are going to be very 

important. 

Your message for the engineering students. 

Yes, I do have a few points. Firstly, one should not 

diversify too much. If you have developed your skills in a 

field, try to excel in it, as there are plenty of opportunities 

scattered in every line. If you are an electronics engineer, 

do not aim to join the banking or the marketing sector. 

Circumstances may take you there but try to be in electronics 

as the society needs good electronics engineers too. 

Industries are looking for the experts in developing, planning 

and managing. This is just a suggestion and not a 

prescription. Secondly, if you study hard right now, you 

will be confident in life in future. The students’ basic work 

here is to develop technical skills. Try to gain the basic and 

conceptual aspects of everything you come across. One 

should not waste these precious years of life. 

Your vision for the university as the Vice- Chancellor. 

I have four basic agendas in my mind: 

1. Top level excellence on the academic front. 

2. Excellence in research and development. I want this 

university to be known not only for agricultural researches, 

but also for engineering researches too. 

3. Developing newer models, protocols and systems for 

technology transfer and development in marketing, sales 

and e-marketing management. 

Good and clean governance, installed control systems, fair 

justice to all and speedy & justified disposal of cases. 

Some of the departments have shortage of faculty. 

What steps are you planning to take in this regard? 

This bothers me a lot too. The first step I took was to take 

this matter to the state government and seek their approval 

for filling those vacant positions. I think I will get approval 

for at least 140 posts to be filled shortly. Still I feel there 

will be a dearth of faculty as we will be looking for good 

faculty. And good means above a certain level. We are 

looking forward for guest lectures. Another thing is the 

interlinking of top level universities by means of video 

conferencing. We are also working for library up gradation 

and soon we’ll have about 200 international journals and 

net facility available in the university. My best wishes to 

all of you.

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CHANGING CHANGING FACE FACE OF OF EDUCATION EDUCATION 

EDUCATION 

Mentor’s Column 

D 

uring the alumni meet, some alumni of old batches tried walking down the memory lane reminiscing about 

teachers who remained evergreen in their mind. Why do they remember them fondly even after so many years? 

Probably because, they were the ones who taught them to strive for excellence, brought out their real potential 

and made them believe that learning never stops. 

Even today, when our alumni are in different corporate settings, the 

process of teaching and learning still continues. They had teachers, 

back then and now they have mentors. The true sign of a good mentor is 

a productive employee. Since its inception, the University has the 

system of Advisors similar to a mentor. The moot point is whether the 

advisory system is working at the same level as the mentor system of 

the corporate world? 

Each day in life is a learning experience. It is always a good idea to exchange 

views and experiences with people from varied backgrounds. 

An alumni association can be a platform for various exchanges between 

the college and its ex- students. It offers a mode of interaction amongst 

the alumni, being the bridge between the college and the alumni. The 

conference hall is never filled to its capacity during such interactions/ 

lectures from eminent personalities and celebrated speakers. 

Placement used to be a worry for the final year students only, but now it has become a concern for students even 

before they get admission to an engineering college. We all know that a resume is the first point of contact between 

recruiters and a potential employee. Besides academic qualifications, extracurricular experience in any form is a 

powerful tool as skills developed through activities involving social work, volunteer work, sports, music, debates 

and arts etc., can play a vital role when the time comes to apply for jobs, thus giving a candidate an edge over his/ 

her contemporaries in the interview process. After all, knowledge and experience gained in any form can never go 

waste. Unlike academic degrees, knowledge from extracurricular activities is not earned but learned. Extra- curricular 

activities help build and foster qualities like team- work, self awareness, adaptability, leadership and most 

importantly, it reveals an individuals drive to succeed and his/ her ability to face challenges head on. For a crucial 

role, when it comes down to decide between equally qualified candidates, a person with good participation in extracurricular 

activities has the potential to be chosen. The point of the debate could be the participation of the students 

in extracurricular activities, at the expense of academics. 

Feedback from students is one of the key initiatives to improve the quality of technical education. Feedback is very 

important for the teacher in particular and the college in general as the teacher can improve certain aspects of the 

course. Feedback about the course is always necessary. It’s a win- win situation for the students as he or she may 

become responsible for a significant change. The question for discussion is, how sincerely do students fill up their 

feedback forms? 

The foundation of success, regardless of your chosen field is the attitude. When a person gets a job or a promotion, 

85% of the time, it is his/ her attitude and only 15% of the time because of intelligence and knowledge of specific 

facts and figures. The triple Es of the attitude are: Environment, Experience and Education. Education takes many 

forms. It is not just grades and a degree. It is cultivating your strength, learning and eagerness to learn and there is no 

better period of time to learn different forms of education than the student life at the under- graduate level. 

Dr. Devendra Kumar 

Professor, Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 

Coordinator, Agricultural Engineering

Face Off Page 7 

Is blaming technology, the easy way out for 

the depreciating interest of students in sports? 

For a long time, frayed nerves after seven hours of monotonous 

and taxing schedule were soothed under the 

shadow of sports. Mental strains were cast off by kicks on 

the grounds and aces on the courts. This customary legacy 

might have continued hitherto had laptops equipped with 

LAN not crept in. Today, gazing at the 15.4” LCD screen 

from the evening till the wee hours of the morning, playing 

counter- strike with Sniper and Maverick is found 

more exhilarating and reviving than spending some time 

on the playing fields. Chess, Titans, FIFA, NBA have 

emerged as more viable alternatives to sport. Technologies 

like treadmills often preclude athletes from visiting the 

stadium grounds. 

Gurmeet Singh 

II Year, Electrical Engineering 

The decreasing interest in sports is a complex phenomenon 

with a multitude of factors. 

Most prominent is the shortage of time. 24 hours cannot 

be increased and so can’t the 60 seconds of a minute. It 

becomes necessary to prioritize our needs in this world of 

cut throat competition. Another factor to be blamed is 

technology. Men are completely entangled in this web of 

technological advancements. Thousands of games are 

available on just one click on the internet, presence of 

cellphone compatible games like cricket, soccer and baseball 

etc as well as the trend of LAN games in hostels; everybody 

is just more than satisfied. Moreover it has been 

observed that fans’ ability to surf sports highlights in 

search of instant gratification of spectacular games or to 

follow the individual athletes eventually erode loyalty to 

real sports teams. Thus, it can be easily seen and felt that 

technology is responsible for the depreciating interest in 

university level sports. 

Juhi Kulshreshtha 

II Year, Computer Engineering 

It would certainly be wrong to blame technology for the 

depreciating interest in university level sports. A strong 

attendance of students from College of Technology in 

stadium proves that the interest in sports is hardly waning. 

The success of Spardha, the sports fest, proves that 

there is a spirit of enthusiasm all around. Sports have 

got their own charm; some participate for six- pack abs, 

others for proving themselves. Those who don’t get an 

opportunity to participate, turn towards LAN gaming- 

recall FIFA, E.A. Cricket and Cue Club. I am an avid 

counter- strike player but my interest has never hindered 

my daily visits to the stadium. If you don’t have 

strength in your back and limbs, you can not even sit in 

front of the computer for hours. Then why curse technology? 

Sachin Goyal 

III Year, Electrical Engineering 

Blaming technology is obviously the easy way out but 

the truth that meets the eye is the one that conflicts the 

most. An air-conditioned hall drowned in flood lights, a 

bunch of close-circuit TV cameras covering the whole 

building and giving the latest updates- a proper infrastructure 

is what one thinks makes a perfect sportsman 

out of a mere individual. But is it this or the sheer hard 

work, devotion, ability to succeed and burning desire 

that make a true player? ‘Better watch a movie than 

knock your feet out in the sun’-is a common deed and 

hidden unworthiness of our college students. Most students 

hardly ever visit the stadium. Ask the regular players, 

they don’t blame technology or shy from disclosing 

their weak points. It’s time we rise up to compete in 

university level sports and reach the next level. 

Censure, upbraid, criticize…? Guess what these traits 

thrust you to think. Let you be the answer. 

Ankit Godiyal 

II Year, Mechanical Engineering

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I 

t makes a man (or woman or anybody 

else) perfect. But then who 

said being perfect is so much important. 

What about living with imperfections 

and accepting oneself for what one is (or 

what one has made of oneself?). Practice 

maketh a robot not human. For it prevents 

the mind from exploring new mental 

horizons, shunning creativity for routine 

work, and defies the very purpose of living a 

free life. Practice is for practical people, or 

pathetic people, for that matter. The mere 

practice of ‘practice’ is archaic. The practice 

of ‘sati’, ‘slavery’, ‘apartheid’, all represent 

derogatory reminders of history. No practice 

has ever done good to anybody, or so the 

argument goes. However, the practice of 

‘practice’, can reap great benefits, not only 

for the individual but for the world at large. 

Lance Armstrong practised endurance, 

John Milton did creativity, China practised 

discipline, evolution itself is a result of practice, 

a constant practice for survival. People 

opine that genius is innate and one can only 

be lucky to be born as one. However, intelligence 

and speed are a matter of practice 

again. ‘Practice’ and practice alone processes 

one’s primary memory (the part which controls 

reflexes) into its secondary form. Imagine 

one’s speed or intelligence if one is able to 

deal with every aspect or every facet of a 

problem with the same speed and ease as 

one does involuntary actions! 

The National Geographic channel claims that 

‘savants’ develop new neuron connections in 

one part of their brain at the peril of other 

areas. This renders them retarded at specific 

activities while it makes them super computer 

or seemingly magical in others. A 

mathematical savant, for example, can cor- 

THE THE P P WORD 

WORD 

rectly establish the day on, say, 11 th September, 

1487 in less than 5 seconds. Constant 

practice can bolster formation of these new 

neuron connections in normal people, without 

affecting other day to day attributes. This 

is how intuition or gifted brains develop (even 

if one is born not intelligent). 

Take another example, over the years a multitude 

of test taking strategies have come up 

for CAT takers. These guidelines range from 

adjusting accuracy to increasing speed, 

proper time management and selection. 

Golden rules and Conventional Formulae for 

Success have emerged. Concentration building 

techniques and psychological stress 

busters are being marketed as commercial 

packages. The ultimate fact, though remains, 

that with practice, the subconscious takes 

care of all these supposedly overblown 

problems automatically & correct question 

selection, speed and confidence, etc. develop 

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Fear of 

losing 

A fear one must not fear to have… 

H old 

on friends! It is neither a woeful 

saga of melodramatic events nor the 

narration of some morbid song. 

Look through the other side of the 

prism, everything will be seen at an oblique angle. 

Fear of losing is an emotion which lay beneath the 

sundry other feelings of a human. Believe me 

folks; it is an indelible fostering catalyst which 

could help us to sail smoothly 

through this complicated 

life. It is a universal 

solution to all 

problems. It is the best way to 

keep our success intact with us always. 

Life is strange, weird and many 

times harsh. Well let’s not define it and load 

you with yet another descriptive version 

of it. We think, we plan, and we create 

and invest all the energies to achieve 

things. But what goes wrong after 

achieving something? Oscar winner 

actor Halle Berry received the worst actor 

award the very next year, she won 

the Oscar. What caused the extreme 

reversal? 

Simple – she did not have that 

fear of losing her top position. A man was going 

to divorce his wife and the same day he discovered 

about her cancer. He soon realized what he was 

going to lose and he went into a state of eternal 

grief, shame and vengeance and tore the papers at 

once. He discovered the pain of losing and decided 

not to lose her before the almighty would 

separate them forever. 

It’s difficult to scale the craggy heights to reach the 

zenith but it’s rather more difficult to stay there 

because the tops are always pointed, they are not 

flat. 

A topper who has been maintaining his legacy for 

3 years suddenly topples down to the group of last 

rankers of the class. If only he had that fear of 

losing his position, he would have worked harder. 

We often forget our killing instinct and passion 

after conquering our goals and tasting the wine of 

glory. Success is just a respite in this miraculous 

journey of life whereby the ultimate aim is to 

achieve salvation and the penultimate one is to 

win material laurels viz. money and fame. It’s important 

to understand that a subtle 

boundary line exists between success 

and failure. Fear of losing helps 

you to remain in that realm 

of success. Its operation 

may be a bit flummoxing 

but its effect is 

profound. 

For centuries it has 

been taught that “jo dar gaya ,samjho mar 

gaya”. 

Recently, it was divulged that this was also 

the motivational punch line for the superlucky 

1983 Indian cricket team. But by the 

end of this article, if you will be kind 

enough to strain your eyes to read it all, I 

am sure all of you will try to recreate a little 

fear in your lives. 

Kamni Saxena 

III Year 

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Poetech 

BaUcaala BaUcaala popr popr ka 

ka 

yao kaOOna saI hvaa ka JaaoMka Aayaa 

AaiKr [tnaa Ganaa kaohra @yaaoM Cayaa 

@yaa yao BaUcaala kI Sau$Aat hO 

Aaoh yao tao [@j,aama kI tOyaarI vaalaI rat hO. 

hr kmaro maoM Saaint ka Ad\Baut Gaor hO, 

hr caarpa[- pr iktabaaoM ka Z,or hO, 

kuC ‘maokAp’ laonao kI tOyaarI maoM hOM, 

tao kao[- svaPnasavaarI maoM hOM. 

kmaro maoM hmaaro laaogaaoM ka taMta lagaa hO, 

hr kao[- pUCta hO iktnaa kaosa- huAa hO, 

yao kaosa- Aaja kaosa- nahIM saagar lagata hO, 

ABaI tk tao isaf- dao baU^Md inaklaa hO, 

ifr BaI mana maoM hO pUra ivaSvaasa, 

AaiK,r baU^Md- baU^Md sao hI tao saagar Barta hO. 

popr haqa maoM imalanao tk 

ka^pI pZ,naa CaoD,ta nahIM kao[- 

popr CaoD,nao pr ifr daobaara 

ka^pI Kaolata nahIM kao[-. 

hr kao[- ]dasa mau^Mh ilayao KD,a hO, 

Kud kI laaprvaahI kao kaosa rha hO, 

AgalaI baar sao ‘rogyaular sTDI’ Sau$ 

hr kao[- yahI khta hO, 

pr K,%ma haonao pr [@j,aama ifr sao 

BaUcaala kI rah doKta hO. 

ha^M, BaUcaala kI rah doKta hO… 

ha^M, vahI BaUcaala jaao… 

maaoinaka caunaora 

catuqa- vaYa-, ivaVut AiBayaaMi~kI 

In this 

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moment 

moment 

The raucous laughter I can hear, 

It is free from woes and fear 

People are reveling merry in life- 

They are yet to face all strife 

Don’t they know what life is…. 

Do they deem it to be a bliss ! 

Or is it that they know it all, 

And can handle all big and small 

Is there really time to now halt, 

Or is there is any scope for a fault ? 

TIME LOST IS A LIFE UNDONE, 

It is a waste too heavy for fun. 

If today I can be dedicated- 

My labour of today will be heeded. 

There’ll always be time to enjoy, 

But why laugh now and later cry, 

Better slog my way to success- 

And find my way out of this abyss. 

It is easier to do things I like, 

But on red hot iron I’ve to strike. 

If today I delay my action, 

I’ll forever lose my own direction. 

I’ll drift- a leaf on waters flowing, 

I’ll be a dust flake in winds blowing. 

People can sing in alacrity, 

But their merriment is insanity. 

Actions done at the right time- 

Yield joys and realms sublime. 

Don’t undo life at your own hands- 

Leave your footprints on time’s sand… 

ANONYMOUS

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IMPOSSIBLE 

When crippled at the age of four, doctors said 

she would never walk again. 16 years later she 

didn’t walk but ran to claim the title of the fast- 

est woman in the world. Her life is a shining ex- 

ample of how one woman’s persistence can defy 

fate and create something no less than a miracle. 

From the annals of sports history, Techniche 

brings to you the story of Wilma Rudolph . 

W 

ilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940 in 

Clarksville, Tennessee to Ed and Blanche Rudolph. 

Ed was a railroad porter and Blanche worked as a 

housekeeper to wealthy white families. Wilma was the 20 th 

of the child of a family of twenty-two and her family struggled 

to make ends meet, even dressing their girls in flour 

sacks. Since her birth, Wilma survived one illness after another: 

measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox and double 

pneumonia and finally, she was diagnosed with polio at 

the age of 4. The doctors said that Wilma would never 

walk. 

But Blanche Rudolph was not the one to 

relinquish. She educated Wilma at home, also having to 

bring her to a hospital for blacks 50 miles from their home 

twice a week and rubbing her legs 4 times a day on account 

of her polio. By age 8, Wilma could walk with a leg brace. 

After that, she used a special shoe to support her foot and 

played basketball with her brothers every day. Three years 

later, her mother came home to find her playing basketball 

by herself without the special shoe. But it was only when 

Wilma reached the age of 12, that she could walk normally. 

It wasn’t just her mother’s determined endeavours but also 

a strong faith that created this miracle. Wilma once said 

“My doctors told me I would never walk again. My 

mother told me I would. I believed my mother”. 

In high school, Wilma decided to shed her handicap forever. 

She got on the basketball team where she was spotted 

by Tennessee state track and field coach, Edward S. Temple. 

Being discovered by Temple was a major break for a 

young athlete. 

Teccomplish 

The day he saw the tenth grader Wilma for the first 

time, he knew he had found a natural athlete. She had 

already gained some track experience too, and had set 

state records in basketball. By the time she was 16, she 

earned a berth on the U.S. Olympic track and field 

team. She came home from the 1956 Melbourne Games 

with an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100-meter 

relay. Wilma’s dream had finally been fulfilled. 

However, it was 4 years later that Wilma 

shot to life- long renown. In the 1960 Rome Olympics, 

as the temperature soared 100 degrees, 80,000 spectators 

jammed the Stadio Olimpico to witness Wilma run 

the 100-meter dash in an impressive 11 seconds flat. 

However the time was not credited as a world record 

because it was wind-aided. She also won in the 200meter 

dash and set a new Olympic record. After these 

twin triumphs, she was being hailed throughout the 

world as "the fastest woman in history." Finally, on 

September 11, 1960, she combined with teammates 

Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams and Barbara Jones 

to win the 400-meter relay in 44.5 seconds, setting a 

world record. Thus, Wilma became the first American 

woman to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics. The feeling 

of accomplishment welled up inside her, three 

Olympic gold medals. She knew that, it was 

something nobody could ever take away from 

her, ever. 

Wilma’s accomplishments were not merely limited to 

this. Her homecoming parade in Clarksville was the 

first racially integrated event ever held in the town.

Teccomplish 

And that night, the banquet the townspeople held in 

her honour, was the first time in Clarksville's history 

that blacks and whites had ever gathered together for 

the same event. She went on to participate in protests in 

the city until the segregation laws were struck down. 

Wilma’s success story is incomplete without 

considering her struggle. Wilma once said “The triumph 

can't be had without the struggle. And 

I know what struggle is. Never underestimate 

the power of dreams and the influence 

of the human spirit. We are all the same in 

this notion. The potential for greatness lives 

within each of us. Believe me, the reward is 

not so great without the struggle”. 

Retiring from track competition in 1962, she returned 

to receive a Bachelor's degree in Education, 

graduating in 1963. The same 

year, she married her high school 

sweetheart, Robert Eldridge, with 

whom she had four children. 

Wilma had achieved what seemed to 

be impossible for a black, handicapped 

American woman but still she had 

many challenging doubts about her self 

being “What do you do after you 

are world famous and nineteen 

or twenty and you have sat 

with prime ministers, kings 

and queens, the Pope? Do you 

go back home and take a job? What do you 

do to keep your sanity? You come back to 

the real world. ”In 1967 on the invitation of Vice- 

President Hubert Humphrey, Wilma participated in 

"Operation Champ," an athletic outreach program for 

underprivileged youth in the ghettoes of 16 major cities. 

Her own non-profit organization, ‘The Wilma Rudolph 

Foundation’, continued this work and provided 

free coaching in a variety of sports, and academic assistance 

and support as well. 

Wilma’s enduring fame won her accolades 

in both her life and after it. On December 2, 1980, 

Tennessee State University named its indoor track after 

her. She was one of the 75 women chosen for the book 

I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who 

The triumph can't be had 

without the struggle. And I 

know what struggle is. 

Never underestimate the 

power of dreams and the influence 

of the human spirit. 

We are all the same in this 

notion. The potential for 

greatness lives within each 

of us. Believe me, the reward 

is not so great without the 

struggle. 

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Changed America (1989) by Pulitzer Prize winning 

photographer Brian Lanker. Within this book Rudolph 

joined such company as Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott 

King, Oprah Winfrey, Lena Horne, and Sarah 

Vaughan. 

On November 12, 1994, when at the age of 54, Wilma 

died of cancer, Leroy Walker, President of the U.S. 

Olympic Committee, said, "All of us recognize that this 

is obviously a tremendous loss. Wilma was very much 

involved with a number of Olympic programs. It's a 

tragic loss. She was struck with an illness that, unfortunately, 

we can't do very much about." Across Tennessee, 

the state flag flew at half-staff. The same year, a 

portion of U.S. Route 79 in Clarksville was named the 

Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in her memory 

The Women's Sports Foundation Wilma 

Rudolph Courage Award is presented to a female ath- 

lete who exhibits extraordinary courage in 

her athletic performance, demonstrates the 

ability to overcome adversity, makes significant 

contributions to sports and serves as an 

inspiration and role model to those who face 

challenges, overcomes them and strives for 

success at all levels. Jackie Joyner-Kersee 

was the first athlete to be awarded this prize 

in 1996. 

In 1997, Governor Don Sundquist proclaimed 

June 23 as Wilma Rudolph Day in 

Tennessee. In 2004, the United States Postal 

Service issued a 23 cent stamp in recognition 

of her accomplishment. Wilma described her 

motivation as-“I loved the feeling of 

freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling 

that the only person I'm competing with is 

me”. 

Her life is a story of achieving against all the odds. Her 

extra-ordinary achievements are still alive in public 

consciousness and continue to inspire many young people 

who look up to her. Winning is great, sure, 

but if you are really going to do something 

in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody 

goes undefeated all the time. If you 

can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go 

on to win again, you are going to be a champion 

someday.

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THEORY THEORY OF OF RELIVING 

RELIVING 

D.C.Pandey is a figure well known among students of our generation as the author of a popular 

series of physics books for competitive examinations. Techniche caught up with him during 

SAMANVAY-08. Here is the interview in which he candidly discusses the aspects of his life unknown 

to us. 

What were your days as a student in Pantnagar like? 

As a student of COT, I have stayed in Tagore, Patel and 

Chittaranjan Bhawans. I was never considered as a role 

model for other students but after getting admission here, 

I became even more carefree. We usually spent our days 

indulging in activities that cannot be published in the 

magazine (laughs a lot) 

Did you struggle a lot after obtaining your degree? 

When I finished my degree, it was difficult for Civil 

Engineering graduates to find a job due to a downtrend in 

the industry. I moved to Bareilly, unemployed, under my 

brother’s shadow. I taught at a few coaching classes but 

that barely gave me any independence. Soon I came to be 

introduced only as the sibling of Mr. P. C. Pandey, my 

brother. I realized I had lost my own identity. Overnight I 

developed a zeal to work to earn a name for myself. 

So how did your first book finally come through? 

I struggled for many years while working on my first 

book, “Problems in Physics.” When it was finally completed 

I began searching for publishers. That was not a 

cakewalk. Before I finally tied up with Arihant Publications, 

I faced a lot of rejections. My book was brought 

out in 2000, and it became an instant success in IIT study 

W 

e were racing down the highway at 80mph.But 

just as I had started weaving an image of us, 

flying low, my friend applied brakes and our 

speed machine slowed down. A few meters ahead I could 

see a similar car stuck abruptly in the middle of the road. 

We soon figured out that the driver had tried to change 

his side of the road, when he lost precision over the 

clutch and his car reached a sudden halt. Soon my friend 

noticed that the driver was a lady, in her early thirties. 

And he shouted, “Man! Why do they let these aunties 

drive?”Soon the rush increased. So did the number of 

horns and the amount of noise they produced. I could 

read their lips, uttering ‘Stupid lady’, ‘Darned Aunty’ and 

circles and Kota. This book is still my personal favourite. 

And you did not look back after that… 

Tech-Achiever 

Fortunately, I didn’t. Fate smiled at me. I published 10 

books in a span of just 2 years. Orders used to get 

placed for my books even before they could be published. 

Those who had rejected me earlier came knocking 

at my door. However, I declined all their offers. 

After 13 books in 8 years, what keeps you going 

strong? 

‘Hunger for fame’ is my prime motivation. However, 

my vision is to write a book to suit the needs of international 

curriculum, like Resnick & Halliday. I have been 

approached by some foreign publishing houses as well 

What is your message to the students of COT? 

I have learnt from my own experiences that there does 

not exist a point of no return. Whenever you decide to 

shape your life the way you want to, there’s no one 

stopping you. It’s never too late to do anything and you 

must never lose hope. Though you cannot deny the role 

of luck, your own efforts are a must. Work hard and 

relax only when you need to. 

BLOWING BLOWING THE THE HORN... 

HORN... 

‘Why do ladies drive?’ The lady took some time to clear 

the road, and soon everything was smooth and normal. 

But something about this very common road incident 

shook my insides. It could have happened with anyone. 

But just because, there was a lady at the driving seat, the 

issue became a mountain of a mole hill. Now looking at 

the matter logically .The clutch doesn’t respond to gender 

differences .Neither does being a male, give you the 

inherent license of driving better. 

We live in the 21 st century .We fight for the rights of the 

weaker sects of the society, increase reservations in 

IIT’S and IIM’S, and yet, when it comes to that part of

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our social structure, which forms our counterpart, we 

hold same old, confined, dogmatic beliefs, like, ‘girls 

don’t drive well’. Why is it that we, being barely out of 

our teens, can respond to road reflexes while the lady, 

who is almost a decade elder to us, and several times 

more mature, finds it hard to cope with the situation. 

I do not say that all females are a prey to the dogma of 

preferring males over them. But what about those who 

are still tied up; and at this point, I would like to appeal to 

all girls reading this article. Trust yourselves. Don’t let 

these narrow minded males trample over your self confidence. 

Shake off the ‘handle with care’ tag, which is juxtaposed 

with every female. Make your choices and bear 

your own responsibility. Not just for your college or spinster 

life, but for your married life too. So that when you 

BOOK BOOK 

BOOK 

YOUR 

YOUR 

MIND MIND 

MIND 

Da ze ma ziba watan, da ze ma dade watan… 

(This is our beautiful land, This is our beloved land…) 

are in your forties, your son might proudly say- "My 

mom drives better than my dad”. And your husband 

feel safe sitting on the pillion. 

Of course, this doesn’t mean shedding all prudence and 

making yourself vulnerable. But it’s about telling oneself 

that getting stuck in the middle of the road is no big 

deal. 

And for all male readers .Try, not blowing the horn, 

when a lady or an elderly person is stuck up with his 

car. And I assure you, the traffic jam would clear out 

faster. 

Vigya Sharma 

II Year, Computer Engineering 

Afghanistan- a land, with its golden sands, sun-kissed 

poppy fields and scented henna could even surpass the intoxication 

of Hafez’s ghazals and Khalil’s poetry. Both of 

which when put together, in their mutilated form can shatter even the strangest of hearts. Khaled Hosseini, in his 

second fictional work “ A Thousand Splendid Suns”, captures the paradoxical realities of his homeland as captivatingly 

as the tear jerking tale of friendship in his bestselling debut ‘The Kite Runner’. 

Replete with stifled cries of broken hearts and subdued desires, the book revolves around two women- Mariam and 

Laila, who by fate are bound by a bond. Mariam, who is entangled in a happy marriage with a ruthless psycho is 

joined by the fifteen year old Laila. Laila, devastated by the war and bloodshed, has her own demons to fight. With 

some initial reservations, the relationship between the two segues into a perfect code of mutual trust and understanding. 

That love is the most pious of all emotions and prevails upon the gravest of atrocities is beautifully brought out 

in the end. Hosseini, gifted as he is, in several instances, emerges as a literary genius. At one of these places he 

writes- 

“Like an art lover running out of a burning museum, she would grab whatever she could- a look, a whisper, a moan- 

to salvage from perishing to preserve. But time is the most unforgiving of fires, and she couldn’t, in the end, save it 

all…” 

The book reflects the gravitas of deprived lives and wounded soul against a macabre background of roaring Kalashnikovs 

and marauding fanatics. Relevant to the events of times- ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is a must read for all 

these who wish to visualize human fortitude at its utmost. 

Shikha Semwal 

Final Year, Electronics & Communication Engineering

PaRYz PaRYz 16 

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vyast vyast rhoM,,¸ rhoM,,¸ mast mast mast rhoM 

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saOr saOr kr kr duinayaa duinayaa kI, kI, gaaif,la gaaif,la ija,ndgaanaI ija,ndgaanaI ifr ifr kha^M, kha^M 

ija,ndgaanaI ija,ndgaanaI gar gar rhI rhI tao tao naaOjavaanaI naaOjavaanaI ifr ifr kha^M. 

kha^M. 

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tao @yaa ivacaar hO @yaa ikyaa jaa sakta hO Apnao [na caar saalaaoM kao yaadgaar banaanao ko ilayao tqaa 

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ko Anausaar turnt inaNa-ya laonaa,, vyavaisqat Ëma sao kaya- krnaa AaOr jaIt hao yaa har daonaaoM sao hI sabak laonaa 

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kao kao[- Jauzlaa BaI nahIM sakta ik vyavahairk &ana sao iktabaI &ana kI tulanaa maoM khIM j,yaada Aa%maivaSvaasa 

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tao isa@ko ko dao phlaU hOM. daonaaoM kI ek samaana mah%ta hO. At: Apnao savaa-MgaINa ivakasa ko ilayao KolakUd 

kao saIZ,I kI trh p`yaaoga kIijayao. 

@yaa baat hO? kao[- baMQana hO? [tnaa laMbaa laoK hO. pZ,to hI jaa rho hOM. qako nahIM @yaa? jaa[yao,, Koilayao. 

PaòrNaa PaòrNaa saàot saàot- saàot Baavanaa Baavanaa Baavanaa ravat ravat, ravat ravat AnauraQaa AnauraQaa pala pala (2004 baOca baOca) baOca 

Sabd Sabd rcanaa rcanaa– rcanaa taoYaI taoYaI gauPta gauPta, gauPta tRtIya vaYa vaYa- vaYa 

-- -, yaaMi~kI yaaMi~kI AiBayaaMi~kI 

AiBayaaMi~kI

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Well let’s try and see the importance of this phrase in our careers! 

Siddharth Verma, Agricultural Engineering, Batch- 2004, is an alumnus 

of the College of Technology, Pantnagar. He qualified for IIM -A 

and achieved an overall score of 1430 in GRE. He is currently pursuing 

his MS from the University of Illinois– Urbana Champaigne, 

USA. Here he discusses his success mantra with us. 

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have 

already mastered, you will never grow. 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson 

T he allegorical phrase “(to) raise the bar” or “Raising the bar” is I 

guess one of easiest and the most apparent in its meaning. It is used 

to convey the idea of steadily setting the standards higher, to 

achieve excellence in any field. 

We all have expectations! Some of our own, some of our parents’, teachers’ and also of our friends. We constantly 

try hard to fulfill these expectations and achieve our goals. But it’s not as simple as it sounds. Thousands of choices, 

so many avenues, and our friends from other colleges’ usually doing something “awesome” and above all the unending 

bombardment of wanted and mostly unwanted “Advice” from all quarters surely does add to the already existing 

“confusion”. There is a phase in every engineering student’s life where he or she is very unsure of what to do and 

what not to do, i.e. which career path to choose! Whether to opt for a job, try to bell the much dreaded CAT, wander 

into still hazy territories of GRE or to slog it out for the GATE. 

The solution to this big dilemma is very intrinsic. You yourself are the best judge of your abilities, potential, interests 

and aptitude. Now comes the importance of the phrase “Raise the bar”. I don’t know what the reason is, but a 

majority of us in Pantnagar are very pessimistic about ourselves. Initially even I felt the same. But now I feel it’s 

high time we completely transform the way we think about our career choices! Most of us choose one of a Job, CAT, 

GRE or GATE as our career path. With so much of competitiveness all around we just cannot risk our careers by 

substantially limiting the opportunities that can be explored. A big radical change is needed in the way we think. 

Why can’t we take up two out of CAT, GRE and GATE, if not all three? Their schedules are perfectly suited to be 

easily prepared for! And mind you, Students all over India have been doing this. So this is not something insanely 

impossible that I’m trying to suggest! Reading this will raise a certain eyebrows…..but I’ll try and dispel the doubts. 

Firstly, we need to be optimistic and not think we cannot do this. If we limit our thinking and believe we cannot, 

surely we will not be able to do it! 

Secondly any kind of knowledge is good knowledge. The preparation for CAT and GRE is essentially same in terms 

of subjects. “CAT English” and “GRE English” might be different in terms of application but at the end of the day 

they both are and will be “English”. This will also help for appearing in the job interviews. Thirdly a bit of systematic 

planning and smart approach is all that’s required to help you to “Raise the bar” of performance and achievements. 

In today’s world everyone from HR managers, B-schools and foreign Universities are looking for people who have a 

good “profile”. So if we invest our time in pursuing a sport, doing internships in our vacations and presenting papers 

at different Tech-fests and conferences, we can surely go a long way in building a good “profile”. And such things 

can make a huge difference in your selection in a B-school or getting a substantial scholarship from a foreign University. 

So, there are a lot of things waiting to be done. Get up and get going!! And lastly it’s never too late to start! 

So go ahead and “Raise your bar”.

Page 18 Techethos 

Champions 

They 

Champions are not made in gyms. 

They are made up of something, which is 

deep inside them a dream, a desire, a vision. 

They have to be little faster than others. 

They have to have last minute stamina. 

They have will and skill, but the will 

must be stronger than skill. 

College of Technology, Pantnagar, witnessed its first 

national level sports fest ‘SPARDHA’ this year. Participants 

from various reputed colleges showcased their 

talents in this extravagant fest. With a huge number of 

registrations the Stevenson stadium (venue for the 

sports meet) was swarmed with sports persons and excited 

spectators. High level of enthusiasm and the spirit 

of competition filled every nook and corner of the stadium 

from 17 th to 19 th October,’08. 

The football match between the Pantnagar team and 

the Dwarahat team gave a perfect start to the fest. 

Events became a perfect outlet for aggression, zeal and 

skills for the outstanding teams. With a total of nine 

various sports, participants had an enormous opportunity 

to present their exceptional sporting skills. 

Darwin’s theory of ‘Survival of fittest’ was seen to exist 

as the best teams emerged victorious in different sports. 

Excitement reached its pinnacle and adrenalin pumped 

to its maximum as the teams tried to outdo each other 

in contending for the winning title. The teams showed 

that sport is about competing well, not winning. 

The organizers did a commendable work and their perseverance 

proved fruitful as the fest was a great success. 

The closing ceremony comprised of prize distribution 

and a mesmerizing performance by ‘Goonj’, the college 

band. Spardha provided a magnificent platform for the 

sportspersons to exhibit their skills and prove their mettle. 

Hats off to the organizers for adding another 

feather in the cap of COT.

S 

P 

A 

R 

D 

H 

A 

‘08 ’08


Hard Hard response response response against against against high high tide tide 

tide 

Life is a function of sin x, as it goes up, so it 

goes down. That day too, was a day of heights. I was 

extremely positive and confident- my 4 attempts for 

qualifying the IAS exam had ended in failure, and this 

was my final one. I was determined to crack it this year. 

My confidence was being reflected on my parents’ 

faces. My eyes were glittering with anticipation, 4 failures 

meant a big success this time. I was loaded with 

luck- my 11 year old watch, that old black sweater, a 

long streak of tika and blessings of all. While I checked 

all my essentials, I flashed back into my past… 

I had been a famous girl of logic in school, 

which I justified by getting admission in the top technical 

university in the country. But four futile attempts had 

shattered me into pieces. However, my family had stood 

as a pillar for me to prop. Today, my destiny hung on 

the balance. 

Then the approaching steps of the invigilator 

brought me back to the present. Oh! What a paper- I can 

do this in just half the total time. I geared up to face the 

challenge. But ah! Aren’t these the same questions that 

had consumed my time last year? Surely I knew them 

this time…And then my negativity invaded my optimism. 

My pen was moving just to move… 

I came out of the examination hall, BLANK. 

Last attempt gone! 5 years of life, wasted! I was so 

shocked that I could not even cry. I was walking with 

the crowd aimlessly. From street no.13, I went into the 

underground tunnel. It was dead calm, as if time had 

stopped. I won’t go home, I decided. I cannot face my 

parents. But suddenly I noticed a flash of light on the 

wall of the tunnel. I rushed towards the wall, to the glittering 

light. Touching the light on the wall, I broke into 

tears with a thundering cry. I looked around and saw the 

darkness- all black! I had come back to my senses. I had 

been so deep in my thoughts that I had not noticed my 

cell phone slipping out of my hands and dropping down. 

And now suddenly that flash of light emerging from it, 

had restored me to consciousness. 

One spot of light had brought me back to the 

world of reason. With tears slowly running down my 

cheeks, I thought about the dark, of those living in the 

fear of dark. Why is the dark cursed? Why do people 

fear the dark, is it because they fear the darker side of 

life? But it is the dark that shows you the importance of 

light. 

“Life is different from a teacher. A teacher teaches 

the lesson and then keeps the exam. But life keeps the 

exam first, and then teaches the lesson.” 

Now the dead calm meant silence to me because 

my heart was smiling. Picking up my phone, I rushed to 

the flight of stairs, to go back home. My parents were 

standing with a curve of smile and loads of expectations. 

I replied with a fake smile. There was no conversation 

but thoughts were exchanged. I looked into their eyes. 

They said- “It doesn’t matter whether you won or lost, 

what matters is that you rose” 

CORPORATE CORPORATE SOCIAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

RESPONSIBILITY 

D 

espite the explosion in population, if the 

world in general is more prosperous than it 

was in early 20 th century, it’s because advances 

in science and technology have 

worked wonderfully well to beat the Malthusian prophecy 

-“That the number of mouths to feed will eventually 

outstrip food production in the world” 

However, there is no doubt that the rapid development 

has also created imbalances like climate, water, pollution 

etc., yet various organizations, governments of 

Anumeha Gururani 

I Year, Computer Engineering 

different nations and social workers are trying their 

level best to ensure that global warming does not accelerate, 

natural resources are not depleted and the gap 

between rich and poor is not further deepened. 

Below are some of the facts from corporate world that 

assures the community of Corporate Social 

Responsibilty . 

“In paper business, Avantha doesn’t deplete forests 

anymore to grow pulp wood, instead it uses degraded

Innotech 

land owned by more than 17,000 

small & marginal farmers”- Ballarpur 

Industries. 

So, it’s a win-win situation for 

Ballarpur as they are not only 

helping in reforestation of those 

barren lands but also getting 

abundant raw material. Moreover, 

it is contributing towards 

country’s food security by not 

growing pulp on agricultural 

land. 

“Due to conscious efforts, the company has achieved a 

10 percent reduction in their power consumption every 

year”- Larsen & Turbo (L&T) 

“Organisation has started its R & D department to focus 

in future, to produce goods that are safe, less toxic 

& use fewer raw materials”- Pepsico India Ltd 

bauJato nayana dIpk ka 

xaar rsapana ikyaa hO maOMnao,\ 

dMD kma- hI hO ivaQaata 

kuMizt,maadk pòma ka, 

laalasaapUNa- baKana jaao ikyaa hO maOMnao. 

kma- saGana sahja BaID, maoMM 

hirt pIt ]jaaD, naID, maoMM 

inavaa-isat jaIvana ijayaa hO maOMnao 

pòma rsapana ikyaa hO maOMnao. 

rinavaasa maoM kao[- baOza hO, 

kuipt, r@t AQaraoM kao Z,aokr 

mana Baìmat yaayaavar saa 

ivavaSa hO Ba`maNa kao hr Waro caaObaaro pr 

saaOmya saBya $p kI inajata ka 

pScaatap 

pScaatap 

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However, there are still large number of organizations 

that are totally neglecting their social responsibilities and 

thus directly and intentionally ruining the environment. A 

perfect view is when a person travels a 5 km path from 

Nagla to Haldwani on Nainital-Bareilly highway. Certainly, 

the paper plant at Lalkuan is perfectly expanding 

its production, number of employees, profit but all at the 

cost of increasing air, water and soil pollution at more 

than 100% rate. Therefore, there is a need to adapt more 

holistic approach to include both the human safety and 

environment protection & it is to be fully integrated into 

all business models. It is the responsibility of employers 

to demonstrate by vision or through actions that the sustainability 

is not in conflict with the business and it’s 

truly a win-win for everyone. 

Apmaana ikyaa hO maOMnao 

maR%yau inaiScat hao pòma puYp kI 

Himanshu Sanguri 

Final year, Computer Engineering 

eosaa ptJaD, vaaNa saMQaana ikyaa hO maOMnao. 

naupur Qvaina kNa-SaUla saI hO, 

]poixat CaoD, mauJa katr kao 

jaIvana p`sqaana ka AaBaasa kratI 

hUk ppIho kI ivarh ka hI raga saunaatI 

inaja mana kI maR%yau ka varNa sa&ana ikyaa hO maOMnao 

pòma ivaYa knyaa ka, AQar rsapana ikyaa hO maOMnao 

dIGa- svaPna TUTa hO, ABaI 

tMdà ka Qyaana ikyaa hO maOMnao. 

gaaoivaMd gaaoivaMd kumaar 

kumaar 

iWtIya iWtIya vaYa vaYa-- vaYa vaYa---- 

--, janapt AiBayaaMi~kI

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Techtonic 

Biometric Fingerprint Reader 

T 

he CCF got up and running in no time and now it embraces 

a technology (not yet implemented though!) 

that’s known to all but how much do we know about 

it? Biometric computerized fingerprint scanner used in 

CCF and the one used in your laptop have since decades 

evolved from the mainstay of spy thrillers to embodiments 

of exotic technology of the real world. The purpose 

of this device is simple- “Instead of, or in addition 

to, a password, you need your distinctive print to gain 

access.” 

Human beings happen to have built-in easily accessible 

unique identity cards, at our fingertips. Fingerprints 

are formed due to tiny pattern of ridges and valleys 

formed in our fingers through a combination of genetic 

and environmental factors. The genetic 

code in the DNA along with 

many other factors determine the 

development of skin in a foetus and 

pattern of ridges in fingers. Consequently, 

fingerprints are a unique 

marker for a person even an identical 

twin. 

A fingerprint scanner’s job is to 

take place of an analyst which collects 

fingerprint sample and compares 

it to other samples in the record. 

A fingerprint reader system has 

two basic jobs— it needs to get an 

image of your finger, and it needs to determine whether 

the pattern of ridges and valleys in this image matches 

the pattern of ridges and valleys pre-scanned images. 

There are number of ways to get an image of somebody’s 

finger. The most common methods today are 

optical scanning (the one the CCF scanner uses), and 

capacitance scanning. 

The heart of an optical scanner is a charge coupled 

device (CCD), the same light sensor system used in camcorders 

and digi- cams. A CCD is simply an array of sensitive 

diodes called photosites, which generate an electrical 

signal in response to light photons. Each photosite 

records a pixel, a tiny dot representing the light that hit 

the spot. Collectively, the light and dark pixels form an 

image of the scanned finger. Typically, an analog -todigital 

converter in a scanner system processes the ana- 

The CCF Revolution 

log electrical signal to generate a digital representation 

of the image. The scanning process starts when you 

place your finger on a glass plate, and a CCD camera 

takes a picture. The scanner has its own light source, 

typically an array of light emitting diodes to illuminate 

the ridges of finger, with darker areas representing 

more reflected light (the ridges of the finger) and 

lighter areas representing less reflected light (the valleys 

between the ridges). Before comparing the print to 

stored data, the scanner processor makes sure that the 

CCD has captured a clear image. It checks the average 

pixel darkness, it rejects the image if it is too dark or 

light, and then tries to scan again. 

When the darkness level is adequate, the scanner 

system goes on to check the image 

definition (how sharp the fingerprint 

scan is). The processor looks 

at several straight lines moving 

horizontally and vertically across 

the image. If the fingerprint image 

has good definition, a line running 

perpendicular to the ridges will be 

made up of alternating sections of 

very dark pixels and very light pixels. 

If the processor finds that the 

image is crisp and properly exposed, 

it proceeds to comparing 

the captured fingerprints with fingerprints 

on file. 

Most fingerprint scanner systems compare specific 

features of fingerprints called minutiae. These are 

points where ridge lines end or split into two 

(bifurcations). To get a match, the scanner system doesn’t 

have to find an entire pattern of minutiae both in the 

sample, and in the print on record. It simply has to find 

a sufficient number of minutiae patterns that the two 

prints have in common. The exact number varies according 

to scanner programming. 

So, in the future if you find yourself without your 

ID in the CCF, then your index finger may come to 

your rescue. 

Mayank Tilara 

II Year, Civil Engineering

Techtonic Page 23 

B 

ehold your computer, your computer represents 

the culmination of years of technology’s 

advancements beginning with the early ideas 

of Charles Babbage(1791) and eventual creation of the 

first computer by German engineer Konard Zuse in 

1941. Surprisingly, the high speed modern computer 

sitting in front of you is fundamentally no different 

from its gargantuan 30 ton ancestors which were 

equipped with some 18000 vacuum tubes and 500 

miles of wiring. Although computers have become 

more compact and considerably faster in performing 

their tasks, the task remains the same to manipulate 

and interpret an encoding of binary 

bits into a useful computation result. 

In a quantum computer, the fundamental 

unit of information( called a quantum bit 

or qubit) is not binary but rather more 

quaternary. In nature, this qubit property 

arises as a direct consequence of its 

adherence to the laws of quantum mechanics 

which differ radically from the law of classical 

physics. A qubit can exist not only in states corresponding 

to the logical state 0 or 1 as in a classical bit 

but also in states corresponding to a blend or superposition 

of these classical states. In other words, a qubit can 

exist as a zero or one or simultaneously as both 0 or 1 

with a numeric coefficients representing the probability 

for each state. 

In a traditional computer, information is enclosed in a 

series of bits and these bits are manipulated via boolean 

logic gates arranged in succession to produce an end 

result. Similarly, a quantum computer manipulates 

qubits by executing a series of quantum gates, each a 

unitary transformation acting on a qubit or pair of 

qubits in applying these gates in succession. A quantum 

computer can perform a complicated unitary transformation 

to a set of qubits in some initial set. 

Richard Feyman was among the first to recognize the 

potential in quantum superposition for solving such 

problems much-much faster. For example, a system of 

500 qubits, which is impossible to simulate classically, 

represents a quantum superposition of as many as 2500 

states. Each state would be classically equivalent to a 

A Quantum Leap 

single list of 500 1’s and 0’s. A particular pulse of 

radiowaves, for instance, whose action might ‘execute 

a controlled NOT operation’ on the 100 th and 101 st 

qubits, would simultaneously operate on all 2500 

states. Hence, with one tick of the computer clock, a 

quantum operation could compute not just on one machine 

state as serial computers do but on 2500 machine 

states at once. 

Peter Shor, a research & computer scientist at AT&T 

Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, provided such an application 

by devising the first quantum computer algorithm. 

Shor’s algorithm harnesses the power of 

quantum superposition to rapidly factor very 

large numbers in a matter of seconds. 

The field of quantum information processing 

has made numerous promising 

advancements since its - 

conception, including the building 

of two and three qubit-quatum computers 

capable of some simple arithmetic 

and data sorting. However, a few 

potentially large obstacles still remain 

that prevent us from ‘Just building one’ or 

more precisely building a quantum computer 

that can rival today’s modern digital computers. 

Among these difficulties error correction, incoherence 

and hardware architecture are probably the most formidable. 

Error correction is rather self explanatory but 

what errors need correction? The answer is primarily 

those errors that arise as a different result of incoherence 

or the tendency of a quantum computer to decay 

from a given quantum state into an incoherent state as it 

interacts or entangles with the state of the environment. 

In 1998 researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory 

and MIT led by Raymond Laflamme managed to 

spread a single bit of quantum information (qubit) 

across three nuclear spins in each molecule of a liquid 

solution of alonine or trichloroethane molecules. They 

accomplished this using techniques of nuclear magnetic 

resonance (NMR). This experiment is significant 

because spreading out the information actually made it 

harder to corrupt. The future of computer hardware

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architecture is likely to be very different from what we 

know today. 

At present quantum computers and quantum information 

technology remains in this pioneering stage. At 

this very moment obstacles are being surmounted that 

will provide the knowledge needed to trust quantum 

computers up to their rightful position as the fastest 

computational machines in existence. Quantum compu- 

BRIDGE THE GAP 

C 

onnections…. Bridging the Gap: 

Spending hours at CCF looking 

for different civil engineering 

activities across the globe, I had 

no idea that this would lead me to one of my best career 

experience so far. 

After winning the 3rd prize at “Coloseum-08” in I- 

Bridge, I was looking for an opportunity to do something, 

more thrilling and more challenging. So as I 

spotted the information about “Avishkar-2008”, my 

mind almost felt like- Yes! I got it! It was a three day 

national level technology festival organized by 

MNNIT Allahabad, encompassing 

an entire gamut of events that test 

our technical skills, thought process, 

technical knowledge as well as intellect 

as aspiring engineers. Our team 

including Vishal Chauhan, Nikhil 

Rastogi, Alok Mishra & me (all 

from IInd year Civil Engg.) registered 

for the event “Connection”. 

It was an on the spot event, where we had to design, 

estimate and build an economical, artistic model according 

to the given problem using different Aluminum 

Sections. 

After hard work of two nights, looking for different 

types of truss bridges & their properties, we decided to 

design a “through-howe truss bridge” as its strength for 

a given mass is good, number of compressive members 

is less and is more economical . 

When our proposed design was able to clear the online 

elimination round, we reached Allahabad to implement 

our plan in 3-D structure. On 18 th of September we 

constructed a 1.2m long, 20cm high bridge with a deck 

width of 20cm. It was divided into 6 parts 

(truss sections) with a 1:6 height: length 

ratio. In addition to basic structure, bracings 

were also provided for safety purpose. 

The bridge was constructed with 

the help of angle sections, T-sections, plate sections, 

bolts, etc. The time limit for the event was 7 hours, out 

of which we used 6 hours to finish our task. 

After a full working day, we answered various queries 

justifying our concept behind the constructed model in 

the viva round. 

Finally on 19 th September, the model was 

tested as per the judgment criteria which consisted 

of deflections of mid span, maximum 

load carrying capacity for 15mm 

deflection at mid span, economy of 

construction and safety measures 

adopted. 

ing joint winners. 

Techtonic 

ters have their origins in highly specialized field of 

theoretical physics, but its future lies in the profound 

effect, it will have on mankind. 

Amit Burman 

I Year 

Electronics and Communication Engineering 

Finally our hard work paid off as 

we found ourselves as the runner up 

of event with IIT K & MNNIT be- 

I congratulated my teammates for the success and 

would like to thank my H.O.D. Dr. P.S. Maher, Dr. 

Hansraj & Dr. Virendra Kumar for their encouragement 

& support. 

I hope this achievement will generate a zeal among the 

students for even better performances. 

Vikas Pamar 

II Year 

Civil Engineering

AMtnaa AMtnaa- AMtnaa AMtnaa-- 

-d 

mauJao mauJao maaOlaa maaOlaa maaOlaa caaihyao caaihyao, caaihyao 

mauJao mauJao rama rama caaihyao caaihyao... caaihyao 


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rama BaI lao laao, maaOlaa BaI lao laao, prntu maoro, maoro.... AaOr ‘maoro’ Sabd ko saaqa ]saka galaa $ÐQata calaa gayaa. kayaa BaI 

jaINa- SaINa- hao caukI qaI. Kd\dr kI ek caadr maoM iksaI trh SarIr kao Zka huAa qaa AaOr galao maoM ek puranaI caaÐdI kI 

maalaa qaI ijasa pr Bart Sabd AMikt qaa. Aba tao AaÐKoM BaI saUK caukI qaIM, maanaao AaÐsauAaoM nao BaI saaqa CaoD, idyaa qaa. pr 

kaOSalyaa laaK rao lao, laoikna vaao AkaT\ya yaM~Naa AaOr vaao hOvaainayat ka Kola jaao ]sako maanasa pTla pr rca basa cauka qaa, 

baahr nahIM Aayaogaa. Aayaogaa BaI kOsao? kaOSalyaa ek AaOrt jaat, jaao raoe BaI tao kaOna ZaÐZsa baÐQaayao. basa kBaI rama kao 

kaosao, tao kBaI maaOlaa kao. 

Apnao hI pagalapna maoM ilapTI, kBaI [sa dr, tao kBaI ]sa dr, baokd`rI kaOSalyaa AaOr.... AaOr vaao Aavaaja,oM jaao kBaI 

rama, tao kBaI maaOlaa-maaOlaa kr Apnao Qama- ka ihsaaba maaÐga rhIM qaIM, AaOr vaao iklakairyaaÐ jaao Bart ko mauÐh sao fUTtI qaIM, AaOr 

vaao pìtihMsaa sao riht tlavaaroM, jaao kBaI [saka KUna caKtIM, tao kBaI ]saka. laoikna ippasaa tao janma janmaaMtr kI qaI, 

Saant kOsao haotI. 

kBaI [saI gaaÐva maoM kaOSalyaa ka salaaonaa Gar huAa krta qaa, jahaÐ Aaja vaao baokd`r hO. salaaonaa Gar, laoikna CPpr ]tnaa 

hI CaoTa AaOr vaao BaI dIvaaraoM sao AaEaya kI BaIK maaÐgata. [saI ko Anau$p AaÐgana, AaOr AaÐgana maoM ek Aama` vaRxa, jaao ApnaI 

Ctnaar DalaaoM sao kaOSalyaa ko salaaonao Gar maoM vaa%salya ka jaala baunata rhta. [saI Aama kI Cayaa maoM Bart kBaI baotkllaufI 

tMdà maoM DUbaa rhta, tao kBaI ]sako rsaIlao fla doK kr ]nhoM panao ko ilae iklakairyaaÐ maarta. Bart ]saka ek vaYaI-ya 

d%tk pu~ qaa jaao ]sao nadI ko iknaaro pr imalaa qaa. 

p`tap jaI phlao hI ihndU mauislama JagaD,o maoM pd dilat hao, maaro jaa cauko qao. vaao idna hI kuC eosao qao. iksaI kao maisja,d 

caaihyao qaI, tao iksaI kao maindr. kao[- rama ka pujaarI qaa, tao kao[- maaOlaa ka saovak. hr Qama- }jaa-isvat qaa. hr kao[- 

AaËant saa, [hlaIlaa kao %yaaganaa caahta qaa. hr idSaa ek nayao Qama-vaa@ya ka p`tIk qaI AaOr vaao [nsaainayat ka samanvaya- 

maindr, ]sakI dIvaaroM tao phlao hI KaoD,, hao caukI qaIM. sabakI AaÐKaoM maoM pàyaiScat ko AaÐsaU nahIM, bailk pìtSaaoQa ko AMgaaro 

qao. laoikna [sa baat kao dSak hao cauka qaa. caaraoM trf Saaint ka AavarNa qaa. }jaa-isvat ka damana CaoD, Aba ihndU 

mauislama Baa[--Baa[- qao. ek hI Kilahana ka Anaaja ihndU ko Gar BaI jaata qaa AaOr mauislama ko BaI. daonaaoM ek hI rah ko 

rahI qao. hr Saama mauSaayaraoM kI mahiflaoM sajatI qaIM ijasamaoM ihndU mauislma daonaaoM ek saaqa basato qao. kaOSalyaa k[- baar [sa 

Saaint kao doK kr sahma jaatI qaI. 

kaOSalyaa ka Anaumaana sahI qaa. yah Saaint tUfana ko baad kI nahIM, bailk tUfana ko Aanao sao phlao kI qaI. [sa baar 

maja,hbaI tAssauba ApnaI carma saImaa pr qaI. hr galaI AaOr hr Gar maoM KUÐrojaI paÐva pD, cauko qao. baat [sa baar maindr, 

maisja,d yaa gau$Waro kI nahIM, bailk gaaÐva ko baMTvaaro kI qaI. baMTvaara hr caIja, ka. jamaIna- jaayadad yaa ifr [nsaana 

ka. gaaÐva ko dao ihssao kr idyao gae. hr caIja, ka baMTvaara hao cauka qaa. prntu Aba baat Bart kI qaI. Bart na ihndU qaa 

na mausalamaana. vaao tao [-Svar kI ek Anamaaola Ìit qaa. kaOSalyaa sao Apnaapna jatanao vaalao yao gaaÐvavaasaI Aaja ]sasao ]sakI 

mamata kI kIma,t pUC rho hOM. ]naka mauÐh gando SabdaoM ka BanDar qaa AaOr ]nakI hrk,toM tao jaIvana maoM ku$ica kao janma do 

rhI qaIM. Aaja Agar p`tap jaI haoto tao Saayad yao saba nahIM haota. 

prntu kaOSalyaa kao [sa Aigna- prIxaa sao gauja,rnaa hI qaa. ]sao f,Osalaa krnaa qaa, ek mamatamayaI )dya ka fOsalaa, ]sa 

pàNa ka, jaao k$NaamayaI AaÐKaoM sao saba kuC doK rha qaa. pr Anajaana qaa Apnao maja,hba sao, Apnao [-Svar sao, Apnao 

Aist%va sao. 

Aba va@t hao cauka qaa, kaOSalyaa kI AaÐKoM GaUr- GaUr kr Bart kao inahar rhI qaIM. caaraoM trf, laaogaaoM ka jamaavaD,a qaa. 

ekaek kaOSalyaa nao pasa pD,a gaÐDasaa ]zayaa AaOr Bart ko dao TukD,o kr ide. ek-ek TukD,a daonaaoM maja,hbaaoM kao do 

idyaa AaOr Kud ivakRt kMz sao Bart-Bart icallaatI hu[- igar pD,I. Aba iksaI ihndU ka JagaD,a nahIM qaa AaOr na hI 

mausalamaana ka. daonaaoM kI maja,hbaI BaUK Saant hao caukI qaI. ek baar ifr kaOSalyaa ka AaMgana saUnaa hao cauka qaa. ]sakI 

AaÐKoM sada ko ilae ihjaaba sao Bar ga[-M. itrskIkrNa ka baaoJa ]sako kMQaaoM pr Aa igara. caaraoM trf, inaspMdta qaI. kovala 

ek hI Aavaaja, AnaugaUÐijat qaI- “rama BaI lao laao, maaOlaa BaI lao laao, prntu maoro Bart kao laaOTa dao!” 

naIrja naIrja naIrja gaMgavaala 

gaMgavaala 

tRtIya tRtIya vaYa vaYa- vaYa vaYa-- 

-, saMgaNak saMgaNak AiBayaaMi~kI 

AiBayaaMi~kI

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Celebrating Synergy 

T 

he buds blossomed into flowers & the sky was embellished with stars as we prepared ourselves to greet our dynamic seniors, 

who were inundated with reminiscences. At last the grand awaited day came, bringing with it the glossy shine of the past years. 

SAMANVAY-2008 , the alumni meet happened to be a stupendous time for all of the alumni as well as the students of College 

of Technology. The alumni were like luminaries for the college who set ablaze their alma mater with their gleaming radiance . From 

the inaugural ceremony in Ratan Auditorium till the cultural nite, it was a tremendous collaboration of the energy of youth and aural 

of last generation. 

The inaugural session in the Ratan Auditorium gave a platform for the introductory interaction. After this ceremony the luscious 

lunch was a detour towards knowing our superseniors. The joviality in the informal sessions where they shared their views and notions 

about the college was worth appreciation. The branch-wise interaction came out as the most successful session of Samanvay, 

where we got the opportunity to sharpen our future prospects through their experience & aspiring advice. It was a matter of conceit 

to have them all with their utmost guidance. 

At last the night came with its glistening shine beaming on our alumni. It seemed like a galaxy with an amalgamation of bright stars 

of different colours. Then the crusade for making the night breathtaking and lambent came with the students who were all set to 

catch the eyes of their seniors by their flamboyant performances ,which came after prolonged preparations and rehearsals. A 

symphony of melody, talent and brilliance submerged the College of Technology in gusto and exuberance. Then the alumni rapt in 

nostalgia captured the stage with their euphoria and vivacious vibes. The night took them back down the memory lane to their 

college days. The culinary variations brought out a savoury dinner which came as a pertinent way for exhilaration to mark the end 

of the ultimate 14 th September. 

Next day was kept reserved for the alumni to visit the college and extol the change that came in the past few years in the 

college. Though the day brought Samanvay to its verge, but it was ended with a trip to SIDCUL in Rudrapur and a splendid treat 

from our superseniors at Black Pepper Restaurant. It was a grand memorable trip for the whole Alumni cell and for the alumni too. 

That was SAMANVAY which was a symphony for us. The blessings from our alumni are to walk with us forever…. 

Snigdha Joshi 

II Year, Electronics & Communication Engineering

A journey of four 

YearS…. 

A life of a Life 

timE…. 

A memory of 

MemorieS… 

A redolence of 

ReminiscenceS… 

A wish for a blissful 

FuturE… 

A smile with a 

TeaR… 

A farewell to our 

dear SeniorS...

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H 

e feels sorry for the day, the day that is done; 

And rather prays for the one begun. 

The hopes which all went down the drain, 

The dreams that all but burst. 

The clogged grey matter, the rustic brain, the plan 

which was but worst... 

He recalls his master,” The war is tough; 

Scary frightening and very rough." 

He'd said "When life gives you a chance, you’ve gotta 

go all the way. 

And fly away with a victory march, at the close of 

day." 

With all his efforts and all his might the maximum he 

knew he could 

How delicately you are strung, 

In the autumn you are hung 

Your counterparts have gone away, 

Down on the ground they lay 

But o leaf, you are brave! 

Your independent way you pave, 

You herald hope so bright 

In dark you speak of light, 

You hold your twig so firm, 

You stay in the dusk &morn 

Your green has hope to show 

In autumn too ,your faith grows 

You carry your battle all alone 

jaIvana @yaa hOÆ [sa ka maksad @yaa hOÆ 

@yaaoM AadmaI hÐsata hO AaOr kuC dor maoM raota hOÆ 

raonaa hI qaa jaIvana maoM tao @yaaoM hÐsata hOÆ 

hr va@t KuSaI caahta hOÆ 

laoikna gama hI vaao pata hO. 

ijasa caIja, kao vah caahta hO, ]sao kao[- AaOr ]za lao 

jaata hO. 

jaba marnaa hI qaa [sa jaIvana maoM tao @yaaoM jaIta hOÆ 

THE REASON 

ON THE TWIG 

jaIvana jaIvana @yaa @yaa hOÆ 

hOÆ 

Poetech 

There'd have been a thunder; there'd have been a 

blast; 

The legacy of a suicide bomber is a thing to last. 

A shaken visage, a trembling hand, 

The conscience within, the slipping sand. 

All of a sudden his trance is gone. 

It dawns on him, his life's begun... 

Death is no reason for life, cause Life's TODAY, 

The Lord's 'present', it's meant to be lived, not 

taken away… 

Hayat Mehra 

Final Year, Agricultural Engineering. 

Optimism is your blessed boon 

go on fight this dreaded cold 

Keep our stand, maintain hold 

You will survive the frosty night 

The sunrise will ease your plight 

Your steady faith will pay you, 

You’ll be a victor most true, 

You alone will outlive all, 

You’ll win over big and small 

Just because you beloved 

By life you weren’t deceived ! 

Kanika Athaiya 

III Year, Mechanical Engineering 

@yaa hO, yao karNaÆ @yaaoM hO, yao karNaÆ 

kao[- mauJao batlaaAao. 

[sa jaIvana ka maUla rhsya kao[- mauJao samaJaaAao. 

jaIvana kI [sa AnasaulaJaI pholaI kao saulaJaaAao. 

[sa jaIvana kao jaInao ka karNa mauJao bataAao. 

karNa mauJao bataAao. 

]idt ]idt itvaarI 

itvaarI 

catuqa catuqa- catuqa catuqa-- 

- vaYa vaYa- vaYa vaYa-- 

-, ivaVut ivaVut AiBayaaMi~kI 

AiBayaaMi~kI

tojasa 

tojasa 

(yao ivacaar AaoSaao kI kRit ‘d bauk Aa^f saIËoT\\sa’ sao p`Baaivat hOM.) 

maorI hr galatI ka hr baura[- ka hmaoSaa ek hI karNa haota hO. laoikna jaba kao[- AaOr vaao galatI 

krta hO tao maOM ]sakI Aalaaocanaa ikyao ibanaa nahIM rh sakta. jaba maOM iksaI pr ËaoiQat haota hUÐ tao vah ]sa 

isqait kI AavaSyakta haotI hO ikntu jaba mauJa pr kao[- kàoiQat haota hO tao maora naja,iryaa badla jaata hO. yao 

saba kovala maoro saaqa hI nahIM haota varna\ yao hma saBaI kI samasyaa hO. @yaa Aap jaanato hOM ik [sa samasyaa 

ka karNa @yaa hO,? [saka karNa hO hmaarI iWmaanak saaoca. hmanao dao maanak inaQaa-irt ikyao hOM ek Apnao 

ilayao AaOr ek baak,I sabako ilayao. 

yaISau nao kha qaa “dUsaraoM sao eosaa vyavahar na krao jaao tuma Apnao saaqa dUsaraoM Wara nahIM krvaanaa 

caahto.” yao ivacaar “Object and desire exist in me as in others” ko isawant pr AaQaairt hOM. hmamaoM sao kao[- BaI 

dUsaraoM sao Alaga nahIM hO yaVip hr kao[- Apnao Aap kao dUsaraoM sao Alaga samaJata hO. yaid Aap saaocato hOM ik 

Aap dUsaraoM sao Alaga hOM tao Aapko ilayao yah jaananaa ja,$rI hO ik hr kao[- eosaa hI saaocata hO AaOr duinayaa 

kI sabasao Asaamaanya baat yao maana laonaa hO ik hmamaoM kuC BaI Asaamaanya nahIM hO AaOr yahI svaIkaya-ta pirvat-na 

kI saIZ,I bana jaayaogaI, [sao samaJa panaa ABaI hmaaro ilayao kizna hO @yaaoMik hma hmaoSaa AsvaIkaya-ta kI 

duinayaa maoM jaIyao hOM. hma baura[yaaoM sao Baro pD,o hOM laoikna [sa baat kao hma kBaI nahIM svaIkarto hOM. 

Aaja hmaoM AavaSyakta hO ik hma ApnaI iWmaanak maanaisakta kao badlaoM AaOr svaIkaraoi@t kI duinayaa 

maoM p`vaoSa kr jaayaoM. hmaoM AavaSyakta hO ik hma Apnao AsalaI $p kao phcaanao caaho vah maanavata ka hao yaa 

pSauta ka. laoikna yah baat samaJa laonaI haogaI ik svaIkar krnao ka Aqa- yah nahIM ik hmaoM pirvat-na kI 

AavaSyakta nahIM Aiptu [saka Aqa- hO ik yaid hma iksaI galatI kao daohrato BaI hOM tao svaIkaraoi@t ko saaqa 

AaOr ifr hmaoM svayaM hI ek pirvat-na kI AnauBaUit haogaI. 

“]nmau@t pqa maOM Kaojata, maMij,ala ijasakI Aah\laad hao. 

jaao Baya, saMSaya sao Ava$W na hao, ijasamaoM maaOilakta ka svaad hao.” 

ZUÐZtI hUÐ jaba kBaI Aist%va kao Apnao, 

Kao jaatI hUÐ Aqaah saagaraoM ko rhsya maoM, 

jaI krta hO pUCUÐ p`Ìit ko kNa–kNa sao Aaja, 

iksa BaÐvar maoM Kao gayaa Aist%va maora ? 

p`Ìit kI dulaarI nadI tU bata do Aaja, 

@yaa ApnaI Saaint sao bayaana krtI hO, tU Aist%va maora, 

tao idKa do ek baar naja,ara ]sa ]fana ka, 

jaao p`kT krta hO pìtibamba maoro Aist%va ka. 

pUCUÐ puYp kI ]sa AQaiKlaI klaI sao Aaja, 

jaao Kaola na payao rhsya Aist%va ka maoro,tao iKla kr 

fOlaa do sauganQa gagana maoM Aaja, 

p`kT kr sako ijasasao tU Aist%va ka ek AMSa maora. 

na[ na[- na[ -- - idSaa idSaa 

Aist%va 

Aist%va 

maanaoSa maanaoSa pala pala ‘maRnmaya’ 

‘maRnmaya’ 

tRtIya tRtIya vaYa vaYa- vaYa vaYa-- 

-, saUcanaa saUcanaa pàOVaoigakI 

pàOVaoigakI 

pUCUÐ jalatI hu[- ek CaoTI saI laaO sao Aaja, 

@yaa inarntr jala,, idKatI hO –Acalata Aist%va kI maorI, 

tao jalaa do Aaja ek eosaI Samaa, 


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raoSanaI ijasakI jagamagaa kr idKa do Aist%va maora. 

ikMtu saMklp dRZ, hO maora, ik ek idna Aayaogaa, 

jaba AMQakar Baro jaga maoM, Aist%va maora ]jaalaa fOlaayaogaa, 

pr [sasao phlao kI TUT pD,o baaMQa maoro saba``` ka, 

ek baar tao Kaola do rhsya maoro Aist%va ka. 

maaoinaka maaoinaka Aayaa Aayaa- Aayaa Aayaa-- 

- 

tRtIya tRtIya tRtIya vaYa vaYa- vaYa vaYa-- 

-, saMgaNak saMgaNak AiBayaaMi~kI 

AiBayaaMi~kI


WHAT’S WHAT’S WHAT’S HOT HOT HOT ? ? ? WHAT’S WHAT’S WHAT’S NOT!! 

NOT!! 

Awesome threesome of Olympics fame provided a percussion cap, as ‘SPARDHA’ 

celebrates its first birth-‘tri’-day, with some retrospecting an old bollywood diva by 

playing with its phonetics. 

Roadies, Battledrome & Sensation, 

unprecedented cash flow as branch -chapters faces positive inflation. 

With new mouth watering garnishing trends, Venus at choti overpowers Phartiyal’s 

dominance. Dominos, Pizza- hut beware as PP’s (just recovering from Wall Street 

crisis faced by it in TIC) new menu, castes a tantalizing spell on tastes buds. 

Seniors’ undergo ‘C’alumny ‘P’etrification as first year unleashes its lethal weapon. 

Career Launch pad (wrong landing, Oops sorry…wrong timing) joins CAT Inc. Pantnagar. 

‘Chick’-en in Mandakini received a mixed welcome, 

while Shama’s supply to S.J. being reduced to once in a month. 

T-shirts jumping on the jersey bandwagon… 

Thanks to the enormous success of Euro Cup. 

Diwali and Dusherra holidays proved to be a nightmare for guys sporting long hairs, as Momma’s one yell was 

tantamount to that of Lord Rama’s arrows. 

Techniche in its new Avatar, is undoubtedly the hottest of ‘em all … 

mah

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FEELING FEELING OF OF A A FUCHCHA 

FUCHCHA 

Stepping into the green serene campus of GBPUA&T 

with wide eyes, big smile and rejuvenated soul gave a 

feeling of newbound life awaiting especially for us- 

THE BRAND NEW FUCHCHAS OF THE COLLEGE 

OF TECHNOLOGY ! 

Exciting out-of-school life seems like a distant 

dream when we stand at the threshold of college life. A 

paradise, independent, yet exciting journey, where we 

get to make our own decisions, choices, putting on 

what we doubt and form our own opinions. Loads of 

things strolling in our minds ranging from (- ∞ , ∞ ) 

including the first day excitement, fear of the seniors, 

anxiety about classmates, roommates, bunking lectures 

and loads of fun. Everyone is ready to kick start the 

life of a typical Pantnagar techie. 

Coating my words with a thin film of Pink Floyd’s 

classic ‘TIME’: 

You are young & life is long 

And there is time to kill today 

Then one day you find that 

four years have got behind you 

no one told you when to run 

and 

you missed the starting gun!! 

So with this new session, our first year at college welcoming 

us, let us all live it to the fullest. Cheers !! 

CROSS CROSS-O-MOVIE 

CROSS CROSS MOVIE 

Kimmi Pal 

I Year, Production Engineering 

ACROSS 

1.Name of the movie for which Shahrukh Khan sung his first playback song. (8) 

7.Last name of the Indian writer and director to get an Academy Honorary Award. 

(3) 

8.First name of the famous Hollywood actress who spent a large part of her childhood 

in Almora. (3) 

9.A remake having Shahrukh Khan as the Lead actor .(3) 

10.First movie of Amir Khan in which he didn’t act as a child artist. (4) 

11.______Khan, a famous bollywood actor, who was a part of the T.V serial 

‘Chandrakanta’. (5) 

13.Name of the movie featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan. 

(6) 

14.Movie for which Aishwarya Rai got her first Filmfare award. (5) 

16. ______ Benigni, one of the only two persons, who got nominated both for ‘Achievement in directing’ and ‘Best actor’ category, in Academy 

awards, for the same movie. He won in the best actor category. (7) 

17. Number of movies who won all four acting categories in Academy awards. The categories were- best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and 

best supporting actress. (4) 

DOWN 

1._______ Flitzgerald is the only actor to be nominated in Academy awards for both categories-best supporting actor and best actor for the same performance(5) 

2.Number of best actor Filmfare awards won by Shahrukh Khan. (5) 

3.Surname of the Bollywood actor Govinda. (5) 

4.The first film to win the maximum (11) academy awards in a year. (3,3) 

5.Indian actor whose voice was used for the character of Mahatma Gandhi in the Hindi dubbed version of the movie ‘Gandhi’. (6,6) 

6.Deepa Mehta’s ‘Water’ represented the country ______ in the academy awards and got a nomination. (6) 

9.A.S.______ Kumar is the birth name of the famous music director A.R.Rahman.(6) 

10. Last name of the actor to get two consecutive best actor Academy awards. (5) 

12. Last name of Indian based music director who composed music for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ 

theatre production. (6) 

15. Number of best actor National award won by Ajay Devgan. (3) 

Piyush Agarwal 

III Year, Computer Engineering

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Robotics has always brought with it, a sense of pride for Pantnagar, with all the '1st prizes' in 

almost all IITs and other engineering colleges, over the years and then landing up in the realms 

of the Robot Factory of COT. 

It all started two years back when our seniors Mr. Pradeep Sharma together with Mr. Dheeraj 

Bisht laid the foundation of the Robotics Club. Workshops followed and so did events. A culture 

of calibration, design and manufacture of Robotic Machines brought with it an army of Robotics 

Enthusiasts which included, ahem, girls. Yes, it’s a fact that female engineering students around 

the country lack interest in robotics, or even if they are eager, they do not go about winning 

national level competitions. The male chauvinistic jinx was however broken a year ago when 

two girls of robotics club, won 2nd prize in a robotics event at N.S.I.T., Delhi. 

An out and out training school as it has become, the club primarily functions as an informal 

body. Interactive sessions and discussions on problem statement, optimum mechanism 

selection, material help for one another, practical concepts like 'H-Bridge' design for wire-less, 

semi-autonomous and autonomous robots (line follower) as according to events at various technical 

festivals around India, is what 'Robotics-Club' is all about. Robot Design per se is not much 

of a task, at least not for the members of the 'Robotics Club' of Pantnagar. Winning prizes 

though is quite a different story. For not only does it requires sheer calibration skills, but also a 

basic level of confidence, team spirit and to some extent one needs to be a propagandist. For not 

only is 'Robot Malfunction at the exact moment' a reality but also since one must be able to 

mould the event rules to his/her benefit. Coping up with these requires attitude for one, and 

experience for another. These real life situations are simulated and their solutions disseminated 

to the younger members of the club by the their learned seniors. The legacy of Pantnagar Robotics 

Champs still exists and will continue for years to come. Its worth mentioning that the 

founder of the club, Mr. Sharma has established his own company namely- 'Robosapiens-India 

Pvt. Ltd.' and members of the robotics Club are being affiliated to it. It’s just a matter of time 

before COT, Pantnagar gets recognized as a robotics hub, THE WORLD OVER!!! - 

p`Sna : @yaaoM JaUz pr sartaja hO , @yaaoM AMQakar ka raja hO, 

yaUÐÐ tao AsaM#ya Qama- hOM Aaja 

pr @yaaoM ek pr BaI na tuJao ivaSvaasa hO ? 

]%tr : Baxak hOM rxak banao svaaqaI- prmaaqaI- banao 

pòma kI Avaholanaa kr GaRNaa ko Ba@t banao. 

samaaja gaUÐgaa bana ko baOza hO kOd hOM ivacaaraoM ko pxaI 

kOsao kOsao hao hao saup`Baat saup`Baat ? 

Toshendra Sharma 

Final Year, Information Technology 

‘maatRBaaYaa’ ka ‘maa~ BaaYaa’ bana jaanaa hO [sa maUk dSaa ka saaxaI. 

hasya kI gairmaa imaT ga[- Baava BaUima baMjar kr calao 

sa%ya kI Apoxaa kr Asa%ya ko samaqa-k banao. 

AatMkvaad ko dasa capla hue iktnao GaraoM ko icaraga bauJao 

kOsao hao saup`Baat jaba AMQaoro Ganao hue. 

AalaI AalaI AalaI pMt 

pMt 

iWtIya iWtIya vaYa vaYa- vaYa vaYa-- 

-, janapt janapt AiBayaaMi~kI 

AiBayaaMi~kI

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WAR WAR WAR WAR IS IS IS IS PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE 

FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM IS IS IS IS SLAVERY 

SLAVERY 

SLAVERY 

SLAVERY 

IGNORANCE IGNORANCE IGNORANCE IGNORANCE IS IS IS IS STRENGTH. STRENGTH. 

STRENGTH. 

STRENGTH. ----George George George George Orwell, Orwell, Orwell, Orwell, 1984 1984 1984 1984 

Think of the world long after now once 

the mechanization is complete and irreversible. 

Truly you can contemplate it, in fact visualize it 

somewhere extremely close right besides you. 

NO, dear don’t think of that, its blasphemy 

friend. 

Laws and rules without sensitivities in a 

complete mechanical world will frustrate and dishearten 

anybody with compassion and reason. The 

purpose of rules would have no meaning. Terrorists 

and revolutionaries will all be dealt alike not for 

fear, but for the rules and for the whims of those 

who carry the rules with them. Saw it 

happening somewhere around. You did? 

Don’t say that. You are living in a happy 

place with each one willing to support 

you. 

The machines as they are would follow a 

code, a code generated by the one for the 

other affecting an altogether sidelined 

third group, the group that would continue 

to have some senses and feelings before they 

actually concede. Again, you felt this way earlier. 

Must be teasing, that can not happen to us or maybe 

you were the lone one to feel so. The admonishing 

machinery would not just restrict into probing and 

hampering anything slightly out of the line, but the 

efforts will all be concentrated on keeping the energy, 

enthusiasm and innovation checked within a 

very narrow and shrewd framework of articles and 

provisions, using power, influence and probations. 

Now that’s strikingly similar to something at an 

alarming proximity, yet believe me I am talking of 

days to come, of years to come long way from now. 

Ever debated free will, machines won’t let you do 

that for no free will would exist in a reign of coded 

binary rules. 

Laws and rules without 

sensitivities in a 

complete mechanical 

world will frustrate 

and dishearten anybody 

with compassion 

and reason. 

You either follow the dictates however incomprehensible 

and senseless they are or be doomed to 

face the furry of pitiless, unfeeling and unforgiving 

beings. 

They the machines would have strength, no doubt 

but you need a human body to be reasonable. The 

stuffing of files can not bring the warmth and affection 

for the innocent child, it can just create a 

world in black and white. There’s no reason to 

expect human like concerns from those who do 

not know what being human is…Fine guys, why 

should we worry? This is just a fiction, a fiction 

from a bewildered thinker. Believe me there’s no 

truth to it I am just imagining, like some 

of you. 

I promise any such effort towards 

a programmed world is being strongly 

curbed by rulers with tough hands. 

They don’t allow any emotion, any 

opinion, any consideration to come 

there way; thus awaking those who 

have a heavy soft side. They certainly 

are keeping the softer feelings alive using the 

hardest method possible. The pains towards 

maintaining, what they suppose are the model 

relations between the ruler and the reigned are at 

full pitch on there part. 

I am certain the world of my imagination 

when it exists will not exist for long. The actions 

of our present rulers will chuck it off 

right from the roots. 

Credit shall lie with those who believe in 

spirit, heart and empathy and they will 

certainly help the administration in there 

unknown divine intent. 

Aditya Tewari 

III Year 

Electronics & Communication Engineeering

May I have your attention please ? 

When is this commotion going to cease ? 

Five...ten...fifteen...twenty 

Rub your eyes and speed at eighty 

The whole place full of 

Zombies and headless chickens 

Waiting at the bathroom door 

Really sickens…. 

Get stuffed like a hog 

Be kicked into the bus like a dog 

Yawning in the lecture halls 

Sleepy eyelids always fall…. 

An array of variables transmitting overheard 

Everything evaporates from the brain which is dead 

And here comes a change in your life 

With the aroma of pepper and chilli 

You see, hear, and feel it 

And eventually gulp it down. 

Trudging & tumbling you find yourself 

Heading towards the wildlife zone 

Whistling away the unused time 

H ealthy 

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ENRICHING EXPERIENCES 

Which though unused ,never seems to shrink… 

Holding conferences in those private cells 

Something fishy always smell 

Talk about guys, food and sometimes…. 

A heavy dose of aphrodisiac pills 

Meet those eyes 

Sometimes snobbish, and sometimes… 

Twinkling with cynical smiles 

And with your overwhelming , 

Rather obnoxious style, 

You are stumped to be a wet sock 

Sleep no more!!! 

Cause this life is too short 

You are darned if 

Gossips you hear not 

No worries and no care 

Touch your book & don’t you dare 

Sheer madness pervading your senses 

Fly high and break all the fences 

GET TOGETHER ...a refreshing experience 

Anushree Pande 

I Year, Electrical Engneering 

interaction, promotion of mentorship, fun, laughter and joy, get together had it all, from 

tashni dances to melodious marvels, from humorous plays to innocent poems. Yup! This was one 

big event. 

Due to repair work at Gandhi Hall, the annual Fresher’s day could not be organized. Instead G.T.s were organized 

by respective branch chapters with the same objective of interaction and exposure. It all started with 

the auditions; the fact that auditions were to be taken entirely by our seniors sent shivers and chills down our 

spines. I and my friends at Nehru Bhawan had presumed the entire meet to be a rough one. But finding our 

seniors extremely supporting and cheerful, we were relieved, refreshed and jubilated. Final year seniors 

graced the occasion with their guiding experience. Our seniors painstakingly took out their precious time and 

helped us for the grand performance. Solo dances, group skit, individual performances of poems, jokes etc. 

ensured a maximum participation from our side. Our hard work yielded fruits of joy as the event came out 

with flying colours. The event was graced by our Vice Chancellor, Dr. B. S. Bisht, Dean, College of Technology, 

Dr. M. P. Singh and other dignitaries. 

Lots of applause, hooting, fun, cheering, etc. enthralled the audience. Lively performances filled the atmosphere 

with an electrifying energy. At the end of the day, TASHAN and JASHAN put a mark upon our hearts 

which we are going to cherish forever. 

Subramaniam Bhatt 

I Year, Agricultural Engineering

Innotech 

Yonder lay the photocopied binds 

Beckoning the courage of mankind. 

A night awaits the knell forlorn 

An epic of survival, a sonnet of attitude reborn. 

'We are our Desires,' they say, 

O Desire, is this thy price we have to pay! 

A time of reckoning, a period of devotion... 

Mourning 

to 

There should have been some kind of magic potion. 

For when you feel so powerless, 

Everything impedes and results in more distress. 

'CETRA BONUM CETRAMEN' becomes the flavour, 

For 'one-night-fight' is a custom to savour. 

Cog-sheets are a risky business; you'd hardly be able to cheat... 

Morning 

The basic knowledge of course content is anyway hard to meet! 

Hourly thou maketh me dejected, thou maketh me torn, 

There is hope though; it’s my 'make-up' in the morn… 

THE PRETENDERS 

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Kumar Utsav 

Final Year, Electrical Engineering 

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aven’t we started living in an illusion or has the illusion come to life? Everyone pretends to be someone 

else and the real self is lost in the abyss of this make-believe world. The shallow pleasure- seekers 

pretend to be intellectuals while the intellectuals pretend to have found out the meaning of life and to 

have transgressed to the next level of being. The rest of us, who aren’t lost in the fluidity of the pseudo- being are 

cast in the rigid prejudices of the extreme type. Terrorist attacks by which the world today is plagued have proved 

top be a double-edged sword; not only have they resulted in the loss of precious lives, but have also made us 

retreat further into our protective shells of close- knit society of similar individuals. Everyone is typecast into a 

certain category- the shallow teenagers, the young activists, the brooding intellectuals, the glamorous dolls, the 

simple- minded, middle- aged, middle- class people, etc, etc. If you don’t fit into a category, you are looked upon 

at with suspicion. Life really is hard for those who are the least bit different- the conservatives shun them with an 

intensity reserved for ‘such kind’, while the pseudo- liberals strut around with them like with a prize trophy that 

declares their liberalism. 

So, in case you are one of those unfortunately depressed people, who believe that their life is hollow for the lack of 

any special talents- there’s good news: you are not quite so unfortunate, turns out the worth of a genuine soul, an 

individual’s independent soul, is worth more than any multitudes of talent. Final moral- ‘you being your genuine 

self make the world a better place, than you pretending to be someone else’. 

Now if you have been reading this article pretending to sympathize with the idea behind it, don’t worry, Yours 

truly, began writing it with quite a different plan, but ended up pretending that she has some idea what she is 

talking about. 

Swasti Bora 

II Year, Agricultural Engineering

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