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

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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