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Enlightening, Entertaining andElectrifying - IIT-B’s ‘Techfest 2020’

Aritra Banerjee

Asia'sannualandlargestscienceandtechnologyfestival, 'Techfest'hit itbigonceagain,withthisyearthemebeing 'Da Vinci, a Spectacle.' The

technology congregation was heldbetweenJanuary3-5insidethecampusofthe Indian Institute of Technology –Bombay(IIT-B),oneofthecountry'smostpremiertechnologyinstitute.

Techfest began with significant footfall, with over 48,000 visitors werepresentonthefirstdayofthefestival.Thedaysaweminentpersonalitiesinteractivewith the students and other visitorsthrough the festival's titular' lectureseries.'Thefirstinteractivesessionbeganwith former Prime Minister of BhutanDasho Tshering Tobgayspokeontheuseoftechnologytosolvetheuniversalcrisisofclimate change and why Bhutan is thehappiestcountryintheworld.

The former Bhutanese head of statediscussedabouthowoneshouldgoaboutpreservinganations culture in this fast-moving age of globalisation and socialmedia. Over 1,300 people attended theformerPrimeMinisterssessionandweremesmerised by what he had to say. Thelecture ser ies cont inued with aninteraction by critically acclaimedBollywood actress and National FilmawardeeVidya Balan.

The renowned actress spoke aboutwomenempowerment,thechangingroleofwomeninbothBollywoodandsociety,s h e s p o k e a b o u t t h esignificantwagegapbetweenthe genders plaguing all

industries.Balanwentontospeak about the life andtimes of Shakuntala Devi,praising her for being soahead of her time and howtoday's generationhas a lotto learn from her struggles.Over 1,600 people were inattendance of her “ground-breaking and mesmerisings e s s i o n . ” T h e s e r i e scontinued with the netspeaker,thelegendaryDr VR Lalithambika,theDirectorofGaganyan, the countries

premierspaceflightprogramme.Shespokeabout theoriginsofglobal

spaceexplorationandexpoundedontheIndian Space Research Organisation's(ISRO)futureinitiatives,suchassendingsatellitestotheasteroidbelt,andtheoutersolar system, exploration of interstellarspace and manned missions. The spacepioneerspokeaboutthecurrentgoalsofISROlikeobtainingonefifthofthespeedoflight,propelhumansthroughspacewitha100-billion-wattlaser.Over500studentsattendedthis“pathdefininglecture.”

Thelectureseriesconcludedwiththef inal speaker for the day, ColonelRajvardhan Singh Rathore a formerOlympicsilvermedallistintrapshooting,andpresentlyaCabinetMinisterspeakingabout the necessity of professionals andintellectuals to join politics to take theresponsibilityofbringingaboutachangeforthebettermentofthenation.

TheInternationalFullThrottleandtheRobot Einstein were major attractionsduring all three days of this year'sTechfest, with this instalment of theInternational Full Throttle being thesecondeditionof the titularevent.Morethe 3,000 people were in attendance ofthis nitro racing event. Audiences weremesmerisedbythelife likenatureofthehumanoid Professor Einstein who stolethestagewithhiswisequips.

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Powai Fine Arts Celebrates aMesmerising 10th Anniversary

ThetenthanniversarycelebrationsofPowai Fine Arts was celebratedbetween January 4-5, 2020atOlympia Lawns, Hiranandani

Gardens,Powai.PowaiFineArtsisanon-profit organisation which promotesvariousIndianartforms,whichprimarilycomprise of music, dance and drama byproviding a platform for the artists toexhibittheirexcellence.

Their tenth anniversary celebrationswere a grand affair. The 10 years'c o m p l e t i o ncommemorativesouvenirwasreleasedbythechiefguest K. Ganesh Kumar,Cha i rman F i ne A r t sSociety, Chembur. PFApatrons, special invitees,sponsors and renowneddance gurus of Mumbaiwere felicitated duringthisauspiciousoccasion.

T h e m e g a e v e n tstarted with a Veena

recitalbytheIyer Brothers.Itwasveryspecialasthesame'Iyer Bros' performed forPowai Fine Arts' very firstconcert in 2010. This wasfollowed by Carnatic vocalconcertbytheverytalentedGayathri Venkatraghavan &Party.Day2startedwithverypopular program 'EllameySangeethamdaan' by Sriram Parasuram and Anuradha

Sriram.Theclimaxofthismegaeventwasthe sc int i l la t ing Bharathanatyamperformance 'Abha' by Parshwanath Upadhye, Adithya PV, Shruti Gopal.

Itwas simply mesmerising. The jam-packedcrowdthoroughlyenjoyedallthefour programs. PFA is presenting theannual Thyagaraja Aradhana on Sunday,January,26,2020,between11amto1pmatNaharInternationalSchoolAuditorium.There will be rendering of Pancharatna

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Krithis by leadingmusicians ofMumbai,Instrumentalists and faculty of PFAClassesforMusic&Dance.PowaiFineArtsinvitesalltobeapartofthisAradhana.PFA

thankedallitsmembersandwell-wishersfor the support and encouragement andsoughtthesameforallthecomingyearsaswell.





A Tale of Two Friends – IIT-B Duo TopCAT ExamsRa h u l M a n g l i k a n d

Somansh Chordia, twofriends from the Indian

Institute of Technology (IIT),Bombay are among the tops c o r e r s i n t h e h i g h l yc o m p e t i t i v e C o m m o nAdmissionTest(CAT)thisyear.The duo are students of thef i n a l - y e a r m e c h a n i c a leng inee r ing p rog rammepreparedtogetherhelpingeacho ther in a s sess ing the i rstrengths and weaknesses.Bothofthemhavecrackedtheexam in their first attempt.Manglik,astudenthailingfromDe lh i , h a s s co red 99 . 99percentile,whileChordiaastudenthailingfromNagpur,hasobtained100percentilemarks.

Thisyear'sCATsawapplicationsfromover2.09lakhstudents,outofwhichthese10havescored100percentileand21got99.99percentile.TheCATtoppersareallexc lus ive ly f rom an eng ineer ingbackground.SpeakingaboutwhatpiquedhisinterestinmanagementMangliksaid,“I got introduced tomanagementduringmyclassofoperationanalysis.Ifoundthebusiness studies and management to beinteresting and therefore decided toappearforCAT.Istartedpreparationinmylast semester along with a couple offriends.”

The duo focused on mock tests androutinely analysed their performancesafter completing them. “Mapping time isreally crucial in the CAT. We not onlyattempted mocks but also analysed ourperformancetoassessourstrengthsandweakpointsandworkaccordingly.Ihavehad attempted at least 30mocks duringmypreparation,”saidManglik.

Chordia,whoisoneofthe10toppers

who secured 100 percentiles acrosscountry,aimstogotoIIMAhmedabadandbuildastart-up.“Engineersaregenerallyweak in verbal skills. Since Rahul and Iused to discuss our performance afterevery mock test; we used to help eachother.Itisgoodtohavesomeoneequallyfocused while preparing for competitiveexams,”hesaid.Onchangingtheirstreamfrom engineering to commerce, the CATt oppe r s a i d , “ Th rough bu s i n e s smanagement,wecanreachalargergroupofpeople.TechnicaltoolsthesedaysalsohavebusinessapplicationsthusIdecidedtoappearforCAT.”

Headded,“WhileIwasstudyingsinceJanuaryforCAT,seriouspreparationsonlystarted by August when I started takingmocksandbyOctober, I focusedentirelyon CAT 2019 and practised throughpreviousyearpaperstoo.”TheCATisapanIndia entrance exam for admissions tobusinessschools.TheCATscoreisvalidisusedforadmissiontoB-schoolsincludingthe IIMs. The CAT 2019 exam wasconductedonNovember24,2019at376testcentresspreadacross156citieswithexaminationsanswerkeyswerereleasedonNovember29,2019.

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‘K Se Kalakaar’ by Artistic Humans –A Flagship Performing Arts Event

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The Artistic Humans community isholding their flagship artisticprogramme 'K se Kalakaar' incollaboration with the Poinsur

Gymkhana in Kandivali. The performingarts extravaganza is aimed “to bring theKalakaaroutofthecommonman!”Thetitulareventwillbeheldbetweenthe23rd and 26th of January, with over2,000buddingartistsandperformingarts enthusiasts are expected bearrivinginthisevent.

Speaking to 'Planet Powai' aboutthe event, Jahnvi AH from ArtisticHumans said, “WeatArtisticHumansareconstantlytryingtowardsbuildinga community of artists/creators.K seKalakaar is a festival createdbyus inalliance with Poinsur Gymkhanawherein we're bringing the commonmanonstage.Webelieveeveryonehas

aKalakaarinthem.Shewent on to say, “The

festival is happening for thefirst timeever in theareaofKandivaliand it'screatedbytheyouth.It'sgoingtobeheldfrom the 23rdto the 26th ofJanuary 2020 at PoinsurGymkhana.”The event isscheduled to have n ineevents;brokendownintofivep lays and four mus ica lperformances.Therewillalso

be an open mic session. This energeticfestivalorganisedbyoneofthecountriesyoungest creators, should be worthattending.

Engg Student Found Dead on Campus;Suicide Note Recovered Staff Correspondent

Twenty-one-year-oldJitesh Sharma,a third-yearchemicalengineeringstudentfromtheIndianInstituteof

Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) was founddead on campus on Saturday evening.The student's body was found on theterrace of hostel number 15 while asuicidenotewasfoundinhishostelroom,an IITspokespersonsaid.Studentssaidthatheleftanotebehindandisbelievedt o h a v e c o n s u m e d s o m e t h i n gpoisonous.“HehaswrittenasuicidenoteinHindiandEnglishthatshowshewasunder depression,”said the investigatingofficerfromthePowaipolicestation.

According to the police's ongoinginvestigation, the victim was apparentlydisenchanted with the choice of hisacademic course, and a suicide note,purportedly written by him was foundnear his body, indicating signs ofdepression. “I shouldnothavebeen intothis field. I did a mistake by passing JEexam.Ihavenowlearnttobeawayfrommyparents,” theofficer saidquoting the

suicidenote.Astudentattheinstitutesaid,“While

hewasactiveinextra-curricularactivities,he was not doing well academically andwasunderpressurebecauseofthis.”Thepolicehaveregisteredacaseofaccidentaldeathandhavespoken to theparentsofthedeceasedandareofinvestigatingthecasefurther.Thisisthesecondsuchdeathon campus in the past year. LastSeptember, a fourth-year student, Aniket Amphora, had committed suicide byjumpingfromthehostelbuilding.

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TIPS ON ENGLISH SPEAKING Series - 841

By Mrs. Asha KapoorVeteran Educationist

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TIP 1Bolt from The Blue (idiom)Meaning - an unexpected disaster.E.g. - The news of his death came to us as a bolt from the blue.

TIP 2Some easy words for difficult words.e.g. - puerile - childish Succulent - juicy

TIP 3Correct / Incorrect: Incorrect : We had a good play of hockey.Correct : We had a good game of hockey,Incorrect : The teacher gave all students one sweet each.Correct : The teacher gave each student a sweet.

Mrs. Asha Kapoor is a Senior Citizen, in the teaching field for last 41 years and the Ex-Principal of Holy Family High School, Andheri. She has authored many books for School syllabi. She is the director of Samsika Academy of Brand Management. She has received the 'State Award' for Best Teacher in 1995 and 'Mayor's Award' for Best Teacher in 1991. She can be contacted at email [email protected] and [email protected] or Call 9821163110'.

IIT-B for Justice Protests at Gatewayagainst ‘Fascism’; Booked in FIRs

Aritra Banerjee

Hundredsofyoungsters,undertheaegisoftheJointActionforCommittee (JAC) assembledatmidnightoutsidetheiconic

Gateway of India in protest againsttheviolentmobattackallegedly ledby the Akhil Bhartiya VidyarthiParishad (ABVP), the RashtriyaSwamsevakSangh(RSS)onstudentsand faculty of the JawaharlalNehruUniversity(JNU)whichtookplaceonJanuary5,2020.

The student led demonstrationconsisting of youth groups; IIT-Bombay for Justice, HumBharat KeLog and Tata Institute of SocialSciences Mumbai (TISS) called theyouthto“OccupyGateway”andstandinsolidaritywithstudentsofJNU.Thestudents including faculty haver ema i n ed s t e ad f a s t i n t h e i rdemonstrationprotestingpeacefullydespitethechillyweather.

Speaking about the groupspurpose,membersfromIIT-Bombayhaveunanimouslycited,“Wemeettocondemn the violent attack onstudentsandfacultymembersofJNUandtoreasserttherightsintellectualengagement and the freedom ofexpression that the Constitution ofIndiagrantsus,includingtherighttodeba te , d i s sen t , and p ro te s tdemocratically within academiccampuses as wel l as outs ide .“Anticipatingalonghaul,thegroups'call for action' poster asked theprotestors to bring food, warmclothes, newspapers, bed sheets,powerbanksandoneself.

Mumbai Police Issues FIR's Against Gateway Protestors

F o l l o w i n g t h econclusionoftheprotestsatGateway o f Ind ia , theMumbai Police have filedmultiple First IncidentReports (FIR) aga instcertainprotestors,towhichIIT-Bombay for Justice,p r o m p t l y i s s u e d as tatement against thepolice action, excerpts ofwhich read, “It is withimmense shock and painthatwecametoknowthatf o u r F I R s h a v e b e e n

registered the students and othercitizenswhohavebeenprotestinginMumbai against the attack in JNUcampusbythemembersoftheABVPandDelhiPolice.”

“The FIRs at the Colaba policestationareforUnlawfulAssemblyatGatewayof India, registeredagainstSuvarna Salve, Firoz Mithibolwala, Umar Khalidandothers.AnotherFIRfiledattheMRAMargpolicestationisagainst 31 protestors, including thethreementionedabove, foramarchfromHutatmaChowktoGatewayofIndia.Asoneofthemanyorganisersoftheprotest,IIT-BombayforJusticehas played an active role in theprotestandhadalwayslistenedtotheMumbai Police and has cooperatedwith them for not creating anyinconveniencetothepublic.”

Thestatementsaid,“Thebanners,placards, songsand slogansused intheprotestdemandedtheupholdingof constitutional values. The policehadforcefullytakentheprotestorstoAzadMaidanonTuesdaymorning.Itis highly deplorable that even afterthat, the police have filed falsecharges aga ins t the peace fu lprotestors.”The statement furtherread, “An FIR is also against Mehek Mirza Prabhu underIPCsection153( B ) f o r mak i n g “ impu t a t i o nassertions prejudicial to nationalinterest”forholdinga'FreeKashmir'banner.PrabhuhadclarifiedthatbyfreeKashmirshewasdemandingtherestoration of the curtailed civill iberties in Kashmir after theabrogationofarticle370.”

The statement went on further,clarifyingthereasonfortheprotest,“The spontaneous gathering atGatewayofIndiawasanoutburstofstudents of Mumbai against thesustained maligning Universitycampuses such as JNU, AMU, JMIU,andBHU.Thespiritofdemocracylieswithinthefreeexpressionofdissentand the protest had attempted tounderscore that if this is met withbullets, rods, acid, and abuses,democracy is nearing its doom.Democracydiesinsilence.”

T h e l e t t e r s c o n c l u d i n gparagraphs read, “It is not only theright of students and researchscholars as citizens to record theirprotestbutalsotheirdutytostandupand speak up against the prevalentatmosphere of hate and fear in ourcountry.ItisinsuchasituationthatFIRshavebeenfiledagainstpeacefulprotestors.We stronglybelieve thatinademocracy,thejobofthepoliceforces is to manage the situationwhentherearepeacefulprotests,andnottrytocurtailtheminthenameofinconvenience.”

The Gateway Protests Not the Group's First Rodeo

The IIT- Bombay for justice; acollectiveoffourstudentgroups,firstestablished itself as a studentactivismgroupfollowingthesuicideofFathima Lateef,astudentfromIIT-Madras who committed suicideallegedlyasaresultofrepeatedcaste-based discrimination by a group offacultymembers,thegroupwasvocalabout the incident, making firmdemands that an independentexamination be conducted by theMinistry of Social Justice andEmpowermentandeventheNationalCommissionforMinorityAffairs.

T h e g r o u p t h e n h e l d ademonstrat ion I IT-B campus;standing in solidaritywith studentsof Jamia Islamia University (JMU)protesting against the contendedCitizenship Amendment Act (CAA),and subsequently went on a city-wide protest with other studentactivismgroupsattheiconicAugustKranti Maidan on December 15,

2019.This was the student

groups third large-scaledemonstration, with thegroupsoaringinpopularitywinning the support ofyouth across the country,owing to their innovativesocial media pages. It hasperhapsbeenthefirsttimethat a Powai-based youthmovemen t h a s t a kenc e n t r e s t a g e i n anationwidedemonstrationa g a i n s t t h e c e n t r a lg o v e r n m e n t ' s a c t s ,perceivedastyrannicalbyamajorityofthepopulation.

Powai'snewlyelectedM e m b e r o fLegislativeAssembly

(MLA)fromtheShivSena,Dilip Lande, on Mondaytore an official BMC listciting that the reason forhis outburst was becausethe names on i t werewritten in English insteadof Marathi. The newlyelected leader from theChandivali constituency,was attending a meetingalong with the DeputyCommissioner of BMC

whentheincidenttookplace.

The Andheri-Kurlaroad widening workwasbeingdiscussed inthe meeting, duringw h i c h a l i s t o fshipownersontheroadwas presented to him,hetoreitclaimingthatthe names in it werewritteninEnglish,saidtheofficial.

L a n d e a s k e dofficials why the list wasnot drafted in Marathidespite there being a rulet o u s e t h e M a r a t h il a n g u a g e f o r d a i l yfunctioning. He threw theto rn pape r s t owardsofficials, he said. LandesaidChiefMinisterUddhav Thackeray is trying to getclassical language statusfo r Mara th i bu t BMCofficials are insulting thel a n gua g e , a dd ed t h eofficial.

MLA Dilip LandeTears Official List

with Names inEnglish; Says BMCInsulting Marathi

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Welcoming the New Year 2020, Lakers Style

The beginning of a new year has now becomesynonymouswiththePowaiRun.Somuchso,thatitisoftencalledtheResolutionRun,asitisheldeveryyearonthefirstSundayofthenewyear.Asa

curtain raiser, On January 1, 2020, Rotary Club of

Mumbai Lakers (RCML) organised a musical concert'RockandRunSatsang'withsupportfromArtofLiving.PowaiwitnessedasoulfuleveningofmusicbyChitra RoythatcombinedthebeatandrhythmofamodernconcertwiththespiritualityofaSatsangallforacause.

Thebeginningof2020sawtheninthseasonoftheHiranandaniPowaiRunbeingheldwiththesamepompandshowthathasmadeitthesecondmostpopularruninthecityofMumbaianditssuburbs.Whatwasold?Theteam at Rotary Club of Mumbai Lakers and Dr. LHHiranandaniHospitalworkedtirelesslyforthelastfewmonthstogiveshapetothemagnumopus.

Whatwasnew?Alot,actually.Withtheroutesbeingchanged completely, theentiredynamics changed.Forthe first time innine years, the21kmand10km runswere going to start from outside the Hiranandanicomplex.The4kmsegmentthoughstayedinthecomplexall throughout. For the first time ever, there wereseparatefinishpointsforthe21km,10kmand4km.Theresult of these changes being that we have been

inundatedwithmessagesthankingu s f o r t h e e x p e r i e n c e a n dcompliments for making this thebesteditiontilldate.

Cosmeticallywhatwasalsonewwas the neon green tees given toeach participant. Dare we say wedidGoGreen,quiteliterally.Stayingon the Go Green aspect, we couldnotruleout theuseofplastic,buthere'swhatwedid:FlexBanners-Thatwereusedforsignages have been taken off andsenttothetribalsinAareywhouseitforshelter.PlasticWaterBottles–Theemptybottleswerecollectedpromptlybythe NGO Parisar Buagini VikasSanghaandsentforrecycling.

Vitthal Suryavanshi, Senior VPandRegionalHead,Brookfieldflaggedoffthe21kmrunatVikhroliontheEastern

Express Highway. The 10km run was flagged off byRotaryDistrictGovernor,HarjitSinghTalwarfromMulund-Airoli Link Road on Eastern ExpressHighway. Dr Niranjan Hiranandani, ManagingDirectoroftheHiranandaniGroup,flaggedoffthe

4km run a long wi th S h a n t i Ekambram President (ConsumerBanking)ofKotakMahindraBank;Kevin PereiraSeniorVP(BusinessDevelopment)of Procam; andMahesh Balakrishna,CFO,Procam.Sharing his thoughts on theinitiative, Niranjan Hiranandanisaid, “This is the ninth year ofHiranandaniPowaiRunandwearehappytoseethenumberofpeoplesupporting this causewith us yetagain!”

Dr Sujit Chatterjee, CEO, Dr L HHiranandaniHospitalsaid,“Idobelievethat wellness is not just about takingprecautionsondiseasesbutaboutlivinga healthy life.”Large scale participationfrom corporates, healthcare clinics,colleges, institutions;allofwhomcameonboardtooffervaluetotheparticipantsand to conduct employee engagementand CSR initiatives. The run witnessedparticipants from all age groups fromkidstoseniorcitizens–somemakingittothestartlineforthefirsttimeandsomethere tobeatt h e i rpreviousbesttimes.

A salways,therunwasfollowedby the Powai Run Carnival.L ive f i tness dance andp e r f o r m a n c e s , k i d s 'activities,foodstallskepttheenthusiasm of all runnersandresidentsofPowai.Withm u s i c p u m p i n g o u tmotivational tunes fromtheSpeakers, to the Dholwalamak ing peop l e do t heBhangra. The run, and thefun after the run are sodifferent,yettheexcitementaround both is uncannilysimilar.Everyoneontheroadis charged up and raring togo.TheprizedistributionfortheRunsawChiefGuest-andthe youngest minister inM a h a r a s h t r a - A d i t y a

Thackeray,speaktothecrowdandmotivatethem.PresidentofRotaryClubofMumbaiLakers,Lubaina

Colombowala said, “Our theme thisyearwasFIT -For

India'sTomorrow.AhealthyIndiawillbeawealthyIndia.It'sawin-winforusasthispromotionofgoodhealthandahealthylifestylealsohelpsusraisemoneytohelptheoneswhoarenotasprivilegedasus.”

RCML Would Like to Thank:•Theparticipants-Wecannotdothiswithoutyou•Allitssponsors/partnersforsupportingthisinitiative-youareourstrength•Allitsvendors-forhelpingusputuptheshow

WewillbebackwithSeason10nextyear,biggerandbetter.Untilthen,keeprunning!

Darshini Parekh





Anand Milind’s Academy of MusicOpens its Doors in Powai Shambhavi C

Exercise not only changes your body. It changes your mind, your attitude, and your mood.

On a cold Mumbai winter morning,when we are still recovering from thegroovypartiesofthenewyear.Powaigetsready to welcome the year on a healthynote. Run Powai Run is an iconic eventwhichbringspeoplefromallpartsofthecity. It isaspaceenough forall.There is

food, music, dance, Zumba masti stallsandafreestreetwhichallowskidstobetheir age. A space for all. It's a vibrantspacetobe.

Strollingamidst thebeautifullydoneup space, the ear catches on some oldlintingmusic, a soul stirrer of all times.'Papa Kehte Hain' the yesteryear hit, astallflockedbypeople,shutterbugsgoingon. They had musical instrumentsdisplayed,wherepeopleweretryingtheirhandsonthemandenjoyingthemorning,somekidsreallyperformedwell.Thestallwasvisitedbymanyfansofyesteryears.

ThestallsaidAnandMilind'sAcademyof Music. It's the famous duo thatcomposedover200songsandgavemusica new era of their own. This duo hasopened doors to teaching in Powai.Teachingallkindsofinstrumentsinacozysetupwithsomelovelyteacherswhotakecareofeverystudent.Theirvariationgoeson from keyboards, drums, flute, guitar,vocals, Gandharva and somuchmore. Apremium academy that trains you tofollowyourpassion.Musicistheheartbeatofthesoul.

Melody Live Enthralls Audienceat Alfa Bldg with Seema Patil

Dileep Sule

MelodyLiveisinthesixthyearsinceitsinception.OnSunday,January5 , 2020 , Powa i w i tnessedenthrallingperformancesbychief

guestSeema Patil.Theshowcommencedat 5 pm with Dr Chandrakant Gokhale'sbeautiful rendition 'Shyam-E-Gam KiKasam',whichisoriginallysungbyTalat Mahmood. This followed by our othersingers namely Sangita Patil, Sugandha Tirodkar, Anupama Gupta, Paarul Bansari, Rucha Vidyasagar, Dileep Sule, Supriya Dalela, Vinita Sawant, Hemali Bheda, Niranjan Shah, Priya Bagwe, Satish NivsarkarandPreeti Nivsarkar.

Beforetheinterval,SeemaPatilgaveanultimate performance of a Powada. ThePowadaisagenreofMarathipoetrythatemergedduring the late17thcentury inIndia. The Powadas are a kind of balladwritten in an exciting style and narratehistoricaleventsinaninspiringway.Thecomposer-cum-singersofthePowadasarek n o w n a s S h a h i r s . E a r l i e r, t h eeyewitnesses o f the great eventscelebrated in those ballads mostlycomposedPowadas.Powadaisadramatic

narration by alternatingreciting poetry and prosaicextract . Powada narrategreat deeds of heroic menandwomen'sinveryforcefulandinspiringstyle.

Powada were used as amediumtocreateawarenessd u r i n g S a m y u k t aMaharashtra movement.Theyareimportantsourcetowriteabouthistory.Aftertheinterval, Seema Patil sang abeautiful Marathi Lavani. A

Lavani is a genre of music popular inMaha ra sh t ra , I nd i a . L avan i i s acombination of traditional song anddance, which particularly performed tothe beats of Dholki , a percussioninstrument. Lavani is noted for itspowerfulrhythm.Lavanihascontributedsubstantially to the development ofMarathifolktheatre.InMaharashtraandsouthern Madhya Pradesh and NorthKarnataka, it isperformedbythe femaleperformers wearing nine-yard longsarees. The songs are sung in a quicktempo.

During the brief interval hot snacksand beverages were served to theaudience. The compere of the showwasVinita Sawant andthemusicarrangerwasNandu Ketkar, with his five talentedmusicians.Suleman NaikoperatedMelodyLive'ssound.Theshowconcludedat9pm.The audience appreciated the show andrequestedustoorganizesimilarshowsinfuture.

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Enlightening, Entertaining and Electrifying - IIT-B’s ‘Techfest 2020’Day one of the fest also saw some

extremely innovative exhibitions with the AeroHans, India's first electric vertical take-off and landing Air Taxi, EsoGlove one of the world's lightest hand rehabilitation and exoskeleton devices and the NHK enterprises Virtual Reality time machine which has managed to recreate 1964 Tokyo using 2D images of the era.

However perhaps the most awaited attraction throughout the entirety of the Techfest was the iconic 'Robowars' in which 60 teams from across the world fought it out in the arena in absolute 'real steel' fashion. The wars saw countries like the USA, Britain and Brazil bring on their 'A game', in full metal on metal collision.

The second day began with another round of lectures, with former Indian Air Force Chief mastermind, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa speaking about the relationship between technology and air superiority. The former air chief went on to enlighten the audience about India's pressing need for the indigenisation of military technology, stressing on its importance saying: “One can march without technology or could swim or sail without much technology, but you definitely cannot fly without technology.” He also spoke about the IAF's role in counter terrorism operations, casevac, and recon

missions, and gave a glimpse into the execution of the famed Balakot Air strikes, over 3,000 people were in attendance.

The third speaker was not human but like Einstein, another humanoid robot, named Robothespian, who spoke about his favourite Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachhan and how he aspires to win an Oscar one day. The robot had an extremely interactive session with the audience, also showing the audience some impressive dance moves, completely winning the crowd.

The series proceeded with Sudhir K Mishra, both the Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Managing Director (MD) of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missi le programme, speaking extensively about the past, present and future of the India's defence and missile testing by DRDO. The DRDO chief spoke about his various interactions with India's missile man Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as part of his visionary team.

Former Cabinet Minister and current Member of Parliament Suresh Prabhu spoke about the rising potential of Indian science and technology exports and also spoke about India's relationship with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the importance of Diplomacy for moderns India. The second

day's lecture series concluded with Professor Erik Stark Maskin, recipient of the noble prize in economics in 2007, speaking about his ground-breaking research on mechanism design theory which won him the noble prize. The day continued with another round of Full Throttle and RoboWars.

The concluding day of this year's Techfest began with another lecture series, with first speaker being former Indian Cricketer Zaheer khan, spoke about the role of physical fitness and how he once was an aspiring engineer. The legendary Narayana Murthy the Co-founder of Infosys's spoke technological entre-preneurship and the state of information technology in India. He said that creating jobs is the only way to overcome poverty.

The concluding lecture was given by New York Times Best selling author Ashwin Sanghi, who spoke about creativity and how he draws inspiration from India mythology and history. He spoke about overcoming hardship and rejection telling the audience how his first book was rejected 47 times and spoke about his problem with rat race saying that “even if you win you are still a rat.” The audience flocked to the final round of Robowars and full throttle followed by a DJ Night. The Mumbai police and their Quick Response Teams (QRT) provided security cover while the Saki Naka Traffic Division under Senior Police Inspector Sakpal made sure that traffic before during and post event was maintained.

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Dermatologist Booked after Hair Transplant Kills Chandivali Bizman

aki Naka Police have booked aSDermatologist from the Saat Rastaareainacaseofmedicalnegligence

followingthedeathofa43-year-oldmanwho underwent hair transplant at theformer'sclinic,lastyear.

Policesub-InspectorBudhan SawantofSakinakapolicestationhassaid,thatthedermatologist,Dr Vikas Halwai,hasbeenbooked under IPC Section 304 (A)(causingdeathbynegligence)followinganin-depth inquiry by a special panel ofdoctorswhich establishednegligence on

part of the doctor,which resulted in thedeathofthepatient.

His statement is presently beingrecorded.“Ourprobeisunderwaybeforewetakeacalltoarrestthedoctor,”Sawantadded.When contacted for his responseontheallegations,Halwaiwasonlywillingtosay,“Rightnow,Idon'twanttocommenton anything.”Sawant said the incidentdatesbacktoMay7,2019whenChandivali( Powa i ) r e s i d en t S h r a v a n k u m a r Mukunaram Choudhary (43) approachedD r H a lwa i f o r u n d e r g o i n g h a i r

transplantation at the latter's clinic,DermaDentAesthetic,atSaneGurujiMarginSaatRastaarea.

The clinic is housed opposite theKasturba Hospital. Choudhary, who wasinto the logistics business, had a priorappointment for the transplantation onthat day. However, soon after theproceduregotover,Choudharydevelopeda medical condition. “He experienced astabbingpainonhisshouldersandsevereswelling on the face,” Sawant said asquotingthestamenmadebythevictim's

relatives.“Choudhary was shifted to a private

clinic by Dr Halwai for treatment fromwhere he was discharged the next day(May 8),” Sawant said. After reachingh o m e , C h o u d h a r y ' s c o n d i t i o ndeterioratedandhisfamilymemberstookhimtotheHiranandaniHospitalinPowai.However,Choudharybreathedhislasttheverynextday (May9)during treatment,Sawantadded.

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Let's begin this year differently, cause it's not just a new year, It's the start of a whole new decade.

Someone rightly said, “We were born in the 80s, for those who were raised in the 90s and made it to the 2020. We have lived in four different decades and time zone. Two different centuries, two different millennia, until you are 40.”Do you realise how much have you travelled and transformed? Perhaps not.

It's time we open the New Year with the new beginning and on a positive note, “I am willing to try new things. I am willing to make mistakes and grow. I do not fail as long as I try, I only move in a new d i rect ion wi th newfound meaning.”Just like we cannot open new doors with an old key, in the same we leave all the grudges behind and walk in the direction of new possibilities by being open to new beginning. It's time we dive deep into each zodiac and see what lies ahead of you in 2020.Aries: Arians are a born leader and their biggest strength is multi-tasking. You are very warm pure and caring at heart. It's a good idea to let an Arian pamper you and a bad idea to hurt them. It's going to be a different year, lots of new opportunities, new friends, new associations will come your way. Also, time to shed weight in terms of people relationship or anything that is not working for you. Manifest what you want . Let the universe surprise you.Taurus: They are strong headed extremely romantic and can be harsh and sharp with words. It's important you watch your words. Work wise, it's going to be a splendid year. B u t d o n ' t t a k e y o u r relationships for granted or else you will lose them and you will only be blamed for losing a lovely relationship. Expression is the key either in the relationship or at work. G e m i n i : A f u n - l o v i n g personality, but this year you need to watch out on your finances, as they carry the 'nazar' from the last year as baggage. Last year you have accumulated wealth, but this year savings will be spent. To remove the nazar, keep a

lemon in a glass of water in your living room, change when you see the lemon being dirty.Cancer: Water sign, which is the significance that you blend well with everyone. This also calls for a caution and care. Be careful of the people who you trust as the moon card is out to say that you might encounter deceit or backstabbing. This is a year to invest in yourself rather than in people and in outward energies. Keep the colours light like cream, beige, light green, shades of light blue. This will keep you calm.Leo: They are a generous sign, they like to give. Creativity is the key. There is a major movement seen this year, either of place or people in

your life. Also a prominent male is seen dominating your life. Anything stressing you, you must write it in a paper with black pen and crush the paper and burry it so that your problems are also buried.Virgo: You are too perfectionist which can sometimes be overwhelming for people around you. This is a year of judgement and justice; therefore, remember it's going to be both ways.

You will be judged on your act with others and other with you. Everything that was stuck for you will start moving this year. Relationships need to be watch more closely.Libra: As a balancing sign, you live to balance all sides of your life. Very soft at heart, charming and diplomatic. This is going to be a beautiful year for you. Your fame will increase, use red around you. Also, whenever you start something new it will evoke some amount of conf l i c t , therefore p lease seek protection from the god you worship. And avoid blacks when starting something new.Scorpio: You are powerful and passionate and magnetic, that is a lot of energy and this is the ingredients for success. Make sure you attract what you really want this year. Focus on your goals, relationships and something that you have wanted for very long. Two of pentacles come up to say that this year will be 50:50 wherein something will be very good, and something will not be as expected.Sagittarius: You are usually straight forward in your dealings, honesty is your key. In the times gone by where things

had moved slow, will change this year as the wheel of fortune is out to say that things will move fast this year. A w o m a n p o w e r i s s e e n dominating, who will help you. Sit under the moonlight to enhance your aura and calm yourself down.Capricorn: You are a very pract ica l person, who is disciplined as well. It's time you manipulate things in your interest not in a negative way. But you will now start winning relationships based on your speech. Work-wise too there will be new opportunities seen a n d w o r k w i l l c a t c h momentum. It's going to be a good year overall.Aquar ius : Due to your unpredictable and detached nature, you hurt people around you unknowingly because of which relationships are always not at peace with you. It's time you burry your ego and seek forgiveness and mend your ways. Its time you bring out the honesty in your associations. Don't hurt anyone. P i s c e s : S e n s i t i v e , compassionate and kind, that's what you are. This year you will start a lot of things, but be careful not to burn yourself out. Planning is the key, thus ensure you plan well. If you feel exhausted, please put salt in a small tub with some rose petals and soak your feet, listen to a light instrumental music and imagine your problems being washed out. I wish everyone a happy 2020!

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12 New Chapters and 365 New Opportunities;that’s What 2020 Offers You Shambhavi C

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Engg Students Teach Tech Skills to UnderprivilegedKids at Makers Ghat

While reporting on themain attraction of thisyear's Techfest , the

'Robo Wars' Planet Powai cameacrossaparticipatingteamfromPowaiwhoseselflessactionthispaperfeelsisworthmentioning.

Aditya Vishwanath, a PhDstudent studying at the famedStanfordUniversitycollaboratedwith Asha Mumbai; an NGOworking for thebettermentandc r e a t i v e e n r i c h m e n t f o runderprivileged children, byfoundingandthenspearheadingthe 'Makers Ghat' an all in one'scientif ic , technology, andar t i s t i c sk i l l deve lopmentinitiativehousedunderoneroof.

MakersGhatissituatedinsidetheIITMarketandhasinitsshortoneyearbecomePowai'smeccafornurturingyoungtechnocrats.Speakingabouttherationalethisinitiative Satyam Prajapati, asecondyearBSC-ITstudentwhovolunteers at Makers Ghat toimpart technological skills tostudentssaid,

“ O u r a i m a s a y o u t hdevelopmentinitiativeistoserveas a catalyst , breeding andshaping creative talent, andnurturingitinawaywillleadtoanalytically driven, creative andcompetent youth who will takeourgenerationforward.”

When asked about why he

volunteereddespitehavingabusy academic schedule, hesaid, “Being an IT student, Ihaveseenalotofmyfriendswho ge t in to techn ica lcourses impulsively, theysimplygowiththeflow,andnot because they have aninterest in it or a cultivatedaptitude for the subject,seeing this I wish to do mypart in helping my nextgenerationbasetheircourseandcareerchoicesbasedonaptitudeandinterest.”

Prajapatiwentontosay,“We have students in theirs i x t h s t a n d a r dexperimentingwithalltypeso f c o u r s e s h e re , f r omrobotics, web designing, 3Dmode l l ing , v ideo gamedesigning, Virtual Reality,painting, woodwork etc,coveringabroadspectrumof

streams. Experimenting withsuch a diverse range at such ayoung age will help empowers tudents to ident i fy the i rstrengths,theirpassionandasaresult enrich them to makeinformedchoices.”The creative endeavour offers awide range of courses andi m p a r t s v o c a t i o n a l a n dspecialised skills training forthosewhoarelookingforajobinthe ski l led labour market .P o p u l a r c o u r s e s c a n b ecategorisedinto;Internet of Things (IOT):Thisisa specialised subject focusing as y s t e m o f f i n t e r r e l a t e d

computing devices , mechanicaland digital machines, objects,animals or people that areprovidedwithuniqueidentifiersand the ability to transfer dataoveranetworkwithoutrequiringhuman-to-human or human-to-computerinteraction. D i g i t a l / 3 D P r i n t i n g a n d Modelling: This course involveseverythingfromlearninghowtocreate3Dmodellednameplates,mobile covers and everythingelse under the gambit of thisspecialisedskill. Robotics, Web Designing and Computer Programming, Virtual Reality and Video Game Design:Thiscoursecoversawiderangeof upcoming professions withs p e c i a l i s e d c o u r s e s a n dmentorshipofferedbyanexpertfaculty of students. In fact it ismembers of this course whobuild a robot from scratch andcrushed the competion in theRoboWarscompetionheldinSMShetty College last year, andparticipated in Techfest's RoboWars this year, going toe-to-toewith seasoned veterans of thetechno sport from around theworld, all on a relatively shoestringbudget. Vocational Courses and Skill Development: Makers Ghat alsoimpartessentiallifeskillssuchaswoodwork,circuitrepairing,piper e p a i r i n g a n d p r o v i d e sspecialised courses for thoselookingtofetchajobincarpentryorelectricalwork.

While the end product as of

nowlookspromising,theroadsofarhasbeenfullofturmoilwiththe road ahead no eas ier.Speaking about the challengesPrajapati said, “Weare studentsandthereforehavelimitedfunds,otherthanwhattheNGOhelpsuswith,soweareasofnowforcedtooperate out of a cramped upapartmentonthethirdfloor,thisposes a challenge because theequipmentweprocureanduseisimmensely heavy, our mostrecent example would be therobot we built for the IIT-BTechfest, it was a whopping 60kilograms.”

“Manoeuvring the heavyrobot,downthenarrowflightofs t a i r s wa s p e rhap s mo rechallenging than building therobot,bythetimewemanagedtogetitdowntheflightofstairsourfingerswerebleedingprofusely.Infact,wecompetedintheRobotWars with bleeding fingers andstill managed to put up a greatfight!”

Whenaskedaboutwhatplanstheyhaveforthefuturetheysaid,“We want tie up with differentschoolsandprovidethechildrenwithatleastanhourofpracticaland exciting training on thevarious scientific subjects theyare studying, this way they willdevelop a knack for the subjectand actually learn instead rotlearningtopassexams!Wealsowantrentabiggerspacesothatwe c an i n co rpora te morechildren into the mix, these areourplansfornow!”

Aritra Banerjee & Gaurav Sharma

Customer Experience - The Way Forward Osaid Butt

Businesses are evolvingconstantlytryingtomatchs t r i d e s w i t h t h e

customers. In today's day andage, only the most agile andadaptab le bus inesses wi l lsurvive. With the advent ofArt i f i c ia l Inte l l igence andMachine Learning, predictingbuying behaviours has becomeeasier but most trends are

sporadic and unexpected attimes. Seasoned professionalshavetriedtodialdownonwhatwill the future of for-profitcorporationslooklikeandtherehave been conflicting opinionsforthegreaterpartbuttherearesomeareasthatexpertsdoagreeu pon l i k e t h e i n c r e a s i n gi m p o r t a n c e o f C u s t o m e rExperience(CX).

Experience SellsTou chpo i n t s t h a t

create experiences abovecustomer expectationsarethemagicingredientst h a t h e l p c r e a t em indshare and thenmarketsharefollows.US-b a s e d c o n s u m e rintelligence firm Walker,predicts that by 2020,customer experiencewillo v e r t a k e p r i c e a n dproductas thekeybranddifferentiator.Ifcustomerexperience is such an

important part of the pie, thenthequestion that looms iswhatmakes up for a great customerexperience? According to arecent global survey conductedb y P w C(PriceWaterhouseCoopers),s p e e d , c o n v e n i e n c e ,knowledgeablehelpandfriendlyservicearethemainfactorsthatcustomers look at in terms ofcustomerexperience.

The same report also statedthat customers are willing tosharemorepersonalinformationwith a brand if theybelieve thebrandwillusethatinformationtoenhance their experience andwill also show increased brandloyal ty. The research f i rmGartner predicted that by 2020more than 40% of all dataanalyticsprojectswillrelatetoanaspect of customer experience.86%ofbuyerswillpaymoreforabetterbrandexperience,butonly1%feelthatvendorsconsistentlymeet expectations, says Oracle,

themultinationalc o m p u t e rt e c h n o l o g yc o r p o r a t i o n .According to ar e p o r t b yForrester, CX cani n c r e a s eprofitability bymorethan500%,a s w e l l a sr e d u c i n gc u s t o m e racquisition andemployeehiringcosts.

Businesseshavetakenanoteof these statistics favouring CXandareheavilyinvestingintothisfunction to reap the benefits inthenearfuture.Oneofthebiggestinvestments in this realm hasb e e n t o w a r d s A r t i f i c i a lI n t e l l i g e n c e ( A I ) . 4 7 % o forganizations will use chatbotsfor customer careand40%willdeploy virtual assistants in thenextcoupleofyears,saysGartner.

There is no denying that

customers make a business. Soapart from it being the moralduty of the corporations, it hasa l s o b e c o m e a s u r v i v a limperative for businesses to uptheircustomerexperiencegame.So,here'smyquestiontoyou,areyouhappywiththisarticle?

A Powaiite, Osaid Butt is a marketeer with a key focus on strategic content integration. He writes for STOrai, a bi-m o n t h l y r e t a i l m a g a z i n e . but tosaid@gmai l .com. The views expressed here are the author's personal.

Know Your FuturePandit Jagdish Dubey is a practicing Astrologer whoaccurately predicts future

with the help of Birth Charts

(Janma Kundali)For the last 9 years he has been working closely with

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Guards Boycott Techfest, Mood I in Protest of DiscriminationAritra Banerjee & Gaurav Sharma

Only 10 senior personnel reported to work for the additional shift during both Techfest and Mood Indigo

The Indian Institute ofTechnologyBombay's(IIT-B) renowned technologyfestival 'Techfest' that

concludedthisweekwitnessedaboycott by the security staff inp r o t e s t o f a l l e g e d c a s t ediscrimination by their ChiefSecurityOfficer(CSO)LieutenantColonel Raj Kumar Mishra, aretired Indian Army officer. AcomplaintinthisregardhadbeenfieldbytheguardswiththePowaipolice station and NationalCommission for ScheduledTribes, with another inquiryb e i n g c o n d u c t e d b y t h einstitute'sownadministration.

This development comes

shortlyafterasimilarboycottofduties,onlyweeksagoduringtheinstitute's premier culturalfestival'MoodIndigo.'Thestrikewas in protest of alleged caste-baseddiscriminationwhichwasraised by an IIT security guard,who belongs to a ScheduledTribe. Other security personnelhave also cited “casteist andderogatorybehaviour”byMishraTwo non-cognizable offencecaseshavebeenregisteredbythevictim.

Speakingabouttheboycottofextra duty, an official from thesecurity section has confirmedthat “Around 40 guards werecalled for the overtime (extra

shift) which isnormal duringTe c h f e s t a n dM o o d i n d i g oduties. Howeveronly 10 seniorp e r s o n n e lreportedtoworkf o r t h eadditional shiftd u r i n g b o t hTe c h f e s t a n dMood Indigo.”T h e o f f i c i a ladded, “Initiallythe guards hadd e c i d e d t ob o y c o t t t h eevents entirely;however afterm u t u a ld i s c u s s i o n s

decidedthatitwouldbeunfairtothe students, who have donethemnowrong.”

The Te ch fe s t was he l dbetweenJanuary3toJanuary5,withatotalestimatedfootfallof1.85 lakh attendees, whichcomprisedofstudentsfromothercolleges and exhibitors andvendorswhoweresellingwaresatstallssetupinsidethecampus.Approximately, 48,000 peoplewerereportedonthefirstdayoftheTechfest,whileday2andday3saw65,000and72,000peoplerespectively.TheMoodIndigoonthe other hand, that was heldb e tween De cember 26 t o

December 29, witnessed 1.43lakhpeopleinattendance.

Security personnel told' P l a n e t P o w a i ' t h a t C S O“routinely heckled them, madescathing remarks about (their)caste, appearance and socioe c o n o m i c b a c k g r o u n d ,threatened dismissal”, besidesbe ing i s sued memos over“absurd”and “inane” issues.AnothersecurityguardhadbeenquotedbytheIndianExpress,“Iam from the scheduled tribe, ittookmegreatpainsto landthisjob,whichbroughgreatpridetomytribeandmyfamily.”

The guard added, “He hadattacked my caste, called me abad fatherandhas toldme thatbeingfromascheduledtribeIamincompetent and not deservingof this job.Hekeeps issuingmememos on inane issues just toharass me for complainingagainsthim.Iwascontemplatings u i c i d e a n d h a v e b e e nhospitalised due to extrememental duress. The instituterefused to take any action evenafter my hospitalisation. Afterbeing under medical care for amonthandahalfwhenIresumedwork,LtColMishratoldmetogoback.”

According to the le t teraddressed to the Nat ionalCommission for ScheduledTribes,Mishra,theCSOhadoncetold that he did not “deserve a

moustache”.The inst i tute'ssecurity officials have alsoclaimed that Mishra along withRegistrar Prem Kumar andAssistant Registrar (Legal &A u d i t ) S u n i l D h i w a r h a dconfiscated the response toguard's complaint by from thePresident. The three officialsdenied handing the responsef r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t a n deventuallyupon interventionbyanotherofficial,askedtheguardt o b r i n g t h r e e - c h a ra c t e rwitnessesifhewantedthelettertobeopened.

Repeated attempts to seek aresponsefromLtColMishraviatext,WhatsApp,phonecallsandpersonalvisitstohisofficewereu n s u c c e s s f u l . T h e I I T- Bspokesperson directed thisc o r r e s p o n d e n t t o s e e k ar e s p o n s e f r o m Re g i s t r a rPremkumar, who did not revertdespiteaseriesofmessagesleftwith his staff at his office landline.Healsodidnotrespondtoanemail.Dhiwaraskedforanemailcommunication when contactedonphone,butaresponseonthattoo was awaited at the time offilingthisreport.Anofficialfromthe Powai Police station said,“Theinvestigationisongoingandwewillexaminetheaccountsofboth parties, following which adecision on registering an FIRwillbetaken.Thenextcourseofactionwillbedecidedthen.”

Inthepastyear-and-a-half,K Manisha(22),alecturerattheNandhaCollegeof Nursing in Tamil Nadu’s Erode

district,TamilNadu,hastirelesslyrescuedandrehabilitatednearly150beggars,drugaddicts,destitutesandthoseafflictedwithterriblediseases. “Although thedesire toservehasbeenwithinmesincechildhood,studying nursing and closely interactingwith underprivileged patients is whatfinally inspired me to help those whocouldn’tafford threesquaremealsandaroof over their head,” says Manisha,speakingtoTheBetterIndia.

Manisha wanted to join the IndianArmy, but her father was against it. Shethenwanted topursue anMBBSdegree,but didn’t secure the necessary marks.Unwillingtogiveup,shechosetobecomearegisterednurse,andenrolledintototheJKKNCollegeofNursingandResearch.Itwas during her first job at the IndiraCollegeofNursinginTrichy,thatshefirstrescuedandrehabilitatedabeggar.

“Frommyroom,Iwouldobserveamanaimlessly walking along the NationalHighwayeverydaywithastickinonehandand a bag in the other. When I tried tocollect details about him from nearbyshops inOctober2018, Iwaswarned to

stay away as he was aggressive andarrogant.However,onenightwhenIsawhimontheroadonceagain,Ibegantalkingtohim.HisnamewasSoman,andhewasabeggar from Kovalam, Kerala. After anawkward first conversation, we beganmeetingregularlyat6amand8pmeveryday,”sherecalls.

Somanwasintellectuallydisabled,butManisha’sfriendlyattitudedisarmedhimandhelpedcreateabondbetweenthetwo.Asthedayspassed,thetwoofthembeganeatingtogetheraswellandmadeanotherfriend,Robert,whowasalsointellectuallydisabled,inthesamearea.

“On New Year’s Day in 2019, I cutSoman’shair,gavehimashave,abathandanewpairofclothesbeforecuttingacaketo celebrate the day. Soman and Robertdistributedthecaketothepeopleworkingnearby. The people around us wereamazed at his new look. After takingSoman and Robert ’s consent , andpermission from the local police, Iadmittedbothof them to theAnbu JothiAshramintheVillupuramdistrictofTamilNadu,”sherecalls.

To better channel her efforts in thisdirection,ManisharegisteredanNGO,theJeevithamFoundationinSeptember2019,

priortowhichitwascalled‘VolunteertoNeedyPeople.’Today,aftercompletinghershift,sheandherteamofvolunteersvisitdifferent places across Erode every day,identifythehomelessandspendtimewiththembuildingties.

“Wecollectthenecessarydataontheircurrentstatusandpersonalhistoriesandsetupaplan torehabilitate themaspertheirwishes.Iftheyareold,weadmitthemto an o l d a g e home . I f t h ey a reintellectually disabled,wehelp themgetadmitted into a hospital for treatmentbeforetakingthemintopsychiatrichome

carecentres.Iftheyhaveafamilyandwishtorejointhem,wehelpthemthereaswell.We do the same if they want a job. Wecategorize abandoned people and admitthemintovarioustypesofhomes.Havingsaid that, the rehabilitation is done onlywith prior permission from the police,”saysManisha.

For the young woman, everyone,regardless of their financial status,deserves to lead a decent life withnecessitieslikethreesquaremealsaday,clothingandshelter.

Source: The Better India

Drug Addicts to Beggars, 22-YO TN Girl Has Rescued150 Homeless People






‘Hey Siri, Call 911’: Teen’s Life Savedfrom Icy Water by Phone Assistant

Aliens Exist and Could Already beon Earth, First British Astronaut Says

peakingtotheObserverMagazine,Dr SHelen Sharman said"there'sno twoways"thataliensexist."Thereareso

many billions of stars out there in theuniverse that there must be all sorts ofdifferent forms of life," she added. DrSharmansaidthatalthoughaliensmaynotbe made up of carbon and nitrogen likehumans, "it's possible they're here rightnowandwesimplycan'tseethem".

The56-year-oldworkedasachemistbeforemakinghistoryasthefirstBritishastronauttoparticipateinamissiontotheSovietmodularspacestationMir inMay1991.Shealsohighlightedintheinterviewthat she is often referred to as the first

British woman in space, rather thansimplythefirstBriton."It'stellingthatwewould otherwise assume it was a man,"shesaid."WhenTim Peakewentintospace,some people simply forgot about me. Amangoingfirstwouldbethenorm,soI'mthrilledthatIgottoupsetthatorder."

In September last year, three videospurportingtobeleakedmilitaryfootageofUFOswereclaimedasgenuinebytheUSNavy.Theclips-publishedbytheTotheStars Academy of Arts & Science InDecember2017andMarch2018-showedseveralmysteryobjectstravellingthroughtheairathighspeed.

Source: news.sky.com

Gael Salcedo, 18, from Iowa, hit apatchoficeandlostcontrolofhiscaronTuesdayataround7.30amlocaltime.HetoldUSnewsserviceKIMT3

hethoughthewasgoingtodieashewasunabletofindhisphonetocallforhelp-butthenhadthepresenceofmindtousehisphone'svoiceassistanttocallforhelp.

He said: "I turned to the right andeverythingjustwentblurry,Ididn'tknowwhereIwasgoing."Ididn'tknowwhattodo,Iwasjustthinkinginmyhead,'IthinkI'mgoingtodie'."IlostmyphoneandsinceIcouldn'tfindit,Iwaslike,'HeySiri,call911' and once Siri called that's when I

found my phonefinally."

F i r e f i g h t e r sarrived and foundSalcedo inhis jeepsinkingintotheicyWinnebago River.The force of thewater preventedthe door on thedriver's side fromopening but thee m e r g e n c yserviceswere abletoguidehimouttosafety. Mason CityFire Department's

Lieutenant Craig Warner said he toldSalcedo,"You'regoingtohavetowalkout,I'll be right there with you holding oneverystepoftheway."

By this point the teen's hands werefreezingandhehadlostthefeelinginhislegs,tellingKIMT3:"Iwasstrugglingalotandthewaterwasjustsostrong,soIkepttrippingand Ihad theguyhelpmeupabunchoftimesandIusedallmystrengthtogetoutof thewater."Salcedothankedthosewhohelpedhimandwastreatedforshockatalocalhospital.

Source: news.sky.com

Utah Man’s McDonald’s BurgerTurns 20, still Looks New

U t a h m a n w h o b o u g h t aAMcDona l d ' s h amburg e r f o rpresentationsonenzymessaidthe

burger isnowmore than20yearsold --anditappearsunchanged.

David Whipple said he originallyboughtthehamburgerJuly7,1999,attheMcDonald's in Logan, Utah, to use inp r e s e n t a t i o n s o n e n z y m e s a n ddeterioration.

Whipple said the burger ended upforgotteninacoatpocketforseveralyearsanditendedupwithviralfamewhenhe

rediscovereditin2013.HesaidtheburgerwasplacedinaBig

Mactinandremainedthereforsixyearsbeforebeingtakenoutagainthisweek.

Whipple said the burger still has thesameappearanceaswhenheboughtitandgivesoffthesmellofcardboard.

An Ontario man who attempted asimilarexperimentwithaburgerandfriesfromMcDonald'sendingupsellingthe6-year-oldfoodoneBayin2019.

Source: upi.com

Carjacker Accused of KidnappingSleeping Passenger and Goat

Amanstoleapickuptruckwithasleeping passenger and a goatinsideitanddroveitalltheway

from Missouri to Oklahoma beforereleasing the terrifiedvictimand animalandeventuallybeingarrested,authoritiessay.

Accordingtoanarrestreport,twomenin the truck parked outside of an adultvideo store in Carthage, Missouri, earlyWednesday morning. The driver wentinside the store and the passenger fellasleep. When the passenger awoke, amasked man was driving the truck andpointingagunathishead,TulsaTVstation

KOTVreported.T h e c a r j a c k i n g

suspect , 40-year-o ldBrandon Kirby, drovefrom Missouri throughKansas. During the 130-mile ordeal, Kirby tookm e t h a m p h e t a m i n e ,pistol-whippedthevictima n d c o n t i n u a l l yt h r e a t e n e d h i m ,according to the arrestreport.Hewaseventuallyarrested inSandSprings,Oklahoma,afterheletthepassenger and the goatout of the truck and thevictim called 911, the

OklahomaHighwayPatrolsaid.Kirby,who is fromMannford,westof

Tulsa , was ja i led on suspic ion ofkidnapping,pointingafirearmandbeingafelon in possession of a firearm. Jailrecordsdon’t listanattorneywhomightspeakonhisbehalf.

The Sand Springs Police DepartmentsaidonFacebook:“OK2020,itonlytookyou4.5hourstogetweird.Let’sslowdownonthecarjacking-goatnappingcallsfortheremainderoftheyear.”

Source: metro.co.uk

Disney's new streaming serviceDisney+startedoutwithabanginNovemberof2019.That'sbecauseof a few factors. First of all, it's

really cheap-just $6.99 a month for thesame 4K / 4 device plan that Netflixcharges$15.99amonthfor.Perhapsmoreimportantly, The Mandalorian-theflagship Star Wars live-action show onDisneyPlus-wasreally,reallygood.

That, combined with a plethora of

othercontent,makesDisneyPlusa pretty great deal, though nowthatTheMandalorianisoverit'stime to take a look at what'scoming next. Other than thecatalogueofDisney,Pixar,Marveland Star Wars movies and TVshowsavailablecurrently,what'scomingtoDisneyPlusin2020?

Here are all the original TVshows and movies headed toDisney+thisyear:The Mandalorian Season 2,WandaVision,TheFalconandtheWinter Soldier, Star Wars: TheClone Wars Season 7, Lizzie

McGuire, Muppets Now, The Phineas &FerbMovie:CandaceAgainsttheUniverse,High School Musical: The Musical: TheSeries: Season 2, Diary of a FuturePresident, Short Circuit: ExperimentalFilms, Lamp Life (Toy Story spin-off),TimmyFailure:MistakesWereMade,StarGirl, Penguins, Dolphin Reef, Elephant,Secret Society of Second Born Royals,RogueTrip,Becoming.

Source: Forbes




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Here is What You Can Expectfrom PUBG Mobile in 2020

Itseemsthattheseason10ofthePlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile orPUBG will end soon as the companyreleases season 11 of the game. This

comesafterPUBGMobiletipsterMr.GhostGaming posted a video on YouTube thatconta ined several leaks from theupcoming0.16.5update.Fromthelooksofit,theupdatemajorlyfocusesoncosmeticchanges and new skins, apart frombringinginafewfunctionalupgrades.

Iftheleakeristobebelieved,theTeamDeathmatch Mode will get a refreshedloadout menu, wherein players will beable to set their loadout before enteringthe game. Players will also be able tochoosetheweaponsandutilitiesthattheywishtocarryintotherounds.Amajorpartof the video talked about the skins andoutfits that will probably be included inthenewupdate.AnAcetierrewardtooislikely to be introducedwith a parachuteandanewMK-14weaponskin.

Another update whichmaybe introducedwillbeaf e a t u r e t o d o w n l o a dcontents of modes that aplayer intends to play. Agamercanchoosethemodetheywanttoplayandsimplydownload it. If introduced,

thisparticular featurewillbeusefulforthosewhohavelittlememory space and data intheir devices. The feature, ingeneral,willalsomaketheapplighter. A new Winter Modearea will also be added inErangelnearGeorgopol.

As of now, PUBG has notgiven any official statementregardingthenewupdatenorhasitreleasedanyinformationa b o u t t h e n e w s e a s o n .However, the brand in its

officialblogpostrevealed,“PUBGesportsisexpandingandreloadingfor2020withtheintroductionofthePUBGGlobalSeries(PGS).”

It added that the PGS will widenPUBG's fanbase with an “improvedcompetitivestructure”,increasedrevenuesharingwithteamsandmoreopportunityf o r t h i r d - p a r t y t o u r n a m e n torganizers.The company in its blog postalsorevealedthatfourPUBGGlobalSerieswillbeheldintheyear2020.TheseeventswilltakeplaceinthemonthsofApril,July,October and November, with each eventfeaturingupto32teams.

“The final eventof2020 is thePUBGGlobalChampionship,withthefirstthreeeventsallservingasbothmajorliveeventsunto themselves and qualif icationtournaments for the PUBG GlobalChampionship,”theblogpostsaid.

Source: Hindustan Times

Fortnite won its chickendinnerin2019bygrossing$1.8 billion in sales, more

thananysingle-yearsalestotalinvideogame history. While thegameitselfistechnicallyfree-to-play,EpicGamesoffersa$10permonth Battle Pass as well asmyriadin-gameitempurchases-from clothing and weapons todancemoresandplayerreactions-tokeepthegame's125millionactive players coming back formore.

Combinedwithheavymarketingtie-ins to the year's biggest blockbusters,includingbothAvengersandStarWars,aswellasthedebutofChapter2inOctoberandamarqueeeSportscircuitinAugust,it'slittlesurprisethatthegameremainsaculturaltouchstone.

Overall the gaming industry didwellfor itself in 2019.Nielsennotes that the

industryasawholegrossed$120billioninsales,afourpercentincreaseoverits2018totals. A lion's share of that total canbecredited to mobile gaming with $64.4billion in sales, followed by PC gamingwith$29.4billion,andconsolesbringingin$15.4.VR/ARgamesandgame-relatedvideos constituted the remainder of theindustrytotalfor2019.

Source: Deadline

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CAPRICORN - Dec 23 to Jan 20.Will bask in the glory of the recent successes of your family in making an impact in your social circle, by getting some personal issues resolved; to the admiration of your life partner. The reformatory mindset of your close prodigies in your work can be ego offending for you, which should be curbed for the benefit of all. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your work followers for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21 to Feb 19. Will display your intellectual might by your understanding of a spiritual process and its validity in the present world, impressing your community leaders in the process. The feel good factor being bypassed, in an otherwise successful training exercise for a new line of your business with likeminded operators, can be draining. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your work seniors for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

PISCES - Feb 20 to Mar 20. Will handpick your dream team for a much anticipated business expansion exercise of yours, though any thought of including a relative in it should not be entertained. The untoward callous approach of your life partner towards some relationship issues of a child of yours can be his/her strategies, which should be understood. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of a close family member for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

ARIES - Mar 21 to Apr 20. Will be in the right frame of mind to deal with an extra critical neighbor of yours, after some barrage of accusations from your neighborhood,

taking you close to making peace around. Some peripheral though useful activities in the midst of some heavy work engagements can help you solve old logistic issues. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your community leader for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

TAURUS - Apr 21 to May 20. Will reach the moot point in some stretched discussions in your family linked to the well being of a young family member, not helping his/her cause at all; so let one entity fulfill responsibilities. Some casual investments done off late under guidance of a not so experienced friend can turn out to be a jackpot, to your pleasant surprise. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your ignored friends for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

GEMINI - May 21 to June 21. Will find a tamper proof mechanism exposed and compromised in your work setup due to a tendency to succumb to the needs of a love interest cum work colleague. The lack of motivation of a brother or sister of yours in trying to resolve a pending property issue with you should be acted upon with the active support of an elder. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your brother or sister for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

CANCER - June 22 to July 23. Will proclaim a good friend of yours to be a messiah of sorts for you, after his/her multiple tasking for your causes helping you, making a love interest or your life partner feel insecure. Your timely intrusion, in a discussion of immense importance in your employment workplace, will make many thank their stars. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of a work senior of yours for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

LEO - July 24 to Aug 23. Will find yourself to be a misfit of sorts in a community exercise platform due to the erratic tendencies of the core group, making you divert to other causes. Some medieval thought processes of some relatives of yours, with whom you share some financial stakes, could and should make you take your share and move on solo. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your wellness coach for

once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

VIRGO - Aug 24 to Sept 23. Will make a distinctive mark in a level of excellence set by your seniors in your employment, by pulling in your personal resources to some extent, which is alright. The tendencies of so called supportive relatives of yours to act double faced and troll you on the social media will be hard to react upon, so keep mum online as well. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your family patriarch for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

LIBRA - Sept 24 to Oct 22. Will find the X-Factor needed in a business marketing exercise missing, primarily due to the induction of some old school thought process operators; so stick to your loyalists. Some solitude sought from community interactions after heading a certain group off late will definitely work for your priority needs. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your investment manager for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

SCORPIO - Oct 23 to Nov 22. Will enjoy spiritual bliss for once in some occasion in your family circles, taking you back to some old memories of your native spiritual connections of your yesteryears. The master stroke of the season, in terms of connecting with some right clientele in times of market strife, will be due to a well wisher in your business community. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of a native relative for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23 to Dec 22. Will improvise naturewise at the last moment to fulfill some monetary aspirations of your life partner or love interest, helping some work causes of yours indirectly also. Some remark of discontent made by you in a community gathering against some popular figure can alienate you from others, so watch your horses. Your “ASTRAL CALCULATION” installing you in the shoes of your life companion for once, for life's lessons, will be a saving grace.

(Rajiv Sharma is a practicing astrologer. He can be contacted on his mobile no. 9167137766).

Cycle Your Last Mile: New E-Bike Can Carry 80 Kgs,Travel 120 KM on One Charge!Bicycles evoke nostalgia.

They have that old-worldcharmthatwillneverfade.

With the eco-wave (finally!)sweeping across the world,bicycles are making a welcomecomebackasoneofthepreferredmodes of commuting shortdistances.Overtime,wesawtheemergenceof e-bikes coming inas a solution for long distance

commute , saving t ime andenergy.Indiatooisseeingasurgeincompaniesfloodingthemarketwith e-bikes helping peoplecontributetotheenvironment.

I n t h i s h o t m a r k e t ,C h and i ga rh b a s ed e - b i kemanufacturing startup, ZaddAutomotive,iscarvinganicheforitself.Thestart-upmanufacturestwo e-bike models-Utility Mini

andZaddX1.Whileitisgearingup to launch its Utility Minicommercially in the month ofAprilthisyear,ZaddXIwillbelaunchedbytheendofthisyear.

The USP of Zadd bikes isthattheycanbeconvertedintosmart bikes powered by IoTandAI.Thestartupstartedoutas a college project in 2014w h e n i t s c o - f o u n d e r s -Shubham Goyal and Aniket Bhardwaj,begandevelopinganIoTbasedanti-theftsystemforalargee-bikecompanybasedinCanada. This was their firstintroduct ion to high-endelectricbikes.

Whi le working on theproject, the duo realised thatfitting an electronic chip on abicyclewithout compromising

on aesthetics is quite tough.“Meanwhile,wealsorealisedthattherewasahugegapinthee-bikemarket for smart e-bikes whichcouldappealtothemasses.Thisunderstanding became theultimatesourceofinspirationtodevelop the bikes of our own,”says24-year-oldShubham.

The compact-sized UtilityMini runs on two removablebatterieswitharangeof120KMonasinglechargeoftwohours.Thebatteries canbe charged inyourhomesandoffices.Thebikehas adjustable handles whichmakes the bike easy to use forriderswithheightsbetween4.5ftto7ft.Thebikecancarryupto80kgs (not including the rider’swe ight ) and has d i f ferentcarryingaccessoriesthatcanbedocked at the bike, making itsuitabletocarryarangeofcargoandmove through the citywithease.

The ‘Utility Mini’ bike ispriced at `50,000 for a dualbattery pack and `40,000 for asinglebatterypack.Theyalreadyhave over 200 pre-orders fortheirUtilityMinibikes.Theyalsoplan on introducing anothermodel-theZaddX1-whichisideal

forariderinanurbansettingandthey plan on taking orderstowardstheendof2020.

The Zadd X1 e-bikes aresuitableforindividualusersandwill come with accessories liketherearbasketandpannierbagsthatonewouldotherwisehavetobuyseparately.TheZadde-bikescomewithanoptionofhavingaconnectedbikingsysteminplaceandabikemonitoringappwhichbringsitinthecategoryofsmartbikes. Depending on what thebike is going tobeused for, theappsaredifferentlikebikerentalapp and delivery app, amongothers.

Zaddcurrentlyhasordersfortheir‘UtilityMini’bikesfromB2Cbike rental companies. Co-

founderAniket,23,believesthattheirsmartbikefeatureswillbeofgreathelptothesecompaniesasitwouldenablethemtocloselymonitorthefunctionsofthebike.

“Everytimebeforeandafterabikeisusedbythecustomer,ourapp will send a report on theconditionofthebikebeforeandaftereverytrip.Thiswillhelpthecompaniesintrackingthesourceof damages and increase theaccountability of the customers.The customers too can accessthesereportswhichwillpromoteg rea ter t ransparency,” heexplains.Similarly,theyalsohaveorders from goods deliveryc o m p a n i e s f o r l a s t m i l edeliveries.

Source: Youth Ki Awaaz

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