the mirror vol 2 issue 2

After spending 3 and a half years in this

university, I think I have a fair idea about

the whole scenario it presents. The diversity

here is astounding, and the equation among

the students, garners appreciation. But is

this bonding really present among all the

sects in the university? By sects I don‟t

mean the different faculties or departments,

and neither the senseless regional detach-

ments. The division I am referring to, gets

unnoticed generally, but has always re-

mained existent. That division is between

the residents of the various halls, or hostel-

lers, and the non-resident people, or the

NRSCs. And unlike other divisions, this

boasts of more merits than demerits.

The whole pic-

ture is com-

prised by the

small things

which happen

around us,

every day. We

know the feel-

ing, what real-

ly is the situa-

tion. The per-

manent Ali-

garh residents,

(let‟s call them PARs), present an illusion to

the hostellers, that they have an unchal-

lenged rule over the college, or the faculty,

which obviously isn‟t the truth. Yes, the fact

that they have been with each other since

primary, or maybe secondary schooling,

makes up for their grouping in the earlier

days after admission, but it doesn‟t mean

that their quota of friends is full. And not

ignoring the other side of the coin, hostel-

lers too have a special bonding themselves,

which is not surprising when you eat,

study, have tea and even sleep together,

which kind of makes the PARs wonder if

there is room for them among the hostellers‟

friend circle.

But the negative things end here. The joy

hostellers bring to the PARs by providing

solutions to assignments (copied from previ-

ous years), solution manuals to 60-70 year

old books, and even “important course” in-

fo., is unmatchable. And of course the PARs

happily feast on the pethas from Agra,

ghewar from Haryana, peday from Mathu-

ra, and chocolates from abroad, every time the hos-

tellers return from their respective cities, and coun-

tries, and a 3-4 month supply is easily consumed

within a single week. The common rooms, the can-

teens, the hall sports grounds have always been a

place to hang out for the PARs, and preserve some

precious memories, sharing with the hostellers.

And we, the PARs have also been of great use to the

hostellers (yes, we have!). PARs have always been

more than happy to guide the hostellers through

this small, but amazing city of ours. Timely dinner

parties at their homes, give the hostellers a much

needed homely feeling.

We do realize that we are close. We realize all the

above positives present in our relation. But still why

the ego-clashes? The

bonding must be

strengthened. Not

only for our personal

gains, but also for the

full-scale betterment

of the various depart-

ments, faculties and

our university as a

whole. Although the

closeness is seen

among the two

„clans‟, the most re-

cent example being

that the topic of this article was suggested by a hos-

teller friend of mine only, but we can‟t deny the fact

that it does need some work, keeping egos aside.

After all, united we stand, divided we fall.

Belal Ahmad Siddiqui 2nd year – Chemical

The Divide Inside this issue:

Alumni Section 2

Coded @ ThoughtWorks 3

Campus Diary 4-5

Mind Over Matter 6-8

Get Wit 9

Students’ Voice 10

Geek Inside 11

Volume 2 , Issue 2 November, 2013

Reflecting Thoughts...Reflecting Thoughts...Reflecting Thoughts...

“ It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to

recognize , accept and celebrate those differences. ”

-Audre Lorde

The IFFCO Guys ry your career to the proper shore. Most of

the companies will not be interested in

you no matter how high your CPI is if you

cannot convey your knowledge to them.

Q4. Some suggestion for the mirror and

how can we get funds from Alumni for

publishing.

Ans. Recently I have learned that the

thing more difficult than writing a bestsell-

er is to write the next novel after your

bestselling novel. This is because now you

have set up a benchmark and you will

have to live up to it. Mirror had very hum-

ble beginnings and at every stage ques-

tions were raised on its spontaneity.

My only advice is to maintain your exist-

ence, make sure that mirror survives in

college even when its founding members

do not.

Also, nurture the juniors who are dynamic

enough to be good writers even when they

are battered down by classes from 8 to 5.

Q1: What qualities do you think each

student must possess, to guarantee

placements in companies like IFFCO, to

secure high packages?

Ans. Firstly, you need to be lucky.

Secondly, you need to be lucky.

Thirdly, you need to be boss's son.

And if these three options do not work for

you, then please improve your communi-

cation skills, know a little about your final

year project, ample knowledge of industri-

al engineering (Mechanical), scada plc

(electrical & electronics). And current af-

fairs as far as IFFCO is concerned.

And you would still need luck to

"guarantee" your placement.

Q2: How did the time spent at the col-

lege, and AMU, was for you? How it did

it contribute to your placement?

Ans. "How did the time spent at the col-

lege was for you?" Seriously? Isn't it simi-

lar to asking to asking a foodie whether he

like food or not? College life is the next

best thing to heaven, (may be even better)

Most of us may hate AMU; just because

we had some different plans, we dreamt

for IIT's/AIEEE, had watched Kuch Kuch

Hota hai and Student of the Year and have

also seen the billboards and advertise-

ments of AMITY and Sharda university.

But the thing each one has to realize is

that your college life is unique in every

sense, it has its own charm, it has its own

small adventure plan for you each and

everyday, and it teaches you a hell lot

more than you even realize during the pro-

cess.

It taught me how to converse with people,

how a smile can do wonders for you, how

even a small pat on the back can encour-

age people to work. And how to work in a

team. Each and every thing played a part

in the interview.

Q3: Advice for your juniors, CPI or soft

skills?

Ans. CPI matters, but it alone can not fer-

Alumni Section

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or

quote from the story here.”

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tradictory strengths and weaknesses.

Show hobbies that can be useful to the

company (like exceptional oratorical skills,

good decision maker etc.) Don't become

over ambitious while speaking to the inter-

viewers like i want to set up my own MNC

etc. Never ever dare to show flattery it

bring down your image. And lastly never

criticize your university or college or what-

ever! It indicts the feeling of thanklessness

which cud hurt your image.



publishing.

Ans. Mirror as far as i know is really good.

Involve more such interactions and give

the company reports of companies that are

expected to arrive this session.





Ans. The best quality that a student must

possess that he should be understated

about himself and very much down to

earth. Often students show over ambitious

aspirations and become too much showy

about themselves which at times annoys

the interviewers. Moreover working over

oratorical skills help a lot. Giving positive

answers with a calm and composed body

language shows that u can handle pres-

sure easily. (show yourself as adaptable to

conditions).




Ans. Well apart from a few lows that oc-

curred in the university from 2009-13, my

stay at ZHCET and at AMU was a memo-

rable one. I learned the concept of being a

social being and interaction with people of

different statehood provided me an apt

platform to collaborate or merge various

ideas that allowed me to develop into what

i m now? The major contribution was the

arrival of IFFCO at AMU . Moreover the

public speaking skills (which is aptly

called as dealing at AMU) helped me a lot

to counter the stress interview at IFFCO.


skills?

Ans. Well, as an advice i request you all to

write a small paragraph about yourself.

take your time and write who you are?

your three strengths with incidents that

justify them. Three weaknesses with inci-

dents that justify them. Never write con-


publishing.

Ans. Firstly, the team of Mirror is doing a

wonderful Job by publishing this new let-

ter. This is a very profitable experience and

a jewel in the CV's of the team. You guys

should Share this newsletter vigorously on

AMU Facebook pages( in the form of fb

notes) and AMU yahoo network (which has

faculty and AMU alumni across the globe,

about 10,000 in number).

To get funds, cover the life story (interview)

of Senior & Successful Alumni and request

them for funds. You may contact them

through Social networks. There are also

eminent personalities in AMU staff who

would be glad to share their life and suc-

cess story with everyone.





Ans. The qualities according to me are-

i) Great communication skills & Wit

ii) Humbleness & Honesty

iii) Open minded

iv) Extra-curricular activities on cv

v) Decent Academic scores




Ans. I had a large social circle of friends in

AMU from every faculty like Law, Medical,

Arts (and Engineering off-course). Being a

Dhhaba freak, 7 pointer and active AMU

student helped me in shaping my person-

ality. Plus I won university(55 in total),

national (first prize in paper presentation

north India) and international prizes(2nd

prize Asia pacific paper presentation Sri

Lanka) apart from organizing numerous

events (about 18) and held various posts

like GEC Secretary, Hall Secretary, IEEE-

AMU Chairperson, AMU first Guinness

World Record etc.


skills?

Ans. My advice to the beloved juniors is to

see the reflection of their own personali-

ties, like a mirror, (as is the name of this

wonderful newspaper) and develop them-

selves.

A balance of CPI with Soft Skills makes a

tasty Combo-Meal for the Corporate world.

Both are equally important in regard of

placements.


Rohan Singhal

Syed Nabeel Mehdi

Saquib Jamshed

“College life is the

next best thing to

heaven, (may be even

better).”

“Write a small para-

graph about your-

self. take your time

and write who you

are? “

“A balance of CPI

with Soft Skills

makes a tasty Com-

bo-Meal for the Cor-

porate world. Both

are equally im-

portant in regard of

placements.”

ThoughtWorks is a privately owned global software delivery and

products company. Its clients include Rackspace, LinkedIn,

Westpac and The Guardian. As of August 2013 the company had

over 2500 employees, with 29 offices

in 12 countries: Australia, Brazil,

Canada, China, Ecuador, Germany,

India, Singapore, South Africa, Ugan-

da, the United Kingdom, and the

United States.

ThoughtWorks describes itself as “…a

software company and community of

passionate individuals whose pur-

pose is to revolutionize software de-

sign, creation and delivery, while ad-

vocating for positive social change." Founder and Chairman Roy

Singham has said "I believe the world should have access to the

best ideas in software for free. My goal is a technically-superior

infrastructure to solve the world's problems."

Baqir Ali Alvi

who supported me throughout all this.

Q6. Don't you think the company

should have given you a month's salary

in advance for partying?

Ans. 2 months salary actually.

Q7. Where do you see yourselves 5

years down the line?

Ans. Recruiting in our college maybe.

Q1. Any advice for the juniors appear-

ing for placements next year.

Ans. I cannot stress this enough - improve

your programming skills regardless of

your branch. Apart from your normal cur-

riculum, spend some time each day writ-

ing code. There are a lot of websites host-

ing programming competitions online.

Subjects like databases, networking, oper-

ating systems are equally important and

you need to be really well-versed in them.

Do some quality course as well as side

projects. Build things that are there for

everyone to see and use. Importantly, keep

a positive attitude throughout the place-

ment process.

Q2. The procedure involved 6 - 7

rounds. Do you think the procedure was

too tiresome?

Ans. Yes, it was 8 rounds to be exact. But

the fun we all had in the end more than

accounted for the hard work we put in.

Q3. What preparation do you think is

adequate to qualify for a company of

the stature of ThoughtWorks?

Ans. Something, which I found unique in

ThoughtWorks was that being a technical

company, they stressed somewhat on

communication skills which isn't seen

usually. Feel free to dabble in latest frame-

works and libraries. It also helps to get

started with open source programming.

Q4. CPI, communication skills, or an

amalgam of both?

Ans. Well I guess, I was the one with the

minimum CPI in the interview round. So it

doesn't really come down to it. In fact nei-

ther my CPI nor board marks ever came

up during the interviews. How you com-

municate really matters so start improving

that now.

Q5. To whom would you like to dedicate

your success?

Ans. My family, friends and the person

Coded@ThoughtWorks Recruitment Section 3

Q1. Any advice for the juniors appear-

ing for placements next year.

Ans. Start preparing for your interviews

from now on itself. Be good at any one

programming language, at least. You can't

prepare for an interview in few days. More-

over, in final year you won't be getting any

time for preparing for a particular compa-

ny. It takes time. By that time, whatever

you've had studied or not studied in the

last 2 - 3 years, anything may be asked

out of it. So you have to be prepared every

time. Choose any 2 - 3 subjects you are

interested in. Have a good knowledge of

them and your project. Focus on your

communication skills and body language.

They play an integral role in interviews.

Prepare your Introduction, role model

(who and why), some hobbies, your

strengths and weaknesses.

Q2. The procedure involved 6 - 7

rounds. Do you think the procedure was

too tiresome?

Ans. Yeah it was. But in the end, all the

stress and hard work paid off.

Q3. What preparation do you think is

adequate to qualify for a company of

the stature of ThoughtWorks?

Ans. Nothing special. Acknowledge your-

self with the latest trends in technology

apart from whatever you study in college.

Focus on your communication skills too.

Have a good knowledge about your Pro-

jects. Whatever you do have a look at its

practical side. Don't be into only theory.

And be aware of what's happening around

you in the society.

Q4. CPI, communication skills, or an

amalgam of both?

Ans. Both are important but communica-

tion skills are more. CPI is not at all an

indicator of the knowledge you possess.

So, focus on getting more knowledge ra-

ther than good marks.

Q5. To whom would you like to dedicate

your success?

Ans. God, my parents and my best friend

who has always been there for me.

Q6. Don't you think the company

should have given you a month's salary

in advance for partying?

Ans. Naa.. It's time that I spend whatever

old money I have.

Q7. Where do you see yourselves 5

years down the line?

Ans. Life is very unpredictable. I never

plan anything.

Benazeer Khan

The company is closely associated with the movement for agile

software development.

The company‟s primary service is the creation of large-scale mis-

sion-critical custom software applica-

tions for global corporate clients. Pro-

jects for North American, European or

Australian clients are often delivered

from India, China or Brazil, in accord-

ance with client financial and re-

source constraints. The firm also pro-

vides consulting services related to

software development, design, archi-

tecture, operations and IT Transfor-

mation among others.

The company have 2 offices in India , one in Bangalore and oth-

er in Gurgaon. It came for recruitment in AMU for the first time.

Here is an insight of the interview process by the selected stu-

dents.

“Apart from your

normal curriculum,

spend some time

each day writing

code.”

“Prepare your Intro-

duction, role model

(who and why),

some hobbies, your

strengths and weak-

nesses.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Roy_Singham

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Roy_Singham

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development

Campus Diary 4

This was the very first meet where differ-

ent IEEE student branches of Uttar Pra-

desh came together to initiate a network

among themselves.

This Meet was organised by IEEE

AMU in collaboration with IEEE

UP Section and IEEE Region 10

Students‟ Activity Committee on

17th November 2013 at Zakir

Hussain college of Engineering

and Technology, Aligarh Muslim

University.

The meet was presided by Emi-

nent Delegates from Top Univer-

sities and colleges of Uttar Pra-

desh. IEEE UP Section Chairper-

son Dr S.N Singh, Professor from

IIT Kanpur and IEEE UP Section Vice

chairperson Prof Ekram khan along with

Chairman Department of Electrical Engi-

IEEE, their benefits and networking

among Student branches.

In total 7 Student Branches Participated

from IIT-BHU, BSA Mathura, THDC-

Dehradun, ABES –Ghaziabad,

Dronacharya group of institutions,

S.I.T Mathura and the hosting Stu-

dent Branch Z.H College of Engi-

neering and Technology.

The Meet Evolved from Networking

within Student branches and work-

ing on a collaborative platform final-

ly ended with some good conclu-

sions emphasizing on IEEE Human-

itarian Programs.

The Enthusiastic Organising Team

from IEEE AMU included Mr Mohd

Rihan (Counsellor), Owais Khan, Syed

Saad Anwar, Sagar Bhardwaj, Piyush

Varshney and the volunteers.

neering Prof B.H Khan and IEEE AMU

Counsellor Mr Mohd Rihan chaired the

event. The delegates from IEEE UP Section

guided. The Key Note Speaker from INDIA

Council Mr Nivas Ravichandran mentored

the students with deep knowledge about

IEEE UP Section Officers Meet 2013

Every year Techfest takes up social initia-

tives to play its part as a youth organiza-

tion in generating awareness and develop-

ing an inclination of youth populace to-

wards the current social problems that are

prevalent in our country. Reform'n'ation is

such an initiative to involve people in ho-

listic development of our society and make

them aware about adverse effects of ne-

glecting our society and especially the un-

derprivileged. Taking the objective of this

initiative into consideration Reform'n'ation

ZHCET was formed with a vision of better-

ment of our society and sensitizing the

youth of ZHCET about the awful situation

of the unprivileged part of our country.

This event not only provided the students

with alacrity to learn but also provided the

students of ZHCET with an apt platform to

show their talent and enhance their skills.

The team implemented and conducted var-

ious activities over a wide range of do-

mains which are the major components of

our society and have been affected ad-

versely due to scarcity of resources, igno-

rance and negligence of the residents. The

activities required to create awareness as

well as devise and implement practical so-

lutions to the existing problem on these

issues. Events such as Cyclothon, Walka-

thon, Street Plays, Group discussions,

Panel Discussions Workshops and many

more were effectively organized.

The team leader Shikhar Garg congratu-

lated the participating students on their

achievements, hard work and determina-

tion. According to him there was an

amazing participation from all the stu-

dents especially from the first and second

year. The main aim according to him was

to create a buzz in the college, and to in-

culcate in the students of ZHCET the

quality of team work, leadership , learning

and its implementation , and to respond

to situation smartly in critical situations

He hopes that in the future alike events

would be organized in the college with

better and more serious participation that

would in turn be beneficial for the stu-

dents of ZHCET.

Reform'n'ation

A team comprising of 21 members from

Department of Mechanical Engineer-

ing, ZHCET, AMU named as “TEAM

ZFyR” participated in the design

presentation round of a formula car

fabrication competition “SUPRA SAE

INDIA 2014” held at KIIT, Bhubanes-

war, India. The team emerged out at

19th position among 174 teams from

across the country. This competition is

organized every year under the umbrel-

la of Society of Automotive Engineers

(SAEINDIA).

The team comprising of 6 members,

Abhishek Pathak, Meraj Ahmad,

Prashant Singh, Shashank Gupta,

Pushkin Mittal, Kushagra Kumar pre-

sented their vehicle design which was

highly appreciated by the judges from

top notch automotive companies. After

clearing the first phase, the next task

ahead for the team is to fabricate the

prototype of the vehicle in next few

months. This is the first ever participa-

tion of AMU in this national event

whose final race is scheduled to be held

at Madras Motorsport race track,

Chennai in July, 2014.

Mr. Abhishek Pathak, the student

chairperson of SAEINDIA, Zakir

Hussain College of Engineering and

Technology Collegiate Club said that

the success is the result of a team effort

and guidance from faculty advisors. The

participation of students in such na-

tional competitions will not only hone

the technical & management skills but

will also help them to grab their dream

jobs.

SAEINDIA SUPRA

News

IEEE AMUsb Organised

first UP Section Offic-

ers Meet.

ZHCET was placed at

35th position in IITB

Reform’n’ation, Tech-

Fest’13.

Team ZFyR emerged

out at 19th position

among 174 teams

from across the

country.

ASME: Aviators Workshop ALUMINI

INTERACTION SESSION

SAE- EFFICYCLE 2013

News



Campus Diary 5

A student seminar on prospects of higher

education in CANADA was held on

28thOctober, 2013 by SAE ZHCET club.

Mr. Syed Wiquar Husain, an eminent

alumnus of the '87 batch was welcomed by

the club. He is an alumnus of University of

Windsor, Canada. He is currently at the

post of President in India Canada Associa-

tion of Windsor and Essex County.

During the interaction, the key points that

were discussed by him included the major

universities in the world, criteria for differ-

ent scholarships to seek admission in them

along with the experiences of living condi-

tions and living expenses too.

A team comprising of 10 sophomores from

ZHCET, represented the college in a na-

tional level event "EFFICYCLE 2013" or-

ganized under the umbrella of SAE IN-

DIA with an aim to design, simulate and

fabricate a highly efficient human pow-

ered vehicle that is aerodynamically sta-

ble and ergonomically comfortable.

The team named "Green Warriors"

came out with flying colors by securing

17th rank in the north zone and an

overall ranking of 55 out of 191 partici-

pating teams from colleges around the

nation. The presentations were evaluat-

ed by the judges from top notch auto-

mobile companies like Maruti Suzuki

and ICAT. The final event was held at

UIET, Punjab University. The team de-

signed, simulated and fabricated a 3

wheeled eco-friendly Human Powered Ve-

hicle named "STRYKE" for 2 drivers with

Advanced Pulse Width Modulation tech-

nology for speed control and battery

charging. The vehicle ensures comfort ride

with its especially designed and tested

rear shock absorbers, disk brakes, 6 speed

gears along with an utility box.

Mr Nafees Ahmad and Dr. S. Fahad Anwar

- faculty advisors of SAE INDIA ZHCET

Collegiate Club congratulated the team for

their successful participation stating that

representation of our students at such a

great platform not only add glory to our

university but also hone the skills of

students to face the real world challeng-

es, team work, time management apart

from technical knowledge.

Mohammad Afzal Shadab, team captain

expressed thanks to team members for

their untiring efforts and laudable com-

mitment for accomplishing the project.

He also expressed his sincere gratitude

to faculty advisor of club, technical staff

of Mechanical Engineering Department

workshop and seniors for their support

and cooperation.

The Aviators workshop was organized from

8-10 November at Polytechnic Boys by

ASME and Department of Mechanical En-

gineering sponsored by TEQIP II program.

Mr. Mohammad Fahd Aerospace engineer

from university of Sussex London gave a

lecture and was the head of the three

member team that visited ZHCET for this

workshop on behalf of SKY-FI Labs –

Aerotrix. Overall 20 teams participated

including a team of teachers from Me-

chanical Engineering department com-

prising of Dr. S.Fahad Anwer, Ms. Arees

Qamreen and others teachers. The flying

day of the workshop was 10 November,

which was a treat as planes flew over the

football ground in AMU. This event excited

and enthralled everyone from all age

groups. The special guests were Prof Arif

Suhail, Chairman of Mechanical Engineer-

ing department and other eminent profes-

sors who appreciated the workshop as the

students gained practical knowledge of

aero modeling and aerospace engineering.

The awards were given for best design,

best innovation and best fabrication. Winter internship @IITD

IIT-Delhi in association with Robosapiens

India Pvt. Ltd and IETE is organizing a

Winter Internship Program in ZHCET in

the month of January 2014. This program

will give you profound knowledge of

MATLAB and its application in ROBOT-

ICS using IMAGE PROCESSING.

Participation can be done individually or

in a team of 4-5 members per team. The

dates and the registration fee shall be an-

nounced soon. Till then stay in touch with

the organizers for any update in the pro-

gram:

Aman Varshney (ECE 4 yr) -

7417016310

Piyush Varshney (ECE 3 yr) –

7417161716

You can also stay updated by joining our

f a c e b o o k g r o u p : h t t p s : / /

w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r o u p s /

winterinternship

ASME club

ZHCET orga-

nized a trip to

BHEL Harid-

war for 60

members from

electrical and

m e c h a n i c a l

e n g i n e e r i n g

department. It

was a one day

trip but aimed

a lot. The stu-

dents learned

about the overall functional structure,

working and the setup structure of the

plant. They also learned about the main

products that

BHEL produces

and saw rotors

and shafts of up

to 20 meters in

diameter while

they were used

in construction.

It was a great

experience for all

the students as

they were en-

thralled to see

such huge ma-

chines and applications of engineering in

its full flow .

ASME: BHEL Trip

SAE ZHCET in a short

span of 18 months has

represented ZHCET in

4 national level compe-

titions.

The students learned

about the overall func-

tional structure, work-

ing and the setup

structure of the plant.

Mr. Syed Wiquar Hu-

sain, is currently at

the post of President

in India Canada Asso-

ciation of Windsor and

Essex County.

It’s back, its spreading– THE EXAM FEVER

A prevalent modern disease bordering on

insanity; generally erupts during mid-May

and mid-December in ZHCET and vulner-

able groups include young adults ranging

from students of engineering first year to

final year. The most reasonable causes

include overdoses of procrastination, pri-

ority allocated to sleep extensions, time

spent in fetching notes (be it of class-

mates‟ or seniors‟) and sudden realization

that one is a student.

Symptoms are hard to miss but they vary

from victim to victim: being continuously

tensed, complaints of headaches and hair

loss, drop in dressing sense, searching for

teachers in their respective departments

and asking about important questions re-

main unaltered from ages. However, food

corners near the library/study place and

manufacturers of caffeinated drinks make

huge economic benefits. It is not that the

victims are unaware of this disease. They

Life@AMU



their length and importance. Do “Tick”

the check box after completing your top-

ic. This is guaranteed to give you im-

mense mental satisfaction probably the

same mental satisfaction that you get by

sitting for hours in the library more or

less. 2. Ask for prayers: Ask your parents

to pray for you and your friend‟s success.

You may ask for friends' prayers as well.

Yes, even uber-cool, awesomely-fantastic,

mega-awesome, explosively-amazing stu-

dents like you might need them. 3. Don‟t

forget why you are studying: You are

studying to educate yourself as a person.

It is not about your ability to mug up

concepts and then accurately write in

exams. It is all about increasing your val-

ue as a person because someone has

rightly said, "Education is not the filling

of a pail, but the lighting of a fire..."

DANIA RAZA

4th year - Computers

are warned by their lecturers and seniors,

yet they choose to self-inflict this trauma.

Below are the few not-so-common solu-

tions to previously mentioned symptoms:

1. Check-box for your topics: List all the

topics that you plan on studying. These

may vary from day-to-day. Make a check

box next to jotted topic and allocate time

required on each topic keeping in notice

Mind over Matter 6

NT ke ubharte hue khiladiyon k vaaste

aur mili gyi zimmedariyon k vaaste

hostel mein naya ground banvaya gya

aur uske udhgahatan k liye

NT k purane chatr aur ek

naye neta ko bulaya gya

organisers ne car ke darwaze khole

netaji ekdum utarte hi bole:

"Yaha tar gyi meri na jane kitni

hi peediyan

arrey zara dekhen wahi purani

seedhiyan

naujavanon ka aaj bhi vo josheela andaaz

arey dekhen humare vohi peon Mumtaz

Usi shiddat se aaj bhi pad

rhi ldko ko teacher se daant

arey dekho aaj bhi qayam hai

nadeem bhai ki famous chaat"

karyakaram zara ho raha tha late

lo ab aaya hostel ka gate

hostel mein vahi kamre, vahi khansama

vahi dhamachokdi, vahi hungama

aaj bhi kuch ghunudgi se chal rhe the proctor

aur aaj bhi attendance ke liye vahi farzi doc-

tor

netaji par yaadon ki narmi cha rhi thi

tbhi ek kamre se awaaz aa ri thi

unhone darwaza khatkhataya

ladke ne khola aur ghabraya

mushkil tha netaji ko andar bulana

kyunki mehmaan baithi hui thi andar zanana

dil reh gaya us bechare ka dehal k

lekin bola himmat se sambhal k:

"aayiye sir, mera naam Madan h,

aur inse miliye ye meri cousin hai"

ye sunkar netaji bhi lage muskurane

"aur aaj bhi vahi purane bahane...."

UROOJ KHAN

3rd year - Electronics

Hamari zindgi me ye kesa ajeeb mod aya.. jb hamne apni school life ko last stage me paya.. schhol life khatam krke hamne ek nayi manzil chui.. or yahi se hamari college lyf ki starting hui… na jaane kab hum is lifestyle me mil gye.. gf/bf ke naam se hi hamare dil khil gye… pta nhi college ate hi wo seedhapan kahan kho gya… ab college-college nhi rha ab to wo ghar ho gya… ab to saara din hi college me hi paaye jate h…. ghar jake to bas muh dikhaai kar aate he…:P isliye yaha k exponentially badhte forums hame bhate h… kyunki kam se kam hame college me rukna to yahan har doosra banda aapko nayi gaali sikha pure college me sirf Xerox wala hi sabki duayein or isi tarah dealing me saara din nikal jaata h… padhna to tab yaad aata h jab semester aata h…. in 4 yrs me esi kuch to bahut hi khaas h… jee bhr k mazaa lo LIFE @ AMU badi bindaas h....

ASHISH MAHESHWARI 2nd year - Mechanical

Netaji chale NT!!! Life@AMU badi bindass hai

“AMU is currently

ranked 8th among

the top 20 research

universities in India”

AMU has more than

28,000 students, 1,342

teachers and some

5,610 non-teaching

staff on its rolls. The

university now has 12

faculties comprising

98 teaching depart-

ments, 3 academies

and 15 center's and

institution.

A child’s play that isn’t



7

Articles

“After water, the substance most utilised

by human beings is concrete.”

I was barely two-month-old as a ZHCE-

Tian when some distractions had com-

pelled me to summon enough audacity to

appear in a weekly viva without prepara-

tion. Its repercussions were crystal clear

to me beforehand, and the inevitable hap-

pened, frustrated to see me confront most

of his questions with awkward silence,

the teacher could not help but finally ask

my branch. “Civil”, I stuttered as he re-

moved his spectacles and leaned back in

his chair. “Then you need not study!” he

generalized tartly after a sigh. Such snide

remarks, casual or serious, followed often

by a pretentious grin, it showed the prev-

alence of our obnoxious „branch‟ bias.

This new genre of discrimination is perpe-

trated on us, the civil students rather

than the established civil engineers,

mainly by a critical mass of pupils con-

cerned with „royal‟ branches, namely, me-

chanical, electrical, electronics and com-

puter science. Though we exonerate the

group which wallows in these prejudices

with recreational intentions alone, yet,

alas, there are some daunting discrimina-

tors who are either obstinate or have

failed to wipe the smudges off their view-

what use a pesky housefly than spreading

filth, some of us might think. Once a mon-

arch was sitting on his throne and a fly was

continuously disturbing him, upon which a

scholar in his courtyard brilliantly re-

marked that the fly “diminishes the arro-

gance of kings”. We might still be dismissed

an dismayed as minnows, but a few years

hence, our role in serving humanity – the

most sublime of acts – would be as instru-

mental as any of those „badey log‟. Some

choose civil engineering and the rest are

chosen by civil engineering (count me

among the former). Now try this: couldn‟t a

10-pointer from civil score SPI 8 – at her/

his worst – in any of the „royal‟ branches?

Or, who is better: a civil10-pointer or a

„royal‟ 7-pointer? The hatchet can be peace-

fully buried if we stop comparing two

things of entirely different categories, like

the sprint of a cheetah with a dolphin‟s aq-

ua aerobics. And I‟ll not be in the least af-

fected by someone playing the celebrated 3

Idiots prank with this essay, finding and

replacing each of the word „civil‟ with

„chemical‟ or „petrochemical‟. For, at the

end of the day, they too have similar rea-

sons to lament over.

-Shaikh Wasif, II Year

point lenses, not sparing enough time to

ponder over some home truths. The ex-

panse of knowledge is so immense, and

both our capacity and life span so con-

fined, that we eventually divided and sub-

divided knowledge into innumerable disci-

plines and branches of study. With the

technological advancements of this age,

every single topic, especially in science, is

acquiring the status of a new emerging

field of study. Unlike old days when people

like Archimedes, Aristotle, Leonardo da

Vinci, Isaac Newton, etc mastered several

sciences together, such feats are rarely

achieved today. We might be jack of all

trades, but are essentially master of one.

Civil engineering is unarguably as old as

the human race itself. True that digital

revolution has now become an undenia-

ble, inseparable part of our lives, yet man-

kind did survive until 17th century before

necessity „mothered‟ electricity and paved

way for electronics and computers. They

say that engineering is optimizing, but on-

ly when all its branches prance hand in

hand to serve the humanity together.

Furthermore, need is to realize that every

creature has a significant role to play in

the biosphere, from unicellular microor-

ganisms to mammoth blue whales. Of

Man Up. Boys are clueless. No, I mean

really. Here I am, with my chest out and my ego

deflated. Everything a woman should

be. My heart is on my sleeve and I even

have the loud laughter on cue when he

makes the occasional cute joke. But, boys are as thick as the foam boards I

built my science projects on. He will take

the compliment about his

shirt everyday. He will listen while I tell

him about how I noted his absence. He

will even smile back every time I do. But, boy. You are killing me with the

lack of clue in your life, baby. What does

a girl do here? I am not

saying I am one for grandeur. I‟d rather

(to say it politely) vomit in a baby‟s mouth than have someone ask me out

with a grand gesture. It‟s only going to

be a movie in a theatre with another 100

people, most of whom will be

doing the same things we do- trying to

find each other‟s hands in the dark. Love, calm down. You know what an ideal

world would

be? One without social protocol. How

long does it take to pick a heart and

decide you do not want to break it? Not

much, really. So tell me, half a ray of sun-shine, why is

it so hard to figure out we are not in

high school anymore? Do you not see

how I let you play with my hair only

because I like you? Only a girl would know how much that means. Only a girl

would know it takes a lot to flip her

hair like a blithering idiot and dress up

in the morning thinking you will check

to see if she is around.

-Hera Khwaja

Inner Voice Religion & Politics

'Man will wrangle for religion write for

it, fight for it anything but live for it.'

India has many religions and people and

generally, they respect each other‟s reli-

gion. In spite of this, there are frequent

communal disturbances. The main reason

has always been politics in religions,

which in result, causes communal dis-

turbances.

Religion is a matter of personal belief, and

it remains a strong force in the common

masses in India. On the other hand, it

helps a person to live a better and peace-

ful life. Religion helps a person to fight

against animal desires, immoralities and

materialism. But myopic politicians create

problems. They transform this personal

belief in communal antagonism. These

politicians create confusion among com-

mon masses, as it is important for them

to gain power and wealth.

Politicians consider religion as merely a

knucklebone. It becomes a powerful tool

in their hands to their selfish and nefari-

ous end. In this way murders and rapes

become a regular feature of Indian social

life. Do we expect the same from the peo-

ple we choose by giving our valuable vote?

Masses fail to understand these cruel

tricks done by the politicians.

People jump into the fire of communal-

ism, blindly following the communalist

leaders, leaving hundreds getting killed

and thousands injured. Ramjanam Bhoo-

mi, Babri Masjid issue was brought into

the main stream of Indian politics only to

prepare a large vote bank. There was fid-

dling with sentiments of Indian hearts,

and almost each and every part of our

country was affected. These riots will con-

tinue so long as the gullible and credu-

lous masses don't understand the vile

game of politicians.

Religion should not be allowed to become

the opium of masses. Religion and politics

are two different worlds. They should not

be allowed to involve in each other's do-

main. A healthy scientific attitude and a

secular outlook can only check the virus

of communalization of politics.

For a better world

Live with values

We are the builders

Let‟s build a better world

-Syed Saim Ali

B.Tech ( I yr ) Chemical

Mind Over Matter

“Archimedes, Aristotle,

Leonardo da Vinci,

Isaac Newton, etc mas-

tered several sciences

together, such feats are

rarely achieved today.”

“Religion helps a person

to fight against animal

desires, immoralities

and materialism.”

Mind Over Matter



Articles 8

lose hope. To an extent our life is influ-

enced by fate or luck, but what it truly de-

pends on is the decisions a person makes,

and how hard he works on them. Simply

put, life's message is clear, that unless

man translates his ideas and dreams into

actions, he is not going to go very far in his

lifetime. Even if something bad happens to

us, eventually we do learn how it hap-

pened and so we become more experienced

and wiser in life. Our heart becomes

stronger each time it's hurt and each time

something bad happens to us. So, in the

end we do learn that life is all about ups

and downs, and is filled up with happiness

and sadness too.

One more lesson that life teaches us is “A

decision once made, should not be regret-

ted” we may be wrong for once but till then

we have gained some experience, yet I may

add a caveat to it do think before taking

decisions and not after taking them, be-

cause there's no use crying over the spilt

milk, and two, it would be far better, if you

just learned your lesson and never com-

mitted that mistake knowingly ever again.

It was even once quoted by the Great Sci-

entist Albert Einstein “Anyone who has

never made a mistake has never tried any-

I once read a quote by Marilyn Monroe

which said that "Everything in Life Hap-

pens for a Reason". At first, even to me it

was just a quote that I liked, but then I

realized what it meant. It's a simple yet

important lesson of life. Many a times

things happen in our lives, we wonder why

they happened, and if it's bad, we regret it

happening. Did we ever wonder, if it hadn't

happened, probably something worse

might have happened? For example, if we

get a flat tire and are late for an important

event, we feel miserable and curse our

luck, but maybe it happened to protect you

from a bigger calamity, like a serious road

accident. The point of it is for people to

understand the fact that things which are

destined to happen will happen and for

your own good, and no matter what, a pos-

itive attitude towards life always helps.

We often lament “Why Me?". Do we realize

what it may mean? “If not me then should

it be someone else?” Instead of thinking

about that, we should accept what hap-

pened, because life “is fair”, and will even-

tually reveal the reason why every single

thing happened in our life, be it good, or

bad. The most important thing in the end

is to always have high spirits and to never

thing new ".

Another factor that fuels negativity is

“Fear” it's something in us, which stops us

from doing what we want to accomplish.

Fear prevents us from unleashing our true

potential. Living in fear is something no

human being should ever go through, be-

cause it's the right of every human, to live

and to live with dignity and fearlessly. Peo-

ple who live fearlessly are obviously much

happier and cheerful and consequently

more creative and productive in their eve-

ryday life, because they live each day.

Some people do it by carrying out naughty,

risky pranks, and some adopt the way of

adventure sports, either way, they just

want the adrenaline thrill, the fun, the

happiness. Living life freely and adventur-

ously also gives the opportunity to gain a

sense of achievement that we did some-

thing in life, something not many people

have tried. It makes us feel different and

gives our self a confidence a boost.

Point is, Life's short and we only get one

chance at it. Live life to the fullest, stop

blaming, overcome fears, and understand

that only we are the master of our destiny.- Syed Mohammad Ahbar Warsi

1st yearCivil

Everything has a deadline,

In childhood things were mine.

But as i am rising mature,

I am trying to understand the nature.

What I realized is that-

Time would never rest in your hat!

Nature is all ruled by time,

If realized things are again mine.

Still I am waiting to realize and feel,

The DEADLINE is in me,

And in everything I heal.

Nature will decreed me and thee!

DEADLINE if at once you see,

You will be set all free,

towards the tree.

Do not resort to time delay,

As you are resorting to future play.

Time unrealized leads to fine,

Stick to time-table, schedule and DEAD-

LINE!

-Saba Ameer Siddiqui, 2nd year

B.Arch

A Few Important Lessons of Life

The nation of lords and holy cords

Out of imagination, it is a land of frauds…

Currency downfall, hiked prices of petrol…

Leading to common man‟s critical survival

overall….

Economic tragedies and loosen grip over society‟s clitch…

Signifying country‟s future in deep mud

ditch…

The king wastes time clarifying his hones-

ty…

But being silent on serious matters…

Doesn‟t really show his modesty…

The neighbor beast is continuously explod-

ing bomb…

But our king is pretending like a dumb…

Tell those stupid and hypocritical saints…

They deserve a bullet on their head‟s front…

Those who are distributing laptops…

Do they really deserve to be seated on

top..??

They say these laptops would make your

future secure…

But beware!! If you are fully dedicated to

your service…

Then your suspension is sure…

-Geetanjali Senger, Computer 4th year

We are beam of inspired rays

From a pearl peeping from a shell.

Messengers of peace, prosperity and learn-

ing,

Made to seek, strive and excel.

We are shower of welcome drops,

From a solitary dark cloud.

With a silver lining that glows;

With a dream to do the nation proud.

We are the muddy drops of blood,

Shed by our pious founder; :

We strive to revive his dreams;

To act and change-not merely ponder!

We're a team of revived spirits;

Genies from a magic lamp;

We strive to do the impossible-

Civilize the rogue, educate the tramp.

We ask not for the riches,

Neither do we yearn for celebration

We pray for the Almighty's grace

For helping hands....for cooperation.

-Syed Saim Ali, 1st year Chemical

Current India Deadline We At AMU

“Cowards Die A Hun-

dred Times, But Heroes

Die Only Once”.

Between Life And Death

„status‟ you kept on working

hard not realizing that you

forgot the activities that gave

you immense pleasure. You

yourself thought or were

made to think that you

should become a doctor or an

engineer because all

your friends did the

same or either it was

your family‟s tradition

to produce engineers

or doctors or may be

due to some other rea-

son keeping aside that

you loved writing sto-

ries, playing basket-

ball or being a bath-

room singer. Even you

restrict yourself from

loving somebody because

that relationship doesn‟t

seem to have any future!!!

In this state „between life and

death‟ you can neither flow

as you wish nor you can

stop. Ultimately the situation

is “You can‟t „live‟ your life…

you can‟t „die‟ your death…

oscillating between the two

states…neither live….nor

dead…!!!”.

Life of a human is said to

begin when a mother gives

birth to her child and end

when the heart stops beat-

ing. The child grows, starts

understanding the world,

recognizing the people

around, walks on the

foot, speaks and fur-

ther grows. But

eventually on a very

fine day he recogniz-

es that the “LIFE”

suddenly becomes

“LIFELESS”. He real-

izes that he is in a

state that is neither

life nor death. It‟s

not his life because

he has minimal con-

trol over it, like the water of

a river whose flow is con-

trolled by external dams

and direction by the river

beds and the river itself

having no control over it.

It‟s neither a death because

the flow has never ever

stopped !!!

Has this „life‟ got enough

„life‟ to be called a

„life‟……………..???

Living in an environment

where your actions, your

act iv i t ies even your

thoughts are controlled,

limited and bounded by so

many other factors is just

unacceptable. From the

very beginning, the throb of

your pulse, the beat of your

heart, the vibrations of your

mind … “your ambitions”…

“your actions” …. “your

reactions”… Each and eve-

rything seems to be con-

trolled by several people,

several situations and sev-

eral circumstances. You

were admitted because your

parents thought it was good

for you. They became happy

and friends praised when

you got a good percentage

or CPI. To maintain this

The Unknown Writers Get-Wit 9

Me VS Chulbul Pandey Hello friends!

It‟s another time I am here to share with

you this piece of writing in which I have

portrayed the recent happenings of my life.

Well once again like my previous article

this is in general to all my college mates

and To Dear Baby ji specifically; and once

again the contents of this writing roam

around my favourite or rather our favour-

ite topic – FRIENDSHIP amongst opposite

sexes.

Does she like you?

Definitely, if you are her best buddy then

whom other than you should she like?

And if she mention about some other guy

in her conversation whose name may

sound like that of a Bollywood star or

whose face may has some resemblance

with some Hollywood guy than it certainly

doesn‟t mean that Mr. Chulbul Pandey

has any significance in her life or he can

ever replace you. I have perfectly experi-

enced the same just a couple of days be-

fore. So all my male friends can now sigh

in peace.

But Dear Baby ji

You should also learn about this nature of

your counterpart that we use to be a bit

in all your nonsense.

Do you know why do I praise your beauty

in all your new dresses and in all your

pics? Is it because you always look gor-

geous? May not be the case every time.

But it‟s because the smile that my words

fetch on your lips is something I really live

for. When you get a skin disease then I

say, “It hardly matters to me and I am

okay with that.” But please don‟t infer that

I am not concerned with that rather that‟s

because I know that no girl in this uni-

verse would love to listen from a guy that

she had got a dark or light spot on her

face and related stuff.

And most important- I do all that not be-

cause your looks are similar to „Titanic

fame‟ but the sole reason is that you are

my best buddy.

So finally for all my male friends- Guys

have some faith in her. Faith is the foun-

dation of your relation.

And for all the female friends- This is just

because we care for you. Please don‟t take

it the other way; it‟s nothing like envy or

all that.

-SAYA

more possessive than you people. And that

the Almighty has installed in us an auto

actuated spark plug which produces a

high intensity spark when you repeatedly

mention about some other guy and thus

we are compelled to behave in an unnatu-

ral way.

And the following section is on behalf of all

my male friends for their best buddies.

No Chulbul will hug you just before your

engineering entrance result and no Ed-

ward will listen by heart to what you have

done the whole day in college or how

much did you get in your Chemistry viva.

It‟ll only be me, your buddy, to find sense

"KAISE ALAG KARTI HAI MAA MUJHE

KHUD SE,

TAKLEEF TO USE V HOTA HAI

MAGAR KAHTI NHI HAI SABSE,

USE CHHOD NA JAUNGA SOCH LIYA

HAI ABSE,

RAHE HAMESHA SATH WO YE DUWA

HAI MERI RAB SE,

MERE LIYE WO HAR PAL KHUD KO

BHUL JATI,

MERI KHUSHI K LIYE WO KHUD KO V

RULATI,

TARAS JATI HOGI MERE EK DEEDAR

K LIYE,

JAISE MAI V TADAP RAHA HU USKE

PYAR K LIYE.

SOCHTA HU GHAR PHUCH KAR USKE

GOD ME SOUNGA,

SAHLAYEGI PYAR SE MUJHE TO

SISAK SISAK K ROUNGA,

WO V RO PADEGI MUJHE APNE

BAAHON ME BHAR KAR,

JAB MAI APNE ASHKO SE USKO

PAIRO KO DHOUNGA.

JAB MERI MAA MERE KAREEB AA

JAYEGI,

SARI KHUSHIYA MANO DAUDI CHALI

AAYENGI,

FIR SE BACHPAN KI TARAH APNE

GOD ME SULAKAR,

THAPKIYA DEGI AUR LORI

SUNAYEGI.

Maa...



Students’ Voice 10

As the proverb says "an army marches

on its stomach". Same goes with the ex-

hausting schedule of the college and

hence makes it an imperative issue. If a

student somehow misses his breakfast,

he is unable to feed his starving belly.

Secondly, students cant find a place to

chill out or gather up. Its the only recre-

ational hub that college administration

had provided us. I think we all are miss-

ing it badly and we want it rebuilt as

soon as possible.

-MOHAMMAD TAHIR, COMPUTER 3rd

YEAR

You've been in this

college without the NESCAFE canteen for over a se-

mester now. How did it affect your life?

A canteen is a perfect place to break

the monotony of study and relax for

a while. NESACFE was probably one

of the most bursting places in the

college. It was the hub of all the ac-

tivities- right from taking a break

from lectures to discussing strategies

for the next student election. Its

"chai-coffee" and "pattis" had more

fans than a celebrity. It was a nice

little place to socialise and have a

light hearted moment. Its absence

will definitely be felt.

-NAZISH ZAIDI MECHANICAL 3rd

YEAR

Coming to college this year, a wave

of change gripped the institution.

The dawn of new timetable and the

dusk of NESCAFE. The NESCAFE

was not a just a place for coffee and

food. We all how "GOOD" the pat-

ties used to be. NESCAFE was a

place to relax where students dis-

cussed their attendance issues, fe-

male issues and most importantly

unbearable teacher issues. Looking

back at the photos, the good old

photos and now i will always miss

the NESCAFE and the udhaar we

had along with "BHAI TU DEDE

PAISE AAJ NAHI HAIN MERE

PAAS". NESCAFE was not just a

canteen as they say people were

institutionalized with it. I feel sorry

for my juniors who will never know

what they are missing.

-SYED ADIL ALI COMPUTER 3rd

YEAR

Absence of Nescafé canteen has

changed my sessions to sleepy lullabies,

i really miss my elachi chai and cappuc-

cino. Nescafe canteen ,a place of inter-

action between a senior and junior,

sharing their experiences and bonding

them. And hot patties after each class

acting as hunger supplements can't be

ignored. It was a symbol of unity where

friends gathered from different branches

enjoy just like first year days. it was

place originating great ideas after get-

ting inspired from our very own MIG.

-SAGAR BHARADWAJ ELECTRICAL

3nd YEAR

The day I first saw the ruins of our be-

loved canteen I knew that the wounds

would never heal. I want to ask the peo-

ple responsible – bachche baithege ka-

han ab?! The canteen was as important

a part of this college as Principal s of-

fice. It was the place where important

decisions were made and foundations of

milestones were laid. It was the birth

place of various fests and events and

other news and gossip worthy activities.

It was life and I believe it was the only

place where the attendance of every

student was 100%. It should have got

its own register, why ruin it?!

-Maham Malik, Petrochemical 1st

year(M.Tech)

Canteen is usually the most common

meeting place for any college. As appar-

ent, we lag behind very much when it

comes to interaction between the stu-

dents. There is very little interaction

between the hostellers and the non-

residents, between students across

branches and it was aptly solving the

purpose. Regarding its ultimate pur-

pose i.e. of a coffee and snack shop, I

miss it badly as I generally miss my

breakfast in the hostel dining hall be-

cause of getting up late and I was a

regular visitor there. "CHUNGI" is a bit

far off and people are generally reluc-

tant going there. Having a college can-

teen is MUST!!

-SALMAN BIN KASHIF CHEMICAL

4TH YEAR

For those in first year who don't know about NESCAFE stall, well it was a small canteen near

the book bank. NESCAFE provided many varieties to tea, coffee while patties and sand-

wiches were also provided. It has witnessed many stories and incidents.I will always remem-

ber ZAFAR BHAI- the proud owner for his amiable nature. From elections to fests, everytime

was common NESCAFE and its products. My personal favourite was the lemon tea. NESCAFE

played the role of dropbox or newsportal wherein information and gossips were shared. I

really miss those times spent at that place and i believe our college needs a similar one.

-AMAN ABIDI COMPUTER 3rd YEAR

The VOICE

quora.com Geek Inside Technical 11

Quora is a question-and-answer website created, edited and

organized by its community of users. It is a social networking

site mainly attributed to its curious followers who can ask ques-

tions related to any topic of their choice. The best part of this

site is that the question is answered by those who have either

experienced the event or are a master in their field. Quora is

claimed to be the best source of knowledge. One get practical

answer and first-hand experience for the question. One can also

create and read blogs. You can also get local answers by using

the nearby feature.

Codechef is an online competitive programming website specially for Indian

students. It holds monthly short and long algorithmic contests. Competitive pro-

gramming is a mind sport usually held over the internet, involving participants

trying to program according to provided specifications. Competitors are

ranked or rated according to their performance. You can just practice your

programming skills or compete in the competitions with different difficulty lev-

els. And the best part is that you can give your answer in any programming

language you know best.

codechef.com

dailywritingtips.com businessinsider.com

thenewboston.org medium.com

This site provides assistance relating to grammar to writers. A student can sub-

scribe to their newsletter and they will have loads of articles at their disposal.

There are thousands of confusing words in English language like "effect" and

"affect". This site tells you what to use and when to use. There are loads of

stuff like book reviews, Business writing, Competitions, grammar, spelling and

many more.

Business Insider is a U.S. business and technology news website. The site pro-

vides and analyses business news and acts as an aggregator of top news sto-

ries from around the web. Its original works are sometimes cited by other, larg-

er, publications such as The New York Times and domestic news outlets like

NPR. Its interesting part is that includes charts and tables along with the articles

providing the present and the future aspects. Business Insider India has a mix of

cutting edge business and technology happenings, entrepreneurial initiatives,

creative exchanges, lifestyle concepts and leadership insights.

The New Boston tutorial is an alias for education revolution, the

beginning of a new kind of education. Quality education is

something one should not have to purchase. The site contains

video lectures related to college curricula and provides equal

opportunities to its users and also proves the positive role of

internet in transforming education. The main idea behind the

project is to provide quality education for free.

Medium is a new type of blogger wherein one can share experiences,

ideas and photos not just for friend. It’s simple, beautiful, collaborative,

and it helps in finding the right audience for whatever one have to say.

This is probably the most awesome site for people to collaborate on

writing.

More websites to look

on for:

Coursera

WikiQuotes

Intershala

Trueactivist

EduInfo

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Roots of Corruption

We are indulged in corruption everyday in

our lives. Corruption is in our blood. Can

you stop giving bribes for getting birth cer-

tificate from Corporation for your wards?

Can you get your daughter married with-

out giving dowry? The list is unending.

And who is responsible for spreading cor-

ruption? It is we, the common people.

But before making any further allegations,

let us first dive into the plausible causes of

corruption. From my perspective, corrup-

tion in society can take three forms. The

first one includes those people in power or

authority who try to compel the needy to

pay bribes in order to get their work done.

The second form of corruption arises when

those in power or in authority get their

work done without making any payments.

The third form of corruption occurs when

the bribe is wilfully paid by a person and

the other one doesn‟t refuse to accept that

bribe. The roots of corruption are embed-

ded in human greed and misuse of power.

However, there is no social evil that thrives

for which there is no solution available. If

we transform our governance system into

such a form in which people do not enjoy

unlimited powers and every act is scruti-

nized, then a majority of the problems of

our country may be solved. Lastly, the ul-

timate solution lies in uplifting our moral

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The Mirror in collaboration with Ingenious Solutions performed a task under Reform‟n‟ation. In the task people have to present their

views on the topic “ROOTS OF CORRUPTION”. Here are the some of the views of ZHCETians:

values and being strong willed enough to

refuse being a participant in any act of cor-

ruption. Efforts at individual level may up-

root corruption at a global level.

-Mini Gupta, EC 2nd year

Patriotism. What does that word mean to

you? Let me tell you what I think it should

mean. Patriotism is not about boasting and

believing that my country has no problems

and it is just perfect. Patriotism is about

realizing that my country has a problem

and I will do something about it. Our prob-

lem for India is corruption. There are more

than 1.21 billion people in India. 22 % of

the population is under the poverty line.

Truckers in India alone pay US $5 billion

in bribes annually. Billions of India‟s hard

earned money is hoarded into foreign ha-

vens for private use. The population is be-

ing cheated out of their right to have an

equal chance in society.

Corruption has become a routine in many

sections of the government. Politics is an

example-criticized everyday. Parliament

members are accused and tried of corrup-

tion related crimes and all kinds of minis-

ters are brought down after being caught

in scams. It is disgusting to think that we

have to pay bribes to a person just to do

his job. In cities and villages throughout

India, consisting of municipal and other

government officials, elected politicians,

judicial officers, real estate developers and

law enforcement officials, acquire, develop

and sell land in illegal ways. Tendering cor-

ruption is wrong and even dangerous.

Coming to the ways of overcoming the

problem. The government of India has giv-

en you ways to protest. Criticize if you

have proof. The Jan Lok Pal movement is a

newer movement, which is gaining momen-

tum. Refuse to give bribes. Report corrup-

tion to higher officials or anti-corruption

organizations. Do not give up hope no mat-

ter how much you get discouraged, do

what you think is right. Being a patriot is

r e a l i z i n g t h a t

„My country has problems and I am going

to do something about it.‟

-Ilma Khan, 2nd year Chemical

Corruption is one of the most talked about issue in the

modern political and socio-economic sphere of India. Pri-

marily, it is something that can never be removed com-

pletely. But in general, what needs to be done is to mini-

mize it to an extent where it does not directly affect the

resource distribution, service provisioning and the overall

functioning of the system as a whole. Considering the un-

predictability of human morals and as an engineering stu-

dent, I would stick to a more technical approach and my

suggestion for an anti-corruption policy rests entirely on a

tightly designed combination of hardware and software

infrastructure. Designed specifically for political and ad-

ministrative use, a complex system of highly secure and

intelligently designed software, backed up by powerful

hardware infrastructure and well integrated and cleverly

designed Artificial Intelligence could turn corruption into

a thing of past provided, enough funding is allocated for

this initiative. A close integration with the world wide web

and the adoption of a highly reliable security protocol

would ensure transparency as well as security. Practical-

ly, it requires months of careful planning and data analy-

sis, years of development by the smartest brains in the

business and patient debugging and testing before deploy-

ment into the real world. But it would all be worth it, if we

end up with a very powerful way to control and limit cor-

ruption for the greater good of this country and humanity

as a whole.

-Syed Yusuf Ali

1st year Mechanical

“Efforts at individu-

al level may uproot

corruption at a

global level.”

“Do not give up hope no

matter how much you

get discouraged, do

what you think is right.”

“Artificial Intelligence

could turn corruption

into a thing of past pro-

vided, enough funding

is allocated for this ini-

tiative.”

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