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January, 2016 Volume No.: 52 Issue No.: 03

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TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF GLORY AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN TH

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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL

"It can happen. It does happen.

But it can't happen if you quit." Lauren Dane.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

It gives me immense pleasure to pen a few words for our e-bulletin. At the onset I would like to thank t

last years editors and congratulate the newly selected editors for the current year.

Our first consideration is always in the best interest of the students. Our goal is to promote academexcellence and continuous improvement.

I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners asupported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learni

and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeti

the needs of all students.

It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order

achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and looforward to watching as you put your mark on the profession in the years ahead.

The call of the time is to progress, not merely to move ahead. Our progressive Management is looki

forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken

this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teacheare committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and pl

the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.

The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positi

challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holist

needs of our students.

I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of t

opportunities and meet the challenges with purpose and determination.

Excellence in Education is not a final destination, it is a continuous walk. I welcome you to join us

this path.

My best wishes to all.

Dr. A. Sengupta

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EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTAEDITOR MS. JEENATARA BEGUM

ASSOCIATE EDITOR MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

Swami Vivekananda

(12thJanuary, 1863-4thJuly, 1902)Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as NarendraNath Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkataon 12

January 1863. His father,Vishwanath Datta, was a successfulattorney with interests in a wide range of subjects, and hismother,Bhuvaneshwari Devi, was endowed with deep devotion,strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy, Narendraexcelled in music, gymnastics and studies. By the time hegraduated from Calcutta University, he had acquired a vastknowledge of different subjects, especially Western philosophyand history. Born with a yogic temperament, he used to practisemeditation even from his boyhood, and was associated withBrahmo Movement for some time.

With Sri RamakrishnaAt the threshold of youth Narendra had to pass through a period ofspiritual crisis when he was assailed by doubts about the existenceof God. It was at that time he first heard about SriRamakrishnafrom one of his English professors at college. Oneday in November 1881, Narendra went to meet Sri Ramakrishna

who was staying at the Kali Temple in Dakshineshwar. Hestraightaway asked the Master a question which he had put toseveral others but had received no satisfactory answer: Sir, haveyou seen God? Without a moments hesitation, Sri Ramakrishnareplied: Yes, I have. I see Him as clearly as I see you, only in amuch intenser sense.


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Apart from removing doubts from the mind of Narendra, SriRamakrishna won him over through his pure, unselfish love. Thusbegan a guru-disciple relationship which is quite unique in thehistory of spiritual masters. Narendra now became a frequent

visitor to Dakshineshwar and, under the guidance of the Master,made rapid strides on the spiritual path. At Dakshineshwar,Narendra also met several young men who were devoted to SriRamakrishna, and they all became close friends.Difficult SituationsAfter a few years two events took place which caused Narendraconsiderable distress. One was the sudden death of his father in1884. This left the family penniless, and Narendra had to bear the

burden of supporting his mother, brothers and sisters. The secondevent was the illness of Sri Ramakrishna which was diagnosed tobe cancer of the throat. In September 1885 Sri Ramakrishna wasmoved to a house at Shyampukur, and a few months later to arented villa at Cossipore. In these two places the young disciplesnursed the Master with devoted care. In spite of poverty at homeand inability to find a job for himself, Narendra joined the group asits leader.Beginnings of a Mo nastic Brotherhood

Sri Ramakrishna instilled in these young men the spirit ofrenunciation and brotherly love for one another. One day hedistributed ochre robes among them and sent them out to begfood. In this way he himself laid the foundation for a new monasticorder. He gave specific instructions to Narendra about theformation of the new monastic Order. In the small hours of 16August 1886 Sri Ramakrishna gave up his mortal body.After the Masters passing, fifteen of his young disciples (one more

joined them later) began to live together in a dilapidated buildingatBaranagarin North Kolkata. Under the leadership of Narendra,they formed a new monastic brotherhood, and in 1887 they tookthe formal vows of sannyasa, thereby assuming new names.Narendra now became Swami Vivekananda (although this namewas actually assumed much later.)


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Awareness of Lifes Mission After establishing the new monastic order, Vivekananda heard theinner call for a greater mission in his life. While most of thefollowers of Sri Ramakrishna thought of him in relation to their

own personal lives, Vivekananda thought of the Master in relationto India and the rest of the world. As the prophet of the presentage, what was Sri Ramakrishnas message to the modern worldand to India in particular? This question and the awareness of hisown inherent powers urged Swamiji to go out alone into the wideworld. So in the middle of 1890, after receiving the blessings of SriSarada Devi, the divine consort of Sri Ramakrishna, known to theworld as Holy Mother, who was then staying in Kolkata, Swamiji

left Baranagar Math and embarked on a long journey of explorationand discovery of India.Discovery of Real IndiaDuring his travels all over India, Swami Vivekananda was deeplymoved to see the appalling poverty and backwardness of themasses. He was the first religious leader in India to understand andopenly declare that the real cause of Indias downfall was theneglect of the masses. The immediate need was to provide food andother bare necessities of life to the hungry millions. For this they

should be taught improved methods of agriculture, villageindustries, etc. It was in this context that Vivekananda grasped thecrux of the problem of poverty in India (which had escaped theattention of social reformers of his days): owing to centuries ofoppression, the downtrodden masses had lost faith in theircapacity to improve their lot. It was first of all necessary to infuseinto their minds faith in themselves. For this they needed a life-giving, inspiring message. Swamiji found this message in the

principle of the Atman, the doctrine of the potential divinity of thesoul, taught in Vedanta, the ancient system of religious philosophyof India. He saw that, in spite of poverty, the masses clung toreligion, but they had never been taught the life-giving, ennoblingprinciples of Vedanta and how to apply them in practical life.Thus the masses needed two kinds of knowledge: secular


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knowledge to improve their economic condition, and spiritualknowledge to infuse in them faith in themselves and strengthentheir moral sense. The next question was, how to spread these twokinds of knowledge among the masses? Through education this

was the answer that Swamiji found.N eed for an O rganization One thing became clear to Swamiji: to carry out his plans for thespread of education and for the uplift of the poor masses, and alsoof women, an efficient organization of dedicated people wasneeded. As he said later on, he wanted to set in motion amachinery which will bring noblest ideas to the doorstep of eventhe poorest and the meanest. It was to serve as this machinery

that Swamiji founded the Ramakrishna Missiona few years later.

Decision to attend the Parliament of Religions It was when these ideas were taking shape in his mind in thecourse of his wanderings that Swami Vivekananda heard about theWorlds Parliament of Religions to be held in Chicago in 1893. Hisfriends and admirers in India wanted him to attend the Parliament.He too felt that the Parliament would provide the right forum topresent his Masters message to the world, and so he decided to go

to America. Another reason which prompted Swamiji to go toAmerica was to seek financial help for his project of uplifting themasses.Swamiji, however, wanted to have an inner certitude and divinecall regarding his mission. Both of these he got while he sat in deepmeditation on the rock-island at Kanyakumari. With the fundspartly collected by his Chennai disciples and partly provided bythe Raja of Khetri, Swami Vivekananda left for America from

Mumbai on 31 May 1893.he Parliament of Religions and After His speeches at the Worlds Parliament of Religions held inSeptember 1893 made him famous as an orator by divine right andas a Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world. After theParliament, Swamiji spent nearly three and a half years spreading


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Vedanta as lived and taught by Sri Ramakrishna, mostly in theeastern parts of USA and also in London.

Awakening His Countrymen

He returned to India in January 1897. In response to theenthusiastic welcome that he received everywhere, he delivered aseries of lectures in different parts of India, which created a greatstir all over the country. Through these inspiring and profoundlysignificant lectures Swamiji attempted to do the following:

to rouse the religious consciousness of the people and create inthem pride in their cultural heritage;

to bring about unification of Hinduism by pointing out thecommon bases of its sects;to focus the attention of educated people on the plight of the

downtrodden masses, and to expound his plan for their uplift bythe application of the principles of Practical Vedanta.

Founding of Ramakrishna Mission Soon after his return to Kolkata, Swami Vivekanandaaccomplished another important task of his mission on earth. He

founded on1 May 1897a unique type of organization known asRamakrishna Mission, in which monks and lay people wouldjointly undertake propagation of Practical Vedanta, and variousforms of social service, such as running hospitals, schools, colleges,hostels, rural development centres etc, and conducting massiverelief and rehabilitation work for victims of earthquakes, cyclonesand other calamities, in different parts of India and other countries.

Belur Math In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on thewestern bank of the Ganga at a place called Belur to have apermanent abode for the monastery and monastic Order originallystarted at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Mathafter a couple of years. Here Swamiji established a new, universal


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pattern of monastic life which adapts ancient monastic ideals tothe conditions of modern life, which gives equal importance topersonal illumination and social service, and which is open to allmen without any distinction of religion, race or caste.

DisciplesIt may be mentioned here that in the West many people wereinfluenced by Swami Vivekanandas life and message. Some ofthem became his disciples or devoted friends. Among them thenames ofMargaret Noble(later known as SisterNivedita),Captain and Mrs Sevier,Josephine McLeodand SaraOle Bull, deserve special mention. Nivedita dedicated her life to

educating girls in Kolkata. Swamiji had many Indian disciples also,some of whom joined Ramakrishna Math and became sannyasins.

Last DaysIn June 1899 he went to the West on a second visit. This time hespent most of his time in the West coast of USA. After deliveringmany lectures there, he returned to Belur Math in December 1900.The rest of his life was spent in India, inspiring and guiding people,both monastic and lay. Incessant work, especially giving lecturesand inspiring people, told upon Swamijis health. His healthdeteriorated and the end came quietly on the night of 4 July 1902.Before his Mahasamadhi he had written to a Western follower: Itmay be that I shall find it good to get outside my body, to cast it offlike a worn out garment. But I shall not cease to work. I shallinspire men everywhere until the whole world shall know that it isone with God.


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NEWS UPDATE

Cause of an aggressive form of childhood cancer

identified: (15thJanuary, 2016)

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a very aggressive cancerof the blood, which usually occurs as a tumour in lymph nodes, theskin, the lungs, the liver, and in soft tissue, and mainly affectschildren and young adults. The cause of this disease has notpreviously been researched. But now, scientists for the first timehave succeeded in identifying the origins of ALCL.

Fast, accurate DNA sequencing through

graphene nanopore: (15thJanuary, 2016)A new concept has been developed for rapid, accurate genesequencing by pulling a DNA molecule through a tiny, chemicallyactivated hole in graphene -- an ultrathin sheet of carbon atoms --and detecting changes in electrical current.

Researchers identify process that causes chronic

neonatal lung disease: (15thJanuary, 2016)A key component of the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary

dysplasia (BPD), a devastating and sometimes fatal lung diseasethat affects premature infants, has been uncovered by researchers.

New particle can track chemo: (14th January,

2016)Tracking the path of chemotherapy drugs in real time and at acellular level could revolutionize cancer care and help doctors sortout why two patients might respond differently to the sametreatment. Researchers have found a way to light up a common

cancer drug so they can see where the chemo goes and how long ittakes to get there.


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Ultrasound guidance lowers risks of thoracic

nerve block technique for mastectomy: (14th

January, 2016)A regional anesthesia technique called thoracic paravertebral nerveblock (TPVB) is highly effective in controlling pain after breastcancer surgery, but concern about potential complications maylimit its use. A new study provides evidence that using ultrasoundto guide the nerve blocking procedure lowers the risk ofcomplications.

Low blood levels of bicarbonate linked to earlier

death in healthy older adults: (14

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January,2016)Generally healthy older individuals with normal or highbicarbonate levels in the blood had a similar risk of dying duringfollow-up, but patients with low bicarbonate had a 24% increasedrisk compared with these groups, investigators report at theconclusion of a recent study.

For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on

Biological ProductsCBER is providing interested persons with information concerning

the storage and use of temperature-sensitive biological productsthat have been involved in a temporary electrical power failure orflood conditions. While people should not be put at risk by using aproduct that may be unsafe due to the conditions under which itwas stored, shortages should not be created by discarding productsimply because of power failures that may not adversely affect the


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product. Vials of biological products in contact with flood watersshould be discarded given the possibility of contamination and thelikelihood of significant exposure to temperatures outside of thoserecommended for cold chain storage.

Most biological products require specific storage conditions, asindicated in the product labeling, to maintain their safety, purity,and potency. These products include bacterial and viral vaccines,allergenic extracts, plasma derivatives, and other productsrequiring refrigeration or frozen storage, as well as products thatcan be stored at controlled room temperature (i.e., notexceptionally cold or hot). When there is an electrical powerfailure, whether due to accident, equipment failure, or disruption

in the electrical power grid, the temperature control systems forproduct storage may not function. For example, on August 14,2003, the northeast region of the country experienced a poweroutage lasting from one to several days, and some healthprofessionals were uncertain what to do with products that theyhad in storage. Power failures are not only a concern regardingstorage in a facility, as failure of the refrigeration or freezer unit ona carrier (e.g., truck) while the products are in transit may alsooccur. The information below may assist interested persons in

determining what to do with their biological products in the eventof a power failure.Vaccines Requiring Refrigeration or Frozen Storage

Most refrigerated vaccines are relatively stable at roomtemperature for limited periods of time, although certain vaccinesare temperature-sensitive. Products stored in a closed refrigerator(or freezer, if appropriate) during a power outage may maintaintheir potency unless the power outage is of such duration that the

refrigerator's (or freezer's) internal temperature rises significantly.It is recommended that thermometers be located in the refrigeratorand freezer section so that temperatures can be read when powerresumes to see if excursions outside of recommended temperatureshave occurred. The "How Supplied/Storage and Handling" sectionof the product label may also be consulted for information. Most


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vaccine manufacturers have filed data with CBER to support thestability of their products at somewhat elevated temperatures andrelated duration of storage; they may consult with CBERconcerning the impact of temperature/time duration on product

stability.If the Power Goes Out

In the past, persons responsible for storing refrigerated or frozenbiological products have taken the following actions to preservecold storage conditions during a power outage:

1. Note the time of the power outage and do not open freezers andrefrigerators until power is restored. This will help keep thetemperature low for a longer period of time.

When Power is Restored1. Record the temperature in the refrigerator or freezer as soon as

possible after power is restored and before the temperature hasbegun to drop again. Continue to record the temperature atperiodic intervals until it reaches the temperature range indicatedon the product labeling as appropriate for product storage.

2. Record the duration of increased temperature exposure. Forexample, the temperature of the freezer was 0 degrees Fahrenheit

at noon on day 1 when the power failed; 15 degrees Fahrenheit at 6PM on day 2 when the power was restored; 10 degrees Fahrenheitat 10 PM on day 2; and 0 degrees Fahrenheit at 7 AM on day 3. Thisinformation about time/temperature duration can enablecalculations to be made by the product manufacturer, inconsultation with FDA as necessary, about the continued potencyof the involved products.If a Flood is Expected

When a flood is anticipated, storage facilities have taken steps toraise stored products out of range of anticipated flood waters. Forexample:

1. Elevate biological products stored on warehouse floors off theground (e.g., on pallets). For those items on shelves, it may beimportant to securely anchor the shelves to keep products dry.


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2. For products stored in refrigerators at floor level, elevaterefrigerators on wheels or platforms to the extent possible.If Flooding Occurs

Vials containing vaccine exposed to flood waters should be

considered contaminated and also likely to have been exposed totemperatures outside of those recommended for cold chain storage,and should be discarded.Other Non-Blood Biologicals Requiring Refrigeration or Frozen

Storage

The information above concerning the storage and recording oftime/temperature conditions are applicable to other non-bloodbiologicals requiring refrigeration or frozen storage.

Blood Products and Plasma DerivativesBlood banks and plasma centers typically have back up generatorsand emergency procedures in place for storing products in theevent of a power outage.

Blood establishments collecting and storing blood and bloodcomponents generally have written procedures in place to addressemergency circumstances. Problems or issues affecting the bloodsupply should be brought to the attention of the FDA.

For health clinics, physician offices or in-home users that may nothave emergency back up power, the following may be helpful:

There is some evidence that lyophilized coagulation products suchas Factor VIII and Factor IX may be stored at room temperaturefor a fairly long period of time without loss of factor potency. If youare concerned about the exposure or efficacy of a particularproduct, please call the supplier or the manufacturers' customerservice department.

Many immune globulin products are licensed for storage at 36 to46 degrees Fahrenheit, and some products may be stored at roomtemperature for all or part of the time before expiration. Becausestorage temperatures and times are specific to each product, youshould follow the package insert recommendations for ImmuneGlobulin Intravenous (IGIV), intramuscular IG (IG), andsubcutaneous IG (IGSC) products. Products requiring lower


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temperatures can be stored on wet ice. All of these productsshould not be frozen. If you have any questions about the storageof these products, you should consult the package inserts.

Jeenatara Begum

Assistant ProfessorGNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N6)

virus China: (11thJanuary, 2016)

On 8 January 2016, the National Health and Family PlanningCommission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of 2 additionallaboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avianinfluenza A(H5N6) virus.Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

National conference on Food Packaging and its safety Aspects

will be held on 20th to 21st January, 2016 at Hotel The Leela,Mumbai.

DRUGS UPDATES

Docetaxel Injection, Non-Alcohol Formula: (22nd

December, 2015)Docetaxel Injection, Non-Alcohol Formula is an alcohol-free

formulation of docetaxel for use in the treatment of patients with

breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, gastric

adenocarcinoma, and head and neck cancer.

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CAMPUS NEWS

On 12th January, 2016 the students and teachers of GNIPST

celebrated youth day on the occasion of 153

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birth anniversary ofSwami Vivekananda.

A competition on Innovative and Scientific Modelling will be heldin Tech-Fest 2016. Only B.Pharm students are eligible for

participation. Last date for topic submission is 11th January, 2016

and last date for Model submission is 20th January, 2016. Posters

are also invited on different subjects. Last date for soft copy of the

posters submission is 11thJanuary, 2016.

A Bulletin committee will be formed and all the committeemembers are requested to attend the Bulletin Committee Meeting

on 4thJanuary, 2016.

On 23rdDecember 2015, a meeting was held in GNIPST for Bulletincommittee formation and Tech-Fest 2016.

Dr. Asis Bala got 1st prize in the Oral presentation conducted by

SFE in Jadavpur.Recived a Grant in aid from Department of Science &

Technology, Govt of WestBengal under the Scheme of Scientific

Project Research & Science Popularization Programme during the

financial year 2015-16 to GNIPST as per details below

Grantee Institution: Guru Nanak institute of Pharmaceutical

Science & Technology

Principal Investigator:Dr Swati Chakraborty

Title of the Project: Identification of heavy metal chromium Cr

(VI) & Nickel (Ni) tollerence bacteria to develop microbial

biosensors and role on secondary metabolite of medicinal plant

Bacopa monnieri(L) in metal contaminated soil of East Kolkata

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Grant in Aid: Eighteen lakh Ninety Eight Thousand & One

Junior Research fellow for three years of duration

Some teachers and students of GNIPST attended the seminar SFE

2015.Report of National Seminar on Current Innovation in

Biotechnology for Human Welfare:

1. Name of the Institute: Guru Nanak institute of PharmceuticalScience & Technology2. Sanctioning Authority: West Bengal State Council of Science& Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Governmentof West Bengal for conducting Seminar for National Science Day.

3. Seminar Topic : Current Innovation in Biotechnology forHuman Welfare.4.Amount Sanctioned:30,000/-5. Purpose of Utilisation:Celebration of National Science Day (7th

November 2015) One day National Seminar on CurrentInnovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare.

Eminent Speakers from Indian Stastical Institute, Viswa-BharatiUniversity, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyalaya, National Instituteof Occupational Health ,Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute,Directorate of Drug Control(WB) etc. were invited for thepresentation in scientific lecture sessions.

There was scientific poster presentation competition among thestudents of different colleges of WestBengal. Total number ofsixty three posters were selected for presentation and best threeposters were awarded .

I. First prize winners Poulami Majumdaer, Indrajit Karmakar,

Suchandra Majumder, Pallab kanti halder from JadavpurUniversity, Department of Pharmaceutical Science on Evaluationof invitro antidiabetic activity of methanol extract of Curcuma caesiarhizome,

II. Second Prize winners Susmita Dutta, Swati Chakraborty , GuruNanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology,


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Optimization of biofilm poduction from Pseudomonas sp. andapplication in antimicrobial and bacteriocin producing activity ,

III. Third prize winners are jointly from Arindam Ganguly, AparupaBhattacharya, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science &

Technology, Microbial fuel cell and Apurba Mukherjee , SutapaMukherjee, Madhumita Roy, Chittaranjan National CancerInstitute , The common Indian spice curcumin act as an enhancerof antitumor agent in Leukemia.

Around 580 delegates from different academic and reserchinstitutes attended the day long seminar

Swarangam:On 9th November, 2015 GNIPST organized the post puja and pre

Kalipuja celebration programme Swarangam.National Science Day 2015:

On 7thNovember 2015, GNIPST organized a National Seminar on

Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare, on the

occasion of Science day 2015 on the theme of Science for Nation

Building. Sponsored by West Bengal State Council of Science &

Technology, Catalysed & Supported by National Council for

Science, Technology & communication, DST, New Delhi.

Winners of Intracollege Football Tournament:Congratulations to B.Pharm final year for their victory inIntracollege Football Tournament.

Intracollege Football Tournament:On 9thOctober and 10thOctober, 2015 GNIPST has organized theIntracollege Football Tournament.

EN BIOLET:

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October, 2015 seminar was held on EN-BIOLET byStone India Ltd.

INDOOR BATTLE 2015On 24th September, 2015 GNIPST organised the Indoor games(Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess for both Boys and Girls) IndoorBattle 2015.


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Congratulations to all winners and participants.The Winners are:Table Tennis (for Boys):1st: Soumen Dhara (M.Pharm, 2ndyear [Pharmacology])

2nd: Ratul Banduri (B.Pharm, 3rdyear)3rd: Sneham Sen (B.Pharm, 3rdyear)Table Tennis (for Girls):1st: Sweta Saha (B.Sc [BT], 3rdyear)2nd: Moutan Roy (B.Pharm, 2ndyear)Carrom (for Boys):1st: Sk. Sajjat Ali (B.Pharm, 4th year) and Sk. Abdul Aslam(B.Pharm, 3rdyear)

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year) and Rajib Singha Roy(B.Pharm, 4thyear)3rd: Arnab Banerjee (M.Pharm, 2ndyear [Pharmaceutics])and Achinta Banerjee (M.Pharm, 2ndyear [Pharmaceutics])Carrom (for Girls):1st: Sreyashee Mitra (B.Pharm 4th year) and Rituparna Das(B.Pharm 4thyear)2nd: Rinita DasBhowmik (B.H.M, 1styear) and Tania Datta (B.H.M,1styear)

3rd: Sushmita Sen (D.Pharm, 2ndyear) and Keya Das (D.Pharm, 2ndyear)Chess (for Boys):1st: Sayantan Dutta (B.Pharm, 3rdyear)2nd: Tanmoy Das Biswas (B.Pharm 4thyear)3rd: Sourabh Saha (B.Pharm 4thyear)Chess (for Girls):1st: Rituparna Das (B.Pharm 4thyear)

2nd

: Suchetana Dutta (B.Pharm 4th

year)3rd: Krishnakali Basu (B.Pharm 4thyear)

SAGAR DUTTA MEDICAL COLLEGE FEST-ASTERICA 2015WINNER:The students of GNIPST stood first in the FASHION SHOWcompetition of Sagar Dutta Medical College Fest:


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Congratulation to the participants-Souvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2ndyear)Riya Taran (B.Pharm 4thyear)Moktar Hossain (B.Pharm 4thyear)

Chandrika Saha (B.Pharm 4thyear)Swaranjeet Banik (B.Pharm 4thyear)Sampita Pal (B.Pharm 3rdyear)Ranit Kundu (M.Pharm 1styear)Susmita Kar (B.Pharm 2ndyear)Md. Nadeem Shah (B.Pharm 4thyear)Sreyashee Mitra (B.Pharm 4thyear)Sunanda (M.Pharm 1styear)

Best Male Model of ASTERICA 2k15:Souvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2ndyear)Best Female Model of ASTERICA 2k15:Sampita Pal (B.Pharm 3rdyear)Anchor:Sreejita Roy (B.Sc )Solo Singingcompetition:Sayantan Goswami (B.Pharm 4thyear):winnerArpita (B.Sc) :2ndrunner up

CARNIVAL OF CANVASS:On 4thSeptember the Students of GNIPST celebrated the freshersparty for Masters degree students.On 4th September the students of GNIPST celebrated TeachersDay.

ESPERANZA:On 21st August, 2015 the 1st year students of GNIPST werewelcomed in the Freshers Welcome Programme ESPERANZA.

HOMAGE TO FORMER PRESIDENT DR A P J ABDULKALAM:On 31st July, 2015 all the students and teachers of GNIPST paidtheir homage for our former president Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.


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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:GNIPST has been certified by the Alumni Association under theWest Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961.

FAREWELL PROGRAMME:On 15th May 2015 GNIPST celebrated the farewell programmeSesh Chithi for the final year students of M.Pharm, M.Sc,B.Pharm, B.Sc and BHM.

JIS SAMMAN 2015On 11th May, 2015 GNIPST attended the JIS SAMMAN 2015.

JIS SAMMAN Awards: Best College (Non Engineering):

GNIPST

Best Principal:Dr (Prof.) Avijit Sengupta

Best HOD:Mr. Jaydip Ray

Best Faculty:Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar (Pharmacy)Dr. Swati Chakraborty (Life Sciences)

Best faculty since inception:Mr. Jaydip Ray

Best Office Staff:Ms. Jaya Banerjee

Best technical Assistant:Mr. Somnath Majhi

College Blue:Avik Paul

Highest DGPA of 2014:B.Pharm:Purbali Chakraborty (4th year)Diksha Kumari (3rd year)Aishika Dutta (2nd year)Sampita Paul (1st year)M.Pharm:


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Ranit KunduNamrata GangulyShreyasee MitraChandrika Saha

Debopriya ChatterjeeRiya Taran

Innovative Modeling:Ankit ChowdhuryKartik KoleyMudasar MannaDipan ChaterjeeAbhishek Singh

Kaustav PalManojit Dutta

SPIRIT JIS 2015On 03th to 05th April, 2015 JIS organised SPIRIT JIS 2015.

GPAT 2015 Result:The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2015. We congratulate them all.Diksha Kumari

Rupanjay BhattacharyaAvik Paul

Xtasy 2015:GNIPST is going to organize the Tech Fest Xtasy 2015 from 30thMarch, 2015 to 1st April, 2015.

FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME:The FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was

organized by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Training& Placement Cell, GNIPST in collaboration with Indian PharmacyGraduates Association (IPGA), Bengal Branch from 21st Februaryto 11thApril, 2015 at GNIPST Auditorium.

On 21st

February, 2015 the Finishing School Training Programme ofGNIPST was inaugurated by Sri Soumen Mukhopadhyay, Deputy


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Director, Drug Control Office, Goutam Kr. Sen, President, IPGA,Mr. Subroto Saha, Asst. Directorate, Drug Control Office, Mr.Ranendra Chakraborty, Sales Manager and Associate Director Dr.Reddys Laboratory.

On 28th February, 2015 Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy DrugController, Mr. Sujoy Chakraborty, divisional Therapy Manager,Cipla and Mr. Vikranjit Biswas, Senior Manager, Learning &Development, Cipla delivered their valuable lectures in the 2nd dayFINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST.On 14th March, 2015 Mr. Milindra Bhattacharya, Senior Manager,QA & QC, Emami Ltd. and Mr. Joydev Bhoumik, Manager,Operation, Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited delivered their valuable

lectures in the 3rd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAININGPROGRAMME of GNIPST.On 21st March, 2015 Mr. Tridib Neogi, Associate Vice-President(Quality Assurance), Albert David Ltd. delivered his valuablelectures in the 4th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAININGPROGRAMME of GNIPST.On 28th March, 2015 Dr. Gautam Chaterjee, an Alumni of JadavpurUniversity and presently associated with NIPER delivered hisvaluable lectures in the 5th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAININGPROGRAMME of GNIPST.On 11th April, 2015 the closing ceremony of the FINISHINGSCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was held in GNIPSTAuditorium.

JOBS:All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are herebyinformed that an interview will be conducted on 23rdMay, 2015 byStandard Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GSK for post: Production, QA, QC.

All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are herebyinformed that an interview will be conducted by GSK for sales andmarketing job.Details given below:

Date: 27.03.2015Time: 09:45 am


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Venue : GSK Consumer Healthcare Limited, Unit No. 208,2

nd

Floor, Ecospace Campus B (3 B), New Town,Rajarhat, 24 Pgs (N). Kolkata-700156.

THYROCARE provisionally selected 15 students from JIS Group.

Amongst these, 3 students of B. Sc (H) Biotechnology and M. ScBiotechnology have been selected.Ipsita Mondal (M. Sc Biotechnology)Debriti Paul (M. Sc Biotechnology)Debopriya Chatterjee {B. Sc (H) Biotechnology}

The final year students of B.Pharm (31 students) and B.Sc (11students) attended the pooled campus drive of Abbott India Ltd.on 10th March, 2015 at Jadavpur University. Among them 17

students have gone through to the final round of this pooledcampus drive and short listed for final selection.

ACHIEVEMENT:

Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final yearwho have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT,Kharagpur.

OTHERS:

On 24th

and 25th

February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math wasdelivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST.

The students of GNIPST participated in the 4th

Sardar JodhSinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20

th

February, 2015.

On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the ReunionprogrammeReminiscence Reloaded 2015.

STUDENTS SECTIONWHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

Who is regarded as the father of

chemotherapy?


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Answer of Previous Issues Image

a pathological belief that the skin is infested with mites or insects,often leading to s

elf-mutilation in order to eliminate the infestation.

Send your thoughts/

Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other

contributions for Students Section answ ers

of this Section [email protected]

EDITORS NOTEIt is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3

rdissue of 52

thVolume

of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN

are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST

bulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members and

readers who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements

and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director

of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Special

thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar

and Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for their kind co-operation and

technical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharyafor the

questionnaires of the student section. An important part of the

improvement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. You

are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of

contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.

ARCHIVE

The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been

conducted at GNIPST on 15thJune, 2012. The program started with

a nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural


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Products, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript for

publication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hour

long discussion among more than thirty participants on different

aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants

applied for membership on that very day.

GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT for

conducting the two years post graduate course (M.Pharm) in

P H A R M A C O L O G Y The approved number of seat is 18.

The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to

120.

AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research

Promotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13to

GNIPST as per the details below:

a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical

Science & Technology.

b.Principal Investigator:Dr. LopamudraDutta.

c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:Rs. 16,25000/- only

d.Approved duration: 3 years

e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential

medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal

with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice,

hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing

bioactive molecules in these plants.


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Activity Clubs of GNIPST:Name of Club Member FacultySPORTS Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar

LITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara BegumSCIENCE AND INNOVATIVEMODELLING

Mr. Samrat Bose

ECO Ms. Sumana RoySOCIAL SERVICES Dr. Asis BalaPHOTOGRAPHY Ms. Sanchari BhattacharyaCULTURAL Ms. Priyanka RayDEBATE AND EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya

Documents

GNIPST Bulletin 52.3