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Martin Luther King Jrsaid, “we should accept

nite disappointment butnever lose in nite hope.”This is the be tting linefor us for too many chal -lenges were in our pathbut this horizontal com -ponent of in nite hopekept us going and we

nally were able to resurrect the magazine afterfour years.Writing is the oldest and most satiable form ofgetting pleasure through despair and joy rides inthe bewildering journey of life. Writing is not justa form of manifestation of emotions it’s a integralpart of one’s identity which directly reaches yourheart. In order to give voice to students we cre -ated this podium called N’scape, which “was, isand will” be a patron for students for displaying

their intellect. A magazine is the mirror image ofa college and is paramount in keeping intact,the traditions and culture of a college.

Every edition of N’scape contains a plethoraof new saga’s where as the old traditions con -tinue to ourish. This year also there are newadditions like addition of a new section called“avenues” which highlights the virtues requiredto ourish in one’s life and become successful,

similarly “facebooked” which features the primeactivities of a nifftian on facebook which has be -come an indispensable part of our lives.The entire tenure of working on N’scape was aenriching experience and I hope that our readerswould enjoy this fun ride called “N’scape”.

Chief Editor Manish Kumar Jha

Editing Team

Siddhant Biswal Albert Linda Amit Kumar

Design and Layout Ayush Srivastava Albert Linda

Cover Page Idea Ayush Srivastava

AcknowledgementsKumar Abhishek (Nifft

Alumni)Jitin Nair (2011-2015Batch)Vikas Singh (2011-2015Batch)

Manish Kumar Jha

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Cover StoryOutside The Engineering Shell

ManifestationNIFFTianson serious issues

Poet’scapePenned by the poets of NIFFT

N’SCAPE 2015

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AvenuesWords of Wisdom for the road ahead

TechnomaniaNoting some of the biggesthappenings of the technological world

Funscape

For some light-hearted fun

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Interview of our honorableDirector, Prof. P.P Chattopadhyay

Q1) Prior to starting the interview can you please tell us about your professional experience in brief?

Ans. I started my professional career in 1985 as a foundry engineer in Hindustan Motors Limited. Subsequently,I was engaged in promotion of small scale industries under the Ministry of Industrial, Government of India.Finally, I joined the erstwhile Bengal Engineering College as lecturer in Metallurgy Engineering Department in1991. Presently, I am lien from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur.

Q2) It has been around three months since you have joined NIFFT as the director. Being the institute head, whattype of potential you have observed amongst the students and what things do you expect from them?

Ans. Besides the fact that I have taught a course in the last semester, I had the opportunity to interact with vary-ing cross section of the students during last three months. I have found that the students of this institute possesa unique mindset for core engineering, manufacturing in particular. Such an outlook helps them to inherit thesincerity and ability to hard work. Most importantly, the students are actively engaged in serving the economi-cally backward segments of the society through their social outreach programs.

Q3) NIFFT is going to celebrate its golden jubilee next year. Being the one of its kind, can we expect that ourinstitute will receive the “Institute of National Importance” tag?

Ans. In view of almost 50 years of dedicated service of NIFFT to the largest segment of manufacturing sector ofthe country, the label of Institute of National Importance is rightfully awaited by the institute. The 12th plan-

ning commission has already recommended the upgrade and the issue is under active consideration by MHRD,Government of India.

Q4) Both faculty members and students are an integral part of the college. What are your plans so that both ofthem can work in balance manner?

Ans. The concern is not the balance, but synergy. This is what NIFFT has demonstrated in course of its existenceover the last couple of decades when the attention of the employment sector, and hence in technical educa-tion, was mostly drawn towards the information technology. Recently, the global concern in sustainable growthhas reinvented the primacy of manufacturing and NIFFT has taken the call. We are working intensively on theupgrade of physical and academic infrastructure of the institute in conformance with the emerging paradigmof component manufacturing technology. In this endeavor, the major emphasis will be on intertwining of thefaculty of academia and industry at different levels of academic and research programs of the institute.

Q5) Research in integral arena for a student’s growth. What are your views on opening a separate Undergradu-ate research Cell for B.Tech undergraduate students?

Ans. In fact graduate engineers are the vanguard in the voyage of technology. Therefore, the engineers mustpossess strong scientic acumen, analytic ability and innovative bent of mind. Grooming of such qualitiesnecessities a specially designed training and research programs with particular focus towards the emergingapplications. In view of such need, NIFFT has taken an initiative to create an application research centre to em-brace the need of the industry.

Q6) Mr Vikas Garg, chairman IIF had said that India need more NIFFT, what is your opinion over it ?

Ans. The underlying spirit is consciously the need of the high quality manpower development to cater theemerging demand of manufacturing sector in our country. NIFFT is also looking forward for the IIF initiatives inthis direction.

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Gymkhana complex, absence of campus wide networking and internet facilities, status of lecture halls & CSDC Lab.What is your roadmap to overcome these problems?

Ans. Engineering education is primarily driven by the employment market. In view of this, the sluggish growth ofNIFFT during the last decades may primarily be attributed to the shift in focus towards the service sector. Recently,manufacturing sector has succeeded in drawing the attention of the stake. Presently, the institute is involved inthe rigorous exercise of upgrading the physical and academic infrastructure at the level of international standards.Already, a comprehensive program has been initiated for refurbishment of the existing infrastructure and bridging upthe gap in respect of the laboratory, research facility and IT infrastructure. Recently, four of faculty members visitedsome of the premier institutes specialized in UK and Germany. Similar visit in USA and Canada have also been sched-uled. Such faculty members, under the guidance of the leaders in academia and industry in our country, will take inthe lead in preparing the blue print in upgrading NIFFT as a centre of excellence for component manufacturing tech-nology with the status of Institute of National Importance.

Q8) Will it be possible NIFFT can tie up with some reputed universities for student exchange program, so that theB.Tech students can pursue their summer or one semester at those institution?

Ans. Our faculty members are engaged in the interaction with reputed academic institutes in various countries tomaterialize collaboration and MOUs in the focused research and academic programs. Such initiatives will lead to theexchange program between the institutions.

Q9) A message for faculty members, staffs, alumni and other members of NIFFT?

Ans. Let us join hands in building up the clean, comfortable, caring and condent NIFFT.

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“Inside campus,Few say boring are booksFew say there's dearth of good looks Few say professors terrorize

Few say mess food agonize

But when you have graduated from NIFFT

Everyone says those were the golden days of my life

Yeah, you guessed it right, these are the true words of a NIFFTian. On the rst day of a NIFFTian in hismotherland (NIFFT) ,,standing at the threshold of Nirala/Kalpana chatrawas ,he can’t control appreciat-ing the foliage of ashoka trees. Another thing which is uncontrollable are the eyes which are repletewith innite plans and models. In the initial days, the entire hostel is lled with gossips about how youcracked AIEEE/JEE MAINS and why were you unable to crack IIT and soon you become a prey for hunt-ers waiting at divider, at Gupta or almost anywhere. Besides you also learn to assess people, planningtrips and movies ,take oaths that you will never smoke or drink ,little bit of studies and etc etc. And so,on a vibrant note with few blurred outlines for future, the rst year ends.As soon as a fellow reaches second year, he/she starts to feel that he/she has to do something ratherthan wasting his time as done in rst year. So the second year students kick start their endeavour toexplore new paths to fail and rise, try new things, explore new options and, yeah, along all this serious-ness people’s groups and friendships starts to thicken and yeah not to forget they gradually tend tobecome tipsy as now they have to bear enough on their fragile shoulders. So, on a innovative note thesecond year ends.Now arrives the year which is considered the backbone of the engineering life. “THIRD YEAR” …hmmm…. as now you are old enough in the trade. You tend to increase your seriousness towards the eldyou have chosen, increasing your alumni contacts, getting inspired from them and not to forget theresponsibilities that you get now for organizing events under Students’ Gymkhana and the grand“JINKS-PRANAV ” for which every NIFFTian waits throughout the year. Practicing GD’s, improving Eng-

lish, learning softwares and gathering technical knowledge, participating in various fests of differentcolleges are the premier tasks that every Final year student focuses on besides the unmentionablechronicles of adventure he does at various places like on palace like structure of Tagore Hills/wettingyour lips at Madhuban, again visiting Johna and Hundru falls etc. So on a stable and condent note thethird year ends. Then starts the nal year, the “do or die” year where studying is not an option but a compulsion, ask-ing for tireless hours of practice. Preparing for your dream venture is a tough job that has to be doneand besides that nostalgia is also very common as one starts accepting that the carefree ride is gettingover. But you are also excited about the future prospects. So on a tiring and exciting note nal yearends.

But in order to continue the joy ride even after one graduate’s from NIFFT, one needs to get a goodcareer path. So we have taken the task to explore the three most sought after ventures MBA, GATE andGRE. Let’s take a look at them.

Outside The Engineering Shell Taking a look at the future prospects available beyond NIFFT...

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A MBA degree holder is a person who can predict the future market now, handle people in any situation and bring out thebest from them. MBA programs offer three different types of benets, all of which vary tremendously from one school toanother.

Why to do MBA?1. MBA-Career Changers: In business school, you’ll get a chance to think through a wide range of business problems in awide range of industries. You’ll gain the skills needed to perform a variety of specic job functions. Having an MBA canmake you attractive to a range of employers no matter what industry you worked in before B-school.2. A credential that sends a signal to the marketplace: Prospective clients trust that I understand the complexities of theirworld and the challenges they face … some people in my eld had negative impressions of MBAs, there are many eldsand organizations in which MBAs are viewed with skepticism and even disdain.3. Access to a wide and effective network: MBA is nothing but a compilation of case studies of thousands businessventures their ups n downs . Business school emphasizes working in groups, and MBA students often learn as much fromtheir peers as they do from faculty, so it’s important to consider who you’ll be working alongside for two years. Those samepeople will become your fellow alumni, and access to that network is one of the most valuable benets an MBA programcan offer.The projects ,industrials visits ,case studies, solving problems with a group of peer teach a lot and prepare you forthe future.4. Increase your salary potential: Graduates who hold an MBA degree are eligible for jobs that would not be offered tothose who hold only a high school diploma, an MBA degree is almost a necessity in today’s business world.5. Alumni support: People benet tremendously from the support of fellow peers and alumni in their career paths,alumni are extraordinarily generous with their time and insights, and that’s undoubtedly a paramount thing in the successof a person in his/her career path.6. Benet as an engineer: Operations and systems as a stream in MBA is meant only for engineers, Engineering makes youa good executor, You get an edge through your prior exposure in operations research, numerical analysis, modelling,etc.

What is taught in MBA? Business school isn’t for the clueless...1. Practical leadership and management skills. Management education has changed signicantly over the last few de-

cades. Previously it focused on quantitative analysis in areas such as nance and operations, with little emphasis on otheraspects of organizational life .MBA programs responded by expanding their offerings in areas such as strategy, organiza-tional behavior and leadership. B-school curricula are still intensely quantitative, but as Stanford Dean Garth Saloner toldMcKinsey, that having quantitative skills is a basic and necessity ,what matters are the leadership and qualities. Businessschools have realized that it’s not sufficient to provide quantitative and analytical training, their alumni will have the abilityto lead and manage others than through their talents as individual contributors. Saloner goes on to note that, “the softerskill sets, an entirely different interpersonal skill set, the real leadership, the ability to work with others and through oth-ers, to execute, that is still in very scarce supply.” Ask yourself before joining and preparing for MBA, do you have what’srequired?1. Leadership and managerial qualities, as they can’t be taught, just improved.2. Aptitude towards out of the box thinking and new ideas. That’s why CAT doesn’t test your intelligence but your aptitude.3. Decision making qualities, managing things, applying common sense in uncommon situations and the most important

is take decisions and make sure that your decisions are right, managing chaos at times, taking decision based on analysisof data and sometimes on gut feeling.4.Being ready for any situation and if it’s not right, be ready with Plan B and Plan C.

How to prepare for MBA ?1. Lay emphasis on topics in which you are weak.2. The book written by author ARUN SHARMA for all the four sections i.e (Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Logicalreasoning and Data Intepretation).3. Old CAT question papers.4. Pagalguy.com5. Totalgadha.com6. cat.wordpandit.com7. Read lot of novels.

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No career paths absolutely require an MBA—it’s an optional degree and is nothing like a JD, an MD or the other credentialsthat professions such as law and medicine make mandatory. There are many senior people in general management roles,in consulting and even in nancial services who don’t have an MBA—so don’t assume that the credential will necessarilyserve a meaningful purpose in your chosen eld.B school makes you a manager, it’s up to you how quickly you become a leaderIn a way, B school gives you ladder to cross one step very quickly

Only thing is one have to have some work experience before joining MBA.

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a universal test through which you gain admissions inmost engineering graduate schools and lately in business schools in the United States and is createdand administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS) since 1949. There are universities all over theworld which accept GRE scores. Even though some universities will say that GRE is not necessary totake admissions there, still you should give GRE and score well in order to obtain the VISA for USA in ahustle free manner and yeah, have a passport ready in hand. The examination fees of GRE is compara-tively higher around Rs 10,000 so give it wisely. The total marks of a GRE paper is 340 divided into six sections, ve sections are of ‘Quantitative’and ‘Verbal Reasoning’ with 170 marks each, the third section is analytical writing in which you have towrite two essays. There are two sections each in ‘Quantitative’ and ‘Verbal Reasoning’ and one experi-mental section which is not known. Since we all our from mathematical backgrounds so‘Quantitative’is comparatively easier for us but verbal reasoning is tough. In ‘Quantitative’ the two sections have 20questions and 35 minutes each to solve the two sections. In ‘Verbal Reasoning ’ there are 20 questionsand 30 minutes each to solve the two sections. Then you may get the experimental section which canbe either from ‘Quantitative’ or ‘Verbal Reasoning’. At the start of the paper you will get a AWA section

(analytic writing) in which you have to write two essays in 30 minutes one on a “issue task” and an “ar-gument task”. A Score above 320 is considered to be a good score and if you have the required researchpublications and a reference from a professor from that university and if not from a professor of thatuniversity then in general a good reference then your chances of obtaining a scholarship are high. Foreg one of my relatives with a score of 332 got 100% scholarship to study in USA. The score is valid for5 years so the ideal time is to start preparing for GRE as soon as you enter Final year and to give GRE atthe start of 2011-2015 Batch. The SOP ‘s are very important.

PREPARATION

A variety of resources are available for those wishing to prepare for the GRE. ETS provides preparationsoftware called PowerPrep . ETS used to publish the “BIG BOOK” which contained a number of actualGRE questions; however, this publishing was abandoned. Some of the books/materials required are:1.Word Power Made Easy2.The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test with CD-ROM, 2nd Edition.3. Barron’s New GRE 2013 19th Edition4. Free GRE Vocabulary Flashcards by Mgoosh.5. Download the AWA prompts from the Argument and Issue pools and go through them.6. quizlet.com7. ManhattanGREPractice Test.com8. Khan Academy.com9. Solve a lot of mock test papers.10. Read novels and watch English movies(now that’s the best preparation tip :-)).

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The examination of GATE doesn’t really need an introduc-tion, especially in NIFFT. A large number of NIFFTians havedone pretty well in GATE. It is now a gateway to PSUs anddoing M. Tech. from reputed institutes like IISc. Bangaloreand top IITs. So the million dollar question is how to crackthis tough shell?

In order to throw more light on GATE ‘sprospects and preparation we are inter-viewing NIFFT’s 2015 GATE (Metallurgy)topper Vikas Kumar Singh (AIR 26)

Interviewer: First of all, congratulationsfor your achievement. How are you

feeling?Vikas: Thanks a lot, I am ecstatic after the declaration ofresults.

Interviewer: So what do you want to say about GATE?Vikas: GATE is a very competitive exam as can be seen fromthe the fact that AIR 1 had a score of 84.6 where as my scorewas 82.67. Every marks matters. It is not a tough exam butyou should be well versed in the curriculum and should haveknowledge about most of the stuff. You should cover thesyllabus as you don’t do PHD on any one topic).

Interviewer: Can you briey tell us what are the differentimportant subjects and the marks that they carry?Vikas: Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical Metallurgy arethe most important as 40% of weightage is from them.Quantitative aptitude should also be considered with equalimportance as every marks matters it can be rank deter-miner (15 marks). Ellingham diagram is directly asked. InNon-Ferrous, questions on different process of extractionof different ores are asked in ‘Match The Following’ types ofquestions mostly.In Unit Process, the mechanism during extraction of oresare asked (for example, In froth oatation, the depressant isasked). In heat treatment phase transformations are asked. Interviewer: What are the prescribed books for the varioussubjects?

Vikas: In Mechanical Metallurgy and Metal Forming Technol-ogy, “Dieter” is the best book (I personally was mesmerizedwith the book :-)). In Dieter for Mechanical Metallurgy creep-fatigue mechanism is very important other important topicsare dislocation, ch-4 (Plastic Deformation in Single Crystal),formulas, facts and type of indentors are asked. For Manu-facturing Process, the important topics are Fundamentals ofMetal Working, Defects in processes such as Rolling, Weld-

ing, NDT, Casting, Forging, etc. are asked.

GATEFor1. Metallurgical Thermodynamics - A.Ghosh

2. Non-Ferrous- H.S. Ray3. Physical Metallurgy Solidication, alloy steel and non –ferrous ,Fe-Fe 3Cshould be studied from Vijender singh , Phase Dia-grams from Raghavan, Optical, Magnetic and Semi-conductor from Callister.4. Maths - B.S. Grewal5. Welding - Srinivasan6. Heat and Mass Transfer- P.K. Nag7. And as stated, Mechanical Metallurgy & Metal Form-ing Technology - George Dieter

Interviewer: Can you tell what are the questions askedin various PSUs and other relevant interviews?Vikas: In NALCO, mostly Non-Ferrous, In IOCL mostquestions are asked on welding, pipeline maintenance(corrosion science), Heat treatment, etc. In BARC, theinterviews are comparatively longer (may extend to 1hour) so each and every section can be asked rangingfrom Iron-Carbon diagram to NDT.

Interviewer: Any advice you want to give to GATEaspirants from NIFFT ?Vikas: The most important thing are questions, thatis, solve as many mock test papers, study efficientlywithout wasting time a lot of time since a lot is notrequired for preparation. You just have to utilize yourtime well and the question banks (previous yearquestions) are also very important. I found them mostuseful.

Interviewer: Thankyou for sparing some time for fel-low NIFFTians? We wish you great success in future.Vikas: It was my pleasure to share the information thatI had. Thank you.

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NIFFT – Standing Apart in aLeague of Its Own

Rohit Kumar Tiwari, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,B.Tech 2011-2015 BatchAyush Srivastava, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,B.Tech Final year

National Institute of Foundryand Forge Technology(NIFFT), located in the out-skirts of the city of Ranchi, near thesettlement of Hatia, bears the repu-tation of being Asia’s only technicalinstitution of its kind. Established in1966 to cater the needs of the ever-growing industries that sought skilledtechnicians for optimum perfor-mances, NIFFT has been developingand growing to adapt to the newtechnologies while still retaining itscore values. This is one of the majorreasons that has helped India be the

3rd leading country of the modernglobal producers in terms of produc-tion by foundry.Most of the other technical institutesof India had actually started as smallerinstitutes with a core technical special-ization but later caved to the marketpressure. For the sake of having everysingle student employed, even if inan industry that it didn’t initially trainits pupils for, introduction of widelydemanded courses, with no concern

to any sort of decrease in quality levelof the education, were made. Beingan institution where a compromisein quality is not an option, NIFFT hasnever had to resort to such measuresfor the sake of getting its studentsplaced in well-off core industries,where they can learn and grow andactually practice what they learned inthe class. The impact of this is easily recog-nizable in the industries that seekspecialists in the eld of foundry andforge since NIFFT has established

a well-deserved reputation amongthem. The name of NIFFT is easilyrecognized among the experts ofthese industries, becoming almostsynonymous with dependable in theirvocabulary. Undoubtedly, this is whymany of the leading experts in theindustries are proud to call NIFFT astheir alma mater. The relevance of NIFFT has not at allfaded over time as even now, whenefforts are being made to convertIndia into a manufacturing hub, itmust not be ignored that NIFFT offersspecialized courses in the eld offoundry and forge. The foundries playa huge role in the automobile indus-try, steel plants, construction materi-

als and equipment, etc. while theforge is an irreplaceable part of theaerospace industry, defense industry,petrochemical industries and nuclearmarkets, etc. Thus the two play a vitalrole to the development of a coun-try and thanks to its unmatchablecontribution in these two elds, theinstitute eagerly awaits being award-ed the title of INI (Institute of NationalImportance).Aside from providing excellent educa-

tion to the budding future experts,the institution also contributes thedevelopment of the country by of-fering its services as a consultancyand as a training center so that theentire country can make good use ofthe skills of its people. This helps theindustries become more efficient andbe able to keep up with the moderntechnological advancements with theleast amount of increase in expenses. Thus, it can be seen that NIFFT hasplayed a vital role in the developmentof the country and its people in the

last ve decades of its existenceand is still as important as it wasat the time of establishment. Thecountry is progressing at a ratethat calls for the technical institu-tions to provide skilled experts thatspecialize in their core engineeringsubjects. NIFFT stands, undoubted-ly, as one of the leading institutionswho will be present with its expertsto answer the need.


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Few things which you shouldfollow:

•Always keep your camera withyou while out of the hotel.Make sure the storage card ofthe camera is empty and the

battery is fully charged.•Be kind and polite to others,even if they may not be so. There is no need to pick up aght in a land where you knowno one.

•Maintain a daily personal budget to avoid overspending. Anyunspent money can be very

useful in cases of emergency.

•Don’t hesitate to ask. By beinga tourist, you have the right tobe curious. Just remember tobe polite.

•Keep some basic medicalsupplies with you at all times.Also have a health card listingyour present health conditions,allergies and contact details fonext of kin on you at all times.

•Take heed of what you’re toldby the tour guide or else youput not only yourself but fellowtourists at risk as well. Keep atour book with yourself as welto have a deeper understand-ing of the places you visit.

Simple tips forsight-seeing

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Intriguing IrelandA look at the ‘The Emerald Isle’ and a schedule designedto explore the sights that will stay with you long after youhave left the place, prompting you for yet another returnto this place that seems to have come straight from afantastical world.

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close my eyes and instantly Iam back in the lap of nature. Itisn’t difficult at all to remember

the smell of the green pasturesthat stretched for miles in everydirection or the sea that seemed tobe dancing with the stormy skiesover the horizon. Ireland was likea union of the most natural placesto have ever existed on this planetand the beauty of it will never failin taking your breath away. Be itthe city of Dublin, where the oldand new combine in a fusion that’smesmerizingly unique, or thecastles and highlands of the coun-tryside that will treat you with theuntouched silence of nature, TheEmerald Isle has a place for all whoseek an unforgettable experience.

About IrelandA look at Wikipedia tells that theisland of Ireland is in west of Great

Britain and is split into two coun-tries: Republic of Ireland, which

covers ve-sixths of the land, andNorthern Ireland, which is the partof the United Kingdom.

The Irish culture has a notable ef-fect on the world as it makes wayin literature, music, arts and dancesof both the past and the present.It was a wonderful experience tohave such a close look at the cul-ture and the people who proudlyhonored them even now.

My journey through the place wasthrough a trip stretching over ninedays that even now feel too small.I just hope I do the place justice inmy words.

Day 1: Dublin The Ireland vacation startedwith a street tour with the tourguide, making visits to some ofthe well-known places like the

famous O’Connell street whilealso enjoying the common

Image credits: George Karbus (www.emerald-vision.com)

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roads to see the city’sroots.

Day 2: DonegalI drove south to UlsterAmerican Folk Parkwith the view of thecozy cottages demon-strating the bygoneway of life in ruralIreland. The calm drivealong the Donegalcountryside beforestopping for a guidedtour of the fantabulous15th century Donegalcastle in Donegal townmade the day worth-while. Meeting folksthat were very friendlyand welcoming didn’thurt either.

Day 3: Glengesh

PassIt was a day for the visitto the sea-side area ofthe tour with the viewof the highest sea cliffsin Europe. The snackswere just so deliciousthat the pleasure of theview was enhancedmulti-fold.

Day 4: Belleek-Gal-wayIt was a wonder-ful day spent in thecountryside, enjoyingthe works of the localcraftsmen and artisansand buying sovenirs forthe home. I also visited

the grave of W. B. Yeats,one of the great Irish

writers.

Day 5: Connemara-Kylemore Abbey

The visit to the KylemoreAbbey close to Conne-mara was a fantastic ex-perience and the people

The River Dargle falls as Powerscourt Waterfall, thetallest waterfall in Ireland

Photo Credits: Wikipedia.org

were so friendly that I wastempted to just stay overthere. But as the day drewto a close, I had to bidthem adieu. I did howevertake enough pictures torun out of storage memo-riy though.

DAY 6: Cliffs of MoherIt was time for a visit tothe breathtaking cliffs ofMoher and I feel slightlydizzy just from remem-bering the sight fromthe reputed O’Brien

Tower. Managing the tight

schedule, I squeezed in avisit to the Foynes Flying

Boats Museum beforethe ight to Killarney.

Day 5: Ring ofKerry-Killarney Na-tional Park

The view of the Macgil-

lycuddy’s reeks was anindescribable thing ofbeauty. It is the high-est mountain of theisland and from there,we headed to ValentiaIsland, where I had theamazing opportunityto learn about the earlyChristian monks. Thecamera once again hadits memory card runout of storage spacewhen I made it to thestunning view of themountains in the vil-lage of Sneem. The rest

of the day was spent atKillarney National Park

and I’m afraid I’m outof words to describethe place. All I can doto be fair to the place isrecommend all to visitthe place once in thelifetime.

Day 8-9: Blarney-Dublin

The tour was nownearing its end, thoughmy desire to explorethis place had barelybeen sated. Blarney isa farming countrysideand the greens seemedto go on as far as theeyes could see. TheBlarney Castle and the‘Rock of Cashel’ weretwo amazing piecesof architecture thatwere fun to explore.

And then it was time tohead back to Dublin viaa drive along the Atlan-tic coast. The tour wasunofficially over andso I headed out in theevening to check outthe nightlife of the city.I wasn’t disappointed,to say the least, in whatI found there. Taking acue from Las Vegas, all Iwill say about it is ‘whathappens in Dublinstays in Dublin.’

The tour officially end-ed the next day afterbreakfast and with onelast thanks to my guide,I left for home.


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A Day in the ‘City of Lakes’A small journal entry of the trip to Udaipur

Ifelt the warmness of thecity the moment I enteredUdaipur, the most beauti-

ful among the beauties, thegrandest even amongst all thegrandeur of Rajputana. Thiscapital of legendary kingdomof Mewar, built by MaharanaUdai Singh around four man-made lakes is a heaven forlovers of art. The beautifulsceneries of Aravalli aroundthe city is an additionalbeauty.

As I walked throughthis beautiful heaven, I no-ticed the double quality of thecity- The sanctity of nature &beauty and a great magni-cent historicity. Whether youspend your days in Udaipuraimlessly wandering throughits maze-like lanes, taking aslow cruise on Pichola lake,

exploring the giant medievalfortress and palaces that risefrom its shores, or setting offto see the uniquely carved Jagmandir and the ancient fort ofKumbalgarh—or whether youdo nothing but loll on a com-fortable divan from a hangingJharokha overlooking the lake,you will nd the White City asthe most relaxing part of yoursojourn in Rajasthan.

The city is known for itsgracious palaces, temperate cli-mate, and beautiful views of itsreal sense of space and peace. The massive fort, museum andmonuments grab the eyeballswith its unmatched sheerstructure and architecture.Christened as the ‘Venice of theEast’ or the ‘Kashmir of Rajast-han’, this beautifully garnishedcity is undoubtedly the mostromantic dream destination inIndia. Seeing the sun embracing

Dilshad Hassan, B. Tech. 2nd year

Picture: Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Image Credits: http://www.weareholidays.co.in

the horizon, you wish the timeto freeze, to breathe in themajestic aura and just relax toimbibe the eternal feel of themoment with the soul. As myday ended in the Udaipur, I feltit really heartbreaking to saygoodbye and was extremelyreluctant to do so.

I would gladly recom-mend everyone to visit theplace at least once.


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The Worth of Hard Work A tale of a long journey of life that was fueled by the desire to succeed...

Success is all about hardwork, what people say,but it was all about

survival for this ‘’not so bright’’kid, who had nothing otherthan the “faith and will” thatwe come across in quotesand inspirational speeches.Brought up in the village ofAUL, dist. Kendrapara, Orissa. The story of this boy maysound just like another “ragsto riches” story but I will tellyou why it is so special. Being the young-est son in his family whichsurvived on the money outof selling peanuts, he hadthe dream of going to school.Mustaffa’s father tried his bestto get him admitted in theschool but he wasn’t able tocontinue beyond a month dueto nancial reasons. The own-er of the school was the only

doctor in village was impressedby this kid’s determination andstarted his education directlyfrom 9th grade at the age of17. He faced a lot of difficultiesin learning but the doctor tookcomplete responsibility of edu-cating by giving him personaltuitions and providing him withall kind of nancial support.

With his guidanceMustafa took up engineering inAIM and his life became moremiserable. He stayed in store-room of the mosque & had todwell upon friends for books.His resilience and persistencewere tested like never before.Since he was deprived of all thefacilities of a normal student ittook seven years to complete 4years of graduation. He didn’tgive up at any moment becausethe only thing he had wasstrong faith. As love would sparenobody, Mustaffa was madly

Nazish Kamal, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, B. Tech. 2nd year

in love with none other thanthe doctor’s daughter. Likeeverybody, he aspired tobecome a civil servant and hecracked IRS examination in hisrst attempt and there was nolooking back.

He married his lovedone and presently he tookadsorbtion & is working as GMin NTPC, Rihandnagar. But hissuccess didn’t stop here. Beingthe only educated personfrom his family, he made surehis family came out of poverty,and ensured the education ofall 12 kids in his entire family.All he did in life was to proveover & over again that weshouldn’t limit ourselves.

We can go as far asour mind lets us to. If we be-lieve, we can achieve. Startingeducation so late, no one caneven dream of graduating. Hewent to become a civil servantand I am proud to be his son.

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Few things which you shouldfollow:

•Stay away from Anger. It hurtsonly YOU. If you are right thethere is no need to get angry,and if you are wrong then you

don’t have any right to getangry.

•Patience with family is love,patience with others is respect.Patience with self is condencand Patience with GOD is faith

•Never Think Hard about thePAST, it brings only tears...Don’t think more about the FU

TURE, It brings fear... Live thMOMENT with a smile, it brincheer.

•Every test in our life makes usbitter or better, Every problemcomes to make us or break us, The choice is ours whether webecome victims or victorious.

•Beautiful things are not alwaygood but good things arealways beautiful.

•Do you know why God cre -ated gaps between ngers? Sothat someone who is special toyou comes and lls those gapsby holding your hand forever.Happiness keeps You Sweetbut being sweet brings happi-

ness.

Words of WisdomDeepak Kumar Saw, Manufactur-ing Engineering, B. Tech 2nd yea

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#MY CHOICE:FIGHT FOR FEMI-NISM The video ‘My Choice’ made ripples in the society both for

the reasons it sought to and for criticism that, most likely,wasn’t expected. It’s time to play the devil’s advocate to thecritics and looks at how society treats such a misunderstoodglobal issue.

The last time the words‘women’s empowerment’were so vilied was whenRahul Gandhi decided to use it as afull-stop at that epic Arnab Gos-wami interview. A lot has been saidabout the video called #My Choice

featuring Deepika Padukone and98 other women from Mumbai.First it was lauded by people forbeing empowering and then it wascastigated by a bunch of intellectu-als and feminists for a variety ofthings which included:•Promoting bimbo culture•Being elitist•For looking like a rip-o of TheRing•Being anti-male•Being anti-marriage•For being opportunist•For being not relevant to ruralwomen•For not having a sense of hu -mour (a hilarious mash-up withGovinda’s Meri Marzi was takendown by YouTube at the behestof Conde Nast, the company

that owns Vogue). So, let me play the

devil’s advocate to those whocriticized the video. Does Deep-ika or any of her contemporariesin the video ever say that malesdon’t or shouldn’t have thesame rights? Do they claim thatthe video was made for rural

Indian women? Do they ever saythat promiscuity is the only wayto women’s empowerment?What’s wrong with challengingthe institution of marriage?

This video was obviously madefor the urban elite who haveaccess to YouTube, the internetand have time to discuss things.A lot has also been said aboutthe fact that it’s made by Vogue,a magazine well-known for tell-ing women how to be beautifulfor more than a century. Thetruth is that this video was prob-ably dreamed up in a corporatemeeting at Vogue with one in-tention – make something viral,so that they remain relevant inthis day and age. And they man-aged to do that as the video has

already racked up over threemillion views. All said and done,

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it was an ad for Vogue,sugar-coated with fem-inism and the video hasachieved that, becausethey are in the news!And it certainly did notwarrant the feminismvs anti-feminism de-bate that it started.

The question ofconsent

One thing that keepsgetting my goat is thefact that people keepattacking Deepika andtheir ilk for appearingin item numbers, doingroles where women areobjectied or laugh-ing at jokes. At the endof the day, we have toremember that all of

them are professionalswho need to work, andif that means endingup in stereotypicalfemale roles in a male-dominated industry,that’s their choice. It’sthis concept of consentthat a huge part of thepopulation – male, fe-male or otherwise – hastrouble understanding.Or as the women say#MyChoice, not yours,theirs!!

The double stan-dards of modern-day ‘feminism’

It’s sad how concepts

lose their relevanceover the course of time.

Socialism became syn-onymous with laziness,secularism and liberalismcame to mean minor-ity appeasement andfeminism became male-bashing. Now let me saybefore we go further that

mission was forced toapologize for wearing

a t-shirt with spacebabes, bondage gearand guns. So instead ofcelebrating a historicmoment where theirteam landed Philae ona comet after a 10-year, four-billion mile

journey, he was actu-ally forced to apologizefor his sartorial choices.He said before break-ing down in tears: ‘Theshirt I wore this week– I made a big mistakeand I offended manypeople. And I’m verysorry about this.’ Andthat is the sad ipsideof feminism, which iscompletely hurting the

ght for equality.

Min ulla feum in henim iureetue tat, ver aute vercil iril

cons. Kept in sent gave feel will oh it

I am a feminist in the truesense of the word. Ac-cording to the Wikipediadenition, ‘Feminism is acollection of movementsand ideologies that sharea common goal: to dene,establish, and achieveequal political, economic,cultural, personal, andsocial rights for women.

This includes seeking toestablish equal opportu-nities for women in edu-cation and employment.A feminist advocates orsupports the rights and

equality of women.’ Sadly,the feminist movement

seems to have beenhijacked by nut jobswho think that it is sim-ply synonymous withmisandry (just to provemy point, the word isso rare that MS Word

actually think it’s anerror, while misogynyis not)!

Objectifying worksboth ways I believe in a worldwhere if women arecomfortable objectify-ing men, they shouldn’tscream bloody murderwhen the oppositehappens. Obviously, Iwould prefer no onegot objectied, butif we started doing

that, 90% of the mediawould be out of busi-

ness.It is this same

enthusiasm which isgiving the movementa rather bad name.Like the time when DrMatt Taylor, part of theteam of the Rosetta


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Hi, My name isKarthik. Here I’mto say a story of awoman who fought justlike a man to help herchildren achieve successin life. There was once a womannamed NIRMALA. Her parents werevery poor. Nirmala had two eldersisters and one younger brother. Asnancial problems arose in her fam-ily, her parents refused to pay forher education. She was very ambi-tious and wanted to complete hereducation. She pleased her parentsand somehow she managed to getadmission in ST.JOSEPH’S WOMENS’COLLEGE. As you all know that lifein hostel would be horrible .Same

was in case of Nirmala’s but in adifferent way. She had no properdress to wear. Her parents workedvery hard to make her complete hereducation. Keeping this in mind shenever wasted her parents’ money.She even never went to any movies

thinking that would waste her par-ent’s money. Basically parents think ofgetting the girl married after herschooling in older days. Same wasthe case in Nirmala. But Nirmalarefused and said to her parents thatshe wants to continue her educa-tion. For this her parents somehowagreed and made her study B.A

ARTS. She completed her educationand now her parents decided to gether married. She was married to aman named Tirupathi Rao. Life was happy after theirmarriage and even had threechildren. Being the only educatedin her family Nirmala was fondof education. One certain nightNirmala was shocked to hear thather beloved husband was expiredin a road accident. Her heart wasshattered into pieces and couldn’tmake up her mind. Some of thepeople present at the accidentof her husband told Nirmala thatthe lorry driver bribed the police-men. Nirmala begged the people

Nirmala begged the people who saw theaccident to appear in the court but theyrefused. The policeman receiving the bribetried to close the case by writing “HIT ANDRUN BY UNKNOWN VEHICLE”.

THE WOMAN WHOFOUGHT LIKE A MAN The story of a woman who stood up to the society for the sake of her family and be-come everything for her children...

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who saw the accident toappear in the court butthey refused. The police-man receiving the bribetried to close the case bywriting “HIT AND RUN BYUNKNOWN VEHICLE”.

Nirmala lost herbeloved husband and shetoo decided to die alongwith her three children.Nirmala had no courageto face life and said to herchildren, “I CAN’T LIVE

WITHOUT YOUR FATHER,LET US DIE BY DRINKING THIS POISON”. To this, herelder daughter KIRANMAI replied “MOM, THISLIFE IS GIVEN BY GODAND WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO KLL IT BY OURSELVES.MOM, JUST PROVIDE USEDUCATION AND FOOD”.Nirmala was surprised tohear that from her elderdaughter. When theywere about to pray, twostrangers who preachedthe word of GOD cameto her house and theywere saying words like“DON’T FEAR THE LORDALMIGHTY CREATEDYOU AND HIM ONLY YOU

SHALL TRUST”. She didn’tknow who those strang-ers were. She then under-stood that they were themessengers of GOD andshe understood that GODwants her to live. Nirmalahad a close connectionwith her elder daughterbecause she was the onlyone who gave courage

to her. She had no job to

make her children studyso she begged the prin-cipals of the schools inwhich her three children

family to support nan-cial problems . Life was some-what happy .One day

She never lostfaith in GOD and eventrusted him more. Herfamily members suggest-ed to get married for sec-ond time and leave thechildren in an orphanage,but the LOVE she had forher beloved husband andfor her loving childrendidn’t allow her to do so.She had no job when herhusband had died butmanaged to make ends

meet and she made herthree children completetheir schooling. In spite oflosing her daughter, shedidn’t lose trust in God. Now everyoneappreciates her for herdaring, i.e., being a singleparent, she managedto make her childrencomplete their educationbecause she knew thevalue of education. ByGOD’S grace her daugh-ter and son is about tocomplete engineering.She was just like a manwho fought alone in herlife. I have never felt badwhen my amigos weresaying about their fathers

because all I have is myloving mom and my cutesister. PROUD TO BE HERSON.

THANK YOU GODFOR GIVING A WONDER-FUL MOM and making meknow what life is ….

Image Credits: juananibalcanto.deviantart.comwere studying. Her threechildren were doing wellin studies so the princi-pals decided to help her. Nirmala havingfaith in God didn’t die buttried to face life. Nirmalawas everything for herchildren. Years passed

and her eldest daughterwas studying her engi-neering. Kiranmai wasable to get a job basingon her intermediatemarks. Her mom was veryhappy and her happinesshad no limits. Her daugh-ter had to discontinue herengineering which washer dream and join the

job for the sake of her

Nirmala had to hearthe bitter news that herdaughter KIRANMAI isno more. She heard thather daughter was killedin a bus accident. Hersorrow had no limits.Her other children werecrying because they lost

their loving sister withwhom they fought andshared all their happiness.KIRANMAI was the onlycourage that Nirmala washaving but she’s no more.Nirmala lost her husbandwhen her chidren weresmall and from that time just as a chicken protectsher chicks, Nirmala was

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Not everyone has passion. Noteveryone is moved emotionallyby what they do. And, that’sextremely unfortunate. But fortunately,you are not like everyone else. The winning organizations inevery industry are lled with passion-ate, vocal, active people (also, we havemore fun doing what we do). To us, it

isn’t even really ‘work’ in the sense thatit ows naturally and feels more likecreative freedom. I think that truly passionatepeople are not understood by much ofthe world. I’ll give you one example: Idon’t watch TV anymore. I tell peoplethis, and it feels like many of them men-tally le me in a category of being weirdor socially deviant. Most people cannotimagine a world without television. This is unfortunate, and altogether sad.We are at such an incredible turningpoint in society, and the world is chang-ing for the better due to people withpassion. The world is shifting, andwhere before intellectuals used to beisolated and work on projects in a vac-uum, now new social tools are allowingthem to work together on deep projects

that benet everyone. Imagine, a groupof complete strangers working together

to create something incredible, inspir-ing and useful – all for free, and all dueto pure internal motivation and desireto help the world. Remarkable naa !!…isn’t it? Are you a part of a global proj-ect like Wikipedia? Or, global conversa-tions about what you do professionallyor are interested in personally? If not,

you should be – the tools exist to in-teract with extra ordinary minds in ourworld, learn from them, and get betterresults and get inspiration for whateveryou are doing. That’s the way towardssuccess.Sorry if you’re a TV watcher, but if youwatch even more than a little amount, itis a waste of life. I don’t mean to offendyou, but really think about it: you aregiven a plenty amount of time to physi-cally exist on this planet and do some-thing to change things for the better,and then you are gone. By watching TVfor endless hours, you’re making yourlife a big hell, the most precious giftthere is. By watching TV you makethe ultimate sacrice – you could bereading, writing, making art, or actuallyinteracting with your friends, family and

other professionals in your industry.Would you rather look back at a life

LIVING LIFE TO THEFULLESTMost people live and die in their own bubbles of comfort, moan-ing about their issues yet not lifting a nger to make things rightfor themselves. Living life doesn’t mean just trudging throughthe daily routine every single day. Live life. Embrace passion. Andwith these little acts, change the world. With just some words,

the idea is put here to be more alive...

Ashutosh Saraswat, Manufacturing Engineering, B. Tech 2011-2015 Batch

“In the end,we only

REGRET chances that

we didn’t

take.”

“You only liveonce but if

you do it right

ONCE ISENOUGH.”

“The happi-est people

DON’THAVE thebest of every-

thing, they

MAKE thebest of every-

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spent passively absorbingnonsense, or one spentchanging the world forthe better and creatingwhat inspires you. Thechoice is obvious, thisarticle is for my thosefriends who are still underdrowsy condition in re-spect of their fore cominglife . Here’s what toomany in society do:•Get up in the morning•Work, thinking inside thelines the entire day•Come home•Watch TV•Sleep It is an altogetherunremarkable existence.And, those people prob-ably produce ultimatelyunremarkable results and

lead average lives. If you

wake up in the morningand aren’t inspired everyday to throw yourself intoyour work and life with100% passion, you’re notliving it. I don’t under-stand how someone canlive even one day likethis. Perhaps they’re in

the wrong eld, or havelost that creative spark.But regardless, there is noother way for truly intel-ligent people to live otherthan taking an active,passionate role in life andpouring their soul into

something that inspiresthem. The planet isbillions of years old, andyour lifespan is merely acosmic blink. There’s nota day to waste.

Life is what we make of it... and we achieve nothing until we start.

From toddler to a lively adult, from meat eating four pawed sapiens to evolved humans, from tele-grams to whatsapp, from enormous PCs to nanoscale chipsets , from discovery that earth is roundto search for our mates in other galaxies, from a seed to a tree. What’s common in all the examplesabove?

Everything changes its form, evolves,grows. The passage of time is an inevitable truth and so is changebrought along with it. For better or worse, nothing ever remains same;constant. Even the milky waygalaxy is continously expanding, governments in some place may be overthrown as I write this article,neither Hitler nor Gandhi could pause time, change had to be there. In our lives also neither happiness, joy, success nor grief, resentment or regret stays. Everything withers with time. As Shakespeare said-“time is a devil which feeds on itself”.

So the basic conclusion is - live every moment of this limited life, learn, explore, grow, make yourselfbest as human , a personality and make world around you the best place to live in; contribute withfull zeal and potential to every aspect of god’s wonderful creation- universe. Because everything willchange but your contribution may make a mark. So when I say you have limited time, I literally mean it.

‘BREATHE IN EVERY MOMENT ‘

CHANGE: THE ONLY CONSTANTAvantika Gupta, B. Tech 2nd year


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“ To keep a lamp burning, wehave to keep putting oil init.” – Mother Teresa

This simple statement explainsChina’s pursuance of military andeconomic doctrine coined as ‘stringof pearls’ by US analysts. Lamprepresents China’s economic heartwhile oil can be transcribed asblood which fuels it. China is thefastest growing economy at pres-ent which increases its dependenceon crude oil. China imports approx-imately 60 % of its oil from Middle

East which is expected to reach75% by the end of 2018.China alsoimports oil from Africa and Cen-tral Asian countries. Ports, SLOC(Sea Line Of Communications)and pipelines act as arteries whichcarries blood (crude oil) to China’seconomic heart. Just like chokingof arteries causes heart failure anydisruption in China’s oil route willderail its economic growth. So, it ’svery important for China to have aneasy access to energy source andmaintain its ow unabated and un-hampered. There are several otherincentives which gives impetus forcontinuing this policy.

Meaning of String of Pearls‘Pearls’ can be aptly dened assphere of inuence secured ormaintained through diplomatic,economic, and military means.It is in the form of airstrip inParcel archipelago, deep wa-ter port in Sittwe (Myanmar),container shipping facility in

STRING OF PEARLS The relationships between India and China have never been clearly dened and withthe changing global infrastructure, it cannot be denied that China’s policies need tobe closely abandoned. One of the most prominent of theories is ‘String of Pearls’.

Chittagong(Bangladesh), navybase in Gwadar(Pakistan) ,intelli-gence gathering installations nearMalacca Strait in Hambantota(Sri

Lanka).The number of these‘pearls’ and their strategic locationled to the term ‘string of pearls’.Means to establish ‘pearls’China adopts various strategies toestablish inuence (pearls) overcountries of its interest. Some ofthe strategies are as follows.Aid and infrastructure build-upDollar diplomacy had alwaysbeen the oldest trick to exertinuence over other nation. It

is achieved by providing cheaploans, grants and technical exper-tise to the host nation. China hasundertook massive infrastructurebuild up in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,Pakistan and Myanmar. This is themain reason why most of the In-dia’s neighbouring countries haveallied themselves to China.Establishment of CommongroundChina effectively integrates itsstake with that of host country.This helps China in fostering awin win relationship and increas-es trust of host nation on China. Two classic examples of it areMyanmar and Pakistan.•Pakistan – China helped Pakistanin building Gwadar port whichwas needed by Pakistan to reduceits dependence on Karachi whichwas blockaded by India in 1971.China invested about 200 millionUS$ in rst phase which was four

times to that of Pakistan contribu-tion. In return China got its naval

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base (Gwadar is recentlyhanded over to China )near Strait of Hormuzthrough which 40% of oil

passes. China is also sym-pathetic to Pakistan’s lackof conventional repowerin comparison to India.China is leading supplierof arms to Pakistan.•Myanmar- China activelysupports Junta govern-ment which is a dictatori-al regime run by military.Myanmar is internation-ally isolated due to the

human right violation byits government. Supportof China (permanentmember of UNO withveto) grants legitimacyto the government.China is also involved ininfrastructure build-upin Myanmar and built adeep water port in Sittwe. This port has broughtBay of Bengal within easyreach of China. This willincrease China’s abilityto tackle any situation inMalacca strait throughwhich re than 60% of its

oil passes. A project wassanctioned by Junta gov-ernment that will conjoinChina’s province of Yun-

nan with Myanmar’s west-ern coast. This new dualpipeline, nearly 4,000kmlong, which facilitates thetransference of oil andgas from the offshoreShwe elds in the ArakanState to Kunming, China’scapital in Yunnan prov-ince, saw the commence-ment of a giant invest-ment by Chineseto the

tune of US$29 billion overa 30 year period.

Motivation behindPursuing ‘String OfPearls’It is very important tounderstand why Chinais spending billions ofdollar in other countriesand what are its interest.China’s involvement in

Asian subcontinent hascaused sleepless nights toIndia strategists.

SOCIAL FACTOR

1.3 billion Chinese peopleare ruled by CCP(ChineseCommunist Party) in oneparty political system. So

they are solely dependedon CCP to get their eco-nomic condition right.Chinese do not havepower to change politicalparty. If CCP fails to main-tain its economic growthand meet the aspirationof the people there willbe civil unrest againstthe government. So it’svery important for CCP

to maintain its economicgrowth which is directlyrelated to continuous andunhampered supply ofcrude oil. Also develop-ment project in othercountries not only infusewealth but also createsemployment opportuni-ties for Chinese people.Gwadar’s rail and roadlinkages and the develop-ment of the Karakoramconnecting China andPakistan, through theKhunjeraband the Uzenoileld and pipeline deal

in Kazakhstan worthUS$4.4 billion brings busi-ness to underdevelopedprovince of China Yunan

and Xinjiang.

CHOKE POINTS IN THE SUPPLY ROUTE This factor is the focalpoint behind Chinesepursuance of ‘string ofpearls’. China is geo-graphically separatedby large distance frommiddle east (major sourceof its oil) which makes its

supply route vulnerable.China depends mostlyon sea routes (SLOC) forits oil supply and thereare many choke pointswhich can be used byhostile forces to block thissupply. One such chokepoint which former headof Chinese governmentMr.Hu Jintao mentionedwas ‘Malacca Dilemma’.

MALACCA DILEMMAMalacca is a strait inIndian ocean which con-nects Indian and pacic

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ocean and worlds 25% of trade passesthrough this strait. This strait sepa-rates Malaysia and Indonesia. Coun-

tries like China, Japan, South Korea areheavily depended on this sea route forall their supply especially energy. Out of 5.62 million barrel of crudeoil required by China daily approxi-mately 4 million barrel pass throughthis strait. We can see bottleneckfeature of Malacca strait which canbe easily blockaded by Indian Navyusing Andaman and Nicobar island.Chinese Admiral Zhang Ming oncesaid that that India could use Anda-man and Nicobar islands as ‘ironcurtain’ to block China’s supplies atstraitof Malacca. We can see blackline connecting all the ‘pearls’ run-ning parallel to China’s supply route.Chinese know that Indian navy is themost important player in Indian oceanand ‘string of pearls’ is an attempt byChina to prevent it from becoming“India’s ocean”.

ECONOMIC FACTOREven though China invests hugeamount of money in other countriesbut it also gains from this develop-ment work. First of all China gets newmarket for its cheap manufacturedproducts. Huge development projectadd to the fortune of Chinese compa-nies simultaneously injecting fundsfrom China’s left pocket back intoits right, this self reinforcing cycle of‘inter pocket money transfers’ therebykeeping foreign capital outow to a

minimum.

INDIAJust like China, India is also one of thefastest growing economy and henceserious contender to China in energytable. If we look at the photoabovewe can observe how strategically the‘pearls’ are placed which seems like astring to strangle India. State spon-sored Chinese company outbid Indiancompany in gas and oil concession.

Veto power helps China to blockany sanctions passed in UN Security

Council. String of Pearls is a multifari-ous attempt by China to deny Indiaany access to strategic ports, ship-

ping lanes, pipeline opportunitiesandtransport routes essential for gettingenergy.

INDIAN RESPONSEBefore looking into India’s possibleresponse to Chinese ‘String of Pearls’we have to examine why China wassuccessful in establishing its inuencein the subcontinent. One of the mostimportant factor was economic andmilitary might of India. Neighbouringcountries did not appreciate India’srising power and instead of takingadvantage of thriving economy theysought China as a leverage againstIndia. For example Pakistan after mov-ing away from US moved closer toChina .China fully utilized the oppor-tunity and established a naval port inGwadar and acquired new market forits weapon. The poverty of Indian sub-continent also proved boon for Chinato exert their inuence through Dollardiplomacy. Indian foreign policy hadalways been directed against Paki-stan and failed to appreciate Chinesethreat. It is appalling to see that Indiansubcontinent which thrived in ancienttimes due to commonalities in culture,language ,philosophy are now riddenwith insecurities and fear. It is failureon Indian part that it was unable toboost condence and sense of trustin its neighbours due to defectiveforeign policies. India should makemore use of SAARC and not merely as

platform for India and Pakistan griev-ance redressal. Just like neighbouringcountries of India feel threatenedby its rising power same is the casewith China. Taiwan is not recognizedby China, Vietnam had fought warswith China and we all know abouthatred for Japan (atrocities done byJapanese army in China during WW2)in China. India can enter into alli-ance with Pacic countries who arethreatened by rise of China. India’scloseness with Vietnam ,Taiwan, Japanand South Korea has caused stir in

China’s diplomatic circle. India hasnow shifted its attention to China. BJPgovernment is working fast to counter

Chinese moves. Recent visits by Modito Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Maldives andSeychelles is clear indication that gov-ernment is determined to beat Chinain its own game. Modi has activatedthe rst of the Indian Navy’s planned32 coastal surveillance radar (CSR)stations in the Seychelles, marking thebeginning of the rollout of an Indian-led maritime surveillance project setto have stations in the Seychelles, theMaldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. This is aimed to track movements ofChinese navy in Indian Ocean. Weshould never forget that China ishighly deceptive in its policies and wehave learnt that lesson hard way in1962. Indian policy makers should notfall for China’s assurance of ‘peacefulrise’ or deal regarding 33 billion dollarinvestment in India. India should bepragmatic while dealing with Chinaand capitalize on its vulnerabilities.

SourceChallenge and Strategy: RethinkingIndia’s Foreign Policy- Rajiv Sikri.Does the Elephant Dance? Contem-porary Indian Foreign Policy- DavidMelonCentre for Security Studies in Taiwan:CSSIndian defence Review


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The year of 2015 marksthe 50th anniversaryof the end of the sec-ond world war and we havebeen blessed to be free froma third one as of yet. One ofthe most traumatic eventsof the war was the nuclearbombing of Japan and theterror and the damage ofthis still hasn’t left the peo-ple, physically or mentally.But that doesn’t mean thatthe country is still in ruins.Rather, as it is well-known,Japan is one of the most

developed countries of theworld, going head-to-headwith other developed coun-tries. So how did it manageto shrug off something sodevastating as if it were justa minor inconvenience?

People say that a countrydoesn’t make its people, itis the people who make the

country. I don’t doubt thatthis was inspired by Japanand the people who madeit. Even before the dust hadsettled, they were back ontheir feet and were rebuild-ing what had been lost. Noone paid them to do so andit cannot be that peopledidn’t have losses to mourn.But they still came forward,answering the call of socialduty when their countryneeded them the most.

(SOCIAL) DUTY CALLS A The present day India faces many issues that need to be rectied urgently. Whether it be lack of aproper education system or a missing support group network, there are numerous little ways inwhich everyone can help serve the nation.

Ayush Srivastava, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, B. Tech Final year

Today, India stands at cross-roads, both on an internallevel and at the global stage.We make new discoveriesthat aim to make life simpleryet we have thousands ofIndians who are ghting adaily struggle to survive. The divison between therich and the poor has neverbeen so noticeable and thefrustrations of the suffer-ing are rising, making themprone to acts of violence.It can then be said undeni-ably that the country standson the edge of a precipice,where any mistake can make

it tear itself apart. And so thecountry calls its creators, itsresidents, its children, all theIndians for help. It mattersnot whether the personis rich or poor, literate orilliterate, abled or differentlyabled... what matters is atrue dedication for beingwilling to help. Because asmuch as we are creators ofthe modern-day India, it is

our motherland as well.I ask those who hesitate:Does the country ask you toabandon what you do? Doesit ask you to ignore yourown esh and blood? Doesit force you to deny yourselfbasic sustenance for its sake? The answer to all of them isa resounding no. You can bea social worker, a volunteer,or even a part-time helper.If nothing else suits, you can

just do what you know best.All it asks for is that you putsome thought for its welfareas well whenever you makea choice.

One week of your timeequals 168 hours and even ifwe take out all the unavoid-able hours (8 hours for sleepdaily, 8 hours of work for 6days, 2 hours of travel for 6days, 4 hours of cooking andeating), you are still lef t with40 free hours. Since even thetime taken above as un-avoidable is actually exible,is it really hard to pull out ameagre hour and a half for

the country?

There is no need to becomea politician or a big celeb-rity to bring out a change.You can teach the under-privileged, work at a supporthelpline, start a help groupor even just run promotionsfor charities and NGOs. Evenyour offer of doing theirtaxes for them wouldn’t be

unwelcome. What reallymatters here is that you dosomething to help the coun-try and its people.

Most people hem and haw,claiming release from thisbecause there are othersaround them who aren’tdoing anything either. Whatyou think as ignorance could(note: COULD - becausesome really are lazy) be asearch for a leader or an idea

they can rally behind. Eventhe biggest of change startsfrom just one person. Sowhy not start with yourself?

“Be the change you want tosee”, said Mahatma Gandhiand he clearly preachedwhat he said. Only thepeople who live here knowwhat needs to be taken careof. I am not ignoring NRIshere. It’s just that, shortof uprooting your wholelives to return here, noth-ing comes to mind. Butthat’s a point to be noted(not my blank mind, mindyou). All the ideas I present

here came from me so cananyone imagine the numberof ideas we will have if eveIndian contributed?

So never bemoan that noone does anything and startnow. The country calls usand it is our duty to respondFear not if you are the rst tstand up. Or the last (thoughyou should have gotten up a

little earlier). It doesn’t showanyone’s lack of care (excepthe aforementioned lazyfellows’). And lastly neverbe unwilling to step asidefor someone whose causeis true and just. There canalways be someone who iswilling and capable to leadwhat you started into thefuture. After all, everyonedeserves a chance to out-shine others.


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I MAY HAVE A THOUSAND FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK BUT NONE ARE MINE...

Waiting over a cliff... a sight of the horizon...Random thoughts in the air... a glass full of run...Flashbacks of the shadow... that once walked with me...Has parted ways... before I could perceive...No friends to ring... no girls to sing...Just me alone... and my six string...All hopes devoid... all questions stood...Still in my mind ... and on the facebook ...

My last post... dated long six weeks...No likes or comments ... even smiley or tweets...No tags for me ... wished someone to cross the line...I may have a thousand friends on facebook... but none are mine...

Peering down the clouds... into the rolling deep... Tonnes of darkness... pulled me into sleep...

But someone caught me... like an anchor so strong...Pulled my thoughts and body... and abused along...Forever stupid... you psychopath moron ..Had been searching you in the whole god-damn town...”

A smile broke... a tear ran down...Some words of praise... some more antique abuses accompanied along...I logged off facebook... peeped into cloud number 9...I may have a thousand friends on facebook... but I am sure... some are mine...

Hitesh GodhwaniB. Tech 2011-2015 Batch

We met, we integrated,it was destiny as u saidfortunately & unfortunately you were good at mathsi was bad at it, unfortunatelybut you substituted me using your maths skillOur integration was denite, as i thoughtbut i was dead wrong about being right.it was INTEGRATION for sure, but an indenite one

and that also ended on substitution methodDestiny integrated us, but your mathematical skill,is differentiating me successivelyi hate cunning substitution done by you,and i will never be able to integrate myselfEven i get a denite integral with lower and upper limit! THATS THE BEAUTY & UTTERMOST UGLY PART!!

RajvardhanNifft alumni

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I want to go back to the time,When getting high meant ying on my swing,When Dad’s shoulders were the highest place in the world,When worst enemies were my siblings,

When the only thing that could hurt me were skinned knees,When the only things broken were toys,When tears were because of empty stomach,When each morning brought a day to play,And “Good Byes” only meant till tommorow,When cartoons were a part of my life,When the staircase led to a new world,When ‘A’ was only for Apple,When mud pleaded me more than Gold,When I worked only for chocolates,When hatred was only for them who touched my things.I just wish someone to Take me back...

Ragini DeogamB.Tech 2014-2018 Batch

TAKE ME BACK

Beneath the scarlet skywhere little chirpers y,

crawling over thorny beddrenched in sweat of crimson red,working my ngers to the bone,

I talk alone,I walk alone.

On back, perceiving giggly noisebut I hear the inner voice,

my dreams bizarre to themlike a sprint winnig lame,no bivouac,no milestone,

I talk alone,I walk alone,

Every dusk ends with a dawnas a deer dear to fawn,my dreams to me,not at all a freak

loosing liquidity without a magic trick,they all stood beside as mateas appeared the golden gate,

no longer I talk alone,no longer I walk alone. Nishant

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In the witches and wizards landSeeking silently for the magic wandInside the fairy world moving fartherSearching for a fairy god-motherWaiting for a shooting starSending prayers above so far

Wish life was a fairy taleOr the happenings like a movie trailIn every problem there is someone to guideAt every crossroad somebody helps to decideAfter all struggles, follows a happy endingBut in reality, it's always a scary beginning

Every decision alone to makeEvery situation alone to faceNo magic that can undo the wrong

No support to make you strongUncertainty follows every actionAnxiety rules all the reaction

But far from reality like a childHeart keeps roaming in the wildSearching for magic here and thereLooking for happiness every whereWishing life was a fairy tale....Or the happenings like a movie trail.

WISH LIFE WAS A FAIRY TALE

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My heart is the green leaf Plucked from the tree by its lover, the windCarried in her warm bosom,Across the eld, across the river,Dodging spider webs and rain drops.All the while the leaf dreamt,Dreamt of going above the mountains, among the clouds,Dreamt of going into the rainbow, out of the mist. But the wind doesn’t love the leaf.It lets the leaf fall mercilesslyAnd join the other leaves on the groundAll plucked by the sly wind

To be trampled under the foot of the lovelessAnd the sky wind will only watchWatch it fall, weighed down by its dreams,For the leaf can only dream.

THE LEAF

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I've just realised there is a re inside me.I've just realised there is a liar inside me.A liar who always said "you cannot do it",A liar who always said "who cannot prove it"?.But now I must confess that I was wrong.All my negative thoughts are now gone.Now I've got my aim,Which was lost some where.

Now I'm moving towards it with courage and dare.Bravely against all the storms,my ames will ght.Even in difficult times,it will keep burning bright.It doesn't matter if I am not famous or known.But,I'll always do deeds for the happiness of my own.I'm full of condence and all my fear is dead.I'll face this world with a smile on my face.On each one's heart,I'll have my trace.

"..all our love was just a beautiful painting..I made the outlines..u lled the colors...but over theyears when i look back...colors are faded away but the outlines are still there..."

AshishNifft alumni

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The sky is getting dark again.Seductress sister of the light: the darkness.

For all the eternal times she loved meBut her face I never knew.

A woman like that, The darkness of Falgun night, thick she grows.

Mind wanders off to an old extinct city. The beauty of a grey palace old.

By the Indian oceanOr maybe by the Pacic

Or maybe by the shores of Tayor sea,It lied. The city extinct now.

A palace there lied.Filled with furniture most precious.

Arabic carpets, Kashmiri shawl, ruby and pearl from Berin’s waves.My depleted heart, my dead eyes, my dead disappearing dreams.

And you lady.

All these were in that world, that day.Abundant orange sunshine was there.

Abundant orange sunshine.And you were there.

Falgun nights bring me those fables from the sea.Painful silhouette of such beautiful towers and tombs.

The extinct smell of pearsGrey manuscript of lion’s and deer’s hide.

Rainbow cut-glass window panes.

Our peacock coloured curtains from this room, to that, to the room further.Our curtains and carpet, red sunshine

Red wine in red glasses!And your lone naked hand.

Your lone naked hand.

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Waiting for a ride...I hope it’s unto real...I just can’t hide...my wishes won’t heal...You behind my back...squeezing by my side...Gripping my shoulders...to the perfect ride...A trip down the lane...where my childhood sleeps...A journey once again...to the shadow of a tree...A road to cover...that meets in the moon...

My boulevard baby...starts and ends with you...

Beyond dense leaves...dancing with the wind...Across timber stars...that smiles and sends...A message through the oceans...serene and wide...You are the one...for my perfect ride...Under the Tuscan sun...beneath starry skies...We don’t speak aloud...just stare in the eyes...You say a million words...I perceive sweet bliss...

My solitude begins to blur...and I am desiring a kiss...

Responding the slumber affection...embracing the blues... Tasting your allure...clean as strawberry juice...A bath at the beach...with sun on the high...Flowers dripping down...from heaven above the sky...I come so close...I feel you breathe...I close my eyes...whispering to thee... That I am waiting for a ride...I know now it’s real...

I just can’t hide...my wishes won’t heal...

Journey...

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Half won arguments that etched my past...Secret crushes that ended last...Rumors that ignorantly ran and swelled…Moments when you made my heart melt…

And how I wish… I could’ve screamed it off…Should’ve ended that shit… once in for all…But all that remains is a dent…And I write these lines SILENT…

Words that I read in my mind… but never dared repeat…Guys who appeared all good and kind… but never proved to be… Trust… lost and gone… vanished in the ocean of doubt…But never could I come up with a question through my mouth…

And you knew I shall never retort…So you confronted me with another assault…Lies and love are things I rent…And I bear it all SILENT…

The minutes shall certainly rewind in time… The nasty words shall again mime…I wonder if ever I’ll use my lips…Or continue penning down like this…??

Because I presume I am better off speaking through rhyme…And continue by inscribing another line…

And I am yet to gure how to end…But by being SILENT…

Hitesh GodhwaniB.Tech 2011-2015 Batch

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Picking up the thorns...that poisoned my life once...Soothing the petals...and its half opened buds...Whacking by novels...bathed in dust...I opened my thoughts... jammed with rust... The gems and treasures within me unknown... The portrait of a lady...blurred...but breathing still... The seeds of love... drenched but unsown...In a soil...that needed some affection to heal...

Putting down the curtains...that hid me from reality...I peered down to the gloomy world...Unable to bear the perceptions of anomaly...I shut it up...deluding to be bold...I was alone...alone in this illuminating darkness...Alone...with no one for company...Others thought me to be a maniac...with life full of ugliness...But words...radiant and sunny...

Gambling my life...over my fate...I came to a decision still and steady...I asked this world for a mate...But it said...” I’m just not ready”...Losing my faith...falling in front of everybody...I drew up the curtains...decided to die in illusion...My small world would never need “somebody”... To accompany me on my cushion...

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NIFFT, My AlmaMaterFrom the pen of an alumni, a few words regarding theAlumni meet that took place on April 19, 2015 and theplace that started it all...

First, it is praiseworthy that ourAlumni Meet is happeningafter the gap of 11 years.Retrospect:Last time, in year 2004, I was a 2ndYr student of the institute. It wasvery exciting moment for us tomeet the alums. But, I had a oneannoying thought that “why notthese alums connect to NIFFT quitefrequently? “. Henceforth, I had apledge in my mind that I will not belike those Alums and will connect/contribute on a constant basis.Once I passed out in yr 2007, I was

able to continue that interactionwith the institute but it fadedout with the graduation of all thebatches which I had interactedwhile I was on campus (faded aftergraduation of batch 2006-2010). Then, I realized that why our Alumsdoesn’t interact with the instituteon the regular basis.

Way forward:In conclusion, we need a processdriven interaction rather than justpersonal catch-up. This meet oftoday is a great achievement but

the effort will get nullied if weare not meeting the next time, ifwe are unable to laid the processfor upcoming continued interac-tion. Building this process is like aninvestment and it’s ROI should becalculated over the span of 10-15years to get it approved by budget-ary committee of the institute. I willsuggest that without any furtherdebate on pros and cons the road-

map of next 10 Alumni Meet andother sessions should be laid down.Benets can be seen across anypremier institute like IITs, IIMs andso on. In last 11 years, if things havenot happened let both the Alumsand the Institute take the responsi-bility. Even if the attendance of rstalum meet is Zero, we should not

rethink to stop. It is an investmentand it has to pay-off in long run- interms of employ-ability, industryinteraction and so on. But, we can’trun away from the brutal truth

that NIFFT has been at loss. An

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