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आगम जैन  “आगम्या”
द्वितीय वर्ष विद्यार्थी, एल॰एन॰एम आई-आई टी

What Makes A University Great?

“You may not learn from the lectures by these elite professors, you may not learn from the books in the library, but you will surely learn from your friends in hostel”  

At first when I pondered about this, I thought about the things I discuss in hostel and on mess table, what mostly boys discuss are girls, seasons, movies, sports, faculties, mess food, campus news, companies, gadgets, games, this can be a long and lurid list.  I was not able to conclude what this statement actually meant, until I observed it all over again. I observed that people were really discussing ideas, ideas wrapped in stupidity, craziness and frustration. Imagine how boring it would be to discuss something like “organizational structure of a company” instead you just say” if my girlfriend ditched me because of money, I’m gonna open a company” and this is the moment where ideas start flowing, you broach and others join.   

It’s not the infrastructure and building that actually make a university; it’s the ideas that have made impact and rest of the success parameters followed eventually. How the mess table conversations can really shape someone’s mind? How connected minds work together? The depths and eruditeness of the things one gets at mess table, let me assure you no book can provide you that much of learning appetite and attitude within such a flick. One cannot understand whole theories on the mess table or memorize the whole formulas, but you can always absorb the ability or inspiration to work on that thing. New TED talk, new book, the content of the book, a small idea like “I googled this and discovered a new thing” can really kindle a zeal to work on big projects. 

Philosophies, quotes, political insights, new opportunities, carriers, you name it and they will tell you what they discussed about it. Albeit mess tables and Hostel galleries are not always occupied with nerdy project ideas, nor is the case that you keep on talking about Gaddafi and Obama all the time, but whatever discussion is going on, inclusion of gamut of examples is commendable.

The beauty with these discussions is that even if you are in a technical university or in a B -school, the topics broached in those old hostel building are not confined to their curriculum. You can find technical students talking about Nietzsche, freud or Yeats and the profoundness with which they talk about all of them inculcates a habit of projecting excellence in whatever you do. It’s in the culture of  these varsities that they have kind of milieu that can make you contemplate about things. Profoundness is buttressed at these places.

In all these group discussion and team work, I’m not saying to forsake idiosyncratic ideas, time for self, importance to reflective transcendence shall not be emaciated. I was underlining the way people collide, the way they share ideas. How a bunch of people coming from different walks of life instigate something big. Structure of companies like Infosys, Flipkart, Indiabulls and many more were gestated only in these dorms and mess tables. 

It’s not the size of the books or studying hours that make leaders and entrepreneurs out of these educational institutes but it’s certainly something really different. It’s the environment at these places, way to think and attitude to take on things that brings real change. While I’m writing this in my room, free and frolic hostel galleries continue to brim with haphazardness, jokes, claps, cackles, philosophies and  above all, they will be remembered for the silent excogitations beneath all this pandemonium. 

Ajay Singh Rathore

Final Year Student, The LNMIIT

BECAUSE WINNERS DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY!

Walking on the beach in the twilight has been my favorite pass time. The sun sinks,leaving a splash of colour and light in the sky and I dip myself in my own thoughts. However such introspection sometimes saddens me as once, I was overshadowed by the feeling of emptiness. All my glory and pride that I reckoned on disappeared like a mirage. Some achievements tend to loose their greatness, when you see million others in the vicinity replicate the same. As I walked alone, constantly being struck by the waves of abominable lull, it pricked me with the question, what have I truly earned, How am I different than the rest?

The last time when I witnessed the debate event in our college, I realized how oblivious I was to the stiff competition. All the painstaking efforts that the speakers had taken, was reflected by their valiant efforts and the active participation. One was better than the other and each speaker took its standard to a new level. Their tenacity eclipsed me as I was demurred and my image as an LC member was put on shaky grounds. If I were a participant, my speech would have been akin to theirs, then how do I prove to be worthier than the rest? The need of hour was to call for the creativity within me, to accentuate my skills so that I stand apart. And this would imply to everyone else.

Today, the value of uniqueness is sky high. Present generation demands innovation and individuality and that is the right approach to victory. One of its example I would like to highlight which my fellow batch mates can definitely relate to. We all had gone through the dark nights of hardship, slogging and toiling over books for long hours. Battling with the vexed questions of IITJEE, we were all a fish out of water. But the ones who stood out in the crowd hardly had to sweat anything out. No topper makes  his way by mugging up solutions, they all have their own secret strategies which are different in their own ways. Burning the midnight oil and then going for exam with baggy eyes don't work out any more. 

A calculated and well constructed plan would help and also spare out the need of sabotaging our friends. And all isn't over yet. Four years later, we all will be running the same rat race of which we were a part a few months ago. Companies will be buzzing here till Sunday, sucking out the best nectar from our country. There are thousand colleges, and hence a million students graduating every year. But only a handful of companies come up with quality jobs. A mere degree will do no good. 

What recruiters look for is a work experience or something that we call as internship. Involvement in some big event, or any extra curricular activity is also a criteria they consider. An additional course pursued by some noted foreign university would do as an extra bonus and there will be million other ways we can think of. 

Success or recognition is never a case of serendipity. It is attained by remorseless and sincere efforts. To make things easier, one can be intelligent enough to look out for something where he is better than the other. Failure is just a state of mind. Its all up to us, whether we want to wallow in self pity and accept it with resignation or extricate out and start building up our future.

Mitali Bharali

Ist Year Student, The LNMIIT

Living in the Shadow of Steve Jobs

He had his own style and with it he changed the geography of marketing world. He brought the iPad on stage in a paper bag and unveiled it as a new age computer. No one can forget the legend he created with the first TV Ad of Apple in 1984 at the launch of Macintosh.  He is termed as the father of modern age gadgets, from iPod to iPhone and than to iPad, he gave all the products that people didn’t realized they needed until they were presented before them.

He didn’t go with the need of the people, rather he made them realize what they are missing. It was the vision of this wunderkind that Apple is still innovating. No one can deny the fact that we got Windows because Apple had Macintosh and the much recent example in this series is of Samsung.

Maybe he didn’t knew much of technicality but, his vision was absolute and that was to present the product in the best way possible, that meant a perfectly designed outer-case, a not so messy circuit (even though no one is going to see it) and the box in which the product is to be placed for selling. Everything was done the Steve Jobs way.

This brings us to 12^th Sep. 2012, the Press conference called by Apple Inc. likely to launch it’s new product (new iPhone most likely) but, Steve Jobs won’t be there this time around. New CEO Tim Cook will see through the proceedings and this will be the ultimate test for the new CEO. It’s not easy to replace Steve Jobs and Tim Cook realizes that very well. Though, he had launched iPhone 4S but that was some days after the death of Steve Jobs. The death news was so shocking that it shifted the entire focus from the launch and the product was an instant hit.

But, the trauma of the death is now long gone. Now, all the eyes will be on Tim Cook and the way he launches the new product. Will he get into the shoes of Steve Jobs comfortably, will he be able to set the trend for the new product the way Steve Jobs used to do with the help of the dramatized effects he used to create at these Press Conferences with his new products or will he create a legend of his own.

This is to be seen. 

But one thing is for sure, iPhone 5 is much awaited but more anticipation will be on the way Tim Cook does it. Fortunately, it won’t be long before we will see the new Apple Inc. without it’s Founder Steve Jobs.  

Siddharth Bafna

3^rd Year Student, The LNMIIT

    

PLATFORM PARADIGM

On my way to city of heart,

Chilled and thrilled apart,

Ambling around the station like a cart,

Because the master didn’t prepare the chart.

Hordes of people in a rush,

Tired and fired by the flush,

Eager to catch their crush,

Mingled into one another like mush.

I sat there watching all this,

Comes one and goes another without miss,

Waited anxiously in a state of bliss,

Until my heart spoke out with hiss.

Got cognisance that the arrival is due,

Fumed with anger and promised to sue,

Was left on the platform with a noise of few,

As everyone slept under the shades of blue.

Finally it arrived with a bang,

And their came my luggage on a hang,

Full of ecstasy and little of pang,

Entered the train for a journey of Chang.

Konain Haider

3rd Year Student, The LNMIIT

RISE FROM THE ASHES LIKE A PHOENIX!

"I slept and I dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted and behold, service is 

joy!!!!!

There are two kind of people in this world, One who want to chase their dreams and the others who want to live their dreams. What I believe is that the first category includes those people who think that conquering the obstacles set by this competitive world would make them achieve something called "Larger than Life!", for them life is to always PROOVE yourselves around the world.

The second category of people include those people who belong to the class of IMAGINATORS, not just DREAM CHASERS. The most important thing which demarcates these people from something called the ordinary class of people is that they strive to create their mindset with such an elegant persona that it always seems that the "WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH" for them, to have a more clear view I suppose that these people actually know that how to LIVE YOUR DREAMS.

But why am i telling all this? Why being so thoughtful? Is something changing in me or rather something is forcing me to be driven towards that change?

Everyone wants to be something big in life, but its often that we don't actually realize that what is that BIG thing for us. Every engineering college's Fresher had a dream to crack the prestigious IIT-JEE, to cross the gates of that respected institution not just like a visitor but like a student, they worked hard to achieve their dream, the attitude of something called like DETERMINATION TO WIN AT ANY COST fueled their minds. 

This  journey goes on and with the passage of 8 to 9 months time, the day of examination arrives. Enthusiastic plus nervous aspirants put up their best and wait for the results. Everyone had high hopes, but not all are chosen to be worthy enough to pass the barrier.    

   

All the dreams get shattered. Arrows of failure in this competitive exam brought them on the ground where they couldn't find anything that could help them regain the level of confidence that they had, for the first  the bullets of failure were being shot in a continuous streak. This unbearable stress slowly appears to win the battle against the ability to rise up.

But God has its own methods to teach his lessons, "TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO". Its not always that the paths that we choose for ourselves shall always be the path of least resistance.

WHEN THE THINGS GO WRONG, AS SOMETIMES THEY WILL.

WHEN THE ROAD YOU ARE TRUDGING, SEEMS ALL UPHILL.

WHEN THE FUNDS ARE LOW AND THE DEBTS ARE HIGH,

YOU WANT TO SMILE, BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGH.

BUT.... DON'T QUIT!, AS THE PACE SEEMS SLOW. YOU NEVER KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT SUCCEED IN THE NEXT BLOW!

Re-energize yourself and start believing that you will be bestowed with success by god, the frequencies of the imagination and dreams will definitely resonate with the high pitch frequencies of success. Decide to 

re-captivate your dreams and START WRITING A NEW DEFINITION IN LIFE.

LIFE IS DEFINITELY A NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS, WHERE NOT A SINGLE HIGHWAY CAN BE CROSSED WITHOUT CROSSING THE STREETS OF FAILURE!

As Steve Jobs said, "Do what you love to do, if you have found it you are lucky, but if not, then keep looking". 

"RISE FROM THE ASHES LIKE A PHOENIX!" & DEFEAT THE DEFEAT UNTIL DEFEAT DEFEATS YOU because,  LIFE IS EARNEST, LIFE IS REAL..... AND GRAVE IS NOT ITS GOAL!

Aaysuh Kumar

B.Tech. Ist Year

The LNMIIT

Missing Report: TIME

Today I want to file a missing report. I want to file this report for the entity “TIME”. ”I don’t have the time”. This phrase has become much more common than the common flu. Yes, we have advanced our self on technology, medical science etc but one thing that we have lost for sure is time. In this blog, I want to portrait how our lives have been affected due to this very common phrase.

Lets start the discussion from our home environments. Modern day parents are really part-time parents and full time employees. It is so common so see a child left at a baby sitting rather than his/her parents care. And the reason for this is, “No Time”. So many of men and women work all day, travel for a few hours each day and at the end, all that is left is “No Time”. Now, let us give a though on how the child and his/her thought process gets effected. As the child gets older, he/she gets habituated to being all by himself/herself. This is really not a good social trait that is being developed in modern day society. To pass this time, he starts to use a host of gadgets that are available in this era of technology. It is not uncommon for children as young as 10 years of age to be active on facebook. Then there are Ipads, Ipods and a host of i-stuff to keep the child occupied. Not to forget there are so many cartoons and games to enjoy with. But is this what really the childhood is about? I firmly believe our childhoods are the happiest days of our life, without any kind of tension and money is as good as a paper. The childhood is really meant to smell the roses, be pampered, explore the environment to name a few.

Now some people may disagree with me. They may have an opinion that the modern child is also enjoying himself/herself by being on facebook, by playing all sorts games, watching cartoons. To such people, I respect your opinion, but I am sorry to say I do not agree. Let me clarify further why I say so. Lets talk of the effect of games, tv, internet on children. One can go on and on discussing the effects of modern technology on children. But I would like to cut that discussion and just say, the child does not learn to interact, feel ignored and may become socially awkward and/or develop split personality.

Now lets move on to family relations in modern day society. Modern society has brought this new term “nuclear families” and “extended family”. Very innovative terminology, but lets dwell deeper. First lets talk about relations in general inside nuclear family. It is so many times seen, husband-wife have nothing to talk about. The love that was once there fades away. Children have not much to talk to parents. With ‘to talk’ I mean a real conversation. Sibling relations go cold on the pretext, “No Time”. Of-course, this can be generalized to all house holds but believe it or not this happens. Now lets go on to talk about the extended family. I am sure the reader must have guessed by now what I am going to say about these relations. To generalize, I have nothing more to say than we really have lost touch with our extended families. Of-course there are exceptions to this stereo-types. I have seen a few siblings which are like best buddies. Have seen people who are very much in touch on a regular basis with their uncles, aunts, maternal uncles and so on. But you see, this has become exceptions rather than norms. Such is the effect of the phrase “No Time” and the modern life style.

Recently, I happen to buy a new android phone. I was really amazed the way it helps to communicate with your friends and family. But in this modern day do we really communicate? Believe it or not but the answer is a blunt “NO”. In-spite of the technology offering so many ways to communicate we rather prefer let go our time than to find time for our friends and family. This is because we are too used to using “No Time” phrase.

I have some things in my mind of this issue. I cannot change the people around but this is what I have thought I can do. The foremost thing is to get rid of the phrase “No Time”. We really can make time for most of the stuff. Its more of a decision. After staying a while in Europe, the conclusion I have come to is, Europeans really have a good way of chilling out. They think of work strictly during work hours. ie. weekdays from 9 to 5. Be it a business person or an employee. Rest of the time they do activities they always wanted to do. Adventure sports, holidays, time for family. One thing about Indians I like is that, festivals are seen as a way to meet people. If it becomes possible, I want to fuse these two mind-sets together and live the moment without the phrase “No Time”.

Lastly I would like to say that I am fortunate enough to have people around me who would find time out of their schedules for me and try to keep in touch though phone, email, chats, facebook etc. Finally, I hope this article provokes a new thought process in the reader. Comments, opinions, critics are most welcome.

Manohar Kuse
Alumni, The LNMIIT

Assam Violence

In India it is well said, “AHINSA PARMA DHARMA”, but is this really so? Nowadays all is happening contrary to it. The violence eruption is the result of ethnic, political, communal or sometimes economic conflicts. India got independence on August 15, 1947 after dividing geographically and demographically into two parts- India and Pakistan. Some people acceded to India while some to Pakistan. Even today, after 65 years of independence, the violence continuously ruining the life of innocent people. Perhaps, it is not a cup of tea of both the nations to resolve these conflicts. These kind of conflicts are blot on the face of one’s country. As I think, the major reason behind these conflicts is “Religion”. Religion is the power that binds the people of particular community and encouraged the people to remain together. But what happens when this religion becomes the cause of conflicts?

Today, we are living in a secular country. But does secularism really prevail in our country? Even today, some of the castes are considered to be not fit to touch with a barge pole even after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who was considered “untouchable” proved himself as a legend.

Indo-Bangladesh conflict is a conflict in which two communities Bodos and Muslims conflicted with each other for their livelihood and somewhat due to demographics. Although this conflict is for the improper partitioning of land but the conflict of religion also prevail there. In Indo-Pakistan, 1971 war, after the creation of Bangladesh, the government of India (GOI) provides grasslands to the Muslim “illegal” immigrants to support them and send all the victims of East Pakistan or East Bengal to the relief camps. But based on what evidence the GOI provide them all these lands and make the local community deprive of their lands? Why the then district administrators allow Muslim immigrants to illegally grab their lands? There is no major evidence found regarding this. The Muslim illegal immigrants in collusion with the local authorities grabbed the lands. This engendered the major conflicts between Bodos and Muslim immigrants which India even today has to face. Not only Indian government, the Bangladesh Government is equally responsible for conflicts. The Bangladesh government now denies the existence of illegal migrants in India and describes them as “trafficked”. 

Nearly 3-4 million such people are living in India. But the question is that are all they “trafficked”? Bangladesh govt. is escaping from providing these people their revenue. During the formation of Bangladesh, if the East Bengalis belong to Pakistan, then why Pakistan govt. refused to provide them appropriate revenue? Now they are seeking help from India. It is not the matter of conflict between India and Bangladesh. It is a matter of conflict between East Pakistan and West Pakistan. India has no role to play in all these issues. But the fingers are also pointing towards Indian Government. If the government provided them land at that time then why didn’t the GOI make provisions for deporting them to their countries? Now the result of these conflicts is that total 11 out of 27 districts in Assam are

under the Muslim community which is illegal as considered by local communities. Why didn’t the government take necessary steps to resolve these conflicts at the time of their beginning ? Is this only because of the poor administration or any other reasons behind these questions prevail? Plethora of Questions,but nobody has answers.

Now, the necessary steps should be taken by government for Muslim illegal immigrants and Bodos so that these conflicts may not recur from time to time and place to place. Necessary negotiations should take place between Government of India and People’s Republic of Bangladesh. If the Government of Bangladesh still does not insist to accept their people back then only for the sake of humanity, Government of India should make different states and the land issues can be solved by providing necessary compensation to the victims. Nearly 4, 00,000 people got displaced during these conflicts and nearly 77 people were killed. The government is now providing shelters to these people under various schemes like Prime Minister National relief fund and Indra Awaas Yojana. One major culprit in this case is also the election commission of India. Why do the election commission not resolve the issue of default voters which are nearly 1.5 million? The problems of the doubtful voters should be tackled while preparing electoral polls of Assam. The armies should be deployed on time in case such conflicts occur. Even today, the Indo-Bangladesh borders are not properly guarded. So these borders should have proper boundaries and engineering techniques should be used to properly safeguard the borders as was done by Israel in the past. The need of the hour is that the government should take necessary steps to make deportation of the illegal migrants instead of becoming a “lame duck” as it was doing till now. If the government won’t resolve these conflicts then these will recur from time to time and place to place.

Prafull Kumar
B.Tech. (3rd year)

Best of all times

We live in a perfect world. This message does not normally hit our ears these days. Rather what is heard all the time is that we are living in a grim economic situation, we are living in an age of terror, Earth is getting warmer, we are running out of water and other vital resources, a billion people are trapped in terrible poverty globally. But this is not exactly the case.

Let us just go through some very positive points. First of all the world is largely at peace. The richest and the powerful countries in the world are not in a geopolitical competition with one another, or fighting wars, engaging in arms race or cold wars. This is a historical rarity. Similar period of peace was hundreds of years ago.

Whenever we hear of a terror attack we indeed think that we are living in dangerous times but going by the facts the number of people who have died as a result of world wars, civil wars and yes terrorism has gone down since the past years. The political stability that the world has experienced has created a very powerful economic system in which the countries are flourishing.

Going by the facts in1980 the number of countries growing at 4% a year (a robust growth) were around 60. By 2007 it has already doubled. According to UN, poverty has been reduced greatly in the last 50 years. Life expectancy has increased dramatically. All this is because of rising standards of living, hygiene and medicine.

Just take a look at our laptops, cell-phones and other gadgets. Doesn't the advancement speak for itself that we have come a long way. Moreover there are so many projects and products, which are yet in their infancy.

The good news just goes on and on. Colleges have increased, the number of college graduates has increased greatly, and women have been empowered massively.

We have had daunting tasks over the last years, Wars, economic crisis, diseases (remember H1N1 and how we fought against it). We reacted, we responded and solved the problem. We are indeed living in a perfect world. All we need is to just not screw everything up!

Mrinal Shrama

The Road to OLYMPICS-2020

When Vijay Kumar hit bull’s eye and Sushil Kumar brought a revival in the ancient sport of wrestling, it ushered a hope that indeed we can be a sporting nation!

The London Olympics 2012 was a varied experience for India. We had reasons to celebrate, lessons to learn and issues to discuss. While the infamous sports witnessed glory like never before the Indian hockey seemed battling a major crisis.

The medal numbers are best in the country’s Olympic history but have we reached the pinnacle of our sporting abilities or are we at the threshold of a peak to be scaled!!!

The sports minister hopes a medal count of 25 by 2020.But everything comes at a price and to realise this dream we need sheer hard work, determination and dedication.                                                           

The foremost thing besides all is that we the people need to change our mindset towards sports. Largely we still not regard sports as a profession or pay our sportsmen their due respect. We do appreciate our players occasionally but we don’t support them wholeheartedly.

Olympics are not a test of skill it is a test of the person and the charachter.And you build Olympians over years and not months. It starts from nurturing talents at a young age. We must promote children with sporting aptitudes and not merely condemn them as mischievous and rebelling. 

The institutional efforts have been effective superficially, we need to ensure that we penetrate deeper and reach out more.

The infrastructure facilities need immediate notice. We shouldn’t spend all the funds in building one art-of-class sports centre and concentrate all the efforts at one point, rather we need to diversify  our efforts, so we reach out to a larger number. Had all the cash prizes and rewards that were declared post Olympics, been declared earlier, they could have done wonders. We need to improve our preparedness. We can’t wait idly till 2018 and expect wonders in 2020. We need to start today and work concretely towards the goal.

Let’s not miss this ace from Saina Nehwal and jab and grab from Mary Kom.Lets kindle this spark into a fire. Let’s make India rise as a sporting nation.

Kshitij Jain

Discover the Power in the Inner You !

Who are you on this very day? A face in the crowd? A person occupying space amongst the seven billion people in this world. We all call ourselves unique. Don’t we?  What is it in you that makes you unique? Your skills, your personality, your behaviour, your fame?

Well let’s learn to discover ourselves. To know what we are, to know what we deserve, what we are capable of. To explore, discover and pursue your aims and goals in life. To hold the strength in our hearts. We enhance our capabilities today, to become something in tomorrow’s date. We were all born free and we shall all die free. In the journey what we do with the life we have is what matters. Bill Gates has said,”If you are born poor, it’s not your fault. But if you die poor, it’s entirely your fault.” Not talking in terms of money specifically here, but about achieving something in life and the risks associated with it. By risks I mean Calculated Risks.

When you would reach the age of sixty, you shouldn’t be regretting the way you lead your life or for that matter where you stand that day. You must be proud of the legacy that you are about to leave behind. The crave that lies within you to Explore, Achieve, and establish better landmarks in life must never die. One should always have that “Big Aim” which we dream of in our mind. In the process you shall discover the inner you.

Being true to ourselves, being proud about ourselves , Loving ourselves are components or elements that keep that faith going. Loving our own selves is what this generation doesn’t know of. Broaden your mentality .Spread your thoughts. Let them roam, wander and explore the beauty of what you hold inside. The power to change the way this world works. “If you try to achieve something with all your heart and soul into it, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.” A few words from Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’.

Life is about thinking Big, Dreaming Bigger and achieving what we deserve. It is only when we feel that we believe .Life is always unexpected. Still beautiful. We meet many people in our daily life. Some make a mark. Many don’t. Friends we make in the journey of our life soon become the reason for our existence .Appreciate the beauty and honesty of friendship.  Your  friends are the ones who tell you who you really are and help you strive through the journey of your goal in life.

The world today has broadened. Much farther than we humans could have possibly imagined of. Opportunities lie on our finger tips. Grab Them. Broaden the spectrum of the way you see life. Limits have taken definition beyond what sky is!

Discover the Power in the Inner You !

Umang Sehgal

THANK YOU DEAR TEACHERS!!!!

Thank you dear teachers for giving us a sound sleep during lectures,

Thank you for allowing proxies without any concerns.

Thank you for giving us TA’s we can manipulate,

For allowing us in class even when we are late.

Thank you for accepting copied assignments,

Flooding ip with loads of comments.

Thank you for making our labs next to hell,

Three hours in them are like years in a jail.

Life is stuck between delta and epsilon,

Multiplexers are always a confusion.

Thank you for challenging our decision of engineering,

For tempting us to do everything except studying.

Whole of the semester you are quite and calm,

But on exam days we see your real charm.

You feel so proud on seeing our sad faces,

As if you have taken all your revenges.

Still we respect you for your dedication,

For listening our doubts with full attention.

For giving lectures to an almost empty class,

And caring even for the guy who comes last.

Thank you for making us know what college is,

For letting us know what is studying with ease.

We love you, respect you, that’s all we say,

LNMIIT wishes you a 

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!!!!!

Smriti Janu

LNMIIT Bus ka 'Suffer'

It was 4:30 p.m. The weather was clear and the ambience was calm. But the arrival of the institution's bus created a kind of agitation among the students. Caught in a mad frenzy to grab a seat people were pulling, pushing and yelling at each other. As usual 'Kursi ki ladaai' thi. Everyone wanted a seat by hook or by crook. I was automatically drifted to the doors of the bus by the violent tides of people. After much of hard work when I finally managed to get in(momentarily being proud of my achievement) the view inside was not very welcoming. The seats were all occupied. I thought I would stand throughout the way but then the driver started "Overload ho gai h, bus to nai jaegi". Then I thought I would manage to adjust with someone, maybe three on one seat. But then came the verdict from my all-respectable seniors "First year wale utar jao". I felt offended.

In ordinary days may be they have classes to attend but hey that was festival time that meant no such thing. Then why we had to get down the bus?? I would have digested this unjust behavior had it occurred to me once. But I have been (and most of the first yearites have been) the victim of the same, the very same crime (yes its a crime because India is a democratic country) at least three times since I got into the college.

One has to be there at the campus gates at least half an hour before the scheduled time in order to grab a seat which is vulnerable to be snatched away from you even five minutes before he bus starts by a senior who is always in a hurry, who has got classes to attend and who is always getting late.

If a bag is lying on a seat and the bag belongs to a senior the seat is 'Reserved' for them. On the Contrary if it belongs to a first yearite "Excuse me this is not allowed".

Then one has to deal with the mood swings of the driver. Sometimes he won’t allow people to stand in the bus or has problem with even three people sitting on one bench. But when I am not into any of this category he is fine with it. How come the space for them is miraculously created during the way??

The scarcity of buses definitely leads to all the confusion and chaos. We just wish that traveling through the bus become a better experience for each on of us.A little cooperation between the students would for sure help. Criticism wont help, solutions will. Sometimes due to all these fights for seats some important tasks remain undone and incomplete. The institute provides this wonderful facility for us to avail. We must make the most of it by using it a little more peacefully and providing equal opportunities to all for its use.

Shershtha Bansal

(sketch by Vipin Toshniwal)