N'scape (November 2008 Edition)

N’scape | November 08 1

N’SCAPE Team

Chief Editor

Ankit Sharma

Editing Team

Ankit Sharma, Shantanu agrawal, Raviranjan singh,

Saptarshi

Design and Layout

Navneet kumar

Cover Page Idea

Ram Chandra, Navneet Kumar

Survey Team

3rd yr: Saptarshi, Shantanu, Ashwani, Raviranjan, Ankit

2nd yr: Chandan Rai, Neeraj, Ashutosh, Saket, Sumeet,

Ashish, Sonal Supriya

Acknowledgements

Vishwaman Malviya (4th yr),

Deepak Mishra (2k8 Batch)

EDITOR’S DESK

Steven Brust said- “One nice

thing about putting the thing

away for a couple of month

before looking at it is that we start appreciating our

own wit, of course, this can be carried too far”, but it’s

kind of cool when we crack up a piece of writing and

realize we wrote it.

Writing is like exploration which often makes us

surprised where the journey takes us. To search new

avenues in the voyage of innovation we have a boat

called ‘N’scape’, which has been giving the wings to

the ideas of NIFFTians for quite some time.

Each and every year N’scape has gone through

innovative excogitations and some new originations.

This year too we have tried to present something very

new in the form of an exclusive survey on the

engineering life in NIFFT. There are always lot of

questions, some trendy, some funky and some

serious, related to life, related to career, related to

friendship and related to us. Many questions are

mysterious. We tried to find out those questions &

their answers and put them in front of our readers in

a very interesting and statistical manner.

We would feel pleasure to light on the methodology

of the survey. About ten teams each comprising two

students were made from B.Tech 2nd and 3rd year and

questions were asked from almost each and every

student of the college. It was very enthusiastic to see

all the students always ready to help in this task.

The experience of working over this edition of N’scape

was really pleasant. We hope the readers will find our

endeavor interesting.

If you have some queries or suggestions, feel free to

write us on [email protected]

Ankit Sharma

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Cover story: 05

Engg. Life @

NIFFT An exclusive survey, peeping inside the

Lives of budding technocrats, revealing

some very interesting facts and trends.

What’s there in my treasure

Newscape: 03 The ruining gymkhana

04 Kartavya-NIFFT

Articles: 11 Are we so changed?

11 Unforgettable school life

12 The green mystery

14 Solar Energy Timeline

15 Word of wisdom

16 Does CGPA really matter?

18 What not to do in a college other than IIT

19 The new embankment

20 Golden moment

23 Absolute &relative state of freedom

Funscape: 10 Boys without girls

13 Funny but real incidents during lectures

13 Sab Chalta Hai

17 Some Do’s & Don’ts for the budding technocrats

21 The first empty brain’s yield award 2008

23 B.E. vs M.B.A

Poetry:

24 Every night in my dreams

25 If Lost

25 This Is Life

25 A Psalm of Life

26 Insomniac called eyes

26 To be or not to be!

Alumni sections: 19 Phir who exams yaad aaye

28 And they walked away in sunset

Others 27 Crossword

28 Movie Review

29 Book Review

30 Point Counterpoint

31-32 Cartoon scape


NEWSCAPE

The crisis with destiny!

The ruining “Gymkhana”

Gymkhana (derived from Urdu ,Hindu ,Hindustani

language ),word for racket court is an Indian term

which originally referred to a place where sports

events take place and referred to any of various

meets at which contest were held to held the skills of

the competitors.

In India the term gymkhana is commonly referred to

a gym, more generally a gymkhana referred to a social

& sporting club in Indian subcontinent &in other Asian

countries including Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand

etc.

The word gymkhana consists of gym which is

abbreviation of both gymnasium (Latin form, Greek:

gymnasium) and gymnastics (from the Latin

gymnasticus & the Greek gymnastikos) and khana or

khaneh meaning home which originates

from Old Persian word ahana changing

into xanak in Pahlavi

In the English speaking countries

gymkhana refers to as multi game

equestrian event performed to display

the training and talent of the horses and

their riders.

In NIFFT, Gymkhana refers to an old,

isolated, neglected place which boasts

over its luck once in a year during the

Saraswati Pooja celebrations, and remains in the

shackles of seclusion wiping its own tears during the

rest of the year

The NIFFT gymkhana was established with perhaps

the same reasons mentioned in the above part of this

writing. NIFFT gymkhana is equipped with a gym

(comprising of few old age body shaping articles) a

reading room comprising of some daily newspapers&

magazines, one old piece of guitar perhaps of ‘Beatles’

age, a harmonium, placed safely over a cupboard

from prehistorical ages, and a never beaten Congo

which too holds the historical importance. One

important fact we can rejoice over is that it receives

regular supply of newspapers and some magazines

which pay regular thanks to God if they get the

chance of being read by some worthy reader.

As a result of survey being made among 100

students it is found that about 50 % of total students

are unaware of this facility and out of the 50% aware

students 60 % are unaware which news papers and

magazines are supplied there

As mentioned already gymkhana refers to as social

and sporting club where different cultural & sports

events take place to test the skills of the competitors

but in NIFFT, Gymkhana unfortunately is unable to

justify with its own identity. It is severely suffering

with a disease called ‘ignorance’ of both the students

and the college authorities, there is lack of sufficient

resources and a lot is to be done to ignite the spark of

hope .The building being old and in the ruins has to be

repaired and

renovated .There must

be well equipped gym

and other sports

facilities to ignite the

students’ interest.

It can be ornamented

with the musical

instruments and

equipments for

boosting up the

cultural excellence of the students. A trained music

teacher and the physical trainer can be employed for

motivating students towards the extracurricular

activities. Students will also have to come forward for

the cause of its welfare. Different clubs including

musical, sports, cultural, literature, photography etc.

can be formed and different events and competitions

can be organized, this will generate in the souls of

students a spirit of competition as well as it’ll help us

to cherish our rich cultural heritage.

Thus its already high time when we all should wake up

and involve ourselves in the endeavor of

improvement of NIFFT gymkhana which in turn can

be turned as a golden platform for all-round

development of we the students.

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NEWSCAPE

KARTAVYA-NIFFT

"You must be the change you wish to see in this

world". Whenever I read this, I feel the inner

conscience pushing me to dedicate myself more to

'KARTAVYA-NIFFT' , an NGO being run by the students

of NIFFT for disseminating the 'idea of education'

among the poor , deprived and underprivileged

children living in slums of Hatia.

The Kartavya was started one year ago. Our

immediate seniors worked hard day

and night to make it functional at

community hall, Hatia near NIFFT.

Earlier, people of Hatia were

skeptical about this concept, thanks

to the effect this materialistic world

has created in the minds of people

where every action of charity is

weighed in terms of personal gains

and losses. But at this juncture, the

help came from a local woman '

Sheela Didi ' who accompanied our seniors in

conducting surveys and convincing poor parents to

send their children at the 'KARTAVYA' centre.

In the past one year, it succeeded in developing the

necessary educational environment around the slums

of Hatia to help the masses become open to the idea

of education. The number of students taking

education at our centre increased to seventy five. A

poor orphan girl named ‘Anjali’ was inducted into a

private school ‘Shanti Niketan’ and all her expenses

are being borne by 'KARTAVYA NIFFT'. A more

important fact observed in the past one year was the

rapid increase in number of girl students at our

centre, quite inspiring in itself.

Now 'KARTAVYA-NIFFT' is one year old and a little

matured in its approach. We are regularly conducting

classes at our centre. We have divided students into

different groups and our attempt is to give individual

attention to each. We are also providing books,

copies, pencils and chocolates to our children on a

regular basis to motivate them to be punctual at our

centre. Besides, we have tried to incorporate some

innovative ideas to make education fun at our centre.

These include reciting poems and rhymes, story-

telling, playing songs etc.

Suggestions are also to impart knowledge of

alphabets and elementary mathematics through

multimedia. We are also trying to teach the benefits

of proper cleanliness and hygienic conditions to our

children since they are at greater risks of falling prey

to communicable diseases.

Even after such efforts we think only a little has been

done so far. We wish to achieve higher and for that

we certainly have some plans in our

minds. The expansion of our centre is on

the cards and will materialize too soon.

We are also going to open a library at our

centre in the months to come. This year,

we would brief the eligible students of

our centre for the Navodaya schools. We

are also looking at the prospects of

employing some local youth girls to teach

at our centre during semester breaks

when we become unavailable.

However, as an industry requires raw materials to

sustain an organization requires funds to function .We

are not an exception to this truth. At present, our

sources of income include students' contribution and

selling of old newspapers. . But, it is not sufficient. In

fact, we are facing some constraints in properly

implementing our plans owing to the lack of

resources. Recently, Rotary club has come forward

and promised us help. We are also in talk with some

eminent media persons for support. But

comprehensive changes will come only when NIFFT

assists us either personally or institutionally.

The sole motive of Kartavya is philanthropy. It also

provides an opportunity to experience the intrinsic

contentment by rendering service to the poor

children. So, open your arms to embrace the

opportunity to contribute manually and financially for

Kartavya and be a part of this family in its venture

towards educated India.

Shashank Kumar & Dhritiman Deka

B.Tech 2nd yr

Correspondents, NIFFT Kartavya Team


Cover Story

Engineering life @ NIFFT An exclusive survey peeping inside the lives of some hundreds of budding technocrats, revealing some very interesting facts & trends

They were out from their shells, leaving their

juvenile, puerile fantasies some fair miles back.

Away from their dad’s diligence and the luscious,

yummy supper mixed with mom’s love, they are

chasing their rainbows paddling on as crusades in

search of new avenues. To start a new, peculiar

and a very different college life miles from their

house was a difficult task but Charles Darwin

inspired them with an emphatic word -

‘adaptation’ & they further inspired themselves

with another called ‘modification’. Feverish with

Eureka, resplendent zeal & many dreams the life

here becomes some complex, some simple.

Sometimes it rolls like a sine wave and

sometimes as simple as y=mx+c. Exploring leisure

while busy, smiling at stress and euphoria with

buddies, are some shades of engineering life here

at NIFFT.

We for the first time in the NIFFT chronicle have

tried to find out and spread these colors in front

of you.

Some funky, some voguish, some jazzy and some

serious questions were asked to 250 budding

technocrats to find out the trend of life in this

peculiar insti.

We started with the dawn, the time to wake up

and found that on the working days 42% students

wake up between 5 and 8am, 48% of our buddies

leave their beds between 8 and 8:30am and there

are some 4% lazy fellows who believe in getting

up just before class ,the scenario as expected

changes completely on Saturdays & Sundays

when 45% get up between 8 and 9 am, 41%

between 9 and 11 am and about 14%

‘khumbkarans’ snore even after 11am.

Time to wake up (working days)

Before 5am……………………………………………….……….6

5 to 8am……………………………………………..…………32

8 to 8:30am………………………………………………………48

Just before the class…………………………………………………

Time to wake up (on Saturday/Sundays)

8 to 9am…….…………………………………………………35

9 to 11am……….…………………………………………

After 11am…….……………………………………………..8

Are itni jaldi kya hai? …….........................................16

BIG uestion

Will they ever see the birds chirping in the pulchritudinous morning?

After knowing the time for the start of the day it was important to know when does it goes to completion. Some very

interesting facts were waiting for us-

BIG uestion

Are the nights really becoming insomniac?

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78% of NIFFT boys and very astonishing 100% girls sleep after 12 am even knowing about the next

morning’s class.


Cover Story

Big question : Are the 5 % sages bathing rarely suffering from hydrophobia??

Small answer: They believe in true nationalism (saving water for the nation)

BIG QUESTION: are these 19% indolent engineers aspiring to become

microbiologist?

SMALL ANSWER: whats wrong in being JACK of ALL TRADES!

BIG uestion

What are these guys and gals hunting for in the dark?

Once upon a time I read some sages crying –“In the

healthy body there is a healthy mind”. The body will

be healthy if we are free from disease & once I heard

a doctor saying that disease don’t like ‘cleanliness’

and my washer man suggests washing to be a good

method of cleanliness but “Is washing of our body

daily really a good idea?” Let’s check it out

You take bath daily

Daily…………………………………

With a gap of one or two….....36

Once in a week………………………6

Rarely………………………..............5

Now when cleanliness is already much exaggerated, let’s talk about the cleanliness of the rooms in which our

buddies live. While 17% believe in daily cleanliness, 39% clean their rooms with a gap of a day or two.

Surprisingly 19% of indolent savages do not clean it until some fungus grows at some corner of the rooms.

How often do you clean your room?

Daily………………………………………………………………17

After a day or two………………………………………

Once in a month……………………………………………26

Until some fungus grows at some corner ….. 19

Studies remain an indifferent part of the life here. For some it is an interest, for some a compulsion and some

smarter guys try to make it an interesting compulsion.

When you get alarmed for exams?

I believe in regular studies………………………………………..9

15 days before ……………………………………………………….52

Its one night stuff …………………………………………………..

It rolls away before I get alarmed……………………………..7

For exam what do u rely on?

Your own notes……………………………………………………

Xerox of your batch mate’s notes…………………………..33

Internet……………………………………………………………………5

Seniors’ notes………………………………………………………….2

On Friday /Saturday nights while 40% boys say that they are “night watchman”, surprisingly 100% girls

admit to be owls.

Small answer: gone are the days of “early to bed and early to rise”

While about 53% boys say they take bath daily. Girls remain cleaner with 100% claiming they dare to be

attacked by cold water every day.

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Cover Story

Kaveri, 43

Roti, 4

Pooja, 6

Silver Spoon, 16

Other, 31

About 33% visit library during the normal days while the number gets nearly doubled to 64% during the exams.

The stats make it clear that own room is the best

place for developing concentration or it gives strength

to the ingenuity. Surprisingly only 11% find library to

be the most preferred place for studies.

Hostel roof is not the new discovery. From my

childhood days, I have been watching many big

lenses holders having restless walks with kilos of

books in their hands, high on the roofs.

Are regular assignments

necessary for good

studies?

Yes no

Should regular projects be

given for better and

practical understanding of

the subject?

Yes………………………

No…………………………25

After the studious discussion, it was the time to investigate the paths of fun and frolics. Watching movies with

buddies or an aimless walk on solitary roads, behaving as if paparazzi or being trapped in “www”, there are many

ways through which the technocrats here entertain their souls and excite their spirits.

The magic of web dominated the other sources of amusement; about 49% love to be trapped in different websites

while surprisingly only 4% rely on television for a healthy entertainment. About 48% go to watch movies in

multiplexes/cinemas rarely, while 32% believe that watching movies on 72mm is directly proportional to the amount

of money in their kitties.

Go to watch movies in theatre/multiplex?

Every week…………………………………………………………….4

Twice in a month…………………………………3

Once in a month…………………………..13

Rarely……………………………….

Money hai to honey hai ………...32

The leisure favourite?

Internet …………………….…………………………………………

Television……………………………..……….……4

Newspaper/magazines/novels……16

Sports……………………………….…….13

Movies………………………………...18

Most happening tourist spot in

Ranchi

Rock garden…………..15

Pahadi mandir……………….26

Fun castle……………………..12

Ormanjhi zoo…………………...6

Dasam Fall/Johna Fall……………….….41

Best place for

immediate placement party?

Juice shop…………………18

hemant ‘s dhaba…………2

Others………………………………1

Manohar/mama ji’s shop……………..…

72

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Own room

Library

Reading room …

Hostel roof

Group study

Most preferred place for study

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Cover Story

FRUSTRATION BENCH: (the friend of all times)

Who discovered frustration bench, is still a question to be research upon, the NIFFT Research and Analyzing

Wing (N-RAW) suggests that like the other great discoveries it too may be a serendipity. The readers will be

suggested not to go with its name because it is a lovely place to kill the time even when you are not

frustrated.

The erudite say, “TIME IS MONEY.” But many of our skeptic buddies are not materialistic enough to accept them or if

they accept, it’s sure they are open handed. About 39% students love to invest their hours in chatting in some

specific hostel room, while 30% love to share their feelings with each other on “frustration bench”.

Most preferred place to kill precious time with loads of useless talks?

Frustration bench……………………………………………………..30

Hostels’ balconies……………………………………….………..16

Tea stalls………………………………………………………….…16

Specific hostel room (chatting room)……….....

Have you tried maggi/tea/coffee at midnight in hostel?

Yes 49

No 16

Sometime 18

It’s the daily business 17

Along with all fun and frolic our buddies are also serious about their future aspiration. They seem to be felicitous and

ingenious while talking about their career and future prospects. Some dreams, some fantasies sparkle their

passionate eyes and they cherish the illuminating plans to transform those dreams into reality. When asked about

the future aspiration, 435 prefer the job through campus while 32% foresee themselves on the managerial seats.

15% want to serve the society being an I.A.S./I.P.S.

Dream company?

TELCON……………………..12

TATA MOTORS…………..10

JSW……………………………18

VEDANTA ………………….12

Others …………………….

Dream sector?

Steel……………………………………………..33

Manufacturing/Auto mobile……

Software………………………………………6

Foundry and forge……………………….10

Research Projects……………………………… 9

Only 6% students in NIFFT prefer software as the dream sector while 75% want

themselves in either steel or manufacturing sector.

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BIG QUESTION: are girls the better midnight chefs?

SMALL ANSWER: of course they are!

100% girls say, making

maggi or tea at midnight

is their daily business

Only 3% wish to

leave their

motherland for

doing some higher

studies through

GRE/GMAT. 48

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Cover Story

Core (steel and manufacturing),

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Software, 4

Which sector is better(as per the present scenario)

When we planned to find out the scope of rising of some C.E.O. from our college, it was overwhelming that 51%

wanted to open their own organization.

Everybody loves his alma mater and so do our buddies. There are some splendid, some good things about it to be

loved. To find out various “bests” of this ‘foundry land’, what could be the better way than asking its reapers?

Best novel in seminary?

The Alchemist …………………………..31

TOXIN ………………………………………..5

The Monk Who sold his Ferrari…14

Five Point Someone………………. .50

Best lab?

Communication lab ………………..76

Metrology lab………………………….. 7

Metallographic lab…………………. 5

Cad/cam ………………………………….12

Best machine in the college?

Rapid proto typing machine ………….45

CNC machine …………………………………17

Pneumatic hammer……………………… 27

Optical emission spectroscope ……..11

Most liked practical?

Metallurgical/manufacturing………………….. 41

Electronics/electrical……………………………. 29

Physics/ chemistry ……………………………………6

Hammering …………………………………………25

Most liked author for metallurgy?

Robert E. Reedhill…………………………………. 9

Donald R. Askeland ……………………………………45

Sydney H Avner …………………………….25

R. N. Tupkary ………………………..21

Most liked author for manufacturing?

Beer & Johnson ………………33

R.S Khurmi ……………………..26

P.N Rao …………………………..22

J.P.holman …………………………………………….19

The most beautiful building of the campus

Main building …………………24

Administrative building...10

Workshop ……………………….3

Cafeteria ……………………………30

Any of the hostels…………………………. 33

Best magazine in the library

Any Engg. Journal…………….. 14

PC quest …………………………..9

Scientific American…………2

Electronics for You……… 13

Science reporter ………….42

Most liked subject of humanities

Economics …………………………………..26

Communication skills…………………. 22

Industrial psychology ………………….13

Industrial Management ………………40

Most liked subject of metallurgy and materials

Physical Metallurgy ………..39

Steel making…………………..10

Iron making…………………….16

Mechanical Metallurgy ….35

AN EMPHATIC FACT: Ambanis and Mittals are becoming the favourite icons.

Hope we don’t have the communist readers!

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10 October 08| N’scape

HUMOUR

‘BOYS’ without ‘GIRLS’

Many people would rate this topic ridiculous after going through. But believe it or not what I am going to unfold is

really relevant especially in colleges consider BOYS as one of most exploited class in today’s world. The superior class

who is exploiting them is none other than GIRLS…hahaha…sounds funny na. If you

ask people who don’t have a girlfriend the reasons for it, they would say “koun

tension leta hai!!! Who wants girlfriend man!!! Being single rocks. I am single and

happy…see there are no long phone bills…See how independent I am…blah blah”

But something else bubbles inside. And I want to show you the funniest part of it,

they throw the kitchen sink at impressing girls but at last they return empty

handed. lets call them sages as they pretend to be(waiting for nirvana).

You can find them in the following places:-

1. In the gym: trying to build their muscles. Someone should have told them that

broad chest attracts girls. Our sage missed to note that money is also kept in the

chest pocket.

2. On G-talk and yahoo messengers: trying to

find a girl to flirt with. Our sage should have

missed to note that only those cases which are

of no use in reality are left in the virtual world.

All others are busy with their boys in some

corner (Ya! corner) of the world.

3. In front of women’s college: trying to attract some chicks. Here our sage drives

in an ultra modern bike. Sports black glasses irrespective of the weather, shirt

which is torn in different styles to indicate fashion. Little does he know that our

girls there are in need of drivers who can drive a two wheeler and leave them at

home, nothing more.

4. Orkut and other social networking sites. Here you can see our sage having his

best edited photograph (Reality scares) in his profile. He visits as many girls as he

can in a day (Hard sellers) and scraps them by crushing his creative machine.

“Hey!!! I generally don’t scrap unknown people, but your pic caught my eye.

Couldn’t move without scrapping you. Can we be friends?” Intelligent way of begging for friendship right? Friendship

is scraped, sorry sacred!

5. Along with boys who already have a girlfriend. Right! Your guess is perfect. “Yaar…..your girlfriend’s roommate

yaar cute gal, please yaar ask her to introduce me to that queen. I will bring two old monks this week yaar”. Hmm.

Bribe! Our sage can become a Government officer but never get a girl.

Well friends! jokes apart, the main motive of writing this article is to show that you gain nothing by running after

girls. Instead you waste your precious time and energy which can be utilized in shaping your career and in other

creative works. You are young generation and can do wonders if you utilize your energy in right direction.

Pratiyush Uttpal

B.Tech 3rd yr


Are we so changed! A heavy wind is blowing around the newly lighted sun. People are busy going for their work. The flowers are

blooming and the birds are chirping. A school girl is seated in a school jeep. In front of her is kept an open book. She

is reading and is motionless. The jeep is full of unceasing noise and hurrying students. The driver is busy driving to

reach his destination in time. All are in their own mood.

Suddenly three sweet looking puppies young and innocent came in front of the jeep having no fear of being

knocked down by the vehicle. The jeep driver is smacking his horn to encourage the pups to move away. Disturbed

by the noise the girl stands to understand the situation. She persuades the driver to stop the jeep because she

knows that the pups unknown to the meaning of death will have their life ended in a very cruel manner if the jeep

does not take a break. Her book is thrown away on the jeep floor but avoiding it the girl goes on shouting at the

driver. But it is too late. The leg of a pup is crushed under the tyre. The girl bursts in anguish and pain. The pup is on

the road lying helplessly with no one to pay attention to it. She is persuading the driver to stop the jeep and pick up

the pup to bandage its wound. But the driver says, “That’s life".

She sinks deeper and deeper into a bottomless well. In the heart of heart she feels the pain of the pup and the

selfishness of today human beings. While returning from the school she sees the pup lying dead on the road. "That’s

life", the word re-echoes again and again in the girl's ears.

The girl was no one else than me and the jeep was none other's, it was my jeep.

How selfish we are! How selfish we are!

Deepmala

B.Tech.2nd yr

UNFORGETTABLE SCHOOL LIFE

Dear Readers,

As a teenager I always wanted to get into some reputed institution and I feel I am a bit lucky to get into

NIFFT. But today I remember my school days. Those days of adventure & mysteries were beautiful chunks of my life.

It was like our second home. We spent nearly twelve to fourteen years at school. Especially the last two years at

school when we got into +2 classes were awesome. As a student I think these years are meant for parties and

hanging out with friends, “NO STUDY ONLY MASTI & MASTI!!!- The new theory of life was originated .Teachers were

very friendly. They were always there to make us understand the ups and downs of coming life. Spending time with

friends was the only motive for which we used to go to school. Today our entire close & dearest friends are away

from us but their memories are still present in our hearts. We can never forget that life when any sought of tension

was an alien word for us .Sometime I wish to go back to school like the small kids do. I once again want to carry the

loads of books on my back.

No one can forget it or even dare to think to do so. It’s really UNFORGETTABLE!!!

Akanksha

B.Tech 1st yr


The green mystery

“There is a garden where lilies & roses

are side by side

And all day between them in silence

The silken butterflies glide

I do not enter the garden

Though I know the road thereto

And morn by morn to the gateway

I see the chirping birds go

They bring each light on their faces

But they cannot bring back to me

What the lily say to the roses

Or the songs of butterflies be”

If you really want to listen the butterflies’ ‘enchants

the lily’s conversation with roses or if you search the

fragrance of serenity, don’t just see the birds passing

like me, rather go for an exotica into that garden

which is none other than the NIFFT nursery which

holds in itself the sweetness of nectar and the glory of

green. Many of us don’t know about the unfolded

mystery of this small nursery. So I would like to tell

you something about this place.

There are large numbers of foliage as well as

flowering plants. Foliage plants are those which don’t

have flowers but make you insane with the beauty of

their leaves. The different foliage plants in the nursery

are: Crotam (20 varieties), Arelia (4-5 varieties),

Collius, Palm, Caladium etc. Collius is a plant which

has beautiful pink, green coloured leaf, There are

about 5-6 varieties of Collius in the NIFFT nursery. If

you are the flower lover then this place may be a

genuine attractor for you.

There are wide range of beautiful flowers like

Gladalia, Balsam, Garvara (mixed coloured flower),

Dahlia (which is being developed) etc. To have an

emphatic fragrance of rose you may move to the

garden being developed by NIFFT nursery. There are

about four varieties of roses namely-

1: Hybrid Tea – which is white in colour and always

blooms in single.

2: Flouribanda – yellow in colour and three to four

flowers in bunch

3: Polyantha – which also blooms in bunch.

4: Miniature – 5-7 flowers bloom in one bunch.

Some good variety of succulent are also found here.

Succulents are plants which need very less water.

Some succulents being grown in this nursery are

Furcoria, which has beautiful bicolor long leaves and

Green Mother Tongue with flowering long leaves.

Spera, money plant and Monostriala are some

climbers you can find here. Spera on one hand has

very small leaves while Monostriala has big leaves and

it climbs on a big tree. Some other beautiful plants

like Crysanthamum (two to three colours), Bigonia

(with a circular type leaf like a lotus and exquisite pink

flower), Dracina (2-3 varieties) with red, white &

bicolor resplendent leaves will definitely give ravishing

sense to your eyes.

A splendid unique plant, Bethlehem cloth which is a

foreign plant is also found here which has a peculiar

quality of blooming its flower every night and

shedding it off before dawn.

Some picturesque varieties of grasses can also be

seen here, Dainala and Chinese grass are among these

varieties. Some beautiful trees like Palm, Alkesia,

Banyan etc. are also grown in its vicinity.

When most of us today are worry about pollution,

global warming etc. this place like NIFFT nursery gives

a great peace to our mind and shows us the

pulchritudinous side of life.

Ankit Sharma

B.Tech 3rd yr

Editorial Board


HUMOUR

Funny but true incidents during lectures • It happened when I was in my 11th std. The teacher was teaching something and the backbenchers (including me)

were eating something. He said to utter something, we quietly uttered. He got angry and said “ZOR SE BOLO”. We all

stood up and said “JAI MATA DI”.

• During my B.Tech 2-2 lecture, sir was teaching & a plane came back from the last bench. Sir remarked quickly “who is

sending these planes” and people shouted from backside – “Pakistan Murdabad” :)

• One of our school teachers had the habit of Pronouncing P as F, and B as V! On our farewell day, he said, “Voys I feel

vad that today you'll be farting. But after all it’s a fart and farcel of life! I am feeling too emotional to fart with you

voys vut remember you feofle will always v an imfortant fart of my life.”

• One of our school teachers had the habit of pronouncing ‘s’ as ‘sh’. Once a student asked him a numerical problem

and just after him another one asked the same problem. The teacher then said to the boy it’s the ‘shame’ problem I

have told that boy just now so go and ask him. The boy asked, “Is it the same one sir?” He said, yeah ‘shame shame’.

Very ‘shame’!

Pratiyush uttpal

B.Tech 3rd yr

Sab chalta hai !!!


S lar Energy Timeline4.5 billion years ago: Solar energy reaches the earth

7th Century B.C.E.: Magnifying glass used to

concentrate sun's rays to make fire

3rd Century B.C.E.: Greeks and Romans use "burning

mirrors" to focus sunlight as weapons of war to ignite

fires and burn sails of enemy war ships

20 A.D.: Chinese document use of burning mirrors to

light torches for religious purposes

1600s: Educated people accept the idea that the sun

and stars are the same

1643-1715: Reign of French King Louis XIV, ("Sun

King"), is an era of solar experiments

1695: French Georges Buffon

concentrates sunlight using

mirrors to ignite wood and melt

lead

1767: Swiss scientist Horace de

Saussure invents first solar

collector (solar hot box)

1800s: Wealthy Europeans build

and use solar-heated

greenhouses and conservatories;

French scientist uses heat from

solar collector to make steam to

power a steam engine

1839: French scientist Edmund Becquerel observes

photovoltaic effect

1860s: Post Civil War U.S. development of solar

energy; pioneers find that water left in black pans in

the sunlight gets hot

1861: French scientist Augustin Mouchot patents

solar engine

1870s: Augustin Mouchot uses solar cookers, solar

water pumps for irrigation, and solar stills for wine

and water distillation (most widespread use of solar

energy)

1891: Baltimore inventor Clarence Kemp ("real father

of solar energy in the U.S.") patents first commercial

Climax Solar Water Heater

1892: Inventor Aubrey Eneas founds Solar Motor

Company of Boston to build solar-powered motors to

replace steam engines powered by coal or wood

1897: Kemp's water heaters used in 30% of homes in

Pasadena, CA

1908: Los Angeles: Carnegie Steel Company invents

modern type of roof solar collector

1936: American astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbott

invents solar boiler

1941: Approximately 60,000 solar water heaters in

use in Florida

1950s: Architect Frank Bridgers designs world's first

solar-heated office building; Low-cost natural gas

becomes primary heating fuel

1954: Birth of solar cells (photovoltaics)

Late 1950s: Extensive use of solar cells in

space industry for satellites

1973: Energy shortages/oil embargo;

Indifference about solar energy begins

to decline

1974: Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC),

largest state solar center, is established

1977: President Jimmy Carter installs

solar panels on the White House and

promotes incentives for solar energy systems

1990s: Tokyo has approximately 1.5 million buildings

with solar water heaters (more than in the entire

U.S.); Israel uses solar water heating for

approximately 30 percent of their buildings and all

new homes are required to install solar water heating

systems; Greece, Australia and several additional

countries are ahead of the U.S. in solar energy usage

1994: The first solar dish generator to use a free-

piston Stirling engine is hooked up to a utility grid.

1996: The world's most advanced solar-powered

airplane, the Icare, flies over Germany. Its wings and

tail surfaces are covered by 3,000 super-efficient solar

cells, for a total area of 21 square meters.

1999: Construction is completed on 4 Times Square in

Continued…


HUMOUR

New York, the tallest skyscraper

built in the city in the 1990s. It

has more energy-efficient

features than any other

commercial skyscraper and

includes building-integrated

photovoltaic (BIPV) panels on

the 37th through the 43rd

floors on the south- and west-

facing facades to produce part

of the building's power.

Shantanu Agrawal

B.Tech 3rd yr

Editorial Board

WORDS OF WISDOM 1. Do not believe in miracles. Rely on them.

2. The word "politics" is derived from 2 words, first "poly" meaning

"many" and "ticks" meaning "blood sucking parasites".

3. Rule 1: Teacher is always right.

Rule 2: When teacher is wrong, refer to rule 1.

4. Hardware is the part of computer which you can kick. Software is the

part of computer which makes you kick the hardware.

5. Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye opener.

6. Don't keep a negative attitude such as "I will not succeed”, “I will not

succeed”. Instead keep a positive attitude such as "I WILL fail”, “I WILL

fail".

7. Money is not everything - There is MasterCard & VISA.

8. Every man should marry. After all happiness is not the only thing in life.

9. Success is a relative term - it brings so many relatives.

10. Your future depends on your dreams - so go to sleep.

11. There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every

morning.

12. "Hard work never killed anybody - But why to take the risk!"

13. We must believe in luck .For how else can we explain the success of

those we don't like.

14. Men who live in glass houses should change clothes in basement.

15. My mom said I’d be a procrastinator. I said "just you wait".

16. I miss my wife, but my aim is

getting better.

17. When everything comes in

your way, you are in the

wrong lane.

18. In a country of free speech,

why are there phone bills?

19. The guy who invented the

first wheel was an idiot. The

guy who invented the other

three, he was the genius.

20. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.

KHALID

B.Tech 2nd yr

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PEOPLE’S VOICE


DOES CGPA REALLY MATTER?

Does CGPA matter???? This question has made many

graduates’ eyes insomniac. This is one of the most

burning and debatable topic in engg. colleges.

Everybody has different opinion about it. Some say it

is not much of importance, some say it is necessary to

have a good CGPA. This creates a lot of confusion

among students especially for a new comer. In

colleges let me tell you the situation is like that if you

score well, and get a good GPA, it matters a lot. For

those who don’t score its bullshit... they just score

(the HIGH kind) and live happily.

So I thought to write this article, what I am going to

write is completely my view about CGPA.

Let me first tell you where the high CGPA helps:-

• It helps when you approach any company for

summer training or for project.

• A good CGPA is of immense importance if you

are planning to get into a good B-school.

• Most IIMs provide explicit mark for your past

academic performance. So if you are planning

for MBA, good CGPA is a big plus point. If you

will take a close look on the profiles of

toppers of CAT, they have one thing in

common: excellent academic record.

• -If you are going to apply for foreign

university.

Where it is not important??

-In your campus interviews! I know this is a bold

statement. Actually, you need to clear CGPA

cut-offs (6/7) to apply for companies. Once

you sit for a company, it all depends on how

you perform in your interview & tests. They

hardly take a look at your CGPA. There are

very few exceptions to this.

-In getting recognised from professors for

aping - here what matters is how much your

Prof. is familiar with you. How good you are

in academics is secondary. So, a guy who

soaps the Prof. stands more likely to get a

good repo than a studious guy who hardly

met the Prof!

But how many of you completely know the

importance of your CGPA? Let me show you

a very interesting study made by IITians about how

important your CGPA is?

It depends upon the field in which you go after

engineering, which may be:

1) Research

2) Corporate/Industry (Core and Non-Core)

3) Government

4) NGO

Now for the sake of clarity, let’s base the importance

of CGPA on the scale of 0 to 10

Types of Career Importance of CGPA

Research 7.5

Corporate (Core) 6.0

Corporate (Non-Core) 1.0 to 5.0

Government 2.5

NGO 1.0

A good CGPA definitely helps. It boosts up your

confidence. If you have a good CGPA it shows your

over all pious ness towards studies. It gives you that

extra edge over others. It at least gives you a chance

to sit for your dream company.

But this does not mean that a person having higher

CGPA than other is more talented or vice versa. Good

CGPA doesn’t not always reflect

intelligence/smartness/creativity and vice versa. CGPA

cannot measure the capabilities of a person. You need

to be multitalented if you really want to succeed in

life. Those who make CGPA the means to the end,

miss the dynamism and team work which intends to

instil, and this can be a deciding factor in their future

professional success. Small check one would find that

the academic toppers are

rarely the ones to have

multiple offers or to be placed

first.

Does CGPA alone make a

MAN??

1) Really not. There have been

examples of great men without

very high CGPA. But it can be a

+ve point if you have it.

2) Is it enough for living?

Obviously not. Nobody is going

to offer you job without any

test/interview but yeah it can

give you a +ve edge in interviews and test calls.

Diary Entry

September 2nd 2008

I have got 8.91; the A in P.T. could fetch me 9…….

Mom, I promise, next time

it‘ll be more than 7………


3) Is it an achievement to be proud of? Yeah sure it's

an achievement of a person to maintain good CGPA.

Now it depends on person to person whether to be

proud on this or not! So no comments.

4) Survival of the fittest? Yeah it may be a criterion to

be fittest along with other capabilities.

Best approach according to me is to have a healthy

balance. CGPA is required - as it’s a pre interview filter

so it’s vital to maintain a respectable CGPA. However

once you cross the elimination round and sit face-to-

face with the interviewer all that matters is your

knowledge, attitude and communication skills. Smart

people will anyhow manage decent if not very good

CGPA. A decent CGPA (not necessarily an extra

ordinary one) combined with confidence and

flamboyance would make you a winner. You should

be multi dimensional if you have got to differentiate

yourself from others. In the end what really matters is

what you have learnt rather than CGPA. And how

much you can use it!! But CGPA never kills then why

to take a risk!

Pratiyush Uttpal

B.Tech 3rd yr

“For 81%, extracurricular activities are equally important along with CGPA”

Some Do’s and Don’ts for the budding technocrats*

Do’s

v Take bath at least once in a month

v Utilize your time in internet surfing &

gossips

v Peep into others’ copies in exams

v Go for a rampage in the hostel

v Have several girl friends for spiritual health

v Have greed and anger if you want to

grow in life

v Always cross the thin boundary between

the ‘just seeing’ and staring ‘(concern The

Three Mistakes of My Life by Chetan

Bhagat)

Dont’s

v Always live in your own room

v Maintain pin drop silence in class

v Always wear your own clothes and shoes

v Study in library

v Use your own class notes during exams

v Use perfumes or deodorants as if your

room mate has ……

v Pass your B.Tech degree without a single

fine in your kitty

Statuary warning: Following of the above rules may be injurious to your health .Copy and paste of the above into your life is the motivational offense. *take this seriously at your own risk.

Harinath Yadav

B.Tech 3rd yr

Yes, 81

No, 19

Is there the need of organising extra curricular activities?

HUMOUR

PEOPLE’S VOICE


WHAT NOT TO DO IN COLLEGES OTHER THAN an IIT

One fine, day like any other, the old landline rings and

its papa: “beta results to aa gaye hain, par

tumhara naam nahi hai”. And you feel like I am

gone, it’s all over! Yeah, I am talking about the phase

which every student of NIFFT must have gone

through. The day IIT results were out. Hmm… not got

selected, then the most boring but crucial stage

begins. The name of colleges you skipped a month

ago now needs to be relooked into. “Well an NIT

serves no less than an IIT”. Now what else could be

said after a sorry show in the JEE? As you started

going through the list of colleges, a unique name

strikes, NIFFT! Yes, the same name which you ignored

in the AIEEE brochure a month ago, now suddenly

seems really better than an IIT. Well perhaps what

could one say?? “Are yaar foundry, forge ka bahut

scope hai”. You knew or you didn’t but you pretended

at least, that’s good for a start!

First year starts and you want everything you would

get in an IIT. Do you get it??? I’ll leave this for you to

answer. The year passes in comparing between what

you have got and what you wanted. Perhaps, this is

not required. Here is the first thing which you

shouldn’t do in a college other than an IIT, because:

“Don’t underestimate your worth by comparing

yourself with someone. It’s because we all are

different and each one of us is special.”

Second year starts and slowly (but not surely) .You

start adjusting and accepting what you have achieved.

Still the expectations don’t fall, but now you are tired

of cursing like you used to do in the 1st year. But the

effort and the zeal which would have been evident if

you were an IIT 2nd yr student is still missing. That’s

where India loses some of the good quality brain

material. The pain of not getting into an IIT doesn’t

allow them to focus technically. This is the second

thing which you shouldn’t do in a college other than

an IIT. I’ll give you the reason why:

“Worrying and feeling pity doesn’t empty tomorrow of

its sorrows, it empties today of its strengths.”

Now comes the 3rd year, most important I guess. Well

college doesn’t excite you much and now you have

virtually surrendered to the realities. Now you don’t

expect much and know that you have got to make the

most out of whatever you have. But do you succeed? I

am sure many of us don’t. I have heard many of the

3rd yr students saying “are yaar 2 saal bache hain bas

nikal jayen job ke saath”. This is where they go wrong.

Doesn’t your college deserve your effort? It’s our

foremost duty to contribute towards the

development of our college.” Kash IIT me hote!” You

can dare to think this but can’t dare to work towards

reaching the standards of an IIT. Thinking determines

what you become. If you want to work separating

yourself and taking a broader spectrum, your college

can accomplish everything you wanted it to, when you

joined it. But the problem is that criticizing takes all

the time. Who the hell wants to do something? This is

the THIRD thing you shouldn’t do in a college other

than an IIT. The reason is simple:

“Too many people today know the price of

everything and the value of nothing” –Oscar wilde

Well if you realized the value of nothing you would

surely love whatever you have and work for its

improvement. Think about it. Gone through a lot? But

wait ladies and gentlemen. Final year awaits you.

Tension, tension and more tension. Placements,

companies coming for pooling, and what not?

Students start getting placed and start separating

themselves from the college. Those who get placed

think it’s over. I have accomplished the aim I was here

for. What else is left? Just a year of masti and let the

college stay as it is!! What do I have to do? This is the

FOURTH and the FINAL thing which you shouldn’t do

in a college other than an IIT. Finally the reason, why:

“Half of our mistakes in life arise from thinking

when we ought to feel and feeling when we ought

to think.”- Robert Frost

Thinking what to do and not simply feeling sorry

would fetch results. When you felt bad in the 1st yr

……Continued on page no. 19


THE NEW EMBANKMENT

After all my growl and grumble to seize the limb of enchanting future in the frills of IITs, I have finally though quite

figuratively boggled in perplexity ‘banked my course at an academia named NIFFT’.

On checking into NIFFT I was in great dilemma, whether it’d appease my whims or not? But its statistical records

heedfulness contained my affright to a great extent. More ones, I sighed in sheer composure at the very first sight of

its growing campus booked in oozing weather added to my awe.

Next of course blessings, of course; it was the time for some bitter faster, which hooked me in as soon as I landed my

space in the hostel, ready for some unread treat to my appease. Funky furniture, thumping beds, yawning bulbs, A.C.

windows but their glasses flawed at their messy treat, even more diving were the wobbly toilets sailing in sizzling

stinks. ‘Mess’ did ditch its contemporaries, outcast with some croaky repast. “After all it’s all ‘SARKARI’”!! The trailer

was yet to come, of course the haunting and taunting goblin of ragging, a term which I had only heard of but wasn’t

much acquainted. But not to worry for long, my knowledge was soon riffled and even hopped by our discerning

elders. This periodically merchandised customs, which has definitely produced certain desperately fatal products,

was in a sedate and calm stance, accustoming its real senses. Though,a tiffy tapeline sometimes – I now understand,

its importance and ‘why it is there?’

Anyways ……!!!!!!!! Whatsoever the initials were, things that’d stand uphill afterwards are really promising in this

DEEMED FORGER: NIFFT – which strongly statues itself amidst the lusty and bouncy IITs and NITs. So we call it as

“THE HABITAT OF TITANS.”

Saurabh Kanchan

B.Tech 1st yr

Phir woh exams yaad aaye….. What not to do in…..

“Kaisa Hua?” is the most probable question that we used to interchange

after writing the papers. The answer used to be even more typed with

something like 'good' 'alright' or 'just okay'. Now, after writing so many of

them such conversations seem mere formality. The indifference is not only

with the performance but the eagerness for results too has vanished over

time. One of my friend used to say, "Exams to hamesha achchhe hote hain,

results hi kharab ho jate hai".

My personal experience suggests that results remain the same if not bad

over the years. In first year I used to prepare weeks ahead of exams, in

second year. Time shrinked to a few days; one day in advance in 3rd year

and almost JOTS (just one night stuff) in final year, but results are

consistent throughout, zeroing near 7.5. Anyway, that does not matter

anymore.

I remember kind of relief and joy we felt after board exams in 10th, 12th and

after competitive exams. The papers have become more tedious, degrees

higher but finishing off exams doesn't seem that type of ecstasy now. Yes,

the bigger wait is for vacations and it still remains…….

Vishal

2k7 Batch

cant you do something so that your

successors don’t feel so? Don’t you

have the responsibility of at least

starting a trend, of working towards

it? What the caterpillar calls the end

of the world, the master calls it a

butterfly. So, think positive and start

working for yourself and for our

college .Your college can become

what u want it to be. So, stop

comparing it to an IIT. Your

uniqueness is your individuality and

your strength, excel in that and you

will achieve wonders. Just think and

work accordingly. I hope its fine with

everyone including me. Start

thinking and working of course!

Himanshu Singh Raghuwanshi

B.Tech 2nd yr

ALUMNI SECTION


yes10%

no90%

Are there adequate sports facilities (for girls) in NIFFT?

GOLDEN MOMENT

We must take advantages of fertile condition created by Beijing

Are one gold and two bronze sufficient? Certainly not

for a country with more than a billion populations but

it has certainly made the atmosphere fertile for

sporting culture in our country. The three hundred

percent increase in number of medals won by India

then the last Olympic and its best ever performance

at the Games has suddenly resulted in the country of

a billion waking up to the significance of Olympics.

The three medals have certainly end up the famine of

medals in our country.

Decades of ill treatment and neglect,

which is responsible for poor performance

of India at Olympics, might just be about

to change. When the country was reeling

under the impact of serial blast at

Karnataka and Gujarat, the gold shot by

Abhinav Bindra made India go hysterical.

Many thought it just to be aberration but his

performance was followed by near-podium finishes in

badminton, tennis and archery. Just when it looked

like a tale of so near yet so far, bronze medal won by

Sushil Kumar and Vijender Kumar made the Indians

happy again. Two other Indian boxers Jitender Kumar

and Akhil Kumar just lost their way on the brink of

winning medals, but they have certainly lit India’s

hope for London Olympics.

Cricket has always been blamed for the poor

performance of India in other sports. But if we see the

time of rise of cricket in India – it was after

outstanding victory in world cup 1983. The fact clearly

shows that a good performance made by a country in

a particular sport makes it popular in that country. For

the first time media narrated India’s success at

olympics in a manner commonly associated with

cricket. All of a sudden Abhinav Bindra became the

talk of the nation and Vijender Kumar was offered a

role in a Bollywood movie. Cricket, the nation’s

religion, Times Now poll revealed, suddenly slid in the

popularity chart. According to survey, 53% of sports

fan in Chennai and 44% in Kolkata were glued to the

Olympics. In contrast, 41% sports fan in Chennai and

29% in Kolkata watched the Indian cricket

team in action against the Sri Lankans. In

Mumbai, an amazing 64% of the fans were

unaware of the ongoing cricket series

between India and Sri Lanka. Several state

government and Indian Railways have

already promised a handsome reward to

the medal winners. Surprisingly, BCCI, an

organization which has nothing to do with Olympics

has promised to reward Abhinav Bindra with a

handsome amount of money

Certainly India’s success at Olympics has made

atmosphere conducive for these sports, but yet we

have to build necessary infrastructure and facilities for

our sports men. India’s sports needs an overhaul and

these three medals only create a possibility of such a

change. Unless the government, sports

administration, IOA, corporate comes forward to

embrace Olympic sports, Beijing 2008will survives as

an aberration.

Ashwini kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr

Big Question: why the big country like India wins very few medals in Olympics?

Small Answer: for answer, have a heedful glimpse on the above data.

PEOPLE’S VOICE

yes37%

no63%

Are there adequate sports facilities (for boys) in NIFFT?


The first empty brain’s yield (eby) awards 2008

v The nomination for the ‘I Can’t Bear’ award are-

• Attending sudden called, mammoth evening maths class

• Regular morning P.T

• Wasting approx millions of calories in forging an innocent piece of iron

• Rubbing of an obstinate piece of steel, thinking that …. “Ek din ayega microstructure dikh jayega”.

And the award goes to: “Attending sudden called mammoth, evening maths class”

The award in the critics’ choice categories goes to: “Regular morning P.T”

v The nomination for ‘Sab Chalta Hai” award are-

• The fearless running of a tobacco shop at the NIFFT gate, four yards away from the board

prohibiting the selling of tobacco.

• The running of a mess in so called NIFFT canteen since pre historic age.

• The use of NIFFT 50 seater bus for taking back just 3-4 students from school daily.

And the award goes to: ‘the fearless running of tobacco shop……

The award in the critics’ choice categories also goes to: ‘The fearless running of tobacco

shop……

v The nomination for the ‘Natural Calamity’ award are-

• Scarcity of girls in NIFFT.

• Two hours continuous class of any one subject.

• Solving each and every question along with all parts of the maths exam before 10 minutes of the

given time.

And the award goes to: “two hours continuous class……

The award in the critics’ choice categories goes to: “Scarcity of girls in NIFFT”

v The nomination for ‘Aisa Nahi Ho Sakta’ award are-

• Khandelwal sir stopped taking extra classes

• A student of NIFFT gets his bonafide made within few hours

• Sharmajee wearing black shirt white pant

And the award goes to: “Khandelwal sir stopped taking extra classes.”

The award in the critics’ choice categories goes to: “a student of NIFFT gets his bonafide made

within few hours.”


COVER STORY

Science reporter won the race of best magazine, congrates to

CSIR. Rapid prototyping machine with its advanced FDM

technology is preferred by 45% students. It is a matter of proud

for our institute that such type of advanced technology is

present in very few technical colleges of India including ours.

Not surprisingly 25% of our body builder buddies like

hammering (practical) the most and about 27% feel

Pneumatic hammer is the best machine of the college.

The point opposition can raise: it is not as sophisticated as

CNC or RP machine.

OUR PARTY’S clarification: it saves our millions of calories

wasted in beating an innocent piece of iron.

Communication lab is the best lab of our college with 76%

students having this idea; regarding the most beautiful building

the views are distributed. Donald R. Askeland is the happy

man successful in trapping students in his “grain

boundaries”.

‘The Alchemist’ gets triumph in getting 31% votes while Chetan

Bhagat as expected holds the nerves and continues to be the

writer of youth with 50% of the votes in his favour for his

nationwide best seller – “FIVE POINT SOMEONE”.

BIG QUESTION: why the difference in level of satisfaction?

SMALL ANSWER: I have seen most of the girls sitting in air-conditioners in R&D section in a well known integrated

steel plant while boys heating up at the blast furnace!

Engineering is an art that deals with ingenuity and to be a good artist we must have power to think & rationalize.

Developing a club like robotics can be a halcyon gusto for the rational attitude of the techies. When we asked about

the need for establishment of such club about 91 % stood firm in its favour. When we talked about students-

teachers relationship 63% said that it needs to be improved.

# To get more information either see ‘office-office’ or try to have bonafide at least once.

Lack of good hygienic canteen is still a big problem. 93% students dream for a spot where in the evening some

theories, some laws, some events and some life stuffs can be discussed with the sip of coffee and a taste of cake.

41% say they will attend the class for some professors’ lectures even if teachers stop taking attendance and 88%

think that there is the need of renovation of existing machines and equipments

It was quite hectic to collect all the data for this survey but equally relishing to present it in front of readers for the

first time. There are still many questions to be unfolded, as we all know life is tank of unfolded mysteries and when it

comes to the life of budding engineers, the mystery superimposes with concepts and logics, it was a small trial to

unfold some of these superimposed mysteries, hope you all liked it.

If you have some suggestions and queries; be free to write us on [email protected]

Do you feel this is one of the best places for technical education in the country?

Are you satisfied with the placement scenario of NIFFT?

55% boys while 100 % girls are satisfied with the placement scenario of NIFFT

For girls:

“If you are content with the best you have

done, you will never do the best you can do”

Yes, 34No, 66

Yes, 55No, 45

78% students are unsatisfied with the cooperation of academic affair’s staff.


ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE STATES OF FREEDOM

Metals are good conductors of electricity and heat, unlike non metals. Although electrons constitute a major component of both, the nature of these particles makes the difference. While in non-metals electrons are not free, in metals there are both free and non free (bound) electrons. The free electrons are responsible for most of distinguishing properties of metals.

Similarly there is the value of freedom in material bodies. Its importance is no less in life. If a person is asked to choose between wealth and freedom, a rational man would probably choose the latter. The history of civilization is the progress from bondage to freedom. Indeed the richness of civilization depends on the degree of freedom enjoyed by the people.

Freedom is related to necessity. If our necessities are ignored, we do not enjoy freedom. Anybody can think freely. However if the society or state imposes constraints in translating our thoughts into action, it deprives us of our freedom. If we are not responsible, freedom is of little value.

No one is entirely free or wholly bound. Every one of us enjoys some degree of freedom and is bound in some way or the other just as opposite coexists in nature. We also have both freedom and bondage. Bondage rather freedom, binds us together, be it in the family, society or in large entity like the country. Bondage resulting from love, affection and gratitude and sense of duty is a virtue. Sometimes we are bounded by law and rules which we accept as our duty.

It is the bondage among constituents, rather than their freedom, which is responsible for stability of a material too. The science of materials can show how bondage, combined with freedom leads to extraordinary characteristics. It can be testified spiritually on the basis of what lord Krishna says to Arjun in the Bhagwat Geeta “abandoning all other activities, come into my fold (bondage), I shall free you from all worldly bondages."

Richard Doley

B.Tech 1st yr

BE vs MBA An MBA and a BE student go to a camping trip, set up

their tent, and fall asleep. Some hours later, the BE

wakes his MBA friend, “Look up at the sky and tell me

what you see." The MBA replies, "I see millions of

stars”. "What does that tell you?" The BE asks.

The MBA ponders for a minute. "Astronomically

speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies

and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it

tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to

be approximately a quarter past three. Theologically,

it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small

and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will

have a beautiful day tomorrow. By the way what does

it tell you?" The MBA asks.

The BE keeps silent for a moment and then speaks,

"Practically, someone has stolen our tent".

“ENGINEERING = 100% COMMON SENSE”

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is

lost. He reduces height and spots a man down

below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts,

"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"

The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon,

hovering 30 feet above this field."

"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.

"I am," replies the man. "How do you know?"

"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told

me is technically correct, but it's of no use to

anyone."

The man below says, "You must be in management."

"I am" replies the balloonist, "but how do you know?"

"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are,

or where you're going, but you expect me to be able

to help.

Pratiyush Uttpal

B.Tech 3rd yr

HUMOUR


POETRY

EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS

Every night I fly and fly in my dreams in sky;

I tell you this is a truth I never say a lie.

Seeing me the sun is ashamed of his glory;

He chirps in front of me like the bird Lowery.

The Moon is jealous of my beauty;

As he has never seen such a Sweaty.

The stars are afraid of my shine;

And hide themselves as fear on their spine.

With a pencil on my heels;

I own Mittal Steels.

I have won the noble prize;

And have the bungalow of biggest size.

I am praised by all whether big or small.

Aishwariya, Salmaan all stand in front of my house and crave for my autograph;

I give them that, thinking we should help people of low economy graph.

Then I feel that my phone is ringing;

I think it must be Bill Gates calling.

I come to receive the call,

And realize that the night was too small.

The alarm clock is calling;

And a new day is waiting.

I take a deep… Jamhai!

And realize that I am still on my ‘old Charpai’

Sonal Supriya

B.Tech 2nd yr

Every night I fly and fly in my dreams in sky;

I tell you this is a truth I never say a lie.

Seeing me the sun is ashamed of his glory;

He chirps in front of me like the bird Lowery.

The Moon is jealous of my beauty;

As he has never seen such a Sweaty.

The stars are afraid of my shine;

And hide themselves as fear on their spine.

With a pencil on my heels;

I own Mittal Steels.

I have won the noble prize;

And have the bungalow of biggest size.

I am praised by all whether big or small.

Aishwariya, Salmaan all stand in front of my house and crave for my autograph;

I give them that, thinking we should help people of low economy graph.

Then I feel that my phone is ringing;

I think it must be Bill Gates calling.

I come to receive the call,

And realize that the night was too small.

The alarm clock is calling;

And a new day is waiting.

I take a deep… Jamhai!

And realize that I am still on my ‘old Charpai’

Sonal Supriya

B.Tech 2nd yr

EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS


POETRY

If Lost Once passing through a solitary way,

Through that echoing wearily & the furious sun of May.

a thought reflected in me,”…….Am I lost?”

For I gained nothing from the unsteady & ever-expanding past.

Those mighty men for their eminent deeds acquired salvation,

Their morale inspired the ‘astray’ in the epoch of conscientious-instigation.

But ‘where am I…...’ in this illusory multitude.

Lost in dimensions.

Forgotten my ‘self’ and the perpetual grandeur of exertion.

Thereafter noticing the sun sacrificing himself for the divine intention.

Rather illustrating me the essence of self immolation on the path of completion.

I, in me am the ‘sacred flame’.

Until having a feel of obligation

Intervolved with filthiness,

Will perform unless absolution………

Shirish Kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr

THIS IS LIFE

When things don’t go right,

When there is no ray of light,

When there is no place to hide,

And it is too hard to survive

Tel yourself -GO ON! This is life.

When there is no friend,

When Life is on the dead end,

When world is not a paradise,

When your confidence dies,

Tell yourself -GO ON! This is life.

Swagat khuntia

B.Tech 1st yr

A PSALM OF LIFE

From the cradle to the grave,

Juvenal and naive

Let you beat not just battle,

The mighty and adorable.

They are like horses whip less,

Out to give you world of distress,

Till you conquer time and again,

None is there but grim and pain.

Life is not just live and dies,

It’s about win of thy,

Let it end not with thee,

But last long in legendary.

Mohit

B.Tech 2nd yr


POETRY

Insomniac called eyes The passion the desire or I don’t know who you are,

To get to have my heart just tries

That leaves me insane runs me cold

& leaves in me something insomniac called eyes

I may call you a dream, to fulfill which

I wish, I would always wake,

I may call you drop, the drop of rain

That shines with a vibgyor, like a jewel on a lake.

It’s just your thought that fills in me,

Fills in me a fragrance so nice

That leaves me insane, runs me cold

& leaves in me something insomniac called eyes.

They say time is punctual, I call it whimsical

For it seems to me walking like a snail

Having concord with solitary, miles from you

In an ocean so wide when I go for a sail

To feel your air, for a glimpse of yours

I dig so many restless strides.

That leaves me insane, runs me cold

& leaves in me something insomniac called eyes.

Tryst with destiny, or a promise to my soul

Confluence with you ,I feel is a must

Like at the far end of my sight when sky as a whole

Meets the earth as if quenching its thirst

The meeting you thought makes me

Anxious and my soul then just flies

That leaves me insane runs me cold

& leaves in me something insomniac called eyes

Ankit Sharma

B.Tech 3rd yr

To Be On Not To Be

To be or not to be the one all time dilemma,

Of the man created on the stage of life from his

minima.

Why the world always move towards the fast and

glory,

Leaving behind the beautiful nature& the serenity of

our earth, the hours?

Every sincere body is running for double-rooms &

wanting their if sequined,

Wasting the, all credits of their present time for the

late future yet not tuned.

How can one think of such things all the time?

Whether he is connected to white business or crime?

In this race against time and nature,

We lose the glittering moments of our life and culture;

Also the happiness of giving to others with returned

blessings in tones,

And sharing the pain of the worst hours with our near

ones.

Isn't it useless to throw once given priceless life

thinking for eulogized?

Without initiating something that could help others to

feel prized.

Beautiful life we have go, so why don't we surrender

our 'Me',

For some fruitful works &the betterment of 'Three'

To be or not to be is not the part of our life only,

Is it so actually how we worked for our character &

the society?

And it is something how we are attached to our

nature and the euphony of our malicious

future……………!

Abhishek Saxena

B.Tech 1st Yr


CROSSWORD

Across

1: The total area occupied by the NIFFT campus [5]

3: Manufacturer Company of the pneumatic

hammer.[6]

5: The total variety of roses you can see in NIFFT

campus. [4]

7: The type of plastic used by NIFFT Rapid Prototyping

Machine to make prototypes. [3]

9: The media partner of Jinks -06? [9]

12: The Deputy Secretary of Ministry of Steels who

was chief guest in the seminar on energy conservation

organized last year in NIFFT. [11]

13: Manufacturer of NIFFT Rapid prototyping

machine.[9]

15: The most expensive magazine in the NIFFT

library.[18]

17: The total number of

lathe machines in the NIFFT

workshop? [4]

19: Nickname of the

professor from Australia

who along with his guest

lecture in Pranav-08 stole

the show with his jazzy

songs praising Sachin and

Ganguly[7].

20: Sitting capacity of the

NIFFT auditorium. [12]

Down

2: The Company offering

highest salary package in

NIFFT [ 6]

4: Name the internet service

provider (ISP) for NIFFT

other than BSNL. [4]

6: The name of the NGO

being run by the NIFFT

students to educate the poor underprivileged tribal

children. [8]

8: Special plant in NIFFT nursery whose flower grows

at 7 in the evening and dies and sheds off after the

dawn. [14]

10: The machine with a reciprocating motion

generally used for planning the surface or making

grooves on the work piece. [6]

11: The binder generally used in sand casting in the

foundry shop. [9]

14: The first album of Mohit Chauhan, the famous

singer who gave his electrifying performance in Jinks

08. [9]

16: The winning club of the 1st Pranav Priyadarshi

memorial intra cricket tournament. [10]

18: Surname of the curator of the NIFFT cricket pitch.


MOVIE REVIEW

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: A TALE OF HOPE

“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free”.

This is the nitty-gritty of this great American drama

film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ starring Tim

Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as

Red. The movie is based on the Stephan king’s novel

‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’. The

movie revolves around the concept of ‘hope’. How

hope can change the life of a person and make

impossible possible.

The movie portrays a young banker Andy Dufresne

wrongly convicted for murdering his wife and her

lover on strong circumstantial evidences and is

sentenced to two back to back life imprisonments at a

notorious prison named Shawshank. At prison he met

a person named ‘Red’ who is at Shawshank for nearly

two decades and is known for smuggling cigarettes

and other things for prisoners. Within a few months

Andy becomes acquainted with Shawshank and

corruption prevailing there. He had to face worst

conditions at Shawshank including harassment and

rape by a group of homosexual inmates commonly

known as ‘The Sisters’. Andy stayed at Shawshank for

nearly two decades and suddenly one day he escaped.

He

escaped

from the

prison in

an unimaginable way that no one can even dream of.

The movie also deals with corruption and inhuman

practice prevailing at the prisons of America .It also

tells how a prison life can make adverse effect on

their inmates and raises questions on the judiciary

system. The presentation of the movie is outstanding.

The whole movie looks like showing the darkest

picture of life. But it suddenly shocks the viewers by

sudden escape of Andy and fills their heart with

ecstasy. The movie gives us a message never to lose

our hope because hope is a good thing and good

things never die.

The story is beautifully woven. Direction is amazing.

Tim Robbins is impeccable in his role. Morgan

Freeman is as great as ever. No wonder the movie is

often ranked amongst the greatest of all time. A must

watch that no one should miss.

Ashwani kumar

Btech 3rd yr

And they walked away in sunset Some bright men came to the center stage to enact a play that lasted for four years (without much of an audience).

They braved heat & dust and cold pain to become someone that they never knew existed inside their hearts &

minds. (Actually no one knew that is to say it was a common knowledge)

After a hard day in field, moistened by some showers that showed up occasionally, and hardened like steel by the

heat, they walk in the sunset as the world around looks on.

And the day comes not without animation, not without its own highs and lows, its own joy and tribulations, for they

are the actors on a stage, and only a farce can end without animation.

Not many understand this, for they have many more years to complete before they the truth dawns, the

understanding descends upon them, before they know the world to be a stage.

After this poetic introduction, quite befitting the play, I take a bow before the audience, and await their judgment

for introductions are what make things roll; else the life is much too predictable to engage any interest.

Adios! We will meet again, in a new day, under a new sun, with a new play to enact, a new farce to witness.

Ankur Tripathi

2k7 batch

ALUMNI SECTION


BOOK REVIEW

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The 3 mistakes of my life

From the writer of FPS and 1N@CC comes another book. NYT accredited him as India’s best selling English novelist. Two of his books are soon to be on the big screen. He is none other than your own CB i.e.

Chetan Bhagat.

I know I m sounding like trailing a blockbuster Bollywood movie but believe me that’s what you will experience while going through the “The 3 mistakes of my life”. It has everything cricket, religion, politics, Indian style love story (which many of us fantasize) and not to forget the Bondi beach!!

Fans have lapped this one like the previous two. But still somewhere down the line one feels that Mr. Bhagat always wanted this book to be grabbed by a director than a mere reader. I am not being sarcastic but if you go through the book you’ll find this thing yourself. Without a doubt this book resonates with FPS, the only difference being that this time it’s in the real sense of world, strugglers are not IITians but 3 middle class friends. What strikes you about CB is that he knows the nerve of the Indian masses and he writes what India loves to read!!

Generally book reviews are not meant for storytelling but still I’d like you to be acquainted with the plot.

The book is about 3 friends Govind, Ishaan and Omi from Ahmadabad. All three belong to lower middle class to middle class and all of them have different passions in life. Ish is crazy about Cricket (well who isn’t?? in this 100 crore Cricket frenzy nation :)), Omi is religious in nature who dabbles with politics simultaneously and Govind is a true business man. He is maths fanatic who has clear focus that he wants to be a business man and nothing else. Ok that was

about the three male characters but to complete any love story (another characteristic of Chetan’s books), you need someone from fairer sex as well. And that’s where the character of Vidya (Ish’s sister) steps in. Govind starts telling the story which includes his poor state of life, his business with friends Ish and Omi, the great test match between India and Australia in which Laxman played his best inning, the Gujarat earthquakes, the riots, his uncalled love for Ish's sister (this part I liked the most like many of my mates) and about the gifted Ali. During this scheme of dramatic events Govind tends to commit the so stated three mistakes which turn his life upside down.

The author has as usual added facts with fiction, and leaves the reader wondering whether this is for real? I would soon be writing a mail to Chetan Bhagat asking him to clarify on the topic as I would really like to meet up with Ish, Govind and Vidya and know what they are doing and also about the characters in the other two books.

Finally the pros and the cons:

Why read it?

Ans is simple if you are a CB fan and a Bollywood freak. Furthermore read it if u liked previous two books, this one is another CB signature.

Why not?

If you are a Rushdie punk or for that matter a literature maniac, the book would least match your expectations.

At the end I wish I could teach tuitions too and visit Bondi beach.

Ravi Ranjan Singh

B.Tech 3rd yr

Editorial Board

The page of newspaper you prefer to

open after the front one?

Page 2-3……………………………………………………6%

Sports page………………………34%

Editorial…………………………………………………..23%

Global……………………………………………………..16%

Entertainment/movie masala………………….21%

PEOPLE’S VOICE


POINT COUNTERPOINT

SHOULD THE NAME OF NIFFT BE CHANGED?

I am against the motion .After years of struggle by

both the students and faculty of NIFFT, our institute

has been able to be recognized as one of the

prominent institute of India in field of Foundry and

forge technology. Now if we will change the name of

NIFFT then again it will take it several years to

establish its new name in this competitive education

sector where every institute is wasting money for

establishing its name and fame, it is true that when

we tell anybody that we study in NIFFT then the first

question that comes from the opposite side is “is it

national institute of fashion technology?".But slowly

people have started knowing about our institute and

now the scenario has changed and people ask

whether it is NIFT or NIFFT? So the name which tells

us its specialization in foundry and forge sector should

definitely not be changed.

Sonal Supriya

B.Tech 2nd yr

In my view the name of NIFFT should be changed

.Although being a central government technical

institute and even after 40 years of its establishment

its facing the crisis of exposure, may be because of the

traditional tag of ‘foundry and forge stuck to it ‘.Most

of the students seeking admission in different

technical institutes do not even know about ‘foundry

and forge’ stuff and so the NIFFT. If someone comes

to know about it then he/she is always in dilemma

about the foundry & forge and so is hesitant in taking

admission here .If name of NIFFT is changed to

something like ‘national institute of materials

technology ‘ or ‘national institute of metallurgy and

manufacturing tech’, it will definitely help in

overcoming many dilemmas .

The fear of losing identity is out of question; rather its

identity will spread as an institute of metallurgy,

materials and manufacturing which will surely display

positive impacts.

Harinath Yadav

B.Tech 3rd yr

A man's strength is only limited by its perception. It’s

a pretty sick thought to bring to our minds such as

changing the name of this elite organization as

changing the name of a brand won't be doing any

good to the quality of the brand , some say we should

change the name because it’s quite rhyming with

NIFT .Then instead of pondering over a substitute to

NIFFT name it’s time to comply to the needs of the

future to a next level, because if we are in a position

to realize that about 20 years established NIFT has

shaken the 40 years of foundation being established

by NIFFT then we must try to find out our weaknesses

We need to burn thoughts to bring new ideas to life

rather than changing it.

Pushpendra Singh

B.Tech 1st yr

As we all know that "NIFFT" itself is quite popular

name for Indian Industries but among general public,

it’s still lacking fame .Mainly people misunderstand it

as "NIFT" due to the glamour hidden behind NIFT and

it is an indubitable truth. But changing the name of

NIFFT might come up with some kind of confusion for

industrial personnel. On the other hand, changing the

name of NIFFT like of ISMU and IT-BHU might create

curiosity among the people and they will come to

know about NIFFT. But it is quite difficult to make it

such a big issue of education sector Thus, the name

should not be changed and it should remain as it is.

Abhijit Kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr

No doubt that presently the phantom of ’F-F’(foundry

& Forge ) is spreading over B.Tech degree courses &

seizing its autonomy , moreover ,for adding up new

streams to the present courses NIFFT really should get

a new recognition .But it wouldn’t be enough to

change the name only if there is not any effective

advertisement strategy for the future.

Shirish Kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr


POINT COUNTERPOINT

Lot has been talked about changing the name of NIFFT

and giving it an appealing name. In my opinion

changing the name won’t help. The problem with

NIFFT does not lie in its name but in its lack of

advertisement and exposure. NIFFT is the best college

in foundry and forge technology and hence its name

shouldn’t be tampered. NIFFT has earned a good

name among the industries over the years and

changing its name will only create problems for the

institute. NIFFT can become a famous college only by

its proper marketing and exposure and not by

changing its name.

Ashwini Kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr

Truly speaking, I don’t think that the name of NIFFT

needs a change. The name NIFFT that is NATIONAL

INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY

defines the specialty and uniqueness of this

institution. NIFFT is the biggest institute of foundry

and forge in Asia and no other name than NIFFT can

show its peculiarity. The second reason that I think is

that we all know that NIFFT is very popular in

industries but lacks the fame among general people.

So if at this stage if the name of NIFFT is changed then

it is possible that NIFFT may lose its identity. In this

case neither NIFFT nor the new name will be known in

general. So to avoid this situation we must not think

to change the name of this unique institution “NIFFT”.

Kundan Kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr

Shirish kumar

B.Tech 3rd yr

Before ‘Freshers’ After ‘Freshers’

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