Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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LASTING BOND

A source of great inspiration

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tsav, the three-day inter-collegiate techno-cultural fest of BMS College of Engineering, was a unique platform for the students to showcase their skills and talents. The campus was buzzing with activity and students from different parts of the City participated in it. Mad Ads, quiz, debate, online photography contest, football match, Eastern and Western dance competitions, Eastern and Western music were some of the events held. The most awaited part of the show was Whiplash, where two leading rock bands, Hungry and Cryptos, entertained the students. The college was decked up for the fest and the theme this year was All Around the World in Three Days. The entire campus was divided into different continents and students even decorated the campus with hand-made monuments like the Eiffel Tower. The volunteers made sure that things were in place and the events progressed smoothly. Rohith, one of the

We were divided into groups so that we had a chance to be a part of the fest. In the beginning of the year, we had an audition where we could choose the committee we wanted to be a part of. These kind of things help us in improving our organising skills. AKSHAY

PASSING DOWN Senior students can turn out to be great mentors.

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A guiding light for the young

he college years are always the best in ones life. The three to four years that one spends in an institution helps mould his or her life and personality. These years also build a lasting bond between juniors and seniors. After the ice-breaker sessions at the beginning of the academic year, many freshers say that they learn a lot from their seniors. Be it how to organise

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organisers, informs that the response has been great and many students turned up despite their internal examinations. The turnout this year is better than it was during the 25th year celebrations held last

year. Events like Western and Eastern dance had teams from cities like Chennai participating. The Western dance competition was won by a team from Madras Christian College

Its always good to have guidance during ones college life and thats the role seniors should play. I remember picking up organisational skills and tips on fest management from my seniors. AJAY

ised by second-year students. This is because the final-year students are busy with academics and the first-years are still settling down. Ajay, a second-year student of St Josephs College of Arts and Science, says that he learnt about organising fests from his seniors. Its always good to have guidance during ones college life and thats the role seniors should play. I remember picking up organisational Poorna skills and tips on fest management from my seniors. Now that I am in my second year, it fests, make notes, which lechas all come in handy, he turer is stricter and so on, adds. many seniors see it as their reSukhshitha D Rao, a finalsponsibility to pass on their ac- year student of MS Ramaiah quired knowledge to the junInstitute of Technology, says iors. Metrolife speaks to a few that seniors are good mentors students about the various tips as well. They not only help and tricks they learnt from you in settling down in college their seniors and which of but also give tips on the imthose they would like to pass portant things to study for exon to their juniors. ams, she adds. She says that Most college fests are organ- one piece of advice from a sen-

ior that she remembers very clearly is to always look confident during the chemical engineering class because if you look even a little scared, it will only make you more nervous. Poorna, a third-year student of Christ College, says that the one thing she learnt from her seniors is how to be willing to experience new things in college. And thats something I want my juniors to follow as well. I want them to explore all aspects of college culture and make the most out of the opportunities they come across, she adds. There are also those who say that the relationship between a senior and a junior has changed over the years. Senior and junior are only tags. I think a few months into the academic year, everyone becomes friends, sums up Aniruddh, a third-year student from NMKRV.
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and the Eastern dance competition was won by SJBIT, he says. Students divided the work among themselves and the first-year students were given equal opportunities to help out. We were divided into groups so that we had a chance to be a part of the fest. In the beginning of the year, we had an audition where we could choose the committee we wanted to be a part of. These kind of things help us in improving our organising skills and learn to take up responsibility, says Akshay, a first-year student. The fest also had a section where budding photographers and artists were given a platform to showcase their talent. The photography and art exhibition was a huge hit among the visitors. Many could be seen appreciating the efforts of the students. Namratha, a second-year student and one of the organisers, informs that it was the theme that attracted many to the fest. The theme this year has attracted many people and our technical and finearts team has done a great job. The names of the events have been kept according to the theme and they have become popular, she says.
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NO INHIBITION (From left) Prerna, Swaranjani and Poojya strike a pose.

PROTIUS

AAVISHKAAR

Innovative side of students brought out

COLOURFUL A dance in progress.

Flawless acts steal the show

he students of HKBK Degree College recently celebrated their annual day, titled Protius 2013, at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall. It was a grand occasion that the students were looking forward to for a while. As part of the annual day, the students formed groups and put up a variety of cultural events they stunned all those who had gathered to watch with their skills and poise. The programme began with a brief lamp-lighting ceremony, after which the cultural portion got off to a great start. It added the perfect touch to the occasion, since it was obvious that the students had put in a lot of effort to pull off some flawless performances on stage. There were a variety of dances, including classical and contemporary pieces for which the students practised long and hard. They dressed in their best to add to the per-

COORDINATED The students impressed the audience with their performance.

formance. There was also a more modern number, which the audience enjoyed immensely. The chief guest for the occasion was C M Ibrahim, former union minister, Government of India. Other dignitaries who attended included Faiz Mohammed, director of HKBK Group of Institutions; Man-

zoor Ahmed Khan, secretary of HKBK Group of Institutions; Abdul Hameed and T C Manjunath, the administrator and principal of HKBK College of Engineering; Ghousia Khatoon, the principal of HKBK Degree College and Rasheed K, the principal of Mohammed Ishaque PreUniversity College.
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avishkaar, the annual techno-management fest of the IEEE Student Branch at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), was held recently. Spread over three days, the eighth edition saw the participation of students from Bangalore Institute of Technology, R N Shetty Institute of Technology, K S Institute of Technology, PES Institute of Technology, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, B M S College of Engineering and Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering (Shimoga). There were some interesting events to choose from paper presentation, gaming, techno-management quiz, business plan, cyber treasure hunt, design and debugging, Kreatronics, robotics and Algomach (on spot programming) to name a few. Events got tougher with each round and this was much appreciated by the students. The track for robotics was very challenging and smooth. The fest, in general, was very well organised and gave us a platform to put theory to practical use, shares Samrudhi, a participant of Bangalore Institute of Technology. The participants were quite content with the level of competition, given that the best colleges in the City were their

FOCUSSED Participants of the gaming competition.

competitors. A good number of people turned up for the fest. Events like cyber treasure hunt and Algomach that I participated in were both interesting and fun, says Sahana M N, a participant from PES Institute of Technology. I participated in the paper presentation, which was a very good experience because I got to talk about nano materials to like-minded peers. But it would have been better if it was more interactive, says Gaurav Das, a student of MSRIT. For the organising team, it

was good to see their hard work pay off. For the past few years, Aavishkaar has been a purely technical fest. But this year, the management department said that they wanted to participate and so, we have incorporated such management events as well, notes Harshitha R, a sponsorship coordinator. Its hard to get people to come for technical fests in general. But our team is more than happy with the response we have got, she adds.
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