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f one were to vouch for that age-old proverb Change is the only constant, IISER Bhopal would come off as nothing short of an epitome. Right
from the flourishing of the campus to a noticeable change in the collective
psyche, we seem to be finally fitting into the characteristics of that typical
institute of higher education.
Amidst the dynamics of the proverbial college life, the IISER-B family has
come a long way since 2012, when we shifted to the main campus. Inconveniences of the past are now topics of conversations on idle, reminiscent
evenings. Scarcities have turned into abundances. The lines between necessities and luxuries have blurred.
In a similar vein, this years Uday has seen a vastly different content when
compared to the last edition. We have added a new section entirely based
on humor, which includes loads of comics. The community has taken a special liking towards poems, principally in Hindi. As a special mention, we decided to go green from this year, which meant cost cutting and lesser printed copies.
Many thanks to all who sent out their articles, poems and artwork. If your
submission doesnt make it this time, well be sure to consider it for the future. We also expect a growing response with every passing year. We are
also grateful to Dr. Srinivasan and Dr. Gowda for their inputs. And I am particularly indebted to the Uday editorial team for graciously bearing with my
whims and idiosyncrasies.
Welcome to the fifth edition.
Mihir Kshire
Editor
English
Hindi
Missed Call |
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Magic & Larry. Bird & Magic | Mohit Kumar Manhas, MS 2012
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One Liners |
Bachpan ka Zamaana |
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Nowhere to Nowhere |
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Fun Facts |
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Crossword |
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MS 2011
Astral Projections |
Udit Aswal, MS 2012
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The Commanding
Heights |
Sani Sabale, MS 2012
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Leap of Knowledge |
Udit Aswal, MS 2012
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MS 2012
Outreach `14
Outreach `14 was successfully held in summer for the students of class IX
and XI. The objective of this program is to inculcate in students an aptitude to appreciate the role and contribution of science in the betterment
of mankind. The program has been designed to create harmony between
learning and applying scientific knowledge towards the development of
the society.
Padma Shri
COMINGS &
GOINGS
Mini Marathon
Mini-marathon was organised on 30th August 2014, on the occasion of
National Sports Day, in the campus itself.
Rankings:
Men (3km)
Women (2km)
1) Arvind Meena
1) Chetana T.
2) Ramana Reddy
2) Shrankhla Bawaria
Book Club
The Independence Day `14 celebrations began with the conferring of the C. N. R. Rao Education
Foundation Award for 2013-14 Sem II to Rohit Prasad Bhatt, followed by cultural performances, devotional and patriotic songs. The event concluded with the drama club performing a play on the
exploration of human values.
Onam
Mathematics Club
IISER-B saw a splendid celebration of Onam on 7th September, 2014. A traditional Onam feast in
the morning was followed by the tug-of-war competition in the evening and a fabulous cultural
show in L5 in the evening.
IBQC is the club for quiz enthusiasts of our institute. The club is heavily attended as the participants put to test their knowledge in various fields
like Sports, Food and Travel, etc. The club also organized a grand quiz during Enthuzia, the annual
cultural fest of IISER-B.
Hoonkar
Movie Club
Every Friday night, the Movie Club of
IISER-B screens movies for the entertainment of students. The movies are selected via online polling in which members
of the club vote for their choice.
Bio Club
The Biology Club of IISER Bhopal, named Serious About Bio (SAB), discusses topics in Biology in an
informal setting by organizing activities like talks, discussions and quiz competitions. Besides catering to the needs of biology enthusiasts, the club invites students from different disciplines and
provides a platform to discuss current interdisciplinary research involving biology.
Hoonkar is a group of students who present street plays on socially important issues.
On Republic Day 15, they raised awareness
about the LGBTQ community, ragging, cyber-bullying and the third gender.
Convocation
IISER-B Quiz
Club (IBQC)
The club for all the aspiring mathematicians and math-lovers is the Mathematics
Club. Different paradoxes, theories and some interesting solved and unsolved problems are discussed every Sunday night.
IISER Bhopal conducted its 2nd convocation on June 24th 2014 for the BS-MS
students and the pioneer batch of PhD students. During the ceremony, graduands and the collegium don academic regalia that symbolize their official roles.
The dignitaries shared their wisdom, emphasizing on the values that IISER Bhopal endeavors to instil in its students.
The convocation was graced by our Honble President Shri Pranab Mukherjee,
Union HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Irani, Governor of Madhya Pradesh Shri Ram Naresh Yadav and CM of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Sai Puneet
Desai was awarded the Presidents Medal as the valedictorian for the 2009-14
batch.
In addition to the awarding of degrees, the ceremony included several events
such as the academic procession, awarding of medals and the student valedictory address.
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IISM 2013
Prayaas
Prayaas is an initiative taken by the students and faculty of IISER Bhopal to provide
primary education to the children of construction workers in the campus. The Shiksha Kendra, inaugurated on 14th Nov, 2014 saw the appointment of two teachers
to ensure regular classes for the students. This endeavour was supported by the
Institute Works Department, the respective contractors and Prayaas - the student
community of IISER-B.
Singularity `14
The first science festival of IISER Bhopal, held from Feb 1st to 3rd
was a grand success. Schools from across the city were invited
to participate in the science quiz, working model presentations
and talks by eminent scientists. Students from many colleges
in Bhopal also participated in mega events like Renaissance
and The Domino Effect. Aryabhat Foundation conducted a telescope-making and star-gazing workshop. Singularity `14 concluded with cultural performances by the students of IISER-B.
Enthuzia `14
IISER Bhopal conducted its annual cultural festival, Enthuzia, from 31st Oct to 2nd Nov, 2014, which
serves as a platform for the students to break free from the normal schedule of the college and showcase their skills and talent.
The highlights of the festival were the Fashion Show and the Singing and Dancing Competitions. Auditions for these, open to the entire city, were held at C21 Mall and it was presided by celebs Affan Yousuf (Indian hockey star), Babar Khan (MTV Stuntmania winner) and Pragati Vishwakarma (model and
renowned choreographer from Bhopal). The glamour quotient of the event was raised with The Face
of Enthuzia, the winners of which would serve as the brand ambassadors for the entire festival. The
special guest for this event was Miss India International 2014, Gurleen Grewal.
Fun events like the Treasure Hunt, General Quiz, Counter-Strike Tournament, the In-House Performance - Pronyt and the DJ Night made Enthuzia `14 a grand success.
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The 2nd Inter-IISER Sports Meet (IISM) was held in Pune from 11th to 14th December, 2013. IISER Bhopal exhibited a shining performance, securing the Cricket and
Volleyball Cups as well as the top spot in Table Tennis (Womens) and were runners
up in Basketball (Mens). In Athletics, we won 16 medals, with Gold in Mens 800 m,
Mens 1500 m & Womens Discus Throw. IISER Bhopal stood overall second. The
hosts stood overall first in this edition as well.
IISM 2014
The 3rd Inter-IISER Sports Meet (IISM) was held in Mohali from 11th to 14th December 2014. IISER
Bhopals stellar performance left it just shy of the top spot. We retained the Cricket (tied with Mohali) & Volleyball (Boys) cups and stood second in Badminton (Boys), Chess and Volleyball (Girls).
The Athletics Championship was also won by IISER Bhopal with Gold in Mens and Womens
800 m, Mens 1500 m, Womens 4x400 m relay, Womens Discus Throw & Mens Javelin Throw.
The hosts stood overall first in this edition as well.
Essays |
reams are like Ali Babas flying carpet. Every night, they take us on a ride to a whole
new world a mysterious and paradoxical land of
fears and fantasies. Fittingly, a famous quote by
the U.S poet William Wantling says,
Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis
Why do we dream?
Are
we
mad
Shruti Shirol
EXAM
Sarthak Gupta
If you look back into history, it was the seemingWhen was the last time you said something so ly crazy and ridiculed ideas, that went on to bring
revolutionary changes - be it Einstein to think
absurd that your friends laughed at you?
Or felt so stupid about your thoughts that you of the space-time relation or Edmund Hillary to
climb the highest peak in the world, or Bill Gates
laughed at yourself?
Have you made a very strange wish or had a bi- to found Microsoft!
zarre aspiration lately? ...
Not a long time ago, we were kids - full of enthu- What is the difference between these people and
others?
siasm and curiosity!
They too were ordinary, like others, with the same
As kids, we wanted to travel to the moon, count all crazy dreams!
the stars, travel through time or become the rich- It is simply that they were
est person on earth. We wanted to be as recog- - brave enough to take the path less travelled.
nized as Mahatma Gandhi or his likes and do al- - crazy enough to believe in themselves.
most everything that most grownups would think - smart enough to take risks.
- strong enough to not be affected by other peoas insane or crazy!
ples thoughts
But hold on! Look at us now! What do we think - not afraid of being laughed upon!
about these ideas today?
So,
Can we bring back into our lives the attitude that
Insane? Absurd?
we once possessed as kids?
Can we be mad,insane or crazy once again?
Oh Yes! We have grown up too!
Can we aspire to leave a mark of our existence on
We have stopped having crazy aspirations and this planet as we go?
dreaming crazier dreams. Why? Is it the time conPeople would surely laugh, but they did so on Einstraint?
steins theories too; on Aristotles arguments about
the spherical shape of earth and on Copernicus
Or is it something else?
heliocentric theory as well. Today, however, these
ideas seem as true as the sun rising from the east.
Yes indeed, it is something else!
Why does it happen that as we grow up, we think So lets dream the impossible! Be a little crazy,
and think out of the box!
more about what the people around us think?
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MAGIC &
LARRY. BIRD
MAGIC
&
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1986 Celtics, considered by many as one of the greatest basketball teams of all time, won the NBA Championship that year with a 12-3 post-season record giving Larry the third ring of his career.
It was like 1979 all over again. Down to one game for
Bird and Magic.
On his home court Bird was in no mood to repeat
the loss of 1979 NCAA final. He had a great game
while his nemesis didnt. Down 3 with one minute
to go in the fourth quarter, Magic choked up again.
Cedric Maxwell knocked the ball away from Magic
Johnson which resulted in a turnover. Dennis Johnson responded by sinking two free throws to seal the
victory. Larry Bird was named MVP of the series.
I got him. I finally got him.
I hope he was hurting. I hope it killed him. He made
some bad plays down the stretch and nobody was
happier than me.
Bird was facing off against Magic for the third time
in four years when they met in 1987 NBA Finals.
Even though their relationship had softened, their
determination to beat each other had not. The Lakers dominated the injured and fatigued Celtics and
jumped out to a 2-1 series lead. With 7 seconds left
in Game 4 and Lakers down 1, what followed was a
play for the ages. Magic received the inbound pass
with post-defender McHale on him. Magic dribbled,
hesitated to get McHale off-balance, and then drove
into the key. Magic then lofted a hook shot, which just
cleared the fingertips of both McHale and Parish, and
swished through the net giving the Lakers a 107-106
lead with only 2 seconds left. Celtics still had one last
shot. Dennis inbounded the ball to a wide open Bird
behind the three-point line who got it off in time only
to see the ball clank off the rim. The Boston crowd let
out a collective groan as the Lakers bench danced off
the court to celebrate the hard-fought victory, which
gave the Lakers a commanding 3-1 series lead. The
Lakers closed out the series on their home court to
win the series 4-2.
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Come December,
Anonymous
Vibhuti Shastri
Ashwin R.
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Retribution
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Go
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memories
in our life can never be erased.
They resonate with us regularly, especially in our pensive
moods, give legitimate pleasure
and eternal feelings. And if the
event is travelling in Indian Rail,
would could be more exciting?
Rail journey always fascinates
me. The beauty of travelling in
rail is in enjoying the sprawling
green landscape, the rhythmic
movement of wheels and also
the mystic scenery, which in the
moonlit night, creates ultimate
romanticism. Those who can
feel, can relish divine happiness.
Indian Railway reflects the Indian
heritage, representing the social,
economic and cultural spectra
since the British period. My experience is sweet as well as thrilling. It is too memorable to be
obliterated by the sands of time.
This goes back to my MSc days
in the University of Delhi, when I
was visiting home during the winter vacation. My friend Amal and
I booked tickets on HWH-NDLS
non-stop Duronto Express. The
scheduled time of Durontos departure from Howrah was 1 P.M.
I arrived at the station around
12.30, boarded the train and put
my bags on my berth in S-2 com-
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Universe,
You & Me
sh
Samikshya Sahu
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Cricket!
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SALONY
SUSNATA
I paced about
as though he was my FRIEND.
I bowed down heavily,
as one mourns for ones mother
STOP! I cried,
letting tears run free
But in my ADVERSITY,
he rejoiced
In the darkness of that night,
my heart twisted
When he wrapped his pricking fingers,
around my shoulders, PANICheated
my blood
He looked at me
with eyes wide and glaring,
Which spoke DEVILISH
My heart pounding,
n my soul turning numb and
cold as ice.
I plead my cause,
O LORD,
alongwith those who strive with me.
Take hold of SHIELD,
n stand up against those BUTCHERS.
Let them fall into the burning fire,
n my soul shall rejoice in their CONDEMNATION.
I do cry silently
n my heart still hurts today.
The pain n suffering still lurks,
in my headas I dream at night.
It feels like my whole world is falling apart,
maybe Im trying too hard,
trying to push the feelings away,
but they just want to stay
I sleep to take the pain away,
even though I know itll never HEAL
the emotions I feel.
Every now n then, sitting alone
I think of it very often,
n WONDER
what it would have been like,
if I wouldnt have STRUGGLED to live
MY LIFE.
Those EVIL EYES would have rejoiced,
seeing me stumble around,
broken into pieces
PHANTOM fingers
still lingered around my flesh.
How slowly, in a moment like that, time
passes.
STAY STRONG my mind said
but my body melted into ACCEPTANCE
n flesh became PLIANT.
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TRAVELOGUE:
Welcoming Winter in
Southampton
elcoming winter in
Southampton 1st December 2014, 6:30 a.m.
GMT, I was miles away from my
motherland, excited to explore a
new world of incredible experience. I felt a tingle in my stomach on landing at the Heathrow
airport in London. We were in the
United Kingdom ready to visit
the University of Southampton
to explore new horizons of collaboration & blended learning
opportunities under the Knowledge Exchange Programme of
the British Council. I was accompanied by Mr. Amit Singh (IIIrd
year student) & the Coordinator
of Academic Affairs Dr. Ramya
Sunder Raman. Despite its short
duration, now my first foreign
visit makes me feel nostalgic.
At the airport we were received
by our hired private cab driver.
This gentleman was to escort us
to our lodge in Southampton. It
was a pleasant ride from London to Southampton, presenting
a myriad of landscapes on a cool
and cloudy morning. The undulating meadows of the countryside gave me a thrilling feel
of first drive abroad. Finally, we
were at our destination at JURYS
INN.
Upon entering the hotel, we
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After lunch at the Avenue cafe, a meeting was scheduled to develop a blueprint of the language course for IISER
Bhopal. The discussion was done at
length to consider the pros & cons of
every aspect. We had to do a rigorous
brainstorming for proposing a studentfriendly model. The type of technical
aids to be used was also determined.
Time was flying and soon the evening
had set. As a result of the day-long hectic programme I was tired. But Ramya
Madams proposal to have coffee at a
nearby Starbucks proved useful & I was
revitalized to spend the evening at the
market.
We had just 2 days of our visit in the
bank, but the work was still in abeyance. On 4th December in the morning session we resumed the planning
task. It was about 1:00 p.m. with most
of the work done. The afternoon had
something special for us. The University had arranged for a visit to the nearby
historical city of Winchester. The city,
about which I had read in English Literature as a student in my school days.
We were led by Katy, a student guide.
We got a chance to travel by train. The
breath-taking landscapes accompanied by faint drizzling made our 20-minute train journey amusing!
Winchester was more beautiful than my
expectations. The monuments standing amidst the town spoke of its rich
legacy. We started with the main gate
to the city built during the 18th century. The grand entrance with carvings
of ancient beliefs opened up vistas for
us to explore the great history of Winchester. Our next plan was to visit the
Great Hall. The special attraction would
be King Arthurs round table, hung on
a wall. Unfortunately to our dismay, the
hall was closed for public visit that day.
We proceeded in disappointment towards the Winchester Cathedral.
This cathedral is one of the longest in
Europe & dates back to 600 A.D. This
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EPIGRAMS
Vinay Sagar
Mirroring Life
1) The branches,
And leaves,
Of the tree,
Criss-cross,
Intermingled and free.
Its difficult
To find a pattern,
Yet it is,
In single simple word,
Random.
Vibhuti Shastri
Wondering would a leaf be shed for me, the day I cease to be.
What would my story be?
I stumbled across traces to thee;
Sustained in life and remembered now by the words you etched,
The final pieces of my unfinished puzzle
For I found
A little me in you,
And the you in me...
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Ayush Kumar
Terrorist!
or not?
W
Faizaan Bhat
Palestinians as freedom fighters
struggling against the unlawful
occupation of their land by Israel
and carrying out a legitimate resistance, yet Israel regards them
as terrorists. It is quite easy to
discern that the associated labels
change with time and the change
is more or less directly related to
whether the struggle ends successfully (called a revolution) or
fails (called a revolt).
In the light of the above examples, one should realize that the
term terrorist is not as simple
and straightforward as it seems.
It should therefore be ensured
that only an informed and educated use of the term is made,
for someone may be a terrorist
to one side but a freedom fighter
to the other. In fact, it is mainly due to this rationale that till
date, we have no internationally
acknowledged legal definition of
terrorism. Even the United Nations, after a series of debates,
failed to arrive at a uniformly accepted unambiguous definition.
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THE
Missile
Woman
of India
Yagna Oza
All-India level exam. After this, she did her M. Tech.
in guided missiles at the Institute of Armament Technology (renamed as Defence Institute of Advanced
Technology) and joined the DRDO Lab, Hyderabad
hese are the words of Tessy Thomas, Project in 1988. It was here that she joined the Agni team;
Director of Agni IV - the programme that de- the place where she was tasked with designing and
veloped Indias first long range intercontinen- developing a new generation ballistic missile. Since
then, there was no turning back.
tal ballistic missile (ICBM): Agni.
We watched breathlessly, praying for inner strength as the missile took off.
At DRDO, Tessy worked under Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who was her director and mentor. She says, Dr.
Abdul Kalam was my original guru. He was my director. I have been with Agni programme since 1988.
He created a great forum for exchange of ideas and
all of us have benefited from that. Tessy was the associate project director of the Agni III missile project
which envisaged a ballistic missile having a range of
3,000 km. Then, she served as the project director
for the Agni IV missile project and under her leadership the launch of the missile was successfully accomplished on 15th November, 2011 at Wheelers
Island off the Odisha coast. This turned out to be her
greatest achievement as she became the first woman
scientist to head a missile project in India. She was
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TRAVELOGUE:
DAY 2 & 3
The places to be visited
were Lachen and Lachung.
Lachen further leads
to
Gurudongmar Lake which
is one of the highest lakes
in the world - 17,100 feet
above sea level. This place
is sacred to both Hindus
and Buddhists. Lachung
is a hub for visiting places
like Hot springs, Yumthang
valley, and Rhododendron
Sanctuary (similar to orchids). The sight-seeing
was to be for 2 days.
We left for these 2 places
from Gangtok as planned.
We experienced rain all
along the route. This is
what we had wanted to
avoid and hence had kept
North Sikkim as our priority.
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A Great
Experience
Prachi Wele
It Was...
t happened during the 1st semester of 2014-15, when all the rooms above Mess Hall-2 were closed
due to some incidents and the end semester exams were going on. The following day we had our
Maths paper (Multivariable calculus) scheduled and I was studying that with Akshay in the corridor in front of the gym. There was a guard in that corridor inspecting us continuously. Most of the
time, he was walking around us and staring. I supposed that the guard was probably thinking that
we were up to something. We tried to ignore him and concentrated on our studies. Then that guard
again came near and now he stood in front of us. Akshay was busy reading and I was listening to him
when he suddenly said, Ye maths hai na? (This is maths, right?) Akshay said, Ha, multivariable
calculus. At that point, we were stuck on some calculation and he suggested a formula in trigonometry to tackle the problem. He said, Wo wala lagake dekho na, sine x bata x ka limit 1 hota hai wala.
(Try applying that formula and check, limit of sin x over x equals 1). We were stunned on hearing
that from him. Later, when we told him some of the other problems we were tackling, he suggested
using ekikaran and bhedbhav which is integration and differentiation. Then he himself told the
procedure in Hindi even before we started trying on paper.
Later we asked him how he knows all this stuff. He told us that he had been pursuing B.Sc. in Mathematics and was in his 2nd year when he had to quit his education and join BIS due to financial problems at home. He also said that he still wants to continue maths but he cannot. Then we found out
that he joined BIS 7-8 months before this incident which meant he was not too old. Or maybe he was
the same age as us. The only difference being that we learn in English and he learned in Hindi. In the
end he said bohot acha laga aap logo ko maths karte dekh. (It feels very good to see you learning
maths.) He was standing there for a while and then he went down; may be duty call and came back
again to do his guard job. We talked about him for a long time and felt very sorry for him as there are
very few people who like mathematics and take it up as a core subject for study.
That was a really great experience in our college...
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APRIL FOOLS
DAY
Ankita Roy
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Denmark
In 1965, a Copenhagen newspaper reported parliament had passed a law that all dogs be painted
white to improve road safety, because they could be
seen clearly at night.
India
Norway
Germany
Canada
Jordan
Australia
Taiwan
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FUN FACTS
C R O S S W O R D
Shitij Agarwal
1.
The correct word for a collection of parts.
crows is MURDER.
11. Wearing headphones for just an
2.
The sixth sick Sheiks sixth sheeps hour will increase the bacteria in your ear
sick is said to be the toughest tongue by 700 times.
twister in the English language.
12. The crocodile never outgrows the
3. In most advertisements, the time pool in which they live. That means if you
displayed on a watch face is 10:10.
put a baby crocodile in an aquarium, it
would be little for the rest of its life.
4.
It takes more calories to eat a piece
of celery than the celery has in it to begin 13. Aspirin was discovered during exwith. This is known as negative calories.
perimentation with a waste product.
5.
There is no synonym for the word 14. Sharks are the only animals that
thesaurus.
never get sick. As far as is known, they are
immune to every known disease including
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It wasnt me, I am fine and I nev- cancer.
er said that are the three most used lies.
15. Of all the words in the English lan7.
The pressure in Mariana Trench is guage, the word set has the most definimore than 11,318 tons/sq.m. equivalent tions.
of one person trying to support 50 jets.
16. Madrid is the only European capital
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The true mathematical word for the city not situated on a river.
infinity sign is lemniscate.
17. Contrary to popular belief, mobile
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The US Navy is the worlds largest phones have more germs than toilets.
and has a capacity greater than the next 17
largest combined navies.
18. The eye muscles focus back and
forth 100 times a second to focus on each
10. The F1 car is made up of 80,000 word in this sentence. They move more
components. If it was assembled 99.9% than 1 lakh times a day. To give the leg
correctly, it would still start the race with muscles the same amount of exercise
80 things wrong. A typical car has 14,000 would require a 50 mile walk.
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Remembering
Soon after joining IISER Bhopal I realized that Sathishs energy was infectious. He contributed immensely towards the development of the institute. He was probably one of
those faculties who were invited into every committee. Sathish was liked equally by
students, colleagues and administrators. He is one of the rare perfectionista that I have
met personally in my life. I have been fortunate to enjoy the good company of Sathish.
He was never more than a call away for academic and non-academic discussions, finding solutions to problems or a visit to the tea stall.
Sathish developed esophageal cancer in December 2013 and battled this debilitating
disease courageously for almost a year. He breathed his last on October 27th, 2014
in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Sathish is survived by his wife Srividya and nine month-old
daughter Kimaya.
I will always remember Sathishs words: I gave that person a piece/peace of my mind.
I am sure his soul rests in peace now. It is the saddest irony that he chose to study cancer and cancer snatched him away from us. Sathish, you will always live in our fondest
memories.