57th batch barc trainees magazine - kaarvaan

Trainees Magazine

I know quite clearly what I want out

of my life. Life and my emotions are the

only things I am conscious of. I love the

consciousness of life and I want as

much of it as I can get. But the span of

one's life is limited. What comes after death no one

knows. Nor do I care. Since, therefore, I cannot increase

the content of life by increasing its duration, I will

increase it by increasing its intensity.

Art, music, poetry and everything else that

consciousness I do have this one purpose - increasing the

intensity of my consciousness of life".

- Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha

sf/jfF Kaarvaan

Trainees' Magazine, OCES 2013-2014(57th Batch)

BARC Training School, MumbaiBhabha Atomic Research Centre

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Foreword

BARC training school has always been a mainstay for developing the highly skilled human resource in the area of nuclear science and engineering. The Trainee Scientific Officers here are the best amongst the candidates aspiring to pursue a career in the Department of Atomic Energy. They are imparted upon with a rigorous training program for duration of one year.

thIt gives me immense pleasure to see the efforts of the Trainee Scientific Officers of 57 batch coming in the form of this trainee's magazine Kaarvaan. This initiative is an endeavor purely on the part of the trainees albeit having fairly heavy load of lectures, practicals, projects and examinations. I am sure that this will help them in overall personality and skill development in their professional career.

The issue contains a wide variety of entries ranging from their experiences during the Training program, their personal accounts, and some suggestions to forthcoming batches etc. A very interesting section of interviews conducted by trainees is included in this issue. The interview with Bharat Ratna, Prof. C.N.R. Rao will always be an inspiration for them.

I end here by congratulating them for bringing up this issue of the magazine and give my best wishes for their joining in the DAE family.

(Dr. B. K. Dutta)Head, HRDD

Acknowledgment

The Trainees' Magazine Kaarvaan is a result of persistent efforts put in by Trainee Scientific Officers' th(TSO) of 57 Batch of BARC Training School, Mumbai. In the course of publishing this issue, we have been privileged to receive warm support from all spheres and it is our pleasure to express our gratitude to them.?First of all; we would like to thank Bharat Ratna, Prof. C. N. R. Rao for taking time from his busy schedule and showering upon us his wisdom?We are pleased to thank Dr. R. K. Sinha, Chairman, AEC & Secretary, DAE for showing his affection and injecting motivation to the young TSOs'?We would like to sincerely thank Shri Sekhar Basu, Director, BARC & Member, AEC for sharing his vast experiences and insights with us?It was Dr. B. K. Dutta, Head HRDD; the senior most and distinguished member in Training School, for his support in making this work available on the web, many thanks to him?Every initiative needs an architect and Shri S. K. Singh, TSH Warden & Convener Magazine Team has played that role. He has been instrumental in guiding us from start till end. Our special thanks to him?We extend our thanks to Shri Lakshminarsimhan, Project Coordinator for providing necessary guidance and co-coordinating at every stage?Our acknowledgment would remain incomplete without the mention of Smt. S. Vinaylata, Under

Secretary to the Chairman, AEC and Shri E. Ravindran, Sr. Private Secretary to the Director, BARC for their diligent efforts in scheduling appointmentsth

?At last, we sincerely thank all contributors, Training School Staff, TSOs' of 57 Batch and all those who have directly or indirectly helped us in bringing out this issue of Trainees' MagazineMagazine Team

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(The interview was conducted through e-mail correspondence following a personal visit to BARC by Bharat Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao on National Technology Day, 2014.)

Q. Sir, your advise to young scientists and enthusiasts who want to do research & establish a career in Science and Technology.

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Q. Your daily routine & lifestyle (It will surely motivate us).

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My advice to young scientists would be the following. If you have a mission, don't give up. It does not matter what others say. Don't ever be influenced by the casual comments of people around you if your target is clear. More importantly, pick an area which is not too crowded. It is always better to take a lonely road rather than a crowded one. You are likely to get more exciting results.

I get up very early in the morning by 4.15 or 4.30 a.m., do some thinking and meditation and

worry about my work. Whatever I may be doing through the day I keep worrying about the sentences and paragraphs that I want to write in manuscripts, or about something new that I want to do in the laboratory. There is always a kind of an undercurrent related to my research that keeps going through my mind, and this has helped me to get maximum possible results in the available time. Having done research for 63 years (out of which 55 years, I have been a Professor), I find that it is important that we don't waste too much time. Once I start working in the morning, I don't waste any time until I come home. I don't take coffee/tea breaks. I don't have time for gossip. Fortunately, people know my feelings on the matter and do not disturb me much. I enjoy music which I listen to every morning or evening. Music has been a great companion for me even in the office during the lunch break. During the lunch break, I close my office for 45 minutes or so and listen to some music or sanskrit recitation.

It is nice to be restless, but one has to be sure that one is restless for the right reason. I understand why one can be restless about academic or scientific pursuits. I find that some young people want to get major recognitions in a very short time. One has to be little patient. If one is really good, eventually the world will look at his/her work. The best way is to have faith in oneself. Meditation and contemplation are necessary to calm down, and to have the right values.

Q. Youth in this country are restless. What is your prescription to calm them and channelize their energy in the right way?

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Q. As per you, what qualities make Indian students/youngsters special than in developed nations. How this strength can be utilized as a tool for inspiration?

Interview with Bharat Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao

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Q. It sometime happens that people don't get a domain of their choice in research or job; what is your suggestion to them?

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Q. How can we enhance our scientific, technological and industrial development using Gandhian principles?

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Young people in India are as smart as those anywhere else. They have to work harder and have to have greater motivation. As far as the inspiration is concerned, I have always found that it is nice to have heroes that one can adore. As I told in my lecture, my own heroes have been people like Faraday, G.N. Lewis and Linus Pauling. From India, my main heroes have been J.C. Bose and C.V. Raman. My heores are generally are those who have worked throughout their life. A great person with whom I worked with was Prof. Nevill Mott (Cavendish Professor at Cambridge) who was a Nobel Laureate. He died at the age of 93 and in the year he died, he had four publications. I will never forget Prof. Mott who influenced me much in condense matter research. Prof. H.C. Brown (my teacher at Purdue also a Nobel Laureate) had several paper at the age of 96 when he died.

I realize that sometimes it is a matter of luck as to where one works or where one gets a job. However, if one is determined to work in the best laboratory possible to pursue a particular area, eventually one succeeds. Here again, some patience may be required along with some accomplishment. One can be unlucky not to have the right place to work and this suppresses enthusiasm.

I am a great admirer of Gandhiji. One of the main things that we have to learn from Gandhiji is that India has to stand at its own feet. We have to worry about the poor of India. Even in the Gandhian model, doing things in India becomes important. We have to work against all odds to be counted in this world. Don't forget, Gandhiji created new way of expressing dissent based on

national aspirations.

I am not worried about my legacy. All I can say is that I would like to be remembered as one who continued to work as along as he could and as one always worked with young people. Having wonderful young students has been wonderful. I have lectured to thousands of young people all over India at school and college levels and this has become a mission in my life, in addition to publishing the best possible research from India.

Q. What legacy do you want to leave after you?

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Interview with Dr. R K Sinha, Chairman, AEC & Secretary, DAE

Q. You have devoted more than half of your life for nation's nuclear program. Please share your best experiences from your professional career.

A. My journey with DAE has always been full of excitement and challenges which started from the first year itself when I graduated from trainee school in 1973. We had Pokhran-1 in 1974 and also the construction of Dhruwa reactor started around the same time. Being brought up in the technology denial regime, we needed complete self-reliance. Many such instances and incidents are still fresh in my mind, but one thing I can tell from my own experience is that the proudest moments are those when we stand up to the critical situation on our own defying all the negative speculations.

One such moment came in 1989 when MAPS 1 and 2 were rendered non-functional because of failure of moderator inlet manifold in both the units. We had large pieces of metals inside the calandria, fallen on the calandria floor which were blocking the moderator flow path. It was first such critical situation faced in PHWR operations in the world.

Our first job was to move out the pieces from the moderator flow path. We made a remote manipulator in Hall 7 capable enough to survive a very high radiation field. Despite having no such experience beforehand, we could not take proper trial runs due to

time constrains. In the end, we were not only able to remove the metal pieces, but also outperformed a foreign contractor having multiple years of experience in remote handling.

There were many such experiences in my professional career. DAE is one place where you are allowed to try things for the very first time in the world and learn from your mistakes. Even today I have got the same excitement towards learning.

Any technology starts with basic science only. DAE has the philosophy of RD3 - Research, Design, Development and Delivery. The fruits of research must go to society at large be it reactor technology, radio isotopes generation, irradiation of bio products or anything else. To achieve a common target, various science and engineering disciplines must work in harmony with each other. As DAE being more focused on deliverables to the society, everything is multi-disciplinary here.

I have deep reverence and utmost respect for Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, who sacrificed his highly successful scientific career in order to the build the nation and bring prosperity and self-reliability to us. The great man pursued his interest in Physics after obeying his father's advice to complete the course in mechanical engineering. In a very short span of time, he earned a great name in the field of Physics.

He was a true institution builder, who envisaged science and atomic energy for the country's future needs in 1930s. For that he nucleated Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Atomic Energy Commission. He achieved great heights in a short span

Q. Sir, in your opinion how is the philosophy of multidisciplinary research relevant in context of DAE?

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Q. Who is your role model and what do you see in him/her?

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of time and got the things done for the country. His emphasis on creating scientific environment in country and developing the self-reliance in nuclear technology did not only help us out in technological denial regime, but also ensured that we have the brain power to tackle difficult situations on our own under adverse conditions. In a way he not only built the department, achieved things but also set a roadmap and built a strong foundation for the DAE in a very short span of time.

It is the excitement of doing something new which propels every scientist in his career. In DAE, you have freedom and flexibility to convert your ideas to some research outcomes or deliverables to the society. You also have the chance to do work on projects of very high national and international impact. In my opinion, the opportunity to contribute something meaningful to the nation in itself is a huge motivation, which is more difficult to get elsewhere.

DAE has developed many mainstream as well as spin off technologies in the past which range from atomic energy, radio isotopes to the industries and healthcare, water purification, instrumentation to agriculture and several advanced technologies. Traditionally we have been having direct technology transfers, where private entrepreneurs are provided with these technologies by DAE through advertisement under various schemes.

Many technologies developed by DAE need some additional market driven value addition. We are thinking of developing a model to utilize such technologies through an empowered board working within government framework. Some products, services or even consultancies provided by DAE have potential to generate huge revenues, which can be used to cross subsidize basic technologies so as to

Q. In your opinion, what should motivate a young DAE scientist or inspire them to go another step ahead?

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Q. What are the mechanisms to take the technologies developed by DAE to the public? Are there any new thoughts in this regard to improve the efficiency of delivery?

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provide the service to the society at lower cost. Definitely, improving the efficiency of delivery to the society is a priority for DAE.

I agree with you that websites should be appealing and interactive. In today's world, internet media is a very powerful tool of communication. It has to have a pleasant look which also conveys about our programmes in a manner which addresses all the queries, apprehensions and misapprehensions about our nuclear program. With improved aesthetics, our viewership will also increase. We are already working to make the website attractive and more useful for the people. We also need to ensure that all the websites are updated regularly. There are certain limitations because of security reasons and also we have to follow the guidelines set by the Government of India. But yes, within these limitations also improvement can be done. We have gathered some ideas and started working on the issue. I will have no hesitation in giving this responsibility to groups of young people who can give frank suggestions.

We have several projects to create the public acceptance and support for nuclear energy. Many such projects are already in implementation phase, while others are in development stage. For example, in Kudankulam, NPCIL has put huge efforts to engage with local public. 2-3 batches of visitors visit the plant every day, where they are provided with basic

Q. DAE and its daughter organisations have websites with outdated looks compared to similar research organisations of other countries (for instance, crowded with too much of information in the home page itself, not designed for screen resolutions being used these days and not appealing enough ). With a beautiful and strong IT team, any measures to modernise our web platforms?

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Q. Organizations are effectively using media platforms, outreach programs to schools and colleges and awareness programs for the general public. What mandate must be prepared in this regard to garner the public acceptance? Your take on this and any special initiatives in this direction?

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knowledge of working and safety related issues of the nuclear reactor. The exercise as a whole has been a huge success.

A short video clip about the functions and achievements of DAE is telecasted on Door Darshan channel. A fund of 300 Crore Rs is sanctioned for establishing DAE communication centres at the periphery of major DAE installations. These outreach centres will be more or less standardised with seminar area, exhibit area and technology transfer area. It will help prospective beneficiaries such as farmers, medical practitioners, entrepreneurs, college professors and students etc. to connect and communicate with DAE in a better manner. An official presence on social media is becoming a necessity. It will help us interact with public at large and address the queries and misconception of public related to nuclear energy. We should ensure our presence in a crisp manner with a factual position. Such a mechanism has not yet been established. But we will definitely look forward on this. It is also understood that if we can provide some knowledge and true facts about this field to students at a young age, they are less likely to be influenced or misguided by wrong and biased information at a later stage. In this regard, it is also planned to include a chapter about Nuclear Energy in NCERT text books.

Due to space crunch in Anushaktinagar residential colony, to provide accommodation to all the employees is not possible. That's why HRA was increased substantially in last pay commission. I do hope they take care of the issue this time also.

DAE, being a large family of organisations has very diverse work profiles. It is not possible to assure everyone the desired job profile. But, I can assure you

Q. Waiting period for accommodation in Anushaktinagar is very long (approx. 8 yrs). Are there any projects in the pipeline to address this situation?

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Q. What would you suggest to TSOs who are placed with job profiles less oriented towards research but still want to pursue research in his/her area of interest?

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that genes of innovations are in blood of every DAE employee. Even if work seems to be rather mundane, the room for improvement and innovation is always there. Many systems and processes are not yet fully understood. No system works completely according to model simulated for it. A person working in control room gets the information of process parameters and has the opportunity to improve the model as well as validate it. My advice to such people will be to go for PhD in the area of their interest matching with the departmental goals. There are so many areas still unexplored. Working for a PhD will help them gain the expertise and satisfy their appetite for research. In my view the work that directly affects the delivery is most relevant and must be the ultimate reason for satisfaction.

I would say that there are plenty of challenges for enhancing the quality of life of our people to reach developed status. Everyone should think about what he or she can do for the enhancing the quality of life. DAE provides work fronts and opportunities to address these issues through scientific and technological means. It has brought the nation strength and deliverables in the area of electricity generation, health security, food security, drinking water, high end technologies, education research and training, and national security. One should always be ready to contribute to nation's growth and for raising the level of our existence in the international community.

Q. Your words of wisdom for trainees ready to join DAE?

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With inputs from:Anushri Jain, Computer ScienceDeepanshu Dwivedi, MechanicalGargi Bindal, BiosciencesKeshav Mohta, MechanicalManisha Rathee, ChemicalSudip Bhunia, Chemical

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Interview with Shri Sekhar Basu, Director, BARC & Member, AEC

Q. Sir, you have dedicated nearly fourdecades of your life for nation's nuclearprogram. Please share your best experiencesfrom your professional career.

A. It was full of enjoyment. I have been enjoyingevery hour of my professional career. 'We' haveachieved a lot of set goals in these four decades.When you set some target and achieve it, then thesatisfaction you get is immense, just like being oncloud nine. Among my best experiences are,

- After 30 years of prolonged efforts, thepropeller shaft of the nuclear submarine built atKalpakkam rotated successfully.

- It was the inauguration of PREFRE-2 by the honorable Prime Minister of India. Chopping machine was to chop the first bundle. We were all concerned that at that point of time it should function well. It was a great relief when everything happened smoothly.

Q. Who all has been the inspiration for you that kept you motivated throughout?

Q. During this training, we have just been transformed from skeptics to believer in nuclear energy. Does DAE have any plans of engaging us in direct communication with public to increase awareness?

We: Sir, It would be great if we can introduce a chapter describing 'Indian - Three Stage Nuclear Program' in school level itself.

Sir:

Q. Compared to other departments under Government of India, DAE is privileged to have higher endowments and competent human resource, but still we do lack motivation. What activities department must undertake to boost the moral in

A. I have always found inspiration in freedom fighters. The passion to serve the nation has always worked as driving force within me. The feeling that drives me is patriotism. Moreover I am always optimistic about achieving the goals.

A. Yes, very much so! Our honorable chairman has formed a committee of 30-40 young people who are the ambassadors of DAE for the people outside. We have also engaged several young groups in visits to various universities to boost the awareness of the pioneering research being conducted in the field of Nuclear Science and Technology.

I appreciate your suggestion; rather it would be a very good initiative. We can begin with our own AECS Schools. I will convey your suggestions to the concerned authority.

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regular intervals?

Q. A full scale package is not availed to trainees. What is the possibility of on-job training for SOs recruited via OCES & DGFS scheme?

We: Sir, the pay scale offered during training in other PSU's is full salary at respective grade pay.

Sir:

A. You have freedom of work in DAE. When you join a group, you are allowed to do anything within the mandate of the group, maybe not on the first day but surely after 2-3 yrs. As long as you are within the goals of the department you will get a free hand to work. Choose an area which will give you satisfaction. After 5-7 years, change the domain of your work because there are limited horizons left to explore in the same field when you have spent this much length of time. The best part of my career is I did not have to repeat any task and that is what DAE can provide you.

If you have joined an organization, you aspire to reach the top. When you lead a team there will be some administrative work. As the team size increases the administrative work increases. Being the director I still do 20% scientific work and rest is administrative i.e. I play a techno-administrative role.Over these years my area of involvement has varied from writing codes, performing experiments, design, construction, project management and also helping operations. Every s t e p h a s a d d e d m o r e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e responsibility.

A. Rs. 20,000 of pay per month, I agree it is lower than at the SO/C grade. We will discuss this matter. The date of last revision needs to be checked before coming to any suitable conclusion.

As mentioned we will discuss this and

We: Rather than pursuing a full time scientific research, why did you choose an administrative role?

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confirm the facts.

A. Nuclear Energy, basically 'radiation', is the fear of unknown. They say everything started with a big bang. Similarly nuclear energy emerged with two big bangs (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) and this origin is the reason of people being very apprehensive of it. The exploitation of Nuclear Energy is for safe power generation and other applications. Indians are known to posses' high tolerance level and are ready to accept any amount of deficiency in their living standards, but not ready to invite any new technological breakthrough that can enhance living. But tomorrow, when coal and oil will be exhausted, Renewable Energy and Nuclear Energy will be the only way out. Solar and Wind Energy are less efficient at this stage while hydel projects require much land to be flooded, a major concern for a populous country like India. Henceforth, considering big expansions, Nuclear Energy will be the savior and we are one of the most advanced nations in the nuclear map with well developed Reactor and fuel cycle technologies.

A. As of today you all are not very well aware of your own interest as well as divisional activities. You know very little of what is there in front of you. Later when you are completely involved in a group or divisions actively, you will find that things are

Q. Organizations are effectively using media platforms, outreach programs to schools and colleges and awareness programs for the general public. What mandate must be prepared in this regard to garner the public acceptance? Your take on this and special initiatives required in this direction.

Q. Many trainees realize mismatch between their interest and job profile offered. Given opportunity in the field of interest, they will work efficiently and contribute more for the organization. The prospect of inter division transfer/collaborations being limited; what is your advice for us?

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very flexible and you will surely find a job of interest within it. As an energetic young scientific officer, try to fit in the organization and settle down first and I am sure you will be satisfied with your job. Transfer after a few years is possible.

A. Yes, there are constraints. But anything can be achieved, just keep trying. My attitude has been 'Never say die'. Even if you fail ten times, you will surely succeed on the eleventh attempt. One must refrain from finding reasons for why things cannot be done. Find ways to accomplish them. Another reason is that I have been able to build teams, group of motivated people like you with great team spirit. Such a group can achieve anything.

Q. Sir, you are known to execute and deliver projects within stipulated time? How have you been able to perform continuously despite facing constraints associated with a strategic governmental organization?

Q. Your words of wisdom for trainees ready to join DAE?

A. Well I'd like to say three things:- You are our future.- You are very lucky to join a place where

Science and Technology merges.- Also, you are lucky to join a place where you

can serve Science as well as your nation and you can do that while you get reasonable emoluments.

But having said that, I would like to add, enjoy yourlife, especially when you are young, as lost time isnever going to come back. Dont take studies andprojects too seriously to upset you at any point oftime. Keep trying and itll happen but while doingthat, enjoy as much as you can! Try to remainhappy all the time!

With inputs from:Anushri Jain, Computer ScienceDeepanshu Dwivedi, MechanicalGargi Bindal, BiosciencesKeshav Mohta, MechanicalManisha Rathee, ChemicalSudip Bhunia, Chemical

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Nuclear Power in India

Story: Gaurav Singh, ElectricalIllustrations: Rajashree Banerjee, Instrumentation

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- Souradeep Mitra Electrical

The Game

- Gargi Bindal, Biosciences

Remember me this day forth From whence we will not be togetherFor I will not always remain by your sideThough I wish I could foreverRemember me in every tickle ofLaughter and in every joke you crack.Remember me when you are sadI swear I'll be feeling the same way.Remember me in a crowdWishing I could be therefore true.Remember me in solitudeWishing I could materialize in front of youRemember me more than a nameIf you don't I will consider it fortuneRemember me this day froth.From whence we will not be togetherFor we have different paths to trotThough I wish we could have been forever together.

Remember

- Sarver Ahmed, Biosciences & Ashutosh Srivastava, Chemistry

A Rendezvous with BARC

Grandeur of thee be praised whenSimplicity of thine also is bewitching

Enrapturing are panoramic view of yoursBestowed feel of soothing, washed away sorrowsVelvety blanket of clouds wraps aloft mountainAs if hair of Pari spares lover's face from sun

Waving with breeze in an undulating way Stared you at morn started our day

Evening strolls down to marketWith anticipatory looks, round the corner From campus gazelles, fuelled our dreams

Enamoured us thy countenance, always gleams!Reasons burned to ashes in fire of passion

Swept away we were, with floods of emotionInscribed on empty plates of our heart BARC your love, for us matters a lot!

I am now playing a game,I don't know what is its name,But surely I ain't liking the way,The game is making me play.The rules are so hard and rough,That I can hardly get a grasp.It takes me through the rosy fields,And provides me with cozy shields,Only, at a later stage,To fill me up with lot of rage,When I get out of my mind,And make mistakes of every kind. I, now am a wounded soldier,With a lot of load on my shoulders,Standing amongst big boulders,With everything around me in smolders.I can't see even a ray of hope,And I can't think of a way to cope.So, I limp towards the drowning sun,To pay the price for what I'd done. But,Since I have started this game,I am ready to face the flames,And eventually, I hope to win,And get a chance to meet the queen.

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The Reunion of the Manhattan ProjectIt was another usual day in the Training

School, tiring and brain storming. I came back from my classes and was very exhausted. That day it was raining so heavily in Mumbai that we could hardly see anything through the window. This made the weather perfectly suited for a good nap and I fell fast asleep.

Suddenly there was a knocking at the door. I thought it was one of my batch mates calling me. I would always get irritated by such calls as the urgency of calls was much lesser than the nature by which they were made but that night the knocking continued most unusually. I would also get the faint smell of a cigar. Suddenly I could see (in my sleep) some streaks of torch light peeping through my door. It was quite unusual and astonishing for me. I woke up with a jump hurriedly and banged my door open. But there was no one to be seen.

Far away in the corridor I saw a man in a long black coat. The coat seemed a bit dusty and shabby as his long white hair. I was in a shock as nowadays men do not look like that. He couldn't balance himself as his head seemed to be bigger as compared to his body. As he strolled towards the lift I quietly followed him with my mind filled with curiosity and a strange fear. He knew that I was following him and he looked back at me but unfortunately I couldn't get a glimpse of his face. To my amazement, I saw the lift stop at the 14th floor. Now I was overwhelmed with curiosity. To avoid being seen by the man I took the stairs to the 14th floor. The suspense grew as I missed my chance to solve the mystery. As I reach the 14th floor I saw that the man entered the VIP hall. I quickly went up to him.

There was a peculiar smell, probably a mixture of cigar, sampan overall like an aristocratic party of the old western times. As I moved through the smoky hall I saw a red banner where it was written

There was a voice, which greeted me with a warm welcome, and as the smoke cleared out I finally had a chance to see the man's face. I recognized him it was a similar face from my science book, he was Albert Einstein! I couldn't believe; it was like a dream. Then I slowly realised that the surrounding men were none other than the popular names of the Manhattan Project, the people who shook the world by their knowledge.

A deep voice offered me a sampan. I humbly refused but at last I had to take it. Someone from the corner said, Relax my boy, you know I have been here before. Dr. Bhabha invited me to this research institute in the year 1960.

I stood silent and in amazement. I could not even nod my head as I found he was Prof. Niels Bohr. He again asked me about my training school. I looked down and in a low voice and murmured, It's too hard for me, Sir. The load is tremendous.

My answer was replied with a laughter that filled the hall. Prof. Bohr said, My son, it is not even a fraction of what we have faced during the Manhattan Project.

I replied, Actually the syllabuses are huge and time is too short that we face difficulty in digesting them so most of the time we tend to vomit it out.

Smoking a cloud from his pipe another man remarked, Syllabus! What syllabus? You are just dividing science by using this word and bounding your knowledge but, my boy, knowledge has no limit. It was very easy to know the man was Prof. Fermi. I felt a little ashamed.

Suddenly in the corner the man who was playing the bongo, stopped and shouted, Hey man, where is the madness of learning in the young generation or do you love what you do actually? I at once knew the man; he was the most handsome scientist Prof. Feynman.

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I was taken aback, I was astonished as I had never thought of this. I started to give an excuse to find my way-out, Home sickness, sir.

Home sickness? I haven't seen my family since 8 years since we left Germany; later, a news confirmed that they were executed in a Gas chamber. A sorrowful voice came out from the right corner, he was the great Prof. James Franck.

Another man stood from the chair and said, I'm Max Planck, you must have heard about me. I lost two daughters in child birth, one son died in the World War-I and another one in World War II, but your nuclear science helped me to stay alive, it is the only thing I will have with me till death and you are talking about load? I had had more sleepless nights than your training school days because I loved it.

Tear rolled down his cheeks, I could feel his pain. I felt a warm hand on my right shoulder and heard, My uncertainty principle is also applicable to human life, when there is happiness in life we can't sense pain and when we are immersed in pain we have to search for the slightest of happiness but as a matter of fact how do you balance these two in life makes you what you are. I felt some relief and knew he was none other than Prof. Heisenberg.

The cloud of confusion was cleared by a soothing sound of Violin. I asked myself, Was there any musician in Manhattan project? But then I realised that the man with violin was none other than my hero Albert Einstein. He smiled in his own fashion and asked, What is your desire? We are ready to give you that.

Without taking much time I said, I want to be as intelligent as you are.

He agreed to give his intelligence to me but then Prof. Fermi interrupted, Albert! Don't just paralyse him; allow him to stand on his own feet.Albert replied, Then in that case let's get that distributed across each floor of

your Training School Hostel among the pupils who love science, want to work for science and would die for it. Hearing that, the feeling that I had inside me could be expressed in one word as 'satisfaction'. The knocking continued incessantly like the rain outside. Someone cried from the other side, Sahab, darwaja kholo room saaf karna hai. The noise woke me up; I rubbed my eyes and looked around for a minute. I looked at my watch. Oh! I had only ten minutes to get ready for my classes!

But on my way to the class my curiosity changed my destination from class to 14th floor VIP hall but there was nothing. As I was making my way back downstairs, I was naturally disappointed, the most beautiful experience of my life was just merely a dream but suddenly, I found a small piece of a paper on the floor in front of me. I took it up. It read...

- Kartik Dutta, Chemistry & Subhashis Dutta, Instrumentation

PLEASE JOIN OUR NEXT REUNION ON ....

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An Endless Journey...One day I was moving a stone, may be one meter in diameter; inch by inch, continuously where ever I went, whatever I did. I didn't know why I was moving it but I have been moving it as long as I can remember. I never got consciously involved; it was as if I was moving the stone in a parallel universe of which I knew nothing and was not much interested to know either. But today was different; a sudden jerk while pushing the stone made me realize my actions. I saw that I was pushing the stone towards a mountain. I tried very hard to find a reason for my actions but of no use. I was not able to come up with any reasonable answer. Coupled with frustration and fear of ignorance I convinced myself that I would get the answers once I pushed the stone to the mountain top.

Soon this became my sole aim. I pushed the stone harder and harder. Sometimes I thought that I should give up, but the quest for truth, coupled with fear of ignorance of my own actions pushed me towards my goal. While pushing the stone, I realized how little I knew about the world in which I live; a world with which I thought was quite familiar with until recently. The things which had made sense till now did not make sense any more.

Finally the day came when I was able to push the stone to the mountain top. The view was so beautiful; I was able to see the whole unfamiliar terrain. But soon my happiness and excitement died when I realized that I still had no answers. Out of frustration I tried to abandon the stone, but the realized that my very survival depended on that stone. Without pushing that stone I would die. Maybe I push the stone to live. But why do I live?

The world I live in does not make sense any more- do I live to push the stone? Can the meaning of my life be this silly, pushing a

stone!

I then had only two options left; to push the stone here-and-there endlessly, without meaning or purpose; or to commit suicide. I started to wonder about my old days, when I never consciously thought of why I was pushing the stone. Ignorance really is bliss! I wish I could go back to old ignorant days again!

After some thought I came to the conclusion that may be life really doesn't have any meaning. Still, I may myself give meaning to it. Maybe it is self-delusional, but at the end happiness is what that matters. Even if I die, I may not get my answer, so why not live happily in my delusional world?

Also I would now have the freedom to give different meanings to life at different points of time. In fact I started to think of myself as a rebel, always trying to give a meaning to my meaningless world.

I am Sisyphus, and this is my story.

- Niranjan Siva Sankaran Radiological Safety Engineering

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The QuestWe have experienced the buzz of a bee and at times have found it irritating and disturbing. But then, there is an altogether different perspective about them, of being a symbol of a unified family. The fact that worker bees belonging to a hive elect a queen, take special care of her until she matures and work together to support the queen is seriously thought provoking. Isn't it? All this is done, to insure her life and importantly, the continuation of the colony. Now, this is symbolic of a family working together for the benefit of the group. In short, bees personify teamwork.

The team in whites with an upturned collar possessed it. This team had all the essential ingredients right from a red capped mentor cum player and an able and sacrificial leader who had an imperfect handlebar moustache to a blistering pace bowler with a rib-tickling voice. A bespectacled marauding opener, an intense no.3 with a dozen younger brothers, a pinch-hitter who took off my beloved gloves, a fielder with nimble feet and gym body, a burly man with consistent line and length and finally a seam bowler who has a problem counting numbers especially the number of balls in an over completed by the team. The lanky attacking batsman from defense, the dancing bowler from Govandi, the fish junkie also an underrated batsman, and the promising chemical lad equally played their part undauntedly but in phases.

On a serious note, more than the matches played in the tournament, it was the series of gruelling practice sessions in the sultry weather comprising the favorite ground running, long stretching and warm-up exercises, fielding drills, batting-bowling sessions in an unprepared pitch (especially the new ball hurled at openers) which stands vivid in my memory. After all, the quest was no bed of roses and hence demanded a strong homework. The fact that, almost 6-7 of us had never played cricket with a cricket ball made these training sessions very crucial which is why most of us never

often skipped it. These sessions which enabled us to go this far and brought in us a sense of confidence, urge and most importantly taught us to play as a single unit with a single minded goal just the way the bees do.

The cricket ball matches played at 'Free Entrance Waalla' (FEW) Stadium bring adrenaline rush into me which takes a while to settle down. The tournament for us was like a roller coaster ride. The kick-off was not less than a disaster. Bowlers rescued and redeemed the ship. Long breaks in between the

ndfirst two matches also helped our cause. In the 2 and rd3 match, batsmen also got into the groove, ably

supporting the match winning bowlers who were always a tough nut to crack. Just when, we were looking to cruise over, the unfortunate thing happened. The champion opponents did it better in the quarter finals with full points to them, as they found a chink in the armour. By then, the team had already learnt the lesson of life.

The humongous support from the TSH inmates during the course of tournament, especially

rd thfrom the 3 and 4 floors worked wonders for us. The direct throw run-out from 60 odd meters, a batsman diving to save his wicket (who had never ever dived his entire life), a few bowlers bowling wide tirelessly (this being a strategy) were just remarkable.

The charisma of both our players and supporters is worth mentioning. The overwhelming celebrations in a brash manner post any dismissal (to which the poor umpires pleaded to end), sledging against the elder opponent batsman (who might have well turned out to be our bosses in the near future), sledging against an opponent fielder by our supporters to end our frustrating boundary drought, the huddle before the start of bowling session and finally most importantly the female fan base of our team will find a special mention in the cricketing folklore of Anushakti nagar.

- R. Shrinath Mechanical

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Can you remember that day?To you I had something to say.What an amazing day that was.Perhaps, to get that chance,I was quite ambitious.And all of a sudden,To me you turned out to be very precious.That day I evoked you as a gorgeous diva.And with no time,An endless pleasure thrilled me as a shinning nova.

Yeah I was mesmerized with your charming beauty.Your fascination seemed to me the divine duty.Quite often you peep upon me in my night dream.And in the mean time,My heart melts in your feeling's stream.Even the sun looks gloomy to me when you glow.Hardly, I have any control to my emotional flow.You make me mad with your sugary smile.A sparkling delight enchants me whenever you wile.

And all day all night, in every moment,My glance is always in your search,Probably it's all about to feel your elusive touch.Oh! Sweetheart, I'm in your love. I don't know how to fulfill my curiosity,Whenever, I find you in my vicinity.Gradually I start on believing to that tenacity.And also all the way at the expense of time,My dream of getting you approaches to the reality.

My Hidden Ballad

- Sudip Gorai Chemistry

A Dearly DeathOur dreams were tallWe sailed across oceans large and smallWith joy and happinessWe sailed with steadiness...

Far across the oceansFar across the globeHeart filled with ambitionWith happiness galore...

Days passed and years went byWe kept on working without a sighUn-trembled by numerous joltsWe stood strong despite pit falls...

My friend spared his timeTalking to his momWho was so kindJust and a peaceful mind...

She was his mombut I loved her tooas I lost mineWhen I was two...

One day in the workplaceMy friend got hurt on his faceI held my nerves and prayed till breathBut unfortunately he met his death...

Shocked devastated down and deadTwo days I didn't have any breadI feared in heart about the consequenceWhat to tell in his mother's presence...

Like a summer tempestCame my tearsFor the loss of a childI was in fear...

I was to leave the other dayTo meet his mother so dear away I gathered courage and went to the door But found his mother DEAD on the floor.

- Harsh Vardhan Jha Electrical

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Starting of a Beautiful JourneyThey are known to be the toughest

interviews in India. They are known to be the longest lasting technical interviews in India. The panels are known as rejection panel than selection panel. Yes, I am talking about BARC interviews.

It was 15th of May when they told me that you have got called for BARC interview. Ek Berojgar ke liye isse badi khushkhabri aur kya ho sakti hai. I was happy to hear some contradictory statements from various people, Abe tera kaise ho gaya, Pass hone me to dam nikal jata tha and Bhai tumhara nahi hoga to kiska hoga, man se to tumhi padhte the. Anyway, I was happy and very much confident of getting selected and started working on my favourite subjects viz. Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, etc. I did not search for any interview questions or sought any help as I knew only my concepts will help me. I needed nothing else.

The interview was on 6th of June and I reached a day earlier and took rest at a friend's place. The next day, as usual, I woke up later than scheduled and found out that I have shoes but socks. I thanked the almighty for this mercy as I hate wearing shoes. So, I put on My Sandals (One with strap and the other without it!) and headed for Mankhurd local station, nearest to the BARC facility. I fell in love with Mumbai. After reaching the Multi Purpose Hall, the reporting place, they asked us to fill up loads of forms asking for a plethora of information about candidates. As usual, fir se neend aa gayi. Kisi Bhali ladki ne dhakka dekar jagaya. May god give her a very good and loving groom! After completing the formalities, we left for the interview.

Alas, why did I choose mechanical as my branch! All the other sides were having sincere, beautiful girls studying, discussing amongst the fellow interviewees. Yaha to hum sab adhiktar hawa khaate baithe the. Some were still discussing problems and were

revising their subjects. Getting bored, I asked a volunteer that how many people do they select on an average per day? He answered, Yesterday they took only one, the day before that two and the day before that, none. Today they have already taken three, lagta hai aaj ka quota poora ho gaya.

Oops! With little bit analysis I found that they must be interviewing at least 70-80 aspirants a day. Now I seriously started considering to utilize my time in touring Mumbai than giving the Interview. But still I waited. Then came my turn. I checked my wristwatch and it said 03:56 PM. Andar paanch daitya baithe hue the. After welcoming and pacifying me, they started their most beloved leisure time activity. (Believe me fellas, they love interviewing. If you actually make it to BARC, you will find that the first interview was the simplest one.) They asked me my favourite subjects and as I answered, they said, on paper. They will give you a paper and pencil even to say good morning and bye if they can.

So I answered-?Thermodynamics.?Heat and Mass Transfer.?Fluid Mechanics (Now they say we know the

abbreviations too, Kitni jaldi hai inhe interview lene ki bhaai).?RAC.?TOM.

The supposedly most senior scientist asked What about Strength of Materials and I said, Sir, I am not thorough with that subject (Man mein Bhagwan kasam kuch nahi aata SOM me)

They now started asking questions from Fluid Mechanics, very basic questions. None of them needed concepts more than Pascal's Law, Continuity Equation, Viscosity, Surface Tension etc. but definitely needed a thorough understanding which will comes if you have the love for learning. Even an Eleventh grader

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could have answered all the questions if well studied and even PhD fellows won't be able to answer if they do not have an in-depth knowledge. Then came Heat and Mass Transfer, not crossing the limits of basics of conduction and convection, Thermodynamics, again within the ambit of Zeroth, First Law and the understanding of various processes. Bade gurudev ko shanti nahi mil rahi thi to SOM poonch hi liya and I answered it correctly. Then came concepts of mechanics which I studied well earlier followed by RAC.

The most important thing they sought was my approach towards the problem and my analytical abilities. If I was unable to answer at first, they helped me by asking a similar question. They gave me ample time to think and answer and I needed to have a very good understanding of graphs. Oh yes, I just love graphs and prefer them over ugly equations. Generally they also have some interest in derivations and even more in the assumptions, although they didn't ask me anything as such. By this time I was nearly sure that I am going to get selected. Snacks came, which they offered me. Mai to wahi baith kar shuru ho gaya. Then they politely asked me to sit outside while having my snacks. I came outside and checked my watch. It was already 05:20 p.m. and I was amused to know that as I thought that only 20-25 minutes would have elapsed. This is the kind of friendly environment you would get inside.

After few minutes, they called me in and gave me the most sought after piece of paper, the white slip, ensuring that I am capable enough to join this prestigious institute (Except in the case of being medically unfit :-) ).

That day, New Bachelor Hostel gave this bachelor an immense pleasure and a great opportunity. Only time will tell how much I would be able to encash it.

- Deepanshu Dwivedi Mechanical

GRAND CLASS

(PROLOGUE: Finally it is time for most awaited grand class of the training program. It is just a week before final exam and all the teachers have assembled together to clarify any level of doubt so far from their course content.)

(NOTE: Subject names indicate its teacher. However, all conversations mentioned here are imaginary only and have no relation with any person or group.)

1NFCT Sir : Anyone.why people are afraid of nuclear radiations?

1EL Trainee (in bhoukaal): Because sir, it is Department of Atomic Energy.

1NFCT Sir (Thinking 'what was that?'): If you Scientists will answer in such a manner, then what will we expect from normal public.

1NFCT Mam : Okay guys!! Now anyone tell me the difference between mass transfer and heat transfer.

1IN Trainee : Sirsorry-sorry mam!! Mass transfer is transfer of mass and heat transfer is transfer of heat.

Whole Class: lol :-)

1NFCT Mam : hmmm good :-/

1IN Trainee : Mam, but then what is Pomp-piing?

1RPE Mam : Pumping is Pumping :-/

1IN Trainee (silently to his neighbour): Ki bollo Ki bollo??

1CS Trainee : Hahahah..Ok!!! Mam I had this question from last class how can water become a rod inside Reactor core?

1EL Trainee : Abe baraf bana ke daalte honge aur kya. silly boy.

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1RPE Mam : Don't take that much literal meaning. (Mam screaming)I repeat In PWR moderator is light water, and in PHWR moderator is heavy water.

2CS Trainee : Sir, you had told na, but how can neutr`o'n penetrate steel without making any noise?

1RPE Sir : See. that's a very good question but actually I don't know how to tell you.. and how much to tell you. Actually.. See in previous year this question was in syllabus since we have limited classes this year, so what I am doing. I am cutting down the syllabus!!!......

Whole Class: (Clapping)

2IN Trainee : Sir, but what is the difference between diffusion length and mean free path?

1RPE Sir : See. Its like Kal to tum yaha baithi thi, Aaj waha kaise chali gayi.?? What was your question again?

Common Trainee: Sir, can you explain with some examples?

1EM Sir: Ghar me pappa spoon feeding karte hai kya. These things are quite simple. if you will study it by yourself (yawning), then you will easily understand it. Do you still want me to teach it?

Back Benchers: (in unison) No Sir.

1Em Sir: Mai yahi chah raha tha ki aap log khud hi yeh bole

Back Benchers: Wahhh. Sir you are awesome.

1EE Trainee : Sirrrr You In the verylike... very first class nalike . you had told something aboutlike. about leg. Can you please..like please explain.that part like?

2 Em (Interrupting): You know, but you don't know that you know.

2EE Trainee : Oye!! (With hath ka ishara) yeh phir se samajhaiyo jara.

1HP Sir : See legs are integral part of body which is used to transport someone from one place to another. In case of spider it is 8, in case of cow it is 4 and more specifically in case of normal human (like you) it is 2.

1CS Trainee : Sir, if you are expecting such kind of 'algorithm' from people other than Computer Science, then how will they pass the exam?

1RCEI Sir : What is your discipline?

1CS Trainee : Computer Science.

3EM Sir : Why should I buy your argument?

1CS Trainee : Sir, my college is a new one.

1 RCEI Sir (Angrily): Then, why don't you just worry about yourself rather than worrying for others?

Whole Class: (In lambi khamoshi).

3EE Trainee (after few seconds): Mam. Bank jana hai, may we leave?

1RPE Mam : Bus drivers in BARC think of themselves nothing less than but Director itself. So please remain seated.

2 NFCT Sir (Proudly): My 'chelas' who work like bus driver, I literally chop them.

(After this dialogue, whole class fell in long silence again. And no one dared to ask any further query. Soon after few more minutes class was over)

THE END

- Gaurav Singh, Electrical Saurabh Srivastava, Electronics Souradeep Mitra, Electrical Sumit Kr Gupta, Instrumentation

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Birthday at TSHDate: 29/8/2013

Time:12:00 amrd thVenue: 3 & 4 floor

stEvent: 1 birthday

Breaking news: Birthday in BARC training school and that too on the Girls' floor!!

We were formally invited for the party and I was expecting a boring get-together where we had to hug the birthday girl and to present her a formal 2-3 line speech. Hence, I prepared a speech full of blessings and wishes. After all I was anxious to make a good impression more on the audience as a whole and less on the

stbirthday girl because it was my 1 interaction with the hostel mates. Truly speaking, if you present these lines at my birthday then you will definitely receive one suicide note the next morning with reason consumption of overdosed boredom.

Let's get back to the topic. We all gathered at the shubh mahurat i.e. 12:00am. I chose one corner of the birthday girl's room and was sinking into an ocean of deep thoughts where no buoyancy was acting to take me out. In a monotonous manner we sang 'The Birthday Anthem' followed by the conventional steps. I had a woofer and was about to ask, Can we play some songs? Before I could even dare to speak a word, one came to me and politely said hey! and according to the Newton's Third Law, I bounced back the same reply. She asked for my woofer. My eyes popped out of my specs in wonder. I lent my woofer with a heavy heart as if a part of my soul was going out to a new world. I didn't know which cultural song my woofer was to amplify. I could only see how it was begging, please, save me .

After 5 minutes of silence suddenly it started shouting angrezi beat de and before I could figure, all of them turned into performers and then 'sheela, munni' put enough positive

reactivity to make all these girls prompt critical. The atmosphere was almost exploding! Boss, you simply imagine, after a blood sucking day at HBNI this eclectic episode was not at all a defined function in my domain. I was pleasantly shocked! The whole birthday party had no error, no discontinuity. Everything was just perfect! Energy level reached the highest limits! It did not require any external force to sustain them. A different personality rose from each of them. MJ, umraojan (:P) would never had thought about their existence in this supposedly boring community. I was amazed at the scene I was witnessing. After 2 o'clock the party dispersed and we all went to our dream lands.

This episode changed my perception about the nerdy scientist community for the rest of my life. Next morning, I woke up with a different view for each one of them. As I entered the class, my mind was continuously rewinding the night episode as if the party was still on my mind. Each of the inmates was looking the opposite of what they had appeared last night. But I was feeling happy. This is because I had invented a new theory for the people around me where you can find the perfect combination of intellect with joyousness.

Finally I went to the birthday girl and wished her Happy birthday.

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Never Ever In The TSH!

1. Be Note less: No matter how much sharp you are in understanding the

concepts, the ground reality is that if you don't have a proper record of what has been taught

in the class or have a friend who can lend you his/her notes, you are

bound to get ensnared in the whirlpool. But be ready to shed your weight and money for going to the Xerox shop at Hastinapur.

2. Be previous year question paper-less: No matter how less/ more you know about the subject, if you have solved the previous year papers, then nobody can stop you from securing good marks. And if you are lucky enough, then you can find the exact replica of the question in your exam.

3. Attempt to skip a class: The first eight months of the training school is literally a rat race. You are absent one day (and not smart enough to get a proxy), your marks+ stipend+ coursework, all is gone by one casual leave.

4. Criticize the mess food: Learn to follow stupid rules like one can't take more than two cubes of butter. The mess people will fool with you till the first semester as they have been doing till ages. Then one fine day, after numerous trials and errors, the menu will change and you will be able to have a digestible food. But the gourmet amongst us will still be lamenting.

5. Ask for the Luxury Items: Asking a washing machine per floor or rather a water cooler will be a tough nut to crack. You must adapt yourselves to such conditions/ situations and not beat about the bush with the authorities.

6. Be Iron/ Laptop/ Kettle/ Smartphone/ Internet Dongle-less: The above mentioned things are nothing less than your saviours. But if you are among those who can manage to

either borrow/ beg / steal it from your friend's place, then no problems.

7. Wear only jeans on your birthday night: At least wear some pyjama/ lower/ another pair of jeans if you don't want to regret later. Shoes/ Chappals/ Belts/ bats will be caressing you after the cake cutting ceremony.

8. Expect great Library/ Sports Services: The Sports room more of a Visitors place than a hosteller's. In between numbers exhibitions/ events/ seminars/ days where there are no racquets etc, finding yourself playing in the sports room is a dream come true. The TSH library is more of a reading room than a place where one issues books or gets some stuff photocopied.

9. Remain Reclusive: Be gregarious. Make friends and be amicable. Friends are the ones who will help you through thick and thin. The friends made here will be there for the rest of our lives.

10. Expect great vacancies: Throughout the year many people will give you lots of hope and lots of encouragement but ultimately the real boss is the Director.

11. Expect scientists to be boring: They are some of coolest and the most interesting bunch of peoples you will ever come by.

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- Anushri Jain, Computer Science

Mogli got selected as 'Trainee Scientific Officer', On his Google account was moving the cursor.

Suddenly an advertising window popped up,Asking do you want to connect with Aliya Bhatt.

Phir kya tha Mogli ke man me ladoo foota,Chhod google account popup ki taraf toota.

Next moment he was asked for gmail id and password,Thinking about 'Aliya' he just wanted to move forward.

Akhirkar BARC ke scientist ki ID hui hack,Or media ko toh mil gya jaise koi mega pack.

Khabar ye media ne prime time me dikhayi,Ultimately Mogli and BARC dono ki watt lagayi.

There was not a single trace of Nuclear on his ID,But Mogli ke sath toh ho gyi thi perfect tragedy.

Dilemma was, Kya Karen kahan jae boss ko samjhane 'excuses' kahan se layen.

Kaha gya tha 'Gmail' nhi 'BARC ID' use karna,Agar Trusted ho site certificate to hi aage badna.

Ek ek karkesecurity workshop ke lessons yad ane lage, 'Virus' 'Malware' 'Worms' sab sath milke darane lage.

Antivirus, firewall, public key are not sufficient,You should remain aware that is more important.

Jab media me apni kartuton ka vivaran paya, Tab BARC ke 'strategic' word ka matlab samajh aya.

Aliya ka bulawa lagne laga Terminaion letter,Yad ane lagi boss ke sath hui sari khatar-patar

Chhod apas ki Master Slave wali pratha,At last aj to banani thi boss ki tarifo ki katha.

Doston ke sath share kiye the NUCLEAR related jokes,Socha na tha Media will interpret them as terrorist codes.

Boss bole the using 'SO/C' se 'OS' ke safar ka experience, Don't use words in chat which attract attention.

Mana Gmail pe research work share karne ki thi manahi,Research jaisa kuch kiya hi nhi share kaise karenge bhai !!!

Galtiyon se li sikh, na dohrane ki khayi kasam;Bina galati kiye, kyon na Mogli se sikhen hum.

Don't remain unaware, know security aspects,Start your career, with lots of best wishes

CyBeR SeCuRiTy @ BARC


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EXPERIENCES IN TRAINING SCHOOLThe BARC job offer letter arrived. When I

received the letter, it was a good news, but I was not sure whether joining the organization would be good for me. A little surfing on the internet, interaction with professors and friends convinced me to a fair degree that it is a good job and that I should choose it over the other job which I had in my hand. So I decided to join BARC as a Trainee. Come August 2014, I would be completing this journey called BARC Training Program and would be absorbed into what we call the 'DAE family'. This sojourn here in Training School has produced so many occasions of fun and frolic and made me experience so many new things that they will always remain as memories to cherish throughout my life.

Being a fresher, I had expected things to be the same in Training School as well and over and above I had a lot of expectations from the organization. For the starters, I preferred a single room as I was used to the luxury of single occupant rooms for the last four years of engineering. I also wanted a good data connection and LAN connectivity as I am very used to these facilities and never still believe I can live without them. But I had come prepared for the worst also. On arriving here, we had a small briefing where the Director, BARC addressed us. I remember him saying that while studying is very important, don't take training school all that seriously and get lost in the academia. Enjoy your stay here as well. It appears to me that I did neglect the former part and only latched on to the latter part of enjoying.

To my expectations, I got a single occupancy room nearly twice the size I had lived before in college, and an internet browsing center to browse and keep myself updated. That meant good accommodation, freedom to watch movies, TV series, matches, listening to music and pursue my hobbies without disturbing the others around. The other trainees soon became good friends. It was deja-vu all over again. A new hostel life was underway and I have always enjoyed it. Food and notes were not the only

things we exchanged. We also physically exchanged hard-disks, for TV series and Movies and we became the so called the 'seeders and leachers' of our network. That circumvented the n e e d f o r L A N c o n n e c t i v i t y . P e r s o n a l introduction was a window to get to know other peoples interests and to participate in those activities of common interest. During these interactions, I discovered an assortment of people. I discovered many players, cricketers being the most common. I found many liking the same TV series and some football fans. I have also found Dexter, Teen Wolf, and the all famous Sherlock fans and we regularly watch them together. I have a close knit of football friends, a Liverpool fan with whom I enjoy watching matches with and an Arsenal fan to poke fun at when his team loses. When the latter feels that I am going to poke fun at him, he beats me by the punch by talking about the loss my team had. It is all in a very positive attitude that we discuss football and enjoy the game week in and week out. I also enjoyed practicing with the BARC football team. They have been immensely responsible in improving my style of play, my technical ability and improving my confidence. Another memorable outcome that has happened through this endeavor was that I had a chance to play in the inter-departmental football tournament. To pull on the No.9 jersey and play at that level was not something I had ever imagined to have happened. I had never quite held a Table tennis racquet before coming here. I started playing the game and now I feel I can play fairly well though I personally would like to improve a lot more.

In my childhood, I learnt to play the violin and did indulge in some jamming sessions in college. However, nothing positive really came out of it. Here in Training School also we have formed a band. Initially I was a little reluctant to join, but the support and encouragement given by the other band members has helped me in bringing out the latent talent in me and we work together for performing on the stage. I will cherish these

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memories always. Birthdays and festivals were just as fun and the birthday bumps were just as painful as they used to be. The surprise gifts were the consolation after the blitzkrieg attack onto our bottoms. The DJs that we used to organize in my floor were a platform for even the most reticent of individuals to open up and express themselves freely.

Though I have only spoken all along about extra-curricular activities, one may wonder if I ever studied. Yes, I did on the night before exams. I have kept the tradition of eleventh hour preparation and lived up to my expectations. I secured a modest mid table rank and I am pleased with the division I am going to join. There have been moments of large successes as well, especially those areas in which I have always had a passion to learn. The efforts of many of my friends have gone into getting that result. The group study and question solving sessions has helped each other and especially me. Their contribution wil l always be remembered.

This journey has been a revelation of my abilities and my true interests. I have been able to utilize my time here effectively in improving myself overall. It wouldn't have been possible without opportunities and the environment provided by the BARC and the Training School. Today I can undoubtedly say that I am better than before. A lot of individuals, friends and faculty have been influential in whatever little bit I have achieved here, so that they will always be remembered. This was just my story but I am sure everyone who has gone through the Training School will have a similar story to say.

My journey doesn't end here. I still have a few more months here to learn or do something new. Who knows you could find me on the perch of a tree with an SLR round my neck or in a swimsuit learning to swim!

1. The Alarming Situation: You don't have to use alarms here. Either you get so used to intermittent false alarms that you are totally unperturbed when your alarm rings or you are so bugged by it that you are already awake the whole night.2. The Unwanted Guests: No matter where you hide you food-in the cupboard, or the drawers, monkeys will have their best time when they are in the mood to celebrate.3. The Biased Lift: The lift will never stop at your floor when its going down but it will always stop when its going up (Girls: O)4. Strict Timings: Library tests your nocturnal abilities when you are totally resolved on a weekend and you reach there only to find a reference copy.5. The Blinking Hope: The LAN ports in your room and the consistently blinking lights of the WiFi routers installed all over the place always give you the false hope that one fine day you will be able to access the internet right there sitting on your bed comfortably. Don't worry, TSH mein der

hai, andher nahi.

6. Those Delicious Dishes: Mana ki doosro ki thali main hamesha ghee zada dikhta hai, par yahan to bahut kuch zada dikhta hai. If you look at others' (I mean, guests) plate, you will never be able to eat another bite from your own.

7. The Natual Beauty: No matter how tired you are, how bagged down by the load of studies you get, the scenic beauty of the campus and the luxurious rooms will drive you away.8. The Longing Attachment: And the last but not the least, no matter what you say about the place, you will always miss it right from the day you leave it.

- Vinayak Vishwanathan Chemical

Some Facts about TSH

- Pragya Mehta Chemical

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And finally...

I thought of writing on some heated topics in our magazine like research and development, Communism, political India, education, Nuclear India and so on. But finally I came to the conclusion that writing on such topics would end up in plagiarism which as a scientist we should not encourage ourselves. So here I want to share with you some thoughts and experiences I had in the Training School.

I believe that reasonable thinking and critical questioning are the ways by which we can upgrade our knowledge and hence pave the way to the scientific development of the nation. Putting up a big dream and working for its achievement is what matters the most. There is no dream which cannot be achieved and there is no question which remains unanswered. The universe is the solution to everything. It is our duty to discover the hidden story behind the phenomenon and invent the most efficient solution. People of the country have laid in us the responsibility to serve them by fruitful scientific researches which would ultimately lead to their upliftment. We should always understand that whatever we have learned here is not only for our personal benefit but also for the nation as a whole for it is the people's money on which we live. So we must do our work with passion regardless of where we are posted.

The fire alarms which reminds of its presence whenever it feels, the Wi-Fi router which displays all colors, the lift for which 2 out of 3 concept always work, the photocopying machine which goes out of order exactly during exam days, 2 clocks at the ground floor which never display the Indian standard time, the sports room for which the height is such

Thoughts;

Experiences;

that most of the times the badminton shuttle hits the ceiling, etc. are some of the auxiliary features of Training School Hostel. Potato filled items are one of the main features of its mess. Our compound has been an active habitat for lots of monkeys. I am happy to announce that some of my friends have discovered a 'philosophical monkey' which sits at north-west corner of our building.

Our courses in training school revolve around the major two events which occurred in the world in recent past, Fukushima accident and LHC experiment. It was like once you know these, then you are through.

To me TSH is one of the destinations in India where actually the concept of unity in diversity exists. We have been here for one year knowing and respecting each other's culture, tradition and languages. We are going to miss some of them as they are posted far from us. At some point of time we will recognize that the days spent here were some of the most beautiful in our life.

Friends, as we are supposed to be the most intelligent section of the society and as people who earn far more than an average individual, it would be a great help if we could give a helping hand to at least one among the million people who cannot satisfy his/ her basic needs in life.

Final comment;

- Rahulnath Nathan Mechanical

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An Ode of Atom

People! Do you know me?Yeah, I'm atom; I'm the finest of all.It's in accordance with Dalton's call.Modern physics treats me in other way.Really they have a different tale to say.They allege,Hey, you are not the finest, atom''.There's plenty of space in the bottom.Nucleus within me is the all I have.It's the nucleons in it, damned!That's the one, decides what I'm.

Although,People deal with me to tackle the crisis of energy.Probably,It comes out to be a beneficial strategy.

You know!It's the nuclear fission that evaluates my value.It's Einstein!Who elaborates how 'E=mc2 'becomes so fascinating.That's the way nuclear science stands ever illuminating.Yeah, it's the binding energy among my nucleons.That's the key to evolve such a huge energy in fission.Though,I do ponder energy is necessary to grow.But today's world demands something new to show.As best is always better than better, you know.Scientist comes on!All you need to put your brains on Nuclear Fusion.Yeah, I do believe morrow's world will be entirely different.Where mankind treats nuclear power close to omnipotent

- Sudip Gorai, ChemistryIllustration: Vijayakriti Mishra, RSE

Chasing the Lost World!

So empty inside,I wish I still had you in my lifeThough I smile,But this feeling that I hide The more I think I'm over it,The more I sink in!

This hollowness takes over meIf only I could make it rightIf only I knew what you mean to meIf only I could say it allIf only you tried to read my eyes!

I try to conceal this feelingBut something inside me crumbles,For the wait has been too long now.My heart aches,For it can't tolerate this pain anymore!

They say pursue your dreams.But what am I supposed to doWhen all I'm left with are nightmares.nightmares of losing yourealizing slowly,Their transition to harsh reality!

So I try to smile again,Hiding the pain in my eyesLonging for the day, When you'll understand What my eyes wanted to sayAll this while!As I still hope,of being there in your heart,The way you are in mine!

- Manisha Rathee Chemical


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THE GARDEN OF LOVE (GULISTAN - E- ISHQ)Mumbai, the world of uncertainties, in its

uncanny bewitching glamour tempts one to foster his dreams in the lap of this huge monster. For some, dreams are cradled in its merciful hands and for some; they are ripped off to rubble. Fate changes here with every passing second, where persons flying are thrown down, and where downtrodden reach heights. In this mysterious ocean overloaded with ambitions of people, there is competition of thoughts and every thought process is weighed and scaled by super mind of Mumbai.

What should be said of those rainy days we arrived here first, as if we were received with yearning eyes drenched in tears of love. Romantically inspiring were the strolls down the roads in the campus to the extent that it cajoles one to come in its lap again. Interview results out, I told Nazir, dearest friend of mine, darling Mumbai is calling back, i got selected. Exuberance filled the atmosphere followed by calmness implying agony of separation, meanwhile, Sajad (friend with whom i always debate on mystical and philosophical topics) reciting Rumi's mystical metaphors in his usual motivating way trying his best to allay the feeling of separation erupting in Nazir's heart, at least temporarily. Things were turning emotional; tears almost welled down my eyes which I somehow managed to control.

Night came, every one slept with calmness. I looked at the face of Nazir, so pious and so innocent; tomarrow onwards who would supplant his inspiring face, I said to myself. Mind was burning with thoughts of expectations, heart was agonising in love. Stars solacing my grief by twinkling, moon looked at me with smiling face as if someone with selfsame moony face is waiting for me since long to calm my agony in her lap, with this hope I slept driving my soul into the world of beautiful dreams. Tomorrow morning I stood on the platform waiting for the train that possibly would change my journey, leaving to a place I don't know anyone. Train arrived and I boarded on, turning back to Nazir, who with a faint smile somehow managed on his lips bade me farewell and I left to find hope in Mumbai.

With full congestion, the roads probably around the Poshbag, gave first glimpse of what would be the future life here. I somehow waded

through and reached to MTS; room was allotted on temporary basis and I have to share it with Ashu. We had fruitful deliberations about marriage, love, infatuation, relationships and of course speculation of beauties we going to face and much more. while sitting in supine position on the chair, thinking useless things; at least for now, observing outside. Suddenly I caught sight of one beautiful girl dressed like kashmiri pheren, long tunics which almost touched the ground, of green colour with shaded of some other colour. I was immediately smitten, I told Ashu that future is colourful waiting for me.

Next day in LHM I saw her again, this time closely; more appropriately she stood beside me. She looked like a fairy dancing in blooming Tulip garden of Srinagar, I saw mystery in her sunken eyes, oh! They were like Dal Lake and I drowned in them and sacrificed my life. Her eyebrows were like Tipu sultan's sword just killing me in a single jolt, or like a bow targeting Arjun's arrow from her doe-eyes piercing my heart. Her face glittering with divine light illuminating me with lessons of love. Her ivory neck decorated with necklace, held upright for my lips to touch her jugular, to infuse feeling of love in her every sigh. Her glossy hair drifted with a slight breeze annoying her face by shading it, sparing it from outside wicked eyes. She suddenly caught my gaze, glanced away with imperceptible smile on her lips. She already had sown seeds of love in my heart to flourish as time passes. In the meantime one verse of Momin (poet) came to my mind:

(O! beloved when you are with me i feelAs if no one exists except you)

Dusk approached, fading her face away from my eyes. I entered my room, quite spacious for one year to live. In spite of bitterness of its mystery, memory of first love stirs one's ebers of imagination. Hundreds of nights passed in solitude, now it started transforming into happy moments filled with music from her lips, like poetry of real life seeping from ears to heart. I find secrets of love revealing itself. Through her own beauty, she taught me to worship it, to admire it, to crave for it. Midnight burned with these imaginations, I woke up at dawn filled with the feeling of love

Tum mere pass hote ho goyaJab koi doosra nahein hota

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nurturing in my heart, with agony of craving I felt in night, and hope of divine accord between our hearts cemented with love.

Days passed on, feeling of breeze filled with perfume of her hair as if coming through romantic snowy Gulmarg started soothing me in this scorching heat. Did my soul reach out to, oh! I don't know her name yet; let us call her Pari (fairy), Pari of my dreams, on the day we met. Was it love, or intoxication of youth which fancied me? Did my youth blind me, did I get enchanted by her bright eyes or grace of her figure. Did I get entangled in her serpentine locks; these questions are hard to answer yet. Every time I saw her, new chapter of beauty unfolded before my eyes.

Love transforms one's life transcends one from this material world to world of heavens, said one mystic. Isn't it an infatuation, am I not in delusion, or aren't her momentary glances full of caprice, minds always boggles me down.

Look I forgot to mention about my other routine work, i.e. attending classes, of course with generous, intelligent and polite people. Among them, DJP with his astute and keen looks on PPTs always would find mistakes days in and out. Some of them sleeping, some pretending to be active and some really active. Mine condition, eyes on board, thoughts with Pari, fingers busy in scribbling down poetic verses, body in class room, soul visualising her.

Scared of deceptive looks, I wonder for the innocence of Pari. My mind against my heart, I consoled myself by reciting Dr. Iqbal's verse as quote:

(Mind has information only, to commandHeart sooths by beloved's blessed glance)

Remembering one discussion with my mysteriously genius friend Syed Aaftab, love is verb not noun, i.e. you have to do love, no longer to live in world of fancies. Anything at infancy has a threat of infliction of damage, so has my love. I waited for the flower of love to exfoliate, waited for its fragrance, and longing for its blossom. One day I turn dubious of her quivering eyes, as love scares of nothing and it above all rights and wrongs, does not alter and finds its own ways, I visualised Shakespeare saying as: Love is not love

Khirad ko khabar ke siva kuch nheinTera ilaj nazar ke siva kuch nhein

which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with a remover to remove. O no! it is an ever fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken. These verses solaced me, strengthens my shoulders to hold unbelievable weight of love.

It was already late, DJP called me for dinner and we tried to manage our comfort on otherwise uncomfortable chairs of mess, we took dinner and in the meantime Nishant, unconventional lover, came and I persuaded him to come outside to walk down to Mughal road; as DJP could not come due to his unusual crunch with breeze which otherwise is pleasant for all barring him. We sat at the foot of kohi-hijra (mountain of loneliness) and I told Nishant, how much I can trust Pari; As much as you can, she won't deride you, and you would always find her among the best trustworthy persons you possibly could have, said Nishant with full emotional voice. Then let me put myself into her able hands, to get glorified in the path of love or slid into the abysmal of dejection. Nishant in an unusual way interrupted and gently said; explain to me slowly, so that i could imbibe every word of love, so that i could drink every drop of this heavenly wine, so that its drunkenness could reflect from my deserted eyes, so that its dew could quench thirst of my parched

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