From the Convenor’s Desk

What’s

Inside:

A MESSAGEFROM

THEPRINCIPAL

PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: BHAVISHYA CHANDRA KAMINENI

MOVING FORWARD:

Now Transcending ONLINE!

I am pleased to con-gratulate Communicando andtheir Editorial Board on re-leasing the third edition of theTranscendent, CBIT’s veryown college newspaper.Shedding light on recentevents such as our collegebecoming autonomous andother ongoing activities thathave been taking place in theworld around us, it is safe tosay that change is in the air.As the world keeps growing,it’s imperative for us to adaptand grow with it.

Consequently, it’s nodifferent with the Transcen-

dent. Starting with this edi-tion, every edition of our col-lege newspaper will now beavailable online on our web-site. This step enables us totake advantage of the technol-ogy that is readily available tous today in order to keep upwith the fast-paced digitalworld, ensuring the wide-spread and efficient sharingof information.

In conclusion, takinginto consideration that this isa student-run college newspa-per, I take pride in recogniz-ing the hardwork and passionof our students who havetaken up and worked towardsthis initiative. I encouragesuch students and wish themsuccess and goodwill to showthis dedication towards theirfuture aspirations and the bet-terment of their college expe-rience.

-Dr. B. Chennakesava RaoPrincipal, CBIT

While working on this

issue, the phrase “moving forward”

has struck a chord in me. Remember-

ing how it all began, how Transcen-

dent started off as a mere thought,

slowly turning into a challenge of

making it a reality, and finally becom-

ing the unique and established stu-

dent-run publication that it is today,

has only served to exemplify this

timeless theme. Every moment, the

clock keeps ticking, leaving us help-

less at the passing of time. Wherever

we are, whatever we may be doing,

we cannot control how time passes. It

creeps up on us when we least expect

it. Before we know it, we have trav-

eled so far from where we have

started. It’s not until we take a look

back and see how far we’ve come,

that we realize all this time we’ve not

only been moving, but moving for-

ward. It’s inevitable. It happens un-

knowingly; one phase of our life leads

to another as we continue to grow and

adapt with every phase. As a fourth

year student whose college journey is

coming to an end, I’ve come to realize

how important it is to acknoweldge

this fact. The fact that we have no

choice than to leave one phase only to

enter another. That as the things

around us change, as the people that

surround us change, and as situtations

change, we have also got to

change.We have to learn, adapt, and

grow. From the time we started taking

our first steps, putting one foot for-

ward after another, we have been

moving and we will only continue to

keep moving. The point is that we

must keep moving forward. Because

unless we tread into uncharted territo-

ries, we will not achieve new heights.

And that is exactly the basis on which

the Transcendent has been incepted

and growing with every edition. This

edition is no exception. This time, we

are moving forward in more ways

than one. We have introduced new

members, modified the team struc-

ture, and have started to bring forth

new leaders, in order to ensure that

Transcendent continues to keep mov-

ing forward. Most importantly, we are

taking it online. We are hoping that

this big step forward will help CBIT’s

college newspaper expand its base

and open more doors to allow us to

transcend even further. On that note, I

am honored to introduce to you, Tran-

scendent’s first online edition. We sin-

cerely hope you enjoy it!

-Kirtana Bavanaka

Editor-in-Chief

Transcendent

is truly breaking all

barriers. I am so happy

to see the variety in the

articles written. I must

congratulate the whole

of the editorial team for

the splendid job that

they have done with

this issue. Be it aca-

demics, sports, latest

gadgets, science and

societal issues, Tran-

scendent caters to every

kind of student. I was

impressed to see the ar-

ticle related to women

safety. It is certainly the

need of the hour.

Youngsters must not

only be sensitive but be

sensitized towards var-

ious issues plaguing

our society.We all have

a responsibility to make

the world a better place

to live in and one way

of doing that is to

spread awareness

through our writings. I

hope Transcendent is

doing its bit in its own

way. Happy reading!!!

-Dr. A. Sandhya Reddy

Convenor, Communicando

-Smart adviceon CharacterBuilding!

-Interested in Interning?!

(SEE PAGE 3)

-Privacy in Cyber-

space, an issue of

concern?

-What is a ZeroRupee Note?

(SEE PAGE 4)

-Should we banVIP Culture? (SEE PAGE 6)

-Placement Prepfor the upcom-ing placementseason!(SEE PAGE 7)

-CBIT Sports:Captain’s Trophy

-Did you knowthese Sports ex-isted?

(SEE PAGE 9)

-Interested in Writ-ing?? Short Story Competition

inside!

-Blog Reviews,Book Reviews,

and more!

(SEE PAGE 10)

-AddictiveApps?

-Sitcoms: Nowand then?

-A-Z CBIT Style!

(SEE PAGE 11)

THE EDITORIAL

BOARD,

COMMUNICANDO

dr. b. ChennAKeSAvA

rAo

prinCipAl, Cbit

Convenor:

dr. A. SAndhyA reddy

ASSoCiAte profeSSor,

depArtMent of MAthS

And huMAnitieS

StAff CoordinAtor:

A. vijAyA lAKShMi

ASSiStAnt profeSSor,

depArtMent of MAthS

And huMAnitieS

editor- in-Chief:

KirtAnA bAvAnAKA

deputy

editorS- in-Chief:

S.A. Kruthi MohAn

AKShAy KulKArni

editoriAlS editor:

AMulyA MiryAlA

prASAnnA vorugAnti

newS editorS: 

SuMAliKA AddAgArlA

SheetAl gArlApAti

SportS editorS:

AnAnd guptA

AvinASh t.

entertAinMent editorS:

hArShAl KuSuMA

tejA MAriyAdA

photogrAphy MAnAger:

niShithA MAlur

vijAylAKShMi K.

lAyout teAM:

AdviKA rAo

lAlithA dAKShAyAni

prAtiK M. veMuri

Anu rAdhA

SridulA ModugA

priyAnKA reddy

journAliStS:

priyanka j.K.

nikhil gopal Krishna

Swathi patnaik

Meghna vadapalli

nagaraju poshaveni

Shreya Anantharaman

Mallika gandham

Krishna harsha

Shruti gaddam

Avinash badeti

PPAAGGEE 22

EDITORIAL BOARD

Letter from the Editors

The

photo CreditS: SuMAnth tittu

by S.A. Kruthi MohAn And AKShAy KulKArni, deputy editorS-in-Chief

Not Pictured: Lalitha Dakshayani, Pratik Vemuri, Sheetal Garlapati, Advika Rao, Anu Radha, Priyanka JK,

Priyanka Reddy, Avinash Badeti, Shruti Gaddam, Avinash T, Swathi Patnaik, Shreya Anantharaman

Transcendentmeans

‘Breaking all barriers’.

Staying true to its name, the

‘Transcendent’ is expanding

into new territories from

this edition onwards. In this

age of internet revolution,

where everything is moving

online, it was almost a ne-

cessity for the Transcendent

to follow suit. So from this

edition onwards the Tran-

scendent will be published

online, along with our

printed publications for

major editions. Well that’s

not the only thing that has

changed about the Tran-

scendent. We have restruc-

tured the editorial board as

well and added new mem-

bers onto it; all as a part of

our continuing effort to de-

liver quality content and

news on a regular basis to

our readers.

Change really is the

only constant. One of the

biggest news in the last few

weeks was that of Facebook

buying Whatsapp for

around $19 billion. To put

that in context, the popula-

tion of India is approxi-

mately 1.27 billion and the

population of the world is

approximately 7.486 bil-

lion. So in theory, $10 mil-

lion could be given to every

person in the world and the

founders of Whatsapp

would still be left with sub-

stantial amount of assets.

Analysts have suggested

that the reason behind this

acquisition was the fact that

Facebook felt threatened by

the growing user base of

Whatsapp. In the past Face-

book had also tried buying

Snapchat for $4 billion for

similar reasons but that deal

didn’t go through. These

events could be indications

of Facebook trying to dom-

inate the information shar-

ing industry, especially after

they have hinted their inter-

est in monetizing data. Crit-

ics have although pointed

out that this could mean

greater online privacy is-

sues as Facebook is ru-

moured to provide

backdoor access to NSA.

What’s more inter-

esting is the fact that the

founders of Whatsapp, Jan

Koum and Brian Acton

were initially rejected by

Facebook, Twitter and

many other top tech compa-

nies. But it was their resolve

and passion towards what

they loved doing- building

software that kept them

going. In 2009, they built

the cross-platform messag-

ing app which was eventu-

ally bought by the company

which had earlier rejected

them. Ironic, isn’t it?

We as engineering

students have a lot to learn

from the above mentioned

story. The most important

thing to learn would be to

continue working on our

passions no matter what

hurdles come up. The secret

is to keep moving forward,

irrespective of what resist-

ance one comes across. Per-

sistence goes a long way in

paving the path for your

success.

It is a similar kind of

spirit that keeps the editorial

board of the Transcendent

motivated to come out with

editions despite exams,

projects and busy sched-

ules. When you work on

something that you truly

love, you need no external

motivation. Simply put, our

passion and persistence is

what drives us to deliver.

We hope that you,

the readers of the Transcen-

dent, will appreciate the

first online version of our

newspaper just as much as

you did the print version. In

any case, the editorial board

is always open to sugges-

tions and positive criticism.

PPAAGGEE 33

“The inclusion of race in the pro-

file of a person considered likely

to commit a particular crime or

type of crime is targeting specific

ethnic groups because they are

more likely to commit certain

crimes.”

And that is, clearly, the

textbook definition of racial pro-

filing; basically, it’s just a blatant

“accepted procedure” for racism.

That being said, (highly recom-

mended for a person reading this

article to know), there are certain

words which are commonly

mixed-up and I don’t really blame

them either, given the fact that we

just throw words like “stereo-

type” and my favorite “fits the

profile”, yes, those words, right

there, are words which we don’t

think about before using them.

Yes, I’m gladly going to decode

them down for you.

Stereotyping: It’s the practice of

“assuming” that certain things are

characteristics of certain “type”

of people.

Profiling: Use of statistical data

in order to select candidates who

“fit” in a particular criteria just

because a bunch of figures say so.

Well, I’ll just give you

the ‘best’ possible example prob-

ably in everyone’s books, after

9/11 there was an increase in se-

curity checks, solely, targeted on

people who belonged to certain

community, now, that is, racial

profiling. And the common ‘as-

sumption’ that we, Indians, eat

only curry and each one of us is a

computer geek is stereotyping.

Racial profiling is seen

most likely across international

airports and highways. Racial

Profiling has been around for

years, I don't see it fading away

anytime soon as it is practiced

across many parts of the globe.

Being racially profiled can hap-

pen to anyone no matter what

race you belong to.Right now, I

think the quandaring surrounding

the treatment of people belonging

to a particular ethnic group is best

example as to how racism is still

widespread in our own country.

The problem is nobody

seems to come to a consensus, as

to, how to solve this problem. It

seems to me that racism is still

part of our society, and sadly, it

probably always will be. We all

have prejudices of some sorts, be

it race, rich, poor, sex, sexual

orientation. We as a society need

to realize that this problem will

never go away. We need to work

around it, or through it.

Have you ever been

in difficult situations? Of

course, we engineers always

come across such phases in

our life. Sometimes we face

them with courage, motiva-

tion and skill. Other times we

just pray that luck will find us

and so we can ultimately pull

it off somehow.

Many times in life

we have to be creative, a

quick-witted learner and an

assertive decision maker.

Most characteristics come

through practice, other

through experiences. Some

realizations come through

mistakes and some require

both. Does possessing such

traits sound like perfection?

But as we all know,

nobody's perfect. We were all

born to be real and not per-

fect. Aim for it. Why? Be-

cause when we miss, we

realize that imperfection is in-

dividuality. Individuality con-

sists of many qualities; every

quaint quality differing from

person to person. As we

grow and go on a journey that

that leads to success there are

some qualities that are impor-

tant. Let’s take a glance at a

few of them.

Being authentic?

Being confident? Being in-

quisitive? There you are; a de-

cision maker! Chocolate or

strawberry? Life or death? We

make tons of quick decisions

unconsciously; others we hem

and haw over in agony. We

choose actions and form opin-

ions which are influenced by

reason, emotions, and memo-

ries. Here's a list to tackle

while you're on that fence.

Effective Decision Making

Although decisions can be

made using either intuition or

reasoning, a combination of

both approaches is often used.

Whatever approach is used, it

is usually helpful to structure

decision into:

•Reduce more complicated

decisions down to simpler

steps.

•Think ahead about what the

decision can lead to.

•Plan decision making to

meet deadlines.

•Listing all possible solutions.

The Lively Learner-Be hun-

gry for knowledge!

Step 1: -Inspired?-

The difference in who you are

and who you want to be is

What YOU Do. !! Have you

ever sat in a class and ran-

domly looked outside the

window and then doze off?

Yeah. I'm sure it happened to

all of us; we dream about so

many things; our ambitions,

our future etc. And in order

for those dreams to come true

we need to realize and learn

from our mistakes, our expe-

riences, and some practice as

well. But big-time learning

comes when you want to set

a goal and achieve it. All

those goals come to our

minds when we are truly in-

spired.

When you're work-

ing on a creative project and

the going gets tough, if you're

not motivated enough, you'll

quit. And it always gets

tough, whether you're a nov-

elist, musician, or even a cre-

ative entrepreneur.So here,

take these start-off keys for

inspiration!

1. Enjoyment, find something

that stimulates you.

2. Trust yourself.

3. Follow what your intuition

tells you.

4. Trust yourself and tell

yourself that “I can”.

5. The most important of all.

Take action every day, no

matter how small a steps it

seems.

Action is the fuel to the fires

of inspiration.

Creativity:

Star busting: Awakening the

power in you.Faced with a

problem or need a fresh idea?

Star busting is a form of

brainstorming that focuses on

generating questions rather

than answers. It can be used

iteratively, with further layers

of questioning about the an-

swers to the initial set of

questions. Your brain actually

loves questions. When you

develop a question, your

brain automatically searches

for answers, making your

learning faster and your cre-

ativity on high-alert!! So ask

away!

So all in all to be a

successful individual with in-

dividuality we need to be-

lieve in ourselves.And

remember the secret of get-

ting ahead is getting

started!!So build up that char-

acter and show the world

what you can do.

By this time, most ofus must have probably receivedat least a little career advice: getinto a good college (which wehave already done), keep yourgrades high and you will end upin a good job. Well that justdoesn’t seem to be the scenarioanymore!

As the global economyis becoming more global, thecompetition for good jobs oreven a graduate seat in a re-puted college is increasing rap-idly. It is no longer sufficientthat you stay more qualifiedthan your immediate peer, butyou have to be more qualifiedthan the countless others outthere. In today’s industry, justbeing resourceful is no longersufficient, to know where totake the right turn is alsoequally important.

We might not relish thetrue beauty of a rainbow by juststudying the concept of VIB-GYOR in our science books.Similarly, we might not be ableto actually apply and thor-oughly understand all the con-cepts of our theory knowledgeunless we experience and applyit in the real world.

So yes, in conclusionevery student who aspires towork in any core industryneeds an internship! Tha tnot only decorates your resume,but you will have gained thebasic knowledge. Now there area wide variety of internshipsone could take up. They couldbe paid or unpaid, creditable ornon-creditable, co-operative ed-ucation internships and manymore.

Summer Internships: These are usually eight

to twelve weeks long and canbe full or part time. Many of ustake up internships during sum-mer. These short term experi-ences provide a real insight intowhat it’s actually like workingin a particular job or careerfield.

Research internship atan IIT:Indian Institutes of Tech-nology have always beenknown for the research they un-dertake. They are modelledalong the lines of successful re-search parks in the world. Theyfocus not just on the incubationefforts, but also on the innova-tive output which is expected inestablished R&D companies.This is an experience in itselfand adds a lot of weight to your

resume. Many reputed IITsoffer summer internships tonon-IIT students. A few linksare given below:

1.IITM Summer FellowshipProgram: http://www.iitm.ac.in/content/iitm-summer-fellowship-20142.IITB Internship program, apart of Ekalavya:http://www.internshala.com/in-ternship/detail/summer-intern-ship-2014-at-iit-bombay13894374473.IITK SURGE( Summer Un-dergraduate Research GrantforExcellence):http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&lay-out=blog&id=563&Itemid=1234.IITD GIPEDI(The GlobalInternship Program in Engi-neering Design and Innova-tion):https://sites.google.com/site/gipediinterns/application-form-for-printout5.Internships at IITG:http://www.iitg.ernet.in/cseweb/summerinternship/home

Other research internships inIndia:

You could also applyfor a research internship in coresubjects like mathematics andsciences which will deal withhigh end topics like statistics ordata management, etc. If youwant to go for higher educationin a particular field, you couldalways have a preface to it inthe form of a research intern-ship at a full time research insti-tutes like these below:

1.IISc,Bangalore:http://www.iisc.ernet.in/#2.Raman Research Institute:http://www.rri.res.in/summer-studentprogramme.html3.Indian academy of sciences:http://web-japps.ias.ac.in:8080/fellow-ship2014/4.Indian Institute of ScienceAcademy and Research, Mo-hali:http://www.iisermohali.ac.in/summerProgram/summerPro-gram2014.html

International Internships:College graduates

today need a global perspectiveand exposure in order to remaincompetitive in the global jobmarket. Most student graduatestoday need to negotiate foreign

cultures regardless of wherethey choose to work after grad-uation. These will give youenough exposure to interna-tional standards and it would bea very rich experience, if werealso choosing to pursue an MSin that particular Institute.

1. Max Planck Institute forSoftware Systems (MPI-SWS)Internship Program:http://goo.gl/sJVgGM #Com-puter Science2. Industrial Technology Re-search Institute (ITRI), Taiwan Summer Internship Program:http://goo.gl/6hAfPg 3. The University of TokyoResearch Internship Program(UTRIP): http://goo.gl/mR-Woll (Deadline: March 3,2014)4. Charpak Scholarships -The Internship Program:http://goo.gl/e9JmvH (Dead-line: March 17, 2014) #France

Competitions:If you want to test

whether your skills conquer inthe current IT industry, the bestway to check this is throughparticipating in variety of com-petitions from coding conteststo entrepreneur idea challenges.Thanks to the many fests inCBIT, We already get a lot ofexposure to many coding com-petitions. But those conductedby top MNCs test other IT in-dustry required skills. Partici-pating in them would give youan exposure as to what is thecompetition in the world out-side the CBIT walls.

1) IBM's The Great MindChallenge (TGMC):http://goo.gl/5PXnMn (Dead-line: February 28, 2014)2) BNP Paribas Ace Manager:http://goo.gl/iHUdzn (Dead-line: April 10, 2013)3) Aakruti 3D Design & Mod-elling Contest:http://goo.gl/VmFYGf (Dead-line: February 20, 2014)4) Applits App Idea Competi-tion: http://goo.gl/sPql4K 5) Nokia India's YourWish is My App Season 2:http://goo.gl/hO9XU8 (Dead-line: February 24, 2014)

It’s time for us to nowstart our hunt for an internshipwhich helps us to become a realprofessional. So yes, it’s ourturn to be an intern!

YOUAREN’TJUSTANOTHERONE!

INDIVIDUALITYBY PRASANNA VORUGANTI, SUB-EDITOR

FIT THE PROFILEFIT THE PROFILEBY MALLIKA GANDHAM, JOURNALIST

OUR TURN TO BE AN INTERNOUR TURN TO BE AN INTERNBY SWATHI PATNAIK, JOURNALIST

An auto rickshawdriver was pulled over by a po-liceman in the middle of anight who said he could go ifhe was ‘taken care of’. Thedriver draws a pink colourednote, something like our fiftyrupee note, from his coatpocket and gives the cop thatnote. The policeman wasshocked but smiles and letshim go. Now, the policemandid not smile because he gotthe money, he smiled becausehe knew,that a change wascoming, a power is rising, be-fore which every person,whether official or not mustkneel!

That single currencynote is a weapon today and it’seven more ironic that the des-ignation of that note is RupeeZero. Now this is no whererelated to the government.But, it is a movement from thepeople, by the people and forthe people! These Zero rupeenotes are just fantasy money is-sued as a means of fightingcorruption at different levels ofthe government and; paid inprotest by angry citizens togovernment functionaries whosolicit bribes in return for serv-ices which are supposed tobe free. Zero rupee notes,which are made to resemblethe regular 50 rupee banknoteof India, are the creation of anon-governmental organiza-tion known as the 5th Pillar.

The zero rupee notesoriginated back in 2001. Satin-dar Mohan Bhagat, an Indianexpatriate who is a physics pro-fessor at the University of

Maryland and the director ofAssociation for India's Devel-opment, Inc. USA, is creditedwith originating the concept ofthe zero rupee notes. Upon re-turning to India for a visit,Bhagat was frustrated by thepetty bribes demanded by thegovernment officials that werepart of daily life and conceivedthe idea of a zero rupee note asa polite way of decliningparticipation. The non-prof-itable organisation, the 5th Pil-lar smiled upon Bhagat's ideaand put it into practice.

This NGO, 5th-pillarbegan its campaigning inChennai in 2007 and since then

it has printed and distrib-uted over 1.3 million zerorupee notes. Zero rupee noteshave been issued in 5 differentlanguages in our country. Andrecently, it has also helped totake the movement to othercountries suffering from cor-ruption such as Nepal andMalaysia.

Thus people have beentreating zero rupee notes as ameans of achieving zero cor-ruption. The note is a way forany human being to say NO tocorruption without the fear offacing an encounter with thepersons in authority.

So, next time some-one asks you for a bribe justtake out a zero rupee note andhand it to them. This will letthe other person know that yourefuse to give or take anymoney in order to performservices you must receive bylaw.

PPAAGGEE 44

Gurukul System was the

concept of education in ancient

India. Back then, students resided

with the gurus as a part of his

family & received knowledge

under the shadow of trees and in

the lap of Mother Nature. As

years flew by, this system got re-

placed by corporate schools.

These schools, though not a

replica of the Gurukuls, do have

residential facilities. Students

reach the institutes at early

hours and spend ample amount of

time with the teacher, gain knowl-

edge under a roof, amidst four

concrete walls. Students deal with

imaginary numbers in maths,

imaginary particles in physics

and imaginary chemical mecha-

nisms in chemistry. All of

these imaginary things really

make a student spend hours sit-

ting on a bench, feeding his brain

mostly & stomach occasionally.

Education system today

has become commercial and all

about marks, a marketing strat-

egy. Hoardings displaying pic-

tures of their meritorious stu-

dents, is their idea of business

promotion. These Institutes have

tag lines which are like other fast

moving consumable goods

(FMCGs). For example, fairness

creams promise a brighter skin-

tone, similarly these institutes

promise brighter future.

Since the introduction of

such a system, the students have

been constantly compared on the

basis of marks and the result of

this comparison ends with a

distinction of a winner and a

loser. The comparison seems legit

to many as the subjects are the

same & so are the facilities, then

why are the marks different? One

may say that interests of the stu-

dents do matter but then, can we

let the child risk his future just to

explore his interests?

No way.

Every student may

dream of a different destination

but with the rise of these insti-

tutes, there is only one path, no

matter what the desired destina-

tion maybe. Ultimately, they do

help students secure seats in

prestigious universities, if not all,

at least the selected few students

whose photos are on the

hoardings. Also, this business

never faces any loss as there is a

constant supply of students,

thanks to the population of India.

If there is a demand, there will

always be someone to supply.

By studying in some of

these Institutes, students are

obtaining higher marks but are

deprived of quality education.

Quality education is the right

balance of academics and

extracurricular activities. But, one

has to appreciate all the efforts

put in by the teaching & non-

teaching staff for helping the stu-

dents achieve tremendous targets.

With all that said, I would not

deny that marks are the yardstick

to measure the calibre of a stu-

dent, but what makes me wonder

is that are the marks really meas-

uring the true intellect of a stu-

dent?

Some know it as the TerroristSurveillance Program, others callit domestic spying.

Whatever the name, re-gardless of the politics, privacy incommunications has landed cen-ter stage. And the tech commu-nity has a lot at stake in how thecurtain falls on the issue.

Even the idea that ourintimate conversations betweenfamily and friends are fodder fora stranger’s ears or eyes is discon-certing. Some people expect pri-vacy to be an inherent componentof communication. But we’ve al-ready given up some privacy forthe benefit of convenient commu-nication. Ride any bus or walkdown any city sidewalk and youcan’t help but be bombarded bycell phone gabbers barking outpersonal information into theirhandsets, their voices stinging ourears. Personally, I’m still a littlecaught off guard when I callsomeone and they answer greet-ing me by name. Good old callerID has taken the surprise out ofincoming calls, and screeningphone calls has never been moreconvenient.

But in the last few years,the conversations surrounding aperson’s right to privacy duringcommunication shifted from an-noyance—how did that telemar-keter get my phone numberanyway? And why were my cellphone records purchased by athird party? - To one of the Con-

stitutional Laws. The New YorkTimes had broken the story thatPresident Bush had authorizedsurveillance without goingthrough the normal procedures ofgetting court approval.

The National SecurityAgency (NSA) had been author-ized to collect international phonecalls or email communicationmade within the U.S. without awarrant, if the person was be-lieved to have a link to Al Qaedaor other terrorist organizations.Critics declared that spying onU.S. citizens without goingthrough the proper legal channelsis a violation of the 1978 ForeignIntelligence Surveillance Act(FISA). FISA spelled out that“probable cause” had to beproven that a person had links toterrorism before governmentcould conduct surveillance.

The Terrorist Surveil-lance Program takes that thresh-old down a notch, by allowingNSA officials to snoop as long asthere is a “reason to believe” AlQaeda or terrorist activity is partof a phone call. Supporterspointed out that it wasn’t an av-erae Joe’s conversations that thegovernment was interested in.The wiretapping applied only to asmall population; those personsbelieved to be communicating di-rectly with terrorists.

Some shocking newswas revealed by the whistle-blower Edward Snowden lastyear when on 5th June TheGuardian published its first exclu-sive based on Snowden's leak, re-vealing a secret court ordershowing that the US governmenthad forced the telecom giant Ver-izon to hand over the phonerecords of millions of Ameri-cans and on 6th June a secondstory revealed the existence ofthe previously undisclosed pro-gram Prism, which internal NSAdocuments claim gives theagency "direct access" to data

held by Google, Facebook, Appleand other US internet giants. Thetech companies denied thatthey had set up "backdoor access"to their systems for the US gov-ernment.

So why should you

care? How does it affect you?Wouldn’t such measures greasethe already slippery slope of pri-vacy erosion and, if leftunchecked, become a sinister toolfor prying into people’s privatelives? What most disturbs manyInternet users is that they knowhow often they type in a query toGoogle. In almost a stream ofconsciousness, a word or phrasecould be typed into Google’sform, with the user unaware ofwhat significance a particularsearch might have to a third party.It has also been seen in the pastthat governments are using theseprivileges of access to privatedata to suppress civil liberties.For example there have been in-stances where the US governmenthas suppressed protests even be-fore they had begun by monitor-ing the emails of the partiesorganizing the protest. Even inIndia, a Facebook post led to anarrest of a young woman inMumbai.

There are various or-ganizations trying to fight for afree internet but whether they winor will the powerful govern-ments of the world crush one ofthe most basic human rights, theright to privacy, with an excuse ofinternational security is some-thing only time will tell.

PRIVACY IN CYBERSPACEPRIVACY IN CYBERSPACEBy akShay kulkarni, DePuTy eDiTor-in-Chief

WE WANT NO CORRUPTION

By SwaThi PaTnaik, journaliST

MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEMBy Surya Teja Sharma

PPAAGGEE 55

Behind the Scenes

CELERITASCBIT’s very own college magazine

In a college with a vast

number of students as ours, it

might at times be difficult to ex-

press yourself. In such a sce-

nario, it becomes necessary to

introduce a means by which stu-

dents are provided with a cre-

ative outlet and scope to

enhance their skills.

Enter Celeritas- our

very own college magazine

whose first issue received great

feedback from students and fac-

ulty alike, especially A.Vijaya

Lakshmi Ma’am. The editorial

team led by Nitya Muralidharan

from Mech (4/4) which success-

fully brought us one outstand-

ing issue so far, should indeed

be proud of themselves.

Let us see what Nitya

has to say about the work that

went into this compilation.

Q: Firstly, congrats on bringing

out such a great college maga-

zine for 2012-2013. How does it

feel?

A: Thank you. It feels wonderful,

and gives all of us (the editorial

team) a sense of achievement.

Personally, I take pride in being

part of such a talented team. It has

also helped us know what needs

to be done for the next issue.

Q: How hard did you and your

team have to work to make

sure the final product is what it

is?

A: It took a lot of patience and

dedication from all the team

members for the issue to come

out. We found ourselves falling

short of time, so everyone had to

go the extra mile. In spite of

exams going on around that time

we were overwhelmed by the

commitment shown by a few

members. In addition, we had the

constant support of faculty.

Q: How has the support from

the college been throughout the

journey?

A: It has been great. College has

supported the magazine at every

step, right from the initial stages

to the publishing and distribution.

While being a pillar of support,

faculty has always given us that

freedom which I think is very im-

portant for any form of creative

work.

Q: How proactive were the stu-

dents in contributing to the

magazine?

A:Only some contributions were

voluntary, there was a whole lot

of talking and convincing that we

had to do to get entries. Although

some of them are good writers

and artists, they had a few qualms

about having their work being

open to everyone, probably in an-

ticipation of criticism that might

come. But then we were able to

convince them and today they are

the most eager contributors for

the second issue.

Q: When can we expect the

next magazine?

A: The next issue will be out dur-

ing Shruthi 2014.

Q: Any message for the people

on the editorial board for the-

upcoming issue of Celeritas?

A: Congratulations on being a

part of the editorial board. This is

a great place to learn a lot many

things. We hope you make this

edition even better than the last

one. For the juniors especially,

we hope you guys will learn what

goes into the making of a maga-

zine, or a newspaper, whether it

isdesign, editing or publishing.

Sincerely hope you will carry on

this wonderful experience for

your juniors.

Fests Galore@CBIT

The upcoming events are arranged chronologically:

•7th, 8th March- Synapse (Dept of ECE)

•13th, 14th March- Literati (Communicando’s

Literary fest)

•14th, 15th March- Headstart (Dept of CSE)

•19th, 20th March- Electret (Dept of EEE)

•20th, 21st, 22nd March- Shruthi

•24th, 25th March- Mechanica (Dept of

MECH & PROD)

•28th, 29th March- Chemspark (Dept of

CHEM)

•28th, 29th, 30th March- CBITMUN’s ICC

The other fests set to take place are

•Neozion (Dept of Biotechnology)

•Yukthi (School of Management Studies)

•Civilizations (Civil Engg Dept)

The Time of Our LifeAfter two years of

monotony and the tedioussameness of hectic collegelife, the college tour in thefirst semester of third yearwas something everyone inthird year was really ex-cited about. It was not onlya reason to take a breakfrom the hectic schedule,but also to travel withfriends to places most of ushad never been to, gainnew experiences and fur-ther deepen the bonds offriendship.

Even though differ-ent branches had plannedtheir tours separately andhad gone on the tour on dif-ferent dates, the places oftravel were generally thesame. The CSE1 tourstarted at Agra, some of theother branches went toDelhi before going to Agra.We had all heard about thebeauty of the Taj Mahal be-

fore, but when we saw itwith our own eyes, we

were at a loss for words. Some of the

other memorable parts ofthe tour were river raftingat Kullu and the adventuresports at Kufri. Kufri wasthe place where we werefirst exposed to the harshwinter weather of theNorth. Here, we did adven-ture activities like zip lin-ing and bridge crossingforthe first time. Another ad-venture sport we really en-joyed was river rafting at

Kullu. As it was winter, theriver water was freezing

cold but this did not stop usfrom enjoying this sport. Ifanything, it made it evenmore fun as halfwaythrough the route we wereshivering and were not ableto even row the boat prop-erly.

But undoubtedlyone of the best experiencesof the tour was when wevisited Rohtang Pass.Some of the branches wereunlucky as Rohtang Passwas closed when they were

on the tour and they had toinstead go to Solang Valley.Being amidst the snowcovered peaks of the Hi-malayas was undoubtedlyan unparalleled experiencefor all of us. Apart fromplaying in the snow whichwas fun in itself, we alsohad a chance to ride thesnow bikes and try out ski-ing, although no one couldactually do it properly.

We also visited thelocal tourism spots at Delhi

and everyone shopped inthe famous markets there totheir hearts’ content. Someof the other places of visitduring the tour included theGolden temple, Mathura,Jallianwala Bagh andWagah Border.

This tour helped usunderstand about eachother,it helped us forgenew bonds and deepen theolder ones. Although we

left for the tour as friends,we came back as a family.

CBIT is known for its

many fests, the formal

and informal events

being equally popular.

Come March and the

college wears a festive

look with students from

our college and from

those across the state as

well coming together to

participate in the various

events organised.

It’s that time of

the year again and CBIT

brings you the ultimate

series of fests, promising

us all a fun-filled and

technically enriching ex-

perience.

BY SUMALIKA ADDAGARLA, EDITORBY SUMALIKA ADDAGARLA, EDITOR

BY AKSHAY KULKARNI, DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHEIF

PPAAGGEE 66

When we say VIP,

what comes to our mind first?

Waiting in long lines for hours

because there is a VIP whose

work is more important than

ours. Or traffic jams that are

easily a mile long because

there’s a VIP arriving. A closer

scrutiny reveals how VIP cul-

ture is at its worst in Hyder-

abad. There are five policemen

assigned to protect one VIP,

whereas there is only one cop to

protect a 1,000 of the city’s res-

idents.

Today in Hyderabad,

VIP culture has taken over

everything including the divine

.Even in temples, an ordinary

citizen has to wait for hours

while a chosen few get priority

treatment. This is not the only

instance of the type. It’s the

same story on the roads even

during peak rush hour traffic.

People need to wait forever

while the VIPs go whizzing by

in their vehicles.

Paying toll fee could

be mandatory for every aam

aadmi using the state highways,

but for a staggering 500 or more

VIPs zipping through these

roads in their swank sarkari

SUVs, this service comes com-

pletely free of cost. And this is

only after the number of digni-

taries who could avail this con-

cession had been brought down

recently.

While the city’s people

and more importantly the slum-

dwellers thirst for drinking

water, Hyderabad’s VIPs get

unlimited water supply even for

their pools! It’s true. Most of

the city’s water is diverted to

special taps to cater to the needs

of the privileged few. Mainte-

nance of ordinary localities is

neglected while the VIP areas

are pampered. Due to the prior-

ity given to the VIPs over the

common man, the resentment

of the people towards the public

figures is increasing and this in

turn could lead to greater tur-

moil in the state.

The ordinary citizen

has, in a lot of ways, been re-

duced to a second class citizen.

It’s high time that things were

changed. It’s time for us to

stand up and make our impor-

tance felt. Here is a quote that

came to mind for our so-called

VIPs: “You can’t live in New

York City and be the most im-

portant person in town, you just

can’t. There are too many other

important people here.”

Placements are one of

the most important parts of a grad-

uate’s life. What a student does

with the rest of his life and his/her

shot at success is decided more

often than not by the performance

during placements. But in order to

make sure that the students of our

college get placed, it is not enough

to make sure that well established

companies visit the college. The

coordination between students

and the Placement Cell plays a

crucial role. This is where the

Placement Coordinators, (popu-

larly known as PCs) come in.

The term Placement Co-

ordinators is often heard during

the conversations of third and

fourth years. They rely on the

Placement Coordinators for ad-

vice and guidance on how to pre-

pare for a particular placement.

PC’swill act as a communication

channel between the Placement

Cell and the students of a branch.

The major responsibili-

ties and targets of the Placement

Coordinators are:

•Being impartial and unselfish,

working in the interest of the en-

tire class.

•Assessing the strengths of a stu-

dent and encouraging him/her to

utilize resources and perform the

best

•Preparing the student for the var-

ious rounds of placements by or-

ganizing group discussions,mock

interviews and seminars.

•Aiming to achieve 100% place-

ments and bringing more core

companies to the campus.

•Providing more information

about various Internships and en-

couraging the students to work on

mini-projects (especially core

branches) to enhance their re-

sumes.

The Training and Place-

ment cell at CBIT began the

process of placements and train-

ing for the academic year 2014-15

in the month of December and

after a grueling recruitment

process, two to three PC’s were

selected from each section.

After.the announcement of the

new coordinators, the Placements

Officer of CBIT, Dr.NLN Reddy

congratulated everyone selected

and gave an inspiring speech.

1. New dimensions, new

faces; "aam admi " changes

the political scenario of the

country, definitely writing

history!

2. Our beloved state con-

stantly under pressure and

it has continued for quite

some time now! Outcome:

Bifurcation of the state.

3. Satya Nadella- the new

CEO of Microsoft. We

could not be more proud!!

4. And the God of cricket

retires! Will we ever be

able to get over it? I guess

not.

5. Surprising all, Stanislas

Wawrinka wins the Aus-

tralian Open against Rafael

Nadal!

6. Elections in full swing!!(

The eternal Congress v/s

BJP war continues) Rahul

Gandhi or Narendra Modi ?

7. Floods in Uttarakhand ,

floods in Karnataka, floods

in Coastal Andhra and in

Madhya Pradesh- disasters

that plunged us into de-

spair!

8. The shocking and ab-

solutely disheartening de-

mise of actor Uday

Kiran-the world of fame,

money and glamour not as

glittery as it seems?

Ban VIP Culture!BY VIJAYALAKSHMI K, JOURNALIST

Placement CoordinatorsBY JK PRIYANKA, JOURNALIST

HighlightsBY SHEETAL GARLAPATI, SUB-EDITOR One of the biggest

challenges in Robotic Engi-

neering includes mimicking

of the Robot in accordance

with human actions. Control-

ling an arm of a robot is one

of the most basic and impor-

tant aspects. To help students

understand these concepts

better, Robohaptica (a 2 day

workshop on Haptics) was

conducted in CBIT on 25th

and 26th Jan by CBIT Robot-

ics and Innovations club.

The main objective

of this workshop was to give

a basic idea regarding the

principle and working mech-

anisms of a robot arm theo-

retically as well as

practically. A kit comprising

of all the mechanical and

electrical parts needed such

as relays, motors, sensors

along with programmable

aurdino board was provided

to the participants.

HAPTICS is all

about the mechanism and

technology used in control-

ling the arm of a robot. The

workshop was open to stu-

dents from all streams and

every principle involved was

taught right from the basics.

Desire and interest to learn

were the only things required

and the students of CBIT

proved once again that their

passion for robotics is undy-

ing.

The workshop was

followed by a Humanoid

demo. These are the most

complicated and sophisti-

cated robots known to

mankind. The demo was

about a basic level hu-

manoid. The idea behind the

demo session was to intro-

duce sophisticated robots to

budding engineers to inspire

them to be innovative and

aim for technical greatness.

The statement ‘the

demand for Technology

never dies’ is quite true. The

number of participants who

participated in the workshop

was high. Students were

happy and eager to learn

something new and it was

evident that they could not

wait to apply their knowl-

edge and create something

innovative and better.

ROBOHAPHTICA in CBITBY SOMITH HARI

BIOTECH

ManojMD.Hammad-Ur Rehman

Sudarshini

CHEMICAL

RakeshPranav C Attavar

Nikitha

CIVIL-1

G.B.RohitLakshita Reddy

CIVIL-2

VarunJK PriyankaVivek

CSE-1

Venkat RajuShruthiSneha

CSE-2

NishithaSravanthi

Venudar Reddy

ECE-1

Sahith ReddyJagath ChandraRamya Keerthi

ECE-2

Sai TarunKrishna HarshaShaguftha Afreen

EEE

Arun KashyapNeelimaSahithi

IT

SureshJohendra JaswanthShradha Barpute

MECHANICAL

Sai ShashankHarika

Krishnam Raju

PRODUCTION

Nehanjali SrinivasanSai KiranSai Sachin

The Placement Coordinators for this year are:

PPAAGGEE 77

Over the past year, a lot

has been said about the safety of

women. The various possible rea-

sons for this, the punishments for

those found responsible and the

never ending whose-fault-it-really-

is have been discussed at length

and with great gusto. But one im-

portant aspect of this entire issue

which has not been receiving

enough attention is how women

can protect themselves when at-

tacked. Yes, everyone- Prevention

while taking self-defence classes is

always a good answer, not every-

one has the time or the means to do

so. A few safety tips for the women

out there which might come in

handy when in danger:

1) What should a woman do if she

finds herself alone in the company

of a strange male as she prepares to

enter a lift in a high-rise apartment

late at night? Experts Say: Enter

the lift. If you need to reach the

13th floor, press all the buttons up

to your destination. No one will

dare attack you in a lift that stops

on every floor.

2)What to do if a stranger tries to

attack you when you are alone in

your house, run into the kitchen.

Experts Say: You alone know

where the chili powder and

turmeric are kept. And where the

knives and plates are. All these can

be turned into deadly weapons. If

nothing else, start throwing plates

and utensils all over. Let them

break. Scream. Remember that

noise is the greatest enemy of a

molester. He does not want to be

caught.

3} Taking an Auto or Taxi at Night.

Experts Say: Before getting into an

auto at night, note down its regis-

tration number. Then use the mo-

bile to call your family or friend

and pass on the details to them in

the language the driver understands

.Even if no one answers your call,

pretend you are in a conversation.

The driver now knows someone

has his details and he will be in se-

rious trouble if anything goes

wrong. He is now bound to take

you home safe and sound. A poten-

tial attacker is now your de facto

protector!

4}What if the driver turns into a

street he is not supposed to – and

you feel you are entering a danger

zone? Experts Say: Use the handle

of your purse or your stole (du-

patta) to wrap around his neck and

pull him back. Within seconds, he

will feel choked and helpless.In

case you don’t have a purse or stole

just pull him back by his collar. The

top button of his shirt would then

do the same trick.

5} If you are stalked at night. Ex-

pert Say: enter a shop or a house

and explain your predicament. If it

is night and shops are not open, go

inside an ATM box. ATM centres

always have close circuit televi-

sion. Fearing identification, no one

will dare attack you. After all,

being mentally alert is the greatest

weapon you can ever have.

All of this said, women’s

safety is our prerogative and prior-

ity at this moment.We belong to a

tech savvy generation with most of

us owning smart phones. Taking

the safety of women to an entirely

new level, many software firms

have launched mobile apps for

women’s safety! The primary aim

of these apps is to ensure that

women in general are always safe

and secure even when alone or

stuck in tricky situations.

The ‘V with you’ app

launched by Channel V is one such

app that is considered quite effec-

tive. It is simple to use and efficient

as well. If you sense any form of

danger, clicking the power button

twice sends a pre-formatted SOS

message to 3 of your contacts with

your location. Though there are

some glitches at present, hopefully

these will get resolved in the near

future.

Other such apps designed

especially for the safety of women

that can help ensure women’s

safety to the maximum possible ex-

tent are I’m Shakti, iFollow-Ladies

safety, SOS, spotNsave, Feel Se-

cure, etc.

We hope these tips help because

your safety is our priority and

the future of this country!

A great first job can go

a long way in paving the road for

a rewarding career, which is why

campus placements occupy a

student’s mind right from the

day he or she enters professional

college. Consequently, ap-

proaching placements in a sys-

tematic manner is a must. Here

are the know-hows that every

third year student sitting for

placements should know and act

upon:

1. Build the right resume

Most job position openings re-

ceive hundreds of resumes and

applications. This will be the

first thing people see to get a

glimpse of who you are. You can

either get attention by being so

awful that you’ll be remembered

as an example of what not to do,

or you can stand out by having

an exemplary resume that is

crafted for the position and ac-

curately describes who you are

as an employee in one page of

text.

2: Know the Opportunities

Talk to your PCs and keep

abreast of companies visiting the

campus, the roles that they offer

and their selection processes.

3.Take mock interviews

a. Know all you can about inter-

views. Internet is a good place to

start.

b.Create, collate or download a

list of common interview ques-

tions.

c. Next, think about the inter-

view questions: strengths/weak-

nesses, long-term/short-term

career goals, what motivates

you, skills, career interests. De-

velop and answer your list of

questions.

d. Get someone with industry

experience (and of course, the

willingness to help), to review

your answers. Revisit your an-

swers and incorporate whatever

feedback makes sense.

4. Practice for written tests

Talking of hurdles, this is a big

one! If you don’t get through the

written tests (aptitude or techni-

cal), you don’t get to see those

smart company executives who

will eventually hand over your

job offer letter.

5. Ace group discussions

First, surf the Internet for some

good tips on GDs for the ground

rules. Then form a GD practice

group along with some serious

fellow students. GDs can be

tricky affairs because you need

to walk a fine line between being

too aggressive and too meek.

You can’t hog all the

limelight,yet you can’t hide in

the background. You can’t be too

loud or too soft. Practice well to

get the balance right.

Secondly, you must

share your own views, or else

you will not be able to speak

with conviction.But to develop a

viewpoint, you need facts and

awareness. Read newspapers,

magazines and watch news. Ba-

sically, know what’s happening

around the world. Awareness

will give you sufficient fodder

for a discussion.

6. File all certificates

Compile all your educational/

non-education certificates in-

cluding Class 10 and Class 12

mark sheets, technical certifica-

tions, the one that you received

for singing on School Sports

Day and NCC/ NSS certificates-

Every documentary proof of any

achievement so far. Arrange

them neatly in a file folder; have

them at hand during your inter-

view.

7. Prove yourself in personal

interview

As the name suggests it’s an in-

terview to know you. You have

to convince the interviewers that

you are worthy enough to be

hired at a package which they

are offering. It is very important

to understand and mend your

body language as your body

speaks even when you don’t.

When it comes to higher educa-

tion emphasize that job is your

first priority to gain experience.

Don’t give an impres-

sion that job is a backup plan for

you. Interviewer would like to

choose one who is passionate

about being a part of the organi-

zation.

Most importantly be confident

and enjoy every bit of it. All the

best!

Start Your Placement Preparation Right Away!

By Nishita Malur & Krishna Harsha, journalists

So That Women Can Fend For Themselves!

An engineer is

someone who invents and

fixes things and is always

looking for something new

to learn. In order to produce

engineers in the true sense

of the word, it is necessary

to expose budding engi-

neers to the various practi-

cal aspects of their

respective areas of study.

For this purpose, the stu-

dents of ECE1 and ECE2

(3/4) were taken on an in-

dustrial visit to RTTC (Re-

gional Telecom Training

Centre), BSNL on Feb 1,

2014.

Spread over a gen-

erous amount of land, the

centre is aimed at making

students industry-ready and

teaching them about the lat-

est innovations and tech-

nologies in the telecom

sector. All of us were made

to get out of bed and con-

gregate at RTTC, Gachi-

bowli on a Saturday

morning. Though there was

some initial cribbing about

having to sacrifice a holi-

day, it soon turned into an

activity of interest as we

began our tour of the facil-

ity.After a short opening

ceremony, we were taken to

various labs and taught the

basics of those disciplines.

The fields of study that we

came into contact with

were Optical fibre cables, C

Dot, copper wiring, broad-

band and antennas.

We got to under-

stand the practicalities and

finer details of what we till

then had studied about only

theoretically. A demo of

how the fibres are linked

was given to us and was

viewed by everyone with a

lot of curiosity. We found

out how calls get con-

nected, about the various

ways in which underground

cables are laid, the way an-

tennas work and also about

how our internet connec-

tion works. To find out how

something that we use so

frequently on a daily basis

works was quite great.

The RTTC is also a

popular place for students

to work on mini projects of

their choice. Also, a number

of courses are offered cater-

ing to the various interests

of the students. To become

technically accomplished,

all it takes is a little interest

on our part. Industrial visits

like these go a long way in

making us all worthy engi-

neers.

By Sumalika Addagarla, Editor

A Day out at RTTC

PPAAGGEE 88

There are thirteen

teams participating in this

year’s Shruthi Inter-branch

Cricket tournament. Three

of these teams Civil, ECE-

1 and MBA had secured

themselves a position in

the next round.

In the initial stages,

Production vied up with

CSE-2 and ended up on

the winning side and met

Ece-1 later in the next

round. In another fixture,

Mechanical locked horns

with CSE-1 and came out

on top to face EEE in the

next round who had earlier

defeated Biotech.

ECE-2 found winning

ways defeating Chemical,

and IT did that against

MCA in their first round.

ECE-2 had done well to

enter the semis by winning

their match against IT and

met Civil, who knocked

out MBA in their second

round.

However, in the first

semi-final, ECE-2 lost

their route after Civil de-

feated them to go through

to the finals. In the other

semi-final, ECE-1 and

Mechanical fought it out

and Mechanical came out

with flying colours and

will now meet Civil in the

grand finale.

All the matches have

entertained the ardent fans

of cricket to the fullest and

have helped in discovering

young, upcoming talent

from the first and second

years.

SHRUTHI MATCHES BY NIKHIL GOPAL KRISHNA, JOURNALIST

May 2013. For anytrue red, the time was signif-icant. Manchester Unitedlifted the EPL title for the20th time, a feat that is un-paralleled in English foot-ball history. The samemonth, prolific manager, SirAlex Ferguson, announcedhis retirement. And weknew, we knew thingswould never be the sameagain. But even an ardentadversary couldn’t have pre-dicted just how much of achange this would actuallymean.

David Moyes washandpicked and thrust intocharge at Old Trafford, nowhaving to face unrealistic ex-pectations from supportersin every game and criticscrawling across the socialmedia, simply waiting towrite the team off over a sin-gle loss. Unfortunately, theteam offered way too many.Suddenly, the league-beat-ing team is languishing at alowly seventh with even aChampions League spotshrouded in doubt. Whatwent wrong?

One look at the teamand you can see the talentjust coursing through. Reli-able cogs in the wheelGiggs, Rooney and Van Per-sie, joined by fresh talentlike Januzaj make up a for-midable line up. Transfersthis season too have beenpromising. Apart from Fel-laini, a promising signingfrom Everton, ManchesterUnited also acquiredChelsea’s Juan Mata. Nowthe threesome of Van Persie,

Rooney and Mata wasenough to excite earnestsupporters, but so far, too lit-tle avail.

Off-field disagree-ments aside, Rooney hasbeen a saving grace forUnited this season, and sohas Phil Jones, what withVan Persie plagued with in-juries and players like TomCleverly and Ashley Youngdisappointing. Why then arethe most loyal of supportersquickly losing hope of evena top four finish? Why isOld Trafford not a fort any-more, with teams like Ever-ton, Newcastle and Swanseafinding it easy to beat the reddevils?

The calls for Moyes’head are getting louder, butcan a change of guard reallybe held to blame? Manches-ter City and Chelsea too sawnew managers, or the returnof old, ‘Chosen’ ones, andthey aren’t struggling mid-way in standings. The teamstill shows glimpses of theglory time though, with avictory over table-toppingArsenal being a muchneeded respite and a fair runat the UEFA ChampionsLeague something to cheerabout.

While successfullydefending the league titlemight be a utopian hope, it’dbe foolish to write off themost successful Englishfootball club and expectthem to be incapable of amiraculous turnaround. Allhope is not lost. GGMU!

WHAT WENT WRONG?BY SHREYA ANANTHARAMAN, JOURNALIST

I’m just a boy next door

and one of a billion ardent

fans of a man, whose stature

in India is unimaginable. His

statistics in the game leave

one bewildered. He is un-

doubtedly one of the best

cricketers in the world and

the country’s favourite son.

A nation weeps as he bids

adieu to the sport of cricket,

worshiped as a religion in

the subcontinent. Not easy at

all for all the people who

have grown up watching

him play all their lives.

There was always one glim-

mer of hope in adversity -

whether I had spoilt my

exam, or the country was at

war - there was a constant

ray of light - Sachin Ramesh

Tendulkar. The fact that I

would watch him bat under

the Indian tri-colour brought

a smile to my face, it gave

me courage when I was

weak, gave me joy in times

of sorrow and gave me hope

in times of despair. Sachin,

truly is and forever will be

India’s ANTI DEPRES-

SANT.

Tendulkar was by far

the most followed and writ-

ten about cricketer of his

generation and earned the

respect and adulation of mil-

lions all over the world.

There has never been a

farewell to sport quite like

this, one perfectly designed

to induce a billion cheers

and a billion tears. The

chants “Sachin! Sachin!”

will continue to rule the

country for years to come.

It’s amazing that a

single man can bring a

whole country together.

Sachin carried the hopes of

a nation on his shoulders for

over two decades. From a

time, where India were min-

nows and looked down upon

by every other cricketing na-

tion to rise up to be one of

the world’s most dominant

side, Sachin played a major

role in India’s transforma-

tion. An Australian newspa-

per released a conversation

between the greats of cricket

Alan Border and Ian chapel:

Border: It’s scary, where the

hell do we bowl to him.

Chappell: Yeah mate, but

that’s with all great players.

Border :Well yes, but imag-

ine what he’ll be like when

he’s 28. I’d like to see him

go out and bat one day with

a stump. I tell you he’d do

okay.”That just tells you vol-

umes about the little man

and his ability with the bat.

Sachin, at 40 is the

youngest recipient of the

Bharat Ratna award and the

first sportsperson to ever re-

ceive it. The other astonish-

ing thing is the way the

Little Master has carried

himself all through these

years - with dignity and re-

spect and grace, upholding

the highest standards of

morality. The only aggres-

sion he has shown has been

with the bat, the only wrath

he has unleashed has been

met by the ball.

Now 24 years after

his foray into international

cricket, 34182 runs 200

wickets later, time has come

to bid farewell. Mile-

stones have been laid,

records have been set. The

events remain etched in the

minds of everyone who wit-

nessed them. One can only

salute to the splendour, the

master blaster SACHIN

TENDULKAR.

In a country with nu-

merous issues, Sachin had

been a breath of fresh air.

For that brief moment when

your head is held high

amidst all the controversies

surrounding the country and

when a nation in all its diver-

sity brought together by one

little man, chanting slogans

in harmony. Those moments

will forever be remembered.

It was fitting that Sachin

Tendulkar’s last perform-

ance on his home cricket

field should have been

among his very finest, even

if it didn’t come with a bat,

but with a microphone. The

newspaper highlighted Ten-

dulkar’s emotional and sen-

timental connect with

millions of his fans, almost

all of whom were in tears

during the duration of his

farewell speech.

“As all around the

Wankhede Stadium eyes

were being dabbed, the little

man just stood on the grass,

transfixing those followers

one last time, only for once

silent, as he gave a wonder-

ful speech charting one of

sport’s most fantastical ca-

reers. ‘My life, between 22

yards, for 24 years,’ as he

put it so perfectly,”

Badminton Men’s Winners :-Sreekar Reddy, 4/4 MECH-Saharsh Reddy, 3/4 CSE -Chaitanya M 1/4 MECH-Aditya, 1/4 EEE -Akhil Srinivas, CIVIL 2/4

Chess Runner’s Up: -Y. Sai Kumar Reddy, 4/4 IT-Tridev, 2/4 -Srinivas Varma, 1/4 MECH-T. S. Sai Pranav, 1/4 MECH-K . Prannetha,1/4 MECH

Table Tennis Women’s Winners: -N. Manasa Reddy -A.Ravali

Cricket Team – Runner’s Up -Anuraag, CIVIL 4/4-Shivam, MECH 4/4-Yaswant, MECH 4/4-Pushparaj, MECH 4/4-Pranay, ECE 4/4-Preetham, CSE 4/4-Vikas, CIVIL 4/4-Kondal Rao, MECH 3/4-Sanjay, CIVIL 3/4-Jaswanth, MECH 3/4-Rajat, MECH 3/4-Rajshekar, CIVIL 2/4-Akshay, MECH 2/4-Santosh, ECE 2/4 -Revanth, CHEM 2/4

BITS Arena Winners List

SACHIN:India’s Anti-DepressantBY AVINASH BADETI, JOURNALIST

*OU inter college Badminton Tournament was held on 24th and 25th ofJanuary in CBIT. Our college team was placed 2nd out of the 32 participat-ing college teams.*

Imagine a scenario: you are in a far offplace, it is snowing, the temperaturesare below zero degrees Celsius, the skyis overcast and the ground is white.What could you possibly do in such aplace? Play with the snow? Ski? Snow-board? Make snow angels? Is that it?Hmmm, a lot of countries would dis-agree with you. Yes you read it right,held once in every 4 years, this glob-ally acclaimed athletic event is as pop-ular as its summer counterpart ‘thesummer Olympics. These games arecurrently being held in Sochi, Russia.They have spent a whooping 37.5 bil-lion Euros (roughly INR 3,19,500Crores)! Much of this money wasnecessary to turn a tropical beach hol-iday destination on the Black Sea coastinto a venue for winter sports. Athletesfrom 205 countries will be taking partin this edition of this grandeur event.The games will start on 7th Februaryand end on 23rd February. There are atotal of 258 medals (86 gold, 86 silver,86 bronze) up for grabs. The followingis a list of the top three events to watchout for in the winter Olympics.

Freestyle Skiing: This particular eventmakes its debut this year. You must bethinking, what would I gain by seeinga bunch of extremely fit people racedown a slope on a pair of flat sticks?Guess what, freestyle skiing requiresthe participants to perform head-spin-ning tricks while heading down acourse that features rails, big jumpsand bumps, wearing those same flatsticks, which you thought were boring,just a few seconds ago.

Biathlon:Want to know what youwould be doing if you were in the Nor-wegian army? Read the sub headingagain, because that is exactly whatwould you would be doing! In thissport competitors have to ski along theflat, instead of downhill, for up to 20kilometres - and then, with their heartsstill pounding, hold a rifle super steadyand fire at a tiny target.

Skeleton:Did you ever want to useyour dinner plate for anything else buteating? Here’s your chance! In thisdaredevil sport, participants plummethead first down a steep track on a traynot bigger than your dinner plate. Iwould suggest buying a dinner platemade of steel.

Everyone is en-

thralled on hearing the word

IPL. Guess, how would it

be if an event like IPL was

held in our college? Yes

your dream has come true.

We CBITians, have

started a one of a kind

event, the Captain’s trophy,

similar to the IPL, this year.

T20’s require a flexible and

instantaneous mindset to

win the game. There were

sponsors, who bought the

teams, paying INR 20,000

for each team. Auctions

were held to buy players for

each team, the players being

any student who played

good cricket. Players were

given a base price. Each

team was given 1000 points

and players were auctioned,

who were picked up by the

team owners and captains

(same in some cases). The

highest bid was for Vikas of

Civil (4/4) who was sold for

400 points.

All the matches

throughout the tournament

were exciting and nerve

racking. The trophy was

lifted by the Demolishing

Ninjas. They demolished

the other five teams with

their great performances.

The final match was a nail

biting finish for the NIN-

JAS. It was a close match

up with the Royal Lions but

Demolishing Ninjas made it

by defeating them with 9

runs. Royal Lions couldn’t

win the final and ended up

in second position. Mystic

Mavericks occupied third

position. The consistent

performer throughout the

tournament with the bat

was, Preetham Reddy of

CSE (4/4). Koti Reddy of

Mechanical (2/4) was

awarded the best bowler for

his good economy and for

picking up the highest num-

ber of wickets. Maximum

sixes were hit by Anurag

Chowdary of Cvil (4/4).

Kondal Rao of (3/4) Me-

chanical was named the

player of the tournament.

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Not many would have

known this lad Stanislas

Wawrinka, if he hadn’t clinched

the Australian open recently in

January! His roots originate

from Switzerland, a country that

has produced one of the best ten-

nis players ever, Roger Federer.

Naturally, expectations on him

are bound to be high.

But the journey was not

all that smooth for Wawrinka.

He has had too many downs and

occasional ups in his career so

far. He never got through to the

final stages of any grand slam

and ended up on the losing side

every single time against ‘The

Big Four’ consisting of Federer,

Djokovic, Nadal and Murray.

But, he has had some good mo-

ments too, when he won gold at

the Beijing Olympics in doubles,

partnering with Federer, his

well-wisher. To add to this, he

took the match to the 5th set in

the US Open S/F against

Djokovic in 2013, but in vain.

He had also played a key role in

the longest doubles match ever

at the Davis cup tie against

Czech Republic in 2013.

It was at the marquee

event of the Australian Open that

his career took a turn. He was al-

ways rearing to go equipped

with his fast serves (approx. 232

kmph at times). He eventually

became the 2nd Swiss man to

win a grand slam title. In fact, he

is the first player since 2005,

outside the ‘top 4’ to win a major

title. He is also the 1st since

Bruguera in 93’ to beat, both the

top two seeds en route to his

grand slam victory and is the

first to defeat both Nadal and

Djokovic in the same tourney,

quite a great achievement in-

deed.

He achieved these feats

by showcasing his talent during

the event when he beat Djokovic

in a thrilling 5 set match in the

Q/F, with the 5th set being a 9-7

tie breaker. He then made his

way to the S/F and defeated

Berdych in 4 tight sets and

stamped his authority in the en-

suing final beating the world no.

1 Rafael Nadal in just 4 sets (6-

3 6-2 3-6 6-3), interestingly he

had never ever won a set against

the same opponent in the past.

Unbelievable, but true!!!

He absolutely enjoyed that glo-

rious moment when he received

the trophy from the great Pete

Sampras in front of the massive

crowd.

He found himself on

cloud 9 again on Jan 27th, after

he made it to the 3rd position in

the singles rankings, his highest

ranking ever. And above all,

there were accolades from for-

mer tennis superstars. His, is an

inspiring tale for players like

Berdych who believe that

Wawrinka has opened the door

for players outside ‘The Big

Four’ to win a major title, indeed

a true champion!

A CHAMPION IS BORNBy niKhil GopAl KrishnA, journAlist

Extreme, Enticing and Exceptional SportsBy KrishnA hArshA, journAlist

WINTER OLYMPICS

The Captains Trophy @ CBITBy nAGArAju poshAvEni, journAlist

Bored of playing cricket, football,

basketball, badminton, etc? Want

to try something unusually

whacky? Below are some sports

that will excite you enough to try

them out, no matter how crazy

they sound.

Extreme Ironing : Have you

ever ironed clothes? Difficult

task? Don’t worry if you haven’t

done it before. Here is your

chance. Extreme Ironing, a sport

in which people take ironing

boards and clothes to places like

a stranded rock on a mountain-

difficult to climb, whilst para-

chuting, while skiing or

snowboarding. A danger sport

which is a combination of thrill

and not to forget, gives you the

satisfaction of well ironed

clothes.

Gurning: A Gurn is a distorted

facial expression. Gurning com-

petitions are known to have

started in the UK named after

Crab apple, which is sour. It

makes sense because, it is a com-

petition of making ugliest faces

that you wouldn’t want to see in

the morning.

Chess Boxing: Do you know

chess? I bet you do. What about

Boxing? If you know them both,

then this unusual sport is for you:

Chess boxing. It is as simple as it

sounds. A combination of chess

and boxing, with alternating six

rounds of fast chess and five

rounds of amateur boxing. You

just have to be an Anand on the

board and a Tyson in the ring to

survive. Do you want to try?

Sheep counting: You read it

right. It is actually a mental exer-

cise in some cultures used as a

means of lulling oneself to sleep.

It is a sport in which a group of

sheep rush in front of competitors

who then try to count them accu-

rately. The one who makes the

most accurate estimation wins.

Not a big task, is it? What If the

group has 400 sheep’s and all of

them are white in colour. Well,

that is sheep counting.

Joggling: Do you know about

juggling? Juggling is keeping

several objects, generally balls, in

continuous motion in air, by si-

multaneously tossing and catch-

ing them. Now we all know about

jogging, don’t we? Here is a sport

which combines both juggling

and jogging, and that is Joggling.

One has to race towards the des-

tination while juggling. Is it a big

task to the one who can juggle?

Yes, because one has to finish a

100 meter race in 90 seconds

while juggling to qualify. The

world record for this enticing

sport is 13.8seconds! And even

crazier is the Triathlon, in which

people juggle while swimming,

riding a bike and jogging. In

2012, Joe Salter finished 0.25

miles of swuggling, 16.2 miles of

buggling and 4 miles of joggling

in a record time of 1 hour 57 min.

While swimming it’s not actually

juggling it’s swuggling and on the

bike it is buggling. Do you want

to do some crazy stuff? Make

sure it becomes popular.

By AnAnd GuptA, Editor

PPAAGGEE 1100

If you are interested in cre-

ative writing and you think

you have what it takes to be an

impressive writer, then this is

the perfect chance for you to

showcase your talent. Below

is an uncompleted short story,

complete it in less than 500

words and send it back to us.

If yours is the best, it will

most definitely be printed in

the next edition.

I was the most popular kid in

school, not to brag but I ex-

celled in everything I did. I

was the captain of the guys’

soccer team, straight A stu-

dent, got to date the popular

girls- nothing ever seemed

like a crisis to me. I have the

most precious parents, who

did so well in their lives, the

reason why we’re so filthy

rich. I lived very lavishly in

my huge mansion with two

BMWs, enough servants to do

all ‘normal kid’s chores’. I

don’t want to call myself a

spoilt brat because I treated

everyone alike, never showed

off my wealth. Everything

seemed to go perfectly alright,

except that one day that

changed my life altogether.

Short StoryCompetition Pictures! Cakes!

Dogs! More Pictures! Did Imention cake? Hey! Here’s aunicorn!

This is what a typicalpost on the blog belonging toa young 28 year old AllieBrosh contains. For the pastfour years, she has been illus-trating ‘webcomics’ of honestlife experiences defining awhole new approach to inter-net storytelling. Her approachto connect with the readersusing just colourful illustra-

tions of stick figure Allie in apink dress narrating her storywhich, by the way, will simplyhit you in the eye, has beenmet with an overwhelming re-sponse. All of her posts are ex-tremely hilarious, completelyco-relatable and honestly, youjust can’t get enough of them.

My own personalfavourites include “The god ofcake”, which has an illustra-tion saying “Cake is the onlything that matters” (how trueis that?), “This is why I’llnever be an adult” , “Dog” and“The scariest story” to name afew. However, not all of herposts have something to dowith hilarious situations. Herrecent battle with depressioncaused her to disappear for along time only to return with anarrative of how it affected herand how she finally managedto get out of it. The last twoposts definitely changed my

perspective on life. Even whiletalking about cringing detailsof her depression, she wascareful to add a hint of humourjust to make sure that the read-ers didn’t get a tad too uncom-fortable.

Allie recently pub-lished her book:‘ Hyperboleand a Half - Unfortunate Situ-ations, Flawed Coping Mech-anisms, Mayhem, and OtherThings That Happened’ whichlike her blog, consists of crudedrawings and rants aboutspellings, dogs, cake and pres-sures of adulthood. If thiswon’t get you to read her blogand hopefully, her book, Idon’t know what will. Hurryup and check out hyperbolean-dahalf.blogspot.com! Or themonster under your bed willeat you while you are asleepand rainbows will die.

Blog Review:HYPERBOLE AND A HALFBY S.A. KRUTHI MOHAN, DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Almost everyone has

heard the phrase: “It’s all in the

mind” but how many of us have

ever tried to understand its im-

plication? I know I didn’t until

I was gifted ‘The Secret’ by my

uncle. This book by Rhonda

Byrne changed my way of life,

renewed me, taught me how to

live a peaceful and content life

and be an architect of my own

happiness and success. In this

book, the author unveils a ‘se-

cret’ which she claims to have

been known for centuries. In the

words of the author, “It has been

passed down through the years,

highly coveted, hidden, lost,

stolen, and bought for vast sums

of money.”

The essence of the

book is the power of our minds,

which if identified and un-

leashed properly, can create

waves of positive changes in

our life. It deals with tuning our

thought process which has the

capability of making things hap-

pen; things that we otherwise

would have never have imag-

ined of occurring. Everything

that happens to us is directly or

indirectly the result of our ac-

tions that spring from our

thoughts, which if modeled

properly, can change our lives.

The book deals with the above

mentioned theory scientifically,

saying that our thoughts are

magnetic and a frequency is as-

sociated with each one of them

and when they are sent out into

the universe, they attract like

objects which are reflected back

to us. In short, our thoughts be-

come things.

This book answers

questions like why are we asked

to culture good and healthy feel-

ings right from our childhood.

As a matter of fact, these are the

things that decide the course our

lives take- The importance of

feelings and emotions, the need

to sometimes give in to things

that our hearts desire for, to pre-

maturely ‘feel’ the things that

we want to happen, take good

care of our health, treat our-

selves with love and respect, the

ways to make our relationships

with others work,the impor-

tance of expressing our grati-

tude to the Maker as well as

everyone and everything that

has touched our lives. All these

have been discussed intricately

in a detailed manner in the

book.

The best part is that the

theories mentioned in this book

are nothing new. It is just an or-

ganized representation of what

we have already experienced ei-

ther consciously or subcon-

sciously. Even before reading

the book, I made certain things

happen by just thinking strongly

about them. One of those major

things happens to be getting into

CBIT.‘The Secret’ was realized

by great men like Plato, Galileo,

Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie,

Einstein and other inventors,

theologians, scientists and great

thinkers and this realization has

gone a long way in helping

them achieve success and carve

a space in people’s minds and

hearts, to be remembered and

talked about incessantly for

generations to come.

Rhonda Byrne has

used statements and theories by

many eminent personalities

who are the co-authors of the

book, to illustrate and fortify the

concept of ‘The Secret’. They

include philosopher, coach and

personal coachBob Procter,

metaphysician, marketing spe-

cialist and author Dr. Joe Vitale,

entrepreneur and money mak-

ing expert John Assaraf,

philosopher,chiropractor, healer

and personal transformation

specialist Dr. John Demartini,

psychologist and trainer in the

field of mind potential Dr.

Denis Waitley, visionary as well

as founder of Agape Interna-

tional Spiritual Center Michael

Bernard Beckwith, and last but

not the least, author, teacher, life

coach and motivational speak-

erJack Canfield.

The book teaches vari-

ous techniques and shortcuts to

understand and implement this

concept in our lives. Through-

out the period of reading this

book, I was unconsciously nod-

ding my head in approval of the

theories discussed, realizing

how true and appropriate each

one of them is. All in all, it is a

must read in order to discover

oneself, understand one’s true

needs and desires, improve

one’s life in every possible as-

pect and make the most of the

power which resides within

oneself.

We girls desire attention,

love to flaunt and crave to be ‘the

perfectionist’. Attitude, self es-

teem and confidence are your

weapons, ladies, to a more pro-

fuse life, but the accessory that is

to be added to make an impres-

sion is definitely to look nothing

less than perfect. Welcome dar-

lings, follow my tips on how to

dress flawlessly and you will re-

alize what a difference it will

make in your precious little lives.

“Elegance is when the inside is as

beautiful as the outside.”-Coco

Chanel. Now since I’ve stressed

enough about the need to dress

impeccably, let’s get started!

THE CASUAL CHICTHE CASUAL CHIC

This is what you would wear on a

regular basis. You shouldn’t really

wear anything flashy, or very glit-

tery. This would create an impres-

sion that you are trying a little too

hard. You can never go wrong

with a well fitted denims, a chic

top, comfy flats(flip flop or bal-

lets), topped off with a high pony

or a messy side plait. Choose your

accessories carefully; delicate

ones which add a more sophisti-

cated look are preferable. Never

go bold with jewelry when it

comes to casuals. Try to look sim-

ple, the charm is added when

your clothes fit you perfectly

right. Choose the colors well,

neon’s are maybe in this summer

but, careful girls, not to go over-

board with them.

THE FORMAL LADYTHE FORMAL LADY

This is what you would assemble

for a conspicuous meeting or a

job interview. Let’s start talking

about colors first. A BIG NO to

colors that stand out. The most in-

clined colors are definitely black,

grey, brown, and navy blue. You

can never go wrong with those

colors. It could be a formal skirt

or trousers and now, pair it up

with a nice pair of heels. Once

again, the heels should be strictly

plain and classy. NEVER wear a

tie. A good well fitted blazer

would most definitely help with

the attire. See how I keep empha-

sizing on “well fitted”, otherwise

all your efforts to look formidable

would go flying out of the win-

dow. Make sure all your formals

are dry cleaned; it would look

brand new every time you wear

them. Don’t ever tie a bun, unless

you are going out to work in a de-

partmental store. A high pony or

straightened loose hair would do

the trick. Go minimal on make-

up.

THE INDIAN GIRLTHE INDIAN GIRL

This is the area where you are

perfectly obliged to experiment

with colors. I personally love to

wear bright kurtis with lots of

bangles and big earrings, with a

messy side plait. One can’t really

judge Indian wear because if well

fitted with good accessories, you

will look charming. The jewelry

opted can be simple or bold, it ba-

sically depends on how well you

can carry off the entire look.

THE PARTYTHE PARTY

PERFECTIONISTPERFECTIONIST

Parties are where you dress THE

BEST, no compromising. You

show other girls how it’s done.

The little black dress, sophisti-

cated heels, the classic shiny hoop

earrings are life savers when you

have nothing to wear. You can be

the flashy chic or the classy lady

at a party. Flashy chic is where

you dress in clothes that standout,

not lady gaga style, ofcourse, but

glittery to a considerable extent.

The classy lady would be the one

where you dress simple, but the

accessories, shoes and well done

hair adds to the sophistication of

a classy lady. We can’t talk about

colors in this section, but what-

ever color best highlights your

skin tone, should do. A matching

clutch and a well done manicure

are highly advisable.

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BY NISHITHA MALUR, JOURNALIST

BY TEJASWINI MARIYADA, SUB-EDITOR

The Secret

by Rhonda Byrne

BY TEJASWINI MARIYADA, SUB-EDITOR

We are all proud CBITians, aren’t

we? Here is a list of words for each

of the alphabet. A list which we can

all relate to!

A- Attendance. Attendance has

very consistently been such a pain

for most of us.

B- Bunking. Wait, what's that

word? CBITians know nothing

about it. :P

C- Canteen. The all-time favorite

hangout place. :D

D- Day Dreaming. One thing we

all learnt from college is sleeping

with our eyes open (Giggles!).

E- Externals. That's one thing that

keeps all of our whatsapp groups ac-

tive all through the night.

F- Fests. CBIT fests have always

made it to the news and are un-

doubtedly the major reason behind

the exciting CBIT life.

G- Glamour. College Beauties,

yes! :)

H- Happy Days.We're pretty much

associated with that movie and we

all know why.

I- Internals. How do they man-

age to come back to us every time?

J- Jamming Sessions. This is when

we work for our extracurricular ac-

tivities.

K- Kodak. Click, Click, Click,

everywhere. Display Picture. Like.

You know what I'm talking about.

L- Library. The place everyone ab-

solutely has to go to right before

exams for the oh so heavy text

books

M- Misunderstandings. The rough

phases that we all go through.

N- Naturo. Nobody has change in

college. We have our own cur-

rency!

O- (OP) Ocean Park. Don't be

ridiculous! You've got to agree it’s a

part of CBIT.

P- Parking lot. Needless to men-

tion, something interesting is AL-

WAYS happening at the parking

lot

Q- QWERTY. That’s because we're

always texting.

R- Rollercoaster ride. Life in

CBIT is pretty much that.

S- Seniors. Them, we'll always re-

spect and fear.

T- Transcendent. The best col-

lege newspaper! *grin*

U- Unity. Whether it's mass bunks

or anything else 'WE' are always

united.

V- Vicky Bhai. Who doesn't know

him?

W- Waiting halls. Oh, the girls

love these rooms. A place offi-

cially assigned for them to gossip,

chat, squeal, giggle, do all the

makeup, take plenty of pictures and

what not?

X- Xerox Shop. This one's a big life

saver. We owe you our lives.

Y- Yawn.Our entire energy is spent

on refraining from doing this very

thing during class.

Z- Zeal. Zealous kids everywhere,

outside class. :P

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Do you believe in ghosts?

This question is bound to be

met with responses ranging

from total acceptance to mock-

ing scepticism. Incidences of

the uncanny have shown re-

markable similarities over the

centuries.

Millions around the

world believe in life after

death. Countless stories have

been told about experiences

with other worldly beings.

Most people claim to have had

some kind of encounter with

paranormal entities or ghostly

apparitions. Even those who

have not experienced such in-

cidents have heard tales of

speaking with the dead, being

possessed or witnessing eerie

sightings.

Apparitions in gen-

eral involve supernormal per-

ceptions of human beings or

animals, sometimes dead but

usually alive beyond sensory

range of witness. Seeing one’s

own double- also called Dop-

pelganger, wraith or fetch- is

sometimes thought to be a pre-

monition.

Most apparitions so

seem to exist for a specific pur-

pose, whether to give warning

or share important informa-

tion. Sightings are common

during war and at other times

of crisis.

In 1960, Mrs. John

Church was in India when she

woke up one night on hearing

someone call out her name.

She clearly saw her brother, a

pilot in Goshen, New York,

standing in the room in his uni-

form. After a moment, his

image slowly faded away. She

later learnt that he had a terri-

fying flight and almost crashed

right about the time she had

seen him in her room. Several

similar accounts have emerged

during times of war.

Sightings may also be

triggered when witnesses are in

situations of monotony, isola-

tion,coldness, starvation, ex-

haustion, frenzy, extreme

stress or danger. But appari-

tions are also seen when the

witness is in a relaxed state,

when the subconscious mind

may generate special images.

Another explanation is that ap-

paritions are forms of halluci-

nation.

No single theory can

explain all varieties of appari-

tion. Many sightings can be

due to distortion- because of

poor light, for example. A fan-

tasy-prone person may gener-

ate a mental image to cope

with unconscious needs or be-

liefs- a kind of wishful think-

ing, you could say.

Theorists suggest that

all living matter contains psy-

chic energy in which impres-

sions may be left and can be

retrieved by others. Perhaps

spirits travel through time

slips, windows that connect the

past, present and future. The

uncanny is always with us, as

it always has been.

Whether they are real

or just figments of our imagi-

nation, is something we may

never knowntil we experience

it ourselves.

THE UNCANNY

While I am outside, the

traffic buzzes by. As I enter inside,

I hear music pouring out from the

speakers and accompanying

this is the smooth glide of shoes

on a wooden floor.

A crowd full of excited

adults, young, and quite a few

number of children is reflected in

the mirrored walls. And there are

upbeat, peppy instructors train-

ing them step-by-step moves of

various dance styles.

Then I see, a young boy

dressed in a shirt, slacks and a

hip belt, grooving to the music,

guiding his partner through with

the flow of the subtle music with

a romantic ornateness. He may

not realize it, but he’s actually

a part of an international sen

sation- BALLROOM DANCING

IS HOT AGAIN!

After decades of low-

profile existence, Ballroom Danc-

ing is enticing dancers as well as

non-dancers of all ages, into a

transformative world of rhythmic,

formalized social exchange, with

its own order of etiquette. In the

past, people have considered

Ballroom Dancing boring and

monotonous. But now, they can

see that it is beautiful, exciting

and has an aesthetic appeal.

Ballroom Dancing, by

definition, involves holding and

being held by a partner, and danc-

ing that require travelling across

the floor, with the flow of music.

To say, you can’t pick it up in an

hour or two. Perfection takes time

and a lot of practice.

From world champi-

onships regulated by the World

Dance Council (WDC) to less ad-

vance levels of competitions, it

already has been recognized as a

dance sport. Dancers are judged

on the basis of various criteria

such as the poise, the hold or pos-

ture, the chime in the move-

ments and timing, the expression

and feel of dance, floor craft and

presentation.

Ballroom Dancing refers

most often to the ten dances of In-

ternational Ballroom and Inter-

national Latin-Waltz, Tango,

Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quick-

step, Samba, Cha-cha-cha,

Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.

While Ballroom Dances are all

normally danced to western

music, the International Ball-

room allows only closed dance

positions whereas the Interna-

tional Latin has a different styling

and figures.

However in spite of the

amount of hard work it takes to

master this style, there are many

who are not only willing to watch

it but also invest their time and

money in the activity that has re-

mained under the pop and rock

culture for so long. And the rea-

sons for this are as varied as the

dance’s haute couture-executive

chic, flowy skirts, classy dresses

and high heels; midriffs, elegant

slacks, torn jeans and shoes or

flip flops. That did attract you to

Ballroom Dance, didn’t it?

Well, it is not just the

appeal of Ballroom Dancing.

There are so many other things

that’ll attract you to this art form.

It is a way to express passion with

the beauty of dance moves. There

is an elegant etiquette attached

to it and involves a beautiful am-

bience of togetherness that I think

people are craving for. It is this

very passion that would make

everyone want to choose this

style as soon as one gets the

essence of its artistry and charm!

Mobile applications (apps) have

come a longway, since their inception

in 2008. They include a long list of

games, social-networking apps, edu-

cation related apps, etc. The two most

popular mobile operating systems

namely iOS and Android have a com-

bined app collection of more than

10,000,000! In fact, some of these apps

have become so popular that you

would find them in almost every

phone. Listed below are a few of these

apps which have got most of us ad-

dicted to them in the recent times:

Flappy Bird

Released as a free app in the year 2014,

this particular game has gained some

attention for its notorious difficulty.

It is never ending and highly addicting.

All you have to do is guide a badly an-

imated bird through what look like

pipes from everyone’s favourite child-

hood game: Mario. Hmmm, sounds

easy doesn’t it? Well, let’s watch you

get a double digit score!

Candy Crush Saga

A2012 release, this game requires you

to match three or more candies of the

same colour in a row or column. The

game hasmany levels, with increasing

difficulty. Some levels as so tough that

you could be stuck on them for weeks

or even months (so am I, on the

195th!). This game is so popular, that

you would find at least one facebook

friend of yours asking you for a life

every day.

Whatsapp

Imagine a situation, tomorrow is the

last date of submission of your assign-

ment and you haven’t even started

writing it, andwhatsapp doesn’t exist!

Just the thought scares you right? This

itself explains the popularity of this

app. Released in 2011; this app started

gaining popularity in the middle of

2012. It is a proprietary, cross-platform

instant messaging subscription serv-

ice for smartphones with Internet ac-

cess. We do not call or message

anymore, we whatsapp!

Snapchat

Bored of typing long text messages?

Want to try a new way to chat? Then,

do download snap chat! Snapchat is a

photo messaging application ("app").

Using this app, you can take photos,

record videos, add text to them and

then send them to a controlled list

of recipients. These sent photographs

and videos are known as "Snaps".

Users set a time limit for how long re-

cipients can view their Snaps (as of

December 2013, the range is from 1 to

10 seconds), after which they will be

hidden from the recipient's device and

deleted from Snapchat's servers.

How cool right?

Instagram

Want a newway to socialisewith your

friends? Try instagram!

Released in 2012, this social network-

ing site has grown a whopping 23%

since 2012 compared to facebook

which grew just 3%. This shows you

the popularity of this app. Instagram is

a photo-sharing and video sharing

app. A distinctive feature of this app

is that it confines photos to a square

shape, has a wide range of effects

specifically designed to make your

pictures look a lot better and allows

you to add hash tags. This app has

striking similaritieswith Facebook but

still it has gone viral!

BY ANAND GUPTA, EDITOR

BY HARSHAL KUSUMA, EDITOR

BY MEGHNA VADAPALLI,JOURNALIST

BY SRIDULA MODUGA, JOURNALIST

A to Z CBIT

Step and Glide:Put Your Dancing Shoes On

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