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How strict is too strict for colleges?

Simran comes to the canteen, tired of attending classes back-to-back all morning. She buys a soft-drink and sits down to take a breather. She glances at her watch, the time is 11.57 a.m., her next class starts at 12.00 p.m. She rushes through her drink, taking big gulps, hardly tasting it and heads towards... Read→

No Tees – Not Acceptable in CM Engineering College

Derailed were the fantasies of the students of CMEC when there came a new rule of  “No T-shirts” in the college. Banning T-shirts seems to be the most frivolous rule ever. “After spending years in school wearing uniforms, the non-uniform rule in college is an opportunity to assert our independence.... Read→

Tech Fest ’10 @ NMREC

A fest is always the most awaited event in all the colleges. It is a place where students from different colleges and courses come together to compete with each other, share their experiences, present their backyard science experiments to a huge audience, get to know new things and learn a lot. In a... Read→

It’s time to bid ‘Farewell’ at St. Francis

A few tears, a few smiles, some tight hugs, some photographs, some sad goodbyes and promises to stay friends forever… these are the essential ingredients of the perfect college Farewell. The college Farewell is an event of tremendous significance in the lives of all youngsters as it marks the end... Read→

Tele series – the obsession is here to stay!

Ralph Waldo Emerson observed, “Man is a shrewd inventor, and is ever taking the hint of a new machine from his own structure, adapting some secret of his own anatomy in iron, wood, and leather, to some required function in the work of the world.” Every invention since the early Iron Age has changed... Read→

The Ideal Director of Youth – Swami Vivekananda

His thoughts impress, his words inspire, his deeds galvanize our ways and his ideas lay lanes to success. Primarily his simple attire might not be a reason to be influenced but surely his orations contribute loads of wisdom and have a lot to do with today. He might not be a man among us but the legacy... Read→

Boys will be Boys but the Cost of the Toys has changed

The Finance Minister has already announced the budget for the year 2010. Although no student will be earning much while studying, let’s see what kind of impact the New Budget has on the youth of today. Students and young guys are indirectly affected by the new budget released and will undergo some... Read→

Being a ‘Hyderabadi’

Hyderabadi – This word in general refers to a person residing in Hyderabad or belonging to the same or both, depending on how the person wishes to be called. While some people find it cool to be addressed as a ‘Hyderabadi’, the others prefer not be called by that because of the “not-so-dignified”... Read→

Public Display of Affection – Torment or Tolerance?

Valentine’s day has just gone by and certainly has left its after effects which compel so many people (especially the one’s who think it’s a pure waste of time) to “think” about certain things like, ‘Why do people have to show so much affection on this particular day?’ And ‘Why do they have to show their affection publicly? ’Aren’t there better places to do it?’ and so on and so forth.... Read→

Youngistan: The Land of Hope?

A country with over three-quarters of its population being young, on 26th January, 2010, turned 60 years as a YOUNG and sovereign nation. But what if the youth of this nation itself were a country? What if the ‘fundas’ of the young took the place of our fundamentals rights, and what if it was ‘for the young, by the young and to the young?’ How younger would have THAT 60 year-old sovereign nation been? Right... Read→