The lecturers are adamant that the students carry them to every class, the students would do anything to get away from them and they, in this tussle, lie in the libraries and shops with layers of dust settled on them. What are being referred to here? What else, but the nemesis of every student and the survival secret of lecturers: THE TEXTBOOKS. Come July, and it’s that time of the year again when students are forced to give into the lecturers demands and throng to the bookshops for the best possible (used, cheapest) deals on their textbooks.... Read→
They said, ‘Live And Let Live’. But when it came to letting us live, there seems to be some unclear friction coming up. Is it a simple misunderstanding that they wanted us to live, like they had lived… or is it an entanglement of unexplained rules that cheats us into believing that they meant it? Whatever it is, whichever form… Generation Gap definitely leaves youngsters disappointed with life and frustrated! Change; whether be it from saas-bahu serials to FRIENDS/ Heroes… or from the household Roti-saag to extra cheese... Read→
“To get something or someone fresh, is to catch it young”, said a local celebrity. Though it sounds weird it’s true. In the correct local lingo it’s called a ‘Double meaning statement’. One can always think about the above statement in two ways: One ‘Oh how weird’ and the second ‘Oh how logical’. To know what’s so logical and what’s so weird in the above statement read on and know how.
Firstly, the first thing that one would get into their mind, between reading the intro and clicking... Read→
Speed indeed kills and nine students of CVSR Engineering College, Hyderabad had to find out the hard way.
On 9th March 2009, six students of CVSR Engineering college took off on a drive on the scenic Hyderabad – Warangal highway in an Opel Corsa. Driving at breakneck speed resulted in fatal consequences for the group, as their car crashed into the divider and somersaulted to the other side of the road, where an oncoming tipper collided with it, dragging the car and its passengers along several feet. Four of the students died instantaneously... Read→
“It is an established fact that every individual / institution tries to stand out and be different from the rest of its league. Uniqueness has indeed become the order of the day. So much so that Loyola Academy has stooped to bizarre levels to stay at the top of their league”, says Adam (Name Changed) about the ‘marks-for-attendance’ rule in Loyola Academy, with an obvious hint of sarcasm in his tone. Call it weird or unique, Loyola Academy is the only college in Hyderabad to have this rule of marks for attendance. Like every other college... Read→
“Yuck, don’t tell me you have to go to those stinking government hospitals and learn from doctors how to treat those irritating and illiterate patients”, said a squeamish Rohit,a student of Osmania Medical College,when a senior explained to him about POSTINGS. While for other softhearted people it was an experience to cherish. Vijay, a first year pass out says, “Wow we get to interact with so many patients? Can we try and test our little sapience on them?” Pain in the ass for few, learning experience for few and a mere time pass for... Read→
Cricket lovers finally find their fantasies come true at the KMIT (Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology) grounds, with the KPL being organized since the 11th of July, 2009. Pranav, a student of the same college came up with this cool idea of forming a premier league, just like the IPL. The idea was then put forward to the management with all its particulars and in no time, the whole idea materialized.
Pranav, as mentioned, the mind behind this fabulous idea and one of the major person arranging and handling the event, talks to us about how he... Read→
July 11, A.I.T.U.C hall, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, 5:00pm, people saw, what can be best described as a congregation of Mozilla geeks. Occasion: the official release of Firefox 3.5 by the Mozilla community at Hyderabad. The event kick started with the meeting of all the internet buddies, who mostly hadn’t met till then. Coming to the real event, a presentation on open source and Mozilla was given by Sireesh, a regional leader, Mozilla communities, Hyderabad, outlining all the features of the software and the potential in the idea of open source.
Following... Read→
