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e-Curaj

E-bulletin of Central University of Rajasthan

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Year: 2010 Volume I July-December Issue I

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Patron: Prof.M.M. Salunkhe, Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor

Chief Editor: Dr. Supriya Agarwal, Dept. of English

Managing Editor: Dr. Maithili R.P.Singh, Dept. of Management

Sub-Editors: Dr. Niva Bhandari, Dept. of English

Mr. Suresh Kumar Sharma, Dept. of Comp.Sc.

Advisory Board:

Prof. N.V.Thakkar, O.S.D. (Acad.)

Dr. K.M.Hironi, Registrar

Mr. Bachan Lal, O.S.D. (Finance)

Prof. N.D.Mathur, Dept. of Management

Prof. M.L.Sharma, Dept. of Chemistry

Prof. H.J.Vaman, Dept. of Statistics

Prof. A.P.Singh, Dept. of Mathematics

Prof. B.C.Purohit, Dept. of Economics

The University Flag

A competition was hosted amongst the university students for designing the flag

and the given flag was selected by the committee. Designed by Priyank, Sachin,

Mukul and Deepak, M.Tech (CSE).

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Vice Chancellor‟s Message

The Central University of Rajasthan, created by an Act of the

Indian Parliament in 2009, within the very brief period of its

inception has provided significant impetus to the promotion

of excellence in higher education in Rajasthan. Today, this

University envisions epitomizing the highest of academic

accomplishments in every domain of human knowledge and

looks forward to endow its students with the best of scholastic

and intellectual resources, equipping them to emerge as

leaders in their respective fields and encouraging them to contribute to the

cause of human progress and humanity.

The University has been relocated in a more spacious temporary campus

and now we are able to offer better infrastructural facilities to our students

and the faculty. The admission process is over with fascinating response from

students all across the country.

For permanent campus, 518+ acres of land has been allotted to the

University at Bander Sindri near Kishangarh on Jaipur–Ajmer highway. As

for the progress of our physical infrastructure, the fencing of the boundary has

begun and the work is on the full swing. The construction of the buildings in the

main campus is likely to start by the end of this year.

I am confident that stakeholders of Central University of Rajasthan will

strive hard to make the University amongst the top universities of the country.

Let us all work together to make this e-Bulletin a success as it will showcase the

achievements of the University to the world.

With best wishes, (Prof. M.M. Salunkhe)

Vice Chancellor

Central University of Rajasthan

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Chief Editor‟s Column

Significant transformation has taken place over the last few decades in digital

technology and human communication. The rapid expansion of the internet along with

email communications, online forums, social blogging and social networking websites

have revolutionized the ways in which individuals interact and communicate with each

other in fundamental ways.

In the present time when Indian youth is working in the global scenario, Central

University of Rajasthan with its innovative academic programmes, employment oriented

education and training is equipping its students to make a mark and seal in the

competitive world. Our planning and execution is based on an open exchange of ideas and

knowledge with all the stakeholders that include the peer group, teachers and students.

The e-bulletin is a positive effort in this direction.

To enable a quick access and for exchange of news and ideas Central University

of Rajasthan is happy to begin its e-bulletin entitled e-curaj in which the students and the

staff of all the eight varied disciplines of the University have contributed. It showcases our

academic activities, creative skills and a sensitive understanding of our multicultural

surroundings. In the present scenario interdisciplinary exchange has become imperative

in the field of higher education and the bulletin proposes to serve the basic need to satisfy

our intellectual curiosity and provide us the opportunity for deliberations on issues of

common interest. The bulletin is open for suggestions so as to enable us to bring constant

improvement in our endeavors .This being our first modest attempt, we hope friends will

excuse our lapses. With all good wishes for the New Year.

Dr. Supriya Agarwal

Department of English

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Contents

i. Induction Programme

ii. Independence Day Celebration

iii. Teacher‟s Day Celebration

iv. Himalayan Man

v. Seminar on Inflibnet

vi. Memorandum of Understanding

vii. Inauguration of Chemistry Lab

viii. Inauguration of Digital Library

ix. A National Seminar on Rabindra Nath Tagore in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi &

IRIS.

x. Workshop on Resume Writing by Placement Cell

xi. 26th West Zone Inter-University Youth Festival, Jiwaji University, Gwalior

xii. Activities of Department of Actuarial Science

a. An Introduction to Actuarial Science

b. Highlights from Department of Statistics

xiii. Activities of Department of Management

xiv. Activities of Department of English

xv. Activities of Department of Computer Science

xvi. Activities of Department of Mathematics

xvii. Activities of Department of Chemistry

xviii.Activities of Department of Economics

xix. Student‟s Write-up

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Induction Programme

An induction programme was conducted on July 19, 2010 to welcome the new

students in the academic session 2010-11 of the University. All the new faculty members,

students and the staff members of the University attended the programme. The programme

started with the welcome speech of Dr. N.V. Thakkar, OSD Academics at the University.

The Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor of the University announced the deliverance of a motivational

lecture series by the subject experts of various departments from all over the country. A

Member of the advisory committee to the Prime Minister, Prof. Vijay Shankar Vyas was the

chief guest for the occasion. At this juncture, Prof. Vyas said that this induction programme

would contribute to students' understanding of the relevance of higher education to their life

and then only would they be able to reach the crest of the success.

The Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor provided information on the various courses started

and being run by the University. District Collector, Mr. Rajesh Yadav, was also present at

the occasion. Other dignitaries to grace the occasion were Prof. M.S. Gaur, Prof. M.R. Mehta,

Prof. Vidyasagar, Prof. S. Kotha, Prof. Vaman, Prof. R.K. Srivastava, Prof. Nagavat,

Prof. Jasbir Jain and Tanjul Saxena. At the end, the registrar of the University, Dr. Hironi

gave his vote of thanks to the one and all present.

Independence Day Celebration

Flag hoisting ceremony took place at the University premises on

the morning of August 15, 2010. The Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor of the

University, Prof. M.M. Salunkhe unfurled and hoisted the tri-

colour after which the national anthem was sung by all present,

paying respect to the flag and taking vow to uphold the sovereignty

of the country. The day was celebrated with patriotic fervor,

invoking the blessings of the motherland. The University campus reverberated with the

melodious patriotic songs. The energetic song and dance performances by the University

students left everyone spell bound.

Teacher‟s Day Celebration

A number of cultural performances by the students in the classical

and fusion music, solo and group song presentation, folk dance,

drama, skit and instrumental plays marked the celebrations of the

birthday of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and the Teacher's Day

in the University. Students gave a red-carpet welcome to the

University teaching fraternity with flowers and hand-made cards

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at the outset. Celebration of this function has brought to fore the positive group-working-

behavior of the students, thereby proving that the students of the University are capable of

raking up onerous responsibilities on their shoulders and discharging their duties with

maturity. Towards the end, the Hon ‟ble Vice Chancellor addressed the students to bless and

congratulate them for organizing this memorable event.

Himalayan Man

The department of Management organized a motivational guest

lecture by the Himalaya Man Mr. Gaurav Sharma, who conquered

the Mount Everest last year.

Mr Sharma visited the University Campus on 22 Oct,10 along with

his sister Ms. Parveen Sharma, from the University of Rajasthan.

Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor Prof. M.M. Salunkhe presented the bouquet to

the guest. Prof. N.D. Mathur, Head, Department of Management delivered the welcome note

to welcome the speaker. A documentary film was shown to all the students of the University

showing the story of how an ordinary boy from a small town of Rajasthan was able to win

the highest peak of the world. Mr. Sharma told the students that focused approach,

confidence and never die approach had helped him in achieving the feat. Mr. Sanjay Garg

delivered the vote of thanks at the end of the session. At the end, Tea with Guest for all the

staff members was arranged by the department in the faculty room of the University.

Seminar on Inflibnet & Signing Memorandum of Understanding

The Central University of Rajasthan is the first out of 13 newly

established Central Universities which has received and established

the facility of UGC Inflibnet Consortium.

By this facility both faculty and students will be encouraged to

make better research and update their knowledge with the latest

researches in various areas. This service will also make them able to find new sources to

access journals and papers. This facility is not only providing access to the journals and

articles but also connecting the students and faculties with

national and international researches. Students can share the

information from various institutions like JESTRO, Springer,

Taylor ad Francis, Elsevier etc.

The Hon‟ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. M.M. Salunkhe and Dr.

Jagdish Arora, Director UGC Inflibnet signed an MoU to establish the network of

information and Library (INFLIBNET) at University Campus on 13th September 2010.

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Inauguration of Chemistry Lab

The Chemistry department of CURAJ got its Laboratory functional on 26-10-2010 and this

new laboratory was duly inaugurated by Prof.

M.M.Salunkhe., Hon ‟ble vice-chancellor of CURAJ

at a brief function held at the dept. Of Chemistry in

the presence of all the faculty members of CURAJ

and students of the Chemistry dept. The

department of Chemistry is the first science dept. of

CURAJ which started the M.Sc. in Chemistry

programme w.e.f. July, 2010. Until now the

practical classes were being held in the Chemistry laboratory of R K Patni PG Govt.

College, Kishangarh. Now with our own fully equipped new laboratory, the students will

have the opportunity to get the best training with the latest equipments available. The

Hon ‟ble VC addressed the students and assured them of providing the latest and best

facilities available for making this department one of the topmost Chemistry departments

of the country.

Prof. M.L.Sharma

HOD,

Department of Chemistry

Inauguration of Digital Library

On 27 October 2010 digital library was inaugurated

in the Central University of Rajasthan. The chief

guest Professor K.B. Pobar, former secretary of the

Association of Indian Universities inaugurated the

digital system of connecting the library to the UGC

infonet system. This system enables the student to

locate any book within minutes, making the

acquisition of knowledge easier.

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A National Seminar on Rabindra Nath Tagore in collaboration with

Sahitya Akademi & IRIS

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of

Rabindra Nath Tagore, a three-day National Semi-

nar was recently organised in collaboration with

the Sahitya Akademi and Institute for Research in

Interdisciplinary Studies (IRIS), Jaipur from 25th

to 27th November, 2010. The seminar provided the

participants with an exceptional opportunity to

interact with literary scholars of repute. It was a

travelling seminar in which the Department of English at Central University of Raja-

sthan hosted the seminar at Kishangarh. The renowned stage performers, „Sansaptak‟

instilled a creative energy among the intellectual audience through the enactment of a

Tagore play Nidaan on the seminar eve at Kishangarh. Prof. Supriya Chaudhari,

Somdatta Mandal, Sukanto Chauduri, Anghshuman Kar, Soujit Das, Usha Bande, San-

tosh Gupta and a host of other erudite scholars led the literary discourse forward during

the seminar.

Workshop on Resume Writing by Placement Cell

A workshop on Resume Writing was conducted by the placement cell of the

University at MNIT Campus on 28-09-2010 for the students of M.Sc. (Statistics) & Msc.

(Tech Mathematics). The Workshop Started at 10.00 a.m. in the morning with the wel-

come note by Prof H.J.Vaman, Head , Department of Statistics and Convener of the

CURAJ Placement Cell . He welcomed all the faculty members, students and the two

guest speakers Mr. Ashish Kandhari , Corporate Trainer , ING Vysya Life Insurance &

Dr. Vidu Soni , Visiting Faculty, Central University of Rajasthan. Prof. Vaman Stressed

on the need for clarity of thought so that it can translate itself into a clear and concise,

yet comprehensive write up of any document. The workshop was divided in to three ses-

sions. The first session was conducted by Mr. Kandhari. The session started with the

presentations by the students on various aspects of Resume Writing. The speaker told

about the need for a Resume and how each resume can be made to look different from

others. The second Session started at 12.10 p.m., which was conducted By Prof. Vidu Soni

on the importance of effective covering letter. She demonstrated various styles of cover-

ing letters for different situations. She also explained how covering letter can be drafted

according to your strength.

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After the two sessions, there was lunch break between 1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.

After Lunch, the last session was started at 2.00 p.m. The session was conducted by Mr.

Ashish Kandhari describing the draft of body of an effective resume. The speaker

distributed a workbook which helped the students in drafting their resume. The session

was concluded with a review of the drafted resume by the speaker. At the end of the

workshop Mr. Sanjay Garg, Member, Placement Committee, CURAJ delivered vote of

thanks to all the speakers & participants. After the conclusion of the last session, all the

participant filled the feedback forms. The feedback given by the participants was very

positive for both the speakers & the students demanded for such types of more workshops

on Communication Skills, Personality Development, Career Planning, actuaries‟ related

concepts & software. The day ended at 4.15 p.m. with tea & snacks being served to all the

participants along with an informal session for posting queries to the guest speakers. The

Pre-Lunch workshop was attended by 33 students, out of whom 15 students were from

M.Sc. (Statistics) & 18 were from M.Sc. (Tech Mathematics). The Post-Lunch workshop was

attended by 23 students, out of whom 11 students were from M.Sc. (Statistics) & 12 were

from M.Sc. (Tech Mathematics).

26th West Zone Inter-University Youth Festival,

Jiwaji University, Gwalior

A team of 20 students and 2 faculty members (Mr. Suresh Kr. Sharma & Ms. Hemlata

Mangalani ) of Central University of Rajasthan,

Kishangarh, Ajmer participated in 26th inter-university

west zone youth festival 2010 organized by Jiwaji

University Gwalior. M.P. sponsored by Association of

Indian Universities (A.I.U.) from 27th November 2010 to 1st

December 2010. 37 universities participated in this youth

fest from various states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab

etc.The three students team of the university won the prize in quiz competition.

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Activities of Department of Actuarial Science

An Introduction to Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science is the discipline whose primary focus is analyzing the

financial consequences of future uncertain events. In particular it is concerned with

analyzing the adverse financial consequences of large unpredictable losses due to future

uncertain events and developing the mechanism to reduce the adverse financial effect of

such losses. Thus,, Actuarial Science is a way of tackling the operational issues which

financial business faces, particularly where there are financial uncertainties.

FAQ‟s

1.) What is Actuarial Science?

A discipline that assesses financial risks in the insurance and finance fields

using „Statistical and Mathematical methods‟. Actuarial science applies the mathematics

of probability and statistics to define, analyze and solve the financial implications of

uncertain future events. Traditional actuarial science largely revolves around the

analysis of mortality and the production of life tables and the application of compound

interest. Actuarial science is interrelated discipline that comprises five main disciplines

viz. Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance and Analytics.

2.) What is an Actuary?

An Actuary is a person who analyzes, manages and measures the financial

implications of future risk. Actuary develops and validates financial models to guide

decision making. An actuary is an expert who predicts future using statistical

techniques based on past statistical records for risk management.

3.) What are the work areas of Actuary?

There are many areas where an actuary can work such as: Insurance

companies, Consulting firms, Government insurance departments, Banks and investment

firms, Large corporations, Public accounting firms, Colleges and universities or anywhere

risk management is needed.

4.) What are the career opportunities for an actuary?

As per the provisions of IRDA(Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority), every insurance company must have an “Appointed Actuary” both in Life and

Non-Life Insurance. Actuaries are needed for typical actuarial projects such as: „Designing

and pricing‟ life insurance products, maintaining the „Solvency‟ of company, Frequent

„Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities‟ of company, financial and investment institutions:

„Risk Management‟ through Portfolio diversification studies.

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5.) How to become an Actuary?

„Institute of Actuaries of India‟ (IAI) is the sole professional body for actuarial

profession in India. To start with actuarial studies, one has to get the student membership of

IAI. To become a Fellow Actuary, one has to clear all the papers of IAI. It has 4 stages:

1. CT Series (Core Technical Stage), 2. CA (Core Application Stage), 3. ST (Specialist Technical

Stage), 4. SA (Specialist Application Stage).

An actuary should have strong knowledge of statistics, mathematics and finance,

computer skills, keen analytical, project management and problem solving skills, solid

communication skills (oral & written), good business sense.

6.)Why to become an Actuary?

Actuaries are in a high demand nowadays as the insurance sector is booming in

India and abroad. It gives high earning potential, skills that are highly transferable to other

industries and job responsibilities, job security: as it is less sensitive to economic cycles and

overall, a highly ranked profession.

Highlights from Department of Statistics

Students of M.A./M.Sc. Statistics (Actuarial Science) have performed extremely well

in several professional examinations „Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) Examination‟ and

„Insurance institute of India (III) Examination for Licentiate‟.

Amit Mahalle, Divya Mittal, Neil Asher, Shailesh Yadav, Swati Nawal and

Vibha Sharma cleared one or more papers of IAI May 2010 exam. Ms Vibha cleared CT1, CT3,

& CT7 all in first attempt & awarded “Principal of Financials” award of prize money of

Rs.5000/- for clearing 3 papers in single attempt. Mr. Mahalle, Anand Sharma, Deepak Kr.,

Manish Sharma, Neha Sharma, S. M. Mehta, Vibha & Virendra cleared atleast one paper of III

May 2010 exam for Licentiate. Ms Neha cleared all 3 papers of Licentiate in a single attempt.

A project work was done to study the functioning of State Insurance & Provident Fund

Department (SIPF), Government of Rajasthan by Amit Mahalle, Deepak Kr Gupta, Preeti

Sharma, Tanushree & Vibha Sharma students of M.A./M.Sc. Statistics (Actuarial Science) with

the guidance of Sh. S. M. Mehta made a presentation to the officers of SIPF. The SIPF is

engaged in coverage of life insurance of the state government employees and also in general

insurance for government and its undertakings. The presentation was on “Actuarial

Perspective of SIPF Working in Present Scenario”. Sh. R. K. Jain (IAS), commissioner

appreciated the efforts made by the team and promised to consider some of the suggestions

made by team for improvement and implementation.

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Activities of Department of Management

LATERAL THINKING

One of the most famous quotes of Einstein is, “Imagination is more important

than knowledge‟”. Einstein has put value on creativity and lateral thinking. A question

arises that whether creativity is common sense or invention or discovery or innovation or

creating alternatives. In fact it is a way of life. The questions which makes us

intellectually uncomfortable is do we welcome creativity in the system? Generally we do

not. Where is the opportunity for creativity? If is exists at all, is it welcome. In spite of

this, creativity is necessary because creativity is survival and when survival is at stake

nothing can be compromised.

Dr. D. Bono is inventor of the phrase „Lateral Thinking‟. He uses lateral

thinking & creativity interchangeably. Preparation, incubation, illumation and

verification are the four important stages of creativity. Addition, subtraction, alteration,

rearrangement, adaptation (ASARA) and Magnification, opposites, Minification, other

uses, new ways, alternative ways (MOMONA) are the methods or checklist to become

creative. Brain storming, imagination, idea production, idea evaluation, day dreaming,

drawing, meditation, divergent thinking, trial & error, communication effectiveness,

reviewing and scanning of literature, hobby nurturing are important techniques to

inculcate creativity, fluency ability, flexible ability, original ability, sensitivity ability,

guessing ability, elaborative ability are a few types of creative abilities.

Creative people are vibrant, moody, emotional, have independent judgment,

want intimate relationship, more individualistic, have child like fantasy, are complex to

be understood, have hidden strength, risk taking, confront assumption, adaptable to

change and able to cope with paradoxes. Resource myopia, following the rules too closely

too often ,

Fear of failure, focusing on just the right answer, being critical, risk shyness, lack of the

flexibility, giving up too soon, lack of imagination are the main stumbling blocks to

creativity. If creativity is exercised in teaching, then retention of knowledge in the

students will be greater. Recommendations of knowledge commission refer about three

elements; expansion, excellence and inclusion. These have to be exercised in education

through creativity.

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It is said that „necessity is the mother of invention‟. Necessity represents complex problems

of various organizations, while invention represents their creative solutions. Without

creativity or lateral thinking excellence in corporate management is inevitable. Creativity

provides cutting edge of corporate excellence. Creativity is the force that continuous

upward spiral of superior performance and greater success.

Prof. N.D. Mathur,

Head, Deptt. Of Management Studies

Public Oration on Fostering Creativity „

Prof. N.D.Mathur delivered a public oration for faculty members, staff members

& students of the Central University of Rajasthan on 6th August, 2010 between 4.00 p.m. to

5.00 p.m. in the Seminar Hall of the university. Prof. Mathur discussed the various

dimensions of creativity with its need & rationale in the present environment. He described

the stages and checklist of creativity by mentioning that everyone can be creative by

adopting the checklist. He mentioned the traits of a creative leader and application to

creativity in decision making, teaching and at organizational level. He further mentioned

the six thinking HATS described by De Bono and their application in team building. Finally

he concluded that by fostering creativity excellence can be achieved and improvements can

be made.

Friday Seminar on „Indian Economy at Crossroad‟

Friday seminar of Department of Management was organized on 13th August,

2010 in the seminar hall of the University. The seminar was organized on the topic entitled

as “Indian economy at crossroad”. It was inaugurated by Hon‟ble Vice chancellor Prof. M.

M. Salunkhe and attended by faculty members and students of the Central University of

Rajasthan. Four Students of Department of Management namely Mr. Raghuvir Singh., Mr

Abhijit Gajapure, Ms. Ankita Yadav and Mr Ritesh Kumar initiated the discussion.

Question-answer session also followed after the discussion, in which various intellectual

queries were raised by the faculty members and the students, which were satisfactorily

answered. The faculty members of the Department of Management also threw light on the

subject and provided the direction to the discussion.

Finally Prof. N.D.Mathur, Head of the Department concluded the seminar by his

summing up remarks saying that earlier Nehru – Mahalanobis model was working since

1951 to 1991. He said when it miserably failed because of wide gap between promise &

performance of the public sector, new model of economic management i.e. Rao- Manmohan

Singh model came in to the existence in July 1991. He further elaborated that now if this

model fails & deregulation does not work properly & market distortion take place, then

we cannot wait for the self correction of the market. If market is not at its place, then it is

state‟s responsibility to place the market at its place.

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Group Discussion

A Group Discussion was conducted by Mr. Sanjay Garg , Asstt. Prof., Department

of Management for the students of the department in the class room on 30th August, 2010.

The topic discussed was “Should Military training be made Compulsory after Graduation in

India”. At the end, Mr. Garg discussed the basic evaluation criteria on which the group

discussion are evaluated.

Teacher‟s Day Celebration

Students of the department of Management celebrated the Teacher‟s day on

6th September, 2010 in the class room. On this occasion, students conducted various activities

to show respect for their teachers. At the end, Prof. N.D. Mathur, Head, Department of the

Management explained to the students about importance of the teacher‟s day. He also told to

the students about expectation of a teacher from his/ her students.

Friday Seminar on “Time Management“

Friday seminar of Department of Management of the university was organized

on 10th September, 2010 in the Class room of the university. The seminar was organized on the

topic entitled as “Time Management”.

Friday Seminar on “Conflict Management”

Friday seminar of Department of Management of the university was organized

on 17th September, 2010 in the seminar hall of the university. The seminar was organized on

the topic entitled “Conflict Management”.

Friday Seminar on “Retail Management”

Friday seminar of Department of Management of the university was organized

on 24th September, 2010 in the seminar hall of the university. The seminar was organized on

the topic entitled “Retail Management”

Guest Lecture by Ms. Geetu Bandral from ICICI Lombard General Insurance, New Delhi

Ms. Geetu presented a lecture on Career Opportunities in Insurance Sector to MBA Semster

I and M.Sc. (actuarial) Statistics Semester I students on 15th Oct. 2010. Ms Bandral stressed

upon the need for developing the managerial and soft skills in the students. The best part of

the presentation was that it was completely interactive with participative approach. At the

end, Corporate queries of the students were handled by Ms Bandral in a befitting manner.

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Friday Seminar on “Rural Marketing ”

Friday seminar of Department of Management of the university was organized

on 15th October, 2010 in the seminar hall of the university. The seminar was organized on

the topic entitled as “Rural Marketing”

Activities of Department of English

Guest Lectures conducted in the department:

Prof. Jasbir Jain, an eminent scholar and critic, discussed the Aesthetics of

Appreciation in Drama.

Prof. Basant Jaitley, a connoisseur of Sanskrit and Dramatics, introduced to the

students the shift in dramatic form and structure in literature.

Prof. Veena Singh introduced the students to the Renaissance in Europe and in

Elizabethan England.

Prof. Rajul Bhargava, a well-known linguist, familiarised the students with the theories

of Language learning and language acquisition.

Dr. Santosh Gupta, Retd. Professor, Rajasthan University lectured casing

transcendentalism and fictional theory in the poetry of American Literature.

Dr. Sheela Upadhyaya from Ajmer discussed in detail the methodologies of English

language teaching.

Dr. Rashmi Sahwney working at Visual and Cultural Studies Centre, Dublin-Ireland,

screened the movie Rudaali introducing Visual Cultural Studies to the students and

thereafter established literary connections between the screened movie and the said

text by Kalpana Lajmi.

Commencement of Film Club, „Screen‟

Dr. Avinash Jodha, faculty at the Department, has initiated a Film club at the

University, under the name „Screen‟. The Film Club strives to bring a rich mix of art-house,

foreign and classic films every Friday with the central objective to expose students of the

University to the best of world Cinema and to give opportunity to the students to

understand, appreciate and share cross-cultural experiences. After inauguration of the

Film Club by Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor on Sept. 10, 2010, a number of movies such as A

Beautiful Mind, The Scarlet Letter, Kite Runner, Waiting for Godot, Rudaali, Twelfth

Night, Robinson Crusoe and Old Man and the Sea have been screened at the University

and the department level.

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Conduction of Class Seminars

The students of literature have fervently participated in the class seminars

which are organised in the department on alternate Fridays every month. Some of the

thematic issues dealt with in these seminars were Diaspora, Elizabethan Drama,

Contrast in the poetry of John Donne and Andrew Marvell and Critical Perspectives on

The Kite Runner.

Participation in National Seminar on Exploring African Literature

The students and faculties at the Department of English Literature, CURAJ

attended an intellectually enriching one-day National Seminar on Exploring African

Literature on 17th September 2010. The Seminar was organised by the Institute for

Research in Interdisciplinary Studies (IRIS) at Philosophy CAS (SAP Building),

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Prof. Harish Narang, Jawaharlal Nehru University

(JNU), Delhi was the keynote speaker for the day.

Participation in National Workshop on Film Script Writing

Dr. Avinash Jodha attended a five-day National Workshop on Film Script

Writing and related orientation seminars held at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur from

October 12 to 16, 2010 organized by Jaipur International Film Festival, India and Film

and Television Institute of India, Pune. The workshop featured some eminent film script

writers and cinematographers from India.

Participation in Workshops

Dr. Niva Bhandari attended workshops on Story-telling in the digital age and

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, organized by Ahmedabad Management

Association (AMA) on Dec. 11 & 12, 2011. The workshops focused on using story-telling

and multiple intelligences as a viable method for stimulating all the facets of students‟

imagination, thus aiding in bridging the real and the imaginary literary worlds,

ultimately leading to a higher cognitive level in students‟ responses.

Dr. Supriya Agarwal, incharge-head of the English department presented her paper,

“Modernity and Gender in Shashi Deshpande‟s Urban Novels” at the 13th

International Conference on “The Virtual Transformation of the Public Sphere” being

organized jointly by the Forum on Contemporary Theory (FCT), Baroda and

Department of English, Punjab University, Chandigarh at Chandigarh from 15-18

December 2010.

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Forthcoming Events:

An national workshop on “Revisiting Cultural Cartographies of Indian Languages” was

organized from 24-26 January 2011 by the Department of English with Prof. Ganesh

Devy, the Director, Tribal Training Academy, Tejgadh, Gujarat, and founder-trustee,

Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Baroda (and former Prof. of English at the

M.S. University, Baroda). He is also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award and the

SAARC Writers‟ Foundation Award for his work with denotified tribals. The

workshop focused on the Cultural Cartographies of Languages in Rajasthan exposing

the participants and the students of the department to the undiscovered continent of

the Indian and Rajasthani tribal languages.

The department has planned to host an International Conference on March 8-9, 2011

on “Comparative Literature” in collaboration with Comparative Literature

Association of India (CLAI). Resource person are invited from USA ,Europe and

other neighboring countries besides well known scholar from different home

universities. Participant and paper presenters are expected from all over the

country. Students participant are especially invited by the university.

Activities of Department of Computer Science

Guest Lectures conducted in the department:

Prof. A.K. Nagawat, University of Rajasthan, delivered a lecture on the Basics &

trends of Computer Science.

Prof. A. S. Gaur, Tagore College, Kota, discussed about the Introduction to Digital

Components

Mrs. Prakriti Trivedi, Head of Department of Computer Science, Govt. Engg. College,

Ajmer, familiarized the students with the Algorithms & Complexity.

Dr. Ritu Bhargava, Govt. Mahila Engg. College, Ajmer, lectured Computer

Organization and Architecture.

Dr. Neeraj Bhargava, MDS University, lectured in detail the Formal Language and

Automata Theory.

Prof. R.K. Kamat from Shivaji Univ.,Kolhapur, discussed in detail the Architecture

of RISC and digital circuits.

Prof. Manoj Kr. Gupta, from DTU, Delhi delivered few lectures on Prolog and also

introduced the students to “How to work in Prolog” in a workshop conducted by

the Department of Computer Science.

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Mrs. Chhaya Somani, Johnson & Johnson, discussed with the students the trends and

Motivation of Current Industrial and answered the questions of the students .

Dr. Vishal Garg, IIIT, Hyderabad delivered a lecture on Intelligent Buildings.

A Three Day Workshop on Basics of Computer & Internet :

The faculties of Department of CSE conducted a workshop on the basics on

computer and internet for all the students of CURAJ, so that students from different

field can use computer and internet more effectively for their educational purpose & for

future.

A Workshop on Recent trends of Computer Science:

Prof. Prakash, NIT Surathkal, Mangalore, delivered a lecture on Multicore &

Optimization and 3D Animation.

Prof. Alwin Pais, NIT Surathkal, Mangalore, familiarized the students with the

basics of Internet Security & Hacking.

Prof. Ananthanarayana VS, NIT Surathkal, Mangalore, delivered a lecture on

Data Mining and Application.

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Activities of Department of Economics

Paper Publications

Prof. Vidya Sagar, Coordinator and formerely Proffesor with the Department,wrote a

paper on Dry Lands in India Natural Resources and Livelihood funded by Research

unit For Livelihoods And Natural Resources supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust

published by Centre For Economic and Social Studies. In this paper he focused that

rural health priorities generally and reproductive and child health in particular

would go a long way in arresting rapid population growth particularly in the North

Indian Dry Lands.

He also wrote a paper on Economic Growth-Human Development Interface in

Shovan Ray (editor), Backwaters of Development-Six Deprived States of India

published by Oxford University press in which he discussed about Rajasthan State and

its growth –human development interface in the context of a state with large socio-

cultural barriers on human development. Poverty reduction, literacy, health and

HDI, changes in distribution of income, government, social, and civil society

institutions the various components are discussed.

Prof. Brijesh C. Purohit, Head of the Department, wrote a paper on “Health

Impact of Sanitation in India” published in Joel M.McMann (editor), Potable Water

and Sanitation Nova Science publisher.inc. This paper aims at assessing the status of

sanitation and its direct and indirect impact on health in India. It integrates impact

of water and sanitation and efficacy of health systems and emphasizes that even in

the presence of a public health system these factors play an important role in

influencing health outcomes.

Guest Lecture

Prof. Ram Deshpande from Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Banglore

delivered interactive session to M.A. Economics and M.A. Statistics Students on 25th

September 2010.

Students‟ Academic Initiative

Economic Society oF Central University oF Rajasthan

Students of M.A. Economics have made the web e-group called as Economic Society oF

Central University oF Rajasthan to nurture of interest in economics based on

knowledge and cooperation through interaction on the web. This society will from

time to time conduct seminars by inviting guest speakers of economics and network

with other such similar societies in other universities and institutions as well as

represent the university in competitions, conferences and seminars organized by

them.

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Workshop

Department of Economics conducted a workshop on “Environmental Economics” to

discuss the recent researches and dissertation topics for faculties and students on

22nd -23rd January 2011. To equip the faculty and students both, eminent professors

were invited as resource persons for this workshop. Chief Guest Hon‟ble Justice

Shri V.S. Dave inaugurated the workshop on 22nd January 2011 and delivered his

lecture on “Climate Change”.

Prof. A.V. Raja from University of Hyderabad presented his lecture on the Overview

of environmental Economics.

Prof. Jyotish Stayapalan from Centre For Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad,

conveyed about the Dry Lands in India.

Prof. M.N. Murty from Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi delivered his

lecture on “Green Accounting for Sustainable Development”.

Prof. M.L.Sharma from Central University of Rajasthan presented his lecture on

Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development.

Prof. H.S. Sharma conveyed his views on Sustainable Development and Geography.

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion was held on 22nd January 2011 by the eminent panelists Prof. A.V.

Raja, Prof. Jyotish Satyapalan, Prof. K.C. Sharma, and Prof. M.N. Murty on “the

New Researchable issues For M.A./M.Phil/PhD Dissertations”.

26th West-Zone Youth Festival

Ms Hemlata Manglani, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics led the team of

20 students at 26th Inter University west zone youth festival 2010, Jiwaji

University Gwalior sponsored by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi

and won the second prize in quiz competition.

West zone and National Level Distinctions

Geromic George, student of M.A. Economics represented the University along with his

team at the 26th inter university west zone youth festival in Jiwaji University,

Gwalior and National Youth Festival in Shri Venketeshvara University, Tirupati

and stood at second and third position respectively.

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Activities of Department of Chemistry

The newly equipped chemistry laboratory was inaugurated by Hon‟ble Vice

Chancellor on October 26, 2010. The laboratory has been provided with all the needed

latest apparatus so as to enable the students to perform their experiments

conveniently . Provision of health and safety measures for the laboratory workers

has also been made and the students are advised to work strictly keeping these in

mind while performing the experiments.

Guest lectures conducted in the department:

Prof. S. Kotha (IIT-Mumbai) delivered motivational & Inspirational lectures.

Prof. V. P. Sathe (Mumbai University) lectured measurement & data analysis in

analytical chemistry & enzyme catalyzed reaction in physical chemistry.

Dr. (Mrs.) M. N. Thakkar, delivered some lectures on noble gases & compounds of

halogen groups elements.

Prof. A.V. Karnik (Mumbai University) familiarized the students with separation of

binary mixtures containing mono functional compounds & identification of the

constituents using micro scale techniques.

Prof. G. K. Trivedi (IIT-Mumbai) delivered some lectures on stereochemistry.

Prof. Surekha (Dean, Baroda University) introduced spectroscopy to the students.

Prof. Nand Kishore (IIT-Mumbai) lectured statistical thermodynamics.

Prof. S.S. Bari (Punjab University) conducted the practical examination of M.Sc.(Ist

Sem.).

Class seminars:

The students of chemistry department have actively participated in the class seminars

which are organized twice in a month. Some of the topics discussed in the seminars

were –Chemistry- boon or bane, Electro-analytical methods of analysis, Thermal

methods of analysis etc.

Participation in National seminar/Refresher courses

Dr.(Mrs.) Veena Dhayal attended a “National Symposium on New Trends in

Materials Research” held at ISCAS , Jammu University campus during 18-20

November,2010 and presented (oral presentation) a research paper entitled “Synthesis

and characterization of some single source molecular precursors for the preparation of

homogenous titania/zirconia-silica materials”.

Prof. M. L. Sharma (HOD, Chem. Dept.) acted as a resource person in a refresher course

for college & university teachers at Panjab University, Chandigarh in September 2010.

Prof.M.L. Sharma also attended the meeting of Indian Council of Chemists held at

Punjab University, Chandigarh on 19-21 December 2010 and presented a research paper

(poster presentation).

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Activities of Department of Mathematics

Guest Lectures conducted in the Department:

Prof. G. N. Purohit, Dept. of Mathematics, Banasthali University delivered lectures

on the subject “Number theory and Cryptography” to the students of 3rd Semester

M. Sc. Tech. Mathematics (2010-11).

Dr. R. K. Pandya, Dept. of Mathematics, L. B. S. College, Jaipur delivered lectures on

the subject “Object Oriented Design” to the students of 3rd Semester M. Sc. Tech.

Mathematics (2010-11).

Invited Talk delivered by the faculty members of Department:

Prof. A. P. Singh participated and delivered an invited talk entitled “Some Aspects of

Complex Dynamics” at “ICM 2010 Satellite Conference” held at Vadodara from

Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2010.

Prof. A. P. Singh participated and delivered an invited talk entitled “Escaping sets on

composite Entire Functions” at the conference “Transcendental Dynamics” held at

Technical University of Warsaw, Poland from Nov. 8-13, 2010.

Prof. A. P. Singh participated and delivered an invited talk entitled “Recent Develop-

ments in Complex Dynamics” at the conference “International Conference in Re-

cent Developments in Mathematical Sciences and Applications” organized by Cal-

cutta Mathematical Society held at Kolkata from Dec. 9-11, 2010.

Research Papers by the faculty members of Department:

A. P. Singh (with Dr. Kulwant Singh), On Fatou Components of Certain Composition of entire functions, Math Students, 78(1-4) (2009), 213-218.

A. P. Singh (with Dr. Kulwant Singh), On entire functions of zero lower order, Ac-

cepted for publication, National Academy of Sciences, India.

A. P. Singh (with Alexie Tsygvintsev), On Julia sets permutable transcendental en-

tire functions, Accepted for Publication, Journal of the Calcutta Mathematical

Society, India.

J. K. Prajapat (with Dr. R. K. Raina), Sufficient Conditions of Starlikeness for Frac-

tional Differential Operator, Demonstratio Mathemaica, XLIII (4) (2010), 805-813

(Poland).

J. K. Prajapat, Some Inclusion properties for Certain Subclasses of Strongly Starlike

and Strongly Convex Functions associated with the Dziok-Srivastava operator,

Tamsui Oxford Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 25(4), 2009, 393-405 (Taiwan).

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J. K. Prajapat (with R. K. Raina), Some results on certain classes of

multivalently analytic functions based on differential subordination involving a

convolution structure, Mathematica Slovaca, 60(4), 471-484 (Slovakia).

J. K. Prajapat, Inclusion propertied for certain class of analytic function

involving a family of multiplier transformation operator, ISRN Mathematical

Analysis, Accepted for Publication (USA).

Research Paper presentation by the faculty members of Department:

Prof. A. P. Singh, participated and presented his research paper entitled “On

Escaping sets of Entire functions” in the “International Congress of

Mathematicians (ICM)” which was held at Hyderbad from Aug. 19-27, 2010.

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Student‟s Write-up

Education and Mathematics

The aim of Education:

“The aims are first, to enlarge a students‟ knowledge experience and

imaginative understanding, and thus his awareness of moral values and capacity for

enjoyment and secondary, to enable him to enter the world after formal education is over

as an active participant in society and a responsible contributor to it, capable of a

responsible contributor to it, capable of a responsible contributor to it, capable of

achieving as much independence as possible”.

--- Warkhock (1978)

In education the importance of mathematic reflect in the following quotation

by Ibn Khaldun, al-Muqaddima (historian, sociologist, philosopher):

“Education should be started with mathematics. For it forms well designed

brains that are able to reason right. It is even admitted that those who have studied

mathematics during their childhood should be trusted, for they have acquired solid bases

for arguing which become to them a sort of second nature.”

According to the Britannica concise encyclopaedia, mathematics is “Science of

structure, order, and relation that has evolved from counting, measuring and describing

the shapes of object. It deals with logical reasoning and quantitative calculations. “

There are huge illustrations that testify the presence of mathematics in

everyday life. Some of them are :

For cooking of a Chocolate-cake one needs : 5 eggs, 3/4 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of

vegetable oil, etc. The measure involved is number system of mathematics.

Bank: savings and credit : With some good understanding of simple and compound

interest, you can manage the way your money grows.

Chance to win in lottery (Probability) : The mathematical concept that deals with the

chance of winning a lottery is probability.

Importance of mathematics for a future career:

Most of the university degrees has mathematics as a core or supporting course.

Students who are not taking mathematics seriously or ignore it in their early studies, miss

many career opportunities that they could have. In the following areas of education one

need good knowledge of mathematics:

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering etc.)

The life and health sciences (biology, psychology, pharmacy, nursing, optometry etc.)

The social science, including Anthropology, communications, Economics, Linguistus,

Education, geography etc.

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Mathematics and applications

Every area of mathematics has applications to different fields of education.

For example;

1.) Algebra: has application in computer sciences, cryptology, networking, study of

symmetry in chemistry and physics

2.) Calculus & differential equations: has application in Economics, Chemistry, Biology,

Physics, engineering etc...

Lastly, I would like to give an example of a mathematical tool in the field of

Economics and Actuarial Sciences. The Block-scholes model is mathematical description

of financial market and derivative investment. This model develops a partial

differential equation whose solution gives the Black-scholes formula. This formula is

widely used in the pricing of European-style options. The fundamental insight of the

Black-scholes is that the option is implicitly priced if stock is traded. Mortan and scolos

received the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics for the contribution in the development of

this model.

Amit Kumar Kundra

M.Sc. Tech Mathematics

Chemistry Poem

I'm reading a book by Jay Wile

That feels about as thick as a mile

It's a chemistry course,

And reliable source,

I sure am enjoying his style.

The characteristics we see

Of chemicals in chemistry

Are works of God's hand,

And part of His plan,

For the earth to function for me.

The way atoms all seem to dance

In molecules inside of plants

Is one of the ways,

God meant to amaze,

That couldn't have happened by chance.

Experiment with metals like chrome

Experiment with mixtures like foam

Please try to have fun,

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Clean up when you're done,

I hope you don't blow up your home!

Ankita Sain

Friendship

Larger than the world,

Pure than gold,

Greater than the life,

Sharper the mind,

Very hard to find,

Holier than flower,

Cooler than the showers,

Stronger than the rock,

Swifter than the hawk,

Deeper than the ocean,

And the last .........

Greater than the salvation

This is TRUE FRIENDSHIP

Chitpreet Kaur

A VISION FOR THE STUDENT COMMUNITY: ROLE OF STUDENT GROUPS

What is it that makes an institution great? A number of factors make an

institution great- good infrastructure, a great faculty, an efficient administration,

strong links with the wider academic community and the industry among other things.

The students also play an important role in the making of an institution and taking it to

the pinnacles of excellence and greatness. Not only does the institution makes the

student but the student also makes the institution. Student groups which form a part of

the student community are one of the most important aspects in the life of a university

student. No student community or university is complete without the presence of active

student groups and they play an extremely important role in foundation of an

institution.

Student groups are groups formed of students, by the students, for the

students, having some common interest, talent, purpose or passion. They are often given

some kind of recognition from the concerned institution and this means that they

acquire a formal structure. Student groups maybe political or ideological in nature but

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such groups would be left out of this article. The focus of this article would be on groups

having their basis on some common interest, talent, purpose or passion and how our

university could have its own set of student groups.

To begin with, a student group formed on the basis of some common interest

would typically be related to a particular field of study or domain of interest. For

example, a group of students interested in Economics may come forward to form a

student group called Economics Society where students irrespective of the departments

to which they belong to can come together to discuss, debate and work on economics

related problems. The group can work with the university department, in this case the

Economics Department to organize seminars related to economics and events directly

related to economics which can stimulate interest among students in this particular field

of study. Similarly, there can be student groups for every field of study depending on the

number of students interested and what they wish to do. When an ecosystem of such

groups working together within the university is formed then it would lead to an extra-

ordinary cross pollination of ideas across various disciplines.

Student groups formed on the basis of a common talent or passion are equally

important. For example, those among us who are talented musicians may come together

to form the Music Society. Other possibilities include a Debating Union, a Quiz Society, a

Dramatics Society (Theatre) and something like the recently started Film Club (hopefully

would grow further). Such groups would be an interesting place for people to further

develop their talents and passions and they would of course help in the organization of

various cultural programmes and events. Some may argue that such groups are of a

„frivolous nature‟ but I would have to disagree. A university is not just a place where

one acquires some theoretical knowledge of one‟s concerned subject but it is also the place

where other aspects of one‟s life, personality and intellect are developed and grown.

A student group with a purpose could be a group that conducts or takes part

in social work like the NSS or any other voluntary work. One example could be the case

of redesigning the university web site that needs a serious overhaul as it is totally

uninspiring and unattractive (I think many will agree with me!). As a suggestion, a

team of dedicated students with certain required skills working under a few qualified

professionals or supervisors could be set up who can redesign the university website. A

Web Team can help the university save money in terms of reduced labor costs as

students would volunteer to work on redesigning the web site. Students of M.Tech. and

M.Sc. Computer Science would primarily benefit from this as they would gain experience

in this regard. And in my opinion, even this e-Bulletin should be completely handed over

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to students interested in editing and running a magazine or a bulletin, and in the event

that this is not possible then the students should be allowed to form and run their own

magazine or bulletin.

In universities across the world student groups of various types have made a

big difference to the university and to „the overall university life or experience‟. It is

difficult to imagine Oxford University without its famous and prestigious Oxford

Union (Oxford‟s debating union, famous for its exceptional debates; Montek Singh

Alhuwalia, Deputy Chairperson of Planning Commission, was its President when he

was in Oxford) or for that matter Harvard without the Harvard Law Review (Barack

Obama was its President and is now of course the US President). These student groups

have shaped the minds of many and have given an important platform for students to

express themselves and be more than what they are. The same can be done here, maybe

not at the same scale in the beginning but certainly with the same purpose and intent.

A system also needs to be in place where such student groups could be given

recognition by the university and acquire a formal structure so that future batches of

students would inherit them. The student groups wouldn‟t then have to be remade

again and again. The student groups would have to be regulated as well, particularly,

regarding their membership and functioning (and that is another article for another

day). The purpose of this article is to merely put forward my vision of a vibrant and

active student community, now, and for the future, where student groups would form

the fulcrum of student activity in the university, and I hope that this article succeeds

in kick-starting a process that would turn this vision into a reality.

Geromic George

M.A. Economics

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SAFTA

Twelfth Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

(SAARC) countries was held in Islamabad from 4th and 6th January 2004. On 6th January,

its seven member countries- People‟s Republic of Bangladesh, the Kingdom of Bhutan, the

Republic of India, the Republic of Maldives, the kingdom of Nepal, the Islamic Republic of

Pakistan and Democratic socialist Republic of Srilanka-signed the South Asian Free

Trade Agreement which is to come into force from 1st January 2006. This was a sequel to

the earlier SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) which was signed in De-

cember 1991 and which provided for a free trade area by 1997. SAFTA has many features

like those contained in SAPTA and aims at promoting regional trade which was quite

negligible at the time of signing the Agreement. The inter member trade was expected to

double every five years. Four countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal-were

classified as least developed countries (LDCs) and thus entitled to a slower implementa-

tion of the provisions of the agreement.

Some of the salient features of the SAFTA were as follows:

SAARC countries are to institute free trade amongst themselves in 10 years, starting

from 1st January 2006. At the end of the projected period, the import duties on most goods

traded within the region are to be in the 0-5% range. Trade liberalization is to be imple-

mented in two stages.

Non–least developed countries were to reduce tariff rates to 20% in two years, LDCs

were to do so in three years. In the next phase, non LDCs were to bring down the duty to

5% or less in 5 years, LDCs were to do so in 8 years and Sri Lanka was to do so in six

years.

The goods to be kept outside the trade liberalization programme were to be negotiat-

ed. The member countries would eliminate all quantitative restrictions.

The agreement provided for several other things like dispute settlement safeguard

measures, and balance of payments exceptions.

India already had special trade agreements with Srilanka, Nepal and Bhutan

that allow preferential treatment exceeding by far the arrangement under th SAPTA.

Given the free trade agreement signed with Thailand and others in the pipeline with

ASEAN and with Singapore specifically, India‟s reduction schedule was likely to be imple-

mented swifter than envisaged in the SAFTA agreement.

India and other member countries are looking for betterment of trade with

lower restrictions and different market opportunities.

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SOME POINTS TO PONDER….. : 18 STEPS TO A STRESS-FREE LIFE

1) There is something good in every incident.

2) Don‟t repent for past deeds. Don‟t worry about future events. Live for TODAY, make

today successful.

3) If you do good deeds today, you will be benefitted in the future.

4) Don‟t compare yourself with others. You are unique & special. There is no one else like

you.

5) Forget & forgive people who hurt you.

6) Don‟t try to tackle all the problems together. Take them one by one.

7) As far as possible, help others. This will also remove your mind from your own prob-

lems.

8) Change your outlook towards the future problems. This will make it easier for you to

deal with them.

9) Don‟t waste your time thinking about something that you can‟t change. Your time will

be wasted & time is precious.

10) The world is a stage. So don‟t get hassled about other peoples behavior. They are only

playing their role.

11) Don‟t try & take revenge. It‟s an unnecessary waste of time.

12) Don‟t be jealous. It causes tension. Concentrate on God. It will soothe you.

13) Happiness multiplies when you share it. So share and increase your own happiness.

14) Whenever you are faced with problems, think it‟s because of your past deeds. This will

help you to do good deeds in the future.

15) Forget your ego, you came alone and will go alone.

16) Leave all your troubles to God.

17) In a day think about your resolution for atleast 4-5 times.

18) Learn yoga. It will relax you.

READ THIS ONCE A DAY……..

SHRUTI SONI

MBA

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WHY?

Why is the world not flawless?

Why are people so careless?

Why is the fact out of sight?

Why are we unable to fight for the right?

Why are people so irritating?

Why don‟t they understand what I mean?

Why is the world so confused?

Why people are mentally fused?

Why are people‟s faults observed?

Why can‟t they be covered?

Why does this world stink?

Why don‟t people have feelings?

Why do people still allow old traditions?

Why they are least bothered about population?

Why is the world so complicated?

Why don‟t people think it is important?

Deepika Choudhary,

MBA

Working Mother

When I was too young

To understand this world

When everything was just a funfair….

I saw mothers taking their

daughter home…..

with love and care

when I reached home

I never found my mother there…..

I kept things to myself

Which I want to share

I was sad and always ask God

Why He gave me a working mother????

But now

When I look back upon my life‟s track,

I found my Mom & Dad have always

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Spared every bit of their spare time

Promoting me to be systematic,

Independent & tried to make me glad….

She has always really brought me up,

In a wonderful way

I really feel proud and thank God for

He has given me a WORKING MOTHER….

Chitpreet Kaur

M.Sc. Chemistry

PEACE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

„The world could be transformed and peace would reign if the basis of Education is

knowledge wielded by love and value for sustainable development‟.

Education is the single most important means for empowerment and sustained improve-

ment in all well being. Sustainable development is a basic Human Right and unless this

target is reached with the potent tool of education the purpose of education would re-

main unfulfilled.

Education for Sustainable development is a dynamic undertaking where every person

has a chance to benefit from educational opportunities and learn the life style, behavior

and values necessary to create a sustainable future. If Sustainable development has to

move into reality, the world, both, developed and developing must move towards a new

world order in which „Peace‟ must be in the agenda.

In the words of Betty Reardon, “Peace education would provide knowledge to be applica-

ble to the problems of reforming and restructuring the present conflicting and violent

human society to make it peaceful, unified and violence-free.”

Confronting issues like HIV/AIDS, illiteracy, war, ethenic violence, violation of Human

rights and militancy are addressed separately and some of the issues are treated as sepa-

rate components for sensitization and imparting education to the learners. The best ap-

proach would be to club some of the sensitive issues under one heading to be called „Peace

Education‟.

An attempt is made in this paper to throw light on the impediments leading to Peace Ed-

ucation and to develop a culture of peace by using education as the potent tool with ref-

erence to Higher education.

Submitted by,

Vibekananda Dutta

M.Sc (Comp.Sc)