ITIHAS - SASTRA Deemed University - 1.pdf · SASTRA UNIVERSITY ITIHAS VOL.17, I QUARTER - 2017 3 Dr. S. Swaminathan, Director – Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials

Prof. R. SethuramanVice-Chancellor

SASTRA strives to create an academic environment where our meritorious students are continuously challenged and motivated to do their best. We believe in nurturing values and ethics– professional and human – in our effort to enrich their minds. The rich

academic ambience makes SASTRA the right destination.

The campus was full to the brim with multifarious events during the first quarter of 2017. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science and Technology, visited the research facilities at SASTRA on February 26, 2017. He commended the research efforts at SASTRA and encouraged us to continue our efforts towards realizing the 'Make in India' goal.

SASTRA's National Science Day Awards were presented to four distinguished scientists on February 28, 2017. Five international conferences were organized by various Schools. Four distinguished speakers deliberated on 'The Role of Public Sector Banks in the India Growth Story,' in the Thought Leaders' Conclave organized on March 11, 2017.

Shri N.S. Vishwanathan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India delivered the XII Shri Narayanan Memorial Lecture at Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre of SASTRA at Kumbakonam.

Daksh and Kuruksastra, the annual technical and cultural festivals were organized with usual fervour.

Academics and social activists discussed the present and future of education in our country at the fifth edition of The New Indian Express ThinkEdu Conclave presented by SASTRA on March 3 & 4 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.

Merit Scholarships worth Rs One Crore were distributed to 900 students by Ms. Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD & CEO, Punjab National Bank on January 4, 2017. 75 B.Tech. students of 2017 batch are undergoing Semester Abroad Programme in 30 prestigious institutions. Our law students have won several laurels in Moot Court Competitions.

As part of Founder-Chancellor Shri S. Ramachandra Iyer Centenary Celebrations, SASTRA donated Rs 20 lakh in March, towards the construction of the Primary Health Centre Building at Swamimalai in Thanjavur District. Several training programmes were organized for the benefit of various sections of the society.

In recognition of extraordinary contribution of eminent scientists to different facets of Science, in addition to the SASTRA-Ramanujan Award for Mathematics, SASTRA has instituted the SASTRA-C.N.R. Rao Award for Chemistry & Materials Science, SASTRA-G.N. Ramachandran Award for Physics and SASTRA-Obaid Siddiqi Award for life sciences.

These three 'National Science Day' Awards were presented to four distinguished scientists on February 28, 2017.

SASTRA-C.N.R. Rao Award

The SASTRA-C.N.R. Rao Award was presented to Prof. Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Sciences, Bangalore and Prof. S. Chandrasekhar, Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.

Prof. Baldev Raj in his acceptance speech lauded SASTRA's efforts to promote scientific temper and women empowerment. He also later delivered a talk on advanced materials and manufacturing, where he highlighted the advances made in nuclear reactor technology. Prof. Chandrasekhar in his acceptance speech appreciated the world-class research infrastructure established at SASTRA. In his talk on Molecules with celebrity status, he highlighted the important therapeutic molecules synthesized by his group and also stated that 'Scientists are eternal'.

Obaid-Siddiqi Award & GN Ramachandran Award

The Obaid-Siddiqi Award was presented to Prof. Leslie Griffith from Brandeis University, USA and the GN Ramachandran Award to Prof. N. Kumar of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore.

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SASTRA NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY AWARDS 2017

Prof. Baldev Raj and Prof. Chandrasekhar receiving their awards Prof. Baldev Raj and Prof. Chandrasekhar receiving their awards

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Each award winner received a citation and a cash award of Rs 5 lakh. Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice-Chancellor, SASTRA presented the awards.

The award function was held during the two-day International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICFNN), 2017.

The two-day International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICFNN), 2017 was held on February 27 & 28, 2017. Prof. Rudra Pradap, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore inaugurated the conference. The Conference brought together experts from Universities, Laboratories and industries across the country. 11 speakers from different parts of the globe delivered lectures on different aspects of nanoscience and engineering. About 170 participants from various institutions participated in the conference.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science &

Technology, Government of India visited the research

facilities at SASTRA University on February 26,

2017. Taking a brief tour of the Rs.75 Crore SASTRA

Hub for Research & Innovation, Dr. Harsh Vardhan

interacted with researchers & students working on the

development of nanosensors, nanofluids, surface

coatings, 3D bioprinting and characterization

facilities. He commended the research efforts and

encouraged them to continue their efforts towards

realizing the 'Make in India' goal.

UNION S&T MINISTER VISITS SASTRA'S RESEARCH FACILITIES

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FRONTIERS IN NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY (ICFNN), 2017

Prof. Rudra Pradap inaugurating the ConferenceProf. Rudra Pradap inaugurating the Conference

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Dr. S. Swaminathan, Director – Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB) & Dean – Sponsored Research, SASTRA University received the MRSI – ICSC Super Conductivity and Materials Science Annual Prize for the year 2017. The award was presented to him by Dr. Suresh Das, President, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) at the 28th Annual General Body Meeting of the MRSI in IIT, Bombay on 14th February 2017.

This award is in recognition of the experimental and theoretical work carried out by Dr. S.Swaminathan and his team of researchers at SASTRA's Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB).

Ms.Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD & CEO, Punjab National Bank distributed merit scholarships on January 4, 2017. Merit scholarships to the tune of Rs 1 Crore were distributed to about 900 students of SASTRA. She also distributed innovation seed money grant of Rs. 9 Lakh to nine student teams to carry out innovative basic research.

KLF Lecture

Ms. Usha Ananthasubramanian also delivered a knowledge leadership forum lecture on 'Digital Banking Experience' on the occasion. She said that the demonetisation drive along with the digital payment ecosystem opens up opportunities for the banking industry which will mature to be a financial solution provider in addition to being a financial services provider. Ms. Usha stressed on the need for embracing the digital ecosystem, which is becoming a social equaliser breaking the perceived elitism. The aspirational youth, robust bandwidth and mobility devices are the three disruptors

Dr. A. K. Pattabiraman Krishnaswamy, Head, Accreditation Process for South India and Academic Interface for Tamil Nadu, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai presented the TCS Best Student Award to Kum. Madhumitha Ravichandran, Final Year student of B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering, for the academic year 2016-17, at a function organized at SASTRA University on March 27, 2017.

Ms. Madhumitha is at present working at MIT, USA under the guidance of Prof. Buongiorno and is devising nano structured surfaces for enhanced heat transfer for nuclear fuel rod elements, as part of her Semester Abroad Programme. Kum. Madhumitha's parents received the award on her behalf.

Dr. A. K. Pattabiraman Krishnaswamy congratulated her for her accomplishments and the proud parents, teachers and SASTRA University for the excellent support & motivation rendered to her.

SASTRA PROFESSOR RECEIVES MRSI-ICSC SUPER CONDUCTIVITY & MATERIALS SCIENCE ANNUAL AWARD

MERIT SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION

TCS BEST STUDENT AWARD

creating a paradigm shift in consumer banking experience. Governance & citizen services will undergo a transformational change with the type of digital infrastructure that is being created and banks will be a strong binding agency connecting all stakeholders. Digital transparency, reduction in cash management costs which amount to 1.5% of GDP and increased tax revenues are some of the major benefits of this transitional digimonetisation drive in India.

Dr. S. Swaminathan receiving the award from Dr. Suresh Das

Dr. S. Swaminathan receiving the award from Dr. Suresh Das

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A two-day International Conference on Communication & Security, ICCS-2017 was organized by School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering on March 3 and 4, 2017. The conference was inaugurated by Dr. S.A.V. Sathya Murthy, Former Distinguished Scientist and Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and Acting Executive Director, Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS), Chennai. In his key note address on “Information Security: Challenges & Solutions,” Dr. Sathya Murthy dwelt on various recent data breaches and threats to digital transactions prevailing across the globe. He also emphasized on the avenues for doing extensive research on integrated circuit authenticity to counterattack Hardware Trojans. He further listed the various challenges confronting industrial data security.

This conference was conducted with financial support from Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) - Department of Science & Technology and Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) - Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India. Invited speakers from the eminent organizations such as IGCAR, IBM, WIPRO, National Instruments, ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Universiti Sains – Malaysia and University Putra, Malaysia delivered technical lectures on diverse topics centered around emerging communication and security technologies. Over 75 research articles were presented in this conference. Dr. K. Thenmozhi, Associate Dean and Dr. James A Baskaradas, Senior Assistant Professor were the conveners of the conference.

National Development Through Innovations in Management, Science & Technology

The School of Management organized a two-day International Conference on “National Development through Innovations in Management, Science and Technology” (ICONDIMST-2017) on March 10 & 11, 2017.

Welcoming the gathering, Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean, Planning and Development, explained how technology can

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES Communication & Security

build competitive advantage and serve as the navigator in the current millennial. Shri.G. Srinivasa Raghavan, CEO, TVS & Sons delivered the keynote address on “Management, Innovations for the millennial generation.” He pointed out that technology has accelerated the behavioral change of the millennial generation. Innovation is a good idea which does not weaken the existing process. Technology changes the skill set but not the employment, he added.

Shri.T.S.Sarangarajan, CTO, Healthcare, Cognizant Technology Solutions, spoke on “Technology for Competitive National Advantage”. The International Conference drew participants from across the nation covering faculty members, students and intellectuals. 127 Research Papers were presented by faculty members, research scholars and B-School students of various institutes. Around 300 delegates attended the conference.

A 'Thought Leaders' Conclave was organized in the sidelines of ICONDIMST-2017 on March 11, 2017. Shri S . G u r u m u r t h y , D r . A n a n t h a N a g e s w a r a n , Prof.R.Vaidyanathan and Dr. K. E. Seetharam deliberated on the topic, 'Role of Public Sector Banks in the India Growth Story.'

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“Real money in the banking system of banked economies like India is better than phoney-money in market economies like America” said renowned columnist & commentator Shri S. Gurumurthy. If the estimated real money that would be printed globally by 2020 is USD 9 Trillion, the market's phoney money that will be generated is USD90 Trillion and bank decisions based on such phoney-money will be disastrous and that BASEL norms are irrelevant to India. Commending on the role of PSBs in the JAN DHAN YOJANA scheme and during the process of demonetisation, he was critical of the PSB employees in their enforced illiteracy on core banking policy issues and their excessive focus on peripheral issues.

In the opening lecture, Dr. Anantha Nageswaran, Regional Economist & Consultant from Singapore spoke on Indian PSBs as Regional Economic Engines. His prognosis was on the growing scope for Indian PSBs due to the relatively lower banking assets to GDP ratio and that Indian PSBs have outlived their traditional purpose and need to re-orient to newer opportunities to become regional powers.

Following this, Prof. R. Vaidyanathan, Former IIM, Bangalore Professor & SASTRA University Cho S.Ramaswamy Visiting Chair Professor of Public Policy made a clarion call for the integration of non-banking financial institutions into mainstream financial eco-system and adviced PSBs to partner and not marginalise them.

The final speaker, Dr. K. E. Seetharam, a senior specialist from Asian Development Bank, Manila redefined the purpose of Indian PSBs as social & public infrastructure builders to create extreme development effectiveness. This conclave was attended by over 300 delegates from the banking & financial services industry, academics and students from different institutions including SASTRA.

Dr.S.Vaidhyasubramanim, Dean – Planning & Development, SASTRA while laying down the context for the event shared the need for employees of the PSBs to be mindful of the positive role of Indian PSBs in the growth story of India.

Civil Engineering and Infrastructural Issues in Emerging Economies

The 2nd edition of the International Conference on Civil Engineering and Infrastructural Issues in Emerging Economies (ICCIEE 2017) was organized by School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA during March 17-18, 2017. Prof. Chew Soon Hoe of National University of Singapore inaugurated the conference.

Lectures on the following topics were delivered by dignitaries from abroad: 'Structural retrofitting and upgrading using Ferrocement laminates: An overview' by Prof. P.Paramasivam, Visiting Research Scientist, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore; 'Filtration for dewatering application of geotextile tube with fine grain soil' by Prof. Chew Soon Hoe, Deputy Director, Centre for Protective Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUS; 'Effect of geological structure on flyrock prediction in construction blasting' by Prof. Edy Tonnizam Mohamad, Director, Centre for Tropical Geoengineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia; 'Effect of large-scale Nearshore Bathymetric Features on Coastal impact of Tsunami' by Dr. Janaka J. Wijetunge, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; 'Utilizing advanced materials in upgrading Civil Infrastructures' by Prof. Riyadh Al-Ameri, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Deakin University, Australia.

Prof. Wijetunge of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka delivered the valedictory address. A total of 135 papers were presented by faculty and research scholars from institutions like: NIT- Calicut, SRM University, VIT University -Vellore and Chennai.

Operating System Security (ICOSS'17)

An International Conference on 'Operating System Security' was organized by the School of Computing on March 17 & 18, 2017. Dr Sudhir Kamath, Director, MTRDC, DRDO, Bangalore inaugurated the conference. Delivering the

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key-note address, Dr Sudhir Kamath emphasized on the various aspects of Cyber Security. He threw light on the need for cyber security, the consequence of ignorant minds in the field of security and application of microwaves in military applications.

He insisted on the Make in India Scheme, as all hardware devices imported from foreign countries are with malicious threats. He suggested that the budding researchers need to initiate work on both hardware and software security, which prove to be of much importance in the current, fast and technologically advancing world.

The conference brought Research Scientists, Professors and budding researchers together for sharing research ideas in the arena of Operating System Security.

XII SHRI V. NARAYANAN MEMORIAL LECTURE

Shri. N.S. Vishwanathan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, delivered the XII Shri V. Narayanan Memorial Lecture on “Credit Culture & Financial System,” at Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam on March 26, 2017.

Delivering the lecture, Shri Vishwanathan said that a good credit culture is essential for the banking sector to withstand and overcome the pressure that non-performing assets exert on them. Non-performing assets leave a strong impact on the balance sheet of the banks and it requires an institutional culture of good credit to make transformational changes for economic progress. He added that credit decisions should be based on a sound credit culture to reduce the disproportionately high level of NPAs in public sector banks when compared to their share of total credit.

Commending the services of credit information bureau and c r e d i t c o u n s e l o r s , h e highlighted the importance of an enlightened awareness for good credit culture which is essent ia l for a s t rong financial system. Replying to a question on the issue of new transactional service charges imposed by banks, Shri Viswanathan said that regulations or norms will be necessary only if the charges are usurious or unreasonable.

Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean, Planning and Development of SASTRA University welcomed the gathering and recalled the efforts of Late V. Narayanan, who served CUB as its Chairman for the longest period of time and his organic culture for good credit. Dr. N. Kamakodi, CEO and Managing Director, City Union Bank proposed a vote of thanks. Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice Chancellor, SASTRA University, S. Mahalingam, Chairman, City Union Bank and others participated in the event.

SASTRA DONATES Rs 20 LAKH FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE AT SWAMIMALAI

In view of the Centenary Celebrations of the Founder-Chancellor of SASTRA University, late Shri S. Ramachandra Iyer, SASTRA has donated Rs 20 lakh towards the construction of a new building for the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Swamimalai. The hospital building is being constructed under the 'Namakku Naame Thittam' of the Government of Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs. 60 lakh. Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice Chancellor, SASTRA University handed over a cheque for Rs 20 lakh to the District Collector, Thanjavur on March 9, 2017.

Our Vice Chancellor presenting a memento to Shri N.S. Vishwanathan

Our Vice Chancellor presenting a memento to Shri N.S. Vishwanathan

Our Vice Chancellor presenting the cheque for Rs 20 lakh to District Collector

Our Vice Chancellor presenting the cheque for Rs 20 lakh to District Collector

Shri Vishwanathan delivering the lectureShri Vishwanathan

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The eleventh edition of SASTRA's multi-tech fest Daksh was organised from February 24-26, 2017.

The annual fest brought students of numerous institutions under one roof. It aimed at bridging the gap between the technical knowledge one obtains from his curriculum and what actually lies out there in the real world. This edition was a massive success, emphasizing the need to have a transition in our nation with the theme "Make in India". With the idea of novelty and aspiration for trendsetting, this initiative may pave way for the exciting and challenging journey of India's Dream 2020. Daksh offered numerous opportunities to bring out the best and pave way for the technology of tomorrow.

Divided into five clusters - Shilanyas (Civil), Mechmantra (Mechanical), Udbhav (Chemical and Biotechnology), Prajwal (Electrical), and Codesagar (Computer Science), united by one word Technology, thousands of participants outshone their creativity, spontaneity and flair.

Daksh also offered hands-on experience to the proactive learners in various disciplines. Workshops on Bigdata and Hadoop, Cloud computing, Ethical Hacking and Android development, Spybotics, Vehicle overhauling and Digital marketing provided rich feast to upcoming scientists and entrepreneurs.

DAKSH '17

Interns Fair

Connecting the industry with our upcoming talents, this event organised by Daksh aimed at bestowing the aspiring minds of the student community with internship opportunities in top corporates across various streams such as IT, marketing, design, engineering and management. In the three day program of selection processes, many successful candidates were given internships at reputed organisations which takes them a step ahead in their career right at their doorstep.

Power Talks

Shri. Badrinarayanan Parthasarathy, Vice President of Tata Communication spoke on the 'Age of Global Networks' to edify the audience in his field of expertise.

Smt. Vishaka Hari, an established exponent o f H a r i k a t h a

enlightened the audience with amazing cultural knowledge on 'Super Power Bharat.'

On the whole Daksh stands to be a technical extravagance, treating the participants with an amazing experience of sound technicality and knowledge along with a dose of fun and entertainment.

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Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog, delivered the first Cho S. Ramaswamy Memorial Lecture on public policy as a tool for national development at SASTRA University on February 25, 2017.

Delivering the lecture, Dr. Debroy said that the present generation is the custodian of India, which is a trust that needs to be handed over to the next generation in 2035 with great care. The role of public policy ought to be defined as what we as citizens collectively do towards that.

Elaborating on the abstract nature of the term 'public policy,' he said that though the term has a wide range of meanings, its understanding has to be gauged from the state-citizen relations in a constitutional framework. He traced the history of the constitutional thrust on public policy and illustratively examined the scope of socialism, secularism and federalism in the Constitution of India.

Dr. Debroy underscored the significance of ̀ `amendments'' to the Constitution and also spoke of their effects vis-à-vis the ground realities in Indian society. Touching upon the role of public policy in relation with the State and its instrumentalities, he said that the State was primarily concerned with security, defence and rule of law, from the earliest times.

He hailed the Smart Cities Mission as an example of the connect between public aspiration and governmental action, completing the chain of delivery for public goods and services. He said that “public policy is what you make it to be, distinguishing private and collective interests.”

Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean-Planning and Development welcomed the gathering. Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice-Chancellor, SASTRA University was also present.

FIRST CHO S. RAMASWAMY MEMORIAL LECTURE

The eleventh edition of Kuruksastra, the annual cultural fest of SASTRA University was held from March 24-26, 2017. The festival was kick-started by the university's music team and the tempo set by them was maintained throughout the festival.

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Over 1000 participants from more than 80 colleges all over the country took part in the competitions ranging from dumb sharads and mono act to dance and arts. Apart from the regular events, there were many other interesting programs such as stand-up comedy by Evam Stand-up Thamasha, English play by Crea-Sakthi, performance by Rajesh Vaidhya & band besides power talk by eminent personalities like Gnanasambandan. A dance workshop spear headed by Swarnamalya and a solo mime event judged by 'Mime' Gopi as well as learning opportunities like workshops on watercolour painting, hip-hop professional wedding photography and wildlife photography by experts were other highlights of the festival.

Each Day culminated in a spectacular performance. If the crowd put on their dance shoes for the 'Choreonight', they turned into their musical frequency on the 'Instrumental night', the night when Rajesh Vaidhya enthralled the viewers with his finesse and panache. The final day belonged to Karthick and Krew as they gave a mesmerising performance.

The night ended with the overall trophy being awarded to the students of NIT-Trichy, a fitting award for their persistent efforts.

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SASTRA University presented the fifth edition of The New Indian Express annual education event, ThinkEdu 2017 Conclave on March 3 & 4, 2017, at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.

This time too, heavy-weights from the fields of politics, academics and social activism weighed the present and the future of education in our country. Union HRD M i n i s t e r S h r i Prakash Javadekar in

his inaugural keynote address on 'My Vision for Education in India,' shared his thoughts on education in India.

Lectures on topics like 'Should there be profit in education?' and 'How do you navigate a non-traditional career path?' provided great insights.

Shri Natrajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons delivered the keynote address in the session on 'Pushing the frontiers of Indian education.' The session was moderated by Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean-Planning and Development, SASTRA.

In the conversation about women's education in India on the second day, Lt Governor of Puducherry Dr Kiran Bedi and actor and activist Gautami Tadimalla participated. Also, PP Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice and two others, deliberated on the question 'Do our Law Schools produce world-class lawyers?'

Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean-Planning and Development, SASTRA deliberated on 'How can a 'Make in India' education be made aspirational?' in a session chaired by Prof. R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, National Law School, Bangalore.

Pushing the Frontiers of EducationCHAPTER 5 OF THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS THINKEDU CONCLAVE presented by SASTRA

Nobel Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi in his concluding keynote address discussed the topic, 'Are funds coming in the way of our providing good public education?'

The products of the education system are the ones which will make the 'Make in India' dream a reality. Therefore, it is important to give confidence to all education policy makers and participants to enjoy the confidence that education can be an inspirational tool to make 'Make in India,' a success.

The reports which de-brand our talent pool, like the McKinsey 2005 report and others, which say only 25 per cent of engineers are employable, are to be set aside. The higher education institutions need to function as problem solvers and not problem creators and become game changers and positive change agents.

How can a 'Make in India' Education be made aspirational?

Dr. S.VaidhyasubramaniamDean-Planning and Development, SASTRA University

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In connection with the Centenary Celebrations of Founder-Chancellor of SASTRA Shri S. Ramachandra Iyer, free medical camps were conducted at SASTRA Main Campus, Thanjavur and at SRC, Kumbakonam on January 7 & 8, 2017. 1,265 people (750 at Thanjavur SASTRA Campus and 515 at Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre, Kumbakonam) were medically examined during the camps.

A team of Doctors headed by Dr. J. S. N. Murthy, Cardiologist and Vice-Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai examined the patients. The team has identified the cases which require open heart surgeries numbering 26 persons at Thanjavur and 23 at Kumbakonam, eye surgery for 38 persons at Thanjavur and 28 at Kumbakonam, Pediatric surgery to 4 children each at Thanjavur and Kumbakonam and ENT surgery for 11 persons at Thanjavur and 22 at Kumbakonam respectively.

Free eye-glasses for 208 people have been recommended by the team. The surgeries are to be conducted at Sri Ramachandra Medical College at Chennai and the entire expenses related to these will be borne by SASTRA University.

Earlier, free medical camp was held in January 2016 at Thanjavur and Kumbakonam. So far 96 surgeries have been successfully done at Sri Ramachandra Hospital, Chennai.

In connection with the celebration of Pongal, the Management of SASTRA University distributed 5 kg of rice, 1 kg of jaggery, 1 kg of dhal and cotton saree to 642 ration card holders of Thirumalaisamudram Village, 423 card holders of Vallam Pudhur, 207 card holders of Monnyampatti Village and 382 card holders of Kuruvadipatti Village, on January 12, 2017. Dr. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean-Planning and Development distributed the gifts. SASTRA has been distributing Pongal gift to these villages for the past 17 years.

Thiruppavai/Thiruvempavai recitation contest was held on January 12, 2017 at the Main Campus. A large number of School students in and around Thanjavur participated. N.R. Deepadharshini of Auxilium School won the first prize of Rs 3000. G.S. Devashri of Morning Star Matric School and T. Mathumitha of Sivasami Iyer School, Thirukkattupalli won the second prize of Rs 2000. R. Harini of Sacred Heart School bagged the third prize of Rs 1000. Three other girls were given a cash award of Rs 500 each for flawlessly reciting the 50 pasurams.

Dr. T.K. Subramanian of Madurai and Dr. N. Kannan of SASTRA acted as judges.

FREE MEDICAL CAMP PONGAL GIFT TO VILLAGES

THIRUPPAVAI/THIRUVEMPAVAI RECITATION CONTEST

Shri Subramaniam, Deputy Director, Dept. of Health and Family welfare, Thanjavur distributed free spectacles

to 214 persons on February 2, 2017

Shri Subramaniam, Deputy Director, Dept. of Health and Family welfare, Thanjavur distributed free spectacles

to 214 persons on February 2, 2017

SASTRA University always aims to bring the best opportunities to its students' reach. In such a venture, we had guests from the KU Leuven University, Belgium, who expressed their interest in collaborating with SASTRA University. In this regard, Ms. Sabine Vercruysse, Faculty Policy Coordinator, Dr. Patrick De Ryck, Professor and Dr. Abhishek Dutta, Faculty of Engineering Technology, interacted with the pre-final and final year engineering students of SASTRA on March 8, 2017 and oriented them about the various courses and career opportunities offered at their university.

OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD

THE HINDU EDUCATION FAIR AT DUBAICONFERENCE ON SRI RAMANUJACHARYA

SASTRA University participated in The Hindu Education Fair 2017 held at Dubai and Abu Dhabi during January 26-28, 2017. Leading Universities from South India participated in the education fair.

The fair provided an opportunity to meet the prospective students and their parents from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The visitors were abreast of the vibrant academic set-up prevailing at SASTRA that includes semester abroad program, opportunities to work in research labs in the campus, opportunities to develop and hone talents through participation in technical cultural events, student associations and placement support. More than 50 families visited the SASTRA University stall. Visitors were also interested in law and science degree programmes apart from conventional engineering streams.

Visitors lauded the merit –based and transparent admission process of SASTRA University. Dr.R. Muthaiah, Professor, ICT, SoC and Dr. P. R. Naren, SAP, SCBT represented the University at the fair.

A one-day conference on Sri Ramanujacharya, to commemorate his 1000th year celebrations, was organised by the Department of Oriental Studies, SASTRA on February 17, 2017.

Distinguished scholars – U.Ve. Shri V. S. Karunakaracharya, U.Ve.Dr. S. Padmanabhan, U.Ve.Dr. M.A. Venkatakrishnan, Shri MaiPa Narayanan and U.Ve. Dr. N. Kannan spoke on Shri Ramanujacharya's contribution to literature, philosophy, society, life and living. This seminar was attended by over 300 delegates and students from all parts of the State.

Founder Chancellor Shri S. Ramachandra Iyer Memorial Competitions

S A S T R A Univers i ty a l so c e l e b r a t e d t h e Founder Chancellor S h r i S . Ramachandra Iyer's centenary year and organized various c o m p e t i t i o n s a m o n g s t t h e

students to perpetuate the traditional culture and ancient practices. Various sloka recitation competitions on Tiruppavai, Thiruvembavai, BhagavadGita, Divya Prabandham, etc. were organized for college and school students in and around Thanjavur District during the course of the last two months. Over 1000 students participated in various competitions. Students of SASTRA attending various cultural & spiritual classes were also encouraged with a scholarship amount of Rs.50,000/-, Rs.25,000/- and gold medals based on their participation levels. The total cash prize and scholarship for various winners amounting to Rs.3 lakh. were awarded to over 100 students.

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Case Western University, USA

Cornell University, USA

University of Bologna, Italy

Fredrich Schillers, Germany

Georgia Tech, USA

K L Luven, Belgium

Leibniz Unversity, Germany

MISSOURI UNI. SCI. TECH, USA

NIMS, Japan

Orebro University, Sweden

Plymouth, UK

Tokyo City University, Japan

UAB, Barcelona, Spain

University of Tennessee, USA

University of Texas, USA

University of Windsor, Canada

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Raja Venkata Satya Phanindra Chava

V. Sreejamounika

Jyorthana Muralidhar R

Somisetty Leela Venkata Sai Lokesh

Satvik Venkatesh

Rithika Venkatesan

R. Aravinth

Wahit Khan

S. Lakshminarayanan

Sai Niranjan

Ravuru M C Sekhara Sai Sarma

S. Sai Hariharan

Sathvika Seshasayee

G.Likhithsagar

University West, Sweden

University Teknologi Petronas, Malasiya

ALBERT EINSTEIN NEWYORK

Massey University, NZ

NTU, Singapore

Politechnico Di Milano, Italy

RYERSON UNIV, Canada

Stowers Institute for Medical research, Kansas City

University of Texas, Austin

University of Adelaide, Australia

Karthik Narayanan. GR. William Premnath

Viknesh. VGanesh Ram. C

Aravind Krishna

Sankar B Subramani

Priyanka. KSudarshan. M

Vathsav Harikrishnan

S. Sita Lakshmi

Shivaani Krishna

Madhumitha

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SASTRA'S SEMESTER ABROAD PROGRAMME - 201775 B.Tech. students of 2017 batch are undergoing their Research Internship

at the following prestigious Universities,

under the Semester Abroad Programme.

They are being paid a monthly stipend of USD 200

and round trip airfare by SASTRA University with tuition fee waiver.



A five-day training programme on 'Capacity Building with Coir' was offered to 80 peri-urban women of Kurumpoondi village, Pudukottai district during February 24 & 25 and March 16 to 18 at SASTRA.

The women were given demonstration on organic methods (Organoponics) such as preparation of Panchagavya, Jeevamirtham, Agni-Asthiram, Mooligai Karaisal (Herbal decoction), E.M. liquid etc. Demonstrations and hands on training were conducted for vermi composting, Azolla cultivation, nursery techniques and organic composting. Field trips to Municipal Community Composting Centre at Srirangam, home terrace garden at K.K.Nagar, Trichy and to 'Kolunji' ecological farm at Odugampatti, Pudukottai were also arranged for the trainees.

Capacity building of the women beneficiaries with screening and briquetting using coir pith was done with the operation of Coir pith Briquette making machine installed at SASTRA.

Each of the 80 women beneficiaries were given 'Grow bag kit' worth Rs.3000/- and a handbook on 'Growing of Vegetables in coir grow bags' worth Rs 2.40 lakh.

The kits were distributed by Mr. M.Chandrakasan, Deputy Director (Horticulture) and Mr. K.Subramaniam, Assistant General Manager, NABARD. As project investigator, Dr.A.Sathya, Assistant Professor, SASTRA University conducted the training programme along with Mrs.T.Ancy James Mary, field assistant and Ms.D. Visithira, research scholar. The entire programme has been catalyzed and funded by SEED division, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.

SASTRA will continue to serve as a facility centre for the poly green house, net house and coir pith briquetting machinery, to the interested women beneficiaries. Further, during the second and third year, more such capacity building programmes will be conducted expanding the coverage of additional women beneficiaries from nearby villages of drought hit Pudukottai and Thanjavur districts.

Strategy in Transition, a two-day Management Development Program, was organized by School of Management on January 6 & 7, 2017. 22 participants belonging to senior level management, business development consultants, entrepreneurial enthusiasts and corporate trainers from various diverse industries attended the programme.

Dr. S.Vaidyasubramaniam in his opening session on 'Realignment of Strategic Intent' demonstrated the various models for capturing strategic value added activities in business process at different levels. Ms Sukanya Badri, Chartered Accountant handled two sessions namely Industry and Competitor Analysis. Professor C.Mahalingam, CEO Coach and HR Advisor to various corporates, in his session on 'Organizing for Improved Performance,' highlighted the significance of leadership and the strategic influence on employees and business environment.

Professor K.V. Mukundan, IIM, Tiruchirappalli handled a session on 'Discovering Business Model.' Consultant Mr. S.Rajagopalan spoke on 'Strategic Innovation - An Imperative Today for Sustained Competitive Advantage and Growth.' Dr J.Sethuraman, Professor, School of Management, SASTRA, talked about 'Leadership in Crisis Management.'

Dr Arunkumar was the coordinator for the programme.

T h e S c h o o l o f Management organized a HR Conclave on “ R e i n v e n t i n g H R P r a c t i c e s f o r t h e Current Millennium” on 18th February 2017. Experts from various HR fields addressed the

gathering. Mr. S.J. Naganagouda, Head, HR Global Edge Software, Bengaluru, Mr. Anish Philip, Head, HR Mindtree Ltd, Bengaluru, Mr.Sidharth S.N., Vice President, HR of

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Landmark Bengaluru and Mr. C.Mahalingam, CEO Coach and HR Advisor were the experts who addressed the gathering.

Dr.C.Vijayabanu, Dr.R.Alamelu and Dr.V.Vijay Anand, Faculty Members of School of Management cocodinated the programme. More than 265 participants from Industries and Institutions participated.

B.Com Students of School of Management, organised the State Level Inter Collegiate Meet “PRADIPTA 2017” on March 17, 2017. The programme was inaugurated by Thiru S.Periyasamy, Station Director, All India Radio, Tiruchirappalli. Dr.V.Badrinath, Dean, School of Management presided over the events and Shri S. Viswanathan, Vice President, Forge Accelerator, Coimbatore delivered the valedictory address.

More than 150 students from 12 colleges participated in the events like ADZAP, Best Manager, TEXT TWIST, Mime etc. The team from Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy won the overall champions trophy in the event. Dr. M.Velavan and Prof. S.Thiyagarajan coordinated the event.

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Sixteen students from II year MBA participated in Biz Laureate 2017- Inter B-School Management students meet organized by Gnanam School of Business, Thanjavur on February 17 & 18, 2017. They won the overall championship and received a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.

Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp

Entrepreneurship Development Cell (ED Cell) of SASTRA University under School of Management organised a three-day Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp for E-Cell students of SASTRA, from 5th to 7th January, 2017, in association with NSTEDB under DST – NIMAT Project, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 120 students participated in the camp.

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ED Cell in association with EDI, Govt. of Tamil Nadu organised a two-day workshop on “Strategies for Biotech Entrepreneurship” on January 27 & 28, 2017. 50 faculty members from various institutions of Trichy, Thanjavur, Madurai and Nagapatinam Districts participated in the workshop. Shri S. Ramasamy, Senior Professor, inStem, Bangalore & Former CEO, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms inaugurated and addressed the participants on “Science for Fun - Discoveries and How to Translate to Innovation?” Shri K. Rajaraman, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Director, EDI, Chennai delivered a special address.

Dr. V. Badrinath, Dean, School of Management & Director, Dept. of Training & Placement welcomed the gathering. Dr. S. Swaminathan, Director, CeNTAB & Dean, Sponsored Research, SASTRA University presided over the function.

Dr. Murali Sastry CEO, IIIT-B, Monash Research Academy, IIT Bombay, Shri Chandu Nair, Co-founder Scope e-Knowledge Centre, Chennai, Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, Director and COO, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, Shri G.S. Krishnan, Regional President, India Novozymes South Asia Pvt Ltd. Bangalore, Dr. A.Harish Chandran, Patent Manager, Novozymes South Asia Pvt Ltd. Bangalore, Dr. Praveen Kumar Vemula, Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regnerative Medicine(inStem), National Centre for Biological Sciences Campus, Bengaluru, and Dr. Shridhar Narayanan, Director, Foundation for Neglected Disease Research, Bengaluru addressed various sessions.

Start-up Activation Programme for the Regional Coordinators

The ED Cell convened a Regional Start-up Activation Programme for the Regional Coordinators and the Student Coordinators of the member institutions at SASTRA Campus on February 11, 2017 in association with NSTEDB under R – SAP Programme, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. 30 Coordinators and 20 E-Cell students of member institutions participated.

Dr. V. Badrinath, Dean School of Management SASTRA, Mr. S.Vishwanathan, Vice President of Forge Accelerator, Coimbatore and EDI Additional Director Mrs.R.V. Shajeevana addressed the sessions.

Startup Ideation Camp

Entrepreneurship Development Hub at SASTRA, EDI, Government of Tamil Nadu in association with Forge Accelerator, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore jointly organised a “One Day Startup Ideation Camp” at SASTRA University on March 17, 2017. 69 students and youth from various districts presented 30 business ideas for commencing startup ventures. The top 6



ideas were shortlisted for the next level of Boot Camp cum final selection to be held at KCT, Coimbatore from March 24-26, 2017.

The third and final phase of the Batch I of the Entrepreneurs Training Programme for TVS Car Service Franchisees was held at SASTRA Campus on March 6 and 7, 2017. Professors from School of Management and officials from TVS Automobile Solutions conducted the programme. 13 entrepreneurs attended the two day workshop.

Dr.V.Badrinath and a team of faculty from School of Management have prepared “Guide book for good HR practices-MyTVS franchisees.” The manual was released by Mr. Madhu Raghunath, Head-HR, TVS & Sons, Chennai. The copies of HR guide book were distributed to the participants of the programme.

Road Show on TCS Campus Commune

Tata Consultancy Services organized the Campus Commune Session- Roadshow at SASTRA University on March 28, 2017, where executives from TCS Mr.T. Ganesh, Talent Acquisition Division- TCS, and Mr. Sri Hari, Manager EIS interacted with 335 pre-final year B.Tech. students of all branches. The students were motivated to register in Campus Commune competitions such as CodeVita, Enginix, and Testimony, which are national/global level competitions that enable the students to win job/internship opportunities along with exciting prizes.

The students of KS U P A H A R vo lun tee red and provided dresses and s w e e t s w o r t h R s . 5 5 0 0 t o t h e inmates of Vihaan- A network for positive people wherein the p o o r a n d downtrodden people

are staying, in January 2017. The volunteers conducted competitions and distributed prizes to the inmates of Maanavar Illam at BHEL, Trichy on January 8, 2017. They

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visited the Anbalayam Orphanage on 19th February 2017 and donated materials worth of Rs.4000 to the inmates.

The volunteers of UPAHAR and ExNoRa cleaned the Raja Mirasdhar Government General Hospital campus, Thanjavur on March 18, 2017. They distributed pamphlets to the inpatients, visitors and outpatients.

The volunteers served in the ANBU Illam of Trichy on March 22, 2017 under the caption “Joy to the World” and satisfied the children residing there. They provided learning materials worth Rs.5500 to the kids.

The New Age Mantra for Smart Teacher Education for New India is a joint venture by SASTRA-TCS Teaching Learning Centre (STTLC), committed to integrate the national mission of facilitating effective teaching was launched on 11 October 2016.

The programme focuses on innovating best practices in teaching with the establishment of Teaching Learning Centre at SASTRA University. The programme envisions training 3000 teachers over a period of 3 years. Six batches of teachers, 45 in each batch, were trained during the first quarter of 2017.

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WORKSHOP ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SHRI.V. CHANDRASEKHARAN MEMORIAL TAX MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2017

LAURELS IN MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS

NANI PALKHIVALA MEMORIAL ELOCUTION CONTEST FOR LAW STUDENTS

A One-day workshop o n ' C o n f l i c t Management' was organized by the Nani Palkhivala Chair for Legal Anthoropology, S c h o o l o f L a w , SASTRA along with F o u n d a t i o n f o r

Comprehensive Dispute Resolution (FCDR) on January 28, 2017. Mrs. Uma Ramanathan, Managing Trustee, and Mrs. Pushya Sitaraman, Trustee, FCDR were the resource persons for the Workshop.

S c h o o l o f L a w , SASTRA organized the first edition of Shri. V. Chandrasekharan Memorial Tax Moot Court Competition 2017 on January 28, 2017. The c o m p e t i t i o n w a s organized in the memory

of late Shri. V. Chandrasekharan, Chartered Accountant, T h a n a j v u r . S h r i A n a n d A t h r e y , s o n o f Shri. V. Chandrasekharan, took the initiative and sponsored the event. A total of five teams participated in the day long moot court competition including the Tamil Nadu National Law School, Srirangam, School of Excellence in Law, Chennai and SASTRA University, Thanjavur.

The SASTRA team comprising S. Ganesh Aravindh, Shobana Krishnan and Varsha Balasubramanian was adjudged the winners. The team consisting of Jane Pauline, Nishitha Banda, Shankari Mishra of TNNLS emerged as the Runner Up in the competition. The Best Memorial Award was won by the team from TNNLS, The Best Speaker Award was shared by Chi. V. Chandrasekhara Bharathi, and S. Ganesh Aravindh of SASTRA University.

2nd NR Madhava M e n o n S A A R C International Moot Court Competition

SASTRA Law School S tuden t s won the prestigious 2nd NR M a d h a v a M e n o n SAARC International Moot Court Competition 2017 held at Lloyd College, New Delhi from February 10-12, 2017.

12 teams from SAARC countries participated in the Competiton and the final round was held before an erudite panel of judges presided by Justice K T Chithrasiri, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The SASTRA team, comprising M Kiran of 5th year B.B.A., LL.B (Hons.), B M Vikas and Harini V of fourth year B.B.A, LL.B. (Hons.) and S. Lakshmi Narasimhan of 4th year B.Com., LL.B (Hons.), defeated the team from University of Kathmandu, Nepal, in the finals. Kiran M was also awarded the Best Law Student of the Year (Male) award and a USD 50,000 fellowship to pursue LL.M. in the Pennsylvania State University.

SASTRA University hosted the Nani A Palkhivala Memorial Elocution Contest for Law Students on March 18, 2017. Kum Miracline Paul Susi of 4th year B.A., LL. B., (Hons.) won the first prize, a cash award of Rs 5000 and Chi. Vishwas Bharadwaj from 2nd year B.A., LL.B., (Hons.), (both from School of Law, SASTRA University) won the second prize of Rs 3000. Chi. Rajiv Raghav of Tamil Nadu National Law School, Srirangam, the second runner up, won Rs. 2000/-.

KLF Lecture

Shri N. Venkatraman, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India delivered a Knowledge leadership forum lecture on “Constitutional Silence and Federalism” on March 18, 2017.



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2nd Madras Bar Association Moot Court Competition

SASTRA Moot team successfully defended the Trophy it won in 2016 in the 2nd Madras Bar Association Moot Court Competition, 2017, organised by N Natarajan Charitable Trust and the Madras Bar Association from 27-29 January, 2017. Surya Teja N, Swetha K and Shiva K of IV year B.B.A., LL. B. (Hons.) were the members of the SASTRA team.

7th K.R.Ramamani Memorial Taxation Moot Court

SASTRA was the Runner Up in 7th K . R . R a m a m a n i Memorial Taxation M o o t C o u r t C o m p e t i t i o n , organised by School of E x c e l l e n c e , D r . A m b e d k a r L a w University, Chennai.

Our team comprised Ganesh Aravindh and Shobhana Krishnan of IV year B.Com., LL. B. (Hons.) and Varsha B of III year B. Com., LL. B. (Hons.).

XVII All India Moot Court Competition

SASTRA Law School Students won the XVII All I n d i a M o o t C o u r t C o m p e t i t i o n , 2 0 1 7 organised by Government Law College, Ernakulam from March 3-5, 2017. Chandrasekara Bharathi V, Abhishek S and Anusha R of III year B.A., LL. B. (Hons.) participated in the contest.

19th SC Javali National Moot Court Competition

S A S T R A w a s t h e Runner Up in the 19th SC Javali National Moot Cour t Compe t i t i on o r g a n i s e d b y S i r Siddappa Kambali Law College, Dharwad from January 28 & 29, 2017. Vaishali Sairam of IV

year B.A., LL. B. (Hons.), Prakash B of III year B.B.A., LL. B. (Hons. ) and Parmesh G of II year B.B.A., LL. B. (Hons.) were the members of SASTRA Law School Team.

Laurels in Culturals

SASTRA Law School Team was the Overall Winner in LAFESTO' 17, Legal Cultural Festival of Tamil Nadu National Law School. In total, they won nine trophies, including the Overall Winners' Trophy.

SASTRA Law School Team won five events in NAALAM' 17, the national level cultural festival organised by National University of A d v a n c e d L e g a l Studies, Kochi from March 3-5, 2017.

A team of three experts from TCS S A S T R A o n March 20, 2017 conducted a two-day workshop on Cyber Security. The workshop was organised by SCANIT, the department association of Information Technology, as an effort to create an awareness on cyber security and to provide hands-on experience on various possibilities of vulnerabilities in cyberspace. Both faculty members and students participated in the workshop.

MATLAB WORKSHOP

One day workshop on MATLAB Programing was held on 19th March 2017 at School o f E l e c t r i c a l & E l e c t r o n i c s Engineering. Around 187 Students from

EEE, ECE, EIE, Aerospace, CSE and Biotechnology attended the workshop. The workshop gave insights into the features of Matlab tool to model, design, simulate and analyse various systems through lecture cum hands-on sessions. Dr. R. Sundararaman, Assistant Professor, School of EEE was the resource person of this workshop, which was jointly organised by IEEE Student Chapter & School of EEE Association ASCIEE.

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BEST POSTER AWARD

SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

FACULTY VISIT ABROAD

SPECIAL LECTURES

SASTRA'S VIDEO AND IMAGE ANALYTICS TOOL FOR HEADCOUNT AT THAI POOSAM 2017

M r. P a r t h a s a r a t h y Srinivasan, Research Scholar, Nanosensors L a b , C e n t r e f o r Nano techno logy & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering received the Best Poster Award from Prof. C.N.R. Rao in Nano-India 2017 conference organized by Nano Mission, DST, held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi during 15th -16th March 2017.

S c i e n c e D a y w a s celebrated by COSMOS Club on March 1, 2017. Prof.B. Vishwanathan, Dean-SEEE inaugurated the celebration. Dr. J. Jayapandian, former Head, Material Science Division, IGCAR, Kalpakkam delivered a lecture on 'MEMS Based Sensors and Applications.' Dr. V.Ramanathan, Dr. S. Nataraja Pillai, Dr.K.Ramkumar faculty members from SASTRA spoke on different topics. A debate on “Nuclear Programmes in India” was conducted by students. In a poster presentation organized for the students, 60 posters were presented on “Science and Technology for specially-abled persons.”

Dr. R. John Bosco Balaguru, Associate Dean (Research), SEEE, SASTRA visited Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan from November 5 to 20, 2016. He delivered two talks titled “Electronic Tongue as Health Guard" and “Nano-Bio-Sensors for Food & Water Quality Applications” to the Micro / Nano technology research community of Tokai Unviersity. Also, he underwent training and hands on experience in developing micro needles for environmental and biological applications. During this visit collaborative research activities, faculty and semester abroad programs between SASTRA University and Tokai University have been initiated.

K a l a i m a m a n i D r . M . N a r m a d h a , Renowned Artist, All India Radio, Chennai made a lecture-cum-demonstration on 'Significance of Carnatic Music to Modern Life' on January 28, 2017.

She was accompanied by Koviladi R. Madhwaprasad on the Mridangam & Srirangam S. Ravikrishnan on the Ghatam.

J a n a b . M . A . K h a n Shakeel, Joint Director – News DDK, Chennai delivered a lecture on “The Art of Collecting and Presenting News” on February 25, 2007.

Shri V. Palanichami, I.I.S., News Editor, All India Radio, Chennai spoke on 'My Experiences as a Member of the Board of Film Censor' on March 18, 2017.

To support the Police and Executive Officers of Ta m i l N a d u H i n d u Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to count the number of pilgrims attending the “Thai Poosam,” festival at Palani held on February 9, 2017, SASTRA University's technical team installed a Base Station at the top of the hill. This video analytics tool is implemented for the first time in the history of “Thai Poosam,” which is the most important festival in Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani.

An advanced head counting tool was used to count the pilgrims in both up and down directions simultaneously. This tool was implemented with Hi-Tech configured equipment. Dr. N. R. Raajan demonstrated the working methodology of the crowd counting software to Dr. T. G. Vinay, IAS, Collector, Dindigul District, who visited the workstation. Data report was prepared and submit ted to Thiru. K. Rajamanickam, Joint Commissioner / Executive Officer of the temple.



Advanced Computing

A o n e - d a y N a t i o n a l Conference on Advanced Computing was organized by The Department of Computer Science on F e b r u a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 7 . Dr. G. Thippeswamy, Head Dept of CSE, BMS Institute of Tech, Bangalore spoke on 'Machine Perception versus Human Perception.'

Prof. Prabakar Krishnan from Amrita University, Kollam spoke on 'Digital India and Cyber Security Measures' followed by a presentation by Dr. T. R. Sivaramakrishnan, Director (Retd.) IMD & Formerly Dean (Research), SASTRA University, Thanjavur on 'Data Mining- A Versatile Tool for Atmospheric Sciences.' Dr. V. Manikavasagam, Director, Advanced System Laboratory, DRDL, Hyderabad delivered the concluding key-note on 'The Role of Computing System on Missile System Development'

Dr. K. S. Ravichandran, Associate Dean, School of Computing, SASTRA University delivered the valedictory address Dr. S. Meganathan, Convenor proposed a vote of thanks. 250 participants across Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh attended the conference.

Implications of Demonetization

The Department of Commerce and Management Studies organized a one-day Nat iona l Conference on “Implications of Demonetization: Indian Perspective” on 25th February, 2017 at SRC. Dr.S.Balasubramanian, Former Chairman and Managing Director, CUB inaugurated the c o n f e r e n c e a n d Prof.K.G.Raghunathan, Dean, SRC presided over the function. CA Pradip R. Kapadia, Mumbai, CA Shankar, Salem, Prof.Ramesh Subramanian, Former AGM-RBI and Prof.J.Rajan, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Kerala chaired the sessions. Dr.V.Badrinath, Dean-SoM delivered the valedictory address.

Pure and Applied Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics organized a National Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics on March 24, 2017. Dr. K. N. Raghavan, Department of Mathematics, Institute of Mathematical Sciences inaugurated the conference. Dr. Rajeswari Seshadri, Department of Mathematics, Pondicherry University released the

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conference souvenir and Dr. R. Balakrishnan, Adjunct Professor, Bharathidasan University received the first copy.

Earlier Dr. D. Narasimhan, Department of Mathematics welcomed the gathering and Dr. K. Kannan, Dean, Humanities and Sciences proposed a vote of thanks. Dr. R. Balakrishnan, Dr. K. N. Raghavan, Dr. Rajeswari Seshadri, Dr. P. Sam Johnson, Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka and Dr. K. Sankar, Anna University, Chennai spoke on various topics. Around 190 students attended the conference in which more than 25 papers were presented in the conference.

A two-day workshop on “Forensic Science” was organized on 29th & 30th March, 2017, by the “Genechem” association for the benefit of students of life sciences. The workshop threw light on questioned document examination, forensic finger printing and cyber crime. Ms. Nisha Menon, Square Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, and Dr. Harold D Costa, Intelligent Quotient Security System, Pune served as the resource persons. They provided the students with hands on experience on finger printing and signature verification besides a detailed session on cybercrime.

Dr. A. Krishnamurthy, Professor, SEEE, SASTRA University, delivered a special lecture on Hybrid Electric Vehicle on February 09, 2017.The programme was organized by ELPOWER, the student association of the department of EEE, SRC. More than 150 students from the department of EEE attended the lecture. The lecture enhanced the understanding of fuel cell technologies and battery system.

Shri M. Ravikumar, Executive Engineer, Neyveli Lignite Corporation delivered a special lecture on Power Scenario of India and Career Opportunities for Engineers in Power Sector on February 13, 2017. The programme was organized by ELPOWER, Student association of EEE on February13, 2017. The lecture covered areas related to demand and generation of electricity and energy resources. The speaker also spoke on career opportunities for electrical engineers in various public and private sector companies.

Genchem, association of the Department of Chemistry & Biosciences organized a special lecture on March 17, 2017. Professor D. Prabaharan, National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (NFMC), Bharathidasan University spoke on “Cyanobacteria an enigma.” In his speech, he highlighted different types of cyanobacteria, their presence worldwide and culture methods.

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A week long special camp was organized by the NSS units of Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre, SASTRA, Kumbakonam, from March 20 to 26, 2017 a t K o t t a i y u r , M o o p a k o i l a n d Pu l ianchery v i l l ages o f Kumbakonam Ta luk . Dr. V. Ramaswamy, Professor & Head, Dept. of CSE inaugurated the camp. Medical, Environmental and Health awareness camps were conducted. Blood group identification and blood donation were also carried out. In an attempt to increase the green cover of the adopted villages, Coconut, Teak and other flower saplings were donated to the village households. Student volunteers participated in temple and

s c h o o l c a m p u s c l e a n i n g programmes.

About 100 villagers were screened for Diabetes, and some 53 villagers got their b l o o d g r o u p

The 68th Republic Day was celebrated by SASTRA University as National Integration Day at Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre on January 26, 2017 Prof. K.G. Raghunathan, Dean, SRC hoisted the National Flag and delivered the Republic Day address insisting upon the need for National Integration. Songs in glory of National Integration were sung by the students.

In view of the 68th Republic Day Celebrations, the NSS, NCC and SCORE wings of the University organized a National Integration Rally. Prof. K.G. Raghunathan and Shri. N. Suresh, Deputy Registrar, SRC flagged off the Procession which started from SRC and reached the campus moving through Thanjavur Main Road, Gandhi Park, Besant Road and Lakshmi Vilas Agraharam.

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CITIZENSHIP TRAINING CAMP

A five-day camp for the students of III year integrated B.Ed. was organized from 17 to 23, February 2017. The camp was inaugurated at Darasuram Temple by Dr. B. Krishnamoorthy Prof & Head Dept. of Tamil, Swami Dayananda College of Arts and Science, Manjakudi.

Dr. Mani, Psychiatrist spoke on 'Mind Management.' Shri. V.S Srinivasan, DGM (Retd) Principal, Academic Staff College, CUB spoke on Banking –Principles and Practices. Dr.N.V.R.Rajagopalan, Department of Commerce, Annamalai University spoke on Global warming and Carbon Accounting and Dr. G.Vedhantha Desikan, Director, Rural Development, Annamalai University spoke on Human Rights. Dr.H.R.Bhargava, Department of Education, SASTRA University Thanjavur served as resource person for the workshop in Techno Pedagogy. Shri. Bharathi, School of Computing SASTRA, Thanjavur conducted the workshop on The Art of Animation-Some Pedagogical tips and tricks. Shri.K.Sathya Moorthy, Physical Education Director, SRC taught the student teachers some indoor and outdoor games. Dr.T.K. Sridhar, Director, Singar Academy, Trichy conducted a motivational activity based session entitled “The 'you' in you.” The students organized a cultural fest on the final day of the camp.

identified. Haemoglobin levels were checked and around 10 volunteers donated their blood in the Diabetic Screening and Blood Donation camp organized by Sri Kali Blood Bank, Kumbakonam. Dr. C. Savariraj Sagayam, M.D (Siddha), CARISM, SASTRA, conducted a Siddha Diabetic Neuropathy Detection Camp in which 67 residents were given free medicines.

NSS Programme officers Dr. S. Meganathan, Prof. M. Sundararaman and Prof. S. A. Harish Rajaraman, organized the camp.

SPECIAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS'S ELIGIBILITY TEST

MASI MAHAM ANNADHANAM

For the benefit of the B.Ed. and Integrated B.Ed. Students at SRC appearing for the teacher's eligibility exam, a special coaching programme was arranged by the university on Saturdays and Sundays. Internal and External resource persons offered 30 hour training to the participants. A model test was also administered as part of the training programme.

A special pooja was performed at SRC campus for the welfare of the human race on March 11, 2017 on Masi Magam. Annadhanam was provided to 1000 pilgrims on that auspicious day.



YOUTH TALENT ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAMME

SASTRA WINS RIVIERA 2017

SPORTS AND GAMES

THIRUPPAVAI AND THIRUVEMPAVAI RECITATION CONTEST

Kalamalika organized Inter-school Competitions as part of Youth Talent Encouragement Programme during January and February, 2017. Cash awards were given to the prize winners and Library Development fund of Rs.5,000 was given to each of the winning school.

SASTRA's Cultural team won the overall trophy in Riviera 2017, the international cultural and sports festival of VIT University, held in February 2017. Our team comprising over 120 students participated in various Literary, Arts, Music, Dance and Photography events. All the clusters faced brilliant competition and in the end SASTRA emerged victorious. SASTRA lifted the overall trophy for the 8th time. The trophy was handed over by Shri Ayushmann Khurana, the Bollywood actor. SASTRA's team won a cash prize of Rs 50,000.

Best Physique

Our University Body Builders participated in Mr.RIVIERA-2017 Best Physique Competition, organized by VIT University, Vellore on 5th Feb 2017. B. Karthick of III/ ECE won the first place in above 80 kg category and M. Hariharan of I / BIOT, M.A. Velmurugan of V / BALLB. and K. Siddharth of V/ BALLB., won the 3rd place in 60 kg, 70kg and above 80 kg category respectively.

Thiruppavai and Thiruvempavai recitation contest is organized every year to the school students to promote cultural integrity among the student community. 38 students from 22 schools participated in the contest held this year on January 12, 2017, Oduvar Shri. S.M. Marimuthu served as the judge for the event. M. Udaya (VIII Std) of Jayam Middle School, Cholapuram shared the first prize of Rs. 3000 with K. Vengadalakshmi (IX Std) of Sri Saraswathi Patasala Girls Hr. Sec. School, Kumbakonam. A. Noor Aakash Bee (IX Std) of Sri Saraswathi Patasala Girls Hr. Sec. School, Kumbakonam won the second prize of Rs. 2000 and Selvi. S. Aarthi (VIII Std) of Jayam Middle School, Cholapuram received the third prize of Rs.1000. The University also honoured the participants with a cash award of Rs.500 each.

LAURELS IN CULTURALS

SRC Culturals Team emerged the second overall champions for the third consecutive year at Kuruksastra, the intercollegiate cultural competition conducted by SASTRA University in March 2017. The team also bagged the prize amount of Rs. 19,000 for their performances in various competitions like Quiz, Drama, Street play, Speech and Singing etc.

The Tamil drama team lead by Karpaga Lakshmi bagged first prize and won awards for the best actor, best narration and best lighting. In Telegu cluster, our students bagged prizes in poetry writing, drama, anthakshari and quiz events.

MATRIBHASHA DIWAS - THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

Matribhasha Diwas - The International Mother Language Day was celebrated at SASTRA University on February 21, 2017. The Department of Education, in association with the Department of English and Department of Oriental Studies, organized an exhibition to mark the day. The students of Four-Year Integrated B.Ed. programmes exhibited more than

hundred charts and models, glorifying various Indian languages. Their themes included among others, the linguistic and cultural diversity of India.

Prof. G. Bhalachandran, Registrar, Dr. N. Seshadri, Director of Distance Education and others spoke. M/s Higginbothams, the Campus Book Store at SASTRA put up a stall in the exhibition.

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Mr. Thanjavur - 2017

At the Mr.Thanjavur - 2017 District level Open Body Building Championship held at Thanjavur on March 17, 2017, SASTRA University Best Physique team secured 130 points and won the Team Championship Winner and got the Mr. South India S.Rajkumar Memorial Rolling Shield. M.Hariharan of I / BIOT (60kg), S.Naveen of III / Mech (70kg), K.Siddharth of V / BALLB., (85kg), B. Karthick of III / ECE (above 85kg) won the Gold Medal. M.A.Velmurugan V/ BALLB., (70kg), Ragul Gopakumar of III / MCT (above 85kg), got the Silver Medal. Vinay Vijay Shankar of V/ BALLB., (55kg), J. Emmanuel Ajith of I / M.Tech (85kg) won the Bronze Medal.

COLOSSEUM

COLOSSEUM, the Ninth Edition of the National level sports

fest was organized from February 8-12, 2017. More than 1500

students from 39 Institutions participated in the following

events: Cricket (M), Football (M), Best Physique (M),

Handbal (M), Tennis (M&W), Basketball (M&W),

Badminton (M&W), Chess (M&W), Table Tennis (M&W)

Volleyball (M&W).

Smt.S.Vijayalakshmi, Arjuna Awardee & First Women Grand

Master of India (Chess) presented the trophy and cash prizes

to the winners.

Inter Polytechnic Athletics Meet

Shanmugha Polytechnic Men Athletic Team Participated in the SPCGS Thanjavur Division Inter Polytechnic Athletics Meet held at Sri Venkatesvara Polytechnic College, Pudukottai on February 16 & 17, 2017. Our Students M.Rajesh of III / Mechanical, P.Balaji of III / Mechanical and R. Manoj Kumar of II / EEE won the Third Place in Shot Put, Discus Throw and 110 Mts. Hurdles respectively.

Our Women Athletic team also Participated in the SPCGS Trichy Division Inter Polytechnic Athletics Meet held at Sri Mahalakshmi Polytechnic College Cuddalore on January 6 & 7, 2017. M.Oviya of II EEE got Third Place in High Jump.

33rd INSTITUTION DAY OF SHANMUGHA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

33rd Institution Day & Sports Day of Shanmugha Polytechnic College was celebrated on March 23, 2017. Dr. S. Pugazhenthi, Dean, School of Mechanical Engg., SASTRA delivered the institution day address and distributed the prizes. Shri R.Chandra Mouli, Principal presented the annual report for the year 2016-17.

M.Akshaya Shri of 3rd year Civil, J.Padmanaban of Mechanical, M.Vijaya Gopal of Automobile and B.Saravanan of Electrical and Electronics Engineering were given the best out going student awards.



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