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S.B.R.R. MAHAJANA LAW COLLEGEFINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF 2008-2009

JUST L

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WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;Where knowledge is free;Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow

domestic walls;

Where words come out from the depth of truth;Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the

dreary desert sand of dead habit;Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and actionInto that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Rabindranath TagoreGitanjali


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EDITORS SPEAK

Ab Bhi Jiska Khoon Na Khaula

Khoon Nahi Wo Paani Hai

Jo Desh Ke Kaam Na Aaye, wo bekaar javaani hai

Dhua Jhata Khula Gagan Mera

Nayi Safar Naya Dagar Mera

Jo Ban Sake Tu Humsafar Mera Nazar Mila Zara

Dream Dream Dream

Because dreams transform into thoughts

And thoughts transform into actions.

It was our dream since we joined this college to see the first copy of ourcollege magazine. We made some efforts to collect articles and tried doing ourwork for bringing out a college magazine. But the work did not get any supportand somehow the dream did not materialize.

Now, we thought since we had computer facility, we could bring out anE-Magazine. We discussed and finally decided ourselves that we will surely bringout the magazine. And here is the E-Magazine you are reading. This magazine, wedecided would have not many legal articles, but more of fun filled articles bystudents. And the magazine will contain many photos. It will be more like goingthrough a photo album for all of you.

Our class strength is less, but the quality of our class is high. We have thepotential to do many things. But there was no opportunity to put out our talents.Dr. Abdul Kalam in his book Ignited Minds tells about the powerful seeds which

do not get fertile land to sprout. The position of few of our classmates was similar. We did not have the forum to put out our talents. Within the limitedopportunity, we tried to do our best. We do not have money to print this

magazine, but we surely know the print technology and also know how to makeuse of the latest technology. Hence, we are out with this E-Magazine.


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There were legal issues involved while bringing out this magazine. We knowthat people want to create some or the other problems. Hence we have tried ourbest to minimize these things by using our own photos. Wherever photos taken byothers is used, we have mentioned the sources. Most of the articles written are by

our team and copied from internet under various liberal license terms.

The reason we kept the name as JUST LIKE THAT is because, the wordjust means justice and this word just is directly related to Law. And we

thought of making this magazine just like that without any reason. This magazinewill have only one issue.

We wish to clarify one more thing. This is a magazine done by the students

only. The views expressed here are of the editors only. The college / institutiondoes not necessarily subscribe to them. There is no work of the college in thismagazine.

This magazine is for private circulation among the students of Class 2009and selected members of the faculty of our college. This magazine is encrypted andthen released on internet. Cracking the encryption and reading the file be the

general public is prohibited. The editors have taken all the care to see that themagazine is strictly circulated among the students of class 2009. If in case, thismagazine is circulated to general public; the editors are not responsible for anyconsequences arising out of it.

Chandan Kumar AswalGagan KEditors ofJust Like That


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INDEX

Our Institution .. 06

Our College . 08

Our Lecturers . 11

Our Staff .. 18

Our University . 20

Our City . 23

Law Education in India . 24

Articles by students 26

Photo Album 27

Students info 46

Vishwamaanava Sandesha .. 53

Epilogue . 58


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OUR INSTITUTION

Mahajana Education SocietyMahajana Education SocietyMahajana Education SocietyMahajana Education Society was established in the city of Mysore in theyear 1937 with the objective of developing an institution offering value and need

based education to the general public. The efforts of visionary philanthropists likeSri Ambale Subramanya Iyer, Sri Agaram Suryanarayana Pandit, Sri G.Sri Ambale Subramanya Iyer, Sri Agaram Suryanarayana Pandit, Sri G.Sri Ambale Subramanya Iyer, Sri Agaram Suryanarayana Pandit, Sri G.Sri Ambale Subramanya Iyer, Sri Agaram Suryanarayana Pandit, Sri G.Ranganna, Sri M.N.Jois, Sri M.N.Ramachandra JoisRanganna, Sri M.N.Jois, Sri M.N.Ramachandra JoisRanganna, Sri M.N.Jois, Sri M.N.Ramachandra JoisRanganna, Sri M.N.Jois, Sri M.N.Ramachandra Jois and others to leave alasting legacy has become a reality today. The society is one of the premiereducational societies of Karnataka.

The society is heading towards Platinum Jubilee. In its big march it hasregistered tremendous impact upon its surroundings by its pragmatic outlook andconcern for human values. Well-known personalities like late Sri B. RachaiahSri B. RachaiahSri B. RachaiahSri B. Rachaiah,former Governor of Kerala, late Sri Tulasidas DasappaSri Tulasidas DasappaSri Tulasidas DasappaSri Tulasidas Dasappa, Sri S.M. KrishnaSri S.M. KrishnaSri S.M. KrishnaSri S.M. Krishna,former Chief Minister of Karnataka, late Sri Poornachandra TejaswiSri Poornachandra TejaswiSri Poornachandra TejaswiSri Poornachandra Tejaswi, noted writer and a host of personalities from the field of movies, sports, social serviceand other professionals form an illustrious line of its alumni.

Photo Courtesy: www.mahajanafgc.com (used under Fair Use Rationale)The management is spearheaded by well-known educationist and

entrepreneur Sri R. Vasudeva MurthyR. Vasudeva MurthyR. Vasudeva MurthyR. Vasudeva Murthy as President, supported by a dedicatedteam of office bearers including Sri G.S. SubrahmanyamSri G.S. SubrahmanyamSri G.S. SubrahmanyamSri G.S. Subrahmanyam as Hon. Secretary and

Sri N. Vijaya KumarSri N. Vijaya KumarSri N. Vijaya KumarSri N. Vijaya Kumar as the Treasurer. The Governing body consists of learnedscholars, former Vice-Chancellors, writers, thinkers and people from the cross


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section of the society. It is the policy making apex body, which is assisted by a fulltime Administrative Officer.

Mahajana educational institutions have today branched out in several

directions and have registered unprecedented growth in terms of numbers, sizeand dimensions. A total number of 6500 students and 500 staff members are in itsfold, today. The institutions run by Mahajana Education Society range from pre-school to PG centre.


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OUR COLLEGE

SBRR Mahajana Law College was started in 1992 under the stewardship ofDr. C.K.N. RajaDr. C.K.N. RajaDr. C.K.N. RajaDr. C.K.N. Raja an eminent constitutional expert and a versatile personality in

the educational field. Dr. Rajas bio data runs to pages together (as told by ourprincipal). He is the director of legal studies at our college. He is referred asDronacharya and the Guru of the Gurus which is very much true.

He has served as lecturer, reader and professor at various universities. Hewas the dean of the Department of law in Manasa Gangothri (Mysore University).He is the first person in India to get a doctoral degree in Constitutional Law. He

has been in the field of literature also. He used to write for a newspaper calledKORAVANJIwhich featured the cartoons of Cartoonist R.K. Lakshman. He

hails from Nanjanagud taluk. He has been a native Mysorean for years. He hasbeen associated with many great personalities like Upendra Baxi for instance. Wewere lucky enough to hear his lectures on Indian Penal Code and InternationalLaw. Apart from his class lectures, we were also blessed to hear his highlyauthoritative speeches during various functions and seminars. We remember himfor his noble thoughts and simple way of living. We apologise to all of you forfailing to get his complete bio data. We want to put his bio profile on free, openencyclopedia Wikipedia. We hope we can do this work in coming days.


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Prof. K. Rajashekara is our principal at our college. He is a masters degree holderin commerce and masters in Law. Apart from being the principal of our college, hehas also served in various posts of the Mysore University. He is currently amember of the Senate of Mysore University.


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OUR LECTURERS

We wish to remember each and every lecturer who taught us right from the daywe joined this college. Our batch consists both the students of 5 years LLB course

and 3 years LLB course. Hence we list out both the law and pre law lecturers:

PrePrePrePre----Law Lecturers:Law Lecturers:Law Lecturers:Law Lecturers:A.Smt Triveni Urs (History)B.Smt Sujatha Bopanna (Economics)C.Smt Poovamma (Sociology)D.Shri Jayakumar (Political Science)E.Shri Parameshwarappa (Political Science)F.Smt. Vinodamma (Kannada)G.Kum Shantala (English)H.Smt. Rathna Prakash (English)I. Smt Padmavathi (Computer) Shri Murali (PT Master) Siddaraju (PT Master)

Main Law Lecturers:Main Law Lecturers:Main Law Lecturers:Main Law Lecturers:

Dr. CKN Raja (Law Of Crimes and International Law) Prof. K Rajashekara (Jurisprudence and Consumer Law, Interpretation of

statutes)

Smt. Sangeetha Pandey (Contract, Hindu Law, Practical training) Smt. Vijayalakshmi Metrani (Constitution, Administrative law, Company

law, Transfer of property, Civil Procedure code, Indian Evidence Act) Shri Lokesh (Labour Law, Practical training, Professional ethics) Shri Nagesh (Legal Language) Smt Shruthi (Constitutional law, Law Of Torts) Shri Mohan sir (Drafting, pleading and conveyancing) Smt. Shilpa (Mohammadan Law) Smt. Savitha (Land Law) Smt. Sujatha (Banking law, insurance, environ-mental law)


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OUR STAFF

Library:Library:Library:Library:

Since we joined the college, Smt. Vrunda Kulkarni has been serving as themain librarian. Kum Saraswathi , Kum. Roopa and Shri Kalegowda have served asassistant librarians.

Along with the library staff, Shri Shivakumar and Smt Sarasu Mary have

also helped in getting us the books.

Office:Office:Office:Office:Smt. Jayamma and Smt. Manjula have been serving as office staff since we

joined this college.


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Other staff:Other staff:Other staff:Other staff:Smt. Ningamma, Shri Shivakumar, Shri Revanna, Shri Naganna, and

Smt. __________


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OUR UNIVERSITY

Crawford Hall the place mostly remembered for the strikes we did!

The University of Mysore is among the foremost institutions of its kind,and is an enduring symbol in the sphere of higher education in India. It wasfounded by the then Maharaja of Mysore, His Highness Sri Krishnaraja WodeyarIV and his Dewan, the renowned engineer statesman, Sir M.Visvesvaraya, on July27, 1916. The Maharaja of Mysore became its first chancellor. A Bill to establishand incorporate the University was introduced in Mysore Legislative Council in1916. It was passed unanimously on 17th July 1916. The first meeting of the

University Council was held on 12th August 1916 and the first meeting of thesenate on 12th October 1916.

The University of Mysore became the first University outside the domain ofthe English administration in India, the sixth University in India as a whole, andthe first ever University in Karnataka. During the institution of the University in1916, four faculties were constituted viz., Arts, Science, Engineering andTechnology, and Medicine. Seperate Boards of Studies and Boards of Examinerswere constituted in 28 subjects. The University was also administering 12 othereducational institutions.


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The first Act of the University came in the year 1933 (University of MysoreAct 1933). The first report of the curriculum followed by different departments isavailable in the University's Calendar 1947-48. The University offered a two-year

intermediate course, three year B.A.(Hons), B.Sc.,(Hons) Degree courses andM.A., M.Sc., courses. There were also the faculties of Medicine and Engineering.The University also offered Diplomas in vocational subjects. The UniversityExtension Lectures and Publication Bureau were notable features of theUniversity.

The main campus of the University, created in 1960, lies in a picturesquearea of 739 acres at the western end of the Kukkarahalli Lake. The University

headquarters, the Crawford Hall, is located right across the lake on the easternend. This inspiring locale of the campus was aptly named Manasagangotri(fountainhead of the Ganges of the Mind) by the poet-laureate, Dr. K.V.Puttappa(Kuvempu). In due course, two satellite campuses were set up in response to thedemands of postgraduate education from semi-urban/rural areas: SirM.Visvesvaraya Postgraduate Centre at Tubinakere in Mandya, and the MysoreUniversity Postgraduate Centre at Hemagangotri in Hassan.

In the beginning, the entire princely state of Mysore comprising of ninedistricts came under the jurisdiction of the University. Now it is confined to


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Mysore, Mandya, Hassan, and Chamarajanagar districts. The remaining areascome under the Bangalore University (1964), Mangalore University (1980), andKuvempu University (1987). The institution, incidentally, gave birth to one moreUniversity in 1996 when the Institute for Correspondence Courses and

Continuing Education in the Manasagangotri campus, got transformed into theKarnataka State Open University.

The University now encompasses 122 affiliated colleges and 5 constituentcolleges (with an aggregate of 53,000 students). In addition, the University has 37 postgraduate departments, 8 specialised research & training centres and 2postgraduate centres that together offer about 55 regular academic programmes to3,500 students. It also runs a number of employment-oriented diploma courses

and certificate programmes. The postgraduate departments are reputed forexcellence in advanced studies and research, and have attracted projects and grantsworth crores of rupees from many national and international institutions.


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OUR CITY - MYSOORU

Mysore is the second largest city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is theheadquarters of the Mysore district and the Mysore division and lies about146 km (91 mi) southwest of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. The nameMysore is an anglicised version of Mahishru, which means the abode of Mahisha.Mahisha stands for Mahishasura, a demon from the Hindu mythology. The city isspread across an area of 128.42 km2 (50 sq mi) and is situated at the base of theChamundi Hills.

Mysore is famous for the festivities that take place during the Dasara festivalwhen the city receives a large number of tourists. Mysore also lends its name to theMysore style of painting, the sweet dish Mysore Pak, Mysore Peta (traditional silkturban) and the garment called the Mysore silk saree.


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LAW EDUCATION IN INDIA

In India, legal education has been traditionally offered as a three yearsgraduate degree. However the structure has been changed since 1987. Law degrees

in India are granted and conferred in terms of the Advocates Act, 1961, which is alaw passed by the Parliament both on the aspect of legal education and alsoregulation of conduct of legal profession. Under the Act, the Bar Council of Indiais the supreme regulatory body to regulate the legal profession in India and also toensure the compliance of the laws and maintenance of professional standards bythe legal profession in the country.

To this regard, the Bar Council of India prescribes the minimumcurriculum required to be taught in order for an institution to be eligible for thegrant of a law degree. The Bar Council also carries on a period supervision of theinstitutions conferring the degree and evaluates their teaching methodology andcurriculum and having determined that the institution meets the requiredstandards, recognizes the institution and the degree conferred by it.Traditionally the degrees that were conferred carried the title of LL.B. (Bachelorof Laws) or B.L. (Bachelor of Law). The eligibility requirement for these degrees

was that the applicant already have a Bachelor's degree in any subject from arecognized institution. Thereafter the LL.B. / B.L. course was for three years,upon the successful completion of which the applicant was granted either degree.However upon the suggestion by the Law Commission of India and also given theprevailing cry for reform the Bar Council of India instituted upon an experimentin terms of establishing specialized law universities solely devoted to legaleducation and thus to raise the academic standards of legal profession in India.

This decision was taken somewhere in 1985 and thereafter the first lawUniversity in India was set up in Bangalore which was named as the National LawSchool of India University (popularly 'NLS'). These law universities were meantto offer a multi-disciplinary and integrated approach to legal education. It wastherefore for the first time that a law degree other than LL.B. or B.L. was grantedin India. NLS offered a five years law course upon the successful completion of which an integrated degree with the title of "B.A.,LL.B. (Honours)" would begranted. Thereafter other law universities were set up, all offering five yearsintegrated law degree with different nomenclature. The next in line was NALSAR


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university of law set up in 1998. The National Law University, Jodhpur offeredfor the first time in 2001 the integrated law degree of "B.B.A, LL.B. (Honours)"which was preceded by the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciencesoffering the "B.Sc., LL.B. (Honours)" degree. The Prestigious M.S. University has

also started Baroda School of Legal Studies since 2005, which also offers 5 yearsintegrated law course. It has a uniqueness of having computer applications andyoga & stress management as subjects. Another achievement in this field was thesetting up of National Law University,Delhi at New Delhi, the first national lawschool of the capital.

However despite these specialized law universities, the traditional three yeardegree continues to be offered in India by other institutions and are equally

recognized as eligible qualifications for practicing law in India. Another essentialdifference that remains is that while the eligibility qualification for the three yearlaw degree is that the applicant must already be a holder of a Bachelor's degree, forbeing eligible for the five years integrated law degree, the applicant must havesuccessfully completed Class XII from a recognized Boards of Education in India.Both the holders of the three year degree and of the five year integrated degree areeligible for enrollment with the Bar Council of India upon the fulfillment of

eligibility conditions and upon enrollment, may appear before any court in India.

The setting up of Karnataka State Law University has heralded a new era inthe law education. Shri J S PatilShri J S PatilShri J S PatilShri J S Patil has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of theUniversity. The Karnataka State Law University is sui generis (only one of itskind). The university is the only Law University in the Globe! From now onwards,all the law colleges of Karnataka will be functioning under the guidance ofKarnataka State Law University.


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ARTICLES BY STUDENTS

No Articles have been submitted to us through E- Mail till now.Hence we are not listing any articles here!

Sorry friends, we could not inform you all about the magazinearticles in advance. Since it is exam time, even we can understand

the difficulties for which you could not submit your articles.


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PHOTO ALBUM

Sneha Sethu 2008

Teachers day 2008


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Classmates

College day 2006


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Former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at SBRR Mahajana Silver JubileeCelebrations. Former VC of Mysore University TC Shivashankara Murthy is also seen


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Sneha Sethu 2008

College day 2008. Dr. Raja with Late Honble Shetkar Subhash.


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Shri Shetkar Subhash at our college day.

Ethnic Day 2008


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Honble Judge C G Hungund in our college

College day


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Prof. Shashidhara Prasad. Former vice chancellor Mysore University

Our Classroom


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Students relaxed after attending the coordination committee viva

Viva tensions


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First Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Law University Shri J S Patil in our college day

OLD BUILDING. How can we forget it?


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Old classroom

Old building library. We once sat and chatted here and even studied rarely!


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Old building


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Old building corridor


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Class students group photo with Lokesh sir at Kodaikanal

Ethnic Day 2009


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Professors advice

Womens day special lecture by Public Prosecutor Smt. Muttamma


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Legal Aid Camp at Beeri Hundi. Inauguration by Zilla Panchayat PresidentShri K . Marigowda

Lokesh Sir speaking at Legal Aid camp


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Legal Aid Camp at Beeeri Hundi

Thanksgiving function on 25th June 2009


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Thanksgiving


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Thanksgiving


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STUDENTS INFO

Note: We have taken the consent of all these students before putting their photos. Once themagazine is put on internet for private circulation, we cannot guarantee the removal of the

photos again.

3 YEARS COURSE STUDENTS

Vineetha PP

Vijayakrishnan P V

Vairavamoorthy

Thanalakshmi


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Sujeesh M R

Siddaraju A

Shridhara

Saminathan


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Renuka Prasad

Rajachari

Prakasha

Nithyananda Dharma Veeru


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Naveen

Manju K

Mahesh M

Lokesh K S


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Kiran M C

Chandan Kumar Aswal

Arumugam

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Hema M


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5 Years Course Students

Ravi Shekar S

Ramachandran

Gagan K

Chethan K N


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Anbushekar

Vanitha

Note: Some students requested usnot to put their photos. Hence wehave not put their photos. We dorespect privacy of all the students.

Thilak P S

Sheela M R

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Manjula M Vishnu S Nethravathi K Naleena D


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VISHWA MAANAVA SANDESHABy Shri Kuvempu

Photo Copyright: Kuvempus family.

Message Of Universal ManMessage Of Universal ManMessage Of Universal ManMessage Of Universal ManEvery child, at birth ,is the universal man. But, as it grows, we turn it into a

petty man. It shouldbe the function of the education to turn it again into theoriginal universal man.

The child which by birth was the universal man us fettered by us with suchconstraints as country, language, religion, caste race and colour. To free it from allthese limitations and transform it into the enlightened soul, that is to say theuniversal man, -- this should become the first and foremost function of oureducation, culture, civilization and what not. All children of the world should

become unhoused beings, if the world should survive , should continue to live,and advance.

In the course of human evolution great men arose at different periods tofulfill the needs of their times and (then they) passed into history. The message ofsome of them assumed the form of a distinct religion, but eventually narroweddown into a mere creed. The voice of the great souls, which had sprung from the

noble motive of bringing together all men and making them live nobly,degenerated into a mere creed, and thus became a pernicious opiate. There areinstances of a religion turning into a mere creed in the course of time and


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becoming quite worthless in the process, thus giving rise to another one morenew religion. In this manner, numerous creeds arose, broke up humanity intogroups and schisms, and have even ignited was, almost as if they were the rootcause of all the troubles and turmoils of the world! To the experimental outlook

of our scientific age the superstition of religion is no longer acceptable. As VinobaBhave said some years agao, The days of religion and politics have passed. The ageof science and spirituality has now to dawn.

The Religion of Humanity, the Universal Path, the Welfare of AllReconciliation, the Integral Vision these five mantras should become view of thefuture. In other words, what we want henceforth is not this religion or thatreligion, but then Religion of Humanity; not this path or that path but then

Universal Path; not the wellbeing of this individual or that individual, but the Welfare of All; not turning away and breaking off from one another, butreconciling and uniting in concord and harmony; and above all, not the partialview of narrow creed, not the dual outlook of the material and the spiritual, butthe Integral Vision of seeing all the things with the eye of the Divine.

Ideas which are applicable to all mankind do not relate to a single cast or

creed, a single section or country. Since they are of value for all time, these arebasic human values which tend towards uniting all men and enabling them tolivein harmony. They give no room to groupism, which, after all, is the sordid game ofpolitics. While giving full scope for individual freedom, this view aims at collectiveuplift. On this view it is possible to have as many religious as there are individuals;and it is possible for all the individuals to contribute towards the development ofthe whole community. It is this vision which is proclaimed by the followingpoem. The Unhoused Consciousness.

The Charter of FuThe Charter of FuThe Charter of FuThe Charter of Fundamental Principles, to be practiced indamental Principles, to be practiced indamental Principles, to be practiced indamental Principles, to be practiced in order to becomen order to becomen order to becomen order to becomeuniversal man:universal man:universal man:universal man:The Seven Articles (of the Charter)

1.We have to accept unconditionally that All mankind is verily, one(community).

2. Our attempt should be not to reform the caste system but to wipe it outcompletely. That is to say, distinctions like Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas


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and Sudras, or the Depressed classes, or Shia and Sunni, or Catholicas andPtotestant, or Sikh and Nirankari, should be eradicated altogether.

3. The caste systems that exist in all countries and all religions should be totallydenounced and completely destroyed.

4. Religion should go, and spirituality alone, being a scientific principle,must be recognized.

5. Religion should become the Religion of Humanity; the Path shouldbecome the Universal Path; and man should become the Universal Man.

6. Religion should not become a matter for creating schisms. No one shouldbelong to any particular religion; on the contrary, everyone should belong tohis own religion the religion that he has personally discovered. This willmean that there will be as many religions as there are individuals in theworld; no one will seek to embrace anothers religion, from his own groupand create factions.

7. No single book should become the only one and the most scaredscripture. Everyone should, on the contrary study and assimilate all thebooks he can and should freely decide what to accept, and build for himselfhis own philosophy.

POEM OF THE UNIVERSAL MANO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spiritGrow beyond the myriad forms Go beyond the countless namesFrom a heart overfull, inspiration bursts forthO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spiritWinnow the chaff of a hundred creeds Stretch beyond the stiflingphilosophiesRise, immense and endless as the cosmosO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spiritRest nowhere on the unending road Build never a binding nest

Touch never the boundary O remain infinite and boundlessO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spirit


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Infinity's Yoga has no end Endless is the quest you apprehendYou are that infinity become that boundlessAscend, ascend, ascend, ascend!O my spirit set roots nowhere O my spirit

Grow beyond the myriad forms Go beyond the countless namesFrom a heart overfull, inspiration bursts forthO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spiritWinnow the chaff of a hundred creeds Stretch beyond the stiflingphilosophiesRise, immense and endless as the cosmosO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spiritRest nowhere on the unending road Build never a binding nest

Touch never the boundary O remain infinite and boundlessO my spirit set roots nowhere O my spiritInfinity's Yoga has no end Endless is the quest you apprehendYou are that infinity become that boundlessAscend, ascend, ascend, ascend!O my spirit set roots nowhere O my spirit

ABOUT KUVEMPU

Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (December 29, 1904 - November 11 ,1994)is a Kannada writer, poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th centuryKannada literature. He is the first among seven recipients of Jnanpith Award forKannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu. He

is the second among Kannada poets to be revered as Rashtrakavi (after M.Govinda Pai). His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the greatancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the eraof Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm. He isimmortalised by some of his phrases, and in particular for his contribution toUniversal Humanism or in his own words Vishwa maanavataa Vaada. He wasconferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India.

Kuvempu started his literary work in English first, with a collection of poetry called Beginner's Mus, and later switched to Kannada. He spearheaded


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Kannada as a medium for education, emphasizing the theme of "Education inMother tongues". To cater to the needs of Kannada research, he founded theKannada Adhyayana Samsthe (The Institute of Kannada Studies) in MysoreUniversity. As Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University, he pioneered the study of

Basic Sciences and Languages. He also championed the Publishing of knowledgefor laymen, started by G. Hanumanta Rao.

Kuvempu was more than a writer, and the way he lived his life was in itself agreat message. He was against casteism, meaningless practices and rituals.Kuvempu's writings also reflect his resentment against the caste system accordingto which the shudras were unfit to attain knowledge. Kuvempu (from theVokkaliga community) also gives a different perspective to the characters in the

Ramayana unlike the portrayal of characters by Valmiki in his Sri RamayanaDarshanam which won him Jnanpith Award. This work is the completeRamayana in Kannada. It underscores his vision of sarvodaya (Upliftment of One& All). Rama of his Ramayana personifies this when he tests himself along withhis wife Seeta, by jumping into the fire.

O nanna chetana, Agu nee aniketana (, )

which can be translated as "Be unhoused o my soul, only the infinite is your goal"is a very popular note by Kuvempu on Universal Humanism.

His speech during the convocation ceremony of Bangalore University hasbeen published in the book, vichaarakranthige aahwaana. It calls for a re-assessment of developmental policies. Though it was delivered in 1974, themessage is still considered relevant.

In the year 1987, a new university was started in Shimoga district,Karnataka in the name of Kuvempu. It is located in Jnana Sahyadri campus,28 km from Shimoga.


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EPILOGUE

We thank all of them who directly and indirectly helped in bringing out thismagazine. People may feel whats the use of this magazine? No one will ever

read it. This work is waste.

For all those pessimistic human beings, our answer is ready here:

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This poem written by Shri Hamsalekha (a great poet and music director)means: why are we born? Why do we die? To achieve something and leave . Wewanted something as a memory before leaving the college, and hence this EMagazine. Some of our friends used to ask why we do not have a Magazine in ourcollege. Some people said that it is a very difficult task to bring out a magazine.

Now, by bringing out this magazine, we are showing that this work was notimpossible.

-- Gagan and ChandanEditors


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COPYRIGHT AND OTHER NOTICE

All the photos in the whole magazine except a few were photographed byGagan K and he reserves the full copyright of all those photos. The logo of SBRR

Mahajana Law College and the photo of management people belong to MahajanaEducation Society, Mysore. All materials found in the magazine except a fewarticles were written by the editors. The remaining articles were taken fromWikipedia, Mysore University Website and other sources.

This E Magazine is the sole property of the editorial board. This magazineis released under a pre-condition that this magazine should be circulated withinthe students of Class 2009 of Mahajana Law College and selected members of the

Faculty and staff of Mahajana Law College.

Anyone who shares this file with members other than whom it is meant asdefined above, are deemed to commit a breach of privacy of Class 2009. Theeditorial board is not responsible for any legal consequences which arise due to thepublic circulation of this magazine.

This magazine is meant for private circulation only. If this magazine isfound with you and you do not belong to the category of members as mentionedabove, then you have to immediately destroy (delete) this file. This magazine isreleased by encrypting it as a ZIP file with a password which has beencommunicated to the members of Class 2009 and selected faculty members only.Hence, the editorial board who upload this magazine on internet and send itthrough email have deemed that this magazine will not be accessible to the generalpublic. Cracking the zip file is illegal.

If you have any issues with this magazine, feel free to contact the editors at:Gagan K [email protected] Kumar Aswal [email protected]

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